Easing Back into the Water

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We got decent XP from two Campaign battles.

should be beaten with sticks for not updating, but don't hold it against me because I haven't played as much. The first half of August was a bit of a bust, but we've slowly started working our way back into the game. We've been having some really nice Campaign sessions on the weekends, for example. I finally earned a ninth merit and got my third STR upgrade.

The general schedule we had worked out was to play on Sundays, and then mid-week gaming on Tuesday through Thursday after work. That's always up in the air, since we never know if we'll have to stay late or be too damned tired to log on by the time we walk home.

We had a decent session Sunday, although it started out hellish because it seemed like every Campaign battle we joined ended a minute later. We eventually got into a really good fight in Garliage Citadel; there were very few other people, so we didn't have to share yagudo. I love fighting the birdmen because I can pound them into feathers and bonemeal with few problems, unlike those bastard orcs.

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Take that, birdman.

solved another problem this morning by buying a USB keyboard for my Xbox 360. I've tried using the controller to play, but I just can't do it after years of keyboard usage. I was doing the Slaughterhouse op -- bombing the outpost in West Sarutabaruta [S] -- and Zaltana started waving at me. I couldn't figure out how to wave back, so I no doubt looked like an asshole.

The keyboard made everything better. First I logged on to the PC version to store my macro banks and map markers to the Playonline server, then jumped on the Xbox 360 and downloaded them there. I was thrilled to see it transferred my settings as well, like filters and font colors and all that.

I don't know that I'd want to use the 360 for heavy-duty Beastmaster work -- I'm too used to sitting at the computer for that and wouldn't want to risk screwing it up -- but it'll do for everything else. Running around, fishing, Campaign battles, etc.