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First Impressions — Dragon Age: Origins (PC Version)

Published 6 days ago by Suzanne at Outland Bound

Full Disclosure First, I received a free copy of Dragon Age: Origins when the folks marketing the game for Bioware asked me to review it, but of course, this will not impact my review. Second, the only Bioware game that I’ve played at any length is Neverwinter Nights. (I’m not ...

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sapping my way to seventy

Published 12 days ago by Suzanne at Outland Bound

My rogue hit level 60, putting her at the bottom of the battleground bracket food chain once again. I suspected she would be relatively useless in a one-on-one situation against, say, a level 68 rogue, so I decided to stick with Alterac Valley until I gained a few levels. So, this past ...

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I don’t get mad, I get stabby.

Published 21 days ago by Suzanne at Outland Bound

When we put together a static group with my sister and her husband, I decided to try my hand at playing a rogue. I confess — for a long time I didn’t enjoy playing her. She wasn’t remotely competitive with the mage and shaman on the dps meters, since she was limited to ...

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Violins and Magic

Published 25 days ago by Suzanne at Outland Bound

Beautiful post at Terra Nova about violins as magical items. I own a violin, but it is only a white-level item, at best. Certainly mass manufactured, it was purchased for less than $100 when I was in 8th grade. My mom probably thought the violin was a passing fancy, so didn’t want to ...

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Dragon Age (Review)

Published 27 days ago by Suzanne at Outland Bound

Borrowing from Rohan on the title idea. This is also not a review. I’m in the same boat as Rohan and Tobold , it seems. I was thrilled to have been offered a “review copy” of Dragon Age: Origins a month or so ago. I received my first e-mail from the publicist on ...

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Labor vs. Labor of Love

Published 29 days ago by Suzanne at Outland Bound

/RL Last December, I did something crazy — I quit my job. It felt strange to do something so bold in this economic climate and even stranger to tell people about it. Not only was I ditching a steady paycheck, I was leaving the career path that I’d been on for more than ten ...