Today I just needed to kill some time while waiting on some OS upgrades on another system, so I got in a bit of Hellgate: London, finishing off a couple more quests but not really getting anything interesting or moving anywhere new.

I also popped into EQ and fiddled with monster shrouds for a bit. They’re kind of neat in that they let you transform into a monster, of a level of your choice between 5 and whatever your character is at. It lets you quickly try out different classes at various levels, but it’s not a full replacement for your main character — you have barely any equipment, can’t wear regular armour and weapons, you don’t get the same spells as the real class, you don’t earn xp, and you have to unlock other types of monsters by killing a whole bunch with ones you’ve already unlocked. It’s an interesting momentary diversion, anyway.