5/27/2017 0 Comments Lake Doric, Guild Wars 2If you didn't already know, Lake Doric is the place to be if you need to farm (especially leather). Not only can you get tier 6 materials but you can also get lower level materials that you would have to go to lower level zones or dungeons to get. I wouldn't say you get a lot of them but it is much better than having to sit in a lower level zone you've already completed, when you only need one material from there. It is much easier to farm wood, and ore because there are nodes but not counting the home instance nodes there aren't really any for cloth and leather, which makes them much harder to get. This helps a little bit with that problem. It is also kind of like a little mini game because you're not quite sure what you are going to get from here. I really like farming here it is actually pretty nice, and kind of reminds me of cursed shore farming but not so dark and dreary! If you do need some more leather, tier 6 materials, and some random lower tier cloth, leather, ore, this is the place to go!
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Fishing can be a pretty monotonous task, and it takes awhile to do, especially if you are looking for a certain rare item or just need a lot of fish. I used to like fishing more when I had more time as it was pretty relaxing but now it is kind of a task I just don't want to do. If once you reached a certain level in fishing you became more proficient in fishing and were able to catch fish faster that would be really nice. Especially for when you need a lot of fish for a raid in food buffs or are just going for achievements, or trying to get that rare fish that never seems to bite ect... For the people who don't have a lot of time but would like to do some of these things it would be a very nice feature, and it makes sense. The more you do something the better at it you should get so being able to catch fish faster (especially in the schools of fish) seems like the way to go. With there being 800 levels to go through in professions now it can be rather daunting, especially when you think of doing that on a level 1 character, it would be more of an incentive to get there if you got increased speed in doing a lot of the gathering professions or other boosts for being at 800 (or maybe a little bit lower than 800, 600-700 maybe). I would love to see something like this to help make these professions more fun again, instead of them feeling like such a chore! And to have something else to look forward to along the way of leveling them!
5/25/2017 1 Comment Autopickup Guild Wars 2I am not a farming person, I get bored pretty fast so I have to do it in small doses, but with autopickup it is so so much better! I never completed it until just recently, I thought I was going to have enough Tyrian masteries in the beginning to do the other ones then fill out Advanced Logistics too, but that wasn't the case for the longest time I only needed 3 points. The League of Legends ranked season started, Overwatch chests to get ect... so it just kind of fell to the wayside and I am pretty sure I had been missing out on loot because of it! Before the autopickup I would be sitting there feverishly hitting F to try and get all of the loot, and the range isn't that big so I would miss out on tagging a lot of mobs. I am so happy that I have this now because it makes farming a lot easier, and nicer. Plus I am happy that I don't have to hit F anymore because it would actually end up hurting my wrist sometimes! If you haven't done the masteries yet I would make sure that it is at the top of your list (unless you are doing the legendaries and need that one first, but then I would still have it as second). Especially if you aren't a farming person like me, it makes it a lot less of a chore!
I felt like I couldn't just leave with all of this unrest, I wanted to know more about this land, was all of it full of this unrest? Did people even want to be saved? How could I help them? I have so many questions that are unanswered and in my heart I know that I must help them. It breaks my heart knowing that there is such hatred here. On the other side of the city there is a little mine and at least there there doesn't seem to be such unrest, just people doing their jobs, some not so much... but others are. Those lazy miners just need a little inspiration though, and I am just the person to give it to them! Change is scary but I am glad that some people understand that change can be good as well. It can take some time to adjust to but as long as people keep trying they will get there. I don't know much about the fears of change, ever since I awoke from my dream my life has been changing. It feels like a friend, full of new information, lands, and people. Maybe once I settle down I will understand more about what it is like to go from things always being the same for so long to being turned on their heads. I am in love with this trees. Er, not that kind of love, they don't talk, or move, or do much of anything. They aren't like people or other Sylvari's. I mean they are just so beautiful they feel like home. I better be careful how I talk about the plants I wouldn't want people thinking I was in love, in love with them. I came upon a new race that I had not seen before. Ogres, they are not terrible friendly though, they don't seem to want anything to do with me, before I could get in a greeting they started to charge me. I was only observing them and their structures. They are definitely not as well crafted as the Human structures here, but there is something unique about them, and something kind of stunning to see. I wonder if they put the flowers there or if it was just an accident. They seem to have taken over that bridge and made it their home none the less. Though I don't want to see people in danger, it is a relief knowing that this land is not only plagued by the Charr and Humans still fighting. It makes me glad to know that it is just part of the area and not all of it. Maybe they will let me help them more and see this treaty the way I do, as an exciting journey into a peaceful time!
