I made it into 0.0 and got blown up.

Well, I made it into 0.0 space! And... I got blown up within the first 5 minutes of being in 0.0. I went to an asteroid field to just check it out and see what kind of minerals are there. There where some rats in the belt, but for some reason I didn't think they saw me yet. A friend of mine said he would tank the rats for me. So... instead of leaving the belt, I just stayed there! Big mistake. Oh well, we all learn.

Then on my second trip to zero zero space I was blown up by some pirates. It was my own fault, I should have had someone scout out the system for me. I learn something new every day!

Here is a picture of my hauler.

I like the red/green look of this solar system.
This is my friends ship, I think its a hauler but it might be used for something else, I'm not sure. I like the red windows.
This is a jump gate! I don't think I really even need to describe it, the name says it all. It's used to skip dangerous space and get to our space easier.
Looks cool when I jump too.
Here I am getting blown up, lol, by pirates.
I just love these new stations. Trinity is awesome!
Floating around in my pod... they blew that up too.

A Short Return to Ultima Online

Well, I was bored one day and I felt like playing a fantasy MMO. I am ashamed to say this, but I even wanted to give World of Warcraft a shot! I had a dream that I was an undead warlock and that I had joined a role-playing guild.

Well, thankfully, my friends intervened and stopped me from playing WoW. (They said, "No! Don't tarnish your record! I tend to agree, WoW would be a stain on my MMO career.)

Ah well, don't take what I say too seriously, WoW is just easy to hate if you come from my perspective of hardcore MMOness.

Well, UO is about as far from WoW as EvE is! UO is actually very much a sandbox like EvE. You make youw own adventures, and explore the world outside of the rail-road theme-park experience. In UO anyone can kill anywhere. You are never safe! And your always stronger in groups. In UO when you die, everything that was on your character is now on your corpse!

Here you can see me about to loot a monsters corpse, little did I know, that they have changed the rules in this server to prevent ninja-looting and so when I took some bone armor from this dead skeleton I turned into a criminal!
So of course, I died.
Oh well, thats about it for my brief venture back into UO! It's a tough game, and I really just don't have the guts for it anymore. But, UO will always have a place in my heart as my first MMO and one of the most unique and best MMOs ever made. There still has never been a true UO-like MMO (With the possible exception of the Asheron's Call Darktide server).

Episode 0

I made a podcast! Yes, that's right, my friends and I have started a podcast. The title of our podcast is "3 Geeks and a Jew". If your interested in listening to episode 0 you can find our feed in the link below:

3 Geeks and a Jew RSS Feed

Or you can listen directly at this link here:
3 Geeks and a Jew - Episode 0

I might be heading to 0.0 space!

Well, as predicted, mining just doesn't bring in the cool blog screenshots. But I have a couple.

I should be heading to 0.0 space soon with my new corp! This will be very exciting, and I'm scared, but looking forward to it. I have always wanted to go to 0.0, this is my chance. I hope I can survive.

This ship uhm... sucks.. but I don't think I have posted a screenshot of it before.
My lasers can mine really far. ^^
This is my Itty 3, I use it to haul stuff.

EvE: trinity, and A Return to EvE

My private Lineage 2 server has been down for almost two weeks now. When Cow Nose is MMOless, she starts to look around for other MMOs! I can't help it. Well, I told myself I wasn't going to do it, I said, "Cow Nose you have college to focus on! You don't need another MMO! You have reading to do, homework to do, take a break from MMOing!"

But, I just couldn't do it. :P And so, after seeing my friend Korvix playing EvE and talking to him for a bit, I decided to come back to EvE. Why not? I might actually have fun someday in it. :P

At first I made a new character, but after looking at all the skills (and money) I have trained on CowNoseTheCat I decided to just go back to her. Having a different name then CowNose just doesn't feel right anymore. Which is kind of a shame because I sort of wanted to do some Minmatar roleplaying. But I know myself too well, I know I would not stick with the game long enough to do anything really cool if I played my minmatar.

EvE has a completely new graphics engine, and I must say, it looks fantastic! I recommend you take a look at my past EvE screens and compare the two. The difference is huge. EvE feels MUCH more realistic now.
I dunno what this ship is called. The gallente ships look even better now. You see, they always had this organic look to them, but now they have this slickness to them (in the shine) that I always imagined them having.
You can see more of what I am talking about. Here is my vindicator. If you look at some past blogs, you will be able to find a screenshot of the old vindicator. At least, I think that is what it is called.
The hangers look fantastic now!
My favourite part of Trinity, is the new stations. I love all the windows they added! It definitly gives it more scale and just looks fantastic. It is exactly what I imagine a space station to look like, glimmering liken a jewel in the darkness of space.
Of course I am still mining. :P Not too much new here... I think the mining laser is bigger now. XD Actually, the difference is, instead of being one laser you now can see that the mining laser is made up of many small beams rather then just one big one. You can't tell from this screen however.
One of my favourite ships, is the Gallente shuttle. Perhaps because it reminds me of a high performance sports car, rather then a ship. Maybe it is because of all the Gallente ships, this one is the most asymmetrical.

