Endless Possibilities

The FireWind Nation Theme Song?

2009-08-19T21:13:00.000-07:00

Was on Youtube lookin through related video after related video till I came across this band. The name?

FireWind.

I was like, "What? Someone from that band play EO too or what?"

Maybe they were in my guild from the EO days? Who knows.

Check out the band for yourselves!

Just wanted to post that seein as though the name is strikingly similar to our EO guild. Even though that was like almost a year ago!

Maybe I should rekindle the Fire?

What Have I Been Up To Lately?

2009-04-23T21:23:00.001-07:00

Workin. Just got a second job a couple weeks ago at the Cleaners, now my nose is so f***ing irritated every time I pick a booger outta my nose I sneeze blood (yuck!). But at least I'm makin money, and in these troubled times... that's one problem I don't have to worry bout. Well, for now...

Besides that I've been practicin guitar and I just bought this Seymour Duncan Invader pickup for it that I should be pickin up tomorrow. And in about a week I might get a Line6 practice amp off eBay. That should piss off the neighbors xD. Haven't been partyin lately since my car is still bein fixed, but it should be done by this weekend (YES)! After that I'm bout to add some mods to it like tint and a stereo system. Can't wait!

There's also a couple concerts I'm gonna go to this year, one bein the Mayhem Festival in GA this July (six days before my birthday!), and Metallica is comin to Tampa in October. Should be fun. Oh yeah, I went to the Music As A Weapon concert when they were in Pensacola, but I didn't bring a camera or my phone :( so I couldn't bring back any pics or vids... that sucked. But it was fun as hell. I remember me and my buds goin there stoned and barely able to move when Chimaira opened the show. And by the time Disturbed went on we were all drunk as hell throwin the horns in the sky and droppin our beers from headbangin so hard xD. I think it's on Youtube now.

But yeah, finally things are lookin up for me. I won't tell ya bout everything I been doin (cuz it don't matter) but I think this year's gonna be a good one for the Thaiger.

Now if I can get that $1300 in probation debt outta the way by November...

Endless Online: Ducci Style

2009-03-23T22:24:00.000-07:00

You know hearin about these new servers has to make me a little curious, so I decided to check out the newest one online: Ducci's server.

Not exactly a crowded server as of yet, and with a couple bugs still bein worked out, I thought it was... eh, a little different from the main EO. There are no npc's to fight so far, and the only place to fight is the arena. And that arena can be found where bank no.2 used to be. Plus you can't go into a lot of buildings in Aeven. And Aeven is the only map accessible right now. Despite all that, I think it's comin along fine.

Here are a couple pics I took while I was playin:

Chillin with a flying panda. o_O

That church takes ya back to newbie island.

Don't go in there or you'll get owned - by me. >:D

Despite limited functionality in this game, there are a couple tricks you can play with in the meantime. Notice in the first pic you see a skeleton. That's me. And my title right now is "Arena Shark". Oh yeah, I'm also a high priest. Kewl, eh?

Here's how to do it:

Race: type "#skin __" in the chat to change your skin. You can be a skeleton, panda, and that purple thing that's supposed to come out in v.29 (fill that blank with a "s" for skeleton, "p" for panda, or "f" for fish). When you change skins, you'll d/c. So when you log back in, you'll see the change.

Title: type "#title (insert title)". You can change this on whenever you feel. I changed mine like 5 times so far, once in the arena while runnin from a panda xD.

Hometown: type "#home (insert hometown)" to show people where you come from. You can also change this whenever you want.

Class: type "#class (insert number)" to change your class. I think it goes from 1-9, forgot which one's which. My bad.

I wasn't on for too long (not much to do yet), so I don't know everything about the new server yet. But from what I see, it's gonna be pretty fun once everything's done. It'll be better than Vult's own server, that's for damn sure.

Maybe Vult should take notes...

Damn Imeem...

2009-03-17T00:28:00.000-07:00

This is my usual bloggin routine: I find an idea for a post, make the post, and then find a good song that relates in some way (usually) to what I'm writin about, whether it be the lyrics or the emotional atmosphere of the music. People say it gives your blog character or whatever, but I just like to listen to somethin while I'm on the blog, ya know?

Problem is my music player. I got it from Imeem, and it used to play music all the way through. Now it'll only do it for like a couple days before it cuts short to 30 secs. What the hell man?

So now I'm tryin to look for a new music widget, and I wanted to make a post askin if ya know one that works good and plays the whole song. It'd be awesome if I can customize the thing too. But for now, I just need one to play either one song or a playlist without cuttin short. If ya can help me out, that would kick ass.

So for now, enjoy a full dose of Megedeth's "Trust" before Imeem cuts this up about a week later. -.-

Now THIS Is A Scam

2009-03-08T22:03:00.000-07:00

Think EO is bad? Check out this vid I found on Youtube, when this chick almost gets conned outta $2,400 bucks xD!

So make sure you check all your fluids... especially the ones for the headlights.

RE: Very interesting, The switch to digital, NWO

2009-02-21T23:51:00.000-08:00

This was gonna be a comment to Nezlo's post about some vids he found on Youtube through Avamay. It ended up bein long as hell, so I just thought I'd put it here as a new post. If ya don't know what I'm talkin bout, just check it out on his blog.

Wow, so even with the near economic depression we have to face as Americans, we also have to watch what we say in our own living room? I'm glad I stopped sellin weed!

As far as FOX goes, I'm not that concerned that they used footage from 5 different t.v networks. What I'm concerned about is that FOX has the ability to make their viewers see things the way they see it. To use antagonistic tactics to cut their guests short and get their own point across, even when their guests have more information than they do! I mean, when you watch FOX, you'll notice they barely give their guests a chance to talk before they interrupt them and move on to other news (hold up - I"m watchin Geraldo talk to this old chick with her pet monkey xD). By doin that, they're only able to tell one side of the story. They're as clever as a fox...

I Googled the question, "Why does the government want to switch from analog to digital?", and this is one of the answers I got: "Analog TV uses a large chunk of the spectrum very inefficiently. Digital TV is more efficient and uses a smaller chunk of spectrum. After the switch, the portion of the spectrum used by analog TV will be used for the military and also auctioned off for use by wifi and other wireless communications." I don't know much about these matters, but I think that if the government does intend to use this as means to spy on our personal lives and/or manipulate what we see on t.v, this plan will backfire. Because in order to switch from analog to digital, you have to go through a service provider (COX, Embarq, whatever), and they don't work for the government. If what I hear is true, then someone working in one of these companies is bound to expose this matter. It's already being contemplated on Youtube as we speak... I mean, cmon! Are we speakin too soon? Hell yeah. But it does sound a little suspicious that they want to switch to digital broadcasting just so we get a clearer picture and more programming options. Why does the government care about that? And emergency responses? If you call 911, you can get through just fine now, cantcha? I dunno.

The videos I saw were interesting, and I'm not quick to dismiss them as conspiracy theories, but they do make you think... that's for damn sure.

But what if these theories prove to be true? About the government spyin on us through our t.v's and FOX tryin to manipulate what news we see? It could mean that everything our forefathers did to give us freedom will be in vain. We're like slaves to our own government. Hope not.

Ugh, what am I sayin? Now I'm makin my own conspiracy theory xD! I feel like playin Civilization IV now...

I probably missed the point by a mile xD but I was just typin bout what I thought about the whole situation.

P.S: I hear the band Disturbed is doin a tour with Killswitch Engage and other bands, and they're comin over here in April! They're gonna have xtreme sport shows and video games, and they're also bringin in tattoo artists from all over the country! I'M SO GONNA BE THERE!!!

Sorry... that was so unrelated to this post xD!

The Amazing DRAGONFORCE!

2009-01-27T21:42:00.000-08:00

Wonder how Herman Li makes those weird effects? WATCH!

I'm still workin on the "It'sa me!" one. It's pretty tough xD

The Legend of Buakaw Por Pramuk and the Corruption That Is K1

2009-01-21T01:32:00.000-08:00

I was on Youtube a minute ago watching a Buakaw Por Pramuk fight (one of my idols)...

Well... a short introduction about Buakaw: he's a Muai Thai fighter that fights in the K1 events. But he's good - real good. Usually always dominates his opponents, and I (so far) have never seen him get knocked out. Very agile. VERY strong. A legend in K1 and in Muay Thai fighting in general.

But I watch this fight with Albert Kraus, and he dominates this guy. The whole fight he keeps Kraus off balance (even throws em down a few times) while delivering some of the most painful looking kicks I've ever seen (well, maybe not), and even keeps his head from catchin that overhead right that Kraus is supposed to be famous for, I guess. And how does the fight end? The ref raises Kraus' hand (wtf?).

HOW DID HE WIN??

I think I have an idea: it's because K1 is corrupted by biased judges that put too much money into Kraus winning to judge fairly! Not only that, but the officials (that right?) are making up more rules so that they slowly but surely eliminate all of Buakaw's tools (like the multiple knees and the clinch). I saw this fight with him vs. Takayuki Kohiruimaki and he completely manhandled the guy (felt bad for em).

Here's the Por Pramuk vs. Kohiruimaki fight (you'll know which one is Buakaw):

Shortly after that one, the officials restricted multiple knees and clinching. Coincidence? I don't think so.

And here's the fight with Kraus (might wanna mute the volume - the commentators are annoying as hell):

Notice how Kraus doesn't get the chance to land a single clean punch this round. Actually, Buakaw landed a couple of em, along with a couple sweeps and a push kick. Great defence, brutal offence. Kraus had nothing on the guy... and yet he wins.

Bullshit.

How My New Years Went

2009-01-01T15:07:00.000-08:00

When I think New Years, I think fireworks, barbeque, beer, good company and good atmosphere... but not this year. This year for me was no money, no honey and about 4 testosterone-fueled wrestling matches in which I was the victor only once.

Here's what happened to me READ ON!

For about a week, I planned to spend part of New Years at this place called Baytown Wharf - sort of an outdoor mall for rich folks with a wide open space - perfect for checkin the fireworks with a special someone. I was also planning to hook up with this one chick I used to work with. And with my buddy tryin to hook up with this other chick, I thought it could be like a double date - watching the fireworks on a clear night sky, with a Captain Coke in one hand and a soft piece of flesh in the other. And then we would hit the club and go for that one-on-one. And from there... who knows? I thought I planned it so well but...

New Years eve comes around. My car's been broken a week prior, so my cousin's dad came over in the morning to try and fix it, but it would take a couple days before it's fixed, so he says he'll try later on in the week. No biggie, right? Well, a couple hours later, the phone goes dead. Cuz I ain't paid my bill. Damn it. Luckily my mom's friend comes over and we get it paid. But it wouldn't be turned on till the next morning. And it's New Years Eve. Means I have NO way to reach my friends. No phone, no car, neighbors are gone... I lay my ass down and go to sleep xD

It's not until 7:20 pm that my step-mom comes over to take my mom to a party! So I use her cell phone to call my buddy. A couple days prior, he had gotten his own car fixed ('04 Acura RSX with a six speed trans... very fast, very fun to drive) and needed me to drive his car, cuz he has a suspended license, so I gotta drive the whip for em. So he drives about a half mile to get to my house and we make a couple phone calls. I call homegirl like a thousand times... no answer. Buddy calls his girl a thousand times... no answer. She calls him back about 30 mins later - and guess what - she's gotta work! So did we pick up? My other buddy at a lounge. Looks like it was gonna be a boys night out... =(

So we pick him up and go meet the guys at the other lounge. We chill out over there for a little bit while buddy talks to his girl before we decide to hit the club for the midnight drop. When we get there, I see a lot of my friends that I ain't seen in years, so that was cool. Only thing is... out of all those friends, ONE was a chick... that's married to my other buddy and they already had a kid and shit. I'm like, "When that happen?", but whatever. I dance with a couple drunk ass girls, throw a couple bucks to this body-painted chick that's dancin on the tables, chill out with old friends, it wasn't a bad night. Except that I didn't go home with any of those drunk chicks. OR see the one chick I was supposed to watch fireworks with. That's probably why I'm a little depressed.

