8.10.2007

Jet Li on Philippines commertial (SMB)

Martial arts expert Jet Li visits the Philippines for a commercial shoot!

Naging mailap ang Chinese and Hollywood superstar na si Jet Li nang humarap sa ilang piling miyembro ng media sa Manila Diamond Hotel sa Roxas Boulevard kahapon, June 28.

Mahigpit ang security ng martial arts expert. Walang puwedeng mag-interview, makipagkamay, o magpa-autograph sa kanya noong una.

Bago siya dumating sa venue, siniguro ng mga security personnel ang kanyang daraanan.

Ayon sa kanyang tagapagsalita, hindi raw gaanong marunong magsalita ng English ang Chinese actor kaya't nahihiya itong magpa-interview.

Pero naging magiliw sa pakikipag-usap ni Jet sa mga naroon. Nagpaunlak pa ito ng pagkakataon na makapagpa-picture ang lahat kasama siya. Dito nagkaroon ng tsansa ang GMA News at PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) na makatabi at makausap ang martial arts expert.

Very charming si Jet sa malapitan. Ibang-iba ang Jet Li na nakaharap namin sa action star na aming napanood. Sa kanyang mga pelikula, mahaba ang kanyang buhok. Pero ngayon ay skinhead na ang kanyang look at may mga pileges na siya sa gilid ng mata kapag ngumingiti.

Maliit lang pala siya, mga 5'5" ang taas, pero matipuno ang pangagatawan. Sinsero ang kanyang mga ngiti at pakikipag-usap. Sa putol-putol niyang Ingles ay nasabi nito ang ganda ng ating bansa.

"Very beautiful, very, very beautiful," nang itanong namin kung ano ang masasabi niya sa Pilipinas.

Ikalawang beses na raw niya itong bumisita sa Pilipinas. Mamamalagi raw siya dito ng ilang araw para sa shooting at pictorial.

Narito si Jet Li upang gumawa ng TV at print ads para sa San Miguel Beer. First time ito para sa beer company na kumuha ng isang Hollywood star para mag-endorse ng kanilang produkto. Ire-release naman ang nasabing mga ads sa kabuuan ng Asya.

Ayon sa aming source, isu-shoot ang nasabing ad sa Boracay at mapapanood daw ito sa darating na Agosto.

Siniguro ni Jet na babalik siyang muli sa ating bansa kahit hindi para sa trabaho.

"Jet Li is the perfect fit for San Miguel Pale Pilsen. The skill and dedication he brings to his craft is indisputable; his off-camera, behind the scenes commitment to global issues and global community is much admired," sinabi ng President at COO ng San Miguel Corporation na si Ramon Ang.

Bago umalis si Jet, nakatanggap ito ng tsekeng nagkakahalagang RMB 1 million para sa kanyang Red Cross of China at Jet Li One Foundation Project.

Nag-iwan pa si Jet ng isang mensahe: "Very happy, I am here. We are all one big family."

Sumikat si Jet sa mga Chinese films na Shaolin Temple, Once Upon a Time in China noong dekada 80. Noong 1998 naman ay na-penetrate niya ang Hollywood nang gumanap siya bilang main villain sa pelikula ni Mel Gibson na Lethal Weapon 4. His other Hollywood films are Romeo Must Die, Kiss of the Dragon, The One, Cradle 2 the Grave, at Danny the Dog. He is now filming The Mummy 3 kung saan siya gaganap ng mahalagang papel.


source: http://pep.ph/articles/12990/Martial-arts-expert-Jet-Li-visits-the-Philippines-for-a-commercial-shoot

IAH is on the Business after all...

ok, guys... here's the moment of truth and moment we've waiting for to believe and to frustrate about and to be happy about too (T_T) after reading the whole thing... i dont know what to think about it since they've did it for real! you may now judge, but there's a point too of all of this... and they have the right.

The time is now. It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Finally, after long speculation and deliberation, IAHGames is announcing the Granado Espada business model, the guidelines of continuation for the English version of the 2006 Korean Game of the Year.

