http://www.timesink.ca/2007/12/22/a-well-needed-rest/ Because the internet needs another gaming blog. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:10:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.timesink.ca/2007/12/22/a-well-needed-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 ChunkyTrunks Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:33:08 +0000 http://www.timesink.ca/2007/12/22/a-well-needed-rest/#comment-3108 I am so jealous about Florida. When every direction is snow, beaches and sunshine seem so foreign. Your talk of Oblivion gave me regrets that I never ended up finishing Morrowind. Perhaps I will fire up the old Xbox tonight and see where I left my character. I just got nostalgic for the talking Mudcrab exploit to get major gold and the one city I can’t go to because the guards have a ”Kill on Site” order in my regards. So I killed the Chancellor? I’m an assassin! That’s what I do! I guess I am one of the few who are actually enjoying this EQ2 expansion. Wasn’t it last 2 expansions that most people were complaining that they were stuck with a number of unfinished quests in their journal because they needed a group and couldn’t find one? Being one of the least wanted tank classes I am enjoying my independence being able not to have to depend on others to get to level 80. I am also enjoying the LGF comments in 70-79 chat requesting tanks. How the tables have turned that the last expansions forced tanks to go into retirement and the emergence of DPS and support classes has left groups without a meatshield. I am not saying that tanks are sought after for raiding because they are still being passed over for an empty slot in hopes it will be filled with a Dirge. I am saying that I can finally quest with independence and for once feel useful to a group rather than a burden because I wasn’t wearing cloth. Sure once everyone starts to hit level 80 and the solo quests dry up there will only be instances left and raid content and support classes will once again be sought after, but at least I will have decent gear obtained from do-able quests. I think SOE has really upped the “fun level” in this expansion. They made a grind that is has less of a feeling of a grind. It has also given me an opportunity to duo again with my girlfriend. We haven’t had the feeling of conquering the world by ourselves since we were guildless only depending on each other and PUGs to make it through our quests, a feeling of vindication when I snatched that contested named from that other group in the distance, laughing at the other group who snatched the named from us only to get a wooden chest. Bottom line: I like it. I’m sure SOE will cater to a different crowd next expansion but the quality keeps getting better and the variety that this game offers at this moment sure makes me keep playing. I am so jealous about Florida. When every direction is snow, beaches and sunshine seem so foreign.
Your talk of Oblivion gave me regrets that I never ended up finishing Morrowind. Perhaps I will fire up the old Xbox tonight and see where I left my character. I just got nostalgic for the talking Mudcrab exploit to get major gold and the one city I can’t go to because the guards have a ”Kill on Site” order in my regards. So I killed the Chancellor? I’m an assassin! That’s what I do!
I guess I am one of the few who are actually enjoying this EQ2 expansion. Wasn’t it last 2 expansions that most people were complaining that they were stuck with a number of unfinished quests in their journal because they needed a group and couldn’t find one? Being one of the least wanted tank classes I am enjoying my independence being able not to have to depend on others to get to level 80. I am also enjoying the LGF comments in 70-79 chat requesting tanks. How the tables have turned that the last expansions forced tanks to go into retirement and the emergence of DPS and support classes has left groups without a meatshield. I am not saying that tanks are sought after for raiding because they are still being passed over for an empty slot in hopes it will be filled with a Dirge. I am saying that I can finally quest with independence and for once feel useful to a group rather than a burden because I wasn’t wearing cloth. Sure once everyone starts to hit level 80 and the solo quests dry up there will only be instances left and raid content and support classes will once again be sought after, but at least I will have decent gear obtained from do-able quests.
I think SOE has really upped the “fun level” in this expansion. They made a grind that is has less of a feeling of a grind. It has also given me an opportunity to duo again with my girlfriend. We haven’t had the feeling of conquering the world by ourselves since we were guildless only depending on each other and PUGs to make it through our quests, a feeling of vindication when I snatched that contested named from that other group in the distance, laughing at the other group who snatched the named from us only to get a wooden chest.
Bottom line: I like it. I’m sure SOE will cater to a different crowd next expansion but the quality keeps getting better and the variety that this game offers at this moment sure makes me keep playing.

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