Punt me if you think it's lame, but I'm sitting here and it just hit me for the first time in my four years of game play here with Guru and Guild Wars.
I suppose it's silly question, but do you have a Game Journal, where you've kept notes, etc?
Game Journal
Neriandal Freit
Squiffy
Sure, its called GuildWiki.
Neriandal Freit
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AngeliqueSynner
The only notes I keep are in a pad I keep under my desk.
I keep the birthdays of my characters.
Becuse /age doesn't keep the day, just the amount of months. :/
I keep the birthdays of my characters.
Becuse /age doesn't keep the day, just the amount of months. :/
Shadowhaze
The only thing I've kept notes on is when I was capping elite skills (which ones I had done already so it was faster for me - not having to sift through all the skills I had) and also where I kept some weapons. Other than that, no other notes. 
Targren
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Punt me if you think it's lame, but I'm sitting here and it just hit me for the first time in my four years of game play here with Guru and Guild Wars.
I suppose it's silly question, but do you have a Game Journal, where you've kept notes, etc? |
I do spreadsheets. My guildies love to rag on me for it. I've got checklists for Completion titles (Skill hunter, guardian, etc...), inventory tracking for mules, expected value calculations for various types of random containers (wintersday gifts, gifts of the traveler, trick or treat bags, etc... working on Zaishen chest but its slow and expensive).
kupp
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The only thing I've kept notes on is when I was capping elite skills (which ones I had done already so it was faster for me - not having to sift through all the skills I had) and also where I kept some weapons. Other than that, no other notes.
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I do keep a few notes on a small notebook, mostly math about armour costs and some stats of my own like timing a lot of stuff and what not, but that's it.
Shadowhaze
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There's a little tool called MappingOut with that purpose in mind and a lot more convinient, you should look it up. Made the whole process of getting Legendary Skill Hunter a lot easier without having to look up skills, bosses and their locations through the wiki, and a really nice search/filters feature to find what you still don't have according to name or every profession/area/game. Also has a lot more stuff like all the greens, collectors, everything pretty detailed, yes I do love it.
I do keep a few notes on a small notebook, mostly math about armour costs and some stats of my own like timing a lot of stuff and what not, but that's it. |
I actually used a spreadsheet for the skills. hehe
Erik Fox
I use MappingOut to track skills/quests/etc and when I decide to have a storage clear out I write every item and value down on a piece of paper.
hypatia
I keep VQ notes on a blog.
moriz
i don't take notes, but i do have a rather large collection of game footage that i've recorded.
Verene
I don't really have a journal, but I've taken notes on things before, yeah. I've got scraps of paper littered around my desk where I've calculated out armor costs, and I have a few text files on my computer with lists of what I've got in storage (mainly the amount of alcohol and party points I have).
One of the RPs I play in, though, I have an entire notebook dedicated to note-taking for, we made a wiki for, and we have several forum threads, just for tracking details and figuring out wtf is going on.
One of the RPs I play in, though, I have an entire notebook dedicated to note-taking for, we made a wiki for, and we have several forum threads, just for tracking details and figuring out wtf is going on.
Shasgaliel
2 separate xls files and additional notes. One xls is for materials and if applicable their crafting prices. I update it once a while and check whether it is profitable to craft something and sell it to the merchant. Another one for all characters and how much they did so I know which mission I can do with which character. Notes I use for all the mods/inscriptions (the ones I have and the ones I miss and for which character/hero).
Malla13
I have an in-character journal for my main that I play around with. It's a creative way to spend long family car trips, anyway.
Other than that, for actual game recording I'm addicted to screenshots. Every big accomplishment for all of my characters is recorded as it happens, then pasted all over my blog (much to the irritation of my friends who don't play, I'm sure :P).
Other than that, for actual game recording I'm addicted to screenshots. Every big accomplishment for all of my characters is recorded as it happens, then pasted all over my blog (much to the irritation of my friends who don't play, I'm sure :P).