The ball drops, we party a little more, and at about 3:00 am we go back to that lounge. We do a little more partyin, and I'm still pissed that my day didn't go so well. I see my uncle and me and a couple buddies go wrestlin outside. First time, buddy cheated cuz I couldn't pick him up when I had his back. Second time, I take out his legs and got the mount (it's kind of like a UFC wrestling match for drunk asses xD). Third time, we're both rollin all over the ground until I get pinned between him and this fucking tree. And then I wrestle my uncle and he kicks my ass xD

When we leave (it was like around 4:30 am when we do) my buddy checks his phone and finds that my would-be girl texts him to say Happy New Years (-.-) so now I'm thinkin she's tryin to avoid either my buddy or me, cuz I used his phone to call her.

So that's what happened to me on New Years. I go with two guys when I'm supposed to go with this chick, I run out of money by the time I go home... and I go home alone. What am I doin now? Besides makin this post (obviously), I'm tryin to recover (hangover, sore muscles) from last night.

But despite what happened last night, I'm plannin on doin it all over again. >:D

Hope You All Got A Big Lump of Coal >:-)

2008-12-25T15:51:00.000-08:00

Just kidding xD!

Wanted to write a quick post wishing all of my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Or Happy Festivus - whatever they call it nowadays... o_O

Remembering Dimebag Darrell

2008-12-08T22:59:00.000-08:00

Today's the 4th year anniversary of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's passing, but to me it doesn't even feel like he died. I still listen to alot of Pantera songs to this day, and I even bought a guitar so I can try to shred like Brother Dime. I still totally suck though xD.

If you don't know who I'm talkin bout, I'll put up a playlist of my favorite Pantera songs in commemoration of one of the greatest guitarists in the world!! I haven't heard his style duplicated in any of these newer metal bands, much less his signature squeal, that's probably why I never get tired of listening to him play. His clean, but heavy riffs, coupled with Phil Anselmo's vocals and Vinnie Pauls relentless attack on the drums really did make a legendary thrash/heavy/southern metal band.

Wish I could've gone to one of their concerts. All the ones I see on Youtube are badass... (sigh)

Here's a video I found, one of Pantera's home videos, about the band and friends kickin ass and just havin fun. Way before the band broke up.

R.I.P Dimebag Darrell... 1966 - 2004 \m/

Thaiger... On Maplestory??

2008-11-25T02:03:00.000-08:00

Never thought I'd be playing such a quirky lookin game, but yeah, thanks to my little sister, I'm startin to get hooked on that same game I used to tease online douche bags for playin xD!

The thing with Zero Online - tell you the truth, I haven't played it in like a month. I dunno if anyone read my message with me downloadin a bunch of anime cartoons awhile back, but since then I uninstalled ZO so I can download more episodes. Pretty soon I'll get one of those external hard drives to put those movies and mp3's on before I redownload ZO. Hopefully the game won't lag when I do.

But yeah, my little sister is spendin time with us for Thanksgiving, and she wanted to play Maplestory, so I said, "Why the hell not? It'll be like playin Mario all over again.", and downloaded the game. It's pretty fun - I mean it ain't boring since I'm like a total newbie - but at the same time, it ain't a game I would spend money on. Or play with my friends. Or even let them know about. Why am I typin this? xD

You probably already know what the game's about. You walk around in a 2D world and hit shit and do quests. There's like different classes and special events. Besides those events, there's nothing really special about Maplestory. But maybe it's because I'm still new. I dunno. I just think it looks cheesy. But whatever. It's only temporary.

I just thought I'd write a post about it in case anyone's lookin to play Maplestory. If ya like quirky lookin 2D side scrolling type games, this one's for you! Oh yeah, if you do download it, be careful, as you might have to temporarily disable your antivirus to start the game. Dunno what that's about.

Takin a Glance Behind Before I Put My Best Foot Forward

2008-11-10T00:23:00.000-08:00

I was makin my rounds through my favorite blogs while I'm downloadin anime (dunno how I got back into watchin anime o_O) and I wound up at my other blog, readin an old post I made on my birthday. I still wonder how I got out of such a tough situation.

Here's the link to that post.

I feel like time is goin fast, and all that shit that happened on that day is way behind me. I'm not rich, but I'm not in debt (yet). Even though rent is like $200 more than my old place. It's all good though. Not havin to worry about bills is a priceless feeling.

But I want more than that. I'm sittin here typin on a laptop that lags, the tv in my room is like 13 inches, and I bragged about my pool stick bein worth around $100, even though I bought it off Amazon.com for like $20. They knew I was jokin, but I want the damn stick to be worth $120. I want to stare into a 30 inch flatscreen high def tv. I want a faster laptop that can play 3d games without lag. And I don't wanna have to be lookin for a cheaper alternative all the time. Also, would be nice to pay off my damn probation so they can get off my back already...

But what can I do? I can't take what I have now for granted, cause I know it can all be taken away from me. But at the same time, I wanna have a taste at the finer things in life. Like driving a car that won't break down on me. Or gettin a platinum credit card with like a 5% APR because my credit is excellent. Or goin to Destin so I can blow about $2,000 on new suits without worryin about bills. I just wanna have a taste of the rich flavor of total gluttony. That too much to ask for?

Ya know, right when I pull out of a bad situation, America finds itself in one. I just made a comment on Frantik's blog about some of our issues, talkin about our financial crisis and the shit we got goin with Russia. But even though I thought I was gonna end up livin on the streets, I end up in a nice house with two extra rooms, ya know? I think Americans can find stability and security, even though our situation looks grim. I think our new president can lead us to a better future, hell, he's brightened up our country's reputation by his election alone!

For the time being, I'm tryin to save every penny to put towards investment in things like bank CD's and the stock market, while keeping up with my bills and trying to improve my credit score. If everything goes as planned, I'm gonna try to open up a restaurant. I got a freakin all star team lined up already (I can't cook xD). Maybe even start an online business selling CD's and DVD's from all over the world and/or making them available for download in high def. That'll take some good negotiating skills though. Who knows?

If I keep at it, I think I can get a taste of the sweetness of abundance and wealth. I'm hungry for it, but I gotta wait patiently for it, gotta time it just right. You know, when the tiger is hunting for prey, he lies low in hiding before springing into action. I gotta do the same.

Hopefully I won't slip and fall this time.

Quick Update

2008-11-05T19:31:00.000-08:00

Blah! I'm still alive and doin fine, sorry I haven't updated the blog in like, 2 months xD! Been a little busy lately.

Oh yeah, HAPPY late BIRTHDAY FRANTIK!!! I caught your message down there on the shoutbox. Hope ya had some fun eh?

But yeah, lately I've been goin out after work to shoot pool with my buddies. Even got a pool stick I bought from Amazon.com so I can walk in lookin like some pool shark, even though I can barely shoot straight from all the beers I be drinkin xD. It's fun though.

This time, I'm seriously gonna try to update the blog more often, gotta slow down a little bit. Plus, I hear v.29 is comin out, so I guess that's sumthin to look forward to.

Hmm, I really need to start workin out again too. Workin at a BBQ joint ain't exactly keepin me healthy :(

The Battle of the Pointing Fingers

2008-09-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

Geraldo Rivera butts heads with Bill O'Reilly. This is the most entertaining clip you will ever find on FOX.

Hopin This is My Last Post About EO

2008-08-31T13:27:00.001-07:00

If you don't already know, that guy on my shoutbox, with the name "Current Owner of Thaiger" tried to act like a bigshot by casually coming here and tryin to start some shit. It don't work.

He's supposedly the one that hacked my EO account, and still has it in his possession. Doesn't mean he's me. It's like when Halloween comes around, you can dress up to be Bill Clinton if you wanted. It don't mean you were our former US president. Get me? Being a Thaiger is more than a name I just came up with. It's an online ID that refers to my background.

But he is being disrespectful. Publishing his name as "Current Owner of Thaiger", not making himself known (he's a hacker), saying he knew me, whatever. He (or she) is just annoying; not interesting, not informative. It kind of reminds me of when I tried to befriend this nerd back in high school. They're always quiet and shit; as you get to know them, though, they start talkin shit about what they can do on the computer, and they pride themselves on how smart they are. They're just not good at pickin up chicks or doing anything that requires physical strength.

We're all good at one thing or another. I guess this guy is good at being a secluded geek, always taking life's punishment, being the little guy in real life and playing the bigshot online.

Gotta love the internet.

One More Thing To Know About Zero Online...

2008-08-28T20:17:00.001-07:00

I've been playin this game for about a month now. Still fun, still very exciting. I've just reached lvl 104 about a week ago, after I finished this quest, when...

I GOT PK'ED! After standin there for like 5 secs talkin to this npc, some random prick hops his ass over and pwned me! >:-O

Turns out, when you reach a certain lvl (I think 100), after you evolve your unit, you become an open target. What I mean is you can pk people, in any map, and you also can get pk'ed. WTF!?

So after this guy pwned my ass, I came back and got a crew together. Me, this lvl 174 guy, a lvl 135 guy, and... uh, that's it. We go lookin for the bastard to hunt his head. We look everywhere for em. We never found him -.-. Cheap shot.

But yeah, if you're gonna play ZO, you gotta watch your back! It's a jungle out here in the "Big Empty"!

But then again... I am the King of the Jungle >:-) we'll get his ass back.

Zero Online Thaiger Guide

2008-08-23T20:41:00.000-07:00

If you're wantin to check out Zero Online for yourself, you may be overwhelmed with the controls and stuff at first, but you'll get the hang of it real quick. But I'll give ya the rundown on the controls real quick, so you got an edge when you get started.

A couple controls you may not know when you begin:

- You move with the mouse. You talk to npc's with the mouse. You fight with the mouse. All these are done with the left click. But the right click allows you to use your xp move, which is your skill move. I didn't know that one when I started.

- Ctrl + left click allows you to jump from here to there. Real useful when pwning some huge bot and you don't wanna die! Your engine output decreases each time you use it, so use this jump sparingly!

- There's an autopilot in this game! If you're doin a mission and you don't know where to go, use it! It's up there on the upper-right hand corner of the screen. If you left click while on autopilot, you can cancel it if ya want.

