May 2010

Most days spent updating my dossier and did my best to find my sister a real job, so far she scored a few job interviews and trial sessions, but nothing with probationary period or lead. Truly disappointing. Anyway, moving on, trying to find her a role in the art industry (paid preferably), as she has being doing volunteering roles.

While my brother and I have been playing this MMOPRG game, IMO: World of Magic, as partners in crime. The game has blurry pixel quality compared to Alive4Ever or The Sims3. Lacks Doodle Jump game's speed but possesses similar cuteness factor. The amount of grinding involved feels like HELL, not as cool as Scared1 or Scared2 when it comes to levelling up and unlocking skills, as skills require skill books, skill books are found in the most remote areas in this game. No you cannot exchange one skill book for another like you can with skill runes in Scared game. Therefore those who camp in areas where these skill book drop has the advantage to level up with lethal skill to apply in their attacks. In this case, usually the Lanos players, also their rebirth portal is near the main quests spots and they own two rebirth spots on the 1st beach map.

When it comes to PvP (player versus player) this game FAIL to balance and the owners of the game, has NO plans to ever fix it up, as it would some how make this game boring (only a bozo would say that!). I have 20 years of playing PvP and it is NOT a new concept at all.

Here is an example from my Tweet post.




If anyone has played any of the games mentioned above then you already have being playing PvP game. However, IMO: World of Magic, encourages thug/mobster mentality in this game, you can GANG BANG. One player can be attacked by many in one go, any time, anywhere in this game except Woody-Wordy and Mushroom Mashland. Not quite, you can be KILLED in the village by high players from the opposing side, even NPC gets attacked FOR GOD SAKE! Yet you cannot fight back (same goes for freeze spells by mages). Glitch ahoy! is what I found as we played on and moved onto next level maps. Main quest NPC gets attacked too, mostly the massacre occurs on the beach due to 'weapon enchantment scrolls' tend to be found there and higher level players deem it to be gold. You can be murdered at stores, at rebirth portals, and entrance between maps. The battle arena at the beach is impotent or dead, gathering dust as I am post this blog. Why would you need an arena at the beach when you can murder as much as you like on the beach already. NUTS! The knights aren't capable of defending its rebirth portal or village entrance for Siras on all three server Bigmama, Wadangka, and Devilang. This has been expressed by other players on Touch Arcade forum, GameFaq, Facebook, but oddly not a lot of post on Twitter, except for mine.

It seems Com2Us Korean developers cannot produce code on their game to give players the option to disable PvP or disable it around NPC or block PvP in certain areas of the map or block level 20~30 players from killing and looting from noobies. The official battle arena which is deployed by the server every 2 hours is good but it lags and crashes frequently. Sad really. I wish it every chance to improve and have regular updates like Doodle Jump game, which I find reflects its number one spot on iTunes.

Note: you cannot ask for a refund on a free app in Apple directly in iTunes, but because this game does take your iTunes credit with in-app purchases, you will need to email an complaint to Apple in order to get a refunds of that kind. Same goes for all free apps of this type.

ps. I am defender of truth kind of critic and a full on supportive duel/partner game player.

References:

http://appcomments.com/app/IMO__The_World_of_Magic

http://toucharcade.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52000&page=58

http://twitter.com/#search?q=IMO%3A%20world%20of%20magic

http://www.facebook.com/pages/IMO-The-World-of-Magic/102381076468084#!

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6. @Com2uS have U even U seen these attacks personally? PvP gang bang oughta be disabled at rebirth points, main quest NPC & stores at beach.8:52 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Com2uS
   
7. fyi: Single PvP ☻ = Tekken, Street Fighter, etc. Group PvP ☻ = World of War Craft. Gang vs 1 player PvP ☢ = IMO: World of Magic. ☚8:40 PM May 30th via Feathers for iPhone
   
8. @Com2uS OMG I've: North West, knights, portal. 24/7 Lanos attack NPC & our FACTION. Where's switch to block PvP gang bang? U want petition?7:42 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Com2uS
   
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11. ☠ PvP NOT, more like gang bang attacks in IMO: World of Magic. Anyways overload. Back to PS3, While waitn 4 Sacred3/StarCraft to officiate.6:39 PM May 30th via Feathers for iPhone
    
12. @Com2Us is it a glitch that Lanos players can get in Siras HQ & attack noobies & NPC? Just whack man! ☠☠☠12:26 PM May 29th via Feathers for iPhone
    
13. @Com2Us Chats w/ players on beach PvP (not in arena) lvl 15 killing lvl <11 or at shops is not OK. Is there a switch? Seehttp://j.mp/aE167Q
    