BenjZee
http://gwtrack.roharsroughnecks.com/char.php
This is pretty useful, i keep a accurate job of my main. Although its not fully up to date
This is pretty useful, i keep a accurate job of my main. Although its not fully up to date
Snograt
I had a big ring-binder that was full of walkthroughs for every quest and mission from Pre-Searing to the Titan quests.
It finally seeped its way into my memory, so I haven't needed it for the past three years ^_^
It finally seeped its way into my memory, so I haven't needed it for the past three years ^_^
Regina Buenaobra
I keep short gaming notes in a small notebook. I use it for keeping track of progress, if it's something that can't be recorded in-game, or random reminders and tips. I also use a game blog to record my thoughts about whatever game that's engrossing me at the moment.
Olim Chill
Post-its work for me (when I don't lose them).
As for keeping a journal of my character's feats, I use screenshots for that. I think they tell the story best.
As for keeping a journal of my character's feats, I use screenshots for that. I think they tell the story best.
Kook~NBK~
The only thing I took good notes on was when I was vanquishing. Things like bosses, problem areas (Rotscale, kiting centaur healers, patrols, etc), different builds I used and all that good stuff got written down and put in my guild's forums for other guildies to refer to before they go out clearing areas.
ll Jamie ll
Writing down financial things. (e.g when i was making consets and selling) Then keeping that piece of paper for future use.
El Presidente
I've tracked deaths/Charr levels in DL sessions for LDoA; had also used a checklist for Elite Skills that needed capping while going for GWAMM.
I also have a "To Do" list for HoM, another GWAMM, etc.
I also have a "To Do" list for HoM, another GWAMM, etc.
IronSheik
I used to take a picture of every time something happened I might need to remember later, but woe is reformatting.
Lost 3000~ Jpegs.
Lost 3000~ Jpegs.
Obrien Xp
I have notes I make when I get a good idea (like when I go to bed and don't want to play gw).
Usually its a notepad with a list of things that I'm aiming for and what order seems easiest to achieve them. Also, some build names to remember to look up for possible future use and stuff like that.
Usually its a notepad with a list of things that I'm aiming for and what order seems easiest to achieve them. Also, some build names to remember to look up for possible future use and stuff like that.
The Scorpion Knight
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The only thing I've kept notes on is when I was capping elite skills (which ones I had done already so it was faster for me - not having to sift through all the skills I had) and also where I kept some weapons. Other than that, no other notes.
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azizul1975
well here is my gaming journal. i only started it in may though . basically about my gaming experience : http://abithirah.blogspot.com
Qing Guang
I dunno if this counts, but back before I got Proph and NF, I planned out all my future characters... looked up names, drafted personalities, wrote them down in the back of my Factions manual in the "notes" section.
I also printed out the GuildWiki elite skills checklist and keep that updated so I know what to cap while I'm in an area, and what I still need to get (so close to Tyrian Elite Skill Hunter now...).
Oh, and I keep treasure checklists for all my characters in NF on my GuildWiki userpage, so I know when they'll be ready for me to open again. I check them all every couple of months or so.
When I am bored in class, GW things tend to happen. I've been known to:
1. Make checklists of what I still need to do
2. Doodle my characters
3. Doodle my characters' children
4. Sketch thumbnails of GW commishes I need to work on
5. Make preparation sheets (this was before I started to play - I printed out images of the armors I wanted, and wrote notes down of my plans for the charas' builds, appearances, backstories, etc)
6. Make character sheets of my characters (actually that only happened once... it was a "what if Gui were a henchie" sort of thing; I actually wrote about 10 or so idle quotes for her and all)
7. Make UW readiness sheets (I still have those somewhere... these were from when I'd been playing GW a couple months, hadn't beaten Factions yet - I remember the builds I wrote down and they're pretty humorous)
8. Make GW2 prep sheets (yep, planning out GW2 charas already)
9. Sketch my GW2 characters
10. Design builds (for myself and guildies)
So I guess most of my stuff consists of preparation for characters/goals and checklists of goals, rather than actual game journal stuff. I was considering writing an actual (in-character) journal on my Para or something, but I haven't played her in forever so yeah. Maybe in GW2? Since we won't have all the info up and refined on wiki for a while after release... it would be nice to have notes, and if they're in-chara I can put it up on Guru as fanfic.
