A reading update, and friends make it worthwhile
I have finished reading the second Gotrek & Felix Omnibus, a while ago actually. Initially I had planned on moving on to The Ghost King, the third book in the Forgotten Realms Transitions trilogy, which I had received as a Christmas gift from my sister. However, since it has been a while since I read book two, The Pirate King, I figured it wouldn't be any harm to move on to the third Gotrek & Felix Omnibus and save The Ghost King for when I was done.
I've already finished the first novel in the omnibus, Giantslayer, and moved on to Orcslayer which is where Nathan Long had picked up the series. I have to say, even though I'm not even halfway through it, the difference between William King's writing and Nathan Long's is noticeable. I can't complain about the difference though, as I'm finding that I actually seem to prefer Nathan Long's style. You see, I'm very much weaned on fantasy fiction by starting out with much of the initial Dragonlance novels by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, then moving on to Forgotten Realms when I had consumed most of what was available in the Dragonlance "universe". I found that I preferred Forgotten Realms, particularly R. A. Salvatore's writing style, and stuck with it never looking back. While my love for the Forgotten Realms and Dungeons & Dragons in general has kept me waiting with baited breath for new novels to be released, I have ventured over to the Black Library to seek literary sustenance in their Warhammer Fantasy offerings (Warhammer 40k has never really caught my interest).
Inevitable City almost hits Stage 2
Last night, Lannerea was in the Inevitable City with Feared, attempting to push the city siege to Stage 2. From what I saw, this was a server-wide effort on the part of Order which is incredible in itself, given that it tends to be the case that you can never actually get anyone to work together coherently. Entire instances were doing their best to push back and demoralize Destruction, as well as actually kill Adell the Conqueror. Feared was able to get in three kills (unfortunately in an empty instance, but it seems that's potentially the only effective way to do it) before the timer ran out, and infuriatingly enough the final kill didn't seem to count toward the Victory Point total. It happened with roughly 30 seconds to go, and some people in Vent even stated they saw the VP meter lock to Order, but in the end the city went back to rebuilding/safe status with a total of 64 VPs (65 needed to flip).
Highside, prior to logging out, congratulated everyone in the server-wide Tier 4 ORvR channel, guaranteeing that another push will be forthcoming Saturday night. I intend on being there.
On another note, earlier this week I was able to not only fill up my High Elf T4 influence, thereby gaining me the Mallet of Remembrance, but I also was able to earn two more Silver Ankhs in Land of the Dead which was more than enough to buy my Shroud of Nehekharan Assassins. Lannerea also earned two more along with me, allowing her to purchase the Shawl of Nehekharan Priests. Now to just get her into some Lost Vale runs with plenty of luck so that she can gear out in her Dark Promise set.
~MikeR.
The Empire loves a good Slayer
Last night, despite us agreeing to having a quiet TV night, Lisa and I logged in to see if there was any good RvR action in WAR. Within 10 minutes, she was visibly annoyed but stuck it out because Feared was running a guild-only warband and getting shit done. However, the conversations in Ventrilo had little to do with what was going on in the RvR lakes and tended to be loud enough that anyone calling out for help or giving locations for some hotspots for fighting were drowned out. Lisa died numerous times because of this, causing her to miss out on most Objective caps and a fair bit of the non-lopsided fighting between Feared and Destruction. I can see why she was annoyed, but she at least got the renown and influence from capping Praag, Kadrin Valley, and finally Chaos Wastes.
Speaking of Chaos Wastes, what a blitzkrieg. After waiting around for a domination cap in KV we figured that if we sped off to CW and nailed the BO's and keeps as fast as we could, we would get an easy VP lock. After hitting both northern Objectives we dropped Zimmeron's Hold like a bad habit (I don't think I've ever seen doors drop that fast) then moved south. Whatever Destruction there was earlier in the night must have either taken off to Land of the Dead prior to us hitting CW or left in frustration after the pounding they took in Praag and KV, because the southern half of CW didn't take much longer. As soon as the south keep fell everyone gathered round in the courtyard and the lock happened, giving each member of Feared around 18,000 renown. Not only did I hit Renown Rank 50 (gaining the title Grudge Guard) but I also had the good fortune of finishing off my Empire Tier 4 ORvR influence, getting me the War Shroud of the Fist of Repose as a reward. Before logging off, I slotted my Invader Chargers with a +23 Strength talisman and made sure I stuck those suckers on my feet, salvaging my old Conqueror Chargers for a nice +3% melee crit talisman.
Now to help Lisa get Lannerea to RR50. Too bad her Invader set is DPS-centric.
~MikeR.
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