That's all for now! The problem with EvE, is it sometimes seems like it would be harder to get content for this blog because there are not the typical "theme park" type areas to go to. However, when I played EvE last time there always was some new surprise around the corner! So we will see, I bet this game could get really exciting.

Hawkeye!

I have completed my class change quest and am now a level 50 Hawkeye! Here are some pictures of my adventures on the way there.

Here I am talking to a Dark Elf.
And talking to a human.
I just love this picture. ^^
Just a bee. :P Big one though!

And finally... after a long class change, I became a Hawkeye! I bought some Theca armor, some jewels, and a Dark Screamer! Why did I get a dagger instead of a bow? Because the top lux bow sucks and I can actually do better with a dagger at this stage of the game. OK let me explain that a bit more for those of you who don't understand. In Lineage 2 you can only buy no-grade and d-grade weapons from NPCs. However you can trade with some npcs for a limited # of C grade weapons, armor, and jewlry. Instead of paying in adena, the C grade costs crystals. Crystals... well thats a whole nother story. :P But to sum it up, castles in Lineage 2 make crystals. So a clan that owns a castle will have a great source of income.

Well, how did I afford all this C grade gear? I bet you can guess...
Yup! Good ol' CowNoseTheFatCat.

This weapon is called a Tarbar.
Heh, I have never seen a whole group ding like this.

A Return to Lineage 2

Well, this post is a long time coming! I have taken a small holiday break from blogging (not that its very hard or anything, I just have been doing a lot of gaming) and I am back, with a new MMO! Well... I suppose it is not really NEW but it definitly is a favourite. Yes that MMO is the one I love and hate and can't seem t0 stay away from, Lineage 2!

The first character I would like to introduce you to is my spoiler, KauKauuu
Yes, I just had to give her a cutesy name! It's a female dwarf! Here she is standing infront of a cool looking raid boss.

I also made a male dwarf, for crafting! I have never crafted before... but I think I like it. :)
And finally... my main character CowNoseTheKitty!
Ahem XD Here my friend plushiemushie and I are having a swim.

But wait! I have more exciting things to show you! Some PvP often goes down in the Execution Ground.
Here is CowNoseTheFatCat showing off his brigandine armor. It's not a full set, but I don't really need one.
Here is a shot of me running into the Execution ground.
Here is a pretty shot of kitty at the Elven starting area. :)
Well that's all for now! I look forward to many more pictures to show you guys in the future. ^^

Rise of Kunark!

Well, I decided that I'm not gunna play EQ2 anymore. XD It's a great game and all, but it's just not really for me. A main reason, is I can't really afford it. College is just so dang expensive, and I'm kind of in the negative so it just doesn't feel right to be spending money on video games when I'm allready owing money to the government.

But... I got the new EQ2 expansion! It's actually pretty cool, and I got some nice screens to share with you all.Ahh, looking at these screens makes me want to play again! What a pretty sunset.Whee!
Whee!The Sarnak city is pretty gaseous.
Oh yeah, I will say that the Sarnak are an awesome race!
These guys are cool.
Ooh, pretty pyramid!
Look at that mountain smoke in the distance...
Another great sunset, I swear they upgraded the sunsets.
This is from an area in the EoF expansion.

Well, I love EQ2, and I might go back... someday! :D

Happy Frostfell Norrath!

Happy Frostfell Norrath! With the start of the week all adventurers in Norrath have started to receive Frostfell greeting cards. All the major cities in Norrath have been redecorated with Frostfell stuff! The best part of Frostfell is a whole new area to go to... I'm not sure what the place is called but it is a winter wonderland.
You gain acess to the whole place from a magic closet! What will they think of next?
I actually laughed out loud when I realized what had happened to this half-elf...
Yes those are rainbows. Yes they are how you get around... yes...
Hey look it's Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer!
This is a quest Mr. Scrooge gives you, to go and face his 3 ghosts in his place. It is actually quite fun. You can see me in ghost form floating, and I am actually in control of Mr. Scrooge there.

To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of this frostfell stuff. Maybe its because I see so many Christmas commercials each day, I'm just kind of burnt out on Christmas this year. I just want to spend some time with my family and exchange some gifts. I don't even really feel like doing all of these Frostfell quests and stuff.