Electric rending bow
+155%
+8 electric
+7% melee
work 6, 8 tinks
I coulda gotten some serious MMD-age for it.
And instead, I gave it away to an alliancemate. Just handed it to him without him knowing I was going to do that. He's a good kid, very enthusiastic, and is extremely polite/cheerful.
And since I keep gifts turned off, I couldn't be paid back for it.
But I'll still, of course, bitch about being broke.
Donald Trump I am not. =(
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Wow!
I won a title on VN!
http://vnboards.ign.com/AC_General_Board/b5141/88814355
I have 7 days (from yesterday) to come up with a title. For instance, "Syrus_the_red_dragon," who won before me, has the title, "Resident Dragon." I don't want something unimaginative or boring like, "Resident Gimp," or something too fanboyish like, "Vitae laden."
What the heck should I have my title be?
http://vnboards.ign.com/AC_General_Board/b5141/88814355
I have 7 days (from yesterday) to come up with a title. For instance, "Syrus_the_red_dragon," who won before me, has the title, "Resident Dragon." I don't want something unimaginative or boring like, "Resident Gimp," or something too fanboyish like, "Vitae laden."
What the heck should I have my title be?
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Why, oh why . . .
. . . do I insist on hunting in my dapper suit?
3 deaths in the Aerbax's lab, just because I can't resist wearing it instead of putting on all my armor (I was only there to burn off about 100 arrows, just wanted them gone).
Instead -- 15% vitae. Ouchies.
Worst thing I did was go on another Noir Assassination investigation and get another suit. =(
3 deaths in the Aerbax's lab, just because I can't resist wearing it instead of putting on all my armor (I was only there to burn off about 100 arrows, just wanted them gone).
Instead -- 15% vitae. Ouchies.
Worst thing I did was go on another Noir Assassination investigation and get another suit. =(
Holy karma.
So after I explained to Kit that you could get gems of stillness from Memnosynes, I decided to do her a favor and go get some obsidian hearts for her to carve some keys. Sigh. Don't ask. I mean . . . we're not . . . I'm not supposed to . . . sigh.
Don't ask.
Anyway, I know of those huge spawn of obsidian golems (like 10+) in almost the same radar area in the Vesyanwhatever Islands. So (after spending 15 minutes trying to find which main town has a Kryst portal (hint: its name rhymes with "Moo-she"), I head off to those series of Islands.
Have I mentioned that I just HATE running in archipelagios? ("Oh, you can run across THESE islands, but NOT these ones. THOSE? No way. But those ones just a quarter inch to the right? Sure, as shallow as VN 'good morning' thread"). Grrr.
Um, anyway. Again.
I'm running from Kryst, trying to find that spawn area. And along the way, I see them: Shallows Devourers. I spent HOURS (like many people) looking for Ulgrim's scroll, to no avail.
Ok, I spent like 2.5 hours, but it totally FELT longer.
Anyway. Again again.
I kept my eyes open for devourers, but just kept seeing destroyers. Finally, I had a good run of devourers. Well . . . there were 6. No scroll.
Humph. Moving on. There's two more.
Holy cow. No, wait. Cows had nothing to do with it. Karma. I was out there to do a good deed for someone for whom I bear no ill will, but who has a boatload for me. And there we are.
Eighth devourer I killed.
Ulgrim's scroll.
I don't care how broke I am -- I'm keeping it.
Um, just as soon as I can find Ulgrim. =P
P.S. Killed (this is true) 250 arrows worth of obsidians (most were one shots, but some had them down to just a few points on the first hit). Sum total of hearts: 4. But I'll take that for Ulgrim. And for Karma's sake. Goodnight!
Don't ask.
Anyway, I know of those huge spawn of obsidian golems (like 10+) in almost the same radar area in the Vesyanwhatever Islands. So (after spending 15 minutes trying to find which main town has a Kryst portal (hint: its name rhymes with "Moo-she"), I head off to those series of Islands.
Have I mentioned that I just HATE running in archipelagios? ("Oh, you can run across THESE islands, but NOT these ones. THOSE? No way. But those ones just a quarter inch to the right? Sure, as shallow as VN 'good morning' thread"). Grrr.
Um, anyway. Again.
I'm running from Kryst, trying to find that spawn area. And along the way, I see them: Shallows Devourers. I spent HOURS (like many people) looking for Ulgrim's scroll, to no avail.
Ok, I spent like 2.5 hours, but it totally FELT longer.
Anyway. Again again.
I kept my eyes open for devourers, but just kept seeing destroyers. Finally, I had a good run of devourers. Well . . . there were 6. No scroll.
Humph. Moving on. There's two more.
Holy cow. No, wait. Cows had nothing to do with it. Karma. I was out there to do a good deed for someone for whom I bear no ill will, but who has a boatload for me. And there we are.
Eighth devourer I killed.
Ulgrim's scroll.
I don't care how broke I am -- I'm keeping it.
Um, just as soon as I can find Ulgrim. =P
P.S. Killed (this is true) 250 arrows worth of obsidians (most were one shots, but some had them down to just a few points on the first hit). Sum total of hearts: 4. But I'll take that for Ulgrim. And for Karma's sake. Goodnight!
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Damn.
If only I'd have been up at 3 this morning. Someone was selling a ton of low work hog. Sigh. =(
Friday, September 09, 2005
Sigh. I'm such a wretch.
Just because I refuse to accept help, I just made an alchemy mule. She's capable of making bloodhunter oil, so I can make my own deadlies, rather than bothering anyone in the alliance, or pressuring anyone to keep the chests at the mansion full for me. I *know* that no one would worry about just picking up oils from the chests, but I don't feel like I deserve to. I really don't contribute to the alliance, and am more a drain than anything else (other than the meager xp passup).
Sigh. I'm such a wretch.
And a gimp. =P
Sigh. I'm such a wretch.
And a gimp. =P
Been a while.
Work has been ka-ray-zee.
Let's see:
--Hit 131 . . . eaters are my total bitches. I go through those pigs like I go through, well . . . bacon.
--Hit 360 bow, and am absolutely having a struggle, ethically, over what to do with the complete set of 335 bows I had tinked up with imbues and hog. It took a lot to complete that set, but I know that I'd never get a full return on my investment (I wouldn't deserve it -- I got my money's worth on their use). But -- I need SOME money for hog on the 360s! So what to do.
What's the ettiquite here? Just give it away to alliancemates? Charge them for it? At a discount? Just put it up for sale on VN? No one responded to a PC/IC, I just got lots of courtesy bumps. Plus, Lorna & Lev donated fire and bludgeon bows to me, so I totally should pay them back in some way -- maybe even return the bows, enhanced with the hog.
--Spent about 2.5 hours in the Tusker holding, over a period of two days, just for salvage. The holding is, not suprisingly based on the number of UCMs that used to be there, GREAT for salvage. I got lots of types I needed, although very few full bags of anything, because I refuse to spend XP on salvaging. I'd rather hunt longer, or at least be more effective when I DO hunt, than worry or hem over getting "full" salvage return.
--I'm going to try and take Kit on one of Juzam's harbinger runs next week -- I'm not sure who will be more stressed: her, because she typically gets stressed on quests, or me, worried that she WILL get stressed. Then again, as I think more about that, I'm not sure that's fair -- she's getting knocked offline a lot, and we're not sure why (it's usually an AC Client crash). That's stressful, to play knowing at any second you could be knocked to your desktop.
--So, a couple of weeks ago, I found a major war magic sceptre. I auctioned it, and it was won for 35 MMDs. Remember -- I'm flat broke, and need hog. The winner of the auction was a former alliancemate of mine (one who doesn't hate me) named "Ozgood the Ass." He's under Juzam now in his main, "Steve Vai." This cat is a nice guy. He's a bit out there compared to my vanilla, button-down nature (of course, compared to me, that would put someone like Lokkie on Pluto!). But putting that aside, I knew something -- this guy is just plain nice, and also just had a new baby. So after (1) he won the auction, and (2), we found ourselves in a fellow in the eater place, I inscribed the wand with a congratulatory message over the baby, and just handed it to him.
I keep "accept gifts" turned off.
So he tried to pay me, and couldn't. I didn't want his money. It was a gift, after all.
Like I'm allowed to ever complain about being broke again. =(
No wonder.
Anyway, see you on Dereth. =)
Let's see:
--Hit 131 . . . eaters are my total bitches. I go through those pigs like I go through, well . . . bacon.
--Hit 360 bow, and am absolutely having a struggle, ethically, over what to do with the complete set of 335 bows I had tinked up with imbues and hog. It took a lot to complete that set, but I know that I'd never get a full return on my investment (I wouldn't deserve it -- I got my money's worth on their use). But -- I need SOME money for hog on the 360s! So what to do.
What's the ettiquite here? Just give it away to alliancemates? Charge them for it? At a discount? Just put it up for sale on VN? No one responded to a PC/IC, I just got lots of courtesy bumps. Plus, Lorna & Lev donated fire and bludgeon bows to me, so I totally should pay them back in some way -- maybe even return the bows, enhanced with the hog.
--Spent about 2.5 hours in the Tusker holding, over a period of two days, just for salvage. The holding is, not suprisingly based on the number of UCMs that used to be there, GREAT for salvage. I got lots of types I needed, although very few full bags of anything, because I refuse to spend XP on salvaging. I'd rather hunt longer, or at least be more effective when I DO hunt, than worry or hem over getting "full" salvage return.
--I'm going to try and take Kit on one of Juzam's harbinger runs next week -- I'm not sure who will be more stressed: her, because she typically gets stressed on quests, or me, worried that she WILL get stressed. Then again, as I think more about that, I'm not sure that's fair -- she's getting knocked offline a lot, and we're not sure why (it's usually an AC Client crash). That's stressful, to play knowing at any second you could be knocked to your desktop.
--So, a couple of weeks ago, I found a major war magic sceptre. I auctioned it, and it was won for 35 MMDs. Remember -- I'm flat broke, and need hog. The winner of the auction was a former alliancemate of mine (one who doesn't hate me) named "Ozgood the Ass." He's under Juzam now in his main, "Steve Vai." This cat is a nice guy. He's a bit out there compared to my vanilla, button-down nature (of course, compared to me, that would put someone like Lokkie on Pluto!). But putting that aside, I knew something -- this guy is just plain nice, and also just had a new baby. So after (1) he won the auction, and (2), we found ourselves in a fellow in the eater place, I inscribed the wand with a congratulatory message over the baby, and just handed it to him.
I keep "accept gifts" turned off.
So he tried to pay me, and couldn't. I didn't want his money. It was a gift, after all.
Like I'm allowed to ever complain about being broke again. =(
No wonder.
Anyway, see you on Dereth. =)
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Even my fireworks were gimped.
Yes, I knew there wouldn't be any. Might have been cool if there were. Ah well.
126.
Wow. And only, what . . . a month late? ;-)
Anyway, it was worth every minute. Every vitae-laden minute.
*bow*
Anyway, it was worth every minute. Every vitae-laden minute.
*bow*
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Woot!
Went on my first "tessera hunt" with the alliance tonight (still haven't done a QQ in my entire AC life, but I'll take things slow. I found two tessies (although both are non-specable skills, so I suspect they're worthless): Armor and item tinkering.
But . . . my monarch just GAVE me a magic D tessie! Woot! I am planning on using 5 magic D tessies soon (post September patch, though) with my scroll of Dark Rain. That's the only way I can really get a handle on this "tessera trick" that's done for free XP. It just means I'll leave my magic D 8 points off of max, for life (I think?).
Oh, and landed an imbue on another +12 bow. That makes 4 bows out of 7 so far that I have imbues on, and all are +12. Whenever I can finally get to 360 bow, I'll have quite an array!
