User:AzraelX1067

A Little Bio
My name is Matt Kirk, I am 21 and from Nottingham in England. On the internet I use the pseudonym "Azrael" or a variant of it most places I frequent. After playing a couple of traditional MMOs I heard of Guild Wars and decided to give it a go with a friend. The main MMO I used to play was Conquer Online. I played it for 2 years on the Freedom server, my main characters were AzraelX, Asuka-O2 and Elise, if anyone from there knew me then hi ;) I got bored with the level grind and saw a trailer for Guild Wars that made it look interesting so a friend and I both bought a copy and started up. As this was over 2 years ago I obviously started with prophecies, made a bunch of characters and got bored, went back to CO. Later I quit CO and started to play GW properly, making a W/Mo - Miriku Hellsing (yes, I was that noobish). I got her to the Elona Reach mission before I gave up and again stopped playing for a bit (this habbit of playing a bit, quitting a bit carried on for a while). My next character attempt was my ritualist, Celeste Westward. With her I finished Factions and then got to the Gate of Madness mission before getting bored. The character I have gotten furthest with is Azrael Nightwish, my Necromancer. Started off as an MM before switching to SS when I could cap it. So far I have finished Factions and Prophecies with him, working on EOTN before moving onto Nightfall. I have however gotten distracted again and made a new ranger called Frenchy Cabazon. I was inspired a little to make him after reading some of Vanguard's things, he made Rangers sound like fun which as I say later on, is why I play the game in the first place.

Characters
I currently have 12 characters, however most I don't use and one is just because I filled my storage. Anyway, here they are: (Pictures will be added later, maybe) Azrael Nightwish - My Necro and favourite character so far. Finished Prophecies and Factions, working on NF and EOTN. Frenchy Carbazon - My new Ranger. Mostly a /ritualist barrage build at the moment but will be messing about with traps and pets later on. Azmaria Insomniac - My second ever character (the first one got deleted a long time ago). She is Me/E, level 11 and only just in Yaks. I don't like Prophecies much, especially the early stuff (Pre-Kryta). Asuka Kuriyama - My first Ranger. Not really sure why I didn't just do the stuff I made Frenchy for on her, just don't like playing as girl characters anymore I guess. I won't delete her though as she is the first (and so far only) character I have a Survivor title on.(Nearly got it on Nightwish, died at level 18 out of my own stupidity-.-) Miriku Hellsing - My Whammo. Named after a friend from CO which is the main reason I haven't deleted her. One day I might go back, get her through Proph a bit and get rid of the monk secondary, but not yet. Melee classes bore me. Azrael Crazyfist - The start of my current "Theme" (I'll explain these later). My assassin, was fun for a bit but then I got stuck on Dasha Vestibule and can't be bothered going back to him. This happens alot. Azrael Zombie - One of the many Eles I've made. Not actually started playing him yet, just made him to reserve the name. Azrael Sevenfold - My monk, same as above really. Celeste Westward - My ritualist. Got her through Factions and nearly through Nightfall. Went on her again recently and after looking at my build I have no idea how. I use her to farm sometimes still, Vermin in HM mainly so she is often seen in Senji's Corner. Elise Amatsuotome - My Dervish. Got her up to Dzagonur Bastion before getting stuck and, you guessed it, made a new character. Elise Hellsing - My first assassin. Made Crazyfist for the same reason as Frenchy really, first Sin was crap and wanted a male character so started afresh. Shes stuck on Vizunah Square, thats how terrible I was with her. Holdy McStuffy A warrior I made to hold my overflowing items. No intention of ever playing as him, ever.

