The Little Things

Charming, eh?

SWL has turned out to be a lot of fun this far, everything is fresh and new in my eyes. I would think for someone who has played through the game it may not be as exciting. I am honestly not sure the game needed to be renamed, packaged and all that. While the other game still exists, but with no future updates, it still seems a lot to do for more of a revamp. I am having fun and getting to see more of the world, which I really enjoy. The creepy atmosphere just sucks me right in and while I have moments where I get fatigued, I still find myself coming back to see more.
The game isn't hard, it just requires attention, not so much a game to cruise control though, I wouldn't want to in this type of game though. I am learning some of the things about the game, what has changed was already long forgotten by me. There are some quests that require a bit of thinking, or looking things up on google when I start to groan and sigh. For instance there is a language you have to convert a message with, on circular patterns, clicking each symbol to spell out words. I don't enjoy those as much, but it always feels good when I complete them.

Creepy house, it is so haunted.

The world is not as full of players as I thought it would be. Maybe I am behind the curve at around 18. I see people, mostly at the central hub and less out questing around me. I don't read chat much as I get caught up in playing, nor have I had much interaction with people, so I can't say how this community is. I have had no issues at this point.

I suppose it is the interaction with the world and figuring out the stories that really is the draw for me here. It is unique and has a neat feel to playing and exploring. More on rails than most games that have offer more on the side of exploration, it still feels good. I think all the little details in the world help add to this. The game does fatigue me sometimes, as I mentioned before. Sometimes figuring things out or looking for a clue. And it isn't always a game I can just pick up while I have a minute, if I have some puzzle to figure out. That is the nature of the beast and I can always come back and pick it right up when I have more time. That and the action combat, it isn't hard, but it isn't as relaxing. I am having fun and it is a very cool game. I hope to stick with it to cap, we shall see.

Don't give me any backtalk, Bones, or I'll use this boot on you.

EQ2's new time locked progression server, Fallen Gate, released and I made a necromancer. I have had fun, I have also felt like pulling my hair out. It depends on the quest and the amount of people on. The server is full of people. I think I saw the least amount of people in Darklight Woods, but the rest of the areas I have been to are flooded with people. It wasn't that cool feeling I got from the EQ TLP, that was something wonderful. This just felt more like a clogged drain, waiting on the areas to thin out because the mobs don't spawn fast enough. People trying to nab quest mobs from me, tagging mobs as I was casting and so on. Some of the quests require mobs that spawn at night, with few spawns, which bottle necked me on a few, still at ten.

The joys of being a newbie, running around looking like a clown.

Level 10! For 14 days there is a special leaper mount available to anyone who hits 10 on this server. It is available to all your characters to claim, which has a boot kicking you into the air. Love it! It is so awesome, I had to get it! I can use it on all of my characters so I look forward to that. I plan on playing on this server but I may wait a week before doing more than putzing around, maybe the lowbie quest areas will thin out. Right now I need all the lowbie quests I can get, the gap in some zones is getting too high, while questing in one zone, as you would on live, you will be under leveled and not able to keep up as the xp on this server is much lower. I like it on the server, new adventures to be had though all my favorite content: All the levels below 100!

SWTOR has the Night Life casino event going. I had to have this dance pad (pictured above) and mic, if you click on them they have adorable animations! Really made my stronghold look cool. There might be a few more things I need to grab from it, it's here until about August. Plenty of time to grab what I want. I need to squeeze this game back in a few night a week, I miss playing. Hopefully more of the story comes out this summer.

Rift has a new update, Celestial Storm, coming out on the 19th, can't wait for that! There are some new areas, quests and all that. Sounds exciting, I have been waiting too long for this patch! It's all the little things that make things exciting, mounts that kick you with a boot, new zones to look forward to, dance pads and microphones, zombies and secret societies! That's it for today, safe adventures!