There isn't much to do on PangYa these days. After I got my -38, I pretty much stopped playing. All I do these days is grind with Brazilians or push records when I play, since most of my friends don't log in too much anymore. Is it just me or is the first generation of chippers finally beginning to die out?
To be honest, I'm reluctant to rank up from Pro A. My friends have been waiting for me to move up from 256 for a long time, and I won't have an excuse to play it anymore when I hit National. Having 264 would be nice, but I don't want to leave 256. I've spent too much time researching it. (t.t)
Frankly, fuck pushing records. It kills my calipers too fast, and it takes the fun out of the game for me. Looking at how I'm almost burned out after only doing 5 or so tournaments for Pink Wind, I doubt I'll do that again anytime soon.
I met up with the leader of the Japan guild a week or so ago. However, she lives in Japan, so our time zones aren't really compatible. Besides logging on to practice Japanese with her, I spend a lot more of my time playing Dungeon Fighter Online.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Moving
So, GOA got S4. They have shops, they have card trading, they have scratchy card rare trading. My thoughts on this? It still isn't enough to move over there.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Hopeless
So, right after I broke up with my now-ex, I asked her if we could still be friends. She said that's okay. I had been telling myself to get over it, but I really was not over it. Such a decision was not easy for me to make at all.
Good thing we've been out of contact for at least a month now. Funny how these things work.
For the last few weeks I've been trying to patch things up, to no avail. It's as if my entire existence is being ignored. (which is one of the things I hate the most) I decided to start returning the favor yesterday. Nice knowing you.
It's great being one of the nicest people around and still getting people that think you hate them, and they hate you in return. It's also great how confronting someone about an incident means "OMG EVERYONE HATES ME. I'm just going to ignore everyone, since they clearly were all involved, and it's obviously everyone's fault but mine."
I don't think I can honestly say I've actually hated anyone, using "hate" to the full extent of the word, which is a very strong feeling. I've disliked quite a few people, sure. Even people that my friends hate for one reason or another I usually harbor neutral feelings toward them or are friends with them.
A girl I used to talk to told me that she was in an online relationship once, and was hurt badly by it. She suggested that I don't try them myself. I did not take her advice. Look where that got me.
Long story short, those of you thinking about entering long term online relationships, don't. I deeply regret it. At this point, I'm debating whether or not I want to make a commitment in my whole lifetime. Is it really worth losing friends?
EDIT: Afterthoughts...
I've always felt estranged from my family, and closer to friends that I've met. On my dad's side of the family, who lives where I live, there are very few children left. The youngest person I actually communicate with on a regular basis is in his late 30's, maybe even in his 40's now. The kids in my neighborhood are gone, for the most part. All have grown up and gone away or gone to college. Having no brothers or sisters, I've always felt like the only kid around. When I was quite young, I told myself that my only goal in life would be to start a family and have kids... keep the family going. This is still my sole goal, at least a decade later. Maybe that's why I'm always on a hunt for girls, I don't know.
I was planning on keeping this house after my parents die, but I don't know if I will. I feel like time has stopped here. I pass by the old buildings that used to house many playing kids back when I was in elementary school, which are all but deserted now. Is technology to blame? Has everyone just left? I don't know. All I know is, I don't like it. I want to see something new again.
Even though I'm only 18, I feel like I've lived for an extremely long time. I feel like my time has passed.
Good thing we've been out of contact for at least a month now. Funny how these things work.
For the last few weeks I've been trying to patch things up, to no avail. It's as if my entire existence is being ignored. (which is one of the things I hate the most) I decided to start returning the favor yesterday. Nice knowing you.
It's great being one of the nicest people around and still getting people that think you hate them, and they hate you in return. It's also great how confronting someone about an incident means "OMG EVERYONE HATES ME. I'm just going to ignore everyone, since they clearly were all involved, and it's obviously everyone's fault but mine."
I don't think I can honestly say I've actually hated anyone, using "hate" to the full extent of the word, which is a very strong feeling. I've disliked quite a few people, sure. Even people that my friends hate for one reason or another I usually harbor neutral feelings toward them or are friends with them.
A girl I used to talk to told me that she was in an online relationship once, and was hurt badly by it. She suggested that I don't try them myself. I did not take her advice. Look where that got me.
Long story short, those of you thinking about entering long term online relationships, don't. I deeply regret it. At this point, I'm debating whether or not I want to make a commitment in my whole lifetime. Is it really worth losing friends?
EDIT: Afterthoughts...
