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People Behind the Puppets Volume 20

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the 20th edition of the People Behind the Puppets series! This week my “best friend forever” youssefsedrak will be my guest. He was so kind to accept my interview, we had a nice chat, i hope you enjoy it, i’m sorry i wasn’t able to follow schedule very regularly lately. Since my school started, i’m not totally able to spend my time on my blog.  So i may have a break on blog for couple of weeks. Anyway, hope you enjoy this interview! 😀 😀 😀

“Hi Youssef, thank you very much for accepting my interview, let’s talk about your current situation before interview, so, how are you? What have you been doing lately in both real life and Puppet Guardian? 
First of all, I’d like to thank you Rivers for doing this interview and in Puppet Guardian, actually I was doing just fine completed my goals (Zoa Inventory) and in real life I was Ok too.
Do you remember when and how you first started playing Puppet Guardian? How did you find the Puppet Guardian website?
I found Puppet Guardian from a browser gaming website since I wasn’t allowed to download much so I tried it, but I felt that I would never improve my puppet in it so I quitted , I came back this year since I was feeling bored so I found a Link to a game called Magical Rooms so I felt excited so Magical Rooms made me return too Puppet Guardian (Notice that I said “so” lot’s of times)
You made a game of yourself lately (http://thenightmaresaga.weebly.com/play.html) Where did this idea come from? And what do people think about it?

Actually I was thinking about making a game. So I asked my cousins (Stormy and Nardine) to pick a name for it, they said nightmare (something) and then I didn’t really believe that I’d be able to make a game but I came back and made it, it wasn’t really hard making it. I’ve chosen saga because I like all the movies and games which are divided into parts (Saga’s). I think that people like it but they keep asking me how to change weapon haha. And i don’t really care what they think because I did something that I wanted and I never thought that I’d ever make it.

What are your favorite items and weapons in Puppet Guardian? Can you tell us more about your goals and progress at the moment?

My favorite item is Black Liquid haha and gems (Especially Zoisite), But I like many weapons, for example: Ghost Scythe, Dark Axe (Upgraded version is nice too)-, Dark Staff, Shadow Wand, Zoa Spear and Venom Bow (Upgraded). And my goal is to get a gem (Anytype). Or too make Dark Staff.
As a player who played for a long time, what are your thoughts over changes or updates on Puppet Guardian over the years?
I’d like the game to have a profanity filter and to release Ocean Book, that’s all.
Do you have any memories or players from the past which makes you smile when you remember them?
I have many memories actually everytime I remember my favorite Puppets (They know themselves ;)) I feel happy and I really never felt sad at Puppet Guardian except when I got scammed and when people made fun of me when I was a newbie
What does Puppet Guardian mean to you? How important is it for you and how can you describe it?
Actually Puppet Guardian means a lot to me I don’t really care about my items I enjoy spending time with my friends there and I can describe it as the best game with best friends (Slogan) 😀
If you were without all your friends on Puppet Guardian, would you quit or would you make new friends? Why?
If all my friends quitted I will quit because like I said Puppet Guardian isn’t only about items (I wouldn’t quit for good only play it for fun) because Puppet Guardian took a space from my heart.
As an experienced player, do you have any suggestions for new players?
Yes, I do I suggest them not to trade with anyone they don’t know or too buy stuff for lot’s of money without checking the wiki pr asking other players.
Thank you so much for letting me to have an interview with you youssef! Hope to see you soon, take care!

Thank You!”

Thank you so much for reading! Take care and see you until next entry! 😀 😀 😀

Did You Know… #15

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Welcome to the 15th edition of the Did You Know series! This week strong axe will be my feature, i hope you enjoy it! 😀 😀 😀

“The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood; to harvest timber; as a weapon; and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. The axe has many forms and specialized uses but generally consists of an axe head with a handle, or helve.

The earliest examples of axes have heads of stone with some form of wooden handle attached (hafted) in a method to suit the available materials and use. Axes made of copper, bronze, iron, steel appeared as these technologies developed.

