Well, I've found myself back in Asheron's Call a lot more recently since Camelot has unfortunately turned into a carebear levelfest. I can't go that long without pvp and AC's Darktide is constant pvp. So, I missed it. Sue me.

Anyhow, today the producer of the game, Microsoft, decided to change the login procedure. Basically, thousands of players have been completely unable to access the game at all today thanks to their total incompetance. Yahoo reported on this issue pretty well.

You'd think that after all their fuckups MS would learn to TEST SHIT before releasing it. Of course, you'd think wrong.

God I pity poor Turbine. They make such an outstanding game and they are fucked time after time because of their contract with Microsoft.

I sure as hell hope that AC2 doesn't have this same setup. Turbine, go that project alone. MS has done nothing but to prove that your partnership was more of a pain in the ass than it was worth.

- Nighthawk

Well, I'd certainly say "It's been awhile," and as many times as I have unwillingly been subjected to that lame ass (Staind) song, I certainly find it fitting. In tribute to my brand spankin' new up-to-date computer, I have decided to return, so that I could put the bastard to some use....so, my forever-long site and gaming sabbatical has come to an end. I've had so much shit going on in the past year that I had to let the rest of you chodas saute on the back burner, and for that I should apologize, but that'd be unlike me.

It had been almost a year since I even checked the site e-mail in fear of the text scaldings I'd be receiving, as well as never updating my pop-servers when our host transferred to this new extremely shitty Interliant company, so my first step in returning to the promised land was to check up on old neglected correspondence....little did I know I'd be waiting a few hours to do so.

If you mailed prior to 11/20 and didn't receive a reply, don't count on one. I am however once again checking my e-mail, so feel free to resubmit any complaints you feel need to be readdressed. I'm sure I'll ignore them once again with the same enthusiasm I have always shown.

As Rich mentioned earlier, I have begun playing Dark Age of Camelot (Gawaine). It didn't take me very long to get back into the swing of things as far as undermining policies goes. Took me all of a week to be introduced to my new resident CSR's here.

   

I was somewhat perturbed when I had to change my name, as I was of the assumption that being a Hemorrhoid was a role I'd be playing well on the PvP scene, but apparently they thought otherwise. How Hemorrhoid is "Offensive" to some I'll never truly know, but I guess I have to deal. Every fucking possible name I could think up afterward was denied, so my character is now simply "Area Man" in homage to The Onion. I have managed to make it to 32nd level, Joe to 39, with Rich and Bob and the others joining late on Gawaine and moving ahead nicely at 21. Soon enough we'll be ripping some ass like the old days. I'm sure you'll hear all about it as the time comes.

Just wanted to let you know I am indeed alive for now, and I will let you know more about the swing of things soon, the movie, site, et cetera. I truly do wish to help restore our site to its past glory, and I feel we'll manage to do so easily with the future ahead of our victims in Dark Age.

It's good to be back.

Bed calls.

- Ron