The Hunter: Your first hunts

UF Timmy asked some questions in the comments of my last post, and I’ve seen similar questions on the Gamers With Jobs forums. Timmy asked How do you know when it’s time to visually start looking for them and when to start crouching? Very short answer: I almost always walk, until it’s time to position [...]

The Hunter: Surprise of the week

I don’t dress the part any more, but my hippie credentials are pretty good. I’m also a vegetarian (although I really don’t care what you eat; I’m vegetarian, not a preacher), and I’ve never gone hunting. If you had asked me two weeks ago if I’d ever be interested in playing a hunting game, the [...]

Little stuff: Mission architects, what I’m playing

I’m behind on my blog reading, and on my blog writing. Spring has finally arrived, and I’m spending a ton of time outside with my kid, and then playing games late into the night, without taking time to write. Work’s crazy busy, so there’s no blog reading/writing time there. Here’s a quick update on things [...]

LoTRO extends their Welcome Back Weekend

Last weekend, Turbine ran a Welcome Back offer for former subscribers. There was a 25% experience bonus, and an additional huge bonus amount of experience on your first kill (I went from level 23 to 26 on my first kill, and ended up at level 28 at the end of two days of playing). Unfortunately, [...]

LoTRO: Good news, bad news

The good news is, my account issues cleared up on Monday evening, and I was able to get a couple nights of free Welcome Back LoTRO. With the experience boost they were offering, I went from level 23 to level 28, did quite a bit of crafting, and moved myself out of the Lonelands and [...]