(Unabridged original Post from my Table Top blog)
If you are in any part a nerd, then you probably know what Magic the Gathering is. It is what we call a Collectable Card Game, and it is the most successful of its kind. Every year there are 3-5 "releases" of cards that you have to purchase in randomized packets. These cards are organized into rares, uncommons and commons, but you do not know what you're getting ahead of time.
There is a lot of stuff said about this type of game play that turns people away from it. First, you have to spend lots of money to get the cards you want to play with. Second, there is always a new set coming down the pike in a few months, so you'll never "catch up". Third, they raise the power of the cards as time goes on so that if you have an old set of cards, chances are you can not compete.
So what is a Living Card Game? Imagine there is a card game, like Magic The Gathering, but all boosters and expansions came in complete sets throughout the year. There is no need to rebuy sets because all the sets have the same cards, always. You do not get randoms, you do not need to trade for extra cards, and you do not need to go hunting for rare, out of print stuff. You buy the set, and you're done. Each set comes with the maximum number of copies of a card you are allowed to have. Now all you have to do is get good at playing and game.
March 25th, 2014
Today was Tolkien Day? How come I did not know about this? March 25th is the day Sauron was defeated, and so marks the end of the Third Age. I've never done the calendar conversions or really memorized the date. I ended up playing God of War 2 most of the day, so I did not celebrate Tolkien Day. I think I'd rather put things on birthdays, but seeing as how most people are still hung over on Tolkien's B-day, I can see why they'd want it to be in March.
Occulus got bought by Facebook yesterday. I am really disappointed in this news. Facebook has never shown they are interested in furthering technology unless they think they can use it to expand their social network. I can't help but wonder what the hell John Carmack must think right now. He left Id, the company he founded, to get rid of the corporate overlords so he can work on something independent like he did back in the day when he was furthering computer technology. Suddenly he's now an employee of one of the largest companies in the world. Then we have all the people that backed the thing when it was just a Kickstarter idea. Occulus was this great hope that VR was going to get legit and user friendly, now its probably going to become this closed platform.
God of War 2 just keeps getting more epic. It is not as much of a "3D Metroid" as the first game was(Temple of Pandora in GOW is one of the best clockwork level designs ever), but the epic scenes are only getting more and more awe inspiring. I can not believe this was a PS2 game. I know the HD remakes have the texture quality up, but the amount of far draw distance and incredibly huge set pieces is something that was in the original as well. I also like that there are a lot more notable cast members in the story than before. There was a lot of "this is LIKE a famous monster, but weaker" stuff in part 1, but in part 2 you see a lot of named myths. God of War 1 also had a story that kept you guessing from the very beginning. You got glimpses of things that happened, but only getting 75% through the game did you realize everything that was going on. God of War 2's story seems much more strait forward, but I'm probably not even 1/2 done, so we'll see if that changes.
Went overboard with the coffee today, had a wicked case of insomnia all night. I really should've just stuck with more water all day. It was cold though, and I kept making coffee for when I wanted to do something outside. Anyway, I payed for it with an all night long headache and an inability to sleep.
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