August 23, 2020 Sunday Meeting
5:00
P.M. Eastern Daylight Savings Time
Discord:
Valar Guild/meeting_place
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Transcript work by Varda.
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Attending (and
spoke): (6)
Discord:
Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe (Before-meeting), Ioreth (After-meeting),
Irmo, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news:
23rd Anniversary of
the Valar Guild coming in October. During this meeting, we picked
the theme of "boats".
Web
Gaming:
General reports: Lord of the Rings Online,
...
Tolkien:
Topic 1: Why did Sauron try
and convince Pharazon to attack Valinor knowing that was pointless,
instead of turning his attention on Middle Earth?
Topic 2: How did Numenor
beat Sauron wearing and using the one ring?
Gaming, the Reboot:
General reports: Lord of the Rings
Online, World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone
After-meeting:
PTR for WoW by
Ioreth
Flashgaming Reviews by
Ar-Pharazon.
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Before-meeting
Eonwe Valar08/19/2020
There, no more for my Paladin to collect from the Argent Tournament.
Eonwe Valar08/19/2020
Just completed the Val'anyr legendary. We already have guild credit
for it, thanks to either Nob or Bofur though. It was a while back
but I remember it was one of them. The guild achievement doesn't
tell me which though, hehe.(edited)
[3:00 AM]
*Val'anyr is from Ulduar, about 5 expansions back, just so no one
unfamiliar thinks I completed anything current, hehe.(edited)
Eonwe Valar08/19/2020
Ugh, I just realized I have to go back to the Molten Front for
transmogs.
Eonwe Valar08/19/2020
Hmm, looks like not so bad. Just had to pay gold, not the currency
of the time.
[3:31 AM]
That was the missing part to my T8 25-man appearance too.
Eonwe Valar08/19/2020
Tol Barad, though, though will be a painful grind.
August 21, 2020
Eonwe Valar08/21/2020
The Nazjatar Battle Commendation grind has been surprisingly not
painful. Just got enough for the mount, now just need for the toys
and I suppose the essences too.
August 23, 2020
VardaToday at 3:59 PM
Aiya : )
[3:59 PM]
Fangorn, Elwing, and I just completed an instance despite waves of
lag
[4:00 PM]
External problem they're trying to mitigate.
[4:02 PM]
@Bounder Hurray! It's time to meet up again! Come on in!
ArienValarToday at 4:03 PM
Aiya Varda and rest
VardaToday at 4:03 PM
Aiya Arien : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:05 PM
Aiya!
VardaToday at 4:05 PM
Aiya Phar : )
IrmoToday at 4:06 PM
Greetings and good evening Varda, Phar, Arien...
ArienValarToday at 4:07 PM
Aiya Irmo
VardaToday at 4:07 PM
Aiya Irmo : )
[4:08 PM]
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Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
[4:08 PM]
Membership:
[4:08 PM]
Elwing is visiting with us and playing LotRO right now with Fangorn
and myself. : )
[4:09 PM]
Irmo is in LotRO too, yay!
[4:09 PM]
Any other membership news we'd like to pass along?
[4:09 PM]
Fellow Valarites we've seen?
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:09 PM
Fladrif spotted, we played a Hearthstone match
ArienValarToday at 4:10 PM
Helm spotted a couple of times on Bnet but we haven't spoken
VardaToday at 4:11 PM
Glad they are still around. : )
[4:11 PM]
Even if we can't play together, we can join up for the Tolkien Site,
or send in game reviews for the Gaming Site.
[4:11 PM]
Maybe they will have a chance to join us on Discord sometime
[4:12 PM]
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Web:
[4:12 PM]
I don't have anything new for you this past week. I need to get down
and write something!
[4:12 PM]
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Gaming:
[4:13 PM]
LotRO:
In LotRO, we still have a game despite whatever the outside attacks
are.
[4:13 PM]
The slowdowns don't last long and there's a wide space between where
we can play fine.
IrmoToday at 4:13 PM
Probably DDoS
VardaToday at 4:14 PM
Likely. They may need some really big buffer servers in between,
very expensive?
IrmoToday at 4:14 PM
They are very bad during Euro daytime, and then get less and less
during the evening/US afternoon
VardaToday at 4:14 PM
It's afternoon now for us. It was worse earlier?