"Themes"
What I mean by themes is the way in which I name my characters. The original was "Insomniac" as a surname, simply because I had (and still have) trouble sleeping. The only two I remember are Azrael(E/N) and Azmaria (Me/E, still have her). Next came Hellsing (Hikari, Miriku and Elise) which is from the anime series of the same name. I stopped with the theme for a little while when I made Asuka Kuriyama (Asuka came from Neon Genesis Evangelion and Kuriyama is a Japanese actress - Gogo Yubari from Kill Bill/Chigusa from Battle Royale) and Elise Amatsuotome (Elise is just a name I like, Amatsuotome is Japanese for "Celestial maiden" a reference to my CO Elise). The next (and still current) one was the band name surnames. Started with Celeste Westward (Stabbing Westward) then continues with Azrael Nightwish (Nightwish), Azrael Crazyfist (36 Crazyfists), Azrael Zombie (Rob/White Zombie) and Azrael Sevenfold (Avenged Sevenfold). Frenchy Cabazon is out of theme, he is named after the Trapper character in Cannibal! The Musical, as I intend to use him as a trapper at times. I currently have no plans to make new characters, but will go back to the band name theme if I do.

Guilds
I have so far been in two real guilds. The first one was a small guild, no one really spoke and when I took one of my breaks I came back to find I was the leader of it so just disbanded it. My current guild I must admit I'm a little bored of. Not many people talk much. The only times I have really seen lots of people talking were during the arguements that break out. The guild seems to have a few of the stereotypical "12 year old" gamers in it and I'll probably be leaving soon. What I want from a guild is simple. I just want a large chatty guild with no pressure on how to play. Guilds that say "get X amount of faction per day" may be fun for people that like to PvP alot, but I don't. Luxon or Kurzick is something that doesn't really affect me in the slightest. As I said, I don't really PvP much so my faction is low (about 20-25k on each side). The only things that decide which way I go in the Factions campaign are which armour I prefer between elite Luxon and Kurzick, or if the elite skill I need is only available in one side. The reason I don't care much is because niether side stands out too much as cooler or better. I think Kurzicks look better, the old Gothic style is great. But at the same time I'm a Farscape fan so the idea of being Luxon (even if it is Luxan in Farscape) appeals and I also prefer the scenary of the Jade Sea to Echovald Forest.

Play Style
I tend to stick to PvE. At first this was due to inexperience, now it is due to my crappy laptop. If I ever get a stable connection again I may try some PvP out. I tend to play mid-line type characters but I will try other roles from time to time. My Rit was a supportive spirits type build which I did enjoy, it just doesn't work too well with hench sadly. I did enjoy my Assassin quite a bit, partly because on more than one occaision the whole party whiped except me and I managed to finish the groups off and res everyone, but as with all melee classes I got bored as soon as I got stuck. As mentioned elsewhere, I like to play for fun rather than what will be the most efficient everytime. Of course if the two align thats great, but I might go out and just mess about with my pet sometimes rather than take a build that is going to just pwn everything in an area but be boring (or atleast less fun) to play with. On the rare occaisions I do go out with other people I'll either take a build I know will cause no problems or check with them it's ok that I'll be running a (potentially) inferior build to what they might expect.

Current Projects
I'm currently working on my ranger, Frenchy Cabazon. So far I have just started, he is about level 12 and still on Shin Jea island. As I have just started him theres still alot to do. I intend to play through Factions untill about I complete Boreas Seabed so I can capture 5 of the 6 elite skills I need (Triple Chop, Enraged Lunge, Spike Trap, Barrage and Trapper's Focus). After that I'll either start Nightfall, EOTN or maybe carry on till after Gyala Hatchery so I can get the last elite skill Echo. In terms of armour it will depend on which build I am enjoying most as there are about 4 I intend to try out (hence all the different elites). The elite armours I intend to get eventually are Monument, Fur Lined, Dwarven (with Dragon Gauntlets and Tinted Spectacles/Bandana), Norn, Ancient and maybe Primeval. Obviously this is a long time plan, I just started him and this will mean finishing both NF and EOTN + getting a large amount of cash. Currently I'm just aiming to get Survivor again but I'm not tying too hard and if I do die I can't be bothered starting again. As a side project I'm also working on my farmers. I'm not very good at farming, I either farm Vermin HM on my Vengeful Rit or Minotaurs outside Ice Tooth cave on HM with my 55 Necro. Both get an Ok amount of monies but I need to practice my UW farming really so I can get a decent cash flow going. I might try some UW or FoW farming on Frenchy eventually, but I'll look into that when the time comes.

