Last night, when I logged in to Xfire, it was unexpected of me to see that Alcarcalimo was online, playing Rohan: Blood Feud. I decided to chat with him, since it was been months since my last talk with him. While I’m searching for the exact spot where the weathered rock was placed in the Wastelands using the quest guide for my current quest, Fallen Angel – Request of Dusk, in the IGN L2 Vault website, we had a talk about his newest favorite online game. Alcar told me that his character was a Dhan, a race composed of humans skilled in assassination, since daggers were considered the race’s main weapon. He then asked me if I’ll be going to try the game, and I said yes, though I was pissed off with the Revenge System, one feature in which a character can teleport to the killer’s location, when he or she is killed, and exact retribution. In fact, I’ve heard of Rohan before in the February issue of GAME! , and I’m currently waiting for my copy of the March issue so that I’ll receive the free Rohan DVD installer included there. If I would create a character there, I would be either a human or half – elf, since humans are considered as knights there and half – elves are excellent archers.
Now that I knew the exact location of the weathered rock (thanks to the quest guide), I logged in to L2 and continued my elven archer’s quest. I was halted because of my difficulty in searching the rock and that my internet time’s already up. Good thing by the time I continued the quest, I was able to find the rock with ease. By the time my archer looked upon its white surface and sang the song of prophecy, she was finally face – to – face with the celestial being.
In Eva’s name, she remarked, she has magnificent wings. She must be the fallen angel!By the time my elven archer cured her wounds with the medicine, the angel spoke words of gratitude and explained the reason why she was there in the Wastelands using her mind. Yes, her lips did not move, but at least the crystal that was given to my archer was able to record the words she said. By the time the angel vanished from my archer’s sight, she sent the recorded message right away to Grand Master Tobias. In the end, she received the adena & EXP / SP reward for completing the quest.
But before all that, there was a shocking news that saddened the fans of Francis Magalona, the master rapper of the Philippines. I heard from my grandmother that he passed away due to leukemia. The last time I saw him in TV, he wore a cap to conceal his head, which was bald due to his chemotherapy sessions. Even I became crestfallen by the news. Believe me, I may not be a fan of rap songs, but what amused me was that his rap songs were all about nationalism, about being proud to be a Filipino. Even in his death, the legacy still lives on, and it must be continued.
Now I’m thinking, if I would have the chance, I would buy one of the T – shirts from his famous clothing line, 3 Stars and a Sun. I can’t wait to have one! ^^
That’s enough talking for now… More interesting stuff to come in soon! :D
As of now, I'm currently having exams right now in school, so I'm not going to play L2 until my exams are over. But still, to update my blog, here are some of the new interesting stuff I've found in L2:I'm currently using my elven archer right now, for I'm going to promote her to Silver Ranger and graduate from the HO academy. You see, there are only a few rangers existing in the clan, and she would be of great help. Here's the screenshot I've taken in Cruma Tower while she's in the Temple Missionary quest. Believe me, the platform where Gatekeeper Mozella stood reminds me much of the Matrix due to the writings: The next was during the time I used my Paladin for a while to write a mail for my prince about my plans. She was in Fantasy Isle during that time, and the parade caught my eye. Too bad it was almost over, but then I heard one of the background soundtracks entitled Dream by Inon Zur, which was sung by Leyla Mira together with her companions on the stage. Believe me, that was my first time I saw that moment, and it was nice:And finally, while my future SR was accomplishing Shadow Fox II, I requested one of my clanmates, xKiarax, to recruit my Dark Wizard, darkraven13, into the academy, still remembering what rhea19 had told me to include my DE and graduated to raise clan reputation. By the time I logged on my nuker, I PM'ed her, and finally, by the time we met in MRT, she was finally included in the list:These are all I've got, for now. But don't worry, I'll put more interesting as I progress. About my elf's promotion to SR, I really can't wait. Whoopdedoo!That's all for now! ^^
I was able to return to the world of Cabal Online last Sunday, since I wasn't able to buy Lineage 2 load and the nearest store was closed, permanently. I was playing at Ingen, one of the internet cafes in Kapasigan when it happened. By the time Crestfallen (yeah, the same Fighter in Fiesta Online), my Force Shielder in Saturn, set foot to Nevareth once more, I noticed that I was given some sort of gift as a sign of saying "Welcome back!". Do you want to know what I received during that time? Well, I checked out my Cabal Cash inventory and was shocked to receive various types of Blessing Beads,for free!
