Why will nobody be my friend?

Five Problems with World of Warcraft

by Loral on 19 April 2008: Today Loral takes a look at five weaknesses of World of Waracraft. Where does this powerhouse game fail? Let's explore. - 24 Comments

"I don't want to join any club that would have me as a member."

Flagging and Attunement: Blizzard Gets It, SOE Doesn't

by Loral on 8 March 2008: Today Loral draws a thin dagger from his cloak and stabs deep into the heart of the controversy surrounding flagging and attunement in Everquest and World of Warcraft. - 64 Comments

Oh thank Zek Loral finally figured out how to shut up.

Redhenna 's Five Ways to Improve Everquest

by Redhenna on 31 January 2008: Today, guest writer, Redhanna, describes five ways Sony could improve Everquest. - 40 Comments

I remember Warcraft as it used to be.

Five Strengths of World of Warcraft

by Loral on 20 January 2008: Today Loral take's a look at the current state of World of Warcraft. What are the top five features of World of Warcraft? Read and find out. - 70 Comments

More Cowbell!

Mobhunter 2007 Holiday Buyers Guide

by Loral on 7 December 2007: Today we look at all the great gamer gifts one can give or receive this year. It's a great year to be a gamer! - 38 Comments

I'm not just the president, I'm also a client.

Secrets of Faydwer Preview

by Loral on 4 November 2007: Loral goes on a preview tour of Secrets of Faydwer and shares his observations and opinions. - 70 Comments

"What happened to my question: 'Yes or no. Do you plan to stop hating enchanters?'"

Secrets of Faydwer Q&A Answers

by Loral on 24 October 2007: Today we look at SOE's answers to the Mobhunter reader submitted questions. - 38 Comments

Does 'When will you stop hating dwarves' count as pompous jackassery?

Ask Your Questions About Secrets of Faydwer

by Loral on 6 October 2007: This week, Loral solicits questions for submission to the Everquest development team regarding the upcoming Secrets of Faydwer. - 27 Comments

I can't wait for SOE's psychedelic-mushroom-themed expansion.

Gencon 2007 Report

by Loral on 26 August 2007: Loral returns from his four day adventure in the midwest at this year's "best four days in gaming", Gencon 2007. - 26 Comments

I tell you what's on my evil agenda - bigger shoulderpads.

Loral's Evil Agenda, Summer 2007

by Loral on 11 August 2007: This week Loral writes up his latest Evil Agenda with a plan to deliver it to Sony Online Entertainment at Gencon 2007. - 28 Comments

Pika-choo...pika pika...oh man, what the hell happened to us.

Are Portable MMOs the Future?

by Loral on 22 July 2007: Today Loral pontificates the future of MMOs in the portable gaming world. Could it be the next big leap in massive online gaming. - 28 Comments

Every time I p2n Loral in Halo 3, he writes another 2000 word article about it.

The Barriers of Online Gaming

by Loral on 24 June 2007: This week Loral takes a look at the difficulties faced by game developers on game focus for those lost in the chasm between hard core gamers and part-time casual gamers. - 28 Comments

A prediction of levels up to 85??....You bastard!

What Does a Yearly Expansion Cycle Mean for Everquest?

by Loral on 5 May 2007: This week Loral takes a look at the repercussions from SOE's announcement that it intends to release expansions yearly instead of twice-yearly. - 90 Comments

I'm not dead yet. I think I'll go for a walk!

Is SOE Abandoning Everquest?

by Loral on 21 April 2007: Today Loral answers a question on the minds of many current Everquest players. Is Everquest dead yet? Is it dying? Has SOE forgotten the face of its father? Is SOE abandoing Everquest? Let us ponder the matters at hand. - 34 Comments

I'm sorry, Mario, but your princess is in another castle.

