Wow...

Time flies when you're unemployed... I can't believe it's been ten days since I last posted something to my blog. This despite the fact that I've had ample time to play DDO during the day. Which has given me the chance to bring both EmmDee and Trinarias up to Level 5.

But, much of it has been through solo play; I've had several bad PUG experiences lately, so I'm not inclined to run my characters with groups who don't also value playing to earn all of the XP bonuses within any given quest. Which may seem silly, but I was looking to level my characters up, not zerg through every quest just to see how quickly I could get it done. Odd as it may sound, I prefer to enjoy the quests Turbine has given me. That means I would probably find more entertainment value in completely exploring the quests, rather than taking the shortest path to the end boss. I mean, it's not like the end rewards are all that stellar at low level anyway...

I've also had plenty of time to work on my little side project. I've decided to write a novel for the Eberron setting that actually spends a significant amount of time in Stormreach, and which takes place almost exclusively on the continent of Xen'drik. It's been rather entertaining to imagine some of the interactions my characters might have with many of the NPCs any player can find in the game. I look forward to substantial completion of the project, as I may have to obtain permission from Turbine to use the names of the NPCs in the game. But, I think that's what's so interesting about this project, too. It might be something someone who's never played DDO picks up off the shelf in their local bookstore, and then, after reading the book, decides to join the game, and meet and see some of the things I've written about.

It's an interesting diversion, anyway, when I'm not looking for a new job.

And, Module 8 must be getting close. There seems to be an awful lot of uproar about when it's due out and what the various new features will be like. Time will tell, but I think it's going to be a few more weeks, myself. Turbine tends to run a little long on their estimates. That whole bug thing, I think.

At any rate, I'm still around, and I'm doing what I can to keep things fun.

See you in Stormreach!