As I mentioned in an earlier post (Grouping Up) my friends and I started grouping up in League of Legends so we could avoid some of the toxic behaviour from grouping up with random people. As a result I've been duo-queuing with our Blitzcrank player a lot. Mostly in an effort to get him up to lv30 and maybe we can start duo-queuing ranked games or something. At the very least our group will be completely lv30 so everyone should be on a level playing field.
Due to LoL's matchmaking mechanics it is sometimes awkward when I play with my lv30 account and he's only lv10. Pairs us up with a bunch of 20s who are way more skilled than he is. So I made a second account to level with him. However because he plays Blitzcrank support almost exclusively (he does a good job at it), I've been playing ADC a lot. I normally jungle when I solo-queue but there's not much to coordinate between jungle and support during laning. Not a total loss though as it has improved my last-hitting skills and positioning skills and if someone else jungles when I solo-queue I will have another role I am decent at.
My ranked play has been really good lately. I'm currently on a 4 game winning streak for ranked games and I'm only 25 league points from my next promotion series (promo from Silver V to Silver IV). Haven't been grinding as much as I used to but work has gotten in the way lately. End of semester is coming up so lots of last minute marking and catching up of marking because of students panicking. If only they just did the work when asked. Once this friday hits, no more assignments will be accepted as that is the end of the semester. Which means more hobby time!
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Video Games - Things I Bought with Diablo 3
I bought Diablo 3 about a year ago not because it's a good game, but more of an economic experiment. The real money auction house (RMAH) intrigued me as it was the only game at the time (and I think still is the only the game) that allows people to sell their loot to other people for real money without having to go through a third party like eBay.
I wanted to see if I could make an appreciable amount of money by playing the game whether through actual grinding of content or auction house flipping. To start things off I bought the game using money from selling a bunch of MTGO tickets. For those who don't play MTGO, tickets are sort of an unofficial in-game currency. You normally obtain them by buying them from the MTGO store but if you speculate on card values well, you can actually gain tickets which I did rather successfully (an aside, when I figured this out I financed an entire year's worth of drafts and online release tournaments with an initial investment of something like $20).
I wanted to see if I could make an appreciable amount of money by playing the game whether through actual grinding of content or auction house flipping. To start things off I bought the game using money from selling a bunch of MTGO tickets. For those who don't play MTGO, tickets are sort of an unofficial in-game currency. You normally obtain them by buying them from the MTGO store but if you speculate on card values well, you can actually gain tickets which I did rather successfully (an aside, when I figured this out I financed an entire year's worth of drafts and online release tournaments with an initial investment of something like $20).
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Warhamer 40k - New Deathwing models
I managed to find some time to start putting some new Deathwing models together (from the box my sister sent me a few weeks ago). I have to say that the box was quite impressive considering all the parts and weapons and stuff on the sprue. Here's a preview pic of what I did.
Sadly I still don't think the box is worth the price tag GW is asking (no disrespect to my sister, it was a very thoughtful gift and I will enjoy it immensely). The hobby has really become a luxury that I definately cannot afford on a regular basis. Thankfully I have a large 40k army already so I won't need to actually buy anything for years to come (when they make Deathwing terminators 15 points a piece, then maybe I will need to buy more).
Sadly I still don't think the box is worth the price tag GW is asking (no disrespect to my sister, it was a very thoughtful gift and I will enjoy it immensely). The hobby has really become a luxury that I definately cannot afford on a regular basis. Thankfully I have a large 40k army already so I won't need to actually buy anything for years to come (when they make Deathwing terminators 15 points a piece, then maybe I will need to buy more).
Friday, May 3, 2013
League of Legends - Grouping Up
League is getting fun again. After a few days of struggling to climb Silver V and getting nowhere, I decided to stop playing ranked and try something else. As I mentioned in my last League of Legends post, I convinced my friends to get futuristic skins/champions and we could all play as a themed team. It was quite fun and we managed a few wins against some random folk. No ranked play as only two of us have lv30 accounts (our midlaner is almost 30 but our top laner and support are only 15 and 8 respectively).