And will be in the mood to overpay for Hog. =P
But . . . my monarch just GAVE me a magic D tessie! Woot! I am planning on using 5 magic D tessies soon (post September patch, though) with my scroll of Dark Rain. That's the only way I can really get a handle on this "tessera trick" that's done for free XP. It just means I'll leave my magic D 8 points off of max, for life (I think?).
Oh, and landed an imbue on another +12 bow. That makes 4 bows out of 7 so far that I have imbues on, and all are +12. Whenever I can finally get to 360 bow, I'll have quite an array!
And will be in the mood to overpay for Hog. =P
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Principled. Even on an XP wh0r3 weekend.
Went to the Tumerok Hill after tiring of eaters, and was all about to join a fellow, when I noticed that Berek Heartthew was in it. He is (was, lol) Gibbon_Raver on the boards, although it seems that someone figured out he was an evader under VN rules.
Whoops! :-D
Anyway, XP or no, I won't associate with someone like that, so I moved onto the Lugian dungeon. Didn't last long there, although now I can say that at least I've SEEN the so-called "basement." Didn't like it much. :-/
Time to go find something else to kill!
Whoops! :-D
Anyway, XP or no, I won't associate with someone like that, so I moved onto the Lugian dungeon. Didn't last long there, although now I can say that at least I've SEEN the so-called "basement." Didn't like it much. :-/
Time to go find something else to kill!
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Worst. Morning. Ever.
FIVE deaths in three different places.
On the other hand, at least I didn't have to get help to recover the bodies. I got to wallow as much as I wanted, although at one point, I did ask for help. But by the time help was available, I'd recovered my bods.
Sheesh. Talk about an ego hit.
On the other hand, at least I didn't have to get help to recover the bodies. I got to wallow as much as I wanted, although at one point, I did ask for help. But by the time help was available, I'd recovered my bods.
Sheesh. Talk about an ego hit.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Running away -- now THAT is a quest I can do!
Saturday night was a bust. My alliance was going on an eater jaw run, and I wanted to go, but the person I normally mess around with lost her connection at the last second, and died. They offered to wait and let he make the run, then recover later, but I knew that would fluster her. Drat. Sometimes I'm too chivalrous.
So, later on that night, because I'm completely lacking in the ability to quit, I went back to the 90+ eater place. THAT was fun. No, really - I couldn't believe it, but not only did I *not* die, but I actually only came close to dying like once(!).
(Insert jaw message here)
Woo hoo!
Then I realized -- the jaws from the 90, 110, and 125 level eaters flag you for the "Chasing Oswald" quest. Maybe I should NOT turn this thing in . . .
@e thinks. I mean, *I* run all the time from stuff -- I'm like an expert already!
Off I go with my jaw to Silyun.
Already, I love this quest -- someone is selling PORTAL GEMS! (For a formerly no-magic (not even item) player) Portal gems are teh roxor.
Wilderness Hunter Guy sends you to "Ice Lugian Place."
The Ice Lugian Place:
This place was fun, but scared the crap out of me, because Maggie's did not have a map of it. Note: I realize Maggie's site is a spoiler place, but I happen to love it, and even think she's a total cutie, so take my criticism of it with a grain of salt. I ran in, half dead, because of the run TO this place, which is just insane.
I turned a corner into a snowy valley leading to this place, and was blown away by the mobs. Literally (ba-dum-bum). Ack. So, courtesy of some gems of stillness and health philtres, I make it in.
Maggie's directions are taken verbatim from folks' e-mails, which usually go like this: "Um, from the beam-in, turn that way. No, the other way heheehe. Then run down this hall and take the second left i think but i not sure hehehehe. Do this fliip thing inna big room with a guy, and go down the SE hallway, but not THAT se hallway, k?"
@e die.
Anyway, I didn't die, and managed to run the whole time without getting mobbed, and eventually found the exit portal. But no body. So, I worked a different way, and . . . BOOM! Corpse. Of someone else. Not me. With "the note!"
Woot!
@e cracks a Silyun gem, and heads back to the mean hunter.
At this point, I'm like -- it's 1:30am. I should crash. But, hmmm, maybe I'll just do ONE more task for this guy, who sends me to the Ruschk place.
The Ruschk place:
This place was FAR easier to get to, and other than their spells, actually pretty boring. Except for the fact that they ALL debuffed the crap out of me. The only advantage is that they're not much for chasing one around, which suited me just fine.
You say, "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
(I did. A lot. Yes, no one was there).
The directions again weren't super helpful, but they did the trick, and I got the next note.
By asking directions.
Of the monsters.
(Seriously.) You say, "Any of you uglies seen a corpse around here? Or a dude named Oswald?"
There's something wrong with me.
Woot!
@e cracks a Silyun gem, and heads back to the mean hunter.
At this point, I'm like -- it's 2:00am. I should crash. But, hmmm, maybe I'll just do ONE more task for this guy, who sends me to the Viamontian place.
The Viamontian place:
This was scary, at least in the write up. Maggie's says that there's a lever here.
Levers are to me in quests like sunlight is to dracula. I'm ending up a huge pile of ash when all's done.
I basically ran past as many of those idiots as I can, and as I'm playing, my right leg is bouncing up and down more than a chihuaha getting oral from a poodle, assuming they can do that.
At one point, I ran out of lightning arrows, because as much as I tried to avoid a fight, just like Caine in "Kung Fu," it was necessary to do a little Fungy-style killin.
Viamontian guy says, "Rarrr! You die now bloodless scum!"
You say, "Um, you're wearing all metal armor."
Viamontian guys says, "Um, so?"
@e pulls out lightning bow.
BZZZZZZZT!
@e continues on happily, leaving charred dude behind him.
I checked, and saw I only had one bundle of lightning arrowheads left. Time for a clutch move, where the term "Clutch" is being able to fletch your last set of lightning arrows while getting beat on by guys in scary armor.
You make a big bundle of deadly lightning arrowheads.
Whew. Back to fighting.
All too quickly, I kill the guard, and take the two notes I need from this chest-thingy. I realized as I stood there, that I had completed the quest. I was done!
And here it was about 2:30-2:45am. But -- I. Was. Done.
You have been awarded a skill point!
Woot! Woot! Woot!
I have a subtle reason for wanting this. Because my lore was untrained for oh, about 20 levels, I've had to leave my armor on and continually feed it mana stones.
That's right - now that I could respec lore, and pour some XP into it, there was a happy ending -- I can again (1) get naked, and (2) go back to wearing my dapper suit. :-D
Bow-chikka-wow-wow.
So, later on that night, because I'm completely lacking in the ability to quit, I went back to the 90+ eater place. THAT was fun. No, really - I couldn't believe it, but not only did I *not* die, but I actually only came close to dying like once(!).
(Insert jaw message here)
Woo hoo!
Then I realized -- the jaws from the 90, 110, and 125 level eaters flag you for the "Chasing Oswald" quest. Maybe I should NOT turn this thing in . . .
@e thinks. I mean, *I* run all the time from stuff -- I'm like an expert already!
Off I go with my jaw to Silyun.
Already, I love this quest -- someone is selling PORTAL GEMS! (For a formerly no-magic (not even item) player) Portal gems are teh roxor.
Wilderness Hunter Guy sends you to "Ice Lugian Place."
The Ice Lugian Place:
This place was fun, but scared the crap out of me, because Maggie's did not have a map of it. Note: I realize Maggie's site is a spoiler place, but I happen to love it, and even think she's a total cutie, so take my criticism of it with a grain of salt. I ran in, half dead, because of the run TO this place, which is just insane.
I turned a corner into a snowy valley leading to this place, and was blown away by the mobs. Literally (ba-dum-bum). Ack. So, courtesy of some gems of stillness and health philtres, I make it in.
Maggie's directions are taken verbatim from folks' e-mails, which usually go like this: "Um, from the beam-in, turn that way. No, the other way heheehe. Then run down this hall and take the second left i think but i not sure hehehehe. Do this fliip thing inna big room with a guy, and go down the SE hallway, but not THAT se hallway, k?"
@e die.
Anyway, I didn't die, and managed to run the whole time without getting mobbed, and eventually found the exit portal. But no body. So, I worked a different way, and . . . BOOM! Corpse. Of someone else. Not me. With "the note!"
Woot!
@e cracks a Silyun gem, and heads back to the mean hunter.
At this point, I'm like -- it's 1:30am. I should crash. But, hmmm, maybe I'll just do ONE more task for this guy, who sends me to the Ruschk place.
The Ruschk place:
This place was FAR easier to get to, and other than their spells, actually pretty boring. Except for the fact that they ALL debuffed the crap out of me. The only advantage is that they're not much for chasing one around, which suited me just fine.
You say, "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
(I did. A lot. Yes, no one was there).
The directions again weren't super helpful, but they did the trick, and I got the next note.
By asking directions.
Of the monsters.
(Seriously.) You say, "Any of you uglies seen a corpse around here? Or a dude named Oswald?"
There's something wrong with me.
Woot!
@e cracks a Silyun gem, and heads back to the mean hunter.
At this point, I'm like -- it's 2:00am. I should crash. But, hmmm, maybe I'll just do ONE more task for this guy, who sends me to the Viamontian place.
The Viamontian place:
This was scary, at least in the write up. Maggie's says that there's a lever here.
Levers are to me in quests like sunlight is to dracula. I'm ending up a huge pile of ash when all's done.
I basically ran past as many of those idiots as I can, and as I'm playing, my right leg is bouncing up and down more than a chihuaha getting oral from a poodle, assuming they can do that.
At one point, I ran out of lightning arrows, because as much as I tried to avoid a fight, just like Caine in "Kung Fu," it was necessary to do a little Fungy-style killin.
Viamontian guy says, "Rarrr! You die now bloodless scum!"
You say, "Um, you're wearing all metal armor."
Viamontian guys says, "Um, so?"
@e pulls out lightning bow.
BZZZZZZZT!
@e continues on happily, leaving charred dude behind him.
I checked, and saw I only had one bundle of lightning arrowheads left. Time for a clutch move, where the term "Clutch" is being able to fletch your last set of lightning arrows while getting beat on by guys in scary armor.
You make a big bundle of deadly lightning arrowheads.
Whew. Back to fighting.
All too quickly, I kill the guard, and take the two notes I need from this chest-thingy. I realized as I stood there, that I had completed the quest. I was done!
And here it was about 2:30-2:45am. But -- I. Was. Done.
You have been awarded a skill point!
Woot! Woot! Woot!
I have a subtle reason for wanting this. Because my lore was untrained for oh, about 20 levels, I've had to leave my armor on and continually feed it mana stones.
That's right - now that I could respec lore, and pour some XP into it, there was a happy ending -- I can again (1) get naked, and (2) go back to wearing my dapper suit. :-D
Bow-chikka-wow-wow.
Saturday, July 30, 2005
"Hunting" in a dungeon.
You don't. "Hunting," implies that you're seeking out, plotting, etc.
When you're in a dungeon, you're not hunting, you're just farming.
@e goes off to farm. =P
When you're in a dungeon, you're not hunting, you're just farming.
@e goes off to farm. =P
Thursday, July 28, 2005
"Learned" skill in a dungeon?
This is a weird thing I've noticed ever since I started going to the 80+ hive, and it's kept up as well at the withered dungeon, and now in the eater place. I seem to go in a dungeon, and get my butt kicked but good for a while. Then, something happens. I quit taking as much damage, and it almost gets boring, insofar as I have no really health worry come up.
Wouldn't it be funny if the game allowed you to "learn" to stay alive once you were in a dungeon longer?
Wouldn't it be funny if the game allowed you to "learn" to stay alive once you were in a dungeon longer?
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
There's something to alliances
I just did the Library Book quest tonight, because it was last run on July 4 (not bad without Decal's Quest Timer!). I was just examing the pants which give you +11% to Run skill, when I accidently clicked on them.
In the old days, you'd get a message --> "You must remove your (whatever) to weild that."
Not now.
Except what came off were my triple life protect pants, with the low low lore of 318.
