9 posts tagged “mmorpg”
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 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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After being uninterested with MMORPG's for quite a while, I began surfing the Internet for new games and stumbled upon this cute stuff that's reminiscent to Ragnarok and ROSE.
The game provides job classes SOOOOO SIMILAR to ROSE Online thus I created a Mage and turned her into a Cleric. The downside of being a Cleric in this game is that NO ONE NEEDS A CLERIC. Each job class can support its own journeys and would rather travel alone than have a Buffer who'd share half of the EXP and loots.
The game provides a lot of quests to do and these quests require a lot of effort changing maps, beating up monsters and talking to countless NPCs in different locations ... The worst part of it is that the only scroll available is a return scroll, thus you can only return to your save point. Other map scrolls are not available or they need to be crafted using uber RARE materials. There's an "Amateur Transfer Scroll" given to newbies so they can hop from one map to another but it only lasts for seven days upon opening it. Other transfer scrolls are very RARE and are uber pricey in the market.
I played LUNA for less than a month and got bored with it. Cuteness factor isn't always the solution.
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Dragonica Online [THQ*ICE client] [IAH Client]
I still have no time to play WoW because of my friggin' work so Dada suggested that I try this game instead. He said Jasper (his friend) tried it during its Closed ßeta days. Since it's a fairly new game, I had the chance to take part in its Open ßeta.
Dragonica is a side-scrolling game just like Wind Slayer but it's rendered in 3D. The base job classes are similar to the usual MMORPGs but BaRunSon Interactive (the game's developers) added a few twists in it. The avatars are not as ce as those in RO, ROSE or LUNA but they've pretty decent. LOL!
I created three characters in the THQ*ICE client : Maldita (Battle Mage), Pilya (War Mage) and Suplada (Trickster) ... I like Maldita so much because she's a strong character, but her prowess prevented her from doing low-level guild quests -- she's too powerful! That's why I created Pilya to perform the tasks she missed (which, in turn, made her my main character). I used Suplada to aid Dada in their lowbie quests but I am not very good at controlling Melee characters so I had to retire her early.
In the IAH client : I created Kshanti (Battle Mage) and Silvere (Archer). Kshanti has the same skills as Pilya does. Silvere is just a backup storage.
Dragonica has some features that I never found in other games that's why I was hooked even though Dada wasn't into it (he tried it maybe a few weeks after I did).
The maps here may have the same set of monsters but the drops or loots vary. Some maps offer more consumable items, some offer weapons and armors, while some focus more on EXP points.
There are also different kinds of quests - Hero (story), Adventure (side-story), and Guild (guild exp) quests. All of them give deecnt amount of EXP, fair equipment and money.
Another thing that boosts EXP is the Combo system. The higher the combo, the greater the EXP.
The party EXP is set to "even share" ... The loots can be set to either "free-for-all" or "shared" but most people prefer the first one.
Dada and I tried the IAH (SEA) client of Dragonica. THQ*ICE (North America) lacks some of the things found in the IAH client such as the pet and improved party systems. IAH also fixed some bugs like the flapping wings and dual claws.
I didn't like IAH before because it had so much downtime; the lag was unbearable; and people live by CASH.
Good thing that Dada and I were lucky enough to find some stuff for our characters and we survived most of the ordeal!
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She is my second playable character and I got her name from "Chicksilog" (pRO's theme song, performed by Kamikazee) which means "b!+ch". LOL!
Maldita travels alone to different worlds and is only accompanied by her summoned creatures. She also serves as my alter-ego so I want her to have that angst-factor (unlike Kipi who has to be 'cute and gentle' because she mingles with a lot of other players).
*** see also my FS Cleric, Kipi [link]
*** last update Dec. 19, 2008
Kipi often travels with Alendar (her lover) and some other players who need her help.
Every 10 levels up or so, she was able to change her weapons and armors. I got so addicted with the game that I took screenies of her every time she changes her costume!
*** outfit and colors may vary per level depending on the attributes and special abilities that each costume has.
*** see also my second ROSE character, Maldita [link]
How I Met My Dada ♥ ♥ ♥
This is probably the most unusual, risky but at the same time romantic experience I had in my entire life!
This is how it goes (people who do not know pRO nor MMORPG stuff may not get this, though). . .
During the ßeta days of Philippine Ragnarök Online (pRO), Anki (my boyfriend that time, ex-bf now) and I planned on being the first couple to be wed in-game (using my swordsman and his thief). We invited a lot of Game Masters and our online buddies to attend the ceremony but we still lacked one person -- that was the priest.
