[Riotgirl]

Experienced my first death - if you don't count being knocked unconscious and spending the next two, comical minutes regaining and losing consciousness killing a Spiderling in Nektulos - last night in Southern Ro.

Reapplied invis after missing the Innothule zone and ending back at the Oasis / SRo zone line, without performing a 360 camera pan beforehand. Sneaky Puma caught me unawares from behind, and couldn't outrun it after being stunned several times. Quick /loc and a familiar reacquaintance with "LOADING. PLEASE WAIT".

Then discovered bind in Nektulos is near Newbie Log, which of course means aggroing Decaying Skeleton and Black Wolf. Fortunately, found an Iron Golem to smash my welcome party to pulp, before making my way back to Neriak Entrance to re-mem, and head to retrieve my corpse and continue onward to Innothule.

Forgotten how evocative the music and landscape of the Ro desert truly is - not to mention how goddamn big those Dune Tarantulas and Sand Giants are. The sky settings are not truly classic, but graphical enhancements are a welcome addition that increase the immersion and bring out the beauty of the Ro desert (SRo in particular, is majestic).

The experience just keeps getting better and better with super friendly players. Will be taking a break for a few days to pacify my fiancée's increasing aggro.