The End Of The Line

My announcement... Effective at the end of this month I am quitting World of Warcraft.
Real life happens. I think my Lineage days of playing 14+ hours straight spoiled alot of people. It's just not like me to not be there. Now I have people in my life and things going on that require more time than there seems to be in a day. And even though I wasn't playing much. I still enjoyed chatting with whoever while I tried my best not to nod off.

I had been struggling with whether to quit for a long time. Even if WoW was just a place I went to chat for a few hours every couple of days I could live with that for the time being... but even that ends. Loyalty is big with me... I have a small circle of friends in real life... by small I mean like 3 people. But they can literally ask me for my last dollar and they will have it.

If someone says... "No one is ever online" then leaves the guild etc... then when I do recruit new people, thats one less person they will see online. It's a perpetual cycle that takes far more energy than it's worth. Even in a game where I can delegate almost all functions of running the guild over to people with more time and energy, the burden still falls on me not being "pro-active" enough.

I may pop onto some game here or there down the road. Lot's of new stuff coming out. But I don't think I'll ever attempt to run and operate a guild or clan again. I'll just be a faceless player like everyone else. If you ever run across an Arcades or an Arcades666 somewhere... you never know it could be me.

From Ultima Online to Everquest to Lineage to World of Warcraft... for the first time since 1999 I will have no online presence in any virtual world. Farewell and thanks for the memories.

CG Goes WoW!!!

So the Crimson Guard is officially alive on World of Warcraft. I am playing the warrior Arcades on the Nesingwary server and have already created the Crimson Guard guild. I just need 4 signatures in game to actually enable the guild.

I tried starting up on several servers that were suggested to me but either the name Arcades or the guild name Crimson Guard was taken on those servers... and I definitely wanted to keep both. Hopefully all of you that have started World of Warcraft will transfer or create new characters here so CG can live on.

I chose an Alliance human warrior instead of a paladin... after years of playing a royal, I just want a simple hack and slash class with no fussing with buffs... I did try out a paladin though. It's just not very interesting or even close to "prince-like" as I originally thought. It's more of a fighter/healer hybrid... and I've never been good at healing lol so didn't want the burden of people depending on me to keep 'em alive. I couldn't do it well on Lineage playing a mage... I sure can't do it on WoW with all that goes on during combat.

I know I mentioned before our migration that we would be fighting as Horde... but having researched the classes and races... I'm more comfortable remaining the "good guy". Perhaps it would be different if their were Horde humans... humans can be evil too... o.O

Anyway I'm barely level 10 at this writing... so hope to see some familiar faces soon. Good luck.

So this is the end. I gotta say I keep waking up hoping to find a solution to this problem. Maybe a rollback to before this last update and a switch to 3rd party run servers, but I'm not holding my breath. If I have to start over from scratch then the game has ran it's course for me. Sad... I was 20% away from level 60 legit.

So let me start by saying I have nothing against people from foriegn countries. I've had koreans, japanese, swedish, mexicans, etc in my pledge in the 9 years that I've been running it. At one point my pledge was probably 1/3rd Indian... so yeah I got nothing against anyone. What I do want to point out is the fact that North American Lineage is dead because well... North Americans have been the minority on the server for as long as I can remember. At one point maybe we made up 50% of the server... but we're talking 2002-2003 era here people...

The koreans that played will go back to their overcrowded servers... the same for the Japanese and the Taiwanese. Where do the Australians, the North Americans, the Indians, the Norwegians, the Mexicans go...? Hopefully anywhere but to another NCsoft game.

Lineage was the only game that truly had no end. You didn't reach maximum level and max out your gear in a year or two. You hadn't seen and done it all and probably never would. Lineage was eternal... I will be 36 in August. I started this game when I was 26. I have celebrated every birthday in that time online with my pledge and friends. I have met wonderful people that I will strive to stay connected with long after this game is dead and buried. I had every intention of being here forever. I have often joked that I would be here till the servers burned down... well... that totally hasn't proven to be a lie now has it?

