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Not sure if I posted these here already or not but here goes.
hexxus:
it was a bit scary the first couple times.
it is still a little scary, but then i jsut have to remind myself that i do in fact know how to turn, and i can stop anytime i need to.
with the runs i was doing yesterday, i laughed at myself almost everytime. i would be at the top and be like... oh shit why am i doing this... this is nuts.. but then ill remember that i had just gone down that slope earlier and that it was perfectly fine, and FUN. lol
it is still a little scary, but then i jsut have to remind myself that i do in fact know how to turn, and i can stop anytime i need to.
with the runs i was doing yesterday, i laughed at myself almost everytime. i would be at the top and be like... oh shit why am i doing this... this is nuts.. but then ill remember that i had just gone down that slope earlier and that it was perfectly fine, and FUN. lol
hexxus:
hah good times... you wouldnt catch me playing hockey... no fucking way...
who do you play with?
who do you play with?
So the job is still up in the air. My rep and the Tesla rep both really want this to happen but of course neither of them control the flow of money so we're just going to have to wait and see. I'm still confident that it can go through, though. I've thought lots of times in the past that a job was over and...
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drusylla:
LOL I *just* told John that we've had sex 7 times in the past 11 days 
I have a problem.
I seem to have lost my passion. Again.
Last year was a banner year for me when it comes to drawing. I spent very few days NOT drawing something. This year, however, I have yet to put pencil to paper but for a couple of hours and have not finished one drawing. Drusylla Risen was actually started prior to New Year...
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I seem to have lost my passion. Again.
Last year was a banner year for me when it comes to drawing. I spent very few days NOT drawing something. This year, however, I have yet to put pencil to paper but for a couple of hours and have not finished one drawing. Drusylla Risen was actually started prior to New Year...
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drusylla:
Yeah that's not a problem. I might have a raid tomorrow (two guildies are in the hospital at the moment and today's raid was cancelled) but txt me and I'll help you out!
coltoncasanova:
everyone has their fun in their own way.
i dont judge
i dont judge
Okay so my actual birthday sucked donkey balls. Reason being is because its actually my second birthday since my father died but because he died one week before my birthday this is the first "real" birthday I've had without him. That fact hit me yesterday and I was pretty much a mess for the entire day. At the end of the day I called my...
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Yay its my birthday.
I just want to be alone.
I just want to be alone.
To say I celebrate Valentine's Day is like saying Bill Maher celebrates Lent. Generally I hate VD day because in my eyes is nothing more than an excuse for corporations to try and get you to spend money. Not only that but the shear idea behind it is silly at best. Save one day each yeah to tell that special someone how much you love...
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voss:
Aww thank you!!!
justrodan:
Happy Birthday!
Shipes what a day. I didn't get the call to go in today and truthfully I'm glad for that. I've been awake essentially since 4:00am for reasons unknown and felt like shit run over twice the whole day. Needless to say I spent the first half of the day playing Star Trek Online and the other half playing Star Wars The Old Republic. My wife...
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Taking a break from the game reviews to announce that I have a new job! Well I most likely have a new job, its not set in stone yet but the hammer and chisel are waiting eagerly. My rep at the temp agency thinks I'm perfect for the job and intends to put me at the top of the list. All I have to do...
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hemi:
OOOOOOOOOOO congrats...I hope you get the job. Sounds like you have it in the bag!
bounty:
Thank you for reading my blog and giving your input. I truly appreciate it <3 Your wife is beautiful and it makes me sad that this world has created such an extreme idea of "perfection" that it makes so many women, including myself, feel so inferior. When in reality, it's our inner beauty that illuminates the outside. Tell your wife that Bounty thinks she's the prettiest flower in the whole garden <3
xx
xx
Continuing my video game reviews.
Star Trek: Online
Initial Impressions:
Star Trek online went Free2play after just about a year and its easy to see why. Few games are as equally appalling as they are wonderful to play but somehow Star Trek Online manages to constantly bounce back and forth from one extreme to the next without ever stopping in the middle. Star Trek: Online...
