Author: Photics

TANK – Is He The One?

It starts with good intentions. I don’t create a character and think, “Hey there TANK. I’m going to delete you when you hit level 8.” No, I play with the plan of winning. I imagine that my characters will be victorious, not a waste of a character slot. Yet, I know that not all of my characters survive. More often than not, I end up deleting them.

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To Run or Not to Run… Tank Ponders The Situation

Victory means nothing if it’s not achieved honorably. That’s a belief of mine. It’s not enough for me to just to win, I have to feel good about it too. That mindset is very fitting for role-playing a do-gooder character. TANK may be a Warrior / Elementalist right now, but in his heart he’s a Paladin. (I’ll probably switch him to a Warrior / Monk when I unlock the other secondary professions.)

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TANK's Death – Failure at the Frost Gate

Rage, frustration, despair… negative feelings consumed my thoughts as I watched TANK fall to the ground. Cut to pieces by angry Dwarves, a hero was slain. On the road to the Survivor title, it only takes one failure to ruin all of the progress. One split second lapse in judgement and all of the extra work means nothing.

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Rurik – The Personification of Guild Wars Flaws

TANK died. I heard the death yell. I saw TANK fall. As my character – an Ascalonian hero – lay lifeless on the ground, I wondered if this was the end. I wondered if I had to restart again. I wondered if Rurik’s wreckless and stupid behavior was to blame. Running alone into an army of Charr is not the best of tactics. Rurik died and then my character fell to the ground – mission failed.

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