Changing the Game

Here we are another Wednesday so another list incoming. Why cause you all love random lists. You love to argue to discuss and whatever else. It is really quite enjoyable to watch it happen. This week though is a list I have been thinking about for quite some time. Gaming is changing we are having better graphics sound and overall quality of games in general. What is also changing is the way the female characters are displayed. There are no longer just helpless princess peach looking to be saved or the obvious teenage eye candy of Lara Croft. The characters have substance just like male characters and at times are even more interesting then any of the male characters in the story. This is something which is great for gaming as a whole and I am glad the industry is finally realizing that. So here are in my opinion the best female characters.


5. Elena Fisher - Uncharted 1,2,3

Now being a foil to Nathan Drake couldn't by any means be an easy character to create. Elena is done in such a way that she can handle herself, and she is always there to tell Drake what he needs to hear or everything he doesn't want to here. Uncharted is an amazing series but I would argue it wouldn't even be anything special without Elena.

4. Elle - The Last of Us

Everyone always talks about Joel and how the character is so in depth and a true hero who would do anything to do what has to be done to survive. We have to remember though that The Last of Us truly is the story about Elle, and her character doesn't disappoint in the least. She is one of a kind and for a 14 teen year old to even to be though of for my list is a big deal, but to make it is another thing entirely. The Last of Us is the game it is because of Joel and Elle without one another it would just be another game.

3. Jaina Proudmoore - Warcraft III, World of Warcraft

I must say back when I was playing Warcraft III I really didn't know the character I was being introduced to. She obviously was connected to Arthas, and I was very disappointed there was not more Jaina in Wrath of the Lich King. She lead the humans across the sea to Kalimdor during the undead invasion and established the connection with the Night Elves. Sure she did not out right join the Alliance until recently, but her first efforts were always diplomacy. She is the most powerful Arch Mage alive without question and if I was anyone I would be remembering that.

2. Sarah Kerrigan - Starcraft, Starcraft: Brood War, Starcraft II Wings of Liberty, Starcraft II Heart of the Swarm

What can one say about Kerrigan what already hasn't been said. She was once voted the greatest video game villian of all time. That has to mean something. She also has one of the saddest stories ever written for a video game. Just her story in itself could be a blockbuster movie, and it hasn't even been completed yet.


1. Lightning - Final Fantasy XIII, XIII-2, Lightning Returns

Lightning was said to be created to let female gamers know it was ok to be a gamer. She has done that an more. She has become a symbol why being part of a pretty awesome franchise of games. She has qualities that anyone male or female would want to have. She truly is the hero as a kid you wanted to be. The one who will save the world and sacrifice everything you know to do so. She doesn't only rank as a great female character she is truly one of the best characters gaming has ever seen.


There you have it my list for the week. As always tell me what you think agree or disagree.

You Fail At Being Awesome If...

Fail Day! Yes I know it is that day once again. The day where I decide to make one or many people feel horrible about themselves for the enjoyment of others. Let it be known that your sacrifice in this manner is recognized and will never be forgotten. Well that is until the next Fail Day when we do it all over again. This week I decide to do a serious topic... Who am I kidding? This week I decide to poke fun at the special of the special people,

You Fail At Being Awesome If...

• You only play free to play games
• You at any point have said you mad bro doing an argument
• You own a Call of Duty game
• You post on forums about how horrible such and such a game is when you play it daily
• You post on a forum about a game you no longer play just to make people rage
• You own a turtle mount
• Your method of earning in game currency revolves around you spending real money
• You have to remind people you are awesome constantly
• You believe League of Legends is the epitome of gaming skill
• You said "no" to the last one but were saying in your head it was a first person shooter game
• You play Xbox regularly
• You hate on D3 because you think that makes you one of the cool kids
• Your attempts at being clever when naming yourself resulted in you just misspelling something
• At any point you say "Mom just one more" while you are gaming

and finally

• You started typing a comment on this post at any time ragging at anything I said

There you have it this week's edition of fail. Hope you all enjoyed it!

