Xam Xam
@xamxam.bsky.social
🎮 Aussie MMO Gamer - Elder Scrolls Online, New World: Aeternum, Dune Awakening
⚔️ Owner - thexamxam.com (formerly MMO Bits)
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📚 Education - Masters Degree
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⚔️ Owner - thexamxam.com (formerly MMO Bits)
👾 Twitch (on hiatus) - https://www.twitch.tv/xam_xam
📚 Education - Masters Degree
😇 Contact/Socials - https://linktr.ee/xamxam
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In today's post, I start by talking about the #SWTOR dev stream and then go totally off the rails! Sometimes these kinds of posts are the most fun to write:
An Expansion Tease & A Peculiar Controversy
On Wednesday it was time for the dev stream preparing us for the launch of 7.8 ! And it was... okay? To be honest, there were less "news" th...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In today's post, I start by talking about the #SWTOR dev stream and then go totally off the rails! Sometimes these kinds of posts are the most fun to write:
It took me over 3 weeks to write this...
I'm going to miss Aeternum. #NewWorldAeternum
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I'm going to miss Aeternum. #NewWorldAeternum
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Farewell New World Aeternum, You Will Be Missed
A farewell to New World Aeternum reflecting on the state of the game before it's announced shutdown and what could have been.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It took me over 3 weeks to write this...
I'm going to miss Aeternum. #NewWorldAeternum
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I'm going to miss Aeternum. #NewWorldAeternum
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November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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This has been a rough month, and it's only half-way through, so I need to open chibi commissions.
More details on Kofi: ko-fi.com/quinnyimp/co...
Examples:
#commissions #chibi #fanart
More details on Kofi: ko-fi.com/quinnyimp/co...
Examples:
#commissions #chibi #fanart
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This has been a rough month, and it's only half-way through, so I need to open chibi commissions.
More details on Kofi: ko-fi.com/quinnyimp/co...
Examples:
#commissions #chibi #fanart
More details on Kofi: ko-fi.com/quinnyimp/co...
Examples:
#commissions #chibi #fanart
I started playing #WoW for the first time a couple of weeks ago cause I want to check out Housing and one of the most shocking things I discovered is you can't dye transmog like what the fuck? It's like a staple feature in every other MMO I've played lmao
Anyway the Dragon Isles are very pretty
Anyway the Dragon Isles are very pretty
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I started playing #WoW for the first time a couple of weeks ago cause I want to check out Housing and one of the most shocking things I discovered is you can't dye transmog like what the fuck? It's like a staple feature in every other MMO I've played lmao
Anyway the Dragon Isles are very pretty
Anyway the Dragon Isles are very pretty
So lowkey Phase 3 was kinda fun. Didn't run into any bugs. Then got through the MSQ, only encountered one bug (which I solved by relogging). I won't post any spoilers for now but I'll say overall it was alright. I have questions/quips I'll post in a couple of weeks. #ESOFam #ESO
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Last night I spent some time exploring the upcoming Dantooine Biomes on the #SWTOR PTS and once again the team's environment artists have done amazing work. The interior and exterior spaces are distinct, diverse and flat out beautiful. I look forward to exploring the zones fully when it goes live!
November 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Last night I spent some time exploring the upcoming Dantooine Biomes on the #SWTOR PTS and once again the team's environment artists have done amazing work. The interior and exterior spaces are distinct, diverse and flat out beautiful. I look forward to exploring the zones fully when it goes live!
So umm Wall Phase 1 is finally 100% on PC NA and nothing is happening? Is something supposed to happen? We're all just standing around waiting for next phase lmao #ESOFam #ElderScrollsOnline
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 AM
So umm Wall Phase 1 is finally 100% on PC NA and nothing is happening? Is something supposed to happen? We're all just standing around waiting for next phase lmao #ESOFam #ElderScrollsOnline
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Day 30 of #swtor for #swtortober: Knight
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Day 30 of #swtor for #swtortober: Knight
I'm not really sure what game to play next, I haven't been particularly impressed with ESO this year. And they had layoffs so not really sure what their future output is going to be like... WoW's housing does look interesting. In the meantime I will mourn New World.
a blue and white penguin standing in the rain with the word pengw in the corner
ALT: a blue and white penguin standing in the rain with the word pengw in the corner
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October 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I'm not really sure what game to play next, I haven't been particularly impressed with ESO this year. And they had layoffs so not really sure what their future output is going to be like... WoW's housing does look interesting. In the meantime I will mourn New World.
