The Official Community Blog of Granado Espada would like to thank the avid readers, especially to the Pinoy gaming community. With this, we'll be giving away lots of in-game items with every challenge posted, so always stay tuned~!

My first challenge: where is the location of this image and do go in-game and take a screenshot of this place as well! (THE EXACT PLACE SHOULD BE YOUR SCREENSHOT) The first to post at the COMMENTS link will instantly win the challenge and an in-game item! Don't forget to post your IGN, server and email address! ^_~

Where d'you think Lisa went to? ^^

Hi everyone!

The e-Games Community Management Crew will be guests for the Brewrats show with Tado, Ramon Bautista and Angel tonight at 10PM. We will be talking about our online games and also, the gaming community. You can also call the station 02-6330995 for any Community-related questions.


No ranting out any vulgar language! :P

We will be also giving out lots of in-game item prizes on-air!

So stay tuned to 99.5 Campus FM tonight~!

Here are the results that you've all been waiting for:
April 6
CERVANTES
Halcyon Faction 11
Vradical Faction 10
WrathOfGod Faction 15
GuardsOfHonour 2

CARRACCI
Destiny Faction 9
Outcasts Faction 3
E m I n e n c e Faction 10
ClubHootHoot Faction 4
¤ ALL ¤ STAR ¤ Faction 5
Avalon Faction 7

CARAVAGGIO
BaRuRotBoYz Faction 3
SupperClub™ Faction 24
Azyr Faction 3
Rebirth Faction 3
MilkyService™ Faction 3
Decepticons Faction 2

PACHELBEL
ºÆõ²•×þØ€ Faction 3
ELITE Faction 4
Deviant Faction 8
That Faction 9
®•Singapore• Faction 1
•Ad•Infinitum• Faction 6
"•R‡p•" Faction 4
† BlackReaper † Faction 1
MamiPoKo¤PanTs Faction 2

VIVALDI
SexyBunnies™ Faction 1
GoD Faction 1
Aggressor™ Faction 5
DefendeRz Faction 4
Legends™ Faction 11
HèllRªiérs Faction 13
IntrudeRz Faction 3

April 13
CERVANTES
Halcyon Faction 17
Vradical Faction 22
WrathOfGod Faction 32
GuardsOfHonour 3
BlackSociety 2

CARRACCI
Destiny Faction 15
Outcasts Faction 8
E m I n e n c e Faction 20
ClubHootHoot Faction 8
¤ ALL ¤ STAR ¤ Faction 9
Avalon Faction 10
Sovereign Faction 5
Corazón Del León 2
What 2

CARAVAGGIO
BaRuRotBoYz Faction 6
SupperClub™ Faction 48
Azyr Faction 6
Rebirth Faction 3
MilkyService™ Faction 9
Decepticons Faction 4

PACHELBEL
ºÆõ²•×þØ€ Faction 6
ELITE Faction 7
Deviant Faction 17
That Faction 21
®•Singapore• Faction 2
•Ad•Infinitum• Faction 9
"•R‡p•" Faction 7
† BlackReaper † Faction 3
MamiPoKo¤PanTs Faction 2
Osiris 1
†PINOY†ALLSTARS† 1

VIVALDI
SexyBunnies™ Faction 2
GoD Faction 2
Aggressor™ Faction 13
DefendeRz Faction 8
Legends™ Faction 22
HèllRªiérs Faction 26
IntrudeRz Faction 3

April 20
CERVANTES
Halcyon Faction 28
Vradical Faction 32
WrathOfGod Faction 49
GuardsOfHonour 3
BlackSociety 2

CARRACCI
Destiny Faction 21
Outcasts Faction 13
E m I n e n c e Faction 26
ClubHootHoot Faction 8
¤ ALL ¤ STAR ¤ Faction 19
Avalon Faction 14
Sovereign Faction 8
Corazón Del León 2
What 4
Takhisis 2