Your paperdoll and how to equip more than one weapon:

I didn't know about this until recently xD. But whether you choose artillery (gun guy) or infantry (wuss with a sword), there are different types of weapons that you can equip. For artillery, you get the rifle, the machine gun, the shotgun (my default), the frost gun, and the flame gun (for total pwnage). When you check your unit's paperdoll, click the "arsenal" button on the left to check your weapons. There are 4 slots, so just choose one of them you want your weapon to be equipped to and right click the weapon. Baddabing! Done! When you want to switch weps, just... (oh shit! Pk tournament! 1 sec....shit I got 3rd >:-O) hold alt and select the number your weapon is equipped with (like I got the flamer on 4, so I just alt+4 to switch from the shottie).

Everything else is pretty much explained on their site here. Also, when you use your xp move, it also decreases your engine output (there's a little meter under your hp). Your items have a durability factor too. If it gets to zero, it's broken, so you have to repair them when you get a chance. Fortunately, it's not expensive to do, and money is easy to get in this game.

Potency

It's like a ranking in World of Warcraft. The higher the number, the more exp you get, but it's mostly used for bragging rights. There are many ways you get gain potency points: by leveling up, upgrading your weapons or armor whatever, by having a mentor (I'm available xD), or by using CAP or something (don't understand that part yet xD). You can also join with fleets and/or squads and share potency points.

On to the Guide!

Eventilation

Ok, when you first start out, there's this noob mission for you to do. Take it! When you finish, you'll end up at lvl 20 and can evolve your unit (lvling in this game seems quick, but this mission is only for the beginners). From there, you can fight the bad bots outside the Steel Warship maybe until you lvl up to about 30. After that you should check out Blaze Ocean.

When you get to Blaze Ocean, the event thing differs. You might find three guys standin around this thing with light shootin out of it. The one in the middle has missions for you, the left one needs some kind of special item, and if you have one to give, he will give you a reward (unique items or exp), and the one to the right has 3 missions where you kill a boss (he rewards you with unique stuff too!). Some of the missions here is, like you talk to this guy, walk a couple steps to talk to another guy... and you finished a mission! Nice n easy! And with the autopilot, these events are even easier.

Total Pwnage

You get three ways to pwn: left click attack (regular), right click attack (xp skill), and your overdrive (total pwnage). When your overdrive meter hits 100, you just select the overdrive skill you want and get to work. Also, if you can use an overdrive from another weapon if you want, just switch the wep.

While you're on a mission, if you see a mob of at least 5+ bad bots, I stop the autopilot to take em to hell, then I go back to autopilot. So that's more exp. While you're in Blaze Ocean, you might autopilot past some bad bots that are higher than your level (their names will be in red). Use a little skill and take em out! They give a little more exp. One thing about this game is that it's not hard to gain exp, but it's not totally easy to level, so it doesn't get boring. One of my tactics is to just stand there and let them walk up to me, and when I round up enough of em, I just jump out of the mob and pwn em all at once with the shotgun. The jump ability is very useful for workin some strategy! Oh, and the shotgun. If you start out with the infantry unit, that's fine, but I have an artillery unit, and I use the shotgun as my default weapon. When you left click a bad bot to attack, for other weps, you just kick the thing or elbow it xD. But with the shotgun, you do alot more damage.

Try to keep alot of space in your cabin though, since you'll want to pick up the drops from the bots, and when they drop a mission item, you'll want that to gain more exp.

Like I said before, it's very easy to gain exp, but it's not as easy to level up. All in all, it's a fun game to play, you won't get bored with it as quick as with EO.

Metal music with this game is recommended.

Drop That EO and Get Yourself A Zero!

2008-08-21T01:17:00.001-07:00

Probably the corniest title I've come up with so far (sorry guys, haven't blogged in awhile)! But yeah, I've been going out making money as quickly as possible because of personal matters, and I finally have time to write up a new post. Usually I'm tired as hell right about now.

What I've been doin in my spare time? Besides goin here and there, when I'm at home, I play this game I found a couple weeks ago: Zero Online. This game is extremely addicting - I have to dedicate atleast an hour to it when I'm playing. It's like a Transformers MMO, and this game is centered around one thing: pwning. I've never used that term until I started on ZO.

It's a free online MMO, but you have the option of buying TQ points to buy some special items if you want. There's virtually no lag and you actually fight mobs, instead of fightin shit one by one EO style. In my opinion, this is the #1 2d MMORPG that's free. The only thing bad about it, to me, is that it's too addicting and it gets in the way of my cash flow. Here's a link to see the system requirements.

My stats so far? I'm currently at lvl 83, in the M_Pharoah_M fleet, but I have my own squad I named the Warlords (yes, in this game you can join a fleet (guild) and a squad at the same time). Thaiger is the name (but you already know that!).

Sorry again for bein gone too long, but I'll be sure to make more frequent posts soon. I'm planning on making the next one a newbie guide for Zero Online, since there's alot to know about the game.

Till then, I'll see ya laterz! I gotta get back to the money!

My Ideas to Generate Revenue: EO Style

2008-07-22T21:30:00.000-07:00

Checked out Wikki's blog (finally updated after a full moon has passed xD), and it seems that EO is in deeper shit than before. Vult-r is losing more money now that his Adsense account is in danger, thanks to the morons on EO's forums. Even though I don't play EO (until v29), I still post about it on this blog. Gives me something to do.

Here are some of my ideas to help Vult-r make a little $:

1. Hire mods for the forums. There's alot of people out there willing to help out in any way they can. I would like to do it for free, so when EO picks up and thrives, I can say I had something to do with it. But I'm unknown to Vult-r, so I won't hold my breath. This could be like a trial period for those wanting to become a Light Guide or admin. Like see if the mods can do their job and moderate the forums in a professional manner, and if they do their job well, they get a bonus: EO gold, exp, expensive items, whatever. If they do their job well for a certain period of time, they get the chance to become a Light Guide, or admin. So there's a benefit to being a good mod without Vult-r having to pay cash, ya know?

2. Sign up to a better advertising company. Google is perfect for those who don't get a huge amount of traffic, but the revenue is too small for EO's website. There are alot of companies with higher payouts for each click. EO gets alot of traffic each day, so he should capitalize on this.

3. Offer special items or gold... for a fee. I suggested in one of Wikki's posts that if he simply added a "Donate" button on his site, he would make a little chump change. But here's a better idea: he should start selling EO gold, at a competitive price (since some in EO are already doing this). Instead of some sucker getting conned into buying 10mil in gold for $300, he could charge $5.00 a mil. For each sale, he'd make $5 bucks, but it's the volume of sales that will keep him financially healthy. Or he could have Arvid create a special item, whatever it may be (weapons, armor, maybe even a custom profile built right into your paperdoll!) and charge a fee for that. Price it low, and if the concept works, add more features and price it a littler higher. I know people would pay since some are already buying EO gold for a ridiculously high price, from some guy they don't even really know.

4. Keep the customers happy. You know how everyone talks shit about the admins until one of them logs in, then all of a sudden people start kissin ass? That's just human nature. But people want to see big things happening. Right now, admins loggin on and jailin people is huge news. That's pathetic. They're supposed to do that, so why is it a big deal? Because they rarely log in anymore, that's why. Not only do they need to do so, but they need to also do more than just stand around scratching their ass. Do events, solve EO crimes (jail the bastards!), make your appearance known, do something to brighten up the damn game, or more people will quit and never come back to EO, even when v29 comes out. Because by then, most would've forgotten about it.

5. Get the hell off those damn flash games! Does it make revenue? Yes, but not much. Flash games make money primarily by generating web traffic. So it's like the Adsense program, except he's putting too much effort into this and not getting too much out of it. Don't invest time and effort into flash games! Invest in your own game! You'll make alot more money in the long run!

6. Update the game more often. Vult-r shouldn't be trying to fix every problem with EO in one version. As you can see, v28 is the newest version and it's almost a year old. Instead, make smaller changes or additions and release it as a new version. Maybe he can call it v28a or v28.1 or something. That will keep the customers happy also (relates to #4). Then he can use his spare time to create this perfect version of EO when he has more resources.

7. Last but not least: get a job Vult-r! I don't know him that much, or what his personality is like, but Wikki says 99% (rough estimate) comes from the flash games, so I'm guessing he has no real job. Get one! Work at EB Games or Radioshack or something! Then if you can't leave the flash games, do that on your days off. Save the money you make in a bank account until you have enough to invest in EO, like marketing or a better video game program software, I dunno. I'm just saying that he should get a job so he can be more financially stable, and then he can quit when he has enough. Get on the hustle!

I had more ideas, but I kind of forgot most of them at the moment. But Vult-r should focus on EO as a business, not as a hobby. It's costin him money, and he's wasting his effort if he just updates the game whenever he feels like it. Because he hasn't felt like it in awhile.

EO Goes to Court! (Not)

2008-07-14T21:32:00.000-07:00

Recently, there have been talks about Vult-r possibly filing a lawsuit against a kid for hacking his game. And there are other sources that talk about a copyright violation regarding another kid who made a game under the EO trademark (well, I don't think Vult trademarked EO... well, the kid made his game under the EO name). Is there any copyright infringements or lawsuits here? Possibly. Can Vult-r do anything about it? Not possibly.

Where do I start? Hmm, we'll start with Vult-r vs. Calan (alleged hacker). Can Vult-r file a lawsuit? No. There ya go! Over and done with xD! Just kidding, I'll go over it in more detail.

The reasons why Vult can't sue the hacker? There are lots. Jurisdiction issues. First off, Calan probably doesn't live anywhere near Vult-r. And Netherlands jurisdiction only applies to the Netherlands. If Vult did want to sue, he'd have to locate Calan (which means air travel - very expensive nowadays), and file a lawsuit in the city/state where Calan lives in, that city's jurisdiction. Because what's legal here may not be legal there, or the consequence may differ, depending on the state. Also, it costs money to file a lawsuit. Does Vult have enough money to file a lawsuit in another country? Can he pay the court fees? You also have to think about Calan's infringement. He hacks, but he hacks on a free game. It costs nothing to play. There's no money changing hands here.

What about the kid who made his own game under the EO name? If he truly did get permission from Vult-r, then there's no copyright infringement. But if the kid was smart, he would get the permission in writing, signed by Vult-r. Because "It's not what you know, it's what you can prove" (courtesy of the movie, Training Day xD). If he doesn't have it, Vult can, at anytime, just come right back and bite Cascade in the ass for copyright infringement. That part is illegal. But like what I said in the previous paragraph, it wouldn't be in Vult's best interest to act on it, except seize the EOR server and ban the creator. In essence, Cascade is involved in "piracy", and that's looked down upon by the FBI and other agencies. Also, again, there's no money exchange. So it would be all this legal work for no pay.

Endless Online is not trademarked, I don't think. If it is, it should be displayed as either an (R) symbol, or TM (for Trademark), after Endless Online. But it's not. So there's no possiblity of trademark violation with the EO name at this time. You just can't take any contents in EO, like the same weapons and weapon name, city names, whatever. Doing so may be a copyright infringement. But there's not enough resources for Vult to act on any infrigement. He just doesn't make enough money to pursue any legal activities regarding EO.

I have some ideas of what Vult should do, but that's for another post. In short, Vult can't legally do anything about Calan, he won't do anything with Cascade, but he can (and should) ban their accounts for TOS violation.

That's it. Hope I didn't forget anything.

