http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/ GamersHQ.com - Computer gaming discussion forum. en Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:21:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.gamershq.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/ http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/13-heroes-henchmen.html Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:36:25 GMT

Tonight I finished a really long quest line in GWEN (Guild Wars Eye of the North), The Missing Vanguard. Depending on how you count, there are upwards of 16 quests that make up this storyline.

As I finished up the last quest I started thinking about how much of this quest line I completed without the help of another 'person.' Often, my groups were made up of myself and a few heroes and henchmen.

Henchmen are NPC characters that players can group with. They are available from early on in the game and come in various levels and classes. Generally speaking, as the content of the game becomes more difficult, higher level henchmen are available to you.

Heroes on the other hand are only available to players who own the either the Nightfall or EoTN campaign and they must be unlocked via various quests. While henchmen are unchangeable with regards to skills and equipment heroes are highly customizable.

In the final battles my groups were made up of myself, 3 heroes, and 4 henchmen. Not another single 'real' player in the mix.

Makes you think about the 'multi-player' aspect of a MMO.

To be fair, Guild Wars describes itself as a co-operative role-playing game, but it really falls under the larger umbrella of MMORPG.

These heroes and henchmen do have personalities of their own. It seems that Lina dies a lot for a monk that focuses on protection and Pyre Fierceshot isn't that focused if you ask me.

It was with these NPC characters that I got through some pretty tough battles and for that I owe them some gratitude. But how do you say thanks to a computer controlled character?

What are you thoughts on NPC characters in MMOs? ]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/13-heroes-henchmen.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/12-protector-tyra.html Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:28:19 GMT Miss Truss just completed all 25 of the Prophecy Missions (and bonuses) and now has the title of Protector of Tyra!

]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/12-protector-tyra.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/11-damn-sexy.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:57:34 GMT Logged in to Guild Wars today for the first time with my newly restored account. It took about an hour for me to get accounted with the skill bar and to setup a few new builds. Here is my damn sexy Elementalist - Miss Truss. Image:... Logged in to Guild Wars today for the first time with my newly restored account. It took about an hour for me to get accounted with the skill bar and to setup a few new builds.

Here is my damn sexy Elementalist - Miss Truss.

]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/11-damn-sexy.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/10-guild-wars-account-restored.html Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:16:17 GMT Good news! NCsoft said they will restore my account. I'm just waiting for the final instructions.

Wooo! ]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/10-guild-wars-account-restored.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/9-fear-installed-now-im-afraid.html Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:12:49 GMT So I finally got around to reinstalling FEAR. It took me some time to find the patch from 1.0 to 1.08. After waiting in the queue at FilePlanet (http://www.fileplanet.com/162803/160000/fileinfo/FEAR-Patch-v1.00/v1.07-to-v1.08-%5BUS%5D) I installed... So I finally got around to reinstalling FEAR. It took me some time to find the patch from 1.0 to 1.08. After waiting in the queue at FilePlanet I installed the patch.

The graphics look really good but I got 10 minutes into the game and got spooked.

I'm such a baby. ]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/9-fear-installed-now-im-afraid.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/8-gw-drama-update.html Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:09:08 GMT NCsoft contacted me back about my GW acct. Maybe I will get it back ;-) NCsoft contacted me back about my GW acct. Maybe I will get it back ;-) ]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/8-gw-drama-update.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/6-guild-wars.html Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:53:16 GMT I send GW Support an email asking to get my old account back. It was used without my permission to sell gold and was locked. I hope I get lucky. I send GW Support an email asking to get my old account back. It was used without my permission to sell gold and was locked. I hope I get lucky. ]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/6-guild-wars.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/5-fear.html Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:04:57 GMT I'm giving serious consideration to reinstalling FEAR and trying to get through the game.

I get so damned scared by the creepy little girl.

Maybe tonight I'll give it a go.

]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/5-fear.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/4-sweat.html Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:40:11 GMT Why does the battle over the price for sweat have to be so difficult?

As a Mindforce user I am already losing. The economy of the NB chips is terrible. So if I overpay for sweat I'm losing more. I have to pay the market price (or less) just to minimize loses. I'm not even thinking about breaking even.

So if I offer up to buy 1000 sweat for 4.5 PEDs don't think I'm a scammer. I'm just trying to lose less. After all, by using MF I'm actually putting money into the system. Something that a sweater doesn't understand. ]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/4-sweat.html http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/3-4-4-09-sweating-mf-skilling.html Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:26:25 GMT I'm off to do some sweating and some low level MF skilling with a low level NB chip. Nothing exciting but trying to keep the PEDs for a rainy day. ]]> thoreau http://www.gamershq.com/forum/blogs/thoreau/3-4-4-09-sweating-mf-skilling.html