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A Part of Me

Its perculiar really, how an arbitrary name I picked out of an Orcish name generator has given me an entirely new identity.

I came to realise this when I was starting on the server of a new friend (Arathor) and any new toon I came up with – no matter how brilliant or hillarious their name – just doesn’t fit as my new identity on Arathor.

On Turalyon i’m Dalthu, the Shaman. It doesn’t matter what character i’m playing be it “Urial” or “Dreadmoore” … I’m Dalthu the Shaman.

Thats my reputation, thats my Forum Avatar, that is my World of Warcraft identity.

And it’s scary when you think about it … Sure … Theres thousands of hours of “Existence” in WoW … But I can’t really play without someone correctly identifying me as Dalthu when it counts.

And its just a name … I pulled from a Generator.

Really makes you think,
Regards.

World of Hall of Fame Craft

As some of you might know if you read NRT, I recently took up World of Warcraft again.

I’m pleased with many of the changes they seem to have brought in … But i’m not going to talk about that for now … Instead i’m going to show you this:

Puzzled yet? Well if you click this link you’ll be able to see it more closely.

They’re all my characters! Mwahaha!

Oh and Left to Right:
Imacutyou (Warrior), Urial (Warlock), Dreadmoore (Rogue), Linotaur (Druid), Dalthu (Shaman), Manaholic (Mage), Venmara (Priest) and Liadrin (Paladin)

Enjoy!
James

Wit: A Lesson

I write this in the hope that somebody on the internet will read it and learn from it. If I can only help one person it is still an improvement. The goal is to educate you – the reader, as to what wit actually is.

Wit:

• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• brain: mental ability; “he’s got plenty of brains but no common sense”
• wag: a witty amusing person who makes jokes

Wit must adapt to it’s surroundings, circumstances and especially to what it replies to, so those standard replies you see on “wit” websites are in fact, not witty. “is that all you’ve got?” is not witty. “I fucked your mum” is especially not witty. The only reason you may find “Oh yeah? Well I’m smarter/bigger/stronger/better-looking than you” (or its partner in crime, “I’m not as bad/stupid etc as you”) witty is because it is as far from being witty as it is possible to be and is therefore close to wit, though on the other side.

I’m just sick of people thinking these things are witty when they are in fact about as intelligent as a sea sponge. Mindless Mario loving tossers.

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The Dashboard, Psychonaughts and You

So Microsoft have released their newest update for the 360 Dashboard to a surprisingly mixed reception. People everywhere are praising and criticising many of the new features which include:

• Friends list sharing
• Reshuffled Marketplace
• Marketplace Featured Downlods
• Xbox Originals as Downloads

Well, I will admit that the new Marketplace seems a bit crowded, almost an Xbox Live Bazaar, but the features on offer are brilliant. One of the not-so-noted changes includes great functionality fixes which make the whole dashboard seem to run much smoother (including the ingame menu).

Xbox originals are surprisingly awesome though, even if I feel like I am being forced to buy a bigger HD to make use of it. I’ve downloaded the decent Crimson Skies and the awesome Psychonaughts.

I’m not sure if we’ve mentioned it before, but it’s a game you have to play. Stylistically you can’t beat it, functionally its a fairly decent platformer which will just weird you out. One has to wonder if it’s doing long term damage to your eyes.

Its essentially just [Platformer] + [Psychotropic Drugs] + [Genius Game Designer]

Anyway, i’m tempted by Fahrenheit, but I’m not 100% sure >_>

WSAV has been posting the MUGEN videos (or more specifically Mark has been) and i’ve been somewhat active. Expect more from me when I get the cables I need for my Dazzle. Untill then Legend of ET is on a part-hiatus untill I get some art done.

Keep on Gaming,
James.

Ps. Awesome 20th Birthday yesterday Thanks to all those who came.

Rotten to the Core

It’s been a while since I posted anything and I feel like I should probably weigh in on the whole Gamespot fiasco. I’m sure the article title gives it away mind, but here goes.

Recently Jeff Gerstmann panned Kane & Lynch in a video review for Gamespot, one of my personal sites for telling it like it is, and was promptly given the boot for his troubles.

Surely that can’t be it?

Well yes, that pretty much is it. The story behind it is Eidos (/shit publisher of the year and Publisher of the shit title in question) pulled huge amounts of advertising out of Gamespot after Gerstmann had the nerve to tell it like it is.

Whilst his video review was particularly harsh, it is hardly different from most publications out there. (Gamerankings showing it around the 68%~) Kane and Lych does strike me as a particularly rubbish title of it’s kind.

Can you believe The Getaway of all titles outscored it? The game was so bad it was funny >_>

Anyway, Gamespot have made their position very clear. They value their money bags more than their patrons and they are a disgrace to the gaming industry.

And I thought OXM was bad …

Regards,
James.
WSAG Team.