Suiting Up

One of the most anticipated MMORPGs of 2014 is Wildstar. It was originally scheduled to come out at the end of 2013, but the developers (Carbine Studios) pushed it back for a spring 2014 release. At first I was saddened by this news. But during the last 6 weeks Carbine has been releasing new Class reveals showing off the various mechanics and how unique each of the Wildstar classes are. After checking out all the re-reveals and new releases all I can says is:

IT IS AWESOME. Not only did Carbine release new class pages with more details and lore about each class, but they also included a youtube trailer for each class, an Ask me Anything reddit thread for each class and a livestream where they showed the effectiveness of each class in PVE, Dungeons and PVP. 

Originally I planned on rolling out with a Warrior at release but now I'm torn between a somewhat familiar Warrior class and the newly revealed Engineer class. The Wildstar version of the Warrior uses a Greatsword

and an Arm-Cannon that doubles as a swiss army knife. While the Engineer is loaded with Tech all the way from its awesome looking Blaster to the Exo-Suit in the screenshot below.

Suffice to say I'm totally psyched for the game to be released. So for those of you who don't know what Wildstar is. Please check out: What is Wildstar to figure out why I'm so excited for it.

Launching into Space

While waiting on the release of Wildstar I decided to try out another Sci-Fi MMO. EVE online is an MMO based in space with complete freedom as to how you want to play.

For my first and at moment 'main' character, I decided to create a Gallente character. My goal with this character is to explore most of the EVE universe to get a better understanding of the game. For the moment I have been focusing on PVE and industrial careers. I started out with a Venture Frigate and now I`m using a Mining Barge to rake in the ISK at a rate of 7 million ISK per hour.

Even though I have been focusing on the Mining and Industrialist Careers, I have attempted the Exploration and PVE combat. Both of which have been very impressive for a ship based MMORPG. EVE online has all the combat roles one would expect in an RPG, the Tank, the DPS and Healer are all here in the form of ships. 

Overall the game is amazing and with a 14day free Trial, I highly recommend at least trying it out just to see if it fits in with your style of gaming. 

If you want to try out this game click here to get the trial and see if it is your fit.

New Games I will be talking about.

From now on I will be making updates about games I'm playing in addition to Guild Wars 2. Some of these are games I'm already playing others are ones I'm psyched for and can't wait to start playing.

First up:  Terraria

This is a 2D Sandbox game that can be played in both single person and online with other players. Right now I've been playing it by myself and I've been having a blast. The premise for Terraria is that you are in a randomly generated world of Terraria and your goal is to collect materials to craft weapons, armor and structures that not only allow you to survive but eventually fully rule over the game world. Pretty much everything you see in the game is destructible under the right conditions so it is fun to see people change entire landscapes as they create immense structures.

Secondly: Saints Row Third
I actually bought this game a while back and I've been playing it during my spare time as a type of stress relief. And I'll say this it is an awesome game. It is definitely an R rated game, but even so it is immensely fun. Customizable vehicles, tons of guns, gangs you control, and general mayhem you can wreck on the game world.


Lastly there is WILDSTAR

Now this is a game I am seriously psyched for. This is an upcoming Sci-Fi MMORPG being developed by Carbine studios. The premise is in a galaxy at war, a planet that was once home to an all powerful alien race who suddenly disappeared is suddenly rediscovered. And now every single race and faction is rushing to this planet to try and exploit the resources and secrets of the planet for their cause. In my opinion this is the game that will beat the great dragon we call WoW.

Look forwards to plenty of updates and screens of my gameplay in the coming weeks.

Status Update

Unfortunately I have started to find games other than Guild Wars 2 that I have become much more interested in. So I've decided to change this from an exclusively Guild Wars 2 Blog into a blog about my gaming interests in general.

To those who've visited and are disappointed. I'm sorry but this is what feels right to me. To newcomers welcome, I hope you will find my new series to be much more interesting.

Futhur updates are on the way

Guild Wars 2 Characters

Alrun Gunnarson - Main Character
Norn Warrior lvl 80 - DPS/Buff
Description: Greatsword as main weapon with sword and warhorn as the secondary gear. As my main Alrun is usually the character I use for living story events and most dungeon runs. He is quite recently also gained a Commander's Tag.






Relga Thorwalds
Norn Guardian lvl 80 - Tank/Support Build
Description: Equipped with a Greatsword and Staff Relga is my main Dungeon runner. Using an Altruistic Healing build she drops tons of buffs and can tank quite well.


Zaaik
Asura Elementalist lvl 80
Build: - All around Elementalist
Description: I'm constantly changing Zaaiks weapon set. In PVE I switch between scepter/focus or dagger/dagger while in WvW I mainly use the Staff. However Zaaik is constantly using Conjured weapons as his utility so he is more of a weapon master type Elementalist.

Talia Shadowseeker
Human Thief lvl 78- Condition DPS build
 Description - Currently an exclusive PVE character that I made for fun. I love how mobile the thief is. I have yet to find a fixed combat setup for her.

Heavyscythe
Sylvari Necromancer lvl80
Description: I've got to be in the game somewhere right ? I'm making him into a staff/ Deathshroud necromancer who spends a lot of time in Deathshroud or using the staff. It is still early and I'm still learning the intricacies of the Necromancer.

Edgewene Sunray
Sylvari Mesmer lvl 35
Description: Named her after a character from the Wheel of Time series who was killed off way to early (sorry for the spoiler).  I created her because I wanted to have a WvW exclusive character. I'm still leveling her and figuring out the various mechanics of the Mesmer... turns out they are just as complicated to play as they are to face against in combat.