http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/feed/?f=26 Latest topics Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:30:49 GMT 10 http://i13.servimg.com/u/f13/11/03/74/02/dragoo13.jpg http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/feed/?f=26 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/are-open-betas-necessary-t5311.htm TheHidden01 Final Fantasy XIV is in open beta as we speak, and anyone with even a passing interest in MMORPGs is probably already aware of that fact. What you may not be aware of is that very little is actually going to get "tested" (much less re-implemented) during this month-long honeymoon. Many people have even begun referring to open beta periods as marketing betas, since they basically exist to generate awareness of the title and build as much hype as possible. While my own reaction ... General Discussion Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:30:49 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/are-open-betas-necessary-t5311.htm#19560 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/are-open-betas-necessary-t5311.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/aine-t5307.htm TheHidden01 Sex:- Male
Location:- Norway
Vent:- Yes

TH]]> Potential Section Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:18:20 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/aine-t5307.htm#19549 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/aine-t5307.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-content-will-you-never-do-again-t5304.htm TheHidden01 For me, it's Dungeons and Dragons Online's The Pit, a horribly convoluted 3-D maze of traps, ramps and switchback objectives. My one and only experience running this dungeon lasted well over two hours and several deaths. It was one of those runs that you grit your teeth and hang on thinking that it's got to end some time soon... right? When I finally stepped out into the sunlight, I turned around, /spit on the doorway, and promised myself, "Never again!" So what content are you ... General Discussion Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:16:15 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-content-will-you-never-do-again-t5304.htm#19545 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-content-will-you-never-do-again-t5304.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/sammi-has-been-promoted-to-knight-t5302.htm TheHidden01 Sammi has been promoted to Knight today as we congratulate her Dragoon coming of age. Sammi has become a chatty and well-liked member of the Dragoons that has settled very well with the Dragoons. Having hit her first level 80 in the guild, she has already grown and settled as a strong level 80, and more importantly, a strong member that has already solidified herself in the group. Congratulations Sammi! TH News and Announcements Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:16:46 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/sammi-has-been-promoted-to-knight-t5302.htm#19535 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/sammi-has-been-promoted-to-knight-t5302.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/shambam-t5219.htm TheHidden01 Sex:- Male
Location:- English
Vent:- Yes

TH]]> Potential Section Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:00:43 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/shambam-t5219.htm#19369 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/shambam-t5219.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/wow-general-discussion-f41/world-of-warcraft-news-win-a-class-icon-t-shirt-t5301.htm Bachos Blizzard is working with t-shirt designer Swag Dog on a contest where winners can pick up a World of Warcraft class icon t-shirt. The contest will involve checking out Blizzard's Twitter feed and correctly answering class-specific questions. Starting Tuesday, August 31, we'll be posting two questions per day on our Warcraft Twitter page that will focus on key aspects of each World of Warcraft character class. For each of the ten class questions, we'll be selecting five winners at random ... WoW General Discussion Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:08:09 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/wow-general-discussion-f41/world-of-warcraft-news-win-a-class-icon-t-shirt-t5301.htm#19531 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/wow-general-discussion-f41/world-of-warcraft-news-win-a-class-icon-t-shirt-t5301.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/bachos-wins-player-of-the-month-t5291.htm TheHidden01 Bachos wins the Player of the Month again, as another strong month falls his way. Bachos has a been a sound advisor this month, using his calm and intelligent mind to assist logically, and maturely to issues that have arisen. Not only has he been fair, but he has been a strong presence in representing the right thing to do in situations. Bachos has also been working hard behind the scenes and across the forums, bringing his strong work ethic where it is needed, with no questions asked of ... News and Announcements Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:43:32 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/bachos-wins-player-of-the-month-t5291.htm#19517 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/bachos-wins-player-of-the-month-t5291.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/do-you-keep-old-account-information-t5295.htm TheHidden01 Odds are good that you've played a fair number of MMOs over the years. Every single one comes with a code telling you that it's very important you hold on to that code, that you need to keep a log of all your account information so that nothing gets lost. And if you ever lose it, you know that's an excellent reminder, since if you'd paid attention then you wouldn't be sifting through your desk now desperately searching for the notebook paper where you'd written your password. Most players ... General Discussion Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:24:09 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/do-you-keep-old-account-information-t5295.htm#19522 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/do-you-keep-old-account-information-t5295.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/tuesday-picture-of-the-week-t5292.htm TheHidden01 I didn't realise how big the level 60 Raid boss would be. Being only two 80s, we wiped.