I've always felt estranged from my family, and closer to friends that I've met. On my dad's side of the family, who lives where I live, there are very few children left. The youngest person I actually communicate with on a regular basis is in his late 30's, maybe even in his 40's now. The kids in my neighborhood are gone, for the most part. All have grown up and gone away or gone to college. Having no brothers or sisters, I've always felt like the only kid around. When I was quite young, I told myself that my only goal in life would be to start a family and have kids... keep the family going. This is still my sole goal, at least a decade later. Maybe that's why I'm always on a hunt for girls, I don't know.
I was planning on keeping this house after my parents die, but I don't know if I will. I feel like time has stopped here. I pass by the old buildings that used to house many playing kids back when I was in elementary school, which are all but deserted now. Is technology to blame? Has everyone just left? I don't know. All I know is, I don't like it. I want to see something new again.
Even though I'm only 18, I feel like I've lived for an extremely long time. I feel like my time has passed.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Recent Thoughts & Hopes
I'm still pretty neutral towards what happens on PangYa US. (though, I obviously disagree with some of the decisions made) I've actually been pretty happy with the recent updates, starting with the Card Holic update. Cards for $1.80, only $0.30 more than the KR price, on a server with Time Boosters priced at $1.20 and Auto-Calipers at $3.00?! Are you kidding me?! I was shocked, along with quite a few of my friends. Around this time I was saying to them: "Maybe NTreev is finally turning things around?"
Gacha has high rates for its cost, honestly. Scratch Card rates seem to be near zero in comparison (for people with average luck). Ironically, I've had better luck with Scratch Cards than Gacha Coins.
People are wondering what the next Gacha rare will be. Some say Rune Fairy Wings. I don't really have an opinion on this. All I know is, I hope they release Rings in Gacha! Would be a perfect way to use that system, and they would get a lot of money from people trying to get a precious Crimson / Hybrid / Promise Ring. From what they're doing, it looks like Scratch Cards (besides Wedding Dresses, but that hardly counts since PangYa US is so flipping behind) is going to be for re-releasing old rares, and new rares will be in Gacha. That's my theory.
My selfish thought on the game's bugs is that they aren't a huge impact on the game... though I'm sure they are for quite a few people. Namely, that pesky Messenger bug. I've never crashed from it, and probably never will, but it seems people still do... They really need to put that to a higher priority than it is. We never have really been able to speak to our friends properly since that one update. I can't remember which update that is now since it has been so long!
Gacha has high rates for its cost, honestly. Scratch Card rates seem to be near zero in comparison (for people with average luck). Ironically, I've had better luck with Scratch Cards than Gacha Coins.
People are wondering what the next Gacha rare will be. Some say Rune Fairy Wings. I don't really have an opinion on this. All I know is, I hope they release Rings in Gacha! Would be a perfect way to use that system, and they would get a lot of money from people trying to get a precious Crimson / Hybrid / Promise Ring. From what they're doing, it looks like Scratch Cards (besides Wedding Dresses, but that hardly counts since PangYa US is so flipping behind) is going to be for re-releasing old rares, and new rares will be in Gacha. That's my theory.
My selfish thought on the game's bugs is that they aren't a huge impact on the game... though I'm sure they are for quite a few people. Namely, that pesky Messenger bug. I've never crashed from it, and probably never will, but it seems people still do... They really need to put that to a higher priority than it is. We never have really been able to speak to our friends properly since that one update. I can't remember which update that is now since it has been so long!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Ventus
What the hell was the thought process for the current event(s)? We get the KR event, but with headsets replaced with feathers. If you're one of the one hundred people that win a papel rare, gee, I wonder what you get. The only good part of that is the 50 people that win Scratchy rares, but this is only good for those players that do not spend any money. Nearly everyone else has already spent money on the 2x Scratchy rates event, and gotten items!
Having three money saving events one right after another is a great way to get a lot of money at once, but probably not all that great in the long run... people will be out of money after these events and probably will not charge more for a while.
I'm beginning to wonder if feathers will ever leave our game, like they should have long ago, and actually be worth something. Will we always have some sort of event with feathers as the consolation prize? I sure hope not.
Having three money saving events one right after another is a great way to get a lot of money at once, but probably not all that great in the long run... people will be out of money after these events and probably will not charge more for a while.
I'm beginning to wonder if feathers will ever leave our game, like they should have long ago, and actually be worth something. Will we always have some sort of event with feathers as the consolation prize? I sure hope not.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Language
One of my college classes is a beginning Japanese class. I've taken it in hopes to become fluent in the language eventually for a future career.