A Warm Memory

Happy Labour Day! If not then Happy Monday! Either or works sure would be better if you were having a long weekend like me, but if not let me quote a marauder and say "SUCKS TO BE YOU!". Yes that joke was lame but who cares really? Even if it is a long weekend though it is Monday which means it is Machinima Monday! What do we do on Machinima Monday? Well I showcase a machinima or animation which I think all of you would be interested in. I always get comments about why is it pretty much just WoW machinima? Well that is mostly because most of the ones I believe are well done and all of you would be interested in would be WoW realted. There are others though and today we have one. It is "A Warm Memory" done by a pretty well known WoW machinimator Erunno. I have featured some before so if you check out his channel you may recognized some of those you see. Anyways, this Machinima is Skyrim based and I know there are a lot of you Skyrim fans out there. If you aren't well this is an excellently prepared machinima which I know you will enjoy. So here it is.



Hope you enjoyed it. Now try to enjoy your Monday.

Ask Gauss

Here we are Sunday Morning. Always a great time for pancakes, maybe with some white chocolate chips in them, covered in some strawberry jam and of course layered in real maple syrup. I just made you hungry didn't I? It is all good you should make some, mine were pretty awesome. Anyways, got sidetracked. Sunday means Ask Gauss the post of the week where I answer questions sent to me throughout the week. Unsure home to send in your questions? Well as always it is the top right of the page or if you are too lazy to look there Gaussafication@gmail.com works just as well. So let's get into it then.

So the patch is right around the corner. Who is going to be the new Warchief of the Horde?

This is a very good question. If you asked me awhile ago I would have thought Nazgrim was a shoe in to take over as long as Thrall didn't come back and say. It's me what's all of your problems? Nazgrim though if you don't know is one of the bosses and appears to die during his encounter. Forever loyal to his warchief even when he knew it was the wrong thing.

Now I always thought the Warchief of the Horde needed to be a Orc. After all this is Warcraft. It started out as Orcs vs Humans. Now if they keep with this I don't see how Thrall doesn't come back or Saurfang takes over. Really there is no other high profile orcs that have the leadership abilities. Who haven't been killed ie Nazgrim and Saurfang the Younger, unless some how they make an Eitrigg stroyline make sense.

I honestly think after reading Shadows of the Horde that Vol'jin will be the leader. It makes sense from the point of the Alliance that a non Orc would lead out of respect for what happened. Also throughout the book they were talking about how races didn't matter and it was about family and home. This to me is foreshadowing the moment of being an Orc doesn't matter. So with all that in mind Vol'jin I believe has it locked up.

How goes healing?

I don't mind it really. It is a different style of play. Makes me angrier when people do stupid things because I often have to heal them through it, or be a hero and heal trash packs and bosses. I don't find it overly difficult to watch fight mechanics and health bars because as a raid leader for years I was already watching all that for everyone anyway. I am just now eliminating the middle and I am responsible for it.

Have you ever played Halo Reach?

I know this is a troll, but really?

There you have it questions answered for the week. Hope you all got something out of it. Enjoy what is left of your weekend, and if you are lucky your long weekend tomorrow!

The Flame of the Game

Safiree & Gauss

Mostly epic Saturdays

 Hey everyone! Hope your week was awesome, got plans for labor day weekend? I sure don't! lol. Things have been so stuck on the same kind of gaming lately. Gauss and I play Starcraft, and  even Sim City just to have some variety. Sure there are other games out there but none really interest me. Someone actually asked me about the "gaming scene" and what was going on with that.

