The Mind fuuuuuu

Wow.

I did not realize how much I was into online... stuff. Anything nowadays piques my interest. From documents, to gaming, to website tinkering and insert-amazing-stuff-here. I wish this new post entry had some sort of mechanism for counting characters but I am simply rambling at the moment.

Currently, the guild has been undergoing massive changes, and it has made me think about so many things. One of my concerns would be that I am actually a new manager so to speak in an old guild, which I am trying to extend its lifespan, and also making it suit our identity. However, I do think if all the effort is worth it. I do think it is, but I will never know until a couple of more days.

The problem with being handed over an existing platform, of whatever, is that you are forced to deal with certain aspects that you are not familiar with or that you could have avoided if you did start over. I do think starting over is fine, however I do not want to start over for some reason. I do feel something special about this guild, and the torch had been passed to a couple of people and it was going strong. Perhaps I am this person that will impel others to do greater things.

I highly doubt I can sustain the commitment it needs in-game. However, outside of it, I just may be of use. Now if only I can figure out the costs of everything, and how to make it self-sustaining, will be an awesome gift anyone could give.

I shall be continuing the convoluted post at a later time.

For the mean time, enjoy the game, enjoy life, enjoy time.

Firelands and All that Jazz.

Firelands is epic.

Mass guild exodus.

Burnout.

Yes folks, so many things happening the past week, and I never felt this crappy playing the game.

That was last week though.

Bottom line is: You have to realize that there is no choice but to move on. That it is truly up to you, who has the power to shape the guild the way you want it to be (for now), to steer things toward the right direction. Whether it is very strict or not, I do not care, this is my stand on things, and I will simply have to defer at times to my loyal officers (and co-gm also). I listen to those who try to understand the matter, and those who try to make things work. I have no patience or love for those who simply stand up and go, without a word. I understand the situation, and I remember them fondly.

Professionalism is what I want to bring to the table. Follow procedure, and try to get along with everyone. There is no elite group around. It is one big community (even if I have weeded out so many toons already), and we must all get along. Most importantly, everyone should be contributing to the guild cause: To share their experiences, create friendships and opportunities, raid and pvp, and always strive for excellence and execution.

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On to other news, it is quite a tragic feeling that I am beginning to be one of the game's "vets" so to speak. Looking back, I do realize that I have come a long way, but this is just ridiculous. For a person who has so much stuff going in real life, I can make time for this game. I am amazed by that thought.

Anyway, I did mention this because I have seen so many older dogs than myself leave the game or take a break. Most of them hurt me because one stopped making boss mods (DXE), and most of them authoring such great UIs (LUI and Dajova UI). There was another one but I did forget the name. Wow, if they create UIs, they are really into the game, and they really know their way around it. However, these guys are leaving, or quitting or taking a break, right after Firelands came out. I suppose it is part of the game, but as for me, I am honestly not quite sure when I will feel that. I have never been the "hardcore" type, I am more of the dedicated player, but I cannot dedicate so much time on it as well, so I have no idea.

I am mumbling about that, so it is on to another topic.

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I consider myself a "techie", but in reality, I am just fail at it as well. I know "basic" stuff, but I am having this ever-growing desire to expand my knowledge on other practical applications. Nowadays, making short movies, youtube videos, anything under the sun, I consider as "essential" to one's growth. These little things must be learnt in order to survive. As my parents had told me as well, by knowing and having so much experience in almost anything, you are almost always going to land a job. Does not really say how lame your job is, but you will be useful. On anything.

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I also have to create a better system on everything. It is just a random brainfart.

This is what happens when you have posted for a long time, and when you get busy for bad stuff instead of the good. At least there is no other way but up. FO SHO.

WoW loses 600k Subscribers, my 2c.

I have read in MMO-Champion this article. It had said that the decline was faster as compared to other expansions. They also said that it was not a surprise.

I agree.

