Nate's Journey Through WoW - Journal Entry 2

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.

Nate's Journey Through WoW - Journal Entry 1: The Screenies

Napoleon/Marion Jones/ Lance Armstrong

Orc Porn

What I do in ghost form....

HULK!!!!

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.

Screenie of teh week: week 7

The leetest time.

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.

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.)

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."

Related Blog Entries: Gamer Spotlight: Nate

Commenly used keyboard and mouse controls for FPS games

Movement
W Move forward
A Move left
D Move right
S Move back

↑Move forward
← Move left
→ Move Right
↓Move back

Q Lean left
E Lean right

Left Shift Sprint
Space bar Jump

Stance Control
C or Ctrl Crouch
Press C Twice Prone
Space bar Stand

Action
R or Z Reload
G Grenade
F or Left Shift Melee

Mouse Controls

Right Click Zoom or Grenade

Left Click Fire

Scroll Wheel Weapon slots

Screenie of teh week: week 6

Game Review: Secret Files Tunguska 3/5 stars

This game is mainly geared to people who are new to; problem solving, detective and mystery type games. Due to the fact that not everything means something, not as much decoding of codes, and most of the problem solving work is just figuring out riddles, rather than decoding pictures statues etc...

Secret Files Tunguska is not your typical problem solver game. Why? Because not everything means something. For example, you are trying to decode the code to open a box, but can't seem to get the right code. Then you see a picture of some person hanging on the wall right above the box you are trying to open, holding 5 flowers in one hand, and 3 in the other. Automatically you would think, "hey this picture must be here to give me some kind of hint or clue to get into this box." But in this game, that picture don't mean nothin.
Therefore, this game gets boring fast, due to it's low difficulty level and shallow game play.

The storyline runs like a movie going through haunted house. It follows a European girl or guy (you) depending on which you choose. You will run into ghosts, a guy all in black who hits you in the back of the head etc... The cut scenes are rather dramatic, with sudden loud noises, jerking camera etc.... For example, in one of the cut sences you ride your motorcycle home. You walk in, and you call out saying "anyone home? hello?" but hear nothing in return all you hear is silence, then you walk up the stairs, and you hear some craking wood as if someone's right behind you. (very cliche) Then BOOM! The camera jerks back and you see a hooded man, and almost immediately you see red fading into your screen. End of cut scene.

The graphics in this game are average, nothing special but nothing awful. But probably not as good as your typical adventure game's graphics.


For what you get in Secret Files Tunguska, it is also very overpriced at $29.99. In my mind, it is probably worth $14.99.

Final conclusion: Secret Files Tunguska is geared mainly toward beginner detective/problem solver. But even for them, this game can get boring real fast. I do not recommend this game, to anyone who has experience with detective/problem solver type games. But if you are looking for a more advanced detective/problem solver, I would suggest the Traitor's Gate games.

Back from vacation

Hey all,

I'm back from my "blogging break"! Therefore, the Teh Geekopedia will again be updated daily. With gaming; tips, tricks, game reviews, game matchups, Screenie of teh week, Gamer Spotlight and more!

Thanks for reading,

- Joshwhat
"I'm the unprofessional professional."

We hit 1,000 views today!

We've hit 1,000 clicks today! WOOOT!

Thank you, to all of you Teh Geekopedia readers. We couldn't do it without ya.

Don't forget to keep visiting this blog for gaming: tips, tricks, game reviews, game match ups, gaming news and more! And of course, all of that is delivered in a way that only gamers can. :)

Have a good day,

- Joshwhat
"I'm the unprofessional professional."

Gamer Spotlight: Ashwen

Names:
Ashley + Wendy = Ashwen

Been a gamer since: 2007

Quotes: "n0rcal rox my sox"

Currently Playing:
WarRock.....WarRock and more WarRock.

Usernames:
WarRock: ashwen, ashwen07

Online:
Usually during the times of 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Tips:
Watch, ask and practice with the best, or anyone that will take the time for you.


Do you want to be in our next Gamer Spotlight? Just let us know by mentioning in your comment, that you would like to enroll for our next Gamer Spotlight.

Screenie of teh week: week 5

" Yo, I'm the coolest lamb in town!"

