Comments for The Church of Alvis http://www.thechurchofalvis.com Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Basic Healing Theory by Guest Post: Basic Healing Theoryhttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2012/01/10/basic-healing-theory/#comment-147 Guest Post: Basic Healing Theory Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:43:34 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=484#comment-147 [...] 10, 2012Posted in: HealingI wrote a guest post over at the husband’s guild’s blog on Basic Healing Theory.  This is intended for people who have never healed in an MMO before and are feeling a little [...] [...] 10, 2012Posted in: HealingI wrote a guest post over at the husband’s guild’s blog on Basic Healing Theory.  This is intended for people who have never healed in an MMO before and are feeling a little [...]

]]> Comment on Follow Your Heart or Follow Orders by Blackfernehttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/12/02/follow-your-heart-or-follow-orders/#comment-146 Blackferne Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:46:47 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=309#comment-146 There have been a few I've agonized over for a few minutes before committing. It is definitely interesting. There have been a few I’ve agonized over for a few minutes before committing. It is definitely interesting.

]]> Comment on Follow Your Heart or Follow Orders by ereesahttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/12/02/follow-your-heart-or-follow-orders/#comment-145 ereesa Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:38:35 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=309#comment-145 I actually have got up and went and smoked a cigarette while thinking about how to answer one. haha I actually have got up and went and smoked a cigarette while thinking about how to answer one. haha

]]> Comment on [User Interface] Moving and Modifying Group Frames by Njessihttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/12/06/user-interface-moving-and-modifying-group-frames/#comment-129 Njessi Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:35:43 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=317#comment-129 A bit after posting this article, someone directed me to a video on how to resize the frames too... make the health bars longer or fatter. It won't look like Grid, but it's a start.Now, if I don't eff up the embed... (edit) Never mind it won't embed. Here's the link. (shake fist at youtube)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip4hv8ca-aM A bit after posting this article, someone directed me to a video on how to resize the frames too… make the health bars longer or fatter. It won’t look like Grid, but it’s a start.

Now, if I don’t eff up the embed… (edit) Never mind it won’t embed. Here’s the link. (shake fist at youtube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip4hv8ca-aM

]]> Comment on [User Interface] Moving and Modifying Group Frames by Royhttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/12/06/user-interface-moving-and-modifying-group-frames/#comment-127 Roy Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:56:36 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=317#comment-127 oh dear god thank you! oh dear god thank you!

]]> Comment on A sight-seeing stroll through SWTOR by Miragelhttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/12/08/a-sight-seeing-stroll-through-swtor/#comment-78 Miragel Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:18:05 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=374#comment-78 Thanks so much! I do a lot of real life photography, and sort of geek out over photos in game. Glad to see I'm not alone! I find that as graphics get better in games I'm often struck by how much depth and clarity there is in the environments. Only a few more days till Early Game Access! Soon! Soon there will be TOR! Thanks so much! I do a lot of real life photography, and sort of geek out over photos in game. Glad to see I’m not alone! I find that as graphics get better in games I’m often struck by how much depth and clarity there is in the environments. Only a few more days till Early Game Access! Soon! Soon there will be TOR!

]]> Comment on A sight-seeing stroll through SWTOR by Anexxiahttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/12/08/a-sight-seeing-stroll-through-swtor/#comment-77 Anexxia Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:09:44 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=374#comment-77 I love that there are so many screenshot junkies like myself out there. Seeing your post reminds me yet again that I am itching to get back to the game... I love that there are so many screenshot junkies like myself out there. Seeing your post reminds me yet again that I am itching to get back to the game…

]]> Comment on The Bad Boys and Babes of Beta by Doddhttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/11/25/the-bad-boys-and-babes-of-beta/#comment-66 Dodd Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:42:25 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=300#comment-66 I tried the evil Sith angle in the October weekend beta. In the ongoing beta program, I'm now trying to rack up the light side points.As Joun and I were grouped up for a bit last Saturday, he mentioned he had me pegged...I'd be a jerk right up until the time I had a good/evil decision point, then I'd always side with good. It was an interesting observation, and evidently not far off the mark.I've since come to the conclusion that as far as group fun is concerned, being evil is more inherently fun in a gaming context than being good. It will be interesting to see how this plays out at launch, with people's main characters. Especially since CoA is playing on the Republic side, we're automatically the good guys, right? I tried the evil Sith angle in the October weekend beta. In the ongoing beta program, I’m now trying to rack up the light side points.

As Joun and I were grouped up for a bit last Saturday, he mentioned he had me pegged…I’d be a jerk right up until the time I had a good/evil decision point, then I’d always side with good. It was an interesting observation, and evidently not far off the mark.

I’ve since come to the conclusion that as far as group fun is concerned, being evil is more inherently fun in a gaming context than being good. It will be interesting to see how this plays out at launch, with people’s main characters. Especially since CoA is playing on the Republic side, we’re automatically the good guys, right?

]]> Comment on Ghosts From MMOs Past by Doodhttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/10/04/ghosts-from-mmos-past/#comment-46 Dood Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:07:47 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=257#comment-46 The lack of a "why" is precisely why WOW never appealed to me. There was no personal/emotional investment to even prompt my imagination to determine why I needed to do what quests said I needed to do.That's actually been the problem with every MMO for me other than SWG and the upcoming SWTOR: lack of emotional investment. Here's to hoping that BioWare's storylines combine well with the Star Wars mythos to provide that attachment. The lack of a “why” is precisely why WOW never appealed to me. There was no personal/emotional investment to even prompt my imagination to determine why I needed to do what quests said I needed to do.

That’s actually been the problem with every MMO for me other than SWG and the upcoming SWTOR: lack of emotional investment. Here’s to hoping that BioWare’s storylines combine well with the Star Wars mythos to provide that attachment.

]]> Comment on The Case for Surnames by Blackfernehttp://www.thechurchofalvis.com/2011/08/19/the-case-for-surnames/#comment-38 Blackferne Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:24:31 +0000 http://www.thechurchofalvis.com/?p=235#comment-38 That is just lovely. That is just lovely.

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