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Nov 162004
 

My boiling point was almost reached. After purchasing Half-Life 2′s retail package, I spent one hour and fourty-one minutes waiting to create a "Steam" account, unlock content and register my key. Finally after almost falling over the edge of reason, Half-Life 2 loaded up for the first time.

Now, after 3 hours of single player gameplay, I will only be able to recall the initial difficulties with the Steam network because of this text. Half-Life 2′s graphics and gameplay totally wiped all Rants from my memory and I have had a smile on my face since selecting "New Game."

The game is awesome. Valve out did themslelves yet again.

If you have not purchased a copy and enjoy the FPS style of play, do so. If you already have the CD/DVD version installed, but still experiencing problems, try again in a few minutes. It is well worth the wait.

Too much time already spent on typing this text… must… get back to… Half-Life 2

Oct 282004
 

The World of Warcraft Closed Beta is… well… ending soon… A cut an paste from the E-Mail I just received:

Greetings!

If you are receiving this email, you are one of the valued testers currently in World of Warcraft’s closed beta test. This message is to inform you that the beta servers will be coming down at 3:00 PM PDT on Friday, October 29 and will remain offline for a few days in preparation for another stress test. Your account and characters will be active for this stress test, but a new client download will be required. After the game servers come down on Friday the 29th, you will be able to log in to the community site and download the new client.

Once the beta-server preparations are complete, we will announce the start of the stress test, and the servers will come back online. When that happens, you will be able to log back in, download a quick patch, and then continue playing. Please keep an eye on WorldofWarcraft.com for more information about the stress test in the days ahead!

We want to take this opportunity to thank you for all the hard work you’ve been putting in to make World of Warcraft a better game. You’ve done a great job, and without you, the classes would not be where they are today, places like the Barrens would not be as rich as they are today, and the changes implemented from your suggestions would never have taken place.

We hope you’ve been enjoying your exclusive look at World of Warcraft these past few weeks and months, and we hope you’ll take some satisfaction in knowing that you’ve played a big part in shaping its destiny. We’ll see you again online soon!

Sincerely,

Blizzard Entertainment

Sep 302004
 

With regards to World of Warcraft Beta, I modified a few UI files to make my life (and maybe yours) a bit easier. This also works with the latest Beta 6 release. The latest changes include:

- Updated for WoW Patch September 29, 2004
- Increased the size of Party HP/Mana/Rage/Energy text when moused over. It should now be easier to read.

Download the updated files here [link removed].

Sep 222004
 

With regards to World of Warcraft Beta, I modified a few UI files to make my life (and maybe yours) a bit easier. The changes include:

  • Quest log is instant and shows level numbers
  • Target tool tip moved from the bottom right to top middle of screen

Mods that were taken partially from Cosmos:

  • Party HP/Mana/Rage/Energy show as text when moused over
  • Party Buffs (16)/Debuffs (8) always show

And something I conjured up myself (the code was always there, just not used):

  • The HP status display bar fades nicely from Green -> Yellow -> Orange -> Red.

Download the updated files here [link removed].

Aug 192004
 

With regards to World of Warcraft Beta, I modified a few UI files to make my life (and maybe yours) a bit easier. The changes include:

  • Quest log is instant and shows level numbers
  • Target tool tip moved from the bottom right to top middle of screen

Mods that were taken partially from Cosmos:

  • Party HP/Mana/Rage/Energy show always as text
  • Party Buffs (16)/Debuffs (8) always show

And something I conjured up myself (the code was always there, just not used):

  • The HP status display bar fades nicely from Green -> Yellow -> Orange -> Red.

Download the updated files here [link removed].

Jun 262004
 

With regards to World of Warcraft Beta, I modified a few UI files to make my life a bit easier. The changes include:

  • Quest log is instant and shows level numbers
  • Target tool tip moved from above the combat log to top middle of screen

Mods that were taken partially from Cosmos:

  • Party HP/Mana/Rage/Energy show always as text
  • Party Buffs (16)/Debuffs (8) always show

And something that Cosmos never had:

  • The HP status display bar fades nicely from Green -> Yellow -> Orange -> Red.

Download the updated files here [link removed].