Tai's current lore until level 125, including 7s and a focusing stone = 280. Uh oh.
So I just kind of ask in @a, "Um, is there such a thing as a rare gem re Arcane Lore?" And from out of the blue, Toujours Pret mentions that he not only (1) has one, but (2) he wants to just give it to me. He wouldn't accept a pyreal for it.
Um. Wow. Wowie wow wow.
And just like that, I'm back in business. I went from thinking the night was blown to, WOO HOO!
This whole "being in an alliance" thing actually can work pretty darn well sometimes, can't it? Not as much fun being the "lone wolf," after all, is it?!
OMG. So tired. Must. Sleep.
In the old days, you'd get a message --> "You must remove your (whatever) to weild that."
Not now.
Except what came off were my triple life protect pants, with the low low lore of 318.
Tai's current lore until level 125, including 7s and a focusing stone = 280. Uh oh.
So I just kind of ask in @a, "Um, is there such a thing as a rare gem re Arcane Lore?" And from out of the blue, Toujours Pret mentions that he not only (1) has one, but (2) he wants to just give it to me. He wouldn't accept a pyreal for it.
Um. Wow. Wowie wow wow.
And just like that, I'm back in business. I went from thinking the night was blown to, WOO HOO!
This whole "being in an alliance" thing actually can work pretty darn well sometimes, can't it? Not as much fun being the "lone wolf," after all, is it?!
OMG. So tired. Must. Sleep.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
I'm TOD'd!
Woot!
Went to (the correct) Best Buy and got my TOD box! I even got them to give me $10 off the purchase of it (you'd figure this wasn't a problem, what with me still having my TOD pre-order box AND receipt!), but that wasn't a foregone conclusion. There was an issue as to whether they'd do it, but I was firm, and here I be -- in TOD!
So I promptly went to the Withereds. :-/
No, I'm not nuts. I used up my last set of deadly lightning arrowheads, from a start of 100 (when I thought they'd NEVER run out). I think I should be done with them, at least for a while. Time to explore.
Basically, I've seen nothing different, other than making a Blue Guy just to see Sanamar. I was just way too proud of myself for finally getting and installing TOD.
I r teh fanboi. :-)
Went to (the correct) Best Buy and got my TOD box! I even got them to give me $10 off the purchase of it (you'd figure this wasn't a problem, what with me still having my TOD pre-order box AND receipt!), but that wasn't a foregone conclusion. There was an issue as to whether they'd do it, but I was firm, and here I be -- in TOD!
So I promptly went to the Withereds. :-/
No, I'm not nuts. I used up my last set of deadly lightning arrowheads, from a start of 100 (when I thought they'd NEVER run out). I think I should be done with them, at least for a while. Time to explore.
Basically, I've seen nothing different, other than making a Blue Guy just to see Sanamar. I was just way too proud of myself for finally getting and installing TOD.
I r teh fanboi. :-)
Monday, July 25, 2005
Still no TOD!
I hit the nearby Best Buy just now to see if they had TOD. Woot! They did! I ran back out to the car, and snagged my two pre-order boxes (with receipt, natch) and went back inside to customer service. Trouble is, I bought the preorders out by Dulles Airport, after a quick sidetrip related to my work. The Best Buy I just went to is in Lokkie's neck o'the woods, i.e., Falls Church, VA.
Oops.
Guess I'll be heading out Dulles-way tonight! :-D
Doesn't matter, I'm really not in a super rush, and I'm in a good mood for unrelated reasons anyhoo. :-D
@e whispers . . . owned. =P
Oops.
Guess I'll be heading out Dulles-way tonight! :-D
Doesn't matter, I'm really not in a super rush, and I'm in a good mood for unrelated reasons anyhoo. :-D
@e whispers . . . owned. =P
Friday, July 22, 2005
So close, yet so far.
I was within 60 million XP of finally getting to 280 base magic D when Sunday night turned into a bit of a blur -- ended up going out in the afternoon and staying out a touch later than I'd wanted. I'd gotten so used to 60 million being less than 2 hours of leveling, that it never set in that Sunday afternoon's Hopeslayer quest was my last AC:DM time.
Fast forward to tonight.
Withered Lugian Beach? Deserted. As in, not a single white dot anywhere.
Withered Lugian Dungeon? Ditto.
So I went into the dungeon, and stayed at the top . . . OMG this is SLOW! Dammit, where's all those XP wh0res I badmouth now that I need them?!
Ack. This is going to take a while.
Fast forward to tonight.
Withered Lugian Beach? Deserted. As in, not a single white dot anywhere.
Withered Lugian Dungeon? Ditto.
So I went into the dungeon, and stayed at the top . . . OMG this is SLOW! Dammit, where's all those XP wh0res I badmouth now that I need them?!
Ack. This is going to take a while.
Monday, July 18, 2005
Real-time impressions of TOD
Ok, loaded the graphics update this morning, and patched. Saw all worlds were down and went to work, fighting for truth, justice, yada yada yada.
Back home at 10:45pm-ish. Time to fire up TOD:
Hmm. Character screen actually sux. Way too large. And where's my 7th character slot . . . doh, that's for when I can actually BUY TOD, not just the pre-order.
I'll log in as Tai, might as well go for the gusto right off. Wow. Nice text. My covenant suit PWNES! Woot. Um, I had 3 golden gromnies in my villa's courtyard. Now they're Azure. Ack. Oh, wait, pick up and put down again, Cyrano said that. Let's try it . . . worked! My 3 "dogs" are hopping in gold once again!
@e looks around his villa . . . damn . . . NICE! Looks like my Capitol Hill rowhouse, lol (or not). Even my vases of snowflowers looks nice. . . . Gawd. Such a fanboi. Lokkie would beat my ass (I gotta remember not to like it so much!).
Interesting . . . the white dots are off of the map of Dereth. Yay. . . . Time to run outside of the house and clean up the neighborhood. . . . Wow . . . I dig seeing the mobs on the ID screen. Coolness!
Missing BS/2 already. Of course, I was like the LAST person to start using decal, so I should be able to get by. . . . Lokkie was right -- tons o' Tusker Spit. 4 out of like the past 8 monkeys I've killed. . . . OMG! I forgot! I want to go collect tons of spec/unspec gems, lol.
You say, "Shurov Thiguz"
Nothing happens. Uh oh.
You say, "Shurov Thiguz"
NOW I portal . . . that could be annoying.
OMG! Awesome looking LS, lol (like I won't be seeing a lot of THOSE!).
Holy crap . . . haven't seen this many people in the unspec temple since, well . . . never. Feared it would be a total shoving match to get gems, but it's not. Everyone's very polite tonight! Uh oh -- just noticed. The gems disappear in the September event. Ouchie. Grrrr. Including the ones I'd already had on me . . . MAJOR grrrr.
Um, is it me, or do the mobs seem to be running faster now? Uh oh. :-(
Looks like I've got my work cut out for me. But I can't help it . . . I'm super excited over this.
Sigh. Fanboi city. :-(
Back home at 10:45pm-ish. Time to fire up TOD:
Hmm. Character screen actually sux. Way too large. And where's my 7th character slot . . . doh, that's for when I can actually BUY TOD, not just the pre-order.
I'll log in as Tai, might as well go for the gusto right off. Wow. Nice text. My covenant suit PWNES! Woot. Um, I had 3 golden gromnies in my villa's courtyard. Now they're Azure. Ack. Oh, wait, pick up and put down again, Cyrano said that. Let's try it . . . worked! My 3 "dogs" are hopping in gold once again!
@e looks around his villa . . . damn . . . NICE! Looks like my Capitol Hill rowhouse, lol (or not). Even my vases of snowflowers looks nice. . . . Gawd. Such a fanboi. Lokkie would beat my ass (I gotta remember not to like it so much!).
Interesting . . . the white dots are off of the map of Dereth. Yay. . . . Time to run outside of the house and clean up the neighborhood. . . . Wow . . . I dig seeing the mobs on the ID screen. Coolness!
Missing BS/2 already. Of course, I was like the LAST person to start using decal, so I should be able to get by. . . . Lokkie was right -- tons o' Tusker Spit. 4 out of like the past 8 monkeys I've killed. . . . OMG! I forgot! I want to go collect tons of spec/unspec gems, lol.
You say, "Shurov Thiguz"
Nothing happens. Uh oh.
You say, "Shurov Thiguz"
NOW I portal . . . that could be annoying.
OMG! Awesome looking LS, lol (like I won't be seeing a lot of THOSE!).
Holy crap . . . haven't seen this many people in the unspec temple since, well . . . never. Feared it would be a total shoving match to get gems, but it's not. Everyone's very polite tonight! Uh oh -- just noticed. The gems disappear in the September event. Ouchie. Grrrr. Including the ones I'd already had on me . . . MAJOR grrrr.
Um, is it me, or do the mobs seem to be running faster now? Uh oh. :-(
Looks like I've got my work cut out for me. But I can't help it . . . I'm super excited over this.
Sigh. Fanboi city. :-(
Saturday, July 16, 2005
I have to admit
I was getting killed at work this week, and (courtesy of a friendly e-mail) really liked coming back to the boards to see it exposed that Gibbon_Raver is an evader -- he's stalked tons of people on the boards in PMs (subject of an earlier blog). In fact, I'd complained about this point LONG ago (but since I'm doing this blog for me, and since no one reads it, this expose about him has gone unnoticed, lol).
Anyway, I was psyched that it came out, but I was VERY disheartened when I read Grim's take on it, which was "Well, you don't know if he was permabanned."
Um . . . read the TOS.
1. It doesn't matter if he was or was NOT. He's a banned user who has made an alternate VN name.
2. Isn't it GRIM'S job to check on that? Or is this just willfull blindness?
From the TOS:
Update: Ban Evasion
If you log onto the VN Boards and receive a message that you have been banned, please submit an Unban Request and wait for a Vault Network Message Board moderator to get in touch with you. If you "evade" the ban, by making an alternate user name and then logging into the forum to continue to post, your ban time could be extended and the new account may be banned as well. If you are using a Hotmail, MSN, Yahoo or other "free" e-mail account, you may not receive a response to your Unban Request due to the way these services filter junk mail. We suggest you either do not use these services in our Unban Request form (preferable), or turn off all filtering on your account until you receive a response from us. If you have been banned for more than 72 hours and are not getting a response back from us, you may email us at vnboards@vaultnetwork.com
DO YOU SEE ANYTHING IN THERE DIFFERNENTIATING BETWEEN "PERMA" and "REGULAR" bans?
Nope. Boy, what was hard, wasn't it?
Anyway, I was psyched that it came out, but I was VERY disheartened when I read Grim's take on it, which was "Well, you don't know if he was permabanned."
Um . . . read the TOS.
1. It doesn't matter if he was or was NOT. He's a banned user who has made an alternate VN name.
2. Isn't it GRIM'S job to check on that? Or is this just willfull blindness?
From the TOS:
Update: Ban Evasion
If you log onto the VN Boards and receive a message that you have been banned, please submit an Unban Request and wait for a Vault Network Message Board moderator to get in touch with you. If you "evade" the ban, by making an alternate user name and then logging into the forum to continue to post, your ban time could be extended and the new account may be banned as well. If you are using a Hotmail, MSN, Yahoo or other "free" e-mail account, you may not receive a response to your Unban Request due to the way these services filter junk mail. We suggest you either do not use these services in our Unban Request form (preferable), or turn off all filtering on your account until you receive a response from us. If you have been banned for more than 72 hours and are not getting a response back from us, you may email us at vnboards@vaultnetwork.com
DO YOU SEE ANYTHING IN THERE DIFFERNENTIATING BETWEEN "PERMA" and "REGULAR" bans?
Nope. Boy, what was hard, wasn't it?
