March 10, 2019 Sunday Meeting
5:00
P.M. Eastern time (-5 GMT)
Discord:
Valar Guild/meeting_place
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Transcript work by Varda.
Attending (and
spoke): (4)
Discord:
Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Falco, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news
Web
Gaming:
General reports
New
game out: Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming
Tolkien:
Topic: Redemption offers to
villains. The discussion includes some Tolkien Moment quotes.
After-meeting:
Flashgaming Reviews by
Ar-Pharazon.
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Before-meeting
(times are in Central from Varda's Discord, so add one hour for
Eastern. Example: 4pm Central in the transcript is 5pm Eastern)
VardaYesterday at 4:01 PM
Aiya
It's that time again!
FalcoYesterday at 4:07 PM
Aiya
VardaYesterday at 4:07 PM
Aiya Falco : )
Thanks for coming, with this crazy time change.
Hi to Dis if she's with you.
FalcoYesterday at 4:08 PM
Nope that we be G! Wish they were closer. :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 4:09 PM
I'm all for abolishing the whole "daylight savings time" since it
was put in for a war we aren't in now.
FalcoYesterday at 4:10 PM
As long as I get more light during the day and don't have to drive
home in the dark, I'm all for it.
VardaYesterday at 4:10 PM
There's that
Businesses could shift their hours to something better if they had a
stable time to work with, maybe.
Not sure.
Anyway,
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Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
Aiya Sunshine : )
ArienVYesterday at 4:11 PM
Aiya all :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 4:11 PM
Good to see the sun out!
ArienVYesterday at 4:11 PM
och aye
VardaYesterday at 4:12 PM
In the middle of the rp?
ArienVYesterday at 4:13 PM
yeah aye
VardaYesterday at 4:14 PM
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Membership:
We have Falco and Dis in Discord. Fangorn and Sauron say hi from a
pile of plumbing and walls.
They turned me loose to come in here, so thank you!
O sorry. Falco and Arien. [Falco and Dis in LotRO.]
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Web:
Eonwe has been working on the Games Site as always. I try to help
with a weekly report on our LotRO groups.
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Gaming:
World of WarCraft:
(I tried to get in this week but it didn't work out.)
This week's Bonus Event: World Quests.
The PvP Brawl: Packed House began Tuesday March 5 and runs through
Tuesday, March 12th.
The next patch comes out March 12th. Check out some blogs on what's
coming:
New Allied Races and More Arrive March 12: See What’s Ahead!
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22927091/new-allied-races-and-more-arrive-march-12-see-what-s-ahead
New Allied Races and More Arrive March 12: See
What’s Ahead!
3 days ago worldofwarcraft.com
ArienVYesterday at 4:18 PM
allied races? oh you mean the Kul Tiras humans and Zandalari
Trolls :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 4:18 PM
Your Brawler’s Guild Invitation Is on Its Way
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22921316/your-brawler-s-guild-invitation-is-on-its-way
World of Warcraft
Your Brawler’s Guild Invitation Is on Its Way -
WoW
The Brawler’s Guild will soon be reopening its
doors for a new round of rumbling. Get ready to go toe-to-toe with
some of their most skilled and scrappy fighters—and uncover a
mystery lurking in the shadows.
Professions Preview: Wield the Tools of the Trade
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22921317/professions-preview-wield-the-tools-of-the-trade
World of Warcraft
Professions Preview: Wield the Tools of the Trade
- WoW
Take your profession to the next level with new
Tools of the Trade—coming in the next Battle for Azeroth content
update on March 12.
See the recent hotfixes.
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22824893/hotfixes-march-5-2019
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: March 5, 2019 - WoW
Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address
various issues related to World of Warcraft:Battle For Azeroth.
Any other general WoW news or Valarites seen there?
Arien, Ar-Pharazon would have been there. Likely Eonwe for a bit.
Heroes of the Storm:
Check out the recent hotfix patch notes (well, note).
https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/blog/22921912/heroes-of-the-storm-hotfix-patch-notes-march-7-2019-2019-3-7/
Heroes of the Storm
Legendary heroes and villains from Warcraft,
StarCraft and Diablo are summoned to the Nexus. Choose your hero and
prepare to fight in Heroes of the Storm!