IrmoToday at 4:15 PM
Building DDoS defense takes either lost of competence, or lotds of
money, I am afraid Standing Stones Gaming have neither
VardaToday at 4:15 PM
4 pm Central, 5 pm Eastern
IrmoToday at 4:15 PM
Yes, in our DAYTIME IT IS OFTEN UNPLAYABLE
VardaToday at 4:15 PM
It has seemed to improve
[4:15 PM]
ugh
IrmoToday at 4:15 PM
sorry caps
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:15 PM
(only plays games in the evening)
IrmoToday at 4:16 PM
Tomorrow work starts again for me
VardaToday at 4:16 PM
Do you have a Tolkien topic or news you'd like to drop on us before
you have to leave?
IrmoToday at 4:16 PM
Anyway, Black desert Online had strikingly similar attacks a year
ago, trunred out they were Russians, hence the timezone of the
attacks
VardaToday at 4:17 PM
Thus the European time suggests something similar?
[4:17 PM]
Sad, because lots of Russians enjoy playing LotRO.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:17 PM
It wasn't me!
VardaToday at 4:17 PM
hmm, so he says...
[4:17 PM]
ok, it's not you. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:17 PM
I have neither the equipment nor the knowhow
VardaToday at 4:17 PM
heh
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:18 PM
...Nor the inclination, for what that's worth!
VardaToday at 4:18 PM
The most possible.
Tolkien:
IrmoToday at 4:18 PM
Ok, here is my topic: why did Sauron try and
convince Pharazon to attack Valinor knowing that was pointless,
instead of turning his attention on Middle Earth?
VardaToday at 4:19 PM
Thank you.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:19 PM
I think Numenor was an actual threat on his domain at the time, and
so he wanted to get rid of the threat as well as take revenge on
them at the same time.
[4:20 PM]
He was a patient guy and could always return after the navy got
squished.
[4:20 PM]
Going down with the island was somewhat unexpected.
IrmoToday at 4:20 PM
So...just an unfortunate gamble?
VardaToday at 4:21 PM
Numenoreans had just threatened Sauron's rule, taken him captive,
and he was intent on their destruction.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:21 PM
The gamble paid off, the price was just higher than expected.
VardaToday at 4:21 PM
Aye
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:22 PM
Take em down from the inside out if outright war isn't going to lead
to victory any time soon.
IrmoToday at 4:23 PM
Alright methinks that is a valid explanation, so not a vewry
thrilling topic Lets find something else ..
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:23 PM
Also I think he took some enjoyment out of it
IrmoToday at 4:24 PM
He had 1000 years of downtime <grin>
[4:25 PM]
Well, not that much actually ..
[4:26 PM]
A mere 300 or so
[4:27 PM]
So I agree, the price of seeing the force of Numenor dimished was
probably worth the gamble
[4:29 PM]
realisaing thet it is actually odd that only 300 years after
Akkalabetrh Sauron was already up and running again
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:29 PM
Was it 300? I remember 100... odd, should be my specialty era
IrmoToday at 4:29 PM
Not sure really
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:30 PM
3319 Ar-Pharazôn sets foot on
Aman; the World is Changed: Aman and Tol Eressëa are removed from
Arda, Númenor is drowned, and the world is made round.
VardaToday at 4:30 PM
A thousand years here or there. Undying tend to not really get the
difference.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:30 PM
3428 Sauron beseiges Minas
Ithil.
War of the Last Alliance begins.
IrmoToday at 4:30 PM
100 would be stunningly fast
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:30 PM
Maiar can work fast.
[4:31 PM]
Drift home, pick up ring, form a body.
[4:31 PM]
Breed some orcs.
IrmoToday at 4:31 PM
What I do know by heart is that Elendil was young when he escaped
the downfall, and 322 or so when he died at Dagorlad
[4:32 PM]
Ah thanks Phar, I see those dates, well, that is stunning
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:32 PM
Well, his sons were already grown when they left.
[4:32 PM]
In fact, looking at these dates, he was a gramps already.
IrmoToday at 4:34 PM
So I learned today that that is hardly a 100 years between
Akkalabeth and the War pf the Last Allinace, and that means that
Sauron has actually been able to make and corropt the rings in
between
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:34 PM
Nup. Rings were made in mid-second age.
