If you read some of the other Warhammer Online blogs you'd be forgiven for thinking the sky is falling. Some have given up openly, thrown in the towel or said a fond fairwell, where as others have just faded away or gone on to other games.
To some degree I don't blame them, the game isn't perfect (what is?) and there are improvements but I still enjoy playing it so I'll keep on blogging. The only snag for me is that my PC is playing up, switching itself off at random so I'm just not able to play at the moment. I have an i-Mac (which I'm using for this post) so if Mythic would kindly make there game work on a Mac that would be great.
I'll keep blogging probably more about Warhammer and 40k for now but hopefully I'll be back online soon.
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Sunday, 3 May 2009
The Captains WCPI - Gaarawarr Gabs
This is just a quick post to point out some epic posts on Gaarawarrs great blog.
Gaarawarr has twice done every PQ in a pairing. The first run was a couple of weeks ago through the Empire lands and then he did it again along with some others through all of the high Elf PQ's.
The event was advertised on several forums and a group was formed to complete the task. I wish I could have taken part as it looks and sounds like great fun.
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About the WAR Community Promotion Initiative
The WAR Community Promotion Initiative, or WCPI for short, is a player-wide effort for WAR fansites, blogs, forums, and other WAR community efforts to cross-promote and expose content to everyone who visits them. Members of the WCPI regularly promote each other through links, spotlights, and other features. If you have a WAR site and you’d like to join, check out the WCPI thread or PM PhoenixRed on the Warhammer Alliance forums.
Gaarawarr has twice done every PQ in a pairing. The first run was a couple of weeks ago through the Empire lands and then he did it again along with some others through all of the high Elf PQ's.
The event was advertised on several forums and a group was formed to complete the task. I wish I could have taken part as it looks and sounds like great fun.
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About the WAR Community Promotion Initiative
The WAR Community Promotion Initiative, or WCPI for short, is a player-wide effort for WAR fansites, blogs, forums, and other WAR community efforts to cross-promote and expose content to everyone who visits them. Members of the WCPI regularly promote each other through links, spotlights, and other features. If you have a WAR site and you’d like to join, check out the WCPI thread or PM PhoenixRed on the Warhammer Alliance forums.
Monday, 27 April 2009
Beyond the Sands Live Event a Conclusion in Pictures
Rather than just write my final thoughts on the event I thought I'd put some screen shots in to Illustrate my feelings.
The source of my Frustration with the event, the Tier 3 depo right on the doorstep of the destruction Warcamp.
Acquiring my stylish new Aviator Goggles :-)
finishing all of the tasks in a Live event for the first time.
The conclusion, this event had fun quests and rewards as well as a great story running through. I vented my frustrations on Saturday and threw myself back into the event on Sunday completing the final tasks with the help of a fantastically named Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies.
It was this co-operation along with a few others later on that increased my enjoyment and let me forget some of the issues I'd had with the event previously. Thanks Suicidal :-)
The source of my Frustration with the event, the Tier 3 depo right on the doorstep of the destruction Warcamp.
Acquiring my stylish new Aviator Goggles :-)
finishing all of the tasks in a Live event for the first time.
The conclusion, this event had fun quests and rewards as well as a great story running through. I vented my frustrations on Saturday and threw myself back into the event on Sunday completing the final tasks with the help of a fantastically named Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies.
It was this co-operation along with a few others later on that increased my enjoyment and let me forget some of the issues I'd had with the event previously. Thanks Suicidal :-)
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Beyond the Sands - My Thoughts
So the live event is pretty close to being over and I've spotted others talking about there thoughts on it and wanted to give my point of view.
As I'm still only rank 30 on Astellerol I ended up doing all of the quests in the badlands (Tier 3). Great, I thought I'm top level for the teir so this should be of some advantage but this wasn't really the case. Unforrtunatly for some insane reason the 'Depo' in Badlands is right on the doorstep to the destruction warcamp. This made trying ot do any quests as an Order player infinatly more difficult as the destruction players could just nip out of their warcamp to see if anyone was around which most of the time therre was and pick them off.
This wouldn't have been to bad except for a number of the tasks you had to interact with objects that took 5 seconds to activate, kill the sentinal skeletons, and speak to a certain dark elf (That never spawned anyway!)
I was looking forward to this live event, a lot, but purely due to the positioning of the 'depo' itr became a frustating time consuming chore. Everytime I got close to compleateing a task I'd be steam rollered by a group of destro players and have to start the long trek from the order warcamp across the RvR lake. This frustration was increased by the fact that even when we did defeat the destruction payers camping the objectives they respawned so close to the depo they would be right back on top of us.
Now I don't mind RvR but I just think it could have been a little fairer, if the depo had been more central then we'd have had equal chance to camp the objectives and as one side was shifted off it the victorious would have time to complete objectives, collect crates etc before the enemy returned.
I really want my aviator goggles so I'm gonna keep trying to get them but I'm incredable frustrated at this moment.
Beyond the Sands grade C- I'm afraid. Lots of great ideas just poorly executed, in Teir 3 from an order perspective at least.
***Update 27th April 2009 *** After finally compleating the tasks I feel I should increase the grade to a B+ for effort. The underlying story was compelling and I felt the rewards reflected the amount of work put in.
As I'm still only rank 30 on Astellerol I ended up doing all of the quests in the badlands (Tier 3). Great, I thought I'm top level for the teir so this should be of some advantage but this wasn't really the case. Unforrtunatly for some insane reason the 'Depo' in Badlands is right on the doorstep to the destruction warcamp. This made trying ot do any quests as an Order player infinatly more difficult as the destruction players could just nip out of their warcamp to see if anyone was around which most of the time therre was and pick them off.
