Mystic Worlds

The Sims 2, EQ2 and all that Jazz

I’m taking a permanent break from WOW until WotLK.  My druid is level 62 and will remains as such until shortly before the next expansion.  I have decent gear, funded by my mains since I’m not a fan of 5-man PUGs and get annoyed being asked to heal. 

Anytime recently that I even think of logging on to WOW I just can’t get into it.  I think about doing some Battlegrounds but Alliance is taking a huge beating in AV on top of which being lower leveled without real PVP gear, BG’s are a brutal affair for my poor feral kitty.  So I’m just going to hang up my paws until 2-4 weeks before the xpac, at which time I’ll come back and grind my way to 70.

Quick Rant

While I was catching up on some podcasts on WOW Radio, I flipped on over to the General Forums to catch up on some game news.  First mistake - going to the WOW forums.  Second mistake - reading the general forums.  Third mistake - reading a post with the words AV, PVP and Honor Weekend all in the same title...

There's a long thread going where the posters is a Horde players asking that Alliance just lay down and take the loss for AV weekend because it's more efficient for the AV weekend because winning doesn't matter if we all get max honor.

What's Up Doc

I downloaded EQ2 and spent a little bit of time on a PVE server with an evil Fae.  I enjoyed my Illusionist but the evil version, Coercer wasn’t my cup of tea. It reminded me of trying the Conjurer which I wanted but ended up not liking the dark starter zone and went with the Summoner.  Anyway, I didn’t have enough time restart a Fae so I logged off.  I’ve tried several of the fighting styles since the first time I played EQ2 and the Illusionist was by far, the one I’ve enjoyed the most.  My decision now becomes go back to the one I have on the PVP server, outfit myself for combat and stick out.  Otherwise, I’ll just have to re-roll a new Fae Illusionist.  Too bad, the new evil Fae have some hot wings!

Calling All Sims 2 Content Creators!!

Every year I treat myself to something nice for Christmas.  It’s usually a geek gadget, peripheral or something cool I want but haven’t been able to justify purchasing.  This year, I want something really original – new content for my Sims 2 game!

That’s right, you heard me.  I want to commission custom designed content for me to use with the Sims 2 Open for Business and Seasons.  I want to negotiate a price to have a neighborhood built and sent to me.  We can work out the details of how many homes and the level of customization required, but here’s the general gist…

No Changes, But Hello Anyway

No changes on the work front - lots of it and drama.  When I do have some spare time for a game I've been loading up The Sims 2 Seasons instead of any MMO.  I'm pretty much burned out on WOW.  Other than questing/grinding for money, I don't have any direction or goals.  My schedule being what it is, I can't do organized anything - no end game and no arena.  Well in WOW that just leaves PUG BGs which are fine and all but eh, what is the point really?

When I find time at 12AM, 1AM, etc. it's more satisfying to just load up TS2 and work one of my home business, both of which are a small slice of wishful thinking.  One is a small bistro that takes me back to the time when my ex and I owned one while I was a stay at home mom.  It was lots of work but very rewarding.  That was until the recession hit, money got tight and I had to face up to the fact that I made significantly more slugging it out as a schmo in technology, so I returned to the dark side.