A look back, a look forward...

A little over a year ago was when I started to take this game seriously and actually started to learn. Through 2006, I've gained and lost many tibia friends, killed lots of

monsters whether they be demons, behemoths, dragon lords, giant spiders, hydras or what have you, as well as lots of new experiences, skills, and items. It's been a grand, yet not so grand year at the same time. Through this time I've made two characters successful, and began on a third. 115 levels altogether were gained throughout this year, while spending around 80 days regaining mana throughout the characters. I've learned the art of paladin training, and the joys that go into being a blocker. People have betrayed me and I've done some stupid things myself. Each day I learned one more important thing to mastering this game, and I'm a stronger player because of it. I hope that everyone has a Happy New Year, and enjoys the beginning of 2007. Today I gained level 28, as well as worked on lots of magic leveling. It was an okay day, but I was gone for most of the time doing other things. Soon I'll go hydra hunting and make up for the low level. Tomorrow marks day ten of this character and experiment, and I'm enjoying it for the most part. Being a mage has lots of great benefits, and I can't wait to unfold the year with it. Happy New Years again everyone!

New Years Resolutions:

Level 150

Magic Level 70

New equip: Demon Helmet, MPA, SOV, Mastermind Shield, Golden Legs, AOL, Boots of Haste, and rare items.

Another Death, Promotion, and other related info

I'm sorry for writing this late, as I said I would have all of my updates before server save, but I went to bed early and I didn't mean to fall asleep. Today I mana sat for a long time, and had some fun with the Grynch Goblins. I needed 20k for the promo, and I was broke so I really had to sell stuff big time. I sold my c-helmet, my dragon shield, as well as some other things with lots of runes. After I made it, I kept on making runes and traded 2 bps for a wand of cosmic energy. Later on when I was about out of soul I hunted Scarabs in Ankrahmun, summoning monks and enjoying the gp gained from it. Soon, when I was just about ready to leave I auto walked and my video card messed up and froze tibia. I had to reopen it and logged in to the temple of Venore, knowing I had died and lost 2 bps of hmm, my wand of dragonbreath, my crappy dwarven shield, my rope, shovel, and about 2k in gp. Because of that I have to live with the embarassing following:
Dec 31 2006, 02:02:43 CET
Died at Level 27 by a larva

After that, knowing I couldn't afford to get back to Ank, I got off for the day. I only lost a magic level, and was at the beginning of level 27 again, but it felt like so much more. It was surely a discouraging moment.

Mana sitting, relaxation

Today was a pretty uneventful day. As I explained earlier, I got premium yesterday and because of this I've been saving money for a promotion. All of the time that I was on I was mana sitting, making hmm runes and trying to sell some items to get more income. I enjoyed mana sitting up the stairs near the rots, in thais ancient temple, because without promo it was necessary for me to go down and kill rots occasionally not only for the soul but for the food. So, as I was on my way to thais to get more food, the GM logs in my corner. It was obvious that he was pursuing a report on me, probably pertaining to my long hours and mana sitting. In the picture it shows all those other people there, but they weren't when he appeared by me, and they all huddled around him, praising Smiley. Without a word of acknowledgment the GM poofs off just like that. I continue mana sitting for a while until I have out with a friend for a while. Notice the picture on top. This was taken by a friend of mine, as me and Noble Thallou did the Bright Sword Quest on Merena. Brings back both good and bad memories...Anyways, that's it for now. Hopefully it will be more interesting in the updates to come!

Deaths, Premium, and lots of fun

Today, I managed to die two times after I had just done the 10k quest. First I was in the OLC area and didn't heal enough while dealing with a mino mage, dropping part of my equip as well as items. It was only around 10k, but it meant a lot to me and I went back to get it. I wasn't prepared, and I had a plan of going around and grabbing it from the south side, by going through the wild warrior/bandit area below. So, before I did that I tried getting in through the other way, it wasn't much of a success. As I passed by ready to mana sit so I could go through the other side and survive, I saw a level 25 sorcerer. He certainly could have taken them out, and he was headed in the direction so I rushed the opposite way passing by lots of tarantulas, only to meet a lured gs at the entrance of the wild warrior area. "When did spawns reach so far?" I asked myself as I quickly died yet again. I found out that the spawns have been changed and there's more giant spiders in different places. I find POH to be really messy with all of these tarantulas and such running around all over the place, but it's how it was meant to be. After that, I took a short break, telling myself I was not gonna quit and that I needed to work harder to make up for it. So, I got back on and hunted dwarf soldiers and guards, getting from level 23 back to 25 and then my friends helped me get premium. Everything worked out fine, and I still owe them tremendously for it. After that, to celebrate my new premium, me and Noble Thallos went hunting in the tombs. He blocked for me, and I summoned Fire Devils and managed to get level 26 rather fast. After the fun hunt, he had to go, and I leveled off by myself for a while, only to end up with 5% to go and mana sitting. The 5% was easy, and it marks a good day for me. Not only did I get premium, but my friends care about me (good thing to hear), and I managed to get a few levels even after dieing. Now I can summon monks and fight much harder things! In turn it all worked out fine, and I really enjoyed this day. When I get the money I'll buy me a promo, but until then, catch ya later!

