tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post3454220169367142673..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Please YourselvesBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-13242306888513864252013-07-13T10:47:02.185+01:002013-07-13T10:47:02.185+01:00Judging by the lively comments here and the even l...Judging by the lively comments here and the even livelier blog feeds on the right (and thank you very much for including my blog there) - I think blogging still has plenty of juice left!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-84198675891856860922013-07-13T00:48:31.760+01:002013-07-13T00:48:31.760+01:00Thanks! I just replied to your current GW2 post be...Thanks! I just replied to your current GW2 post before I read your reply here. The asynchronous communication of blogging is another thing I like about it - it kicks up all kinds of odd cross-currents. <br /><br />GW2 is driving me mental at the moment. I feel as though ANet have decided to target the Bartle Achiever archetype at the expense of all the others and I have virtually no Achiever in my Bartle. One the other hand, they make incredibly fascinating, beautiful 3d virtual spaces that reward non-achievement based exploring richly with exactly what explorers should actually desire, namely stuff they find that has no extrinsic value beyond the thrill of finding it.<br /><br />What I'd really like, selfishly, is for them to put in all the same content but take out all the achievements and rewards so the only satisfaction available would be memories, screenshots and blogs. Of course if they did that they'd be out of business in a month. Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-8455452372557965592013-07-12T23:31:57.996+01:002013-07-12T23:31:57.996+01:00/seconded
(omg...for a moment I thought u were act.../seconded<br />(omg...for a moment I thought u were actually gonna quit blogging there but then I was happy to realize my misunderstanding!)<br /><br />On a more general note, I think summer time is big on MMO blues - it's certainly caught up with me. I am incredibly frustrated with GW2 at the moment, in fact I hadn't logged in for weeks before today's post and that didn't turn out so happy either...<br />I've a hard time feeling excited for more items and achievements in the MMOs I play and it seems to be more and more what they are - or maybe that's what I am increasingly perceiving. I've had more fun on my 3DS during the holidays than I had with online games in quite some time. that saddens me.<br /><br />still, it's a phase I've gone through before and so have others. I love blogging about MMOs and I'm happy to be part of this small community, no matter how niche. I think there's plenty of great writers here, we must not all write books or publish for money in order to earn that title. I read Neil Gaiman's authorized 'bio' some years ago and what he said about declaring yourself writer stuck with me; no one can do this for you, nobody can 'legitimize' you. you need to declare yourself and know it in your heart (the rest may follow). in this, writing is like other arts even if 'anyone' can write in daily terms (which is part of the problematic for so-called unpublished writers).<br /><br /><br />anyway, highs or lows with our blogs, we must stick together imo! =) personally, I like that the blogosphere has become more diverse since WoW's hayday and I keep a pretty colorful blogroll. I always love reading your MMO 'diaries' and this will always be a blog I come back to for its unique voice and personal commentary. that's something no big news site or stream can do for me and I look forward to many more years of MMO blog reading (and writing)! I hope we'll all get there together :)Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473554645340972749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-12155834028371045322013-07-12T10:05:35.227+01:002013-07-12T10:05:35.227+01:00Good old Tobold! What would we do without him? :PGood old Tobold! What would we do without him? :PBhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-84088360547560602372013-07-12T03:31:15.937+01:002013-07-12T03:31:15.937+01:00I found your blog from the comment's section o...I found your blog from the comment's section of Tobold post. I couldn't agree more and look forward to reading your blog more!WTFspaghettihttp://wtfspaghetti.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-27605835642749238812013-07-12T02:22:18.038+01:002013-07-12T02:22:18.038+01:00Was going to type up a long explanation of why I e...Was going to type up a long explanation of why I enjoy blogs over other forms mentioned...But no point! Keep on doing what you do bloggers, your posts are some of the most insightful and informative posts out there in the internet. Quite frankly, I'm shocked bloggers like Tobold compares blogging to Twitter. The quality of discussion that goes on is like night and day.<br /><br />Though this blog is a special favorite because of your writing style and your blog roll to the right. <br /><br />-UrsanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-6994453646012540552013-07-12T00:57:23.662+01:002013-07-12T00:57:23.662+01:00"And in the end, even if the only person read..."And in the end, even if the only person reading me is me, well that's the audience I've been trying hardest to please these last [x] years. I'll just keep on doing that."<br /><br />In the same boat and I couldn't have said it better myself. :)Joseph Skyrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734014925489857811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-53763104205022195652013-07-12T00:32:28.936+01:002013-07-12T00:32:28.936+01:00Seven years is a long time to do any one thing int...Seven years is a long time to do any one thing intensively. I'd be tempted to say that after seven years of blogging I'd slow down a lot too, only that isn't really born out previous experience. I like the sound of my own voice too much :P<br /><br />I very much agree that posting just to be posting is a bad plan, though. See a bit of that here and there, now and again. Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-411234498218992432013-07-11T21:51:36.714+01:002013-07-11T21:51:36.714+01:00It's been several months since I've felt c...It's been several months since I've felt compelled to write something new in my own blog... I feel guilty to let it sit fallow but I don't want to whip together articles just to make busywork for myself, either. I still read lots of others' and enjoy their perspectives, and lately that's been good enough for me.<br /><br />I've had my blog for 7 years now, and don't have the most popular or most interesting one out there, but I like having that space and I do seem to come back to it eventually even after long breaks. <br /><br />I agree with you that blogging may be becoming more niche nowadays -- there are many other social network/sharing things out there than when I started, for sure.Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.com