GH2: Bonding

Andrew finished Guitar Hero 2 on Medium before I finished it on Hard (medium not requiring mastery of hammer-ons and pull-offs as hard does, and plus I get distracted with Kansas and Matthew Sweet). He unlocked the very last encore, Freebird, and the last play mode, Pro Facedown. It’s 1AM and we both should be … Read more

EQ2: The Court of Innovation

I might as well delete my post on character goals, because I didn’t go through with hardly any of them. But I did it in the name of more fun! I tearfully put Dera (59 inquisitor) to rest. But when I heard someone putting together a group for the Court of Innovation, an instance inside … Read more

Ignore me, I’m over-reacting.

Business is incredibly slow here at Surya at the end of a year. This year, we’re asked to work only four-day work weeks in December. Now since I’m salaried, I shouldn’t care, as I supposedly get a fixed annual pay regardless of how much or how little I work. That was the meaning of ‘salaried’ … Read more

EQ2: Settling in with Faydwer

The mad rush into Faydwer is slowing; most everyone is there now and finding their way around. Everywhere, people are raving about the expansion. And they have a lot to rave about — beautiful art, cloaks, cool dungeons… what people want is more. More single group level 70 instance zones a la Bonemire; more good … Read more

EQ2: Echoes of Faydwer – Day 1

Random observations in the first day of Echoes of Faydwer: “How do you get to the new zones? How do you get a cloak? Who gets ports? What deity should I worship?” I heard these a million times in beta and not surprised to hear them again. They should have given every character a stat-less … Read more