Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Bioshocked
Bah, I found the stairs and went into the building and SAVED my game and my save isn't acknowledged.
Neverwinter: When Free is So Not Free
Neverwinter had a promotion where you could log in and for a short window get a free wolf mount.
I had not logged in a long while though I find the game very enjoyable. It wasn't clear how you would claim the pet. Usually you get a friendly pop up for log in rewards saying click here.
No, you had to locate the Zen vendor npc and navigate through the "free" menu only to find that you needed to be level 20 and be able to use the mount in order to claim it.
My character is level 18 so she couldn't claim it. They might think a player would just play for the time it took to get those two levels and voila.
Normally I would have done that.
There was the game update time.
Trotting around the city and the winter holiday area trying to find where to claim: a half hour?
All my skills were reset. Choose again and re-learn the character class? I think not.
Dear Neverwinter: if it is free, just give it to me, thanks.
Five Alive in Draenor
I finally crawled my main character to 100. I could have done it sooner but I had done it over and over for months and bleh just wanted to float.
I'm so happy to have my level three garrison again and I smile to think this time it won't be taken away.
Now to level the buildings, finish quest lines and dungeon dive.
Last night my Death Knight got to 90 and I took her to the Timeless Isle. She only found a couple of armor pieces there. I got twitchy to test her out in Draenor so off she went to talk to Khadgar.
I typically run a DK through the world as Blood and queue for dungeons as Frost. Somehow I've just been playing her as Frost and when I went to swap her to Blood for Draenor she felt weaker and as if she didn't have as many moves. Maybe I just need to tweak her rotation.
Now that Ms Big is at max, I can move my Warlock, Paladin and Frost Mage along.
Crafting in Draenor continues to be a slog. 100 Hexweave cloth or 100 Truesteel Ingots for a single piece of armor and the most limited list of recipes ever.
Cooking is loaded with recipes which makes it far more fun. Even my son is cooking with his character and fishing! Unheard of for him.
An awful armory pic of my DK:
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Tiny Screen Adventures: The Longest Journey
Save after every conversation is my new motto. Many aren't long, but our girl April is...the B Word.
You traditionally try to talk to everyone in this type of game to get information about the game and the world. I take the most polite options offered but she still manages to blast everyone she meets with some rudeness.
We appear to be on a future earth but it isn't a sleek future. Everything seems grungy.
Except for this park, of course.
I'm hoping our April snaps out of her eternal witchiness and becomes likeable soon or she's sailing over the next cliff she comes to.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Tiny Screen Adventures: Syberia
I hoped I would be spending a short time at the train station in Barrockstadt, but I'm still working to find a way to get the train moving again.
Because it has a clockwork mechanism, it needs to be wound up again before the journey can continue. I found a winding tool of sorts.
In order to get my immobile train up there I need to:
Open some locks so a tugboat can pull the train forward.
Fix a mechanical bandstand for three University regents who must have graduated from Three Stooges University.
Recover a mammoth doll from a paleontologist who creates wine as a side hobby.
It may not sound like much to do but the path to accomplishing anything is very long.
Thursday, December 25, 2014
A Few Moments of Relaxing Rift
Rift is my step out of every world into dreamy space place. The music, the floaty movement of the npcs...so relaxing.
I revisited my original characters and decided to back them up and skill up their crafts and achievements.
I had not found the Highest Point in Silverwood so I thought that was a short manageable thing to do. I thought I could see the peak very easily from Sanctum.
Ha ha. I scaled mountain after mountain it seemed and thought this must be it. No. Climb climb climb. The next peak over always looked bigger. And no achievement so I knew I hadn't found it.
Finally (PLINK) I have it. Even though the next peak over looked higher yet.
Next up, I missed exploring the depths of two particular caves.
I revisited my original characters and decided to back them up and skill up their crafts and achievements.
I had not found the Highest Point in Silverwood so I thought that was a short manageable thing to do. I thought I could see the peak very easily from Sanctum.
Ha ha. I scaled mountain after mountain it seemed and thought this must be it. No. Climb climb climb. The next peak over always looked bigger. And no achievement so I knew I hadn't found it.
Finally (PLINK) I have it. Even though the next peak over looked higher yet.
Next up, I missed exploring the depths of two particular caves.
Merry Christmas!
Bioshock: Looking For The Ladder
I've been fiendishly finding games for my iPod and could not resist old favorite Bioshock. It isn't compatible with the iPod but works fine on my phone.
It has been a long time since I played so I just started and I'm looking for a way up into the building so far without success.
As you can see, the screen is dark and I am horribly distracted by the terrible glug glug drowning noises my guy keeps making. Ack.
Still, very cool to enter this world again from the comfort of my snugly couch.
Dragon Age Inquisition
For the first time in years I had a computer game to ask for for Christmas. I haven't even installed it yet but every mention of it I've seen so far makes me expect a great adventure.
Happy Gaming!
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Pause To Buy
I was just reading a game review which talked about the constant interruptions of gameplay caused by your need to buy something to continue.
