Roger remembers Belghast as a Blaugust fixture, praising his Path of Exile writing and the steady community presence now painfully missing.
UltrViolet offers a brief, heartfelt tribute to Belghast, calling him a constant force for good in MMORPG blogging.
Bhagpuss finds EverQuest II’s latest producer letter thin, then zeroes in on Personas and why FFXIV-style all-jobs-on-one-character kills the joy of alts.
Kimimi likes Secret of the Silver Blades carrying over your AD&D heroes, but gripes when its own continuity forgets who those famous adventurers are.
Wilhelm reflects on Belghast’s death and the strange, fleeting bonds of decades spent blogging, gaming, and meeting people across forums, MMOs, and the wider internet.
Luna pushes back on ‘git gud,’ embracing easy modes, imperfect art, and weekly writing without needing mastery of Metroidvanias, Procreate, or 3D platformers.
Brennan walks through wiring an Eleventy blog into AT Protocol publishing with Standard.site and Sequoia, plus a clear primer on the ATmosphere.
Nicole digs into why NES composite video wobbles, using Mighty Bomb Jack and Apple II captures to separate signal timing quirks from plain old interference.
Bruce Schneier notes France is fast-tracking post-quantum crypto by ending certification for products without quantum-safe encryption.
Dave Winer is all-in on Claude Code, arguing AI is permanently changing software development and maybe writing online too.
Emily honors Belghast’s role building Blaugust and a blogging community that welcomed people well beyond just MMORPG fandom.
Blockade85 mourns Belghast’s death, remembering his Path of Exile posts, Blaugust leadership, and the huge community he built around blogging and games.