Not a normal MMO - GuildWars: Nightfall

So, I recently got the gaming bug again. This time I picked up a copy of Guildwars: Nightfall. So far I've been really impressed. There are a variety of character classes available. The Nightfall edition lets you play two extra classes, the dervish and the paragon. I wasn't really excited with these extras since it's all new to me.

I may post more as I get into the game a bit, but this is all you get for now. I perused the GuildWars sight for a good pic to post, and here's what I found. A hottie, computer rendered, ranger chick wearing green and brown. She is this geeks dream come true. Hats off to the artist.

City of Heroes / Villains | Pocket D | Halloween

Ok, so on actuall Halloween night I did what was quite possibly the geekiest thing I've done to date. Hung out in a night club, in a video game. Yup, I'll admit it. :) In addition to admitting it, I'll even post pictures from the event. If you're familiar with the game, you may recognize some of the things. If you want to know more, visit the City of Heroes website.

Hey Eve, it's a POS.

And here I thought it always meant something else. Anyway, big news for anyone playing in the online universe of EVE-Online. My 'in game' corporation finally got their first player owned structure. Basically something akin to a starbase. That's all I'm going to mention for now, I'll let the picture speak for itself. If you're interested in the game at all, let me know, I'll be glad to fill in the details.



Oh yeah, that's me.. on the left of the pic, by the planet. :)

Now They Tell Me

Ok, I'm a big fan of Dungeons & Dragons, the pen and paper type. In the past year or so, they actually produced an online D&D game called, strangely enough, Dungeons & Dragons Online. Now here's the kicker. I bought the game with high hopes, but had to cancel my subscription because I did not have enough time to play the game in groups. The game was designed with teams in mind and you pretty much had to have a team to get beyond the first couple levels. Playing in groups involves a lot more time and effort than I can spare for any game, no matter how fun. So what do they do, after I've cancelled? They introduce solo play!

EVE Online

So. I seem to have a problem when it comes to doing what I should in order to better myself. For reasons unexplained, my mind can rationalize playing video games instead of studying for a statistics final for which I am ill prepared. Anyway, the game is called EVE Online. The best way for me to describe it is a power hungry space opera. Beautiful graphics and audio. I did, however, get completely blasted on my first real mission. I don't have time to try again tonight. The above picture is a screenshot from the tutorial. Check it out if you get a chance. Oh, and I promise to stop posting before 0600. I'm definitely not functioning well that early.

A Lesser Evil

While not necessarily a good idea, I find myself logging in to EBay every six months or so. Inevitably, I buy something. In this instance, I found some collectible cards for the game Magic The Gathering. A game I used to play four years ago! What am I really going to do with these things, except entomb them with the rest of my collection. I'm not really sure.