Game Review: World at Conflict 4.5/5 stars

4.5/5 stars

It has been said that World at Conflict is better than C&C, Dawn of War and even Supreme Commander! Does it live up to the hype? Is it really all that? Well, here's our take on this game World at Conflict.

If there was a word that was the opposite of, "a boring RTS game" it would be "World at Conflict" The game play is awesome! It's fast paced, on the move and adrenaline pumping fun. WaC makes you feel like you're actually the commander/Sgt. Parker.



You'll never get bored, nuking an enemy massing, bombarding your enemy's drop in point, calling in air strikes on enemy tanks, sending your foot soldier to deliver a lethal punch from behind enemy lines, or just sending in the Calvary and destroying everything in your path!
WaC also eliminates the boring and tedious things like: building and fortifying your base, and gathering resources. Because in WaC, all your units are parachuted into combat. And the way your gather resources is by destroying your enemy. (1 tip: don't ever keep your units in one spot, keep them moving, or your units will be turned into ruble by an enemy air strike, nuke or artillery.)


The multi player game play is fun and well made. The campaign is also fun and has a realistic and imaginable storyline. The WaC storyline is made in a way that you can actually imagine it happening America.

The graphics in this game are awe striking especially for a RTS. I mean, sometimes I get confused if the games graphics are actually film/pictures or not. XD



The view is close to the action (the view is adjustable) making the game even enjoyable for mainly FPS players too who require alot of stimulation. Also when you hear the voices of your units screaming at you to help them or whatever, it makes you feel just that much more; in charge, realistic and in the moment.

The only thing I would change about this game is, the speed of your unit movement. But if they made them move faster, it might make it too hard to hit units with artillery strikes etc...



Final conclusion: Yes, World at Conflict lived up to the hype and to all of my expectations.
World at Conflict is a must buy for any gamer who enjoys a good game with: Great graphics and flat out awesome game play.

Game Review: Bioshock 3.5/5 Stars

Bioshock: 3.5/5 stars

Bioshock has been one of the most; talked about, hyped up highly rated PC games of 2007. But now we here at Teh Geekopedia, will give you our perspective on this hyped up and popular game. ("..In a way, that only gamers can deliver it".)

Bioshock has a great variety of weapons mutation powers, and ways to defeat your enemy.
For example: You can use your wrench and go hand to hand with enemy. Or you can use a mutation power and then finish off your now weakened and dazed enemy. Or you can brainwash them to work for you.... The list goes on and on.
Bioshock also has, top of the line graphics especially with dx10.
Which makes the game just that much more fun. Although you may think graphics don't mean much. Once you play a high level graphic game like this, you won't want to go back. (This game might be worth buying just to see the water graphics alone. :O)

The storyline is basically a underwater society gone bad...terribly bad. The enemy you go against does not change, it stays with a few types of enemy, making it sort of boring at times. Most of the type of enemy you'll face are deformed/zombie/undead, humans screaming anything from, "you killed my johnny!" to "F**k you!", which is personally not my cup of tea.

Second, The weapons in this game are not really all that great. I mean yea they're cool, but not as cool as they can get. And the fact that you have to manually reload your weapons, just isn't super fun.

Third, The mutations you can apply to yourself are sweet. Because, they are effective and with the graphic level in this game, they look super cool!
The only downside to the mutations is:
The mutation don't recharge automatically. Therefore, you cannot run around spamming your mutation powers. :( You have to find kits to recharge your mutation powers after every couple uses by finding and using kits that recharge your powers. Which can get very frustrating and inconvenient, when in the middle of battle.

Fourth, Although, Bioshock says,

"Explore an incredible and unique art deco world hidden deep under the ocean."

There really isn't alot of "explore" in this game. You basically have to follow the track the makers of Bioshock want you to go to get through this game, rather than taking alternative routes to get your objective done. For example: Rooms usually only have 1 way to get out, rather than 3 ways to get out. Which, forces you to have to go the way they want you to go.

Finally, since you are in an underwater society, there isn't much light there. Therefore you are basically always in dark rooms, with 1930s-1950s advertisements and pictures on the wall, which again is not my cup of tea.