*Quick Update* - About the copyright thing. I did a little research, and it seems there could be criminal charges filed against the defendant... if there's any retail value involved. For example, if there's a retail value of more than $2,500, it's possible you can be imprisoned for up to 5 years, with up to a $250,000 fine. But that's for the US, and that's if there's any value in the copyrighted works. Far as EO's concerned, the case wouldn't make it to the circuit court... it most likely wouldn't make it past the clerk of court's office.

The Forgotten King

2008-07-12T22:30:00.000-07:00

There once was a man, known as the King of the Jungle, who, with a passion for his followers, and a strive for greatness, established his castle. In his household there was many, food was bountiful, his subjects loyal, and his ambition was great. Because his subjects showed loyalty, he in turn showed them true friendship. When in danger, he came to their aid. They were his family. And he was theirs.

His reign was unlike those before him. Instead of his followers supporting him, he supported his followers. All he asked was to support his kingdom, and to defend the castle in his absence. He established laws and guidelines, so when he was away, he had no reason to worry about his throne when he returned. He set two leaders to replace him in his absence, and his most loyal suboordinates ensured the growth of the kingdom.

On one fateful day, his daughter, the princess, would marry a young king of a far away land. And as a wedding gift, her father agreed to meet with her husband to establish a bond that would unite the two kingdoms into one. So the King, accompanied by his most loyal subjects, met with this king and his followers in a neutral environment, the land of ice, to hold a meeting and discuss plans for a new future. But the young king was feeble, and unable to control the outbursts of his subjects. The King, angered by the frailty of this unknown leader, who became the King's son-in-law, grew disgusted and left the meeting with his subjects, contemplating war. The young king, saddened by the events, apologized with a sincere heart to the King, and he accepted - for the sake of his daughter.

As time passed, the King of the Jungle became more and more absent, due to foreign affairs. But since he percieved his kingdom to be well structured, he had no worries. His laws were enforced, and he gave the two leaders authority over the kingdom, to guard the castle until his return. He left feeling content that his foundation was solid.

A short while went by when the King finally returned. Upon his approach to the castle, he noticed the gates were covered in mildew. He could not hear the music and laughter he was accustomed to. He enters the castle and notices his guards are not present. He calls to the two leaders - and hears nothing. After searching his castle, he finds out he is alone.

As he walks outside his castle, he notices a figure behind a dead tree. As he approaches, he begins to recognize the figure. It is the King's daughter.

Bewildered, he asks her what has happened. She tells him that spies from her husband's kingdom had infiltrated the castle. They relayed information to the young king, and also caused confusion and panic in the kingdom. The two leaders mysteriously vanished, and as a consequence, has caused all the loyal subjects and followers to flee the castle, in which some of his subjects established their own kingdom in a lust for power and authority.

The King was saddened by the news. The Nation, which was well established, had grown impatient with the absence of the King. The castle, which was always filled with music and laughter, was abandoned. The kingdom grew desolate. The King forgotten.

But the King of the Jungle is wise and patient, and will rebuild his kingdom and establish his throne once again...

Thaiger is Out

2008-07-12T22:07:00.000-07:00

Well guys... it's been fun, but I guess we gotta move on. The next post will probably be the last one I make about EO. It's just not the same as when I started less than a year ago.

I guess everyone said the same thing. So if you want to reach me, click my profile to get my e-mail. My Twitter acc is http://twitter.com/Thaiger. And of course, I'll still have this blog, and the other two. Feel free to leave a message and I'll get back to you whenever.

I wish Vult-r would make some moves. Update the game, fix the game, add something new, anything would have been acceptable instead of just quitting on the game. Alot of potential for EO. I made a couple comments on Wikky's blog demonstrating my point. Would've been a win/win situation for all of us.

If v29 ever comes out, then I'll go head and login and check out the changes. But for now, there's just nothing to blog about, it's boring, and EO's just going down the toilet. All the big names I've known and talked to have already quit. No point in playing the game. I'm busy doing other things.

As I Reminisce...

2008-07-09T23:34:00.000-07:00

July 10. It's been exactly one year since my release from "disney land". Pretty proud of myself for makin it this far, as 97% of all felons sentenced to community control violate their court ordered agreements and get sent back to where they came from, with about 50% violating within the first six months.

I'm sittin here bloggin and I think about those days when I was sittin in jail cell A4 last year. Talkin with Mike about his car dealership business, gettin whooped at a game of chess with Big Al, playin poker with my dawg Rip. It was one hell of a time there.

When I first got transferred, I went to my jail and didn't say anything. I just went to sleep and tried to pass the time as quick as I could. Unfortunately for me... it was loud as hell in there. At the time, it was me, Charles, Rick James (real name 0_o. This guy was cool, but he was off his rocker! Every single morning he would sing songs from church as loud as he could), Morris, and this crab named... what was his name again? Eh, I forgot. But he was a crab. A pincher. Always stickin his hand out for a freebee. Fuggetaboutem.

I slowly but surely got aquainted with them, and in a short period of time, we became good friends. We talked about everything. From our charges and possible sentences to horror movies. I actually made a list on the movies I was gonna watch when I was there, still have it today. Still haven't seen those movies yet xD.

Chuck (aka gramps, for bein old as hell) first got me started on playin chess. He taught me the rules and everything, and I picked up pretty quick. On the 3rd game or so, I checkmated em with a queen and a rooker guarding. Nothing he could do but pay me a soup xD. Good times...

I remember this one dude at the bottom cell. He had ways to sneak in things that weren't supposed to be anywhere near a jail. All we had to do was pay a couple soups and have a light, and we were good. And I would chill with my dawg Kevin, the jit, and we'd talk about stuff we did in the past. Oh! And my dawg Bong (real name xD) would tell me about his days as a stick fighter/muay thai boxer, which was cool as hell, because I want to get into the same thing. Everyone was cool with everyone. We all got along.

When most people think of jail, they think of fights and people gettin raped. Those people watch too much movies -- that happens when you go down the road. Actually, a couple weeks after I got in there, everyone was into studyin the Bible! Every Sunday, we'd get into a little group and give our own interpretations. Of course I still keep that same Bible with me even today.

Maybe about a month into it, people left, either because they were sent down the road, or they were released. And new people came in. I remember this one guy who was half Thai, and he had this Chinese symbol on his neck. I couldn't help but grill the kid everytime he looked up at our cell xD. But we got to know each other, and he was pretty cool... at first. We chilled out together and he introduced me to Pomade! Never thought about usin it till then xD.

Alot of new fish at that time, but I remember this one guy we called Alabama, who came in there with cigs (don't ask me how he snuck it in xD). He had em in bags, so no problems there. I remember him because this guy was fiendin for a cig so bad he almost killed himself the same day he got there by takin off the bulb in the shower and tryin to use the wires to light his cig -- with the shower on xD! He was sent to the hole for a week.

That was also the time I met Mike and Rip. Rip was crazy. He just didn't care about any consequences. But he was cool with me, even though at first I almost fought em and the Thai kid xD. This is what happened: Rip and some other folks wanted to take our bunks to room in with Rick James. They paid one idiot with two soups for his bunk, and they were gonna throw Mike's stuff down the balcony. And me? I was asleep the whole entire time, I'm serious. But I wake up when I hear the bars roll and I see mats and books and shit everywhere, and that's when they told me. Thai boy tried my dawg Mike by throwin books at em, tryin to piss em off. Mike was outside our cell, locked out. So I looked at Thai boy (by starin at the guard mirror, you can see everything from the reflection) and I ask him, as loud as I could, "Wanna take my bunk too? Try it and I'ma dangle ya ass off this balcony. Keep throwin them books and I'ma pull ya ass through these bars kid!" And he stopped. Bars roll, and everything goes back to normal. I asked Rick to help me out if anything happened, and he just stared at the ground with his arms crossed. He had my back though. True story. Still can't believe how it all went down without anyone bangin. Thank God.

And weeks later, when Big Al stepped into our A-pod, things changed right then. Dude was atleast 6'11 and wider than I am tall. Rumor was he played for the Jaguars in 2000, as defensive tackle, but I couldn't find out for sure. He was an expert as chess, and dude had about 1k on the books, so we were loaded on commissary. That was awesome. Problem was when he takes a shit, he didn't cover up (when you #2, we had this thing where we clip our blankets to the bunk and the table, so we can shit in peace xD), so we had to ALL leave the room. We didn't want to see that. But he was cool though -- he taught me alot of things that I still remember to this day, like "Kings Defense" on chess and some of his football training (this ab workout in supersets. Friggin brutal). I also found ways to workout, like stuffin all our blankets in our netted bags and liftin em like weights... not too heavy but it worked. I also tied one of my jumpsuits to the bars and used it as a punching bag. I remember everyone lookin up at me when I hit it cuz of the echo xD.

Oh, and this other guy came in like a couple days after Al. Dude got caught with about 600 plants (don't ask me what kind they were, let's just say tomato for the sake of censorship xD) and a bunch of pills. Biker dude. Sensitive soft spoken guy, but he was cool (his girlfriend was hawt!!). And Sagastume (I think that's how it's spelled), who was originally from Guatemala, was put in with my dawg Julio Vivas. How can I forget him? That guy taught me the correct way to make goo (jail house goulash, made from noodles, cheetos, chips and tuna XD. Hell yeah! Good for the heart xD). But anyways, he was cool. He helped me out and I helped him. Mutual respect.

I remember the 4th of July of last year too. We had barbeque turkey and a hamburger with some peanut butter cookies. Out of all the meals we ate, that was the best... and it still tasted like shit. Usually we ate turkey soup every Friday, and I think spaghetti every other Thursday. Why am I talkin about food? xD

But July 8th was my court date. That day had arrived. Me and crab guy was chained up and hauled off to court. I ran into a couple of my buddies from B-pod (like two years prior) and we chilled out while we waited for our names to be called. I remember the C.O's treated us like we were dogs. They can all take this t(-.-t) and shove it.

I walks into the courtroom and immediately I see my mom and my cuz (best friend since we were kids), and some hot girls waitin on their boyfriends (hey, I was in jail... couldn't help it xD). Of all judges, I had the one with the worst reputation... Judge Barron. But I had a trick up my sleeve >;-P! I had hired a lawyer prior to my first courtdate (I think on June 9th, forgot) and he got me off, to be reinstated to community control, with two years probation, which I'm still on today. Thank God for bein with me on my courtdate (I owe God alot! Dunno how I'm gonna repay...).

So I go back to my cell and I tell em what happened. They were happy for me. I was happy for myself! It was only a technical violation, but my points were already over the limit... I was supposed to go down the road... I have to thank God again for showing mercy. But they didn't release me until like two days after. When my time came up, I said goodbye to everyone in A-pod, gave dab, shook hands, and took some numbers for contact outside the cells. I was finally released! Put my clothes back on, signed some paperwork, and went out for some fresh air (I have no idea if I have readers at this point, but lemme tell ya sumthin. You all take things for granted. And everything you take for granted can be taken away from you. A good toothbrush, toothpaste, hell, toilet paper, was a valuable commodity, not to mention Tabasco sauce! My dawg Rip kept us with a supply with one of the coolest C.O's I'll ever meet!) and real sunlight! I kept the Bruce Lee shoes I got in jail though xD! Good times and bad... all memories now.

