tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9469706873508677312024-02-08T12:26:02.455-08:00Sprites are FunThis Blog is primarily about MMO’s. Other videos games and the random food for thought post when the motivation grabs me.Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-56973670398087836202011-05-24T14:50:00.000-07:002011-05-24T14:52:24.137-07:00Removing the cap... a long replyThis is in response to Tobold's post on removing limit on the amount of people in raids.If you raid for better gear then bringing fewer people ensures a higher chance of getting an upgrade as you have less competition for items.If you raid for just the “challenge” of it bringing fewer people allows for a challenge.If you raid for bragging rights then achievements for beating raids in a specific Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-55120197620137371732011-05-20T07:10:00.000-07:002011-05-20T07:10:00.365-07:00Hola Blogger, come esta?Blogger hates me. Unless I’m logged in it defaults to Spanish. I’ve checked my settings, cleared my cookies, deleted my temporary files, and I can’t get it to go back to English. I’m sort of use to it at this point and I know how to log in via the Spanish interface but it still is kind of annoying.Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-17119107684795676282011-05-19T14:14:00.000-07:002011-05-19T14:15:16.592-07:00BURN! BURN I SAY!I’ve played a lot of MMOs and in nearly every one I’m a caster, therefore casting animations are kind of a near and dear thing to me. Some games have wowed me, EverQuest, and others have let me down, World of Warcraft. To be fair the only reason EQ really wowed me is I had nothing to compare it to, every spell was really just an explosion of different colors that resembled a cheap Tijuana Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-19327150218095550722011-05-17T07:01:00.000-07:002011-05-17T07:01:00.226-07:00Indiana Epiny and the Artifacts of DoomI hit a wall recently where I wanted to quit Rift. Luckily for me I only have a limited number of games installed on my computer at the moment because I bought a new hard drive and I am in the process of transferring them all to it. So I logged onto Starcraft 2 for a few hours and that pretty much cured my desire to play another game. I love Starcraft and I’m fully capable of reaching Diamond Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-12769011236547141022011-05-16T09:44:00.000-07:002011-05-16T09:45:01.167-07:00The WoW Tourist PhenomenonI think I have an idea as to what causes the WoW Tourist Phenomenon.People aren’t willing to stick through a lull in a new MMO when they can simply return to WoW with their preexisting characters and often times relationships. All new MMOs have some sort of growing pains; combine that with the fact that everyone has to level up a new character again and you open up a lot of possibilities for Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-484146112532819802011-05-03T07:55:00.001-07:002011-05-03T07:55:41.508-07:00Rift, LVL 48I’m level 48 in Rift. I’ve had some highs and lows. The game’s combat is fun. It does however lack any sense of world. I’m not entirely sure what’s with all these Rifts coming down and killing thing, I believe it has to do with some guy named Regulous. Under normal circumstances I would give myself another month until I was done with Rift… however at the end of this month I’m leaving for field Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-26569035536310696452011-04-25T10:57:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:58:27.456-07:00Rift and LFD toolRift’s loot was not designed with the implementation of a cross server Looking for Dungeon system in mind. Mages can only use cloth, Rogues can use cloth and leather, Clerics can use cloth, leather, and chain, and Warriors can use everything. However anyone can roll need or greed on any item regardless if they can use it or even need it.Itemization needs to be reworked. Gear types need to be Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-26027578949695238792011-02-17T14:11:00.000-08:002011-02-17T14:12:03.201-08:00UpdateI do apologize for the lack of posts. I’ve been really busy lately and blogging is always the first thing I let slip. I found out last week I’m due to deploy again sometime in the next 12 months. Dates are not getting spoken here. In that time I have a few goals, one of those is to learn C+ basic programming. I love scripts and it seems only logical to start learning it.Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-11615778302517706212011-02-11T07:01:00.000-08:002011-02-11T07:01:00.386-08:00Stuns are bad for PvPI hate PvP. I remember why I never played anything other than a healer in PvP in WoW. Stun locks and CC in general is just stupid. Any ability which prevents you from controlling any part of your character in PvP is a bad ability. People want to have options. You can have abilities which limit our options, but to have NO options is just bad game design. I’m specifically talking about stun locks Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-91212676520920415972011-02-10T06:59:00.000-08:002011-02-10T06:59:00.593-08:00Blizzcon 2011I’m going to Blizzcon again this year. Last year my trip was cut short because my manager was on vacation and the other managers didn’t have confirmation that I had requested the time off. So instead of flying home on Monday with the people I came with I had to bum a ride off some other friends driving back on Sunday. This year I’m staying for 4 days. I’m requesting the time off right now.If I Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-16161484230855831412011-02-09T07:15:00.000-08:002011-02-09T07:15:00.515-08:0085... yeah I'm slowYogi finally hit 85. Leveling has been slow and painful. Some of the Cataclysm quests have been fun, I wont deny that. The problem isn’t that some were fun the problem is that amount of quests I’ve done over the last 6 months… dear god I’ve been back for 6 months. The week before Blizzcon of last year I decided to roll a Draeni Shaman. I played her primarily in dungeons but I quested a fair bit. Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-85198112424946030852011-02-08T06:49:00.000-08:002011-02-08T06:49:00.749-08:00What I need from BiowareI’ve been thinking about Star Wars the Old Republic more and more. The more I think about it the less I really know about the game. Yeah I’ve read all the Bioware/EA press releases like everyone else. I’ve avoided the official forums though in order to not get sucked into the fanboy hype. I want facts, solid opinions from people who have played the game. Not a bunch of forum jockeys who only hopeEpinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-1561111041698623942011-02-04T07:01:00.000-08:002011-02-04T07:01:01.210-08:00Star Wars and VisionI’m not going to lie; I haven’t been following Star Wars the Old Republic very closely. The game just doesn’t seem to strike that MMO fanboy nerve in me. That being said I’m not ignorant of its existence and I’m aware of some of its more widely publicized and criticized features. Today I’m going to look at one of the pitfalls Bioware/EA can avoid that led games such as Warhammer Online, Age of Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-7121271815454823422011-01-31T06:58:00.000-08:002011-01-31T06:58:00.367-08:00I pity the gaming youth...The more I think about it the more thankful I am for having grown up at the period of time I did. I had the best cartoons for my childhood; Transformers, GI Joe, Ninja Turtles, and X-Men. I got to experience playing a Nintendo NES when it was still new and remember when the coolest computer game out was Oregon Trails, which everyone played at the school computer lab. For a nerd, I was born into Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-32465822173908410022011-01-28T10:13:00.000-08:002011-01-28T10:14:00.870-08:00My dream game…I know most people have some game they think would be the greatest game ever. I’ve been thinking about one more and more lately and it probably isn’t what you would expect from someone who plays MMOs. I want a web based Warhammer and 40K table top game. Think of some of the Magic The Gathering online games and you get a pretty good idea of what I want. I don’t want a Real Time Strategy, I want a Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-71242681746145112202011-01-27T06:55:00.000-08:002011-01-27T06:55:00.658-08:00Open PvP doesn't make senseI’ve played on a Player versus Player, PvP, server on every MMO since I left EverQuest. I like the challenge of fighting other people as they have more unpredictable reactions than most PvE encounters. The problem I have with PvP though is not that I die or am ganked while low on health; it is that I am killed by someone who greatly out levels me. PvP is suppose to be about two people fighting Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-65828415482773289552011-01-26T07:01:00.000-08:002011-01-26T07:01:00.373-08:00Yogi hit 80!I’ve decided to call my Druid Yogi on the blog. I wish I had actually named him Yogi but I went with a werewolf themed name. I hit 80 last night so now I finally get to experience the Cata content on my druid. I’ve done a fair amount on my priest but as I hate Shadow, it was limited.I was about to stop playing a few days ago. The wall felt just to insurmountable. I’m glad I hung in there however Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-87682871989367738162011-01-25T07:31:00.000-08:002011-01-25T07:34:45.080-08:00Parents and MMOsThere are a few things you should know about parents. The first is you can’t tell them how to discipline, or parent, their children. You won’t make any friends and in fact you will ostracize your existing friends by doing this. The reason is very simple; every parent thinks they are a good parent, regardless of the truth. These facts are very important to remember when reading parent’s opinions Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-74218754266820133032011-01-25T07:13:00.000-08:002011-01-25T07:13:00.332-08:00Thought of the DayQ: What came first, the chicken or the egg?A: If you believe in Creation the chicken if you believe in Evolution the egg.Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-70950568194601859662011-01-24T11:27:00.000-08:002011-01-24T11:28:29.313-08:00Class BalanceInspired by Nils @ http://nilsmmoblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/vulnarability-to-balance-problems.htmlWhere people who perform similar roles are concerned everyone wants to be the best. If someone else is more powerful the weaker classes will complain. This is because they view it as a competition between them and someone performing a similar role. In WoW a rogue does not want to do less damage than aEpinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-88882438100898579402011-01-21T11:23:00.000-08:002011-01-21T11:26:09.310-08:00UnsureI have $15 in Gamestop credit. Not really enough to buy much by it's self. The problem isn't that though, the problem is there is nothing I want. I've considered EVE and DCUO but why buy them when they would just sit on my shelf unplayed? I've even considered a game card for WoW... but as I have a reoccuring sub on a credit card designated for that it seems rather pointless.I suppose a Nintendo Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-22869410726919668352011-01-20T07:03:00.000-08:002011-01-20T07:03:00.557-08:00Happy Bear has found his Picnic BasketI finally figured out a way to enjoy dungeon grinding while leveling. It was a simple solution but one that sits opposite of how I play video games. I simply had to stop caring. I had to stop caring about my threat generation and if I was a ‘good’ tank. I resolved to only care about keeping the mobs we pull off of the healer and life became better. I don’t think I’m a better tank but I’m at leastEpinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-67984103400611456212011-01-19T06:49:00.000-08:002011-01-19T06:49:00.210-08:00Project 1999I’m considering Project 1999. I’m tracking a copy of EverQuest on Ebay right now that is the proper game client to play on it. The one thing holding me back is knowing exactly how much time it really takes to play EverQuest. I’m not delusional. I know it will take hundreds of hours to complete anything, more time than I really have. I really do yearn for that type of community though and other Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-70367954050314123482011-01-18T08:11:00.000-08:002011-01-18T09:01:06.002-08:00@WeFlySpitFiresIn response to: http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2011/01/16/i-finally-figured-out-why-wows-community-sucks/#commentsI could go into a long detailed explaination, citing precedence, but I don't have the time nor energy at the momment.In reality it isn't an under 25, 18, or even 14 thing. It's the way the past few generations have been brought up, including my own. The video game developers are Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-91649655277959805382011-01-18T07:12:00.000-08:002011-01-18T07:12:00.266-08:00Uncle Ben knew this would happen...The amount of thoughts bouncing around in my head lately that pertain to video games, MMO in particular, is starting to give me a headache. I’m not joking, I’ve had a headache for 3 days and I’ve had some things weighing on my mind.The AAA created MMO gaming community that we knew is gone and more than likely will never return. Without a doubt MMO games have become more popular than ever. Ten Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0