Level: 3
Race: Orc
Name: Boypride
Class: Warrior
Quests Completed: Lazy Peons
Zones Discovered: The Cape of Stranglehorn, Durotar
Levels gained: none
Last Wednesday Teh geekopedia published my first entry, (the one that involved Napoleon, Marion Jones, Lance Armstrong, King Kong, The Incredible Hulk and Mikey Jackson).
Since then I have been waiting to see if the site views have gone up. And sure enough.... IT DID, YES YES YES!!!! Okay, sorry for that.
*cough cough*
Anyways, the views only went up like 20 more viewers per-day, but I'll take it as all of you telling me,
"Nate, you make the best blogs ever please make more!" So, I'm making more.
After killing a few hogs, I decided to read my first entry to see what I did last.
Right away I saw the words The Hidden Path. That was it. I was going to explore The Hidden Path, I had my axe to destroy enemy and my Hearth Stone to well, ditch the whole thing all together. When I finally got to The Hidden Path, I took an bathroom break expecting this to be a momentous journey.
Done with my break, that ended up taking 15 min (I read PC Gamer) I ran up the path, trying to jump on every ledge hoping I would discover a new zone. Then suddenly, I am looking into a huge body of water and a little village,
After almost falling over the edge, I took a few screen shots for you guys. (I bet you already explored the hidden path, and the little village but what the heck).
Realizing that there was no other way to get to the village, I made a leap of faith, falling into the water. (faith that my hearth stone could bail me out after I landed)
Disappointed in the fact that my Orc didn't make that big of a splash, I swam until I saw a big blue crab/lobster thing. I thought if I taunted big-bad-blue-boy it would make some sweet screenshots. Not a good idea, with one strike I was dead. (why does some kind of high level NPC/Char always have to kill me?)
So instead of sweet screen shots of me taunting big-bad-blue-boy, I got lame screen shots of me being killed by big-bad-blue-boy.
I re spawned in the village! But, I was in ghost form. Deciding that it would be a better idea to run back to my dead corpse, rather than talking to the Spirit Healer, I began the normally boring run back to my dead corpse. When I got to the shore line I was prepared to swim, but instead my Orc ran on top of the water! Excited, I took more screen shots.
Then, I saw something:
something bigger than King Kong on Nintendo and The Incredible Hulk when hes angry,
faster than Marion Jones plus steroids and Lance Armstrong when he's wearing yellow and ridding on something with two wheels,
and scarier than Napoleon's French army and being with Mikey Jackson alone.
It was a boat. Yes, a boat. Okay, maybe it doesn't live up to the hype, so shoot me.
Well, the boat was coming right at me. Figuring I was invisible since I was in ghost form, I started taking screen shots.
First, it was just coming my direction. Then, it was coming right at me. And finally, it was on me. Now, frantically pressing the "PrtScnSysRq" botton, a map showed up on my screen, I wondered what it meant. When I arrived at a new location, I knew the boat had taken me to some place, far far away.
Then I realized, I was still in ghost form! I had to find a Spirit Healer!.
Two hours later.
I was still looking for a Spirit Healer and I still hadn't found a one.
Bored, like Mikey Jackson without young children.... Okay, that was bad, lets just say.... Bored, like emo's without razor blades... Okay, that wasn't good either, lets try this again.... Bored, like The Incredible Hulk without things to crush. There. (when in doubt say something about Hulk). I decided to put a frozen pizza in the toaster.
Thirty min later.
I had finished munching on my pizza, (California Pizza Kitchen: tomato and cheese) and I was not as bored. (Bored, like me without pizza to munch on. I'm not fat, so it's not that bored.)
Then, without warning, I had yet again, another light bulb moment. (This time, I imagined a light bulb above my head)
I should just use my Hearth Stone!
Five min later.
I was still clicking on my Hearth Stone, and getting some weird red text. Then, I actually read the red text.
It said something like, "You cannot use this item while in ghost form."
Right then, my imaginative light bulb shattered. (I was not harmed)
Thinking hard, I closed my eyes wondering if my Nate's Journey Through WoW was ruined. Opening my eyes I saw it,
it was bigger than Donkey Kong.... Okay, I won't go off on that again, basically I saw a Spirit Healer! Yes! How did I miss it?
Right then I could of swore that an angel was watching after me*.
