I know ... Restaurant City is not really a MMORPG but it's still a game and I am quite addicted to it now. LOL!
Second invitational teaser for E!VOLVE 247 Customer. I just used one vector image from the internet then topped it with "multiplied" layers using the company's signature colors - red, blue, grey and white.
The first poster I sent to the E!VOLVE 247 Customer staff was more of a photograph collage [link] and this is the first time I made a layout composed of vector artworks. I didn't have time to make my own so I just researched all over deviantART for these masterpieces.
Credits go to the artists who made them. I can no longer remember names and I lost my list. Sigh~
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG) is a type of game that allows hundreds, thousands or perhaps even millions of people on a large area to gather around, interact and play in a virtual world simultaneously. Some MMORPG's last for years and hold events like tournaments and guild meetings.
This contains the MMORPG's that I have played and are currently playing. (yes, quite a long list!)
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Philippine Ragnarok Online [link]
pRO is the mother of all MMORPG's in the Philippines (well, OzWorld was the first MMO here but I don't know if it's considered an RPG or just merely a chat game)!!! I was one of the ßeta players of pRO. Back then, only 100 people were playing in the Chaos server. It was really fun and I got a chance to speak with the GM's in-game and IRL. I also took part in the events and even won an artbook signed by Myoung-Jin Lee (creator of the Ragnarok manhwa).
The avatars of pRO are 2D isometric figures roaming around in a 3D environment. There are numerous job classes available and thousands of equipment to choose from. Only the head gears, weapons and shields are visible, though. The armors stay the same and you can never tell what armors a player has until you hit him/her with all your might.
The pets are tamed monsters from different maps. I know I've collected ALL of the available pets in-game. LoL! During the ßeta days of pRO, it was hard to tell if a pet was hungry or not because there are no indicators. Still, all of my pets stayed with me, became loyal and very talkative so I know I took good care of them!
These are the characters I have in pRO (in order of appearance) ... they also appeared in several pRO fanfics/fanarts I made:
CHAOS SERVER:
1) Meiko (Knight) - a.k.a "Meiko of Chaos" ... She is a hybrid STR-VIT knight who usually travelled alone. She was my ßeta character and one of the cutest! After a long hiatus from the Chaos server, a lot of people still recognized her when I did a short comeback. Yeah, she was very famous back then. LOL!
The story I created for her was that she's a "partial soul" of an elf who fell in love with a human priest. In the fanfics I made, she always carries a plush doll of that priest. She often visited Raxis in his dreams and showed him the paths to take on their journeys.
2) Meifa - She is my mage-turned-archer character. She never reached 2nd job because I had to stop pRO for a while.
The side story I created for her was that she's the wife of Hans Von Kroft (my ex-boyfriend's Merchant) who ran an inn where Jayle works for.
IRIS SERVER:
1) - Rain - - She is my Magnus Exorcismus Priest, the Ultimate Ghost Buster! Yeah, she travelled with boss hunters a lot as she can both be a support character and an Undead Killer. Hehehe~
In my fanfics, she served as caretaker of Meiko (Wizard) and blocks all of her suitors. Not that she's a lesbian or anything... She just wants the "partial soul" to find the other halves of herself.
2) Danaera - She is my most famous character and is well-loved by everybody. Who wouldn't love a Full-Support priestess? LoL! She's one of the few characters who had a Glast Heim warp portal (until LUG erased it! GRRR!). With her, I met a lot of friends both online and IRL.
In my fanfics, she is a kidergarten teacher in Prontera who's married to a Hunter named Rèéds. She initially taught Jayle the Play Dead and First Aid skills. LOL!
3.a) Meiko (Wizard) - She is an INT-VIT wizard which I used for the first half of my playtime in IRIS. Unfortunately, her build isn't too useful in the longrun so I had to delete her.
In the fanfic I made, she is very calm and reserved. She knows that she is only a "partial soul" but she refuses to merge with the others.
In my fanfics, she's the another "partial soul" of the elf who fell in love with a human. She doesn't recall any memory of her past and she's a real b!+ch to strangers. She serves as the Head Huntress in Payon and guardian of Peone (the wife of Payon's ruler in the Ragnarok Manhwa).
In my fanfics, she is my main character. She started out as a novice who wanted to become part of Prontera's elite goup of Kights, like her idol, Meiko of Chaos. She travelled a lot with Raxis in search for clues on how they can return to their own dimension and she fell in love with him in the process. She gave up her dream of becoming a knight and helped the Von Krofts running their inn.
5) Elaise - she is a CRIT Knight I made for farming purposes.