Before lifting the curtains and firing the cannons, we want to thank all of you for playing Granado Espada, and voicing your opinions on the business.

IAHGames has taken into account all of the concerns and opinions voiced, and mixed them with our own professional experience to finalize a model that we feel will provide the best service standard for you.

Several points stand out in our final decision. While the biggest advantage of a free to play model is unlimited accessibility, there are several possible pitfalls to such a system.

1) A free to play system creates a significantly larger base of players who do not invest anything in the game other than time. Some of these players will not care about following rules of conduct or fair play. If they receive a warning or ban, they can instantly create another account for free and re-enter the game.

2) An extremely large player base can also lead to server crowding, without providing adequate revenue for IAHGames to install and run new servers. It is our goal to maintain an optimal volume of players on all worlds, and to open new worlds as necessary. A free to play system would hamper our ability to do so.

3) Along with server crowding, Customer Service and support lines would be stretched to accommodate the large player base, once again without providing the necessary revenue that allows IAHGames to expand the CS staff to meet the number of needs and requests of our gamers. We do not think it is fair if customer service experiences a queue of some 99 requests, and a paying customer, one who supports the service, is stuck 99 slots behind players who is not paying for the service.

4) The accessibility of a free to play system also opens the doors for gold farmers, scammers, and others who wish to manipulate Granado Espada’s in-game world to meet self-serving desires other than entertaining game play.

5) We feel that players who invest both their time and money in Granado Espada will be more likely to show love for the game, their fellow gamers and the Granado Espada community as a whole. These are the kind of gamers we cherish at IAHGames, and the type of customer we consider first when providing our services.

In the end, it boils down to an ability to realistically provide a quality service based on perceived gamer populations and anticipated revenue. This is a community, your community, and we want everyone to be treated equally. IAHGames made the decision based on these principles.

Granado Espada will run on a hybrid pay to play model.

Gamers will be required to invest at least SGD$9.90/P300/RM$20/USD$5.60 into the game per month via various payment methods. Minus a nominal fee, this amount will transfer into G-Points which can then be used at the cash shop for premium items. Players have the option to invest more than the minimum per month for large cash shop purchases:[/b]

i) G-Points With Game Time

click for image for whole view!

Players will get locally priced game value cards from their local distributors. Watch your local distributor's official GE websites for more information.

This model ensures that everyone in Granado Espada will be supporting the service with a real investment, but that investment will also offer a real return in the form of premium items.

There are no moochers or paying players. Everyone will invest in the game, but that investment still belongs to you, the gamer, for use at the cash shop. We feel it is the best way to maintain a quality service and game environment.

As a gesture of goodwill to celebrate our flagship online game, IAHGames have decided to reward all gamers who have been with us since the start of Pre-Open beta phase. 90 days of Free Game Play time will be allocated to all gamers who have at least 1 character above Level 20 during the transition to commercial phase. For more information on this, check out the FAQ here.

Thanks for your support of Granado Espada so far, and we look forward to seeing your continued adventures in this beautiful online world.

Jonathon Sze
Regional Product Manager
Granado Espada S.E Asia

8.09.2007

What is Baron Mode? (Granado Espada)

Here you go, its about Baron feature on Granado Espada 2.1.18

Baron Mode, a feature only available on PK (player kill) enabled servers, allows chaos loving players to roam the plains killing other players at their leisure.

In order to enter Baron Mode, a player must execute a successful forced attack on another player. If this attack results in a kill, the kill is counted as a Baron Kill, and enters the murdering player’s family into Baron Mode.

Players adventuring in Baron mode will receive a special Baron buff that increases their attack and lowers their defense. While in Baron mode they cannot join a squad, are susceptible to attack from any non-Baron player, and stand a chance to permanently lose an equipped item if they are slain.

In order to execute a forced attack, the player attack and the player being attacked must have a family level of at least 6. Family level is calculated based on your family’s total number of characters and the level of those characters. A family of only 3 characters will achieve Family Level 6 if all three characters are approximately level 64.

