I Can't Build There, Something Is In The Way

So here we are and today I thought I would come up with a post which will probably not only cause people to going insane with rage, but one I feel I may have been avoid because I am not really in the mood to read email upon email of people being a bunch of tools. What you may ask is this about then? Well this is about gaming and about skill. Now this is about at top level play, of course, in the games I will be listing anyone can come in and "play". Also I am going to focus on current games as to not have to deal with the ideas of older games requiring more skill or were they just more difficult. That is another point I want to make. In my mind difficulty is not the same as skill. Something can be hard, but that doesn't mean it is skillful. As an example a lot of RPGs are difficult in the sense you need to know certain things about environments or elements, but in my mind knowing those things doesn't make you skillful as a gamer it makes you knowledgeable ,which is something completely different. So here we go!

5. Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Fighting games in general require players to be able to visually see and anticipate what their opponent is going to do. This in addition to being able to execute combinations of buttons and speeds which casual gamers find near impossible. The Tekken series in my mind in consider quite skillful because the combinations are done at a much faster speed then any other fighting game because you really are just punching and kicking each other endlessly and nothing really fancy.

4. League of Legends

Now some would say I give MOBAs a lot of shit for not being skillful. This is not true I give them crap because the players believe because they can play the game they are the best gamers in the world. Now LoL liek all MOBAs requires you to have knowledge of your opponent and what they are capable of and adapt to it. Not every game is the same. The problem is the map actually is.

3. DotA2

For all the same reasons that LoL made this list DotA2 does. Why did it rank higher on my list? Well it just comes down to more choice, more adaptations and more anticipation and adaptation. That really is the only reason.

2. Soul Calibur V

In my mind the most difficult and skillful fighting series around. SCV in my mind wasn't the most skillful but like I said was going current. What makes this different? Surroundings are much more important and the game is much more balanced on a character to character basis. Everyone is not quick and everyone doesn't have the same strength. You need to not only understand how much damage you can do, but in addition how much you are able to withstand and in my mind makes it much more of a skill orientated fight.

1. Starcraft II

In my mind RTS is the most difficult genre there is and SC2 is the only RTS of note. You are not only anticipating how one character is going to reacted but an entire army, while maintaining your own army. This is not just a mico orientated game but a macro one as well which makes this miles ahead of the competition in every aspect of skill.

There it is. I am ready have at it with your thoughts.

What You Remember, That Is The Illusion

Here we are smack dab in the middle of the week unsure of not only what has already happened but also unsure of what is to come. Truthfully though if we knew would it really be that interesting? Looking back on the lists I have done I was quite surprised at what lists I have done. I know I always try to put them into contest, but really why have I never done a best villain or best hero? Then came the question which to do first? Everyone loves a villain so why not. So here are the 5 best Villains in gaming according to me

5. Kefka - Final Fantasy VI

He may not have super powers or any truly special abilities but he is probably the best psychopath ever in the hostory of gaming. I get people who say he is a somewhat joker rip off, but really he is a better Joker then Joker could ever hope to be.

4. Ganondorf - Legend of Zelda Series

There may be countless Links who take up the sword, but there will ever only be one Ganondorf. I am not ever the biggest Zelda fan and I know the impact of such a character to gaming. He is the definition of the classic villain type and pulls it off even in the current gaming world.

3. The Queen of Blades - Starcraft, Starcraft Brood War, Starcraft II

Notice how I didn't include Heart of the Swarm. It is for the very fact that she isn't the same person who murdered countless people in the pursuit of vengeance and destruction. One could say she is one of the only villains to truly win, as we saw at the end of Brood War. She was the Villain you were terrified of and also the one which you just want to see more of.

2. Arthas Menethil - Warcraft III, The Frozen Throne, Wrath of the Lich King

There truly are not many heroes who have fallen as far as Arthas has. He was supposed to be the protector of the light, but was the one who almost destroyed everything. He was calculated and diabolical. He also would have one if it wasn't for the precious Light, he once protected, getting its revenge. 

