Fallen Earth and Me

I thought it may be time for me to do a new post on my main MMO game FE.  Just to let you know what was happening ingame with me.

First I am back on my Laptop playing, and that means lag fest in towns for me. Even with the lag I am still liking the game. I have been hanging out with some friends from MMO Voices, and luckily As a group we started a Clan in the game, My friend Gulmuth came over to Fallen Earth from Everquest II. As a group we started a Clan in game called “Voices of the wasteland”. 

If you play or start playing Fallen Earth and wish to be apart of the Clan, You can look for me as Alik, Alik Steel, Nati, and Brohan and let me know you want in.

So far I have mad 5 toons in a game that only lets you have 4 characters at a time. The first was my starter toon. It’s a character I make in any new game. It’s the one that I test all the new things that I don’t understand yet. I got him up to level5 before I trashed him, and start what I thought would be my main toon. Took this one up to level 9 before I started to think I had F’ed up his AP bad. I have not dug into a lot of the info. in the game, So I have no idea how many AP we get. I do know I was way over 100 AP and had them all over the place. So I started yet another Main toon. That has turned into my crafter. As of now I really don’t have a main toon in the game and have not even made it to the mid-level of the game. The other toons I have made have not went past level 5 and one that has never made it into the game. The great thing is that the game is new and I have lot’s of time to make my way up to the end game. I am not one of those to race to the end game so I can bitch that there is nothing to do.

The game gets better week after week. They seem to be working very fast on all of the fix it up’s and make it better’s. I do run better in the towns now, but know that may come from so many people are moving on to S2 and S3 and that helps me in the towns of S1.

As in most MMO’s the big thng to Crafting is the Harvesting, and it’s the same in FE. Harvest, harvest, harvest. And with you being able to craft anything, and not stuck with only being able to make one or two types of stuff, This is open skill and it only takes time and building of skills to make every thing. So if you can see it, kill it, or take it, You need it for crafting. And as I am becoming more of a crafter in MMO’s than I am at any thing else. I have a lot to do in this game. The fun parts for me here of late is when I go on what I have been calling walk-abouts. I point my dude North, South, or where ever, and start riding. I come across alot of stuff I may not have if I stayed on the beaten path of the Missions. I have found many places to harvest from, with out ever see any othere person out there. The down side of this, is they are never near any place. And when I die, and I will die at some point, It takes a very long time to run back out to it. I could pay to get my mount towed back to me, but why spend the money? When I can just run back.

The waypoints help out a lot for when I find new places to hunt or harvest. There is many ways to set waypoints, But I do the alt+P to pull them up and hit creat to name the area I just found.

As far as the fighting goes. I have started likeing the FPS way of fighting, and hunting. Just the fact that I can come from the back side and as long as I am not to loud. I can bash them in the head, and damn near one shot them is great. I also like that I can use a lawn mower blade or a frying pan as a weapon. Lots of cooll litle things that you can use a weapons in this game. Also the armor is crazy. I love to see things like some one running around in football shoulder pads as extra armor. Or a trash can led as a breastplate.

 

All and all I am having a blast in this game and meating a lot of cool people on the way. and if there is a few of you looking for a few places to go to find good info on Fallen Earth Globaltech ATLAS is one of the best website for FE, Also if you like podcast LifeNet: Fallen Earth Podcast is a great one to check out. They both give out a lot on info, that you may not be able to find at any other place.

Till next time

 

Alik Steel

Downloading Video’s, and Extracting Audio from YouTube

Have you ever been watching a  YouTube video, and think,This is a great video. Or Damn I wish I had that song.

I know I was last night, so I went looking, and been playing around with Any Video Converter, and vidtomp3.com (BETA) and have found that they work great. I have not found anything wrong with them. But as allways when dealing with smaller sites there is a chance of getting something. I have a few hours in them so far and doing good. Any Video Converter is a download and it’s what I have been using to download video’s to my laptop, it even has a small editor built into it. Vid to MP3 is a site I have been using to extracting the music from video’s, and turn then into MP3’s for me. This site is in beta and does seem to have pop-up’s wanting to, well pop-up. Other than that it works great. I have got the one song that I have looked for off and on for years. The Benny Hill Theme song. Not that I have any reason to have it other than the fact it reminds me of when I was a very young boy. I would snick into the TV room late at night(or to me it was late) and watch the Benny Hill show on PBS that showed the BBC late at night.

 

Here is two video’s showing you how they are used.

 

Enjoy the new toy’s

Alik Steel

(Yes more Video’s) Halloween post with a video or two

Happy Halloween

When i started thinking of doing a Halloween post, I was not sure where to start, till I went to YouTube to mindlessly watch some video’s. With out thinking about it at first I was watching video’s that made me think if Halloween.