[4:34 PM]
Before Pharazon's invasion.
IrmoToday at 4:35 PM
Errr he had made the One when he came to Numenor???
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:35 PM
Yes. But left it behind, I think?
IrmoToday at 4:36 PM
Now I am confused
[4:36 PM]
Even more than I was
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:36 PM
All that Eregion stuff happened almost 2000 years earlier, I think.
IrmoToday at 4:37 PM
Obvioudsly time for me to do some re-readingg <grin>
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:37 PM
hehe
VardaToday at 4:37 PM
This will help:
[4:38 PM]
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/events/timeline/Second_Age.htm
The Second Age
Timeline for the Second Age of the Sun
[4:38 PM]
It's on that page
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:38 PM
There you go
IrmoToday at 4:39 PM
Good, did we ever had the topic: How did
Numenor beat Sauron WEARING AND USING the one ring?
VardaToday at 4:40 PM
It strikes me as more of a trap by Sauron.
[4:41 PM]
He has a known modus operandi of seeming to be a friend or not
dangerous, then backstabbing in an odd fashion.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:41 PM
It was definitely a trap, but I think Sauron definitely saw Numenor
as a nuisance if not a threat.
[4:41 PM]
I don't think Sauron was confident he'd beat Numenor in an outright
war, even with the Ring. They'd just keep coming back.
[4:42 PM]
So he bided his time and took a different approach.
[4:42 PM]
One which, as Varda says, he was quite experienced in
[4:44 PM]
In fact, it was his preferred method of operating instead of direct
war, and only when he lost his fair form in the fall he had to
resort to military conquest thereafter.
[4:46 PM]
As well as fear and secrecy, of course.
VardaToday at 4:47 PM
That was a good topic. It was a weird thing when we think of the
Ring as such a super weapon.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:48 PM
Well, the glory of Numenor, eh
VardaToday at 4:48 PM
Numenor's rep was destroyed too
[4:48 PM]
Great numbers killed, land sunk.
IrmoToday at 4:48 PM
In hindsight we might conclude that our wrath (the Valars that is)
about Phar and Numor was a bit too unspecific, allowing Sauron to
come back in a short time with his ring...
[4:49 PM]
Did at that point in time Sauron more or less outwit us? (The Valar
that is)
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:50 PM
It might just have been moving up the inevitable. The rift between
Numenor and the Valar was already quite big at the time.
VardaToday at 4:50 PM
The Valar turned over the punishment for the Numenorean invasion to
Eru.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:50 PM
Sauron could've held out, perhaps.
IrmoToday at 4:50 PM
Ah good point Varda
VardaToday at 4:50 PM
Eru sank the land while separating Valinor from the rest of the
world.
[4:51 PM]
Eru was far harsher than the Valar would have been.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:51 PM
On the other hand he could've assumed that we were pretty good
friends with the elves and Valar still, and worried that if he tried
to kick our butts with his Ring, we'd get some powerful
reinforcements.
IrmoToday at 4:51 PM
He was called to deal with his own
VardaToday at 4:51 PM
Exactly
[4:52 PM]
Good point about reinforcements
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:52 PM
nods perhaps he thought his best bet was to divide and conquer
IrmoToday at 4:52 PM
But still, Akkalabeth was all Sauroons doing, he should not have
been able to get away with that so easily in my opinion
VardaToday at 4:53 PM
He was forced to show his hand
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:53 PM
He did lose a nice form, though, Irmo
[4:54 PM]
and if he'd had the Ring with him things wouldn't have gone so well
for him either.
[4:54 PM]
Losing the One Ring in the Akallabeth...
IrmoToday at 4:54 PM
Yeah, and that made him so much nicer personality too
[4:55 PM]
So you think he left the ring behind in ME on purpose? Interesting
and ... indeed..likely I see now
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:56 PM
He must've, though I'm not sure how. Maybe he was betting on not
being able to escape bodily anyway, or was worried Pharazon'd take
it for himself.
[4:57 PM]
*not sure why
VardaToday at 4:57 PM
He had ringwraiths to watch over it
IrmoToday at 4:57 PM
Numenoreans
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:57 PM
That too Though he didn't have their rings at the time,
either.
[4:57 PM]
What kept them from rebelling?
[4:58 PM]
When the maia's away, the wraiths will play.
