escapistmagazine.com - 9/9/2008
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"Looking back into my MMOG past, a pattern emerges: I've always been a tank. EverQuest ? Paladin. City of Heroes ? Ice Tanker. And now in EverQuest 2 , Guardian. I played other classes too, but they were always just a diversion by comparison.
"I can't remember the last time being the main ...
westkarana.com - 9/16/2008
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westkarana.com —
I’ve played Vanguard before — but only up
to 18. I still consider myself a Vanguad “noobie”....
I felt more like a noob than ever after running through the new player experience, “The Isle of Dawn”. Almost everyone I ...
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Vanguard noob experience: The Isle of Dawn
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A look into the psyche of a tank player
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Filed under: Classes, Culture, News itemsIn a highly interesting look into the psyche of a longtime tank player, The Escapist takes us on a short, two-page journey down the rabbit hole of an MMO player's outlook on his hobby. We always appreciate a more heady approach to the how and why of class choice and this feature definitely delivers. It's a subject that can bring about lengthy time-passing discussions. What does it say about a person who always plays a healer? Why do they constantly choose to even be a healer? ...
Yer Links Look Lank!
Book of Grudges —
... Jeff Palumbo@The Escapist posts about My Life as a Tank. What’s the thrill of getting beaten up while 24 other people look on and cheer? We admire that he added ‘maslows hierarchy of needs’ to the tag list on that post. ...
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