I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Well, I've only recently started this blog and already I've become lazy - how disappointing!
On rift I'm currently not doing that much... Only really log on to do the Event dailies, normal dailies and crafting dailies - Yes I'm a boring fart! I should kick myself up the arse and try an instance or two... I'll reach that point soon enough ~ Hopefully... xD
(As a side note: Congrats to the guild I'm a member of [Elysium - Blightweald], formally of Icewatch... But that was just full of Russians... Anyhoo, yes congrats to them for finally downing Greenscale! Currently a bit low on members due to the shard transfer, but they did it! Woo!)
Recently I bought myself the big Sims 3 bundle on Steam for only £49.99 (OMG!!!)... Yes... I just couldn't resist myself. So yes, I'm currently playing the fun out of that - like you do with also recently bought games. Also with downloading like 11GB+ of stuff all at once this stupid UK company download restriction doesn't look too happy for the rest of the month... Oh well xD
Other than just Sims 3, I have been juggling my attention between multiple other games depending on how I'm feeling - being a female n all you tend to change your mind a lot =] These are: Sims Medieval, Champions Online, Spiral Knights, Darkspore, Torchlight (Totall excited for Torchlight 2 <3), and its not really a game but I've been playing around on Kodu Game Lab. See! A lot of random junk to keep me busy! And if I run out of other stuff to talk about these may become a topic at one point. Oh, if anyone actually reads these posts and wishes me to try anything else and give my views - please leave a comment.
Thanks all.
Toodles for now.
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Showing posts with label Rift. Show all posts
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Saturday, 9 July 2011
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Rift: All aboard the Yam train ~ Choo! Choo! ~
Okay, let's get started! As some people like to browse the web to try and find a 'perfect' specialisation for their character, with other people views attached, I might as well join in the conversational on giving my personal opinions.
Please note: These may not be the best specs out there but these are the ones which I personally feel most comfortable - everyone to their own I guess. =]
Tank:
When I first started Rift I was determined to become a tank and be the one to guide others through dungeons and raids. The latter has still yet to happen ~ but oh well. xD
The spec below consists of Warlord (15), Paladin (51), and Reaver (0). I used this spec to level in and I found it quite easy to use. The Paladin's main strengths really consists around their shield, with Face Slam, Shield Throw and Shield Charge being personal favourites with the sound effects that follow ^^. Generally the Paladin tree is used as a main tank, from my talent tree below I worked out that I only have 3 moves that specially generates extra threat (one attack point generator, one solo target finisher, and one group target finisher.) Some people could say that this talent combo isn't ideal as it doesn't 'embrace' the full potential of the Paladin/Reaver main tank combo. I only use the basic Reaver abilities as I personally did not like the play style of that character, I believe that the Warlord spec compliments the Paladin's main abilities while also providing an extra health buff along with Sergeant's Orders which is a handy move that pull's enemies towards the tank.
I guess that is my basic overview of that talent tree... Yes, like I said their are probably better trees out there, but it's all about working out which moves you like and suits your play style more.
DPS:
As an off specialisation I use the Riftblade tree ~ Some people say it's good, some people say others are better - but everyone has an opinion. Being a dps has only become a recent addiction to my Rift game play as I wished to try something out than just tank - Rift is a game about being able to adapt to different specialisations if needed so I needed a bit of leeway on being able to be submissive to a greater tank and just stand back and dps.
This dps talent tree was taken from Rift Junkies as personally I had no idea where to start. I'm one of those gamers that once they choose a specialisation that they like they just stick to it, they become very good at that single spec, but no idea about any thing else. Geez cmon, I was a tree for my whole entire life which I played WoW... I then ended up with a Holy Priest, a Restoration Shaman, and was half way levelling a Holy Paladin - see the trend here? Anyhooooooooooooo ~ back to being a dps - I've found that this spec and simple explaination by Rift Junkies is perfect for those that have no idea. Oh, I did make a small change though, instead of using Paragon I exchanged it for Vindicator, the break free move is most useful 'extra spec' to add to the tree thanks to the basic Break Free move provided.
Custom UI:
Next, is my custom UI. Normally I'm one of those simple few that is happy with the basic UI that the game company originally provided us with, but NO ~ this time I wanted a play around ^^. And really this is what I ended up with:
As you really can't see much from the basics and myself being a loner at the time (not having a party) you don't see the full positioning extent.
Most people would find that really crowded in the middle - but it is what I'm happy with. Being an ex-healer old habit die hard, and even though it's generally essential for a tank I like to keep everyone centre so I can keep an eye on their healths. In a raid set-up, the current party members health bars are replaced with the raid line up, again keeping everything in the centre.
If your new at the whole custom UI thing like I was, I advise watching this video: GameBreaker.TV's Guide To Rift's Custom UI. I personally found it a great help.
Thanks for reading me blabbering again, I hope that any of this useless information actually helped anyone.
Toodles for now x
Please note: These may not be the best specs out there but these are the ones which I personally feel most comfortable - everyone to their own I guess. =]
Tank:
When I first started Rift I was determined to become a tank and be the one to guide others through dungeons and raids. The latter has still yet to happen ~ but oh well. xD
The spec below consists of Warlord (15), Paladin (51), and Reaver (0). I used this spec to level in and I found it quite easy to use. The Paladin's main strengths really consists around their shield, with Face Slam, Shield Throw and Shield Charge being personal favourites with the sound effects that follow ^^. Generally the Paladin tree is used as a main tank, from my talent tree below I worked out that I only have 3 moves that specially generates extra threat (one attack point generator, one solo target finisher, and one group target finisher.) Some people could say that this talent combo isn't ideal as it doesn't 'embrace' the full potential of the Paladin/Reaver main tank combo. I only use the basic Reaver abilities as I personally did not like the play style of that character, I believe that the Warlord spec compliments the Paladin's main abilities while also providing an extra health buff along with Sergeant's Orders which is a handy move that pull's enemies towards the tank.
