Well I sighned up for another Blog challenge, the last one didn't go as well as I had hoped it would. But since this one is a one time thing I think I can handle it............ The topic for this one is "Gaming and Community".
I'm not super active on this blo, not for lack of ideas, or even lack of time. I think I'm just being lazy....or rather playing games and working. Sorry....not sorry.
The game that I've been playing in Elder Scrolls Online. This is the first game that I had to subscribe to in order to play. I'm on the F2P wagon, my pennies are very tight. I got the original subscript as a birthday gift (granted it was 3 months after my birthday....lol). I get very excited about games even though I may not actually play them. I blame Tumblr on this, it has really ruined a lot of things for me. I feel like I'm part of a fandom and have no idea. So many things are balled together in my head I don't know whats cannon and what's not.
I digress. If you haven't played the game, by all means go to youtube and watch some videos. I would suggest The Elder Scrolls Online Explorer - he's a really great guy and his videos are pretty easy to watch or Ziggy's Funhouse. (I don't know how to link to them sorry).
Youtube is what started me to watch and get excited. I received a BETA key, only to have it not work. Sad but can't do anything about it. But being who am - I joined a couple of chat groups and things like that. Leading me to get hooked up with a guild, Order of the Elder Flame. So I didn't have the game, but was already linked with a guild. I helped a lot on their website putting in information that I knew or had read. Updates from the main site, things like that.
When I got the game I was ready to go - word of warning if you watch to much gameplay of a game and then try and play the game you might get confussed, or at least I did. I knew so much, but actual application was not there. I have since stoped watching said videos.
*Funny aside: I had watching one about a certain mission - when I got to the mission in the game I could have sworn I had done it already - apparently not - lol*
Anyway - that guild that I had joined disbanned not to long after I joined the game. The Guild Master went MIA, not responding to any ingame or RL emails. it was sad and upsetting as I had deposited a lot of stuff into the guild bank. So I left, it was a hard decision for me to make. I had friended a few people and they still are on my friends list.
So I kept playing, doing solo dungeons because in truth I was alone. It went along this way for a few months, but I sort of missed talking to people and helping people out. Then one day I went into a dungeon (not really knowing thats what I was doing) it was chaos. I was hyperventilating and nervous and raging. When out of nowhere my saviour, a random player helping me. I thanked her and she invited me to join her guild. Would it be the same I wondered, but actually it wasn't. People talked and communicated. We joked around and had a good time - later on another guild invited me to join and another (as a note you can be a member of 5 guilds).
I had a community - even to the point where there was some people who were members of both guilds I was a member of. It is fun. It has drawn me out of my shell. I love helping people and I have been able to - I even recruited a few members *sorry if I can't remember who*.
But I've been excepted and thats really all I wanted, to be able to talk to players who are as excited as I am. There not all kids either, some are my age and older. We have great conversations. Although I think besides always getting lost its their fault I'm still so low - I keep talking and talking.
We share ideas about raising our kids and our jobs, etc......There was even a dating advice night - because some people just need to be told what is and is not ok. They have supported me in my writing and have helped me to become a better person. To be accountable. To not make me feel I HAVE to do something, but that I WANT to do something. There is always some event going on and they don't make me feel bad if I say no. Currently there are 3 guilds that have gone quiet these past few months. I'm not giving up on them yet ^_^
Following is some random guild event images. Sorry I can't remember which as I"m on cold meds right now and my head is feeling fuzzy:
I'm not super active on this blo, not for lack of ideas, or even lack of time. I think I'm just being lazy....or rather playing games and working. Sorry....not sorry.
The game that I've been playing in Elder Scrolls Online. This is the first game that I had to subscribe to in order to play. I'm on the F2P wagon, my pennies are very tight. I got the original subscript as a birthday gift (granted it was 3 months after my birthday....lol). I get very excited about games even though I may not actually play them. I blame Tumblr on this, it has really ruined a lot of things for me. I feel like I'm part of a fandom and have no idea. So many things are balled together in my head I don't know whats cannon and what's not.
I digress. If you haven't played the game, by all means go to youtube and watch some videos. I would suggest The Elder Scrolls Online Explorer - he's a really great guy and his videos are pretty easy to watch or Ziggy's Funhouse. (I don't know how to link to them sorry).
Youtube is what started me to watch and get excited. I received a BETA key, only to have it not work. Sad but can't do anything about it. But being who am - I joined a couple of chat groups and things like that. Leading me to get hooked up with a guild, Order of the Elder Flame. So I didn't have the game, but was already linked with a guild. I helped a lot on their website putting in information that I knew or had read. Updates from the main site, things like that.
When I got the game I was ready to go - word of warning if you watch to much gameplay of a game and then try and play the game you might get confussed, or at least I did. I knew so much, but actual application was not there. I have since stoped watching said videos.
*Funny aside: I had watching one about a certain mission - when I got to the mission in the game I could have sworn I had done it already - apparently not - lol*
Anyway - that guild that I had joined disbanned not to long after I joined the game. The Guild Master went MIA, not responding to any ingame or RL emails. it was sad and upsetting as I had deposited a lot of stuff into the guild bank. So I left, it was a hard decision for me to make. I had friended a few people and they still are on my friends list.
So I kept playing, doing solo dungeons because in truth I was alone. It went along this way for a few months, but I sort of missed talking to people and helping people out. Then one day I went into a dungeon (not really knowing thats what I was doing) it was chaos. I was hyperventilating and nervous and raging. When out of nowhere my saviour, a random player helping me. I thanked her and she invited me to join her guild. Would it be the same I wondered, but actually it wasn't. People talked and communicated. We joked around and had a good time - later on another guild invited me to join and another (as a note you can be a member of 5 guilds).
I had a community - even to the point where there was some people who were members of both guilds I was a member of. It is fun. It has drawn me out of my shell. I love helping people and I have been able to - I even recruited a few members *sorry if I can't remember who*.
But I've been excepted and thats really all I wanted, to be able to talk to players who are as excited as I am. There not all kids either, some are my age and older. We have great conversations. Although I think besides always getting lost its their fault I'm still so low - I keep talking and talking.
We share ideas about raising our kids and our jobs, etc......There was even a dating advice night - because some people just need to be told what is and is not ok. They have supported me in my writing and have helped me to become a better person. To be accountable. To not make me feel I HAVE to do something, but that I WANT to do something. There is always some event going on and they don't make me feel bad if I say no. Currently there are 3 guilds that have gone quiet these past few months. I'm not giving up on them yet ^_^
Following is some random guild event images. Sorry I can't remember which as I"m on cold meds right now and my head is feeling fuzzy:
Holy Crap I almost forgot two things that meant a lot to me regarding community. Being a part of a guild is a good thing and sometimes lead to other things. I have played a few times with my friend FieldMedic - he is a great guy who is moving to Germany soon and I'll miss him but I wanted to give him a shout out. *NOTE TO SELF - INSERT PICTURE OF ME AND MEDIC*
The second thing was - everyone in ESO has been really great. When you need help they are more then willing to group up and help out. Thats why i keep an eye on zone chat - you never know.