As hinted on in the last post, I now present the latest project I have been working on: Quilldragon.
Sinze I’m lazy (’s true) here is what I wrote on the blog:
Quilldragon is to be a fantasy blog that focus extensively on fantasy literature. By that we mean that Star Trek is not fantasy literature, and neither is World of Warcraft or Xena the Warrior Princess. Instead we will focus on our genre and deliver news of books, authors and happenings; reviews of old and new books; insightful and interesting articles about the genre; and everything else we can come up with.
If you love fantasy this is the place for you.
Enjoy.
I thought I would drop a note of what I have been up to, since it was quite a while since this blog was updated.
I have been keeping an eye on the Land of the Dead content, and although it all sounds really neat I doubt it’s enough to bring me back. It wasn’t really lack of content that put me off before, but have say the game is definitely stepping in the right direction. An entire zone for PvP, a solid goal to fight for (access to a dungeon - a unique and entertaining dungeon on top of that) and changes to the armor set acquisition process. That is all jolly good, but I will continue to observe it from a distance to see what it actually turns out like. I notice an absence of solid changes to the actual campaign, still two missing cities, still a lack of GOA initiative, and I doubt horrible performance have been more than marginally improved.
Negative commentary aside. I continue to play EVE, and I have to say I enjoy it more now that I’m starting to get a grasp of things. The almost vertical learning curve is still above me, but at least I have climbed a good way. Once I reach the summit the climb will be worth it, or at least that’s what I keep telling myself. The prospect of playing a game with the game world the size of a small universe is frightening. And exciting. Frighciting. For those who are unaware of all the possibilities in EVE there is a great article on Destructoid explaining it all in easy terms and serve as a beginner’s guide. I got more 21-day Extended Trials to give away if anyone wants to. All new EVE subscribers from W&W will receive 1.000.000 ISK for free, courtesy of yours truly. That’s right, Mythic, I’m stealing your subscribers! Recruit-a-friend this!
Ahem.
I was going to create a new blog where I could write about anything, but I haven’t got around to it yet since I’m in the middle of another project. It’s called Quilldragon and is to be the greatest (don’t laugh) fantasy literature blog. It will deal with news, reviews, articles and other stuff. We are 6 people so far (WAR blog readers will know several of them) and if you are interested about fantasy and want to write for the blog you are welcome to join. Just send me a mail.
Well, it has been creeping up on me for a long time, and now it’s time. My playtime in WAR dwindled and dwindled, until a point where I just couldn’t see the reason to stay subscribed any longer, and it has been a while since my subscription ran out. Since my body has survived several weeks in absence of WAR without severe internal damage I have decided to throw in the WAR blogger towel as well.
I’m not actually sure what is keeping me from enjoying the game like I should, and it’s certainly different from person to person. In the latest patch my biggest feature was the keep upgrade and the real prospect of “owning” a keep. It wasn’t the Land of the Dead, Quartermaster system or any other stuff that jumped out at me - it was the focus on keeps and RvR. I’m disappointed how RvR is separated in WAR - how it feels like something optional rather than mandatorily. Most of the zones consist of PvE quest areas, and then you have a zone in the middle where you can walk in and kill other players. I don’t want that. I want a full RvR game where all the land is subject to attack, where there are no borders that you can stay behind to safely go AFK. I want keeps to dominate the landscape and serve a defensive purpose, not being a loot piñata. The game is not like that, never has been like that, and probably never will be. Different people, different wants.
The keep upgrade system is a step in the right direction, but it came far too late for me - my mind was already set. Maybe if they progress on that line of thought I might come back in the future, but for now I’m not satisfied.
Meanwhile I have rebooted my old EVE Online subscription, and so far it’s pretty good. It was over a year I played that game (and it was only for a month), but now that I returned I just activated the account and downloaded the client. That was it. From the moment I decided to try EVE again to when I was in the game was about one hour. I got all eleven expansions (!), including the two new ones since I last played, for no extra charge. This is what I look forward to with WAR’s live expansions; if I want to start play WAR in one year I want to do the same. (If you want a 3 weeks trial key for EVE send me a mail. Recruit-a-friend, yet another thing EVE does better than WAR.)
