Thanks to everyone who's wished that I get well soon.
I should be back up, about, and blogging by next week.
Hopefully, you'll all come back and start reading my posts again ^_^
My thanks to everyone in seaGE, the people on the forums, and the blog readers.
BRB ^^
Showing posts with label hiatus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hiatus. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
ON HIATUS
[Look, rare use of the ALL CAPS post title!]
So, yeah, unfortunately I've come down with the chicken pox. So no Granado Espada for now, and most certainly no new posts for now. I'll go back to updating the blog once I'm not so contagious any more.
Damn I feel worse now. Looks like the pox is part of the New World too.
So, yeah, unfortunately I've come down with the chicken pox. So no Granado Espada for now, and most certainly no new posts for now. I'll go back to updating the blog once I'm not so contagious any more.
Damn I feel worse now. Looks like the pox is part of the New World too.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Granado Espada roundup: belated updates and a modly announcement
the business model announcement:
Everybody who doesn't yet know that Granado Espada will have a hybrid business model of P2P with Item Mall, check out the following official sites and announcements:
the official announcement from IAH Games, and the accompanying FAQ
RCM Hrin's announcement, with a special extra about the shopping mall
mCM Selwyn's announcement
Granado Espada goes commercial on 30 August!
If you've been playing GE since the POBT, and if you have at least one Level 20 character now, then you'll enjoy three months or 90 days of free game time effective 30 August.
And if you have the box set, then you get nine months or 270 days of free game time.
NineMoons's two cents:
Yes, I know that there are already some people who are not happy about the business model. There will be some who are complaining simply because they wish the game to remain free. There will be some who will think this business model is not only elitist but will also spell the game's doom. There will be some who will feel that this is not conducive to welcoming new players.
Personally, though, I would like to heave a sigh of relief.
I'm glad that the hybrid model is affordable. Just to let you think about it: 1 month of unlimited GE game time only costs PHP 257.60, or about PHP 260.00, rounded up to PHP 300.00. This is much lower than the 1-month cost for other local P2P games. And that includes 5000 G-Points for the item mall!
I'm glad that the hybrid model will allow both IAH and IP-Interactive to keep up the content and the quality of the game.
And, I guess I'm also glad that the hybrid model will help to keep the freeloading troublemakers out of the game.
Oh, please take note of the heading on this section: the preceding five paragraphs are completely my own opinion and do not in any way reflect official comments on the business model. This entire section was purely for my own opinions and you may direct any responses straight to me. Okay?
***
I was at the 2nd Internet Cafe Congress and Online Games Summit yesterday for the Granado Espada presentation, and I bring you pictures!
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One of the PCs at which e-Games and IP-Interactive offered free play of their games, including GE.
A GE t-shirt for sale!
pCM Veya's presentation for GE, with AVPs playing in the background.
pCM Veya holding a signed Granado Espada Limited Edition Box Set~!
The girls of Granado Espada PH: from left to right, pCM Veya, me, and DeSanggria!
That's me wishing I had that box set for myself!
***
Will be updating again tonight after the Colony Wars - watch out for that one!
***
And the modly announcement: I'll be updating this blog about once a week or so, usually after Colony Wars. Something called "Real Life" is getting in the way of the blogging and leveling....
Everybody who doesn't yet know that Granado Espada will have a hybrid business model of P2P with Item Mall, check out the following official sites and announcements:
the official announcement from IAH Games, and the accompanying FAQ
RCM Hrin's announcement, with a special extra about the shopping mall
mCM Selwyn's announcement
Granado Espada goes commercial on 30 August!
If you've been playing GE since the POBT, and if you have at least one Level 20 character now, then you'll enjoy three months or 90 days of free game time effective 30 August.
And if you have the box set, then you get nine months or 270 days of free game time.
NineMoons's two cents:
Yes, I know that there are already some people who are not happy about the business model. There will be some who are complaining simply because they wish the game to remain free. There will be some who will think this business model is not only elitist but will also spell the game's doom. There will be some who will feel that this is not conducive to welcoming new players.
Personally, though, I would like to heave a sigh of relief.
I'm glad that the hybrid model is affordable. Just to let you think about it: 1 month of unlimited GE game time only costs PHP 257.60, or about PHP 260.00, rounded up to PHP 300.00. This is much lower than the 1-month cost for other local P2P games. And that includes 5000 G-Points for the item mall!
I'm glad that the hybrid model will allow both IAH and IP-Interactive to keep up the content and the quality of the game.
And, I guess I'm also glad that the hybrid model will help to keep the freeloading troublemakers out of the game.
