Epic Woes

When I did my epic on Velourna, I flew through that thing like it was nothing, but now, Murias’ epic has been nothing short of aggravating. I blame myself however. Murias was nothing more than a dual-boxed healbot, and I never paid much attention to those minor skills like languages and harvesting. So, during my journey for his epic, I had to start from zero harvesting skill and get him near max in all areas for one part, learn some languages and actually learn how to play a Templar. The last one is not so easy when all you’re used to doing is pressing 1-4 on the keyboard. But hey, it’s coming along.

Today I am stuck hunting skyfire drakes for sellable drake hides which are not a common drop. The main issue here: I’m a Templar. I know there are DPS specs out there, and I really should look into them, but man, I really wish they would just die before my sheer awesomeness and save me three days. Oh well.. I can’t really complain since Sony did pretty much dumb down the game a whole lot since launch. At least the mythical isn’t too bad.

Open for Buisness

In preparation for EQ2’s new expansion ‘Sentinel’s Fate’, I am restarting my blog. I keep coming back to EQ2 and enjoy the adventure immensely. Since I’ve been away from the blogging seen, I’ll let you in on what I’ve been doing game wise.

Dragon Age: I played the ever loving crap out of this game until the very end, and I have yet to complete it. Sadly, I may never beat this game. I watched my roommate beat it twice so far on the PS3 version, so I don’t feel completely out of touch.

Aion: I quit EQ2 to play Aion. I played a Cleric to level 28, quit, and then came back and rolled a Ranger to 24. Needless to say, I quit again and haven’t looked back. I just didn’t enjoy the grind.

PS3: I played a lot of PS3 games in my absence. AC2, Drake’s 2, Army of Two 2, God of War Collection, etc. I guess I was just in a console game mood for a while and neglected the MMO scene.

Mass Effect 2: I’m still tackling this beast, and I love it. I’m close to the end, but I am running around doing all the exploring and side missions. I usually play this when I’m supposed to be working.

EQ2: I recently returned to EQ2 (again), and I have made some progress. Murias (my Templar) is no longer on my secondary account and is also no longer a Halfling (don’t ask). I have him geared in T1 shard and am slowly working on his epic. Velourna (SK) is fully geared in T2, and she is one step away from obtaining her Myth. My guild, Clan Werre, is running VP over the course of next week in preparation for the expansion, so I will have my Myth probably next Saturday.

So, that’s pretty much it. I look forward to writing more as the adventure unfolds.

Closed Until Further Notice

Aion Headstart: Day 1

So, it took about 30 mins to get in game at first, and once I was in, I wasn’t really shocked to see every channel flooded with players since it seems like everybody and their mother preordered this game. It’s okay though…really. I looked around for a few minutes and decided to run further in to Poeta and gather some Aria. Homestly, smart idea if you ask me. Harvesting at level 1 gives 60 exp, so it helped with the early levels while at the same time I raised my gathering.

Eventually, the mob scene back in noob land died down, so I was able to start questing and reamin behind the mob. I made it through the pre level 10 quests easily and moved on to the next area. Overall, the night was productive with me ending at level 11.5 and my Handicrafting at 20. It’s pre launch, so i’m not going to list off any gripes although the queues are pretty ridiculous. Hopefully, it gets better.

Well Then…

So, I have been very inactive with my blog as you can see, but it is time to start back up again. Aions headstart begins today at 2pm Central, and I plan on hitting that game pretty hard, so look for some heavy blogging to come.

The Decision

Today I decided to end my WAR subscription before it renewed. Yea…I didn’t last long at all, and to top it off, I hafd mentioned before that i was going to be sticking with this game for a while. Well, due to a mixture of real life and just sheer boredom, I will not being playing WAR anymore. I shall list my reasons:

1. I don’t know if the census is true or not, but it doesn’t matter. Order owns Phoenix Throne and it really sucks. Period, dot on that point.
2. I play healers in MMOs because this way I know there is a decent healer out there, me. I, of course, understand the immediate danger I am in for being a healer, and the fact that I play a Zealot and have no shirt makes me easy to spot is acceptable. The issue is that I am constantly targeted within 10 seconds of a fight and rarely have any backup to keep me safe. Bleh I say!
3. Building off number two, Destruction just doesn’t seem to know how to play as a whole. Premades make life beautiful for me because I have compotent people with me, but my schedule makes those few and far between. I hate solo joining a scenario or WB.
4. Other than my healer, I really can’t find a class I enjoy, and since I hate life as my healer…yea.

So, that about covers it. I have two EQ2 accounts and am loving every second of that, so that is where I shall be. Like any MMO I have ever played, WAR shall sit on my shelf until I decide to give it another go. Maybe I will like it then, but I don’t think I will.

Flight Masters!

