Valar Guild

February 18, 2018 Sunday Meeting

5pm EST (UTC/GMT - 5)
Discord: Valar Guild/meeting_place

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Transcript work by Varda.

Attending: (2)
    Discord: Arien (presiding), Ar-Pharazon

Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership:
Web:
Gaming:
    General gaming report
Tolkien:
    Game: Tolkien Alphabet
After-meeting:
    Flashgaming Reviews by Ar-Pharazon
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Before-meeting
(times are in Central from Varda, so add one hour for Eastern)

ArienV - 02/18/2018
Evening all
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Aiya!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
is anyone here :)?
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
It is I, Pharazon!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
Aiya Phari#
how are you?
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Good! I think. Got a bit of a flu, and WoW's busy with timewalks and holiday events, but otherwise good.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
yeah we had a brush a couple of weeks ago
but in general we were lucky
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Did you get Varda's email?
Ah :smiley: My mom's had it for weeks, but it really hit me on friday.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
aye i did
it looks like its just the two of us :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
and me in heroic Vault,but go ahead with business :wink:
is Pallando here?
ArienV - 02/18/2018
I dont know#
i dont think so .. or You can wave if  you are , Pallando :smiley:
well .. i think we can start
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Elen sila lumenn omentielvo!  A star shines upon the hour of our meeting
Membership news:
We , that is Ar Pharazon and i, Arien, are here :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Huzzah!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
Varda is on a book conference of Science fiction and Phantasy autrhors and artists :smiley:
it is called ConDFW
Eonwe is probably at work :smiley:
From me , I am on holiday now for this week
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
I know Fladrif's been online.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
ah thats cool#
Helm has been online too and active
but i havent spoken with him

Web news:
sweet and short, I cannot give any
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Aw.
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ArienV - 02/18/2018
Gaming news:
I havent been active in Lotro so i can't even give a report of who was active this week

Blizzard news:
World of Warcraft: The Lunar Festival has begun
and the Love Festival has ended last week on Thursday
There also were some hotifixes which can be found here
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/21365424/hotfixes-february-14
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: February 14 - WoW
Hotfixes: February 14 - WoW

Dieablo three has a preview on Season 13
https://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/21534734/first-look-season-13-2-13-2018
Diablo III
First Look: Season 13
Our next Season is fast approaching! Discover what rewards await you.

Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
also for WoW: New weekly is timewalks, with Timewalk Ulduar being available for the first time :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
oh its on from today yes :smiley:
The Loreseekers are having a go at it but i decided not to raid tonight for a change :)#
which is just as well because i woudln't be able to chair the meeting tonight :)O
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
heh... your sacrifice is appreciated!

ArienV - 02/18/2018
and for Heroes of the Storm
there were some hotfixes
which can be found here
https://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21514203/heroes-of-the-storm-hotfix-notes-february-14-2018-2-14-2018
Heroes of the Storm Hotfix Notes — February 14, 2018
We’ve just released a new Heroes of the Storm patch to apply a few bug fixes.

And in World of Warcraft there is still the Lich King Timewalking going on :smiley:
sorry for the misplace but i am sure it can be edited to the right place may be
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Shouldn't be necessary, it's still in Gaming!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
okay :smiley:
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you can think of a Tolkien moment or topic you 'd like to discuss
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Hmm, not this time, I'm afraid.

