tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36346529066461483112024-02-06T21:08:12.510-06:00Through the Eyes of a SorcererA blog following Sorcerer John Lifeglen and his Pi-radical Piratey counterpart Eccentric Austin Ornsley (Witchdoctor, 1st Class) through their adventures in the Spiral. Not KingsIsle exclusive postings. John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-674981209244195922013-07-11T16:07:00.001-05:002013-07-11T16:07:39.383-05:00Aquila Announced!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Before I get to the meat of this, I want to give an update. Max Pirate and Nautical levels on my Witchdoctor, Eccentric Austin Ornsley. Level 89 and climbing in Wizard101. Good, now that's out of the way.<br />
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DISCLAIMER: <u>The following post contains highly controversial topics related to Wizard101 and represents my opinions on these topics. These are my opinions alone and I am not asking you to agree with them.</u><br />
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The Aquila patch notes seem very exciting, with something for everyone! In addition to being able to lock items and rename our decks, we're getting 30+, 70+, and 90+ dungeons. There is a new fight in the DragonSpyre library that reportedly yields many of the spells from Packs/Crafting (YAY!) along with a shiny new toy for Balance.<br />
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Many people have already called the Loremaster overpowered, because she does decent damage and applies double debuffs in 4 pips.<br />
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I really wish everyone would stop trying to argue that spells NEED to be tailored specifically to PvP. Learn some new strategies, try a new deck composition. Balance is currently under fire for having the likes of Mana Burn and Supernova when other schools [cough, Ice] are getting immunity to certain schools, insane health, and still aren't sacrificing damage or accuracy to get these stats. Myth has Shatter and Earthquake, Storm has had Leviathan for a while now along with Enfeeble. Life's got a Guardian Spirit on their side. Everyone but Balance has a DoT now to deal with stacked shields, and while there isn't a Balance shield, dealing with towers without a DoT for the school with the fewest buffs is an incredibly tedious task.<br />
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Everyone needs to cool off and stop crying that Balance controls everyone's resources for now and wait to see how Loremaster impacts the LIVE game. The Test Realm cannot provide solid feedback on balance due to the isolated sample it provides.<br />
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Continuing on the new updates, each class will receive a new minion that cannot be used in PvP. Personally, I'm super stoked for these, even though they require completion of part of Wintetusk as a prerequisite. <br />
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Everything's not perfectly peachy in update land, though. Not by a longshot. Those nifty new dungeons I mentioned? They reportedly cost <i>almost 4000 Crowns a piece</i>. That's a price befitting an entirely new world with 10+ zones (looking at Azteca and Avalon for comparison), not 3 measley dungeons. Really? It makes me wonder if KingsIsle is attempting to make this content only worthwhile for members, leaving Crown players out in the cold and being expected to pay increasingly high prices to continue with optional content. <br />
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In addition to the above, the Lore of the Spiral is being torn to shreds. There is a Lava Giant spell (recolored Frost Giant with Smokescreen instead of Stun). If I'm remembering correctly, the Frost Giants, Fire Dragons, and Tritons didn't get along...at all. I'm 100% OK with the mutations on most of the spells, but these "big three" that are responsible for the Spiral being scattered, disconnected hunks of floating land really shouldn't be turned around like they are currently.<br />
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So, that's the updates in a nutshell. Have a good one.</div>
John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-25635140621331611402013-03-15T21:34:00.000-05:002013-03-15T21:34:34.957-05:00New Kids on the Block<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey-o Spiralites. This blog's been a bit lonely lately. For that, I apologize. I've been busy with stuff. Game updates? Sure. We're in a bit of a patch of not much news in our fair Spiral, but that doesn't impact me much. I haven't finished up Azteca yet (but I'm working on it. I swear. Slowly but surely. Level 81's doing pretty good, right?).<br />
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I'm actually writing this (darn it Tom, beat me to the punch by less than 24 hours ;P ) to introduce my DC Universe Online (DCUO) characters.<br />
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It's probably no secret that when I play a game, I play all-out. I create an intricate backstory in my mind for my characters if I'm familiar with the universe they exist in. If I know nothing about their universe, I slip into my character's shoes for a while until I learn the lay of the land, then try to come up with something. If I'm STILL struggling then, I'll do some research. A great feature of Star Trek Online (STO) was that you could write out your character's biography and display it in their information, which was viewable to anyone bothering to inspect you. As a Trekkie, that was awesome.<br />
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DCUO exists in the DC Universe. Duh.<br />
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<i>But John, why are you telling us all of this? We're here for Wizard101 and Pirate101 news and information! Get on with it.</i><br />
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Easy there guys! Nobody's making you read this. If you don't want to read a bit about some characters that I'd love to see appear in the pages of a comic, that's on you. I think they're developed enough and fit within the confines of their Universe that they could easily be background characters in many DC adventures. Keep on clicking and head to another corner of the internet if this isn't your cup of tea.<br />