I hope to move to World of Warcraft. Not because I enjoy that game or find it even close to a Lineage experience but because I want to keep my "gang" together and move forward. I want CrimsonGuard to live on... In the coming months this blog as well as our webpage will be archived and switched over to World of Warcraft content.

That being said I would like to thank all the people that have in some small way made my time here a joyful experience.

Frigga, Magicadehex, Polarn, Tachyon, Electra81, Medieve, Veldren (the real one not that jackoff that bought the account), Kwami, Magpies, Sonn, Tristen, Pheatherwar (the one without the penis), Wr4th, Karna, Woodoo, Darkenedelf, Syns, Serpentskirt, Extacy, Badgirls, SimonPhoenix, R34p3r, Testpress, Silkymoon, Tigeress, Xplode, Applepies, Cocococo, Sweetz, Tyrannus, Lexxus22, Pliask, Naitale, Niun, Zapy, DoubleD, Cheezypoofs, Naughtykitty, Holysmoke, Rebelmage, Rokoko, Netaria, Browneeiii, Silverarrow, M3rcury, Shindokun, Tekniko, Xevvex, MrBads1

And the royal class which I found to be so competitive whether it be for members or that little floating crown above our heads. There are very few that I got to know and even fewer that I respected. So here's to them.

PrinceNismo, Myrdin, Whiskeymanz, CaptainX, MrFish, Jackal, LordStryfe, Dragonprynce, Lafiel, LadyBug, Gigglesme2, Dakotasky

If I forgot anyone I apologize.

Farewell Lineage
Arcades, Prince of the Crimson Guard

Yo!

Anyone still post here????

If any current members of the pledge would like posting priveleges to this blog... email me at mp3tradingpost@yahoo.com or get with me in game.

Good luck!

Issue 9!!!!!

The long awaited issue #9... I'll try to knock the double-sized bonus material containing issue #10 out before the first of the year!!! Enjoy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/299033461/issue9.pdf

So... this happened.

PLEDGE EVENT!!! Gratz on 7 years!!!!

This is to celebrate our bp's 7th year anniversary and to celebrate Halloween. Starting well... now, each pledgemember will have equal opportunity to win 1,000,000 adena. Like our Valentine's day event I will start sending out pledge letters containing one letter (A, B, C, etc). Save these letters. I will send out different ones all week, sending the last one on Friday October 30th.

Use these letters to unscramble a 3 word phrase and send that phrase to me in an in-game letter after 10pm CST Friday the 30th. The first letter I recieve with the correct answer wins. If I log on and I see multiple winning letters the prize money will be split equally. But once I recieve atleast one correct letter the event is over.

I won't tell you how many letters there will be during the week, but I will tell you when the last letter has been sent. Remember all the letters must be used and spell out a coherent 3 word phrase.

It sounds hard but it's not. Although it will be harder than our Valentines Day one. The answer to that one was "Hugs And Kisses" and it was won by both Netaria and Pheatherwar. Here are the only 2 hints I will give.

1. It's a 3 word phrase.

2. It relates to the upcoming Holiday.

Good luck and I hope you all give it a shot. ^^

So...

So... this noob who can't seem to post here on his own... Please pity him, he's on a Mac. Anywho... this noob, Kwami (pronounced Kwom-E, Kay-Whammy, Kw-Ammy, Kw-Om-Eye? However you say that nonsense) just got 52.

Yay! /sarcasm off.

Congratzulutionosity!

New Album!!!

http://rapidshare.com/files/280491146/Angel.zip
Enjoy!

Boss Event!!!

Event goodness!! And the fruits of our labor... I was sooo laggy for most of it this is all the screenshots I managed or remembered to get.
To keep track of it all, the following people are due a cut of certain items that dropped during the event. I'm sitting on it all for atleast 30 days so maybe some value will return to some of it. If I've forgotten anyone please let me know.

