I have recently become really involved in MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing games). When I was younger I played Everquest and Everquest II a lot, but I had to quit cold turkey because that was really effecting the rest of my life. I had to focus more on school and my girlfriend instead. Now I am really bored because of my job. I am working in the Alberta Oil Sand fields and this means I spend two weeks at a time living in a shack (it is sort of like a shipping container actually) that is literally out in the middle of nowhere. I love it when I get off time at home and the pay is great, especially compared to being unemployed like I was for a long time. However I have no real entertainment outside of my laptop.

I am looking to figure out if I can afford a good gaming laptop which will play the newest games and what games I should be buying on Steam. (more…)

I have played a lot of MMORPG’s over the years. More than I actually care to admit. It is quite amazing how far they have come along since the Everquest days. Games now have a lot better graphics, more challenges and seem to be attracting a lot more diversity in the players. I have to say one of the best mmorpg’s I have played and still play to this day is World of Warcraft. There have been some other that are close to the top of my list, but I keep going back after 7 years of playing it.

When I first started playing it, I was able to play it on a dial up connection. Obviously, that is not even remotely possible anymore since everything in the game keeps getting better. You need a pretty good video card to play it properly, too. (more…)