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. And get comfortable, there's a lot to cover.<br />
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It was an inexplicably ordinary afternoon when the ships came. Massive, terrifying claw-structures from the sky. Luckily, we had been warned and knew they were coming. Those of us who could and were meant to fight on the front lines in the coming war were ducking into phone booths and restrooms, police stations and night clubs. This story will introduce a cast of 9 heroes and their delicate role in the operation to take down Brainiac.<br />
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I suppose I should introduce myself. The name's Doctor Apocrypha, but the team just calls me Doc. <br />
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"Mainframe? Access records, Multiverse Defense League. Display all active members. Exclude Deep Cover operatives for the time being. The time has come."<br />
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"File: Doctor Apocrypha. Status: Active. Role: Team leader; liaison to Deep Cover operatives. Justice League Contact: Batman. Relationship: Good. Powers: Sorcery, use of magic to maintain health levels of allies. Pre-crisis Occupation: Professor of Ancient Runology at Gotham University."<br />
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"File: Meteorite Matriarch. Status: Active. Role: Second-in-command. Justice League Contact: Wonder Woman. Relationship: Good. Powers: Earth, use of control over stone to protect allies. Pre-crisis Occupation: Archaeologist."<br />
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"File: The Techmaturge. Status: Active. Role: Personal Assistant to Doctor Apocrypha. Justice League Contact: Doctor Apocrypha. Powers:Gadgetry, use of technology to deal with foes. Pre-crisis Occupation: Millionaire."</div>
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"File: Glacial Gladius. Status: Active. Role: Earth contact for Green Lantern Jovan. Justice League Contact: Green Lantern Jovan. Powers: Ice, use of unbearable cold to disable opponents. Pre-crisis Occupation: Bodyguard."</div>
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"Thank you, Mainframe. Which operatives are currently in Gotham City?"</div>
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"Contact him immediately. Inform him of the growing, ah, situation. Load records of our deep cover units, the Multiverse Destruction Corps. What a silly cover name, you'd think their Injustice Society of America contacts would have figured them out."</div>
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"File: Chlorophillain. Status: Active. Role: Deep-Cover Team Leader. Injustice Society of America Contact: Circe. Powers: Nature, command of plants and shapeshifting. Pre-crisis Occupation: Assistant gardener at Arkham Asylum."<br />
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"File: Mentalist Mistress. Status: Active. Role: Deep-Cover Second-in-command. Injustice Society of America Contact: The Joker. Powers: Mental, mind control and telekinesis. Pre-crisis Occupation: Therapist/Counselor at Stryker's Island and Arkham Asylum."<br />
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"File: Embersworn. Status: Active. Role: Liaison to MDL. Injustice Society of America Contact: Lex Luthor. Powers: Fire, use of flame to annihilate the opposition. Pre-crisis Occupation: Firefighter."<br />
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"Thank you, Mainframe. List current locations. of Deep Cover ops."<br />
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"Searching.....Mentalist Mistress is in Gotham City. Embersworn and Chlorophillain are in Metropolis."<br />
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You all are probably wondering what's happening and why such networks of heroes are being established in addition to the traditional Justice League. It seems that Brainiac has returned and is aiming to take over and destroy the Earth. In a battle in an alternate reality, he succeeded while the Earth's super-powered protectors were fighting. Lex Luthor escaped and came to warn us in this timeline. He released Brainiac's "Exobytes" into the atmosphere, small mechanical structures that could hold the powers of an individual. As people were exposed to these Exobytes, Brainiac appeared. <br />
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Brainiac began kidnapping anyone who was displaying signs of power before they could seek shelter with someone who could explain what was going on. And then we escaped. From captivity, we learned how to control our abilities and fought our way out. Many of us continued working with the Justice League, and some of us have become full members within the League, still reporting to the founders; Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman.<br />
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It seemed that Brainiac's surveillance force remained but the actual attack was over for a time being. The carriers have re-appeared now though, so it looks like the time to fight is upon us. <br />
