MMO Overload and Assassins Creed II

STO is coming and I can barely contain myself.

If you want the background information on the game, made by Cryptic, head over to their website: http://www.startrekonline.com/


As for me, I'm really looking forward to the exploration side of things. They have an engine built into the game that seeds an infinite number of new worlds so there is always something new to do... a new place to explore... somewhere to boldly go... yeah, you get the idea. So that's where I'm at. Strange new planets, new races, new threats to Federation security. Hell yeah, fry those suckers.


Well, I've actually joined the Knights Templar fleet, as you can see from my Insignia above. I guess that means there won't be any random frying, just frying of the enemies of the Knights and the Federation. Delicate, surgical frying. No indiscriminate frying. I guess I'll have to make a few toons just to be able to get my kill quota.



Speaking of toons, been playing with my random WoW creations recently, all due to Hallow's Eve. Got my DK the "Hallowed" title so now he is only 3 holidays away from his Violet Proto-Drake, but I'm still working on the Headless Horseman's Horse. Killing him 5 times a day for the past week has yielded nothing yet, but I'm hopeful I can finally get it before the week is out.

Finally, Assassins Creed II is only a few weeks away and looking like a great time-sink. New moves, new weapons, new ways of dispatching your various enemies and marks. This time round though, instead of following the orders of a superior, it looks like you are out there for revenge. And seeing as it is set in Italy, the revenge looks to be done in the most flamboyant ways possible. Don't believe me? Check out the E3 gameplay video on YouTube. Then grab a tea towel - you'll need it to wipe up the drool.




On the 19th of November I'll be awaiting the opening of the store I pre-ordered the Black Edition from so I can get my hands on the juiciest sneakfest to be released since the original Assassins Creed. Really, for an extra $50 on top of the normal price, do I think the Black Edition is worth it? Yeah, I do. With the game slated to be twice as big as the first, plus the 3 extra missions that come in the BE, a scale model of the new protagonist and an artbook to admire while the TV is being used for non-Xbox purposes, I'm sure I made the right choice.