Like quite a lot of MMO players, I’m currently in SWTOR-mode, but I could not help cheer this fine bit of news from Everquest 2: Starting in the next day or two (on Test server only) you’ll be able to play any of your characters in a player-created Dungeon Maker instance. This doesn’t invalidate playing as an Adventurer, but you can also play as your regular characters, regardless of level. (Well, okay, you still have to be at least level [...] I’m going to keep this brief. I am considering a proper article on EQ2′s latest expansion, Age of Discovery, but frankly every time I try to write it I become filled with ennui. So, this picture below will have to speak for me. The situation is this: I’ve just entered a dungeon that another player has made. That underdressed lady is me, as we’re not able to use our real characters in player-made dungeons. The green swirly thing is the [...] So, in the last couple of months since I last posted, what have I been up to? I’ve played through both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 on Insanity difficulty. I’d been nagged to try them by pretty much every gamer friend who ever heard I’d not played them, and I’m glad I finally buckled. I’ll definitely be grabbing Mass Effect 3 when it materialises. I have a terrible habit of insisting I play any game on the hardest possible [...] My crafted gear continues to have changed every time I check it. This picture gets ever more difficult to read, so you’ll need to click it, then hit the little expand arrow to get a good look. Ignore the yellow numbers and the difference in procs, as they’re just from adornments I plugged in. It’s the green and blue numbers that are of interest. In the latest instalment the shield got better, while the other two pieces got worse.: The native tribes of the Chaos Wastes live in a land so weird and changing that they assume that anything they are not looking at right this moment has ceased to exist. This is how I feel about itemisation in EQ2 right now. My crafted gear was quite lovely on Thursday after the item revamp, perfect for a templar who likes getting stuck in with his hammer, but I just had another look at it and it has changed again! [...] EQ2′s Game Update 61 (scheduled for Tuesday 23rd of August Update: and delayed til Thursday 25th!) brings with it an item revamp for level 20-90. Intrigued, Maltheas stepped into Zoltoon’s patented Chronobarrel, to see what would be in store. For future events such as these will effect us in the future. EQ2′s itemisation has been amiss ever since the Stat Revamp rendered all but two stats useless for every class. There has also been a gradual inflation in item power [...] It’s Kelethin’s turn to host EQ2′s City Festival this month. Maltheas decided to head along, and go for a spin on the all new Aether Racing track! It’ll only be around until the 7th of August. The title for this race is “Bixie Barnstormer”, and it looks like you need a time of 95 seconds or better. Fly with luck, and watch out for the bixies!! | | |