CARAVAGGIO
BaRuRotBoYz Faction 9
SupperClub™ Faction 77
Azyr Faction 7
Rebirth Faction 3
MilkyService™ Faction 10
Decepticons Faction 4
Ars Moriendi 5
Carnaval 1

PACHELBEL
ºÆõ²•×þØ€ Faction 6
ELITE Faction 13
Deviant Faction 24
That Faction 32
®•Singapore• Faction 3
•Ad•Infinitum• Faction 11
"•R‡p•" Faction 10
† BlackReaper † Faction 3
MamiPoKo¤PanTs Faction 5
Osiris 2
†PINOY†ALLSTARS† 5

VIVALDI
SexyBunnies™ Faction 3
GoD Faction 3
Aggressor™ Faction 18
DefendeRz Faction 11
Legends™ Faction 33
HèllRªiérs Faction 39
IntrudeRz Faction 6
¤ VII ¤ 1


April 27 - Final CW Points

CERVANTES
Halcyon Faction 41
Vradical Faction 34
WrathOfGod Faction 67
GuardsOfHonour Faction 6
BlackSociety Faction 4


CARRACCI
Destiny Faction 30
E m I n e n c e Faction 27
¤ ALL ¤ STAR ¤ Faction 26
Avalon Faction 23
Outcasts Faction 19
ClubHootHoot Faction 12
Sovereign Faction 8
What Faction 6


CARAVAGGIO
SupperClub™ Faction 82
Ars Moriendi Faction 31
MilkyService™ Faction 14
BaRuRotBoYz Faction 9
Azyr Faction 7
Decepticons Faction 4
Rebirth Faction 3
RedstarAvengers Faction 3


PACHELBEL
That Faction 45
Deviant Faction 27
ELITE Faction 16
"•R‡p•" Faction 13
•Ad•Infinitum• Faction 12
ºÆõ²•×þØ€ Faction 11
MamiPoKo¤PanTs Faction 8
†PINOY†ALLSTARS† Faction 6


VIVALDI
HèllRªiérs Faction 52
Legends™ Faction 46
Aggressor™ Faction 20
IntrudeRz Faction 12
DefendeRz Faction 11
SexyBunnies™ Faction 5
GoD Faction 3
¤ VII ¤ Faction 3

***The factions under April 27 (Final CW Point-System) will be moving on to the finals of War of the Factions. Here are the schedules:

War of Factions II Finals: May 3, 2008
Cervantes 1000 - 1200 (GMT +8)
Carracci 1200 - 1400 (GMT +8)
Caravaggio 1400 - 1600 (GMT +8)
Pachelbel 1600 - 1800 (GMT +8)
Vivaldi 1800 - 2000 (GMT +8)

Post your faction representatives here: http://forum.iahgames.com/ge/showthread.php?t=36595

April 26, 2008 - SM Bacolod

Activities and Mechanics:
New Settlers’ Race for the New World
2 vs 2 Team PVP

No. of Participants
• 8 teams must each form 2 members

Mechanics

1. All terms and conditions of IAHGames Passport apply. This tournament is open for the Pachelbel server only.
2. Each team will consist of 2 players. Players are not allowed to join multiple teams. Players found to be in multiple teams will have their teams immediately disqualified.
3. Players from each team will be using their own accounts. They will have an allotment of 2 hours of freeplay to increase the level of their characters.
4. Players are to meet at the City of Reboldoeux – PvP Officer 10 minutes before the tournament starts.
5. There will be an allotment of 10 minutes for preparation and 5 minutes for the match.
6. The team to successfully eliminate all 6 characters of the opposing team will be pronounced the winner for that match.
7. In case of a “draw,” both teams will be required to play a “sudden death match.” Players are not allowed to change their character setup. First team to score a character-kill will be the winner of the match.
8. Warnings will be given for team displaying unsportsmanship behavior or not abiding by the rules and/or listening to the GMs/marshals. There will be disqualifications on the team who will receive 3 warnings and/or exploitation of any bugs and intentional disconnections during the match.
9. In case of system failures or disconnections, inform the marshals as soon as possible. If any players are disconnected before any engagement is made, the match will be restarted. The marshal is also responsible and monitor the match at all times in cases like this one.
10. Match Category:
• Eliminations – 1 match only
• Semi-finals – 1 match only
• Finals – Best of 3 matches
11. Schedule may change prior to the availability of the participants during the call time. Participants will be disqualified during no-show for 5 minutes.

