Lately there has been few updates to this blog. It's mainly due to lack of time to update it, but throughout the autumn, we'll try to update it more! :)

We recently became parents to little Elea and all of our time is devoted to her. :D

Have you watched Big Blue Dress? If so, you'll probably enjoy this one aswell! I'll write down the chords asap. :)

Legend:
. = palm mute
r = release
b = bend
~ = let ring/hold tone
s = slide

  Riff 1
e|-----------0---1----|---------1-0--------|
B|-----3---3---3---3--|-----3-------3-1--2-|
G|-------2------------|-------2----------2-|
D|-0-0----------------|-0-0--------------2-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

  Riff 2
e|-----------0---1----|-1-1-1-1-3-3-5~-----|
B|-----3---3---3---3--|-1-1-1-1-3-3-5~-----|
G|-------2------------|-2-2-2-2-4-4-6~-----|
D|-0-0----------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-7~-----|
A|--------------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-7~-----|
E|--------------------|-1-1-1-1-3-3-5~-----|
                         .   .   .

Intro: Riff 1 and Riff 2.

I've [Dm]seen a great many [F]things that [G]cause a man to [Dm]wonder
I've seen a great many [F]things that can [G]tear a man's [A]heart asunder
But the [Dm]day that will not [F]let me go, it [G]haunts me to my [Dm]burning soul
Is the day I found [F]Pamela wander[E]ing [A]in Darrowshire[Dm]

Riff 1 + Riff 2

Can you [Dm]help me find my [F]dolly? I [G]left her by the [Dm]window sill
Have you seen my [F]daddy? I [G]think he went off to [A]war
And [Dm]can you tell my [F]family I've been [G]missing them for [Dm]oh so very long
Ask them why'd they [F]leave me here [E]alone [A]in [Dm]Darrowshire

Riff 1 + Riff 2, with the end of Riff 2 using heavy overdriven power chords.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------10-----------|
G|-----------------9-10-10-10-9-10-12-12-12-10-12----12-10-----|
D|-7s10--12-12-12------------------------------------------12--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------10~------------|
G|---------------9-10-10-10-9-10-12-12-12-10-12----------------|
D|-10--12-12-12------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------10-10-10----10----------------------------------------|
B|-10-13----------13----13-10----------------------10----------|
G|----------------------------12-10-12-12-12-10-12----12-10----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-10----10----------------------------------------------|
B|----------13----13-10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------12-10-12~b-14---14r12r10---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

During the fight scene:
Dm - Bb - A
Dm - Bb - A
Dm - Bb - A
Dm - F - G - A

Then end with:

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---2r0------------|
D|------3-0---------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

I [Dm]bring words from your [F]sister, she's [G]alive and well in [Dm]Winterspring
Here I found your [F]dolly, it's up to [G]you to keep her [A]safe
And your [Dm]father's coming [F]home again. The [G]war for him is [Dm]over
And your spirits once [F]again may be at [E]rest [A]in [Dm]Darrowshire

Riff 1 x 4

[Dm]

I think it's safe to say that my time in World of Warcraft is over. I haven't really played since late november, and i just don't feel the urge to log on anymore. Thats why i thought this was a good opportunity to sum up my last three years in the game. But my short history turned into a full page, and i doubt none of you are very interested in reading all of that crap. So I'll try to sum it up in a few lines :

@60: A male troll hunter, Trekkie, who raided Molten Core, Onyxia and some of Blackwing Lair.
A female gnome warlock, Alra, who only raided Blackwing Lair and AQ40.

@70: Trekkie ofcourse :) Raided Kara, SSC, the Eye and ZA.
Then i leveld a Shaman, Trekk. She raided Kara and ZA. Had full epic gear in both resto and enhancement, but was mainly resto.
Then i leveled a Shadow priest, Strek. She also raided Kara and ZA.

@80: New hunter, Trekki. She only played a few weeks at 80. Cleared Naxx10 and some wings of Naxx25.