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
BS/2: Scroll of Dark Rain
So I was feeling sorry for myself after the debacle at the Withered Lugians, and went up on Tumerok Hill -- I was actually alone there! So I made my own fellowship -- "Tumerok Hill"
I hate just naming fellowships, "XP." =P
Anyway, the next thing I know, one guy shows up (and is astonished that it's just me and him -- I said something like, "Yeah, they've been coming and going all night.").
Haw.
Anyway, we make a boatload of XP for about an hour (that's usually all I can stand) there, when I have to run offline. No biggie. But when I log in, I'm nonplussed. It's been a bad week. What better activity than going on a hopeless hunt for a Scroll of Dark Rain?!
Off to the Obsidian Plains I go.
I never have really hunted there previously, and I noticed something tonight - I can definitely KILL that stuff out there. I mean, it's not even that hard to do (!). I used to be so in awe of people who could hunt there (kinda the way I am now with Caul, lol).
Regardless, I've still got to (1) find a Dark Inferno, and then (2) hope he drops the scroll. I checked on Maggie's and saw that Danier of TD had given the coords he found a DI, and worked my way there. Every so often, as I killed things, I'd do a "crazy Ivan," and double back on myself to see what beamed in (not trusting it to BS/2).
Finally, I hit the coords. Nada. I killed a couple of the mobs standing there, when, all of a sudden.
A Dark Inferno. Right there. With 2 Umbris.
I quickly fletched some deadly fires, and then attacked him. With deadly frost arrows, because I'd forgotten to actually EQUIP said deadly fires.
Finally, I wacked him. The whole time, my patron is asking me if I want her to come out and help look. Well, of COURSE not -- do you think I want ANYone else going through this misery?
I actually wasn't looking at the screen when I looted (i.e., hit the "R" key). My attention was diverted. But BS/2 went nuts, beeping like crazy.
And there it was.
On the first Dark Inferno I'd ever seen, much less ever killed.
And now that I have it, I've suddenly reconsidered using it. I'm at 277 base magic D. But what of this "get 30 bazillion points with the tesserra/scroll trick thingie?" What the hell is THAT? And will it be as useful to a gimpy archer, who probably would just as well be happy with 280 base now, and never putting a point into magic D again?
Time will tell.
I hate just naming fellowships, "XP." =P
Anyway, the next thing I know, one guy shows up (and is astonished that it's just me and him -- I said something like, "Yeah, they've been coming and going all night.").
Haw.
Anyway, we make a boatload of XP for about an hour (that's usually all I can stand) there, when I have to run offline. No biggie. But when I log in, I'm nonplussed. It's been a bad week. What better activity than going on a hopeless hunt for a Scroll of Dark Rain?!
Off to the Obsidian Plains I go.
I never have really hunted there previously, and I noticed something tonight - I can definitely KILL that stuff out there. I mean, it's not even that hard to do (!). I used to be so in awe of people who could hunt there (kinda the way I am now with Caul, lol).
Regardless, I've still got to (1) find a Dark Inferno, and then (2) hope he drops the scroll. I checked on Maggie's and saw that Danier of TD had given the coords he found a DI, and worked my way there. Every so often, as I killed things, I'd do a "crazy Ivan," and double back on myself to see what beamed in (not trusting it to BS/2).
Finally, I hit the coords. Nada. I killed a couple of the mobs standing there, when, all of a sudden.
A Dark Inferno. Right there. With 2 Umbris.
I quickly fletched some deadly fires, and then attacked him. With deadly frost arrows, because I'd forgotten to actually EQUIP said deadly fires.
Finally, I wacked him. The whole time, my patron is asking me if I want her to come out and help look. Well, of COURSE not -- do you think I want ANYone else going through this misery?
I actually wasn't looking at the screen when I looted (i.e., hit the "R" key). My attention was diverted. But BS/2 went nuts, beeping like crazy.
And there it was.
On the first Dark Inferno I'd ever seen, much less ever killed.
And now that I have it, I've suddenly reconsidered using it. I'm at 277 base magic D. But what of this "get 30 bazillion points with the tesserra/scroll trick thingie?" What the hell is THAT? And will it be as useful to a gimpy archer, who probably would just as well be happy with 280 base now, and never putting a point into magic D again?
Time will tell.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Man, the Vile Sanctuary turned bad
I've been there a few times, and had a great time every instance. It's been great (but a touch boring). Anyway, I'm close to going over the top to 116, and wanted to try and get a little extra points. So I went there.
No one was at the top, but there was another person named, "Xbow Saebax." She seemed nice enough, so we both ran for the pit, where Poolrad was in there alone. And when he killed what was there, he went to peace mode. I *think* he looted, but wasn't sure. But he didn't respond to either Xbow or my own chat requests.
Xbow Saebax says, "any fellowing??"
Nothing.
You say, "Greetings-- any room tonight Pool? Sae was ahead of me, but wondering"
(I'm nothing if not overly careful)
Still no response.
Xbow Saebax tells you, "bot????"
You tell Xbow Saebax, "Perhaps -- risky!"
Xbow Saebax tells you, "i go hunt outside"
So I wait, since there's another spawn, which Poolrad clears.
You say, "Greetings-- any room tonight Pool?
Nothing.
Meanwhile, a person working the top, who neither of us saw initially, named Redbow, tells me that Dog Tired is leading the fellow, and that I should contact him to get "on list."
You tell Dog Tired, "Greetings-- can you add me to Vile list?"
Twice I sent him this.
No response.
Sigh. Tards. Every one of em. :-(
No one was at the top, but there was another person named, "Xbow Saebax." She seemed nice enough, so we both ran for the pit, where Poolrad was in there alone. And when he killed what was there, he went to peace mode. I *think* he looted, but wasn't sure. But he didn't respond to either Xbow or my own chat requests.
Xbow Saebax says, "any fellowing??"
Nothing.
You say, "Greetings-- any room tonight Pool? Sae was ahead of me, but wondering"
(I'm nothing if not overly careful)
Still no response.
Xbow Saebax tells you, "bot????"
You tell Xbow Saebax, "Perhaps -- risky!"
Xbow Saebax tells you, "i go hunt outside"
So I wait, since there's another spawn, which Poolrad clears.
You say, "Greetings-- any room tonight Pool?
Nothing.
Meanwhile, a person working the top, who neither of us saw initially, named Redbow, tells me that Dog Tired is leading the fellow, and that I should contact him to get "on list."
You tell Dog Tired, "Greetings-- can you add me to Vile list?"
Twice I sent him this.
No response.
Sigh. Tards. Every one of em. :-(
An Ancient Armored . . . Tai?
A while back, I spent pretty much all I had left on a full Ancient Armored Suit for a friend. She's not in my alliance, but is a super casual player I know IRL (her alliance is the one that made me an un-person both IG and IRL).
She totally loves the suit. I got a look at it buffed (well, I looked over her shoulder at it).
Yowza. That's freakin' amazing. I mean, I can't self-buff, so I'd have to use a buffbot, and only be good for an hour at a clip, but with my melee/magic/missle, it would be hard even for ME to die.
I'm getting back into the game, but there are just no BM quests that I can really go on, and there's still the problem of Aerlinthe (now that I've gotten 'pick back).
Maybe if I work up the courage, I can talk one of those folks into letting me sit at the Caul drop and just leech off of them while they do one of their 70 bazillion XP/hour fellows. Maybe part of the problem is that I need 4 lousy points of Magic D before I can use my complete major suit, but I'm tired of getting XP in the withered places.
Sigh. Things just haven't gone well, and I'm getting that feeling of needing to run off and be alone for a while. There's no reason to, however. I mean, it's not like I wouldn't GET alliance support if I asked for it. I'm just not one to ask. I'm one to just suffer through and work on it myself.
But it does seem like all the uber folks just keep getting more uber, and I'm just spinning in place.
She totally loves the suit. I got a look at it buffed (well, I looked over her shoulder at it).
Yowza. That's freakin' amazing. I mean, I can't self-buff, so I'd have to use a buffbot, and only be good for an hour at a clip, but with my melee/magic/missle, it would be hard even for ME to die.
I'm getting back into the game, but there are just no BM quests that I can really go on, and there's still the problem of Aerlinthe (now that I've gotten 'pick back).
Maybe if I work up the courage, I can talk one of those folks into letting me sit at the Caul drop and just leech off of them while they do one of their 70 bazillion XP/hour fellows. Maybe part of the problem is that I need 4 lousy points of Magic D before I can use my complete major suit, but I'm tired of getting XP in the withered places.
Sigh. Things just haven't gone well, and I'm getting that feeling of needing to run off and be alone for a while. There's no reason to, however. I mean, it's not like I wouldn't GET alliance support if I asked for it. I'm just not one to ask. I'm one to just suffer through and work on it myself.
But it does seem like all the uber folks just keep getting more uber, and I'm just spinning in place.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
HO-kay . . .
. . . so it's pretty much been a horrible seven days straight now IG.
Just can't catch a break. :-(
Just can't catch a break. :-(
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
*slams head into desk*
Sigh.
Looted an AMAZING +10% slash rending wand the other night. High melee, work 6, nice mana C bonus. Just awesome. Ran and bought some Imperial Topaz, and off to Thurwyn I ran.
It landed. :-O
I tipped him 2 MM notes (from some quest, I forget which), and was just giddy. There was a PYI auction of one of these (WORSE than mine) going for like 25 MMDs! This one had the imbue LANDING!
I'm sooooo broke! But now I can afford a few more things I need! Woot!!
But -- I had to brag about it. In @a chat.
A co-vassal pointed out that it was better than the +9% one he uses. He's tried to look out for me in the past (although I couldn't use his stuff). So, instantly, I met him at the mansion, and just gave it to him.
I've been sick about it ever since. I could have sold it, hell, even given it to someone I know who is even more casual than I am about the game just to help her along with her frustrations. But I had to brag about it.
I'm an idiot. I'm sure this is karma, and I'll be paid back (maybe I already have), but I'm just sick over this.
Then again, since my RL friends have really shut me out as of late, I've been sick a lot in the past few days. Doing wonders for my fighting weight, at least.
Looted an AMAZING +10% slash rending wand the other night. High melee, work 6, nice mana C bonus. Just awesome. Ran and bought some Imperial Topaz, and off to Thurwyn I ran.
It landed. :-O
I tipped him 2 MM notes (from some quest, I forget which), and was just giddy. There was a PYI auction of one of these (WORSE than mine) going for like 25 MMDs! This one had the imbue LANDING!
I'm sooooo broke! But now I can afford a few more things I need! Woot!!
But -- I had to brag about it. In @a chat.
A co-vassal pointed out that it was better than the +9% one he uses. He's tried to look out for me in the past (although I couldn't use his stuff). So, instantly, I met him at the mansion, and just gave it to him.
I've been sick about it ever since. I could have sold it, hell, even given it to someone I know who is even more casual than I am about the game just to help her along with her frustrations. But I had to brag about it.
I'm an idiot. I'm sure this is karma, and I'll be paid back (maybe I already have), but I'm just sick over this.
Then again, since my RL friends have really shut me out as of late, I've been sick a lot in the past few days. Doing wonders for my fighting weight, at least.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Down goes Tai!
Again.
And again.
And again.
And again.
What the hell?
I don't even know what happened today. It wasn't THAT long ago that I wrote about how excited I was to have done the 80+ hive SOLO one day, working my way down to the Matron.
Today -- 2 deaths, and I barely made it to the first ramp down, just past the entrance. Hit after hit after hit.
I was buffed, and so was my bow. My underclothes weren't, but only because the only things that ever hurt me are Muties, and they are hollow.
So, I get those two bodies, and die between the two acid pits on the way to the Matron. That's three deaths in like 20 minutes.
What the hell?
It's even worse when the members of the fellow (Shardy, Shardy's Girl, and Me Fight, who could NOT have been nicer and good natured about the whole thing) actually felt sorry for me, and two of them came to back me up. I got to my body by myself, though, and cleared the area around it. Then the 2 backups showed, and killed some extra straggler spawn around us. No biggie.