I told myself I was going to go somewhere, where undead were not controlling the show, but I lied. The Hinterlands were the next closest place and while I can portal myself to major cities, it would still be a large distance to travel to get to an area were foes were at my level. Because I decided to go where there are undead I am off to collect body parts of something to summon it into our world. It doesn't sound like a good plan but I doubt I will be able to change Marnal's mind. Also the Inn is just lovely... For there being an alliance between many of the races, it sure does seem like there are a lot of rogue groups that do not want to be part of the Horde. I wonder if my Blood Elves are the same, or if it is just trolls that seem unwilling to fight for the Horde. It is strange there are just chests with pieces of Shadra in them. Parts of her body being kept as relics makes me feel even more unsettled about bringing it into our realm. The Trolls seem to have found Shadra very important as they were the ones that once lived here. The spiders surprisingly did not destroy the chest they just left it alone... What am I about to summon? I get the feeling that harvesting her body isn't going to be as easy as he thinks, nor is using the idol in each of the temples. At least the three temples I have to use are right next to each other, but those eggs up on that hill... they are huge. I get the feeling that there are spiders even more massive than the ones I've already seen, and I can practically ride the ones I've seen. I wish I hadn't been right about that... Shadra even came out of the water, and her full size couldn't be seen at first only the spiky parts on her legs. On top of that the noises she made were awful. She almost ate one of the undead, and I don't think he would have been a full meal, maybe just an afternoon snack. There was so much poison oozing from her body as they gathered the blood. Deadly amounts of it to the living, I made sure to stay far, far away during this process. I am glad that the summoning and fight of Shadra is over, but am suspicious of how the undead will use her blood. When Marnal was thanking me he hesitated when saying he wanted to use it to kill the Alliance. For the Horde was a second thought, I will have to keep an eye on him, his motives may not be pure. The undead seem to have a very different understanding of morality.
I was not high enough level to enter the Harathi Hinterlands and something about the Fields of Ruin called to me, I had a certain curiosity about this place. I had heard whispers of some unrest here, and the Charr seemed to have a special dislike for it, but I wanted to know for myself. I thought they were just whispers but it turns out that they were very true. Humans were even shouting in the streets to continue fighting the Charr, and more than one human told me that the Separatists will even kill other Humans if they believe they are in the way of their cause. The Charr and Humans are at peace now, it is sad to see that there are still lingering feelings of hate between them. Ebonhawke is a place of beautifully melancholy, there is so much history here, and it feels like it wishes to haunt the present. I had heard of Gwen Thackeray and Kieran Thackeray, ancestors of Captain Logan the humans champion. He is doesn't seemed to be the most well liked Human, I heard he was supposed to slay a dragon but left before that happened and that someone from his guild died because of it. I wonder how his ancestors would feel about that. The walls of Ebonhawke are so tall it is amazing that someone would even try to fight them with these defenses. The trees here are so beautiful, their leaves are full of warm yellows, oranges, browns, and reds. They are much like my own leaves. The Separatists on the other hand are not beautiful, they seem to plague this land with their toxic ideals. I don't understand how anyone could not want peace, have they not fought long enough? On top of that they are rather brazen attacking a camp full of Ebon Vanguard alone. Their actions seem to have no logic behind them, but when do madmen's actions make sense. They have even converted some of the soldiers, he tried to kill me when I told him I did not agree with him. What madness is this? The least I can do is help from this plague spreading, the wrong ideas of the mind can lead to far too many wrong actions. Peace is beautiful, pure, and full of love, but I may have to use a little force to maintain it. Both sides are to blame for this conflict, and I hope one day they understand that, so they can move on.
5/21/2017 0 Comments Gliders, Guild Wars 2There are a ton of different gliders now, and I'm sure there will be many more. I think it is really cool that they've been making it so you can dye a lot of them (especially that you can dye the particle effects). I don't actually have any of the ones you can dye but I do like seeing people with them! My boyfriend has this one and has it in blue and purple and it leaves a really pretty trail and has a pretty cool look over all. The only thing about it that I wish was that you could dye the backpiece too because it would be pretty cool to have the two in unison. This one is one of my favorites, I wish I had gotten it when it was in the store, as it is really pretty and I love the little rainbows that come off it and the over all crystal like feel to it (like me? :O). When it comes back it is one of the ones I really want to get it! It would look beautiful on so many of my characters! I actually really like this one too, but it is also pretty creepy seeing as phantoms come by to carry you. It definitely feels like a Halloween skin (which was what it was for) and has the right amount of eerie and cool. I'm not sure that I would actually use it, if I had it, seeing as it is creepy but I really do like it, and I haven't actually seen anyone using it in game, which to a certain extent makes it even cooler because of its rarity. Leave it off on a funny one right? So this glider still makes me giggle. I kind of want it just because of silliness factor. Having the little celestial roosters flap around to carry you is pretty silly looking. I hope they make some other silly ones too because I get a kick out of them. Maybe they could do one that is "when pigs fly" or something like that. It would be pretty cool if one was like a unicorn/pegasus too (as long as it didn't make the noise that Dreamer makes, I actually like the bow but I'm not a big fan of the neighing, which is kind of funny because my mom actually really likes that about it). I can't wait to see what else they come up with, I'm sure they have some pretty cool ideas in store!