Diablo:
The original Diablo is now available on GOG.com
https://us.diablo3.com/en/blog/22887361/diablo-now-available-on-gogcom-3-7-2019
Diablo III
Diablo Now Available on GOG.COM
Today, players can once again explore the
original Blizzard classic as it becomes available exclusively on
GOG.COM!
That's where our Valar Guild started, original Diablo. : )
It was so full of horror that we needed a haven and provided one.
Lord of the Rings Online:
Wednesday this past week the game worlds were moved to a new data
center.
The change-over must not have gone as smoothly as intended, since
LotRO had to be down for days. Hardware issues were one of the
problems mentioned.
But the servers are now up and running with greater speed, more
smoothly.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:24 PM
Aiya
Sorry, I had no idea there was a time change for you.
VardaYesterday at 4:25 PM
Players have been given an experience boost for a while.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:25 PM
It's still half an hour early here ;P
VardaYesterday at 4:25 PM
Surprise! : )
Thanks for popping in early!
A goodies basket is planned for later, for anyone whose LotRO
character has been on in the past month.
Moria is still in the plans for March.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:26 PM
As for the GOG thing, I'll add that they're planning to do the same
with Warcraft 1 and 2. I do have the bnet version of 2, but
the idea of being able to buy an updated 1 is kinda nice. [Diablo]
VardaYesterday at 4:27 PM
Nifty. : )
Players seen in LotRO in the kin this past week despite the
difficulties were:
Landroval:
Arien
Bregalad
Eonwe
Fangorn
Mirabella
Morwe
Nar
Thranduil
Varda
Ithil:
Arien
Dis
Falco
Fangorn
Varda
Anor:
Dis
Fangorn
Varda
Any other general gaming news? These games? Eve? Others? Valarites
spotted? : )
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday
at 4:29 PM
Well, I started a new browser game.
Or well, browser, i tried it on browser, it failed to load, so I got
a desktop app for it.
VardaYesterday at 4:30 PM
Sounds as if we need to check it out in the flashgames section. I
can put a link from here to it.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:30 PM
So if anyone's doing Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming, let
me know :wink:
Not really a flashgame.
ArienVYesterday at 4:30 PM
uh i would have played a lot more Lotro last week but eh
well .. Standing Stone Games had some trouble
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:30 PM
I think.
VardaYesterday at 4:30 PM
The Stark motto!
Aye , LotRO had that shift to new data centers, plus
hardware problems.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:31 PM
For flashgames I tend to go with certain shorter browser-only games
from certain websites. GoT WiC is another thing entirely,
and I don't think it's flash :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 4:31 PM
Ah ok
Do we have a link for it?
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:32 PM
https://got.gtarcade.com/en/
Game of Thrones Winter is Coming Official Website
Join the battle in Game of Thrones Winter is
Coming, Yoozoo's new real-time strategy browser game.
Play the role of an ambitious Westeros lord,
determined to save a people plagued by war and put a stop to the
endless disputes between the Seven Kingdoms. This new strategy
game...
VardaYesterday at 4:32 PM
Thank you.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:33 PM
And like I said, if the browser version isn't working out for you,
you can download a launcher for the GTarcade platform.
Which kinda makes it more like bnet than a browsergame
:smiley:
VardaYesterday at 4:34 PM
Do you know if it intends to follow the book or the TV series?
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:34 PM
Or Steam, for those of you who are familiar with that thing... like
facebook, sometimes I feel like I'm the only one in my generation to
not be involved with Steam :wink:
Well, graphically it makes heavy use of the tv show.
VardaYesterday at 4:35 PM
We do have a Valar Guild steam thingy, set up by Scatha long ago.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:36 PM
Storywise... while it does go through the story somewhat during the
commander-based Weirwood battles, I don't think it's detailed enough
to tell the difference. For now. I'm only in the season 1 section
:stuck_out_tongue:
ArienVYesterday at 4:36 PM
I played some Star Wars The old Republic to see a bit more of my
Jedi Knight story
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:36 PM
Still, if it was based on the novels rather than the tv show I'd
imagine it'd be called asoiaf rather got.
*rather than got.
