Carneros: What is something you can imagine your character doing in game one or two years from now? What is one thing you are hoping we will have in this game? mrgoshdarn: Beautifying any planet I land on and helping others do the same. If a planet becomes a mess, I’d like to make it excellent again for any playstyle to have a great time on, whether it’s controlled by a [...]

Carneros: Are you coming to Stars Reach with your usual gaming guild? Or are you making new friends and joining a new guild in this game?   mrgoshdarn: I’ve talked to some friends about the game, and I’m sure they’ll hop in and try once it’s more toward the finish, but largely, since this game has shined so brightly in the social department, I’m making new connections in-game.   ObsidianStone: I [...]

TPL Interviews Carneros: When you try a new MMORPG, how important is the culture and quality of the player community? Does that factor into your choices? Or do you figure the only culture that matters is your own guild’s culture? mrgoshdarn: The community is the heart and soul of any MMO for me. I generally like to mix in with the larger crowd and not join any guilds at all, so [...]

Guild Name: 47th Legion Guild Nickname: Not a nickname per se but we use the honorary cognomina of fulminata which translates to "thunderbolt." Founding Date: I founded the 47th way back in December of 2007 with some Army buddies! Guild Specialty: We utilize a lot of military simulation elements inside of various games to cater to our prior service and adjacent audiences. Current Leader: Cavadus Game History: Too many to count!  We [...]

Guild Name: Homeslice  Founding Date: 2019-ish. Pre-pandemic. Guild Specialty: Supportive Players, RP, Logistics, Building, Exploration of the Game World and Mechanics Current Leader: BingoHomeslice Game History:  WoW, UO, Arelith, Pax Dei, ArcheAge, Valheim, Overwatch, Star Citizen, Diablo, PuBg, Minecraft, V-rising, Vampire Survivors, Lethal company, Among us... and many, many more.  Sometimes we RP specific flavours if the game world calls for it or we have a particularly fun idea. We have [...]

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Mitch Lasky and Eric Goldberg joined forces at GamesBeat Summit 2025 in Los Angeles to present on “How to Navigate the Games New Normal”. They started by explaining that the games industry is now in a transformative era of change. The new normal has changed and is changing rapidly.  While the situation may appear difficult, they make a point of explaining a number of opportunities, [...]