Bioshock is a good FPS, with a great variety of weapons and mutations and ways to kill your enemy. But, there isn't enough exploring in this game, the enemy does not change, instead you just go against a few generic types of enemy, manually reloading your weapons can get kind of old, the ligting in this game is always dark and depressing.

Final Conclusion: Bioshock is a good game to buy, but the quality of game play does not match up to the hype.

Gamer Name Ideas

1st Place Names
PowOwner

RoxzorDaPwnzor

EinstianIsNub

UniquelyRandom

RandomlyUnique

Loolerskates

RoflcopterCoPilot

RoflcopterGunner

RoflcopterDown

YesYouAreNub
YesYouAreFat
MoldyCheeze

2nd Place Names

BrownSmellyStuff

WierdYellowLiquid

WiseOne

LeetBeat

Immortal Wimp
BioBoy
WindowsVisa

Loolerblades

Loolerboard

CheesePie

CookiePie

3rd Place Names

[Your Name] The Devourer

JoyfulRage

DontKite
LilFireball
DidYouSeeThat
Chubs
FearThis
NoIDontHax
IRoxUrWorld
NerdRage

Some of these names may be already in use by other players.

Leetbea7 has a Myspace!

Hey all,

Leetbea7 is one of the co-founders, and mastermind of this blog, and now he's got a Myspace!

Check it out, here's the url: www.myspace.com/tehgeekopedia_leetbea7

Also a quick reminder, check out my Myspace, here's the url: www.myspace.com/tehgeekopedia_joshwhat

Aight have a good day all!

- Joshwhat
"The unprofessional professional."

Geek Speak - MMORPG Abbreviations

gtg
Meaning: "got to go", or "good to go"
"dinner i gtg laterz :("
"i'm gtg, lets go!"

klol
Meaning: "kool lol"
Player 1: "I just unlocked this sweet map."
Player 2: "klol"

AoE
Meaning: "Area of Effect."
"Meteor Showers has high AoE"

AE
Meaning: "Area Effect."
"That has high AE."

LFG
Meaning: Looking for group.
"lvl 31 Druid LFG"

LF
Meaning: "Looking for"
"LF level 40+ Mage."

GLF
Meaning: Group Looking For
"GLF 1 tank, 1 Mage and 1 Priest for mission."

BRT
Meaning: Be right there
"After I finish this mission I'll brt."

Rez
Meaning: Any skill that resurrects or revives it's target.
"Rez me!!"

PK/PKer/PKed
Meaning: "Player kill" or "player killer".
"You got Pked"
"Pk"
"Ima Pker"

GM
Meaning: Game Master. Who are people who work for the game, kind of like game moderators or admins.
"I know GM!!!"

Jammed my thumb...

Arrgh hey all!

Last night, I jammed my thumb trying to turn off our central vacuum. It really hurt, I had to take an Advil :( Therefore, there will be no real blog entry today. But tomorrow I'll be back in full force, blog entries and all!! Rawr.. lol

Have a good one,

- Joshwhat
"I'm the unprofessional professional."

P.S. Hey please take the poll I added today.

We want your feedback

Hey all,

Today I'm taking a survey on how we (Teh Geekopedia) are doing.

I want to know what is your favorite thing about Teh Geekopedia... Is it the:
Game Reviews
Screenie of teh Week
Geek Speak
Gamer Spotlight
Teh Geekopedia's WarRock Blog
Or all of the above.. :p
Please let us know by commenting what you think on this blog entry!
Also, if you have new ideas for Teh Geekopedia's please let us know in your comment!

Thanks all have a good one!

- Joshwhat
"I'm the unprofessional professional."

Game Review: Guild Wars: Eye of the North 2.5/5 stars

Guild Wars: Eye of the North2.5/5 stars

This is probably the worst expansion out of the 3 GW expansion games. (Yes, it is worse than Guild Wars Factions.)

Guild Wars: Eye of the North, has alot of faults: not enough/very little new map area added, no new classes, a minimal amount of new PvP skills, and they just didn't add or change enough things!
The storyline is average, but Guild War's cut scenes are always so pitiful. Basically a Guild War cut scene consists of: A bunch of emotes, with voices... Gah
Finally, since the Guild War's programmers are so busy creating Guild Wars 2, they don't update the game enough, and the events are all repeats or junky stuff.

