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Hard Mode


It’s hard. How hard?

Monsters in hard mode respond more quickly to AoE damage.
Monsters in hard mode will be more likely to kite for longer periods of time.
Melee monsters in hard mode avoid focusing their attacks on one target.
33-50% faster casting, movement and attack speed.

I am going to attempt to complete Hard Mode for explorable areas […]

Samus Aran vs. Spartan #458


Okay. Stop telling me about this video. I know about it. I’m linking to it. Here. If you haven’t seen it already, and if you have any interest in Metroid and/or Halo, then you may want to see it.
I’ve thought about the video a bit since watching it, and I’m going to give my opinions […]

LOTRO: World Tour of Middle-Earth


I am playing in the free Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar open beta. I doubt that I will be purchasing the game after its release, but for now I’m having fun with it. As much as I love the clever, tongue-in-cheek writing of Guild Wars, the serious tone in LOTRO is a […]

Completed Warrior Kurzick 15k Armour


The other day I completed my Warrior’s Ascended Kurzick armour set:

[Original size]
This is a prestige armour set from Guild Wars Factions. Each piece costs 15 platinum (15 000 gold pieces, or commonly: 15k). Total cost: 75 000 gold pieces, plus the cost of Crafting Materials. The golden parts of the armour had been dyed with […]

Meme: Box Art That Makes Me Want to Play


100LittleDolls tagged me to do the following.
This question was originally posted on Yudhishthira’s Dice:
Ladies, what RPG covers (or interiors) have you seen that involve a woman in the art that make you say, “I want to play that” or, just as good “I want to play her”. Or that make you feel like it is […]

Web 2.0 Overdose


A real post to come later tonight after work, honest.
For now, I have several oh-so cutting-edge Web 2.0 things to share.
1) I am on Twitter. Updated with the minutiae of my life, when I remember. Not that anyone cares, but in case you’re bored.
2) I have a tumblelog on Tumblr. There isn’t anything there yet. […]