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What Didn’t I Do Yesterday

Yesterday, I kept a busy gaming day.  Work was not bad, but, it was busy and I needed to find some down time when it was over.  I worked with some very difficult character generation on FiranMUX.  I got some dailies down on Autoshotmoo, in WoW.  My Oracle egg only yielded yet another Tickbird hatchling.  My goal is to supply the entire game with one of these.  That way, everyone can feel the Tickbird hatchling joy that I do.  At some point, probability suggests that I will get the Green Protodrake mount.  However, I’m not sure probability works for me on World of Warcraft.  I’m sort of anti-probable.  During last Noblegarden, I got three bunny pets (all soulbound) and it took me huge amounts of the weekend to get something as simple as the pants.

I nearly got in the Spider Temple in Overlord II.  Nearly, because a surprise gauntlet mechanic took me by surprise, and I died and had to start all over again.  And I was mad, of course, and did not start over again.  Instead, I put in Dragon Age.  I had not even taken one character out of the introduction story, but, I managed to through Ostagar yesterday.  If you’ve never played, this doesn’t mean much.  Just go, wow you actually got through the introduction to a game!  GO YOU!  That’s how slow I am.

I’ve also been tending my Viva Pinata garden.  My second one, I’ve played it on the Xbox 360.  I am replaying it on the PC, because, I admit the controls with the mouse make it a better game.  It’s so much easier to achieve with being able to move around with a mouse, that, I don’t think I’d go back to the 360 game.  Sorry Xbox 360, I’m a huge console fan, but, this one wins.

Busy Gaming Weekend

I had a busy gaming weekend, but, a good one.  I was able to get Mr. Pinchy on my hunter in World of Warcraft, thereby getting done with yet another difficult achievement.  Our guild did really well and made progress on Professor Putricide.  I was able to get Viva Pinata and Torchlight for $4.99.  Both are excellent deals and I’m excited to have some more play time with both.

I also buckled down into my long forgot Overlord II game.  I’m no expert gamer, something, I don’t hesitate to admit.  However, I can tell that I’ve learned a lot of skill.  I’m definitely not someone who it comes easy to.  I have to work at it and throw myself up against it over and over again until I can beat something.  For me, I will never be the expert gamer who can brag about defeating things on insane.  However, despite the fact that it takes me longer and sometimes I’m playing games from 1994, I find that I can still bring them up and talk about them with those that played them before and it’s an enjoyable experience.

Last Minute Gaming: 2009

This year I spent a long time on Overlord.  Rearranging our schedules and priorities took a lot of precedence and I finally think I have a handle on it.  So in the last days of 2009, I decided to get crazy.  It started with the end of Loremaster in World of Warcraft.  It was such a relief to finish.  I felt like I had time again.  Time to do all these crazy achievements like explore the world, read all the books, and fish all the loots.  I was finished just in time to start enjoying the new Dungeon Finder tool.  It’s been so nice to jump into instances and get them done (PUG antics aside).

I decided that Overlord’s mechanics were just not enjoyable enough to keep plugging at.  Instead, I put in Overlord II that Brian got me for my birthday.  Man, it’s like the same game revived very much so.  I have to say that it’s an improvement /alone/ on the way they created the bread crumb quests, the money gains, and the new and different ways you can operate your minions.  So far, they’ve strayed from just killing a bunch of guys and picking up a bunch of objects.  Sure, it’s there.  But you don’t notice, because, much of it involves ramming things with boats, solving puzzles, or brainwashing people.  While I don’t think Overlord II has a plot that competes with Dragon Age, it definitely has a much better plot line than the original.  I find it twice as engaging.  Thanks, Brian!

My friends Diana and Jesse also introduced me to 1 vs. 100.  Man, this game is so good for a variety of reasons.  If you like trivia, it’s awesome for that.  More so, I find it is even more fun when the guy next to you in the crowd is really sure that “Let them eat cake” was quoted by Little Debbie.  The live version of the game  has opportunities for you to earn a spot in the mob of as the ‘one’.  Both of them have chances to win Microsoft points and swag.  It’s free if you are an Xbox gold member and worth checking out at least once.

I have a few more days left in this year.  I don’t know what wonders I will play during this time.  I have some more to say on some other gaming subjects but I have to run!