Yep, you got that right, Blessing Beads, which gives you additional EXP and Skill EXP depending on the type & duration. I got the yellow - colored ones, with durations for 5 hours and 1 day. I even became curious with the purple - colored bead, which was actually for pets, since it will grant the user's pet more EXP (Don't know if pets in Cabal really level up, though).
After my FS completed her latest quest in Green Despair (She's lvl 17 - 18 right now, few more levels to go before going to obtain Battle Aura, weheee!), I created my Force Archer (in the same server, of course) and accepted the invitation to join in the Rookie Guild. Starting anew as Westphalia (the name for my FA) was almost the same as my FS in earlier levels, except that she first appeared in Green Despair, the starting point for both Force Archers and Force Bladers (which I plan to create soon), and not in Bloody Ice, the "birthplace" for both Warriors and Force Shielders. I knew that both the FS ans the FA had the same equipment, and that was none other than Crystals. But of course, the method of summoning Astral weapons was quite different. If the FS has the Astral Shield, the FA has the Astral Bow. Cool, isn't it? Believe me, having a unique style of shooting something was fun, except when those PK - maniacs killed me just to have fun, If they would say "Yeheyy!!! I killed another player!", all I could say was "Ugh! No way! Puhlezze!".
But oh well, at least it's worth my 2 hours worth of playing time in my rented PC to return to Nevareth once again. Cabal will be my second option in case I wouldn't be able to buy L2 game time.
That's all for now... Cheerios! ^^
Sorry for not being able to update my blog for weeks. I've been given limitations on using Internet right now, simply because I was caught watching something mature. I would rather not tell you the story, for I've been depressed for my whole vacation.
But anyway, I have plans that I must accomplish, just like the ff.:
- Leveling up my Paladin so that I couls be given access to Blazing Swamps, which is my next venue for the quest Supplier of Reagents.
- Promoting my elf to Silver Ranger ASAP, as well as my Artisan to Warsmith.
- Continuing my Cabal Online adventures as a Force Shielder (I've been in hiatus from Nevareth for months), and creating both a Force Archer and a Force Blader, maybe still in Saturn or starting anew in Mars (my older sister's Wizard lives there, believe me... -.-)
But thankfully, I've watched Code Geass to relieve the boredom of my vacation. I won't spoil the story if you didn't watch the show it, so you better start now.
That's all for now... ^^
Every person has a dark side, his or her shadow. It would always take over that person, playing with his or her weaknesses that would cause him or her failure. But if you were giving the task (or advice) to face that shadow and conquer it, would you do it?
That's what I realized during the time Crestfallen, my fighter in Fiesta, was tasked to enter the Shadow Dungeon as part of her promotion quest. After I gave the Shadow Key (the way to access the dungeon) to the Grand Master in the Forest of Haze, I was asked if I'm ready to enter, but before I said yes, I first stocked up on HP / SP stones as back-up.
By the time Crestfallen entered the Shadow Dungeon, she faced her first enemy: her own shadow, which had more HP & SP than her normal self. I tried to kill her shadow, but her normal self died, thus I failed accomplishing it. I knew I had to hurry up because the dungeon has a 20-minute time limit.
She was spawned back to Argos by the time she recovered from her death. I had her weapon upgraded to +3 by Smith Ironhand, and I even bought one Shield Defense buff scroll from one of the vendors near the Storage Keeper. Because of her death, I became more fearful, but I forced myself to calm down for the sake of regaining my composure and to remain focused. And so, she mounted onto her mover on her way back to the Forest of Haze, but in the middle of Pebble Beach, I dismounted her and created some HP & SP potions, just before I resumed her journey.
Thankfully, I didn't have to get another Shadow Key in order to enter the Shaow Dungeon again, for I just to talk to that NPC again for her second attempt there. Buffed with Vitality & Shield Defense, she went in to the dungeon again. Just like in her first attempt, she faced her own shadow first. I dealt damage over her, and I was able to survive her attacks, but she ran away after I took out a chunk of her life, thus I have to follow her there.
Along the way, I had to kill Joker Kebings first, for they disturbed her normal self. She found herself in another room after the gate was opened after killing all of them. Then I had to kill all of those Raging Skeletons & even their Archer counterparts in order for another gate to open. I killed another set of those Joker Kebings again by the time the gate was opened, and so the room became pitch black. But thankfully, there was a blue way of light that led her to the path to the final room, since her shadow told her to follow that light in order to face her again.
