You think you're hard core? I was pwning n3wbs thirty years before Illidain was born.

Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Review

by Loral on 3 July 2008: Today Loral reviews the latest edition of the oldest roleplaying game, Dungeons and Dragons. - 14 Comments

I hope one of these returning players brings me a razor.

Living Legacy: What it Does and What it Doesn't

by Loral on 8 June 2008: Today we look at Everquest's efforts to bring old players back. What works, what doesn't, and what else can they do? - 27 Comments

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. - 34 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

Older Articles

• Is SOE Abandoning Everquest? by Loral on 21 April 2007
• A Late, Incomplete, and Pessimistic Review of the Buried Sea by Loral on 2 April 2007
• 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