The Patent Dragon's Zone of Soul Retraction

Argh.

So, Star Trek Online is now into its much-anticipated Season 7 - and it very nearly managed to destroy my will to fucking live. I very nearly bailed on my fleet-mates during the new Special Task Force space mission against the Borg Queen - it was insta-kill after insta-kill, like a really, really bad EM event in Ultima Online.

And I have to wait nearly TWO FUCKING DAYS to get the results of my Reputation special projects...?

Think I'll take a step back, and... y'know, maybe do something worthwhile with my time instead?

Talk about sucking the fun out of something...

On The Outside, Looking In continues, as Brighthawk and her team begin the latest stage of exploring what lies just beyond Darkhawk's kingdom. Lending a helping hand is another new face - how much help the newcomer is actually going to be remains to be seen...

Release Notes... Still on target! In the meantime, let's see if I can track down my list of known members of Talona's "One-Thirteen" - I may need some more names and powers soon...

Star Trek Online News... It appears that the "mythical" invisible Borg insta-kill torpedo does exist after all, and is not just a figment of my frustrated imagination!

Right. DC Universe Online is officially dead to me, as of tonight. I am so damned glad I never found any game-cash cards for this, as anything would have been money wasted. I wasted a whole day of my life just waiting for the fucking thing to install, and I can't finish a single mission (apart from my very first) without running out of healing, getting knocked out about twenty times, and having my gear trashed in the process.

I press the "ESC" key to "flee" one last time. Goodbye, Banefyre - you were never meant to be a hero after all.

Back to Star Trek Online and Skyrim for me. And maybe some writing - actually, I will be having a game-free day sometime very soon, just so I can do that. I may even go to bed early, and "pen and paper" what needs done.

I would report about the Olympic Torch relay coming through town, but I'm simply not in the mood any more. Maybe tomorrow...

First Impressions... So I finally got DC Universe Online installed and patched, created a fairly satisfying heroine, and dived in. The first part of the game - its tutorial "level" - was a lot of fun, as was the first mission once you escape to Metropolis, featuring one of my favourite DC characters, Zatanna. Mission Two, with another favourite, Raven of the Titans, at its core, started off well enough, and even my first defeats were no game breaker...

And then I got to the point of reaching the captured heroes - Raven's team-mates. "Outclassed" is the word, I think. I don't have the powers, or the skill with the controls to stand much of a chance. I did defeat my first opponent at about the third attempt, but he was absolutely NO HELP, just when I really needed it. Cue a frustrated log out, and a search for a source of "inside information"...

My character is Level 8. In the video I finally located, the player was at Level 13. I think some serious training and grinding elsewhere is necessary before I can try this again, which is a damn pity, as it somewhat breaks the "feel" of the game. I shouldn't be able to run away, and come back several weeks later to kick the ass of this mission.

I didn't really get into Star Trek Online until someone showed me how to equip and manage my ship. Seems like this is the same deal, of sorts...

Sorry, Raven - a rescue will have to wait.