IrmoToday at 4:58 PM
Good qwuestion
[4:59 PM]
Did we ever speculate onw here and by whom it was guarded between
Saurons depart for Numor and his awakening?
VardaToday at 4:59 PM
The ringwraiths had become enslaved to the One Ring.
[4:59 PM]
The One Ring is an extension of Sauron
[5:00 PM]
Their will was no longer their own
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:00 PM
Alright.
IrmoToday at 5:00 PM
He still took a big risk there
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:00 PM
Yep. What if someone invaded Numenor while he was away?
[5:00 PM]
...
[5:01 PM]
Mordor, I mean
IrmoToday at 5:01 PM
Ah yes, that maybe the anqwer: who at that time WAS there to invade?
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:02 PM
Could've been some Noldor seeing an opportunity, I guess...
[5:02 PM]
Possibly the King's Men stationed there.
[5:02 PM]
Might even be Haradrim or Easterlings if his grip over them hadn't
taken yet.
VardaToday at 5:04 PM
Ringwraiths and others right there handy
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:04 PM
I guess it also depends on how much troops had been lost during my
invasion.
[5:05 PM]
Or rather, how many were left
IrmoToday at 5:07 PM
Methinks the only ones who knew about and had interest inretaking
the ring were Gil-Galad/Elrond one hand and the Loyals of Pellargir
on the other, I guess Sauron estimated thast neither paries would be
aggressive enough to go for it...
[5:08 PM]
My typing isd horrible, sorry
[5:08 PM]
Anyway, that was nice - and for me a lot of refreshing knowledge too
- thanks folks!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:09 PM
Hmm, I always like a bit of refreshing on this time period as well
VardaToday at 5:09 PM
Thank you for the topic : )
IrmoToday at 5:10 PM
Until we meet again , namarië and good night!
VardaToday at 5:10 PM
Namarie Irmo!
IrmoToday at 5:10 PM
(in bed wayyy too late)
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:10 PM
namarie!
VardaToday at 5:10 PM
Sleeeeep
IrmoToday at 5:11 PM
Yes Bossy One
VardaToday at 5:11 PM
It was kind of fun to do the Tolkien section earlier. : )
[5:11 PM]
heh
[5:11 PM]
wake up if you want to then. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:11 PM
reads back oh right, we were still in gaming
VardaToday at 5:12 PM
Gaming, the Reboot!
[5:12 PM]
LotRO:
[5:13 PM]
Update 27.3 came out this week.
[5:13 PM]
There were some issues this week, including the Steam Wallet not
functioning currently for LotRO.
[5:13 PM]
https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?682665-Steam-Wallet-Currently-Unavailable
Steam Wallet Currently Unavailable
Payments using the Steam Wallet are currently not
available, and we are working to restore this service. We will keep
you updated.
[5:14 PM]
Some kind of infrastructure and environment problems outside the
company have been impacting the LotRO servers causing periods of
instablity which we players experience as heavy lag. They are taking
steps to mitigate these challenges.
LotRO kinmates this past week:
Landroval server:
Arien
Elwing
Fangorn
Hurin
Irmo
Lenwe
Miriel
Morwe
Nar
Varda
Ithil server:
Falco
Varda
Anor server:
Varda
[5:14 PM]
World of Warcraft:
[5:15 PM]
This week's Bonus Event: Arena Skirmishes.
[5:15 PM]
The PvP Brawl: Deep Six began the 18th and runs through Tuesday,
August 25th.
[5:15 PM]
For those interested in the music from Battle for Azeroth, check out
the blog: Follow the Tides of Music From Battle for Azeroth.
[5:15 PM]
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23492553/follow-the-tides-of-music-from-battle-for-azeroth
World of Warcraft
Follow the Tides of Music From Battle for Azeroth
- WoW
Get swept away on an auditory journey through the
music of the Tides of Vengeance, Rise of Azshara, and Visions of
N’Zoth content updates.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:16 PM
Some good stuff in there, though the tracks are long
VardaToday at 5:16 PM
That's good if you just want background. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:16 PM
It's about 7 hours total.
VardaToday at 5:16 PM
There's new work on the companion app for Shadowlands. Check it out:
Shadowlands Preview: A New Look for the WoW Companion App.
