Now here's something different, Granado Espada-style:
Return of the Dark Lord 2: Claude's Angels
Read the FAQ here.
Not only can players take on an appropriately-leveled Dark Lord, they can also role-play their hearts out while doing it!
Essentially, it's a two-pronged event: a pure role-play on the forums as moderated by Sacha, Doriane and Amethy; plus the big monster-kill-fest that is the actual spawning of the Dark Lord.
The forum event is now open, and players can now role-play in the appropriate threads; the role-play continues all the way up to the actual event on 8 September, as Claude's Angels will continue monitoring the in-game chat to see who the best role-players are.
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Role-playing in a nutshell: essentially, we're all being encouraged to post in the forums and chat during the event, as our Granado Espada citizen selves. Whatever story you have for your family - a member of the Wartime Nobility, a subject of Vespanola, a staunch Republican or Royalist, or anything else you've thought of - the event recommends that players speak and act in-game in the manner of their individual back stories.
My own NineMoons family on Cervantes as the example: in my characters' back story, they're members of the Wartime Nobility and have some Old World noble blood in them. On Doriane's thread and during the event itself, then, I'll be posting and chatting as though I were Tuon, the leader of the family, the eldest sister, and the dedicated believer in freedom and military might.
This is something I've not seen before and an event I'm really looking forward to - so look for me in Doriane's Aspiring Army! ^^
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Monday, September 3, 2007
Update on the launch party, national PvP tournament, and a spotlight on female gamers
pCM Veya has posted on her blog the details of the Granado Espada commercial launch party on 15 September, and here are the most relevant notes:
Day Event
Venue: One Esplanade SM Central Business Park Seaside cor. Bay Blvd., Pasay City
Time: Registration @11AM - 12 Noon Program: 3PM - 7PM
- Liberty's Wrath Finals
- Offline Quest Challenge
- Band Performances
- Cosplay
- Lots more surprise activities!
Night Event
Venue: One Esplanade SM Central Business Park Seaside cor. Bay Blvd., Pasay City
Time: 10PM onwards
Tickets: 600 php
Free tickets must be claimed strictly before 10PM
GE Cosplayers and the 1st 100 e-Games Loyalty Card holders will have free tickets
Strictly only 18 and above are allowed to enter
Part of the reason for that ticket price can be found at this entry: world-famous DJs John Askew and Johnboy Lee will be working the turntables at the night party!
This party seems to indeed be the parallel to the Granado Espada Raid Party at Zouk last 16 June: day events, night events, and big-name DJs, oh my!
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Also posted is the schedule for the Liberty's Wrath National PvP Tournament, so please be advised.
I'll be covering the event at Gamefrog in Ortigas on 8 September, so I'll see you all there!
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And finally, a notice from the Shameless Self-Promotion Department:
A week or so ago, DeSanggria sent me a few questions about the experience of being a girl gamer. I answered the questions and then asked her what they were for.
She said that they were in aid of an article on female gamers that would soon be published in the Philippine Star daily newspaper some time in September.
Well, guess what - that article, Female gamers: A force to reckon with has come out! It's in the Networks sub-section of Business.
If you can't buy the broadsheet, you can read the article online here.
Read about other girl gamers: GM Amethy of Ran Online, O2 Jam player Charmaine Ferro, Kristel Eniego [leader of the Dance Battle Audition group Dream Girls Club], and Ran Online player Grapes Carandang - and me, too. ^^
Day Event
Venue: One Esplanade SM Central Business Park Seaside cor. Bay Blvd., Pasay City
Time: Registration @11AM - 12 Noon Program: 3PM - 7PM
- Liberty's Wrath Finals
- Offline Quest Challenge
- Band Performances
- Cosplay
- Lots more surprise activities!
Night Event
Venue: One Esplanade SM Central Business Park Seaside cor. Bay Blvd., Pasay City
Time: 10PM onwards
Tickets: 600 php
Free tickets must be claimed strictly before 10PM
GE Cosplayers and the 1st 100 e-Games Loyalty Card holders will have free tickets
Strictly only 18 and above are allowed to enter
Part of the reason for that ticket price can be found at this entry: world-famous DJs John Askew and Johnboy Lee will be working the turntables at the night party!
This party seems to indeed be the parallel to the Granado Espada Raid Party at Zouk last 16 June: day events, night events, and big-name DJs, oh my!
***
Also posted is the schedule for the Liberty's Wrath National PvP Tournament, so please be advised.
I'll be covering the event at Gamefrog in Ortigas on 8 September, so I'll see you all there!
***
And finally, a notice from the Shameless Self-Promotion Department:
A week or so ago, DeSanggria sent me a few questions about the experience of being a girl gamer. I answered the questions and then asked her what they were for.
She said that they were in aid of an article on female gamers that would soon be published in the Philippine Star daily newspaper some time in September.
Well, guess what - that article, Female gamers: A force to reckon with has come out! It's in the Networks sub-section of Business.
If you can't buy the broadsheet, you can read the article online here.
Read about other girl gamers: GM Amethy of Ran Online, O2 Jam player Charmaine Ferro, Kristel Eniego [leader of the Dance Battle Audition group Dream Girls Club], and Ran Online player Grapes Carandang - and me, too. ^^
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Colony Wars update, and some random notes
The results of the first Colony Wars session of the commercial phase, not to mention after the departure of Yakisoba faction.