Prizes
1st - 1 Field Tactics Manual 7D, 1 Combat Manual Expert 15D & 1 Blessed Costume
2nd – 1 Combat Manual Beginner 15D & 1 Bear Package
3rd – 1 Tactics Manual Beginner 15D & 1 Bear Package


Clash of the Pioneers
1 vs 1 Veteran’s PVP

No. of Participants
• 8 GE players

Mechanics

1. All terms and conditions of IAHGames Passport apply. This tournament is open for the test server only.
2. This will be a 1 versus 1 match.
3. Players from each team will be using the pre-made accounts set by the Game Facilitators. They can choose their own MCC team/set of characters from the said account.
4. Each team/player will be using only the consumables provided by the Game Facilitators.
5. Players are to meet at the City of Auch – PvP Officer 10 minutes before the tournament starts.
6. There will be an allotment of 10 minutes for preparation and 5 minutes for the match.
7. Once the 5-minute time is up, it’s hands-off-the-keyboard. Any player with hands on the keyboard will automatically be disqualified.
8. The team to successfully eliminate all 3 characters of the opposing team will be pronounced the winner for that match.
9. In case of a “draw,” both teams will be required to play a “sudden death match.” Players are not allowed to change their character setup. First team to score a character-kill will be the winner of the match.
10. Warnings will be given for team displaying unsportsmanship behavior or not abiding by the rules and/or listening to the GMs/marshals. There will be disqualifications on the team who will receive 3 warnings and/or exploitation of any bugs and intentional disconnections during the match.
11. In case of system failures or disconnections, inform the marshals as soon as possible. If any players are disconnected before any engagement is made, the match will be restarted. The marshal is also responsible and monitor the match at all times in cases like this one.
12. Match Category:
• Eliminations – 1 match only
• Semi-finals – 1 match only
• Finals – Best of 3 matches
13. Schedule may change prior to the availability of the participants during the call time. Participants will be disqualified during no-show for 5 minutes.

Prizes
1st - 1 Field Tactics Manual 7D, 1 Combat Manual Expert 30D, 1 Item of the Month code
2nd – 1 Combat Manual Expert 15D, 1 Tactics Manual Expert 15D, 1 Item of the Month code
3rd – 1 Combat Manual Expert 15D, 1 Tactics Manual Expert 15D


New World Face/Off Challenge
(New Settlers) 2 vs 1 (Clash of the Pioneers)

Pre-requirement
• 1st place winners of the New Settlers & Clash of the Pioneers

Mechanics

1. All terms and conditions of IAHGames Passport apply. This tournament is open for the test server only.
2. This will be a best of 5, 2 versus 1 match – winners of the New Settlers will be up against the winner of the Clash of the Pioneers
3. The New Settlers’ team will be limited to 100 pots each, while the Clash of the Pioneers veteran has access to unlimited pots
4. Players are to meet at the City of Auch – PvP Officer 10 minutes before the tournament starts.
5. There will be an allotment of 10 minutes for preparation and 5 minutes for the match.
6. The team to successfully eliminate all characters of the opposing team will be pronounced the winner for that match.
7. In case of a “draw,” both teams will be required to play a “sudden death match.” Players are not allowed to change their character setup. First team to score a character-kill will be the winner of the match.
8. Warnings will be given for team displaying unsportsmanship behavior or not abiding by the rules and/or listening to the GMs/marshals. There will be disqualifications on the team who will receive 3 warnings and/or exploitation of any bugs and intentional disconnections during the match.
9. In case of system failures or disconnections, inform the marshals as soon as possible. If any players are disconnected before any engagement is made, the match will be restarted. The marshal is also responsible and monitor the match at all times in cases like this one.
10. Match Category:
• Best of 5
11. Schedule may change prior to the availability of the participants during the call time. Participants will be disqualified during no-show for 5 minutes.

