December 25th, 2007 – London Is Saved! Sydonai Is Dead!
Or so we thought.
Now, we (my gaming buddy and I) are faced with the “Nightmare” version of the game. What it is, is a harder, tougher, more gruelling version of the same story. So why are we still playing it, since we’ve finished the story?
Well, like I mentioned in a previous entry, Hellgate is very much like an MMORPG. We’re only level 32s and 33s. Max level in the game is 50. My friend decided we should hit level 50 before we start on the “Elite Mode” of the game, which is supposed to be an even tougher and more gruelling version than Nightmare Mode. Veterans of the game will tell you that there’s an even more gruelling version waiting for us – “Elite Nightmare” mode.
So, like little troopers, me and my friend started on Nightmare mode. Everything was hunky-dory till we hit Green Park. There, the demons were level 42, 10 levels above us! Our weapons were almost useless, our minions died as soon as they are summoned. We may as well be throwing stones at an armoured tank.
We tried to grind xps a little bit, but I got sick of it. I mean, that’s why I quit MMOs like EQ2 and City Of Heroes – once you hit a part of the game you can’t go on, you need to level yourself up so that you won’t get killed in 1 hit by the monsters in the game. It’s so mind-numbingly boring that you really need an iron will to push yourself to grind by killing the same monsters over and over again till you level up.
After just 3 or 4 runs through Charing Cross, I was already gonna call it a day. We should technically start on ELITE mode and grind those. So yes, we decided tomorrow, we’re gonna start brand new level 1s, and try to get the AP (achievement points) for getting to level 10 in 4 hours. It’s crazy but hey, at least we tried even if we fail!
Look out Sydonai! We’re coming for you! We just have another err….. 30 levels to go before we meet again!