DPS:
As an off specialisation I use the Riftblade tree ~ Some people say it's good, some people say others are better - but everyone has an opinion. Being a dps has only become a recent addiction to my Rift game play as I wished to try something out than just tank - Rift is a game about being able to adapt to different specialisations if needed so I needed a bit of leeway on being able to be submissive to a greater tank and just stand back and dps.
This dps talent tree was taken from Rift Junkies as personally I had no idea where to start. I'm one of those gamers that once they choose a specialisation that they like they just stick to it, they become very good at that single spec, but no idea about any thing else. Geez cmon, I was a tree for my whole entire life which I played WoW... I then ended up with a Holy Priest, a Restoration Shaman, and was half way levelling a Holy Paladin - see the trend here? Anyhooooooooooooo ~ back to being a dps - I've found that this spec and simple explaination by Rift Junkies is perfect for those that have no idea. Oh, I did make a small change though, instead of using Paragon I exchanged it for Vindicator, the break free move is most useful 'extra spec' to add to the tree thanks to the basic Break Free move provided.
Custom UI:
Next, is my custom UI. Normally I'm one of those simple few that is happy with the basic UI that the game company originally provided us with, but NO ~ this time I wanted a play around ^^. And really this is what I ended up with:
As you really can't see much from the basics and myself being a loner at the time (not having a party) you don't see the full positioning extent.
Most people would find that really crowded in the middle - but it is what I'm happy with. Being an ex-healer old habit die hard, and even though it's generally essential for a tank I like to keep everyone centre so I can keep an eye on their healths. In a raid set-up, the current party members health bars are replaced with the raid line up, again keeping everything in the centre.
If your new at the whole custom UI thing like I was, I advise watching this video: GameBreaker.TV's Guide To Rift's Custom UI. I personally found it a great help.
Thanks for reading me blabbering again, I hope that any of this useless information actually helped anyone.
Toodles for now x
Okay! Lets get down to business...
As a general first post I think I should just get most things out in the open...
I'm an ex-WoW player!!! Yes...Yes I am.. 6 years of WoW... Heh... Knowing some nosey people they'd want a little bit more information on why I left... But yes you've guessed it - Mr Cataclysm came along and went PewPew all over my hard works ='[ And as I generally get quite emotional with games I had a rage quit moment... Well I was so cushty with running around being a tree healing people I truly forgot how to play the game, especially when they tried to make things 'harder'... So yes... I raged quit right before the big nerf of all the cataclysm instances (/facepalm) ~ Meh, at least I managed to happily get the Professor title and Zin'rokh (which I can't bludy use!!! Thanks Blizz - where is my staff?!?!?) before I left... And it was the end of an era... (Dramatic music please.)
Currently I have been happily sending all my moneys to the new Trion machine instead of the Blizzmonster. And due to my knocked confidence from the difficulty increase, I still am yet to complete a T1 dungeon... Well first time being a tank and all probably doesn't help. So yes, I've transferred from being a happy HoT HoT HoT healer to a Bish Bash Bosh tank xD (The sound of someone's head coming into contact with my Shield Bash makes me smile a little bit more inside each time =P) But anyway - my current aim (or shall I say my boyfriend's aim) is to get me the confidence to run instances and generally grind them back to my raid standard in WoW. So if your reading this you'll probably end up hearing about it.
(I'm Yam @ Blightweald - PvE EU - If your that interested...)
Well... Wasn't that a little bit of pointless MMO history for you...
In the real world I'm a 20 year old student finally hoping to get into university Sept/Oct this year, and this summer has been dull dull dull...(FYI: It's only been a week since I've finished college). On the first day I've already managed to set up a OneNote notebook with EVERYTHING I need to know/take/plan for when I actually go to university...Sad right? =P I've recently applied for a job (OMG) which I have to go to a really posh hotel for some sort of assessment - heh, so you'll end up getting the low down on that one as well - who really can complain as a student to get £85 a day. =D
Oh and if you really haven't worked it out from the Pound Sterling (£) above - Yes I am English.
Toodles for now.
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I'm an ex-WoW player!!! Yes...Yes I am.. 6 years of WoW... Heh... Knowing some nosey people they'd want a little bit more information on why I left... But yes you've guessed it - Mr Cataclysm came along and went PewPew all over my hard works ='[ And as I generally get quite emotional with games I had a rage quit moment... Well I was so cushty with running around being a tree healing people I truly forgot how to play the game, especially when they tried to make things 'harder'... So yes... I raged quit right before the big nerf of all the cataclysm instances (/facepalm) ~ Meh, at least I managed to happily get the Professor title and Zin'rokh (which I can't bludy use!!! Thanks Blizz - where is my staff?!?!?) before I left... And it was the end of an era... (Dramatic music please.)
Currently I have been happily sending all my moneys to the new Trion machine instead of the Blizzmonster. And due to my knocked confidence from the difficulty increase, I still am yet to complete a T1 dungeon... Well first time being a tank and all probably doesn't help. So yes, I've transferred from being a happy HoT HoT HoT healer to a Bish Bash Bosh tank xD (The sound of someone's head coming into contact with my Shield Bash makes me smile a little bit more inside each time =P) But anyway - my current aim (or shall I say my boyfriend's aim) is to get me the confidence to run instances and generally grind them back to my raid standard in WoW. So if your reading this you'll probably end up hearing about it.
(I'm Yam @ Blightweald - PvE EU - If your that interested...)
Well... Wasn't that a little bit of pointless MMO history for you...
Oh and if you really haven't worked it out from the Pound Sterling (£) above - Yes I am English.
Toodles for now.
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