It has come to my attention that there are people who do not know the story of Burned Woods. The important thing to know is that there was a zone called Burning Woods, which was a part of Kunark in EQ1.

This took some time because the original thread got destroyed in a forum update and I found various versions floating around that are not quite what I remember the main version. Most seem to have the language cleaned up which - considering he bleeped out 90% of the swearing in the original, struck me as unnecessary. The main version seems to replace “a$$” with Halfling which is totally bizarre.

Luckily, I did find it eventually - on our guild forums. I should have looked there first. :)

This was originally was posted to EQNecros and the follow-up (by someone else) appeared on the thread about a week later.

So there I was…..minding my own business in The Overthere, when all of a sudden I see the message: “d00d sow plz”.
Of course, my natural instinct was not to answer, since I thought the clueless newb (hereafter referred to politely as “the petitioner”) must have been poorly informed at best.

Boy was I ever wrong. [More...]

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Pirates of the Caribbean Online has had bizarrely low-key marketing for a Disney game. As with any Disney game, you need to have enjoyed the films to really get into the game — but if you have a soft spot for Captain Jack Sparrow and his cohorts, this game should at least make you smile. Best thing of all, you can play for free! There are some minor limitations and you will get some in-game advertising (mainly telling you to upgrade for full screen mode) but it’s certainly totally playable.

Disney developers have made some weird assumptions (non-US readers, use [shift]-2 to get the @ symbol when asked for your email address) and when I started up it forced my monitor into 1024×768 pixels; changing to windowed mode didn’t initially fix this but a reboot and reload of the game seemed to get it right. They’ve also made a few unexpected decisions in terms of UI and key-interface but nothing game-breaking.

You only need to give basic details to sign up on the web for your account and then download the client. [More...]

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I think there might be something in the air at the moment. This morning I saw a link to this very weird Chinese real-life PvP game. I was still shaking my head and mumbling WTF to myself when I landed on a post with the somewhat slower paced WoW in Real Life in China piece. Just as I thought I might be recovering, someone else posted this Japanese Ronald McDonald dance flick.

I’m not clicking on any more Youtube links until morning! Maybe things will be back to normal then.

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What a brilliant idea — you have to help future instances of you get up the stairs to solve the puzzle…

http://www.nekogames.jp/mt/2008/01/cursor10.html

It’s not just about high score - can you make it to the 16th floor? I’ve spent most of today cursing myself for not being more helpful when I needed it most. Not to mention getting in my own way!

Great concept - very, very clever. Now that I’ve sussed it, I’d like to go back and help the previous instances of myself…

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You can play Daikatana free until December 31st. Previously held up as an example of how wrong game development can go, word now is that it’s not so bad after all.

Gametap writes:

Daikatana delivered on its promise of delivering a huge game of 24 sprawling levels spanning four distinct ages (Ancient Greece, Dark Ages in Norway, futuristic Japan, and a near-future San Francisco). Each level had a suite of unique enemies and weapons, with the only constant being the game’s hero named, uh, Hiro, and his sidekicks Miko and the regrettably stereotypical Superfly Johnson, both of whom fought alongside Hiro. The titular star of the game, the actual Daikatana sword wielded by Hiro, persisted throughout, gaining experience and effectiveness the more players used it. But while the game delivered the supposed flash of its promise, it failed to deliver the substance.

Still, there’s worse ways to spend a blustery day when the roads are packed with Christmas shoppers. Give it a whirl and see for yourself!

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This Lord of the Rhymes video is just excellent. Complete with sexy Elf girls and Gollum! You may not wish to view this at work if you have a reputation to protect - also some adult language. But I enjoyed it - it’s loud and very silly and very fun!

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This is great! I laughed aloud: [angry-sounding thread title]

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