What about the blog? I know I don’t want to stop blogging, because I love doing it. Either I carry on the proud name which promise (but never delivers) on hot barmaid action with bearded wizards, except with a much wider perspective, and probably not discussing WAR at all. Just like Syp I doubt I want to attach a blog to solely one game yet again. It’s nice to be recognized in a niche, but there is so much other stuff I want to write about, and talking about other games on a one-game-specific blog feels like walking into a Superman party dressed as Batman. The other way is to start a new blog, I can’t decide.
28 Apr, 2009
in Caption This
The voting has closed, and from the results we can see that it’s a crushing defeat for democracy. Ardua is the winner.
1st Place by Ardua with 31% of the votes
The Dark Elves soon regretted taking the Shaman up on Mushroom Curry
2nd Place by Wiqd with 23% of the votes
DoK: Wait wait … Don’t … move … a muscle. Aaaargh! How am I supposed to torture, maim, kill and destroy with only 1 contact?!
Sorc: Is this it?
DoK: *sigh* That’s a rock.
3rd Place even between Drak
Male DE: *laughing loudly* Some greenskin *laughing* asked you WHAT?? *laughing*
Female DE: He…he…*laughing and gasping* asked me if I’d go with him *gasping*
to the warboss’s barn dance! *breaks into hysterical laughter*
Greenskin: *seething*
And Sek, both with 10% of the votes
MALE: huff…huff…we…huff…made it…huff…
FEMALE: I…huff…told you…huff… dropping a pit of shades on two order warbands wasn’t a good practical joke…
And with this, the fifth installment of the hugely successful series that has broken all the boundaries of humor*, the Caption This is going on hiatus. More info in depressing post I will write tomorrow, when the brain cells are properly aligned with the matrix.
* user experience may vary
22 Apr, 2009
in Caption This
It’s (finally) time to vote for a winner in the Caption This V contest.
Caption This V
- DoK: Wait wait ... Don’t ... move ... a muscle. Aaaargh! How am I supposed to torture, maim, kill and destroy with only 1 contact?!
Sorc: Is this it?
DoK: *sigh* That’s a rock. (23.0%)
- Shaman: Man, these elves are such weaklings. I mean just a short run on the park, and I don’t think the armor they got is too heavy.
Male DE: Where is Zarathos?
Female DE: He is right there laying on the floor, resting.
Male DE: I think he is having a stroke. (4.0%)
- Male DE: *laughing loudly* Some greenskin *laughing* asked you WHAT?? *laughing*
Female DE: He...he...*laughing and gasping* asked me if I’d go with him *gasping*
to the warboss's barn dance! *breaks into hysterical laughter*
Greenskin: *seething* (10.0%)
- The Dark Elves soon regretted taking the Shaman up on Mushroom Curry (31.0%)
- “Dark Elves can’t where glasses you said!” “They look too nerdy, you said!” I guess you’re eating your words now that you’ve lost your contacts! (7.0%)
- Male DE: So get this, the Shamen thought he could dps!
Female DE: LOLMA, omg my sides hurts (7.0%)
- “Alright you guys, I got 8 crates of Ipecac. Now whoever goes the longest without puking gets the last piece of pie in the fridge.” (7.0%)
- MALE: huff...huff...we...huff...made it...huff...
FEMALE: I...huff…told you...huff... dropping a pit of shades on two order warbands wasn’t a good practical joke... (10.0%)
Total Voters: 70
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- by Wiqd
- by Bolt
- by Drak
- by Ardua
- by Greg
- by Engubica
- by Stogie
- by Sek
I’m not actually sure exactly when US got their Recruit-A-Friend program, but I’m pretty sure it was over a month ago. Great for them! Meanwhile in Europe we still don’t have it.
I really want one of those dogs. I have friends who recently quit WoW who I would love to bring over, but I’m not going to bother until I can get a dog at the same time.
That’s the point I wanted to make, and further writing of this post seems unnecessary. I don’t think I need to bring up past entries from the Book of Grudges to explain how disappointing this is.
Dune Messiah
Elminster in Myth Drannor