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I am often asked about my choice of name for forums and games. I try to go by Riku and, if not that, RikuKitty (which is my summoner name on LoL if anyone wants to add me!).
Truthfully, I get rather tired of the questions sometimes. Hearing "like Riku from Kingdom Hearts?" makes me want to scream. Mostly because I really don't enjoy the kingdom hearts games, not would I name my female characters all after a male, as feminine as he may be. That brings about another issue, though, many people ask if it's from Final Fantasy. Sorry, but Riku isn't Rikku!!!
So where did "Riku" come from? World of Warcraft. No, not a character in the Warcraft lore, it came from the game. When I first made my account, I sat there trying to think of a name for my Night Elf druid. I'm rather picky about names and their lengths. I generally don't like names that can be turned into nicknames I don't like, so I try to keep my character names short. Basically, I sat there typing in four or five letter names until Riku went through. It was the first name I tried that wasn't taken and I happened to really like it. Thus, I am Riku! >:D
Despite RikuKitty being my most common gamertag, I generally tend to avoid two-word names, especially ones that involve a word like "Kitty." My other WoW characters are named Luminai, Kioni, Ziku, Firm and Moonshine. Alright, so Moonshine might be a bit of a stress, but she's a Night Elf priest and having the double meaning to her name is absolutely hilarious, especially because she was on 2s and 3s teams with a warlock named Vodka (one of which was named Boozin and Snoozin).
I loved that little priesty to death before they screwed up Disc in Cata. I was a complete terror with her when I was leveling, trying to gank absolutely anyone I came across. I remember tracking down a 63 warrior and 64 paladin when I was 62 and killing them both while laughing manically. Okay, so maybe I get into pvp a little bit too much at times, but I never picked on anyone lower level than me!! I really just loved how discipline priests played and leveled her disc straight from the first talent point! Though I started arenas super late (she hit 80 after ICC was released), I climbed the rankings fast and without much gear! Then again, disc/rogue and disc/lock can be pretty powerful combos!
Alright, alright, enough of my WoW chatter and back to my name. I guess it helps that my real name is Renee, so Riku sounds fairly similar. In truth, I respond to both irl. A few weeks of hanging out with guild members in person made it very easy to forget what I am supposed to be called! I'm quite fond of the name, so I really appreciate that it is so easily remembered!
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Anyway, both my school's Bacon Club and Cheese Club are having meetings (and free food) in just a few minutes, so I'm off for now! Byeeee!
Oh, if you do want to hear me blather on about WoW, though, check this out:
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Well...they've made Disc suck a lot less in PvE with all the changes, though Holy is still the go-to spec. I still hear mediocre to bad things about it in PvP, though. Isn't RMP still considered strong at the higher levels, though?
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On May 08 2011 07:50 PH wrote:
Well...they've made Disc suck a lot less in PvE with all the changes, though Holy is still the go-to spec. I still hear mediocre to bad things about it in PvP, though. Isn't RMP still considered strong at the higher levels, though?
I think RMP will forever be beautiful simply for it's CC. It's really not based on having a priest there because a priest is a best healer, but because of the CC that a priest brings in. Having sheep, fear, and sap means the other healer can be generally disabled throughout the entire fight! The addition of having a mana steal, especially with how much more mana-sensitive Cata is, makes it a really killer combo despite what I consider lack-luster pvp healing from priests.
Truthfully, I haven't been on my priest in a while, so I am only aware of the initial changes made in Cataclysm. Still, I doubt they have lessened the nerf on disc priest bubbles, which really was the core of disc priests before Cata. I really only ever used my priest seriously in PvP, though, and it seems rather lame that holy gets the best of both worlds where disc has to deal with "suck a lot less" and "mediocre to bad."
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It's also a common finnish forename. 
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United States24613 Posts
I was thinking of making a very similar blog actually.... people always assume my username is named after the country in the Pacific, the Federated State of Micronesia. That's not it, nor did I get it from Zoolander.
I have a pet crow that knees people (thanks Kau).
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But Kingdom Hearts is such a great game <3 :D
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Vatican City State2594 Posts
My name speaks for itself, I don't need any otaku rage.
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On May 08 2011 08:16 EtherealDeath wrote:
Cheese club ololol
Bring the air freshener.
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On May 08 2011 07:40 Riku wrote:
I remember tracking down a 63 warrior and 64 paladin when I was 62 and killing them both while laughing manically. Okay, so maybe I get into pvp a little bit too much at times, but I never picked on anyone lower level than me!!
