Now this one caught me by surprise. After the demise of the short lived Gamemaster Magazine, I never took notice again at Filipino made gamer magazines. I thought Gamemaster was the last. But thanks to EagleWan/Capital Cash of Baldur server, he informed me that this magazine called GAME! featured my Valkyrie Server Survival Kit!

Upon learning, I rushed to the bookstore to buy myself a copy. Let me share it with you after the jump!

The magazine never informed me that they we’re featuring my guide so I got caught really off guard. The first thing I asked EagleWan about the feature was if they acknowledged me as the author of the guide, and it seems they did and this got me more excited to get a copy.

Around forty five minutes later, I bought my own copy after scrounging some local stores in Gateway Cubao. The cover of the mag was a picture Valkyrie! The magazine features Philippine Ragnarok Valkyrie Server as its main highlight. I opened the mag right away and look for my featured guide and there was one page at the “Walkthroughs” section dedicated for my guide alone!

Aside from my guide, the Valkyrie article also quotes from Waukeen and GM Tristan about more information regarding Philippine Ragnarok Valkyrie Server. Here’s a closer look at my featured guide.

And I quote the guide’s introduction from the from the magazine:

The Idiot’s Guide to Surviving Valkyrie
by Master Diwa

Well, not really. It’s a simple guide for pRO veterans and beginners on how to go about enjoying Valkyrie. To those who don’t know the April Boy Regino lookalike, Master Diwa is a pioneer of the Chaos server. Here are some of his insights…

I laughed upon reading this introduction, the author really had to mention the April Boy lookalike thing for reasons I don’t know. Anyway, upon reading the GAME! mag version of my guide, I saw that the author directly quotes what I wrote from my original Valkyrie Server Survival Kit and adds some original insights as well. But overall, the article remains faithful to what I wrote in my guide.

And upon looking the article’s acknowledgements, I saw that my blog’s link was posted alongside with Waukeen’s and GM Tristan’s. It feels really great that I’m the only one who’s not a gamemaster or employee of Level Up. I am just a normal player. Thanks to the GAME! magazine staff for properly acknowledging your sources. You have my respects! Cheers!