Prizes
• 1 School look premium package of their choice
• Prizes from Globe

New World Quiz Bee
• Think you know everything about the New World? Take the challenge and test your skills on GE trivia!

Limited Edition Boxes - On Sale!
• P1,500 only

My Bellem Card = 5,800 GP + Item of the Month
• P560

We will turn your world upside down...


Lowe
Audition CM
http://gmlowe.blogspot.com/

Psybot
O2Jam CM
http://gmpsybot.blogspot.com/

Jes
Ran Online CM
http://rancmjes.blogspot.com/

and the new member of the crew:
Jay
Cabal CM
http://cabalcommunityph.blogspot.com/


The Ladies of the CM Crew~
me & Jes ^_^v

Eventhough this may not be GE-related, this is one of our pre-introduction on the e-Games CM Team. Yes, y'all will be seeing more of us soon on upcoming events! ^^v

Remember that line before you input your username and password? The one at the upper right top of the login page: Gaming for long periods without any breaks in between is detrimental to your health.


It's like when you stare endlessly infront of your monitor, and wishing some miracle would happen on your gameplay. But as much as cheesy this sounds, but staring at your monitor or playing nonstop would definitely affect your health, and mostly, your eyesight.

Try to use the lights once in awhile, playing in a dim or no lights room doesn't help much.


Love your eyes. Do make sure to have breaks and do some eye exercise.
Try this one:
1. Sit comfortably on a chair. Rub your hands together until they feel warm. Close your eyes and cover them lightly with your cupped palms. Avoid applying pressure on your eyeballs. Place your palms so that the nose remains uncovered, and the eyes remain behind the slight hollow of the palms. Make sure that no light rays enter the eyes, and leave no gaps between fingers or between the edge of the palms and the nose. You may still see other lingering traces of colors. Imagine deep blackness and focus on the blackness. Take deep breaths slowly and evenly, while thinking of some happy incident; or visualize a distant scene. After your eyes see nothing but blackness, remove your palms from your eyes. Repeat the palming for 3 minutes or more.
2. Close your eyes tightly for 3-5 seconds, then open them for 3-5 seconds. Repeat this 7 or 8 times.
3. Close your eyes and massage them with circular movements of your fingers for 1-2 minutes. Make sure you press very lightly; otherwise, you could hurt your eyes.
4. Press three fingers of each hand against your upper eyelids, and hold them there for 1-2 seconds, then release. Repeat 5 times.
5. Sit and relax. Roll your eyes clockwise, then counter-clockwise. Repeat 5 times, and blink in between each time.
6. Sit about 6 inches (200 mm) from the window. Make a mark on the glass at your eye level (a small sticker, black or red, would be perfect). Look through this mark and focus on something far away for 10-15 seconds; then focus on the mark again.
7. Hold a pencil in front of you at arm's length. Move your arm slowly to your nose, and follow the pencil with your eyes until you can't keep it in focus. Repeat 10 times.
8. Look in front of you at the opposite wall and pretend that you are writing with your eyes, without turning your head. It may seem difficult at first, but with a bit of practice it is really fun. The bigger the letters, the better the effect.
9. Imagine that you are standing in front of a really big clock. Look at the middle of the clock. Then look at any hour mark, without turning your head. Look back at the center. Then look at another hour mark. Do this at least 12 times. You can also do this exercise with your eyes closed.
10. Focus on a distant object (over 150 feet or 50 m away) for several seconds and slowly refocus your eyes on a nearby object (less than 30 feet or 10 m away) that's in the same direction. Focus for several seconds and go back to the distant object. Do this 5 times.
11. Focus on an object in the distance (as far as possible) with a low contrasting background. Do this for a few minutes every half hour or so. This does not improve your vision, nor does any other technique. It can, however, maintain your best eyesight level during the day and prevent significant further vision deterioration.
Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Exercise-Your-Eyes

We eat three times a day - Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. And 2x in between for breaktime. While on AFK, yes you can eat, and do try to eat at least 3x a day for the basics. This will help you get thru the 12 hours of playtime.