A relevant question raised during the course of the past week: Who will lead the Royalists in the absence of Yakisoba?
Further, I'm looking forward to how the ChocoPoring faction - led by former Yakisoba members including Crimzama - will do in succeeding CW sessions.
Congratulations to the factions that acquired colonies: CARNAGE, Dominion, Vradical, Anonymous, Fenrir, DarkCrusade, XeNaTioN, WrathOfGod - and good luck in defending them from now on!
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Random notes:
- While squadding with my faction leader Harbin at El Lago de Tres Hermanas, we suddenly got Baroned by a wiz-Bernelli-scout team! Harbin and I both asked the other player why he PK'd us, and were astounded by the reply: our attacker thought that Harbin and I were *bots*!
[Thanks to Thoraine for helping us both out~!]
- B> Catherine's pelvis/hips - at a reasonable price, please!
- S> Lisa Lynway, Alejandro, Brunie Etienne character cards [original, NOT mercenary], please PM me!
The Game! September print issue is out...
...and I find myself having a few minor quibbles with it this time.
But first and foremost: my sincerest apologies to La Mer, Lionheartz, and Thoraine. You three gave most generously of your resources to help me write the article: La Mer and Lionheartz allowed me to refer to their excellent guides [on starting teams and complete RNPC information, respectively], while Thoraine allowed me to take a screenshot of some of his characters to help illustrate a point in the article.
I also tender my apologies to the maintainers of ge.iahgames.com, from whom I quoted the basic information on the stock character classes.
Unfortunately, as it turned out, my acknowledgements of their work did NOT appear in the article as it was printed.
Guys, I'm really sorry about the omission. I put my thanks and your names and URLs in a sidebar section, but it seems that section, which I wanted to have placed at the end of the article, was omitted. Please rest assured that I'm doing everything I can to fix this problem.
Again, my deepest apologies.
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Anyway, here are the front cover and the first page of my Granado Espada article on MCC combinations for Game!'s September issue:
I wonder when they will have a Granado Espada front cover???
But first and foremost: my sincerest apologies to La Mer, Lionheartz, and Thoraine. You three gave most generously of your resources to help me write the article: La Mer and Lionheartz allowed me to refer to their excellent guides [on starting teams and complete RNPC information, respectively], while Thoraine allowed me to take a screenshot of some of his characters to help illustrate a point in the article.
I also tender my apologies to the maintainers of ge.iahgames.com, from whom I quoted the basic information on the stock character classes.
Unfortunately, as it turned out, my acknowledgements of their work did NOT appear in the article as it was printed.
Guys, I'm really sorry about the omission. I put my thanks and your names and URLs in a sidebar section, but it seems that section, which I wanted to have placed at the end of the article, was omitted. Please rest assured that I'm doing everything I can to fix this problem.
Again, my deepest apologies.
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Anyway, here are the front cover and the first page of my Granado Espada article on MCC combinations for Game!'s September issue:
I wonder when they will have a Granado Espada front cover???
Saturday, September 1, 2007
The point of no return
I have some mixed reactions regarding the latest milestone reached by my NineMoons main team in Cervantes server.
Here are the girls:
Right, so why are Aurana and Tuon saluting when Chimal is not?
Simple. My scout and my fighter have reached Level 51, or what I call the point of no return. No more auto-resurrection for those two - every time Tuon dies I have to hope Aurana can revive her in time, and every time Aurana dies they all have to go back to the barracks.
Chimal is within a hair's breadth of the same level, and doesn't seem to be looking forward to it.
True, the girls are itching to change into new armors, but there's the funny bit about no more auto-revive.....
[Note to self: stock up on resurrection potions and buff items.
Second note to self: Some bots bite back. >.>]
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On the night that Yakisoba faction leader Tsubaki bid Cervantes server goodbye, he had quite a funny parting shot to deliver: he announced he was giving away his items in Auch Channel 1.
I was on the scene moments later and managed to capture this through the chuckles:
Hopefully you can make out the Baron red skulls over Tsubaki's characters - they're directly behind Tuon.
Not telling you what he gave me but I can say that he was not about to part with any of his costume items. When next we see him, he'll still be in those bear outfits.
See you around, dude.
Here are the girls:
Right, so why are Aurana and Tuon saluting when Chimal is not?
Simple. My scout and my fighter have reached Level 51, or what I call the point of no return. No more auto-resurrection for those two - every time Tuon dies I have to hope Aurana can revive her in time, and every time Aurana dies they all have to go back to the barracks.
Chimal is within a hair's breadth of the same level, and doesn't seem to be looking forward to it.
True, the girls are itching to change into new armors, but there's the funny bit about no more auto-revive.....
[Note to self: stock up on resurrection potions and buff items.
Second note to self: Some bots bite back. >.>]
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On the night that Yakisoba faction leader Tsubaki bid Cervantes server goodbye, he had quite a funny parting shot to deliver: he announced he was giving away his items in Auch Channel 1.
I was on the scene moments later and managed to capture this through the chuckles:
Hopefully you can make out the Baron red skulls over Tsubaki's characters - they're directly behind Tuon.
Not telling you what he gave me but I can say that he was not about to part with any of his costume items. When next we see him, he'll still be in those bear outfits.
See you around, dude.
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