The axe is an example of a simple machine, as it is a type of wedge, or dual inclined plane. This reduces the effort needed by the wood chopper. It splits the wood into two parts by the pressure concentration at the blade. The handle of the axe also acts as a lever allowing the user to increase the force at the cutting edge—not using the full length of the handle is known as choking the axe. For fine chopping using a side axe this sometimes is a positive effect, but for felling with a double bitted axe it reduces efficiency. Generally, cutting axes have a shallow wedge angle, whereas splitting axes have a deeper angle. Most axes are double beveled, i.e. symmetrical about the axis of the blade, but some specialist broadaxes have a single bevel blade, and usually an offset handle that allows them to be used for finishing work without putting the user’s knuckles at risk of injury. Less common today, they were once an integral part of a joiner and carpenter’s tool kit, not just a tool for use in forestry. A tool of similar origin is the billhook. However in France and Holland the billhook often replaced the axe as a joiner’s bench tool.

Most modern axes have steel heads and wooden handles, typically hickory in the US and ash in Europe, although plastic or fiberglass handles are also common. Modern axes are specialized by use, size and form. Hafted axes with short handles designed for use with one hand are often called hand axes but the term hand axe refers to axes without handles as well. Hatchets tend to be small hafted axes often with a hammer on the back side. As easy to make weapons, axes have frequently been used in combat.”

I hope you enjoyed this week’s presentation of mine, take care and hopefully, see you next edition! 😀 😀 😀

Music with Rivers… #7

Hi All,

Welcome to the 7th edition of the Music with Rivers series! I picked a very beautiful song for you this week. “Frozen” by queen of pop Madonna will be here this week for you, enjoy it, take care and see you until next one! 😀 😀 😀

People Behind the Puppets Volume 19

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the 19th edition of the People Behind the Puppets series, this week Silvervine enchant us with his never ending knowledge. I hope you enjoy this interview! 😀 😀 😀

“Hi Silver, thank you very much for accepting my interview, let’s talk about your current situation before interview, so, how are you? What have you been doing lately in both real life and Puppet Guardian? 
Hello Rivers. Thank you for inviting me to your next interview. I’ll try to answer as sincerely as I can. To start, I’m fine, thanks for asking. Though I wish I could say I were busier, in both real life and PG, that really isn’t the case. 
Travelling world is part of your life. Can you tell us an unforgettable memory of you? And what was the greatest place you have ever been in while travelling? 
I don’t really consider myself as much of a traveler. Truthfully, I spent my childhood on one of these small islands, so when my friends told me they were traveling in this direction, I decided to tag along. I have visited other places, as well, and I think each place has been positive experience. Although, there was a one time, recently, when I almost ate dog. I didn’t, of course, but… culture shock…
Do you remember when and how you first started playing Puppet Guardian? How did you find the Puppet Guardian website?
I remember that I started almost as soon as the beta was released, so that’s Feb. 2009. I don’t remember what brought me to PG, but I’m glad I started playing. 
You have so much knowledge about japanese Puppet Guardian. How do you gather those informations?
I often browse the Japanese PG sites (wikis and blog) for anything new. I’d like to be able to read the Japanese, but for now, I’ll have to rely on the google translations. I think you’re more impressive, though, for being able to bring news of the Japanese updates to us in the English (International) version.
What are your favorite items and weapons in Puppet Guardian? Can you tell us more about your goals and progress at the moment?
The lance is definitely my favorite weapon in PG. It was the first weapon that I’d made, and I’ve stuck with it since. Now, it’s the only weapon that I use. Overall, I’m pretty satisfied with what I have in PG, but I’ll be making the season 2 lances as my season 2 goal. I’d also like to finish my room in MR one day.

As a player who played for a long time, what are your thoughts over changes or updates on Puppet Guardian over the years?
I’m always looking forward to any new update to PG. I like how the game is always growing. However, I do miss the sense of vulnerability we had that really encouraged us to tower in teams and look out for each other. Now, many of us can solo almost any tower, which shouldn’t be a bad thing, but still, PG just gave a different feeling back then, and I think that is what many of us treasured. I hope we can have that experience again, in season 2 and beyond.
Do you have any memories or players from the past which makes you smile when you remember them?
I remember towering t5 in a large team and the players had been chatting about their likes and dislikes. After a while, they were chatting about food, with many of us getting hungry, when, for some reason, the topic had shifted to cannibalism and remained so for a good 5 or 10 minutes. Then, one player interrupted, saying, “this conversation has taken a dark turn”. At that moment, I think many of us were laughing in front of our screens. I really enjoy that sort of awkward banter between players.
What does Puppet Guardian mean to you? How important is it for you and how can you describe it?
I’m pretty amazed of how attached I’ve become. Visiting PG is as natural to me as going out for lunch or reading a book. Sorry for the poor examples, but that’s probably the best way I can describe it.

