What this Day Means to Me

I'll tell ya.  Christmas isn't all about gettin presents, a tree, turkey, a jolly fat guy in a red suit or being with family.  Don't get me wrong, they all still good.  But the true meaning of this day is to celebrate the birth of my, and countless others, Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Still a nice tree though.  Had to post something on here to say what's on my mind about Christmas and try slaloming the posts around that there lake.

This was what I meant by sayin this just a few minutes ago before logging off.

If nothing else, I'm gonna wish ya'll a Merry, Happy, Blessed and Memorable Christmas!  Usually, I'd go with my current closing phrase, but this'll do.

Just Another Step or Two Closer...

...To completing the Celestia main quest if you can count Trial of the Spheres as part of it.  Finally gotten the nerve to actually make a request on the M4H (Mercenaries for Hire) thread on Central apart from a run or responding to another.  Mostly, I try to solo a good part of quests and only use/request their aid as a last resort.

That aside, I just happen to skim the thread enough to see someone else needing Glauco and Hexfin.  So, I just jumped at the chance and asked whether I could tag along.  Wait, this was how I also got through the Warehouse a month or two before Christo decided to take a break for a while.  Anyway, as you can see from the first line, I'm only that far from completing the main quest along with a few side ones which I won't bother until the Spheres are done.  Already reached 60 as of last post and that gave me incentive to do just that to get-r-done.

Just after them two bosses, I should've just stayed along with that one knowing Hexfin continues the main story.  But I'd had to try soloing the other quests in between first.

The way Morganthe says that she's disappointed to see us instead of Ambrose reminds me of that one quest for Oblivion's Mages Guild, Confront the King.  I still call myself Indestructible for my indomitable spirit.  As in, I won't back down so easily and would do whatever possible to get-r-done.  The whole taunt I gettin out up there was, "Well, this 'child' is an Indestructible Master of Death and can off ya'll anytime I feel ready.  Even with help, you still goin down."  Speaking of Oblivion, those pillars sorta resemble the gates.

Other than that, only the Spheres to go and "good fight, good night!"

Another Necro Takes the Legendary

You heard it right, about 6pm last night, this Rider has took his place amongst the numerous others by reaching LV 60 with that Senator Xanthus quest "Breaking the Mold". Unlike Fiesta, it didn't take me six months either.  With this higher level and more experience, I may feel ready to try soloing Kensington again sometime after I clean my plate once more here.  Wish I had more to say here other than just droppin by to announce my capping off and "Good fight, good night!"

Welcome to 58, Rider.

Just Tuesday, I'd finally made it to 58 to find out all the hype on Bone Drake and he didn't disappoint.

Even that bug on Dworgyn's spelling stuck on me too.

Having been playing Oblivion lately,  I had to put that on.  "Shadow hide you" is the normal sign-off/farewell for the Thieves Guild faction.

 

The boss wasn't all that hard, just have full health and decent Death resist though.  He may add traps whenever you give 'im one, but won't be Feint.

Only one last step though, Drake, and we can show them Life and Ice mobs what fer.  Almost forgot, Balance too.

After all that, there was no better boss to try it out on than Jade Oni and was surprised at how it eat away on 'im with my two blades.  Unless you'd noticed, the animation may remind you of Heckhound.  All in all, I reached 58, received Bone Drake and them Life mobs can't hide behind the shields for long.  Until next post, good fight, good night!

Welcome to the New Jungle,...

...They have more fun and games, got ev'rything we'd want, may have all the names.  This is one of the few reasons I hadn't been posting lately.

Finally got Soulrider1 into a bit of semi-retirement and juggling between that and a couple Bretons on Elder Scrolls IV (Oblivion) I also named Soulrider, it's been almost an easy few levels for Wolf here and he's at 58 (the Bone Drake's another show) now.  Leveling is much easier and faster than on Fiesta where it took almost 6 months to get Soulrider1 up to 68, barely halfway to the current cap.  Enough of the other Riders and back to Wolf.