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Yep, you all read that right! I, Eccentric Austin Ornsley, have achieved the level of 50 (Sky Commander) in Pirate101 and cleared out my quest book. I need to go make final sweeps of some areas to see if quests have opened up, because I'm still missing Chapters 8, 9, 11 and 12 Sidequest Completion badges (and 3, but that one has been confirmed to be bugged). I'm also Nautical level 48 and am flying The Wakeful Spectre, my Royal Navy Galleon. Now my goal is to train my first page of companions all to level 50. That's going to take some time. Who wants a few pictures? Yes? Ok. I promise, I won't show any high-leveled story-relevant companions (in this post) to avoid spoiling too much. I make no promises about side quest companions or showing off promoted forms of story-relevant companions, though!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kan Po, the Witchdoctor Starter Companion in my colors at Tier 2. Promoted at level 46 to this form. He's AMAZING. I recommend giving him Flanking!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dead Mike, my Presidio Companion. He's a Buccaneer. Poor guy keeps falling apart more the higher I promote him. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mormo, my Kraken Skulls Bar Brawl Companion. His mask keeps getting more elaborate as he promotes higher. I see players using his staff and have heard it's from Chumba Wumba. I may have to farm some if/when stitching comes around.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lovable Bonnie Anne, reading to kick troggy tail and take names. She's a Fox Sniper after the second promotion and is often referred to as a Machine Gun Companion. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Scratch. Do I really need to say any more? Oh, yeah, I do. Make sure to grab Improved Mojo Blast 2 to turn his damage from an X to a 3x3 square. (That goes for Mormo, too). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ratbeard! He's also Tier 2 (second promotion). I liked his Tier 1 hat better...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to plug some bundles! Handsome Dan is the adorable little Bulldog Privateer from the Admiral's Bundle. He's incredible (and is pictured at Tier 2).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laughin' Mack Sharkley is a taste of what you get from the Cutthroat Bundle (though I think his name is randomly generated at redemption). This is his Tier 2 look. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kung Yao, Privateer Oni Destroyer. He's from a side quest in MooShu. Name is random, I think. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smart Bart Lester, Swashbuckler Cat Pirate from the Boochbeard Bundle at Tier 1. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So Po, my Swashbuckler Pig from the Mailer promotion. <span style="color: black;">Watch this space</span> -- I'll have a brief contest for ONE Ninja Pig soon, hopefully. *UPDATE* One Amber Firesword has won the pig! Congratulations, Amber!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ship, the Wakeful Spectre, moored at my Castaway Cove. </td></tr>
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Feel free to ask me any and all questions about the Witchdoctor class and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Also look out for the Witchdoctor Edition of "From the Crow's Nest" over at <a href="http://piecesofeightradio.com/">Pieces of Eight Radio</a> next Wednesday, 11/14/2012, at 8:45 CST. I'm being interviewed.<br />
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Yours in Piracy,<br />
Eccentric Austin Ornsley<br />
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John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-79317030010736317812012-10-23T14:58:00.000-05:002012-10-23T14:58:04.230-05:00Pirate101 Updates<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey-o Spirates. Eccentric Austin Ornsley here with some riveting news. I've finally made it out of Cool Ranch (for now...) and am adventuring in Port Regal. I've earned every sidequest completion badge along the way (except Chapter 3...which seems to be bugged or there's a quest hiding VERY well). I just bought a new ship, the Dauntless Spectre (a level 26 Ship for pirates level 24+ of Royal Navy origin). <br />
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In other news, my crew just won't stop growing and I love it. Companions are awesome, and while many people would love to trim their crew down to around 5-6 companions to play with I find myself wanting more and more variety. It adds more depth to the gameplay. This was taken a while ago, but it pictures Moresco de Valvida and I outside of the Phule fight. I had just won Phule's mask and Moresco was my newest crew member (and is still my Firstmate). Isn't he precious?<br />
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If you all aren't playing Pirate101 you really should be. Hopefully I'll see ya in the Spiral!<br />
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Your in Piracy,<br />
Eccentric Austin Ornsley</div>
John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-90559362627708881812012-10-11T22:43:00.000-05:002012-10-11T22:44:04.612-05:00Which Witch is Which?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Soo.....Hey-o guys! This is long overdue. I'll go ahead and tell you all that I caved and opted to make my first toon a Witchdoctor by the name of Eccentric Austin Ornsley. I maintain that I never got my acceptance letter to Ravenwood, so I left Krokotopia to become a pirate. If you see me running around, don't hesitate to say hello. Be warned that I'm not adding tons of random people because I've got <b>so many people</b> already on my list.<br />
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I have not bought a bundle yet. I'm still debating on getting a Boochbeard Bundle, and even if I do, it won't be until after my next payday (Wednesday the 24th). Currently, I'm crowning my way through the game and have just made it to the Isle of Doom. Ratbeard and Bonnie Anne have both been promoted. I'm rocking purple and green, and my crew has never looked better.<br />
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Oh, and the Pioneer's Eyepatch. It's awesome. I keep seeing it at a slight angle (that doesn't show the strap) and thinking it's this thing called an Eye Drive from the best British Import to the US EVER (Doctor Who).<br />
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Well, that's about it. Oh, and I'm a Tubthumper. See you all on the flipside.<br />
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Your Comrade in Piracy,<br />
Eccentric Austin Ornsley</div>
John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-57831592088851840672012-09-20T18:29:00.002-05:002012-09-20T18:36:55.451-05:00Crowd-funded Chaos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First of all, I want to come right out and say that the opinions stated on my blog are not the views of Ravenwood Radio, Pieces of 8 Radio, or any other official fansite. My opinions are solely mine, and while I help out occasionally in different roles in the community, these views are not to be taken as anything more than that. I speak for no one else on this blog, capiche?<br />
