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NBI: Thank Yous
So, as an official participant of the Newbie Blogger Initiative this year, I thought it would only be proper to extend thank yous to all of the folks behind the scenes–whether they developed weekly prompts, helped to coordinate the whole thing, or were just veteran bloggers lending a helping hand through warm welcomes and advice, everyone has had an impact on us, the “Class of 2015”. Having been a part of the coordinating team for both server events (in-game) and conventions (out of game), I know it’s a lot of work to put something together for one, and to make it run smoothly, for another. So even if I happen…
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Living Legend
Real Life I haven’t had much time to game, this week, aside from Monday. I had my hair touched up on Tuesday, and Wednesday I had an interview for a prospective job. My next step is to create a project in a specific time period, which has significantly cut into my gaming time, because, well, I can’t work on the project at work… But I miss my gaming! Hopefully after I hand it in (Wednesday at the latest), I’ll get in a good chunk of gaming. WildStar So, if you didn’t know by now, WildStar is going Free to Play. Not here, but man oh man was social media/forums rife…
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An Aurin Forest
One of the most robust features in WildStar is housing. There are so many things you can do with it (which is why I love doing Yardcore videos!). As such, there are some beautiful landscapes that folks have designed that just take your breath away. This landscape happens to be on a housing plot. The plot belongs to a former guild member, and I took it at the time because there was a glitch with one of the harvesting plugs. A survivalist gathering node had appeared inside the Hot Springs FABKit (pre-made plugs you can put on your plot), and we thought it hilarious and totally worth a screenshot. As I…
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What Makes a Villain?
If you didn’t know by now, Murf is hosting a Screenshot Safari competition during the Newbie Blogger Initiative. I’m behind on entries, so there will be two this week, I’m sure. This one is based on the topic: Heroes or Villains. It was kind of a tough topic for me to come up with, quite honestly. In WildStar, who are the real villains? The big bad? The factions we fight against? It didn’t feel quite so clear-cut. Because the premise of the game is that we are discovering what the Eldan have left on Nexus. So does that make the Eldan the big bads, or their creation(s)? Lots of questions…
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Third Sub
Gym Battle The long weekend was pretty nice. I have found that when I have more time to spend with Chaide, the less likely I am to take the time to blog. Which is great, because I love spending time with him, but I don’t take the time to do something else I love, and won’t take all that much time away from hanging out with him. Ah, the dilemma. Anyway, this weekend I decided that I really needed to join a gym. Working out at home has turned into not working out at home. And my back is paying for it. To the point where I was considering seeing a…
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Blade & Soul Internal Build: Impressions
So, the big news at the moment is that NCSoft has finally released a date for Blade & Soul to come to the West. The game will release here in December and there will be a closed beta in the fall sometime. I decided that the game sounded interesting, so I thought I’d watch the livestream over on Twitch (which is now over on YouTube) on Thursday talking about the game, and I wanted to share my impressions. First of all, if you’re interested, these are the accounts to check out. Some of the folks working on Blade & Soul are also folks working on WildStar, for instance: Omeed, Tony,…
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The Past Week
So, if you didn’t already know, my mother was in town last week. As such, there was no gaming, and very limited social media. Yup. I actually spent time with my Mommy! I mean, I hadn’t seen her in close to two years. So she kind of deserved all of the attention Chaide and I could give her. Even if it meant doing some binge-watching of House of Cards. FYI, this post is going to be full of photographs, so I apologize for load times ahead of time. Weekend She arrived in town Saturday, and we spent the day just kind of chilling, and getting her car to the shop because…
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NBI Safari – Epic Achievement
If you didn’t already know, this month is the Newbie Blogger Initiative, and Murf over at Murf Vs. has posed a challenge to bloggers called the NBI Safari. What’s the Safari? Murf provided a few different topics, and wants to see screenshots from these topics (you can only choose four, mind) and why you think they embody the particular topics you choose. Last week, I didn’t do any blogging, and was pretty much offline because my mother was in town (expect a long post on last week’s shenanigans sometime today), so I’m playing a bit of catchup with the Safari this week. So, my first submission for the Safari this…
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Yardcore Nexus | Episode 4 – Lucy Loo
Lucy was extremely sweet and stepped up as the fourth volunteer for my new project, Yardcore Nexus, where I tour a plot in WildStar and interview the creator! Get in touch with Lucy:TwitterIn Game – Lucy Loo ——- Want to be a part of Yardcore Nexus? Contact me with your character’s name on Entity and we’ll set up a time!
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Drop 5 Shenanigans
So this past week in WildStar has been a lot of fun! Why, you ask? Drop 5 happened Tuesday!! Tuesday What was the first thing I did when Drop 5 happened? Well, went through my bags, bank, costumes, etc., but then just kind of putzed around Thayd. I’m one of those folks taht doesn’t like to do everything new the first day because (1) it’s a little overwhelming to try to absob all the changes at once and (2) there’s usually bugs no matter how thoroughly things are tested on a PTR. It’s the same with pretty much any game. I finally found the Cheese while working on challenges in…