I remember destroying a level 64 death knight twice in a row as a 56 shadow priest. Yeah. I was laughing like a maniac, too, especially since I had no idea how to play a priest at all. Actually, I just laugh like a maniac regardless so long as someone else is suffering.
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Valhalla18444 Posts
how can you destroy a 64 death knight when you're sub-60? gotta be playing against the biggest retard in the world given that a DKs gear in outlands is better than endgame vanilla raid gear
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Exactly. He was levelling by grinding his way through winterspring.
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that is also how i made my D2 hero names. short and random.
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the bacon...and cheese clubs....
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In wow, I tend to just randomize and see what comes up. I've got some very unique names with it, Bairrain and Mastarcyon.
Moonshine reminds me of the drink
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WoW is just a boring game to play (at least in PvE). The only two things keeping me raiding were the guild I was in (those people are super baller (Valio / Kyl @ Nordrassil - EU if someone else from the guild is in here)) and when you killed a actually challenging boss. The bad thing was that the latter was a rare sight. I can actually remember only 5 hard bosses from TBC / WotLK. Oh well, playing with the guild was a blast with all the drunken karaoke nights, funpvp and just straight up comedic guild chat.
For PvP I just plainly sucked so I refrained from it for the most part. I also got pissed off from all the RNG in the game. As a person coming from a FPS background I find RNG really frustrating.
On May 08 2011 08:05 stilez wrote:It's also a common finnish forename.
This is true to some degree, but it isn't even close to the most common forenames. :p
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Every time I see your name, I just think of Riku from FFX...
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On May 08 2011 07:40 Riku wrote:
I loved that little priesty to death before they screwed up Disc in Cata. I was a complete terror with her when I was leveling, trying to gank absolutely anyone I came across. I remember tracking down a 63 warrior and 64 paladin when I was 62 and killing them both while laughing manically. Okay, so maybe I get into pvp a little bit too much at times, but I never picked on anyone lower level than me!! I really just loved how discipline priests played and leveled her disc straight from the first talent point! Though I started arenas super late (she hit 80 after ICC was released), I climbed the rankings fast and without much gear! Then again, disc/rogue and disc/lock can be pretty powerful combos!
Argh I know... what on earth was Blizzard thinking with the changes to disc 
I used to love my priest so much but once Cata hit it just ruined how it used to work. The new smite mechanics were so freaking boring. I had a brief stint as Holy but it just wasn't the same so I quit.
My undead priest was originally a 60 twink for around 2 years until exp for bgs came in. I then leveled her to 80 and did arena and some random raiding here and there. I never got bored of playing disc in battlegrounds or arena.
After that she had a short time as a gnome while I played with friends on a different server but it wasn't the same and I went back to Blackrock and back to being undead 
Looking through my screenshots is still heaps of fun. I'll only post a couple though:
First I was undead...
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Then a gnome...
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Then back to being dead ^_^
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I also used to get a lot of enjoyment out of model editing. I was really sad when Blizzard killed it off in 4.0 and then each time a new method was found they killed it again. Really frustrating when for years they turned a blind eye to cosmetic edits and then decided they were going to declare war on it.
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On May 08 2011 08:13 micronesia wrote:
I was thinking of making a very similar blog actually.... people always assume my username is named after the country in the Pacific, the Federated State of Micronesia. That's not it, nor did I get it from Zoolander.
I have a pet crow that knees people (thanks Kau).
Haha, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't write that blog! It could be an interesting read!
On May 08 2011 08:16 EtherealDeath wrote:
Cheese club ololol
My school funds interesting clubs. While we have ones such as the hiking club, the surf club and the field sports club, we also have the wine club, the bacon club, the cheese club, etc. We even have a club that funds "girly" activities such has getting manicures (of course, it isn't female exclusive, but guys don't really attend).
On May 08 2011 09:02 Gene wrote:
that is also how i made my D2 hero names. short and random.
Haha, yep! I can't remember my hero names right now, but I know they follow the same convention.
On May 08 2011 10:07 KOPF wrote:WoW is just a boring game to play (at least in PvE). The only two things keeping me raiding were the guild I was in (those people are super baller (Valio / Kyl @ Nordrassil - EU if someone else from the guild is in here)) and when you killed a actually challenging boss. The bad thing was that the latter was a rare sight. I can actually remember only 5 hard bosses from TBC / WotLK. Oh well, playing with the guild was a blast with all the drunken karaoke nights, funpvp and just straight up comedic guild chat. For PvP I just plainly sucked so I refrained from it for the most part. I also got pissed off from all the RNG in the game. As a person coming from a FPS background I find RNG really frustrating. This is true to some degree, but it isn't even close to the most common forenames. :p
The raid fights are definitely more difficult than they were in WotLK. I think some WotLK fights were challenging, but that a lot of them were free loot. However, I really did like the diversity of the encounters. They were really fun for some reason other than their difficulty, but I can't quite put my finger on why.