I was livid, and really upset at the same time. So I thanked them for the fellow, and bailed back to Candeth.
After running around Ayan for a bit, I decide to join my patron on the Withered Tumerok Hill. Result? Bear in mind -- I absolutely own withered tumeroks. Own them. Have a fantastic slashing bow (even for a 335 wield), and kill em like crazy.
Not this time. They were on me, like 3-4 at a time, and I just couldn't kill them fast enough. Hell -- even lugians were leaving the BEACH to come UP the hill to get me??
Finally, I lagged out, died. First. Death. Ever (on that hill).
I am Tai Flagged. :-(
And again.
And again.
And again.
What the hell?
I don't even know what happened today. It wasn't THAT long ago that I wrote about how excited I was to have done the 80+ hive SOLO one day, working my way down to the Matron.
Today -- 2 deaths, and I barely made it to the first ramp down, just past the entrance. Hit after hit after hit.
I was buffed, and so was my bow. My underclothes weren't, but only because the only things that ever hurt me are Muties, and they are hollow.
So, I get those two bodies, and die between the two acid pits on the way to the Matron. That's three deaths in like 20 minutes.
What the hell?
It's even worse when the members of the fellow (Shardy, Shardy's Girl, and Me Fight, who could NOT have been nicer and good natured about the whole thing) actually felt sorry for me, and two of them came to back me up. I got to my body by myself, though, and cleared the area around it. Then the 2 backups showed, and killed some extra straggler spawn around us. No biggie.
I was livid, and really upset at the same time. So I thanked them for the fellow, and bailed back to Candeth.
After running around Ayan for a bit, I decide to join my patron on the Withered Tumerok Hill. Result? Bear in mind -- I absolutely own withered tumeroks. Own them. Have a fantastic slashing bow (even for a 335 wield), and kill em like crazy.
Not this time. They were on me, like 3-4 at a time, and I just couldn't kill them fast enough. Hell -- even lugians were leaving the BEACH to come UP the hill to get me??
Finally, I lagged out, died. First. Death. Ever (on that hill).
I am Tai Flagged. :-(
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Here is how it happened:
This is how it started:
I used to be in an alliance of RL friends. We were a pretty small group, underpowered but for a few people who really had lots of time to play and powerlevel.
We were all friends, in and out of game. In fact, the whole reason many of us even play AC is because the monarch all bought us the game for Christmas 1999.
Eventually, I was in a RL conflict w/someone close to me. Friends claimed to have wished us both the best. Some meant it. Some didn't. I reach a truce/understanding, even in some ways a reconciliation with the person with whom I was in conflict.
But, as it turns out, friends still don't wish you well.
This is how it happened.
You send tells to people you thought were friends when you see them online. RL friends. At first they respond, but tersely. Then they respond in one or two word answers.
Then you do an experiment. You decide to not send them a tell until they speak to you first.
They log on. They stay logged on. Of course they see you.
No messages.
You mule.
You log on.
You log off.
They log off. Nothing is said to you.
Then it keeps up. Days pass, then weeks. You're not spoken to.
Because you're no longer their friend, and they didn't even have the decency to tell you that.
This is how you have it rubbed in your face:
Members of my former alliance were meeting in RL not too far from me. Despite things that we said and did for each other years ago (I called one couple the closest thing I had to "family," at one point), I'm now an un-person to them.
Now it appears I'm like that person you just don't talk about, don't acknowledge, don't even LIKE. Without so much as a work why. I know what the LIKELY reason they don't like me anymore is, but that's a RL issue, and the RL parties involved are settled, if not more than civil. But they can't be.
Forget it -- if I'm an un-person to them, so be it. But I never would have done this to them, had the situation been reversed. I'm bigger than that. I'm better than that.
I might be a gimp in-game, but I know a thing or two about doing The Right Thing in life.
I used to be in an alliance of RL friends. We were a pretty small group, underpowered but for a few people who really had lots of time to play and powerlevel.
We were all friends, in and out of game. In fact, the whole reason many of us even play AC is because the monarch all bought us the game for Christmas 1999.
Eventually, I was in a RL conflict w/someone close to me. Friends claimed to have wished us both the best. Some meant it. Some didn't. I reach a truce/understanding, even in some ways a reconciliation with the person with whom I was in conflict.
But, as it turns out, friends still don't wish you well.
This is how it happened.
You send tells to people you thought were friends when you see them online. RL friends. At first they respond, but tersely. Then they respond in one or two word answers.
Then you do an experiment. You decide to not send them a tell until they speak to you first.
They log on. They stay logged on. Of course they see you.
No messages.
You mule.
You log on.
You log off.
They log off. Nothing is said to you.
Then it keeps up. Days pass, then weeks. You're not spoken to.
Because you're no longer their friend, and they didn't even have the decency to tell you that.
This is how you have it rubbed in your face:
Members of my former alliance were meeting in RL not too far from me. Despite things that we said and did for each other years ago (I called one couple the closest thing I had to "family," at one point), I'm now an un-person to them.
Now it appears I'm like that person you just don't talk about, don't acknowledge, don't even LIKE. Without so much as a work why. I know what the LIKELY reason they don't like me anymore is, but that's a RL issue, and the RL parties involved are settled, if not more than civil. But they can't be.
Forget it -- if I'm an un-person to them, so be it. But I never would have done this to them, had the situation been reversed. I'm bigger than that. I'm better than that.
I might be a gimp in-game, but I know a thing or two about doing The Right Thing in life.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
So let me get this straight:
The attention whores on the ACV TD boards are allowed to spam and spam (including of course, Kiaya, who still has to make a new thread every time she blasts gas). They're given free reign to spam the boards with OT threads, without any reprecussions.
@e re-reads the TOS.
Hmm.
One thing though -- other than Kiaya (and now PKhere), the constant OT posts have been SOMEWHAT cut down on. But not by much. However, it's noticeable enough.
Heh, what's funny (and sad) is that Kiaya still is enough of an attention whore that she is STILL "post bestower," lol.
@e re-reads the TOS.
Hmm.
One thing though -- other than Kiaya (and now PKhere), the constant OT posts have been SOMEWHAT cut down on. But not by much. However, it's noticeable enough.
Heh, what's funny (and sad) is that Kiaya still is enough of an attention whore that she is STILL "post bestower," lol.
ROFL -- Kiaya's at it again.
She's a "published author." Laff.
Her "publisher" is a POD publisher (it's called PublishAmerica). It's a "print on demand" system -- her books aren't in bookstores, until a book is requested. Oh, and EVERYONE who submits a manuscript gets accepted (see the link below). Frankly, you could just Google her publisher, and find out all sorts of stuff. I'm trying to learn to deal with the constant OT posts, but this swollen head of hers is flippin' pathetic.
She's "published" the way that "Grit" is a "magazine."
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/general.html#PA
Her "publisher" is a POD publisher (it's called PublishAmerica). It's a "print on demand" system -- her books aren't in bookstores, until a book is requested. Oh, and EVERYONE who submits a manuscript gets accepted (see the link below). Frankly, you could just Google her publisher, and find out all sorts of stuff. I'm trying to learn to deal with the constant OT posts, but this swollen head of hers is flippin' pathetic.
She's "published" the way that "Grit" is a "magazine."
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/general.html#PA
Is it really so hard . . .
. . . to type out:
"Thank you!" or,
"Thanks,"
In the past 2-3 days, i've gone out of my way to help people. Big time outta my way. The result in EACH instance?
"ty"
Sigh.
"Thank you!" or,
"Thanks,"
In the past 2-3 days, i've gone out of my way to help people. Big time outta my way. The result in EACH instance?
"ty"
Sigh.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Tai's good, bad, and ugly of the weekend
I originally wanted to do a few blogs on the weekend, but I've been awfully tired as of late (work is crazed, again), and what little time I have causes me to pretty much just keep trying to earn XP (still trying to get to base 280 Magic D).
So:
The Good:
Kaos ran us through Bobo and G-Man. Hell didn't freeze over, but it sure as hell was a touch frosty -- I got the Bobo kill(!). I couldn't believe it. I'd been kicking myself for forgetting to use my CS bow (which has minor BT), but remembered this time. I casually asked Kaos to hit it with BD7 (I can no longer cast that while I'm working up XP for Magic D, long story). Bingo -- we landed in there, and I immediately just get plugging away at him -- and got 3 fingered paw! Woot!
Used all 3 on the healing kit idol. Result: 2.1 million XP into healing skill. :(
Sigh.
The Bad:
This is kinda bad, but not horrible. Basically, I went way outta my way to help this person find Aun Ralirea, because I had sent him to some coords earlier that night, only to have the landblock reset. Oops. So on my own, I decided to hit Marae Lassel and just frickin find him myself (my clan was out there on a QQ, so their eyes were open for me as well).
Note: I've found Aun Ralirea 4 times on my own. And EACH time, I've killed him, and taken the necklace/idol to "the guy," only to have my health drained 3 times because (this is true) I keep forgetting that I've already done the skill credit quest. Seriously, I don't know how I manage to find my pants every day.
Anyway. Kaos spotted Aun R., and I got the guy out to ML, where I had held the landblock long enough to help him get the skill credit. Woot. The reasons why the whole thing was "bad," should probably be left unsaid (I know this is essentially a diary to myself, but people do read this drivel, and I'd rather not have anything out there to cause more drama than normal).
The ugly:
After Bobo Sunday night, we did G-Man. I noted a couple of problems:
1. Kaos, our leader, was getting kicked offline every time he so much as sneezed.
2. I was the 2nd highest level in the fellow.
3. Which was only 5 people.
Uh oh.
So we did the quest, and Kaos stayed connected, which was good. I did the "CS" trick again (a la Bobo), but Kaos still got the kill (because this time he actually attacked -- if he hadn't, we'd STILL be there hitting Gaerlan, who would have leveled 50 times off of us all).
I hate being the weak link, but somehow, even in a gimpy G-Man fellow, I had to be healed by our "healer" like 20 times over the course of the fight. I wasn't even that fast with my own heals. WTF. :-(
So:
The Good:
Kaos ran us through Bobo and G-Man. Hell didn't freeze over, but it sure as hell was a touch frosty -- I got the Bobo kill(!). I couldn't believe it. I'd been kicking myself for forgetting to use my CS bow (which has minor BT), but remembered this time. I casually asked Kaos to hit it with BD7 (I can no longer cast that while I'm working up XP for Magic D, long story). Bingo -- we landed in there, and I immediately just get plugging away at him -- and got 3 fingered paw! Woot!
Used all 3 on the healing kit idol. Result: 2.1 million XP into healing skill. :(
Sigh.
The Bad:
This is kinda bad, but not horrible. Basically, I went way outta my way to help this person find Aun Ralirea, because I had sent him to some coords earlier that night, only to have the landblock reset. Oops. So on my own, I decided to hit Marae Lassel and just frickin find him myself (my clan was out there on a QQ, so their eyes were open for me as well).
Note: I've found Aun Ralirea 4 times on my own. And EACH time, I've killed him, and taken the necklace/idol to "the guy," only to have my health drained 3 times because (this is true) I keep forgetting that I've already done the skill credit quest. Seriously, I don't know how I manage to find my pants every day.
Anyway. Kaos spotted Aun R., and I got the guy out to ML, where I had held the landblock long enough to help him get the skill credit. Woot. The reasons why the whole thing was "bad," should probably be left unsaid (I know this is essentially a diary to myself, but people do read this drivel, and I'd rather not have anything out there to cause more drama than normal).
The ugly:
After Bobo Sunday night, we did G-Man. I noted a couple of problems:
1. Kaos, our leader, was getting kicked offline every time he so much as sneezed.
2. I was the 2nd highest level in the fellow.
3. Which was only 5 people.
Uh oh.
