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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.)
Continue reading “To Run or Not to Run… Tank Ponders The Situation”
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.
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.
Continue reading “Rurik – The Personification of Guild Wars Flaws”
On New Year’s Day 2009, I restarted TANK. The plan is simple – collect as many titles as possible before Guild Wars 2 launches. While the goal is clear, success will not be easy. My first goal is to obtain the maxed out survivor title.
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Guild Wars is an online community. And like all communities, it has sociological problems. Dishonorable conduct can be found in the world of Guild Wars. When virtual items have real world value, there are unscrupulous people who would exploit the rules of the game for monetary gain. Even though the Guild Wars User Agreement prohibits selling and/or buying Guild Wars items, the rules have been broken. ArenaNet has grown more aggressive in the enforcement of their rules.
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