ArienVYesterday at 4:37 PM
and i ve got that Valar thing on steam i think also the contact of
Scatha but i d have to look it up
VardaYesterday at 4:37 PM
Well, the first book is "Game of Thrones". I just read it with
Fangorn.
ArienVYesterday at 4:37 PM
A song of Fire and Ice is the first book in facrt [The book series
is "A Song of Fire and Ice", starting with "A Game of Thrones".]
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:37 PM
While true, the show keeps that name despite also including the rest
of the books.
VardaYesterday at 4:38 PM
Aye Arien
Okie dokie. Never saw the TV show.
The book was violent, but the characters and world and plot
wonderfully done.
It had a "life is unfair" theme going.
It had a strong feeling of family and friends.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:39 PM
I've only seen the show. I'm aware of the books, a number of the
differences, and quite a bit of lore from its wikia, but I chose not
to get them because... well... while some of the "graphic" material
in GoT can be looked away from, I imagine it's harder to separate
from the exposition lore in the books.
VardaYesterday at 4:40 PM
One can scan quickly past graphic stuff in a book. Seems as if it
would be more difficult to zoom past in a TV show. Could be wrong.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:41 PM
While you have a point, the scenes in question in the show are
rather divided between visual elements and audio elements (I'm
really trying to not make this dirty), and if you just want the
lore, you can merely listen.
VardaYesterday at 4:42 PM
Good point.
Ok, we are running out of time, so let's move on to
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Tolkien!
He knew plenty of the horrible elements and chose to not shove them
in our faces , for which I am thankful.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:43 PM
Indeed :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 4:43 PM
He made comments about the orcish speech that everyone already knows
and does not need detailed as it is monotonous and unoriginal.
Bits like that. : )
During LotRO, some of us started talking about the parts where
villainous or somewhat villainous characters had a chance to start
over.
This can run well into the After-meeting so I'll try not to mention
every single thing in the books, as there were many.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:45 PM
Ah, the R word.
Rrrredemption.
VardaYesterday at 4:45 PM
Every villain had a chance. Aye Redemption was offereed.
: )
None were made evil to start. They fell in their own mistakes or
were corrupted.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:46 PM
Let's see... Sauron, Saruman, Wormtongue, Lobelia...
VardaYesterday at 4:47 PM
Even that Ar-Pharazon guy.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:47 PM
Ah yes, can't forget that guy.
VardaYesterday at 4:47 PM
Hard to forget for some reason. ; )
You mentioned Saruman and Wormtongue.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:49 PM
Saruman was released from his tower, accompanied by Wormtongue, and
even approached on the journey home, but he would take no kindness,
and headed off to refuse his redemption. Wormtongue, on the other
hand, was given his redemption moment in the Shire... but ended up
getting himself killed by killing Saruman.
VardaYesterday at 4:49 PM
Aye. I can give you that as Moments if you like?
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:49 PM
Sure, go for it :smile:
VardaYesterday at 4:49 PM
At least some of it. I didn't grab the one on the trip.
The Two Towers: "The Voice of Saruman".
When Gandalf, Theoden, and the Fellowship visited Saruman, Gandalf
gave Saruman a chance, even after having been a prisoner in Orthanc.
Saruman tries to talk Gandalf into joining him in Orthanc.
The villain always gets an offer:
Quote:
"But listen Saruman, for the last time! Will you not
come down? Isengard has proved less strong than your hope and
fancy made it. So may other things in which you still have trust.
Would it not be well to leave it for a while? To turn to new
things, perhaps? Think well, Saruman! Will you not come down?"
A shadow passed over Saruman's face; then it went deathly white.
Before he could conceal it, they saw through the mask the anguish
of a mind in doubt, loathing to stay and dreading to leave its
refuge.
For a second he hesitated, and no one breathed.
Then he spoke, and his voice was shrill and cold. Pride and hate
were conquering him.
"Will I come down?" he mocked. Does an unarmed man come down to
speak with robbers out of doors?..."
End quote.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:52 PM
So close.
VardaYesterday at 4:52 PM
Aye! I like the "no one breathed". They knew how close it was.
What a difference it could have made.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:53 PM
For the Shire, in any case.
