The Half Empty Glass

When Paul Barnett was a guest on The No Prisoners, No Mercy show spoke about members of the mmo community who are wont to toll the death knell for mmo games… I TOLD YOU THE SUN WOULD FINALLY EXPLODE!!! – Paul Barnett on The No Prisoners, No Mercy Show Like so many retroactive Elijah’s they…

Come to the Dark Side, We have cookies!

Come to the Dark Side, we have cookies.  But what of the light side?  The light side promised me cake, but as we all know, the cake is a lie (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-cake-is-a-lie). Still, no matter whether you choose cake or cookies, Empire or Republic there is no doubt that Bioware’s Star Wars the Old Republic (SWTOR)…

We hear you knocking…

Let me in! Let me in! – Stabs on the NPNM Site By now everyone who wants in should be in.  But what surprises me is how well Bioware has been listening to their community.  At ever step of the way they have given fans exactly what they clamored for (and sometimes loudly).   They asked…

…and counting

Despite the upswing of the “unsilent minority” the pre-launch for Star Wars the Old  Republic has been running smoothly.  Here is an update on the increased amount of invites that can be expected today over what was originally planned:   Morning everyone! We’re starting to send out more invites for today. Here’s the good news:…

ITS A TRAP!

This morning  I opened up Google to find out how the early “pre-launch” was going (more about that later).  What greeted me was the advertisement above touting up to seven days early access – yes it’s a trap!   Only, of course, because the first day has passed.   Mind you due to “budgetary constraints” (a phrase…

Why do the bad guys have all the fun?

There is a little known scene in the original Star Wars movie where Darth Vader looks at Luke Skywalker and says “Luke, give in to the dark side of the force…we have the best parties.“  Art often imitates life and in both the bad guys seem to have the most fun and the best tailors…