[5:16 PM]
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23492552/shadowlands-preview-a-new-look-for-the-wow-companion-app
World of Warcraft
Shadowlands Preview: A New Look for the WoW
Companion App - WoW
Take World of Warcraft anywhere you go with
multiple expansion support.
[5:16 PM]
Check out new tech coming in Shadowlands in Engineer’s Workshop:
Enabling Ray-Traced Shadows in Shadowlands.
[5:17 PM]
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23494819/engineers-workshop-enabling-ray-traced-shadows-in-shadowlands
World of Warcraft
Engineer’s Workshop: Enabling Ray-Traced Shadows in Shadowlands -
W...
With the arrival of Shadowlands, you’ll be able to experience World
of Warcraft in greater clarity and definition with the newly added
ray-traced shadows feature.
[5:17 PM]
Also check out what it took for the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort in Classic
WoW: Engineer’s Workshop: Recreating the Ahn’Qiraj War Effort.
[5:17 PM]
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23504702/engineers-workshop-recreating-the-ahnqiraj-war-effort
World of Warcraft
Engineer’s Workshop: Recreating the Ahn’Qiraj War
Effort - WoW
Join us for a behind-the-scenes deep dive on
recreating one of World of Warcraft’s most iconic events, the
Ahn’Qiraj war effort.
[5:17 PM]
If you haven't already got all the collectibles from the Cataclysm
expansion, check out the blog Cataclysm: Mounts, Pets, and More.
[5:18 PM]
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23492555/cataclysm-mounts-pets-and-more
World of Warcraft
Cataclysm: Mounts, Pets, and More - WoW
As a part of our ongoing series of articles
featuring many of the collectibles in World of Warcraft, we’ve set
our sights on Cataclysm. Dig into the many riches found in this
expansion.
[5:18 PM]
Check out this week's hotfixes.
[5:18 PM]
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23277654/hotfixes-august-21-2020
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: August 21, 2020 - WoW
Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address
various issues related to World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth and
WoW Classic.
[5:19 PM]
.
[5:19 PM]
Heroes of the Storm:
[5:19 PM]
A new balance patch is out this week.
[5:19 PM]
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/heroes-of-the-storm/23499824/heroes-of-the-storm-balance-patch-notes-august-19-2020
Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - August
19, 2020
Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with
Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
[5:19 PM]
Hearthstone:
[5:19 PM]
Patch
18.0.2 is out this week.
[5:19 PM]
.
[5:20 PM]
Any other gaming news? Eve Online maybe?
[5:20 PM]
I see the Elder Scrolls Online, Divinity Original Sin 2, and others
on the side of our channel being played. : )
[5:21 PM]
StarCraft 2 played this last week by Fangorn, Eowyn, and
Faramir
[5:23 PM]
Tolkien Part 2:
[5:23 PM]
Check out the Forum rp story for Phar's post!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:23 PM
Ooh, one person's playing Minecraft, too
[5:23 PM]
Classic, though I've never played myself.
[5:23 PM]
And yes!
[5:23 PM]
One of the shortest I've ever made, I think.
[5:24 PM]
But I just figured I'd follow your lead, ask some questions. Bombard
poor Auros.
VardaToday at 5:24 PM
hehe
[5:25 PM]
I know at least two that play Minecraft, surely more. : )
[5:25 PM]
We are now overlong by almost half an hour. Do we have any last
things to tie down before we go?
ArienValarToday at 5:29 PM
uhm my head to the pillow i think :)?
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:30 PM
Tying your head to the pillow seems uncomfortable.
ArienValarToday at 5:30 PM
Namarie dear people have fun and rest when you get to it
[5:30 PM]
hehe you know what i mean
VardaToday at 5:31 PM
Namarie Sunshine : )
[5:31 PM]
the gavel bounces cheerfully to the hammerpad
the hammerpad rolls sideways for a different sound
gonnnnng
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:31 PM
Namarie!
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VardaToday at 5:31 PM
After-meeting!
ArienValarToday at 5:31 PM
Piing
[5:32 PM]
Namarie
VardaToday at 5:32 PM
That's a different sound too. : )
IorethToday at 5:51 PM
I been playing on the PTR. I broke the horde side progression quest
on the new starting zone. Did it good and they aren't
bothering to fix it. I have since done on another server with no
problems. What I did was tame a quest boss that I was supposed to
kill. I'm used to it breaking the quest for the hunter I am on.