I also printed out the GuildWiki elite skills checklist and keep that updated so I know what to cap while I'm in an area, and what I still need to get (so close to Tyrian Elite Skill Hunter now...).
Oh, and I keep treasure checklists for all my characters in NF on my GuildWiki userpage, so I know when they'll be ready for me to open again. I check them all every couple of months or so.
When I am bored in class, GW things tend to happen. I've been known to:
1. Make checklists of what I still need to do
2. Doodle my characters
3. Doodle my characters' children
4. Sketch thumbnails of GW commishes I need to work on
5. Make preparation sheets (this was before I started to play - I printed out images of the armors I wanted, and wrote notes down of my plans for the charas' builds, appearances, backstories, etc)
6. Make character sheets of my characters (actually that only happened once... it was a "what if Gui were a henchie" sort of thing; I actually wrote about 10 or so idle quotes for her and all)
7. Make UW readiness sheets (I still have those somewhere... these were from when I'd been playing GW a couple months, hadn't beaten Factions yet - I remember the builds I wrote down and they're pretty humorous)
8. Make GW2 prep sheets (yep, planning out GW2 charas already)
9. Sketch my GW2 characters
10. Design builds (for myself and guildies)
So I guess most of my stuff consists of preparation for characters/goals and checklists of goals, rather than actual game journal stuff. I was considering writing an actual (in-character) journal on my Para or something, but I haven't played her in forever so yeah. Maybe in GW2? Since we won't have all the info up and refined on wiki for a while after release... it would be nice to have notes, and if they're in-chara I can put it up on Guru as fanfic.
tasha
I have a number of notebooks that I've scribbled loads of stuff in. Things like material costs, skill duration calculations, noting people's real name with their character name (yeah I like to know who I socialise with, bit of a weirdo), preparing for guild contests, keeping scores in guild contests etc.
Other than paper I have a spreadsheet I downloaded for skill caps, and about 4000 screenshots of bits of guild wars (most are weapon stats for trade though). I also have a 1Tb hard drive half filled with in game footage I've been recording since early 2006 which I recently made into a video semi chronicling, semi advertising the Guild I founded way back then. (Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVUL6WC5ioA ) The raw footage is cool to look at for a trip down memory lane ^^
Other than paper I have a spreadsheet I downloaded for skill caps, and about 4000 screenshots of bits of guild wars (most are weapon stats for trade though). I also have a 1Tb hard drive half filled with in game footage I've been recording since early 2006 which I recently made into a video semi chronicling, semi advertising the Guild I founded way back then. (Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVUL6WC5ioA ) The raw footage is cool to look at for a trip down memory lane ^^
Chocobo1
I have sheets of paper all around my room of XTH popular picks of people in the know. Then I'd cross reference them and figure out what the general consesus on rankings were.
I also used to have sheets of Builds before the whole bar pinging thing was avaliable. Other than that, the only notes I still have is my orginal GW Proph manual, I love reading that story about defending the mages and such.
I'm a cool cat.
I also used to have sheets of Builds before the whole bar pinging thing was avaliable. Other than that, the only notes I still have is my orginal GW Proph manual, I love reading that story about defending the mages and such.
I'm a cool cat.
Neriandal Freit
Geeze you guys, you really do do a lot of this. Here I was just sitting going "I should get back into Guild Wars and take notes on what I'm doing so I can be a fair player in this game." and there you guys are doing much the same!
Very cool guys, very cool.
Very cool guys, very cool.
