Gaming
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The Northern Shiverpeaks Await
I’m typing this from my desktop computer. It feels good to be back. Going to increase my Guild Wars playing time very soon. Meanwhile, here is a screenshot from the new Guild Wars: Eye of the North character selection menu. Pretty, huh? [More character screenshots]
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The Week in Not-Blogging and Gaming
I’ve been quite busy over the past week. I have some new responsibilities at work, a new flatmate (my generally non-gaming brother), and a friend is visiting for a spell. All activities related to these have supplanted blogging, and to some extent, keeping up with gaming news and gaming. As…
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Peering Out of the Vault
A friend gave me a copy of the Fallout collection, which includes Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics. I’ve been reading all the buzz about Fallout 3, and since I haven’t played any of the Fallout games, I’m obviously missing just what the big deal is. Apparently Fallout 3 is…
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Unspeakable, Unknowable
Last night, I ventured into Sorrow’s Furnace, a high-level area in Guild Wars Prophecies, to complete the last part in the “To Sorrow’s Furnace” quest series. Sorrow’s Furnace went live at the end of Summer 2005. It was a free mini expansion to Guild Wars, and was created to give…
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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…