Tag Archives: World Of Warcraft

2005 at benhourigan.com

January is more than halfway through now, so this is, as entries here so often are, a little late. But there’s been plenty of activity this year, the first of benhourigan.com, so it’s time to review 2005. Progress I started … Continue reading

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AFB

You could hardly fail to notice that after a flurry of posts, I haven’t made many recently. In the World of Warcraft, players often signify that they are “AFK”: Away From Keyboard. I have been Away From Blog. This is … Continue reading

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Vale Hugh Slattery, 1915-2005

This morning, at about 0740, my maternal grandfather, Hugh Slattery, died. He was 90. The event Dad called me at around 0800, and told me, his voice shaking a little as the call ended. He’d died peacefully, Dad said, “just … Continue reading

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28.59961% geek

I just did the Geek test, which tells me that I am only 28.59961% geek. Apparently this still makes me a “total geek,” but I’m a little disappointed (though also relieved). Only 28.59961%! I think I ought to get at … Continue reading

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Getting it right

Richard Bartle, QBlog. “Fact Checking.” 16 February 2005. Since I just started playing World of Warcraft, I had a look today at Richard Bartle’s typography of online players, which Espen Aarseth refers to in his great paper Playing Research. From … Continue reading

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World of Warcraft, my first MMORPG

A little while ago, I mentioned that I was keen to start playing Lineage. Well, I did start it, and despite the fact that I’d paid US$15 upfront via PayPal because NCSoft insisted my credit card verification number was invalid, … Continue reading

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