Never before had it break it for the whole zone.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:52 PM
Well, that's the PTR for you. Did you report it?
IorethToday at 5:55 PM
many times... lol... it said it could be tamed and it was a pet
model that normally isn't available for way higher. What to they
expect any hunter worth their salt to do?
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:56 PM
Well, they say the best thing you can do on a PTR is break things.
[5:56 PM]
So.. good job breaking it, hero
IorethToday at 5:57 PM
I was Horde when I tamed it
image
VardaToday at 5:58 PM
Very good! That's fantastic. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:58 PM
Very nice birdy
VardaToday at 5:58 PM
Now away for supper
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:59 PM
Enjoy!
IorethToday at 6:01 PM
Guess what I'm going to do when it goes live
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:01 PM
Break more stuff!
IorethToday at 6:09 PM
the barbershop has a mess of fun things to do now, especially for
the older races.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:09 PM
Hmhm. I already put it on my list to check all the options with each
of my characters, because I've seen so many good ideas that I can't
remember them
IorethToday at 6:12 PM
several races (mostly horde probably) have tats, tauren has a nice
palamino color and some new horn variations. Worgen has a lovely
white skin and you can fix up the human form of a worgen completely
separate than the wolf form
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:12 PM
Sounds good.
IorethToday at 6:12 PM
there is a negro verson of every human type form, including
hairstyle
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:13 PM
I have 3 night elves, and for 2 of them I'm probably going the vine
way, and for one I saw a nice moon headdress...
IorethToday at 6:13 PM
accessories sometimes have quite a lot of choices. Blood Elves
have a nice short ear choice that isn't higher than their head.
Night Elf does NOT have short ears, sigh
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:14 PM
Hmm, they had shorter ones, I think...
[6:14 PM]
Though not looking very good last I saw the option.
[6:14 PM]
but honestly it wouldn't be a night elf to me if it didn't have long
ears and eyebrows
IorethToday at 6:15 PM
you can choose your druid's animal forms in the barber shop, and it
applies to all stances, no more wearing clunky fist weapons just
because you want that skin
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:15 PM
Yes! That I heard. Gonna be good for my druid main.
IorethToday at 6:15 PM
glyphs are still available and usable
[6:16 PM]
so my druid has the star form in balance
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:18 PM
I'm a guardian/feral, and have already decided on the forms I'm
gonna start SL with
IorethToday at 6:19 PM
but it doesn't matter your specialization, the customization is
across the board. Some people won't like it
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:19 PM
Hmm, yes, different forms per spec. I can understand that.
[6:20 PM]
Right now I'm using 2 weapons with 2 different corruptions, and
using a different cat/bearform to differentiate between them. Can't
do that in SL.
IorethToday at 6:20 PM
If you configure your green cat in cat form, then switch to bear,
your cat will still be the green cat rather than the vanilla one it
is now
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:21 PM
Yep.
[6:21 PM]
I guess we'll have to get used to it.
[6:21 PM]
At least we can mog our weapons now
IorethToday at 6:21 PM
the weapon thing will still work, I know a druid who uses a weapon
to switch to the ape-bear thing
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:22 PM
In SL?
IorethToday at 6:22 PM
well, is working in PTR so I'm assuming it will stay
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:22 PM
Interesting. So weaponmog overwrites barbershop.
IorethToday at 6:23 PM
I'll test and make sure. I saw that I could use the mog, I did not
actually look to see if it worked
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:23 PM
Alright
IorethToday at 6:24 PM
First thing I did when I saw the bear and kitty forms in the
barbershop was jump on my mount and see that they were still
there, I didn't even think about testing it!
[6:25 PM]
I'm still having giggles over the 200 hunter stable slots. Some dev
must be thinking "now nobody will complain about running out of
space" - yeh right, we'll fill it up!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:25 PM
[6:26 PM]
No more excuse not to level my beastmaster huntress.
IorethToday at 6:28 PM
on the new start area, they give you the ability to tame right away,
and nearly immediately give access to a stable. If you tame one of
everything on the island it will be probably a dozen different pets,
add a few more for color variations. Of course I'm going to tame
that quest boss!!!(edited)
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:28 PM
grin
IorethToday at 6:29 PM
They don't, however, teach the abandon command until about level 10
or so... lol
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:30 PM
So you can time right away. That's actually a relief.