We were leveling up in the Prontera (the Capital town) fields when we met an acolyte named Deers. Since he was the first priest-to-be that we approached, he agreed on "blessing" us. He said he researched and practiced what to say on the ceremony. Hahaha! He also requested to have his buddy, Rei (an archer) watch the celebration.
Unfortunately, Anki stopped playing pRO before the wedding because he was petitioned by his parents to get Australian citizenship. I also halted because I lost my job and was pressured to help with my mom's business. Rei and I still talked over the phone, though. His voice reminded me so much of my college friend, Dan, that's why I liked talking to him.
Several months later, Rei convinced me to play pRO again but we left the Chaos server and moved to Iris for a fresh start. I made a priest named - Rain -. That was the first time I created a FS character. After a week, Rei introduced me to A£endar (knight) and ay1ko (swordsman), which he said were his friends. He then told me that the knight was actually the alternate character of Deers.
A£endar and I often party-up during night time and got to talk more. I told him that Anki went abroad and he didn't have the chance to play since foreign IP addresses were blocked from entering pRO servers. He also told me his real name and we often talk on the phone. Because we were getting close, Rei often teased us and he said I might have a crush on him (A£endar). I told him I got scared because his voice was intimidating and the picture that formed in my head was of a tall, fat nerd with thick black-framed eyeglasses. Hahaha!
We were supposed to meet up on the War of Emperium launch in Glorietta but I didn't have enough cellphone credits to tell him where I was. I won in the Senior Division of the fan-art contest while Alodia won the Junior division. She mocked my drawing and told her "friends" that theirs were much better. Well, too bad 'coz I nailed it and they didn't! LoL! Anyway, that's another story. XD
I played pRO and announced to my guild-mates about my victory. Deers (yes, A£endar revived Deers and he is now a full-fledged priest) then sent me a private message telling me that he and his friends were in the event too. He said he saw someone who he thought was me and he just wanted to make sure. The way he described the girl he saw didn't match with my features so what I did was I gave him a link of my Yahoo profile which contained my most recent picture.
We then talked on the phone for several hours. We sometimes ran out of things to say and we would stay quiet for 20 minutes or more - sometimes he sang, sometimes I sighed, sometimes we said "hello" to check if the line's still active. He then confessed his feelings to me "You are out of my league but I think I love you." he said. I said "thanks" and "sorry" because I was not ready to give up my relationship with Anki. He said he was willing to wait for my answer.
I made some thinking the following day. It's been six months since Anki left and only made phone calls once a month. He even greeted me "Happy Anniversary" and I told him "It's not something I can consider 'happy' but it's okay." Before he left, he promised that he'd go back so we could spend our birthdays together ... but when I asked him again when he'd be going home, his reply was "I don't know, depends on when I'd get my Australian citizenship..." That could take another year or two. I am not strong enough to continue a long-distance relationship. My love for him slowly faded together with his promise.
Deers and I talked again. I was very anxious but I really wanted to hear his voice. It was a very long night and we mostly stayed silent. I summoned all my courage to say that I love him. I told him that I've decided to formally break up with Anki because I want to be with him from now on. I know it's odd saying "I love you" to someone I haven't seen IRL but what I feel for him is real.
April 13, 2004 . . . We scheduled our meet-up in the Ayala-MRT station. I was standing in front of Mercury Drug when I spotted a tall guy wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, just like he described what he would be wearing. I didn't have my eyeglasses on but I had a hunch that it was him -- and I was right! He approached me and introduced himself. I was picturing him to have a "nerdy" get-up but it was totally different from what I saw. He's like a playboy / rockstar! He has all the physical qualities that I like in a guy -- tall, chinky eyes and has a deep voice! JACKPOT!!! XD
I gave him a bracelet that I bought from The Bead Shop -- it has a capsule with grain of rice (with our names on it) submerged in a blue liquid. I was lucky at guessing because blue is his favorite color. We spent quality time but I didn't think that he'd be serious with regard to our relationship -- it turns out that he is!
We've been together for FOUR AND A HALF YEARS now (and still going stronger!!!). WOW! It all started because of pRO. I know that I am very lucky to have him -- he has accepted me for who I am, even if I am not pretty. Haha! Relationships that started with chatting or gaming rarely works and I am so happy that ours does. Sure, we still encounter problems and it gets a little bumpy along the way but that doesn't hinder us from loving each other.
Like what's engraved on the personalized key-chain I gave him ...
