About SGA -My thoughts.

Second Golden Age. The three words that is on every calypsian lips these days. Three words that have created a vortex of emotions, hope, agony, frustration, inspiration and so on.

Well into the SGA period we've experienced some very nice drops in the community. Improved FAP, improved 2870, Mod Merc, Suprmacy, Angel, Sentinel, a204 amp, DOA Foeripper and Loudmouth.. Items that for the last 4 years have been a faint dream for hunters, items that was soon established to have ceased to drop entirely. Until now, with modified stats and a SGA brand.

In spite of these amazing drops, people still get frustrated for not getting a piece of the cake. From what I can tell, a large portion of the community had a perception of SGA as if it would rain goodies on everyone. Personally, I never thought that was what it'd be about.

Its the possibility to loot, its the hope of looting, its the dream that seems a little more real. I know this sounds awfully cheesy but thats what it is to me.

Either way, you can hunt as normal, or you can chase the dream -none of these means you'll get a secured drop. I was around when the last MM was looted, and when DOA's and ML's still dropped. Back when you went hunting atrax because they looted ML or you went for Warrior for that missing angel harness from your set. That feeling have vanished completely since drops stopped, and people have instead been hunting mobs that is easy on the economy for them, with high MU drops of limited items, and that suits their armor and weapons. 

Now people are ripped out of their old hunting routine to chase those dreams again. At expense of their eco, maybe - and that includes a bucket of frustration. 

AHOY!
Ahoy me hearties. It was Talk Like a Pirate Day yesterday on t' 19th September. With t' talkin' comes t' walkin'. So I hope ye had no fancy grog, just good old brown rum! Hope y'ad a great pirate day, you lot o' landlubbers, and here's to hopin Calypso will treat you well. 

RSI&RTS

Well Ive been taking some time off my spidercamping in Entropia since my RSI got really bad after a while. I knew it would happen as I pushed myself way too hard, hunting 10-12 hours a day nonstop. That just doesnt work with me. 

I recieved a beta invite to Heroes of Newerth, which is pretty much DoTA in new gfx. Its alot easier on my fingers so Ive been spending some time there. Which have lead to a revelation: 

....I really suck at RTS. 

Maybe its all the things going on or maybe its because I just cant seem to see what is going on at the map when it happens. I get confused, like someone just put a stun spell on me irl. 

"Øøøøh, now what. Oh Im dead"

I gotta say Im a whole lot better in Bleach Wars (W3) then DoTA but Ive not played much DoTA either so maybe it'll come with time. Right now I spend too much time figuring out items, spells and what combos work, and what to watch out for in the other chars.  Anyway, I enjoy it, its still amusing.

For me that is. For the DoTA geeks that comes into the noob servers and scream at us who is still learning, it seems unamusing. But honestly, get a life -dont come to the noob servers if you cant handle people making mistakes. And get a haircut.

Ship o'Hoy!

Oberon Nightseer showed me a neat little trick, where I managed to climb the ship in the Newcomer Arrival Zone (thanks for the help!) I felt like the Queen of the world up there!

Here's some cool pics:

Marcipan Fun

I was bored, and I wanted to work on something with my hands. Usually I have lots of hobby items at home, but since I recently moved, all I could find was some leftover marcipan from my birthday, and some cake decor. 

I had fun though :P

WoF Ceremony

Some photos from yesterdays WoF ceremony :)
Grats again Romania1 As for Sweden, you'll get them next time eh? ;)

My birthday cake

WAAAAA!!

Had a wonderful birthday yesterday. I went shoeshopping (Thanks mum and grannies!) had a lovely rabbidscake and then went out for beef (Thanks Jerry!) and then had a little read in a signed Nemi book that my sis got me! 

I didnt even have time to hunt! Oof, theres that SGA item out the window.. ;)

Anyway, the pic is of the rabbid on the cake! Handmade, in Marcipan and liqorice!

Disney buying Marvel

Disney just bought the Marvel universe. I honestly didnt see that coming.

Personally Im not against Disney -what can I say, I was born in the eighties, disney is woven into my childhood soul. And if you know much about me, you know Ill never grow up.

You'd also know Im a big fan of comics. Granted I havent been collecting in the last few years, but I I have a pretty extensive colelction of books, mostly DC and Vertigo but also some Marvel. 

Personally I dont think that Marvel will suffer much from the change, at least I try to be optimistic. But one thing that struck me is that currently both Spideman, Hulk and Wolverine is located in the Universal Studios Island of Adventures, on the Marvel Super Hero Island. Universal and Disney is the two largest compeditors on Orlando soil, I assume, so will Disney muslce their way to remove the Superhero Island from Universal, and create their own?

In that case it'd be a damn shame. The hulk and the Spiderman ride are two of the best rides in the whole themepark, and in Orlando. I suppose they would have just changed name on it (and changed the 3D stuff on spiderman) and kept the ride, but still. 

I first visited Island of Adventure in summer of 2000, and then again in March 2008. Next time, maybe it'll be in Disneyworld?

Scene from the Superhero Island:

The Hulk Ride: