Before immortality, a boy.
Blog Banter 55: Infamous
Last Blog Banter we talked about heroes in EVE Online. The followup to that topic has been provided by Wilhelm aka The Ancient Gaming Noob:
“Write about somebody who is “space famous” and why you hate/admire them, somebody who isn’t space famous but you think should be or will be, or discuss space fame in general, what it means, and how people end up so famous.”
I’d like to add another take on the subject, is there a cost of being famous in EVE and if so, is it worth the price?
Roc Wieler is Damn Epic
Thank you for the positive feedback on the video. Yes, there is a lot of homo-eroticism. This video was made primarily for the female fans and also, as a 3D artist, to show off the body sculpting and texturing done. After dozens of hours staring at unwrapped UV maps you kind of grow numb to looking at this stuff.
True Story, Bro
Band of Brothers, as told by the Mittani. No bias there. I thought to myself. Just the same, reading the publicly released briefing of the incidents leading up to the betrayal and eventual downfall of Band of Brothers made for a good read.
True Stories they had called it. Regardless of how much was true it reminded me of a simple truth I did know – we all had a story to tell. I looked at the name of the writer who wrote the report. Maybe it was time to tell mine.
I’m still amazed
Fit Fleet Monday, time once again to share as Marcus.
There I am at a family event, trying to eat healthy, or “clean” as is the trendy term nowadays. I’m fortunate in that my family has long since given up trying to convince me that one cheat meal is ok, just indulge, or how I eat is good enough. No, they are fully supportive, realizing my willpower has outlasted theirs. In fact, some of my friends and famly have even changed the foods they prepare at family events, making healthier dishes which I feel fantastic about. Continue reading
The Chocolate Bomb
Dear gods, if your a chocolate fiend, you will fall head over heels in love with this dessert.
PALEO, GLUTEN FREE & DAIRY FREE – There are few things better than the warm molten center of this chocolate bomb, paired with a cool dairy free ice-cream the combination is an orgy in your mouth. This is a great dessert if your having people over for dinner as they are individual portions and can be made prior to serving – all you have to do is pop them in the oven for a short 7 minutes & voilá!
How long does one dream?
For years, I’ve had creative ideas. We all do. I’ve attempted mine here and there; some successfully, some not so much. One dream I’ve had for a long time is bringing Roc to life. I’m not talking about my own attempts at fitness and bodybuilding. I’m talking about the 3D character I recreate every year as technologies change. Continue reading
The Atlas Fitness Tracker
Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up, Fitbit, and so many more. It’s like someone said “Let’s make wearable fitness gadgets a thing.” and everyone went ape shit in producing them. Continue reading
Blog Banter 54: Heroes
Welcome to the continuing monthly EVE Blog Banters and our 54th edition! For more details about what the blog banters are about, visit the Blog Banter page.
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Today’s topic comes Diaries of a Space Noob blog and other sources:
Do classic heroes exist in EVE? Is such heroism even possible in EVE? How would you go about being one without opening yourself wide open to scams? Is the nature of the game so dark that heroes can’t exist? How do you deal with that irony? What effect does this have on us and the psyche of new players coming in from other MMOs? Is it something special that we don’t have classic heroes, or should we? Are our non-classic heroes more genuine?
Heroes, I scoffed at the word in my thoughts.
Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake
Is it healthy? Well, not entirely. Is it still a good step in the right direction? Well, not entirely. But there are worse things. Continue reading
ROC'S RAMBLINGS 