CC- Conan Continues

keeping it real
well, I said I'd try and update this thingy more often, which I will do, it's surprisingly difficult to get enough info to update stuff like this. so, it's time to fill you in
What have I been up to?
Relationships- 2 girlfriends in the past 6 months...first fucked off with my best friend (no joke) second wasn't comfortable with the relationship...which makes no sense to a guy like me but ah well, still looking for someone.
Exams- no brainer
Real Life(WUT?)-I've taken a much more systematic approach to MMORPGS now, I'm not gonna be sucked in by something so I can have more shiny pixels, so stuff in real life is paramount and therefore detracts a lot of time i'd otherwise spend on AoC.
School holidays are upon me now, 10 weeks of doing nothing :D going to Sardinia for 2 weeks next weekend which should be awesome :)
Now, onto important stuff :P
Age of Conan
Well, I've been playing AoC (as you all know) and my HoX is now 51.5, the levelling system is good, assuming you do quests.
Not many updates guild wise- LOTS of new members in the guild, who didn't necessarily play WoW, which is good
guild city is continuing to flourish...which reminds me...i need to pay the guild tax...not that expensive though so no problem :)
My character
Aloran is his name, killing stuff is his game.
Herald of Xotli is a very fun class which I really enjoy playing, who wouldn't want to play a crazy warrior with a demon stuck inside him?
But anyway, here are some screenies :)
Secondary area (Khopshef Province, lvl 20-30)
This was an area just on an island, full graphics settings (I think)

Guild city:
on top of one of the first guild buildings- Hives is the dancing noob.

Now Hives is the constipated noob ^^
me and Vengian (AKA Kipucka AKA guild leader)
scenery screenies:
here are some screenshots of when i was travelling, look pretty good imo :)
Old tarantia:
Can't quite remember where this was....
Alo got his mount!
Yep, thanks to EXTREME luck in finding a epic lvl 50 shield (and a little donation off muda :) I got my mount :D lvl 51, so 11 levels higher than the necessity, I blame the guild city for my slackness :P So here it is :D
that's all for now folks, cya soon :)

UPPPPPPPDAAAAATE

Well hello there boys and girls (there are girls on the intarwebz? :O) :P
I'm FINALLY updating this thing
The chief reason being:
MY EXAMS ARE FINALLY BLOODY OVER!!!
8 weeks of exams are really no fun at all....trust me.
So, what've I got planned for the summer? surprisingly not so much- parties, relaxing, might try and catch a music gig or 2, just gotta see :)
World of Warcraft
I am sad to say I cancelled my subscription to WoW. I just couldn't be bothered with it (exams were also a major factor) and I will not be re-subbing until I see some useful stuff for shamans (my druid is currently sitting at 62....I just can't find the will to lvl him).
So, with the end of the world....of warcraft dawns a new era....the era of AGE OF CONAN

Now, I know what you all are thinking "lawl fanboi wtf" I've actually taken a rather lax approach to it- rather than jumping in going "LAWL THE COMBAT SYSTEM ROX MY SOX" I've tried to look at it, comparing aspects I like of it to aspects I like of WoW.
Pros:
-The combat system is, in my honest opinion, a bloody damn lot better than the combat system in WoW- you actually have to react in this. I'm not talking about reacting to a cast to make sure that you CS it, but you have to react to most if not all moves (granted, reacting may involve pressing the next attack button in the combo, but you get my point :P)
- The looks. I am NOT stating that they are BETTER than WoW. WoW's cartoony looks have been a major role in getting to be the MMO titan that they are today, but I just like AoC's looks more.
-the people. I'm not saying that there are no ass-tards on AoC, but the complete-fucking-idiot:normal guy ratio on AoC is somewhat equal, possibly leaning towards the normal side. Compare this to WoW..."DIRGE" ringing a bell?
Cons:
- Although the idea of AoC is good, I believe that they released it too early- there are way too many bugs atm- I'm not just saying that because I walked through a wall by accident and killed a boss mob i needed to kill for a quest before I got the quest and then had to wait for 4 hours before he respawned, but you get the point. In essence, where AoC stands atm is it's a paid Open beta test. However, what in my mind grabs people is the sheer shitload of potential it has.
-The grind. Enough said- I need 3g to get my mount+skill at lvl 40 (42 atm) and I have a grand total of....12s...I gave money to the guild city though so I have my reasons :)- light bribery off Zarthena (a.k.a Simon a.k.a the only other english guy in Ravens in AoC atm) worked wonders to loosen my otherwise tight pockets.
- the people. I'm not talking about the randomers, but the people who I left behind in WoW. Special mention goes to Melany (I would talk to her but she's never on msn), Art (I do talk to him- he's currently trying to "get healthy..." so I wish him all the best with it :) ), Jonez, Vinnie and most of Ravens in general.

However. Ravens continues in Age of Conan!
the guild is up, people are levelling (Simon is about 67 atm), the guild city is alive- things can only get better :)

If anyone wants to talk my msn is
Scuba-Scott@hotmail.co.uk
I was scuba-diving in egypt when i made that; it seemed like a sensible username at the time :P.

I'll be keeping this a lot more updated :)
laters

Aloran
Level 42 Herald of Xotli Stygian
EU Wildsoul PvP

I am BACK!!!

WAZZAP?
tbh I can't really say anything major has happened in the past 3 months or so. I took an extended leave and will continue to only be semi-active until I have finished my exams. I need all A's and A*'s to be a vet, so...bleh.
What's new?
Well, Blizzard are once again fucking shamans over the rear end of the wazoo with regards to PvP. A simple anti-CC is what shamans need. Instead, we get SR being made undispellable (a boon I grant, but nothing particularly major) and other stuff which I really can't be bothered to comment on.
As it seems Zhero's and Art's blog have, shall we say, gone comatose? I will now be attempting to revitalise this blog using humour, although my type of humour is the sarcastic, narcicistic humour that tends to make people very aggravated and want to punch me in the head. But, to eaches own I suppose.
Now, as a personal note to blizzard from a 16 year old shaman who just wants to have fun.
Dear Blizzard:
The current state of shamans at the moment is atrocious. There is simply no empirical evidence for the justification for the way that you have systematically ass-raped, murdered, molested, resurrected, ass-raped and then murdered the shaman class ever since TBC was released. The major point is that, you gave EVERY OTHER BLOODY CLASS some form of CC/anti-CC or a mixture of both. This, combined with the fact that the shaman 40-point talents are about as useful as a chocolate covered fireguard that's been hand-made by leper gnomes, means that the shaman class at the moment is...How can i put it eloquently...oh wait...I can't...the shaman class at the moment is fucked...big time (in PvP, we're doing pretty damn well in PvE I must say).
Now, how you (blizzard) can simultaneously mainline heroine and cocaine whilst having your head so far lodged up your own backside that your farts come out as a burp quite astounds and confounds me. But I digress. With the major MMORPG competitors coming up (WAR, Age of Conan, Lego Online...) I highly suggest that you actually listen to the shamans who have been playing the class since the beginning and know what it needs. Because, at the moment the only way you seem to be fixing things is by going "hmmm....lets add a mortal strike debuff to it!!" and then sitting around clapping like a bunch of mentally handicapped seals trying to tell yourself that you've done a good job.
Yours disgruntedly
Aloran
70 enhancement shaman

P.S. your developers are poosticks