After gaining XP for exploring The Cape of Stranglehorn, I saw a high lvl female* Warlock. I said hi, she responded in some type of European language. When I finally finished watching her and her shadow pet guy kill a bunch of enemy I said goodbye.
I clicked on my Hearthstone. And this time, it worked.
When I returned to my home base I was excited and my Orc was exhausted.
I saw a few hogs sniffing around, it was the first time I was glad to see those little level 2 hogs.
*Freaky fact: When I was reviewing my screen shots I saw that the high lvl female char was not a Horde loving Orc, but an Alliance loving human. Funny thing is, that she never attacked me. Maybe she was the angel?
*I called him/her a she because he/she had a female char.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Game Review: Project Snowblind 1.5/5 stars
1.5/5 stars
Project Snowblind is somewhat similar to Bioshock, in how you can pick up cool weps, and your body is mutated. But, here is where it falters, the game is too "shoot em up", it's like an arcade game: Run forward to where your troops point you to go. Get there. Shoot the enemy that jumps over wall (in an infinite amount). And keep shooting them, until you are directed to move or kill some robot like boss.
Also, the game is too structured, you must follow your way point, and you must get to the way point in the way the creators of Project Snowblind want you to. Which is total junk.
The game's graphics are alright, but it's no where near today's generation of game graphics.
The storyline in this game is horrific. It's about Nathan Frost (you), and how he dives to protect one of this teammates, to protect him from a bomb. But instead Nathan Frost gets hit by the bomb. And gains mutation powers. (The powers are junk)
Final Conclusion: Do not buy this game that runs like an arcade game. The graphics are bad, the storyline is junk, and the gameplay is too "shoot em up"/"wack-a-mole". It's a waste of money.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Nate's Journey Through WoW - Journal Entry 1
District: Blade's Edge
Race: Orc
Class: Warrior
New explored zones: The Den, The Hidden Path and The Valley of Trails
Quests Completed: Your Place In The Wolrd, Cutting Teeth, Simple Parchment, Glagar's Cactus Apple Suprise
After sheathing and unsheathing my axe for a few minutes, I talked to the ugly/balding orc with a yellow ! levitating above his head.
He gave me a quest to talk to another orc, this time orc number 2 had a yellow ? levitating above his head. Then, I received another quest.... okay, you probably don't want to read a WoW quest diary, so leave out the boring quest diary and get to my 'quirky dorky' diary. *clears throat* While attempting to complete the Cutting Teeth quest I saw a sweet looking mount, with a not so sweet looking rider. Well, he had sweet armor, but his face.... it... it looked like his name should be Napoleon, and to top it off, he only speaks french,
"Nostyec bur endrivis ras ash." he says. I have absolutely no idea what that reads. Okay, maybe that isn't french but it isn't English, Looks like some sort of European language.
After I finish marveling at how European this guys face looks like, he challenges me to a duel. He is a mage or warlock I'm not sure which one, but he still dominates me.
Licking my wounds from defeat I decide to get back at him. But how? I read the manual on the Human race and the Orc race.
I sat and compared the two in my mind, then I had a shall we say, 'light bulb moment' (without the light bulb).
I remembered that Orcs are a part of the Horde faction and the Humans are a part of the Alliance faction. That means my NPCs will attack Napoleon (high level European dude*). This time I challenge him to a duel, when the duel starts I make sure i'm near an Orc Grunt. After killing me with one of his spells he realizes that the Orc Grunt is attacking him. What happens the next few mins I didn't catch, mainly because I was jumping up and down in ghost form taking screen shots, but also because I couldn't find my body until I figured out that the gold arrow is my dead corpse.
Once i respawn I saw him running away from the Orc Grunt and two other Orc NPCs. (Those two lvl 35 orcs that ride on their wolfs and say, "You're annoying my dog!" and "What's that smell? Oh bad dog!").
Napoleon was making a run for it, big time, like, if this wasn't WoW he would be the male Marion Jones minus the steroids.
As he ran by a sleeping Lazy Peon the two 'Dog Riders' gave up, the grunt was chasing, but looked like he would give up soon too. So after a couple seconds of pumping myself up (faking my Orc was The Incredible Hulk) I ran infront of Napoleon/Marion Jones. With one incredible swing of my axe he was dead! (the NPCs got him down to 4 hp, but I still killed him).