Our current set up is (our summoner names in brackets)
Did I stop my attempt to get to Gold division? Hardly, I just don't grind ranked games anymore. I've taken to playing one ranked game every day or every other day. So far it's been working great and I'm on a win streak (finally!). Still in Silver V but slowly earning league points and about half way to the promotion series. In the meanwhile I've taken to playing ARAM games.
I'm very glad that ARAM queues got implemented too as it gives me something to do in between ranked games that's kind of relaxing. It's strangely satisfying to roll a totally random champion and then just fight the other team. No jungle to worry about, no ganks to worry about, just fighting.
Our current set up is (our summoner names in brackets)
- Top lane (Salcomine) - Galactic Renekton
- Jungle (Deathwing40k) - Galactic Nasus
- Midlane (ManEatingDuck)- Cryocore Brand
- ADC (Eloesha) - Pulsefire Ezrael
- Support (alexwarrior) - iBlitzcrank
Did I stop my attempt to get to Gold division? Hardly, I just don't grind ranked games anymore. I've taken to playing one ranked game every day or every other day. So far it's been working great and I'm on a win streak (finally!). Still in Silver V but slowly earning league points and about half way to the promotion series. In the meanwhile I've taken to playing ARAM games.
I'm very glad that ARAM queues got implemented too as it gives me something to do in between ranked games that's kind of relaxing. It's strangely satisfying to roll a totally random champion and then just fight the other team. No jungle to worry about, no ganks to worry about, just fighting.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Warhammer 40k - Deathwing Terminators & Orktoberfest 2013
So my birthday came and went and I got a pleasant surprise from my sister (who happens to live on the other side of the country). She was kind enough to send a box of Deathwing Terminators in her care package to our parents (who live in the same city as me) and I picked it up while having dinner at their place.
Haven't quite gotten a chance to open it up and start building but quite excited as I've been wanting them for a while now but between the price and GW's business practices have been totally put off. Getting the box was also great as I had just gotten into talks with the folks who run NPC-Con and we decided to run both NPC-Con 2013 and Orktoberfest 2013 at the same venue. This does a bunch of things for both parties. We can share the cost of the venue, share sponsors and share players. Win-win for everyone involved. The only thing is I might have to cap the participants for Orktoberfest due to space limitations but that's ok as I've never hit the maximum of 32 in the past 3 years. Always around 20-24 which is just right for the venue that NPC-Con is using.
Unfortunately though, with GW's recent behaviour towards Faeit212 and BoLS, not sure if I want to promote 40k as the system for Orktoberfest 2013. Seriously considering switching to Warmachine/Hordes as there are a lot of those players in northern BC. The only thing stopping me is that I don't play that system and I don't want to shell out a bunch of money to start playing that system.
Haven't quite gotten a chance to open it up and start building but quite excited as I've been wanting them for a while now but between the price and GW's business practices have been totally put off. Getting the box was also great as I had just gotten into talks with the folks who run NPC-Con and we decided to run both NPC-Con 2013 and Orktoberfest 2013 at the same venue. This does a bunch of things for both parties. We can share the cost of the venue, share sponsors and share players. Win-win for everyone involved. The only thing is I might have to cap the participants for Orktoberfest due to space limitations but that's ok as I've never hit the maximum of 32 in the past 3 years. Always around 20-24 which is just right for the venue that NPC-Con is using.
Unfortunately though, with GW's recent behaviour towards Faeit212 and BoLS, not sure if I want to promote 40k as the system for Orktoberfest 2013. Seriously considering switching to Warmachine/Hordes as there are a lot of those players in northern BC. The only thing stopping me is that I don't play that system and I don't want to shell out a bunch of money to start playing that system.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
League of Legends - Adventures in Silver Division V
A few weeks back I started my trek into League of Legends ranked play and I have to say it's been quite an up and down ride. Getting out of Bronze Division I was easy enough (only took 15 games I think?) but I'm having a hell of a time climbing Silver Division V. Currently I've played some 20+ games in the new division and I haven't gotten anywhere. Seems like I win one or two games but then lose 3 or 4 right after.
