I AM NOW 10 LEVELrmtSY FROM BEING THE STRONGEST PLAYER IN THE GAME! NOW, ALL I NEED IS TO BUY THE NEXT EXPANSION SO I CAN FINISH MY JOURNEY!。 。"BUY SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4! We have extra characters and a cool SUPER logo next to the words STREET FIGHTER 4!"。 。rmtsp;。 。 。 。Let's just say that it's the same as F2P (Free to play) and P2P (Pay to Play) service. F2P players enjoy the game but will never really win as much as those who actually pay for premium service. For those games that feature nothing but P2P subscriptions, it really is that big of a hassle to purchase expansions for your characters to move forward, let alone pick new characters that are cooler and stronger than what they have provided so far (Until they tweak them down after everyone buys the expansions LOL).。 。MMO games that features mounts in general often make their players crawl in their early levels, making them walk great distances, while at the same time being passed by other players who have achieved their mount-level (CURSES!!!). Some games also make it extremely hard for players to earn one, charging them a silly amount of gold or even making them acquire it through the low probability of crafting ("Here it comes! Pray that this succeeds... I spent 20k gold for the materials!"... FAIL). I'm just guessing, maybe it's the same as people getting their driver's license, but it's not like the characters in the game are that young, so that's just being cruel. Other than mounts, some MMOs also charge you just so you can travel to your current leveling grounds, forcing you to buy tickets for something mandatory in your character's progress.。 。After all the grinding, the walking and the power struggles, some games actually blyour progress until you purchase the expansions. It's actually the same as console gaming, where they stated that upgrades will be done through online updates but will eventually have another game launched with a few minor tweaks.。BEWARE FOUL CREATURES! I HAVE SLAIN 10 THOUSAND OF YOUR KIND DURING MY QUESTING DAYS!。 。Although the whole idea of grinding is welcomed by some players, it does make character progress (level-wise and financial-wise) a bit slower than usual. Most games tend to lack enough quests to fill your experience bar, leaving you to grind on monsters until the next level quests become available. It really gets annoying at times especially when KSers (Kill Stealers) hog the leveling grounds. A good example would have to be RF Online. The game grants you quests each time you reach a level. After fulfilling the requirements and receiving your quest rewards, you see that you still have 80% of your experience bar to finish, meaning you will have to jump into the KS moshpit until you move on to the next area along with the other high l KSers.。"I HAVE FINALLY REACHED THE MAX LEVEL! LET'S WIN THE EMPERIUM!" "UHH... DUDE... YOUR GEAR SUCKS"。 。 。"YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED KOBOLD! I HAVE REACHED LEVEL 15!" "YOU SEEM TO FORGET YOUNG ONE, WE ARE ARD KOBOLDS! LEVEL 16!"。One thing you just got to hate with MMOs is that they never really let you see how powerful you are. Yes they do increase your skill level, giving you more gimmicks to help you in battle, but things always get harder every time you get stronger. Why canhey just let you enjoy killing monsters at your level instead of making you grind on higher mobs after leveling up? Great! They increased our arsenal, now let's band together because they are much stronger than us now. You also have the option of farming the monsters you used to level on, but that wouldn't do you much good as they now offer a crappy amount of experience.。 。Too much suffering for you? Each game really has their own torture method to make players strive harder in reaching the endgame content. It definitely works well with P2P games, especially if they have more than one expansion for your character to continue his or her progress. The good side of things is that there will always be challenges holding you back from achieving your rewards. Since the game is a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (focusing on Massively), these challenges encourage players to work together, thus creating a band worthy of slaying the strong monsters that inhabit the place, so grind hard, get that mount, power up your character and GO FORTH you poor thing!。 。
If you must know, reaching the highest level in the game only takes you to where everyone is striving. No sir, you are not that strong yet, for as they say in WoW "Life starts at 80", which is true since reaching the highest level in the game only prepares you for the most extreme form of grinding. This is perhaps the hardest phase your character will have to go through, for the next steps you are about to take are a mixture of both numbers 1 and 3 (Grinding and lack of power). Actually, even though you've managed to reach the endgamntent, you will also need to strengthen up your skills since nothing is worst than a player who doesn't know how to use his tools (no pun intended). Is there a way to ride a fast mount to progress cause' things are getting slower by the minute.。 The Age of Suffering: The Torture of MMOs
By Kei Beneza (dividelife), OnRPG Journalist。Tired of walking? Is the game beinfair for not granting you a mount until level 30? Are you running out of quests with seventy percent of your experience bar to fill? Well, suck it up, because you are now in the age of suffering O_O.。 。MMOs tend to make your character suffering their early stages. This makes creating a new character a bit troublesome for most people, especially if they are used to riding jetpacks or mounts to cover more ground. Where's that pet when you need it? How much more XP to the next level? Sorry my friend, but you'll just have to keep going until you can train your new skills. Join me as we point out the underlying torture schemes of the MMO world, shedding some light at what makes players squirm for progress.。KIND SIR! PER CHANCE YOUR GIGANTIC MAMMOTH CAN LIFT ME TO MY DESTINATION?。
2011年8月31日星期三
The Age of Suffering The Torture of MMOs
2011年8月30日星期二
The Age of Suffering The Torture of MMOs
