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I was also curious  I thought Age of empires but  I don't think it is.

Age of empires 2. Rehashed version for less than a pint so well worth it.

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Just got back from vacation and all booked up from weds night. Form filled out as well.
:cheers:

Gortex

[just £2 a pint]

In just less than 2 weeks’ time we are going to be back in the Oliver Cromwell hotel for the long awaited next DMW Lan, which I think all those in the community have greatly missed. In addition to meeting all you wonderful people again we also thought as a welcome back to the Lan to bring in the sponsored beers so everyone can enjoy cheaper and better beers than the hotel would normally supply.

Now for this returning Lan, rather than go for more obscure beers that we would usually go for, we decided to go with slightly more well known brands which would also be easier to get hold of. This decision was taken because we had no GBBF to attend this year to find out what new and wonderful things we could get hold of, but also because of the HGV shortage, supply, Brexit and increase of costs etc, made me/us have to rethink the usual approach. So with that being said we have gone with 3x tried and tested or slightly more well-known beers and cider which will be sold to all those at the Lan for just £2 a pint (yes a slight increase as the cost of beer has gone up…. dam it)

Also rather than assign one beer to a set of people / sponsors I thought it nicer for this occasion that all the sponsors be named and thanked as a whole for the help and sponsorship of the beers and cider.

So a Big Thank You to the following who helped sponsor in what ever way you could.
Smilodon
ProtoJay
Jewelz
Gunda
Myopic Sniper
Uni
Tuna
Sneakytiger
Lionheart
Lup4m
Evilntwisted
Nuka
Gorliath
Simagule
Suicidal Monkey
Chaos
Gortex



Now the important bit what will we get.

Real Ale #1

Darwin’s Origin by Salopian Brewery

Darwin's Origin is a specially brewed ale for 2009 to celebrate the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth in Shrewsbury. It's a copper-coloured red beer with a 4.3% ABV, that evolves with a pronounced hop character which leads to a refined malt finish.
A returning beer that we last had at a Lan back in 2016 and went down a great hit. It did not last long on tap I seem to remember.
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Real Ale #2

Summer Lightning by Hopback Brewery

A trendsetter in the brewing industry; the original Summer ale brewed all year round. An extremely pleasant bitter, straw coloured beer with a terrific fresh, hoppy aroma. This, coupled with an intense bitterness, leads to an excellent long, dry finish. Probably the beer to receive the most awards in Britain!

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Real Ale #3

Proper Job by St Austell Brewery

A powerfully authentic IPA, Proper Job is brewed with a blend of imported American hops. It is a real treat of a beer with a growing reputation and is loved by beer enthusiasts far and wide. An award-winning modern IPA packed full of citrus, pineapple and grapefruit resinous flavours with a fine crisp bitter finish.

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Real Cider #1

Sunset by Lilley’s Cider

A rich and fruity rustic cider bursting with apple flavour. Cloudy and Medium Sweet.

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to be really honest I don't mind on which faction it is as I have not really done that much research on it. I feel the joining Jewels wow lot instead of the Baggins lot is the wiser option as I just can see us all getting totally lost in this bigger group. At least in the smaller one we might have some influence on how the house is run for the good of all of us. Plus it is easier to try and get to know 20 odd people than 100.

I agree that if this game is to have any legs on it then it needs support from out side of dmw be it following Jewels and wow mates or Gunda and his Bagginstv (what ever this is).
For me I would like to see end game content as something I have not seen yet and would like to be a part of. Although the priority for me is playing with you find lovely people that I will be seeing again for the Lan in 3 weeks time....

[Pros:]

I am interested to see what the many people who tired the game out over the final beta thought of the game with some playing a good deal more than myself so probably can give a better insight.

My first impression was wow this looks amazing and excited to try it out and eager to get through the usual tutorial about how to jump attack and use wasd keys. I had some pros and cons about the game as expected and am hopeful they can improve on the cons and make this a great game. I did not get around to trying out any of the PVP, Dungeons or much group quest or faction stuff so a lot I have yet to come across.

Pros:
Graphics - I thought were really nice and several times I stopped to go wow this is cool.
Sound and music - this was also really well put together and added to the ambiance of the whole experience.
Quests - straight forward and a good learning and levelling progress as you advanced your character. I also especially liked the quest tracker and working with the map so I could find out where to go. Unlike good old wow early days where you spent ages trying to find out where to go or what to.
Map - I found the map was very detailed and easy to use, once I got my head around a few of the options, and really liked the ability to properly zoom in on it to check on locations and details like roads etc.
Crafting - Probably the best part of the game in my opinion and there is so many different areas and depth to it in which to explore with no real restriction on trying everything out. I felt like I only scratched the surface of it and am looking forward to investigating further. I also like how they interlock with each other, like the Metal working and in order to make armour you need linin so it encourages you to work on multiple skills not just 1.
Combat - Simple, straight forward and good for a beginner and as I played it I found it to become more complex, you needed to mix it up with dodging, blocking and striking with having to time all these things in order to minimise the amount of damage I took and maximise my attack. I tried out tank / defence class (which I plan to play in main game) and it took some getting used to and felt much more involved than say other mmos I have tried.
Gear/Items - I really like how your not limited to just one type of class as it were and how the class system is linked to the weapons and not the character. This is good as you can do some tanking one minute and the switch weapon and go do some dps. Sure if you want to specialise in one area to max it out then you can and probably should at some point, which will then dictate what type of gear you need to have or focus on. But it does not mean you have to. If you want to be a magic user in heavy armour then sure why not, it may not be the best way to play the class but it does not stop you.
Freedom of choice - As already mentioned in the gear section and crafting, I like how your not restricted to just one or two things and that the game tells you how you should play it. I just like how you can go and do what you want, when and where. There is no restriction on me going exploring the map, wearing what gear I want and doing what ever quest I want. Sure my choices might end up me getting killed quickly but then that is my choice and not the games strict paths that you get in so many games. I also like how if you do make a bad choice the game does not overly punish you for it.
community play - Really good to play with lots of members of the community again and how easy this game makes it to do so.


