TuesdayThis morning I tried a game called
Brawlhalla for the very first time, which plays like Super Smash Bros, a game I've been wanting to try out for a long time (Super Smash Bros. is console only, and I'm exclusively a PC gamer). Pretty good game, and not surprisingly, considering it's my very first time playing a 2D platform fighter game, I got my butt kicked in all directions by everyone else. Still worth a second play though at least.
A pretty good time in Guild Wars 2 today. I did my mat crafting, like usual. And this time, I even managed to craft an upgrade for my chest piece from "
exotic" to "
ascended", and for those that don't know what I'm talking about, this is how the gearing system works in this game (FWIW for
ascended and
legendary gear, you must be at the level cap, which is 80, in order to use them):
Basically this means that unlike FF XIV, there's only 8 tiers of gear, and not a huge multitude of different item levels like what FF XIV has. So, things are kept simple in this game. To be fair though, there's still pre-level 80 leveling gear - level 1 gear, level 2 gear, etc. - of various rarities, from
basic to
exotic (as stated above, you need to be level 80 to equip the
ascended and
legendary gear).
Buuut anyway, on to Fantasy Strike. A pretty good time here as well. I mostly played Rook, and a friend named "Yomicounterlinky" wanted to play against me. We ended up playing several matches, all of which resulted in a loss for me, surprise surprise. But after that I watched some replays, like usual, after which I called it good.
Oh! And before I forget: A new visitor named
MyersGaming3 came by today. Always cool with new people dropping by! And like me, he's new to the fighting game genre, so we definitely have some common ground there lol. Otherwise, I hope to see him more often.
:)>And the LP vinyi that I played today were:
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Dubliners - More of the Hard Stuff
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
Oh, and some time after this I went ahead and did a short 90ish minute Pinball session, just to get it done and squared away (and
Keitaro87 said he wasn't going to be able to make it to my stream, so there was even less reason to do so, as he's pretty much the only reason I do those to begin with).
WednesdayA giraffe swimming underwater? Only in a video game....This morning on a whim I decided to do something I haven't done in a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, long time: Stream Final Fantasy XIV! For those that don't know, I streamed this game for about 3-3.5 years before going on semi-hiatus to play other games, due to burnout (I also took a 9 month hiatus ~2 years ago to play Path of Exile, I should also mention). A pretty good trip down Memory Lane. So, I just did the things I used to do, like the hunts and the Pixie beast tribe quests. I also did a level 80 and a trial roulette as well. And I
WAS going to try to unlock the new dungeon, but I'd have to do
A TON of questing like, from patch 5.1 to 5.4. So, definitely gonna be a no-go on that lol.
And also a "To whom it may concern" and to clear the air: I do have a fairly long history with this game. I didn't just come on here spamming blogs for no reason. And I
HAVE tried looking at other places for blog posting, but none give me the freedom that I have here at The Lodestone (closest one was the Path of Exile forums, where I did a full-blown 9 month hiatus, as stated above). And FWIW I'm still paying $30 a month for this game ($15 for the sub, ~$15 for my retainers), so there's that as well. Just felt a need to get that out.
:/>Another good day with Guild Wars 2, doing the usual mat crafting. And I also made an
ascended helmet, another gear upgrade for me (see above for more info on gear). After that, I did my open-world dailies, which went pretty quick again, with no world bosses or Bumfuck Egypt locations to have to deal with.
And Fantasy Strike went pretty well as well. This time, I played a new character named "Setsuki", who plays like Ibuki in the Street Fighter franchise. A super fast, combo heavy "rushdown" character, a hit-and-don't-get-hit type fighter. I did her storyline mode, as well as a "boss rush" mode. I also did a boss rush with Rook (for a refresher, Rook = Zangief) as well. Aaaaaand I watched my usual replay vids of other players using these characters, seeing how they do it, before shuttin' er' down for the night.
The 33rpm records I played this evening were:
Bill Cosby - Why is There Air?
Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes - Tooth, Fang, and Claw
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery & Imagination
And aaaaalrighty. Gotta get ready for work now.
<Take care.> everybody.
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