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In other news, Through the Eyes of a Privateer is soon to be no more, I think. It will be far easier to maintain if I incorporate the stuff over here. I have more readers here and it takes me less time to manage different aspects of stuff if it's all in one place. And as a college student, saving time is a great thing. Now for the meat of the post.<br />
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KingsIsle has announced the launch of two bundles to herald the coming of their new game, Pirate101. Both bundles include a year subscription as well as exclusive goodies. One of the bundles, for $59.99, is called the Gandry Bundle and nets you a year subscription, 1 week head start, and a Scarakeet pet. The other, the Boochbeard Bundle (at a whopping $89.99), nets you everything from Gandry along with Castaway's Cove (House), a Ruby Slicer weapon, Dread Pirate Gear, and a Parrot Mount...oh, and Beta access for the remainder of Beta.<br />
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Fine, great, woohoo. Awesome stuff. I'd have loved to see similar bundled available for those who had planned to take the Crown method (rather than the year membership, provide 60,000 Crowns...they're worth the same amount on a sale as it is). That's not why I'm writing today, either, though.<br />
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KingsIsle has opted to allow players to "ask" (beg) family/friends to help fund a Boochbeard Bundle via Facebook. Yes, the social media giant has now stepped into crowd-funding. While I'm fine with crowd-funding in general (Kickstarter projects are GREAT!), asking for money from people to help one person get a perk is kind of irritating and a bit disgusting to me. Asking parents is one thing. Asking your friends from school to throw a few nickels your way just really rubs me the wrong way. And don't get me started should you choose to share your Facebook page via Twitter or other social platforms to ask complete strangers that you know in-game to help you pay for it.<br />
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Brilliant marketing move, KI. Really, the amount of people sharing pages will lead to a lot more exposure for them. Even those who don't help poor little Jimmy fund his bundle will still see news about the game.<br />
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What do you all think? Is Crowd-funding for an individual a direction we want to move in? How about if that individual is basically a stranger? Your thoughts, as usual, are welcome in the comments section and via email. Please make sure to ask an adult for permission, as always.<br />
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Your [Flabbergasted] Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen</div>
John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-12703486495649959222012-09-03T20:31:00.000-05:002012-09-03T20:31:12.849-05:00Some Food for Blogger-y Thought<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey-o! Dropping in to let everyone know that I'm still alive. I've been playing with my Nexus 7 lately and haven't exactly been keeping up with posting (though there <i>is </i>an app for that). Anywho, on to business. It occurred to me earlier that all blogs have readers. And that, even though it's all one big community, not everyone reads all of the same people. A great way to share your favorite blogs is with a blogroll (which I have, along the right side and a bit under all of the announcement-y type stuff). Unfortunately, not everyone wants to go scrolling through a blogroll on a regular basis. I propose the following:<br />
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Write up a blog post about another blog (either a general "hey, go check this out!" to your readers, an interview with the other blog owner, whatever.) and post it. Do this as often as you like, and it's even better if it's mutual. Who doesn't like getting extra traffic, right? If you contact the person you're talking about, they might even be willing to post something about you and get YOU some extra traffic from their audience.<br />
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Hopefully this has inspired some of you to spread the community love and get extra traffic all around.<br />
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Your Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen</div>
John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-33523168771530078742012-08-29T00:20:00.001-05:002012-08-29T00:20:32.646-05:00Hall Monitors<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Two posts in two days? I promise, I'm not sick. Hope all is going well for everyone. I'm here today to discuss the Hall Monitors that will be appearing in-game as of tomorrow morning.<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Something we take very seriously at KingsIsle is making sure that the Spiral is a fun and appropriate place for Players of all ages. We are expanding our current reporting tools for a select group of players who have earned the privilege of being a “Hall Monitor”. This group of players will operate anonymously and anyone claiming to be a Hall Monitor is certainly not one at all. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">These Hall Monitors, who are selected by invitation only, will have the ability to take direct action when they see behavior that violates our Terms of Use. This action includes warning and muting players who circumvent our chat filters. These sanctions will be reviewed by our senior Wizards to ensure the correct action was taken, and may escalate sanctions as necessary. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Hall Monitors are not to be confused with other player run reporting groups and while we appreciate their initiative, we'll take it from here. We will continue to be diligent to keep the Spiral a clean and safe place for all our young Wizards.