More levels, and thoughts on things

I got up late last night and managed to get the two levels I needed so that I could start making hmm runes. The two levels were mostly off of dwarf soldiers, in two different mines outside of Kazordoon. So, in need of cash I mana sat for most of the rest of the day. During that time I watched tv, and occasionally would stop by to the computer to check something out. After a while I hopped over to tibiacity.org, and started watching the videos and reading the news. It's fasinating about the team doing the POI quest, Cipsoft sure has been fixing that one up for a while now. Anyways, after watching the full video it was interesting to see all the cool new monsters and how well all those high levels worked together. It's rather unfortunate that three people died doing the quest, and I hope they're blessed with the best of luck in the future to make up for that. What struck my eye after watching that video and viewing the video list was a video of an ex-friend of mines tibia life. I didn't decide for us to end the friendship, and it was certainly a indescribable feeling: a mix of jealousy, hate, amazement, happiness, and lots of other things at once. I try to suppress the negative thoughts, and I hope that Kut-Kusari keeps it up and enjoys it every step of the way. I was a tiny piece of the puzzle to that character, practically to an insignificant degree yet when I watched it I thought of a lot of the memories we shared. Whether it be hunting, or just talking, it was good at the time, and I will miss it. The video was showing a picture of each level, 1 through 100, and it was quite interesting to see the pieces of that puzzle that I did indeed miss. Anyways, this brings me to another thought. Just like in many scenarios, ways of life, jobs, video games or what have you, tibia is a place with many acquaintances and very few friends. We have lots of opportunities to gain more friends though, but it still remains the same. There are only a few quality friends in a handful, and if you add a lot more, you're still going to have the same percentage. The good friends are what keep us playing this game, the honest thoughtful players like: Thethem, Armored Patrol, Nakaru, Xzuwish, and many more that I can't put my finger on right now. My point is, enjoy what you have, and make the best of it. You don't want to lose those solid tibians, because you'll have the big void inside without them. As I feel now...Have a great night everyone.

Hard leveling and confusion

Today I managed to get two levels as well as a few magic levels. The first one wasn't so hard, but the second was killing me. I was getting tired and wanted to get done with the level so I could just relax, and mana sit. Level 22 to level 23 ended up taking around seven hours, constantly searching new places to hunt. I tried the following places: Venore rots, Mt Sternum cycs, many dwarf mines including the main one connected to Kazordoon, as well as Outlaw Camp and a few other miscellaneous places. Practically everything was packed, but Outlaw Camp/the Poh area. So, I go down there. Immediately I'm faced with the challenge of a lured Mino Mage, and tons of bandits and smugglers where they never used to be. Turns out the whole area was updated, and that Poh extended itself further into the surrounding areas. Tarantulas were running rapid, and there were dead Giant Spider bodies way further than they used to be able to be lured. So, as I went down frantically I noticed the differences in the basic structure, and I decided to leave because it's officially unknown territory again. Soon enough I'll explore it, but I'm certainly not ready for that kind of thing this soon. After a long while, I finally got level 23 and got all the spells I wanted. For a few hours I enjoyed the Orc Peninsula, such a great place to just mana sit your heart out. Pleased enough, I passed out on my bed while still logged in. That's it for that day.

Level advance, GM news

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! I had a decent one with my family although I was sleeping for most of the time. Around 10pm or so, I got on Tibia and started leveling. The rot cave in Venore seems to be a fun and decently convenient place to level. It took about 2 and a half hours to get the full level, but it sure was a lot more enjoyable than doing the dwarf mines. Before I got the level, I had to go back to town and unload some of the money I aquired from the hunt. I went to my depot in Venore, noticing a group of people standing around one guy. I went over there and saw that it was a GM standing right in the depot, seemingly afk while tons of brazilians asked him for things like the Thunder Hammer, and even going as far to request Orshabaal in Luminera. I found that kinda funny, and you can see the picture right above all of this. While on the GM subject, a friend of mine is hoping to become a GM as he's already a senior tutor. A dream that so many of us wished to accomplish. I wish Aaron the best of luck at becoming a GM, and no doubtably would he be one of the best. Until next time Tibia fans. Be expecting updates regularly either before Luminera server saves or right after.

The start of my blog, and the rebirth of my tibia career

Recently, I decided to start playing tibia again (how could I ever get away from it entirely?!) . Time and time again I'm brought back to this game so that I can ruin my real life all for some temporary enjoyment and seeking the almighty goal of being "good" or the best. It's an unconscious feeling, pretty hard to describe within a video game. The times before each gave me a decent amount of knowledge, being a paladin as well as a knight. But one thing spoke to me when I was coming back, just a few days ago. I've never been a successful mage. So, I start this journy and day by day I'll be updating everyone who reads this on what's happened. Pictures, and tibicams will be provided for quests and new achievements. We start off at level 20, on about day 3. Thus begins the expedition, expect an update later tonight.