    6:46 PM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone
14. ☠ Forget PvP arenas U can murder by the sea side shops.#wowowee #imo:worldofmagic http://twitpic.com/1s1rbxhttp://twitpic.com/1s1rbz11:25 PM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone
    
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16. @Com2uS um, can u create a software limitation where it block lvl 20 player from killing under lvl 10 players? I see ppl upset by it.#PvN=[9:19 AM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Com2uS
    
17. @Com2uS oic now. as long as it ain't encouraging ppl to be ☛ a bully in game realm or ☛ glassing in real life, it's okay. Thx 4 reply. ♠4:39 AM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Com2uS
    
18. @Com2uS GM as in general manager or just 'GM' in chat will do? Here's a pic of ppl stabbed at beach [evidence].http://twitpic.com/1rqn9m11:41 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Com2uS
    
19. @Com2uS How come leveled up players can attack noobies in IMO: World of Magic? (Not in battle field event, eg.Woody-Weedy Forest/Beach). ☠9:18 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
    
20. ♚ on my bucket list is to visit this theme park. 'First reviews of Wizarding world of Harry Potter' http://ow.ly/1PYGM via News.com.au1:59 AM May 26th via Feathers for iPhone
    
21. Way better than the smart meter available in Oz RT @mashable: Google’s PowerMeter Comes to Consumer Devices -http://bit.ly/alq2EC1:38 AM May 26th via Twitter for iPhone
    
22. It is looking good but I'll wait for more stability RT @mashable: Flash on Android Is Put to the Test [VIDEO] - http://bit.ly/dd7TJD1:32 AM May 26th via Twitter for iPhone
    
23. ☠ppl need not be negative of delayed project going 'live' compared to delayed trains, as one reoccurs more than the other. ♥12:18 AM May 26th via Feathers for iPhone
    
24. RT @ALIANational: Happy National Library Technicians Day!http://bit.ly/bxoLpS #LIW2010 #fb8:51 PM May 24th via API
    
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26. Don't go off-road in electric car made of bamboohttp://ow.ly/1OSQX [if every1 had 1, then it is safe, if not imagine crashes = splinters]7:06 PM May 23rd via Feathers for iPhone
    
27. Man killed, 2 injured in separate bear attacks in nothern Japan.Http://ow.ly/1OSqD via JapanToday [Note: Bears aren't bad; maybe upset ☮].6:32 PM May 23rd via Feathers for iPhone
    
28. Writing: procedure about missing material affecting loose leaf updates of titles into a documented one w/ help of colleagues. ♜3:07 PM May 23rd via Feathers for iPhone
    
29. After watching 'pirates of silicon valley' [movie] I'm more thxful 4 Apple & Microsoft R&D team 4 moving the masses fwd in technology. ♛8:07 AM May 23rd via Feathers for iPhone
    
30. Watching: Pirates of Silicon Valley [1999]. Starring Noah Wyle and Joey Slotnick. Oldie but a Goldie kind of film. lol. ☮5:58 AM May 23rd via Feathers for iPhone
    
31. Testing: Springpad iPhone app. So far can't login with OpenID on app but can do so on website via PC. Emailed @Springpad for info ♪5:17 AM May 23rd via Feathers for iPhone
    
32. Wicked ideas. I can't wait for G-Tv 1 day *0* RT @mashable: Five Amazing App and Gadget Demos from Google I/O [VIDEO] -http://bit.ly/anHY8k9:23 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone
    
33. ☺☻☺Totally wicked to be able to Pac Man on Google search page today. Fun Fun! ♬10:57 PM May 21st via Feathers for iPhone
    
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35. RT @mashable: Facebook Privacy Makes The Cover of Time Magazine - http://bit.ly/ducOIK5:35 AM May 21st via API
    
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37. After I've removed Facebook from Trillian iPhone app it still shows Facebook users on contact list. Dang! No info in forum... @trillianastra6:50 AM May 20th via web
    
38. AP IMPACT: Wal-Mart pulls jewelry over cadmium ☢http://j.mp/ckeDIE5:13 AM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone
    
39. @twitter icon for Twitter app on iPhone looks like those ppl's Twitter with no pic -- bird icon. Not appealing. Embedded "t" is better. ☠1:02 AM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone
    
40. Un/folded: paper in design, art, architecture and industry. ISBN: 9783034600323 [vivid imagine pp. 84, 89, 96, 129. paper mk gr8 items].8:55 PM May 19th via web
    
41. Don't have the same energy 2 build up char created in Inotia2, as I did in Zenonia2. Love the bunny ears but Exp & Gold r slow 2 accumulate.6:30 PM May 19th via Feathers for iPhone
    
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43. Liking: 73 Charlotteville wreck (1974) by John Salt, Elegy in an auto graveyard exhibition in The complete works 1969-2006 ISBN: 0856676349.4:46 PM May 19th via web
    
