I did something weird…

I dont know what is happening to me lately but I did something really weird last night….  I logged into EQ2 on a NON RAID NIGHT!

Readers of the blog will be aware that I am really not happy or comfortable playing my Inquisitor on raids, so much so that I have attempted to re-roll in house 3 times (turned down all 3 times) and pretty much only logging in to raid.
So what made me log in last night and play for 5 hours?

Well the chance of playing something else of course.  Ive rolled another new character.  I started to think that the more characters I have then the more chance I will get to raid on something else.

I see guilds out there shouting for classes I dont have, but I could play and it keeps me wondering why I am still chugging along on my Inquisitor when I could be on something that I am much more suited to.

Now Harpers are looking for a specific class which I dont have (well till last night) but I would love to play.  Swashbuckler.  Ive played my Assassin to 90 and love him to bits but I cant get a break on him in Harpers with the current GM being a little adverse to them.  So I rolled a Swashy last night.

The usual powerlevel fest ensued and in the 5 hours I played I hit level 60.  60 – 70 is very rapid in the spots I use so I should be hitting that tomorrow (Im out tonight) with 90 following by the weekend.

Then starts the wonderful grind….. AAs and gear…..  AA grind isnt so bad since again, I have some good spots for it to get around 180 no problem, with the last few to 200 coming slower but still coming.

After that I will need to get gear and my Myth buff.  Gear will start out with the player made level 82 stuff and whatever weapons I can get my mits on, but the Myth is a different kettle of fish, im hoping that I can do most of it myself (Using tank on account 1, box the swash, and box a healer) which then leaves the mythy buff.

I really do think though that the order of things will be:

1. Ding 90
2. Get some MC Gear
3. Grind AA to ~180-200
4. Myth

All the while im doing this I decided I will carry on raiding with Harpers but start to buy the Scout gear nobody wants for the alt.  I HAVE been buying for the Assassin but with that idea shot down by the guildleader and no other guilds recruiting one currently ill try again with the swash.

I really do hope this is the time for me to re-roll as im not a happy bunny that another tank has been recruited while I was away again.  Im very close to just saying fuck it and giving up.

This weekend I have been mostly playing…….

A Mix!

I had a busy bank holiday weekend when it came to gaming and spent my time in a couple of different places.

Firstly, Mythic had enabled transfers of European characters to the US servers on DAoC so Borg got transferred.  Not a lot else was going on there so I logged off after snagging a new house lot.  Im not sure if I will continue to play DAoC.  You really DO need a guild to run in or an alliance to RvR properly, maybe if I can get my arse in gear and look for one I might, if not then ill most likely slum around Thid.

I also played Everquest 2 a little.  Only a little as im taking a small step back from it so I don’t get burnt out.  I tanked Vistigial Cella on my Zerk and bagged his Mythy buff which was great.

I also sodded about on my Assassin and got him some AA.  The assassin is so fun.  Overall im still liking EQ2 but if I step back and play a little less it will save the burn out ive been getting.

Lastly I rolled a new trial account for Warhammer.  Yes I know I have a proper account but I wanted to experience the “Greener grass”.  I had a couple of particularly bad Scenarios so I rolled Order on the same server, Karak Norn.

I rolled the usual Slayer and started to kill.  MY GOD THEY ARE SQUISHY WITHOUT SUPPORT.  Ill just add that there.

My playing obviously struck a chord with Mrs B as she was soon making a trial account for herself and rolled an Archmage.

By the end of the weekend we were both level 10, RR10.  Which then led to Mrs B resubbing.  Which is a good thing as it means I can have a relatively pocket healer again.

Was the grass greener?  Well I couldn’t tell you right now, since the level we were playing at the BWs cant bomb, but maybe.

From what I hear, T2 is quiet but T3 is very active.  Maybe if I get really bored ill sub the 2^nd account and take a look.

Oh and I also hit RR50 on Borg.  Its taken a while with my break but im getting there.  Just some more scenario marks needed before I can start to earn Invaders so yay!

Talking about those scenario crests I want to get this down on the page.  You need to buy something from the current tier before you can get the next tier.  I understand why this works so no qualms there, what I do find odd is that if you wish to buy a 2 hander you pay double.  Now I can sort of understand that everyone else needs to buy a main and off hand but look at it this way.  Nobody is going to wait double the time to get a 2hander of a tier when they can start earning the next tier and get to Sovereign faster.

My aim is most likely to buy a 1 hander or shield from Invader onwards as my 1 hander isn’t the best but my shield is ok.  Ill evaluate at the time.

Roehn Theer 1 Rune DOWNED

Last night was a raid night for the Harpers.  Both Mrs B and I didn’t raid the night before but it turns out the guild cleared all of Palace apart from the big guy himself which meant that last nights raid was dedicated to learning the nuances of the fight.

Firstly can I say that the room the fight is in is GORGEOUS.  You run up a yellow glowy trail across a black void to a floating platform, whilst erudite runes float around the whole area.  It simply looks amazing.  Now onto the fight itself!