I don't think i would dare to see how much /played i have on all my chars...But all in all it's been three awesome years, and we've had a great time. But now my account is closed for good:)

Here is a few screenshots: (Alas due to innumerable computer chrashes, there is no pictures from pre tbc :/)



I had the best time leveling chars with Robert<3:

It's been a while since I have found something new regarding Aion, but in Liv, Aion's new US Community Manager, has in a letter to Aion's fans said that Aion is planned to be released the fall of 2009. I am a bit disappointed, as I had hoped it'd be released this summer, but the fall is better than 2010.

I also recently found a play guide video to Aion, and I recommend watching it:

Yesterday I downloaded Megaman 9 for my Wii, and it seems it is 1000 Wii Points I will never get back. Misunderstand me correctly, I do like Megaman, and especially the great Megaman X, which in my opinion is the greatest version of the game.

What troubles me is its difficulty. Most games have an easier level which has a learning curve to master the character and its abilities. Well, most older Megaman games are no introduction levels, but still, one of the levels are substantially easier than the rest. But in Megaman 9, you are faced with all kinds of monsters trying to kill you at the same time. Which wouldn't be a big problem, if most monsters hadn't needed about 5 to 20 shots to kill!

Another annoying aspect of the game is the that the jumps have to be so precisioned. Some of the jumps require almost pixel perfection. I was about 1/8 of Megaman's foot away from the edge, and jumped as far as I could, but it wasn't enough. You have to be more or less outside the edge to be able to hit that ledge in the middle of nowhere. And then... Start all over again.

I have tried all 8 levels, and I have only been able to reach one boss. And he seemed fair enough, if it hadn't been for his concrete spew being Megaman seeking and removing about 5% of my health, stunning me for ever and then let Concrete Man jump onto me to take about 30% more of my health. Do this a couple of times and I am obliterated.

From earlier Megaman games you are allowed to charge your weapon in order to toss greater balls of... energy, or whatever you are shooting. This is abscent in Megaman 9, along with other things I miss, such as wall climbing and charging. Why remove the good stuff that made the game fun and replace them by close to immortal enemies?

If Megaman X had been available for the SNES Virtual Console, I'd urge you to download it right away, but Megaman 9... Stay clear unless you have an amazing temper management and have your Wii controller and TV insured. You'll be very tempted to destroy them.

It's been a while since this blog has gotten some useful posted, but there has not been particularly much that has happened since last time.

I have mainly been playing World of Warcraft, whereas my Death Knight has been respecialized to tank. I felt that I missed the aspect of tanking, and has also registered and become fairly active at Tankspot. I hit a new record in tonight's raid, when I reached a maximum health of 38400. Yeah, that's right. Also, when I pop a cooldown I reach 50000 armor. That's 75% damage mitigation from physical attacks.

On a side note, I am getting quite tired of World of Warcrafts easiness now. We have with little gear and experience been running through two wings in 25 man Naxxramas with under 21 members in the raid. That's not particularly hard, is it? Imagine people running around in blue equipment back at level 60 with only 32 members rampaging through the Molton Core. It just don't seem right.

I am looking very much forward to Aion, and I hope it is as good as it looks. There might not be much raiding there, but it's a whole new world to explore. Not that Northrend was a big letdown in World of Warcraft, but it just was too easy. When we just had dinged the max level, we were running through the instances on Heroic. And I mean running. Most instances were little to no wipes. It just doesn't seem right. Why is it so simple? It ruins the fun of accomplishing things.

Back to Aion. It has been released in Korea, and Wikipedia suggests that Aion will be released in Q2 of 2009 to the European marked. So far they have been awfully quiet about it, so if they are thinking of releasing it then, they will have some hard marketing to do.

What am I going to miss about World of Warcraft? A very important aspect to World of Warcraft was its stunning gameplay and musical score. I have the original soundtrack on my iPhone and I often find myself playing heroic songs and compositions from the official soundtrack. Regarding Wrath of the Lich King's soundtrack, I must say that my favourite is the intro, both with and without the speech by King Terenas Menethil. Seriously, I get the chills from just hearing the introduction. It's so awesome. I cannot describe it sufficiently. I have not yet heard Aion's official sound track, but I really hope it's as good.