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47. Words/Sentences that lingers in my mind: "clearly, many of us recognise the problem. so why do we perpetuate it?" [source: NYT]❄3:27 AM May 17th via Feathers for iPhone
    
48. @LentilasAnythng it was a good demonstration that vegetarian dishes can smell yummy & taste delicious. http://twitpic.com/1okmsr3:22 AM May 17th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to LentilasAnythng
    
49. ☠ I want my lake ☛ back in The Sim 3: World Adventures. At least a cool meet up point please ✌ #iPhone ❃3:17 AM May 17th via Feathers for iPhone
    
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51. LEARNT: the type of fish that produces caviar is sturgeon. Source: Iron chef [tv show] ☃3:55 AM May 15th via Feathers for iPhone
    
52. Attending: Buddha day & multicultural festival w/ sis. Also 1 of 'Lentil as anything' chef cook veggie dishes. http://yfrog.com/066kvj9:30 PM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone
    
53. Watched: Web 3.0, The Movie [Video] - http://tcrn.ch/ahwwt9 by @parislemon/via @TechCrunch [Luv cool ideas & learned a new word -- ontology]9:20 AM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone
    
54. LMAO good RT Watch Conan O'Brien make fun of Google for an hour--it's time well spent, promise! http://gizmodo.com/5534204//via @Gizmodo9:02 AM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone
    
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56. Question: Has anyone been to a library located within a major train station? ✈4:36 AM May 13th via Feathers for iPhone
    
57. RT @Gizmodo: Seriously, This Is Why You Should Still Quit Facebook http://gizmodo.com/5534736/4:27 AM May 13th via API
    
58. Liking this app ✌ RT Live in the US and own an iPhone? Log into the app store and search for "tokidoki me".... via @tokidoki ♦12:35 AM May 13th via Twitter for iPhone
    
59. The city looks different at 6:30am. barely awake & still in slumber bordering on ghost town. I miss busy mornings of Sapporo & Asahikawa. ❤1:32 PM May 12th via Feathers for iPhone
    
60. No matter what I've said or ppl say, "Alive4Ever Returns" two/four players co-op mobile game app is the best ever in the world. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★1:48 PM May 11th via Feathers for iPhone
    
61. RT @timoreilly: Facebook's Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timelinehttp://bit.ly/a52ZoL5:15 AM May 11th via API
    
62. I've downloaded the latest update for ABC news app and it is working splendidly. ☺ ありがとございます @abcnews3:32 AM May 11th via Feathers for iPhone
    
63. RT @ceoSteveJobs: Apple cares a lot about recycling. Only by discontinuing the iBook laptop line could we recycle the trademark for the ...2:38 AM May 11th via API
    
64. @kiwiguy72 suggestions aren't necessarily complaints. Any complaints fwd to Public Transport Ombudsman, not Transport Ticketing Authority.2:29 AM May 11th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to kiwiguy72
    
65. Gr8 article on Smartcard. Outsmarted: Victoria pays price by The Age. Http://ow.ly/1JrUu [Suica will do but at Singapore ticket prices. Ok]1:15 AM May 11th via Feathers for iPhone
    
66. @kiwiguy72 so Early Bird fare is on Myki. Neat. I'm trying to encourage MetroTrains to incl. tram (4 ppl who live in St Kilda, Carlton, etc)2:25 PM May 10th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to kiwiguy72
    
67. @abcnews please can you look into why the latest update of your news app for iPhone crashes upon start up. It never was the case months ago.2:38 AM May 10th via Twitter for iPhone
    
68. ☮ Extend EarlyBird ticket to Tram users too as well Myki card holders. C'mon @mykimate @metrotrains U can do it!1:18 AM May 10th via Feathers for iPhone
    
69. Watching: Myself; Yourself マイセルフ；ユアセルフ (Maiserufu ; Yuaserufu) [anime] from CrunchyRoll app. ❤6:07 AM May 9th via Feathers for iPhone
    
70. ♚ TIP: to kill multiple zombies in 1 go use SCAR (AR) in#Alive4EverReturns. Not quite a knockback on bobby head exploding zombie though.5:39 AM May 9th via Feathers for iPhone
    
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72. ❀ Took mom to SteakHouse at Pier 35 for Mothers's day. I had entree: seared scallops [19], main: blk angus eye fillet [66], red [8.40].3:47 AM May 9th via Feathers for iPhone
    
73. ☹ Glitch or not glitch: Alive4Ever Returns: U cannot drop vaccine once a zombie has grabbed U. And the verdict is? @MeridianDE7:32 PM May 8th via Feathers for iPhone
    
74. Testing: #SallyHansen, Color Quick fast dry nail color pen, shade 03. [No bottles to hold or dip onto is totally brillant] ❤6:48 AM May 8th via Feathers for iPhone
    