 Honestly, since World of Warcraft, I swore i'd never pick up on another MMO, just raided so much that it felt like a second job. Come home from work and raid for hours. Wipe constantly because some people don't like to listen- so forth. though the rewards of being successful were priceless to me I just grew tired. We all did. After i'd say a year, Gauss and I picked up rift, and we've been pretty happy. But like any other game, sometimes you hit that wall. The wall of "meh I don't feel like it". So this week, i'm gonna tell you what Gauss and I do to keep the flame in the game ;)

 Competition, is literally what him and I live for in gaming. We turn absolutely everything into some form of an objective. Yes, sometimes I cheat and start things before him, or turn things in first, and move on to the next thing on our list...but it doesn't always work lol. He'll Braveheart his way to victory. NOT always though. I'd say I win like 96% of the time.

 When leveling anything, characters, professions, PVP stuff you name it he always has to be finished first. He will do whatever it takes to be first. He denies it.. But it's true. I'll be sleeping, and he is online grinding. When he loses he will argue, saying "Oh it was the wind in the game or something, something stopped me from winning but it wasn't my fault so it doesn't count". Always love those.

 Gauss and I do alot with other people. Help level them, get gear, do dungeons etc. and we still find ways to outdo one another. Hehe it's harmless fun, making him second in everything. :D Even with dimensions he has to have more +1's than me. Always showing off his pride and joy to others like I don't notice he fishes for more and more people to admire his work lol. I still wouldn't pick anyone else to spend my days with gaming. Never a dull moment. We've even acquired other people to enjoy our company daily. 

 Side Note!! I've gotten quite a few emails from people. Thanks for the support, and I will gladly help share your stories :) Also I know the picture I chose has nothing to do with gaming. But it still wins, and that's all that matters. :)
Next weekend will be fun! -Have a great weekend.
-Safiree
qedsafiree@gmail.com

Bring In The Money

Here we are at the end of the week. Or at least the end of the week that anyone actually cares about. You know Friday? As always here in Gauss Land Friday means it is time for the Reader Post. The post of the week where you send in your submissions for a post to be featured on here. This week I went with Commiesawn take on the Auction House.

The Auction House. I know you used to live there. Your legend of Gold beyond the average players dreams is something which will never be forgotten. My story though is inspired because you were the one which got me playing the auction house in the first place. Why you ask? Well it was back when you had your Shard Empire. I was one of the people who helped you promote your shop. I thought it was amazing how one person could cause so much drama because of his ability to create a monopoly. 

One night I did the math and figured out you were making 10k+ a day just by selling these shards. Absolutely no one could do anything about it. It was masterful really. Here I was accepting your random gold to have me walk around Orgrimmar telling people about your shards. It was during that time when I actually asked you for advice on how to make gold. You did give me the tip of choosing something everyone needs. You explained how shards although hard to control because of volume was a prime example. You told me to start small and build reserves of gold.

You suggested things like bags, and I totally ignored everything else you said just because you said bags first. I did just that and started small and worked my way up in type. Now I was not making nearly the amount you were but withing a couple weeks I had my flying mount at 280%. I kept up with it and started flowing in gold just like you said. I soon got to the point where gold didn't matter anymore because I had so much of it.

So what can I say. You gave me the inspiration and the guidance to create my own gold empire. Now obviously it wasn't your shard empire, but it was something I was proud of and it really came from nothing. So I just wanted to say thanks, and come back and trade me so I can see how much gold you actually have.

Thanks Commiesawn for the nice words. It is true though just find something which everyone needs and you will have no problem selling it. You don't have to control a market you just have to understand how they work. Enjoy your weekend everyone and don't forget to see what Safiree has to say tomorrow

A Realm Reborn

So as most if not all of you know I am a Final Fantasy Fan to the extreme. Their stories and characters always have an involved and complex making the games worth playing. Now saying that I am not a huge fan of their mmos for the very fact things which make Final Fantasy Final Fantasy can't be in an mmo. I did play Final Fantasy 11 for a time but then realized it really wasn't what I was looking for. Keeping that all in mind though Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn does look pretty amazing from everything I have seen. Now I am not rushing to buy it by any means but it will be something I will think about.