Up to the Ice mobs and Stormfist, I've been soloing well using a Starter Deck with the blades, traps and attacks I need.  That is, trim the fat and get down to a quick kill.  As for the Ice mobs, I had switch back to a larger deck.  That's just my strategy, use a smaller deck and leave out any cards you've no need for.  Apart from that, if you heard of Friendly's "less talkee, more playee" trip, this kinda sums up that last paragraph.  Until then, good fight, good night!

A New Rider in Town

Well, here he is, Altair Soulrider in Free Realms.  Ya'll probably gotten a good part of the story from Friendly's blog about his guy but, there's a little something else that's so tempting.  With memberships, they've this one which is "Lifetime" for a flat one-time $35, same as a year sub.  I'd go for that since they're the same price save the difference that the annual is just that, $35/year.  Fact is, I've started this a little over a year ago, shortly after Wolf made his way into Krokoropia or around that time anyway.

Maybe one day.  Yet in the meantime, I'm gonna work with Altair here on the side since I'd already got 'im as a lvl 10 Brawler and 2 Ninja.  As I was sayin, it'll be on the side while I try to get Soulrider1 up to Warlock.  So, once again, in the words of Johnny Gomez and Nick Diamond of Celebrity Deathmatch, "Good fight, good night!"

About a Couple Weeks After a Year Ago...

Was Wolf Soulrider's first anniversary.  That is, on 8-24-09, I decided to try W101 out after watchin a TV spot to see if it'd be great for a younger cousin to play.  Now, take a year later and a blog to "chronicle" his journeys, this Wolf's not plannin on slowing down anytime soon.

Back to the cousin, she would've enjoyed it had she been able to afford the sub for advancing in Wizard City.  Evidently so, like any other gamer, I decided to start a subscription to continue the story and when the next $60 annual special came up, I decided to do that instead of paying double to pay for another full year each month.  Back on said date above was when I created the Wolf Soulrider you all came to know today and will stick around for as long as I possibly can while working on my Enchanter on Fiesta, Soulrider1.

Once more back onto "The Lone" Wolf, when I took that one questionnaire to determine which school he'd be in, somehow Death came into place and fitted well with me since it's by far a good soloing class.  Yet I have found some cards, especially Sacrifice, that I could associate with my faith.  That is, Sacrifice reminds me of 1 John 3:16 which I explained in the earlier post, "Two Soulriders, One Destiny".  So, without further ado, just giving a brief recap of Wolf Soulrider's first year and how I can plan on continuing his journey.  Until next time, "go hurt/heal something".

Another Quest Done Before Celestia

Just Monday night, I finally gotten that Spiral Geographic warehouse off my plate.  Was about ready to post a request in the Merc's thread but found an already scheduled run but requested as an alt and still showed up for any no shows.



Though I made some mistakes like not using scarecrow when I had the chance, but this was the "second time" glitch.  About midway, Shadow started to clone himself but pulled together in the next room as part of a minor glitch.  While plowin through the floors, being myself, was just asking Christo on teachin me to fish.  That is, tips on the two bosses.  The line goes, "Throw someone a fish, feed him for a day.  Teach him to fish, feed him for a lifetime."  The first boss would quake as his first move then blades, buffs, etc. are fine.  Had no idea about them, but we all seem to have a comic time.  "A la Lara:  hah ah!"  Gasp like her and grunt like Snake, as I'd said in the above vid.  Until I break outta the cage again, go hurt/heal something!

Well, if ya'll remember Christo Deathgiver, here's his storm, Oran Nightstalker.  First time playing along w/one of his alts, but second experience altogether with the Great Christo.

Two Soulriders, One Destiny

Been wanting to do a split duo pic of both my Soulriders.  In the left corner, at 2736 HP and 290 mana, your "Lone" Wolf Soulrider.  On his right, at 1542 HP and 1926 mana, the Wiz Mage of Fiesta Online's Bijou server, Soulrider1.

