Keeping it Fun

The longer I play this game, the more I learn about it and the people who play it. Sometimes things happen that I'm not thrilled about and I feel the need to say something about it and, yes, my blog does present a venue (or a soap box!) for me to vent my frustrations. However, by and large, my blog serves as another way for me to enjoy the game.

It seems that the jury is still out as to whether it's good or bad whenever someone's character name appears in my blog. Especially since it's generally known that any group I participate in could become the subject of a blog entry. I think that it can sometimes hinder the spontaneity of a group. But, rest assured that the intent is generally to share all of the entertaining things I experience within the game. It's simply that the entertainment usually requires the assistance of other players.

But, at the same time, I'm not above self-deprecation. I, too, make mistakes, and am often the reason something blogable happens in the first place. After all, I'm not a perfect player. In fact, far from it. After nearly two years of play, I still make mistakes, some really stupid. But, even those can be funny.

Take last night for example... Benjarrus, Factotum, Stonehands and I (playing as Obsydiian) were grouped up for a little desert mayhem; we're still trying to determine whether the Bloodstone is still in the loot table...

Of course, it didn't take long for Obsydiian to become cursed by those stupid mummies roaming around out there, not that it really affects a Warforged that much, but still... So, after we cleared the first round of chests, we recalled to let the adventure area to reset, recover health and spell points, and to restock on depleted supplies. This is when Syd teleported over to the magic shop in House Jorasco to pick up some wands, including a wand of Remove Curse. (Stupid mummies!)

When Syd had completed his shopping trip, he opened his pack, pulled out a scroll and attempted to use it. Only to have the game reply with "You can't do that in a public area (you idiot)!!!"

Well, okay, it didn't say "you idiot", but it might as well have.

Particularly since I'd let out an "Ugh!" in voice chat when it happened.

The others quickly asked what was wrong. I replied that I tried to use a Greater Teleport scroll in a public area, and was thoughtfully reminded by the game that I was being stupid.

And, I say stupid, because, after all this time, I *know* you can't use Greater Teleport in public areas. But, I was so excited to pop back over to Zawabi's Refuge by way of Arcane supremacy, that I forgot, and did something stupid.

Actually, I replied to the group that "I was being stupid."

Not that Syd was necessarily stupid, but that it was something I told him to do that, if I'd thought about it for half-a-second, I'd have realized *I* was being stupid.

But, it was worth a laugh for all of us.

And, it's the silly things like that that keep me enjoying the otherwise mundane things in the game.

Sure, I still have to question why, after all this time, Turbine hasn't made an adjustment to the game to allow Greater Teleport to work *anywhere* when the standard Teleport spell/scroll does. But, had they fixed it already, I'd have missed out on a moment of levity to share with you today.

What probably made it funnier, though, was at the end of the evening, when we decided we were done pillaging the desert, folks started to Recall out.

"Ooh! Wait!!!" I said into voice chat.
Stonehands replied with "What's wrong?"
"Here..."

Syd was *finally* able to use his Greater Teleport scroll.

Sure, I only set it to take us all back to Zawabi's Refuge, but I was so excited to finally be able to use the scroll, that I probably sounded like a little kid in a candy store.

Not to mention the fact that I was able to provide a useful service to my friends.

By the way... In yesterday's entry, where I mentioned Stonehands' plot to take over the world, I missed the otherwise obvious reference to Pinky and The Brain. Which, of course, I was properly chastised for during last night's adventures.

Heh. Typical...

But, I just wanted to write a few lines to remind folks that I don't mention someone in my blog to embarass them, or to make them feel bad. Not usually, anyway. Instead, someone is usually mentioned because of something they said or did that amused me in some way.

And, if it makes me laugh, I like to share the laugh with others.

That seems to be the best way to keep it fun!