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Steve
Steve received a B.A. in English and plans to continue shoving lots of information into his brain, officially and otherwise. His hobbies and activities include, but are not categorically limited to: writing, reading, video games, exercise, learning, racing, and stuff...

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The Delicate Art of Trolling The Delicate Art of Trolling
Are you a Troller? Were you trolled by a torller? Do you want to know something about trolling? Our columnist Stephen Marshall will share his opinions with you and tell you what exact the trolling is. ... >>more
Sun Dec 20 00:25:10 2009

What will Addiction and Honesty Bring You, My Stranger? What will Addiction and Honesty Bring You, My Stranger?
A long time ago in a land far, far away, I knew a stranger who played a certain video game eight hours a day, at the least. It did not bother him. His life was stable otherwise, if unhappy. Many were too wrapped in social anxiety to breach the subject directly, and even those who played with him referred to him, with equal parts honesty and insult, as 'our most dedicated player'.... >>more
Sat Dec 12 20:16:12 2009

That Guy Just S**t all over My Shoes! That Guy Just S**t all over My Shoes!
Why not let people say what they want, and have a personal filter for the game, where the filtering is client-based rather than server-based? Why ruin those lovely, evocative phrases for some prude who feels as if their moral righteousness should be placed on everyone else? I like to curse.... >>more
Sat Dec 12 08:24:00 2009

Collecting a Billion Rabbit Pelts: the Current State of Quests in MMOs Collecting a Billion Rabbit Pelts: the Current State of Quests in MMOs
Quests, in a way, are treated like a necessary evil more often than not. The question then arises – what makes a good quest? Why aren't there more of them? And most importantly – what, if anything, can be done for better quests?... >>more
Tue Dec 01 07:52:57 2009

EVE Online and the Power of Personal Influence EVE Online and the Power of Personal Influence
When I first played EVE Online, I (reasonably) did not trust the praise my comrades gave to the game. A two hour tutorial? What in the name of gratuitous interstellar explosions could justify such a thing? There are spaceships, sure, and that sort of thing can get complicated, I'm told, but two hours? Can't I watch a movie and then learn it on the fly? Can't I just substitute... >>more
Mon Nov 23 03:07:00 2009