Yep, I've been braggin a lot about him lately, even more when I got 'im to lvl 50 just last Tuesday.  Why his health is higher than other mages around him is that I like soloing and pickin each mob off one at a time and whenever I see any of them chasing a player with no wish to fight, I'm like, "Take me instead, bub."

That there line brings me back to 1 John 3:16.  For those who heard of John 3:16, this is a follow up:  "This is how we know what love is:  Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.  And we ought to do the same for our brothers."

Granted it may not be completely word for word from the NIV, but that's the gist of it.  I'm not really out there on them MMO's for any competition other than the friendly type.  I'm just there to be the best I possibly can and show that gamers can be gamers for God's glory by spreading his gospel in another area.  So, in that "Take me..." example above, I'd rather let some of my exp. points go if I get whacked while the former victim makes good of his escape.  On the other hand, he may have been kiting for a party.  This isn't my first mention of being a Christian, though.  Like 1 John 3:16, this post helps follow that older one up a little.

The rest of the Soulriders' story'll be another show.  In the meantime, "go hurt/heal somethin!"

Lending a Helping Hand

Just as the title sounds, I'm one of the several that's decided to pitch in.  Helping Friendly's overwhelming inbox of questions fans shoot 'im with, that is.

Anyways, I was just emailed one of these and looked up the answers on Central.  The question was, "how do you get the war helephant and where does the ice hound come from?"

In answer to that, assuming (s)he's asking about War Oni for the helephant pet, and the Ice Hound are lvl 48 pet hybrids.

Here they are:

Ice Hound (Orthrus with Colossus)

And the War Oni (Helephant with Orthrus)

Hopefully, this would help.  As usual, "go hurt/heal something!"

Just Havin a Ball...

...at the Ravenwood Ball last night, that is.

Watch live streaming video from ravenwoodradio at livestream.com

I happened to get into Vampire 1 to get a clear shot at Lionblood again and after ducking at Myth Tower to free some lag, I got booted to area 2. As for hats, I couldn't decide to keep the Captain's on or just stick to my usual Spiderkeeper's. Ultimately, I couldn't part wit the latter after several switches. At various points of the first half, you can find me tryin to brave the heavy lag, getting into RR's camera for a few close ups.

Normally, I wouldn't be in some spotlight as this, but I found a couple chances to finally run into Friendly before gettin shunted to area 2 though.

At least you'll spot the Captain's hat better.  All in all, both areas 1 & 2 were crowded and packed like sardines.  Thought my PC would freeze up or the game would crash.  Anyway, as I said before, I'd braved the heavy lag and mowed down the grass to get this clear shot of Friendly again.  Even changed his pet again, at the Central party, he had a GH boar named Duke Harry when I thought it'd say Dirty Harry.  That Cass Lionrunner on my left here didn't seem to move one bit the whole time I was there.

Speaking of which, my normal threads are somewhat of Harry's nature as described in "Sudden Impact".  He walks into a restaurant, tries to force a crime LT, Threlkiss I think it was,  into admitting his crime.  Just before that, the very same guy tried offering him wine.  Here's where the wine comes in, Threlkiss describes "Men should be like wine, becoming mellow and more worldly.  Harry, on the other hand, is one constant in an ever-changing system."  I try to keep my backpack light and find a nice all around outfit.

In the end, when RR finished recording, "Just as soon as I belong, then it's time I Disappear."  Said that I'd braved the lag, but not for too long since I sometimes lose myself in a crowded room.  But again, I can use the crowd to hide.

"Go hurt/heal somethin!"

An Interesting Evening

One of the famous figures I wanted to at least run into in my adventures in the Spiral is Thomas "The Friendly Necromancer" Lionblood.  That being said, I finally gotten that challenge down the list.