When you successfully execute a Baron Kill, you will earn Baron Points which stack to increase your Baron Level. As your Baron Level increases, the effect of your Baron buff will also increase, as will the likelihood to lose some of your items if you die.

A successful Baron kill awards points based on the level of the character killed. The formula is (Level of Character killed - 1). For example, if you execute a Baron Kill on a level 100 character, you will be awarded 99 Baron points. If you Baron Kill an entire MCC party of level 100 characters, you will be awarded 297 Baron points.

If you have a change of heart and wish to return to the ways of the good pioneer, don’t worry. Baron points will decrease when you kill normal monsters.

Because Barons are considered criminals of Granado Espada, you won’t be able to interact with most NPCs as a Baron. If you want to shop, use a waypoint, or take respite from battle as a Baron, you’ll have to do it in Los Toldos, the secret Baron enclave in Porto Bello.

Now when you choose to follow the dark path, hopefully you’ll do so a little more informed.


source: http://ge.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=220&sec=1&ssec=4

8.06.2007

August News! (Granado Espada SG)

ok guys, this is a great and lovely news for us here, since Granado Espada Singapore is near Commercial lunch, They put up some cool thing on a server, its the 2X EXP BOOST!!! now this is FUN! easy to level up now! now this update will be implimented this comming days... so here is the news from the TEAM.

RAM Upgrade & Extended 2X EXP Boost

In light of Singapore's National Day on 9 August 2007, Thursday, the weekly scheduled maintenance will be shifted to 7 August 2007, Tuesday, 9am (GMT+8) and will last till 8 August 2007, Wednesday, 1pm (GMT+8). During this period, Granado Espada game service will be unavailable. The extended maintenance is necessary as we will be upgrading our RAM from 2GB to 4GB for over 100 of Granado Espada's game systems. We will also be adding additional security systems to our routers. The 2X EXP boost will be extended to 7 August 2007, Tuesday, 9am.

8.05.2007

added ones

Ok, after so many hours of beautification, I finally added few features like the Vana'diel Wind : Final Fantasy XI Online Steaming video so that everyone can see what is happening inside the game on REAL-TIME.

Version 2.1.18 Granado Espada Update (SG)

Ok, I've read this update last wed. Aug. 1. and I was surprised though its bit late that I know GE korea is now implimented the patch already long time ago...

Hrin got a sneak peak for ves people.

Hrin:
Hrin’s Updates: Last Episode Of ‘Days Of Our Speculating Lives’ Approaches!

Hi guys,

1. Start Your Download Now!

Woot! The V2.1.18 patch is available for download now! There are two options of downloads for you over here :
http://ge.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=96&sec=1&ssec=4 - the full game client of V2.1.18 or the manual patch of V2.1.18. Just a quick reminder though, it has been password protected because the server side V2.1.18 patch has not yet been installed. Any attempts to install the patch to your current client will result in game client corruption and your current Granado Espada client will be unable to run. We will release the password on 16th August 2007, after we patch the servers during server maintenance.[/b][/color]

ok, i got the manual patch for bittorent, but remember that it is password protected until Aug. 16th, this is just in case. so just keep the file until GE TEAM SG release the password on AUG. 16 th.

torrent:
http://www.mininova.org/tor/821698
alternative:
http://www.cityofauch.com/index.php?...il einfo&id=8
thanks for Lt. Taulin & warforge for the alternatives.

ok, here is a few few sneak peak of the 1st features of 2.1.18 patch that will be implimented this AUG 16th

The Mercenary Contract and Character Trading!so many of us is wondering if its possible, NOW it IS!

Mercenary Contracts allow you to change your characters into character cards, which can then be traded to other players for Vis or other items.

To turn one of your characters into a Mercenary, you must first purchase a Mercenary Permit from the Premium Shop. Then you’ll need to pay a visit to the Mercenary Agent. You’ll find him in Pegadilla, the alleyway in the Port of Coimbra.



The Mercenary agent in Port Of Coimbra will help you create and hire Mercenary characters

Mercenary Contracts: Creating a Mercenary

Mercenary Contracts allow you to change your characters into character cards, which can then be traded to other players for Vis or other items.