The things that Guild Wars: Eye of the North did right is adding; new armor, new weapons, new PvE skills (which would be overpowered for PvP) and for all you Gwen lovers.... To play with the now all grown up Gwen.

Final conclusion: Guild Wars: Eye of the North expansion is basically a big Anet update. Not enough new PvP skills, very little new map area and no new classes. But the expansion also provides: a good amount of PvE skills (that would be overpowered for PvP), new armor and new weapons.

My advice is: Don't buy it, just play a different game, and wait till GW2 comes out and play that.
Because, Guild Wars announced that, GW2 is an entirely different game, and will not in any way be connected to; Guild Wars, Guild Wars: Factions, Guild Wars: Nightfall or Guild Wars: Eye of the North.

Joshwhat has a Myspace!

Hey sup all,

Just to let you all know, I have created a Myspace for myself!
The layout isn't very good at this moment, but I'll remodel it soon.

The url is: www.myspace.com/tehgeekopedia_josh
Add me! Comment me! Or just do something!!!! lol

Have a good one,

- Joshwhat
"I'm the unprofessional professional."

Tweaks to improve lag

Hey all, it's Joshwhat your lag expert again.


I know what it's like to play with lag, and I also know some tweaks to help improve it.


When you turn down your graphics, it'll make the graphic quality, shadow and texture not very good. But also, your computer will operate faster, because there are less things for it to load etc... Therefore, it's a good thing to do, as long as the graphic quality isn't important to you.


Here is the step-by-step on how to do the tweak that'll turn down your graphic quality. Therefore, causing your computer run your games faster:


Step 1: Go to your [desktop]


Step 2: [Right Click] on your desk top.


Step 3: Click on [Properties]


Step 4: Click on the [Settings] tab.


Step 5: Finally you should see a drop box with the words [Color Quality] above it. Click on the drop box, and set it to the lowest quality possible.


Step 6: Click [Apply]


Step 7: Then after about a couple seconds, you'll get a pop-up asking you if you want to Save the changes you did to the color quality. Click [Yes]


(Always set Graphic Quality in games to the lowest also. The Graphic section is usually under [Options].)


Lag free ftw!


Joshwhat
"I'm the unproftional profetional."

Screenie of teh week: week 4

SURPRISE! Death from above!

Gamer Spotlight: toofoxy

Names
Aka: NY Gangsta
Gamer Name: toofoxy and 0hmygosh

Been a gamer since: 2005

Quotes: "omg noes!"

Currently Playing
WarRock (WR), Call of Duty (CoD) Halo, Tunguska, Sim City 4, Traitors Gate 2.
(I'm gonna get Counter Strike: Source and Call of Duty 2 really soon ^.^ :D 8D <(^>^)> :)

User Names:
WarRock: 0hmygosh, playboyrat, foxyfox, rumblytum, supernifty
Call of Duty: toofoxy or 0hmygosh
Halo: toofoxy, iroxursox
xfire: toofoxy

Online:
If I play I'm on at about 7:00 PM PST -10:00 PM PST.

Tips:
If you get killed, don't whine. It makes you look like a looser and it's useless to do it. Oh yeah, and don't start yelling "gay!" either.

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Two safe websites to download from

Hey all,

For me personally I have and always will be virus paranoid.. Therefore I try to find virus/spyware free downloading sites.
So far, I've found two; big, reliable, virus/spyware free sites. That also have a good selection of programs and games to download.

First is Download.com it is virus/spyware free and has a good selection of programs and games to download.. The speed of the downloading was average. For example it took about 3 hours to download a game like WarRock, and 2 hours to download a game like Flyff.
Here's the link http://www.download.com/
(Beware: there's a copy site called downloads.com)

Second, is xfire.com. It is virus/spyware free and has a good selection of programs and games to download. A special feature you get from downloading off of xfire is: You can play games/work on your computer while the program is downloading. And it won't lag you at all! :O The only down side to that feature is, the program takes like 8 hours to download T_T.
Here's the link http://www.xfire.com/
(You must have xfire downloaded to use it. But if you don't have it downloaded, just download it, it'll only take like 5 minutes.)

