Hello all. I am just getting into Wildstar, but my very good friend Manifold suggested that I look into applying. Unlike me, he is not one to dive into a community setting easily. So, when he mentioned a cool guild I had to check out my interest was immediately peaked.
First of all, I have to say that I am impressed by the member activity level in all of these applications and I look forward to the questions.
I've been gaming for a fairly long time now. My interest in video games was sparked the first morning I woke up in this country, 24+ years ago. I came out into the living room of our host apartment and found this grey and beige thing attached to the television. There were some rectangular things plugged into it and they had 2 red buttons each. Who can say "no" to red buttons? The rest is kind of history.
My interest in consoles eventually transformed into a love for PC gaming. My first foray into MMOs was EQ1, which I played, along with Manifold, for more years than I care to admit. At least I can say that “back in my day ______” … all MMOs are a joke now compared to EQ in difficulty. Since then I have played a pretty high percentage of MMOs that have come along. Some were a Beta test, some were a toe in the water and some I played for years. The following are some of the ones I’ve dabbled in EQ1, EQ2, DAoC, WoW, Vanguard, Age of Conan, Warhammer, SWTOR, WoT and ESO. Most of these i played with Manifold. As mentioned, we go way back.
I tend to gravitate towards all things PvP. From the early days of EQ, I enjoyed stabbing the bejesus out of people with my little gnome knife. In recent years, I have been playing World of Tanks. I found myself gravitating to the competitive gaming scene where I experienced “eSports” (a silly term). While it’s not something I can invest enough time into long term, but I did have enough success to travel to places like NYC and Moscow for tournaments.
I really enjoy the community aspect of games and tend to stick around one place a long time if the game has longevity. I also have a habit of getting involved on the leadership level of things if the opportunity presents itself.
Outside of the gaming world I work and work some more… a little too much lately. My gaming time in WS will be a little limited due to this fact. I am a field operations manager for an energy efficiency company.
In most games/Voice coms I go by Bockrocker. In game name is Rijik.
