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Guild Wars 2: A Profession Crisis.

Jul9th
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Saia

Ever since I started following all the Guild Wars 2 news I’ve known that I was going to play a Necromancer at launch.  My second ever character I rolled in the original Guild Wars was a Necromancer.  I loved her!  And once ArenaNet talked about the Sylvari redesign, I knew that was the race I would be playing as well.

Recently though, I’ve started to wonder if that’s the profession I actually want to play first/as my main.  See, over the years I’ve migrated away from caster classes.  I much prefer to smash things in the face when I’m not healing.  Enhancement Shaman in WoW, Cleric in RIFT, Operative in SWTOR, and Monk in Diablo 3 are just a few examples.

During the first Beta Weekend Event I purposefully didn’t play a Necro so I wouldn’t be leveling one twice (albeit not to max level, but still) and to keep my gameplay ‘fresh’.  When the second BWE rolled around I rationalized I should probably try one to make sure I actually liked how they played.  So I rolled one … that was when I started wavering on my profession decision.  During the stress test some weeks later I found myself shying away from the Necro because I was afraid of the underwhelming feeling I got from the first 8 or so levels.  Would it be that way the whole time?  I know it’s harsh to judge a profession’s playability on so few levels but that’s what I did.

Now, as the last BWE and launch get ever closer I can’t help but think I should pick a different profession.  It makes me sad, and yet I know it’s for the best.  Currently I’m leaning towards the Guardian.  I enjoyed the time I spent on one in the beta and it fits my playstyle better.  With the changing of profession comes the decision of race.  Do I still play a Sylvari?  A Sylvari Guardian just doesn’t sound … natural.  I don’t know why.  Now that we know the Sylvari will be playable in the upcoming BWE, I can hopefully narrow down my options on what I’m rolling come launch.

And now that there’s a release date I’m starting to freak out a little.  What if I can’t choose before release? I’ll get behind (not that it really matters in this game) if I have to reroll!

Deep breaths … everything will work itself out.

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Minecraft: Back At It!

Jul8th
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Saia

I took a break from Minecraft for what feels like a long time.  Who knows, maybe it’s been a year or more.  I honestly can’t remember … that’s how long it’s been.  Then some people we know happened to ask if we knew anyone that was hosting a Minecraft server so their kids (ages 9 and 12) could have a safe place to run around and not have to worry about other people destroying their creations.  It just so happened that The Boyfriend and I were talking about starting ours up again.  So we did …

Here’s some of the things people have built (or are still building) so far:

Work In Progress Castle

Minecart Station & Fountain (w/ 16 destinations!)

This picture doesn’t really do the station justice.  What’s not pictured is under that WHOLE mountain is all the redstone circuiting that was done just to make it work.  You can click the button under the destination you want to go to, wait a second for the torch to light up, walk out the doors and place a cart on the track, press one more button to launch the minecart, and  you’re off and running!

Pirate Ship & Lighthouse

Lava Sword!

Practice Globe (real one to be much larger!)

 

These are just some of what’s been built and there are projects still in the works.  Minecraft is such an awesome game.  Creativity abounds!

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Diablo 3: Accidental Addiction.

Jul6th
2012 Leave a Comment Written by Saia

I hadn’t followed Diablo 3 religiously.  I wasn’t planning on buying it until it went on sale (if it ever did). I knew nothing about classes or abilities or builds.  I DID play the beta one weekend. But only as far as taking one character through the ‘end’ of the beta.  AKA: Skeleton King.  Then something happened …

  1. I realized that just about all my friends were picking up the game.
  2. I figured a Blizzard game wouldn’t go on sale for a really long time.

For the first month I think I played every day.  I stuck with the Monk which I played in the beta, not knowing anything about the other classes.  Luckily it fit my playstyle pretty much perfectly.

This is today:

My Monk is now level 60 and I’m currently working through Inferno – Act I.  I’ve played the whole game co-op with The Boyfriend and it’s been a ton of fun.  His purchase was also super last minute.

Since hitting 60 I’ve slowly worked my way through all of Normal with a Witch Doctor, Demon Hunter, and currently a Barbarian.  Wizard is next!  I’ve also completed all of the conversation acheivements minus Covetous Shen as well as make the Staff of Herding and played around in the Pony Level.

The amount of time I play has significantly reduced since hitting 60 and Inferno, but now I don’t have the same driving force behind me and am still quite enjoying my casual playthroughs of the other classes.

I’m so glad I purchased this game.

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