In my fanfics, Elaise is the name of the elf who fell in love with a Priest. They were supposed to escape Geffenia when a curse was put on her, causing her souls to scatter around Midgard.
In the fanfics, she is also in love with Raxis and she proclaimed herself as his girlfriend - which really annoys Jayle.
7) Pink Soda - She is my Gun Slinger. I made her just for fun. She retired early. LoL! She's not a part in my fanfics.
My Boyfriend's Characters :
1) Deers - He was originally intended as a Magnus Priest but when Dada recreated the character, he decided to go full-support for my huntress, Meiko. When Dada quit pRO, I still used Deers to help me finish quests and serve as a tanker.
In my fanfics, Deers is the human who fell in love with Elaise. He escaped the ordeal in Geffenia and promised to bring Elaise back to life by collecting all of her "partial souls". In his quest to do so, he often crosses paths with Raxis and Jayle.
IRL, this is the Priest that Dada was supposed to bless me in my in-game wedding. Turned out, this priest ran away with the bride! LOL!
2) Rèéds - He is a DEX-LUK Hunter. His arrow damage isn't that strong as pure DEX hunters but it's greatly compensated by his Falcon. A lot of people in Glast Heim are annoyed at him due to his Auto-Blitz's persistence. LOL! Because of that, she is Danaera's favorite party member. XD
In my fanfic, he never appeared but Danaera did mention his name in one of her classes.
3) Riverstine - He is a CRIT knight that Dada used for farming and PvP purposes. He's also not part of any fanfic I made but I used his name in place of "Deers"
In my fanfics, Raxis is an Assassin who was drawn to Jayle in his quest to return to their own dimension. They first had a bit of an argument but when things got settled, he promised to assist Jayle in every way he can. Raxis is the one who holds Lucifer's Lament, a key that can open the gates of ancient Geffenia. That's why Deers is always after him (much to his annoyance) even though he always rejects him .
In my revised fanfic, I'm planning to make Raxis a Sage, to explain the reason why he can both wield a sword and cast magic spells.
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I stopped playing pRO in two occasions. First time I halted was right after the ßeta days because I lost my job and got busy helping with my mom's business. When I had the chance, I went back in the Iris server and stayed for another year. I completely halted playing pRO when I got swamped with work and was introduced to other MMO's.
My Ragnarok screenshots [link]
"War of Emperium" Best in Fanart - Senior Division [link]
"Ragnarok Online : Where Heroes Rise" Finalist [link]
My Stable of Characters [link]
(more Ragnarok fanarts in My DeviantArt gallery) [link]
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RF-Online
is the second MMORPG I played. Like pRO, I also got addicted with it. It's full 3D rendition and awesome graphics are really a big shift and it boasts its PvP among its other features.I only got to make one character here, which is a cross-class Warrior-Summoner. My boyfriend has several characters, but his main was an Arch-Magus. He and his bestfriend usually helped me level up and gave me items.
I enjoyed pRO because I get to meet a lot of people, collect headgears and raise pets. In RF, they don't have any of those. Sure, you get to meet people but only if you're strong, active and politically-inclined. Yes, there's a lot of politics and assholes in this game and that really ticked me off. PvP offers a good adrenaline rush but that's only until you are KO'd with just one hit.
After less than a year, I decided to quit the game. My boyfriend is still playing and he's one of the most notorious AM's.
My Bellato cosplay [link]
Mring's Death Note -- The BEST CORA ELITE EVAAAHH!!! [link]
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ToP is an international MMORPG that is Free-to-Play. It's also rendered in 3D and the characters are really adorable, equipped with super cute armors and pet systems!
ToP allows multiple game clients to be opened at the same time so I created two characters to keep me going, a cleric and a wizard.
Though the game is cute and all girl-ish, I got really ticked-off with their system. Monsters spawn on the exact location so you can just stay put in one spot and wait for it to come out. On top of that, kill-stealing is ALLOWED! WTF!
I stopped playing after two months, I think.
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Rappelz is a 3D MMORPG with similar characteristics of RF-Online. However, this game sucked big time. Everything about it is just so WRONG! The pets look HORRIBLE, the PvP stinks, the maps are confusing and the quests are soooooo tiresome even for a lowbie!
Maybe I was just too bored so I played this game. I am only thankful with this game because it reminded me to upgrade my RAM. Hehehee~
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CABAL Online [link]
CABAL returned much of the trust I lost with MMORPG's. Its graphics are better compared to most MMO's I have tried.
