Al De Baran

KristinH

HO-LY CRAP, YOU GUYS. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of busy-ness. It is serious college time for me (I've been attending a community college), and I'm making that decision on where I want to take my life for the next two or more years. The decision I make will dictate where I will move, which college I will attend and graduate from, and it will pretty much change my life forever.

Mentally taxing? YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

So, last week, in the span of four days, I toured three college campuses, one located in northern California, southern California, and one in practically-on-the-border-of-Mexico southern California. California is not a small state. In the span of four days, I drove over 1,000 miles.

Not only was I physically exhausted when I finished (last Tuesday) but I was so mentally and emotionally exhausted that just thinking about Al De Baran was out of the question. I'm still sort of in the process of deciding and getting things sorted out, all while still working, going to school, and keeping up with my schoolwork, and at this point Al De Baran is so far low on my priorities list that there has been no good opportunity to get started on the next comic.

I don't want to go on a hiatus, but I don't know if I'll update this week either. My mind is just so tired that it's so taxing to just focus on what's important now, and bringing other things into the mix just seems like mental suicide at this point.

Sorry, guys. That's a big thing that sucks about webcomics that are run by high school and college students; we're busy. A lot.

-Posted on Nov 18, 2008

Updated Mondays & Thursdays

User: HeeroYui

Oh yeah, a mention on GunZ. K-styling is what gives it the hack and slash feel. But besides that, you can always enter gladiator matches. That means no shotguns. Or guns at all. That's usually what I enter. The odd time I do quest mode... But meh. I can only butterfly so much on hard quests before it ends up to start becoming suicidal. Still, I feel like swords are the main weapons in GunZ, just because it allows you to do all the glitches.

I just wish there was mode different types of sword styles. Like, why not a two handed sword or something instead of dual sword? =x
-Posted on Dec 01, 2008

User: HeeroYui

Hey, PSO isn't bad. You just have to give it awhile.

Hack and slash isn't always mouse clicking, besides, you can customize it (I think) to let mouse click as the attack button, of course there's different types of attacks, along with combo's. It's not that bad. I mean it gets boring but at least each melee weapon has it's different animation, which isn't too bad.

Especilly if you get God battle. Then you attack really fast... =]

Anyways, the private server is called SCHT Hack. Yes, PSO is for the PC, And the game cube, dream cast, And now apparently for Xbox.
-Posted on Dec 01, 2008

User: Ginka

Note to self:PSO isn't too good. It doesn't have the mouse+keyboard=Game thing, I would play GunZ, but as you said, yeah.
-Posted on Nov 30, 2008

User: Highwind017

I wouldnt quite recommend Gunz now, I think the K-stylers have ruined it. >.>

Its hack/slash/Gun/Run. It used to be good but i just lost interest because of the wide ammount of K-stylers. Even the Private servers were unbalanced as everything good was for the K-stylers. (Dual wield shotguns? wtf?!)

PSO: i think you can find a private server for free... i dont quite know. ive never played it.
-Posted on Nov 29, 2008

User: Ginka

Yeah, I tried SoS. Diablo 3 Is probably P2P, Or B2P, so no. Freelancer maybe, I'll have to check it out.PSO, Is that free to play and download, plus, is it for the PC?
-Posted on Nov 28, 2008

User: HeeroYui

I'd say Secret of the Solistice. But... That is too much like RO, And alot less. Though I like how the weight system works. But the characters look sort of ugly, to me at least. They used the same mouse, same moving system... Just. It's almost a copy of RO.

If you like Hack and slash, you might as well wait for Diablo III To come out. I don't know too many games where you go around just slashing stuff. Maybe GunZ is the closest I can think of. Despite it's name. Rofl.

I dunno, downloading a pirated version of Freelancer may work for you. Freelancer isn't on sale anymore, Microsoft quit it, and they shut down the servers. So I don't see too much trouble. It's not a RPG though. But at the same time sort of is. It's mostly made for online play though.

Hmm. Maybe PSO (Or PSU too?) may work. I haven't really seen PSU though. But I'm guessing it has to be at least a little faster paced then PSO. I had a couple more games in my mind, but I can't think of them right now...
-Posted on Nov 27, 2008

User: Ginka

Oh, but I found the child of Mabinogi and MapleStory.

http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2008-11-18/20081118022758406.shtml
-Posted on Nov 27, 2008

User: Ginka

Ah, snap The Chronicles of Spellborn is buy to play.

http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2008-11-27/20081127042636886,1.shtml
-Posted on Nov 27, 2008

User: Ginka

I LIKE hack and slash type games, ya know...like...Rakion(THIS ONE SUCKS!IT'S A MONEY CRAZED COMPANY!)
-Posted on Nov 25, 2008

User: Ender517

hmm.. I might try that one too.
-Posted on Nov 25, 2008

User: Ginka

Oh and sorry for the 4th post in a row, but Dragon Nest looks pretty good.
-Posted on Nov 25, 2008

User: Ginka

I think it's from Nexon...hopefully...
-Posted on Nov 25, 2008

User: Ginka

Hopefully C9 is free...
-Posted on Nov 25, 2008

User: Ginka

Zombie-Guys that won't die, even if you stab them like mad.

Mabinogi-I like it, but the age system is too money eating ish.
-Posted on Nov 25, 2008

User: Ender517

C9 looks good too. Wonder how different Mabinogi Heros is gonna be from it...

Dunno what you mean by zombies either. Never heard that term used in S4.
-Posted on Nov 24, 2008

User: Ginka

Well...MOSTLY everything else.
-Posted on Nov 24, 2008

User: Ginka

I tried S4, fun, but the zombies and well...you get the drill. I'm waiting for C9 to come out. I consider everything else "Money Craving Incarnations Made Purely For Profit".
-Posted on Nov 24, 2008

User: Ender517

Eh.. wait till The Chronicles of Spellborn comes out? (actually it is out, but not the North American server) Dunno when it's coming though. Did I suggest the S4 League already?