This wouldn't have been to bad except for a number of the tasks you had to interact with objects that took 5 seconds to activate, kill the sentinal skeletons, and speak to a certain dark elf (That never spawned anyway!)
I was looking forward to this live event, a lot, but purely due to the positioning of the 'depo' itr became a frustating time consuming chore. Everytime I got close to compleateing a task I'd be steam rollered by a group of destro players and have to start the long trek from the order warcamp across the RvR lake. This frustration was increased by the fact that even when we did defeat the destruction payers camping the objectives they respawned so close to the depo they would be right back on top of us.
Now I don't mind RvR but I just think it could have been a little fairer, if the depo had been more central then we'd have had equal chance to camp the objectives and as one side was shifted off it the victorious would have time to complete objectives, collect crates etc before the enemy returned.
I really want my aviator goggles so I'm gonna keep trying to get them but I'm incredable frustrated at this moment.
Beyond the Sands grade C- I'm afraid. Lots of great ideas just poorly executed, in Teir 3 from an order perspective at least.
***Update 27th April 2009 *** After finally compleating the tasks I feel I should increase the grade to a B+ for effort. The underlying story was compelling and I felt the rewards reflected the amount of work put in.
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Land of the Dead - Podcasts
Rather than reproduce the content of the first 2 land of the dead podcasts I've found one on YouTube and put a link to the second in this post for those that havn't seen them yet. If you're subscribed to the blog by e-mail you may need to click on the post title to see the videos.
And Part 2 can be found here I can't find it on YouTube yet but will update as soon as it's there Enjoy :-)
Monday, 20 April 2009
Yet another week flys by
Well as the title suggests another week gone by and lot has happened in RL as well as in game. I'm dedicating the small amount of time I have in game at the moment to the acquisition of officer medallions (Isn't everyone?).
oRvR on Karak Norn has been booming, at least when I've been online, and I have managed to partake in a number keep seiges and defences.
I'va also been hitting the scenarios hard as I need to get my renown rank up. I'm currently sat at Rank 30 RR 19 so a fair bit to go before I can even use my first anhiallator piece anyway.
The Greenskin has a comprehensive list of the medalion and crest costs of the various items you can buy and at 225 per peice I worked out you only need to participate in 114 keep seiges to get 1 piece of anhiallator armour which along with other RvR activities probably isn't as much as it first appears to be. (I currently have 8 so a bit of a way to go yet.)
I think the general consencus is that the token system is a good step forward and with excitment rising about the upcoming land of the dead expansion including the 2nd part of The tome of Knowledge's look into the Tomb Kings to read I think we can all get into the vibe. Again this article features some fantastic artwork including this picture of an Ushabti Warrior.
Anyway there's plenty happening and I still owe you all the posts I was supposed to finish last week..... soon my pretties, I was always told to keep the people waiting but not much longer I promise.
oRvR on Karak Norn has been booming, at least when I've been online, and I have managed to partake in a number keep seiges and defences.
I'va also been hitting the scenarios hard as I need to get my renown rank up. I'm currently sat at Rank 30 RR 19 so a fair bit to go before I can even use my first anhiallator piece anyway.
The Greenskin has a comprehensive list of the medalion and crest costs of the various items you can buy and at 225 per peice I worked out you only need to participate in 114 keep seiges to get 1 piece of anhiallator armour which along with other RvR activities probably isn't as much as it first appears to be. (I currently have 8 so a bit of a way to go yet.)
I think the general consencus is that the token system is a good step forward and with excitment rising about the upcoming land of the dead expansion including the 2nd part of The tome of Knowledge's look into the Tomb Kings to read I think we can all get into the vibe. Again this article features some fantastic artwork including this picture of an Ushabti Warrior.
Anyway there's plenty happening and I still owe you all the posts I was supposed to finish last week..... soon my pretties, I was always told to keep the people waiting but not much longer I promise.
The Captains WCPI - Knights in Featerd Hats
As you will see I have lost track of the numbering system for my WCPI posts so here is the next one for Knights in Feathered Hats.
This blog has recently become a regular feature on my reading list and I'm very much enjoying the output.
My favorite recent posts from codpeace include his interesting insight into why the multiplayer part of MMORPGS's sometimes sucks. Although I disagree with his ratio of arses to non arses I think he makes some very valid points in the post.
His experiences of the first day of Beyond the sands, along with screenshots and everything.
And a fantastic list of possible tips that should appear on the WAR loading screens.
Knights in Feathered Hats, The Captain's Blog salutes you :-)
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About the WAR Community Promotion Initiative
The WAR Community Promotion Initiative, or WCPI for short, is a player-wide effort for WAR fansites, blogs, forums, and other WAR community efforts to cross-promote and expose content to everyone who visits them. Members of the WCPI regularly promote each other through links, spotlights, and other features. If you have a WAR site and you’d like to join, check out the WCPI thread or PM PhoenixRed on the Warhammer Alliance forums.
This blog has recently become a regular feature on my reading list and I'm very much enjoying the output.
My favorite recent posts from codpeace include his interesting insight into why the multiplayer part of MMORPGS's sometimes sucks. Although I disagree with his ratio of arses to non arses I think he makes some very valid points in the post.
His experiences of the first day of Beyond the sands, along with screenshots and everything.
And a fantastic list of possible tips that should appear on the WAR loading screens.
Knights in Feathered Hats, The Captain's Blog salutes you :-)
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About the WAR Community Promotion Initiative
The WAR Community Promotion Initiative, or WCPI for short, is a player-wide effort for WAR fansites, blogs, forums, and other WAR community efforts to cross-promote and expose content to everyone who visits them. Members of the WCPI regularly promote each other through links, spotlights, and other features. If you have a WAR site and you’d like to join, check out the WCPI thread or PM PhoenixRed on the Warhammer Alliance forums.
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