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There are a million people out there on the Internet trying to make money. You will come across many scams. The biggest scam that is most common today is people who offer guides for purchase and they promise that the guide is packed with all of the information you need to get started with your gaming career. People make millions of dollars scamming others like this and you won't really get any information. They might even promise unlimited jobs that pay hundreds of dollars an hour and honestly, its garbage. Don't pay for any guide that promises you to be packed with the information you need to be successful. If people really want to share their success then they would share it. These people aren't really successful from what they are claiming, they are successful with their scam and how good they are at being dishonest.

When you are a gamer for money you need to take it seriously. This might sound silly because you are playing video games but it is serious. If you are going to make a living from this then it is your profession and you need to treat it as your profession. You need to be reliable and make contacts with all of your job offers. You should not wait for days to respond to leads. Be responsive immediately and let people know you are professional and willing to test video games for money. You build your own online reputation and if you are not reliable then you might find that no one wants you. Guess what. Word-of-mouth travels faster on the Internet than it does in person and video game businesses talk. If you are not professional and you don't take game testing seriously then you won't be taken seriously.

When you are a video game tester you need to be able to test many games on different platforms. That is the entire purpose of quality assurance. A company is going to want to choose you to test their games if you have many different gaming consoles. This is because you will be able to give the best feedback about their games. If you can test a game on an Xbox 360, a Playstation, and a Nintendo Wii then they know which platforms have glitches and which platforms work really well.

If you like to play video games then you might consider playing them for money. There are many things to think about as a game tester though. You should take the game testing seriously and be very professional. You should also own as many gaming platforms that you can so you can give the companies the best feedback. You really can make a lot of money online playing video games from home if you do it right.

Copyright 2008 James Tyo, Jr.

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Ninja Gaiden has to be the hardest freaking game to ever come out for the NES.

I will always remember Ninja Gaiden for the NES for several different reasons. The first reason that I remember it is because it actually had cut scenes as part of the story line. Obviously, ever since the PS 1 came out, cut scenes aren't exactly revolutionary. But to think that the prehistoric Nintendo Entertainment System was able to pull off cut scenes is very cool. Ninja Gaiden had a great soundtrack too. You could tell that tecmo really went all out for this game.

Now, the obvious reason I remember it so well, as does anybody that played it, is because it was you had to be a freak of nature to defeat it. Playing Ninja Gaiden actually gave my thumb blisters. I cannot make this any clearer: If you are not a hardcore gamer, ninja Gaiden will make you want to put your fist through the TV.

But difficulty aside, Tecmo made a heck of a game. It was a creative side scroller whose plot was about a son's revenge over his father's supposed death. You could do everything a Ninja could: You could climb walls, throw Chinese stars, do really cool karate moves.

The popularity of the original paved the way for a couple more sequels for the NES. The play control was way ahead of its time. It has to be probably one of the best non sports video games that Tecmo has ever made.

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Introduction: In role playing games, they win through skill and skill alone. No, they dont cause massive damage in a single blow. They cant take hit after hit without faltering. They cant hide in the shadow of a nearby sentry. They are simply, routinely successful. They are more likely than most to hit a foe (as long as it isnt a defender), or dodge a blow (if it doesnt come from an attacker), or spot an ambush (that isnt being initiated by a trickster). These are the achievers of the RPG world, the characters who win simply because they are better at succeeding an action than others.

In QoTR, the achiever is represented by the Aptitude preference. These characters routinely get bonuses on checks, improving their chance of succeeding whatever action they take.

Player Tactics: When you elect to play an achiever, understand both the strengths and weaknesses of the character type. An achiever has a high chance of succeeding any action, but it is not as good at any individual action as a specialist in that style. An achiever cant deal as much damage as an attacker, avoid attacks as effectively as a defender, or sneak as well as a trickster. An achiever minimizes the advantages of enemy specialties and maximizes the impact of their weaknesses. Conversely, the achiever maximizes any other specialties it may have (whatever you are good at, being able to succeed more often only improves the value) and minimizes the impact of those areas it leaves open.

An achiever is not strictly a front-lines fighter. This isnt to say they are weak, but they should not be put into a position that emphasizes immediate and direct confrontation with the foe (unless, of course, they are also skilled attackers!) An achiever works best when it is in a position to gauge its opponents strengths and weaknesses, so it can capitalize on them. If the opponent is weak against stealth, the achiever might take to the shadows to claim an advantage. If the foes defenses are poor, the achiever should attack as hard as it can.

On the flip side, the achiever is not necessarily a jack-of-all-trades. In role playing games in general, and definitely in QoTR, most characters are specialized in more than one broad area. If youve got it, flaunt it, as the saying goes. And if you are an achiever, youve got more of it than most. Adding specialization as an achiever compounds the threat of whatever your other specialties are. An attacker or blaster may be scary for their ability to deal phenomenal damage, but when they also have a good chance of hitting so they can deal that damage, they become tremendously dangerous.

Although all combinations have merit, achievers often work best when combined with specializations that rely on succeeding actions. Attackers, defenders, and tricksters who double as achievers maximize the value of both specialties.

GM Tactics: Achievers generally make good choices of opponents in an RPG. They are particularly effective as elite foesnot quite boss enemies but still ranking above fodder opponents. Used wisely, an achiever can put players through a lot of stress while not presenting a tremendous threat of imminent destruction.

An achiever hits often, and is generally difficult to hit. Other specialties aside, they tend to have less impact on any action than most. You probably want to keep numbers roughly even in battles against achievers, since hit after hit will quickly wear a party down, and achievers might have some trouble when faced with large groupshigh success chance or not, the dice will roll high eventually! This is a primary reason for using achievers as elite foes, since such opponents tend to fight the characters with similar numbers.

From a game masters standpoint, adding a heavy offensive specialty to an achiever is a dangerous proposition. As always, challenging the players is good, but if the party is wiped out, well, there goes the story! However, adding a defensive specialty to an achiever can create a particularly annoying opponent, and one who (due to its improved ability to hit) poses a credible threat. Other miscellaneous specialties, such as trickster or speedster, also make good combinations for an achiever.

Achievers are the masters of succeeding actionsfrequently, reliably, and without significant cost. They may not pack the raw power of other character types, but their skill and versatility allows them to win through either exploitation or attrition. Whatever your other specialty may be, skill as an achiever improves ita fact that all players should use, but GMs in particular should take to heart as both a promise and a warning.

Copyright 2006 Dustin Schwerman.

Dustin Schwerman has been playing RPGs for over a decade, using an analytical approach to critically evaluate the game systems (and so to create the most powerful characters he could get away with). He used the extensive experience gained doing so to create his own game, Quests of the Realm. QoTR focuses on unlimited character customization, relying on its author's understanding to detect and counter game-breaking power plays. Though balanced, QoTR still allows players to create highly effective characters and run them through heroic story lines. To contact Dustin, read more of his writings, or learn more about Quests of the Realm, visit his web site, Quellian-dyrae.

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