If you were without all your friends on Puppet Guardian, would you quit or would you make new friends? Why?
If all my friends were to leave, PG would certainly feel very empty to me. I think that would be very unlikely, though, because many of them are just as dedicated to the game as I am, and maybe even more so. Honestly, I think the only way I would stop playing would be if the game, itself, were to end; which, I hope, will not happen. For those that leave, I really wish them well. For any new friends, I apologize for the lack of space on my friends list. It’s really difficult to let go of old friends who’ve left to make room for new ones. Sometimes, I worry that I delete friends who haven’t really left at all.
As an experienced player, do you have any suggestions for new players?
You should make shoes as soon as you can. They’ll make you walk a bit faster.
Thank you so much for letting me to have an interview with you silver! Hope to see you soon, take care!

Thank you, Rivers, and sorry for the long-winded answers. I look forward to the growth of your blog. Please, keep it up.”

Thank you for reading, i hope you enjoyed it, take care and see you until another People Behind the Puppets entry, see you!!! 😀 😀 😀

New Blog is Live!

Hi Everyone,

I’m excited to share this wonderful news with you. For last couple of weeks, i was working on new blog design for Mirror Realms which went live yesterday. New blog will be used from now on, so please replace your old bookmark with new one (mirrorrealms.com/blog instead of puppetguardian.wordpress.com).

Difference between two pages is the design, hosting and the domain. Zorba asked me to make a totally unique design for blog instead of using current free avaiable themes from wordpress, so i started working. After this time, of course with effect of 3 surgeons i had through this time, i was able to finish design few days ago and with some settings it went live yesterday EST time 5:00 pm. I hope you enjoy new blog. There are also some words i want to say before ending this entry.

http://mirrorrealms.com/blog

If you are using Windows XP operating system which Internet Explorer 9 not available for, you may have problems with design. Design is made with html, php and css coding. Latest CSS codes not working properly with IE8 and below. It’s about Microsoft a bit. There were alternative ways to fix it, which i tried, but failed to work, because they need changes on blog design. So if you are using Windows XP operating system and IE8 or earlier versions, you will not able to see rounded corners and search bar may have problems. However, if you are using different web browsers, like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Opera, even though with Windows XP, design will work fine.

Thank you very much for reading, wish you good days, take care and see you! 😀 😀 😀

 

 

Did You Know… #14

Hi Folks!

Welcome to the another edition of the Did You Know series! This week Jabberwocky will be my feature. You may not heard of it yet, because it’s a monster from Ancient City of Lost Mythos (Magical Rooms Premium Lobby). I found some information about this creature, i hope you enjoy it! 😀 😀 😀

“‘Jabberwocky’ is a poem of nonsense verse written by Lewis Carroll, originally featured as a part of his novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872). The book tells of Alice’s travels within the back-to-front world through a looking glass.

While talking with the White King and White Queen (chess pieces), she finds a book written in a strange language that she can’t read. Understanding that she is travelling in an inverted world, she sees it is mirror-writing. She finds a mirror and holds it up to a poem on one of the pages, to read out the reflection of ‘Jabberwocky’. She finds it as puzzling as the odd land she has walked into, which we later discover is a dreamscape.

It is considered to be one of the greatest nonsense poems written in the English language. The playful, whimsical poem became a source of nonsense words and neologisms such as “galumphing”, “chortle”, and “Jabberwocky” itself.

Jabberwocky

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought–
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.”