What bugs me is that the opponents I'm facing are no different than those I faced in Bronze Division I and I had a way easier time against them when I was in Bronze Division I. Even more frustrating is that I haven't really run into a lot of ragers/afkers/toxic folk so the games are actually decent (except for the losing part). One thing I did consider is that I'm not playing my favourite/best role as a jungler in a lot of my recent games. Getting used to a new role takes a bit of learning and my first few games as an ADC (attack damage carry) was not the greatest. I'm getting better though especially after I decided to practice some of the basic skills (like last-hitting and positioning) in normal games.
Gonna try and rank up some more and hope to hit Gold by the end of Season 3 (I want that shiny gold name plate!). In between ranked games though I've been playing with my friends in duo or trio queues. One of them picked up Blitzcrank and the cool iBlitzcrank skin and I got the brilliant idea to convince everyone to get a champion with a cool futuristic/mechanical/space like skin. Each of us thankfully has a favourite role so it just came down to finding a champ that fit each role. As such our proposed team is going to be composed of the following champions
What bugs me is that the opponents I'm facing are no different than those I faced in Bronze Division I and I had a way easier time against them when I was in Bronze Division I. Even more frustrating is that I haven't really run into a lot of ragers/afkers/toxic folk so the games are actually decent (except for the losing part). One thing I did consider is that I'm not playing my favourite/best role as a jungler in a lot of my recent games. Getting used to a new role takes a bit of learning and my first few games as an ADC (attack damage carry) was not the greatest. I'm getting better though especially after I decided to practice some of the basic skills (like last-hitting and positioning) in normal games.
Gonna try and rank up some more and hope to hit Gold by the end of Season 3 (I want that shiny gold name plate!). In between ranked games though I've been playing with my friends in duo or trio queues. One of them picked up Blitzcrank and the cool iBlitzcrank skin and I got the brilliant idea to convince everyone to get a champion with a cool futuristic/mechanical/space like skin. Each of us thankfully has a favourite role so it just came down to finding a champ that fit each role. As such our proposed team is going to be composed of the following champions
- Top lane Galactic Renekton
- Jungler (me) Galactice Nasus or Full Metal Jayce
- Mid-Lane undecided so far. He might end up playing Full Metal Jayce mid.
- ADC Pulsefire Ezrael
- Support iBlitzcrank
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Outlaw Shizzle - The Story so far (episodes 4-6 recap)
Been a bit behind with the story of Outlaw Shizzle. Lots of stuff going so what I present here is just a quick recap of what occured in the last 3 episodes.
Episode 4 - The Fall of the Fox
The group manages to fight their way through the Fox's undead minions and his magical traps and eventually confront the Fox in his lair. A vicious fight ensues with the elite undead guards of the Fox and the Fox himself. The adventurers use every technique in their arsenal and manage to bring the Fox down.
Looting his lair, they learn that the Rage's family has been sending food stuffs and other supplies to the denizens of the Northern Reaches, a mountain chain east and north of Babel Gilga. In return, necromantic reagents are being smuggled into the city.
Episode 4 - The Fall of the Fox
The group manages to fight their way through the Fox's undead minions and his magical traps and eventually confront the Fox in his lair. A vicious fight ensues with the elite undead guards of the Fox and the Fox himself. The adventurers use every technique in their arsenal and manage to bring the Fox down.
Looting his lair, they learn that the Rage's family has been sending food stuffs and other supplies to the denizens of the Northern Reaches, a mountain chain east and north of Babel Gilga. In return, necromantic reagents are being smuggled into the city.
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