VardaYesterday at 4:53 PM
The Return of the King, "The Scouring of the Shire":
Frodo saved Saruman from hobbit vengeance after Saruman tried to
stab Frodo but the mithril coat snapped the blade. Saruman said he
would trouble them no more, but prophesied right after, not exactly
a kindness to Frodo but a warning that he would not find health and
long life although it was not the doing of Saruman.
The one with a real chance here was Grima:
Quote:
Wormtongue hesitated, and then followed his master.
"Wormtongue!" called Frodo. "You need not follow him. I know of no
evil you have done to me. You can have rest and food here for a
while, until you are stronger and can go your own ways."
Wormtongue halted and looked back at him, half prepared to stay.
Saruman turned. "No evil?" he cackled. "Oh no! Even when he sneaks
out at night it is only to look at the stars.
But did I hear someone ask where poor Lotho is hiding? You know,
don't you, Worm? Will you tell them?"
Wormtongue cowered down and whimpered: "No, no!"
"Then I will," said Saruman. "Worm killed your Chief, poor little
fellow, your nice little Boss. Didn't you, Worm?
Stabbed him in his sleep, I believe. Buried him, I hope; though
Worm has been very hungry lately. No, Worm is not really nice. You
had better leave him to me."
A look of wild hatred came into Wormtongue's red eyes. "You told
me to; you made me do it," he hissed.
Saruman laughed. "You do what Sharkey says, always, don't you,
Worm? Well now he says: follow!"
He kicked Wormtongue in the face as he grovelled, and turned and
made off.
But at that something snapped: suddenly Wormtongue rose up,
drawing a hidden knife, and then with a snarl like a dog he sprang
on Saruman's back, jerked his head back, cut his throat, and with
a yell ran off down the lane.
Before Frodo could recover or speak a word, three hobbit-bows
twanged and Wormtongue fell dead.
End quote.
.
That hatred came because Saruman took away Grima's choice, to keep
power over him.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 4:57 PM
Yep, that's the moment I had in mind. Poor Grima.
VardaYesterday at 4:59 PM
That little addition about Grima's being hungry? That's after they
had control of the Shire breadbasket a good while. Grima may have
been kept from food, and that had to be all Saruman. And Grima had
no way to argue that he didn't eat Lotho. How could he prove it? And
we don't know if he did do a bit of orcishness and take a few bites
in starvation.
No defense.
He knew he was lost.
One of the things that we see is that after all those chances
Saruman had for redemption, in the final time for him, he looked for
mercy.
But he had cut off all offers while he was embodied.
Like that quote?
Got it right here...
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:02 PM
Perhaps he thought himself immortal in a way; even if defeated, he
would simply be allowed back into the west.
And then he was rejected.
VardaYesterday at 5:02 PM
He should have been immortal, should have been able to reclothe
himself with a body. But he could not.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:03 PM
Must've come as a surprise.
VardaYesterday at 5:03 PM
He may have known it. It was what caused Morgoth to be the first
Vala to know fear.
Sauron had a similar problem.
They gave up a lot for their evil, thinking they could safely keep
those bodies.
Anyway, here's the quote for Saruman.
To the dismay of those that stood by, about the body of
Saruman a grey mist gathered, and rising slowly to a great height
like smoke from a fire, as a pale shrouded figure it loomed over
the Hill.
or a moment it wavered, looking to the West; but out of the West
came a cold wind, and it bent away, and with a sigh dissolved into
nothing.
End quote.
We here know about who is in the West and who controlled the wind.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:05 PM
Must not have been pleased.
VardaYesterday at 5:05 PM
Aye to that!
That had to be a scary sight. Frodo knew they were dealing with a
Maia, but I wonder how many others of those hobbits had a clue
until then.
Would have been something to see in the movies. : )
Arien had one she mentioned while we were in LotRO about Maedhros
and Maglor, when Eonwe offered them a chance to give up the
Silmarils and go back to Valinor.
The brothers must not have believed Eonwe had that kind of authority
as that oath was sworn before Manwe and Varda and Eru.
But they forgot. He's their Messenger!
So they flubbed their chance.
That's the last one I was going to bring up. Feel free if anyone
else would like to add.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:09 PM
I did mention Sauron earlier, and was thinking about around the same
time as the one you just mentioned :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 5:10 PM
Fire away!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:10 PM
He was also approached for redemption at the end of the war of
wrath... and didn't take it. But that's all that comes to mind right
now, I'm sure more details might be known :wink:
VardaYesterday at 5:11 PM
His massive cloudy shape also was blown away by the wind from the
West.