The phrase Pause To Buy covers this, right? You can't advance successfully without constant reminders of the cash shop, and even if you can keep playing without paying, any immersion is gone.
This message brought to you before I hit the bottom of my first cup of coffee...zzzzz
Monday, December 15, 2014
Rejuvenation Potion...Rejuvenated
Ok the Rejuvenation Potion (That requires 500 Alchemy) I can make now no longer takes Crescent Oil and Crescent Fish Flesh, noooo it takes One Healing Tonic (a FIRST AID RECIPE) and One Draenic Mana Potion (Alchemy Recipe).
I currently have the skill and materials to make 2 Healing Tonics (10 Sea Scorpion Segments each). I haven't done much with my first aid skills as you can see.
I have the recipe for the Draenic Mana Potion, at least.
I'd best step up my Sea Scorpion Fishing. At least I can let everyone know they can make some potions if they have first aid skills.
Heading in the right direction, perhaps.
I currently have the skill and materials to make 2 Healing Tonics (10 Sea Scorpion Segments each). I haven't done much with my first aid skills as you can see.
I have the recipe for the Draenic Mana Potion, at least.
I'd best step up my Sea Scorpion Fishing. At least I can let everyone know they can make some potions if they have first aid skills.
Heading in the right direction, perhaps.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Tiny Screen Adventures: Syberia
I finally have left the mechanical city of Valadilene after much backtracking. My companion Oscar the automaton was particularly torturous about taking my ticket.
I am a bit horrified to have made it out of one train station only to be apparently stuck in another.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Tiny Screen Adventures: The Longest Journey
I have this for PC and I now recall I didn't get very far in the game. I had been thinking it was some technical glitch, but I can see now that I stopped dead after The Longest Most Awful Conversation in all my gaming history. The two women pictured below have an interminable dialog about the apt. building they live in and its residents and everyone's love lives. I thought I was gonna die.
I could not escape the conversation until every annoying tidbit had been discussed. JSM.
Muttering terribly I made sure I saved the game once I was finally released.
As a side note, inventory items are combined by dragging one item on top of another.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Alchemy 700 Bo-ring
By grinding Stamina Flasks last night I easily made Alchemy 700 with my main character. I can make myself health potions, but I cannot make a single Health Potion for my beloved guildies.
I keep the Guild Bank Stocked with all the levels of Health Potions and more. I cannot make a single Health Potion at Draenor level for anyone but myself. That is no fun at all, and I can no longer take care of my peeps as I like to so they have a better experience playing with items I can craft for them.
Bah I say, bah.
I keep the Guild Bank Stocked with all the levels of Health Potions and more. I cannot make a single Health Potion at Draenor level for anyone but myself. That is no fun at all, and I can no longer take care of my peeps as I like to so they have a better experience playing with items I can craft for them.
Bah I say, bah.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
More Tiny Adventures
You'll be pleased to know I figured out the trick of the jump in Tomb Raider's Caves though I haven't made it yet. Mouse and keyboard ftw. I'll get it.
Tomb Raider 2 has the same interface but allows you to start with Lara's mansion to practice your moves. The butler and his rattling teacups must die.
Syberia continues to charm with its mechanical village. Sometimes the interact buttons don't seem to load animations properly but otherwise it is pretty immersive.
The Longest Journey has a nice introduction by Ragnar Tornquist. Graphically lovely as well on the small screen it should be a nice match for cozy adventuring.
The inventory screen is nice and sharp but these objects aren't combining as I expect they should.
...posted from my tiny iPod.
Galaxies Tuesday Bonus Round
From Favorite Dev Quotes.doc, my all time favorite dev quote:
Folks like me do not get to make those kind of calls. People who
script/code are very similar to plumbers. If the bosses wants us to put a
toilet in the center of the living room, we redirect the pipes, dig a hole and
install that toilet in the center of the living room. I may be able to put one
of those cakes in it that turns the water blue, but that toilet is going in the
center of the living room.
Blixdev Game Designer - Systems
Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galaxies
Galaxies Tuesday: SonGouki's Obi Wan Guides
Mustafar. What a dark, burning beautiful place. It was one of my favorite places in all the galaxy. It contained a ton of excellent quests and was a challenging place to go when you wanted a bit of adventure.
Too bad its introduction came with the most complete betrayal in gaming history. I was in the beta for the area. For a month or so, everyone was really excited and the devs were very accessible and they answered every question they could. Suddenly, they went quiet and didn't respond anymore. People kept testing but nobody could figure out what happened. Now we know. Despite that, the planet for a great while (before being NGE-ized) was a fantastic place once it went live.
Here's a guide to Mustafar:
Too bad its introduction came with the most complete betrayal in gaming history. I was in the beta for the area. For a month or so, everyone was really excited and the devs were very accessible and they answered every question they could. Suddenly, they went quiet and didn't respond anymore. People kept testing but nobody could figure out what happened. Now we know. Despite that, the planet for a great while (before being NGE-ized) was a fantastic place once it went live.
Here's a guide to Mustafar:
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