oxidious Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hello,My name is Oxidious, long time gamer. My friends and I are always looking for a good PVE/PVP (especially WPVP) MMO to play, and have been constantly let down. Wildstar finally seems to be a game to fit the bill, and after the beta we are all excited to play. After deciding on the game the grueling task of finding a guild began, after alot of research we decided South of Heaven felt like the right fit, Vansung and Mobilefiber have already applied, now it is my turn.A little about myself, I am 35 and the Director of IT for a development firm in Ohio and I have a 2 1/2 year old. I have been gaming for fun and competitively for the better part of 17 years. Starting with Quake through Counterstrike I played near the top levels never making to the very top (this is very hard to admit LOL). In relation to MMOs I have played nearly all of the major ones, from the original Everquest to Tera. In Everquest I was an officer in Legacy of Steel, one of the 3 most successful guilds on the planet, I actually recruited Tigole (Jeff Kaplan), who would eventually become leader, followed by a much smaller accomplishment…Game Director and Vice President at Blizzard (whatever that title means). As with Everquest, in the games where I devoted a decent amount of time, I found myself as one of the main healers with guilds at the top echelon of progression, Warhammer, DDO, Rift, and WoW (pre-WoLTK) were the games where I ended up playing at high levels, but not never really as high as Everquest.Later during my MMO career, I began PVPing and found an excitement and accomplishment level just as high as when I played FPS games competitively. Since then it has been a mix bag, I still enjoy WoW arenas 2v2 and 3v3 (although being a priest is no where near what it once was), and I casually raid in a my own guild of 12 (we are 13/14 normal 10man), but we just started raiding 6 months ago when 4 or 5 of us decided to come back. After having my son, and my career taking flight my time to game is no where near what it once was, so for me the 2 most important things in a guild are: 1) the people I game with, they have to be laid back and fun, 2.) there needs to be a possibility of top end content (pvp or pve) with limited amount of time to game (mostly weeknights after 9pm EST) you want to get the most out of the time as possible.As for Wildstar I will be playing a Mechari Medic (no surprise there) down the Scientist path (group reinforcement summon anyone?) and am really looking forward to gaming with a group of good guys and gals. Hope I make the cut! -Oxi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Welcome, Oxi! I very much look forward to getting to know you in the coming weeks. Right now, I'm beat from the holiday and I'm going to settle for getting you Guest status so you can peruse the forum at your leisure. I will also send you a welcome message/care package in a moment. Please review it when you have a few minutes. Our interests are as varied as our members, so please find anything that jumps out at you and leap right in as you go exploring. I'll be much more coherent in the morning, I promise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vansung Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Awww yeah...it's about to get real. Lord Oxi in the house. Glad you followed me over brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntyre Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Welcome Oxi - soon this thread will be filled with many people throwing questions at you. Until then.. enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindels Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxidious Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Thanks all, glad to be aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eslosh Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Gasp, lacking in questions. Ill try to fill the gap. Welcome! Hope you find a home here and glad to have you around for the kickoff of Wildstar launch! - How many times, per week, do you have to ask if someone has tried turning it on and off again? - Do you have a lot of geeky kids things planned out to get your kid into gaming or are you able to hold off until he is older? - What is the one class/ ability or game mechanic you miss most from Everquest? - What is the most obscure / hipster / unique gaming thing you own (in real life or in game if you'd like)? - If you had to consist on one meal alone for the rest of your life, what would it be? See you this friday hopefully and if not, see you later in the upcoming weeks for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxidious Posted May 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Hey Eslosh, Lets see... 1.) Not very often anymore, I am on the development side of the house. so the question is "did you test that code or not" 2.) Dad's how to on healing MMO's, he will be the best healer on the planet by 10....thus is my decree 3.) I miss pulling mechanics, having a dedicated puller and raid used crowd control made for fun trash raid experiences, i kinda miss unlimited people outdoor world bosses too lol 4.) World of Warcraft legos, after we started playing again they were on sale, so we baught like $100 worth lol 5.) If it was going to be a long life, BBQ ribs...if it was a medium life: good 2in thick ribeyes....if it was my absolute last meal, probably as many pounds of alaskan king crab =) Friday wont be until late, I have a work event, but you will deff see me during the head start weekend! Thanks, -Oxi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artifice Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Welcome Oxi! I miss pulling mechanics a little as well, it still applies to most mmo's but since they started leashing groups together (think it was DAoC that did that first..?) it's usually fight or flight. Also, the frantic urgency of a "runner." I haven't seen a lot of "mez" abilities in Wildstar, are there many/any? Tangent. Are you also a fan of UT or Tribes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Hey Oxi! What are you looking forward to most in Wildstar? That's a pretty incredible accomplishment in EQ. While Pride and I played at release and the expansions to PoP, we didn't get into raiding. With the Kunark expansion he lead an entirely Iksar guild on the Zek server. Later, we played on Mithaniel Marr as well as Fironia Vie. A few more questions: What is your perfect pizza? If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Seen anything weird lately? If you could have lunch with anyone dead or alive, who would it be? What would you talk about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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