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John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-81067170904416187312012-08-27T22:34:00.002-05:002012-08-27T22:34:40.397-05:00Uh, Hello...?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So, hi everyone. Sorry it's been over a month since a left an update here. I've still be fairly active on Twitter, but life has gotten in the way once again. My third year of college is starting to pick up and I've been Beta testing P101 (hence no news of Test Realm antics). I can tell you all that my name for P101 will be Witty John Loughton, and that he'll be a privateer. For more information on that stuff you'll have to check <a href="http://throughtheeyesofaprivateer.blogspot.com/">Through the Eyes of a Privateer</a>, though.<br />
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I can also tell you all that I'm moderating <a href="http://piecesofeightradio.com/">Pieces of Eight Radio</a> on a regular basis now. And that I bought a Nexus 7 Tablet and love it. I'm contemplating modifying my name on Words with Friends to allow for more people to play. That's up in the air right now.<br />
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Anyway, I have class in the morning so I should be turning in soon. Hope to talk to you all soon. And for more information on me, check the sidebar to see about my Twitter shenanigans.<br />
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Your Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen</div>
John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-11814452655863394262012-08-20T23:49:00.000-05:002012-09-20T21:48:38.250-05:00Pirate101 Central<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hey guys! Did I mention that I'm on Pirate101 Central? Well, I am. Feel free to add me <a href="http://pirate101.centralforums.com/forums/member.php?204-JohnLifeglen">HERE</a>.<br />
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John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-79576811224357076022012-08-10T01:02:00.000-05:002012-09-20T21:47:43.001-05:00Beta!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hey there gang! Just wanted to drop everyone a line. The cat is officially out of the bag and Closed Beta has launched...and I'm setting sail for adventure in it! I'm currently keeping on the down low because I don't want everyone to know the awesome name I've chosen for myself yet. Maybe I'll still be John Lifeglen. Maybe I'll be [redacted] or [redacted]. Who knows? You'll all know once things go LIVE! And oh how I can't wait for them to go LIVE! You all are going to absolutely LOVE the new game. Here's a brief summary of my adventures so far.<br />
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I started out as a [redacted] on [redacted] talking to [redacted] about [redacted]. I went to talk to [redacted] about [redacted] and [redacted] and met [redacted]. I played in [redacted] and am now in [redacted].*<br />
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Welp, that's all for now, folks!<br />
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Your Friend in Piracy Always,<br />
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*When things go Live I might come back and edit all of the annoying "[redacted]" into what they really should be. Or maybe I'll just post the phrases for you all to fill in the blanks :)<br />
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--Originally posted at Through the Eyes of a Privateer, pre-merge--<br />
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John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-72352925187064403342012-07-16T15:09:00.002-05:002013-08-02T16:06:10.695-05:00Did You Know?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey there gang! Just a quick little post today to let everyone know that my blogroll to the right is starting to look a bit empty. As people's blogs have gone more or less inactive I've been shuffling them down into an archive to keep the current stuff current, ya know? If you have a blog you'd like to see listed, just drop a comment on this post or shoot me an <a href="mailto:john.lifeglen@diaryofawizard.com">email</a>; just make sure to include your Wizard's name (or community name, if you'd rather). No real names, please!!!<br />
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If you'd like to join the Bloggers' Club and get listed on the special page of the blog, use the link above, too!<br />
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Your Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen</div>
John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-27417065427003495502012-07-15T15:44:00.002-05:002012-07-15T15:44:30.651-05:003rd Annual Ravenwood Ball and Birthday Bash!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys! It's that time of year again! The 3rd Annual Ravenwood Ball & Birthday Bash is coming to the Spiral! For more information (and LOADS of contests!) be sure to check out Diary of a Wizard's big announcement <a href="http://diaryofawizard.com/main/2012/07/11/3rd-annual-ravenwood-ball-birthday-bash-contest-1/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+diaryofawizard%2Fw101+%28Diary+of+a+Wizard%29&utm_content=FeedBurner">HERE</a>.<br />
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It was an absolute BLAST last year. This year I'm thinking something a little more...out there...or perhaps I can wrangle those Headaches from the Holidays together in costume! Only time will tell.<br />
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Your Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen<br />