I had taken such a class before, but went through some trouble in my second semester of my first year of college, and such decided to just start over. Its a nice refresher and I'm a lot more motivated to do work now.
Anyway, I hate when people are in a beginner language class and feel the need to show off that they know more of the language than the class's absolute beginners. When everyone in the class is asked to speak in a certain pattern, some students feel the need to extend the pattern so it is more advanced, to get the teacher's attention and to effectively put down the other kids in the class. "I bet you didn't understand what I just said!" is what I get from such a situation.
In my first Japanese class's syllabus, it reads that if you are an advanced student, you should not make yourself extremely obvious. Blend in with the rest of the class, answer questions as normal. Language classes are often uncomfortable enough as it is; the teacher often says things that the beginners won't understand, and does not explain them. That's part of the learning process. Eventually you begin to understand what the teacher is saying to his/herself and become more comfortable in that environment.
Speaking of class, I have that in an hour. Later.
I had taken such a class before, but went through some trouble in my second semester of my first year of college, and such decided to just start over. Its a nice refresher and I'm a lot more motivated to do work now.
Anyway, I hate when people are in a beginner language class and feel the need to show off that they know more of the language than the class's absolute beginners. When everyone in the class is asked to speak in a certain pattern, some students feel the need to extend the pattern so it is more advanced, to get the teacher's attention and to effectively put down the other kids in the class. "I bet you didn't understand what I just said!" is what I get from such a situation.
In my first Japanese class's syllabus, it reads that if you are an advanced student, you should not make yourself extremely obvious. Blend in with the rest of the class, answer questions as normal. Language classes are often uncomfortable enough as it is; the teacher often says things that the beginners won't understand, and does not explain them. That's part of the learning process. Eventually you begin to understand what the teacher is saying to his/herself and become more comfortable in that environment.
Speaking of class, I have that in an hour. Later.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Luck
Latest rage is directed to the people that complain about spending a large amount of money on scratch cards / gacha / cardpacks and not winning anything. These two things are no different than real life gambling, really. Use your head, people. Plenty of people spend hundreds to thousands in actual gambling and come back empty handed. Such is the lottery; the odds are stacked against you.
I have a friend that embodies a motto of his from a few months ago: "It's all good." Though he is quite unlucky with his gambling, he continues, saying things to the effect of "It's all good, I'll just try again!" and refrains from complaining about his failures. I find this to be a quite mature outlook, and one that I follow myself. When I was a child, I used to complain about doing the simplest things. These days, I reluctantly do what needs to be done, not voicing my complaints.
To extend on this topic, I am also quite tired of the mindset some people have lately. People post threads complaining about their luck, which is perfectly fine, by the way; that's what forums are for. Sure, I disagree with the concept of complaining, but I can't deny people's freedom to speak. Anyway, people find these threads and feel the need to trump (read: post a worse situation) than the original poster's situation. For example, if someone posted a thread saying they wasted $50 on scratchy cards and received nothing, someone posts later saying something like "You think you've had it bad? I've wasted $100 on this and have gotten nothing!" What a childish, attention-garnering, annoying, and unnecessary response. You'd be better off posting nothing.
Naturally, I usually ignore such threads now.
In conclusion, get over it. If you aren't getting what you want, spend some more money and try again! Obviously, this is a very deluded response and can't just be followed out of the blue (for most people). That's the only option available for you, though.
I have a friend that embodies a motto of his from a few months ago: "It's all good." Though he is quite unlucky with his gambling, he continues, saying things to the effect of "It's all good, I'll just try again!" and refrains from complaining about his failures. I find this to be a quite mature outlook, and one that I follow myself. When I was a child, I used to complain about doing the simplest things. These days, I reluctantly do what needs to be done, not voicing my complaints.
To extend on this topic, I am also quite tired of the mindset some people have lately. People post threads complaining about their luck, which is perfectly fine, by the way; that's what forums are for. Sure, I disagree with the concept of complaining, but I can't deny people's freedom to speak. Anyway, people find these threads and feel the need to trump (read: post a worse situation) than the original poster's situation. For example, if someone posted a thread saying they wasted $50 on scratchy cards and received nothing, someone posts later saying something like "You think you've had it bad? I've wasted $100 on this and have gotten nothing!" What a childish, attention-garnering, annoying, and unnecessary response. You'd be better off posting nothing.
Naturally, I usually ignore such threads now.
In conclusion, get over it. If you aren't getting what you want, spend some more money and try again! Obviously, this is a very deluded response and can't just be followed out of the blue (for most people). That's the only option available for you, though.
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