Промоакции для игроков не только в шутерах — воспользуйся промокодом Vavada от наших партнеров и получи бонусы, которые подарят азарт и атмосферу, сравнимую с игровыми победами.
.The lower-level characters were to reserve the name “Zubon,” so I cannot lose it if I unsubscribe for more than 90 days. I have that set on almost every server.
: Zubon
Freedom is full, and Virtue is in the red. All the other servers are under yellow load. They upgraded hardware specifically for this event, and players are still overloading it. The game may not have had this many concurrent players at release. I don’t know where all these people are coming from. The villain events on Freedom must be going well, except when someone disconnects and cannot return for a few minutes.
: Zubon
Odds of a great many (currently trial) accounts for sale next week?
A fine day for travel!
I awoke with a great desire to cast my eyes upon new places. Therefore I sold some of my vast collection of hooves, paws and teeth to a vendor and purchased a ride out the Great East Road to the Lone-lands. On my way, I passed by the appropriately named Forsaken Inn.
I reached the destination stable and could see Amon Sûl way off in the distance. Amon Sûl is also known as “Hill of the Wind” or Weathertop. Weathertop used to have a watchtower on top of it, which held a palantÃri. I bet you didn’t know I was such a historian. Truth be told, the stable master wouldn’t shut up about it.
I decided to travel to the top and see what I could see. Finding the right path took a few tries but I eventually found my way. I decided I had done enough hiking for one day and chose to make camp for the night on top of Weathertop. Not a bad day’s work. Didn’t hunt anything other than some birds, but at least they were tasty.
– Ethic
Happy lunar new year! We’re in charge this year, woo!
Today I was riding a horse and some weird guys in black robes started chasing me near the Brandywine River. I got away, but during the escape through some trees I got poked square in the eye with a small branch. I have to wear an eye patch for a few weeks now. It’s me shootin’ eye too! I don’t feel like writing anything more in my journal today. Mood: frustrated.
– Ethic
Most of my supergroup is on leave from City of Heroes. Three or four people are still around, but many are visiting WoW and Nostale. Some of those losses could be permanent. I find myself playing more flash games lately, but I am still in Paragon City. This four-month gap between issues is a problem, particularly when the big items in the last patch were Ouroboros (recycling old content) and ultra-rares (encouraging mass farming).
Friday kicks off a double-xp (and influence, infamy, prestige, and maybe drops) weekend. I expect to see many old friends back, and I expect a lot of character progress. My wife is heading out of town, and I will be cooking extra tonight so that I will have leftovers for the weekend.
As usual, if you want a trial code or invitation back (former subscriber gone for 90+ days), I can send them.
: Zubon
Zubon’s post reminded me that I’d meant to write this up a few weeks back: Why are mobs so blind and stupid?
From the FAQ to Earthrise, an MMO scheduled for next year:
I’ve never heard of Masthead Studios before – Who are you?
Masthead Studios is Bulgaria’s largest game development company, with a team consisting of young and enthusiastic artists, programmers and game designers with experience from numerous gaming projects. Earthrise is Masthead’s first project, and is likely Eastern Europe’s most ambitious so far.
I respect the chutzpah. Maybe Bulgaria has a game development industry, but they expect that statement to impress an English-speaking audience. The company has never made anything, but it is the largest. I guess they hired a lot of people, or maybe it is a big building.
For the game itself, it looks like it is cribbing heavily from EVE Online’s mechanics and adapting that to the standard avatar-based game, with a more standard PvP experience and no 0.0. Comments are open if you would like to speculate whether a company’s first game ever, an MMO, will be released on schedule.
: Zubon
H/T: Massively
It’s official: Virtual gore, decapitation, dismemberment, and over-the-top type fatalities are fine in the USA.
Virtual nipples are bad.
Thanks to Broken Toys for the heads up.
UPDATE: Funcom made a mistake. Nipples are included in the USA version. Full blood! Full fatalities! Breasts with nipples! Crom be praised! Not full nudity! Oh well.
– Ethic
Why would you live in Paragon City? Walking to the green line involves passing three cyborg hoodlums, a group of vampires and werewolves, and sometimes alien invaders. Your best case scenario is to carpool with the corrupt corporation that sometimes abducts citizens for experiments.
Parents seem to have adapted; I see many people named “shakedown victim.” In the “A Path into Darkness” story arc, one hostage leaves you a note:
Grabbed by jack-booted thugs. Luckily, ready for that. Paragon City and all. Check with your friend, sent message regarding where to find me.
Of course, that immortal citizen is frequently taken hostage, so he should be planning ahead.
: Zubon
