• 9Oct 08

  Ding! 66

  Hit level 66 while waiting for my brother at the airport. Alright Kim, time to get leveling!
  
  My armory profile doesn't show me at 66 yet, but it will soon.
  • Posted Oct 9, 2008 3:33 pm PT
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• 6Oct 08

  My Son's First Online Gaming Experience

  My five-year old son has been playing a lot of Lego Star Wars lately. Even though he can't really read he's learning how to navigate the menus to load my save game so he can play with everything unlocked. He knows how to exit a level and go back to the cantina if he gets stuck in a level. If he's playing with a friend he knows how to drop-out and drop-in to get the AI to do some jumping thing he can't do.
  
  And apparently, he's learned how to play online with others, although I don't think he's entirely aware of what he's doing. I walked into the living room the other day and noticed him playing by himself but both characters were active on the screen. I thought it strange the second character didn't have 'Press Start' under the portrait. The other character was doing things that AI never does. I checked my Xbox Live profile on the web and learned that this was his third online game in less than an hour!
  
  How did he know to go all the way out to the main menu to get into an Xbox Live game. I suspect he picked up this trick while playing at his friend's house across the street who sometimes has older kids over there as well. But his friend has a PS3 instead of a 360 so I don't know how similar the menus are for getting into an online game.
  
  Anyway, I imagine the other players were wondering why this 'MichaelLuton' guy was just running around, throwing thermal detonators all over the place, and not really trying to accomplish any of the level's goals. The other dude eventually dropped out of the game and my son managed to finish the level thus unlocking the 'Online Player' achievement for me. Other achievements my 5-year-old has unlocked for me include 'Shoot First' and 'Follower of Fashion'. Go Tyler! Now, time to take a look at those parental controls...
  • Posted Oct 6, 2008 3:29 pm PT
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• 6Oct 08

  Leveling Progress

  I don't want to repeat myself too much so I'll probably reserve posting only when I level or enter a new zone. Right now I'm still on pace to hit 66 by Thursday morning. Of course, when I hit 66, the race with kcuartero is on.
  
  Oh, last week I saw Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain playing at the World's End Tavern in Shattrath. That's the first time I've seen them in-game. Pretty cool. This weekend I'll get to see Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain playing live in-person. Ultra cool.
  • Posted Oct 6, 2008 1:08 pm PT
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