Alex on November 12th, 2008

Do I miss WAR when I’m not playing it? By Sip.
No I don’t either. And it’s a bit scary. Am I growing up? I have friends who play but, unlike with past MMOs, we don’t spend all non-play our time talking about WAR either.
Y’know, not that I get to play too much lately. It’s crazy [...]

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Alex on October 28th, 2008

After the horrible T3 slowdown, with barely any RvR to be found and only Tor Anroc and Talabec Dam ever popping up, I was beginning to get a bit short on enthusiasm.
Until I got to T4 that is. Let me just tell you, T4 is awesome. For one, it feels more like a real war [...]

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Alex on October 21st, 2008

Today, our office landlord dropped by, as he tends to do every few months, to collect the rent and catch up on what else we broke down. So we do a bit of talking, one thing leads to another and then he asks if we’re into online games. We say we are indeed so he [...]

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Alex on October 20th, 2008

It seems they do indeed. I was killing some mobs in my own fashion (about 100-200 of them) and returning occasionally to the kill collector for the juicy xp bonus when all of a sudden, BAM, no more xp from the guy. That actually knocked some sense into me *wait a minute, why am I [...]

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Alex on October 16th, 2008

Still alive, still playing WAR. Just very very bad at time management.
Started a Witch Elf. First impressions: very dangerous but also very squishy. Archmages fear me.
I have trouble noticing the change to Skull Thumper. Will need to test more. Also Trip’Em Up got changed it seems.
Got a new title last night, for taking 25 keeps. [...]

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Alex on October 13th, 2008

May apply to other classes. Your experience may vary.
Been looking at charts and reports all bloody day, so I guess some of that spilled over to this blog. Oops.

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El G on October 7th, 2008

 
And welcome to a post about something completely other than Black Orcs and say hello to the ramblings of a lunatic, that’s right!
Bit of unrelated background info here, the best of my gaming days are behind me here, I can no longer find the time or the willingness to commit to any game, especially one [...]

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Alex on October 2nd, 2008

Years ago, I was playing a pvp-focused IRE mud. I used to be completely crazy about it - the game was more fun than any text-based combat game had a right to be and the roleplaying community was just plain awesome.
Then I discovered the forums. Within a few hours, I found out that my class [...]

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Alex on September 30th, 2008

I love WAR. The PvP is great and, when in a group, the PvE part is actually quite tolerable. That being said though, there’s a thought that’s been lurking in the back of my mind for a few days now, poking at me to give it a proper shape and let it roam free.
There’s not [...]

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Alex on September 30th, 2008

No WAR for me today as I got hit by a pretty massive work bomb. If this keeps up, me and my poor little green axe murderer might not be reunited until the weekend. Mommy!
So, until I get the time to write another guide, here’s some randomness from over the last few days:
- got a [...]

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