I was just runnin over his blog and found that he may be at a W101 Central party and the Ravenwood Ball.  So, like any other fan, I had to show up at the right times and gotten a good mug up above.  Funny that you see 'im with the same gear as I, but stitched onto other clothes and a different pet.  I just can't bear to part with Shadow, lol.  So, I just let the rest of my pets, including that Danger Hound roam at Soulrider Palace.  Still, I got a laugh outta his pet there.  Though its name is Duke Harry, I was like, "Duke?  I thought it said Dirty Harry."  Then a couple others went with his famous "Do ya feel lucky?" catchphrase.  I was gonna try a lesser known one like, "I'm not some dog and pony act." from The Dead Pool (don't get that confused with the Marvel comic Deadpool).

All in all, I finally gotten a chance to run into Friendly, twice I might add, and spent some time at the Ball.  Braving the heavy lag, of course.  When Ravenwood Radio finished their live show, it was time I Disappear.

Long Time, No Post

Granted that it's been a while since I last posted something here since I've been on Fiesta most of the time.  About the only times I'm on Wizard is for the WW M&G's until Celestia opens up either on test realm or live.

Still, thought I try posting a little something here to keep this a little alive until then.  Yet on the test realm, if none of you found that trainer on Colossus, she has a dispel for each school now on top of the Elementals.  The new ones are:  Strangle, Entangle, Vaporize and Unbalance.  In order:  Death, Life, Myth and the last is a no brainer since it's in the name.  Until it's live, you can only get these dispels in the test.

Funny this was only a short post, but as I said above, thought I'd put a little something up about any recent events in my view of W101.  Until next time, "go hurt/heal somethin!"

W101 v Fiesta Round 2

Once again, another bout of how I can compare the two MMO's.

Just like W101 Central, FiestaFan.com Forums is similar.  Unlike the former, I've yet to see a thread like M4H (Mercenaries for Hire).  Granted they do have a thread for requests, but the catch is that you need to find a player in your designated server.  Why?  Like in "...Round 1", you can't move/transfer your Fiesta character between realms.  As I read it, it wasn't as organized as the Mercs'.  I may continue to play as Soulrider1 until he gets to a point where he'd need little or no assist himself before I start up the "Bijou Black Hand".

Why "Bijou Black Hand"?  First off, as before, unless I decide to make more guys in separate servers (highly unlikely), I would only be able to aid those in my server, Bijou.  Black Hand is just, as in last round, my Academy in which I may end up joining later on mostly for the name, the rest is another show.

Anyway, comes to my dilemma.  Should I continue to become the Merc I'm aspiring to be, continue making Soulrider1 more powerful and establish the Bijou Black Hand, or both?  I'm not gonna decide, but will more likely choose both.

Another Wolf Soulrider?

You heard right, I have found another player with the same wizard name as I.  I was skimmin through a thread on Central and found someone, whose name will remain undisclosed, with a few Grands also named Wolf Soulrider.  I've probably made it known in central that there are two of us W Soulriders and that's the coincidence.  I won't say that I can't believe it to be true, but hard to.

Only after at least nine or ten months playing this game, I never seen another Wolf Soulrider other than myself.  It's not that I'm callin the guy an impostor, biter, or any such insult, I'm just saying that it's coincidental to see another Wolf Soulrider here.  I've seen too many naming their wizards Luke Skywalker or Taylor Swift.  Long story short, his boys came first and are most likely here to stay.  Still cool with me as I too will be here to stay as long's I possibly can.

Fiesta Online v W101 Round 1

Granted this may not be W101 related, but at least my character's name should have some credit.  I just wanted to name my Mage plainly Soulrider, but it somehow was already taken, so I added a 1 to the name.  That is, naming him Soulrider1.

Fiesta's another MMORPG like W101, instead of using cards to fight, you actually do it in real time.  There are four classes:  Fighter, Cleric, Archer, and Soulrider1's class-Mage.  Comparing to W101, Mage is almost like a Storm wizard-high damage, low health.  High magic damage, that is.  Clerics are like the Life/Balance, the only class to heal themselves and others, even buffing the same way.  The mug above was from the other day, so I'm up to lv 15 and have different threads on.