I'm not really into 3D rpgs... Spellborn is the first I'm looking forward to.
-Posted on Nov 24, 2008

User: Ginka

I was hoping for something more...3D?
-Posted on Nov 24, 2008

User: Ginka

Wakfu?...Wakfu? Can't say I have.
-Posted on Nov 24, 2008

User: Ender517

Have you tried Wakfu yet?
-Posted on Nov 23, 2008

User: Ginka

Da Ding wit da nine dousand... I quit me FFfly Serva. Now wat? Wat gam 2 play?
-Posted on Nov 23, 2008

User: Ender517

"remeber" "remeber" what?
-Posted on Nov 23, 2008

User: Ginka

I can't belive I read it all. Oh and I forgot. MUST REMEBER!
-Posted on Nov 22, 2008

User: HeeroYui

Meh..
-Posted on Nov 22, 2008

User: Ender517

Honestly, I didn't read it all. Stopped reading at "Brother gets it done in 6 hours."
-Posted on Nov 22, 2008

User: HeeroYui

I posted over 2 screens of stuff in 1 comment and you got nothing to say...?

I r dissapointed in j00.
-Posted on Nov 22, 2008

User: Ender517

Huh? Oh, I didn't notice my cue. Besides, I thought we were gonna stop doing that?

Btw, I check this website pretty much every day out of habbit. Just didn't have anything to say.
-Posted on Nov 22, 2008

User: Ginka

What? Who? Ender? cause I was expecting the 9000 answer.
-Posted on Nov 21, 2008

User: HeeroYui

He hasn't commented in a while. That's weird.

No this does not mean I miss him. ;x
-Posted on Nov 21, 2008

User: Highwind017

*Checks watch*, I dont know but i think ender will give you ze awnser for zat question, herr doctor.
-Posted on Nov 21, 2008

User: Ginka

Lol, HAX! rigghhtt...WHAT'S THE TIME UNTIL KRISTIN GET'S DONE WITH COLLEGE?!
-Posted on Nov 20, 2008

User: HeeroYui

Oh... My... GOD.

I took up 2 I.E. Pages... D;

x.x;;
-Posted on Nov 19, 2008

User: HeeroYui 5

This is why I like Canada.

We get breaks.

Alot.

Long ones too.

My brother is getting a 4 week break next Christmas. 4 Weeks ago he had a 1 week break too for Halloween. Not ony that, he has plenty of time to do his assignments.

Ex: Assignments due in 3 weeks.

Brother gets it done in 2 days.

Next day

Assignment due in 1 week

Brother gets it done in 6 hours.

There's just lots of space. And most of the tests are online. So he can basically due them at home. It's just... nice, I guess. Far easier then highschool. Despite all the family drama I have going on right now, which is why I -still- haven't updated my RO comic. And now ceasing me on my Megaman Zero/ZX one. x_X (Although I did attempt to try, but so much was on my mind, it ended up like crap... I even put the backgrounds in the wrong order... *Forhead>Desk*

Anyways. The point of this rant is...

.....

.....

*Ahem*

Anywa ys, if I was in your boat Kristen, you seem to like making the Al De Baren comics. So I'd suppose going into a college that best suits this type of course would be good for you. Of course there's lots of actions. Like, web site designing, programming, etc.

Personally, I tried all type of things. Like editting music, doing sprite comics, and even trying to make my own game. Trying to do computer art (Sort of like sprite comics, but I mean pictures. Utterly failed at it. I can only slightly edit them) and playing games... On the computer. (Who doesn't?)

All in all. All, if not most, of the skills I liked, and I think I am pretty decent with at the very least, mostly went into video game designing catagory. So basically, give yourself a MI test (Multi intellegence test) and see what learning style is best for you, what you like the most. And go on from there.

In my civics class, we went to a site called www.careercruising.com basically, we used our school's account, which we then created a profile, and after that, we went to career matchmaking.

It asks a whole bunch of questions on what you like and feel about... Lets say. Talking with people, on basically a 1-5 rating.

The stuff you like the most will be put at the top of what is best for you to do at a career. If you're not satisfied with the end result, you can keep doing more questions. I think in total it's like 80 or a 100 questions at maximum, and the end result at that seemed to be fricken accurate to make, it was almost scary. Except for the part where it said my #1 career was to be a cartoonist. I can draw sure, but not THAT well. And my people I draw. Ew. x.x But under that was video game desgning, it was pretty good from there. It takes like 5~7 minutes to do, unless you're really conscious about it, then maybe 10 maximum.

So maybe if you find a career you like, maybe you can find a good college. =] But I do know the factor with friends and etc are there too.

Good luck. =)

.......

Did I win the longest comment/rant award yet? I dunno why but I'm very chatty tonight. o.oa.... *Rates page a 5 anyways.* XD
-Posted on Nov 19, 2008

User: man in black 5

-Posted on Nov 18, 2008

User: Ginka 5

Yeah, I'm perfectly fine waiting, I have other comics to read.
-Posted on Nov 18, 2008

User: Ouker 5

As I said on a previous please wait, only few are getting restless. I sure like this comic, hope your college will go just fine and you can continue doing stuff on normal schedule :)
-Posted on Nov 18, 2008

User: Highwind017 5

Its not like all of us are in a HUGE hurry. Take your time. I hope you get what your planning for in the future.
-Posted on Nov 18, 2008

User: lcrook

Yeah, college might be a big bummer on things you normally do but heck it does have good rewards later on in life.

Good luck on your college life. Hope everything goes out according to what you planned.
-Posted on Nov 18, 2008

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