IntPiPoMo 3/50
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One of the bosses I had to defeat recently was this dude. It was an awesome fight, I love the character models in this game.
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IntPiPoMo – 2/50
My latest horse in BDO, this is the result of breeding two Tier 5 horses together.
IntPiPoMo Takes Off
It is November and that means it’s the start of another IntPiPoMo – International Picture Posting Month. It’s a lot like NaNoWriMo which also starts this month except instead of writing 50,000 words (which is a lot, let’s face it) you post 50 images throughout the course of November. I used to love doing NaNoWriMo but then I had kids and my time became exceptionally precious, so I have really enjoyed participating in IntPiPoMo instead. It’s run by the lovely Chestnut over at Gamer Girl Confessions, and there’s a sign up sheet and all that info over on her blog.
In other words, for this month, expect a LOT of BDO screen shots (I’m sure there will be some art, knitting, and all the usual posts too).
DailyCreative Goals – November 2021
Completed:
Once again I didn’t actually complete too many of my goals, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have a creative month. In fact, it was probably one of my most creative months yet, which is wonderful. I did not finish the back of my cable crush hoodie, and I did not complete my Halloween storybook SAL cross stitch, but I did get pretty close. I trailed off at the end after a few bad days. I’m planning on using it as a book binding, I just have a few squares left.
I also completed a few pieces of art, including the mock watercolour digital picture above. I attempted some traditional art, too. I made two Halloween pieces and framed them for decoration which I am quite happy with. I also bought some actual watercolours, but I’m brand new and have no idea what I’m doing so that’s going a bit sideways at the moment. Still, I’m persistent and going to stick with it.
WIP:
- Cable crush hoodie
- Halloween SAL
November Goals:
- Work on cable crush hoodie
- Complete at least two pairs of socks (cranked)
- Complete two christmas balls
- Complete the Halloween storybook SAL
- Finish one or more other creative projects (drawing, etc)
This is a more adventurous set of goals for November, mostly to remind myself to budget my time and to prove to myself that I can get things done as long as I schedule myself and actively work towards goals. No big deal if I don’t actually get there, but that is the goal, in any case.
Doing Guild Missions – Together!
I’ve played a lot of games where it’s detrimental to have a small guild – especially in MMOs where PVP reigns supreme. It makes sense, the biggest collection of people tend to be required for objectives.
This isn’t the case in Black Desert Online – at least in some aspects.
Guilds are categorized based on their size. From 1-15 you’re considered a small guild. Right now we have 10 members, and about 6 of us are actively playing. When I first started the guild I thought we’d always be too small to obtain any of the guild buffs that I wanted active because in other games that is most certainly the case. Opening the guild mission window though, I was pleasantly surprised. The missions are also organized based on the size of your guild, so if you’re a small guild, you have small missions.
These missions are broken into three categories. There’s combat, life, and trade. They can be completed (with effort) solo – and they’re even easier if you get together and do them. Last night three of us joined up (well, I hardly counted, I was level 15 and being power leveled by my husband’s Sage) and in less than an hour we had defeated the 1200 mobs required for our mission.
This gave us enough guild experience for me to purchase the next tier of gathering buff, essential to collecting items. We’ve also already finished obtaining the fishing perks, and next we’ll be working on AP (which I think means attack power) to give a nice little passive boost to that.
It’s nice not to feel completely useless as a guild. It’s nice to be able to earn coin and buffs and to join together and get things done. I wish there was a bit more selection for the other categories (there’s rarely any trade quests, there’s a page and a bit of life, and most of the missions are combat centered) but I’ve come to appreciate what we do have. If any mutuals out there are looking for a guild to call home you’re welcome to look me up in game and come join us.
As always, happy gaming, no matter where you find yourself!