Thursday, March 09, 2006
I am an addict.
Hi my name is Kevin and I am a MMORPG addict.
I had stopped playing World of Warcraft close to 6 months ago after reaching level 60 and not being all too interested in the massive raids or the PVP which is all that was left to do. I ended up playing again for a week or two, but was not grabbed by the game like I was originally.
However I noticed this neat try Everquest II for a month free offer from File Planet. Dang it! They had to tempt me didn't they. As I had just recently finished playing DragonQuest VIII on the PS2 I had nothing soaking up all my spare time. A couple of clicks later and the EQII files were working their way onto my hard drive. Now I am spending many hours exploring the lands of Norrath. I have also been spending many hours with the crafting system. It is kinda neat, yet a little aggravating at the same time. All the components have to be crafted or refined from the raws that are harvested. And then you can gather the components together to create the finished piece.
I ended up being a Berzerker / Carpenter. I like being able to craft furniture and place them into my inn room. Very cool stuff that WoW did not offer. Plus making things is much more involved and entertaining than WoW's version. We will see how long EQII has a stranglehold on me.
Actually I have been doing quite well in regulating my playing time to a moderate level. I have been reading the newest Eberron book by Keith Baker. Great book so far. I have also started going through my stack of manga and anime that I have bought and not read/watched.
I also signed up with Netflix. I saw the amount of anime that they have as well as the amount of foreign films including some that I have had trouble finding. I can watch quite a bit of shows at a fraction of the cost of me buying them. I hated renting movies from places like Blockbuster because they never seem to have the type of movies that I like watching and then I feel pressured into watching them right away when I would rather watch them in a day or so. Seems like a match made in heaven. There is about 50 movies in my queue nad over 100 suggestions. They were fast in getting the first group of disks to me. So far I am impressed.
When my siblings are eating up my precious EQII playing time (usually by playing it themselves) I have also been playing some of the PS2 games that I have not finished yet, like Digital Devil Saga.
I have also gotten a book on making paper origami flowers. I like origami and some of the flowers in the book are amazing. So far I have made a couple roses that ended up being sent to my grandparents. When I feel a bit down, something like this is a great way of getting a little pick me up.
After watching the movie The Weatherman I have a strong urge to learn archery. I have always been interested in bows and archery, but have never really done anything about it. This Saturday I am planning on going to some local archery shops and see if there are some places that have ranges and offer lessons. It sounds like a nice thing to get me outside and get a little bit of exercise also.
All in all, keeping myself busy in a huge array of different things all at the same time.
I had stopped playing World of Warcraft close to 6 months ago after reaching level 60 and not being all too interested in the massive raids or the PVP which is all that was left to do. I ended up playing again for a week or two, but was not grabbed by the game like I was originally.
However I noticed this neat try Everquest II for a month free offer from File Planet. Dang it! They had to tempt me didn't they. As I had just recently finished playing DragonQuest VIII on the PS2 I had nothing soaking up all my spare time. A couple of clicks later and the EQII files were working their way onto my hard drive. Now I am spending many hours exploring the lands of Norrath. I have also been spending many hours with the crafting system. It is kinda neat, yet a little aggravating at the same time. All the components have to be crafted or refined from the raws that are harvested. And then you can gather the components together to create the finished piece.
I ended up being a Berzerker / Carpenter. I like being able to craft furniture and place them into my inn room. Very cool stuff that WoW did not offer. Plus making things is much more involved and entertaining than WoW's version. We will see how long EQII has a stranglehold on me.
Actually I have been doing quite well in regulating my playing time to a moderate level. I have been reading the newest Eberron book by Keith Baker. Great book so far. I have also started going through my stack of manga and anime that I have bought and not read/watched.
I also signed up with Netflix. I saw the amount of anime that they have as well as the amount of foreign films including some that I have had trouble finding. I can watch quite a bit of shows at a fraction of the cost of me buying them. I hated renting movies from places like Blockbuster because they never seem to have the type of movies that I like watching and then I feel pressured into watching them right away when I would rather watch them in a day or so. Seems like a match made in heaven. There is about 50 movies in my queue nad over 100 suggestions. They were fast in getting the first group of disks to me. So far I am impressed.
When my siblings are eating up my precious EQII playing time (usually by playing it themselves) I have also been playing some of the PS2 games that I have not finished yet, like Digital Devil Saga.
I have also gotten a book on making paper origami flowers. I like origami and some of the flowers in the book are amazing. So far I have made a couple roses that ended up being sent to my grandparents. When I feel a bit down, something like this is a great way of getting a little pick me up.
After watching the movie The Weatherman I have a strong urge to learn archery. I have always been interested in bows and archery, but have never really done anything about it. This Saturday I am planning on going to some local archery shops and see if there are some places that have ranges and offer lessons. It sounds like a nice thing to get me outside and get a little bit of exercise also.
All in all, keeping myself busy in a huge array of different things all at the same time.
# posted by kc masterpiece @ 3:38 PM 
