4/12/2017 0 Comments Guild Wars 2 MusicFirst off this is the Link to Arenanet's Soundcloud so you can understand what I'm talking about and take a listen if you'd like. This music is something I've come to know and love. The Heart of Thorns Theme makes me feel ready for battle, and has such an epic feel to it. Sometimes I will sit in a zone or on the character select screen just to listen to the music. I love the music and every time I hear it, it invokes memories and feelings I have about those places.
The music they have for different places and scenarios really helps to bring them to life. In Lion's Arch there is a sense of life in the music, and it feels like renewed hope. It feels like where you start your epic adventure. The combat music on the other hand has a sense of urgency. You feel the power behind the instruments and the speed helps to immerse you in that feeling of combat. In Divinity's Reach the music is soft, and almost haunted. It feels peaceful with a hint of sadness, like the city has seen something it wishes it would forget but still tries to keep the peace today. The snowy areas have a similar sound, with soft music, that plays lightly on your ears, and fills you with adventure. It feels like the music you would want to listen to on a cold winter night, sitting by the fire with cocoa in hand. Tarir has a sense of mystery and playfulness to its music. It has a curiosity, like Aurene as she is learning about this new world. It feels magical and happy, and reminds me a bit of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It has the same type of wonder to it and I love that. Each area is full of unique music, and it is part of what makes Guild Wars 2 so beautiful. I mean it is a beautiful game just by the way it looks but the music adds to the aesthetic. It helps you to really get a sense of being there. In this moment, in this world. Even if you don't play Guild Wars 2 I would suggest taking a listen anyways. It is better in game though, so you will have all sorts of magical memories attached to the songs!
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4/9/2017 0 Comments Map completion in Guild Wars 2I really like that completing a zone is about more than just quests. It is about the waypoints, quests, points of interests, viewpoints, and hero challenges (I still want to call them skill points...). For someone hasn't played it probably sounds pretty overwhelming but its actually not. I would say that it is a lot less overwhelming than having to do a bunch of quests to complete the zones because the tasks are different, and it is very exploration driven. Even though I've explored these areas multiple times I don't tire of exploring them again, because of how beautiful they are and how magical they are. I still notice things I've never noticed before and seeing things from a different perspective always adds to experience. Being able to glide now really adds to this. I can see so many things differently because of gliding off of hills and mountains. The first time I did map completion it was way before gliding ever came out so there are a lot of areas still untouched by gliding for me. In this chilly zone there is so much majesty and elegance, it is just the type of place I want to revisit over and over again. Having the different types of tasks really helps to break up the monotony, especially since a lot of the tasks are pretty easy to do, like getting waypoints, points of interest, hero challenges, and a lot of the viewpoints. I like that map completion is very exploration driven and wouldn't want it any other way, it seems like the perfect way to enjoy such a beautiful game!
One of my favorite things about MMO's is that you don't have to look very far to find adventure. Whether it is you playing something for the first time or the fifth there, there is always something new to do, or a new way to play. Even leveling can hold so many different ways. I could level by doing pet battles, quests, pvp, holiday events, dungeons ect... I could do something crazy like staying in the starting zone to level the whole way or take my adventure on the road. One of my favorite things about MMO's is that there is no right way to play them. I can be a "filthy casual" all I want and still have fun (I see this term as a term of endearment now XD). I could level a bunch of different characters or only play one to do all of the end content, I could do old content or new content, in the end it is my choice. I get to choose the adventure I take. I like that sense of freedom, that it is my story and I get to write it as I go along. One of my favorite things about World of Warcraft is how much content there is, it can be a little overwhelming sometimes but I also don't feel like I will ever get bored, and if I'm not feeling like doing one thing I can always switch what I am doing. Personally I've been sticking to pet battles, holiday events, and old raids, but I like to know that there are other things I can do if I want to. That if I needed to clear my mind I could just go fishing or start a new character. I could hop on a roll playing server and become a completely different person, or hang out and just talk to people.