Now with the problems the first release of the game had. I have been sitting back and watching and I was actually glad when I saw Square Enix release this statement.

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn, we are currently experiencing extremely long wait times for users to be able to log in and play. As a temporary measure, we will halt sales of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN’s digital download products so we can accommodate all of those wishing to play. We are working to expand our server capacity in the coming days. 

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this causes.

This means people are forgiving them for the problems of the first release which was a complete disaster and lead to this current. If you area fan of MMOs check out this trailer




Maybe you will see me on there some day. If you are playing it though I would love to hear your thoughts on it. Tell me everything good and bad honesty always appreciated.

All For The Laughs

So here we are on another Wednesday. What does one do in the middle of the week, besides pretend like nothing much of importance is happening, well not much. So what does one do on Wednesday to pass the time? Simple we make a random list to cause random arguments over pointless things. Then we call it Wist Wednesday just to spark that much more outrage. Genius isn't it?

This week I decided to make a list of gaming characters who are pretty much just joke characters and really serve no purpose at all besides comic relief. So here goes.

5. The Dog - Duck Hunt

This dog served no purpose but to infuriate you countless times. When the ducks just wouldn't die. Why was he even there in the first place? Why didn't he get the ducks. Why was I shooting random ducks in the first place, and why did the ducks keep coming?

4. Mojo - Chrono Cross

This giant walking, talking, voodoo doll was a funny addition to Serge’s crew in Chrono Cross. Seeing Mojo dance and cartwheel against enemies next to the likes of Glenn and Kid was unforgettable and hilarious.

3. Dampierre - Soul Calibur 5

Now there are a lot of joke type characters in fighting games. But I don't think anyone is quite as bad as Dampierre. A random grapple where you spank your opponent or having a temper tantrum and stomping over and over on them. Yes he was quite special.

2. Gamon - World Of Warcraft

Now he is no longer the joke he used to be, but he is still the Gamon we know and love. The one we killed countless times just because we could. Or the one we saw charge at the random Deathknights entering Orgrimmar for the first time. We will never forget Gamon.

1. Gilgamesh - Final Fantasy

Was there really any doubt? He has extra limbs armed with swords which work and don't work and speaks in random riddles, which even he doesn't quite understand. Not to mention epic music. He may be a joke character but everyone loves Gilgamesh.

There you have it this week's listen. Tell me what you think agree or disagree I don't care always great to hear rants going either way.

You Fail At Achievements If...

So here we are another Tuesday so comes another Fail Day. Oh yes I know you have been waiting for it. How could you not? Everyone always enjoys poking fun at the failures of others it is what we do. So this week I thought we would poke fun at those who fail at achieving something. I know weird eh? So here it goes!

You Fail At Achievements If...

• At any time you consider anything to do with Halo worthy of the word achievement.
• You run around in circles in games to get the steps achievements
• You play against an opponent who doesn't exist to get your finishing move achievements in any fighting game.
• You at any time rage for not getting an achievement
• You only play games for achievements which have no value
• You think the number of bronze trophies you have on PSN is worth bragging about
• You read the last line and the first thing you thought was well I have this many silver ones
• You read the last one and then say go ahead insult my golds
• You download PSN free games of the week to pad your trophies
• You destroyed an entire region in SimCity in order to get your nuclear meltdown achievement
• You rejoiced the day they came out with cross account achievements in WoW because you could now hide the fact you switch alts on a monthly basis
• You have a turtle mount
• You wastes hours in an instance with a bunch of useless people to get an item required for a title achievement only to have it not drop
• You at any point link an achievement with the word anal next to or around it

and finally

• You don't say OMG GRATS! when people get an achievement

There you have it, this week's edition of fail. Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did writing it. 

