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September, 2021
Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing, over 20 years of gaming experience, thousands of hours in MMORPGs, over 10 years as a career Dungeon Master
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About Eric Law

Eric Law is a TheBestWarGames contributor from Pennsylvania, USA. An MMORPG-focused video game writer for TheBestWarGames 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 TheBestWarGames colleague professional transition.

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