TH]]> News and Announcements Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:19 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/tuesday-picture-of-the-week-t5292.htm#19519 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/tuesday-picture-of-the-week-t5292.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/brother-can-you-lend-me-a-hand-t5289.htm TheHidden01 MMOs occasionally appear to be the mother of all oxymorons. On one hand, you have games specifically designed for many, many people to play simultaneously and work together for increased rewards; on the other, loot and personal advancement tend to cultivate greed and jerkish behavior. So by the games' designs, players are pulled between the extremes of selfishness and selflessness. Here at Massively we'd like to focus on the good that bubbles out of our games, which is why we'd like to ... General Discussion Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:10:30 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/brother-can-you-lend-me-a-hand-t5289.htm#19514 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/brother-can-you-lend-me-a-hand-t5289.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/arnie-promoted-to-commander-t5284.htm TheHidden01 As the new re-vitalized rank system has been established, Arnie has been promoted to the new Commander rank. Arnie has set himself a strong, responsible member that has been there since the beginning, here in World of Warcraft. It is our honour to promoted Arnie to Commander for his strong services to the rest of the guild. Congratulations to Arnie for being promoted! TH News and Announcements Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:23:04 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/arnie-promoted-to-commander-t5284.htm#19503 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/arnie-promoted-to-commander-t5284.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-s-the-cruelest-prank-you-ve-played-on-a-new-player-t5282.htm TheHidden01 We all intend to be nice to the newer players, really we do. It's not as if anyone forgets that we were new at one point, not knowing our aft launcher from our elbow in Star Trek Online. And yet for some reason, after the right barrage of questions about how you loot things in Final Fantasy XI, where you can get travel powers in City of Heroes, or how to train pistols in Fallen Earth... well, eventually you just snap. You give someone advice that isn't just bad -- it's malicious. Almost ... General Discussion Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:11:32 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-s-the-cruelest-prank-you-ve-played-on-a-new-player-t5282.htm#19499 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-s-the-cruelest-prank-you-ve-played-on-a-new-player-t5282.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/raid-and-instance-discussion-f46/toc-10-man-downed-t5280.htm TheHidden01
TH]]> Raid and Instance Discussion Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:05:24 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/raid-and-instance-discussion-f46/toc-10-man-downed-t5280.htm#19493 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/raid-and-instance-discussion-f46/toc-10-man-downed-t5280.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/dorek-t5262.htm TheHidden01 Sex:- M
Country:- Finland
Vent:- Yes

TH]]> Potential Section Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:58:33 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/dorek-t5262.htm#19450 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/dorek-t5262.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/bubbles-t5220.htm TheHidden01 Sex:- Male
Location:- English
Vent:- Yes

TH]]> Potential Section Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:00:47 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/bubbles-t5220.htm#19370 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/potential-section-f25/bubbles-t5220.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-s-your-most-memorable-mmo-rite-of-passage-t5278.htm TheHidden01 They're not always easy to define, but every MMO has universal moments that every player seems to go through, find incredibly annoying/tedious/laughable, and then complain about to others. These rites of passage are what bond us together, strangers in name, united through a notorious experience. In WoW, it was accumulating enough Goretusk livers from liverless boars and searching in vain for Mankrik's wife. In Star Trek Online, it used to be playing hide-and-seek with Sulu. In my main ... General Discussion Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:12:25 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-s-your-most-memorable-mmo-rite-of-passage-t5278.htm#19486 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/what-s-your-most-memorable-mmo-rite-of-passage-t5278.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/character-profiles-f32/dragoon-spotlight-bachos-t5274.htm TheHidden01 Bachos joined us late in our Fallen Earth life, and travelled many MMOs with us from that point. Bachos is a selfless, wonderful member, that has solidified himself as a critical and fun-loving member of our community. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Life First Name: William Forum Name: Bachos Main Character Name: Bachos Where in the real life world do you live? France, just a little ... Character Profiles Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:15:02 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/character-profiles-f32/dragoon-spotlight-bachos-t5274.htm#19477 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/character-profiles-f32/dragoon-spotlight-bachos-t5274.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/hidden-agenda-is-now-released-t5273.htm TheHidden01 Check out the official public announcement released today!