Like

Rob Zombie- Dragula

and

Third Eye Blind – I Want You

So then I went looking for more video’s

I came across this video tribute for

Lost Boys – Lost in the Shadows – Lou Gramm

Well if I am going to do a music video post you got to have some

mandatory metallica

Enter Sandman – Metallica

Being this is for Halloween and when you think of Halloween, You think of dark thing. Well that took me to “The man in Black”.

Johnny Cash – Ghost Riders In The Sky

So how to end a post like this.

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I know,

With a song from way back.

One I loved when I was young.

Mom and Dad got me Funny Bones Favorites

Monster Mash – Bobby Boris Pickett & RYL

Well that it.

I hope you enjoyed at lest one or two of the video’s.

Have a blast this Halloween.

Alik Steel

To the Haters

I was about to do a post on my new MMO FE (Fallen Earth), But then stopped. A funny thought hit me, Most the blog’s I read are really well writen post about the game the blogger it talking about. It has fact’s and knowledge that is helpful to many people. Some blog’s review games and some blast them. All have something to say about the game.

Then I started thinking about my blog, my post don’t give out fact’s and as far as knowledge goes, Well I am all ways way behind the curv. I don’t log into a game and take notes. I play for the fun of playing, and in doing so I miss a lot of stuff. I also never write out a story of what we may have done in the game. To be honest, I’m not sure what I do. I jump on here and say a few things and off it goes.

 

So I looked up the meaning of the word blog and found this.

Noun

• S: (n) web log, blog (a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies) “postings on a blog are usually in chronological order”

Verb

• S: (v) blog (read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal)

 

So this is what started it all. web log’s was for diary and journal writing. I was really starting to think that I was not doing this thing right. I don’t have to have the fact’s, I don’t even have to know what the hell I am talking about. This is my Journal … O, wait … whats the meaning of the word Journal? Ok I got it, In my personal experiences and observations put down in my words as the way I see it. Good I can do that.

 

So you maybe asking yourself, What in the hell is this all about, Well you see there are few people that, Don’t see where I am coming from and with my thanks to them, Sent email’s and didn’t put it in comment’s. They have asked if I knew what it meant to blog, and do I ever have a point I want to make? Well from what it say’s about blogging I seem to be doing OK, and as for my point, You are right my friend. Most of my blog’s don’t have a point to them at all. I am just talking out of my ass as you have put it.

The name Entertainment on Saturday comes from when I stared playing MMO’s. My friend’s and I would log into Everquest every Saturday and play the game together. So if you do not find my blog entertaining on Saturday or any othere day, You can all ways choose not to read my blog.

 

This blog, is a way for me to put down what was going on with me. And like all bloggers I like the fact that people want to read my blog. At the start of it, I had a hard time with my spelling, I think I have gotten a lot better with that, and never once did I ever think that someone would call me out about the content of what or how I say it.

 

Warning I will keep blogging and I will keep doing it the way I have all ways done it, so If you can’t deal with it, Take a hike.

 

This is Alik Steel

After my last post I feel I need to add a video like this by Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful

Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful

more about “Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful“, posted with vodpod

I’m On A Boat (ft. T-Pain) – Album Version

The new single from The Lonely Island’s debut album”INCREDIBAD”In stores now!The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone.

Alik Steel

(NSFW F-bombs)(EQ2 Video) NPU Leet raid strats revealed

*This is a funny joke, and it’s got dropping F-bombs galore.

Have you ever wanted to know how the Leet raid groups do so well?

One of the best Raid Guilds in EQ2 will reveal it’s raid strats.

more about “(NSFW F-bombs) NPU Leet raid strats …“, posted with vodpod

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Alik Steel

EQ2 AB Server “upgrading the DB hardware”

OK I want to thank @SpyderBite on Twitter for showing me this.

As you all know EQ2 Dev’s do a little sit down once a month, or I think it’s once a month. Anyway, there was something very cool that came from it this time. As you all ready know I left EQ2 couse of the bugs/lag on the AB sever.

This is in the FFA Chat part of the chat.

“TariussAB: I just wish AB didnt lag so much

• Rothgar: We have AB in our sights.
• Rothgar: As soon as we get the Venkor merge behind us we will be looking at upgrading the DB hardware for AB.”

This is very good news, for every one on the AB sever.

If you wish to read it all, click HERE and the FFA part is close to the end of the page.

Alik Steel

Fallen Earth “State of the Game”

Not that much here, or at lest not for me. He talks about “Fast Travel” way down the line, Also hit’s on “Respec” as a limited option.

They are adding to the tutorial, or just adding new ways to learn this new MMO and how you go about doing things.

Thats about it, You can read it all HERE or just scroll down to read it.

It’s been a month since early access launched, we’ve done patches, major optimizations and are finally able to catch our breath a bit. We’re seeing consistently strong sales and building a great community. We figured this would be a good time to address some questions and give everyone an update on where we are and where we’re going.