So we did the quest, and Kaos stayed connected, which was good. I did the "CS" trick again (a la Bobo), but Kaos still got the kill (because this time he actually attacked -- if he hadn't, we'd STILL be there hitting Gaerlan, who would have leveled 50 times off of us all).
I hate being the weak link, but somehow, even in a gimpy G-Man fellow, I had to be healed by our "healer" like 20 times over the course of the fight. I wasn't even that fast with my own heals. WTF. :-(
Saturday, June 25, 2005
So Juzam's a mod now?
I actually wish him well -- that's a good choice. I wanted to be one myself, but I (a) didn't apply, and (b) would have probably caused a ton of trouble, because I think the use of the ban stick after a warning ought to be de rigeur, rather than a rare thing.
But Juzam's cool, and the extra help is sorely needed on the TD board.
P.S. One confession, which I've said before: So help me, if I were ever a mod, I'd unban Jericho. =P
But Juzam's cool, and the extra help is sorely needed on the TD board.
P.S. One confession, which I've said before: So help me, if I were ever a mod, I'd unban Jericho. =P
Thursday, June 23, 2005
AAAAAUUUUGGGGGHHHH!!!!
Isn't the reason we log in to get AWAY from the drama of RL?!
Screw it. Off of work for the first time in days, and no desire to log in. What's on Tivo . . . ?
Screw it. Off of work for the first time in days, and no desire to log in. What's on Tivo . . . ?
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
@e tips hat to the self-buffers
Those folks w/Life & Creature really have it pretty nice! I just bought a complete set of Ancient Armor for someone, and she buffed/baned it up.
AL 1300 to everything. :-O
Yowza.
Somehow, those life/creature/item archers really seem pretty cool all of a sudden. I mean . . . yikes.
@e is envious.
AL 1300 to everything. :-O
Yowza.
Somehow, those life/creature/item archers really seem pretty cool all of a sudden. I mean . . . yikes.
@e is envious.
Friday, June 17, 2005
You may now call me . . .
. . . Bill Cosby.
FOR I AM THE MASTER OF ALL THINGS JELL-O.
I so heart killing Jellos in the VOD. I went through THREE full spawns of jellos in the VOD this morning. Cleaned em all out. Barely took a single hit from a spell, beyond debuffs and the odd drain. No wars. Woot. Only about 3 million plus XP, but it was FUN!
Bear in mind, as an archer (er, as a gimp), I can't seem to kill ANYTHING in the VOD, without it first being tied up, gagged, and otherwise lashed down to the ground like a Guantanemo inmate.
Except Jellos. I don't know why, but I freaking OWN those things with my slash rending bow. Granted, the only time I'll fight the things is when I have a grove of trees to hide in (I'm actually like a sniper then -- lean around corner of tree, shoot, quickly turn back behind it: lather, rinse, earn XP). I'm a dumbass on this game, but not SO dumb that I'll stand out in a field and do my impression of a wooden target drudge for those things.
I even like how they look. I mean, were the devs loopy on Mai-Tais (get it?) when they came up with these things? In fact, I wonder . . .
(sounds of harp music . . . cut to scene inside Turbine HQ)
======================
Developer Bob says, "Ok, we need a new monster.
Developer Les says, "But it has to be WEIRD and unexplainable! Like the success of Tom Petty!"
Developer Sean says, "(passes out face first into the 7-layer dip)"
Developer Lesl says, "Dibs on Sean's drink coupons!"
Developer Bob says, "Seriously, though -- what about, like, a BOX!"
Developers stare at Bob.
Developer Bob says, "No, really -- like just a polygonal BOX, but with color, so they can see that they're just FIGHTING BOXES, and that we've just GIVEN UP on monster design!"
Developer Kim says, "But they'll see THROUGH that! We need to give them cool lore."
Developer Matt says, "MATT DAMON!"
Developer Sandra says, "Haw -- how about "K'nath Tead?"
Developers stare at Sandra.
Developer Les says, "Death Tank? . . . you mean like the game, "Battlezone?"
HINT:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Arcade-atari-battlezone1.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone
ANYWAY, BACK TO OUR LITTLE PLAY:
Developer Sandra says, "Yup! THAT! They'll NEVER get it!" And we name the TYPES of Death Tanks after US! But with our names all scramblies!
Developer Matt says, "MATT DAMON!"
Developer Bob says, "But they'll tell it's me -- K'nath obb?" That won't work.
Developer Sandra says, "Well then Bob, you will HAVE TO DIE!"
(Sandra shoots Bob just above his right eye).
Developer Sandra says, "Well Kim? Think you'll be ok?
Developer Kim says, "Um, they'll NEVER get "K'nath I'km!" (sweats profusely)
Developer Sandra says, "But we have to make them IMPOSSIBLE to fight -- just like us!"
Developer Alan says, "I just blew up Frostfell's server! All characters deleted! But they'll still keep playing! Woo-hoo! I think I'll eat some more paint chips. LALALALALALALALALA."
Developer Sandra says, "Let's have them all cast war spells, including streaks, AT WILL, and CHAIN CAST drains!"
(all Devs): "(CHEEER!) WOO HOO!"
Developer Sandra says, "There -- I just drew a box on a piece of paper -- a "long cube," really. I just designed our monsters!"
Developer Alan says, "Woot! Monthly update completed then!"
Developer Sean says, "Mmmmwhahaph? What'd I miss? Where's my drink?"
Developer Matt says, "MATT DAMON!"
======================
FOR I AM THE MASTER OF ALL THINGS JELL-O.
I so heart killing Jellos in the VOD. I went through THREE full spawns of jellos in the VOD this morning. Cleaned em all out. Barely took a single hit from a spell, beyond debuffs and the odd drain. No wars. Woot. Only about 3 million plus XP, but it was FUN!
Bear in mind, as an archer (er, as a gimp), I can't seem to kill ANYTHING in the VOD, without it first being tied up, gagged, and otherwise lashed down to the ground like a Guantanemo inmate.
Except Jellos. I don't know why, but I freaking OWN those things with my slash rending bow. Granted, the only time I'll fight the things is when I have a grove of trees to hide in (I'm actually like a sniper then -- lean around corner of tree, shoot, quickly turn back behind it: lather, rinse, earn XP). I'm a dumbass on this game, but not SO dumb that I'll stand out in a field and do my impression of a wooden target drudge for those things.
I even like how they look. I mean, were the devs loopy on Mai-Tais (get it?) when they came up with these things? In fact, I wonder . . .
(sounds of harp music . . . cut to scene inside Turbine HQ)
======================
Developer Bob says, "Ok, we need a new monster.
Developer Les says, "But it has to be WEIRD and unexplainable! Like the success of Tom Petty!"
Developer Sean says, "(passes out face first into the 7-layer dip)"
Developer Lesl says, "Dibs on Sean's drink coupons!"
Developer Bob says, "Seriously, though -- what about, like, a BOX!"
Developers stare at Bob.
Developer Bob says, "No, really -- like just a polygonal BOX, but with color, so they can see that they're just FIGHTING BOXES, and that we've just GIVEN UP on monster design!"
Developer Kim says, "But they'll see THROUGH that! We need to give them cool lore."
Developer Matt says, "MATT DAMON!"
Developer Sandra says, "Haw -- how about "K'nath Tead?"
Developers stare at Sandra.
Developer Les says, "Death Tank? . . . you mean like the game, "Battlezone?"
HINT:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Arcade-atari-battlezone1.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlezone
ANYWAY, BACK TO OUR LITTLE PLAY:
Developer Sandra says, "Yup! THAT! They'll NEVER get it!" And we name the TYPES of Death Tanks after US! But with our names all scramblies!
Developer Matt says, "MATT DAMON!"
Developer Bob says, "But they'll tell it's me -- K'nath obb?" That won't work.
Developer Sandra says, "Well then Bob, you will HAVE TO DIE!"
(Sandra shoots Bob just above his right eye).
Developer Sandra says, "Well Kim? Think you'll be ok?
Developer Kim says, "Um, they'll NEVER get "K'nath I'km!" (sweats profusely)
Developer Sandra says, "But we have to make them IMPOSSIBLE to fight -- just like us!"
Developer Alan says, "I just blew up Frostfell's server! All characters deleted! But they'll still keep playing! Woo-hoo! I think I'll eat some more paint chips. LALALALALALALALALA."
Developer Sandra says, "Let's have them all cast war spells, including streaks, AT WILL, and CHAIN CAST drains!"
(all Devs): "(CHEEER!) WOO HOO!"
Developer Sandra says, "There -- I just drew a box on a piece of paper -- a "long cube," really. I just designed our monsters!"
Developer Alan says, "Woot! Monthly update completed then!"
Developer Sean says, "Mmmmwhahaph? What'd I miss? Where's my drink?"
Developer Matt says, "MATT DAMON!"
======================
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Hey, can I see your armor for a second?
I've never been stolen from in-game (not counting having kills stolen -- there are people playing "King's Quest I" would could outkill me right now). But anyway, me = never stolen from.
This is because (1) I tend not to trust anyone, and (2) Don't let go of my really important stuff (bows, armor, etc).
So within the past few months, as I've done up my life/creature covenant suit (with majors, as well!) I've had more and more people look at me, and say, "What kind of armor is that?" or "Nice armor." A few, however, say, "Hey, can I see your armor?"
I normally shrug it off. Isn't this something of an old scam? It sure used to be. Person asks to "see" your armor and opens trade window. Person kind of times it, and closes trade window just as it's expected that you're putting item in window, causing you to "set down" the piece. Person picks it up. Person laughs.
So I'm in the Marketplace tonight, and "Shadow-Spear," (not in my alliance) asks to see my armor. He's so insistent that while I'm pricing armor from the al-Thor bot, he's just standing there WAITING to "see" it (I know this, because he told me he was waiting for me to be done with the bot). I am all set to grill him when I'm done with the bot, to ask why he can't just "see" it from where he's standing, when an alliancemate runs into us both, and says, "Hey Shadow." Shadow greets him back?
Whatwhatwhat?
This got me thinking -- maybe it WAS an innocent request(!).
Wow. I decided not to bring it up and do anything w/the guy -- I just logged on as a mule to make my purchase (since the mule has all the cash, lol).
I guess it's interesting -- the guy could well have meant nothing by it, but isn't that funny -- he used a really vintage method that old thieves used to use, but didn't know he was doing that.
I r teh suspicious . . . but at least I've never been stolen from, lol. ;-)
This is because (1) I tend not to trust anyone, and (2) Don't let go of my really important stuff (bows, armor, etc).
So within the past few months, as I've done up my life/creature covenant suit (with majors, as well!) I've had more and more people look at me, and say, "What kind of armor is that?" or "Nice armor." A few, however, say, "Hey, can I see your armor?"
I normally shrug it off. Isn't this something of an old scam? It sure used to be. Person asks to "see" your armor and opens trade window. Person kind of times it, and closes trade window just as it's expected that you're putting item in window, causing you to "set down" the piece. Person picks it up. Person laughs.
So I'm in the Marketplace tonight, and "Shadow-Spear," (not in my alliance) asks to see my armor. He's so insistent that while I'm pricing armor from the al-Thor bot, he's just standing there WAITING to "see" it (I know this, because he told me he was waiting for me to be done with the bot). I am all set to grill him when I'm done with the bot, to ask why he can't just "see" it from where he's standing, when an alliancemate runs into us both, and says, "Hey Shadow." Shadow greets him back?
Whatwhatwhat?
This got me thinking -- maybe it WAS an innocent request(!).
Wow. I decided not to bring it up and do anything w/the guy -- I just logged on as a mule to make my purchase (since the mule has all the cash, lol).
I guess it's interesting -- the guy could well have meant nothing by it, but isn't that funny -- he used a really vintage method that old thieves used to use, but didn't know he was doing that.
