Under 100
Actually, its like only 86 days until the wedding… under three months. It still doesn’t feel quite like its going fast enough at times, but then I look what we still have to take care of and I find myself wishing it’d slow down for a bit so I could get it all done. I’m trying not to procrastinate so much with this but with Alicia in town it is hard to get stuff done. If it were up to me, we’d go in, say I do, thank everyone for coming, and then we’d be on our way to the honeymoon… Which we still don’t know where we are going to.The big honeymoon is going to be a cruise but we are taking that later because she can’t get off long enough to take one, so we have to find weekend spot to go to. Preferably a warm place with saltwater and drinks.
In the meantime, I’ve been testing out new MMOs. I still love WoW but I am super bored with it right now so I’ve decided it’s time to find a new virtual home. My vision of a great MMO is one with decent graphics, lots of PvP, and enough story to keep me pulled in. WoW has all these things, but lately everything has felt stale and overdone. Plus, being a known and, at times, hated individual can get to you, and sometimes it’s good to take a vacation. The wanderlust has taken me, and I seek new horizions.
First on the list was Age of Conan, which is a beautiful game. Since it’s less-than-great launch they have made a lot of improvements and it’s definitely worth taking a look at. It is quite possibly the most visually stunning MMO I have played, even more than LotRO and EQII. The starting “Destiny” quest is pretty epic and makes you feel like a true hero. The PvP is intense due to the fact that pretty much anyone can attack anyone in certain areas. There is really only one bad thing about this in my eyes: Whiners. There seem to be more of them in AoC than any game I have played, but that just might be because they can message you after you kill them. Most games do PvP on a faction basis, and when you kill the opposing side they can’t send you messages. I recieved so much “QQ” after my murderous rampage that I just logged out in frustration. I hate playing with children. Good game though, I just recommend ignoring everyone the whines.
Then there was Darkfall, a game I had been waiting on for more than seven years. This was to be the game for the hardcore, large-scale PvPer, with skill-based combat, city-construction and siege, and open PvP. It finally opened its North American server earlier this month and I was on it the day it opened… It was crap. The graphics were awful, the controls were clunky and unnatural, and it looks like it was thrown together by a bunch of college dropouts who failed all their computer courses. EuroGamer gave it a 4/10, and I think they were being generous because I have never been more disappointed by a game in my life. Seriously, do not buy this game. It is a waste of money, time, and brain cells.
As I write this I am downloading Warhammer Online to do a free 10-day re-evaluation. I have really liked WAR in the past, its just that my computer has been unable to handle the game and it was very laggy for me. I’ve updated some hardware since my last foray into WAR, so I’m giving it another go. For those of you that are interested in joining me, you can download and try the game free for 10 days. I’ll be Order-side on Pheonix Throne, the RP-PvP Realm, not because I am a roleplayer, but because the gaming environment is better and the players are usually more mature.
On top of all that I am still working on setting up a Team Fortress 2 server, so I’ve been fairly busy. If you have any gaming recommendations feel free to let me know. I’m up for just about anything these days.