I know what you mean about it being fun with a good guild, though, A guild really makes or breaks the game.
On May 08 2011 10:30 mifan wrote:
Every time I see your name, I just think of Riku from FFX...
That's Rikku! Not Riku!
On May 08 2011 16:51 vek wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2011 07:40 Riku wrote:
I loved that little priesty to death before they screwed up Disc in Cata. I was a complete terror with her when I was leveling, trying to gank absolutely anyone I came across. I remember tracking down a 63 warrior and 64 paladin when I was 62 and killing them both while laughing manically. Okay, so maybe I get into pvp a little bit too much at times, but I never picked on anyone lower level than me!! I really just loved how discipline priests played and leveled her disc straight from the first talent point! Though I started arenas super late (she hit 80 after ICC was released), I climbed the rankings fast and without much gear! Then again, disc/rogue and disc/lock can be pretty powerful combos! Argh I know... what on earth was Blizzard thinking with the changes to disc I used to love my priest so much but once Cata hit it just ruined how it used to work. The new smite mechanics were so freaking boring. I had a brief stint as Holy but it just wasn't the same so I quit. My undead priest was originally a 60 twink for around 2 years until exp for bgs came in. I then leveled her to 80 and did arena and some random raiding here and there. I never got bored of playing disc in battlegrounds or arena. After that she had a short time as a gnome while I played with friends on a different server but it wasn't the same and I went back to Blackrock and back to being undead Looking through my screenshots is still heaps of fun. I'll only post a couple though: First I was undead... + Show Spoiler +Then a gnome... + Show Spoiler +Then back to being dead ^_^ + Show Spoiler +I also used to get a lot of enjoyment out of model editing. I was really sad when Blizzard killed it off in 4.0 and then each time a new method was found they killed it again. Really frustrating when for years they turned a blind eye to cosmetic edits and then decided they were going to declare war on it.
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean.
Haha, maybe I'll go through my old screenshots again, I have some really interesting ones.
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On May 08 2011 07:56 Riku wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2011 07:50 PH wrote:
Well...they've made Disc suck a lot less in PvE with all the changes, though Holy is still the go-to spec. I still hear mediocre to bad things about it in PvP, though. Isn't RMP still considered strong at the higher levels, though? I think RMP will forever be beautiful simply for it's CC. It's really not based on having a priest there because a priest is a best healer, but because of the CC that a priest brings in. Having sheep, fear, and sap means the other healer can be generally disabled throughout the entire fight! The addition of having a mana steal, especially with how much more mana-sensitive Cata is, makes it a really killer combo despite what I consider lack-luster pvp healing from priests. Truthfully, I haven't been on my priest in a while, so I am only aware of the initial changes made in Cataclysm. Still, I doubt they have lessened the nerf on disc priest bubbles, which really was the core of disc priests before Cata. I really only ever used my priest seriously in PvP, though, and it seems rather lame that holy gets the best of both worlds where disc has to deal with "suck a lot less" and "mediocre to bad."
I thought RMP succeeded because of the Priest's ability to become a 3rd DPS? At least that's the impression I get whenever I watch Hydra or Numberone play.
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My friends parents who's house we used to ln at in Highschool call me by my Gaming name haha. As do a lot of my friends that I play games with.
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On May 09 2011 02:53 Denzil wrote:Show nested quote +On May 08 2011 07:56 Riku wrote:On May 08 2011 07:50 PH wrote:
Well...they've made Disc suck a lot less in PvE with all the changes, though Holy is still the go-to spec. I still hear mediocre to bad things about it in PvP, though. Isn't RMP still considered strong at the higher levels, though? I think RMP will forever be beautiful simply for it's CC. It's really not based on having a priest there because a priest is a best healer, but because of the CC that a priest brings in. Having sheep, fear, and sap means the other healer can be generally disabled throughout the entire fight! The addition of having a mana steal, especially with how much more mana-sensitive Cata is, makes it a really killer combo despite what I consider lack-luster pvp healing from priests. Truthfully, I haven't been on my priest in a while, so I am only aware of the initial changes made in Cataclysm. Still, I doubt they have lessened the nerf on disc priest bubbles, which really was the core of disc priests before Cata. I really only ever used my priest seriously in PvP, though, and it seems rather lame that holy gets the best of both worlds where disc has to deal with "suck a lot less" and "mediocre to bad." I thought RMP succeeded because of the Priest's ability to become a 3rd DPS? At least that's the impression I get whenever I watch Hydra or Numberone play.