I did a different blog to show them without the comparison but I thought it would be nice to show them together here. The half shirt I still think looks nice either way but having it just sit there not being worn it looks much more like a smiley face! You can also see the little floof it gets better when it is worn. I wanted to do colors that were like water, so I also wanted it to have a very free and flowy feel to it! I am really happy with how it turned out, and am super in love with these colors, they are so soft and pretty together, and have a very peaceful feel to them! The summer top I feel shows best how different they can look on verses just sitting there. These colors are a little crazy for me usually I don't wear things with so many different colors, but I really liked the warm earthy feel of this yarn (and it was a gift for my birthday so it seemed fitting to make something for myself with it :)). Warm colors tend to look nice on my skin tone so I figured they would look nice as a top for me :). The bralette doesn't look that different to me, but I do think it would look nicer on someone who has that baby butt cleavage. The way I made this one has a style that would make that kind of cleavage look really nice! I really like how I made it have an hour glass feel to it with there being an open triangle at the bottom and could definitely see it worn on a hot day, especially to the beach!
All of these are actually pretty cool, I know sometimes people think that because they are made of yarn they are going to be warm but that isn't the case. If the holes are big enough they can definitely cool. My personal favorite is the half shirt, it reminds me of the ocean, and of all the pictures I've seen of tropical waters. I think I would like the bralette more if I had the right cleavage for it, but it still looks nice. I would love to see it on someone with the baby butt cleavage and see it at its full potential! The colors I made these in are my preference but I have so many more colors that they would look good in and a lot more ideas for other shirts! I see it all the time where something new in a game comes out so the company posts it on their social media and instead of being excited about the new thing people are complaining about something else. I've actually tried to stop reading the comments because of this. And I want to state that there is a huge difference between complaining and suggestions. You can very easily suggest something without it having to take away from this cool new thing and put that suggestion in a better place. It seems like one of those moments where people forget to stop and smell the roses. Not only did we just get something new in game but on top of that a lot of work probably went into giving us this new thing, and I honestly feel bad that the people who created these things aren't being praised more for them. Sure not everything is going to be my style or the next persons style but that doesn't mean we have to react negatively to it. Someone put a lot of time and effort into this thing and that is beautiful whether it is my kind of beautiful or not.
It is just a little reminder, to see the bright side of things and that there is a better way to go about giving criticisms (which as a secondary reminder criticisms are not useful unless they are constructive). I'm sure every one of us has worked hard on something and seen others work hard on something then had someone to come along and stomp all over it (metaphorically or physically) and it sucked. Those people receiving all those bad messages, all that negativity are just people like you and me. Morals of the story. If someone works hard at something they should be praised (even if it isn't our personal preference), there is a better way to go about giving criticisms that just being negative and toxic (if you don't know how to fix it/make it better, why criticize? Suggestion are better, it is easier to improve or change something when you know which direction to go), and do unto others what you'd want done to you, would you like to receive so many negative message about something completely different than what the post was about? And seriously look on the bright side, we just got this shiny new thing in a game! That should be an exciting event!! Guild Wars 2 does something really special with their living story, in adding new zones along the way, on top of the four Heart of Thorns zones. They've been doing this with the living story even before Heart of Thorns came out and there is something really unique about this. When I think about WoW and how there are five zones (about) added each expansion, I think about the differences between the games. I've never played a game like this where so many full zones are released later as part of the story. Before even playing Guild Wars 2 I thought it would be cool for there to be an interactive movie, where you played through part of it and watched part of it. Now I realize it makes a lot more sense to have it be a movie within a game, like Guild Wars 2 does it. It drives the story just like a movie would be driven and just like in a movie you end up in new areas, and in zones that feel like new worlds. This is important because it helps to bring the game to life. I'm not just going to the zones to help people to level, gather, ect... I am going there because it is part of my story. It is part of what makes my character who they are and how they learn to battle the dragon along the way. The new zones are an accumulation of the story, and which makes them more special than the normal zones, especially because they get unlocked as you go along. You already have an emotional attachment to them, because of the journey your character takes. I can tell that a lot of work goes into these zones, and that is something that is really neat and impressive. In all honesty I just wish they where getting payed more for their work, because I can tell that along with these zones and another expansions worth of content that there is so much more they want to do. I appreciate the new zones, and the story that goes along with them. It pulls me in, and I gotta say it has some pretty good cliff hangers, unique characters, and interesting and beautiful places to visit.
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