Good luck with your downloading!

- Joshwhat
"I'm the unprofessional professional."

Game Review: Halo: Custom Edition 1/5 stars

Halo: Custom Edition 1/5 stars
(FPS)
(It requires a Halo: Combat Evolved security code/CD code to install Halo: Custom Edition.)

I don't know what Bungie was thinking when they made, Halo: Custom Edtion. It's basicly a downgraded version of Halo: Combat Evolved.
There is no campaign. And the multiplayer is horrible! Why? Because, you can only choose from Halo: Custom Edition servers which is horrific. Because, there aren't many Halo: Custom Edition players, since most of Halo players just play Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer. Therefore you are left to play with like 14 people to play with. And very a very low amount of servers to join.. Which really really really sucks.. >.<

Final conclusion: Just play your Halo: Combat Evolved it's alot better.
And Don't download Halo: Custom Edition. It has no campaign, and very few people play it's multi player. Therefore you only got like 14 players to play with, and 20 servers to pick from.

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MMORPGs Top games

The MMORPG type game, has been very popular/rapidly gaining popularity. Here are top MMORPGs games, that are causing the MMORPG type game is to rise.



Rappelz
Probably the fastest rising f2p MMORPG out there. The graphics are sweet and the game play is fun. It's almost too good to be an f2p. Therefore I wouldn't be surprised if they come out with a "special membership fee" or start selling expansions. (I say, that Rappelz could become Guild War's up and coming rival in no monthly fee MMORPG game arena.)







Flyff
Another f2p, but unlike Rappelz Flyff is about f2p quality. This game is very time consuming, and a game that I would suggest not to play unless you got alot of time on your hands. But, Flyff has been very popular, I think people like the light hearted play, and how it's such a "cute MMORPG" Therefore, this game also is on the rise. (It's a good pickup game, as long as you're fine with your character getting stuck at level 20 or so.)
Related blog entries: Teh Geekopedia's Game Review: Flyff





Guild Wars
Not a f2p, because the game is too good to be one. Guild Wars is probably the second most popular MMORPG game. With good reason, because it has; Good and deep game play and pretty good graphics. (I don't suggest buying the Eye of the North expansion)
I would say Guild Wars was probably the fastest rising MMORPG out there, but in my mind it has kind of peaked out and is now starting to decline. Therefore, I don't think Guild Wars will start to rise again, until the release of Guild Wars 2.
(The people in Guild Wars American Districts are not the nicest peeps around, and beware there are fake girls everywhere.)


World of Warcraft
The leader in MMORPG games, with good reason. Great graphics, and great, deep and entertaining game play. So entertaining that it's addicting.. 0_0 As we say here at Teh Geekopedia, "WoW is a drug."
It isn't a f2p and they charge a monthly fee, but it's totally worth it, if you can afford it.....
Related blog entries: Guild Wars v.s. World of Warcraft



Runescape
This game was rising fast awhile ago.. But has also peeked out awhile ago. The game is basically a pitiful attempt to copy WoW. But it's free, therefore it did very well.. But now, most of Runescape's players are quiting and not many new players are joining.




Everquest
Everquest was probably the first big MMORPG game to hit the market. But now years later, it has lost alot of it's popularity, due to WoW and Guild Wars. Therefore, it has peaked out..









Knight Online
This game is on the rise fast, but I think it's gonna peak out soon. Pretty good game play considering the fact that it's f2p.. But there are so many hackers in that game, it's sad.
Final summary regarding Knight Online is, it's gonna go down soon, it just isn't a well run or maintained game.

Things to keep an eye on:

NC Soft, they have been producing some good, solid and popular MMORPGs. Also the game.
Last Chaos they are growing, they'll either become big, or fade into obscurity.

We're on Boxxet.com!

Woot! Our "Game Review: Flyff" blog entry made it on Boxxet, In the Rappelz section!

Just wanted to anouce that great news!

Over and out,

- Joshwhat

Game Review: WarRock 4.5/5

I personally play WarRock, and it is my favorite FPS game atm... It has a good variety of weapons, 3 different gaming modes (Close quarter combat, urban ops, battle groups). There are also 5 different classes, which keeps the game from getting boring.

