Posts Tagged ‘mmo’

Giving games a chance again

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

First off, I swore off all MMOs.  They tend to lead me down unhealthy paths.  In the case of MMOs, I’m not really giving them a chance since Atlantica Online has already “sucked me in”.  What I really mean is that if I’m having fun, and it doesn’t feel like a chore or disrupting my life in unhealthy ways, then it should be okay.  It’s just about discipline.  So I’ll be committed to Atlantica Online for some time.

On another note, I should also be giving my hundreds/thousands of dollars worth of WARMACHINE/HORDES some attention and pick up the paint brush again.  That’s an “investment” wasting away and collecting dust on my shelves.  The incentive is a 750-point Steamroller tournament on March 7th :)  The goal isn’t to win the tournament – it’s to revitalize the game (and hobby) within my mind.

The perfectionist in me is already “wasting” time looking for a Rarity 0 Barefoot X in Disgaea 3.  I settled for Rarity 7 and will pump up my Lovers Cupid bow while looking for a Rarity 0 Rank 40 Bow ^_^  That way my Thief with Lucky Finger, “Solid Snake” (ya ya, Thieves are female), will have an easier time dishing out 10million+ damage to treasure chests without assistance.  Does any of this make sense to you?  Play Disgaea 3!

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Uh oh, life sucked away some more…

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Being only able to play Disgaea 3 elsewhere, I needed something for the home!  Diablo 2 got old again.  Its “revival” after the announcement of Diablo 3 saw lots of players returning for nostalgic purposes, me included.  Lots of games to join to cater to whatever level you are at.  Nowadays, they number fewer and less diverse.  It’s a fight to find a spot for those few Tristam runs to get you to level 15.  I find that the majority of the games are trades and Hell Baal runs (run by bots).  I’m not even interested in outfitting my characters anymore since the rewards have steadily declined, especially when 5-minute runs for zero rewards is a bummer for me.

Anyways, I discovered Atlantica Online, a turn-based MMORPG, via banner ad on a gaming site (while looking for Disgaea information).  Turn-based and free-to-play (F2P) was enough to get me to download the client at least.  Installed it and jumped into a very generic fantasy world with very generic fantasy music.  However, the combat system is what pulled me into the system!  It’s very reminiscent of old-school JRPGs and I really like how formations work out.  Other than that, the game is VERY linear in terms of progression and story, but I’m enjoying it plenty so far.

There’s already enough variety in the few available classes that I’ve already made 3 characters and going to experiment with a 4th (after my 1-day “delete character” standby clears).  I had a boring Swordsman main with a Archer, Rifle, Spear and Shaman team.  My cannon main with Sword, Spear and Viking front and Shaman, Monk and Rifle rear was more fun until my cannon stopped killing stuff fast, so they’re now equipping my newest team – Axe main with 2 spears front with Shaman, Monk and Rifle rear.  Ya ya, Axe main, very original, I know.

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