I started off Wrath, and I had tons of fun. Right now in Cataclysm, I am not having that much of a blast. I certainly welcomed the challenge that came with it, but now it gets tedious.

I honestly think that the knock on having such an awesome expansion is that there are just so much stuff that you can possibly do, and you have no idea where to start. They have made the game so accessible and fluid, but they did provide TONS, yes, TONS OF OPTIONS or roads that will make you enjoy the game. I would rather they focus on fixing and improving their latency on this side of the globe, before actually adding more options.

Based from observation, I have seen several veterans retire, RL friends leave, and us that remain, do not feel as pumped to actually raid. I do not think my love for the game had actually wavered. I just think I get stressed by not knowing where to start, how to go about it, when I only have so little time to play the game. I have so much raid rust I need to practice, okay, what about dailies? What about TB, BGs, Arena? What about making yourself some money by having an alt that you will fall in love with (and I have not fallen in love with any other toon which hampers my earning capacity).

I am a loyal gamer to my toon, but I do need a money-maker, and I cannot get myself to play an alt for a long, long time. It is not because I do not want to. Heck, I am finding reasons to actually log off my main and try to do something else, but I just do not know what class will make me as comfortable as DKs. First time I saw and heard DKs, I was in. I played the game for this class (well, from persuasive friends as well). I started it, leveled it, got good in it, and I never looked back. But I still need that other toon. Investing on the raiding aspect and such will burn you out. You need a break in-game as well. Ironic.

That's it for now. Not surprising, I myself have thought about taking a break, and already have "semi" taken a break. I just want laid-back chillin' like a villain smashing stuff.

Chill with this instead:

Holy Week Commonsense

Yes, I am a religious person. Or at least I take advantage on what is supposed to be a half-week of reflection to take a vacation from reviewing for the upcoming bar examinations. This is a good break for myself and for those at work as well.

This would entail a couple of days off. Resorts, beaches and what-have-you are fully booked, spread across the region. Urban cities transforms into a ghost town for a couple of days. Taking a well-deserved break from all the pounding from its citizens.

Naturally, this will not bode well for your normal WoW habits (Unless you have a kick ass gaming laptop that has internet access wherever you are. If you do, you suck./bitter). Personally, attempting to gear up to better serve my raid team for current content, this will have an impact for your Valor collection, farming of materials and simple practice sessions with your skill.

I would consider taking a break from the game similarly to a break from work as well. End-game raiding can indeed be a lot of work, that is why you need to insert the fun-factor or else you will burn out. Consider this a good hiatus from the game, come back refreshed, then break stuff in instances once you are back online.

There was a time I sat out a raid since I was having some latency issues. I have never been happier playing the game. Playing with real-life friends on randoms, arena or battlegrounds made me feel as if I had regained some form of control over my gaming. Raiding requires precision, with intense pressure if you are beating a standard, which I usually do meet. However, when there are times that I mess up, I take it hard. It is this competitive nature in me that I have to be the best for my team, and pick up my team when they make their mistakes. It is tough.

I always strive to get better, but it can take a toll on you. You do not have enough time to actually be what you want to be in game, not to mention one's daily struggles with their real lives. I love the challenge of juggling these around, managing my time and succeeding in it. But when internet issues arise, it frustrates me. I consider this my fault, my mistake, for letting people down. It is something out of my control, but this is just me, this is the bar I set for myself. I want to adjust to every curve ball that is thrown at me.

Most of the time it is fun, but there are times you would just want to smash that monitor. It is no one's fault, but I cannot help but think it is my own undoing.

I've gotten over that hill, and I have been better than ever. You just need a step back, to breathe. Everything will fall into place.

I am taking a break for these couple of days. These days will be for my lady, for my own reflective state. This break will be useful as I hone myself and harness both positive and negative energy to my benefit, to be better.

This step away from everything will make me better: as a person, as a lover, as a student, as a friend, as a son and as a gamer.

Everything will fall into place. I hope you do try to make the most of whatever breaks you have fellow gamers.