Engineer: Repairs vehicles, but are probably the worst class.

Medic: Has the ability to heal yourself and your other teamates, while still being deadly.

Assualt: The most deadly and damage dealing class, mainly ment for upclose/medium range combat.

Sniper: Kills enemy from afar, giving you the advantage of range.

Heavy Trooper: Mainly the anti vehicle class, but can also kill enemy foot soldiers.

(Tip: once you get sick of one of the classes, just change your class. :D)

The game play is excellent especially for being F2P, graphics are moderately good but very good for a F2P, and I like how you can build up your account, level, unlock access to higher level guns, gain dinar and manage your K/D. Making WarRock a FPS/RPG which is pretty cool. XD

If you wanna become more hardcore buy premium, it helps alot. It unlocks; PX items (which are super rad!), alot of added features on creating rooms, the 5th slot, alot of sweet guns and you get a huge amount of dinar! woot!

WarRock also has alot of glitches, that are very easy to exploit, and where there are glitches there are glitchers. Yes, WarRock has alot of glitchers.

The WarRock storyline basically nonexistent/the worst ever, there is literally no storyline, I don't know why they say it's a game with a storyline! The only time they give you a storyline is when you are loading a map in small print. And the instructions they give you in the storyline are false, don't follow them... But that's just a side note.

The WarRock chat system could use ALOT of improvement, but it is still acceptable, and that also is another side note..XD

Final conclusion: WarRock is a very good F2P game FPS/RPG game that I would recommend to almost any gamer. It has great game play, a good variety of weapons, 5 different classes, and 3 different gaming modes which keep you entertained.

Check our other blog, Teh Geekopedia - WarRock Blog. Iit has; tips tricks, weapon commentary, weapon stats, and general WarRock info. Click here.

Store reviews: Best place to buy a game

Target 4/5 stars (Good, if you're looking for new or popular games.)

Target's selections of games is average, but they don't carry enough of the smaller/not as hot games. The prices are pretty much the same as anywhere else, no more, no less.



















Fry's 4.5/5 stars (Huge selection)


Fry's is probably one of the best, if not the best place to buy your PC games. Because they have such a huge selection, they carry all the games, popular, new, old, classics and even the bad games. Also, the staff who work in the game department tend to be more computer smart, which helps alot.
The only thing that is stopping Fry's from getting 5 stars is... They have horrible... and I repeat horrible, over the phone service.
For example, once I called Fry's to find out if they had Command and Conquer Generals in stock. After a 15 minute ordeal of me telling them to check, recheck, and double recheck. The Fry's staff member finally said, frustrated and impatiently, "uhhhg, as I said before, all we have in stock is Command and Conquer Generals." The thing, is the Fry's staff member did not tell me "earlier" that they had it in stock. And, just the fact that I had to tell them to check, recheck and double recheck, is pitiful.
Therefore, the best way to find out if they have something in stock, is to probably go there yourself. Otherwise, you'll just end up, more frustrated and confused than before.











2/5 stars. (Worst selection and worst staff)

Walmart is by far the worst place to buy your PC games. They have by far the worst selection on PC games out of all the stores. They seem to have more of the "Nancy Drew", "Farm Tycoon" and "hunting" type games, and less actual regular PC games. Basically, Walmart's selection of games are more geared toward the really young kid.

The staff at Walmart pretty much know nothing about the games.. They'll just scream on the microphone to have some other staff member help you. And he/she won't know anything either.













4/5 stars.



Best Buy, has a good selection of games. Although they may not have as much of a selection compare to Fry's. They carry a good amount of games, and the PC game section is very organized.
The staff at Best Buy relatively PC smart.
One big plus for Best Buy is, there are alot more Best Buys around than Fry's, which means, you are more likely to live closer to a Best Buy than a Fry's. Giving Best Buy a big plus, because that means it's probably alot quicker and easier to get to a Best Buy than a Fry's to get your games. That's why I suggest mainly going to Best Buy for most of your games. But if you want to get a hard to find/not popular old game, I would suggest checking out Fry's.

2.5/5 stars (Low selection, but knowledgeable staff)

GameStop has a very low selection, they tend to carry only the extremely popular games or the really new games. They used to have a big "used game" section, but due to some problems they stopped doing that. (Some GameStop stores still have a "used game" section.)

