Recent content by Sandsifter

I'm not sure exactly what you mean when you say that it was pay to win in the past, but it's not that way now. I played at launch for a month or two, and then moved on to something else. Last month I was bored, and decided to re-subscribe and I've really been enjoying it. There's nothing in the...

This is turning out to be a pretty interesting post for me. I posted initially, perhaps regretting some of my past purchases...and now I'm getting tempted to spend some more money on the games that all you kind respondants have mentioned. The Warhammer 4K. Are those the collectable...

Well, when I first joined Second Life I think my 512m plot of land was free. The problem was that the number of objects you can place on your land, is dependent on the size of it. I started with a small house, added some decorations, and pretty soon I had maxxed out my allowable objects. Then...

When I look back on my gaming life over the last 15 years or so, there have been a number of games that grabbed me by the wallet and just wouldn't let go. Intellectually, I knew I was being just plain stupid to keep pouring so much real money into a virtual pastime. Emotionally, I would get that...

I recently received an email from the developers of ?Dragonrealms?, inviting me back to play, and offering a 50% off deal for a 3-month subscription. This was the first online game I had ever played; three years before I signed up for the Everquest beta. It was a ?MUD?, which were the...