02.26.06

Fun with levels

Posted in Game design, Games at 14:01

I should maybe post something more broad on my general observations about WoW or what it’s done to my life, but right now I don’t feel like writing a well-structured and reflective post, so I’ll just mention something cool from yesterday to fill the space until I get off my arse and write a proper entry.

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02.16.06

The inevitable WoW post

Posted in Games at 02:57

Okay, so here we go: The inevitable blog entry about World of Warcraft. I bet if anybody is still reading this blog, you saw it coming when you read the last post. Well… I’m predictable, like everybody else.

I have two characters on two different servers now. Condon is a currently level 4 human mage on the Defias server, Skronck is a level 11 troll rogue on Moonglade, on the verge of obtaining his 12th level. As I gain more levels above 10 with Skronck, I start getting worried about my talent builds and the fact that I have no idea what I’m doing. Luckily, the WoW community site has a talent calculator to remedy this! And thus, I turn to the three of you who read my blog (not counting Torsten who got me into this blogging business in the first place, and on whom I force my links every time a new entry is created) to help me figure out the optimal builds to use for Skronck and Condon.

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02.10.06

First time is free…

Posted in Games, Humour, Personal at 20:35

Last day at Greenpeace today. It began with a complete fiasco and ended with a great time.

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02.05.06

You just stood there screaming

Posted in Games, Personal at 00:25

Got my discharge letter yesterday. Apparently my standing with Greenpeace (or is it in fact the civilian conscription administration? I’m not too sure) is “very satisfying” (loose translation). That’s nice, I guess. Not sure if it will ever have any real consequences for anybody though. Last day of service is upcoming Friday, which is both nice and sad. Nice because I will no longer be a ridiculously underpaid full-time office slave, sad because I will no longer be getting money for working at Greenpeace. If I want to drop in on occasion (and I do), it’ll be as a volunteer.

It also means I gotta get myself a proper job. Right now, I’m all for engaging in an uninterrupted slacking-spree for the next 7 months until university starts, but I feel quite certain that vacancy will get old again after a few weeks. So I’m planning a 2-3 week winter vacation, and then I’ll try to find a job. Preferably only 15-20 hours per week. And preferably something to do with computers, I don’t like carrying around heavy objects. Mmph.

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