The Demon Hunter

Monday! Let's just go with that instead of my normal Monday rant. Although if I talk about my Monday rant does that still classify as my Monday rant? Anyways, Monday meaning Machinima Monday the post of the week where I showcase a machinima or animation for all of you to see. This week I am going with "The Demon Hunter" it was made by Nixxiom Machinima and you guessed it is about a Demon Hunter. Now I enjoy demon hunter lore immensely. Illidan is one of my favourite lore characters off all time. His story screams heroic tragedy. Now this machinima is not about Illidan but it does a great job at showing the struggle of a demon hunter. Now it 15 minutes long but I promise it will be worth your time as the attention to deal is evident in every shot. So I present you The Demon Hunter



Hope you all enjoyed it. Try to enjoy your Monday!

Ask Gauss

Sunday! Wow that weekend went by pretty fast didn't it? Always seems when you are busy doing something it flys by. Not to mention the fact that we are now in the last week of August, where did the summer go? It is Sunday though, so what does that mean? Well read the title like you should have already. It is Ask Gauss! The post of the week where I answer some of the questions sent to me throughout the week. So without wasting anymore of your time let's get to it.

So the SimCity road update happened what is your opinion of it all?

Actually I haven't had the chance yet to log on and really mess with it. I will say though from what I have seen the way of doing it is pretty sleek and nice. Would have been nice though to apply it to current cities without having to build new roads. I understand from a programming point why this is not the case, but still makes me a sad panda.

One thing worth mentioning though is the Houses of Worship being a free addon. Now this is something completely unexpected. Not only did I know nothing about them being added for this update, but they were a free addon. This is EA we are talking about. The people that would charge you for anything they possibly could just could. Remember that 3rd jersey crap in NHL a few years ago?

Overall the update looks great and appears this solves some of the traffic issues once you get used to using the tools. I still am hoping for a subway system and larger maps eventually. I know they will come just hope it is not in the too distant future.

WCS Season 2 Finals this weekend any predictions?

I am not sure I should as my predictions always seem to be somewhat of a curse. I would love to see Scarlett do well for the Canadian factor, but I actually don't think she could win. Her ZvT is extremely good, but her ZvP is weak and there are many good Protoss should would have to go through.

I am actually hoping for Jaedong because I remember him kicking ass in Broodwar when I was younger and want him so bad to make a splash in SC2. So I am hoping I did not curse him.

So Affleck is Batman eh?

I know this has nothing to do with gaming but ya this happened.

There you go questions answered for the week. Hope you all got something out of it. Enjoy what is left of your weekend and your month of August!

PVE VENT TIME!!

Gauss & Safiree

Mostly Epic Saturdays

 Hey everyone! Hope your week was awesome. In game, for me it's been a solid grind into reputation for things I need in game. Honestly it wouldn't be as bad if I didn't have 10 million distractions. I'm not one of those people who can be set on one thing for 8 hours on end.. but I am almost there. Lately I have been recruiting a lot for the guild also, and have come to meet some really great new people. 

 Gauss and I have been doing a lot of PvE lately, expert dungeons of that sort. Usually we have excellent luck in finding good players in group so that we can get through the place fast enough to not want to bash our heads off the desk, and other times not so lucky. Unfortunately it happens all the time.

 Tanks. Are the one component of the group that is absolutely hit or miss. Couple weeks back we had a tank who was confused why his self heal wasn't healing the rest of the group. He was genuinely upset for a while about it LOL. Another tank gave us advice on how each fight should play out, while doing completely the opposite of what he said, we wiped over and over. Another decided to tank a statue. (Same statue I onced charged at lol).

 Healers. I thought DPS was more of the egotistical bunch of the group, and most of the time its true but... Gauss is the best and nobody will ever be as great as him. OBVIOUSLY lol. Somehow our groups get into odd scenarios with pulling bosses and trash all at the same time on accident and He can heal through it heroically. Can't really badmouth him, because he will read and never heal me again. So good job Gauss. you are thebomb.com :D

 DPS. Yes, we are awesome. As I always prefer melee, my rogue is ranged (61mm). Most people are really good at moving around strategically, but what I find usually is that most ranged/casters love to corner themselves. Like we don't already have enough problems dodging missiles, fire, or whatever we have to surround ourselves with anything we can find. Most people know to not stand in red/green/rainbow stuff on the ground, but there are always those who think it buffs ones deeps. 