It gives me the sense of the world is what I make it, and that gives me hope and a feeling of freedom. And that is something I truly appreciate, sometimes your hope battery needs refilling (especially right now) and it is nice to know that I have someplace I can go to do that. 4/3/2017 0 Comments Fashion Wars Guild Wars 2There is good reason for why Guild Wars 2 is also lovingly known as fashion wars. As long as you don't have your character dyed all black/white you are unlikely to find someone with the same outfit as you. Even if you are in all black you could have a different helm, gloves and backpiece like the person in this picture. Being able to make your character your own is something that I love about Guild Wars 2. I change my dyes all of the time and like messing around with the different outfits as well. On top of that it is really cool to go around and look at different peoples outfits, what colors they've chosen, what piece of gear they put together, and what backpiece and weapon they paired with it. It is very rare that I see someone wearing the same exact outfit and even more unlikely that they have the exact same dyes. People have so many unique and interesting ideas and it is really cool that Guild Wars 2 has such a nice system to allow this to flourish. Looking at all of the unique outfits and colors actually makes me hope for them to put housing into the game, can you imagine how different each persons house would be? I would love to see it. I went into Lion's Arch for about 10 minutes to take these pictures. I thought it was neat seeing these two, that they had almost the same outfit but the colors differ a bit and then the over all look of their characters is different with their hair and the backpiece. It is neat to see how much the little things can change the overall look. I happened to take the picture as this person was getting mail, which ended up being really cool! I love the fashion wars, and having an environment where everyone works together but have different styles. Even if you like different things, you can still work together with others to change/do things, and I think that is a good message!
This is one of my favorite screenshots. Even if it isn't the easiest main city to navigate because of how big it is, it is beautiful, magical, and there is something eerily peaceful about it. I love how magnificent Exodar is, and all of the purple doesn't hurt since it is one of my favorite colors. The sense of it feeling almost haunted really resonates with me, because of some of the awful thing that have happened in my past, but somehow they were still able to make something beautiful out of the tragedy. Divinity's Reach is one of my all time favorite main cities. I've always, always wanted to live in a castle so getting to have a home instance here brings a little bit of that dream to life. Sometimes I like to run around Divinity's Reach for no other reason than to just look at it and enjoy it. Seeing all of the towering walls/homes, beautiful glass, and plants really brings it together. I really like looking at the houses that are supposed to be on the other walls. Its not very traditional as far as castles go but it is a really cool use of space and gives it even more of a unique look. I want to put a house here so bad! Part of me kind of hopes that if I keep mentioning it and thinking/believing it will happen! I want housing so bad for my MMO's! Hallow's End is my favorite holiday so I like to use the picture for Silvermoon that I took during it! The pumpkins match really nicely! All those warm tones work so well to make you feel like you are in a city full of cheer, even though it is much more serious than that. Playing the Blood Elves was part of what really made me fall in love with World of Warcraft, I still remember how magical it felt to see this city for the first time and the Eversong Forest in general. I love the happy Dr. Seuss style trees and their wonderful puffs of color remind me of Autumn, which is my favorite season. New Lion's Arch, I actually liked old Lion's Arch, but New Lion's Arch is better. It still has that nautical feel that Old LA had but the whole city has a better feel. Old LA was full of brown tones and almost felt a bit dreary because of that (the boat houses were super cool though). New LA has a much cleaner and fresher feel to it. It still feels nautical with the main buildings being in the shapes of creatures from the sea. The beautiful way the blue glass makes them come alive is something magical. New LA isn't like the other cities of dreams where they are full of pretty colors and have an ancient feel to them. The other feel old and almost wise, where as this city is very new and unique. It makes a lot of sense for a port city, and sometimes I miss old LA but not for long when I load into New LA. Part of me isn't sure that Tarir counts but its my blog, and I wanted to leave off on my favorite city (even if it isn't a hub city like the others). I don't think Tarir will ever get old to me, I'm too entranced by its beauty. The warm sun reflecting on the golden arches, and the magnificent stain glass, brings such brilliance to the city. All of the little carvings and shapes designed into the walls, it looks very ancient (and it is supposed to). Arenanet put so many little details into this city, and I can't get over that, because of how much it reminds me of real ancient cities. A lot of times when we build, buildings now we don't do all of the detail work, all of the hand crafted features that were in much older constructions.