1. Sephiroth  - Final Fantasy VII

A great villain is one whose name only needs to be spoken and everyone nods their heads. Few villains have the power to be recognized from people who have not even played the game they came from. If there was a picture of someone beside villain in the dictionary it would be him.

There you have it this week's list all wrapped up for everyone to begin complaining about. This is actually one list I actually thought about making larger just so many I had to leave off, and doesn't feel right to do so. So go ahead let me know which you would have put on.

Requiescat in Pace, AREEEEESSSSSSSSS!!

Safiree Saturdays

Happy Saturday everybody. I'm hoping your beginning to 2014 isn't going too bad. Gauss and I have been rep grinding Pandaria like champions. It's insane how many you need for exalted. Honestly, if it weren't for Gauss keeping me in line, I wouldn't do a single daily ever. They are terrible :(

 Alot has been announced for the familiar games of our preferences. Reaper of Souls, and the next patch for Starcraft II. I have a feeling, alot of the newer features coming in the new patch for Starcraft will be very much abused. I can just imagine how many dicks are going to ruin it for everyone. Isn't that how it goes. 

 I dropped Rift completely. Things went south in the guild I was in, and I got to the point where there really was't anymore content I could explore. And fuck all that pvp grinding, and PA farming. lol So many of my friends have been talking about their excitement for Elder Scrolls online. Will be subscription based, obviously...but I think overtime It will end up f2p. I don't know how I'd feel picking up ANOTHER mmo rpg.. lol there are only so many I can commit to. World of Warcraft will always be very special to me. You all know why :)

 Earlier in the week I was contacted, and informed about, one of my readers creating a mobile app for screenshots. They made it easy to share, and display screenshots and even make it possible for guilds to create albums for boss kills etc. Tons of other features, I thought it was a brilliant idea, and since they are loyal to this blog, it's only proper I give them the loudest shout out :D

More info @ wow-screenshots.com 

 Anyways, hope your weeks are fantastic. Again, thank you for the amazing screenshots you've sent. Keep them coming. Oh, and btw I finally got exalted with the Cloud Serpent people. Got my mount, and it's so awesome. We've finally begun the beginning of Siege of Orgrimmar. Breath taking so far.  :D:D:D

Love,
Safiree
Title is of 2 different games.
Guess which.

Ask Gauss

Sunday end of the weekend once again. Time for some pancakes and Breaking Bad! Don't you love how you can define a day by what you eat and do? I just always found that funny. It is not such and such a day. It is Pizza Night, or Hockey Night. Just interesting to me. Well anyways back on topic. It is Sunday meaning it is Ask Gauss the post of the week where I answer some questions sent to me throughout the week. Let it be known that I got a ton of questions about the Diablo III auction house, but I think between my post and the Reader Post it was pretty covered. I did reply to you all, but I don't see myself doing an Ask Gauss on that in the near future, but who knows some information could come out and I could change my mind. Off topic again! Time for the questions.

So Blizzard is releasing a new Feat of Strength for Starcraft II with some portrait rewards any thoughts?

Well I will almost guarentee the portraits will be Carbot related. He was down at Blizzard Headquarters a couple weeks ago and the post on the site itself has a Crabot drawn portrait. On what the feat actually will be? Well they are giving an xp bonus for a week so maybe it will be level related? Or maybe they are just being nice and giving the xp boost. I am level 90 at the moment so I do hope there is something for me in all of this but we shall see.

I know you probably have seen the new TGS Lightning Returns trailer, but did you take the time to watch the X/X-2 remastered one?

I actually did, and I am really impressed with not only this remaster, but the remasters in general. I will be getting this as X is one of my favourite X-2 is something that will be fun to play again, but really the whole remaster is about X. The graphics themselves look great, but I don't know about all of you but the music and sound is what I am really looking forward to. Remember X is the first Final Fantasy to have voice overs so thaey have had a lot of time to learn and improve tech wise. I really cannot wait to go around Spira in HD.

If you have not seen the trailer here it is.

Do you think people care what you have to say?

I would assume slightly more than what you have to ask.

There you have it this week's questions answered. Hope you all got something out of it. Enjoy what is left of your weekend!