Thursday 11/23/2023 Post

 Uno reverse! Packers beat the Lions on Thanksgiving!

Also a poem...

Roses are red
Violets are blue
So are the Lions
And they lose too

New World Invasion Screenshot

 Jumped into a corrupted invasion last night in New World. This game mode makes for some epic screenshots. We were shorthanded and didn't fill out the roster so lost the invasion in the end but it was fun.  Invasions are also a great source for dark matter; even with a loss I netted 40!

Foreground: 2 brutes and a bear on Gate A!!!
Background: Giant laser eyes on another gate!!!

 Bonus screenshot sitting in my mess of a house (poorly decorated by me) in Ebonscale Reach.

New World 60% Off Sale

 New World is on sale!  60% off the main game and 34% off the expansion!  This is a great time to jump in and enjoy what is, in my humble opinion, one of the best MMORPGs on the market!

Players who have yet to experience Aeternum can pick up New World for up to 60% off during the Steam Autumn Sale now through November 28. The Standard, Deluxe and Azoth Editions will be 60% off. Those interested in both the base game and the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion can pick up the Elysian Edition bundle for 34% off. Rise of the Angry includes mounts, a transformed zone, the Flail, and additional endgame content.

Pick a copy up on Steam or via Amazon.

Ennead M1 Screenshots (Bonus Starstone!)

 Time off from work today and I hit up the Ennead expedition in New World.  Here are a couple screenshots.

Azoth staves goes bzzzzttttt!

Victory and a giant pile o' gold!

 And a bonus from earlier in the week on a run through Starstone Barrows!

I am sure there is an important lore reason for this shattered obelisk thingy.

Sunday 11/19/2023 Post

 After some early Xmas gifts from the Chargers the Packers walk away with a W.

Turkey Screenshot

 Turkey Terror in New World! Turkulon!

One big gobbler!

Boom; great arena!

 

Reddit Prompt: Why do you play New world over other mmos?

 The question was posed on the New World subreddit: Why do you play New world over other mmos?

 There were a lot of great answers in the thread, but wanted to weigh in on my top reasons for New World.  As background  I never intended to play New World.  I happened into one of the early New World preview events while playing the Crowfall beta.  My normal road to an MMORPG involves following it for years through development and betas before I jump in.  To say I was pleasantly surprised by New World is an understatement; one backed up by my almost 4,000 hours of play time!

 So what keeps me in New World (which is likely now my most played game ever)?

 First is the combat system.  I never fancied myself for action combat (getting old with slower reflexes), but after playing New World's combat I really can't see myself going back to tab targeting.  I tried Final Fantasy 14 for a brief period and while I conceptually like the global cooldown slower combat model it just ended up boring me.

 Not only is the combat system action based but it also does NOT do the typical MMORPG thing with five hotbars and fifty choices at any given time.  Players have two weapons and only three abilities per weapon.  Then there are four consumable slots (and next patch you can no longer use consumables from inventory in combat).  Add in the light/heavy attacks from left click, dodging, and that is a max of ten possible actions to take.  That is the sweet spot.

 The combat is also based on the gear you have equipped.  No classes.  If you want to tank; put on heavy armor and grab a shield.  If you want to use a Firestaff and a Musket; go ahead.  There is a ton of opportunity to carve out the way you want to play with the weapons and armor you want to.  Not everything works great but it does work and my favorite builds prove that point.  I run heavy armor Firestaff/Sword and Shield and do everything from PvP to DPS and tanking in PvE expeditions.

 The second big thing I love about New World are the graphics and audio.  The game looks and sounds amazing.  It is hard to go back to other games or even look at newer games that are nowhere near the visuals of New World.  The sound and visuals of chopping down a giant tree in New World are unmatched!

  Then the third, and biggest attraction, for me is that I have the same opportunity as any other player to make it to the end game progression without having to be a hardcore-focused player.  Don't get me wrong; I play the game a lot so I am not casual in that aspect, but I am also not a tryhard trying to cut a minute off an M3 completion time or have my VoDs reviewed so I can make a war roster.  I can play the game the way I want and make progress and end up in the same end game spot as any other player.  

 I find New World to be rewarding to how I play MMOs and that is the top reason I stick around.

 

 

Sunday 11/12/2023 Post

 It's that time of week again where we watch the Green Bay Packers come up short.... again.  Did I say again?  So many games this year going out on a whimper.

Yes I know it's the wrong coach.

If Heartless was an advertisement!

 A little fun from Tipa over on gamepad.club where she uses some AI to generate fake advertisements for a few of the bloggers out there.  Thanks Tipa (check her blog out at Chasing Dings)!