this sight is great
if you havent seen it take a look
its a journal by a girl who had never played any rpg game,
and her attempts to figure it out as she went.
http://users.adelphia.net/~amito/MW.htm
its hillarious.

thanks for sharing, slacker! :D i was falling off my chair, reading her misadventures!

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Makes me remember my first... Oh those so many years ago...

At least she was playing a very forgiving game...

Now this is a neat little page [img]smile.gif[/img]

Had lots of fun reading it over, she's doing pretty good actually ;) .

LOL... oh thats great stuff, and I actually learned some things from her because I have yet to play Morrowind...(only 6 more days) :D

she's added page 8.
i'm enjoying her story about as much
as i'm enjoying the game :D

Brings back memories of my first RPG, those oh so many years ago... Just stumbling around in the dark on the first level of Wizardry I...

That was funny. I mean, rotflmao, funny. I mean, I've had some misadventures in RPGs, but the girl causes half her problems by not reading. And she's so cute about it...

Hey Everyone!

Silverthorne sent me an email inviting me to visit your forum,
so I thought I would pop over and take a peek.

I see that you guys are enjoying my pathetic attempts at playing Morrowind.
Now be honest, is it just me, or is Morrowind really a difficult game?

Hey, I really did read the manual, DraconisRex.
I just didn't understand most of it until I had played the game a bit.
Ok, like a week or so.
Some of it is actually starting to make a little sense now.
I'll probably understand the whole manual by the time I finish the game. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Hey Arwen, hi! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Ahh, you're doing great! I've played a ton of computer RPG's and I still found this game a bit daunting. But that made it all the more enthralling ;) .

Hi Arwen WELCOME to the Forume!!! :D

Yes i think that this girl is a brave and cute girl she do the best she can possible do!! :D
A`m no better i think (when i get the game) still 3 days left cross my finger for that!! :D

Heh Megabot, your fingers must be itching like crazy. Just 3 days, you'll survive!

Thanks for the welcome Megabot!
I'm hoping that you enjoy Morrowind as much as I have.

Thanks for the nice encouragement Silverthorne!
This really is a difficult game for me, but I still love it.

Hi there Silverthornne!!

Yea i have waited for the game for 6 years so...i DO hope a can get this game now before i get crazy here hehe!! [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] and my fingers are soon numb here!

hey hon!

i don't want your fingers getting numb, love. ::takes your hands and rubs them, to keep them warm and nimble::

need you to be in top form when you finally get it, love! :D

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Arwen,

I don't mean funny like an idiot. Nor was it read-the-manual irritated. It was those little pop-up windows during your "processing and release" phase.

No, funny like an idiot is when you download the NVIDIA drivers for your GeForce2 and FORGET TO INSTALL THEM. Then buy a GeForce4.

But it won't fit in your AGP slot (too long). So you buy a $180 Aluminum case to put the guts of your computer in.

Only the power supply isn't compatible with the case. (New form factor.) So you buy a new power supply, but the new power supplies aren't compatible with your motherboard.

At that point you're out about $700. Plus you bought a new sound system for your computer because your computer isn't compatible with DirectX 8.1 in the motherboard sound system. Add another $175 for the card + $200 for the speakers.

Now you're out over a $1000 and you still can't play the game. Then you realize YOU FORGOT TO INSTALL THE NEW DRIVERS. DUH!

The game works fine. Not in its full glory. But it's still pretty good looking and it works with only minor performance issues that can't be resolved away.

So what do you do?

Well if you're the idiot (which I am), you but an Intel D850MV motherboard, 512MB of ECC DDRRAM (expensive stuff that) and a new P4 processor, a ATA 133 HDD controller, a 60GB 7200 RPM HDD, a 40X CD-RW and some cool wrapped cables and neon lighting... And presto, you have a brand-new computer.

The cost of forgetting to INSTALL THE NEW DRIVERS. $2000+ Plus much loss of face around the house. Wifey has assumed temporary dominence until I refuse to put-out. ('Course, *I* got a new computer. Woohoo!)

No, when I poke fun or find something humorous, it's only because I've done the same thing. Only, I've probably done it to a far grander scale.

Otherwise, sincere Appologies for my boorish behavior.

Whoah Draconis! Well umm.. a new PC is always good anyway hehe ;) .

hello Arwen :D
and allow me to return the favor by welcoming you to our forum:
<font color=dodgerblue size=4>Welcome to the Ironworks</font>
Take a look around, we have a very friendly forum too :D
Enjoy the game, your doing just fine, your probably having more fun than the people that know exactly what they are doing.

hmmm..the more I read that webpage the more i feel like I'm reading someone's else diary.

hehehe... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Hey DraconisRex -

I think I was taking your use of "funny" the right way. I just wanted people to understand that I was trying to use the manual. I even read most of it before starting the game. I only skipped the parts that I didn't understand, which, granted, were many.

My biggest problem is that my memory isn't very good.

I don't know what you mean when you say, "little pop-up windows during your processing and release phase."

Sorry to hear about your computer problems. At least it seemed to turn out ok. Believe it or not, I'm actually pretty good at doing computer upgrades.

Hey, no appologies are necessary; and I didn't find your behavior to be at all boorish.

Arwen,
I also wanted to say that i read your personal site and was touched and inspired by your story. Just wanted to thank you for sharing that.
I'm attempting to capatalize my sentences when speaking to you as well :D .

Thanks for the nice welcome Slackerboy!

This does seem like a very friendly place.
I'll stop by when I can.

I just gotta say that was a great read! Keep those stories coming Arwen [img]smile.gif[/img]

Here is another one to welcome to this forum!

¨¨WELCOME Ryder¨¨ To IronWork Forum the best in the world!!! :D
You will get all the help here about the most RPG around so it is only to ask and we are her to help!

[ 05-29-2002, 12:46 AM: Message edited by: Megabot ]

~~ryder~~

heya! i will join sweetie megabot in his welcome to you! :D its very good to have you here, and especially reading cutie pie arwen's rpg journal!

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Hi Arwen. You are soooooo cute (I mean your writings). But I am sure you are cute too. ;)

A tips for you: Quicksave and quickload more often. I quicksave every 5 - 10 minutes. It takes a while to get used to but it will come in handy when you are caught in some tricky situations.

Please continue with your diary, I love it!!!

Welcome Arwen - I love the story - fantastic. Keep up the good work, I can't wait for the next episode :D .

Hey Arwen!... welcome to ironworks. everyone here is really nice, and it's a great community. i started here over on the wiz 8 forums, and never had to deal with the usual trolls and flamers on most other boards. wiz 8 is actually another game you might enjoy trying out. your journals are very amusing, because i've done some of the same things, and i've been playing RPGs for years. I actually posted a helpful hint over on your boards today, and it seems they are rather courteous there as well. hope to hear from ya more.

Heya Arwen, loved reading your journal and seeing how you discovered how the game works. Just remember there is nothing like your first time. But do not be surprised if you find yourself saying 'stupid game' even after years of playing them [img]tongue.gif[/img]

cheers!

hello arwen welcome!

That is one great story have you ever considered writing a book or something?

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.

I just want to let you know that I posted page 14 of my journal tonight.
I hope you are still enjoying it.

Here's the link: My Morrowind Journal

[ 06-13-2002, 10:07 PM: Message edited by: Arwen ]

Very much so :D

cool..keep it coming. I just love to read someone's diary. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I loooooooooove it. :D

It's on my Favorites List :D