75. ☠ Ŝtůċk at ǝƃɐʇs 35 in Alive4Ever Return game (single/multi player mode). ☹ Help Plz. #MeridianDE12:41 AM May 8th via Feathers for iPhone
    
76. @MeridianDE a glitch: If a call / sms comes through Alive4Ever Return game, it loses sound. Why is that? ♜12:37 AM May 8th via Feathers for iPhone
    
77. RT @internetarchive: OpenLibrary.org redesign is live! Check out some of the new features. http://bit.ly/b3QiqS http://bit.ly/9lJm9N12:19 AM May 8th via API
    
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79. ★ I'm impressed by WIRED post: Ready, Set, Read! The 'One Book, One Twitter Discussion Schedule' http://ow.ly/1HHZd7:58 AM May 6th via Feathers for iPhone
    
80. Most pirates say they'd pay for legal downloads, http://ow.ly/1HHZdFrom www.news.com.au [industry & consumers need to meet half way ☠]7:51 AM May 6th via Feathers for iPhone
    
81. I Luv #GLEE episode tributes 2 Madonna. It tug my heart strings & tears pour. Thx Madonna for decades of inspirational songs.7:38 AM May 6th via Feathers for iPhone
    
82. Alive4Ever Returns has "lost connection" when my gas heater is turned on. LOL. Yet Internet connection via wifi is fast. Is it a glitch?5:35 AM May 6th via Feathers for iPhone
    
83. Wake Up Australia. plz NO BIKES ALLOWED IN SHOPPING CENTRES. Train station need alt entry for bikes.#StopBikesHurtingPedestrians1:24 AM May 6th via Feathers for iPhone
    
84. To print two A4 on 1 page in Adobe Reader > file > print > page scaling > multiple pages per sheet > ok1:20 AM May 6th via Feathers for iPhone
    
85. Playing: Alive4Ever Returns but I hate the head exploding zombies. ☠They take up scrn real estate! ✌Plz reduce their rebirth#Meridian5:27 AM May 5th via Feathers for iPhone
    
86. HOW did "I see a lot of him" sentence end up "I see him a lot"?#ErodingEnglish @Answer @Answerdotcom #Glee #Justin Bieber#TimeSquare10:22 PM May 4th via web
    
87. RT @timoreilly: RT @jdlasica: Video of @timoreilly discussing Twitter as a force for good http://bit.ly/a5nu47 w @kateatstate, @anildash ...8:43 AM May 4th via API
    
88. ♜ intriguing way of doing real life transaction. See IntoMobile: iPhone In-App payments coming from PayPal http://bit.ly/9WfUFG8:41 AM May 4th via Feathers for iPhone
    
89. contemplate copyright fair use of app RT LISNews: Dear Authors, Your Next Book Should be an App, Not an iBookhttp://lisnews.org/node/367128:29 AM May 4th via MobileRSS iPhone
    
90. Curious read. If ppl byo device more... RT LISNews: If Libraries Remove Computers, Will Anyone Come?http://www.lisnews.org/node/367018:23 AM May 4th via MobileRSS iPhone
    
91. Really? I don't think so. RT LISNews: School Librarians 'A Dying Breed'? Update from Australia http://www.lisnews.org/node/36708:20 AM May 4th via MobileRSS iPhone
    
92. READ: #LibraryJournal: How to reach 20somethings?http://bit.ly/as7CUq Lots of ideas at PLA panel, w/ppthttp://bit.ly/d8ofYb8:15 AM May 4th via MobileRSS iPhone
    
93. Gr8 stuff. 已經找到新 Twitterers RT Google Follow Finder helps you find new "tweeps" to follow - now in Labs http://bit.ly/dhV99D/via @google8:12 AM May 4th via Twitter for iPhone
    
94. Warning #Libraries RT Ning's Bubble Bursts: No More Free Networks, Cuts 40% Of Staff- http://tcrn.ch/9MtG9F by @jasonkincaid via @TechCrunch7:52 AM May 4th via Twitter for iPhone
    
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96. #PetPeeve: ppl don't have to accept change, just don't get in the way of my changes. C'mon! Ever heard of individual's choice?!5:02 PM May 2nd via Feathers for iPhone
    
97. ppl r obstacles 2 my offpeak Net use, reason: my iPhone/modem 2 bright (LED light hurts, as if). 1 sleeps in lounge. 1 dislike front rm. ☠10:05 AM May 1st via Feathers for iPhone
    
98. Spontaneous day. Alarm clock #FAIL, FHS txt me 4 lunch, we dine at RCHL, 2 items I liked in Richmd on disc't. #MonstersOwnTwitter5:15 AM May 1st via Feathers for iPhone