As of Game Update 1.1.1, every zone (on Destruction at least) has a flight master. –little hip thrust with a resounding YES- It’s about time. It was so annoying to have to run through a zone to get to another zone. Here’s the thing though: They could use more. I mean, some of these zones are pretty big, and another flight master in them wouldn’t hurt. I know Mythic isn’t Blizzard, but if it works… This is my opinion, and I am probably just spoiled from my years of WoW. Oh well.

WAR Update

Overall, Warhammer has been treating me fantastically. I’ve been in the game for almost 30 days, and I have to say, it has my attention. I’m definitely keeping my subscription going and look forward to the upcoming events and the new classes. Of course, every story has its little annoyances, and here are mine for WAR.

Population Balance

According to the new census addon tool for WAR, Order outnumbers Destruction two to one on Phoenix throne (my server). Now, I simply read this briefly and am not sure if this is sheer number of characters created or actual characters being actively played, but it confirms what I have thought for a while. I know this is a big topic of discussion, but I wanted to throw my voice out there for the cause. I really think Mythic needs to do something, but I have no idea what that something is. Good luck Devs!

RvR

I’m not sure what it is, but Destruction on Phoenix Throne doesn’t seem to do much oRvR in T3. Maybe they are all in T4 tearing Order up, but the T4 players in my guild don’t seem to be too actively engaged in RvR. In fact, most of them play alts. There’s more to this than I just listed, but the fact remains that they aren’t out there fighting for the cause.

The issue I run into is the fact that when I go out to do some oRvR I find it difficult to find a WB or even a group doing anything. I run into Order all the time which reinforces the thinking that they have more people, but I am, more often than not, wandering around trying to find some action. Sure, scenarios pop, and they are fun, but they get old after a while unless you are winning. I don’t care if I am out in the world with a WB at my side, and we roll up on some Order WB, duke it out and end up losing. It’s still fun to me either way. I’m hoping T4 is better.

PvE

Let’s face it; WAR PvE sucks. That’s okay though since it’s an RvR game, but I am feeling the grind with my Zealot, and PvE is just not viable for me. The new Land of the Dead live expansion sounds promising and very Darkness Falls like, so I am hoping that cures some of my PvE woes. The issue there is the fact that I don’t think my Zealot will need PvE to level by that point.

Synopsis

Like I said; the game is great, and I am having a blast. I am looking forward to the next six months of play and know Mythic is going to deliver some excellent content.

EQ2: 60

Last night in EQ2, my Froglok Troubadour, Cloy, reached level 60 while running through the Court of Innovation with a 77 Assassin and 76 Warden (both mentored). This is pretty exciting for me considering the last time I really played EQ2 was when the DoF expansion first came out and they raised the level cap to 60.

After finishing up the instance, I headed back to Qeynos to organize/sell all the great loot I received and realized my armor was, well, crap. I was still using stuff from level 36… I hit up a broker and bought myself some Mastercrafted armor pieces, and I am hoping that holds me over for a while.

Overall, it was a good night. One of my other buddies should be playing with us again, so we will be able to have a more complete group and can handle tougher dungeons. I’ve really been enjoying EQ2 and look forward to tackling some dungeons I have missed over the years and exploring the new expansion with my friends.

WAR: RvR and RP

As I said in my previous post, my WAR server of choice is Phoenix Throne. For those who don’t know, Phoenix Throne is a RP server, and it has slightly different crowd to it. You will still find your non-rpers because, from my experience, RP servers seem to have a larger, more friendly community. Being a RvR game, there is the Destruction vs. Order tension, but overall, I think the community is there, or starting to develop. Before I continue, any RPer interested in doing cross faction RP, please check out The Phoenix Throne RP forums. We are trying to get a good RP community going that is server wide.

On to my post!

Last night I was playing WAR and was grouped with some guildies, and we were running scenarios. One of the guild requirements is to have vent. This makes sense since it is much easier/quicker to push-to-talk rather than typing things out especially when you are in the middle of a battle. Well, out of respect for our hardcore RP members, you don’t have to use vent; you just have to have it. Now, I didn’t start the guild, and I am definitely not complaining about the rule, but I have been finding it difficult/annoying running scenarios with people who aren’t on vent. Let’s play a scenario where not all members are on vent.

Me on vent: Rez incoming, big heal incoming, etc, blah blah blah….omg…WH on me. Oh man…now I have a WH and two WL. Help! *dead*

Most of the time this isn’t an issue since the tanks/melee DPS classes are usually on vent, but sometimes… Well, you get the point.

I’d like to put it out there that i totally respect the wishes of those of the hardcore RP nature. I dabble in RP and find it enjoying and can see how vent can take away from the RP interaction, but come one. No one really RPs in battle. I mean, I have seen it done, but it isn’t common. Personally, I don’t see the big deal in using vent for RvR. It is definitely a lot quicker than typing out in a RP manner or between double parentheses, but hey, that’s me.