To turn one of your characters into a Mercenary, you must first purchase a Mercenary Permit from the Premium Shop. Then you’ll need to pay a visit to the Mercenary Agent. You’ll find him in Pegadilla, the alleyway in the Port of Coimbra.

In order to become a mercenary, the character must:

- Be level 50 or higher

- Not have any items equipped

- Purchase a Mercenary License

You must also have at least one other character in your active party when turn the leader into a mercenary.

NOTE: Turning a character into a Mercenary comes with a penalty of ~20% of that character’s gained experience. For example, a level 100 character would only be about level 94-95 after becoming a mercenary. This experience can be re-gained after they are hired and activated again.

You must purchase a Mercenary Permit from the Premium Shop to convert a character into a mercenary. Once a character becomes a mercenary, you can trade them to other families as a character card

Once these requirements are met, you can change the character to a mercenary character card. The character will retain all skill points, learned stances and stance levels, along with any veteran promotions they may have. The card will appear in your inventory, and can now be traded for items or Vis.

Hiring a Mercenary

In order to create a character from a mercenary card, your team members must at least be level 30. Once you obtain a mercenary character card from another family, visit the Mercenary agent to activate that character in your family.

To create a Character from a Mercenary Contract, you must have 100,000 Vis, a Mercenary Contract (the character’s Mercenary card), and an open space in your Barracks. Visit the Mercenary agent and select the option to hire a mercenary character. A creation window will appear.

Drag the card into the open slot to see the mercenary character’s details. You can also click a button to see their stance details before creating them. Enter the name you wish the new character to have and click “Create a Character.” The character has now been employed in your family.

The new character will carry your assigned first name and your family name. They will be created with no items, but will retain all stances, stance EXP and veteran promotions earned with their previous family. However they will only have ~80% of their previous overall EXP.

With the Mercenary System, you can now trade or sell away unwanted characters, and buy or trade for new characters without having to do all your own training.

source:
http://ge.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=187&sec=1&ssec=4

and this is the 2nd sneak feature!

The Party Elections!

now its up to your people to elect your leader! wow! now this is what we call POLITICS! though the game itself is originally a POLITICAL online game since the birth of the korean version.

Currently every player has a leader character and, if they belong to a faction, a faction leader. V2.1.18 raises the bar of leadership, opening a position for political party leaders!

Since such a powerful position shouldn’t be determined by any simple method, these leaders will be elected by YOU, the playing community.

Each Party leader will be awarded a special item, and the leader of the dominant party will collect all market deposits as a tax.

You can now elect the future leaders of Granado Espada!

Here’s how it works:

Each political party will have one leadership position available. The Republican Leader carries the title of President, while the Royalist leader carries the title of Duke.

To be eligible for the top position, a player must be:

1) A Faction Leader

2) The Faction’s Level must be 52

3) The Faction must have a Party Affiliation

Players may only run or vote for the positions within their party. Politically unaffiliated players will not be able to participate in the election.

For a set period of time (check the website for updates!), party members will be able to make nominations for the top position. Once the nomination period has ended, the voting can begin. Voting is done by clicking on the election box located in Reboldeoux.

Once voting concludes, the winners will be announced to all in the server. Party members will receive a more detailed message about the election results, which includes the top 3 finishers and the votes acquired.

The Dominant Party:
The Importance of Colony War

Whichever party holds the majority of territories in Granado Espada following the weekly colony war will be named the dominant party. What does this have to do with the elections? Everything!

The Leader of the dominant party will immediately be named Chancellor of Granado Espada, and will collect all market deposits as tax.

src:
http://ge.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=199&sec=1&ssec=4

2.1.18 features new NPC IRAWAN, a muai thai fighter that can be recruited through quests too... and NEW PREMIUM dungeons and quests in the MAPs, this PREMIUM items will serve as GATEPASS for the PREMIUM DUNGEONS and some areas in the NEW CONTINENT!

thank you for the time and reading, hope this news helps. :tralalalala and oh, thank you BLACK for taking me on your TEAM!

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