 Support. Today we had the grand pleasure of being grouped with this lovely rogue who queued as support. Did about 700HPS, and complained that DPS wasn't very good. Wasn't doing hardly any damage either, but he had to complain for the longest time about how everyone else sucked. Why?! D:

 This post is a very special vent from me. Hope you enjoyed it lol. I recommend you to definitely try RIFT sometime. It's an awesome game. Excited for the new diablo to come out already. I'm obsessed with Paladins so im very giddy to level a crusader :D  Screenshots are always welcome. I love taking/receiving them. Enjoy your weekends! Tonight is all about Starcraft HOTS with Khulk, and Gauss!!

- Safiree

More and More

Here we are Friday morning sitting and wondering what today's reader post would be about. I must say there were quite a few choices this week which were rather deserving and as I stated to some of them I may include them in a future week because I feel they were that good. I did though come to the decision to let Hilly speak his mind. Frankly it is a topic which I have felt about writing about, but always but it to something I would write about because it is not seeming to be going away. Regardless if I do or not here is Hilly's Reader Post

Being a reader of your blog for quite some time I have noticed you seem to talk about pretty much everything. One thing which you have never touched on though is the cost of gaming. I don't know if this is because you don't want to get into it or you feel like it is going somewhere you don't want to deal with. I find it is something which is extremely important to the average gamer though.

You see with consoles in the $300-400 range and a capable gaming PC in the $800+ range  it is getting out of control. Now these systems themselves are not a huge problem, but with games being $60-70 and plenty of games out there to play. I was amaze to find out I spent almost $4,000 just on gaming in the past year. Granted I did upgrade to a better PC and bought a PS3 but doesn't that seem a little crazy to you? Now you might say its a hobby and if you enjoy it then just like going to the movies, or to a play you would be spending about the same if that's what you liked to do.

Now I was thinking I am a lucky one. I had the money to spend and I actually enjoyed every game I purchased and never saw it as a waste at the time. Looking back though I am wondering if I didn't play a game enough to be worth the money. I am more concerned though for those who couldn't enjoy what I was able to. The won't be playing these new games and on these knew systems because it is pretty damn expensive. Isn't this wrong? The purpose of gaming is to give the enjoyment to those doing it. I don't know the numbers but I assume people are able to but less and less and just tend to enjoy what they have. It is sad when you think about it really that some games will never get played as much just because some had to pass on it.

Thanks for letting me speak my mind. Maybe you agree, but I hope you at least took the time to read.

Hilly

Thanks Hilly for your Reader Post. I not only read it but I shared it with everyone. Enjoy your weekend everyone and don't forget to check out what Safiree has to say tomorrow!

Reaper Of Souls

So something completely unexpected happened. Which can only be described with these




and the gameplay

 

Now I enjoyed D3 quite a bit. Loved every class with the Monk and Wizard at the top of the list. The lore to any Blizzard game is always top notch(Thanks Chris Metzen). I always thought a fallen angel would be a great storyline for Diablo so this really is a nerdgasm to the highest levels for me. So I am ready for this and it cannot come soon enough

The Little Things

So here we are on another Wednesday. Or should I say Wist Wednesday? Yes it seems without evern trying Wednesday have become a day of lists. I don't mind at all making them and they always seem to spark conversation so I say why not? This week I decided to make a list of the games that have done an amazing job at the setting of within their games. It often goes unnoticed but it is something which truly makes a game what it is. Honestly newer games are going to dominate this list but that is really because graphics does play a role in such a thing.