Sjeng
I've got a list of elite skills, that I check off whenever I cap one. I want to have all skills of a profession of every character of that same profession, and that list helps me. (the non-elite skills I just check with a priest of balthazar and a normal tome of each prof.)
Then I've got a list of all the pets I want to charm and level to 20 for my menagerie.
I've got a big list for all missions I've done and still need to do to get protector on all my characters, including EotN.
I've got a table in excel with my personal favourite rune/insignia setup for each hero, so I can try to get that setup on all my characters' heroes.
Oh and I've got a webpage in my guilds website that keeps track of all registered forum users of our guild's forum, with a name, nickname and ingame name(s), so I know who's who (my memory for names sucks).
Oh and my wiki page for personal records
Then I've got a list of all the pets I want to charm and level to 20 for my menagerie.
I've got a big list for all missions I've done and still need to do to get protector on all my characters, including EotN.
I've got a table in excel with my personal favourite rune/insignia setup for each hero, so I can try to get that setup on all my characters' heroes.
Oh and I've got a webpage in my guilds website that keeps track of all registered forum users of our guild's forum, with a name, nickname and ingame name(s), so I know who's who (my memory for names sucks).
Oh and my wiki page for personal records
prinzess of life
I keep notes here:
http://gwchars.de/index.php
thats my personal page:
http://gwchars.de/character.php?id=33960
http://gwchars.de/index.php
thats my personal page:
http://gwchars.de/character.php?id=33960
Wolf2581
I use MappingOut for elites, gwBBCode on my forums for hero builds, a local copy of Rohar's tracker for missions, and my own spreadsheets for hero equipment, minipets, auction items, and whatever else.
worstnameevar
Other than keeping track of money titles(sweet, drunk, party) in a .txt file, all of my notes are upstairs. The few hundred screen shots I have consist of some of my earlier accomplishments(like beating Glint the first time) or the hundred or so images I have of Henge of Denravi where there was a small spot I couldn't uncover for carto.
MisterB
Before ANet implemented templates, I used my screenshot folder to record builds and name them.
I used to take notes before I found wiki on NPCs for rare crafting materials, collector armor, etc.
I made a spreadsheet of the Vabbi quests that awarded trade contracts along with the characters able to do them and which were completed.
I used to take notes before I found wiki on NPCs for rare crafting materials, collector armor, etc.
I made a spreadsheet of the Vabbi quests that awarded trade contracts along with the characters able to do them and which were completed.
The Drunkard
Back before skillcode was implemented, I'd write down skills and attribute points so I wouldn't forget fun builds.
I also did a checklist for skill hunter and the locations of the easiest to acess bosses, since I'm lazy and didn't want to constantly check wiki.
I tried making a LDoA char and recording the deaths and times; eventually I gave up and got survivor instead
I also did a checklist for skill hunter and the locations of the easiest to acess bosses, since I'm lazy and didn't want to constantly check wiki.
I tried making a LDoA char and recording the deaths and times; eventually I gave up and got survivor instead
fenix
My game journal IS MY BRAIN.
If something is worth remembering for later, I remember it.
If something is worth remembering for later, I remember it.
Neriandal Freit
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My game journal IS MY BRAIN.
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But that too works very well
fenix
Well I figured that since I can remember virtually every skill name/description in Guild Wars, not to mention what all the armor looks like for every class, I can remember a few other tidbits if I need 
Sankt Hallvard
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My game journal IS MY BRAIN.
If something is worth remembering for later, I remember it. |
Mord Sith Reyna
I take a lot of stuff from guildies but I have spreadsheets for 17 toons and all their heroes with weapons/armor/rune/insigs/b-days/various titles track levels... I have full inventories of pack mules carrying greens, collector items, upgrades etc. Another with the family trees in my alliance. I keep them in a binder.
Now that I have typed this, it seems my spread sheets are a lot like work. Someone help me...
Now that I have typed this, it seems my spread sheets are a lot like work. Someone help me...