I love the ornateness of Tarir, I just wish I could see it in real life. Maybe if El Dorado is ever found this is what it will look like. 3/30/2017 0 Comments Battlegrounds in Guild Wars 2I'm not much of a WvW person but I do like larger scale battles. I think having some battlegrounds would be pretty cool, and having it so guilds could que up for them would be a nice idea. One of the big things in the first Guild Wars was guilds being able to fight each other and that has been kind of lost (other than in WvW) in the second Guild Wars 2. Since I play WoW I am pretty used to battlegrounds and having these larger scale battles with various different game types, and I feel like Guild Wars 2 has the right setting for this as well. They wouldn't have to be as big of battle grounds but some larger scale maps feel like they should be in order. Along with some other pvp types. I know that Arenanet wants the Esports scene to grow and doing this could help with that. To support this they would have to make pvp more rewarding with there being something that you could only get that season (in the other competitive games I play having something like this really helps the pvp flourish, if you can only get something this one time that means that you actually have to be playing it, and that helps to add to the community). And longer pvp seasons would be a bad idea, this would give the chance for the players to achieve whatever that special reward was. I can envision crazy siege battles where some would have to run supplies, others would be using the siege, and of course fighting (for the record I liked stronghold a lot actually, but it can be pretty base racy). I really thinking adding in some larger maps that allow guilds to fight each other would be good for the community as it could bring some of the Guild Wars 1 players over. Having some more capture the flag style, tower siege, and different type of resource gathering maps would be great. I hope that these things will be added as I would like to see the pvp community grow and having a middle ground between WvW and Spvp would be nice! CategoriesAll Crochet Guild-wars-2 Guild-wars-2 League Of Legends Life Overwatch World-of-warcraft World-of-warcraft Feeling bad for the toxic person does not mean that they shouldn't be punished. Sometimes they don't even realize how bad their behavior is and need the punishment to realize their wrong doing. With that said though, you should feel bad for the toxic person. I know it is easy to get angry back or even let them get to you but most of the time it really has nothing to do with you. The toxic person is that way because they are unhappy in real life. Happy people don't go out of their way to make others unhappy, there is no reason to when you are happy. When you are really happy you just want others to join in and feel as happy as you are, its intoxicating and infectious. It could just be a bad day, and that person is lashing out because of it. It could be multiple bad days, or a situation that they feel stuck in, whatever it is, it is bringing them down. This doesn't mean that every unhappy person is going to take it out on others but the unhappiness definitely can make it easy to do so. I'm sure you've had a time in your life where you were mad about something and someone else came along not really doing anything to you but you still got upset with them anyways. This is much easier to do in video games because of the anonymity and there are probably a lot of people who don't feel bad about it because they didn't have to see the other persons reaction. You don't have to accept that persons behavior as normal, mute, block, report them, and hopefully they will realize what they've done wrong. If you are on the other end of this and are the toxic person, troll, or griefer, take some time to figure out what is truly bothering you. Are you in physical or emotional pain? Is there someone who upset you and you didn't talk to them about it? Are you in a situation that is making you unhappy? Did you just have a bad day? The list goes on, but if you use that energy to figure out a solution to the problem instead of taking it out on others you can put yourself in a much better place. Even if there isn't a solution to the problem, you could still cope with it in a more productive way. You shouldn't bottle up your emotions but there is a better way to deal with them than taking it out on others. If you don't know what that is look it up, there are tons of different things you can do to help yourself, not all of them may work for you but if you take the time you will find one that does you can and will be happy. There is no reason to stay miserable when you could be doing something to change your situation, even if that change is just the way you look at it. CategoriesAll Crochet Guild-wars-2 League Of Legends Life Overwatch World-of-warcraft |
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