‘Jabberwocky’ has been translated into many languages. The task of translation is more notable and difficult because the poems hold to English syntax and many of the principal words of the poem are created nonce words that had no previous meaning. Translators have generally dealt with these words by inventing words of their own. Often these are similar in spelling or sound to Carroll’s words while respecting the morphology of the language to be translated into. For example in Frank L. Warrin’s French translation “‘Twas brillig” is translated as “Il brilgue”. In cases like this, both the original and the invented words echo actual words in Carroll’s lexicon, but not necessarily ones with similar meanings. Translators have also invented words which draw on root words with meanings similar to the English roots used by Carroll. For example Douglas Hofstadter noted in his essay “Translations of Jabberwocky”, the word ‘slithy’ echoes English words including ‘slimy’, ‘slither’, ‘slippery’, ‘lithe’ and ‘sly’. A French translation that uses ‘lubricilleux’ for ‘slithy’, evokes French words like ‘lubrifier’ (to lubricate) in order to give an impression of a meaning similar to that of Carroll’s word. In his exploration of the translation challenge, Hofstadter asks “what if a word does exist, but it is very intellectual-sounding and Latinate (‘lubricilleux’), rather than earthy and Anglo-Saxon (‘slithy’)? Perhaps ‘huilasse’ would be better than ‘lubricilleux’? Or does the Latin origin of the word ‘lubricilleux’ not make itself felt to a speaker of French in the way that it would if it were an English word (‘lubricilious’, perhaps)? “.

Hofstadter also notes that it makes a great difference whether the poem is translated in isolation or as part of a translation of the novel. In the latter case the translator must, through Humpty Dumpty, supply explanations of the invented words. But, he suggests, “even in this pathologically difficult case of translation, there seems to be some rough equivalence obtainable, a kind of rough isomorphism, partly global, partly local, between the brains of all the readers”.

In 1967, D.G. Orlovskaya wrote a Russian translation of “Jabberwocky” entitled “Barmaglot” (“Бармаглот”), which became popular for its nonsensical rhymes. “Barmaglot” becomes the word for the “Jabberwock”, “Brandashmyg” for “Bandersnatch” and words like “myumsiki” (“мюмзики”) echo “mimsy”. Yuen Ren Chao, a Chinese linguist, translated the poem into Chinese by inventing characters to imitate what Rob Gifford of National Public Radio refers to as the “slithy toves that gyred and gimbled in the wabe of Carroll’s original”. Satyajit Ray, a film-maker, translated the work into Bengali[30] and concrete poet Augusto de Campos created a Brazilian Portuguese version. There is also an Arabic translation by Wael Al-Mahdi and multiple translations into Latin were made within the first weeks of Carroll’s original publication”

It was very exciting for me to prepare this edition of Did You Know series, i’ve enjoyed it a lot. I hope you did as well. Thank you for reading, take care and see you!! 😀 😀

Music with Rivers… #6

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the 6th edition of the Music with Rivers series! This week a great song from 80’s will be my feature. Originally this song was sung by “Alphaville”, my precious beautiful friend wero reminded me this great song, so i decided to find a newer version of this. This cover sung by “Ane Brun”, i loved her version, but don’t forget to check “Alphaville” version as well. Thank you for visiting, take care and enjoy the music!!! 😀 😀 😀

Updates from Japanese Magical Rooms

Hi Everyone,

I would like to share latest artifact.jp blog news with you on my this post. First of all, there is a new “Thieves Guild Second Cup” squire fights coming. It will happen between 09.12-09.19th. You can let your squires into these fights to get nice prizes. There is an item from event; Thieves Guild key which can be synthesed into “Talisman of the Thieves Guild”, also you can get gold medals and grand prize is the cup.  To join these events you can click on the fight guild which will visit your room randomly and you can check your warehouse (Even though you don’t have contract). You can see the pictures of the items which can be gathered from event below.

Another update was “Diamond” Lobby this week, you can see couple of players and dead new monster there.

Another update on Magical Rooms is (Which i always dreamt of) chest furnitures. You cna now synthese your chest in to furnitures. There are 2 size availables, you can see pictures below. Thank you very much for reading, take care and see you later! 😀 😀 😀

 

People Behind the Puppets Volume 18

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the 18th edition of the People Behind the Puppets series! It’s amazing how long it’s been since i first started this series. With this edition, it’s have been 4 and a half month since I first started. I hope you enjoy this part of my blog, if you have any suggestions or thoughts on this serie, please leave a comment. 😀

Anyway, on this edition of the People Behind the Puppets, the one and only Tinyy will be my guest, hope you enjoy this entry! 😀 😀 😀

“Hi Tinyy, thank you very much for accepting my interview, let’s talk about your current situation before interview, so, how are you? What have you been doing lately in both real life and Puppet Guardian? 
Thank you for having me this week Rivers! I love your blog and of course these wonderful interviews you have. These last few weeks I’ve been really busy in real life, so my playing of the game kind of slowed down. But now I’m doing really well! School will start for me next week!