Wow, I wrote alot! If you read this, it's cool. If not, it's just me thinkin and reminiscin... RIP! (ROSS!) HA! PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT xD!

Shoutouts to Rip, Rick James, Morris, Chuck, Mat Perkins, Kevin, Big Al, Tommy Gunz, Juvenile (looked just like em xD), Julio Vivas, Sagastume (R.I.P), Cruz (What he said? xD), Bong, and everyone else in A-pod... keep ya head up. Yall be out soon.

Crouching Thaiger, Twitting Dragon

2008-07-05T15:50:00.000-07:00

Yeah... I'm officially a Twitter now o_O. I bought all the hype revolving around Twitter and I might pay for it later on in life.

What is Twitter? It's a micro-blogging service that lets you tell the world what you're doin at the moment. It's free, it's fast, and from what I've heard... it's addictive. There were a couple blogs that had Twits (is that right?), so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon. So far I've updated that thing about four times in the past hour xD.

My Twitter profile is http://twitter.com/Thaiger. I also put a Twitter widget on my other blog at the Thaiger Tidbits blog, if you want to check it out.

Follow me!

Happy 4th of July!!!

2008-07-04T10:24:00.000-07:00

Today is the big day! And I got stuff to do!

Still gonna be online later on, but there's sort of a delay. There are some fireworks and beer to be bought, a party to go to, and some other things to do, so today I'm gonna be a little busy.

Far as EO goes, if you don't see Dudo or Innovative online, I think Frantik is throwin an event.

Happy 4th of July! Have fun!

Confetti In the Air, Money On the Ground

2008-07-03T12:18:00.000-07:00

Since tomorrow is the 4th of July, I thought I'd do something special and host a drop party for EO. I'll probably be on at like 2:00-4:00 pm, so if you need some money, look for the drunk guy throwin up confetti and droppin money everywhere xD.

Also, if you're one of the millionaires of EO, do me a favor and don't be sittin on your ass. Tomorrow's the 4th of July! We gotta celebrate! Host an event, or a drop party, hell, host a game show, I don't care - let's just make tomorrow a fun day, yeah?

I'm not gonna be on all day, unfortunately. I got some partyin to do, so if you're readin this, spread the word for me, will ya?

Reminds Me of Someone...

2008-06-30T22:58:00.000-07:00

I know some EO players who act just like this kid xD!

JET: The #1 Guild in EO!

2008-06-28T06:59:00.000-07:00

For the past month and a half, fellow blogger, Bajz, has hosted a guild tournament in an effort to find the best guild in EO, according to the players who've voted.

And out of the top 80 guilds chosen for this tournament, only one is selected to become the Top Guild... and that guild is none other than JET!

An acronym for Jets For Freedom, Rettan, the guild leader, created it in September, 03 of 2007 to be an exclusive guild -- only non cheaters showing the "Jettitude" are allowed to join. And they've been diligent in enforcing the rules. Like FWN, none of JET's members cheat in anyway (that I know of), and they still have the "Jettitude" we all know and love!

So Congratulations, JET! You have been chosen as the Top Guild in EO!

The Origin Behind The Fire Wind Nation Name

2008-06-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

Alot of people ask me about it, so here's the truth: FWN did NOT come from Avatar or Avatan whatever that show is on Nickelodeon.

It came from this Chinese martial arts movie I rented from Blockbuster one day, called Seven Swords. It was about this military official using a new law to make a fortune by executing people who opposed it, until a group of disciples unite to fight the military official and eventually take them down (good guys always win)! If you're into martial arts movies, you gotta check this movie out...it's awesome.

Now, it wasn't until I looked up the movie on Wikipedia just now that I realize I got the name backwards. It wasn't Fire Wind; it was Wind Fire xD. Whatever.

I made the guild when I was in the GH one day and I saw a couple dozen newbie players in EO, waiting for a guild to be created. I was wanting to make a guild anyways, so I decided to do so right then -- and it was made! Didn't take long at all! So thank you newbie players of EO, you helped me out alot!

Even though the "Wind Fire" was a military that stood for corruption and greed, the "Fire Wind Nation" is a guild that stands for growth as a family. The "Wind Fire" capitalized on opportunities, and "Fire Wind Nation" does the same. That's the only thing we have in common.

Besides that, the two are black and white. Yin and Yang.

Guild Top 100 List Updated

2008-06-24T23:16:00.000-07:00

And we're still there! Awesome!

Our guild stats:

Members: 89

Highest Lvl: 29

Exp: 667 (long as it ain't 666, I'm ok with it xD)

We're right below FLR, because they have a better lvl average. So we gotta whoop em! Not only that, there's a guild here that I can't respect: The Al Quaida Network.

You know where they got the name. A bunch of idiots here that are disrespecting what our soldiers are fighting for. They think it's like a joke, but there's a line even the EO perverts won't cross. Well... put the idea in their minds and there's no line they won't cross.

We gotta be above them. Tell ya the truth, the Top 100 is not on our priority list -- it's the quality of our guild that I strive to maintain. Only I want AQN to be below us. If Dudo was here, he'd be pissed. I remember when I told him about AQN a long time ago... he was utterly disgusted.

So, our strategy: We're already a bigger guild then them, but our average is not as good. I really would like for us to train hard. And there's two ways we can do it. Either you train alone or with a group.

I know you might say, "Training in a group lowers the exp you gain.", but if you're in a group, you're constantly gaining exp, even if you're not training. Just don't be draggin others down by sittin on your ass while they work hard to help you level. The Fire Wind Nation is a team, you guys know that. You can train alone, but with all the speeders around, it might not be as convenient. However you can train to gain exp, just do it. I'm doing the same.

We got 20 guilds between FWN and AQN. But I know we can do it! Let's do it for Dudo (well, for those that know him xD)!

Double-you Tee Eff?

2008-06-21T21:59:00.000-07:00

I was just playing my guitar when this message popped up. Have you seen this before?

Soon as it appeared, my EO window sort of froze. I couldn't chat or do anything. Had to use ctrl+alt+delete.

FWN vs. WRI?

2008-06-18T21:16:00.000-07:00

We're not one to start anything with any guild, but it seems one guild has something against us. Why? I dunno. Hope this problem gets settled.

One question: What happens when you fight a Thaiger?

Thanks Ramani!

2008-06-17T14:07:00.001-07:00

This is a special thank you to the creator of the Neo Template, Ramani! I've been wondering why my "Recent Post" widget didn't work!

Well, now my blog is back in order. No more added widgets just to get it to function normally, which means less clutter. Now you can sit back and enjoy my blog without having to reload the page, but if you want to, hey -- that's fine too.

So check out the awesomeness of Endless Possibilities, powered by the Neo Template! Thanks again, Ramani!

My First Rant

2008-06-15T17:02:00.000-07:00

Two of my best EO friends have just announced they are quitting EO. Is it because of FWN? Hell no. Is it because of me? Of course not.

The main reasons why my good friends feel they should quit EO is because of the game itself. There hasn't been any major updates since I first started playing about 7-8 months ago. The only changes that have been made are the ones the players took upon themselves to make, to worsen the quality of the game by the use of hacks, scamming, and shit talking.

I'm going to address every single problem I find in EO as of late.

These shit talkers. I'm sure they have a cold sore on their lips for having a dirty mouth, but really, anything they say has no relevance to actual facts. People that make those random hate comments have absolutely no self control, and it's expressed by what they say. If I wanted to go to EO's worthless forums, I could go there and be like, "You guys have no lives, you are all nubs... I want gold." The reason I don't is because I refrain myself. I have discipline. Rather than go to the forums and make a complete ass of myself, I'd rather walk around the bullshit and continue blogging. I'm sure everyone of my fellow bloggers understands where I'm coming from.

Two types of people. The nerd and the youngin. The nerd is the rich guy in EO that may not have many friends in real life, probably because of physical handicaps or maybe an anti-social personality. Maybe they don't get out much, and when they do, it's to go to EB games to check on the new Naruto game or something. They are withdrawn, and this is one of the reasons why they vent out their frustrations online, whether it's on EO, youtube, or some big community on the web. They want to feel like they're not worthless, and they'll go to great lengths to gain popularity.

The youngin. I feel sorry for them. They go to EO to play the game, but they just may not understand how to play. They ask someone for help, and they tell the youngin to "piss off", or, "gtfo nub". These kinds of people are the nerds explained in the paragraph above. Kids are very naive, and are easily infuenced by what they see. So when someone calls them a "nub", they in turn will call someone else a "nub", to jump on the bandwagon. Hell, they may not even know what a "nub" is. They may not have the know-how to play a game like EO, so the next best option is to copy someone else. But all in all, they are not the big problem. On to the next paragraph.

Hackers are everywhere. It's not just the idiots trying to hack your account, but the dupers, the speeders, and the auto-magers and others also fit in this category. The reason they may do this is because of the feeling of satisfaction they may get from cheating, sort of like a theif when he/she steals. This is because of the individual inability to demonstrate a basic level of work ethics. They want to do things the easy way. Unfortunately, that's not the way this world works. And their habit of using cheats and making a feeble attempt at playing the game with their own rules usually results in their plans backfiring on them. Whether they get jailed, or they in turn get hacked. It's like a pyramid scheme for idiots.

The creator of his game and his inability to organize his staff. I don't know much about Vult-r, or any of the admins. But it's safe to say they rarely login to control the chaos that's running rampant in EO. They just login to warp here, teleport there, talk to their friends and then log out. If any jailing ever goes on, it's only a 2 hr ban and the jailed idiot is back out, not learning anything, not caring that he/she was jailed in the first place, but in contrast, is content with being jailed in the first place so everyone knows that individual is a cheater. I know Wikky and a couple others are saying that Vult-r is trying his hardest to fix the problems, but there's nothing that shows he is doing anything at this time. I don't see what is being worked on, I only see what is happening.

Even with these problems, I still login to this game. Why? Because I have a guild to run. And this guild is comprised of good friends. I also have this blog, which I invested time and effort to make. Look at the other blogs. There are atleast 10 other blogs related to EO, and counting. But why is Wikky making posts about Kongregate? Why has Nezlo and Avamay left EO to play Wonderland Online? Why am I starting to play Luminary (yeah, I found it by accident but it's fun. Review about this game to come later in the future)? It's because of the filth that engulfs EO. I mean not everyone fits in the category of people I talked about in this post. There are people who are friendly, those that do offer help to get the beginner started in EO. But the reality is that because there are still a majority of people who play this game just to work hacks, the community in this game in general suffers.

Hopefully I get some comments. Do you like the way EO is going now? Or do you want it to change for the better? Are you an EO bullshitter, or do you actually play the game the way it's supposed to be played? Do you have any ideas on how to make the community of EO better? Let me know.

Like I said before -- probably the only reason I play this game is to chat with my EO friends. But it seems they're quitting. What else does EO have in store for the future?

Thaiger's Tid Bits: The Grand Opening!

2008-06-12T21:43:00.000-07:00

As my readers know, I sometimes make posts that are irrelevant to anything involving Endless Online. So... I made a new blog!

Thaiger's This N That, a blog that's basically about whatever I find interesting. Trying to keep it informative, I'm going to start using this blog to make posts that aren't EO related. I might still make irrelevant posts here if there's absolutely nothing going on with EO, but if I do, it'll be on the new blog as well.

