day 21/22- black dye
(Long gw2-based post. I'll edit it later to put the bulk of the gw2 stuff behind a cut.)
So the guild wars 2 beta just ended, and expected it was awesome. A few points.
1- dye is now tradable. I feel vaguely like this isn't the solution they wanted, but on the other hand, it means they listen to the community more than anything. Which is one thing I love about them. Them being Arenanet, the company that is making Guild Wars 2.
I really, really love them. I truly believe in the game they are making is something they believe in, and I believe in them too. I desperately want to work there some day. They have year long internships and I'm really really hoping to get one of them.
2- I got a black dye! omg! on a freaking level 3 character!
Black dye is excited because it's rare and people want it. In guild wars 1, it went for a butload of money, and in gw2 it's going for a similar buttload. I was excited, not because I had a shiny rare black dye, but because I was able to sell it for 5 gold, which is uh. enough that I bought all the stuff for a crafting discipline to get it high enough to feel good about knowledge about it, and enough to buy all the weapon types try out for my character and two of my friends.
3- The sadness is hitting now :( :( :(
I wanna play guiiild waaars! *pouts* *also cries*
4- The game seems way more stable and uh. It feels way more solid now. I couldn't get my video recorder working (and I also didn't think of it until an hour before the beta ended) to show this, so I'll tell it.
Melee combat is now set up so that most enemies have clear motions when they're about to do larger attacks. In general (assuming a vaguely human creature), the creature will draw its weapon back and prepare to strike. This is GREAT because it means that I can dodge only when it's needed, as long as there's few enough enemies. It also allows me to save my blocking and countering abilities for better moments. Long story short, omg awesome.
5- I was at a sleep deficit before the beta started, and I really didn't catch it up. On Friday, I tried to, and started to succeed, but then I woke up and I couldn't breathe, which was terrible. I'm glad I have a new bed, but I think I need to get the other bed out of my room in order for it to be fully helpful.
I'm still at a sleep deficit; I took a nap from midnight to 1AM because I was just, way too fucking tired to continue.
6- Even while not actively playing, Guild Wars 2 being out makes me feel like life is better. I stopped playing for awhile Friday to hang out with Adi and go to Best Buy, and I felt unbelievably happy. I started judging myself for it, but Adi said/explained/reminded me something that I want to try to remember more in my life. I only was judging myself because it was a video game. A book or movie or comic that I get engrossed into the world doesn't bother me at all. A game, however, does, but that's not fair to myself. I love this game, and the world that it inhabits, and I'm okay with that, and I've decided to be out about it.
So the guild wars 2 beta just ended, and expected it was awesome. A few points.
1- dye is now tradable. I feel vaguely like this isn't the solution they wanted, but on the other hand, it means they listen to the community more than anything. Which is one thing I love about them. Them being Arenanet, the company that is making Guild Wars 2.
I really, really love them. I truly believe in the game they are making is something they believe in, and I believe in them too. I desperately want to work there some day. They have year long internships and I'm really really hoping to get one of them.
2- I got a black dye! omg! on a freaking level 3 character!
Black dye is excited because it's rare and people want it. In guild wars 1, it went for a butload of money, and in gw2 it's going for a similar buttload. I was excited, not because I had a shiny rare black dye, but because I was able to sell it for 5 gold, which is uh. enough that I bought all the stuff for a crafting discipline to get it high enough to feel good about knowledge about it, and enough to buy all the weapon types try out for my character and two of my friends.
3- The sadness is hitting now :( :( :(
I wanna play guiiild waaars! *pouts* *also cries*
4- The game seems way more stable and uh. It feels way more solid now. I couldn't get my video recorder working (and I also didn't think of it until an hour before the beta ended) to show this, so I'll tell it.
Melee combat is now set up so that most enemies have clear motions when they're about to do larger attacks. In general (assuming a vaguely human creature), the creature will draw its weapon back and prepare to strike. This is GREAT because it means that I can dodge only when it's needed, as long as there's few enough enemies. It also allows me to save my blocking and countering abilities for better moments. Long story short, omg awesome.
5- I was at a sleep deficit before the beta started, and I really didn't catch it up. On Friday, I tried to, and started to succeed, but then I woke up and I couldn't breathe, which was terrible. I'm glad I have a new bed, but I think I need to get the other bed out of my room in order for it to be fully helpful.
I'm still at a sleep deficit; I took a nap from midnight to 1AM because I was just, way too fucking tired to continue.
6- Even while not actively playing, Guild Wars 2 being out makes me feel like life is better. I stopped playing for awhile Friday to hang out with Adi and go to Best Buy, and I felt unbelievably happy. I started judging myself for it, but Adi said/explained/reminded me something that I want to try to remember more in my life. I only was judging myself because it was a video game. A book or movie or comic that I get engrossed into the world doesn't bother me at all. A game, however, does, but that's not fair to myself. I love this game, and the world that it inhabits, and I'm okay with that, and I've decided to be out about it.