The GameStop staff are usually very knowledgeable, so they're good if you want some info on games.

Final summary:

I suggest going to Best Buy for most of your games.

I suggest going to Fry's if you want to find a old/not as popular game.

I suggest going to Target if you want a popular or new game.

I suggest going to GameStop for info on games.

I suggest going to Walmart for a Nancy Drew or Bob the Builder game.

Screenie of teh week: week 2

Locked and loaded!

Gamer Spotlight: Homie

Names
Nickname: Box dude
Gamer name: Homeboy9

Been a gamer since:
2003

Quotes:
"NOWAI!"

Currently Playing
Warrock, Asda Story, Seal Online, Soldat, Ragnarok Online,

Usernames:
Warrock: h0meb0y9
Seal Online: Souless, Health
Soldat: ~Health~
xfire: homeboy09

Online: Roughly 3:00 PM PST - 8:00 Pm PST, on all day on sunday.

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Game Review: Rainbow Six: Raven Shield

Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, is one of the better but not best, team based tactical shooter out there. Here are the reasons why.

First, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield makes it easy to command/direct your squad members and squads from a FPS view. Therefore, preventing fustration when trying command your squad member to do something.

Second, this game has a very good variety of weapons and gadgets. Also Rainbow Six adds a strategic element to the average tactical shooter. It allows you to plan: waypoints for all of your squads, the routes to get to those waypoints. Therefore causing you to really think, what weapons you want to equip your squad members with.

Third, Rainbow Six is very realistic. For example, if one of your squad members die, you loose them for the duration of the game.

Ok... Enough about the pros of Rainbow Six: Raven Shield. It's time to talk about the cons. The things that cause Raven Shield to just be one of the better tactical shooters, and not the best.

Con number 1, the hostage IQ is horrible! They are annoying, make weird noises, don't do what you tell them to do, run right into the line of fire, run straight into your gas nades, and don't even follow or hold ground when you tell them. I mean, I know that could be more realistic, but come on! Isn't that a little overboard? It's a game for a reason, we don't want all that junk, that makes the game so fustrating. lol >.<

Con number 2, this game comes with aimbot.......... Good for inexperienced players, but super boring, not difficult enough etc... For pro gamers.

Con number 3, horrific storyline period.

Con number 4, Rainbow Six, does let you set an engagement mode for your squads/squad members to follow. Meaning, they don't let you tell them to, hold fire, fire at will, shoot only when engaged etc...

Summary, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, could use alot of touching up. But it still is an good tactical shooter, that I would recommend playing. If you're a; new gamer or not used to tactical shooters.

But if you're more experienced, I would suggest looking into the Swat series of games.

(Cheat for god mode)

1 press ~

2. type: godtrue

If you want to go back to mortal mode.

Type: godfalse

Note: god mode only effects the squad member you are controlling at that moment.

Guild Wars v.s. World of Warcraft

Hello people of America and the world!

Today, we are going to compare two MMORPG games, Guild Wars (GW) and World of Warcraft (WoW).

Guild Wars vs World of Warcraft (Graphics)

WoW wins. It has better shadows, better texture, and just more real feeling.

Guild Wars vs World of Warcraft (Game play)

Again WoW wins. Why? Because WoW has more and better skills/spells. Another reason, you can jump and fly in WoW. In Guild Wars, you can only run. Which gives WoW another plus! it's just more fun to jump/fly, than just walk, it keeps you more entertained. Also, WoW is just a bigger game, giving you alot more things to do, places to go, and things to kill! XD

Guild Wars vs World of Warcraft (Longevity of entertainment)

By far WoW... As many say, it's so addicting, it's like a drug! :O lol

Is WoW still better than Guild War, even though WoW has a monthly fee?

Totally yes! You get like a 2x better game for that monthly fee. More depth, better gameplay, more options, more entertaining, more customized, and just more fun!