I r teh suspicious . . . but at least I've never been stolen from, lol. ;-)
Saturday, June 11, 2005
RL can be rough sometimes.
So, I don't go into too much detail re my job, as it's a sensitive position, but is in law enforcement. I got a call the other morning and the person on the other line said, "(redacted) is testifying before Congress today. Why don't you meet him at Dirksen (ooops, wrong building it turned out) and brief him quickly on (my area of expertise)? It's going to come up in his testimony and he wants to cut down on subsequent written submissions."
Um, ack.
So I scramble out the door of my office, grabbing about 10 binders filled with information I really didn't need in light of the questions later asked of me. After frantic cellphone calls, I found him and his surprisingly sparse entourage (although they asked more follow-ups than HE did(!)).
In fact, that's the kicker -- I really wasn't asked that much by this person. He just listened to me explain my end of the issue he was testifying about, then eventually said, "Ok, outstanding -- why don't you sit tight here and let's see if something else comes up. Is that ok?"
Fast forward DAYS later. I still haven't logged into AC, have been completely MIA for the most part, and otherwise have spent days (finally finishing up late Friday evening) putting together briefing materials for those pesky subsequent questions. Much of today has been spent doing stuff to clear my head -- I went for a nice run (was supposed to be much shorter, but I honestly think I was so spacey I didn't even do the math right), and then saw someone I hadn't seen for about a week.
Maybe I can finally log into AC tonight. Hope I remember how to play. :-/
Oh, wait -- I was never that good at it previously! :-P
Um, ack.
So I scramble out the door of my office, grabbing about 10 binders filled with information I really didn't need in light of the questions later asked of me. After frantic cellphone calls, I found him and his surprisingly sparse entourage (although they asked more follow-ups than HE did(!)).
In fact, that's the kicker -- I really wasn't asked that much by this person. He just listened to me explain my end of the issue he was testifying about, then eventually said, "Ok, outstanding -- why don't you sit tight here and let's see if something else comes up. Is that ok?"
Fast forward DAYS later. I still haven't logged into AC, have been completely MIA for the most part, and otherwise have spent days (finally finishing up late Friday evening) putting together briefing materials for those pesky subsequent questions. Much of today has been spent doing stuff to clear my head -- I went for a nice run (was supposed to be much shorter, but I honestly think I was so spacey I didn't even do the math right), and then saw someone I hadn't seen for about a week.
Maybe I can finally log into AC tonight. Hope I remember how to play. :-/
Oh, wait -- I was never that good at it previously! :-P
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Damn . . .
. . . THAT was fun!
I spotted a post by Juzam saying he was running the "Tursh Totem Quest" (actually, I misread it as the "Tush" totem quest, and was immediately intrigued). I did a quick check @Maggie's to see what the heck it was ("Holy crap," I said, "It's an %age of XP quest!").
@e logs on and runs like hell for GW.
Juzam wasn't there, but I figured one of the people standing around was him (I'm always so impressed with folks who have like 5 126s, since I'm just well, ME, and I can't even see hitting 126 by the expansion).
Off we go, a fellowship of 7.
This was one of those quests that scare the poop outta me, because there are just TONS of debuffs
On the other hand, at one point, I was rebuffed by (two!) mages in the fellow, and I almost wanted to say, "It's cool, don't bother," because I wanted to show that even will full life/creature 6s I could survive.
The good:
There were more than a few times I beat the support mage to heals, and gave myself full heals after taking triple-digit damage (but I wasn't even debuffed!) from spells. There were also a few times where we "doubled up" (meaning I healed myself for say, 92 points, but SO did the mage(!?)). Weird. I got a LOT of kills on this trip, and I know that part of that reason was because the baddies were softened up, but that still felt good.
Oh, and I not only killed a lot of the "Big Bad Guy's"(tm) minions at the end, I killed the "Big Bad Guy"(tm) himself. Me. I even took a screenshot with my name as the kill. I wasn't even using FIRE. Just my tinked up Slash Rending bow.
You say to your fellowship, "Holy crap! I killed him!"
(At this point, there's a respawn, and I'm still too busy staring at the "killed by . . . " message. But everyone else is waiting for their Tursh Totem shard, but they can't open the body.
You say to no one in particular, except out loud to the computer, "Holy crap! I killed him!"
Computer says to you, "So open and loot, you idiot."
Oops. Which brings me to . . .
The bad:
I wasn't psyched that I had to be the one guy who had to have buffs put on him prior to the final push, as all I ended up thinking to myself was that I was having to be carried along. Like, well, a gimp. @e notices the name of this freaking blog and moves on to . . .
The ugly:
Oh, there just HAD to be a jump, didn't there? RIght at the beginning. And if you miss, there are TONS of these nasty ol' rats that do hella damage to you. So of course, when the quest leader (whom I later found out to be Juzam's alt char) told us to jump, I just --
1. Jumped full power.
2. Diagonally.
Note: The jump is onto a THIN BRIDGE. Strung between the MIDDLE parts of the ledge.
Did Tai "look before he leapt?" Um, that would be a "no." I went sailing WAY over the little thin bridge (again, diagonally, mind you), right into the pit. Someone must have told the rats that my armor was "cheesy," and they CLEARLY don't get metaphors. Because they came at me like I was freaking fermenting right in front of them.
So I ran like hell, wetting my armor and rubbing an Aphus Recall gem like it was one of Gwyd's kitties, the whole way up as I looked for some ramps (not knowing if I would even be BACK there, mind you, I just went left over and over again). I got to the top of the ledge again:
So of course, I shift/jumped from the middle, right?
@e looks at the name of this blog again. Is it ever that easy?
Seriously, it was like someone else was controlling me, because I just ran back to the top, and "CANNONBALL!" sailed over the bridge -- again. I actually thought I --WAS-- in the middle of the ledge, and well, for goodness sakes, WHY BOTHER LOOKING TO MAKE SURE?!
Lather, rinse, repeat.
The 3rd time was the charm (just like my 3 years in 3rd grade!).
So I must have learned my lesson, eh? Um, nope:
Late into the quest, there's another jump. A pit.
(Juzam's alt char) says to your fellowship, "Everyone jump in."
I'm the only one left at the top. I'm inching back and forth, left and right, with my back toward the pit, using a compass and protractor to get the jump just right. I'll show em.
You say to your fellowship, "So is this a stepping shift jump, or full power?
(Juzam's alt char) says to your fellowship, "It's a pit, just jump in."
Oops. Didn't notice that. Why? Someone again literally didn't look before he leapt.
@e listens to the grumbling of his fellow-mates as they fight for their lives in the pit, while Tai is still testing the wind with his wet finger at the top of the pit.
But even *I* can figure out a way to screw up just jumping into a pit. And I did.
@e bouncebouncebounce
>>>"You can't jump while in the air"<<< I so heart that message.
@e bouncebouncebounce
(Sounds of battle rage on below)
@e bouncebouncebounce
(Hack! Slash! Boom! Scream! Debuff! Spell! Kapow!)
@e bouncebouncebounce
ARRRRGH!
Anyway. I eventually defied all odds, and actually fell in a downward motion (seriously, I could jump off the Tou-Tou lighthouse and hit a cloud ABOVE it).
That was late in the quest. Things were smooth(er) at that point, and I got a nice chunk o' XP for the quest.
And maybe next time, just maybe -- I'll look before I leap.
I spotted a post by Juzam saying he was running the "Tursh Totem Quest" (actually, I misread it as the "Tush" totem quest, and was immediately intrigued). I did a quick check @Maggie's to see what the heck it was ("Holy crap," I said, "It's an %age of XP quest!").
@e logs on and runs like hell for GW.
Juzam wasn't there, but I figured one of the people standing around was him (I'm always so impressed with folks who have like 5 126s, since I'm just well, ME, and I can't even see hitting 126 by the expansion).
Off we go, a fellowship of 7.
This was one of those quests that scare the poop outta me, because there are just TONS of debuffs
On the other hand, at one point, I was rebuffed by (two!) mages in the fellow, and I almost wanted to say, "It's cool, don't bother," because I wanted to show that even will full life/creature 6s I could survive.
The good:
There were more than a few times I beat the support mage to heals, and gave myself full heals after taking triple-digit damage (but I wasn't even debuffed!) from spells. There were also a few times where we "doubled up" (meaning I healed myself for say, 92 points, but SO did the mage(!?)). Weird. I got a LOT of kills on this trip, and I know that part of that reason was because the baddies were softened up, but that still felt good.
Oh, and I not only killed a lot of the "Big Bad Guy's"(tm) minions at the end, I killed the "Big Bad Guy"(tm) himself. Me. I even took a screenshot with my name as the kill. I wasn't even using FIRE. Just my tinked up Slash Rending bow.
You say to your fellowship, "Holy crap! I killed him!"
(At this point, there's a respawn, and I'm still too busy staring at the "killed by . . . " message. But everyone else is waiting for their Tursh Totem shard, but they can't open the body.
You say to no one in particular, except out loud to the computer, "Holy crap! I killed him!"
Computer says to you, "So open and loot, you idiot."
Oops. Which brings me to . . .
The bad:
I wasn't psyched that I had to be the one guy who had to have buffs put on him prior to the final push, as all I ended up thinking to myself was that I was having to be carried along. Like, well, a gimp. @e notices the name of this freaking blog and moves on to . . .
The ugly:
Oh, there just HAD to be a jump, didn't there? RIght at the beginning. And if you miss, there are TONS of these nasty ol' rats that do hella damage to you. So of course, when the quest leader (whom I later found out to be Juzam's alt char) told us to jump, I just --
1. Jumped full power.
2. Diagonally.
Note: The jump is onto a THIN BRIDGE. Strung between the MIDDLE parts of the ledge.
Did Tai "look before he leapt?" Um, that would be a "no." I went sailing WAY over the little thin bridge (again, diagonally, mind you), right into the pit. Someone must have told the rats that my armor was "cheesy," and they CLEARLY don't get metaphors. Because they came at me like I was freaking fermenting right in front of them.
So I ran like hell, wetting my armor and rubbing an Aphus Recall gem like it was one of Gwyd's kitties, the whole way up as I looked for some ramps (not knowing if I would even be BACK there, mind you, I just went left over and over again). I got to the top of the ledge again:
So of course, I shift/jumped from the middle, right?
@e looks at the name of this blog again. Is it ever that easy?
Seriously, it was like someone else was controlling me, because I just ran back to the top, and "CANNONBALL!" sailed over the bridge -- again. I actually thought I --WAS-- in the middle of the ledge, and well, for goodness sakes, WHY BOTHER LOOKING TO MAKE SURE?!
Lather, rinse, repeat.
The 3rd time was the charm (just like my 3 years in 3rd grade!).
So I must have learned my lesson, eh? Um, nope:
Late into the quest, there's another jump. A pit.
(Juzam's alt char) says to your fellowship, "Everyone jump in."
I'm the only one left at the top. I'm inching back and forth, left and right, with my back toward the pit, using a compass and protractor to get the jump just right. I'll show em.
You say to your fellowship, "So is this a stepping shift jump, or full power?
(Juzam's alt char) says to your fellowship, "It's a pit, just jump in."
Oops. Didn't notice that. Why? Someone again literally didn't look before he leapt.
@e listens to the grumbling of his fellow-mates as they fight for their lives in the pit, while Tai is still testing the wind with his wet finger at the top of the pit.
But even *I* can figure out a way to screw up just jumping into a pit. And I did.
@e bouncebouncebounce
>>>"You can't jump while in the air"<<< I so heart that message.
@e bouncebouncebounce
(Sounds of battle rage on below)
@e bouncebouncebounce
(Hack! Slash! Boom! Scream! Debuff! Spell! Kapow!)
@e bouncebouncebounce
ARRRRGH!
Anyway. I eventually defied all odds, and actually fell in a downward motion (seriously, I could jump off the Tou-Tou lighthouse and hit a cloud ABOVE it).
