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Sunday July 16 2006
I Got a Horsey!
Yep yep, still playing Hero Online's open beta. I played a couple hours of CoH and CoV last night...and I should play CoH/CoV more, because I just got a new game time card, and I'm actually paying to play it. But here I am anyway playing the addictive HO instead.
At level 20 you are able to get a horse, and in the next few levels I can get my job specific mount, a reindeer! The deer really does look kinda dorky, but I want one anyway because I think it would be fun to ride.
Back in real life...One of the girls at work suggested we "order out" some lunch yesterday and we both shared a very tasty sub from one of the local pizza shops. I later regretted it, because I was up most of the night sick. =( I think they served us food with old ingredients or something. I'm still feeling a bit queasy in the tummy, but ah well. I was off work today...I wonder if she got sick too...
Thursday July 13 2006
I'm the Huntress!
I picked up my first profession in Hero Online: The hunter. You go out and tame animals for your own use and also to sell to other players.
I've made quite a bit of money while I was AFK, by putting my pets for sale in my "store". The store lets you sell up to six items right off your character, as long as you stay logged in. Before I went to bed last night I set up shop outside the bank. When I checked in the morning, all my pets had sold! Cha-ching!
The game really does grow on you... at least at first. I can see it getting "old" eventually as the levels get longer and the grind sets in.
I read that the game is going to come out of beta in about two weeks and go "live". Is it ready? Well...It is more ready than some games I've played (hmmmm like AO) on release. Hopefully they are working on a better "final build".
The Weather Man
Today's cheapie movie rental is "The Weather Man" for 79 cents. Movielink is a legal downloadable movie rental site that I use. I mostly just download the special movies they have Monday-Thursday for 99 cents or less. And...I won't post it here unless I think it's a good movie!
Movielink
Wednesday July 12 2006
I am Iron Woman!
da daah da da daaah neenah neenah neenah da da da daaaah
From today's patch notes...
Added more female names to Badge Titles.
I've had the "Ironman" badge in City of Villains for a while now, and always thought that it should have a female version of it as well. I'm glad they made the update. The rest of today's patch notes can be found here.
I've made very little progress in getting leveled up. Yesterday I ended up going to play tennis, and then played some Hero Online. I also had housework and made two meals yesterday.
The last few days of my time off work is going so quickly! Tomorrow I go back to work at 8am (grrr). Oh well, I still have a few vacation days and personal days to spend this year...maybe I'll put them in for some days in September and go to the Renfest.
Tuesday July 11 2006
Hero Online Open Beta
Yesterday my son kept trying to get me to play the Hero Online Open Beta with him. I gave in, and took some time away from my CoV to try it out a little. It was actually quite fun. I had some difficulty getting used to the UI, but my son had it figured out rather quickly. It uses a point and click mouse movement, and I am so used to moving a character with the WASD keys.
After scanning the "notice to all players", a few key points caught my eye...
In order to play Hero Online, NO CREDIT CARDS are needed.
I am excited to see more games use the "Guild Wars approach" to no monthly fees. Once you buy the game its yours to play as much as you like for no extra fees.
We are NOT going to WIPE characters after Open Beta.
All of the beta tests I've ever been in have had a complete character wipe when the beta was over. This is a nice head start for anyone who thinks they are going to be playing the game.
I think the game needs a lot more work. I would like more UI customization options (like WASD movement). There seemed to be a lack of instructions, and a lot of broken English. That said, it IS in beta, and perhaps they will make improvements before the actual release.
Last Holiday
Today's cheapie movie rental is "Last Holiday" for 99 cents. Movielink is a legal downloadable movie rental site that I use. I mostly just download the special movies they have Monday-Thursday for 99 cents or less. And...I won't post it here unless I think it's a good movie!
Movielink
Monday July 10 2006
City of Villains...again!
I'm back from vacation and also back into playing my City of Villains account. I play on the Virtue server, because it is supposed to be the "unofficial" roleplay server. It is few and far between that I find a good roleplay team, but thats ok. I don't always roleplay myself. Our villain group, The Evil Isles Dojo is classified as "light" RP. Its nice because we can slip in and out of RP-mode at any time. Our "out of character" chat doesn't have to be in brackets ((like so)), and it is very laid back and mature.
I've been playing around with decorating the base, and picking different costume options. My husband is getting ahead of me in levels again. I'm level 42 and he's level 44. I plan to play some groups this week and try to catch up while I am still off work. (and he had to go back to work today muhahaa!)
I've updated the Techiegal site some, subtle changes mostly to make editing easier. That means I'll be likely to update more often.
Don't forget to check out my other blogs and pics at MMO Faces...tell them Techiegal sent you.
Sunday July 9 2006
Home again!
I'm back from vacation. We spent some time camping in West Virginia and went to Myrtle Beach. It was really nice to get away for a while.
Camping highlights:
Getting attacked by a picnic table!
I got a deep tissue bruise on my leg from this rather large and ferocious picnic table.
Getting rained on while we were packing up in the morning. The rain came just as we were finishing up breakfast. It was a heavy downpour and we needed to get packed up. So there we were in the soaking rain taking down tents and loading up the van. fun!
The rest of the camping was really nice. The day before we left we had a nice stew made over the campfire, and we did some hiking and saw some incredible views. (see pic!)
Beach highlights:
We bought some body boards and got to ride some waves.
I used spray-on sunscreen and the next day I had blotchy red sunburn mixed in with my white white Ohio skin. Combine that with my bruise on my leg and I was certainly a sad sight to behold.
I loved the beach though. Soaking up the sun and playing in the water was relaxing and rejuvenating.
Here's a picture from near our camping spot in West Virginia...
Saturday June 10 2006
Hey all!
I've been soooo busy the last week or so. I've been working a lot. I havent been gaming as much as I would like, but the bills are being paid. =)
I did have a few hours to play CoV. They reactivated our accounts for free until Sunday so we can try out Issue 7. I'm pretty sure I'm going to resubscribe. It will be nice to get my level 40s up to level 50 (they raised the level cap for villains).
Wednesday June 7 2006
I've been pretty busy working both jobs this week. Its enough to suck up my free time, that's for sure. I havent even played much games this week. Ah well.
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