Do you remember when and how you first started playing Puppet Guardian? How did you find the Puppet Guardian website?
I started playing Puppet Guardian in late June of last year. I found the game because some friends suggested it to me, and thankfully I really took to the game. The game’s graphics really appealed to me as well as the intriguing and intimate community of players.

What are your favorite items and weapons in Puppet Guardian? Can you tell us more about your goals and progress at the moment?
My favorite weapon is of course my Paragon Bronze Hammer. I really like it because of it’s versatility. It has a powerful hit, in addition to it’s “quake” attack. As for my current goals, I just finished a lot of them this summer! In this last week, I finished a lot of my magic goals, as well as my Holy Axe. But this is the contrary to my usually slow improvement. Haha. But now my goal would be to collect Beastly Beards for the opening of Tower 12!

As a player who played for a long time, what are your thoughts over changes or updates on Puppet Guardian over the years?
Well, I have mixed feelings on the changes. I love the new towers, new events, etc. But sometimes I miss when we would just hang out in Tower 2 and talk. Because nowadays, it kind of seems like everyone is scattered around the game, and I miss when we were all together. But overall the changes have been positive.

People know how close you are with Nelliel (Who is another great Puppet Guardian player which was featured here on past). So, how did this friendship start? And to become this point, what things have both of you though?
Aw, haha. Nelliel is a wonderful person. We had met when she “went into disguise”. I was one of the only people that knew her secret. We bonded when we became twins, it was kind of a joke at first, but then Nell and I would wear the same clothes, have the same hair, right down to the same accessories! We spent all our time together and were always chatting. Since then both of our styles have changed, but our friendship stayed the same, just like real twins.

How clothing is important to you? What influences you on your clothes? How often you change your look?
This is a big one, I LOVE CLOTHES. My entire rucksack is filled with clothing, as well as my Merchant. All the clothing items in this game are so adorable. There are hundreds of different items and valuable or not, they all can add something special to an outfit. Nelliel really showed me that the use of uncommon items can add new levels and make a look more distinctive. I probably change my outfit every hour, just because I get bored of the old one XD. If a look can last me longer that, it’s a special one.

You have a nice blog to follow, where did this idea come from? What are your current blog projects and what can we expect from you on future?
My blog idea came from my sister blackmintz! I had always admired her blog and wanted to join in the fun! My favorite thing to do on my blog is my special segment “Tinyy’s Featured Outfit of the Week” or “TFOOTW”. Unfortunately, when the school year starts for me I’ll have more responsibility than I ever had before. My blog will have to slow down.

Do you have any memories or players from the past which makes you smile when you remember them?
I actually feel so lucky, because most of the people on my friends list still play! Although one player I really really miss would be Kwula. She was such a kind player. Kwula, if you’re reading this, please say “Hi” to me in JP version!

What does Puppet Guardian mean to you? How important is it for you and how can you describe it?
To me, Puppet Guardian is a way to hang out with my friends that live far away. It’s kind of like a melting pot. It’s intriguing to me that PG is a place where people from all around the world can come together and be friends and play together! Losing Puppet Guardian would be like losing a method of communication.

If you were without all your friends on Puppet Guardian, would you quit or would you make new friends? Why?
This is a hard one. I of course would try to make new friends, but it would never be the same. Every player is different, so I don’t think I could ever replace any of the great people I’ve met.

As an experienced player, do you have any suggestions for new players?
Never be afraid to ask for help. If you’re unsure about something never hesitate to ask! The community is very welcoming and helpful.

Thank you very much Tinyy for this interview, take care and see you!”

I hope you liked this entry of the People Behind the Puppets series, take care and see you until next edition! 😀 😀 😀