Roundup!

Full bloggyxmas roundup from Dec 1st - 24th in order of appearance: Telwyn at GamingSF: Gaming and Community Ikralla at Grimoires of Supr...

Dec 1

MMO fun fact #1: Aiatar , the boss of Brayflox's Runstop in FFXIV:ARR, is based on Ajatar , the "Devil of the Woods" in Fin...

Dec 2

MMO fun fact #2: In GW2, the engraving on a tombstone in Queensdale cemetery right by Divinity's Reach reads as follows: "Fahru...

Dec 3

MMO fun fact #3: The entire reason behind the most infamous ninjapull in WoW history was that Leeroy Jenkins, a plate-wearing paladin, w...

Dec 4

MMO fun fact #4: Even on Nexus, there be some Game of Thrones fans . Today's community bloggers: Scree at The Cynic Chronicle...

Dec 5

MMO fun fact #5: While exploring the far reaches of Enedwaith in LOTRO, you come across a white bunny which is a tribute to the killer ra...

Dec 6

MMO fun fact #6: The Orcs in Allods only began to prosper as a race after the invention of Goblinball , a traditional sport in which play...

Dec 7

MMO fun fact #7: The name of the Popori race in Tera is derived from potpourri . They are considered magical animal-kin and come in the s...

Dec 8

MMO fun fact #8: In the Shimmersand zone in Rift, players can reset a puzzle by clicking a skull that is called " Someone Who Chose ...

Dec 9

MMO fun fact #9: According to SOE's famous infographic , Everquest featured around 13'000 NPCs in the year of 1999. In 2014, that...

Dec 10

MMO fun fact #10: Spinning your character rapidly on the character selection screen in ESO results in your avatar reacting with an emote...

Dec 11

MMO fun fact #11: The player level cap in Guild Wars has remained 20 ever since its original launch in 2005. Today's community blog...

Dec 12

MMO fun fact #12: In Nem'ro the Hutt's Palace Cantina in SWTOR, one can witness the interaction between two customers and a dan...

Dec 13

MMO fun fact #13: The music of Landmark (and EQN soon) is composed by Jeremy Soule, famous for the Guild Wars and Elder Scrolls soundtrac...

Dec 14

MMO fun fact #14: One of the most infamous moments in MMO history, the player called Rainz who managed to kill Lord British (Richard Garr...

Dec 15

MMO fun fact #15: While traveling Kingsmouth in The Secret World, players will find that most of the street names are references to popul...

Dec 16

MMO fun fact #16: EVE Online features over 5000 solar systems in known space, as well as 2500 "wormhole space" systems which ca...

Dec 17

MMO fun fact #17: In the Marketplace of DDO, in front of the monk trainer, there are two people kneeling in front of him: one is called ...

Dec 18

MMO fun fact #18: The Starlight Celebration tune in FFXI is a spin-off from the city theme of Jeuno, turned all festive and christmassy. ...

Dec 19

MMO fun fact #19: Ghostly orcs found in the Commonlands of EQ2 can sometimes be heard to say "I see live people", a reference t...

Dec 20

MMO fun fact #20: The town of Tortage in Age of Conan marks the beginning of every player's journey from lvl 1-20 and features a ful...

Dec 21

MMO fun fact #21: When exiting the sewers in Neverwinter Online, you will come across a guard with an arrow in his knee . Today's c...

Dec 22

MMO fun fact #22: The zone of Eltnen in AION features a broker NPC called Gygaxinerk (Gary Gygax) as well as three pigs called Athos, Ara...

Dec 23

MMO fun fact #23: In Bilbo's home in the Shire in LOTRO, you will find a certain book lying open on the desk of his study. Today&#...

Dec 24

MMO fun fact #24: Someone in the Wildstar team is clearly a Futurama fan . Today's community blogger: Stubborn at Sheep the Dia...

Dec 25

This was a triumph! I'm making a note here: huge success! Thanks to all participants who have joined for this year's merry ...