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Star Trek: Online
Initial Impressions:
Star Trek online went Free2play after just about a year and its easy to see why. Few games are as equally appalling as they are wonderful to play but somehow Star Trek Online manages to constantly bounce back and forth from one extreme to the next without ever stopping in the middle. Star Trek: Online...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic game review.
Initial Impressions:
Straight out of the gate you get the feel that SWTOR is not your run of the mill MMO. The graphics are beautiful and the story is deep and rich with the wonderful storytelling fans of the series have come to expect. Not only that but the story also varies greatly depending on the character class...
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Initial Impressions:
Straight out of the gate you get the feel that SWTOR is not your run of the mill MMO. The graphics are beautiful and the story is deep and rich with the wonderful storytelling fans of the series have come to expect. Not only that but the story also varies greatly depending on the character class...
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VIEW 3 of 3 COMMENTS
drusylla:
Combat System:
Your dodge/parry comes with your stats at higher lvls as well as abilities at higher levels, depending on your class and spec. So at lvl 5, of course you're just going to stand there and get hit since you don't have your main tools yet. Also, a lot of enemy abilities, like AoEs, you can dodge. There will be a blue circle that will be on the ground. You move away from said blue circle.
Gaming Rigs:
Low end gaming rigs are never going to be able to do high quality graphics. PC gamers know this which is why a good majority dump money into their systems. The better the system, the better quality of the game.
Morality:
There are a LOT of decisions in the game, you will find, that do have a direct outcome. You choose not to kill someone, they come back to kill you later. You choose to kill someone, their family takes revenge on you. The first flashpoint that you do, Black Talon, even has a morality decision which effects the type of boss you fight (kill person, get one outcome; save person, get different outcome) and the flashpoint itself. Hell, I've even had quest givers bitch at me for not doing what they wanted.
In typical Bioware single player games, your decisions DO effect your game play. With an MMO, however, they can't script for everyone's decisions effecting everyone elses gameplay. It's mainly kept to your storyline and some side quests.
NO other MMO even gives you a choice in the outcomes of the quests, either. It's always been accept, do, turn in. SWTOR breaks away from that a bit.
UI:
SWTOR's UI is just like every other MMO UI (WoW, RIFT, Aion, WAR Online, Age of Conan, even GW). I do think it is lacking in the simple fact that I want more action bars and it should be customizable. RIFT had the best UI of all MMOs that I've played because it was 100% customizable and you could add a plethora of action bars.
Final Fantasy has used the same combat system (with some updated twists but pretty much the same) since the first game that was created. No one has ever complained "OMG they are using the same combat system AGAIN!" It is part of the staple of the game and it works. Same with MMO UIs. It's part of the staple of MMOs and they work.
The game picks up after the Prologue and during your Chapter 1 for ALL classes. Right now you're just in the introductory phase. Please give the game more time before you make your final judgment (like your one free month). I played beta for over a month before I wrote my review. A lot of my other game friends played beta for at least that, if not longer, before making their decisions. I'm not saying SWTOR is ground-breaking or earth-shattering. It is a little different from what is currently out there. But with any MMO, you HAVE to give it some time. You can't play it for a few hrs and base the whole game on that.
ETA: I'm not bashing you personally. But from a reviewing stand point you have to give the game (this is any game) more time for a more appropriate review. You can't just put in a couple of hrs and expect to get the proper aspect of the game.
Your dodge/parry comes with your stats at higher lvls as well as abilities at higher levels, depending on your class and spec. So at lvl 5, of course you're just going to stand there and get hit since you don't have your main tools yet. Also, a lot of enemy abilities, like AoEs, you can dodge. There will be a blue circle that will be on the ground. You move away from said blue circle.
Gaming Rigs:
Low end gaming rigs are never going to be able to do high quality graphics. PC gamers know this which is why a good majority dump money into their systems. The better the system, the better quality of the game.
