Thursday, July 28, 2011

Vacation and SWTOR

I must admit that my online time has been somewhat limited lately. My vacation draws near and this week I've been to numerous parties. I have had a blast, but because of that, my game time has been limited. I just can't party the way I did ten years ago anymore :).
Nerf hangovers!

I dont think anyone have missed that we finally can preorder SWTOR! But the whole preorder thing isn't helping my SWTOR abstinence at all! It only makes it worse. Considering that it must be atleast a few month before release, Im guessing nov-dec.

So what edition did I preorder? First I was going for the Collectors Edition, but after a brief moment of sanity, I ordered the standard version instead. Even if I am a complete Star Wars junkie. My Stormtrooper armor at home are clearly an evidence of that!

So why did I not purchase the CE, here is a roundup!

Darth Malgus Statue
Cool figure nonetheless but I would value it alot more if it were Vader or a Stormtrooper.

FOB Security key
Im just too lazy to use one.

Journal of Gnost Dural
Would be a nice thing too read while waiting for SWTOR. But would hardly read it after release.

Cloth Galaxy Map
A map is always nice. But there are a difference between a map and a map. Too bad there weren't more pictures of it.

Music of TOR CD
I love soundtracks, but a CD? Can't remember that last time I ever listened to a CD. In Sweden we listen too Spotify. :)

In game content:
For me, starting up a fresh character with no stuff, is someting that I like. The CE Store made me interested thoguh, but in the long run, even if I understand why people pay extra for vanity stuff, I myself dont want to support that. Paying for the game + a monthly cost is enough for me.

Well there you have it! Did you buy the standard or the collectors edition?

Monday, July 18, 2011

Sunday RVR fun

Last night was a blast. Not only did my GF do a WAR comeback after almost 2 years. But we also had alot of fun playing together again. We rolled a Dok and a Chosen on Azgal and brought them to level 5. Not much but was indeed fun to just do some PQ's and Quests.

Later I swapped to my main and ended up in KV where we totally butchered Destro. But like you can see, we had numbers on our side. I don't know what happend to the Dessies though, almost looked like they gave up or went to bed early.


At the gates!




My normal luck...

Thursday, July 14, 2011

College of Crap

This may sound a bit negative and I never really gave College of Corruption a 100% fair chance. But it just didn't appeal to me. I didn't even finish the event, like I usually do.

Analysing why I didn't like the scenario I came to the conclusion that it was because the layout was to "advanced". I personally don't like to run around on a number of different floors killing people(I don't like the Twisting Tower either).

I just want it basic, a open terrain, maybe some woodland and some hills thrown in. Like my all time favorite, Nordenwatch. Just love that scenario!

What did you think about the Sigmar Tide event and the scenario College of Corruption?

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tier 2 fun

Im just about to go to bed. But I just wanted to thank players on both sides, for the great fights we had in T2 this evening. Seems like the numbers are somewhat even, and that alot of people are having a great time in T2 atm.

In shadowlands after zone capture, cleaning duty. :)

I must say that I get the sense that more and more people are playing WAR nowadays. Maybe it could just be Norn though, seems active in the tiers I have been playing in lately.

I just end it here, and with some pictures that I took.

The traditional WC camping

Guarding the keep, perfect for a great shot :)

Aintez the Witch Hunter

Lately, I have been playing my WH alot. He is now L18/RR29. I love too solo, did it alot on my WL, but the WH has so much more tricks up his sleeve then a buggy and unreliable pet, with abilities tied to it. And tbh, T1-T3 is alot of fun now, since the RR cap increase.

My build is currently:
http://builder.arsenalofwar.com/CareerBuilder.aspx?Class=WH#0;0;3;;;3:;;0:0:0:0:

And RA build:
http://warstats.net/rbuilder/#00000000000000000000000004

First I was thinking about going full STR, but due it´s high cost im thinking about either go with crit or some more defensive stats.

At level 27 my goal is:
http://builder.arsenalofwar.com/CareerBuilder.aspx?Class=WH#0;0;9;;;3:9:7:;;0:0:0:0:

A nice dmg boost with Fanatical cleansing and a KD with Pistol Whip. The more I think about it, the more I want to focus on crit rather then defensive stats. Cause a dead target isn´t doing any dmg.

Rotations
I try to keep the rotations very basic. The "skill" of the WH class at lvl 18, comes more down too picking your fights and predicting enemy movement then pressing insane combinations of buttons.

Standard opening:
Burn armor, Feinted pos(if up), spam torment and be ready to hit confess for disarming melee opponents. I use Absolution as finisher 70% of the time due too Atonement.

When facing a caster, I try to use Silence the heretic when suitable.
And when facing a healer I try to use Silence the heretic just before I hit a 5 point Absolution, because of the spike dmg and posible death of the target.

Im feeling quite powerful in T2. It is only Doks that can be impossible to take down and SH´s can be hard aswell. Damn kiters! :)

I will continue to experiment with the Witch Hunter and write about my findings here on the blog.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Welcome!

Welcome to this newly started blog!

I have planned to start a blog for a long time. It will mostly be about WAR and gaming in general. I play a White Lion on Karak Norn named Argolo. I recently moved here from Badlands and joined the guild Inquisitors. Things are going great for both us and the server.

My personal reasons for blogging is...

- To think outside the box when playing games. Sometimes I feel that I just do the same things, play by the same routine etc. I want the blog to help me achieve a new approach to gaming. Explore the world, quests etc abit more. And I think blogging and posting stuff here will help that.

- I like to write guides both for myself and for other players. But I havent had a good place to post them lately so I havent been able to do that. Maybe this blog will help with that...?

- I want someplace where I can dish out my frustation on some games and good games aswell.

- Since my native tougue is swedish, my goal is also to improve my english writing skills.

So what will I post about? A little bit of everything. My main game is WAR atm so alot of posts will probably be about WAR in the nearest future. But I also play other games like SWTOR in the future, im a complete Star Wars junkie. Posts will go from anywhere to small twitter-like posts to larger posts.

So lets start here, and see how my motivation is a few weeks ahead. Hope you enjoy gaming from my perspective!