。 。 。 。After all the grinding, the walking and the power struggles, some games actually block your prormtg until you purchase the expansions. It's actually the same as console gaming, where they stated that upgrades will be done through online updates but will eventually have another game launched with a few minor tweaks.。 。I AM NOW 10 LEVELS AWAY FROM BEING THE STRONGEST PLAYER IN THE GAME! NOW, ALL I NEED IS TO BUY THE NEXT EXPANSION SO I CAN FINISH MY JOURrmtN。Too much suffering for you? Each game really has their own torture method to make players strive harder in reaching the endgame content. It definitely works well with P2P games, especially if they have more than one expansion for your character to continue his or her progress. The good side of things is that there wilways be challenges holding you back from achieving your rewards. Since the game is a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (focusing on Massively), these challenges encourage players to work together, thus creating a band worthy of slaying the strong monsters that inhabit the place, so grind hard, get that mount, power up your character and GO FORTH you poor thing!。 。 。
If you must know, reaching the highest level in the game only takes you to where everyone is striving. No sir, you are not that strong yet, for as they say in WoW "Life starts at 80", which is true since reaching the highest level in the game only prepares you for the most extreme form of grinding. This is perhaps the hardest phase your character whave to go through, for the next steps you are about to take are a mixture of both numbers 1 and 3 (Grinding and lack of power). Actually, even though you've managed to reach the endgame content, you will also need to strengthen up your skills since nothing is worst than a player who doesn't know how to use his tools (no pun intended). Is there a way to ride a fast mount to progress cause' things are getting slower by the minute.。"YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED KOBOLD! I HAVE REACHED LEVEL 15!" "YOU SEEM TO FORGET YOUNG ONE ARE ARMORED KOBOLDS! LEVEL 16!"。MMO games that features mounts in general often make their players crawl in their early levels, making them walk great distances, while at the same time being passed by other players who have achieved their mount-level (CURSES!!!). Some games also make it extremely hard for players to earn one, charging them a silly amount of gold or even making them acquire it through the low probability of crafting ("Here it comes! Pray that this succeeds... I spent 20k gold for the materials!"... FAIL). I'm just guessing, maybe it's the same as people getting their driver's license, but it's not like the characters in the game are that young, so that's just being cruel. Other than mounts, some MMOs also charge you just so you can travel to your current leveling grounds, forcing you to buy tickets for something mandatory in your character's progress.。Tired of walking? Is the game being unfair for not ging you a mount until level 30? Are you running out of quests with seventy percent of your experience bar to fill? Well, suck it up, because you are now in the age of suffering O_O.。 。 。One thing you just got to hate with MMOs is that they never really let you see how powerful you are. Yes they do increase your skill level, giving you more gimmicks to help you in battle, but things always get harder every time you get stronger. Why can't they just let you enjoy killing monsters at your level instead of making you grind on higher mobs after leveling up? Great! They increased our arsenal, now let's band together because they are much stronger than us now. You also have the option of farming the monsters you used to level on, but that wouldn't do you much goodthey now offer a crappy amount of experience.。BEWARE FOUL CREATURES! I HAVE SLAIN 10 THOUSAND OF YOUR KIND DURING MY QUESTING DAYS!。 。 。"I HAVE FINALLY REACHED THE MAX LEVEL! LET'S WIN THE EMPERIUM!" "UHH... DUDE... YOUR GEAR SUCKS"。 。 。 。"BUY SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4! We have extra characters and a cool SUPER logo next to the words STREET FIGHTER 4MMOs tend to make your character suffer during their early stages. This makes creating a new character a bit troublesome for most people, especially if they are used to riding jetpacks or mounts to cover more ground. Where's that pet when you need it? How much more XP to the next level? Sorry my friend, but you'll just have to keep going until you can train your new skills. Join me as we point out the underlying torture schemes of the MMO world, shedding some light at what makes players squirm for progress.。Let's just say that it's the same as F2P (Free to play) and P2P (Pay to Play) service. F2P players enjoy the game but will never really win as much as those who actually pay for premium service. For those games that feature nothing but P2P subscriptions, it really is that big of a hassle to purchase expansions for your characters to move forward, let alone pick new characters that are cooler and stronger than what they have provided so far (Until they tweak them down after everyone buys the expansions LOL).。Although the whole idea of grinding is welcomed by some players, it does make character progress (level-wise and financial-wise) a bit slower than usual. Most games tend to lack enough quests to fill your experience bar, leaving you to grind on monsters until the next level quests become available. It really gets annoying at times especially when KSers (Kill Stealers) hog the leveling grounds. A good example would have to be RF Online. The game grants you quests each time you reach a level. After fulfilling the requirements and receiving your quest rewards, you see that you still have 80% of your experience bar to finish, meaning you will have to jump into the KS moshpit until you move on to the next area along with the other high level KSers.。 。KIND SIR! PER CHANCE YOUR GIGANTIC MAMMOTH CAN LIFT ME TO MY DESTINATION?。 The Age of Suffering: The Torture of MMOs
By Kei Beneza (dividelife), OnRPG Journalist
2011年8月29日星期一
Ricky Martin -- 'I Am a Fortunate Homosex
Ricky Martin has revealed that he is a gay man.Martin -- who has dodged questions of his sexuality for years -- just posted the following message on his official website: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am."Martin says the birth of his twin sons led to his decision to come out -- and according to the singer, "To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where [sic] born with."Ricky's kids were born in August 2008.