5 SimCity

When playing SimCity it is hard not to notice how the landscape flows and blends together. Even before any cities are made in a region the detail to just the most minor of things is always evident.

4. Civilizations 5

I don't there has ever been a Civilization game which has looked bad. They always scream beauty in every landscape, building or just random details. Always are something special to look at.

3 Skyrim

Skyrim contains a massive world with tons of things to do at any moment. Even kill chickens, which could ruin the game for you. The attention to detail is seen in every zone and every screenshot you see. This really makes exploring that much more of an enjoyable thing.

2. Final Fantasy XIII-2

It is pretty much impossible to find a Final Fantasy game that doesn't the scencery and backgrounds that are quite simply amazing. They do it better than anyone else. This is one of the reasons I am so excited for each and every Final Fantasy game just because I know they always push the limits each and every time.

1.The Last Of Us

The Last Of Us had a vision and did it. They understood and created the world in which we are all fearing. The attention to detail is evident in every Naughty Dog game, but The Last Of Us set an entirely new level to games out there. It was in one word a masterpiece.

There you have it your list for the week. As always tell me what you think if you agree or not I am always happy to hear from you.

You Fail At MMOs If...

Fail Day! Yes it is that time once again. I'm excited how about you? Of course you are otherwise you wouldn't be here. This week I decided to just do MMOs in general why? Because they are everywhere nowadays. So here it goes

You Fail At MMOs If...

• You believe at any time standing in fire is a good choice
• You don't have a general obsession with jumping mindlessly
• You attempt at any moment to kill a level ??
• You believe mages are hard to play
• You think Paladins are part of the cool kids club
• It is the healers fault you died
• Your method of tanking is to taunt randomly over and over
• You hate questing
• You want to do everything alone
• You are unaware what guilds are for
• You do not know the difference between PvP and PvE
• Your mark of a good MMO is how cute the pets are
• You ever thought "insert mmo here" would kill WoW
• You plated Aion for an extend period of time
• You love FTP MMOs because it is the only way you can get gear

and finally

• You have a mount which resembles

Hope you enjoyed it. Enjoy your day!

Fix You

Machinima Monday! Yes it is that time of the week. Time to get rid of your depression because I have a video to showcase to all of you. Now there has been quite a few times when I have shown the great work Cranius and Legs produce. What I did not realize is I have never showcased Fix You. It is a song which actually has some meaning to myself with some things I have been through. It also is the prequel to one of my favourite machinima's of all time The Story. So sit back and enjoy the beautiful animation and the great singing the two of them combine to deliver. I give you Fix You




Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I do. Be sure to check out all of Cranius and Legs videos if you haven't seen them you will enjoy them.

Ask Gauss

Happy Sunday everyone. The day of pancakes and bacon and all that fancy stuff. Any day which starts with bacon is a good day for me. Frankly, any day that has any bacon in general is a good day to me. Now I want some bacon. Anyways, got sidetracked with the thought of bacon. Sunday, what does that mean? Why it means Ask Gauss, of course. You know the post of the week where I answer some questions sent to me throughout the week. So why don't we just get on with it.

Did you see the Siege of Orgrimmar Trailer? What did you think?

First for those who have no seen it.

Now I enjoy these trailers probably more then the next person and I will never forget my disappointment with the 4.4 trailer. There have been some great ones in the past namely the Black Temple, ZA, and Ulduar ones. This though is in my opinion the best they have ever done. It more than any of them gets you pump up to take Garrosh down. Lore wise I am really excited to know what happens at the end of this though. Will he be killed? Will he escape only to become something else? What is the future of The Horde? Who will be Warchief? So many questions and I cannot wait to find out.

Do you plan of playing Saints Row 4?

Honestly I don't know. I may pick it up eventually but overall I have played the series but never been a huge fan. I have heard a lot of great things about it. Although I have seen some claims that it could be up there with The Last of Us for game of the year. That I think may be going too far. Now yes I haven't played the game, but a game like The Last of Us doesn't come around very often at all. So that's not taking anything away from SR4 just that I pretty much know they are not on the same scale.

