7 posts tagged “world of warcraft”
World of Warcraft's private test realm is now open for pregenerated level 70 transfers again. Anyone interested in trying out an arena team? You are allowed 4 premades in addition to the regular 4 character transfers. Will probably try some non-standard builds just to see if any are viable. By the way, there is appx. a 3-5 day wait for the transfers to occur. At present, the transfers are giving me errors, but thats business as usual on the PTR's.
June 2007's edition of the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning newsletter is out. After spending many months bubbling in anticipation, soldiering delays, and waiting for a precious beta invite, I have to say my fever is waning. As great of a viewing as Paul Barnett gives, his hype of public quests don't seem to live up to released footage of the events he described. Graphically the encounters seem little better than scripted events in WoW, the combat footage seems as uninspiring, and the main battles of RvR combat being instanced leave me feeling anything but dubious that this game can aspire to be anything WoW isn't let alone knock it from its perch.
Although I've probably just pissed my chances for a beta invite away :( I can't help but to feel a slight breeze of disappointment in the air. Guess it may be time to return to WoW soon as I can find a compelling reason to.
Well, I've finally kicked the WoW habit, thanks to Jenny. She had the preternatural good luck to run into two beta invites for Lord of the Rings Online. I must admit, I feel some shame when playing it. Many over on the LoTRO beta forums have not received similar affection, despite their contributions to the forums and the game. Indeed, I should be excluded on the basis of having never read the trilogy beyond the first fifty pages or so of The Fellowship.
The game itself is very polished for a beta and feels nearly complete. Monster play (the PvP component) is fantastic and dynamic and the game on the whole feels very casual friendly. Open beta with begins March 30th if you pre-order, and taking advantage of same will allow your beta characters to transfer to Live when the game goes retail. Otherwise, be there on April 8th (?) to test the waters before committing to a purchase.
What then to do with all this spare downtime? Well, I figure its time to try photography again. Any recommendations for a decent SLR digital cam? I'm going to do some photojournalling in the near future, with the intent to work towards doing some stock photography. Jenny and I have a few other projects in skunkworks at the moment, updates arriving here the moment our collective procrastination is breeched :)
Tonight through tomorrow morning, thousands of otherwise perfectly healthy people will be calling in ill to work/school/significant other. Time to burn your sick-time karma, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade launches tonight. For some, anyhow.
We're waiting as excitedly as possible for the craziest being; a UPS Driver. Were hoping to have our preorders delivered prior to the weekend. In anticipation, Jenny and myself took a grand tour of the entrance to the Caverns of Time. This will be dull for some of you, but bear with us. It was the first time seeing the developed product outside of private servers. And it is one of the most breathtaking areas in Azeroth (or between temporal rifts for that matter :)
The new Cenarion Circle, the Custodians of Time include Blood Elf and Dranaei members. Share your love!
Are we in Goldshire?
Chatty elves.
I take it pie won't be served.
I shall not pass.
I want to pass :)
We finally did it. Jenny and I are teamed up on Sentinels for the first time with characthers over 20. Exciting! She's all in for balance and I'm on board with feral while we level to 60. On the server we prefer as well :)
A few screenshots of The Dark Portal event occurring now following today's patch. A little underwhelmed thus far, but a great XP grind I imagine if your of the appropriate level. No screens of Kruul, as I've yet to see him (or go looking for that matter). The big winner is the Cairne Bloodhoof look-alike Melgromm Highmountain. He's cool to see in battle, utilizing a freaking massive tree in melee and what appears to be Chain Lightning, so I assume he's a Shaman.
It'll be interesting to see what's in store come next week. My preorders are in, we're keeping fingers and toes crossed EB Games doesn't botch it :) They haven't let me down yet.
Well, just ordered (hopefully - Paypall grr!) a couple of items from the legendary Norsemen Amon Amarth! Seems like a perfect fit for winter and always worked for WoW grinding, working out, cleaning the toilet, eating noodles off the floor, etc.
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On an unrelated note, I'll try to post more frequently now that there's several things going on in my little world. Hoping for a 'career transition' to augment my 10 yr long middle-aged crisis :p It's all good and wide open. Suggesstions? I'll start:
• Colon hydrotherapist
Complementary therapies are very popular these days, including art therapy, dance therapy, aromatherapy and massage therapy. But one where you definitely need to have no airs and graces is that of a colon hydrotherapist – surely the modern equivalent of the groom of the stool!
The jokes about it are as inevitable as they are predictable, but colonic irrigation is a respected treatment that many people move into from conventional medicine. Aside from flushing the colon with water to cleanse it and remove waste products, a colon hydrotherapist also consults with clients on issues such as diet and lifestyle.
In this career you definitely have to start at the bottom, but before long you'll be flushed with success. See, I told you the jokes were inevitable!
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