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About Eric Law
Eric Law is a The Best War Games contributor from Pennsylvania, USA. An MMORPG-focused video game writer for The Best War Games for four years and counting, Eric cut his teeth on gaming since he was a wee lad watching his father play Lands of Lore. Equipped with a +1 Bachelor's Degree of Creative Writing, making the jump from gamer to game journalist was a natural evolution. He seeks to spread his love of characterization, world-building, and inclusivity far and wide. His nerd specializations of choice are Dungeons & Dragons and narrative-focused RPGs (Especially of the MMO variety,) and has spend thousands of hours in Fantasy Grounds, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy 14, and more. One of his articles was even cited on the official Dungeons and Dragons Wikipedia page!
Industry Focus
MMORPGs like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy 14, and Guild Wars 2, narrative-driven RPGs like Horizon, Mass Effect, and Undertale/Deltarune, Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars, Blizzard Entertainment, and video games with rich characterization, representation, and world building, such as Overwatch 2.
Favorite Games
World of Warcraft, for the impact that it and its RTS predecessors had on my way of life.
Final Fantasy 14, for being a critically-acclaimed MMORPG with a free trial all the way through the Stormblood expansion.
Dungeons and Dragons, for giving me an outlet through which to tell stories with my friends.
Tactics Ogre, for being one of the best strategy games on the market.
Undertale and Deltarune, for flexing just how amazing video game stories can be.
Horizon: Zero Dawn, for painting an incredible tale of past and future that seamlessly marries compelling characters, stellar worldbuilding, and fun gameplay.
Proudest Gaming Achievement
Completing every Star Wars: The Old Republic class storyline.
Keeping every job in Final Fantasy 14 at max level each expansion for over 10 years.
Beating Bahamut in the Binding Coil before retiring from hardcore raiding.
Running 1-2 games of Dungeons and Dragons nearly every week for over 10 years.
Finally obtaining all of the Hades 1 achievements mere days before Hades 2 released.
Getting 100% on Horizon: Zero Dawn despite the initial crashes on the PC port.
Interviewing Brennan Lee Mulligan, as well as several incredible Blizzard developers like Terran Gregory and Maria Hamilton.
Helping a The Best War Games colleague professional transition.
Latest
World of Warcraft Content Creators are Giving Away Dragonflight Beta Access Codes
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Fire Emblem: Building the Three Houses Lords in Dungeons and Dragons
The main characters of Fire Emblem: Three Houses can easily be created in Dungeons and Dragons, and would make the perfect fit for any campaign.
Fire Emblem Engage: Every Hero Appearing as an Emblem Ring Summon
The stained glass mosaic at the start of Fire Emblem Engage's trailer gives players a preview of which heroes they can summon with Emblem rings.
Square Enix Joins Ubisoft and Others in Partnership with Oasys Gaming Blockchain
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World of Warcraft: New Dragonflight Beta Feature Adds Timer to Dragon Isles Boat NPC
A new quality-of-life feature in the World of Warcraft: Dragonflight beta adds a timer to one of the dock NPCs near a boat to the Dragon Isles.
World of Warcraft: Incredible New Mount Available in Retail for Making a Death Knight in Wrath of the Lich King Classic
World of Warcraft adds a new mount for Retail unlockable by completing the Death Knight starting experience in Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
Final Fantasy 14 Inventory Storage Glitch is Causing Game Crashes
A bug from Final Fantasy 14's latest patch is causing games to crash when players search their inventory for items under certain conditions.
Final Fantasy 14 Begins Callback Campaign, With Rewards for Recruiting Players to Return to Eorzea
Final Fantasy 14 begins the Callback Campaign, rewarding gamers for bringing lapsed players back to the critically-acclaimed MMORPG.
Final Fantasy 14: Friend and Colleague of Late Heavensward Voice Actor Reaches Ishgard for Anniversary of his Death
An old colleague of beloved Final Fantasy 14 voice actor Stephen Critchlow reaches Heavensward for the anniversary of his friend's passing.
Dungeons and Dragons Issues Apology for Tone-Deaf Player Race, Fixes on D&D Beyond
Dungeons and Dragons apologizes for the depiction of a new playable race from the Spelljammer books which stumbled into some racist tropes.
Activision Blizzard Game Deals Sale Offers Huge Discounts on Diablo, Starcraft, Call of Duty, and More
Activision Blizzard offers limited time deals on games across its library, including Diablo 2: Resurrected, Call of Duty: Vanguard, and Starcraft 2.
Final Fantasy 14 Players Successfully Complete a Treasure Map as Gathering Jobs
A group of intrepid Final Fantasy 14 players clear the monsters spawned from a Treasure Map using all gathering jobs.
Final Fantasy 14: Pandaemonium: Abyssos (Savage) World First Clear Achieved in 31 Hours
Final Fantasy 14's new Pandaemonium: Abyssos (Savage) raid has been cleared for the first time, taking a little over a day to complete.
Hearthstone: New Runestone Currency Price Points are Messed Up Outside the US
Runestones, Hearthstone's new real-money currency, has baffling price points in some countries outside the United States.
Guild Wars 2 Partners with HelloFresh for a Tyrian Cooking Competition
Guild Wars 2 teams up with the HelloFresh cooking competition Unleash The Feast to throw a Tyrian-themed cooking contest.
Final Fantasy 14: Island Sanctuary Is So Popular It Is Overloading Servers
Final Fantasy 14's new Island Sanctuary is as popular as players expected, causing private instance servers to reach their capacity.
Guild Wars 2 is Giving Away Free Gaming Peripherals for its 10th Anniversary
Guild Wars 2 partners with OMEN Gaming Hub, DXRacer, and HyperX to give away incredible gaming peripherals for its 10-year anniversary.
How Warcraft Arclight Rumble Handles Microtransactions
While Warcraft Arclight Rumble players can get an edge thanks to microtransactions, the game is more than playable without spending a dime.
Final Fantasy 14 Fans Just Got a Real Chicken Named After Zenos
Final Fantasy 14 livestreams a bunch of farm animals, setting off a chain of events that got a rooster named after a popular villain from Endwalker.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's Login Screen Revealed
Fans discover the animated artwork for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's main menu, featuring a stunning view of the Thaldraszus and Tyrhold.