To eat or not to eat!

Find other ways to do while your characters are on AFK. Listening to music, reading a book or cleaning up your room will kill some time before you go on level-grinding again or some good ol' PVP.


Relax with good music according to your mood, while your characters do their job. ^^

Stretch your muscles. Sitting infront of the computer can seriously make your muscles cold - thus you'll get cramps afterwards. Try to relax, and do some basic exercises straight from your chair.
Step 1:
Start by sitting up straight in your chair. Hold on to the chair arms or the seat of your chair. With feet gently resting flat on the floor, begin by squeezing buttocks to tighten muscles. Hold the position for about three seconds. Rest, take a deep breath and repeat several times. Practice deep breathing during all exercise.

Step 2:
Relax in your chair and breathe. Exercise buttocks while sitting with hip lifts. Sit toward the edge of your chair next with your back straight. Hang on to chair arms or seat. Lean your shoulders or upper torso toward the chair back. (It's okay to lean shoulders against the chair a bit.) Spread knees apart slightly with both feet flat resting on the floor. Lift hips up and hold for about three seconds. Rest, take a deep breath and repeat several times. Stop and breathe.

Step 3:
Practice chair squats to exercise buttocks while sitting. Sit straight up in your chair. Hang on to chair arms or seat to start with. Place feet flat and securely on the floor. Push yourself up to an almost standing position. Inhale. Hold for about three seconds; then sit back down slowly and exhale. Lift up again to almost standing but this time don't sit. Squat slowly several times before sitting to relax. Inhale while pushing up; exhale while squatting.

Step 4:
Tighten buttocks during chair push ups. Use the arms of your chair to lift your body upward and squeeze buttocks together tightly. Hold for approximately three seconds and release to sitting. Keep back straight while performing chair push ups and avoid tightening shoulders or the neck. Breathe throughout the exercise and rest when finished.

Step 5:
Practice alternating leg lifts. Sit up straight and toward the edge of your chair. Extend your legs straight out in front of you with both heels resting on the floor. Hang on the chair arms or seat.

Step 6:
Lift the right leg and buttock by leaning over to the left a bit. Tighten the right buttock and continue to lift about six times. Lift the left leg and buttock leaning over to the right; tighten the left buttock while lifting. Inhale and exhale between lifts. Alternate sides and lifts next. Rest and breathe.

Step 7:
Exercise buttocks while sitting with butterfly exercises. Sit straight in your chair again toward the edge. Hold on to the chair arms or seat. Lean back slightly. Hold knees together with both feet of the floor in front of you.

Step 8:
Spread your knees apart as wide as you can without moving your upper body. Allow your heels to lift from the floor as you move your knees outward. Inhale and exhale as you open and close your knees.
Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_2071958_exercise-buttocks-sitting.html


Hey, levelling up is not as easy as it looks. :D

Do something creative, or let loose once in awhile in the real world. Try to balance your lifestyle and make sure you don't lose your connection to reality - this gives true meaning into life.

"...And as our lives change, come whatever, we will still be, friends forever!"

Image source: http://sasorisama.deviantart.com/
http://cosmiksquirel.deviantart.com/
http://kkathh.deviantart.com/
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Gatoblanca had been blogspotted, and this is to be loved~!
http://ge.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=611&sec=1&ssec=4

Congrats! You go girl~! ^_^

2 nights of no sleep again, then I went to SMX Convention Center and arrived at 7AM, in time for preparing all my printouts, managing the marshalls, and teaching the model and the host on what to do. Basically all of the activities and program were from me & Ivee, and the conducting and implementation it was done by me. ~_~

I didn't know what happened downstairs, but good thing our events coordinator, Pinnacle, had pictures of the crowd outside.


