What I’ve been playing.
After my previous post I went out and bought a couple new games. I figured that there will be times when I don't want to play Aion and to not burn out I thought I'd try some other games. Here's what I've been playing:
Aion: I've reached level 32 on my Cleric and have been enjoying many Fire Temple and Eracus Temple Cavern runs. I love PvE and instances so this method of leveling has me enjoying myself immensely. Definitely loving the game right now.
Fire Temple
Eracus Temple Cavern
Eufloria: I found this game on Steam and tried out the demo. It's addicting at first but as the levels go by they get longer and longer, not necessarily harder. It's been a nice distraction though.
Torchlight: After hearing a lot about Torchlight I decided to snatch the demo off Steam and try it out. I played the Vanquisher and was having a blast. These types of games don't usually grab me but Torchlight is something I'll most likely be buying in the near future ... if not today.
Uncharted 2: I've been watching Steve play through Uncharted 2 and I have to say I'm liking this game even more than the first one. I think we're about halfway through so I'm looking forward to more great fun.
Champions Online: I've also purchased Champions Online. I wanted to give it another go seeing as I didn't make it very far in the open beta. My first character made it to level seven but I didn't like the feel of her. My second character I'm loving and have played her to level 11. The only down side to Champions (and it's a pretty big one) is the stuttering and graphics issue I'm having. Now, I have a pretty good machine. I can run Aion smoothly and even WAR ran better (just slightly). But to play CO I have to turn off my second monitor, run Windows on default display, turn down the graphics, close iTunes, close Firefox, close Steam, and pretty much run nothing but CO fully maximized in order to stop the stuttering. It doesn't make sense to me. I still have some looking around to do to find any possible fixes/explanations.
Necthana
Hopefully these games keep me occupied since I won't be buying any more until next year.
Quote of the day.
This made me laugh so I wanted to share:
Up strolls Aion covered in hype from the beta, with a different look and using a game engine that runs like a whippet whacked out of its mind on PCP.
From Bootae's post Aion: Hardcore or hard labour?
Randomness.
Though most of my time is dedicated to playing Aion I've been dabbling in some other things.
First was the Dragon Age character creator. I'm still unsure if I want to buy this game or not. I love the teaser trailers/movies being released but I've never been able to get into that type of RPG. I've tried and failed twice to get anywhere in Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. I'll have to see how much time I want to invest in another game at the moment.
Here's a picture of the first character I made:
On the review of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves by Slurms on Multiplaying as well as it being talked about on their podcast, I went out and bought Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. I'm a big fan of playing the first of something before playing the most recent release. To be honest though, I'm actually just a spectator for this game, not the player. I get much more enjoyment out of watching Steve (the boyfriend) play these games than playing them myself. I have serious trouble aiming accurately in order to kill anything effectively or enjoyably. The game does look fun though. He's enjoying it a lot but did mention that the shooting/fighting parts of the game tend to get monotonous after awhile. I don't pay much attention to scores sites give games (unless they're extremely low) but if Gamespot has given Uncharted a 8.0 and Uncharted 2 a 9.5 then I can't wait to see why the sequel scored better than the original. I believe we'll be purchasing it this weekend.
Lastly I've been considering giving Champions Online another try. This has been floating around in my head for a couple weeks now. I don't think I gave it a whole-hearted attempt before cancelling my pre-order and giving up on it. Like I mentioned previously though, I'll have to see how much time I want to allot for another game since I'm already deep into Aion.
Milestones accomplished.
Though it feels like I didn't get much play time in Aion this weekend I managed to reach level 30 on my Cleric. Not only was I able to finally use the collector's edition wings but I was also able to equip a drop I got out in Reshanta (the Abyss). Mercy Chain Greaves! I think I might have actually done a little happy dance ... until I saw what they looked like. I went from excited to flabbergasted. I was ready for an epic-looking pair of pants and instead I'm wearing a hot pink mini-skirt ... interesting.
I was also able to get my Ranger to level 20 and deep into the Tursin Outpost/Garrison.
Since it's now almost 4:00 am I think I'll go to bed and leave the bigger posts for when I'm not falling over tired.
The Same Archetype?
A few days ago I read a post on We Fly Spitfires asking if you always played the same archtype in games or not. This got me thinking.
My first reaction to this question was yes, of course. But then I remembered back to my very first MMO: Guild Wars. My first character was an Elementalist/Monk and my second was a Necromancer/Monk (mainly for the resurrection option). So though I had some healing and resurrection options I was a damage dealer.
When I began playing World of Warcraft, my very first (of many) characters was a Rogue. Now I never made it past level 42 but I loved her. It was at that point that I created a Priest and from then on I've played a healer in any game that followed. Once I hit max level in WoW and began raiding I knew I loved to heal.
There's still a part of me that loves a good DPS class and whenever I start a new game I usually already have an alt picked out for that purpose. Though now that I heal, whenever I play a DPS class in a group situation I fret constantly that I'm doing something wrong or I'm terrible. By facing that fear am I growing as a person?
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