A Late, Incomplete, and Pessimistic Review of the Buried Sea

by Loral on 2 April 2007: Loral takes a micro-slice of the Buried Sea, examines it in a little petri dish, and doesn't like what he finds. - 78 Comments

Older Articles

• New Player Models in Everquest by Loral on 1 April 2007
• The Overhead of Social Gaming by Loral on 10 March 2007
• Anatomy of a Quest by Loral on 18 February 2007
• Preview of the Buried Sea by Loral on 1 February 2007
• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade by Loral on 28 January 2007
• EQ Expansion 13: The Buried Sea by Loral on 14 January 2007
• Massive Online Games of 2007 by Loral on 5 January 2007
• Everquest's Two Year Outlook by Loral on 3 December 2006
• The State of the Equipment Gap by Loral on 18 November 2006
• Review of the Serpent's Spine by Loral on 4 November 2006
• Are Massive Online Games Getting Worse? by Loral on 17 October 2006
• The Battle of Ashengate by Loral on 5 October 2006
• Three Big Changes to Everquest by Loral on 19 September 2006
• Success Criteria for the Serpent's Spine by Loral on 27 August 2006
• Prophecy of Ro Single Group Progression Video by Loral on 24 August 2006
• A Preview of the Serpent's Spine by Loral on 7 August 2006
• Should You Become a Raider? by Loral on 30 July 2006
• Snapping the Serpent's Spine by Loral on 16 July 2006
• Breaking News: Serpent's Spine Announced by Loral on 10 July 2006
• The New Hotzones of Everquest by Loral on 1 July 2006
• A Moss Snake Kicks You for 4 ^H^H^H^H^H by Loral on 13 June 2006
• The Dangers of Progression, The Serpent's Spine, SOE's Vanguard by Loral on 16 May 2006
• Five Recommended Improvements to Prophecy of Ro by Loral on 30 April 2006
• Spring 2006 Summit and Fan Faire Final Report by Loral on 11 April 2006
• Notes from the Spring 2006 Summit and Fan Faire by Loral on 6 April 2006
• Loral's Evil Agenda, Spring 2006 by Loral on 1 April 2006
• Evil Agenda Report Card by Loral on 20 March 2006
• The Rise of Ro and the Fall of Stormhammer by Loral on 6 March 2006
• As the Prophecy Unfolds by Loral on 20 February 2006
• Prophecy of Ro: In-Depth Preview by Loral on 5 February 2006
• The Rollback of January 2006 by Loral on 22 January 2006
• Further Prophecies and the Everquest Expansion Release Cycle by Loral on 16 January 2006
• Expansion Announcement: Prophecy of Ro by Loral on 3 January 2006
• Titanium Prophecies by Loral on 19 December 2005
• Interview with Prathun on Everquest Raids by Loral on 5 December 2005
• The Great Depths Reitemization by Loral on 21 November 2005
• Interview with Maddoc on Live Events by Loral on 11 November 2005
• The Patch of Hallow's Eve 2005 by Loral on 29 October 2005
• Two Contests and the Lost Files of Moorgard by Loral on 17 October 2005
• Sinkholes in the Depths by Loral on 8 October 2005
• Summit Report, September 2005 by Loral on 3 October 2005
• Loral's Evil Agenda, September 2005 by Loral on 24 September 2005
• Onward into the Depths by Loral on 20 September 2005
• Depths of Darkhollow: In-depth Preview by Loral on 9 September 2005
• Shrouds, Monster Missions, AAs, EQ2, and WoW by Loral on 3 September 2005
• News After the Fall of Gukta by Loral on 15 August 2005
• Riddles in the Depths by Loral on 1 August 2005
• The Rising of the Trolls by Loral on 16 July 2005
• The Patch that Changed Everquest by Loral on 4 July 2005
• The Equipment Gap by Loral on 25 June 2005
• Depths of Darkhollow Preview by Loral on 11 June 2005