Game you will never play?

Any game which is an Xbox exclusive.

There you have it this week's questions answered. Hope you all got something out of it. Keep sending in your questions every week I am always happy to answer them here or with the return email.

A Gamers Dedication

Gauss & Safiree

Mostly Epic Saturday's

Hello all, as always hope your week was an easy one. Mine was quite different than usual, but good. This week, I wanted to dedicate a post to a very sweet woman, one who was brave enough to do what most girl gamers have trouble with one time or another, is no longer a hindrance. I don't want to take from what I was sent because I feel it is perfect enough in itself.

" I just wanted to share my experience as a female gamer. For years I played WoW without telling anyone in my guild I was a girl. I didn't want them to treat me differently or say that I was "good for a girl".  I wanted to just be a player like everyone else. Sure there were other girls in the guild and all the power to them but I could tell some of them used the fact they were girls to get some of the guys to do things for them. I would always be on vent listening and I always felt like I wasn't really a part of the guild because no one knew who I was. They assumed I was a guy and I let them. This went on for over 2 years and 2 expansions until I decided when wrath was coming out that I was going to let everyone know. 

It was the first day after the launch and so many people were on vent because there where leveling groups I hopped in one of the channels and after 5 to 10 minutes of starting to talk and then not taking I finally just let it out. "So what we doing next guys" This was followed by quite a few "who is that?" comments until I said this is "Jewelsee" and everyone was like "You're a girl" guild chat couldn't believe it. Everyone was saying how did we not know did you just get a mic. I just kept saying I didn't want to be treated any differently because I was. I wanted to be like everyone else. 

I know it's silly and stupid and I felt like I was being dishonest but in the end I don't think it mattered as much as I thought it would. I was just myself and they respected that. Sure I could have exploited the fact but I chose not to and I think I really could have done that from the start. So thats my story don't know if you feel the same or have a similar story. Either way you are an inspiration and I wanted you to know that."

Julia 

Thank you for sending Jewelsee, it made my day reading that.

-Safiree

QEDSAFIREE@GMAIL.COM

Reader Post that is the name of the game today. The post of the week where one of you sends in a story or post about something gaming related and I go through them and pick the one for the week. This week I went with one which has to do with enjoy games on a different level something which you all know I preach all the time. So congrats to Popplecorn being this week's choice.

I just wanted to say I think it is very cool that you allow people to write in and make their voice heard through your blog. I have read your stuff for a long time and no matter what I enjoy it. I know that sounds like brown nosing, but it's true. So for my submission I wanted to explain how you have made me enjoy games more. 

You see I have been gaming for a long time. Longer than even you. Ever since I could remember though I was always rushing to the end. Not really partaking in the stories. This is why up until recently I have never been an RPG fan since the story is forced upon you. I was always skipping text not reading anything and just pull kill rinse and repeat. Since I was a teenager I never really even listened to the music or even cared what the music was. I would always blast mine on my stereo and just do my own thing. This always hell when PlayStation gave you the option of adding your own playlists this was heaven to me.

This was all true until I saw your posts about the lore in WoW. I must admit I never read any of the quest text I would just look to the objective and get it done and then move on. I didn't care that such and such and this and that happened. You though got me interested. I never realized how massive the lore actually was. I just always assumed it was a side thing that only the RPers even cared about. I have found myself reading every quest in MoP and truly have enjoyed every minute of it. I have even taken up some RPGs lately and I can see why you have an addiction to Final Fantasy.

So if I could say anything and get the chance to be selected for the reader post I would just want people to know that knowing the story and immersing yourself in your game makes it that much more enjoyable.

Thanks for the opportunity,

Popplecorn

Thanks again to Popplecorn and his submission along with everyone else s. This post wouldn't be possible without your submissions every week so keep them coming.