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Hey-o, guys and dolls. It just occurred to me that nobody really answers questions anymore. I'd like to change that. If ANYONE has any questions of any kind related to any game featured here (Wizard101 primarily, but also Runescape, Minecraft, League of Legends, and Star Trek Online) feel free to shoot me a line and I'll answer to the best of my ability. Since we're in a bit of a news slump right now I'm hoping that questions from you all, the players, will reinvigorate this blog. Make sure only to use email with your parents' permission if you are under the age of 13, and only send your wizard name (or Minecraft handle, Runescape name, STO name, etc.).<br />
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Short post, but hopefully that'll get some thoughts flowing. In other news, an image from Glitch.<br />
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I laughed hysterically at that and used my Snapshooting skill to quickly capture the image before it vanished. Woohoo! <br />
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Your Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen</div>John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-77686553465630083152012-07-10T16:25:00.001-05:002012-07-10T16:25:56.963-05:00Introducing Ishtar!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey there guys and dolls. Today I have exciting news! The second member of the Reserve Roster is ready for a big reveal. She's Abigail Mythhammer from <a href="http://mythspent.blogspot.com/">A Mythspent Youth</a> but for the HftH she'll be going by "Ishtar", the Babylonian Goddess of Love (among other things). She's dressed more conventionally in the Red and White of Valentine's Day, though!<br />
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Welcome, Ishtar, to the Headaches from the Holidays Reserve Roster!!!<br />
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Your Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen</div>John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-78432522731934974262012-07-04T11:52:00.001-05:002012-07-04T11:52:23.984-05:00Introducing Miss America<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is Miss Taryn Dreamflower of the Headaches from the Holidays Reserve Roster. She's the first of the four with her costume together and we did some PvP with her last night to break her in and get things rolling. And she ROCKED! And what better timing to introduce Miss America than on Independence Day?! Welcome, Taryn, to the Headaches from the Holidays family of PvP teams.<br />
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Also, I hope to see everyone in the chatroom to watch the one and only Christina Icedreamer set off fireworks as she enters the Millionaire's Club!<br />
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Have a great and safe 4th!<br />
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Your Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen</div>John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-12235049568486341592012-07-02T17:25:00.001-05:002012-07-02T17:25:50.821-05:00Welcome Back Bailey!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a while since I posted...and I realize this is late...but I had to give Mrs. Friendly her welcome back gift before I released the lyrics. That's right, yet another song on our "Music to PvP By" album (title pending). This one's set to One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful".<br />
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P.S. The blue countdown for Icy's One in a Million now has the right time and everything. Be sure to be there on the 4th to see the smash-hit!</div>
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It has come to my attention that 150 (as of this post) posts in and most people still don't understand my blog title. I figured I'd give a little bit of info behind my thought process as I created this blog a couple of Mays ago why I chose to call this blog "Through the Eyes of a Sorcerer".<br />
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The truth of the matter is that I was at a complete loss for what to call it. Thinking about the school I couldn't think of anything very original to use. While mulling over a title before creating the blog, I happened to cast a Judgment and once again realize that she's blindfolded. And that's when the name struck me. I'm giving you an evaluation of the game from my Point of View. My perspective. It's through my eyes. But possibly the single most iconic Balance spell can't see a thing. Oh, the irony! And that's how I settled on it.<br />
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Since discovering the Fansite Kit, I've always included the balance doodle girl that's blindfolded. I had hoped this little head-nod to Judgment would tell people, but I guess it was too out there to make a connection. It's hard to say if I hadn't thought of it if I'd have even made the connection.<br />
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In other news, I cracked a single Hoard of the Hydra open and got the quintessential mount for Sorcerers everywhere. The Hydra! If the Great Hornocerous was the taxi of the Spiral, then the Hydra is the tour bus. Those of you at the Ravenwood Radio after-party tonight (assuming there is one, I have no power or background knowledge, I'm merely speaking from past experience) might see the Hydra and I might be willing to give rides.<br />
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That's all I've got for you today, folks. Have a super Wednesday.<br />
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Your Friend Always,<br />
John Lifeglen</div>John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-20540724104508042122012-06-17T14:59:00.001-05:002012-06-17T19:04:44.264-05:00Twitter Policies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's sad that it has to come to this, but I need to get it all written down somewhere. I'm instating an actual Twitter "Who I'll Follow" policy. A couple of these items might seem absurd, but they're [sadly] necessary. Let's get this rolling.<br />