I suspect Manwe had had enough of those guys.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:12 PM
Yeah, but I was talking about the Silmarillion.
VardaYesterday at 5:12 PM
o ok
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:12 PM
Though maybe I've got my characters mixed up? I don't think so.
VardaYesterday at 5:12 PM
Sorry, I was still on the LotR.
Sauron had a lot of other adventures before the LotR.
And had chances then.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:12 PM
Oh yes. I'm well aware of at least one of them...
Never trust your grand vizier or equivalent.
VardaYesterday at 5:13 PM
The one that was really definite, when Eonwe again offered.
And Eonwe offered the Noldor who were leaving Valinor a second
chance too.
He is even called the messenger, although some say it was
Namo/Mandos there.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:14 PM
Must've been tired of being rejected after a while.
VardaYesterday at 5:14 PM
Aye
It's his job to offer. They refuse? It's on them.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:16 PM
I wonder if anyone accepted one of his offers and because of that it
wasn't worth mentioning.
VardaYesterday at 5:17 PM
Osse.
There's a famous guy. He repented and returned.
We also had a Noldo who turned back from leaving Valinor and took
his people with him.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:18 PM
Ah yes, the third brother.
ArienVYesterday at 5:19 PM
*i want to be Vizier instead of the Vizir" caughs .. oh thas
something else ducks and hides
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:19 PM
Iznogud? I don't remember the spelling :wink:
VardaYesterday at 5:19 PM
Finarfin
Sorry the Noldo who turned back was Finarfin
ArienVYesterday at 5:20 PM
correct Pharzi :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:20 PM
Right.
Interesting how the third brother tends to be the most "innocent"
and virtuous.
VardaYesterday at 5:21 PM
Well, the number three was sacred in several religions, including
the Celts.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:21 PM
Could almost make a parallel with the Windrunner sisters.
...No, nevermind, two roles reversed :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 5:22 PM
Third son of Finwe, aye.
Maybe not innocent, but able to redeem himself.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:23 PM
Well, depends on how you look at it... he was definitely the least
guilty of the 3, but also innocent in having seen and participated
in less violence, afterwards.
VardaYesterday at 5:24 PM
Innocent implies not understanding the evil. I think he saw through
it, knew what he was going to be stepping into in the future.
But aye, he was not a participant in the later atrocities.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:25 PM
Multiple meanings possible, innocent can also mean having witnessed
and suffered through less of it :smiley:
VardaYesterday at 5:25 PM
Okie dokie. : )
Shall we call it here?
If all minds are clear?
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:27 PM
Alright.
ArienVYesterday at 5:27 PM
okay .. he is the one who moved into Tirion wasn't he?
Ossse i mean
VardaYesterday at 5:28 PM
Finarfin did return to Tirion and became king there.
ArienVYesterday at 5:28 PM
ah yes so long ago that i read that
VardaYesterday at 5:29 PM
One reason we have these sessions, so we can have reminders. You are
all great in helping with that!
the gavel casts a shadow ahead of it, to land quietly on the
hammerpad
the hammerpad uses a handy spring and bounces up on top of
the gavel
thwoppp!
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After-meeting!
the gavel drags itself back to the shelf
We use a lot of self-operating gavels and hammerpad, without even
asking Alexas.
Alexa.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:32 PM
And before I forget to mention it later, Curse of the Worgen
book arrived this week, while Day of the Dragon should be
here in a few days :smiley:
More warcraft books yay!
VardaYesterday at 5:32 PM
Grats! Happy reading!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:32 PM
Thanks!
VardaYesterday at 5:42 PM
Slipping out to see to supper here on Mount Taniquetil. All those
Vanyar are mighty hungry after practicing like Norsemen and the
Valkyrie for Armageddon [Ragnarok] but with Morgoth.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:42 PM
Enjoy!
VardaYesterday at 5:43 PM
leaves in a brilliant beam of light
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 5:43 PM
Shiny.
ArienVYesterday at 5:44 PM
:smiley:
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Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 6:58 PM
Personal gaming report!
