Wolfshead Online

Keep Politics Out of Video Games
Menu
  • Culture
  • Faith
  • MMORPGs
  • Music
  • Other Writings
  • Politics
  • Reviews
  • Satire
  • Technology
  • Video Games

Build It and They Will Come

Wolfshead March 8, 2010 MMORPGs 10 Comments
Last week Raph Koster posted a controversial article entitled Are Virtual Worlds Over? It was a reply to a more readable article by Cnet's Dan Terdiman. In order to even …
Read More...

Did Blizzard Borrow “Cataclysm” Concept from Conan Author?

Wolfshead March 2, 2010 MMORPGs 24 Comments
Did Blizzard Borrow “Cataclysm” Concept from Conan Author?
This weekend I finally decided to start reading Robert E. Howard's sword & sorcery classic Conan the Barbarian. At one point the author felt the need to write a history …
Read More...

Confessions of a PVP Draft Dodger

Wolfshead February 22, 2010 MMORPGs 22 Comments
Dear King Varian of Stormwind, please explain to me why I should leave the comfort of my beloved farmstead here in the rustic pastures of Elwynn Forest to fight in …
Read More...

Blizzard and SOE Agree: Improving the Newbie Experience Equals Success and Growth

Wolfshead February 15, 2010 MMORPGs 12 Comments
Last year I penned a few in-depth and apparently controversial articles that evaluated some of the EverQuest 2 starting areas from the perspective of a newbie. It has long been …
Read More...

WoW’s Growing Immersion Deficit

Wolfshead February 4, 2010 MMORPGs 44 Comments
The success of a virtual world is dependent on the ability of the developers to convincingly immerse the player in their world. Without a daily emphasis and reverence for mechanics, …
Read More...

Blizzard’s Scrooge: Tom Chilton Dismisses Player Housing for WoW

Wolfshead December 15, 2009 MMORPGs 23 Comments
Lately my faith in the MMO media and sadly the media in general has been waning due to the problem of advocacy journalism. Otherwise known in gamerspeak as fanboyism.Very rarely …
Read More...

Wikipedia in Trouble as Volunteers Leave

Wolfshead November 23, 2009 MMORPGs 14 Comments
There's an interesting piece about Wikipedia from the Wall Street Journal Online. It seems that Wikipedia volunteers are leaving faster then new volunteers are joining. It seems that this unaccountable …
Read More...

Blizzard’s Addiction to Previewing the Future

Wolfshead November 20, 2009 MMORPGs 17 Comments
What if J.R.R. Tolkien had named his classic fantasy trilogy How Frodo Destroyed the One Ring at Mount Doom? Thankfully he had the good sense and propriety not to do …
Read More...

How Virtual Worlds Mimic the Politics of the Real World

Wolfshead November 17, 2009 MMORPGs 7 Comments
Virtual worlds are ultimately about creating and administering a system of governance. Every day millions of players enter virtual worlds and are subject to rules and policies laid down by …
Read More...

MMO Design Blog of the Month: That’s a Terrible Idea

Wolfshead October 29, 2009 MMORPGs 4 Comments
In an age when just about everyone has a blog, it's rare to find a well-written new MMO design blog that causes you to pause, think, discover and learn. …
Read More...

Windows 7 Fix For Losing Connection to the Internet

Wolfshead October 27, 2009 Technology 104 Comments
Windows 7 Fix For Losing Connection to the Internet
Like many PC users, last week I purchased and installed Windows 7. This operating system from Microsoft was supposed to have fixed many of the stability problems encountered with Vista. Within …
Read More...

Why Aren’t There More Blizzards in the Video Game Industry?

Wolfshead October 14, 2009 MMORPGs 26 Comments
I used to work for a big video game studio that specialized in making licensed hand-held games which were primarily directed towards kids and teens. We'd have regular company meetings …
Read More...

Why Scaling Challenge Should Be the Future of MMO Content

Wolfshead October 8, 2009 MMORPGs 17 Comments
Last week in the wee hours of a starlit Azeroth morning the Dark Iron Dwarves attacked the Brewfest celebrations outside of Ironforge. Since there were only a few half-awake adventurers …
Read More...

Waiting for the Next MMO Revolution

Wolfshead October 6, 2009 MMORPGs 29 Comments
Back in the 1980's I was a big fan of the music group The Police. As a big fan of the band I devoured everything I could get my hands …
Read More...

MMO Design Blog of the Month: MMO Tidbits

Wolfshead September 28, 2009 MMORPGs 5 Comments
Every once in a while you find a diamond in the rough in the world of MMO design blogs. There are many great sites out there and I try to …
Read More...

The Rehabilitation of Blizzard’s Alex “Furor” Afrasiabi

Wolfshead September 25, 2009 MMORPGs 8 Comments
The Rehabilitation of Blizzard’s Alex “Furor” Afrasiabi
It's been an interesting journey for WoW's Lead World Designer Alex Afrasiabi. Almost 10 years ago he started out as the infamous guild leader of the Fires of Heaven an …
Read More...

How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended

Wolfshead September 9, 2009 MMORPGs 7 Comments
A few years ago I found this video gem on YouTube entitled How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended. I realize this is old news but perhaps there are …
Read More...