I'm absolutely devastated. Things were looking up for New World. They just realised a banger update & there was more content in the pipeline. There was hope for the future in the community & the devs were more engaged with the player base. And now it's all going away due to corporate greed.
October 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I'm absolutely devastated. Things were looking up for New World. They just realised a banger update & there was more content in the pipeline. There was hope for the future in the community & the devs were more engaged with the player base. And now it's all going away due to corporate greed.
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Amazon tells us that it "will continue supporting Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark with regular updates and community engagement." No comment on the LOTR MMO, but we can guess.
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New World heads to maintenance mode: ‘Our intention is to keep servers operating through 2026’ | Massively Overpowered
As we noted earlier this afternoon, Amazon slashed Amazon Games Studios hard as part of its layoffs of over 14,000 people and apparent shuttering of both the Irvine and San Diego studios responsible…
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October 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Amazon tells us that it "will continue supporting Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark with regular updates and community engagement." No comment on the LOTR MMO, but we can guess.
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Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
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This is by far the best analysis I’ve read of all the current issues with Twitch.
Beefed up TwitchCon security couldn't stop the internet's issues from spilling over into real life
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October 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This is by far the best analysis I’ve read of all the current issues with Twitch.
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Food for thought... There's a lot of talk about speeding up game development, given how many recent games took 5-7 years to make. But many of those were hampered by the switch from Unreal 4 to 5. And ALL of them lost months to covid. Perhaps one way to make games faster is to not have a pandemic
October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Food for thought... There's a lot of talk about speeding up game development, given how many recent games took 5-7 years to make. But many of those were hampered by the switch from Unreal 4 to 5. And ALL of them lost months to covid. Perhaps one way to make games faster is to not have a pandemic
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No, New World is not using AI voices in Nighthaven, Amazon confirms. Yeah, we got a quote.
No, New World is not using AI voices in Nighthaven, Amazon confirms
massivelyop.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
No, New World is not using AI voices in Nighthaven, Amazon confirms. Yeah, we got a quote.
Here is my in-depth Gearing, Progression and Perk Charms Guide! #NewWorldAeternum
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New World Aeternum Nighthaven Gearing and Perk Charms Guide
An in-depth guide to Gearing, Progression and the new Perk Charms System introduced in New World Aeternum Season 10 Nighthaven.
thexamxam.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Here is my in-depth Gearing, Progression and Perk Charms Guide! #NewWorldAeternum
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Someone got comfy before I could finish folding the towels.
October 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Someone got comfy before I could finish folding the towels.
Here is my in-depth overview of the Combat and Progression Changes, discussed the October Dev Video, coming in Nighthaven! #NewWorldAeternum thexamxam.com/2025/10/new-...
New World Aeternum Nighthaven Combat and Progression Overview
An overview of the main gear and progression changes coming to New World Aeternum in the Season 10 Nighthaven free update.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Here is my in-depth overview of the Combat and Progression Changes, discussed the October Dev Video, coming in Nighthaven! #NewWorldAeternum thexamxam.com/2025/10/new-...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Some recent adventures in #NewWorldAeternum!
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Some recent adventures in #NewWorldAeternum!
New Guide! An up-to-date guide on how to craft Combat Trophies and where to get the rare materials needed to craft them. #NewWorldAeternum
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New World Aeternum Combat Trophies Guide
This guide provides all the details on how to craft Combat Trophies and where to get the rare materials needed to craft them in New World Aeternum.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
New Guide! An up-to-date guide on how to craft Combat Trophies and where to get the rare materials needed to craft them. #NewWorldAeternum
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