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EverQuest, Elden Ring, and What Does Hardcore Even Mean?

First of all, I want put out a hope that whatever Daybreak and EG7 does with this plan for their next EverQuest title, that they don’t call it EverQuest III. I mean, that would still, in hindsight, be better than EverQuest Next… never give something a name that will eventually be wrong, like “next” or “latest” or “state of the art”… but I am really hoping for a solid name that makes for a…

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Blaugust - Embrace the Hater Within You?

The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference –Elie Wiesel Last week the site Aftermath, had what they called Hater Week, where the staff opened up on things they did not like.  There were some interesting takes. Aftermath Hater Week – I totally stole this image Some of them I felt in my bones, like the one about how awful Adobe is.  I remember having a beta copy of Photoshop 2.0 back in…

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New Eden Banter #1 - Top Ten Reasons EVE Online is Still a Thing in 2026

Warning: The content below is a last minute stream of consciousness level of effort.  Your mileage may vary. Crazy Kinux is trying to revive the old EVE Online Blog Banter thing under the flag of New Eden Banter, which does raise the usual question as to whether EVE Online blogging is still even a thing. I mean, sure, there are a few of us who still pound out posts about the game… but that is not…

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The Twitter Problem

Para mis amigos, todo; para mis enemigos, la ley   -Maybe Oscar Benavides, maybe not The problem with Twitter is that it no longer exists, but people continue to pretend that it does. A Logo from a happier… or less sad… time I get it.  Twitter was, if not an ideal social media platform, at least one that found positive uses beyond other options available. So when Elon bought it back in late 2022…

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Browsing the Palia Cash Shop on Black Friday

If there is one bit of misused terminology in the MMO F2P space that gets on my nerves, it is probably “microtransactions.”  This is in part because I am old enough to remember the idea being discusses back in the 90s under the guise of micropayments where an end user could use a credit card to buy a batch of a virtual currency in order to be able to buy things that were priced below the viable…

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Musing on No Man's Sky and it Not Being an MMORPG

I am sure somebody is going to read that title and immediately say, “Well, duh!  Of course it is not an MMORPG!”  And yes, No Man’s Sky is very single player focused game.  The thing is, as time has gone along, it has started to present itself in a way that “feels” very MMO-like. Join Friends in Space I an going to stipulate up front that my whole “What is No Man’s Sky really?” discussion is both…

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Nineteen Years In is Probably a Little Late to ask if EVE Online is a Good Game

It is anniversary post time as today marks the 19th anniversary of my start in EVE Online. New Eden Me And, as always, I am looking for something to write about to mark my 19th year. Funny thing: I already have the post for the 20th anniversary written and scheduled.  Inspiration hit, and I ran with it.  But it was a post too good for just year 19, so now I have to fill in the intervening year. I…

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Blaugust Motivation - Where Do All These Words Come From?

We still rolling along in Blaugust, now having reached day 27! Blaugust 2025 Have you managed 27 posts so far?  Are you flagging?  Do you wonder if you will make it to your Blaugust goal? Well, it is Staying Motivated week… though today is the last day.  So maybe it is time to talk about what keeps me going. Blaugust Event Break Out To start with, if feel you’re struggling you’re probably not…

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