"If the things that happened to me never happened ... I would never have met you, I would neve have your love and I will never know the true meaning of happiness."™
Because of MMORPG's here in the country, a lot of new words were created and were usually adopted not only in OG's but also in chatrooms, forums, text messages and even when conversing face-to-face!
Here are some of those words added on an online gamer's vocabulary (and possibly passed on to peers) . . .
ADIK!
= a person who is addicted to the game, who usually spends more than five hours playing daily
AFTER TEN YEARS!!!
= an expression that shows the discontent of a person because something is taking too long to finish or happen
= e.g. leveling up, finishing a quest, waiting for someone or something
AMP
= short for "anak ng p***" or "son of a b*t**"
= varieties include : amf, ampness, amfness, amfufufu
ASA!
= "dream on!"
=
when a player tries to rip-off another player either by kill-stealing,
trying to defeat a stronger character in PvP, stealing someone else's
loots, etc . . .
= varieties include : asaness
AYT!
= alright!
AOE
= Area of Effect
= A spell or skill that can do damage on more than one enemy
BUFF
= spells or skills that temporarily increase a character's attack, defense or other abilities
BUTTON-MASH
= continuously pressing the keys on the keyboard to simultaneously execute spells or skills
BH
= Boss Hunt
BTW
= by the way
BOT
= a software (or sometimes a game feature, e.g. Wonderland Online's "Remote Control" item) that allows a character to move and do certain tasks automatically without human intervention
BUG
= anything that goes wrong with the game client or software
BUG-ABUSE
= people who take advantage of bugs for their own sake or the misfortune of others
B>
= used by players to alert others that they're buying a certain item
= e.g. "B>HP potions" --- a person is buying Health Point potions
CHIXILOG
= a guy using a female avatar
= female in-game characters with balls in real life LoL!
= song made famous by Kamikazee and became Philippine Ragnarok Online's theme song!
CLOSED BETA
= a trial stage of a newly-released game wherein only a few people are invited to check its features and discover bugs
CREEP
= computer-generated monsters or summons (usually in WoW)
DUPE
= a program or command used to duplicate in-game items
EXP
= experience points
F2P
= Free-to-Play
= games that do not require a person to purchase using real money in exchange of game time
FARM
= killing monsters to raise money
FS
= Full-support
= a character dedicated to buffing other players
= usually refers to priests and clerics
GG
= Good game ; I think they say this when a battle has ended, may they be winners or loser .. not sure~
= "sige" (okay or alright) in Philippine MMO's
GM
= Game Master
= Guild Master
GTG
= Got to go
= varieties include : g2g, gogo
HAX
= hack
HIGHBIE
= a high-level character
IGN
= in-game name
IMBA
= imbalanced features within the game
= I heard this in Rising Force Online,
they say that it is "imba" because one race becomes unbeatable even if
the others max out their skills and stats or it takes a lot of manpower
to destroy them.
IRL
= in-real-life
KESO
= kill-stealing
KK
= "okay"
KILL-STEAL
= if a player tries to damage a monster (without consent) that another player is currently hitting
= acronym is "KS"
LOOT
= items dropped by monsters once they're killed
LOOTER
= a monster or player that steals items of others
LOWBIE
= a newbie or low-level character
LUFET!
= an expression "malupit" meaning "awesome"
MACRO
= an in-game feature
or software that allows a character to simultaneously execute multiple
skills or spells using just one button, key or mouse-click
= some keyboards and mice are equipped with this feature already, they're kinda expensive though
MOB TRAIN
= when a player gathers around numerous monsters all at once
NOOB
= an insult for newbies or people who are new to the game
= also refers to people with no manners
NP
= no problem
NPC
= non-player character
= an avatar that's already part of the game
= some NPC's give quests, some buy from and sell stuff to players
NUKER
= a character that can do AoE spells or skills
NYC
= nice!
OMG!
= Oh My God! (my fave expression)
OMW
= On my way
= my boyfriend said he invented the acronym during the ßeta days of pRO. hahaha!
OP
= Over-priced ; items that are was more expensive that their selling value
OPEN BETA
= a trial stage of a newly-released game that's open for everyone to test
PARANG KAILAN LANG!!!
= "It seems not so long ago!!!"
= this is a phrase I coined while playing ROSE Online. It's really easy to level up. I reached level 85 in 2 days! Every time I level up, I say "Parang kailan lang~!!!" My boyfriend got hooked too and he says that using the tune of "Ngayon at Kailan Man" (Now and Forever) which is a song by Sharon Cuneta.
