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This week I’m going to be focusing on a blog that has been an advocate of mine ever since I had 2 readers and not over 62 – Syp’s Bio Break.
Bio Break is the expansion of a blog that Syp called WAAAAGH! Blog, which was a blog dedicated to Warhammer Online. Syp’s prolific articles and multiple posting updates garnered a healthy readership as one of WAR’s best known fan sites. When Syp decided to expand his focus to MMOs in general, his readers followed him over to Bio Break, where Syp provides a daily heaping helping of MMO goodness every day.
Perhaps Bio Break’s greatest strength is not just in the fact that Syp produces quality articles that have been featured on MMO frontpages (like 10 Things You Need To Know Before Starting Champions), but that he gives frequent love to other blogs within his sphere of influence. I do know that in his regular features like/AFK I’ve received plenty of pingbacks and perhaps many readers. In the blogosphere, providing a pingback or some love is just the thing that might give you that boost to get to the next level.
As if that wasn’t enough Syp does a somewhat regular MMO podcast with fellow blogger/Massively.com writer Snafzg, and has been known to post about a variety of topics in a single day. This variance in content has been a personal inspiration to me, but it also provides some interesting reading – which is amazing considering it’s all coming from the same person. So if you want to get a break from the normal MMO blog grind, try to take a Bio Break – you won’t regret it.
I think Syp is actually a computer program.
Would you like to play Thermonuclear War?
Yay, I think Werit is right. Syp is the HAL of 2009
Turns out you were right. Look above you.
SYP is better than HAL because apparently he has procreated. I knew the future was here already.
Syp is one of my motivations as well. It was him, Tobold, and Gordon of We Fly Spitfires that really taught me what it meant to foster a blog community and get information as well as editorial out to those who care to read it.
Since then, I've found a lot more people who do the blogger thing better than I do, but it always goes back to those three for me. Kudos on calling it out.
Syp helped me when I was just a baby Chosen, suckling on the teet of Tzentech.
I'm glad I started off blogging in the WAR community. It was a community in every sense of the word, we helped each other, played topics off each other, the game supported us bloggers as well. Even though I was only a very small part of it, I feel proud to have been a part of it.
You can't mention the WAR community without Syp because he helped foster that community.
[...] 7, 2009 by Syp On Overly Positive, Frank sent a few kind words my way with his latest “Humpday Highlight” article. Thanks [...]
Bio Break is probably the best MMO blog I've come across so far, and that includes the pro sites. I found it through WAAAGH! when I was trying to decide whether or not to get back into Warhammer, and I've been checking it daily ever since.
As mentioned, Syp also links to a ton of other blogs which have now made their way into my daily or weekly routine, Overly Positive included. 3 cheers for Syp!
Eliza….Um I just checked out…your *ahem* blog…..Can I have your internet babies. LOL!