We’re currently testing our first big patch 1.1.0 which includes one of our patented wall of patch notes. For those of you who have been tirelessly helping in New Player Chat, your job is about to get easier! We’re adding an extended training area into each starter town so folks can learn more about basics like crafting, harvesting, buying and using mounts, how to use mail and other essential skills. We also reorganized town events like the Embry Monster Hunt to have a better flow, although you may be too busy fighting off zombies in our Halloween event to notice our many pages of bug fixes and tweaks. Stay tuned for more details on that soon!

Following patch 1.1.0, we will work to resolve issues related to accessing promotional items cross-character on user accounts in addition to a few quick bug fixes. We’re also working on more content in the levels 32–35. You’ll also see upgrades to the updater, significantly cutting down on the “Collating Data” phase and helping with some of our European download rates.

The following patch, 1.2.0, will include an increased focus on group-oriented and social content, such as camps, that we’ve heard players want. Obviously there’s a lot of info to unpack in this patch but you’ll see more on that in the coming weeks and months.

We keep a pretty consistent presence on the forums and general chat to see how the community is doing and want to let you know we hear you. We want to use this opportunity to weigh in on some topics that seem to come up a lot:

• Fast Travel: Long term, we will likely have some manner of fast travel between sectors (probably barter town to barter town). Once we get to areas such as Sector 5, traveling back to the beginning sectors will be a HUGE pain in the butt (imagine traveling about twice the length of the existing game). Although fast travel is further down the road, when it does get set up it will be limited, expensive, and between a very strict number of settlements.

• Respec: We will probably have some manner of very limited respec options in the future. What would like to help the people who spend a few points wrong and want to fix those mistakes, not folks who want to rebuild their whole character. The specifics are still up in the air, but it will be expensive, slow, and limited.

• Box Sales: We acknowledge the difficulty some folks have had trying to acquire a physical box copy from their local retailer. We are working hard with our distributor to remedy those situations and open up new channels for folks to buy including the ability to buy directly from www.fallenearth.com.

We are incredibly pleased with how our first month has gone. We’ve overcome a number of hurdles and seen a great response from the community. You make our game great. Keep evangelizing Fallen Earth and letting the world know about your new home. Bang down the doors of retailers and let them know they need Fallen Earth on their shelves. You are the lifeblood of this company and we need you to help spread the word. Thank you for making Fallen Earth great!

The Fallen Earth Team

Project Manager Fallen Earth

Well thats about it.

Alik Steel

AAA MMO Rating System

I’m asking for MMO Bloggers and Blog Readers to Unite in creating AAA MMO Rating System.

 Why wait on the next online site to come up with what they think the rating should be, When we could make one for ourselves. We the MMO gamers should know more about what we like and what we dislike in a MMO. So I am asking for help. Help in coming up with what’s important to the way a MMO is Rated.

May goal in this post is to try and get a united MMO rating system that we can all use to rate our MMO’s.

I am going to put a few things down, and would love to have you fill in some of the blanks and add as needed.

 AAA MMO needs to be defined into mathematical rating.

First thing before the first step, is to say how many Rankings there are. Without this AAA does not mean anything. Also MMO comany’s can see how there game is rated by ther players.
AAA, AA, A, B or something like that. I am going to go with a rating of 4 as the top and 1 as the lowwest. This way as you add up the point system up, The higher the number the better the MMO is.

(I am keeping it with a low number rating to help me, As there are some really good bloggers out there that can really build this up big time. I am just trying to get the ball rolling.)

First step, rating comany money/size of the MMO. As size and money does count as to how much money and time can go into working on the game. I know size does not matter every time, but it does count.
(4) Large sized multimillion dollar company.
(3) Medium sized million dollar company.
(2) Small sized company with a few people.
(1) One man show working out of his garage.

Second step, How fun is the game.
(1) Hard to find your way around the world and/or hard to find what the game wants you to do and/or is not fun to play.
(2) It’s hard to see what they want me to do and/or find where to go, But I am having fun being lost.
(3) The game play is smooth and fun.
(4) The game play is perfect, don’t chang anything.

Third step, What does the MMO look like?
(4) OMG it looks like I am looking out of my bedroom window. This can not be a game!
(3) Very pretty world, Lot’s to look at.
(2) Needs lot’s of help.
(1) One word Blocky.

fourth step, How much room does this MMO need?
(1) Thats more  gigabytes than my whole hard drive has!
(2) I’ll have to delete a game to get this one.
(3) That’s doable.
(4) It’s like I didn’t even add a game.

 

There are a few more that I would add, but I really want to go play my game now, And I would also like to see what you will add. Maybe we are thinking of the same thing.

 

Alik Steel