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<li>For the safety of all parties, I will only follow community members that behave or can prove that they are of legal age (18). If you are under the age of 18, please do not ask to be followed. I am not opposed to seeing tweets that you make; just mention me @JohnLifeglen. I use Tweetdeck and will see all mentions made at me. The only item that won't work is the DM. </li>
<li>If you constantly change your handle, picture, and name and I can no longer recognize you well enough to remember following you, you will be unfollowed and not refollowed. It's highly confusing to keep track of people constantly changing your identity. To be successful in the community, make friends, and fully enjoy yourself it is better to foster and grow one identity to make recognition easier. For more information about building a brand, check <u><a href="http://throughtheeyesofasorcerer.blogspot.com/2012/04/branding-yourself.html">here</a></u>.</li>
<li>If you are trying to represent yourself as an employee of KingsIsle by using a picture, name, and handle of an NPC and are not employed by KingsIsle, you will not be followed. </li>
<li>Any unnecessary DMs (messages that could just as easily be said through a regular Twitter mention that doesn't pertain to a private matter) such as "Hello, how are you?" will result in being unfollowed. My DMs column is often full to bursting with organizing and planning between people and trying to sift the important messages from the pointless messages takes more time than I have. </li>
<li>If you tweet at me for a "#followback", chances are I won't follow you. Doing this is begging for attention in the eyes of many and does not make you look like you're of age for me to follow you [Item 1].</li>
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I apologize for any inconvenience these new policies might cause, but it's for the best. I reserve the right to make revisions as I see fit. A copy of these rules will be added to the top portion of my blog in the tabs bar for easy reference. These rules will apply to all of my blogs. </div>
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It's been a while since I last posted, and there's good reason for that. There's been a lack of news for Pirate101 lately, and that's kept me from being super active. Today, though, progress is occurring. The Fansite Kit for Pirate101 has now been released (as many of you could probably guess from the new header). I can't tell you how excited I am to be getting even tiny little bits of new information. Everything looks great, and I can't wait to be playing in another part of our Spiral with old friends and making new ones along the way.<br />
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There's also some exciting news for KingsIsle! Pirate101 is already taking the world by storm and winning some <a href="http://www.rtsguru.com/article/3225/RTSGuru.coms-Best-of-E3-2012-Awards.html">awards</a>. <a href="http://www.dadlabs.com/The-Lab/pirate101-online-family-gaming.html">Dad Lab</a> has also made a video. And for those pen-and-paper game lovers, check out this great <a href="https://www.pirate101.com/free_game/downloads/dots_and_boxes">link</a>!<br />
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I know it's short and sweet, but that's all I've got for you today. Hope you all have a wonderful week and enjoy the new kit from Pirate101 as much as I did!<br />
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John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-42147255943368992932012-05-30T22:10:00.004-05:002012-05-30T22:10:42.582-05:00Reserve Roster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's no secret that I enjoy PvP with the right group of people. The Headaches from the Holidays are fantastic, and the comedy combination of Bailey Skystaff, Heather Raven, Maria Moonblossom and I is stellar. Win or lose, we keep having a good time. It has come to my attention that not enough people actually enjoy PvP anymore because of the gaps between school power levels and resistances (and Ice is on top...in a big way). Some of the super-teams are just too super. Ranked isn't being played nearly as much. The Headaches' goal has never been to "win", I mean, we rarely even play ranked. We just want to have a good time with our friends. And did I mention that we wear goofy costumes?! <div>
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One of my friends offered to stand in for us if we ever needed a 4th person while someone was away. Another great friend mentioned wishing a 2nd team existed with our attitude. And that sparked the idea. Why not have a reserve roster of 4 people to stand in if someone was unavailable. Basically a team of 8 players who could all interchange roles. We could play anywhere from 2v2-4v4 with a HUGE array of teams. And since the goal is to have fun instead of just winning, changing characters wouldn't be a huge issue. This "Reserve Roster" if you will will be, in essence, its own complete team with a separate identity from our own. We would simply be "allied teams" and willing to play together on a whim or whenever any combination of the 4 of us are around. </div>
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3 of the spots are taken up now, with only one remaining. There's no restriction on school (and if you have multiple wizards, that's cool too!). The only requirement is a good attitude and a willingness to make a holiday-related costume. Only one of each holiday can be represented, so Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Halloween are already finished. Some suggestions include St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day, The 4th of July (because we exist on the US server), and Earth Day. I'm open to further suggestions. Let me know via comment, email, or twitter if you're interested in filling the final spot! We'll start rallying those troops together once we get the 4th team member. </div>