Impressions of PAX 2009

Wolfshead September 6, 2009 MMORPGs 21 Comments
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to spend a few hours at the Penny Arcade Expo otherwise known as PAX at the Seattle Convention Center. This …
Read More...

Blizzard Reboots WoW with the Cataclysm Expansion

Wolfshead August 25, 2009 MMORPGs 15 Comments
Blizzard Reboots WoW with the Cataclysm Expansion
Nothing puts a damper on the player’s suspension of disbelief faster than when they finally realize there are no more horizons left to explore and conquer. That said, nothing excites …
Read More...

EverQuest2 Revisited Part 2: Travels in Faydwer

Wolfshead August 12, 2009 MMORPGs 13 Comments
This week I'm continuing with my journey back into the new Norrath of EverQuest 2. I've switched gears from my travels and experiences with the legacy content of Qeynos and …
Read More...

Dubious Practices in MMO Marketing: How Numbers Can Be Misleading

Wolfshead August 5, 2009 MMORPGs 35 Comments
For the past few years, I've been suspicious of Blizzard's grandiose claims of millions of subscribers for their World of Warcraft MMO. Those numbers have never struck me as being …
Read More...

Who Killed Role-Playing in MMOs?

Wolfshead August 1, 2009 MMORPGs 33 Comments
Recently there have been some good questions being raised and insightful explorations on the subject of role-playing in MMOs. These discussions have prompted me to put down in words what …
Read More...

EverQuest2: Stranger in a Strange Land

Wolfshead July 23, 2009 MMORPGs 30 Comments
A few days ago I wrote an article describing what a new player might find in their first 15 minutes in EverQuest2. As far as EQ2, I have no axe …
Read More...

Posts navigation

Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
My Son Hunter
Revolver News

Pages

  • A Class Balance Manifesto for Virtual Worlds
  • Benefits of Receiving Holy Communion Worthily
  • Comment Policy
  • Compendium of Examples of Political Bias at Wikipedia
  • Contact
  • EverQuest: Masters of the Quest
  • Open Letter to SOE at 2004 EverQuest Guild Summit
  • Powerful Roman Catholic Prayers of Binding
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • The Devotion of the Apostle’s Creed Thrice Recited to Saint Philomena
  • The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Devotion
communism kills

Gaming Links

  • Coin 'n Carry
  • Games Brief
  • Lore of Norrath
  • MMORPG.com
  • Nostalgia EQ
  • Sirlin
  • Threshold RPG
  • Video Game History Listing

Pro-Gamer Resources

  • Bounding into Comics
  • Computing Forever
  • Conservapedia
  • Cultural Marxism video
  • Deepfreeze.it
  • Disney Star Wars is Dumb
  • Gab Trends
  • GamerGate in 60 Seconds
  • GamerGate Timeline
  • GamerGate Wiki
  • HeelvsBabyface
  • Internet Aristocrat
  • Kotaku In Action 2
  • One Angry Gamer
  • Reaxxion
  • Sargon of Akkad
  • Students for Western Civilization
  • The Quartering
  • Woke Watch
freedom of speech

Misc Links

  • 4 Chan Politically Incorrect
  • American Conservative
  • American Renaissance
  • American Thinker
  • Austism
  • Big League Politics
  • Burning Down the House
  • Campus Reform
  • Christopher F. Rufo
  • Chronicles Magazine
  • Conservapedia
  • Cultural Marxism
  • Culture Wars
  • Districk Herald
  • Epoch Times
  • Europa
  • Fake Hate Crimes
  • Flame Warriors
  • GAB Free Speech Social Media
  • Glenn Greenwald
  • HERE IS THE EVIDENCE
  • Hope For Paws
  • How It Should Have Ended
  • How to Survive Cancellation
  • Jonathan Turley
  • National File
  • New Discourses
  • Nicholas Fuentes
  • NPC Daily
  • NumbersUSA
  • Paul Joseph Watson
  • Project Veritas
  • Reclaim the Net
  • Rick Beato Music
  • Scott Adams Creator of Dilbert
  • Seven Sorrows of Mary Devotion
  • Smash Cultural Marxism
  • Summit News
  • The Babylon Bee
  • The College Conservative
  • The Conservative Treehouse
  • The COVID Blog
  • The Gateway Pundit
  • The Lawfare Project
  • The National File
  • The Navarro Report
  • The Truth about the Jan 6th Deaths
  • The Unz Review
  • Thomas Moore Law Center
  • U.S. Tech Workers
  • VDARE
  • Vox Day
  • Who is QAnon?
  • Woke Watch
  • WTF Happened in 1971?
Thomas Moore Law Center
Project Veritas

Faith

  • 15 Promises of the Holy Rosary
  • Devotion to St Philomena
  • Dr Bruce G Charlton
  • Dr. Taylor Marshall
  • Jihad Watch
  • Just in From Purgatory
  • Lifesite
  • Manhattan Declaration
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion
  • Seven Sorrows Rosary
  • The Catholic Gentleman
  • Tradition Family Property
Saint-Michael-Protect-Us
Jesus
Real Men Pray the Holy Rosary
Wolfshead Online Copyright © 2023.
WolfsheadOnline.com. All Rights Reserved.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT