New Class comes to Neverwinter!

I've had an off and on relationship with Neverwinter lately, but the new expansion released this week, Shadowmantle, has dragged me back in with an introduction of a class I've longed for, the Hunter Ranger.

The class plays like a dream, awesome ranged power will the ability to hop backwards to put more space between yourself and the enemy, this actually plays better than my favourite class in Lotro, the Hunter!

I've not played through any of the new content yet, but for the release of this class alone (and Free to Play!) I hail Perfect World for a job well done. If you haven't tried it yet, give Neverwinter a go. It's a blast!.

http://nw.perfectworld.com/

New Ebook for Gary McMahon (and our first Prize Draw Giveaway!)

On 10th December, the mighty Gary McMahon's latest work, 'Where you live' will be unleashed on the world in ebook format via Crystal Lake Publishing.

"Horror is everywhere… It’s waiting behind a closed door, sitting in an ordinary chair, or following you on a country walk. Perhaps it’s washed up on a tranquil beach, hanging at a local skate park, recorded on an MP3 player hard drive, or even embedded somewhere deep within the design of something as simple and innocuous as a supermarket barcode. Horror is everywhere, in the shadows and in the light. It takes on every shape, comes in every conceivable size. But most of all it’s right where you live."

Crystal Lake have offered us an ebook copy so this is our first giveaway! Just leave a comment under this post by Saturday 14th December, for a chance to win a copy!

If you can't wait til then, or prefer something solid to read, by all means grab a copy from Amazon, which is already available in paperback!


LINKS:

Crystal Lake Publishing

Gary McMahon

Special Offers from Shadow Publishing

SPECIAL OFFER - THREE TITLES - SIGNED EDITIONS.

For a limited period only. Order the following three titles using PayPal at the website and get the three books (worth £31) for £20, including postage:
'The Whispering Horror' by Eddy C. Bertin (very limited stock with bookplates issued at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton, signed by Eddy, cover artist Harry Morris and editor Dave Sutton);
'The Lurkers in the Abyss and Other Tales of Terror', signed by author David A. Riley; 'Worse Things Than Spiders and Other Stories', signed bookplate by Samantha Lee.

Also available for UK customers by personal cheque - email David Sutton for details.


PRE-ORDER 'TALES OF THE GROTESQUE' 25% DISCOUNT. This rare collections of tales by L. A. Lewis will be publishing in paperback for the first time early in 2014. I am offering copies on pre-order at 25% discount, plus postage, ordered from the website via PayPal.

Also available for UK customers by personal cheque - email David Sutton for details.


Visit the Website for further details

Victorian Christmas Chills for 99p!

Paul Finch has announced that the e-version of his Christmas horror novella, Sparrowhawk, which was shortlisted for the BFS award in 2012, is only 99p on Amazon for the duration of this week, 18-23rd November, 2013.

To grab it, click HERE.

Guess what I'm patching?

Well, as if I didn't have enough games on my plate, listening to the Contains Moderate Peril podcast, I was inspired to dive back into this excellent game. Be nice to play something modern to get away from the fantasy of Neverwinter and LOTRO and sure it will take me ages to understand the thing again.

Danish/Scottish Horror from Beewolf Press

Copenhagen-based Beewolf Press are set to publish 'I Have Not Answered' by Adam Grydehoj, for release March 2014.

"This debut novel brings a Scandanavian chill to the literature of Scotland. Stark, lyrical prose roots this supernatural thriller in a keen sense of place. As a meditations on love, loss, and the masks we wear to hide our true selves slowly transforms into a horror story of the soul, 'I Have Not Answered' demonstrates how silence and disquiet can be evoked in words. "

http://www.beewolfpress.com

To min max or not to min max....

Today I got into a heated debate with my guild leader in Neverwinter. Now this guild has always been described as casual, which fits my play style, however today the leader was suggesting he would be basing recruitment on people's stats, suggesting that if they didn't know how to build a character 'correctly' he had no wish to 'carry' them.

This stuck in my craw no end. I have never been a fan of min maxing. I have no interest in researching a cookie cutter build, especially to satisfy another player who does not contribute to my game playing budget. For me it removes all individuality and if The game designers wanted me to play the game like that, they'd just set my stats and skills as most solo games of ten years ago used to.

I also made the point that not everyone is in a game to play its hardest content and what he was doing was essentially discrimination. he didn't like my opinion at all.

Sadly if this is the way the guild will go, I'll be forced to look for another home. If all you recruit are hardcore gamers, then that's the kind of people you'll socialise with in game and I have no interest in that at all.

What are your thoughts on min/maxing? Leave a comment below.