Flashgaming... tough one. Thought
about having an art game lined up but it doesn't appear to save, and
gets boring after a while, so I'll give you 3 platformers instead
:wink:
http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/lost_giraffe
is the first one! Seems like a normal platformer at first sight, but
you can't jump, and need to get across gaps and obstacles by
launching your neck out and swinging from objects. Quite tough!
Lost Giraffe - OneMoreLevel.com
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 7:15 PM
http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/nympiad
for the second! A more cartoonish platformer, but with a twist: Not
only do you have wrap around pathing where you can walk off the side
on one end and end up on the other side; but by pressing certain
buttons you shift the level a bit, and suddenly those paths on the
side go elsewhere :smiley:
Nympiad - OneMoreLevel.com
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 7:31 PM
https://www.kongregate.com/games/RawEgg/aurie
for the third one! A puzzle platformer, really more puzzle than
platformer, but still some jumping around required :smiley: Collect
the pink "key" and then get back to the door, you can twist the
platforms by using shift to allow you to reach those goals :smiley:
Some thinking required in the later levels!
Kongregate
Aurie
Atmospheric puzzle platformer. Chill out while
solving these 20 puzzles!
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ArienVYesterday at 7:37 PM
Namarie for now :smiley:
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 7:37 PM
Namarie!
Blizzard gaming!
Diablo 3:
Necromancer to level 70, and completed season chapter 2. Using the
2-piece setbonus from the chapter reward, I took on Diablo for the
last 2 necromancer achievements, requiring specific skills to be
used, and completed them! With all the necromancer achievements
complete, I got the Trag'oul wings as a permanent reward, which also
complement this season's set, so my necro's looking quite bloody
already with his wings and the first 2 setpieces :smiley:
I also took out a few specific bosses on master difficulty for
chapter 3, and next up will be completing each bounty act once,
which I shall attempt on Torment difficulty with my new gear, and no
longer restricted to certain abilities for my achievements. Should
be fun!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 8:10 PM
Heroes of the Storm:
Level 335 now, one level gained. Kerrigan, probably :smiley: Another
single-lane brawl this week, been having a lot of those lately...
still, got to choose a hero I liked each time, so that's always
nice.
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 8:24 PM
Hearthstone:
Still leveling! One class now at a third of the way, most still
pretty far behind.. but at this stage, so far from leveling, that's
okay. Had a rumble run quest this week, and have been doing rather
well at it, got good cards along the way, and made it past fight 6
easily enough.. it's all random, and any fight can destroy you, but
next time the quest comes up, I might actually finish it :wink:
Brawl is the advanced arena, more expensive and difficult, and I
never bother with those. Better off to save my gold. So otherwise
,not much to tell for Hearthstone.
WoW:
Still farming normal raid and the first 2 fights on heroic. Third
boss a bit tough yet, and at this point Mekkatorque is probably the
hardest fight on normal for us. Even the final fight is going rather
more smoothly.
I could say I'm ready for patch, but really, I haven't even gotten
to the bulk of the 8.1 content yet. I'm not even done with 8.0. I
know I'll get around to it some day. The brawler's guild stuff looks
fun, anyway. I'll just continue as normal after the reset, with the
exception of the new pets to farm in Pandaria. Looking forward to
getting those :smiley:
Did more expeditions, now at 49/50 for the mythic expedition wins.
So there's that coming up! If I wanted to I could drop down to
easier difficulty after that, but the rewards are lower and I do
mythic regularly with friends now, so might as well continue that.
Finally, more world quests! Got more pet charms, enough to buy a
barnacled hermit crab and a sandstinger wasp. Both look rather nice.
Almost done with the pets from the Stormsong vendor now.
Weekly quest is also world quests, and while I am a bit selective
with them - except Arathi world quests, which I'm still doing in
full for the service medals, but they don't count for the weekly - I
should still finish it this week without going out of my way, just
doing emissaries. So that's pretty much my activity for this week!
Oh, and I got my fourth champion to legendary, so that's done as
well :smiley:
And that's my report for the week!
Ar-Pharazon-VYesterday at 9:19 PM
namarie!
VardaYesterday at 9:51 PM
Namarie, Phar
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