Comments for The wonderful world of Razakius http://razakius.wordpress.com Anything and everything in my every day life including writing, gaming, and politics. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:02:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Website move by tipa http://razakius.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/website-move/#comment-262 tipa Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:02:53 +0000 http://razakius.com/2008/01/07/website-move/#comment-262 Good luck! You must get a lot more visitors than I do :) Just don't become a site like MMO Express, which tries to monetize itself by reposting other people's content and call two sentence excerpts from press releases "game guides"... I had to nuke them from my blogroll for that... Good luck!

You must get a lot more visitors than I do :) Just don’t become a site like MMO Express, which tries to monetize itself by reposting other people’s content and call two sentence excerpts from press releases “game guides”… I had to nuke them from my blogroll for that…

]]> Comment on Commencement by Razakius http://razakius.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/commencement/#comment-261 Razakius Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:36:45 +0000 http://razakius.com/2008/01/03/commencement/#comment-261 Agree with ya there. Agree with ya there.

]]> Comment on Commencement by marlajayne http://razakius.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/commencement/#comment-260 marlajayne Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:16:07 +0000 http://razakius.com/2008/01/03/commencement/#comment-260 Hmmm. This is a situation in which I didn't have sufficient information and erroneously responded out of my own experience and perception. As I get older, however, I've discovered it's the things that I don't do that I regret because it's too late to go back and do them later. Hmmm. This is a situation in which I didn’t have sufficient information and erroneously responded out of my own experience and perception. As I get older, however, I’ve discovered it’s the things that I don’t do that I regret because it’s too late to go back and do them later.

]]> Comment on Commencement by Razakius http://razakius.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/commencement/#comment-259 Razakius Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:52:40 +0000 http://razakius.com/2008/01/03/commencement/#comment-259 Well I realize fully that this is an event that family tend to like, especially parents. However, it seems to me that this particular event is one of the few in my life that is actually mine. My roommate helped with homework at times, and helped financially support me. But outside of that throughout my college career I made an extra point to ensure that my education was something that was done by me for me. Not something forced by a parent, or even paid by a parent. My mom did very little to support me through college... That being said, I know she was proud, but the event has to be worthwhile to me first and foremost. At the end of the day, the entire reason behind doing it was so that I don't regret not... I see very little chance that I will completely regret doing it, even if not inviting my sister causes a lasting rift in the family. Well I realize fully that this is an event that family tend to like, especially parents. However, it seems to me that this particular event is one of the few in my life that is actually mine. My roommate helped with homework at times, and helped financially support me. But outside of that throughout my college career I made an extra point to ensure that my education was something that was done by me for me. Not something forced by a parent, or even paid by a parent. My mom did very little to support me through college…

That being said, I know she was proud, but the event has to be worthwhile to me first and foremost. At the end of the day, the entire reason behind doing it was so that I don’t regret not… I see very little chance that I will completely regret doing it, even if not inviting my sister causes a lasting rift in the family.

]]> Comment on Commencement by marlajayne http://razakius.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/commencement/#comment-258 marlajayne Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:39:47 +0000 http://razakius.com/2008/01/03/commencement/#comment-258 As the mother of two college graduates and one senior in college, I can tell you that you did the right thing. Just ask your mother. I'm sure she's proud of you and your accomplishment and feels elated that she could attend the event. Sometimes we have to do things for someone else's benefit. Oops, I think I'm sounding like a parent. As for you, in the future you'll be glad that you participated even though you may not see the value of it now. As the mother of two college graduates and one senior in college, I can tell you that you did the right thing. Just ask your mother. I’m sure she’s proud of you and your accomplishment and feels elated that she could attend the event. Sometimes we have to do things for someone else’s benefit. Oops, I think I’m sounding like a parent.

As for you, in the future you’ll be glad that you participated even though you may not see the value of it now.

]]> Comment on RoK by Razakius http://razakius.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/rok/#comment-256 Razakius Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:13:15 +0000 http://razakius.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/rok/#comment-256 I would agree with you and I don't particularly give final grades I guess so much. I mean I did think it was fairly good at launch which may have been partial excitement, but also I think unfamiliarity with the expansion goes in as well. As it goes on, who knows maybe it gets better. After all, it isn't entirely surprising that there is a tremendous gap between the levels of 70 and 77 after all, there is a similar gap between 60 and 67 (in fact i'm a little surprised and disappointed they didn't choose to address this gap a little in this expansion given the size of it). Still, the coupling of tough solo play for many classes and impossible group play the sad reality is that many people have quit playing and this makes this issue worse probably than it should be. It also doesn't help that I am on Mistmoore which is likely at this point one of the lower populated servers. You need to somehow get a group for these quests even if it means that you have to kill 3 times the creatures you should. I would agree with you and I don’t particularly give final grades I guess so much. I mean I did think it was fairly good at launch which may have been partial excitement, but also I think unfamiliarity with the expansion goes in as well. As it goes on, who knows maybe it gets better. After all, it isn’t entirely surprising that there is a tremendous gap between the levels of 70 and 77 after all, there is a similar gap between 60 and 67 (in fact i’m a little surprised and disappointed they didn’t choose to address this gap a little in this expansion given the size of it).

Still, the coupling of tough solo play for many classes and impossible group play the sad reality is that many people have quit playing and this makes this issue worse probably than it should be. It also doesn’t help that I am on Mistmoore which is likely at this point one of the lower populated servers. You need to somehow get a group for these quests even if it means that you have to kill 3 times the creatures you should.

