LadyCrimson

All right, these random NPC names are getting a little weird ... And of course, that quality MMO chatter!

That's why I take really long, hot showers. I've gone through taking a bath periods but even if the tub is fairly large, if it's not a deep hot tub where I can sit straighter with water still up to my chin, it's just not that comfy for me. It's an upper back/neck thing. But it's definitely great for muscle tension.

I keep thinking about using that next build, but then I remember I'd run the A/C most of the time anyway, for myself. But it'd be nice for the GPU sometimes, at least. Stupid things can have moderately high temps even when I don't have all the bells and whistles turned on in a game. Or just playing a video.

I'd pay to see that.

This. It's fine to have everything be doable via hotkey and thus generally run around with the UI hidden if you want, but not everyone likes to do that.

Will there be a "screenshot" type option that removes the UI entirely, when I want a screenie of only the glorious in-game goodness rather than having to crop out UI bars all the time? Also, I agree with Aedelric from a few posts above ... if you make a lot of the elements movable/resizable etc. it solves a fair number of possible nitpicks for people with various wants.

I could probably clothe an entire large country with all these "Detailed Leather/Cloth/Mail" shirts and pants I'm forcing my underpaid workers to create!

That's what hubby said when I mentioned this ... and I went "...oh. never mind then." I have no objection to MS wanting to capitalize/create stuff for a certain type of burgeoning market, but their mistake, imo, is assuming everyone on a computer wants to be forced to be part of that market all the time, taking away options. It's a mistake a lot of companies make over time, I think. Sometimes it works (financially/company wise), sometimes it doesn't. I don't have much confidence in the leaders at MS these days.

I'm not fabulously wealthy ( ) but this current rig I spent a lot more than I usually might, over the past few+ years. $1000 for the initial parts, $200 for the first cheap monitor, a hundred here and there for HDD space (external and internal), more RAM, $1000 for a GPU later (wanted to do that just once at least...), $400 for a bigger monitor later. Outside of the GPU (which is great, just not sure $1000 great), I felt like I've had my money's worth. Couple years from now I'll probably spend another $1500 on something else that'll last me another 4-5 years. Except I'll stick with the $500 or so GPU instead.

@Woldan - people talk about earthquakes, but yikes, I wouldn't want to be in flood areas either. @oby - that's practically a lake! @everyone - I don't like pushing/close crowds much, especially when I'm so short (it's like being at the bottom of a funnel of people, looking up at the sky way up there, haha), so I would be overwhelmed by the events in Ros' pictures. That kind of energy is infectious tho...I'd probably enjoy it from a rooftop somewhere.

"I'd really like my beret back please!"

Ooo, you'll have to tell me what you think of that companion. There's a few companions I wouldn't mind trying but it's so hard to decide if they'd be useful just from their bare description. Not to mention training them/their cost. 15% off? Argh, don't tell me that. Edit: Oh, no, not off, just more. If you use the one prepaid card. Probably not for me. Which is also probably a good thing.

Yes! My Leadership is Rank-3 capable! Now I can .... wait more long hours to actually have Rank-3's! Also, spend lots of gold on more repeats of implements for doing certain tasks more than one at a time. Tailor/Leather up to Rank 12. Platesmithing almost at 10. Still endlessly hiring new workers. Running out of gold and resources again. Guess I'll have to, y'know, actually kill/loot some things today.

I'm getting that way more and more often. Sometimes I may want to replay/finish a game, or at least think I do - I may even load it and stare at a start screen do the tutorial bit for a couple minutes - but it just never ... quite happens. I'm still waiting for the perfect cat/pet/animal/non-human Sim, something more interesting, with more purpose/concept than, say, "ZooTycoon." That's not what I want. Oh those lost hopes for Spore...

Hubby and I aren't one's to celebrate or even remember things like birthdays/anniversaries ... but I was sitting here thinking about something, and realized the 20 year mark since our wedding has come and gone. Our first official date I was 17.5 and he was 20 so that makes ... 27 years total. Sheesh. No wonder I can't imagine life without him now. On that note, think I'll crawl into bed and snuggle his snoring person.

Reading Keyrock's description of NWO group play reminds me of some of my early Diablo2 days. Had these three 'net buddies I played with a lot and we'd make private games and sometimes the monster fights we'd get into ... those were good times. Such times are the only time I've liked multiplayer, unless you count Borderlands w/the spouse of course. (edit) oh yeah and this one guy I played Diablo1 with for a while. That was a giggle. Later tried to play with people in WoW but that didn't work out - I'm just too slow (action-wise) and easily sidetracked by non-combat stuff, so I'd always lag behind leveling for a group. And I never did like PUG's. (edit) also, still playing the professions in NWO while occasionally gaining a clvl on one of my chrs. here and there. Nothing else, really. Planet Explorer's next full alpha delayed 2-3 weeks so...constant fiddling of those profession tasks keeps me occupied.