They even have a guild system like other mainstream MMO's like Warcraft.  I just happened to find one called The_Black_Hand.  Two things come to mind when I think of the name:  one, it's the extortion style of the Mafia; and two, the ruling body of The Elder Scrolls' assassin faction, The Dark Brotherhood.  I chose the guild for the latter since I've played Oblivion a couple times if you'd read an earlier post.

Another issue is realms.  I found that you can't use the same character in a different server, which is annoying since you could use the same wizard in different realms.  I even tried it twice already to use Soulrider1 in another server, but no luck.  Long story short, if ya'll like to run into me on Fiesta Online, head to the Bijou server, I could be around.

Umbra Sword

Though, this was saved in drafts for a while before I finally decide to post it.  Well, here goes everything.  I may not have any images available for either this one in game or another I'll bring up.

Anyway, I was browsing a page mentioning a sword by this very name on Elder Scrolls IV (Oblivion). What I'm saying is as opposed to being a downloadable content or paying real money for, this sword is obtained during a Daedric quest. Check this out if you're unfamiliar with the series.  That link brings you to the sword itself, not the series.

I ended up finding the ruin where it's required and said, "Since I didn't get the Umbra Sword for W101, I'll get it in Cyrodiil (the fictional province in The Elder Scrolls series).  The catch is if you keep the quest a loose end, it won't weigh you down by 45 points.  Otherwise, should you decide to go on ahead to the shrine and decide not to return the weapon to the contact, he'll give it said weight and possibly a glitch which I've yet to encounter on my X360.  Another catch is when you keep it as the loose end, you can't sell/remove it since it's still considered a quest item.  I even tried dumping it in Benrius Manor which you buy for 5K gold in Anvil (Where Spirits Have Lease).  Long story short, the Daedric quest requires you to be at least lvl 20 and fork over 500 gold to the shrine.  As above, I got it at 17 instead.  The rest of Oblivion is another show.  Thought that since both games have an Umbra Sword of a similar color, I'd bring it up.  Granted, there may be more around since the word is Latin for "shadow" if I'm not mistaken.

Celestia is Coming

If ya'll haven't heard, the most anticipated 7th world is coming to the Spiral at last:  Celestia!  With its arrival comes an increased level cap to 60 and new ways to have fun with your pets.

Don't just take my word for it, see for yourself here.  This new upcoming world is based on Atlantis and will be underwater as usual for said civilization.  This here's gettin a bit annoying to me.  I liked the way Eidos, now Square Enix Europe, made their version of Atlantis.

Not that I'm also a fan of Tomb Raider, but they at least found a way to have it above water.  Too bad KI can't base it off this incarnation, lol.  Anyway, Celestia opens this late summer and still can't wait to bring the Indestructible Master of Death up to 60.

Here Goes Everything

This was what I thought when I decided to go for a full year sub of W101.  Maybe $60 in the hole, but at least I'd give it a try just this once.

Earlier this month, I've received an email indicating said special which would end this Wed. coming (3-24), then I found the subscription schedule saying Thurs. the 25th.  Anyway, I'm just gonna renew my subscription for the year just once for now to try it out.

Just because I'm good for a year doesn't mean I'm gonna be on it every single day like I was just about with the monthly.  I gotta take a little break now and then.

Long story short, after a short hiatus, this Wolf is outta the cage and his rage is growing!  Well, enough of my naggin and Happy Gaming!

Tomb Raider

Well, for the longest time, I've seen several players picking up this badge and wondering where to get it.  I tried almost everything in Tomb of Storms to tie up some loose ends until Jan. 6 when I ended up finding one that I've yet to tighten.  Why I'm doing a post over a little badge?  Just the name, Tomb Raider, brings out the inner Lara in fans.