Before, if my Cervantes mates had noticed, I took screenshots (besides for the article) of the ship in Bahia port because it was much brighter there. I also took screenshots of Lisa Lynway for the costume of our host.


Most of our food & drink sponsors had setup their booth as well outside, and I was thinking that most of the players were energetic because of Extra Joss and Pepsi altogether. XD


The Official GE Booth ladies~

Veya, Erika, Ara~

Regional Product Manager Jon and CM Hrin doing the "Duel Challenge" of the GE booth~


Jon cheats! XD~ (just kidding! ^^v)


The activities: freeplay and the offline passport (Duel Challenge) was the ones that were very much enjoyed by most of the new gamers and participants.


The GE cosplayers are now increasing, so I must say, as a former cosplayer, I am so grateful and proud~!

Thanks to Fiksdotter for the FengLing picture. Pinnacle for the rest of the piccies. ^^;

And of course, ArcadeDoll won the Best Female Cosplayer.

Online Tournaments~
Tournament of Champions: Face/Off
New Settlers Battle
War of the Factions



So far we had to decide that the 4 Factions during the WOTF will win since we ran out of time to finish the semi-finals. The rest of the online tournaments went smoothly, with some pasaway along the way. ^^;

TOC: Visayas Team
For the third time in GE tournament history, Visayas has yet once again claimed their championship title, but this time, they are from Dumaguete, in which this is also the first time that the team went to Manila and also first time to join in such a tournament.

Besides the in-game prizes that we provided to Ramstedt Barrameda and Erwin Marcelino, the e-Games major sponsors also provided lots of goodie bags, and taking a sneak peak, is that they've received a phonekit as well.


Other winner details now posted at: http://granadoespadaph.multiply.com/

PH Commmunity Heroes awardees


Faction Recognition




Most Loyal
†PINOY†ALLSTARS†
Outcasts
CARNAGE

Most Active
†PINOY†ALLSTARS†
Outcasts
CARNAGE
ELITE
WarGodz
Vradical
ˆ…PH ©â®ê…ˆ
PinoyºRepublic
Aggressor™
AdeptasFraternas
Revolution
Templars

Kidding around~
Aside from lots of activities, I tried to sneak in a few snapshots, and thanks to media & press for also taking lots of pics & interviews.

I want a faction t-shirt! XD~

New World Quiz Bee had been postponed. This was due to the crowd control in the booth and the continuous online tournament in which the chairs cannot be used for the said activity. But I must say, our Kuya bouncer was doing a good job for controlling the crowd, coz a lot were still loitering on the tournament area.

My thanks to Nikko and all GE booth marshalls for helping us out, and TJ & Glenn for the game tourney assistance.

We would also like to thank Palit for the videocards as prizes for various activities.
Check this out: Lumiere Deesse for the event pictures. (credit according to the photographers I've listed out on the description page)

I'll be posting the NSB and WOTF winner details soon, as well as our choice for Baron & Baroness, and allow me a week to process all the participants details, and their choices so that I could send them to IAHGames for them to insert the prizes in your inventory and such.

Thank you my dear GE PH community~! My big xoxo to everyone who supported us!
Next stop: GE anniversary! XD~

All PH Granado Espada players who are having difficulty topping-up electronic GE game value pins can reclaim the equivalent game value from their retailer, just present your proof of purchase.

Please note that this applies only to purchases from March 31 to April 2, 2008.

We sincerely apologize for any inconveniences this caused you.

Mini FAQs:

Q: Which retailer do I go to?
A: The same retailer you bought the GE pin/s from.

Q: Will they refund my money?
A: It depends on the policy of the retailer; it is best to check with them.

Q: I need to vet/expert soon! I really need the Gpoints!
A: Request your retailer to provide you with a new GE pin of the same value.

You may also purchase Granado Espada Game Value Cards through the following merchants that are posted on the side panels of this blog.