• Notes from the West by Loral on 10 June 2005
• Loral's Evil Agenda - Las Vegas, Summer 2005 by Loral on 1 June 2005
• The New Player Experience by Loral on 29 May 2005
• Return to Unrest by Loral on 14 May 2005
• The Allure of Augments by Loral on 2 May 2005
• Breaking News: SOE to broker the selling of Items, Money, and Characters in EQ2 by Loral on 19 April 2005
• The Reign of Zorillius by Loral on 18 April 2005
• The No-Patch Day News Roundup by Loral on 6 April 2005
• Other Worlds Than These by Loral on 23 March 2005
• Loral's Evil Agenda of Spring 2005 by Loral on 17 March 2005
• The Chipped Tooth of the Dragon by Loral on 10 March 2005
• On the Wings of Dragons by Loral on 28 February 2005
• Loral's Declaration of Principles by Loral on 24 February 2005
• Results of Gnomish Curiosity by Loral on 21 February 2005
• Dragons of Norrath Preview by Loral on 10 February 2005
• Of Wing and Fang by Loral on 2 February 2005
• The World Has Changed by Loral on 24 January 2005
• Breaking News: Dragons of Norrath by Loral on 10 January 2005
• Topics of the New Year by Loral on 2 January 2005
• Refunds, Mergers, and Flags by Loral on 15 December 2004
• Everquest Patch Message, 15 December 2004 by Loral on 15 December 2004
• News of the Winter's Moon by Loral on 4 December 2004
• Everquest 2 Review by Loral on 20 November 2004
• November News Roundup by Loral on 11 November 2004
• October 2004 Fan Faire Report by Loral on 2 November 2004
• Loral's Evil Halloween Agenda by Loral on 21 October 2004
• The Warts Under the Emperor's Clothes by Loral on 18 October 2004
• The Myths of Class Balancing by Loral on 11 October 2004
• Interview with Scott Adams by Loral on 8 October 2004
• Early October News by Loral on 4 October 2004
• After Omens by Loral on 28 September 2004
• Omens of War Review by Loral on 20 September 2004
• The Meaningless Words of Everquest by Loral on 13 September 2004
• The Focus and the Flip Flop by Loral on 3 September 2004
• Visions and Omens by Loral on 25 August 2004
• Five Steps to One Million Subscribers by Loral on 17 August 2004
• The Calm Before the Storm by Loral on 9 August 2004
• The New Mobhunter by Loral on 31 July 2004
• Swapping, Selling, and Soloing by Loral on 24 July 2004
• The Advantages of Point-based Loot by Loral on 13 July 2004
• Summit Changes Round 2 by Loral on 6 July 2004
• Progression in Everquest by Loral on 29 June 2004
• The Book of Gunthak by Loral on 18 June 2004
• Return to the Sewers by Loral on 11 June 2004
• The Guild Summit Report by Loral on 8 June 2004
• Loral's Evil Agenda by Loral on 31 May 2004
• Caves of the Kobold Slavers by Loral on 27 May 2004
• Something New by Loral on 16 May 2004
• Whispers of War by Loral on 10 May 2004
• The End May Be Nigh Someday! by Loral on 5 May 2004
• Found: More Lost Dungeons by Loral on 28 April 2004
• Trial and Error by Loral on 14 April 2004
• The Lost Dungeons of Vegas by Loral on 7 April 2004
• Pretty in Pink by Loral on 31 March 2004
• A Fistful of Froglok Tongues by Loral on 24 March 2004
• Drizzt Joins the Wayfarer Brotherhood by Loral on 16 March 2004
• Death of the Fisher King by Loral on 10 March 2004
• The Tao of Moorgard by Loral on 1 March 2004
• Who is Loral, Anyway? by Loral on 24 February 2004
• Chaos Reigns Within by Loral on 18 February 2004
• Play, Raid and Be Merry, For Tomorrow We Nerf by Loral on 15 February 2004
• The Beginning of Discord by Loral on 12 February 2004