http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/hidden-agenda-f2/hidden-agenda-flying-high-t5272.htm

TH
]]> News and Announcements Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:01:23 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/hidden-agenda-is-now-released-t5273.htm#19476 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/hidden-agenda-is-now-released-t5273.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/no-grind-no-pre-order-t5271.htm TheHidden01 This week's internet furor over Final Fantasy XIV's fatigue mechanic has been fascinating to watch. First off, as I'm a relative outsider to the franchise, it's given me an excuse to read up on the title as well as its predecessor, Final Fantasy XI (one of the few MMORPGs that couldn't hold my attention for the full free month). More importantly though, the walls of flame incoming from fans all over the internet about what amounts to a grind-limiting mechanic has been, shall we say, perplexing. ... General Discussion Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:23:39 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/no-grind-no-pre-order-t5271.htm#19473 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/no-grind-no-pre-order-t5271.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/fade-promoted-to-knight-t5265.htm TheHidden01 Fade has been promoted to Knight today, becoming the forth member in WoW to be so. Fade has set himself as a helpful advisor, having been an experienced member before joining us here in WoW, Fade has put his knowlege to good use by helping all in the guild to grow and learn the tactics of the various bosses as well as advice those who need it. Fade has set a strong place with the guild and has really come far in growing into a strong voice in helping those who need it. Congratulations Fade! TH News and Announcements Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:25:01 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/fade-promoted-to-knight-t5265.htm#19458 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/fade-promoted-to-knight-t5265.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/who-s-your-dev-crush-t5267.htm TheHidden01 In our tiny part of the pop culture world, players seem to be as absolutely fascinated with the people and personalities at work behind their favorite games as they are with the games themselves. These developers are, for all intents and purposes, the celebrities of the MMO world, and as such, are subject to much scrutiny and intense feelings. I've noticed that the mere mention of a famous developer, community manager or industry leader on Massively is often enough to set off a huge string ... General Discussion Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:49:09 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/who-s-your-dev-crush-t5267.htm#19465 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/who-s-your-dev-crush-t5267.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/best-player-housing-t5264.htm TheHidden01 Maybe it's because I've been playing too long, or I'm getting too old, or I'm just too cynical. Whatever the reason, I'm rarely taken aback by MMORPGs nowadays. Many of them are quite enjoyable, don't get me wrong, but it has been quite some time since I've had a "holy insert-expletive-of-your-choice-here" moment. Last night, however, brought just such a moment (actually an hour's worth of moments) courtesy of the guild housing in EverQuest II. I've played nearly every game in ... General Discussion Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:34:01 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/best-player-housing-t5264.htm#19456 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/general-discussion-f8/best-player-housing-t5264.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/tuesday-picture-of-the-week-t5261.htm TheHidden01 This weekend Dragoons battled in the ever popular Isles of Conquest, this was one of many shots I took.

TH]]> News and Announcements Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:08:30 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/tuesday-picture-of-the-week-t5261.htm#19449 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/news-and-announcements-f1/tuesday-picture-of-the-week-t5261.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/wow-general-discussion-f41/temp-account-suspention-t5260.htm Demon Fury DONT SPEED HACK AND LOOK FOR GM ISLAND :DDD Well yeah, im loggin out for a few hours and see what happens]]> WoW General Discussion Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:00:54 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/wow-general-discussion-f41/temp-account-suspention-t5260.htm#19445 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/wow-general-discussion-f41/temp-account-suspention-t5260.htm http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/multi-media-productions-f9/stuff-t5259.htm Demon Fury Boss from The Blood Furnace Rock from Nagrand Pit Lord My gnome in under SW by the portal Under SW again Under SW but theres a piece missing Multi-media Productions Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:46:27 GMT http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/multi-media-productions-f9/stuff-t5259.htm#19444 http://www.alwaysdragoons.com/multi-media-productions-f9/stuff-t5259.htm