May 2006

  • I See Virtual People

    I was in Droknar’s Forge a couple weeks ago with a guildmate. He (the female Ranger/Necromancer pictured just to the right of me) wanted to sell something, and I suggested he go somewhere with a lot of people. Dialogue (sic): Him: see i dont see anyone becaue of the server…

  • Shiny Happy Factions

    Kieron Gillen’s review of Guild Wars: Factions for Eurogamer is up. I agree with all the points he made, particularly about the rapid level advancement. My Warrior/Mesmer has only completed one Mission, and she’s already at level 15. I have been taking my time, though. I did the Minister Cho’s…

  • Personal Metroid Game Rankings

    In a comment to my previous post, Jeff from Jefftovers asked me to “list the Metroid games in order from [my] most-loved to most-despised”. I’ve never actually ranked the games in terms of how much I liked them and why. My response warrants its own post. BTW, I don’t despise…

  • CEs Incoming

    Much like the cantankerous Scrooge McDuck gleefully rolls around in golden coins contained in his precious Money Bin, I am rolling in Guild Wars: Factions Collector’s Editions. Since Guild Wars is one of my favourite games, I simply had to have the CE of the latest release. My local videogame…

  • Guild Wars Factions Extended Head Start Weekend

    I wrote about the 24-Hour Head Start Event, the Day of the Tengu, wherein the generosity of friends and random people helped me get a Tengu Mask, an utterly useless, but cool-looking item. It serves no purpose — I think it has no armour rating (or a very low one),…