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Currently, I operate several eBay shops in different categories as a full-time job. In my spare time I like to indulge in writing mobile game guides and reporting on my reselling activities. I occasionally write guides related to Get Paid To sites like FreeCash and Swagbucks, but less than I used to. I previously hosted wikis for: Apex Girl, Road to Rich, Dark Brides, and Passion Pit. In an effort to return this site to Family Friendly skies, I have removed such content.

Gaming

Getting there

July 12, 2020 Kasanje Leave a comment

I am still alive and banking the full “Three Lives to Lose” status. I have noticed the mobs are starting to have some bite to their attacks, especially the casters.

I am level 17 and I have 3735 favor, so just 1265 to go. I have cleared most of the level 15 and 18 quests since there are so many groups around running the higher stuff. I do need to complete Siegebreaker and Mired in Kobolds before I can safely take level 18.

I’ll need a group for Siegebreaker due to the traps at the boss fight, and for Mired in Kobolds, I could handle the dragon, but it would take forever to kill it, so extra DPS would be a blessing.

My guild leader from Cannith, who is playing on Hardcore for the first time, sadly died in Keeper’s Sanctuary.

A Thraak hound got him while he was going to disable the traps. He had reincarnated once already and was level 12, but had already lost his extra life.

I have started a new Reaper toon using the Bladeforged iconic since they are so immune to everything. 3 Paladin, 3 Sorcerer, and 14 Warlock is the plan.

I took Cacodemon as my pact and will use Spellsword Acid to spread my damage potential out. Ice, Acid, Light, and Force.

I’ll go sword and board initially, and then as the reapers get tougher, I will respec and switch to blasting.

Gaming

Still alive

June 27, 2020 Kasanje Leave a comment

Well, it looks like the game recognized I was disconnected, and it logged me out.

So, I am still alive for now.

I made it to level 10 and got my Bariovian battleaxe. I am now flagged for Shadow Crypt and Bloody Crypt.

I can go and get my Silver Flame nugget upgraded. I also need to farm the Ravenloft sets soon.

I am sitting at 1200 Favor currently with 228 Reaper exp from a short/safe pike.

Gaming

Anxiety

June 26, 2020 Kasanje Leave a comment

So I was running Red Fang, and my internet dropped.

Turns out my ISP is doing maintenance. I had almost killed a spider and had maybe called in my hirelings before DC; can’t be sure.

It’s the Hardcore server, so if the game didn’t log me out when I DC (disconnected), then I am dead and will have to start a new character. I was banking level 8, but I don’t know if that counts for the extra life, or if that was something I needed to claim.

Not enough info on those just yet.

I asked my guild leader if he had seen my name in red, but he didn’t catch it. Lots of other names, but that is to be expected on Hardcore.

All day, you see notifications of players dying to various things.

I’ll have to wait and see come the morning. I am quite anxious right now, and I suspect my sleep will be fraught with challenges.

Gaming

Hardcore Season 3

June 24, 2020 Kasanje Leave a comment

This year we are getting Free-to-play players joining us on the hardcore server.

“Season 3: Saving Grace” starts in about an hour, and I am very happy to be able to play with the rest of my guild, who are mostly free to play.

My Hardcore Build

I will be using the Bladeforged Paladin for my favorite toon this time around. Indomitable-2.

STR: 14, Dex: 10, CON: 18, INT: 10, WIS: 12, CHA: 12.

Skills: Concentration, Intimidate, Jump, and Balance.

Weapons: Warhammer (Barovian) and the Tower Shield (Mirrorplate).

Enhancements: Sacred Defender (27AP), Vanguard (11AP), Racial (11AP), KotC (22AP), Harper (1AP): Total: 80+2 Racial and Universal Tomes.

Feats: (1) Adamantine Body, (3) Shield Mastery, (6) Improved Shield Bash, (9) Tower Shield Proficiency, (12) Improved Shield Mastery, (15) Improved Critical: Bludgeon, (18) Shield Deflection, (21) Construct Exemplar.

Dungeons & Dragons Online

Hardcore S1

Hardcore S2

Hardcore S3: Saving Grace

Gaming

Game Guide: Rise of Kingdoms

June 19, 2020 Kasanje 3 Comments

This offer took 14 days to complete. I had Google Play credits from doing Google Opinion Surveys. I used a dollar to get the special starter Japanese hero (Sanada Yukimura) and some boosts.

I’m actually watching a show about Sanada Yukimura currently, so this is kind of cool.

The tutorial gets you through basic movement around the map and the construction of your city center. Make sure you join an active alliance and preferably one that is not combat-focused.

Those Help requests will really do you good on the construction timers. For starting Nation, you should take France and then later on switch to China.

Things went well till maybe the 10th day, when this fool leading our alliance decided to attack the biggest alliance on the map.

I had seen them destroy another team earlier from a public posting. They had over 3 million troops split among 6 alliances.

Anyways, he woke the sleeping beast, and we got overrun. I teleported away and quit the group; I went solo to finish my mission.

In other news, I did some debit card deals with Varo and Aspiration, and those got me up to Amethyst rank at Swagbucks. So I’ve made over $100 in points to date.

Gaming

Miscalculation

April 30, 2020 Kasanje Leave a comment

I messed up big time, and I have run out of time to fix the problem.

I skipped too much content and quests, and now I cannot reach the 5000 Favor to get the skeleton mount in Hardcore Season 2.

It is a disappointment, but at least I got the sash and the hat.

Currently, I am running my alt account through much of the content I don’t normally have access to during the special VIP for all event.

Gaming

Doing good, so far

March 16, 2020 Kasanje Leave a comment

I am running two reaper toons right now. A Sorcerer and a Cleric/Rogue/Wiz. Just in case a death occurs, I won’t have to start over from the beginning.

My cleric is up to 7 banking 8 with 3 reaper points [11k], the sorcerer has 2 reaper points and is going a little slower. I was running with the top player on the server earlier. Ion is an Aasimar Sorcerer who has TR’d twice and has close to 200k Reaper exp. I had seen Ionie die back in February, so I was surprised to see ’em this far ahead.

My favor guy, Ananzi, is level 10, sitting at 1k favor, and I am debating whether or not to try the level 6s out in The Twelve. I have seen a large number of death notices for those quests, especially the prison break one.

As to my trip to England, I remain hopeful that COVID-19 will go away by June. I am waiting to see if Delta or Norwegian Air decides to cancel my flights.