The avatars have that angst-factor and it's really jaw-dropping when a character executes a spell or a skill! It's uber FLASHY! The background music also adds much excitement to the game. TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
The levelling system is quite similar with RF-Online, wherein points for base and skill/spell are different. RF's term to it is "PT" while in Cabal, we call it "skill-grinding" ... PVP will not give as much adrenaline rush as RF but it's really nerve-racking when you see two players battling. Haha!
I created a wizard since it's a class I am really accustomed with. I managed to get my wizzy to base level 92, with AM/Completer skills in 2 months time.
I only stopped playing CABAL because I transferred to Makati and I couldn't take my PC along with me.
I was supposed to take part in the Closed Beta of CABAL-Ph but I got too lazy. The servers were always full and it was filled with n00bs. XD
"Tell Me" -- dance step in Cabal plus "Jindale" video [link]
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I timed out from the 3D games for a couple of months and tried this. It's isometric just like Ragnarok Online, but the camera angle is fixed, bringing the classic 2D look. The battle system is Turn-based as opposed to all the MMO's I played, which are Linear. This is really boring especially if you are with party members who can't decide what spell to cast or skill to use. PvP is also boring. So what I usually did was buy HP and SP items then use the "remote control" to bot. Yes, one of its features is botting so I can leave my characters anytime. Just like ToP, I can open several game clients at the same time. In WO, players can choose any character and each can become any class they want. So, two players can have the same avatar, but different job classes. It's really cool!
I also collected pets in WO, but in here, I don't need any special item to get a pet. Just fight a certain monster that's a few levels lower than my character and pray that I can capture it.
Manufacturing ate up most of my game time because depending on the item I wanted to craft, it may take a split-second to a week before completion. The longest I spent in crafting was 2 days, when I tried making the "Stairs". Then, I boasted all those items in my Tent which I called "House of Panda!" The tent is where a character can rest, store items, manufacture or just play around while on-the-go.
We stopped playing this after a month or two because it was hard to level up and it was getting too dull.
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Dada gave me a choice between playing Grand Chase or ROSE and I chose the latter because it reminds me so much of the past MMO's I played. I had several mishaps trying to install and also run the game because my video card is already failing. Nonetheless, I managed to resolve those issues with his help.
I made a Muse, which is the spell-caster class and once again, I decided to build a Full-Support character. I named her after that cute cosplayer I found on the web, Kipi. No, I am not a fan-girl of Kipi. She's just the first person that pops out of my head when I hear the word "cute". Alodia is NOT cute. She's beautiful. Uhm ..Anyway, we halted playing when we reached Level 160 (we're finally able to wear the last armor set). I just had nothing else to do since Kipi's a support character and she cannot wander alone. Dada lost interest as well and he's now playing WoW.
After I upgraded my computer, I decided to make a second character and named her Maldita, a girly name mentioned in "Chicksilog" (theme song of pRO) which means "b!+ch". She is a summoner -- a semi-offensive type Muse class. She has a few buffs like Kipi but she can also summon creatures that would aid her in attacking monsters. She is my alter-ego in this game so I wanted her to have that angst-factor, as opposed to Kipi's gentle looks.
This game, although it's quite old, still has some noticeable bugs here and there. Some are useful, some are serious, while some are just so annoying. I didn't bother reporting them to the GM's though.
There's also this fairy that randomly spawns and buffs characters. I think she's Arua, the one Alodia cosplayed during a LUG event. With her help, we were able to kill monsters much faster.
I can't say that ROSE will tantamount the fun I had when I played pRO and CABAL but I still liked it. I stopped playing this when I felt bored having to do the same set of quests and monster-slaying all over again.
ROSE Online Evolution Muse Costumes
Kipi's Cleric costumes [link]
Maldita's Summoner costumes [link]
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Timing out once again from 3D games and returning to the world of side-scrolling!!! This is reminiscent to Maple Story (another MMORPG I played before but never really got to include it here since I don't have screenshots) with a touch of Ragnarok Online job classes and cards.
Just like Wonderland Online, some forging and upgrading items are compounded from simple loots to more complex materials. It is time-consuming so it's best to just buy them rather than having to undergo the effort of mining, compounding then just failing the upgrade.
The one thing that I didn't expect to be exciting here is the PvP. Well, I'm not the PvP type of gamer but I was forced to enter the arenas because I need the points to buy the items necessary for a job change. Whenever I am out of mana, I enter the arena to while away time as my character regenerates. It's hard to fight when everything moves. The terrain, the players, their summons and their spells. It's uber chaotic when in the PvP room! One good thing about the it is that there's an option to set all of the participants levels to the maximum (Lvl 49) with all stats maxed out to 55. This way, even the lowbies have the chance of beating up highbies. What matters in PvP are the fighting tactics and equipment of each player.
