VLC Media Player Releases New Version
VLC, the do it all, do it well, cross-platform, free and open source media playing powerhouse has dropped a new version as of yesterday. The new release adds even more supported formats, an updated UI, album art, improved library functions, and even YouTube support. VLC was already the king of all media players, but appears to have only gotten better. If you’re not using it, you really should check it out.
New blog entry: Do You Believe…
New blog entry: Do You Believe In Gosh? – New Mitch Hedberg Album http://www.dwot.com/?p=259
Do You Believe In Gosh? – New Mitch Hedberg Album
“If you find yourself lost in the woods, fuck it, build a house. Well, I was lost but now I live here. I have severely improved my predicament.”
“I think Bigfoot is blurry, that’s the problem. It’s not the photographer’s fault. Bigfoot is blurry, and that’s extra scary to me. There’s a large out of focus monster roaming the countryside. Look out, he’s fuzzy, let’s get out of here.”
Mitch may no longer be with us, but that doesn’t have to mean no new Mitch albums apparently. Cruise over to Amazon and pick up the new Mitch Hedberg album sans DRM.
Amazon.com: Do You Believe In Gosh? [Explicit]: MP3 Downloads: Mitch Hedberg
New blog entry: Warhammer Onli…
New blog entry: Warhammer Online: Open Beta Key Giveaway http://www.dwot.com/?p=256
Warhammer Online: Open Beta Key Giveaway
Full Disclosure: I’m an MMO junkie. My first MMO experience was Beta Testing Merdian 59, way back before anyone had attempted to utter MMORPG. I’ve dabbled with Everquest, played a good amount of DAoC, dipped my toes in Lineage 2, battled a vicious World of Warcraft addiction, played a character to the level cap in Age of Conan and, most recently, have been swept up in the Warhammer Online, or WAR, Open Beta.
Warhammer Online is based on the venerable Warhammer Fantasy setting, well known to minatures gamers, but should feel pretty familiar to anyone who’s played a game with a fantasy setting, particularly Warcraft, which was influenced heavily by Warhammer. In turn, Warhammer Online will feel similar to World of Warcraft to many players. The UI looks almost exactly like WoW and that is probably a good thing. The Realm vs. Realm PvP system pitting the Alliance of Dwarves, Elves and Men against Dark Elves, Orcs, Goblins and Corrupted Humans should also feel very familiar.
Warhammer does have some tricks up it’s sleeve however. PvP appears to be a viable path for leveling as loot, cash, and XP all drop off PvP kills. Quests are well designed and developed, adding a rich flavor to the world. Rather than Warcraft’s cartoonish and kid friendly approach, Warhammer presents a grim, dark world on the edge of destruction and your quests and experience reflect this.
Public quests and RvR scenarios are the early standouts in gameplay. Public quests are constant open scripted sequences that help move the world’s story forward and add to the epic scale of the game. I simply stumbled into the first one and quickly came up to speed aiding my faction by killing a swarm of elite enemies along with the others in the area working on the quest. After gathering the souls of the fallen, a caster NPC summoned a demonic hell-hound which went berzerk and we then killed. After this, the quest ended, loot was assigned by a weighted roll based on contribution automatically (brilliant!!!) and a few minutes later the quest restarted again. I found these public quests both fun and rewarding, and the mechanics showed great polish.
The RvR scenarios provide quick PvP action in a battleground like setting, with XP rewards as well as PvP leveling. The scenario I played a few times was similar to an Arathi Basin, with 2 teams vying for control of 3 way points. The PvP combat was fast-paced and extremely enjoyable, and certainly seems to be a more emphasized factor of the game. I’m told that at the early levels content is roughly 20% PvP and 80% PvE, but at later levels that is flipped to 80% PvP and 20% PvE. I look forward to exploring more of the PvP options in further gameplay.
But don’t take it from me, hit the link below and grab a Beta Key. Hop on, start slaughterin’ and enjoy!
WarCry Network : Contests : Warhammer Online: Open Beta Key Giveaway
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Raptor Survival Test
#7. What is a raptor’s weak point?
a.) Its eyes
b.) Its crotch
c.) Conversational Spanish
d.) Non-existent
TREASURE BOX
Remember those really weird flash games where you clicked on random vague things to fire off a Rube Goldbergian machine to accomplish some arcane objective? Did you enjoy them? Well, if so, check out Treasure Box, it’s no Grow, but it’s … something.