By the time Crestfallen reached the ending point, the light went back on, and she was already in the final room. Just before her shadow appeared, she had to deal with those Sparrow Rogue mobs, including the archer & even that giant (I hope I said those names right). Alas, her shadow appared, and I had to kill her again. Adding insult to the injury was when the other mobs began to disturb her. My hands trembled as I spammed my skills (Too bad they have cooldown, though) and my HP/SP stones & pots for the sake of defeating it. But in the end, her shadow was finally killed, suceeding the dungeon, and I breathed a sigh of relief as she was teleported back near the NPC in the Forest of Haze.
She obtained the Sign of Promotion after she successfully accomplished the dungeon. And when I gave it to the NPC, I was given the option to choose the starting weapon for her new job. Since I wanted Crestfallen to become a tank, I chose the Roumen Sword (the one-handed sword type) as her reward, aside from fame. I couldn't help but to shout in jubilation as she was successfully promoted to being a Clever Fighter. There, promotion quest finally accomplished! Wohoo!!
With that experience, I can say that one must not be afraid to face his or her own fears. With faith, perseverance, and even with a little luck & inspiration, he or she will get over it, and that person's goal will become true in the end as a sign of accomplishment.
More Fiesta chit-chat to come soon. Later days!! ^^
Yesterday, I just watched Twilight together with some of my classmates in Megamall, and I'm impressed on how the story was presented. I noticed that there were some slight changes in the plot of the movie, for there might be some scenes coming from the book that were not supposed to be viewed. Despite not being able to watch the first parts, I was able to get the perspective of the movie.
For those of you who haven't watched the movie, it's actually based on the novel of the same title, authored by Stephenie Meyer. It's about a human named Isabella Swan who met a strange being, a vampire, by the name of Edward Cullen. As she discovers his identity and his connection with the vampires, she begins to accept him, and most of all, they have developed a relationship. I won't spoil the details on how all these happened, so you better watch the movie, or better yet, read the novel.
Last Wednesday night, I have tried a new online game called Fiesta Online. I first heard of it when I saw the poster on the internet cafe which is also the place for me to buy L2 load. I got the installer free with my December - January issue of GAME! magazine (I'm subscribed to the magazine, by the way). Eager to try it out, I deleted PW first, then I installed Fiesta onto my PC. I even registered for a MYGAME account (MYGAME's the local publisher of the game, the ones also responsible for bringing Special Force Online to the Philipines) so that I counld try it. Good thing the game's free to play, so I don't have to worry about buying load for it.
By the time the update's finished, I logged in and created a character. I named my toon Crestfallen (same as my Force Shielder in Cabal), for I chose to be a Fighter. Fighters can opt to be damage - dealers because of their two - handed weapons, or tankers because of the usual one-handed sword + shield combination. I decided to choose the latter path. By the time my toon was in Argos (the starting point), of course, I followed the tutorial quest, so that I'll get used to the game. Afterwards, I have to talk to NPCs who have quests available at ceratin levels. Yeah, you got that right, the quest system there is indeed similar to Cabal, with items, exp. points & even fame as reward. But still, I have to do these quests one step at a time, although it's better to combine one quest with another with a similar purpose.
That's also where my toon learned to pick out mushrooms & flowers, open clams, chop wood & gather herbs for certain ingredients needed for potions, buff scrolls & even enchantment stones (aside from killing mobs, of course). The Alchemy system is when you'll create potions & stones, as well as to assemble & decompose items (You can choose only 2 production skills, though). My fighter had learned potion production for my pots, as well as stones needed to refine items (believe me, refining items is still risky, as always). I even learned how to use a pickaxe as well for mining ores, as well as to use the mount to reach my destination faster.
As for my skills, I bought skill scrolls from the skill master when I reached the skill requirements. Good thing there's also Skill Empowerment designed to enhance your skills, like adding damage, increasing buff effectiveness & even decreasing cooldown time. Up to now, I still have to get used to that system.
Overall, it's indeed a great experience, although there are lags that would ruin the gaming fun (believe me, it still exists... ><). If you want to meet me in - game, whisper Crestfallen, and I'll try to help you in everything I can.
As for my L2 life, I noticed some changes in my clan, HeavensOracle. My clanmate Hellborne replaced Iriss as the leader of the 2nd order, as the latter will join another clan. Even my clan leader, EvaRavenspell, had her Warsmith, MayaRavenspell, replace her main avatar as the new clan leader. But still, it didn't dampen my interest with the clan, as I made friends with one of the new members, beautyheal, a Bishop from Malaysia.