Oh, please take note of the heading on this section: the preceding five paragraphs are completely my own opinion and do not in any way reflect official comments on the business model. This entire section was purely for my own opinions and you may direct any responses straight to me. Okay?
***
I was at the 2nd Internet Cafe Congress and Online Games Summit yesterday for the Granado Espada presentation, and I bring you pictures!
>One of the PCs at which e-Games and IP-Interactive offered free play of their games, including GE.
A GE t-shirt for sale!
pCM Veya's presentation for GE, with AVPs playing in the background.
pCM Veya holding a signed Granado Espada Limited Edition Box Set~!
The girls of Granado Espada PH: from left to right, pCM Veya, me, and DeSanggria!
That's me wishing I had that box set for myself!
***
Will be updating again tonight after the Colony Wars - watch out for that one!
***
And the modly announcement: I'll be updating this blog about once a week or so, usually after Colony Wars. Something called "Real Life" is getting in the way of the blogging and leveling....
Friday, June 22, 2007
Quick hiatus
Just a little note to tell you all not to worry if you don't hear from me in-game for the next couple of days.
I've got some work to do on my thesis, and as it's due in the next week or so, I've got to take time off to polish it prior to submission.
[Yes, I'm in a hurry to get out of university - can you tell? I'm going to need a job soon, someone hire me! ^^]
So, yeah, in a rare instance of real-life intrusion, NineMoons must take a break from Granado Espada.
I might be able to come back in for an hour or so each day for administrative concerns and to look after the faction - but I'm definitely not leveling, *sob sob*.
Wish me luck, all ^^
I've got some work to do on my thesis, and as it's due in the next week or so, I've got to take time off to polish it prior to submission.
[Yes, I'm in a hurry to get out of university - can you tell? I'm going to need a job soon, someone hire me! ^^]
So, yeah, in a rare instance of real-life intrusion, NineMoons must take a break from Granado Espada.
I might be able to come back in for an hour or so each day for administrative concerns and to look after the faction - but I'm definitely not leveling, *sob sob*.
Wish me luck, all ^^
Friday, May 25, 2007
A weekend off...
Don't worry if I don't update the blog over the weekend, or can't be PM'ed inside the game.
Yesterday I accepted a Granado Espada-related job, and I've got to write a fairly serious article on the game and the new features. My stated minimum is three thousand words on GE and only heaven knows how many screenshots and sidebars.
This article, should it be fit to print, will come out in the July print edition of Game! Magazine here in the Philippines.
So I'm sort of taking a weekend off from the game and from the blog to devote myself to the article, which is, after all, something that will encourage more people to come and explore our New World.
For the article, I created a NineMoons family on the non-PK Pachelbel server, consisting of Ryaneen the fighter, Ajimbura the musketeer, and Shizumi the scout.
[Not much of a story behind the names Ryaneen and Shizumi - I simply made them up from whole cloth ^^
As to Ajimbura - yes, this name is still from the Wheel of Time books.]
Don't worry, I will keep my promises regarding the next posts, after the article is submitted that is. I'll be talking about the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and how they are related to the mythos of Granado Espada; I'll be discussing a couple of new quests, including the Yellow Key of Ferruccio [level 22 and up, from Box Researcher in the Port of Coimbra]; and I'll put up a mini-feature on the Auction System, as dealt with by the Market Manager.
Wish me luck on that article - I hope I can write it well and I hope it gets published.
Cheers.
Yesterday I accepted a Granado Espada-related job, and I've got to write a fairly serious article on the game and the new features. My stated minimum is three thousand words on GE and only heaven knows how many screenshots and sidebars.
This article, should it be fit to print, will come out in the July print edition of Game! Magazine here in the Philippines.
So I'm sort of taking a weekend off from the game and from the blog to devote myself to the article, which is, after all, something that will encourage more people to come and explore our New World.
For the article, I created a NineMoons family on the non-PK Pachelbel server, consisting of Ryaneen the fighter, Ajimbura the musketeer, and Shizumi the scout.
[Not much of a story behind the names Ryaneen and Shizumi - I simply made them up from whole cloth ^^
As to Ajimbura - yes, this name is still from the Wheel of Time books.]
Don't worry, I will keep my promises regarding the next posts, after the article is submitted that is. I'll be talking about the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and how they are related to the mythos of Granado Espada; I'll be discussing a couple of new quests, including the Yellow Key of Ferruccio [level 22 and up, from Box Researcher in the Port of Coimbra]; and I'll put up a mini-feature on the Auction System, as dealt with by the Market Manager.
Wish me luck on that article - I hope I can write it well and I hope it gets published.
Cheers.
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