My new Addiction... Star Wars: The Old Republic

   Hey remember when I said I created this blog because I thought my computer wouldn't be able to run the Star Wars: The Old Republic game? Well it turns out my computer can run it! Although the graphics quality is super low I still LOVE this game. To be honest the only other MMORPG that I have ever played was World of Warcraft which didn't really hold my attention for to long. I always found that when I wasn't playing with friends it was boring and the quests weren't compelling. I don't find that to be true of the Old Republic since ever single quest in the game is voice-acted.  

My Bounty Hunter Jarc
               

                 I decided to start up a bounty hunter for my first character (yeah I know it's one of the most played class on the Old Republic) I named him Jarc and begin my adventure. The bounty hunter story starts off with you arriving on the planet Hutta, home of the Hutts(Jabba the Hutt from Return of the Jedi is a Hutt) I meet with my team first composed of three people ones and older man who's name escapes me, another is a girl named Mako(Who eventually becomes your companion) and then an alien who's name also escapes me. My first mission is to make a reputation for myself on Hutta to get the attention of the gang-lord in the area so he will give me his sponsorship to join in with the Great Hunt, a tournament for the best bounty hunters in the galaxy. 
         My people will argue that The Old Republic is basically World Of Warcraft re-skinned to look like Star Wars, and for the most part thats true but there is just enough differences between the two games that The Old Republic doesn't feeling like a complete clone. One of the good things about The Old Republic being so much like World of Warcraft is that there is virtually no learning curve, in fact I didn't even have to use almost any of the tutorial except for the one explaining how Companions and Crafting work. The Old Republic has met all of my expectations that I had set for, and thankfully them already have 1 million subscribers which means that they will most certainly develop more and more content for it. 

First Post!

   Hello fellow internet users, my name is Jake, I am what many consider to be a "Nerd". I am considered this because I've read hundreds upon hundreds of comic books, I play at least 10 hours of video games a week and 30 hours at the most, I've watch hundreds of hours of Television(Mostly Sci-fi). So yes I am a Nerd. It's me being a nerd that lead to the creation of this blog. You see it was Tuesday December 13, 2011, I was really pumped up for the release of Star Wars The Old Republic  and was browsing the net looking at stuff for it. I then realized that my humble computer may not be able to run the game. I then looked up the required specs for it and what do you know my computer cannot run it. I literary almost had a nervous breakdown. Not only was the game coming out in less than a week but I also didn't have any money to upgrade my laptop or buy a desktop since I had just purchased a HDTV. I was royally screwed(do people still say that?) I was put into a sour mood so I scoured the net. And then an idea popped into my head, why don't I create a blog to keep my mind off of SWTOR. And thus Jake The Nerd was born.

Heres what the blog will feature:
*Once a week I will make a list of what comics I read this week and of those which ones I liked.
*I'll post my misadventures in gaming, I'm currently playing Skyrim, Alan Wake, and Minecraft.
*I'll tell you what I think about the shows I watch, I currently watch Person of Interest, Parks and Rec,            
  Community, Big Bang Theory, The Walking Dead, Chuck, Misfits, Psych, and I'm rewatching some of Star    
  Trek The Next Generation. I hope to start watching the Star Gate Series from beginning to end.