That was late in the quest. Things were smooth(er) at that point, and I got a nice chunk o' XP for the quest.
And maybe next time, just maybe -- I'll look before I leap.
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Chiropractors.
Um, yuck. Can't post this on a VN thread that's already at 3 pages of mostly flames/pharming (thank you TOS, grr), but let's clear up a little bit. AynRand (who is a chiropractor, and an Ayn Rand devotee, so 2 strikes against her already) is pointing out billions of woes if you drink diet sodas containing aspartame.
Hmmmm . . .
http://www.quackwatch.org (do a search on "aspartame")
http://www.chirobase.org (points out the shortcomings of Chiropracty)
http://www.skepticreport.com/health/strokespinal.htm (even stronger article on these quacks)
I don't blame someone going if they are in pain, and want relief, but (other than attorneys and used car salesmen) I'm not sure of another profession with so much corruption, and so much utter hooey/drivel/poo driving it. And if someone's going to hold court on their views of health, let's consider the source.
Edit/Update: I just thought of something -- Gwyd posted an anecdote about a chiropractor, and I meant to point this out -- anecdotes mean JACK SQUAT in a logical argument:
http://www.skepticreport.com/print/natureanecdotes-p.htm
Show me some proof (other than chiropractors studying themselves and (gasp!) coming up with their own findings that they are helpful), and then we can talk.
Hmmmm . . .
http://www.quackwatch.org (do a search on "aspartame")
http://www.chirobase.org (points out the shortcomings of Chiropracty)
http://www.skepticreport.com/health/strokespinal.htm (even stronger article on these quacks)
I don't blame someone going if they are in pain, and want relief, but (other than attorneys and used car salesmen) I'm not sure of another profession with so much corruption, and so much utter hooey/drivel/poo driving it. And if someone's going to hold court on their views of health, let's consider the source.
Edit/Update: I just thought of something -- Gwyd posted an anecdote about a chiropractor, and I meant to point this out -- anecdotes mean JACK SQUAT in a logical argument:
http://www.skepticreport.com/print/natureanecdotes-p.htm
Show me some proof (other than chiropractors studying themselves and (gasp!) coming up with their own findings that they are helpful), and then we can talk.
Monday, June 06, 2005
Weird times in the 80+ hive as of late . . .
So two distinct incidents/weirdness in the 80+ hive as of late, and I'm not sure if it's commonplace, since I just don't go there that often.
The first involved someone named "Double Nickel," a mage. I can't say if the person's good or bad, because he simply didn't speak. As in, at all: I was in a fellow in the hive, and made it to the Matron. I saw him fighting her, and actually having a bit of a rough go at it. So I walk up behind him, and hit him with a blue healing kit for a triple digit heal.
Ok, so he says nothing. I've been there, I can understand furiously trying to click, press keys, and otherwise stay alive. But then everyone's dead. At this point, I repeat an invite to the fellow, and he's still playing Silent Bob.
*shrug* Recall to top, keep working in fellow.
I later found him in the hive, this time IN a fellow, but then the only time he spoke was when he had died, and another fellow member was pointing out/clearing his body (he said, "thanks," and never spoke again). Otherwise, he was silent. I'm really not chatty in a fellow either, but it just seemed weird. I thought of him tonight, because he passed me in the hive (judging by his direction) as he was headed for the Matron again (all of these times happened within the past 7 days, tops). He didn't even stop to see if there WAS a fellow (I'd have been happy to even be in a 2-person one, but no biggie).
*double shrug* Just struck me weird. I wouldn't have thought about it more, except for tonight:
This just happened. I had recalled to the top of the hive, and was not in a fellow (the one person I saw and asked if a fellow was open, said nothing, and just logged at the entrance). XP/hour = apx. 12mil/hr.
Then two people beam in, Zakfein Bonesplitter and Hope I Kancastit. The former was 126, the latter high 80s. I asked if there was a fellow, and after some fumbling by the level 80, she recruited me (no biggie, I can only imagine how hard it must be to be a mage in there). They seemed perfectly nice, although again quite silent.
So, I run off into the hive for good ol' bug-smashin.
After about 30 minutes, I look up on Infinity: XP/hour = apx 11 mil/hr.
Huh?
Look, I'm the FIRST person to bash XP wh0r3s. But this just seemed weird. Is it ok to do a "report" at that point? I spent some time just debating whether to even DO it. I decided against it, and instead looked to the fellow panel. Hmm, the 126 is --kinda-- damaged (at least noticeable), but the 80something seemed full.
I thought about it some more and made a decision -- this is the first time I've done something like this, but I just left the fellow without a word (and promptly saw my XP/hr increase). I stayed down below for a bit, and had a good ol'time, but after ANOTHER person passed me (not a member of a fellow, and didn't ask if there was one), I decided to recall to the LS and hit the 60+ hive to burn out my last arrows.
It's --ENTIRELY-- possible that I'm just wrong on this, but I thought the hives were places for fellows and general XP smashing? I have NO problem if you don't WANT to be in a fellow (in fact, I believe you still have a right to be there, even if you're just trying out/testing the waters). But do you really want to bring people into your fellow? Isn't it easier to say, "We're staying here at the entrance, just doing a shakedown cruise kinda thing." I don't blame those two at all -- it just seemed a little strange.
I wish I knew what the ettiquite on this type of thing was. :-( But then again, if I did, I'd probably be a lot higher than 109 after 5+ years at this. :-(
The first involved someone named "Double Nickel," a mage. I can't say if the person's good or bad, because he simply didn't speak. As in, at all: I was in a fellow in the hive, and made it to the Matron. I saw him fighting her, and actually having a bit of a rough go at it. So I walk up behind him, and hit him with a blue healing kit for a triple digit heal.
Ok, so he says nothing. I've been there, I can understand furiously trying to click, press keys, and otherwise stay alive. But then everyone's dead. At this point, I repeat an invite to the fellow, and he's still playing Silent Bob.
*shrug* Recall to top, keep working in fellow.
I later found him in the hive, this time IN a fellow, but then the only time he spoke was when he had died, and another fellow member was pointing out/clearing his body (he said, "thanks," and never spoke again). Otherwise, he was silent. I'm really not chatty in a fellow either, but it just seemed weird. I thought of him tonight, because he passed me in the hive (judging by his direction) as he was headed for the Matron again (all of these times happened within the past 7 days, tops). He didn't even stop to see if there WAS a fellow (I'd have been happy to even be in a 2-person one, but no biggie).
*double shrug* Just struck me weird. I wouldn't have thought about it more, except for tonight:
This just happened. I had recalled to the top of the hive, and was not in a fellow (the one person I saw and asked if a fellow was open, said nothing, and just logged at the entrance). XP/hour = apx. 12mil/hr.
Then two people beam in, Zakfein Bonesplitter and Hope I Kancastit. The former was 126, the latter high 80s. I asked if there was a fellow, and after some fumbling by the level 80, she recruited me (no biggie, I can only imagine how hard it must be to be a mage in there). They seemed perfectly nice, although again quite silent.
So, I run off into the hive for good ol' bug-smashin.
After about 30 minutes, I look up on Infinity: XP/hour = apx 11 mil/hr.
Huh?
Look, I'm the FIRST person to bash XP wh0r3s. But this just seemed weird. Is it ok to do a "report" at that point? I spent some time just debating whether to even DO it. I decided against it, and instead looked to the fellow panel. Hmm, the 126 is --kinda-- damaged (at least noticeable), but the 80something seemed full.
I thought about it some more and made a decision -- this is the first time I've done something like this, but I just left the fellow without a word (and promptly saw my XP/hr increase). I stayed down below for a bit, and had a good ol'time, but after ANOTHER person passed me (not a member of a fellow, and didn't ask if there was one), I decided to recall to the LS and hit the 60+ hive to burn out my last arrows.
It's --ENTIRELY-- possible that I'm just wrong on this, but I thought the hives were places for fellows and general XP smashing? I have NO problem if you don't WANT to be in a fellow (in fact, I believe you still have a right to be there, even if you're just trying out/testing the waters). But do you really want to bring people into your fellow? Isn't it easier to say, "We're staying here at the entrance, just doing a shakedown cruise kinda thing." I don't blame those two at all -- it just seemed a little strange.
I wish I knew what the ettiquite on this type of thing was. :-( But then again, if I did, I'd probably be a lot higher than 109 after 5+ years at this. :-(
Sunday, June 05, 2005
VOD -- bo-ring!
I must be doing something wrong, because the VOD just isn't doing it for me, XP-wise, even with a mage imp'ing everything for me. I'm using a CS bow, or a rending bow, depending on whether the mage is able to both imp & vuln, but . . . sheesh. Quite low XP. It seems like people really go out there and rack up the points, but I sure don't see it.
And those VOD Olthoi HOIT! :-O
And those VOD Olthoi HOIT! :-O
Friday, June 03, 2005
Thought.
LOL, this is too much:
Suppose you have a person, let's call him, "David."
David doesn't get along with Mary
David doesn't get along with Tom
David doesn't get along with Harry
David doesn't get along with Bob
David doesn't get along with George
Wouldn't David start to realize that the problem wasn't with THEM, but with David?
Guess it will only take a beatdown to set things straight. :-D
@e repeats to himself, "A promise is a promise, a promise is a promise, a promise is a promise."
@e *shakefist* at Thistle. =P
Suppose you have a person, let's call him, "David."
David doesn't get along with Mary
David doesn't get along with Tom
David doesn't get along with Harry
David doesn't get along with Bob
David doesn't get along with George
Wouldn't David start to realize that the problem wasn't with THEM, but with David?
Guess it will only take a beatdown to set things straight. :-D
@e repeats to himself, "A promise is a promise, a promise is a promise, a promise is a promise."
@e *shakefist* at Thistle. =P
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Pathetic
When people make a post on VN that garners little to no replies, but then "bump" the post a day later -- that's just sad and more than a little pathetic. No one gave a rat's ass about what you had to say. Deal with it. It's even worse when a person bumps a post DAYS old. People saw it. They just didn't care.
(Excludes trade/auction/ISOs for items, vassals, etc.)
(Excludes trade/auction/ISOs for items, vassals, etc.)
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Um, I was FLETCHING!
I hit the 80+ hive last night, just to try and rev up some extra XP. I was there about 90 minutes. Fellow members came and went. There was 1 death the entire time. 3 guesses who it was.
Sigh.
I remember, as I was in a corner with every bug on the server attacking me, thinking, "Wow, I probably should fletch right soon. But in the meantime, I'm getting so low on health, so I'll just drink an elixir rather than heal."
Oops. Out of those. I wonder if I have any random health potions on me, picked up from the bugs?
Double oops. Out of those too.
Maybe I'll crack and Aphus reca
>>>Olthoi Swarm Mutilator runs you through!<<<
Oops.
Kontrolled Kaos says to your fellowship, "nooooooooooo"
You say to your fellowship, "Ah, np, that's what I get for trying to fletch during a fight."
Well, I was KIND of fletching! I mean, I did at the lifestone.
And then I forgot to pick up more health potions from home before recalling back there. I r teh smart. :-(
Sigh.
I remember, as I was in a corner with every bug on the server attacking me, thinking, "Wow, I probably should fletch right soon. But in the meantime, I'm getting so low on health, so I'll just drink an elixir rather than heal."
Oops. Out of those. I wonder if I have any random health potions on me, picked up from the bugs?
Double oops. Out of those too.
Maybe I'll crack and Aphus reca
>>>Olthoi Swarm Mutilator runs you through!<<<
Oops.
Kontrolled Kaos says to your fellowship, "nooooooooooo"
You say to your fellowship, "Ah, np, that's what I get for trying to fletch during a fight."
Well, I was KIND of fletching! I mean, I did at the lifestone.
And then I forgot to pick up more health potions from home before recalling back there. I r teh smart. :-(
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