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</div>John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-33401651884383504702012-05-28T14:52:00.000-05:002012-09-20T21:44:30.135-05:00Cap'n Autumn's At It Again!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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First, go read <a href="http://sirenscallpirate101.blogspot.com/2012/05/makings-of-our-own-fleet.html">THIS</a>. Then, consider those as rules to blog by. These are both important steps before we dive into things here.<br />
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These guidelines are an important piece of how to blog well. Specifically the one about keeping private disputes private. Nothing turns blog readers away faster than seeing rant posts at another person. If you need to rant about how [BossX] refuses to drop [HatY] for [Z] amount of time, go for it! Those are often the most colorful (and sometimes helpful!) posts for readers, because if they're having issues they know they aren't alone. If you need to sort out personal matters with someone, though, and it's not a friendly war going on (Friendly and Autumn, anyone?) you need to find their blog and track down contact information (not post rude comments on their posts).<br />
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Speaking of comments, it's often a good idea to keep your comments set to moderated. This way if any trolls decide to start posting, you can protect your readership. Having comments set to moderated also helps if you're running a contest where they submit entries via comment.<br />
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That's all I've got for today. Sorry the posts are short, sweet, and so few and far between. There's just not a lot I talk about until things get rolling. Stick with me, because once this game takes off I'll be all kinds of all over it.<br />
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John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-24003131099203526332012-05-16T20:12:00.003-05:002012-05-16T20:12:51.025-05:00AVG Users Check Here!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Quick announcement for anyone using AVG. There was an update yesterday that installed the AVG Do Not Track interface in our browsers. After it installed, I couldn't view my countdowns anymore. If you are experiencing similar problems, please follow these simple steps!<br />
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1) Click AVG Do Not Track in the top right corner of your browser.<br />
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3) Close your browser and reload Through the Eyes of a Sorcerer.<br />
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4) If problems persist, please let me know! <a href="mailto:john.lifeglen@diaryofawizard.com">HERE</a> is a mailto all ready to go to help move things along.<br />
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--John Lifeglen</div>John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-75591381639088394062012-05-16T20:06:00.002-05:002012-05-16T20:06:31.611-05:00Wizaversary Bash 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So....Updates. Avalon was great. Had a lot of fun. Got my sword of Kings. Currently debating whether or not to craft some gear, as my pip chance will be absolutely abysmal without anything.<br />
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Now for the big announcement. I'm going to have to move my party. Something has come up here in reality and I just can't make the 19th anymore. While celebrating Through the Eyes of a Sorcerer's 2nd birthday with John Lifeglen's 3rd birthday (they happened on the same day, completely unintentionally. Odd how stuff happens, eh?) would be great, I just can't swing it. Family stuff has popped up all spur-of-the-moment like and threw a massive Monquistan wrench into things. I'll be editing the information where appropriate and shooting to reschedule sometime soon. Sorry. The tournament only had 2 interested players, though, so it's not a huge loss.<br />
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PS. Made it a whole post without any of those super-weird interruptions. Woohoo!</div>John Lifeglenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634652906646148311.post-36136153119704742032012-05-15T22:47:00.000-05:002012-05-15T23:47:30.087-05:00Themes are Fun!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
New header, new siggy on any forum I use, new avatar EVERYWHERE. Heck, even my Facebook and Google+ got makeovers. When I talked about "Branding Yourself" a few posts back, I meant it. Here you can see just how far that goes. This current set is for level 80. I don't *plan* to change anything again until about level 90...but plans can change. Also, if any of you can figure out what the theme is with this one you'll get +250 Awesome Points with me. To give you a hit, I'll show you my siggy.<br />
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In other news, fans of Code Lyoko will be interested to know that I located a simulation game where you get to be Jeremie! That's right, friends. You get to virtualize Aelita and the gang to stop XANA and save the world. Once you figure <a href="http://www.moddb.com/games/ifscl">THIS</a> out it goes super smoothly and it a lot of fun. And rumor has it XANA might be coming back...</div>
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Your [Thematic] Friend Always,</div>
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