User:Bekkr1262

You can also find me here, here, and here.

'About me' stuff
I live in Sydney, and am primarily a man of leisure.

I tend to update my gaming PC more often than my wallet likes. Current specs:
 * Core i7 950|GigaByte EX58-UD3R|6GB PC3-15000|GTX 285|Asus Xonar DX|Dual Samsung 215TW|Vista 64 Home Premium|

Where MMOs are concerned, I'm probably not as old-school as my age (mid-30's) would suggest. Guild Wars was the first game in the MMO genre that I played (and still play), which I got into not long after it was released. I've since played:
 * EQ2 - One of the best MMOs around, I think, but SOE's penchant for blatant greed and total disregard for their customers has driven me away.
 * EVE Online - Lovely universe, interesting mechanics, and the skill system means I can take breaks and not suspend progress. Currently active subscription, though I don't play very much.
 * WoW - It's a polished experience, but... argh! My eyes! It's so smurfy! (I'm an admitted sucker for the eye candy).
 * Lineage II - I tried, but couldn't really find anything about this game that I liked.
 * LotRO - Beta tested. Lovely world, but something about it just didn't suck me in. Probably the character animations. Especially jump. No, sadly, I'm not kidding.
 * Anarchy Online - Again with the lack of eye candy, times about a bazillion. Though it seems like a fun game, it also feels overall a little rough to me.
 * Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - Prior closed beta tester. Not the game for me. [Global Skill Cooldown is a pet peeve.]
 * Age of Conan - Prior closed beta tester. Not the game for me.
 * Rappelz - heh
 * Runes Of Magic - ugh
 * City of Heroes/Villians - Fun game, but didn't keep me engaged for all that long. Feels very samey after a while.
 * Darkfall - And I thought AoC was a steaming pile of....
 * Aion - Beta testing. On paper, it seems like (L2+WoW)*aerial combat, but I find myself really enjoying it.
 * Fallen Earth - I would be beta testing, but (whoops, NDA)

There may be others that I've forgotten (or blocked from my mind), but it's obvious to me looking at that list that a slick experience and nice looking game is important to me. Call me a snob... I certainly would. Achiever 46.67%, Explorer 60.00%, Killer 53.33%, Socializer 46.67%

Anyway, I contribute here occasionally, and to GuildWiki, and will more than likely contribute to the Guild Wars 2 Official Wiki, and am very excited about Guild Wars 2.

