About Chordian

About me and this web site

Hey, and welcome to my personal web site. For once this is not a blog — it's more like a combination of some things I've created myself (particularly on computers) as well as some handy guides and lists for various PC games. The web site uses HTML, CSS and JavaScript and it was created solely with TextPad, so nothing too fancy there. I've also started using jQuery for some pages.

Name: Jens        Gender: Male        Nationality: Denmark        Contact: chordian@gmail.com

I have been involved with computers since ZX81, TI-99/4A and Commodore 64 was top of the line. In the beginning I was really into programming and was well versed in assembly language on both the C64 and the PC, but in the 21st century I became more of a gamer. In the beginning I played a lot of single player games (mostly PC) then jumped on the MMORPG wagon in 2005.

MMORPG

The MMORPG I've played the most is World of Warcraft, but I've also played a lot of EverQuest II and Lord of the Rings Online. I have briefly touched Age of Conan, City of Heroes, Guild Wars and Vanguard as well.

Enchantments in World of Warcraft

Why don't you make similar lists for other professions as well?

The list for enchantments has to be maintained by hand, nothing is automated. Part of it could of course be automated, except the information column for where to get the formula. This would probably always have to be researched and updated manually to avoid the rigid information style as seen on the database sites. However, the manual updating of the enchantments also means that it takes time to research and maintain the list, especially after major patches. This would be multiplied significantly for each additional profession added, and I am sorry to say that I currently don't have the time to expand it.

How about an in-game addon which will show what formulas I am missing?

I thought about making one, but I soon found out that I didn't have to — Ackis already made a great addon called Ackis Recipe List. It covers all professions and is highly recommended.

Barterers in Lord of the Rings Online

What are the dye settings for the appearance images?

All armour and outfit appearances have been grabbed with standard colors. Adjustable dye settings for appearance images is not planned. The section is primarily about browsing the items and examining the stats on them.

Why are some of the class trainers missing in certain hubs?

The images for the class trainers is, like most other images, obtained from game screenshots. Turbine made is so that you can only view the goods from the class trainer that matches your own class. Since my main is a Warden there is always a list for this class trainer. Unfortunately I'm a very "un-altoholic" kind of MMORPG player — I usually only have one main and never bother leveling alts since that would mean having to go through the same content all over again.

In some cases I have been able to "patch together" the lists from what I know from my own class trainer combined with what is available from other merchants, but in most cases I have no access at all. Such class trainers have been postponed for the time being. Later I will see how I can get help to add their lists as well.