Gaming

I do wish the Kynesgrove Wayshrine would point me north when I arrive like the event portal does. Too many times I've mindlessly strolled off southwards before remembering that Breda is the other way.

Anyway tonight I was creeping about in the dark lower regions of the docked ship stealing ten things for the endeavours to get my 10 seals and 2000XP. Sneaking. Silently. Unseen.
Right, that's nine things nabbed, just one more. This handful of barley will do. Silently. Unseen.
And that 2000XP bonus tipped me over the threshold for levelling up. The big golden light shines on me from above. "Ha haaaa!" My character shouts. "Yay! Woooooo!" before standing up and applauding loudly.
Silently. Unseen.
Let's run for it just in case...

In not 100% sure about seeing people level up. I've seen people suddenly light up in that way without the shouting but there are other in-game things that do that like scrolls and potions so it was more likely to be those animations. But if I ever do see someone levelling I will cheer along with them to make them feel OK about it.
One of the things I like about the game is that you can see what other players are doing when they occasionally stop running around everywhere. When they look at the map you see the characters pull out the map, you can see them adjusting their clothes when they change their outfit and they rummage around in a bag when they manage their inventory. It adds a touch of immersive interest and makes the place feel a bit more alive.

There are a selection of voices in the character creation. They were just listed in a drop down menu and labelled with letters rather than descriptions so it was a bit tedious having to go through every one to try them out. I think there was about seven or eight options for each race/sex.

I saved another player from certain death today.
We were all rampaging across the Starved Plain in search of mass murder and wanton death. Well, I was. Maybe they were just doing the quest there.
Anyway some poor soul seemed to panic during a fight and tried to run away which only lured some more spectres resulting in them being ambushed and surrounded by four of them and I could see the health bar diminishing before my eyes so I leapt to the rescue with my spinning tornado blade attack followed by some flurry and siphoning to heal them. Then I posed and stared at them in a self-satisfied way amidst the bodies.
Until another spectre walked by. No time for gloating.

I also played a bit with my warden character today. I haven't done much with that one cos she's with the Covenant faction and I've already done that opening area with the fat guy so I tend to just keep her near the bank to carry things for the moment. However one endeavour today was to get a new Mundus Stone bonus (the equivalent of Skyrim's standing stone effects) and she's the only character that didn't have one so it was easiest to get it with her. Of course I had to have a few little fights on the journey there and I'd forgotten how much I like that combat style of Bow combined with Animal Attacks. It's good fun sniping from a distance and then sending the diving cliff racers to do most of the damage before the baddies even get close to you. I think she's now got enough points for the Shalk summoning too. I should use this character more.

Edit: However I should add that I still don't understand the Volley attack with the bow. Aiming that big circle is tricky from the low viewpoint I like to have and I can never time the mouseclick to hit anything.
Stick to the cliff racer, I say.

Valence wrote:

I also played a bit with my warden character today...
...I should use this character more.

 

So I took my own advice and continued my murderous rampage with my warden and her bow. And then I almost got caught in one of those surrounding ambushes too.
One downside of the bow is that you end up running backwards as the enemies approach and don't see the other enemies that are respawning behind you and sure enough I found myself in a fight with a mob of five of them closing in from all directions.
And there was no one who wanted to save me and gloat.
No matter. I didn't die and managed to save myself but my health did get perilously low. So I have ignored that Shalk Attack and have instead invested points in the power to raise a healing mushroom patch.

I got around to claiming that free room in Vulkhel Guard for my mage and it's ..erm... small .

 

I eagerly burst through the front door and immediately hit my face against the back wall.
It looks like one of those apartments in London that only cost three million quid.

Not quite sure what I'll be able to put in it but maybe the elf woman can craft some more lights to make it feel bigger.

Looking through the all the bedding options... No.
But there is this  Comfortable Looking Thing.  

I think the only thing that would suit the small room is the  Military Stretcher.