Just another title for the Soulrider:  Wolf Soulrider, Tomb Raider or "An Indestructible Master of Death".

A Break in the Spiral

Well, I said that on Feb. 27th, my subscription would expire and decide to take a break from playing for a while.  I'm gonna try sticking to it for a month or two as I focus on some other things.  I cleaned my plate off this game though, that is, every possible quest.  I may have said the following once before, but I'll say it again.  Here's my story...

In the six months I've been in the Spiral, I met several friends, maybe lost a few, most are kid players that would notice me online and cry for help like I'm Superman.  Not that I'm against playing with kids since they're the principle audience KI made this for, but it's just challenging enough for adults as well.  Originally, I just wanted to play it for the trial and decided to go for a month, then they eventually added up to the six.

During that time, I also signed up for Central and read the Mercs for Hire thread and that sprung my interest in wanting to help other wizards.  Though the leader may not have any current openings, his group still would smile upon others that reply to the thread, jumping in whenever the main group has too much on their plate.  So, I used this as an opportunity to practice some gauntlets/instances solo.

Having taken care of a few several times, I decided to try for the Great Spyre.  I wanted this as one final hurrah before the Wolf gets caged for a while.  The catch is that it's easier to have someone to help me with the crystal stands there.  I'm not gonna say that "if 'The Friendly Necromancer' can do it, I can too."  I'd say, "I'm a battle hardened gamer that seeks a challenge as such and wish to see it through one day."  One day, indeed.  Whenever I do decide to jump back into the Spiral, this would most likely be my top order of business.

Before I close this post, I had an interesting challenge a couple weeks back.  One of the many friends I made wanted me and her taking on the Ravens.  Yep, 2-on-4.  Interesting thing is not only did the two of us got through without any further backup or retries, if you seen my signature on Central, this would be a good example.  The signature says, "Wolf Soulrider, an Indestructible Master of Death that's 'scanning the scene in the city tonight.  Looking for you to start up a fight.'"  I had my doubts since I was almost out a couple times, but the other Death player was like, "not on my watch".  He'd rather die fighting than submitting to a few birds wanting to cook up their version of Ragnarok.  Yep, if you gone along the Grizzleheim story, Everwinter does almost sound like Ragnarok.

One final thought is that this Wolf may be caged for a while, but he'll soon be back "scanning the scene in the city tonight.  Looking for you to start up a fight."

The Fast, the Decision, and the Final Answer

Well, after a lot of deep thought and contemplating, I'm gonna finish this short fast of W101 tonight and return for a while on it tomorrow.

Why haven't I played it in a couple days? First off, I'm a Grandmaster Death and have every possible quest completed. Long story short, my plate's been clean for a week today. This game has eaten up most of my free time; I play it almost every day and knock off it around midnight whenever I'm off. Since the New Year, I had Xfire installed so it could log my time onto it and it came to be 120-130 hours. I'm talking about since the first when I'd installed it. A little too much time in the fictional Spiral for a 25-year-old BK Porter, yeah?

Unless I mentioned this in my first post, I didn't really expect to play it for this long back in late August when I started. I just saw the ad on TV and tried it to see how my cousin would like it and got hooked like my description states: "sucked into the action of the Spiral that never ends". Granted that I've met many colorful friends and gotten hooked onto the main theme of Malistaire, but the time has come to take a little break from it.

I don't mean permanently, but at least a month. I'll go on ahead and pay for this month coming since it's nearing the payment date. Then, when the subscription runs out in late February or before the next payment's due, I'll skip a month to try readjusting a little back to reality, my PS2 and X360. Especially those two to finish the last two legs of my GTA marathon.

I thought to myself one day, "Next marathon of GTA I do, why not play 'em in chrono order?" And so, I did back around mid-November. So, in said order, Vice City Stories (1984), Vice City (1986), San Andreas ('91), Liberty City Stories ('98), III (2001, year of release), and soon, IV (2008, like III, year of release). In release order, they'd be III, VC, SA, LCS, VCS, and IV. But, since I wanted to play them in the order they were set instead, I'm beginning to find an epiphany of the complete story, mainly the first five. I can ramble and nag on about it, but that's another show.

