AriaNorhtlands -- Viking of the Week? -- 0.0

Viking Name: AriaNorthlands: This Viking was created 6-2019.

(I originally started playing in 6-2016 and then left the game in 9-2018. I returned nine months, later, in 6-2019, when I created this new Viking)

Favorite Senior/Titan Dragons: Whisper (Gronckle), IceStorm (Groncicle) and DarkHeart (Thunderdrum) were my major quest companions. I now have 94 Dragons, ranging from level 3 to Titans, and I love everyone of them.

Clan: Isle of Gazoo, I just recently joined this clan. I have now found my Home Clan, at last.

Hobbies/Interests in game/on forum: I play, fish and battle with my Dragons all the time, and I make friends and sign Farm Treasure Chests whenever i get the chance. I have 3 farms. Every Viking village needs defenders and farmers. I am both! In addition to my game life I read Forum threads and provide help, assiistance and support to Vikings having game problems.

If you look at my SOD Forum account signature slot, you will basicly discover it is blank and devoid of any reflections on who I am as a player and person. Mostly because I would rather just play, make friends and help where I can. In the past, I considered that safer territory because I've never before played games like SOD. And, neither did I understand that computer games can actual teach you new things, that I've never thought about learning or doing.

Okay, let me explain some of my personal game history: First, I was not born in the computer game/chat/text generation, so it has taken me alot of time figuring out how to actually play SOD. I was terrified the first time Astrid took me into TRR, even when I was on Toothless! (I actually recognized that Toothless won that first race for me and himself. However, I did not know how to let him do it again, so I never went back to TRR.) This was one reason I finally gave up the game in 2018. In addition, I left because I was making my dragons so unhappy . . . just read on. I did finally returned to the game.

I honestly, and finally, left the game because I could not make my dragons happy, and when I finally returned, I changed how I played in the Flight Club and I have never, ever, use the Glide Courses again. I swore when I left, I would never again force a young dragon onto a Glide course. Sending them out on Stable missions to learn from other dragons was more useful. Using the old method of short wing flying/gliding that I learned in the Wilderness was the only other way I could help them grow. And, if I believe in them, it has always worked. (It might be clumsy, but the clumsiness was always my fault). I'm good at believing in them. They also like Fireball Frenzy and occasion battle events. My biggest success was learning not to hold down the "break button" when flying my dragons anywhere. It took me an amazing amount of time, patience and hard practice to learn to let off the brake. Now that I've returned and learned, I've spent the last 18-20 months learing to race in TRR. With a lot of single mode practice, I've improved and can handle my fear of speed flying. Speed still hits me in the face sometimes, but I don't let it conquer me. Now I'm learning and trusting my dragons and myself. 

I don't think I'm the only player on the game, who has expeienced these problems. And, it can happen to anyone no matter their age. My age was part of my problem, as I said, I've never before played these types of games. And, never when I was a child; I grew up on Life, Scrabble, Clue and other types of board games. But, none of that has meant that I couldn't learn to play new games. I've given myself time to learn 'new things, and I have learned alot. I hope to continue improve on what I'm learning.

Good Luck to all of you, who are experiencing any similar problems. Just relax, give yourself time to accept where you are at in the game and more time to work on your gaming skills. 

And, just remember this: Our dragons always love us!

CB

P.S. I will never tell my age, but I will say I am a Retired Senior citizen between 55 to 75 years of age. I enjoy my retirment and my continuing ability to learn new things.