So check it out! Better yet, bookmark it! You never know what you may find on my new blog! Hope you guys like it!

The Unification of One...The Departure of Another

2008-06-11T22:50:00.001-07:00

This day of June 12th, 2008, FWN member Asevenxlover and WRI member Thatdorkguy finally take their relationship to the next level and decide to get married! Congratulations! May your love for each other be as strong as a fortified castle built on a strong foundation! And may your castle be filled with little vampires (ok going way to far xD)! Congratulations to the newlyweds!

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I hate to make two posts in one, but I guess there's a first time for everything. Just now, Deaunna made a post about her departure from EO altogether. It may be temporary... it may be permanent. She's putting her priorities in order, and that, to me, is a sign of a good leader. The Fire Wind Nation wishes to bid her farewell and thank her for all she's done for us!

We hope you come back, Deaunna! We'll miss you!

FWN To Meet With WRI

2008-06-11T22:37:00.000-07:00

I got a pm from WRI leader Thatdorkguy, formerly of SHN, to schedule a meeting with us at the Fire Wind Nation. We are in the process of forming an alliance, but I suggested we all meet first to see if that is possible. Here are the details:

Where: The Admin Room

When: June 12th at 10 pm eastern time zone. You may want to be on a little early to make sure.

What to look for: An Alliance with WRI. Be respectful and take everything into consideration.

We're also planning on forming an alliance with JET, seeing as though they operate on the same principals as us. So keep an open mind...if this all goes well, the Fire Wind Nation will be a force to be reckoned with! >:D

Thaigerblog Repair....

2008-06-09T15:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the inconvenience. I logged in to the blog to see if I could re-apply for Google's Adsense program. For my other bloggers out there, you'll notice there's a widget in the page elements for that exact purpose. I tried to add it...didn't work.

So I thought, while I'm here, I been thinking about moving some of the page elements to organize the blog. I moved the "Special Blogs" widget to the top of my "Recent Posts" section to sort of level the "Recent Post" to be even with the post content, just to make it convenient for the users.

Well, I checked out the blog...and the "Recent Post" widget is empty! There's like nothing there!

Right now, I'm tryin to look into this whole HTML thing to try and fix the problem. If this doesn't work, I might have to re-download the whole template and start over. So if you notice the blog changing from this to that....yeah, I messed it up.

Again, sorry for the inconvenience. But if you happen to be checkin out the blog, and you can give me some tips to fix it, please leave your message on the shoutbox. Your advice is more than welcome at this point.

Update: For now, if you want to see my older posts, I added the Blog Archive. I'm waiting on an e-mail from the creator of this template, so hopefully he can help me with this problem.

Ong Bak 2 Coming Soon!

2008-06-08T23:05:00.000-07:00

The Synopsis

"Set in the regal times of King Naresuan, Tony JAA plays Tien a man who was born into nobility but had it stripped from him after his parents were brutally murdered. During his childhood Tien learned Khon, a form of dance which is usually reserved for royalty.Although he didn't know it yet Khon would later prove to be an invaluable aide to him. After seeing his parents murdered at the tender age of 10, Tien is forced to live on the streets where he is eventually captured by a group of thieves who take him in and teach him how to steal and fight. Tien expertise as a thief and fighter grows and it isn't long before he is made head thief.Then Tien sees something that makes his stomach churn. A competition is being held to find the best knights to serve under the very man who had killed Tien's parents all those years ago. Tien passes the tests easily and is made Lord Rachasana's 2nd Knight.Now, he has his opportunity to strike but he will have to use all his skill and ingenuity if he is going to get his revenge on the man who killed his parents." -credits to Sahamongkol Film

To set the record straight, "The Protector" is NOT the sequel to Ong Bak. In Thailand, the original title was "Thom Yum Goong" (translates to "Shrimp Soup" xD). Even though Tony Jaa and that Thai comedian, Petchthai Wongkamlao, are in the film, the two movies are completely different from one another. And the original title refers to the restuarant in the movie that the Triads used as a front to conduct illegal activities.

That trailer up there is the real sequel to Ong Bak. I found it on Youtube while looking for some clips of the new "Americas Best Dance Crew" season (premiers this June 19th!) when I decided to look up Tony Jaa and see if Ong Bak 2 came out yet. I thought it atleast came out in Thailand already, but wasn't sure. Turns out the American version is expected to come out like two years from now --sucks for us. Fortunately, I might be able to get it a little sooner >;-P.

So if you're a fan of martial arts movies and Tony Jaa, don't miss this one! Should be a real hit!

Also, that trailer up there freezes at 2:45, so you might wanna fast forward there. Sorry!

Thaiger's History

2008-06-07T01:46:00.001-07:00

This post is about when I first started out in Endless Online. It can also double as a guide for you beginners out there that are havin a hard time steppin up.

I first started playing EO in the month of July of 07. I just got out of "disney land" and I was sentenced to 1 year of community control and 2 years probation, the latter I'm still on today. Community control is sort of like house arrest and probation combined. Couldn't get out of the house (except to go to work), and I had to report to my officer once a week. So I had to find something to do at home or I'd end up back where I just came from. My cousin was playing Gaia Online, so I thought I'd try that. Unfortunately, it was laggy for me. It was also boring.

Did some searching around, and eventually found Endless Online at http://www.play-free-online-games.com/ and decided to try it. Small file, no lag, and easy interface is what kept me from turning elsewhere. It was pretty addicting, I gotta admit.

Well, like most of you at the beginning, I was a newbie. Not one to say "u" to another, I used a little negotiation, and eventually ended up with Dragon Armor, the mask, and a Dark Katana. Everything I found that could be resold, even for little profit, I picked up and resold. I played the game. Because I had a basic knowledge of business/economics, I made some chump change. I then used the money to buy newbie weps cheap. Afterwords, I went to the witch to sell them off for a little bit higher than the price I bought it for. The witches place, back then, was my hot spot for selling this stuff. If business was a little slow, I went to get ingredients for Death Gloves, which wasn't easy, but I took things one step at a time. First, the mummies. Then I went to the Wingos until I got atleast one Wingo Claw, after that I'd go back to the witch and try selling my items again.

It wasn't until I got to lvl 4 when I was first recruited into a guild, called the Golden Knights of Heaven (GKH). I was in Estaq when I was approached by the leader himself, Nacron. He asked me if I wanted to join his guild. Unlike most newbies that jump at the opportunity, I was a little bit skeptical (just didn't know what was going on xD). I ask him a series of questions, but eventually I joined with him. Soon after, he takes me to get all the paperdoll items, sort of a ritual that I myself continue to this day.

The only time I got money from them was when they did a scavenger hunt type event. I lost. But still the boss gave me 1k, which to me back then, was alot. With that plus the gold I got from EO hustlin (if you wanna call it that), I was able to buy my first Ultima. And for maybe two weeks after, that was my main hustle. Buying and selling Ultimas back then was very profitable, and I made alot of gold from just that. From then on, I had started movin up.

The Golden Knights of Heaven was a great guild, though small. We were social, active, and none of us ever cheated. But eventually we were torn apart. When one of the recruiters got on my bosses' account, and my boss got on his account, it started a conflict that would alter my path in EO forever (one hell of a story teller eh?). Two of my friends quit the guild and made their own, called Project X (PTX I think), but I stuck around for a little bit, to try and rebuild GKH back to its former glory. Didn't work, so eventually I left the guild to make my own...the Thaiger Nation Takeover.

The Thaiger Nation Takeover, or TVR, originally consisted of people from GKH. It was me, Dudo (the original), Shazzyzam, Emorocks, Psykoaticpup, Fullmetall, and others. Soon after, I recruited Frantik, Asevenxlover, and Itshenry (known today as Projectdead). We adopted the same principal GKH used to maintain their organization, and we prospered. We did events, were all active, never cheated, and we did alot of things together. Soon enough, we grew to over 80 members and we even debuted on the top 100 guilds list as the 56th highest ranking guild in Endless Online. My friends that were in PTX eventually split and made a new guild, known today as the Pink Mafia (PMA). We formed a bond, and did events together -- we were like one nation, which proved useful when we'd eventually start a war with URA (well, the other way around).

Using my communicational skills, we linked up with PMA and WSP, and we got the beef squashed and thrown out the window. Plus, three tightly connected guilds vs. one big mess was an easy win for us. I remembered that day clearly. Pmcdag was in the corner saying, "Is this a guild war with TVR and URA?" We were the underdog vs. the veteran, and the underdogs were on top. URA recently split into two different guilds... go figure.

Everything was going smooth, until that day. That day I lost my account. Now, I never went to those sites for speeding, never cheated in any way, and still it happened. Rumors are that one of my own hacked me, Emoxguitar (I have good memory!), but whoever did it, did it at the right time. I just bought a Scav bow, and I had just about everything a nerd could want in EO; the total of everything was over a mil. This made me quit EO, but only temporarily.

Soon afterwords, I started playing the test version. I made money by buying/ selling accounts. I joined a guild, and even tried to make my own. But it's not the same as the main version, and for obvious reasons. I left soon after.

When I came back to the main version, everything had changed. My members from TVR left to make their own. The members IN TVR quit playing EO, and I was back to the basics. I had alot of money from buying/selling accounts, and even a lvl 18 and 21 account to use for main (the lvl 21 account is from Dudo, one of my original TVR members, who quit because of the spamming incident. I have his account to this day, and have not changed the password). When I saw this, I knew I had to bring us all back together. To reunite us once again.

And out of the ashes... a new nation was born...the Fire Wind Nation.

Chexx: The First Recruiter of our Reformed Guild

2008-06-03T20:28:00.000-07:00

Our guild has our share of ups and downs. And as a result, I've set the ground rules for our process of recruiting. If you don't know them, you can refer to my "Fire Wind Nation Reformed" post in the Recent Post list. This is a unique process in which we put our "Scouter" through a trial, to test his/her ability to communicate in terms of recruiting. And out of the ashes... we have our first victor!

Chexx, previously a rank 4 member of the Fire Wind Nation, has just proven herself to be worthy of the rank of recruiter! Showing determination and patience, her ability to refer 10 recruits in only a week shows she has what it takes to be a dedicated member of our family. And as thanks, she has been promoted to "Firebird" and also recieved a cash bonus. The "Firebird" rank is the default rank name for recruiters. But recruiters also have the option of making a custom rank, if they wish.

So congratulations, Chexx! You have proven yourself as a true recruiter! We hope you set a great example for our scouters in the future!

Get Scammed?

2008-06-03T01:26:00.000-07:00

"u."

I turn around. "Sup?"

"i got hacked. u give items plz?"

"What was your old name?" I asked.

"Blahblahman. u give me g plz?"

"Were you in a guild?"

"ye."

I then ask, "Why don't you get them to help you out?"

"dey wont help me. items plz?"

I reply,"If they won't help you, then neither will I. Sorry." After that I walk away.

There are three categories of people I want to talk about in this post. All have an interest in taking your gold via scamming.

The first is the beggar. Sometimes referred to as a nub, or newbie. Obviously, their main hustle is to beg. Asking for items, or for gold. Making offers for your expensive items that are so low, most would just laugh and walk away. They have a tendency to cry while standing right in front of you or around you. When you ask them what's wrong, of course they reply, "I need gold" or say, "I got the wrong haircut".