After doing a few rounds of dancing and more Hulk impersonations, Napoleon/Marion Jones was back, but this time he brought his high level Night Elf friend. Night Elf and Napoleon/Marion Jones killed me for 5 min.
Feeling like Donkey Kong, (Partly because I am big and boofy, and partly because I am dying and respawning) I decided that Donkey Kong wasn't going to die again. So, i talked to the Spirit Healer, and respawned away from the two bullies.
Feeling pumped after killing a few boars, (like The Incredible Hulk that just swung a tank above his head then threw it into neverland*) I challenged a level 3 troll to a duel. In my constant attempt to look more Hulk-ish I took off all my armor. Realizing that no armor = more damage I feared that my Donkey Kong side would show. (you know the dead and respawning side) But luckily my Hulk-ness shined through. I won the duel and took some screen shots of me in Hulk form (armor-less).
As I was about to explore a new zone (The Hidden Path) i saw a sweet looking flaming horse pass me by. With once again a not so sweet rider, it was Napoleon/ Marion Jones. Then he did the "/pity" emote. I wildly charge at his horse but he got away. So in the end he is Napoleon/Marion Jones/Lance Armstrong.
The little * on the (high level European dude) statement is there so i can tell you guys that i am not hating on Europeans.
The little * on (like The Incredible Hulk that just swung a tank above his head then threw it into neverland*) statement is there so i can tell you that neverland is not related to a person with the last name Jackson.
No, I'm not afraid to get sued. REALLY, I'm NOT.
Race: Orc
Class: Warrior
New explored zones: The Den, The Hidden Path and The Valley of Trails
Quests Completed: Your Place In The Wolrd, Cutting Teeth, Simple Parchment, Glagar's Cactus Apple Suprise
After sheathing and unsheathing my axe for a few minutes, I talked to the ugly/balding orc with a yellow ! levitating above his head.
He gave me a quest to talk to another orc, this time orc number 2 had a yellow ? levitating above his head. Then, I received another quest.... okay, you probably don't want to read a WoW quest diary, so leave out the boring quest diary and get to my 'quirky dorky' diary. *clears throat* While attempting to complete the Cutting Teeth quest I saw a sweet looking mount, with a not so sweet looking rider. Well, he had sweet armor, but his face.... it... it looked like his name should be Napoleon, and to top it off, he only speaks french,
"Nostyec bur endrivis ras ash." he says. I have absolutely no idea what that reads. Okay, maybe that isn't french but it isn't English, Looks like some sort of European language.
After I finish marveling at how European this guys face looks like, he challenges me to a duel. He is a mage or warlock I'm not sure which one, but he still dominates me.
Licking my wounds from defeat I decide to get back at him. But how? I read the manual on the Human race and the Orc race.
I sat and compared the two in my mind, then I had a shall we say, 'light bulb moment' (without the light bulb).
I remembered that Orcs are a part of the Horde faction and the Humans are a part of the Alliance faction. That means my NPCs will attack Napoleon (high level European dude*). This time I challenge him to a duel, when the duel starts I make sure i'm near an Orc Grunt. After killing me with one of his spells he realizes that the Orc Grunt is attacking him. What happens the next few mins I didn't catch, mainly because I was jumping up and down in ghost form taking screen shots, but also because I couldn't find my body until I figured out that the gold arrow is my dead corpse.
Once i respawn I saw him running away from the Orc Grunt and two other Orc NPCs. (Those two lvl 35 orcs that ride on their wolfs and say, "You're annoying my dog!" and "What's that smell? Oh bad dog!").
Napoleon was making a run for it, big time, like, if this wasn't WoW he would be the male Marion Jones minus the steroids.
As he ran by a sleeping Lazy Peon the two 'Dog Riders' gave up, the grunt was chasing, but looked like he would give up soon too. So after a couple seconds of pumping myself up (faking my Orc was The Incredible Hulk) I ran infront of Napoleon/Marion Jones. With one incredible swing of my axe he was dead! (the NPCs got him down to 4 hp, but I still killed him).
After doing a few rounds of dancing and more Hulk impersonations, Napoleon/Marion Jones was back, but this time he brought his high level Night Elf friend. Night Elf and Napoleon/Marion Jones killed me for 5 min.
Feeling like Donkey Kong, (Partly because I am big and boofy, and partly because I am dying and respawning) I decided that Donkey Kong wasn't going to die again. So, i talked to the Spirit Healer, and respawned away from the two bullies.