]]> Comment on RoK by tipa http://razakius.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/rok/#comment-255 tipa Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:17:12 +0000 http://razakius.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/rok/#comment-255 Well, though I don't like the group xp in RoK, I haven't written it off quite yet. I know a lot of higher level people who seem to be having fun in the high level dungeons... I'll wait on my own personal grade for the expansion until I've seen more of it than KP, KC and the Fens. Well, though I don’t like the group xp in RoK, I haven’t written it off quite yet. I know a lot of higher level people who seem to be having fun in the high level dungeons… I’ll wait on my own personal grade for the expansion until I’ve seen more of it than KP, KC and the Fens.

]]> Comment on Rise of Kunark by Razakius http://razakius.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/rise-of-kunark/#comment-254 Razakius Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:18:55 +0000 http://razakius.com/2007/11/11/rise-of-kunark/#comment-254 I imagine that they will be adding a good Sarnak in a few months much like they did with the Arasai for EoF. Maybe with a new city, but they may also just decide to throw them in an existing city such as Gorowyn (I personally think it may be a good idea to put the city over off Antonica to counter Neriak in the Commonlands). The funk I'm really complaining doesn't really have to do with Teren's Grasp (which I like a lot) nor the cockatrices (which do more to add a primitive feel) but has more to do with the World of Warcraft feel of this expansion with I feel distasteful to say the least. That game is completely butt ugly and its almost complete reliance on quests that EQ2 70+ now shares is completely idiotic. I find it curious that SOE is chosing the end game to emulate WoW where WoW's end game is in essence the ability to make a new char over and over again because there is none. They won't be drawing in new players here because people won't stick around till 70 to get the game that feels like WoW in the first place, and they alienate many players who do not like WoW and thus are choosing to play EQ2 instead. I do not know if the graphic feel of lameness was taken from EQ1 or not, I only played RoK there for about 8 levels before I quit. But form my limited experience it seemed much darker and moodier than this expansion's cartoonishness. I imagine that they will be adding a good Sarnak in a few months much like they did with the Arasai for EoF. Maybe with a new city, but they may also just decide to throw them in an existing city such as Gorowyn (I personally think it may be a good idea to put the city over off Antonica to counter Neriak in the Commonlands).

The funk I’m really complaining doesn’t really have to do with Teren’s Grasp (which I like a lot) nor the cockatrices (which do more to add a primitive feel) but has more to do with the World of Warcraft feel of this expansion with I feel distasteful to say the least. That game is completely butt ugly and its almost complete reliance on quests that EQ2 70+ now shares is completely idiotic. I find it curious that SOE is chosing the end game to emulate WoW where WoW’s end game is in essence the ability to make a new char over and over again because there is none. They won’t be drawing in new players here because people won’t stick around till 70 to get the game that feels like WoW in the first place, and they alienate many players who do not like WoW and thus are choosing to play EQ2 instead.

I do not know if the graphic feel of lameness was taken from EQ1 or not, I only played RoK there for about 8 levels before I quit. But form my limited experience it seemed much darker and moodier than this expansion’s cartoonishness.

]]> Comment on Rise of Kunark by tipa http://razakius.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/rise-of-kunark/#comment-253 tipa Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:35:54 +0000 http://razakius.com/2007/11/11/rise-of-kunark/#comment-253 Hey, Stranger! Nice to see you back. Most of the areas you comment on were in the original EQ1 (the Combine spires in the Dreadlands rose over a city much like Teren's Grasp (I'm using a picture of the EQ1 city as my banner image on my blog); the cockatrices et al roamed around the Overthere and the Dreadlands), so for a lot of the funk, you just have to look back toward EQ1. I've gotten used to the way Sarnak look. They definitely have a vibe to them which puts me more in mind of the EQ1 Iksar than the EQ2 Iksar do. It's too bad, considering their shared heritage with the Iksar, that they weren't placed on the good side to balance out the other reptilian race. You can make your Sarnak look absolutely and utterly unique -- it's amazing. That's what I like best about them! Hey, Stranger! Nice to see you back.

Most of the areas you comment on were in the original EQ1 (the Combine spires in the Dreadlands rose over a city much like Teren’s Grasp (I’m using a picture of the EQ1 city as my banner image on my blog); the cockatrices et al roamed around the Overthere and the Dreadlands), so for a lot of the funk, you just have to look back toward EQ1.

I’ve gotten used to the way Sarnak look. They definitely have a vibe to them which puts me more in mind of the EQ1 Iksar than the EQ2 Iksar do. It’s too bad, considering their shared heritage with the Iksar, that they weren’t placed on the good side to balance out the other reptilian race.

You can make your Sarnak look absolutely and utterly unique — it’s amazing. That’s what I like best about them!

]]> Comment on EQ2-Daily Props by cyanbane http://razakius.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/eq2-daily-props/#comment-252 cyanbane Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:05:24 +0000 http://razakius.com/2007/11/08/eq2-daily-props/#comment-252 Thanks so much for the props man. It empowers us to know that people in the community dig what we are doing and we really wouldn't exist unless there were people like you (and this blog) that put out great content for us to find and link to. Thanks, -Cyan Thanks so much for the props man. It empowers us to know that people in the community dig what we are doing and we really wouldn’t exist unless there were people like you (and this blog) that put out great content for us to find and link to.

Thanks,
-Cyan

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