If you run into one of these beggars, and you don't want to give them what they ask, just tell them, "I can't give you anything, sorry." Let them know that you won't lend em any freebees, but don't put them down or talk trash to them. Most of the time, they just don't know any better.

The second category of people I want to talk about are the scam artists. These people spend alot of time thinking up ways to entice you out of your money, sometimes by feeding off your own greed. One scam they would do is to trade you the item you want, and say to you that they have too much stuff, and they ask that you hold on to it. The victim says ok, thinking he's gettin all this free stuff. The scammer adds little things like rings, bracers, flowers, etc, and when the main item is out of sight from adding these things, he takes it back and accepts. So if you didn't check, you just bought a bunch of stuff you didn't want. You just got scammed.

You might not know you're dealing with a scammer. So just remember this: If a deal is too good to be true, it usually is. The non scammer just wants to buy or sell -- it's a straighforward deal. And if you run into them folks that say, "Wanna win a TB?", just walk away.

And last, but not least, is the hacker. These guys take scamming to a whole new level. If you see these people's pics, they more than likely are fat and pale with big glasses. They're geeks. I mean, not all geeks are bad, but these geeks I'm talkin about have no real ambitions, and in my opinion, may just be a little mental. They'll try to entice you to check out their site. Unfortunately, those sites may have keyloggers. The next time you log in may be your last if you don't get rid of it.

There are ways of knowing who's had a history of hacking. You can check the Endless Online forums, and there might be a list of them. Another way, like finding out the scammer, is if something is too good to be true, it usually is. If they say, "Go to the new EO Forums at (for instance) www.ugothacked.tripod.com!", then ask on glb if anyone's signed up to it first. Make sure more than 5+ people reply with a positive review. If no one has a good review on the site, it should raise a red flag.

There are alot of people on EO today that have bad morals. They are not disciplined, and because of that, the community of EO is starting to rot like a brown apple. We should plant new seeds to make a new batch. But doing this takes time....

So in the meantime, have fun playing Endless Online, but be careful! There are sharks in the salt water!

Happy Birthday Rexor! Wish You the Best!

2008-05-31T16:41:00.000-07:00

This day, of May 31, 2008, Rexor celebrates his 25th birthday! He came to EO and within minutes, the entire community goes nuts! Some did the whole protesticles thing (the norm when admins log in), but overall it was a fun day for Endless Online! Caler hosted a hide-n-seek event, with a 100k first place prize, and the winner of the event was Lilvinny! Congratulations! And you too, Rexor! Party at my house! Don't forget to Bring Your Own Booze! xD

Fire Wind Nation Reformed

2008-05-28T22:54:00.000-07:00

After the events that took place today, me, Deaunna and others have come up with a conclusion -- this thing of ours will not prosper if we don't change our tactics. So I've decided it's time we officially set the rules and regulations of our guild, and to structure it to keep us organized.

To the Beginners of Endless Online (levels 4+):
You will go through our ranking system, starting out at rank 9. Since you've just been recruited, you should not expect our members to give you any freebees. We may help you train, but that's it. Be social. Any advice you need about the game, just guild chat us -- we'll be glad to help out. In our guild, we don't accept begging, and we have zero tolerance for cheating (speeding, scamming, auto-maging, or plain bad morals). We would like you to become part of the family, but you will have to prove your acceptence with us before we can promote you. On your promotion to rank 8+, we will help you with whatever you're lacking. For instance, if a Jack Spear is your best wep, we may buy you a Dark Blade, etc. Or if you need a couple g to buy a better armor that will aid your training, we may spot you. Depends on your personality, really. On your promotion to rank 5+, you will have the option of customizing your rank to whatever you want. At this point you've become a core member -- we got your back.

To the Experienced Players of Endless Online (levels 15+):
Upon your recruitment into the Fire Wind Nation, you will also start out at rank 9. This rank is for "trial members" to see if they're willing to stay with us or leave. Your promotion will depend on your activeness or contributions to our guild. We ask that you donate only 1k to our bank to keep us healthy. Once you show your worthiness, you will automatically be promoted to rank 5, and you will have the option of customizing your rank if you like. We would encourage you to help out our beginners so they grow with us, either by helping them train, or by hosting events. This will determine your worth to the FWN when deciding on your promotion.

Would You Like to be a Recruiter?
If you would like to become a recruiter, you must first become a core member of our guild (rank 4-5). You will go through a trial, and will be promoted to rank 3 (Scouter). You will have to find 10 referals (new recruits) and bring them to our Leaders (Me, Deaunna, or Frantik) or recruiters. If we're not online, report your recruits to Luisr, Projectdead, Spadesxx, or our other core members to help keep track of your recruits. Once you have refered to us 10 recruits, I will promote you as a recruiter, and as a bonus you will recieve 20k. So this is kind of like a job, where if you meet our requirements, you will move up in our world of the Fire Wind Nation. Good luck!

This may sound overwhelming to you, but in truth, all we're looking for in our members is to respect others, be courteous and helpful. The Fire Wind Nation is like a family -- we got each others back.

We move as one nation.

The New Version Came Out...

2008-05-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

...for Thaigerblog! I finally found a template I'm satisfied with. If you've been checkin on it for the past couple days, you probably noticed it kept changin from this to that. My emotions while looking for a new template was from =) to o_o to @_@ to #_# before I found this Neo Template from http://www.hackosphere.blogspot.com/.

I know you might be skeptical about checkin it out because of the "Hack" in "Hackosphere", but I assure you, there's no keylogger or anything here. The creator (Ramani) makes hacks for Blogger, making it easy for people like me, who have no knowledge of HTML or XML, to further customize our blogs without messin it up. So big shoutout to Ramani for his simple step-by-step instructions that makes customizing Blogger more convenient, and also for making this template, which is pretty innovative and user friendly. For instance, if you click on the link in "Recent Post", it will bring up that post instantly without having to reload. This is useful if you have alot of content on your site and it takes too long to load. It makes the blog run smoother and also makes it convenient to see my older posts.

You can check out http://neo-demo.blogspot.com/ to get a feel of how Neo would work with your post... if you're a blogger, that is. \m/

FWN in the top 100!

2008-05-21T21:33:00.000-07:00

Hmm...I smell smoke. I hear sirens. Oh s***! I see the fire! Over there! It's coming from the Fire Wind Nation! WE ON FIRE BABY!

Hell yeah. We made our debut into the top 100 as the 76th top ranking guild in EO! With our work hard, play harder attitude...we're movin on up (I said that with TVR but who cares xD)!

We did good, guys, real good. Still there's more we can improve on as a guild to be even greater. I know in the past week things have gotten a little crazy -- and as a result some of you left (only to rejoin. We can't be without you!) but I think things will start to smooth out. We got into it a little bit with OTL because of their shitty attitude towards everything we stand for, but no biggie. Right now we need to focus on us, not them.

Also, I've promoted Deaunna as our new Co-Leader. She has demonstrated leadership qualities and I think with her being Bosslady, our morale as a guild should be in better standing now. And Frantik? Hey gal, if you're readin this, I hope you come back to us soon...we miss you!

Earlier I (as Innovative) got into a little flame fight with the so-called Innovation. Wish I had the chat log, it was funny. Also felt kinda weird cuz our names were so similar I got our names confused a couple times xD.

What he didn't know was this Innovation was the leader of the Fire Wind Nation -- of course he'd get burned!

Red Bull gives you Wings...so does EO

2008-05-19T19:06:00.000-07:00

Ok, the server is back online. And the IP has changed, just refer to the post below for the address. If you don't know how to change it, you first get the address (I think you can copy/paste it) and go to the Setup Endless in the Windows' Start Menu. When you click it, it should be right there in the Server/IP. Change that to either the current address or you can put in game.endless-online.com...both will work.

I login to the game and pretty soon I hear something about Good Force Wings and Guardian Wraiths on the old server, and I'm like, "What the hell? This true?" So I login to the old address and, sure enough, all you see there is winged players and Wraiths walkin around! Weird, but kewl. Check out the pics below.

Cool, huh? So why not stay in the old server? Because there are no NPC's, you can't fight anything. The PK still worked, but of course there are speeders. And they're like flies even without the wings. It's just a little thing Vult-r put into the old server while trying to let everyone else know about the server change.

Server Down, New Address

2008-05-19T11:29:00.000-07:00

In case you haven't checked out the Endless Online site, the server has gone offline for maintenance. It should be back online in 8 hours at the most, and I think when it does go back online, we should have a new server IP. The server IP will be 72.232.135.114. If you use game.endless-online.com to connect, though, you won't have to change it.

I wonder if this is the precursor to the coming of v.29....

A Match Made In Heaven!

2008-05-18T01:32:00.000-07:00

What a joyous occasion! This day in May 18th, 2008, FWN members Studentgirl and Luisr decide to tie the knot and get married! Congratulations to the newly weds and may their childen be strong and valiant like their parents (ok going too far xD)! Congratulations!

Friggin Jobless >:-[

2008-05-17T15:57:00.000-07:00

No one wants to hire a felon. Doesn't matter what type of crime it is, if you have a felony in your file, you're pretty much looked at as no good. I can understand a pedophile not being able to have a job at a daycare, or a theif not landing a job in retails, but damn! I'm not a pedophile, I ain't no petty theif! All it takes is the wrong person with the wrong attitude to bring drama at the wrong time, and now 2 yrs later I'm still serving probation time with a red dot on my case file. And I was lucky.

I applied to a retail store called 5th Saks & Avenue to work in sales. A lady that worked there was a friend of my mom's, and she pulled some strings to get me an interview. I walk in with this Kenneth Cole button-up with this Phat Pharm tie and some grey slacks, looking like a million bucks (I had about $50 in my pocket xD). I arrange the interview so I'm looking directly at the manager. No folding of the hands, no slouching, and I gave honest answers. Everything seemed to be smooth sailing from there...until he asked about my criminal history. I sort of paused for a sec, because I knew it was comin, but I for some reason didn't prepare for it. So I just give it to him flat out without going into exact details. And when I told him, I saw his expression change, just slightly, but I knew it wasn't a good thing. After the interview, he says he likes my personality and he wants to give me a shot. Yeah, right.

About a week went by when I talked to my mom's friend about what was goin on. She says they're waiting on probation papers from the office. Had no idea why they needed that, but since I had to report to them in less than a week anyways, I figure I'd ask my P.O to call them and have her tell the manager about the case and give them whatever info they needed to speed up the process and whatnot. They tell her they're not waiting on the papers, they were trying to get in touch with the guy I got in a dispute with, I guess to make sure what I told them wasn't b.s. I started applying everywhere I could at this time.

Another week went by. I'm gettin a little pissed because I'm doing these little side jobs while I'm waitin on the manager's call, at least to let me know what's goin on now, or at least tell me what they need so I can get it for them. But about this time that old hiring phrase popped in my head, you know, "Don't call us, we'll call you." And it wasn't much longer after that when my mom's friend called and said that business there was too slow, so they couldn't hire ANYBODY who applied there. I wasted time and effort... and time is money.

