Well it's been a while since I last updated, a very long while. The holidays are a busy time of year, expensive too, everyone's buying presents and organising parties, there's just not enough hours in the day to update anymore, but anyway, I'll try.
Recently I've been playing a bit less of WoW than usual, and I've had a go at Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. I wanted to see how it was, being an avid fan of the original tabletop game. First impressions were mixed, the backstory is good, with alot of emphasis given to roleplaying, and many options available to really make your character unique. There's a handy feature called the Tome of Knowledge, an encyclopedia of sorts that keeps track of where youve been, what quests youve done, what you've killed and more, and so it's nice to be able to look back on your achievements. The combat system is.....clunky to say the least, it's not lag as such, but it operates in a similar way, spells taking longer to cast, emotes taking a long time to appear. The main selling point of WAR is it's RvR and PQ system. RvR (Realm vs Realm) works in a similar way to WoW's pvp system, except that it's completely cross server, with no waiting time as such to join, there's just set places around the world that you can walk into whenever you like, and fight RvR, the combat is fun, though very similar to PvP, though with more people, and more focus on objectives, rather than simply kill kill kill. PQ's are also fun, PQ (meaning public quests) are an innovative feature that allows people to jump into a quest, without joining a group, you can simply walk into an area where a quest is taking place, and join in with those already doing it, while still being given an equal chance for the loot at the end. Warhammer Online has several great features, and it's RvR system could really teach WoW alot, but its slow gameplay, limited game space, and awkward levelling system will probobly ensure I stick with WoW, the juggernaut of it's kind.
Anyway, back to WoW. Greatbritain hasnt been appearing much on the Runetotem servers recently. My gametime ran out and I was pretty broke thanks to christmas, but he's back now, and really trying to get into the new icecrown citadel areas, which look like fun. Queezy's also trying to get back into the swing of things. He's been recently seen headed into santa's workshop with an axe and a reindeer sized sack...
Merry Christmas everybody =)