The dps is a benefit to RMP, but it's really based on the CC, or else some other combo with priests would be just as popular. While a priest can offer a lot of harassment dps, I would say even the mana burn brings more to the team. However, all good priests should put in dps whenever they can, regardless of the combo.
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On May 08 2011 16:51 vek wrote:Argh I know... what on earth was Blizzard thinking with the changes to disc I used to love my priest so much but once Cata hit it just ruined how it used to work. The new smite mechanics were so freaking boring. I had a brief stint as Holy but it just wasn't the same so I quit. My undead priest was originally a 60 twink for around 2 years until exp for bgs came in. I then leveled her to 80 and did arena and some random raiding here and there. I never got bored of playing disc in battlegrounds or arena. After that she had a short time as a gnome while I played with friends on a different server but it wasn't the same and I went back to Blackrock and back to being undead Looking through my screenshots is still heaps of fun. I'll only post a couple though: First I was undead... + Show Spoiler +Then a gnome... + Show Spoiler +Then back to being dead ^_^ + Show Spoiler +I also used to get a lot of enjoyment out of model editing. I was really sad when Blizzard killed it off in 4.0 and then each time a new method was found they killed it again. Really frustrating when for years they turned a blind eye to cosmetic edits and then decided they were going to declare war on it.
Wait holy shit what server were you on, I was in Mostly Harmless (one of 52357839272 of them)
You also have very familiar looking undeads...
I'm having this happen alot, I swear to god I know everybody I see. Actually if you haven't recognized my name from WoW yet you probably weren't on the same server as me, as I was Torenhire in WoW too.
I'll put some pics up too, since it's the new cool thing to do.
Also Disc Priests were fucking evil in arenas. Take your mana burn and GTFO
My partner in arenas was also my gf so once she left me (We missed gladiator by like 10 points and she got mad at me and dumped me) (PS I'm joking) I just pieced together a pretty UI and lived in Wintergrasp being annoying with my awesome healy skills.
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Trolling (hahaha pun) people in goldshire with my Razzashi Raptor mount. Back when I was human and before I met my girlfriend. She made me turn into a stupid blood elf. I've been human paladin since day 1 of release! ><
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Also that UI started out pretty cool but then I made it really hideously ugly, don't look at it.
I eventually told that guy a GM gave it to me, and he believed it. lol.
I also spent a lot of time being a general badass on my server.
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Here's everyone unable to turn in their PVP daily because I was prot and unkillable...eventually all the horde started healing him and I got a prot warrior and some shaman to help me out. About an hour later I got banned for three days for exploiting. I think the horde could have just let him die and then they'd have been good, he instant respawns.
This picture, let me preface it by saying I was trying to make my UI and Clintak made me come PVP - so it's hideously bad, even worse than the above one.
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"Mind if I join you two?"
"Yes"
You cry.
Here's another rev of Toren UI, and a halfway decent picture.
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And last but not least, I will shamelessly admit that when I wasn't in arenas / world PVP, I was RPing, and I looked pretty sexy.
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WoW-free since a year and a half ago! <3
It's good to reminisce, I miss all my old friends and have managed to keep track of a lot of them. Now that I feel I have sufficiently spammed the blog with nonsense... I am going to F5f5f5f5f5 until Vek tells me where he took those pictures. Haha.
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I played on Blackrock since fairly soon after the game was released.
Originally as a mage called Vek, then a warrior called Vekki and then my priest Vekkeh (who is called Popipo since becoming a gnome).
Both the screenshots of my undead priest were taken on Blackrock.
One of my favourite things to do was collect RP gear and just mess around with alliance out the front of ironforge.
Also had a druid called Resto and another mage called Vek on Frostmourne alliance that I played quite a bit during BC. I used to do arena on about 4 characters a week
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Aw, not on Blackrock. That was where the REAL Mostly Harmless way, IIRC. :p
I spent probably a third of my RP time in the Undercity trying to purge the undead out of Lordaeron, for Uther of course.
I have spent all night trying to think of the character that you look exactly like. and I can't remember. Oh well!
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