Cons:
Character creation - Odd one to start with, but only the choice of human to play and nothing else. Which I get because they did not want all the fantasy races in there, but then the problem is everyone looks pretty much the same. Like with everyone one running around at the start in a version or brown clothing and a flat hat on. As I progressed levels to the mid teens I was hoping for big differences and there were some, but this was mainly due to the faction you joined or the type or armour you had on. I did several quests with say 3x other players and all casters with staffs running around and I could not tell the difference between them except a name tag.
Game sound - This worked fine until I got into combat with 2 or more enemies and at which point the combat sound complete disappeared which was most annoying when tanking and trying to time my blocks etc. Sure this is probably just a bug, but quite a big one I feel. I had the same issue when mining some iron node and some guy came up also to mine the same thing. As soon as he started hitting it sound effects stopped.
Quests - All the quests for PVE stuff were pretty much the same, go collect 5 of these or go kill 10 of these. Sure this is an mmo, and there is grind in every mmo along with theses types of quests, but they seem to be the same type for all different versions like the main story line, daily faction or location quests. It feels like there is very little variety here, and almost as if the devs put this as a much less priority part of the game and rushed it out as something we need to add. Hopefully in time this gets better and as we progress in levels or more likely have to wait for an expansion to add some depth and variety to it.
PVE Main story line - For me this felt pretty weak and rather unengaging with very little of it being covered or explained with what was actually going on. Hopefully as I get higher level this will get better but from what I found this area and indeed the lore of the game was lacking. It almost feels like they wanted to create a set type of mmo based for PVP and faction control, and then when they found after a questionnaire was done that players would want more PVE they just hired some guy to come up with something and put little effort into it. Now I use wow here as an example which I personally think is one of the best mmo games in terms of lore and story telling, sure some expansions are lacking considerably more than others, but on the whole you can get lost in the whole world along with the plots, twists and detail of the game. New World feels a long way behind this and as I have said a long way second priority to the game and I think this shows in many sections of the game.
Gathering - Now I have mentioned the good things about the crafting in the game which is excellent, but the gathering and farming of materials is tricky and in some cases dame right annoying. I personally do not mind the grind of having to go get stuff like minerals, gems etc, and I don't really mind the challenge to go find them. However I found that depending where your starting area was you had good access to some resource and not to others. Sure I get this and encourages us to explore more, however when it comes to making basic starter level things that need different skills to make (like my example of armour in metal making needing linin to do it) then make it at least possible to get the resource in the area you start in. Instead I had to cross zones to go find hemp for fibre in order to make linin which meant going through an area which was way higher than my level and more likely to get killed and have to respawn back at the town and start the run again. Drunken Zombie had the same issue with the area he was in and not having much access to ore. Now I get making it hard to find high end stuff but simple starting level items should be easier to get to make the very basic gear.
Combat - I mentioned the pros but the cons are also there for this, every weapon class has basically a soft attack, a hard attack, a block with then 3 special attacks and that is it. Very little variety or thought for each class. Even the character actions and stance for each attack seemed to be the same to me.

Am sure there are lots of other things I could mention but lets here what you all think. I will still be playing the game on release so bring it on.

simagule has twisted my arm and I'll most likely be signing up tomorrow and booking room etc...  been to long and I've not played much online games with you lot for ages!

You know it is the right thing to do. Good to have you on board

Pre-order done and waiting for the off.

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Happy birthday matey hope you have a good one.
:hapbday:
27 must be a lie as your far to sensible for such an age.

Slightly delayed but then the best things are.....
Happy birthday chaps and have a great one.
:hapbday:

Happy Birthday matey.  :hapbday:

Some beers tonight I hope. :beer:

There is very little I can say that has not already been said except to emphasise it in abundance.

Wishing, thinking and preying for you and your family through these terrible times. Hopefully the pills will have an effect and we get to see you at another lan for some laughs and joy. Raising my glass to you sir....

The blog is a good example to all to check their own body and also get your better halves to do the same to try and find these things. Seriously don't be worried about being prodded and examined as it is so important.

the closest to me is mr Gorliath followed by mr tea leaf house party?

No excuses then for the next dmw bbq which hopefully might happen this year.

Added to the list and makes for some interesting viewing.