It's nice, but it still doesn't seem that different than the stuff I see in the stores, if you feel like saving up for those things. So pretty much similar, only a different (and faster) way of getting them? Are there actually any "uniques/legendaries" in this game? I know some of the bosses drop certain items but they just seem the same stuff with a special name-title. Maybe I just don't get what makes them special.

Trouble w/the Curve. After the reviews/ads made it seem too smaltzy for my tastes, turns out it wasn't like that. Father/daughter drama and other stuff, but not overdone. So while not even close to Eastwood's best or even 2nd best work, it was a nice little picture, with baseball as a backdrop. The arrogant young batter who was the focus of the 1st pick contention was hilarious in his non-likability. Timberlake did ok (seen him do better) and I liked the overall ending of the film. And Clint Eastwood can still say more with a single growl-sigh of a "hurrrr" than anyone.

That's weird phrase to use for what they mean, yeah.

This weekend it's become warm here, too. Don't know if it'll last (summer weather has been oddball lately) but at the moment it's the type where I stay in my air-conditioned room. Every time I go into the living room I start sweating. Maybe in a few hours the bay breeze will show up and cool it off a bit. Went out and got another sandwich from the deli we found. They're still nothing like my nostalgic memory of deli's when I was a kid, but not bad. I'm pleased. Now to alternate between leg stretches, video game, and resting under the A/C fan. Btw, I was told I should wear actual shoes with high arch supports more often, because my flat feet cause the knees/legs/hips to move inward a bit while walking, causing stress. (I'm not pigeon toed, it's just the result of having no arch to prevent footroll). I dislike wearing shoes indoors, but it's a point. Altho it seems to affect my ankles more than anything else. I remember walking on tip toes a lot as a kid for the same reason.

I like elves. Or at least, half-elves and their bonuses. I also made what might arguably be the thinnest human great fighter. Which was largely in humorous "protest" against them mostly looking like this in games (forearms like treetrunks, shoulders as wide as a mac truck, even bulkier with armor). I just get really tired of that trope in video games. Besides, I suck at melee, so it's appropriate for my chr. to look incapable of holding a giant sword. Hardehar. I liked how my sword/shield chick came out best - shortened her legs so she's shorter but not dwarf short, not too thin, not too bulky - and you can't see it here but she has face wrinkles and a rather rotund rear end when she runs. Sadly it's doubtful I'll play her very far.

A vigorously brushed kitty is a happy kitty. If he could get any happier, he'd start jiggling like a gelatinous cube. And I'll repeat myself...the Furminator deshedding comb is awesome.

Long term obsession? Usually strategy or aRPG's. How long does long have to be in order to qualify? I mean, generally speaking, my all-time favorites list isn't going to be all that different from my long-term-obsession list. Dungeon Keeper 1/Deeper Dungeons is the all time winner for length of time (still play it a bit a few times a year). I still occasionally play Caesar 3. I still occasionally play Stronghold 1/Crusader. I still (very) occasionally play Lords of the Realm 2. I still (very) occasionally play Diablo-1, altho usually not for very long. Diablo-2 I played for maybe 5 years (or maybe 6, I forget), but once I finally stopped/at this point I don't think I'll ever go back to it. Fallout NV I played so obsessively I lost weight and forgot to sleep for 6 months, but most story-RPG's aren't games I can play again and again for a decade plus. Jumping into a strategy game and creating/replaying a fave map or two (to try new challenging/design aspects) or just bashing monsters looking for phat loot for an hour (mindless relaxation) is more my long term criteria.

She's a cleric. Which in NWO = caster, no melee. Also, she's a half-elf.

Hehe, awesome. There was an early-level axe from someone near the Tower area, IIRC. For the rogue tho (which seems odd). I used it a while. I almost have enough of that metal bar currency to get a purple lvl60 cleric icon. Not sure it's worth it tho. Those bars are work to get (trade AD for Zen for keys for lots and lots of lockboxes...). It's not phat loot, but at least it's a different design/default color than the last 20 levels. I could do without the fugly helmets too... Also... But...he's not orange! This is just so I can say ... "I'm on a boat! With my panther!"