Saturday, October 11, 2008 

Getting Started With Guild Wars - Eye of the North

The eagerly awaited expansion Game Boy Accessories the Guild Wars online RPG, Eye of the North, is now released. Eye of the North requires at least one of existing chapters of Guild Wars - Prophecies, Factions, or Nightfall. You can buy the expansion from Nintendo Top Games retailer, or it's available from within your Guild Wars client by clicking on the Guild Wars Store icon. Purchasing the expansion this way WII Video Games take effect immediately, allowing you to instantly explore the new content in Guild Wars: Eye of the North.

Each main town from the three existing Guild Wars chapters will have a new NPC (Non Player Character) - you'll need to talk to them to receive the mission which takes you to Eye of the North: Characters from the original Guild Wars Prophecies campaign should seek out Len Caldoron in Lions Arch and accept the What Lies Beneath quest.

Characters from Guild Wars: Factions should seek out Minister of Maintenance Raiugyon in Kaineng Center and accept the I Feel the Earth Move Under Canthas Feet quest. Characters from Guild Wars: Nightfall should seek out Bendah in Kamadan and accept the Hole of Istan quest.

Once you have completed these missions you will find yourself in Boreal Station. You will also notice new purple Asura Gates have appeared on the map - these can be used to transport you direct to Boreal Station in the Eye of the North at any time. Within Eye of the North there are 4 new Nintendo Top Games Tracks - Asura, Deldrimor, Ebon Vanguard, and Norn. By undertaking quests for each of the groups, you can gain reputation points, which will increase your rank in the new Title Tracks.

Once you have gained 1000 reputation points, you will reach Rank 1. You will now be able to gain a special Status Effect which will provide bonuses when exploring. As your rank in a Title Track increases, you'll also open to access to new services:

Rank 3: Access to a special item crafter. Each group has a single item crafter who provides unique and powerful items. You must spend a Skill Point to have these items crafted for you.

Rank 4: Access to an exclusive weapon crafter. Each group has a single weapon crafter who provides unique weapons, such as the Raven Scythe and the Charrslayer Axe.

Rank 5: Access to an exclusive armor crafter. Each group has a single armor crafter who provides single unique armor pieces, such as the Dread Mask or the Magma Gauntlets.

As your Rank increases, so do the bonuses granted from the special status effect your character receives when displaying the Title. There are also 50 new PvE skills in Eye of the North, which can be gained by completing quests for each of the groups. These skills and bonuses will also become more powerful as your Rank in the relevant Title Track increases. Through these new Title Tracks, the Eye of the North expansion provides a lot of extra content and challenges.

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Warcraft Widow

"Warcraft Widow" is a term used for the significant other of someone Cheap Video Games to the game of World of Warcraft. The term can be used in jest to let people know that their loved one plays the game so much that they feel like they've lost them. RPC Games can also be used a bit more seriously to describe the loneliness of someone closely connected to a true gaming addict.

Video game addiction is real and a serious issue. For that reason, the jocular term "Warcraft Widow" ought not to be used to identify someone who is struggling with the heavy burden of a loved one with an addiction (to video games or anything else). It makes light of an issue that is very real to the couple involved.

So if the term is used in the more light-hearted sense, it simply denotes someone who has a loved one whose hobby consumes much of their time. It falls in the category of Hard to Find Video Games Widow or Fishing Widow.

For someone who finds themselves in this position, where the relationship isn't threatened by a serious addiction, humor may be one of the most effective ways of relating to the gamer. Embrace the term, along with embracing the fact that they really enjoy World of Warcraft.

Suggestions for a Warcraft Widow:

1. Listen when the gamer wants to talk about the game. Don't let your eyes glaze Sega Dreamcast Adapters and Cables You wouldn't want them to do that when you're talking about your hobby.

2. Try to understand the demands of the game, to some degree. Because of the social aspect of the game, in-game relationships are very important. It is a 'virtual team' of players. If your loved one was on a sports team, you would understand the commitment needed to go to practice once or twice a week, and to show up on-time for games. Within the game there are usually set times when a group (guild) will 'raid' or play together. To the gamer, logging on time for the group is no different than showing up for a softball game.

3. If you have your own hobby, try to see their hobby in light of yours. If you like to garden, do you spend time during the day thinking about it? Do you read websites about gardening? Do you look forward to getting home and digging in the X-Box Adapters & Cables putting in a new plant, rearranging a flower-bed? Do you get a bit cranky in the middle of winter when you can't get outside, so your hobby is on hold? Try to understand your gamer's behavior in terms of a hobby that you can relate to.

In conclusion: keep it light. Pressure, criticism, snide remarks, etc., will not build a strong relationship. If the gamer is exhibiting serious addiction behaviors (ie: other areas of life are suffering or not functioning correctly), then in that case it is time to seek professional help, and avoid the cutesy term 'Warcraft Widow'.

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How and Why Play Maple Story - A Beginner's Guide to Maple Story

With all the jobs and daily troubles we have to go through it seems nearly impossible to simply sit down, relax and forget about all the things that annoy us throughout the day. In some cases it even seems impossible to get your mind off your problems, not to mention unwind. Why not make Sega Master Accesories trip into a WII Video Games universe and simply play a computer game?

It must be a long time since Latest Video Games last played a game so why not try one now - I frankly recommend Maple Story. What you first need to know about Maple Story is that it is a free, 2D MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role-playing game). As I just mentioned the game itself is free, Cheap Video Games there are several enhancements that can cost you real money at times. It just depends on your tastes and needs.

Mainly within this game, you can interact just like within any other MMORPG (take World of Warcraft as an example). You can chat and interact with other player, but the game itself is played as a RPG, therefore you have to fight your way through monsters and puzzles. Compared to many other RPGs you do not start, as anything but just as a beginner - from this point on depending your actions and choices you will develop into a certain character.

This can be rather intriguing especially if you were used to picking your character and developing it from that point on - but it is a rather interesting perspective. Another intriguing and interesting thing is the fact that in order to generate statistics for your character you have to roll the dice - again something you do not find in typical MMORPGs.

Maple Story is a different type of MMORPG from anything you ever played before so why not unwind a bit and simply play it. Start out here: http://videotesting.info/maple-story/

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Bomb-a-Bomb

Were you the kid that put fireworks in your neighbor's mailboxes? If the Cheap Video Games yes, then bomb-a-bomb's the game for you! The premise of the game is very straightforward; blow everything to an oblivion. But as you Latest Video Games though the games 40 stages things really get more complex and interesting. Each stage will have you essentially doing the same thing, but the way you go about doing it is what makes this title fun.You start off just lighting grey bombs ablaze with your candle shaped cursor, attempting to string together the exploding bombs in what becomes an all out fireworks show. But as more bomb types are introduced the puzzle element of the game really comes into play, as some bombs aren't meant to be blown up, while others could cause instant failure. The fun doesn't stop there, as not only are different bombs added to the equation, but also different explosive devices like Internet Games Other bombs and instant bombs are added to the mix. These things change the way you play and always keep you on your toes, making what could've been a boring fireworks simulator a true puzzler.

While playing Bomb-a-bomb, I couldn't help but notice it's cute presentation, that may or may not have been loosely inspired by games like bomberman. I don't say that as a bad thing, I actually quite liked it myself but I think this is the part of the game that might not cater to everyone's liking. If your mature enough for it, this title is definitely worth a try.

Overall
Fun game, lots of levels, and never gets redundant. Sometimes a victory requires more luck then skill, art style may turn some gamers off, and some of the beginning level instructions could use a spell-check. All in all, it's a great flash game that's loads of fun.

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