PANDA!

First of all, PANDA PANDA PANDA PANDA PANDA!!!! Ok, I got that out of my system.....Panda.

I'm so excited for Mists of Pandaria. Which apparently my phone now autocorrects. Anyway, Monday Blizzard released all this new info for MoP and this includes RED PANDAS! Ok, yeah as in a previous post we know that we're able to play as Pandas, but red Pandas?! with a TAIL!?? HAPPY! And I think the closer it becomes and the more things I hear about it, the more excited I get. Plus new glyphs for Druids and a bunch of other things that are, some little, some not so little, but exciting non the less. Beta testing has started although I'm still patiently waiting for my email to join up as I opted for the annual promise thing that Blizzard started that got you in on Beta testing, but there are all kinds of live streams going right now so you can see the intro world. I'm trying kinda of not to watch it so it's new and more exciting when I get to Beta, but I really want to see how the Pandas roll.


In other news, I jumped on the Hunger Games train. Not hard core, but I read the first book in a day and a half and I just started the second (I love used book stores). In my opinion it's not Harry Potter obsession/excitement worthy, but it's a hell of a lot better than Twilight...and yes. I have read all of the Twilight books and seen the first movie. So it's not like I'm talking out of my ass when it comes to Twilight and the sparkly vamps(So glad I grew up with Buffy and not Bella btw.). And yes, I did read the Twilight books like crack when I did read them but seriously?Abusive stalker boyfriend. Team Cedric all the way. Anyway the Hunger games is something I always saw on the shelves, and have thought about buying it a few times, but I never did. Maybe it was the teenagers killing each other. I don't know. But I always heard from other people online or at the book store that it was good, that I would like it. So now with the movie coming out (today I think) I thought, eh, what the hell. I'm on vacation. So I read it in a day and a half. Partly because my Uncle also wants to read it and partly because I wanted to see what happened next. So I did like it. and I do want to know what happens next. I love that the story is basically about survival. There is a slight love story, but as I read on a different site, it's pretty secondary. I don't want to spoil anything for anyone so I won't say to much, but it's a good story that we need post twilight. Looking online at Hunger Games stuff I've seen more TEAM KATNISS stuff than Team Gale or Team Peeta(which I haven't decided who I like better as I've only read the first book and Gale is barely in it) which I think is awesome because it shows that a girl can survive and have support from the fans, that not everything is about finding/choosing the guy. Team Katniss in my opinion is awesome because it is okay to like a girl on her own. For her to want to support her family and take care of her town. To not let anyone down, especially herself. Girl power. So, like I said, it's pretty good awesome. Not HP caliber but still decent writing and a good read. (Feel free to spam me with your opinions on this)

Until next time,
Emily

and Oh yeah,

PANDA!

Gamer Girl....?

I call myself a gamer. I've played games all my life (Mario, Donkey Kong, Pong, Sesame Street Counting Game that I can't remember the name of, Kingdom Hearts, WoW, card games, board games, and most recently D&D) but I'm not the type of gamer to learn all about the games that are coming out and need to play every game and every expansion that comes out. I'm the type of gamer that plays games. I like the togetherness of some games, I like the solitude of others. But I always feel like a fraud when people start talking about new video games or a new RPG and I have NO idea what they're talking about. But I love gaming. I just don't immerse myself in gaming culture. Sometimes I wish I would, but I like just playing them.

So I'm gonna keep playing and being a gamer girl. Because, as I said, I love playing them and that's what a gamer is.

Emily

A Whole New World......

So a little while ago, Blizzard announced that they were coming out with a new World of Warcraft expansion pack. My first thought was Yay! new stuff! Not that I'm anywhere near being topped out on the current expansion but still. Then they announced Pet Battles. Which I've come to hear is like the old school Pokemon battles only with your pets. Okay that's pretty cool. I like collecting pets and it's a little annoying that they kinda just sit there or follow you. It'll be cool to be able to do something with them.
Today I was talking to my friend Lauren, who I got into playing WoW and she is now way more involved with it then I ever was which I take full pride and credit for, told me that one of the new characters you get to play is a PANDA! Ok techniqually the new race is called a Pandaren but you can be a monk which, I don't know much about yet but it seems that you can be a tank and a healer as one. Which I always like. The expansion is called Mists of Pandaria and I know I'm a few weeks behind here on the excitement of it, but I'm still excited.

You get to start in a brand new starting zone, a brand new world and when you hit a certain level, THAT's where you decided whether to be alliance or horde. It's going to be interesting because you won't know who's with you and who's against you until it's possibly to late. I think going to a new world, is gonna be good. I mean I know Cat came out with new quests and all, but it's going to be nice playing in a world that isn't totally destroyed. Thanks Deathwing.

I was just looking at the racial stats at the Pandaren. First of all, one of them is call Bouncy. I frakking love Blizzard's sense of humor(speaking of which, anyone else get the sonic screwdriver? I refuse to do that quest so I keep the thing.). It basically means that Pandaren's take 50% less falling damage but just to call it Bouncy? Awesome. And another trait is basically a version of the Vulcan Death Grip. But instead of killing it puts the target to sleep when  you touch a secret pressure point on an enemy target, putting it to sleep for 3 seconds. Could definitely be useful. Especially in duels. Heh.

Oh. And the whole world is on the back of a turtle. I don't know why that amuses me so much.

In the new class race as Monk you get to roll, do a spinning crane kick, do damage, defense and healing. I love that. My first WoW character was a Night Elf Priest because I wanted to heal. Well, I realized really fast that that got boring while working in a guild. I tend to run into things. Not as much as some others in the guild(Zamm) but still, it happens. So then I started with a hunter because I love being able to do damage and it's also like having an extra character with you, my cat's name is Merri and she's awsome. Even when Cataclysm let us add other hunting pets, I still pretty much stick with Merri. But then I couldn't heal my friends or myself very well. So I kinda love the being able to do both thing.

I'm going to sign up for the promise to play WoW for a year thing, the new annual contract they started so I can play the beta version when it comes out. People at Blizzcon said it was amazing so I'm willing to try so I don't have to wait until the new expansion's out.

Oh and did I mention? I GET TO BE A PANDA!!!!!

Emily