A weekend full of nerdery, and work

    So this past weekend, I did a little bit of working with people at the local electronics store I vendor for, and found out that in response to my Black Friday post I was wrong. They are NOT opening at 8pm on Thanksgiving... nope, they are opening a full two hours earlier at 6pm, which means most employees will have to be there around 2-3pm just to get ready. You already know how I feel about this (and if you don't check out 2 blogs ago) but surprisingly a lot of the customers I interacted with felt the same way. Out of all the people I talked to, there was only one young guy who was excited about this, because if they had the PS4 in the ad he would stand in line for it. His lady friend then smacked him on the arm and told him that won't happen since he's spending the day with her family.  Enough said.

  Anyways, besides working and doing a ton of walking around, I also spent a good chunk of the weekend beta testing Elder Scrolls Online!

Its dark! Its intense! Its got boobs!

   Now, I'm not a noob when it comes to Elder Scroll games, and certainly not when it comes to MMOs (massively multiplayer online games) so I decided to sign up for the beta some time ago and finally got an invite to test it this time around.  Since obviously I can't post any screen shots or anything like that (because ya know, rules and what not) I'll just give my two cents on everything I've played so far.

  First of all, after the loading and patching, you got to the character creation screen. Ah, one of my favorite parts about Elder Scroll games, and this time around it isn't lacking either. My husband and I decided to play the Khajiit, or as I called them, the kitty people. Apparently I have a thing for cat people because every time we play a game and a cat person is available, I play it. (see: Guild Wars 2)

"Here ya go man, I brought that catnip you asked me for."

   So, after a lengthy time spent making my pretty cat person, you are thrown into a dark realm full of mystery. Why am I here, and what am I doing? Most importantly, how do I move around and actually attack things? At first it had a bit of a learning curve (for me at least, the last Elder Scrolls game I played was Oblivion on the 360) but soon you are on your way to finding out your story. My husband and I tried to group up for this beginning part, but it seemed that we were both phased out to each other, which I'm guessing was either a bug or the fact that hey, the game isn't done yet!

    Once we were out of the starting area, we entered a beautiful area with beaches, towns, and other such things. Just noticing the surroundings you can tell that already they have put a LOT of time into developing the art style for this game, and the graphics were stunning to say the least. Best of all, it did not run too choppy or slow as some games do on my computer (fear not, an upgrade is soon coming!) and besides some minor glitches everything ran well. I got the hang of the battle system and enjoyed that, as well as I did enjoy exploring and questing.

   All in all, even though I only got to play it for a few hours, I think its promising.  Will it be the "WoW killer" that some people say it will be? I'm not sure. Honestly, I have tried and enjoyed many MMOs in my day, but I've personally never found a replacement for World of Warcraft. For me, its not just about graphics and game play, a huge part of what keeps me playing the game is the social aspect. Does my husband play and enjoy it, and do my friends play it as well? Do I meet friendly people and make great connections in the game. Of course, since it was a beta test we did not find that, but who knows what the future may bring.

"You better have not just called us... good kitties..."