Hello again, guys and gals! I had a wonderful Christmas vacation—full of the the 3 F’s, family, friends, and food— and I hope you did, too. I’ve been super busy but I’m back and wanted to share this interesting bit of news that came out recently regarding the EQ2 player population. There was a study of thousands of EQ2 players, and it found to everyone’s surprise that females made up 40% of the player base. This is good news for all the girl gamers out there who resent the stereotype that all mmorpg players are overweight white guys, and really, good news for gamers in general. A study like this shows people outside the gaming sphere that there is a real variety of people playing these games, and not all of them fit the stereotype. 

A BBC article on the study said that while single-player games of the past were certainly more popular with males, the new trend in social online games has a strong attraction for women. That doesn’t mean that gaming has become a mainstream activity, however, and one statistic in particular demonstrates that the women playing the game are not locked into traditional gender roles—the percentage of women surveyed who identified themselves as bisexual was over 5 times the estimated percentage in the general population. 

Perhaps not surprisingly, a large portion of the women said that they played with a significant other, and played more for social reasons than to win. The times, they are a’changin’! And for the beter, if you ask me! So here’s to all you gamers out there, and this week, a special nod to the ladies. Stay tuned for EQ2 plat reviews and all that good stuff next time…and have a happy and safe New Year’s!

Hey guys, (and gals!) 

Hope you’re liking the weather wherever you are and getting lots of good gaming in. I know we’re all enjoying Frostfell, EQ2’s very own Christmas celebration. Norrath is getting cozy and festive with new crafts, quests, and snowball fights. I’ve been checking out some of the new holiday quests they put out this year, as well as taking one of my newer characters through the classic ones. Lost a toe to frostbite playing in the snow, but it wasn’t one I cared too much about Also picked up some new recipes to try, so all in all it has been an entertaining and busy holiday for me. 

I got me some EQ2 plat last week using the coupon I told you about from Toonstorm.com (thanks guys!) and have been steadily spending it so I can buy more EQ2 plat (what a rough life I lead!) but haven’t yet decided who my next target will be for review. Stay tuned next week for some hints on buying EQ2 plat safely and without getting ripped off. Happy Holidays!

Things have been going pretty well in the world of gaming lately, I re-rolled a new character and I’ve been loving it; it’s a class I haven’t played before so obviously there is a learning curve.

I’ve been running low on plat again and been thinking about making a purchase; luckily for me I logged in this morning, and the owner of a site we have previously reviewed shot me an email because he liked the review!

In it he included a discount code for any of our readers who want to make a purchase, and I think I’m going to use it too! haha

I think most EQ2 prices and sites are pretty stabilized, there doesn’t seem to be much fluctuation in that anymore and most of the sites seem to have about the same prices. So something I like to monitor extensively is weather or not a website is SAFE, how fast the delivery is of the plat ordered, and then like their customer service, site ease of use etc.

Previously we have ordered from Toonstorm.com (The place that we just got a discount coupon code for) and have been pretty impressed.
I think for this weekend review I’m going to just buy from there and use the discount code to get a % off my purchase. Here’s the info for the coupon code; you just use it at checkout:

The code is: VIPONLY
This code will give us 5% off any purchase