So now I'm thinking about working at K-mart (damn it). My mom has a friend that works as manager over there, so I'm sure she can help out. I'm plannin to work there to make money and build my credit so later on I can start investing money in small things like bank CDs and mutual bonds. And if that goes well, I can learn more info on investing in the stock market (doesn't look good right now). My real dream, though, is investing in real estate. But all this takes time and careful planning (and serious cash).

I know from reading this myself that all this looks pathetic. I'm finally trying to make money the right way, but now because of my record, it's like a steep climb up a jagged mountain. Pretty much the only shot I have to getting a job is by having good connections and staying postitive.

Why am I telling you this? Mostly because I'm a little pissed off, just venting my emotions.
I hope none of you are going through what I'm goin through, but if you are, I can only say keep your head up. Things can only get better from here.

It's easy to get a job anywhere if you have a clean record. But catch one felony, and you can fuggetaboutit.

New Guild, Old Values

2008-05-15T17:32:00.000-07:00

As my core members know, our guild at FWN (Fire Wind Nation) is alot different from the old guild, in fact, we're pretty much the opposite from what TVR was. In TVR (Thaiger Nation Takeover), we didn't do custom ranks. In FWN, we do. TVR had only one sole leader. In FWN, there's the possibility of having around three. In TVR, we tried to encourage our members to donate atleast 1k to the bank when possible. In FWN, we don't even charge a fee to join the guild. Even with all the rules and regulations in TVR, it was a kik ass guild. And "kik ass" was my old slogan for describing it.

So in the Fire Wind Nation, I want to go head and bring back some of them rules, and also give you guys a better understanding of our ideologies here, just so we're all on the same page. Hopefully we'll be a stronger and more connected guild, and we'll have more fun playing EO than just dropping money all the time xD.

Pretty much, the only thing I'm wanting to bring back to FWN is our guild mindset. Right now, the only thing that links us all together is the guild chat. And I've seen our memberlist...it's bigger than I thought. But alot of those members are "too young" and don't really interact with us as much as we'd like. Remember in TVR, when we'd meet up at the barbershop, and end up goin to Apo or go training together? Or when we almost started a guild war with URA, all of us had each other's back (we ended up asking PMA and WSP to help us xD)? I'm just saying our guild back then was like a gang, and if you weren't part of the gang, you had no reason to have TVR by your name. We should do more activities as a guild and move as one.

This is my strategy for recruiting: Other guilds just shout and advertise their guilds to recruit. I didn't recruit many of you this way (except you Henry, and maybe others, I forget o.0). I usually went scoutin, and when I saw a name without a tag, I'd try to talk em into joining. In the past, I'd say something like, "You got some good items here, but TVR can get you better things...and so much more" of course sometimes it was b.s but after they joined they started to grow fond of us, so most of them didn't want to leave. And after a short time, they DID get better items and money and all that. Our recruiters should try to apply the same strategy. We're looking for personality, not paperdolls.

We also have a recruitment policy. Like most guilds (supposedly), we don't accept begging, speeding, scamming, or just plain bad morals in our guild. We just don't want others to say, "FWN is a scamming guild" or "People in FWN are not trusted", so TRY to keep a clean image and don't bullshit anyone, will ya?

EO without a guild is kinda boring. Train here. Craft this. Buy and sell. Think up a comeback when some idiot calls you a newb. This 'n that. In this game, you need friends, and friends stick together.

Even if I have no idea what any of you look like o.o

Spies among us... OH S***!

2008-05-13T15:18:00.000-07:00

Everyone has their own secrets, and every good soul has their own inner demons. But just now I found a report about one guy in particular who has secrets that can jeopardize our country's security!

Tai Shen Kuo, who has been living in the United States since the 1970's, was an owner of Mr. Tai's Restaurant in Louisiana. He often presented himself as anti-communist, according to neighbors and others who knew him from his days as a tennis player at Nichols State University, and also as a generous neighbor and family man living in Uptown New Orleans.

But Kuo also has a darker side. The U.S. citizen from Taiwan and longtime southeast Louisiana resident pleaded guilty today to conspiring to pass American military secrets to the Chinese government.

His contact, U.S Department Defense analyst Gregg William Bergersen, who already plead guilty to a conspiracy charge that carries up to a 10 year prison sentence, cooperates with the federal prosecutors to build a case against Kuo and Yu Xin "Katie" Kang, a 33-year-old Chinese woman who also lived in New Orleans and allegedly served as a conduit of the information Kuo gathered from Bergersen.

You can find more info by going to http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/no_resident_pleads_guilty_in_c.html.

My question is: Why would the Chinese government use a Taiwanese to collect intel on our goverment? I mean, there is still tension between China and Taiwan over independent issues from way back in the 40's. Maybe they thought if they sent a Taiwanese, because of the tension, China would not be linked to the conspiracy if the the spy got caught. I dunno. I'm just glad our government found him out, and not a moment too soon.

Maybe he's a Triad O.O

Fire Wind Nation Event

2008-05-12T20:47:00.000-07:00

Sorry it took too long to post this, but I finally came up with an event for us tomorrow! It's a race, but not the typical boring race at the track. I want us to meet up outside the barbershop and have one of us flag the race. I'll be at Serf's in the new swamp. It's pretty much from point A (barbershop) to point B (Serf's house), but of course there are obstacles! Good luck!

1st place: $20k

2nd place: $10k

3rd place: $5k

Flag girl (or boy o.o): $7k commission fee

Even if you don't get top three, you won't walk away empty handed!

Guild Wars (not the game)!

2008-05-11T15:38:00.000-07:00

Something to bring a new excitement to the same old EO. Hosted by Bajz and Locojoe (I think), this is a guild event to find EO's best of the best! There are 10 guilds per 1 region of Endless Online (a total of 8...didn't know that one!), and uses the highest number of votes to determine the "Sole Champion of T80T"! The tournament starts tomorrow, so be sure to cast your vote!

Find out more information by going to the site at http://endlessgb.blogspot.com/

Unfortunately for us at Fire Wind Nation, we weren't nominated for a shot at the title...probably because we're only about 3 weeks old! It's okay though, maybe next tournament (hopefully). In the meantime, let's keep up the good work and spread the fire! Go FWN!

Squashing the Rumors

2008-05-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

There's a rumor going around about Rexor getting hacked by some guy named Calan. Well, Rexor came on a little while ago and stated that it's all a lie. Want proof? LOOK!

While he was online, there was no real evidence that states otherwise. He was on, stood around, warped here and there...and that was pretty much it. Caler and a couple others, on the other hand, say that he was hacked via keylogger somewhere in the EO forums, and that Calan was the hacker. Might be true, might be b.s.

Personally, if I hacked an admin, I'd probably be doing alot of jailin instead of standin around pickin my nose at the Stronghold.

The Best Rapper Alive

2008-05-10T00:58:00.000-07:00

And no, I'm not talking about 20/20 Vision (no offense xD). I know this is unrelated to EO, but for now, not much to talk about there. Vult-r and Rexor came on...EO went crazy...and they signed off. End of story.

I was looking around for a new Song of the Week when I eventually found this video by some guy who got bored and reversed some of Lil Wayne's songs. This one here (titled I Feel Like Dying) is the clearest and it creeped me the hell out. The part that got me was at the end, where it sounds like he says, "Can you hear this? Hehe!" Makes the whole backwards song sound kinda intentional. http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiXj2oyExHA

If nothing else, it should open your mind to certain things. Like what is said may not be what the person feels, or what is right is in the eye of the beholder, and what is heard depends on the listener. Kinda like movies where you don't notice certain things until you watch it a second time. Hope I'm not goin crazy o.O

But anyways, even though our guild (Fire Wind Nation) is growing steadily, a couple members and I have talked about making a new one. If we do, I'll let ya know.

And 20/20...not hating man. Love your lyrics, so keep doin what you do and do it big!

It's a ZEN thing...

2008-05-06T22:57:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I was in the guild house lookin for free tags when I typed in ZEN. Next thing ya know, my computer freezes! I thought it was maybe lag or something, so I log back in and talk to Guild Bob about findin a guild description for ZEN....same thing happens.

So what is this about? How is typing three letters in an online game able to freeze up my computer? Is this from Vult-r or some whacker?

I'm going to try and e-mail him about it, hopefully he'll respond (probably won't). I'm just letting you guys know...if you don't feel like restarting your computer, don't mess with ZEN!

Never know who you might run into...

2008-05-06T01:03:00.000-07:00

If there are any single female EO players interested, these two are available!

Another Endless Online Remake?

2008-05-04T00:32:00.001-07:00

If you've seen Wickedfrost's latest blog, it has a post about this game called Magicide Online. It's like a mirror image of EO, so my first thought was, "What the hell? Can you be more original?" But instead of jumpin to conclusions and firing off at the game before it even comes out, I decided to get the inside scoop. Luckily, I happened to get in touch with Caler, one of the admins of Magicide Online, and asked him some questions regarding the new MMORPG. Here's a little info about Magicide Online from the future admin:

Most of the stuff you see on the screen shots, are inspired by Endless Online. (Didn't notice that)
Our programmer [Dojo] say's to hack into our server will be impossible. (Oh yeah?)
We want our community of Magicide Online to be clean. (That's what they all say)
There are 11 admins. (That's alot!)
It'll be an Alpha game. (Like Street Fighter Alpha? o.O)
It's a free MMORPG. (I like that part!)
The release will hopefully be this month, or in the summer. (Can't wait!)

That's pretty much it so far. If I was talking to Caler in person (instead of typing in a game), I could probably hear the passion in his voice about the new MMORPG. They sound dedicated to making this work, and no one's gonna knock their hustle. I know alot of EO players are like, "Dude, like, this game is a total rip!" or, "They're nubs!" but when it comes out, hell, why not give it a shot? You might like it. Be a little more open minded. The world doesn't revolve around Endless Online.

Speaking of Endless Online, the website's forums are currently down. If you check it out, you'll end up at this flash games website that's probably Vult-r's.

For more info about Magicide Online, check out http://www.m-online.wise-projects.com.

Endless Online Business

2008-04-30T05:26:00.000-07:00

A little bit of info about this game: It's a free 2D MMORPG with usually over 700 players online at any given time, from all over the world. Has no storyline (that I know of), and you can fight anything from a crawling little booger (Blob) to the Devil himself (Apozen)! Since most of the people here already know about or are currently playing EO, I'll be making more posts about this game.

If you're looking to pass some time, check out the website at http://www.endless-online.com.
For an inside look on what's currently goin on in Endless Online, you can check out http://www.endlessreport.blogspot.com. The second site belongs to a player named Wickedfrost, who's like the EO wiseguy.

If you do decide to try Endless Online for yourself, my EO names are Dudo and Innovative. It used to be Thaiger, but that account is gone (long story). Anyways, give it a try, stop by, say hi!

Total Blog Newbie!

2008-04-30T03:58:00.000-07:00

First blog I've ever made. About what? Nothing in particular, just thoughts, opinions, and maybe ideas, pretty much whatever pops in my head while I'm on the computer. If you're wondering why I spell my name "Thaiger" and not "Tiger", it's because I was born in the Year of the Tiger (Chinese Zodiac), and I'm of Thai descent, get it?

Right now, I'm pretty busy working and exercising (did I spell that right?), so most of this blog might be about those two things. Or games. Or politics. Whatever I want! Whenever I feel! Whoo!