Feeling pumped after killing a few boars, (like The Incredible Hulk that just swung a tank above his head then threw it into neverland*) I challenged a level 3 troll to a duel. In my constant attempt to look more Hulk-ish I took off all my armor. Realizing that no armor = more damage I feared that my Donkey Kong side would show. (you know the dead and respawning side) But luckily my Hulk-ness shined through. I won the duel and took some screen shots of me in Hulk form (armor-less).
As I was about to explore a new zone (The Hidden Path) i saw a sweet looking flaming horse pass me by. With once again a not so sweet rider, it was Napoleon/ Marion Jones. Then he did the "/pity" emote. I wildly charge at his horse but he got away. So in the end he is Napoleon/Marion Jones/Lance Armstrong.
The little * on the (high level European dude) statement is there so i can tell you guys that i am not hating on Europeans.
The little * on (like The Incredible Hulk that just swung a tank above his head then threw it into neverland*) statement is there so i can tell you that neverland is not related to a person with the last name Jackson.
No, I'm not afraid to get sued. REALLY, I'm NOT.
Monday, December 3, 2007
How to put Alt Codes in your name (e.g. ĵÕšĦŵĦā7.)
Have you seen people in Halo, CoD, CSS and other games, with their names spelled out in crazy letters? For example: ĵÕšĦŵĦā7 Well, those crazy letters are made up from Alt Codes. Why are they named "Alt Codes"? Because, the way you get those crazy letters is by, holding down [alt] and simultaneously typing numbers on your 10 key. And once you release your hold on the [alt] key, your crazy letter should appear.
Here is a step-by-step on how to get those crazy letters.
Step 1. Click [Start]
Step 2. Click [Run]
Step 3. Type in: charmap
Step 4. Now you should have the Character Map window pop up.
Step 5. Look around and find what you like best.
Step 6. Once you have found the letters you would like to use. Click on each one of them, and write down the Alt Code for each one, that should appear at the bottom right corner of your Character Map window. (Not all letters have an Alt Code.)
Step 7. Now when you name your character or account, simply hold down [alt] and copy the Alt Codes you wrote down earlier. And there you go! :D
(For games you will have to manually type in unique alt code to make each unique letter. Therefore, make sure the letters you choose show an Alt Code, because if they don't you wont be able to use them. But if you plan on using the letters for somewhere else like, Myspace, Facebook or xfire, simply copying and pasting works.)
(Also, you can just hold down [alt] and go crazy punching numbers on your 10 key, and just see what you get. It's a good thing to do when you're bored.)
Here is a step-by-step on how to get those crazy letters.
Step 1. Click [Start]
Step 2. Click [Run]
Step 3. Type in: charmap
Step 4. Now you should have the Character Map window pop up.
Step 5. Look around and find what you like best.
Step 6. Once you have found the letters you would like to use. Click on each one of them, and write down the Alt Code for each one, that should appear at the bottom right corner of your Character Map window. (Not all letters have an Alt Code.)
Step 7. Now when you name your character or account, simply hold down [alt] and copy the Alt Codes you wrote down earlier. And there you go! :D
(For games you will have to manually type in unique alt code to make each unique letter. Therefore, make sure the letters you choose show an Alt Code, because if they don't you wont be able to use them. But if you plan on using the letters for somewhere else like, Myspace, Facebook or xfire, simply copying and pasting works.)
(Also, you can just hold down [alt] and go crazy punching numbers on your 10 key, and just see what you get. It's a good thing to do when you're bored.)
Friday, November 30, 2007
Announcing: Nate's Journey Through WoW™
We have created a new section called Nate's Journey Through WoW ™, which will soon be publish and featured here at www.tehgeekopedia.blogspot.com. We will observe Boypride (Nate) transform from a noobie level 1 Orc, to a pro level 70 Orc. We will follow him as he; levels up, learns the game, obtains new skills, struggles with hard quests, discovers new zones (at least to him), acquires new armor/weapons, makes new friends, makes new enemies, and everything else in between. We will even document his, thoughts on how things are going.
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Nate's Journey Through WoW will make it's debut in less than a week, so keep checking back.
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Thanks for reading,
- Joshwhat
"I'm the unprofessional professional."
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Nate's Journey Through WoW will make it's debut in less than a week, so keep checking back.
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Thanks for reading,
- Joshwhat
"I'm the unprofessional professional."
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