tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235299542009-10-16T18:56:20.185-04:00Living in and out of the virtual life. My experiences as a player of Guild Wars.Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-69777947238322424782009-07-31T10:44:00.004-04:002009-07-31T11:01:59.112-04:00No, I won't talk about the famous show on TV, but the ones you can find in Nightfall! From time to time, I am playing Nightfall. Now, I am stuck at the end, unable to finish the game. I find it quite difficult to continue doing the quests and...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=vH4nP9pGSQE:nMRdX5JYqYc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-82080842963939528792009-02-24T15:44:00.002-05:002009-07-31T10:27:43.791-04:00I receive lots of comments that deal with advertising. Be aware that comments are monitored on this blog, and I will reject anything that I don't deem pertinent. And no, I am not looking into marketing my blog. I am just trying to communicate some...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=PcZhcG38p84:AA68aIobx1s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-60794447470514309662008-07-15T17:58:00.008-04:002008-12-09T18:52:08.517-05:00I just saw that I haven't written for more than a year! Things have changed so much in-between. My private life has been pretty full with new events. I am still playing Nightfall from time to time with the Dervish I initially created. I am...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=wH6M3nNNLsI:LV5KpTqvpa4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-75081405976219747002007-03-02T19:31:00.000-05:002007-03-02T19:40:50.415-05:00It's been a while since I have played... The reason why is that my computer is out of service. It's been over 3 months now, and it is really annoying. It is even more annoying as I finally got Nightfall at Christmas! I just had the time to create a...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=o7Kx4N62vlE:recb6L-KJuY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1157506064409579012006-09-05T21:18:00.000-04:002006-12-20T11:25:35.543-05:00It’s been a while that I haven’t written anything. Some professional duties are keeping me away from the gaming world and I guess, somehow, it’s a good thing for me! Just kidding! Somehow I miss my online friends. A few weeks ago, I had time to get...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=DZcPlnI0T7I:hEAX4-Vvzzw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1144020378639875162006-06-04T18:12:00.000-04:002007-02-15T19:22:48.136-05:00I thought it would be a good idea to dedicate one of my posts to questions you may have about the game or anything else! To start with, I will answer questions I have been asked earlier and may seem a bit random. The most recent have been added to...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=KTPXHfS9ifg:MMXueAr8MZs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1148952895302971052006-05-29T21:29:00.000-04:002006-06-25T05:43:47.183-04:00To create a guild, it’s relatively straight forward, provided you have enough money. You must go to the Guild Registrar to register your new guild, you must also create the cape, which will represent your guild, then if want, you can then purchase...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=yW08SlYZ4TM:o0AcmSJ3zJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1146951878469061242006-05-06T17:40:00.000-04:002006-05-26T23:06:29.553-04:00In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that I was going to leave my guild. The main reason for which was that none of the other guild members were ever online when I was playing. I left that guild about two weeks ago. It didn’t take a long time...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=kAe7EJrkdtQ:hJ1sWDrmSF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1144715150649324572006-04-10T20:22:00.000-04:002006-11-08T06:36:25.290-05:00Today, I will talk about my experiences with guilds. After all, this is what the game is about. Basically, a guild is composed of a Guild Leader, some Officers, and the Guild Members. To create a guild, you have to have a bit of ready cash. The...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=dHtuc__cA6A:_YM9Rylqn54:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1144529672270432292006-04-09T09:52:00.000-04:002006-10-23T20:45:16.153-04:00OK, maybe it's not the best day for me to write and publish. I am quite pissed off today: I have some personal problems, the weather looks simply awful outside, and it's still cold. This is winter-wonderland! :-( Well, I am also grumpy because of my...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=JrJsHjJyE5M:ivtM8-g1blg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1144090702521940172006-04-03T14:52:00.000-04:002006-11-05T10:06:14.406-05:00At the beginning, I started to play alone, mainly because I was eager to discover the ropes of the game on my own. This period didn’t last long, as it is almost impossible to manage to do the missions alone or with NPCs. As I was leveling up my...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=4pF7Y-WY53g:P9qLzWAtWX0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1143507660827353152006-03-27T20:00:00.000-05:002006-04-07T11:55:30.846-04:00Last week-end, there was a special event in Guild Wars. People with a valid licence could play the new version called Factions during the whole week-end! They also had the possibility to invite three people of their choice to test the game. I must...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=V7hlGtNLHvU:VD0w9Hs_w9k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1143062056637714272006-03-22T19:27:00.000-05:002006-11-08T03:58:06.610-05:00It's been a while since I have written, but I have quite a good excuse. I have been trying to revamp my blog, which is quite time-consuming, and the fact that my PC has gone to the repair shop is another factor... I know the title of my post sounds...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=dXUlhmYp0u0:E6_42JuJJBM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1142518906186386062006-03-16T10:15:00.000-05:002006-11-15T15:50:46.500-05:00Maybe I should have done this before, but today I decided to talk about the game itself. (Many thanks to Soto* for providing me with the topic!) Guild Wars is a MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). The current version I am playing...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=UJXKFArFAv4:VYjncc2MrwM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1142377662938273272006-03-14T18:06:00.000-05:002006-11-05T10:01:45.156-05:00Yesterday, something curious happened. The Guild Wars server encountered a problem that had an impact on the game economy. For nearly an hour, in-game traders were selling items at unrealistically low prices. To solve the problem, the ArenaNet...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=ojno5gIDCrM:HCHTyU2Rif0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1141996957614439242006-03-12T08:22:00.000-05:002006-11-05T06:03:07.826-05:00The time before, I explained how you select your characters and its possible impact on the relationships. I also mentioned how people would flirt with me easily, which leads me naturally to talk about cybersex... Cyber-sex seems to be common. Ok it...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=DTuFdeFlacg:CptUbo5TUp4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1141932110063685162006-03-09T14:18:00.000-05:002006-07-17T00:25:22.380-04:00Yesterday was the International Women’s Day. Yes, I know what you’re thinking: boring, another feminist, out of topic, etc. But I allow myself here to open a parenthesis about that subject. Well, not so much… Yesterday, I played as usual my favorite...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=4gga8EGGNHY:FAlebrm7pQw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1141837731184619182006-03-08T11:36:00.000-05:002006-05-01T09:52:14.086-04:00It is fairly straightforward to create a new character. You can choose to be a male or a female and according to your profession, you will look different. And that will also determine your relationship with others, not always the case, but most of...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=AHpAVNpbGQk:Q8aVguMQd80:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1141774043197996322006-03-07T18:26:00.000-05:002006-11-08T07:56:36.653-05:00Guild Wars (referred to later as GW) is a massively multi-player online role-playing game (also known as MMORPG), i.e. a game played over the Internet. Hence, it has the big advantage of being very interactive by attracting as wide an audience as...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=J2_ZVtpwwjw:R5EUFt8eqCE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23529954.post-1141674341796423102006-03-06T14:45:00.000-05:002006-11-06T02:27:44.650-05:00First of all, I would like to say a few words about my background, which will explain much about the context. I am a woman in her late twenties playing Guild Wars. Yes, I know, I don’t fit in the presumed category of the game… Anyway, I would like...<br/> <br/> To continue reading, visit my website!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?a=8opF1Jj9AVk:FkaXU5DUpN0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AVirtualLife?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005218436844950991noreply@blogger.com2