Morality:
There are a LOT of decisions in the game, you will find, that do have a direct outcome. You choose not to kill someone, they come back to kill you later. You choose to kill someone, their family takes revenge on you. The first flashpoint that you do, Black Talon, even has a morality decision which effects the type of boss you fight (kill person, get one outcome; save person, get different outcome) and the flashpoint itself. Hell, I've even had quest givers bitch at me for not doing what they wanted.
In typical Bioware single player games, your decisions DO effect your game play. With an MMO, however, they can't script for everyone's decisions effecting everyone elses gameplay. It's mainly kept to your storyline and some side quests.
NO other MMO even gives you a choice in the outcomes of the quests, either. It's always been accept, do, turn in. SWTOR breaks away from that a bit.
UI:
SWTOR's UI is just like every other MMO UI (WoW, RIFT, Aion, WAR Online, Age of Conan, even GW). I do think it is lacking in the simple fact that I want more action bars and it should be customizable. RIFT had the best UI of all MMOs that I've played because it was 100% customizable and you could add a plethora of action bars.
Final Fantasy has used the same combat system (with some updated twists but pretty much the same) since the first game that was created. No one has ever complained "OMG they are using the same combat system AGAIN!" It is part of the staple of the game and it works. Same with MMO UIs. It's part of the staple of MMOs and they work.
The game picks up after the Prologue and during your Chapter 1 for ALL classes. Right now you're just in the introductory phase. Please give the game more time before you make your final judgment (like your one free month). I played beta for over a month before I wrote my review. A lot of my other game friends played beta for at least that, if not longer, before making their decisions. I'm not saying SWTOR is ground-breaking or earth-shattering. It is a little different from what is currently out there. But with any MMO, you HAVE to give it some time. You can't play it for a few hrs and base the whole game on that.
ETA: I'm not bashing you personally. But from a reviewing stand point you have to give the game (this is any game) more time for a more appropriate review. You can't just put in a couple of hrs and expect to get the proper aspect of the game.
drusylla:
Guild Wars has the same combat system as all the other MMOs.
People play different MMOs because of the different stories. SWTOR, imo, has more of a story than any other MMO out there. Each class has it's own involved storyline. So you don't feel like you're doing linear shit. Could you imagine if Guild Wars had an individual storyline for each of their classes?
They have a Legacy system where after you finish Chapter 1, it unlocks the ability to choose a last name for your characters (the name goes to both Empire and Republic). You gain Legacy experience killing mobs and doing quests for special awards. It rewards you and encourages you to roll more characters.
Every other MMO out on the market is pretty much "Do this slew of quests that you'll never read. Get to level cap. RAID BITCHES RAID!" SWTOR has a lot more going on before level cap. And when you hit level cap, even their heroics and raids have involved storylines. More than "Down this boss. Get gear".
FPS genre isn't for me. I find that constant pvp to be redundant. Pretty much a bunch of guys trying to wave around their dicks to see who has the biggest. So if the MMO genre isn't for you, it isn't for you.
People play different MMOs because of the different stories. SWTOR, imo, has more of a story than any other MMO out there. Each class has it's own involved storyline. So you don't feel like you're doing linear shit. Could you imagine if Guild Wars had an individual storyline for each of their classes?
They have a Legacy system where after you finish Chapter 1, it unlocks the ability to choose a last name for your characters (the name goes to both Empire and Republic). You gain Legacy experience killing mobs and doing quests for special awards. It rewards you and encourages you to roll more characters.
Every other MMO out on the market is pretty much "Do this slew of quests that you'll never read. Get to level cap. RAID BITCHES RAID!" SWTOR has a lot more going on before level cap. And when you hit level cap, even their heroics and raids have involved storylines. More than "Down this boss. Get gear".
FPS genre isn't for me. I find that constant pvp to be redundant. Pretty much a bunch of guys trying to wave around their dicks to see who has the biggest. So if the MMO genre isn't for you, it isn't for you.