I must say what an AWESOME boss script, I wont give too much away but the whole floor thing is great (both floor things) and being able to move and cast is another great boon in the fight.

It really is an “idiot check” boss or a “who is awake” boss, brilliant!

I think he went down on the 5^th pull of the night, pretty good.  Really fun encounter well done SOE.

We then went and cleared out The Lab barring Perah Celsis whom we will most likely do on Wednesday.

So what is left for the Harpers then?

Well Roehn Theer 2 3 and 4 runes, Perah Celsis and all Hard Modes.  The furutre is looking good

This weekend I have mostly been playing….

Everquest 2 was my game of choice this weekend.  Sony had granted the servers a 40% exp bonus to AA and Adventure (unsure whether tradeskill was included as I don’t TS that much)

I decided when I first heard about the bonus that my Assassin was getting to 90!  He was already at 88 so it was only a little further to go for my 5^th level 90 this expansion.

I roped Mrs B in to help and headed to the usual powerlevel spot, Sebilis.  It took me 1 and a half hours to go from 88 to 90 and then I was done.

I grabbed the random gear I had saved for him out of the bank and shoved it on.  I decided since the weekend had just begun that I would work on his AA.  I started on around 148 and ended on 165, 5 short of the wonderful 170 when I can start on the endline TSO abilities!

Overall im happy with how the Assassin is going, its my favourite character now I think, preferring it over my Berserker!

I didn’t raid last night as Mrs B and I had a ton of housework to catch up on which took till 2100 then we watched Hot Fuzz.

I also played a very small amount of Warhammer and got my Marauder up to RR32.  One more before I can use some more of my Conqueror.

Ive also restarted Pokemon Firered.  I had the original red on gameboy and its part of my childhood now and I must say its as good as it ever was!  I took Bulbasaur again as my starter (as I did when I was a younger guy) and have just beaten Misty.  Im currently working out which team I want to take through the game with me.  Bulbasaur is a given and ill most likely take Pigeot as my flying type.  I picked up a wild Pikachu fairly early so will keep that as a Electric type.  Ill look to get hold of a Growlithe for a fire type but cant remember if it is included in this version of the game.  Lapras will be my water type and the last pokemon on my team will most likely be a Kadabra until I can pick up Mewtwo from Cerulean cave.  Im in love with Psychic types but obviously a balanced team is better than a Psychic heavy team.

Until I get Lapras ill most likely be using Gyrados as I have a Magikarp im levelling up (13 atm) and keep Gyrados in reserve as a swap for someone if its required.  Ill also be trying to catch all of the Legendary Birds just for completion but I most likely WONT be going for a 100% catch of all 150 pokemon (im not including Mew as he isn’t obtainable outside of a Nintendo event)

Tonight we will most likely actually raid.  One night off is enough once in a while.

Servers Stable?

After my initial rant post and little tweak by SoE, it appears that a lot of the zoning problems have been lessened.  There are still issues with zoning, but nowhere near what its been like the last few days.

Last night we actually managed to zone into the Abandoned Labs on time!  We are trying to learn the final boss and we had some good tries.  I reckon another couple of nights of tweaks and he is ours.

We also visited Palace to quickly burn down everything which we’ve killed before (up to and including Illisads Barrier) so this leaves us with nothing but new fights for Wednesday.  However Toxx will be resettable so will most likely hit that first.

Im really enjoying raiding in this expansion.  Less cures is a big thumbs up from me, of course some cure fights are fine but its nice not to have to constantly stare at the bars, I can actually find time to throw my reactives and do some damage myself.

Going on about damage, My next post will be a breakdown of Inquisitor dps and things you can do as a raiding inq to be able to dps and heal at the same time.  Look out for that soon!

Merry Christmas from Allods Online

Dear Borgio,

We are happy to inform you that the next phase of the Allods Online Closed Beta Test
is now live and you have access to it!

That is all 😛

I must be able to see the future!

Last night I went out to some leaving drinks for a work colleague.  To cut the story short I came home and made a tit of myself in front of Mrs B which led to her having a restless night keeping me alive! (I wasn’t that bad honest)

 

However, I ordered her some flowers yesterday to get delivered today….. I must have known or something.

 

Anyway this is to say a HUGE SORRY!!!! To Mrs B, im never drinking again!

All game subs cancelled!

Yes you read that right!  As of this morning all of my game subs are cancelled!

LOTRO was a nice distraction but as usual it was filling the void till something shiner came out and that is Aion.  Ive cancelled WAR a couple of days ago but also have now cancelled LOTRO.  I just am not playing it at the moment.

For the next week ill be plodding through Runes of Magic and Wizard then it will be Aion.

See you there!

Magus GO HERE!

I dont play aMagus really.  But those who do go here

Thwarted by ISP

Lost Vale didn’t go ahead, as last night around 1800 our internet stopped working.  A quick call to BT revealed not a lot other than they have had a major system error and weren’t even answering the phones.

 

Hopefully tonight will be better