World of Warcraft vs Guild Wars (For kids)

Guild Wars wins this one... For these reasons; kids are usually on a tight budget, so they can't afford the monthly fee. But, I think if you guys just only play WoW instead of buying other games like GW, you should be able to afford the fee. Because, 1 game of GW is like $40-$50, and $50 can pay for a good amount of months of WoW. Therefore, just don't buy other games and only play WoW, and you will be able to afford it. Trust me it's worth it, WoW won't let ya down.

Final result.

WoW is just a better game period. *ding ding ding!* Although it has a monthly fee, you get so much bang for you buck, it's worth it.

Remember, there's a reason why it's the leader in MMORPG games.

Here is a link to WoW's 10 day trial. http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/trial/index.html?referrer=WORLDOFWARCRAFT&source=wowhome&promo=1

You can get a short term trial that will let you try Guild Wars and all of it's expansions. But you gotta buy it in a store for like $2-$5

Game Review: Dawn of War

Dawn of War Seriese 4/5 stars

(RTS)

The Dawn of War Seriese: Is a very solid RTS game solid set of games with, great graphics, good gameplay and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

To me, all of the Dawn of War games had bad storylines. They weren't very good or engaging . If you're good at RTS games, I highly suggest not playing this on easy mode. But.... There are like 8 campaings, which is nice, for varity, and keeping you entertained for awhile.

Dawn of War:

Best campain out of all the DoW games. Infact, if I could only own one of these games. I would get this one.

Dawn of War: Winter Assualt:

This one has a "ok" campaign. But, too much switching between factions.

The Imperial Guard that Winter Assualt added, aren't very good either. The Imperial Guard infantry are too weak and loose moral too quickly. They are mainly officer/leader based infantry. Their vehicles and boss vehicle are very good and strong, but still I'd reccomend playing Space Marines over them any day.

Dawn of War: Dark Crusade:

This expantion is probably the worst campaing out of all of the DoW games. It is bassically a big compilation of little, small and lame scrimages, with no objective other than anilihat enemy. All that, with little to no storyline. But the new races they added are very good for multiplayer. The Tau Empire, which are a mainly stealth based race. With weak vehicles and infantry don't really pack a huge punch. But as I said earlier are stealth based. Which gives you an advantage. The Tau Empire also has an alliance faction, the Kroot. (I do not reccomend playing the Kroot. They are mainly melee, and take no damage.)

In totality there are 8 different races in the DoW seriese, all with different strenghs and weaknesses, which means there's literaly always a race for you. the

Eldar: are very mobility, and stealth based. All of their buildings can teleport to any where on that map that you can see. Also all of their buildings can go invisible.

The Imperial Guard: Ifantry are too weak and loose moral too quickly. They are mainly officer/leader based infantry. Their vehicles and boss vehicle are very good and strong, but still I'd reccomend playing Space Marines over them any day.

Space Marines: They are all around in almost every aspect. Not specializing in any single aspect, but are moderatly too good in almost every cagegory. The Space Marines race has the ability to upgrade their sargents with the "Rally" ability. Which restores squad moral to full. The Space Marines only down side is that they eat up your strategic points fast.

Necrons: are a very reseiliant, mobility and energy based race. Their infantry pack a moderate punch. They don't really have true vehicles, but they have units that are good enough to make up for that.

Chaos Marines: Are very similar to the Space Marines, but are a little weaker, but are cheaper and are a little more mass based, but not by much. All around in almost every aspect. Not specailizing in any single aspect, but are moderatly good in almost every cadigory. (I hate their buildiers' voice >.<)

Orks: Are quantity not quality and are more infantry than vehicle based race. Relying on mass amounts of their units to overwhelm enemy. Although they don't deal much damage individually, they deal considerable damage when together. But, when not in mass, they loose moral fast, and are near to worthless. The Orks vehicles are horrible.

The Tau Empire: which are a mainly stealth based race. With weak vehicles and infantry that don't really pack a huge punch. But as I said earlier they are stealth based. Which gives you an advantage. The Tau Empire also has an alliance faction, the Kroot. (I do not recommend playing the Kroot.)

In the end, all these races give you variety, and each requires totally different strategies and tactics to play.

Final Summary: A very good RTS game, one of the best RTS multiplayer games in fact. Because it doesn't get old, due to their varaity in races. But could still use some improvements in the campaign area (Mainly Dark Crusade), and overall race balancing.