Necklace of Laia (Arcades, Pheatherwar, Silverarrow, Wr4th, Kwami)

Ori Dagger & Goldwing Of Ant Queen (Arcades, Silverarrow, Shindokun, Wr4th)

Demon Gloves (Arcades, Lexxus, Pheatherwar, Silverarrow)

Blessed Brave Claw (Arcades, Silverarrow, Pheatherwar)

Tarak Gloves (Arcades, Silverarrow, Tristen)

Silver Cloak, Blessed Brave Edo, Power Gloves (Arcades, Pheatherwar, Silverarrow)

We also got a Blessed Ancient Sword, but Critshot kept and gave up his rights to his cut of any other items he was entitled to. I was cool with that.

We did pretty good for ourselves I think. In the chance some of this stuff is pretty much worth nothing after sitting on it for a while... we'll just divide it all up I guess.

Oh and we also managed to see a Dragon get killed... I been here for over 7 years and I must admit that's my first. Even though it killed me from like half a screen away I can now mark off the "witness a dragon die" from my Lineage to-do list. Lol.

Oh and somewhere along the way I got 4 peices of blessed adena... o.0

Issue 8 of the bp comic is complete. Get it here... http://rapidshare.com/files/256619117/Issue8.pdf

And for those of you needing 1-7... http://rapidshare.com/users/SL1XUV

+99 Ranged Weapons!

Some royals are just downright dangerous... o.0

Heavy Freaking Metal!!!!!!!!!

For those of you interested in music I give you...
http://rapidshare.com/files/241727281/Arcades_Guillotine_Dreams.zip
Enjoy

Rap Superstar.... LL Kwam J!!!!

Don't even pretend like this irks you Kwami... you're FINALLY black!!! o.0

OK SO....

Nikita08 can not post on the page.. She has asked me to post a couple Screen shots for her. Since we are friends and i have post rights on this page i said that i would.. I am Electra81.. Ill Be returning in a few days and Nikita has been helping feel things out for the trasition to be a little easier on both myself and mostly Arcades. she has put alot of time and effort into this so that the BP feels as little tension as possible.. No on to her screen shots. in number one she says that she feels she was bot checked in the Forest of Dawn trying to hunt herself up some Wafers and Mith arrows, possibly a wind tear or black blood stone the converstation says it all really. The second one is a drop she got while fishing.. However she doesnt have the "Fish" she needs to repair this lil trinket..

Parents... ye be warned! Lmao.

So HAHA

Ok so I was sitting at my computer on my Yahoo talking with someone and Nikita08 sends me this picture I couldnt help bringing it to the blog BECAUSE everyone knows that Arc lives in the SKT INN hes almost NEVER in the house!! so when she showed me this i had to bring it to light that yes our prince does visit the house..

Great Moments in CG History

October 4, 2006 - Somewhere in Oum...


...Clinical passes gas.

Kwamular Phone Call...

Kwami!!! Answer the phone already! Lmao!

old memories

i think we all remember this day.... i miss the old CG

Pledge Event!!!

Starting Monday, February the 9th, each pledgemember will have equal opportunity to win 1,000,000 adena. Beginning on Monday I will send out pledge letters containing one letter (A, B, C, etc). Save these letters. I will send out different ones all week, sending the last one on the following Monday.

Use these letters to unscramble a 3 word phrase and send that phrase to me in an in-game letter after 10pm CST Monday the 16th. The first letter I recieve with the correct answer wins. If I log on and I see multiple winning letters the prize money will be split equally. But once I recieve atleast one correct letter the event is over.

I'll send the first "letter" Monday night. I won't tell you how many letters there will be during the week, but I will tell you when the last letter has been sent. Remember all the letters must be used and spell out a coherent 3 word phrase.

It sounds hard but it's not. Once you figure out one of the words in the phrase the rest will be easy and make total sense. Here are the only 2 hints I will give.

1. It's a 3 word phrase.

2. It relates to the upcoming Holiday.

Good luck and I hope you all give it a shot. ^^

After 370+ days Kwami hits 51...

... and is still a noob. ^^

Yea i said it

whoever decided that changing the profanity filter then adding letter fireworks was stupid plain and simple. the picture sums everything up

Back!?