P2P
= Pay-to-play
= games that require you to purchase game-time
PC>
= Price Check
= inquiry on how much a certain item costs
PILOT
= a person who controls a character that belongs to another person
PISO
= a monster or player damage that is only equivalent to "1"
PK
= Player-kill
= areas or maps that allows a player to kill others, regardless of level and class
PVP
= Player-versus-player
P>
= a player advertising that he or she is looking for party members
RESU
= resurrection
= to revive a character after it's killed by a monster or another player
= I get this a lot when I use a cleric / priestess / muse "Ate, pa-resu!" (Sister, resu please!)
S>
= an announcement that a player is selling items
TANK
= a player that receives much of the damage to save party members
T>
= a player wanting to trade the items that he has for another item he'd like to have, instead of money
= may also be a combination of in-game currency + some items
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i might add some more in the future
some terms taken from AMP! [link]
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Ozine Fest 2008
(April 5, 2008) I
attended this convention because Faye requested so, because she said
we'll be meeting a new Hikarian member. Unfortunately, we did not see
her.
I was wearing my Wrath costume
for costripping only but I wasn't able to fix my hair because I was in
a hurry. My real hair was showing on most of the photos. Aside from
that, I also looked groggy. I didn't have time to put make-up on. 
Some people mistook me for Shana (Shakugan no Shana 2). Hahaha! I honestly dunno this animé so when I saw her photo, I was shocked. 
The venue was so small to acommodate all people who attended the event. Most of the time, I was out the Megatrade Hall because it was so congested inside. There were a lot of cosplayers loitering around the 5th floor of SM Megamall. Hahaha!
I met some new and old buddies, thanks to Faye. Some of them thought I am still a teenager. Hiihiii~~
I also won a T-shirt from the Cosplay.Ph booth. It has the "Prepare to get PWNED!" print on it. So cool! Hahahaaaaa!
Thanks to Faye for treating me out for lunch. hehehee~
Thanks to Roy for carrying my stuff and taking some pics.
Thanks to Paul-niichan for letting me stash my stuff in your booth!
Thanks to Bryan for the tips on Chain Of Memories.
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e-Games Dominaton II
(April 6, 2008) When I woke up, my body felt so heavy and I could barely move. It took me 2 hours to get prepared for this event. I planned on going to SMX early so I could get freebies, but my body wouldn't let me. Even putting my socks on became a major pain.
I guess I got sick because of yesterday's event. Megatrade was crowded, it was too hot there and when we got out of the hall, it got too cold. So the changes in temperature might have triggered it. My arms, legs and back were also painful... Maybe it was because I was either crouching or standing up most of the time, and that I was carrying two heavy katana all the time.
Even though I know that I have a fever, I still mustered my strength because it's the launch of CABAL Online (the new MMORPG my boyfriend and I are playing), and that this is the only time we can sign-up for the closed-beta. IT'S NOW OR NEVER!!!
My boyfriend and I came late in SMX. After buying tickets, we immediately signed up and got our CB accounts (hooray!) and then we also signed up for the CABAL-freeplay.
The character that Dada (my boyfriend) tried out was a Force Blader, and the PC he was playing at was tied to the main projector of the CABAL booth. Fort Ruina (one of the in-game maps) has
a catchy background music so when Dada entered there, the speakers went
booming and a lot of people came in to have a peek at the CABAL-Ph
Booth. 
We stayed a bit longer and watched the band performance and cosplay. I forgot the name of the girl-band that was there ... "Pacha" was it? They were a bunch of sexy girls in sexy outfits that made each and every guy's head turn. It was really fun watching the reaction of the selected guys on stage when the girls did the lap dance on them. LOL!
I got mad at my boyfriend because I thought he said that he would replace CABAL-Ph with those girls... Whereas it was the other way around pala. He said he'd rather play Cabal. LOL.
After that, my boyfriend and I went to Mall of Asia and watched Semi-Pro (starring Will Ferrell). I was supposed to give him the T-shirt I won yesterday since it was too big for me, but I ended up using it because I was really sweating. XD
I got home around 10:30 PM and immediately went to bed.
Dadaaaaaa!! Thanks
for taking care of me. Hahaha! I know, I act like a baby. I'll give you
chocolates on our 4th anniversary as payment, don't worry.
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This is Ascedia, my Wizard on the CABAL-US client. I'm also gonna make a wizard in CABAL-Ph. Weeee!!!
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Right now, I still have a fever so I don't think I'd be able to go to work... Gasp! Back to bed! 
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