Well, that's all for my chit-chat. Later days... ^^
I just got the result of my recent stool test after having treatement for my diarrhea for a week. Some time after my class got dismissed, I waited at the Alfonso Clinic for the result. It really took me about two hours before I finally got the result, and it was good news: the amoeba was no longer existent.Also, I had another check-up with the doctor, and because I was finally recovered from my illness, I'm allowed to eat everything I want again. Wohoo! But still, I have to be moderate from eating too much fatty foods & even instant noodles... ><Because of that experience, I'm no longer complaining about what I'm supposed to eat, since I almost lost my appetite because of the menu limit. I'll finally live as my normal self again.Cherrios! ^^
I have recovered from my fever, and my excretion became normal again, but I still have to resume my treatment until I become fully recovered from my illness. I just have to avoid eating fatty & oily foods to avoid the excretion to soften until I became normal. I'll go back to the doctor on Sunday to check on the result of my theraphy.I just downloaded the new Windows Live Messenger last Tuesday, and I could say that it looked & acted better than my old Windows Messenger. Good thing that it also allowed me to add any friend who has a Yahoo e-mail address. Most of us are using Yahoo because of its reliability, and it was a relief that I'll soon chat with my classmates with this new messenger. Chatting was perhaps one of my ways to relieve boredom, because I had to confine myself in my room at home.Anyway, wish me luck on my recovery! ^^
I won't be able to attend classes starting today because of my illness. I have fever as well as diarrhea. This morning, my aunt sent me to the emergency room of the Medical City to check on my current condition. There, one of the doctors took a blood sample from me, and believe me, the prick of the syringe needle really hurts. The mark is still seen on the elbow up to now.Then, I have to go to the CR to prepare my stool sample to see if there's infection in my stomach. But unfortunately, my aunt wasn't able to get it right, so I had to eat crackers to resume the excretion. By the time I checked the result of my CBC test, I found out that I had a slight excess in white blood cells. I knew that if it's too much, I would suffer from leukemia.My aunt was able to get my stool sample by the time we reached home, and she went to Alfonso Clinic to have it tested. I ate rice porridge & bannana for lunch. I also had to take Biogesic every 4 hours for my fever as well as antibiotics for my LBM and Hydrite (capsule dissolved in water) to null dehydration. We went to Alfonso again this afternoon, and I was shocked by the result of the stool test: it contains amoeba & blood.But thankfully, I was given another set of treatements. I had to take medicine designed to kill amoeba, and I still need to continue to drink Biogesic to lower my temperature. Believe me, I had to get lots of rest and eat just enough to recover my strength. I'm so disconsolate about my condition right now, and I hope that someday, I would recover from this desperate struggle, so that I'll go back to school on Monday.
My pally just saw a weird tagline from that Dark Elf while I was waiting for my clanmate to give me accessories in MRT. It really reminds of that show in Bubble Gang on GMA 7 wherein there is that spoiled brat and her housemaid. Here's the screenshot:By the way, my former Warder just graduated last Saturday from the HeavensOracle academy. It really took me a long time to finish the job change quest (Certified Soul Breaker), with hunting for wyrm hearts as the most difficult part. But then, she wasn't instantly leveled up to 40, so after I finished the quest, I filled up all of her remaining experience in the Field of Whispers in Heine Territory. And so, voila! I went back to Giran so that she will have the promotion.Immediately after this, I used some of my remaining Dimensional Diamonds to purchase a SOE to her home town, the Kamael Village at the Isle of Souls. There, I bought all the Battle Manuals of her Soul Breaker skills from Trader Milfia. I had to freight all my uneccessary stuff to my Dwarven Artisan, so that I'll have space to put almost all of her manuals in her WH, but I left those required for her lvl 40 - 43 skills in her inventory. Excited about these new skills, I tried them near the Malle Lizardmen Barracks, and believe me, I'm impressed.Yesterday, after I used my future Silver Ranger for a few hours, I used my fresh Soul Breaker again, since my prince ArkAngle will give me C-grade equipment in Rune Township. How kind of him! He gave me a normal Theca set as congratulatory gift.And so, he told me that I had to give my Paladin's Samurai Long Sword to her. I'm really reluctant at first, but he said that he'll give me a B-grade weapon for her by the time I come back. And so, I followed him. I'm really impressed at the result of weapon conversion, from SLS, into an Admiral's Estoc. (Never mind about the bottom, I was so in the hurry during the time I took it.)And also, about the Alchemist event, my pally current has 3 transmutation circles in her recipe book. It's really hard for my toons to get the chest keys needed to open these chests near the NPC. I have to use all of the mats harvested by them to create Philosopher's Stones. So far, I got Greater Healing potions as reward.That's all & thank you... ^^