Random Opinions/Thoughts
First I foremost I think it's important to point out that I play GW for fun. I try not to take things to seriously, and although playing with a build that is great can be fun and rewarding I will play with less-good builds if they are still fun. Examples of this include when I play as an MM and when I use my pet on my Rangers. They may not be the best builds to run (a matter of opinion, I know) but they are fun to play, and as I tend to play with Heros/Hench it harms no one but myself, so who cares?

As stated above, I tend to play with Heros/Hench alot. There are a few reasons for this, mainly because I don't know many people that play and don't like PUGs much. As much as that is the main reason, I am also currently hindered by my shitty laptop. My proper PC is out of range of our crappy wireless network so is pretty much useless to me till I move house soon, and my laptop likes to freeze randomly when playing games. This means I am limited to playing in roles where others are not depending on me even slightly. Heros/Hench suits this as If (read: when) I have to restart it means they just wait for me to come back and no one is anoyed.

I'm quite funny about some things, things that you can't really group together. I'm not a fan of 1337. I understand its purpose and why people use it, but it anoys me for some inexplicable reason. I don't demand 100% perfect grammar and spelling (partly because mine isn't that good) but I just prefer it when people write in proper English (that is assuming English is their first language, if it isn't I make allowances). I also have issues with the word "toon". Don't ask me why, I don't know. It just anoys me when people use it, it sounds babyish and retarded. Another thing is nerfs. Not the actual nerfs but the outcry about them. Yes, it is anoying to have to re-work a build, but if a skill is too over-powered then the game gets stagnant and boring. Maybe I'll change my tune if one of my builds gets totally decimated, but till then I have a change is good attitude. There are more things like this, but I can't think of them right now, I may come back to this. I would never have a go at someone about these things, I just don't like them is all.

On to my campaign preferences. My favourite campaign is Factions by far. I hate Shing Jea island, but once I get passed that and onto the mainland I just love it. This is helped by the fact that Factions is the first campaign I ever finished and I can beat Shiro in around 2 minutes with little effort (I know this isn't exactly an amazing feat, but I like that I can do it you know?). I like Nightfall second best. Not sure what it is that I dislike about it enough to make it second and I still enjoy most of it. The Sunspear and Lightbringer title farming were a good inclusion making the game more fun. I know alot of people bitch saying that it made farming compulsory, but I disagree completely. The first NF character I made was my Dervish and I only ever had to go specifically kill to get Sunspear points once, it took about 20 minutes and then I carried on. Just get the blessing as you play normally and you'll get enough to only need a few more for when you need whatever rank it is to continue the story in the Sanctuary. Prophecies I like the least, to the point that anything pre-Kryta just bores me so much I can barely play it. I think it's just because you level so slowly compared to the other two campaigns and it takes forever to get to elite skills. It doesn't help that the story is so confusing and a bit dumb. Why do you flee the charr and not go back? Aren't we meant to be heroes of Ascalon? We just bugger off and get caught up in stupid Krytans problems about undead and chosen people and crap. Bleh. EOTN I'll reserve judgement on for now as I haven't played much of it yet. So far all I'll say is it seems fun, but the places seem a bit far apart, too much running around in massive areas for me. Might just be because I'm used to Factions and it's little maps but who knows.

I sometimes come off as more experienced than I am because I usually have wiki open while I play for quick reference. I am pretty experienced at the mid-game level as I tend to get that far on most characters before getting bored. Later on I have less experience but I am getting better at sticking with a character till atleast the end of a campaign. I find most of the game pretty easy to be honest. I have a low death rate, most of my deaths come from screw ups while farming or my laptop freezing (when this happens it leaves me logged in server side so if in the middle of a fight I go splat).

End
Anyway, that's me. If you want to talk to me in game you have my character names. If you have Xfire you can add me, my name is azrealx37. Just make sure that if you do add me you say something about why/mention this page as I won't accept if theres no message at all. I'll come back and tidy this all up another time, I'm a lazy person ;) Also apologese for spelling/grammer/general fuck ups, its about 6.30am.