I gues i may try this out again

first step: blow shit up

second step: replace the blow ups

third step: find wife ... any takers?

cya all in game

Glad to be here and "I do"....V.V

Ahhh.....frist time post anything online...not sure if i did it right or not. QQ..anyway...Here is my first post Arc v.v Being playing lineage for a while, fun, but never thought i would found a hubby haha. But who knows, when the right guy comes around..its a little hard to resist lol...Anyway, first time post, so try to keep it short. But, ya..... Hi mom, haha....

The pictures aboves are my wedding day haha (in game of course), Me (Netaria) on the left, and my hubby (MrRandy) on the right, and my dear bp member and hubby's friends v.v. The idea getting marry was kind of spontaneous, so not many ppls attended, but it's still heart warming to see ppls come to the wedding v.v. anyway...this post is getting long now..lol...just want to say thank you all for coming, and love u all. and Love u the most hubby v.v!!

Hello CG blog!

Ok Arc, I finally had some time to log in and contribute! Hmm...do I have anything good to say? Um, prolly not but I did post! I will probably be posting random crap cause that's what you do on blogs right?

Hmm... That's the hell of it.

Roll on thunder
Shine on lightning
The days are long
And the nights are frightnin'

Nothing matters anyway
And that's the hell of it

Winter comes and the winds blow colder
Well some grew wiser you just grew older
And you never listened anyway
And that's the hell of it

Born defeated, died in vain
Super destructive
You were hooked on pain

Love yourself as you love no other
Be no man's fool be no man's brother
We're all born to die alone
And that's the hell of it

Life's a game where they're bound to beat you
And time's a trick they can turn to cheat you
And we only waste it anyway
And that's the hell of it

Born defeated, died in vain
Super destructive
You were hooked on pain

R.I.P.

October 23, 2006 - December 3, 2008

Ain't that just like a dream, it always ends... Well time for wife #5... any takers? Lol.

Mission Statement

I'm sometimes asked why I take virtually anyone into the pledge, even criticized at time it seems. I don't like to exclude anyone. I'm not an elitest. I don't believe that were I level 80 or whatever that I have to limit myself to congregating with people my own level and I run the pledge this way. I'll hunt goblins all night long with you if you're fun to be around, level has nothing to do with it.

Besides I've been here 7+ years now and no one... I'll repeat that NO ONE I've recruited over 50 have stayed for more than a year and some odd months. It's the homegrown 50+'s that are still with me and knowing where they come from I'm proud to say that. I don't want the largest pledge or the strongest, I want the coolest -- and I have that.

Never the less, I found this... it's paraphrased from an ICP song but fits us perfectly I think. Hehe. It should be our recruitment mission statement or something... It's scary. Some of us equals us all.

Some us said fuck all the
Bullshit and dropped out
Some of us stood up to fight
But got knocked out

Some of us be comin' out of
More than a broken home
Some of us be livin' out of
Cars and carry on

Some of us see the Budget
Suites as a real apartment
And make you take off your
Shoes on the carpet

Some of us are on parole and
Can't leave the state
And some are dead and gone
I'm sure you can relate

And some can't afford a free phone call
But some of us equal us all
Think about that

Some of us own dope cars
That no longer exist
Some of us have profiles
Nobody else fits

Some of us own drug
Paraphernalia material
And some of us
Believe in all things ethereal

Some of us have dreams
Of being a star
And most won't make it
That far

Some of us can't afford
The coolest shoes
Some us gives a fuck about
Popularity choose

Some us are in love with
People who ain't ours
Some us don't give up until
They're behind bars

And some us must of been
Born to take the fall
But some of us equal us all
And I'm with you

Lol.

Lol good times!

Episode 6

Welcome to Episode 6...
...where Relics look like Stimulants...

This isn't rash, it's rational.

I wanted to announce that tonight I have canceled my Lineage account. It will allow me to play until November 7th. I can no longer stand the bugs and bots and lack of improvement in this game. Some of you have wonderful conversations with "Monitors" that I'm sure you can recall.

My last 6 deaths have been due to causes beyond my control. Especially annoying are the ones where my character gets stuck in one place and all I can do is pump pots until I die.

I'm not the only one: https://boards.lineage.com/showthread.php?t=8853

The fun is gone.

-Tachyon