M.I.A. No Longer

I’m officially back into playing EQ2, at least a lot more regularly than I was in recent months.

What really got me wanting to play was reading about the Epic weapon questlines. Granted, I’m not even 80 yet, on any character (my highest is level 75 at the moment), but looking through what was needed, it seemed easy enough.

I found out that there were pre-requisites for starting the quest (aside from being level 80), and for my Brigand, I needed to have done the War and Wardrobe HQ, a collection quest in Nektropos Castle (part 3), 50,000 Riliss faction (had that done already), and the Sathrithian Language (which I already did as well). So I already had a couple things done, and the other pre-requisites seemed easy enough as well.

Last night I started and finished the War and Wardrobe HQ, which was easy of course, being level 75 and it being a level 35 quest. I then headed to Nektropos, finding that the “tribulation” version of the castle was a huge pain in the ass, and I wasn’t really able to solo right from the get go. So I’m going to try and get my Dad to help with that tonight. Otherwise, that’s all I got done on my Brigand.

I should also mention that last week I started a new alt, and it looks to be one that makes the cut. He’s a Defiler, and he’s level 20. I don’t know when I’ll get him leveled up, but I’ve been toying with him here and there. Defilers are really my favorite healing class and so I’m going to try to stay dedicated to him long enough to see the higher tiers. But then again, things change with me so much that who knows if he’ll ever get played again. We’ll see I suppose. Before I go, here’s some screens from last night’s adventure.

   

Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts

I had no idea it was coming, but apparently Nine Inch Nails recorded some new material recently, and is releasing it soon. The bad news is if you want to buy the cd, you have to wait til April. If you want to wait until May, you can get a deluxe edition. The good news is, if you’re like me and want new nin stuff now, you can download the entire project right now.

The version I purchased is the project in its entirety, 36 new nin songs. Downloadable now, it only cost me $5. This version also included a .pdf of the booklet that will be in the cd case, and a pack of wallpapers that are all really nice imo. If you want the cds (two disc set), it’s $10, but you won’t get the goods until April, although you can download the music right now. There was another option for a deluxe version for $75, but that’s a bit steep for me. Though it did include files for remixing and whatnot, but I don’t have any remixing software so it would have been a pointless buy for me. If you’re really a cheapskate, you can get the first 9 songs for absolutely free, but then you’re missing out on a lot of other goodies.

The project is called Ghosts I-IV. It’s essentially 4 EPs thrown into one (the free version I mentioned has the first EP only). It’s all instrumental, no vocals are present, but the music is nice for background noise, and I just really like Reznor’s style, so it’s enjoyable all the time. If you’re a nin fan, then I recommend picking it up. It’s only $5 for fuck’s sake. Click here for ordering info.