As you may have noticed: the site looks a bit different than before. I had the chance to increase my Codecat domain collection (now de, info, net, and org), switched to a new provider, installed WordPress, picked a really nice gallery plugin (NetxtGEN), tinkered a bit with some themes, and voilá.
2 level – guess I picked not an optimal spot…
I will be out the entire day, so I figured I will do what seemingly everyone else does…
My family (now Level 25) will be placed in a strategic location on Tetra Hill, helping secure the Port of Coimbra. Any maybe complete a quest or two while they’re at it (collect High-end Cabosse for chocolate and eliminate 200 Lazim-Iam).
Hm, maybe I should have read what the critics had to say about SotNW (overall reviews seem to be mixed, some like it a lot, other detest it):
"So the guys generally look a lot like metrosexual butlers, and the gals resemble riverboat prostitutes." (Gamespot review)
"Amidst the frightfully boring kill quests and some others so vague that they became infuriating [...] there are some pretty sweet instances." (IGN review)
Both nail it pretty much on the head. I like the player models somehow, but I could do with less(!) grinding. Alas, the 5th season of Alias should arrive in a few days, so my family can hack away while I enjoy myself…
Venturing deep into the Al Quelt Moreza dungeon, I learn a lot (and I fear that the name of the dungeon puts me on some secret "connected-to-terrorists" list).
For example that you don’t really need to play the game to play the game. I guess SotNW is one of the few games that plays itself…
Reboldoeux, a city where you need to copy and paste the name to get it right…
After arriving in the city the first task is to create the rest of the family. Up to three people can be part of the party at any time, and a fourth member waits in the quarters. So two more people: a scout (assassin and healer) and, finally, a mage. My fighter covers close combat, the mage ranged combat, and the scout heals them when necessary. Very efficient.
Memo to self: post family picture.
Ah, the wonders of a new experience!
Continuing my SotNW saga, the first "challenge" is to – pick a server. I used the time during downloading, installation, and updating to read the more prominent posts in the game’s forum. But really, there is not much choice yet… only one server for DE, so "Illier" it is.
So I’m a MMORPGer now.
Never thought this would happen. I was cleaning up my harddrive, so I had time to watch a few videos on the latest GameStar DVD. And one of them was a presentation of "Sword of the New World" (SotNW from now on).
The graphics looked good. The overall style is somehow Victorian-SciFantasy-Magic, reminding me of Final Fantasy 8 (the only FF game I have). You could call it Steam-Punk, if you like. The music was said to be a mix of classical tunes and techno. And finally, it was said to be free until level 20.
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