Ivanka -- Meet the Littlest Trump
Two days after giving birth, Ivanka Trump was spotted arriving to her NYC home holding her adorable little daughter, Arabella Rose, on Tuesday.This is the first child for Donald Trump's 29-year-old daughter and husband Jared Kushner.
'Grey's Anatomy' Star -- Rehab for Painki
Eric Dane is in a rehab facility to treat an addiction to pain medication. The "Grey's Anatomy" star's rep tells TMZ, "Eric Dane voluntarily checked himself into a treatment facility to help him get off of pain medication that he was prescribed for a sports injury that he suffered over the recent hiatus." The rep continues, "He reports back to work this week. Business as usual."
2011年8月28日星期日
GB Packers Stud Gets Super Bowl Ring TATT
Most NFL champs rock their Super Bowl ring on their hand -- Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields is wearing his on his NECK. The 23-year-old defensive stud -- who was a rookie when the Packers won the Super Bowl this year -- rolled into the Ultimate Designz tattoo shop in Miami last week ... and pitched his ink idea to tattoo artist Sergio Garcia. He even brought in the ACTUAL ring for Sergio to study. Sergio tells us it took about 3 hours to draw out the design of the tat (pictured above) -- and a little more than 2 hours to ink it onto Sam. We're told Shields was a "really nice guy" throughout the whole process -- and even left a fat tip. Fun Fact: Sam's actual Super Bowl ring has 109 diamonds in it, but his tattoo ONLY has 60 pictured ... because we're told putting that many small diamonds in the tattoo would have been "impossible."
NBA Star Shawn MarionTURNS DOWN Danc
Dallas Mavericks star Shawn Marion isn't taking any chances with the NBA lockout -- in fact, he just turned down "Dancing with the Stars" ... to make sure he's free to practice with his team this fall.Sources close to Shawn tell TMZ, "Dancing" sent him an official offer to appear on the show, but the NBA champ wants to make sure he's 100% available in case the lockout ends early ... so it's a no go."Dancing" would end in November and NBA season usually starts in October -- which could put Marion in a difficult position if the upcoming season isn't put on ice.We're told Shawn is adamant ... he just doesn't wanna be caught with his pants down -- or in this case, his leotard.
2011年8月26日星期五
Chris Bosh -- The Official MARRIAGE Certi
4/28/2011 12:27 AM PDTby TMZ Staff Despite his public denial ... Miami Heat superstar Chris Bosh WAS married on April 9 -- so says the official marriage license obtained by TMZ. TMZ broke the story, Bosh married Adrienne Nicole Williams earlier this month in Miami Beach ... only for Bosh to deny the story at an NBA news conference. Well, according to the courts in Miami-Dade County ... Chris and Adrienne are officially man and wife ... whether he wants to admit it or not.
Joey Fatone Plays Hardball Over Life-Size
2/17/2010 6:08 AM PSTby TMZ Staff Joey Fatone's life-size replica of R2D2 isn't just an expensive toy -- the robot hero played a key role in a multi-million dollar real estate deal ... gone bad. The R2D2 happened to catch the eye of a person interested in buying Joey's 12,370 sq. ft., $5.5 million Orlando mansion. But the potential buyer didn't just want the house, he also wanted the "Star Wars" figure ... and a bunch of other cool stuff in the home. According to Joey's rep, Fatone drafted a list of all the awesome items in the home that he was willing to part with -- along with the amount of money he planned to charge for each one. Some of the highlights include:-- The R2D2 ... $40,000-- Two Peter Pan Paintings: "We Can Fly" and "1st Look at Neverland" ... $2,700 for the pair-- Video Games: Ms Pac-Man, Galaga, Centipede, and Multi Video Game Unit ... $4,500-- Old Fashion Coke Machine ... $200In the end the deal went belly up ... and it's unclear why the potential buyer decided to pass. Maybe The Force just wasn't strong with him.
