Player's Journal

This is a journal of my feelings about AO, reflecting my real life as well as the lives of my characters. Since I started this about two months after starting to play AO it is not complete, and I do not vow to maintain it either. So bewarned, this is a test :)

7.2.2003 Journal initiated

After not having played AO for a while and after a new boost, I decided to try to keep some sort of log. Entries before this date (7.2.2003) are written memories.

14.12.2002 (?) And so it begins...

After having watched two housemates play AO for a while and having finally managed to update my display driver (from G450 to R9000) and a good week to Christmas, it was time to download and try AO for myself.

The first character I created was a basic enforcer, a neutral Solitus male. Since this was my first tour of discovery to new frontiers, I named him Christobal. He was never destined for fame though, the only aim I had in mind for this character was to get hands-on-experience of the game for the 7-day trial so if I decided to quit, I would not mourn for a character. This was the reason for the career choise as well, poor dispencables :)

17.12.2002 (?) A real character

After playing the game for 2-3 days, I was convinced enough to create a real character. I kept in the solitus line (as I may be likely to do in the future as well) but for some weird twist of mind, created my first female character, and adventurer called Shayek.

This character became the main character I played during and after the Christmas break, until reaching second title which was about the time the game started to lose its glory. Perhaps this was because the game started to repeat itself too much, or advancing was getting too much like swimming in tar.

Mid Jan, 2003 Boredom

After one last good game hunting at the camp near the 20K ferry, I noticed that I rarely felt like playing again. Shayek was now lvl 59.

4.2.2003

I was sick. I felt like playing again. But I also heard there was a new low level dungeon coming, for levels below 60. That meant that Shayek could not really advance, if I wanted to get her there. So, I grabbed the idea that had been hanging in the air for a while, creating a Martial Artist. This gave birth to Syystuuli, Autumn Wind. The original concept name Yötuuli (or Night Wind) could not be realized since AO doesnt support scandinavian characters and 'Nightwind' was already taken (surprise). The story behind the name also leads to a certain Werewolf campaing...

At the same time, one my house mates was also creating a Martial Artist character, Krysanteemi. So, even though she was OT and Syystuuli was Neutral, we ended up banding together at times.

13.2.2003

There had been talk with a couple of friends about creating a new organization, working title Lazarus Division, of neutral alignment that would heal and help anyone in need. It would be tilted toward doctors, but some muscle would also be included. In order to start the org, I needed a new character that would fit the category. Plus, I had wanted to try a doctor character some time anyway. So, I set out to create a new char, I had a vision of something like Dr. Julian Bashir, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but none of the face in character creation were within a light year of what I wanted. Yes, I know, faces get hidden and so on, but even so, it is the feel of the char behind your own eyes. I strugled with the decision for some two hours, and then fell back and made another female character, though I had thought I would not do that again. I felt bad about it, but I felt even worse about the male versions I tried. Finally the naming process was another multi hour effort. Anyway, the character got created, contradictory yes, but the best I could make at the moment.

6.4.2003

I clearly have not written anything here for a long time. Well, I suppose I haven't been playing actively either. That in turn is mostly due to having started dating someone lately (yes, a girl. ok, ok.. a woman then, for those of you who might misunderstand :) Well, current plan is to try to play at least once a week, hopefully twice, but who knows. It now seems that Syystuuli has taken Shayek's place as my main, and is slowly gaining on her (44/59). There are also other interesting ideas to try out, but at the moment I haven't clearly got the time :)

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