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"What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting. Almost 20 years later, Mike's glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned. But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him." Yahoo Movies
At first, my boyfriend and I didn't want to watch the film because 1) Zack Efron looks gay and 2) any film containing Efron is cheezy and overrated. After some thinking, we decided to watch it since the story might be interesting - similar to Back to the Future.
Well, it's worth it!
There was never a dull moment. Each scene is a screw-up of the characters which gave hilarious outcomes!
What we liked most is Mike's bestfriend because he totally PWNS!!! Dada said "Nerds win in the long run." and I so AGREE!!!!
I give it : 
"When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction." Yahoo Movies
The trailers were so funny that's why I wanted to watch this Dreamworks product. There were so many things I didn't expect!
The Beverly Hills Cop theme "Axel F" revealed my age! LoL! The President reminded me of my former boss - they have an uncanny physical resemblance! XD
Although the background of each character was funny and unique, the whole plot was very predictable. So, aside from the animation and the inside jokes, there's nothing much to look at.
I give it :
Event: Ozine Fest 2009
Date: April 5, 2009
Venue: SM Megatrade Hall 2, SM MEgamall
Photos: [click here]
Jeiro invited me to get the role of the ACE OF HEARTS for this event. Since Leidi (my younger sister) was going there with her friends, then I decided to come along too. I brought Popay (my youngest sibling) as well. This is the first time my siblings attended a convent and I know they had fun because we were talking about what transpired there while on the way home. Hehehe~
Popay joined us as the QUEEN OF HEARTS and she wore my Irene (BJD) costume while Leidi wore my FFXIII-Agito costume. Leidi's friends borrowed some of my clothes to complete their get-ups.
We didn't bother entering the Hall since most of the cosplayers were outside. It was great seeing a lot of my buddies there.
Event : Dada and Bebe goes Out-of-town (extension)
Date : February 14, 2009
Venue : Enchanted Kingdom
Photos : [click here]
Dada and I planned on going here as part of our week-long out-of-town trip but EK is closed from Monday to Wednesday so we had to re-schedule it. I don't consider this as a Valentine's Date. Dada said he doesn't celebrate Hearts Day so I treated this like a regular stroll on a huge theme park too.
This is my third time going to EK in a span of one year! Weeeee~~~ I've been to EK about six-seven times since it opened. Addict mode~!
Other trips to EK that I put in my blog:
1) Teletech Summer Outing 2008 [link]
2) OtakonEK 2008 [link]
I got 3 free tickets when I volunteered for the Press Conference of OtakonEK last September 2008.
Dada and I met up in the Ayala-MRT station around 9:30 AM. We headed to Glorietta and waited in line for the EK shuttle. There were a lot of people and the shuttle service was delayed for a couple of minutes. *sigh*
Upon arriving in EK, we immediately stashed our stuff on the locker area so that we won't have a hard time roaming around.
We
went to the Amazon Grill and had lunch. The barbecue and side dishes
were soooooooo delicious! Dada also gave me chocolate marshmallows for
desert (there goes my diet!).
The rides we took were the ff:
1) Roller Skater (mini roller coaster)
2) Wheel of Fate (giant ferris wheel)
3) Anchor's Away (swaying pirate ship)
4) Rialto (motion sim theater - feat. LEGO Racers)
5) Flying Fiesta (wave swinger)
6) Space Shuttle (Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster)
7) Jungle Log Jam (log flumes)
Roller Skater - We proved that the backmost seats bring more excitement.
Wheel of Fate - It looks like a glowing spiderweb at night. Dada said that this ferris wheel is where a lot of couples go to either confess their love for one another or to break up. LoL!
Anchor's Away - There was a kid who threw up while the pirate ship was swinging back and forth. They halted operation for about 15 minutes to get everything cleaned. XD
Rialto - Not much exitement because it lacks the 3rd-person perspective.
Flying Fiesta - It looks like a UFO at night.
Space Shuttle - FRONT ROW SEATS OFFER AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!! XD
Jungle Log Jam - it was cold but we didn't get too wet.
We were not able to ride the Rio Grande because it was closed and we were not able to see the fireworks because it was getting late.
I bought a red bonnet, a spill-proof mug and I also bought a photo from the Space Shuttle ride. Dada bought a pouch for his cellphone.
We got back in Makati at 10:30 PM. Dada escorted me back to the condo and I kissed him goodnight before we parted ways. ^_^
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