ArienV - 02/18/2018
then lets play
uh Tolkien Alphabet :0
We havent done this for a while :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Sounds good!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
so we name Tolkien characters starting with each letter of the Alphabet
we take one each in turn
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
makes sense :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
if someone is in doubt about the character please feel free to ask :)#
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
I may have a seedling for another kind of trivia game inspired by the mail minigame I played in WoW this week... but this'll be fun as well :smiley:
Only just thought of it, remind me next week!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
oh all right :smiley:
will do
so starting with letter A
Aragorn
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Could go with an easy one, could try to find an obscure one...
Let's just say Balin.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
fair enough
Celebrimbor for C
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Durin for C.
(yay dwarves)
ArienV - 02/18/2018
right Erestor for E
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
For F, of course we have to do Fr.....
edegar :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
oh  . Fredegar Bolger :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Yes!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
he always gets forgotten , poor sod ..what a job to stay behind and pretend to be Frodo
G . .. G has got to be Gil-Galad
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Haleth for H.
Stuck already? :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
uh I for Ioreth i think ^^
sorry for that had to finish rp  .. the two others went to bed
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
ah :smiley:
J is an interesting one... not many names with that, I'm thinking.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
is there even one?
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Possibly. Still thinking.
Apparently there's a Jessamine Boffin :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
oh rigjht :smiley:
is that from the family trees in the appendices?
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
I think so.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
cool
K .. i found an interesting one .. Khamul .. with a circumflex on the u :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
ooh, 2nd of the Riders, yes?
ArienV - 02/18/2018
correct
second after the Witch King
lieutenant of Dol Gul;dur , captain of the riders after the first guy was killed by Pipp;in apparently
oh by Merry and Eowyn#
my bad
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
wrong hobbit :wink:
for L I'll give Lorien as a name of Irmo.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
very good
M .. .. for Meriadoc staying with Hobbits
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Nob for the N.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
O .. for Orodreth ,  King of Nargothrond
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Avoiding the temptation of my own name, let's stick with the pairing and give Peregrin for P.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
hehe brilliant
there is no q name as far as i know
R then .. and there i ll go with Radagast
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
There is a Q.
And it's an ent.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
oh Quickbeam of course
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
So if you're going R, I'll fill in Quickbeam for Q.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
:smile:
S  ..  Samwise
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
T: Turin Turambar!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
U .. Ulfang .. one of the Black Numenorians
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
V for Valandil, third king of Arnor.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
W ..  uhm Widfara , one of the Rohirim
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Nice one.
Not sure if there's an X.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
nope dont think so
go with Y
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Yavanna.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
Z  .. cant thnk of a person's name but a location , a mountain in fact
Zirak-Zigil
the dwarfish name :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Perhaps.... but there might be.
Zimraphel?
ArienV - 02/18/2018
Zimraphel of course
how could i forget her
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Ah, finally an obscure one for B
Beruthiel :smile:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
hehe rigfht ... the one with the cats ^^
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
that's the one
ArienV - 02/18/2018
Varda has mentioned once she had a bit of a strange personality .. and used the cats tou spy on her surroundings or even inquisitor like to spy on opponents
a queen of Gondor or Numenor i believe?
But yes this conclues the names list from A to Z and well done :smiley:
that was fun
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Black Numenorean, it seems.
Indeed :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
ah yes that makes sense
throws the gavel in the air, turns it into a twig , flares it up in a sunray and reforms it as golden gavel that bangs down with a ring
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Aftermeeting!
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
puts on sunglasses

ArienV - 02/18/2018
on a personal gaming note from me: i got exalted with the  Army of the Light and unlocked  the Lightforged and last week the Nightborne :smiley: [Note: WoW]
and got the racial mounts from them of course :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Oh, grats!
So you made the new characters?
ArienV - 02/18/2018
yep .. Lumenotta the lightforged priest
and  Salindra the Nightrborne monk
Lumenotta is on AD and Salindra on Earthen Ring :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
yay!
Still working on Argussian Reach for the void elf?
ArienV - 02/18/2018
there is also Kengar a Nightborne Rogue
aye working on Argussian Reach but with the next Emissiary i ll get that :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
oh, nice
ArienV - 02/18/2018
yea i was rep grinding a bit like obsessed last week
will be glad when that is over :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
hehe
ArienV - 02/18/2018
there is Highmountain after that
but i ll do that normal pace i think
that is with emissiary quests
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
That works.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
uhu :smiley: the floor is yours now :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Was just taking my time, searching for coins of ancestry in Northrend
but I'll dig up some flashgames for the gaming report :smiley:
Right! Gaming report!

Flashgames: got 2 puzzle games and a simple platformer this week.
For the first, let's find a location where it actually saves your progress...
Maybe it's my browser... eh, to be safe, just finish it in one go :wink:
https://www.kongregate.com/games/robertwahler/sinkr is the first game! Sink pucks into holes by strategically turning and pulling back lined hooks. Planning ahead is needed!
Kongregate
SiNKR
A minimalist puzzle game. There is just you, hooks, pucks, and various contraptions you need to clean up each level. Sink all the pucks to advance to the next...

http://www.freewebarcade.com/game/jet-boy/ is the second game, a platformer with simple square graphics, make your way across the levels with short-duration jetpack jumps. Quite tricky to avoid all the obstacles!

http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/logicheck is the third! Drag shapes by the corners over another shape to solve the puzzle. Tough to explain, but... yeah.
Logicheck - OneMoreLevel.com

It should all make sense in the game :wink:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
i see :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Blizzard gaming!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
just tried it a bit
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
If you're  having trouble, start with where it's attached to the other shape, and try working along straight lines from there.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
oki dok
it is quite addictive

Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Hearthstone: Pushing on to the next level, a couple of classes are nearly there.
Interesting brawl. Choose a class, get a corresponding raidboss deck, face other people with their own. Won mine in 2 turns because apparently the chessgame deck is kinda broken against the curator and the other person just gave up.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
awww
grats though :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Thanks :smiley:
Heroes of the Storm: No new levels, but did get a few more Lunar Festival things done, now on the play 10 games quest, for which I need 5 more. Then there's 5 wins, and that's it. So about 10 games from now I'll have all the rewards.
This week's brawl is another single-lane match with random heroes. Always tough, and a bit long, especially since you need to play 3.
(which apparently I forgot to do yesterday, I'll get it done tonight)
Starcraft II: War chest complete! Got all the skins and portraits and emojis. Very nice. Can leave that game alone for a bit, hopefully it'll be a while until the next chest :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
grats  ((yawns))
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
WoW:
No new pets from old raids. No pets dropped for us, period. Very poor. Also nothing from wailing caverns. And no pattern from heroic vault yet... that's all the stuff I haven't progressed in, though I was hoping to :wink:
making progress on heroic Coven, but not there yet
This week's weekly is timewalking, fun if time-consuming. We took our raidgroup into TW Ulduar, but only got about halfway. Still rather difficult. Easier than it was originally at level 80, but still.
Love is in the Air event is over, killed the apothecaries a bunch more time, but no mount.
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Lunar Festival started! New this year are 4 cosmetic crowns for 25 ancestral coins each, and the dresses and suits are now cosmetic, and can be bought for 5 coins each. I already had 100 coins still sitting in the bank, as they're not temporary for the holiday event, which is good, because you can only get 84 coins a year (per character? I hope so, or people without coins stored wouldn't be able to get all the stuff).
Bought the dresses and suits already, now going through Azeroth etc to find the coins for this year. Cleared Northrend tonight, still got Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor to go.
Got a bunch of pets and mounts this week!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
:smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
First off, hit up a rare mob in Val'sharah for a Fetid Waveling, an elemental pet I needed for a petfight on Argus. Luckily he dropped the pet, if it's not 100%. Might be!
Then I finished fishing for reputation with Margoss on a floating island off of Dalaran.
Got both his pets, a stingray pup and a raccoon, as well as the mount he sells, which is aquatic only.
Then I finally did the mail questline in Dalaran that starts from the Lost Mail item, couple of short quests, then travelling around a bit to deliver stuff to npcs, and then the minigame where you have to sort mail by continent in 30 seconds.
Fun game, and if you're good enough you can get achievements that give a pet and a title :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
very nice :smiley:
where does the lost mail drop?
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Took a bit of practice to get both, but really nice.
Lost Mail is a rare spawn by any of the mailboxes in Dalaran, which I stumbled on with some luck a week or two ago, after flying around the mailboxes a few times a day. Hard to get that version, but everyone who finishes the questline gets a new Lost Mail item which can be AH'd or traded.
Which means that they're always in circulation somehow, and each one that spawns adds to the total that can be used at any given time :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
nice :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
So they'll be cheaper and/or easier to get over time.

So yeah, the Tolkien game I made up as inspiration for that would be something like a trivia where you name characters or locations and perhaps others have to guess which book they're from?
It's a bit like sorting the mail by continents :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
:smiley:
sounds cool
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
For which it also helps if you're a bit familiar with the game lore, to know where all the locations and zones are. But like I said, practice is key.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
like that stupid Kirin Tor quest Fly like the wind ^^

Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
And for second new mount, got a mana ray from one of the rares in Argus, making my collection of 5 mana ray mounts complete. 4 from eggs, 1 directly from the rare.
Hah, yes :smiley: Which can be exploited if you have a flying mount or, even easier, flying form as a druid.
ArienV - 02/18/2018
yup .. managied it after a few frustrating tries finally today ^
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Heh, grats :wink:
And that's it for me! I wanted to work on the Wish Remover achievement, fishing up coins in the Dalaran fountain, but haven't  had the time, between the holiday events and the timewalking.
Maybe next reset!
ArienV - 02/18/2018
good job and thank you Phari :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
And that's my report for the week :smiley:
ArienV - 02/18/2018
I  have to witrhdraw for the nigh i fear but one week holidays to enjoy :smiley:
Namarie all :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
Namarie!
I'll store this meeting on my own harddrive to be safe, but Varda should be able to access it for the website.
Hmm, interesting legendary gotten in Hearthstone, warrior minion that summons a random minion at the end of your turn based on the amount of armor you have.
Speaking of, got my last guardian legendary in WoW today :smiley: Balance and resto remain, I'll be throwing my essences at resto legendaries that might work for the class challenge.
Ar-Pharazon-V - 02/18/2018
namarie!
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