Comments for Iceclad http://iceclad.wordpress.com Tales of life and adventure in Everquest and other games. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Problem with PvP by Chuck http://iceclad.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/the-problem-with-pvp/#comment-42 Chuck Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:59:10 +0000 http://iceclad.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-42 It took three years for similar bitching to make the Guild Wars staff, mostly all people who left Blizzard while WoW was in development, do roughly the same thing. However, they did so by making PvP versions of certain skills while leaving their original effects intact for PvE. I never did the serious PvP in that game and only play PvE on very rare occasions at this point but I always appreciate their innovative solutions to the commone MMO problems. WoW kicked ass back in the day when people would just mob up and raid towns just because they were there. In my glory days before 13 year old officers destroyed my guild, they took me on my first raid of Goldshire at lvl 14, the very day I joined them! I had never even set foot on Azeroth. Alas... It took three years for similar bitching to make the Guild Wars staff, mostly all people who left Blizzard while WoW was in development, do roughly the same thing. However, they did so by making PvP versions of certain skills while leaving their original effects intact for PvE.

I never did the serious PvP in that game and only play PvE on very rare occasions at this point but I always appreciate their innovative solutions to the commone MMO problems.

WoW kicked ass back in the day when people would just mob up and raid towns just because they were there. In my glory days before 13 year old officers destroyed my guild, they took me on my first raid of Goldshire at lvl 14, the very day I joined them! I had never even set foot on Azeroth. Alas…

]]> Comment on Disappearing in Discord by Tipa http://iceclad.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/disappearing-in-discord/#comment-25 Tipa Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:56:33 +0000 http://iceclad.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-25 mmm that's not QUITE how I remember it... but your way sounds better :) Looking forward to the next part! mmm that’s not QUITE how I remember it… but your way sounds better :)

Looking forward to the next part!

]]> Comment on By Honoring My Past. by einhorn http://iceclad.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/by-honoring-my-past/#comment-21 einhorn Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:36:12 +0000 http://iceclad.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-21 Unfortunately, yes. I was so happy I thought it would be fun to hop up on what appeared to be a circular glass pedestal and give a speech. Instead it was a translucent tunnel leading straight to hell frozen over. I think it worked well into my recounting of Kuron's history! Unfortunately, yes. I was so happy I thought it would be fun to hop up on what appeared to be a circular glass pedestal and give a speech.

Instead it was a translucent tunnel leading straight to hell frozen over. I think it worked well into my recounting of Kuron’s history!

]]> Comment on By Honoring My Past. by tipa http://iceclad.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/by-honoring-my-past/#comment-18 tipa Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:48:08 +0000 http://iceclad.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-18 Another great story :) Did you really fall down the Well after the Dain gave you the tenth ring? Another great story :) Did you really fall down the Well after the Dain gave you the tenth ring?

]]> Comment on Forging My Future… by tipa http://iceclad.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/forging-my-future/#comment-15 tipa Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:39:52 +0000 http://iceclad.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-15 Brilliant :) Love it! Brilliant :) Love it!

]]> Comment on Brisk! by Quarterling http://iceclad.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/brisk/#comment-5 Quarterling Thu, 22 May 2008 22:37:58 +0000 http://iceclad.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-5 Just wonderful! And congratulations on finally completing your Epic 1.0!!! Tipa and Stargrace -- you're angels for helping him with such an outlandish quest. ^.^ Just wonderful! And congratulations on finally completing your Epic 1.0!!!

Tipa and Stargrace — you’re angels for helping him with such an outlandish quest. ^.^

]]> Comment on Brisk! by Coldheat http://iceclad.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/brisk/#comment-4 Coldheat Thu, 22 May 2008 22:25:03 +0000 http://iceclad.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-4 Woot! Nice to see ya geting started! Woot! Nice to see ya geting started!

]]> Comment on Brisk! by Tipa http://iceclad.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/brisk/#comment-3 Tipa Wed, 21 May 2008 23:14:39 +0000 http://iceclad.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-3 Welcome to the family of blogs named after EverQuest zones :))) Welcome to the family of blogs named after EverQuest zones :) ))

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