Sebastian Bach Arrested for MARIJUANA Pos
5/12/2011 7:45 AM PDTby TMZ Staff For the second time in 6 months ... former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has been arrested for weed -- this time, Bach was popped for marijuana possession in New Jersey. TMZ has confirmed ... Bach was pulled over for "failing to keep right" on a highway in Monmouth County, NJ at 3:32 AM on Tuesday -- and during the stop, the officer conducted an investigation and discovered weed. 43-year-old Bach was arrested for possessing less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bach was hauled in to a local jail -- and was eventually released pending a future court hearing. TMZ broke the story ... Bach was arrested for weed possession in Canada back in December after getting rowdy at an Ontario bar.
2011年8月25日星期四
Jared Leto -- Licensed to Blue Steel
1/16/2011 5:20 AM PSTbyJohnny Lopez Looking like a member of the Volturi coven from "Twilight," Jared Leto struck his best hipster "Zoolander" pose at the DMV in Santa Monica on Thursday.Who knew the DMV was so emo?
Flavor Flav -- Spicing Up the TMZ Tour
6/6/2011 5:30 PM PDTby TMZ Staff Was Flavor Flav spotted by the TMZ Hollywood Bus Tour? Yeah, BOYYY! Did Flav hop on the bus and take a ride? Yeah BOYYY!! Did Harvey lip sync to "My Way" with Flav? Yeah, unfortunately. Boyyy.Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings!
Weiner's Cyber-Mistress -- The Sexy
6/6/2011 3:00 PM PDTby TMZ Staff One of the women who engaged in a sexually explicit Internet relationship with Rep. Anthony Weiner is coming out with some pictures of her own -- and we gotta say ... hot. The pictures of 26-year-old Meagan Broussard were obtained by ABC News -- which conducted a full-scale interview with the single mother not long before Rep. Weiner's announcement today ... when he admitted to sending sexually explicit photos to at least 6 women.It's unclear if Meagan was the recipient of the infamous penis bulge pic.
2011年8月24日星期三
Blackjack Mistress Issues Apology to Mrs. Weiner
6/8/2011 12:45 AM PDTby TMZ Staff Rep. Anthony Weiner's Vegas-based cyber mistress felt so bad about her involvement in "Weinergate" -- she typed up an apology letter and mailed it off to Mrs. Weiner ... TMZ has learned. In the letter, obtained by TMZ, blackjack dealer Lisa Weiss tells Huma Abedin she wants to express her "deepest apologies for conversing with your husband Congressman Anthony Weiner."Weiss adds, "I honestly meant no harm and I hope that you and Anthony can work through this."Before signing off, Weiss noted, "I still remain a huge supporter!"So we gotta ask ...
Lohan Settles Up with 2007 Car Chase Victim
5/27/2011 10:19 AM PDTby TMZ Staff Lindsay Lohan is making progress with her laundry list of legal problems -- TMZ has learned, she finally struck a settlement with the woman who claims the actress terrorized her in a 2007 car chase.Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ, the actress' car insurance company ultimately coughed up the dough for a financial settlement with Tracie Rice -- the woman who sued Lindsay back in 2008, claiming the infamous Santa Monica car chase was "one of the most frightening experiences of my life."The lawsuit was dismissed on Wednesday.As we previously reported, Lohan was busted for DUI during the incident ... after cops learned she was hammered when she commandeered someone else's car while three young guys were still seated inside. The three guys gave TMZ an unbelievable blow-by-blow soon after the incident (below) -- their lawsuit against the actress is still ongoing.
Willie Nelson -- $500 Fine In Marijuana Case
6/7/2011 12:13 PM PDTby TMZ Staff Willie Nelson can breath easy again in Texas -- TMZ has learned the singer struck a plea deal in his marijuana case ... and will NOT have to do any hard time. Sources close to Willie tell us ... Nelson agreed to plead no contest to misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia ... stemming from an incident last year, when cops say they found weed on the singer's tour bus at a border checkpoint. Nelson was originally charged with marijuana possession -- but the singer worked out a deal with prosecutors in which they agreed to reduce the charge in exchange for a no contest plea. As part of the deal, Willie has also agreed to pay a $500 fine -- and if he can stay out of trouble for 30 days, the judge will dismiss the case entirely. Nelson's lawyer, Joe Turner, tells TMZ, "Willie is glad to have it all behind him. Everyone was very fair."