Characters/Classes… Rift: Waiting for the expansion with the primalist 9 Nov 2016 Starfall Prophecy, the next expansion in Rift, will launch on November 16. That's not too far away now! So whenever I log in with my main character, my cleric, I…
Blogging Months… Why the rush? – Blaugust Day 16 14 Aug 201531 Jan 2016 I was so close to level 18 with my spellslinger, that I headed off to a nearby quest hub, grabbed all the quests I saw, killed whatever had the quest-icon…
Guild Wars 2… My gaming update 6 Nov 2014 Day no. 6 and I already need to add a "filler post". I had planned to post about my dimension in Rift tonight, but due to a horrible back ache,…
Guild Wars 2… I am the “eternal soldier” kind of Guild Wars 2 player 3 Nov 2014 ArenaNet currently offers Guild Wars 2 for 50 % off until November 9 - and to celebrate that (or in order to direct more people to that site, I guess),…
Fun!… Weapon Master… 25 Jul 2014 We have successfully moved and most of our stuff is in the new place. I have also been ill for the last three weeks - yes, my timing is impeccable.…
Characters/Classes… Pondering about which profession to choose… 9 Nov 201329 Jun 2020 When I wrote about my favourite profession in Guild Wars 2, I was looking at the topic from a pure PvE point of view. This entry is about WvW now.…
Characters/Classes… Seriously now, mesmer or warrior? 12 Feb 201326 Sep 2015 Before the release of Guild Wars 2, I had already asked myself whether I wanted the warrior or the mesmer profession for my main character. Oddly enough, I am not…
Ask Nerdy Bookahs… Ask Nerdy Bookahs 4 Nov 2012 It's time for another "Ask Nerdy Bookahs". We have looked at the questions in the search terms that led people to our blog for which we know we do not…
Game Design… Guild Wars 2: Regions by level 30 Aug 201210 Feb 2021 (This list was last updated: Feb 10, 2021) I was curious where I could go with my level and found it a bit difficult to spot the level range on…
Crystal Ball… GW2: Will it really lack endgame? 8 Jul 201227 Oct 2012 Update July 13, 2012: There's an interview on Twitch.tv with Eric Flannum and Colin Johanson where they're talking about endgame in Guild Wars 2. :) I have seen several people…
Guild Wars… Guild Wars: The end of the Hall of Monuments 3 Jun 2012 On Wednesday, I finally reached 30 out of 50 points in the Hall of Monuments. So for me, this part is finished and I don't think I'll ever take a…
Game Design… Guild Wars 2: A FAQ for new players 1 Jun 201217 Apr 2013 You may already know the first version of this FAQ. I decided to rewrite it, update it and put newer screenshots in. So here is the new version. A very…
Games in Development… Guild Wars 2: Stress Test Fun in WvW 20 May 20128 Apr 2015 On May 14, ArenaNet had a second stress test for Guild Wars 2. After being in the loading screen, stuck at 95%, for about 10 - 15 minutes, I got…
Characters/Classes… Choosing between the mesmer and the warrior: Which one wins? 12 Apr 201229 Jun 2020 Update: The following post is from before the game's launch. I wrote about this topic again after having played both professions for a bit longer. You can find the post…
Community… My gameplay experience at the EUFanDay 5 Apr 201223 Aug 2019 It turns out, we're actually allowed to write about our game experience now! Three cheers to ArenaNet for allowing us to share our experiences with you! And there's no need…
Guild Wars 2… Guild Wars 2 and its lack of PvP servers 25 Mar 2012 Some time ago, a friend asked us about "open world PvP". When we told him that there won't be any PvP servers like you have them in World of Warcraft…
Guild Wars 2… Blog Carnival: On the edge of diversity 18 Mar 2012 This posting is part of GuildMag's third blog carnival. Unlike most of the previous postings, we wrote this post together (with the exception of our impressions from ArenaNet at GamesCom…
Guild Wars 2… Crosspost from Talk Tyria. Asura: Cute and cuddly or heartless and selfish? 12 Mar 201230 Oct 2013 Disclaimer: This is a crosspost from my posting over at Talk Tyria. I'm crossposting it here so those following the blog can see it (and so I have all my…
First Impression Review… Warhammer Wrath of Heroes – Impressions 3 Dec 201123 Aug 2019 Cynical Brit's YouTube video "WTF is Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes created some buzz apparently. At least, in the world of Google+ and on the Warhammer Online forums. Its NDA was…
Guild Wars 2… Outdated! Guild Wars 2 in a nutshell – a FAQ 4 Sep 201127 Oct 2012 There is a newer version of this article which you can find here. (Updated: January 17, 2012) What do we know about the game so far? I'm trying to keep…
Games… Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes 16 Aug 201127 Oct 2012 Who would've thought that I write about Warhammer again? I certainly didn't. ;) Some time ago, bloggers visited EA Bioware Mythic. They returned and wrote about something that's under an…
Games… Rift vs. LotRO vs. World of Warcraft – a closer look at all three MMOs (Part 5) 16 Jun 201127 Oct 2012 Part 1: How much do the games cost and which extra security against hacked accounts do they offer? Part 2: What can I play (races and classes?) Part 3: What…
Games… RPC Köln 2011 9 May 20118 Apr 2015 This weekend, we had the roleplay convention in Cologne. Bookahnerk and I went there. Originally, to hear Martin Kerstein (German community manager of ArenaNet) talk about Guild Wars 2 -…
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