Cleaning My Plate

You read the title and seen the video right, after nearly six months into this game, I have finally cleaned my plate! Unless I can find another contact, my Quest Journal is clear, a clean slate, complete.

On another note, I don't remember ever taking this long to complete a game virtually 100% like this or at all on a semi-sandbox game apart from The Godfather on PS2. One other game that took me so long to complete was Tomb Raider II with maybe a few weeks of gameplay spread over possibly 2-3 months real time. It had more levels than Ninja Gaiden II which I took like an 11 day campaign in two weeks spread through a month of real time. This would be why you'd see me with the "Tomb Raider" badge and make "The Speech of the Soulrider".

The Speech would go like this: "I have Extinguished the Flame, Silenced the Storm, Diffused the Lightning and Staunched the Blood by beating Zedonious, Volf, Alexei and Elizébet. 'Cause, I'm 'The Lone' Wolf Soulrider. Tangle wit me and you'll die like the rest!" These were the X360 Achievements I earned in order by offing their respective bosses.

Long story short, I've no more quests in my journal and free to roam the Spiral just "scanning the scene in the city tonight. Looking for you to start up a fight."

Reagent Insanity

Just can't stress it enough.  We all know the difficulty of finding the right quantity of reagents for a specific task.  Especially the Dragonspyre ones where we'll need either blood moss, black lotus or black pearl.  Trying to find them all is just a genuine PIA to collect.  Just like I'd say about farming:  "That's what it's about:  patience, perseverance, and determination."  Without these, I would never gotten my Spiderkeeper hat, Malistaire robe or Kraysys' shoes along with especially Hoarder's Shockblade.

Luckily, I'm over onto the Crimson Bookcases.  Thankfully, only 2 of each item is to be made for each Crafting task over the 5 before the update.  Already gotten one of them done and can't wait to collect the rest of the reagents, get the Master Artisan badge and have a clean plate.  But, as before, it's a pain to manage.  Thinking on this earlier tonight, I was wondering if KI would have a garden-like option set up for those owning at least one house.  Maybe have a few at any given time per wizard.  That is, let each player choose the size, product to grow, etc.  The yield, say 10-20 each reagent per three to six hours.  This way, keep the old harvesting method active during "cooldown".  Who knows, it could be nice to do that instead of strictly harvesting them separate.

Another option is to buy things off the Bazaar in bulk instead of one at a time.  Just today, I cleaned out their stock of mist wood, ore and mandrake just to have enough for the transmutes.  Long story short, something like a reagent garden in a character's home, buying items in bulk at the Bazaar and lighter quantity for each transmute would help us all a great deal.

Possible New Look or Dressing to Impress?

Well, this is beginning to grow on me.  All I did was stitched my second Malistaire robe onto a Terminus Wrap while dying it silver/white to match my name.  There may be imitators, but will only be one "Lone" Wolf Soulrider

Why "Lone", you may have asked from the first post?  This is since once I started with Death, I couldn't stay on with Life or Fire.  I took Spiritshade and Firewalker to at least level 14 before deleting them both.  I just couldn't bear the trouble of going back up with them two, hence the video last post, "Wolf Firewalker's Memory Remains".

Why silver/white?  Let's start with my name, Soulrider.  I should look as if I'm riding on souls, learning their ways and whathavyu.  That and I'm Christian which the colors should indicate the purity I should have.  Then again, I'm still for the black/red combo since it's also my work colors.  But for Wolf here, it's gonna be silver/white.  I may get another Spiderkeeper hat just to stitch it onto a Captain's Hat I bought in the Basilica.  why wait and not stitch the current hat on now?  It's just in case I don't like the new look and wanna keep the current image.