[6:30 PM]
My huntress mentioned above is 20something now, and I was wondering
if I had to give her a few levels so she doesn't scale down too low
to keep her pet.
[6:30 PM]
*tame
[6:30 PM]
But if taming's from level 1, she's fine.
IorethToday at 6:31 PM
Well, by the time you walk up the beach to where the trainer is,
you'll be level 2
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:31 PM
Yeah, okay
[6:32 PM]
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-gb/character/eu/argent-dawn/caliona
level 25
World of Warcraft
Caliona - Character - WoW
Caliona (Argent Dawn) ❮The High Guard❯ - 25 Night
Elf Beast Mastery Hunter, 13 ilvl
[6:32 PM]
Shouldn't scale down below level 2
IorethToday at 6:32 PM
It's nicely organized, simple, has a side quest with a perfectly
tamable mob.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:32 PM
(for our forum RPers, check out name and first pet!)
IorethToday at 6:33 PM
on an existing hunter you won't be able to get there, is new old
race characters.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:33 PM
Yes, I know, but I was worried about losing pet by scaling down.
IorethToday at 6:33 PM
I switched race on a new character and was kicked out to capital
city. good thing these are not "keeper" characters
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:33 PM
hah
IorethToday at 6:35 PM
there are some neat hunter quests that you have to watch for. say if
you started with a gnome. there is a point where you build an ice
trap (so it is trained) then you use it to catch some mysterious
thing (mech bunny) so that way you have the start pet you
usually have
[6:36 PM]
it's a cute little segway, tailored for each race so that you get
your start pet. I think I've made like six old race hunters now just
so I can play on the island
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:36 PM
hehe
[6:37 PM]
Honestly I don't know when/if I'll be poking that island. I have
only one new character planned for SL and that's a panda DK.
[6:37 PM]
I already have something for each class and on top of that something
for each allied race.
[6:37 PM]
Maybe if I make a second official hordy...
IorethToday at 6:38 PM
that's what PTR is for! it's amazing how many little hints of past
things there are. lots of things just kinda look familiar
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:39 PM
True.
IorethToday at 6:39 PM
I'll probably run one thing through when it goes live - probably
just to see if I can still tame that pet... lol
[6:41 PM]
when you get out of the island you are level 10, DK start at level
8, DH start at 10, the new races start at 10. BFA content starts at
10
[6:41 PM]
flying doesn't start until like 19!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:41 PM
gasp
IorethToday at 6:42 PM
draenor flying is included in the package YAY!
[6:42 PM]
there are the rest of the advanced riding skills you buy after level
19
[6:44 PM]
they basically negated any area except for BFA unless you just want
to do them. Now this is PTR, so anything can change. What we are
working on they call "prepatch"
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:45 PM
Yeah, that's just PTR. And new accounts. For new characters by
players who've already got old ones, you get to choose.
IorethToday at 6:46 PM
we, new characters, whether they are new accounts or old.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:46 PM
When SL is live, I mean, you'll get to choose.
IorethToday at 6:48 PM
but the barbershop will be a blast. some folks are disappointed
about the talents. They chopped off the bottom of the talent table
then plucked a few skills and replaced things that were left, so
some people lost their favorite skills
[6:49 PM]
BM hunter was interesting, they restored some spells I don't think
I've seen for 5 years
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:57 PM
Anyway, personal gaming report time!
[6:58 PM]
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Flashgaming: 1 new game, 2 old but good
[6:58 PM]
https://www.kongregate.com/games/baba_s/economical
is the first game! A platformer where you collect coins and use
those to buy platforms so you can get to the goal. But the more gold
you have left at the end of the level, the better, so buy wisely!
Kongregate
Economical
2D puzzle action game where saving coin is
important!
Aiming for a goal using items.
Make a way with blocks.
Break a block with a hammer.
etc...
Item is use...
[7:01 PM]
80 levels as well, so a lot of time to waste
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 7:37 PM
...And since that line I've done about 30 levels in the last half
hour... better move to the next game
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 8:28 PM
https://www.kongregate.com/games/Moonkey/hexiom-connect
for the second game! A hex puzzle where you have to swap tiles to
make all the connections meet.
Kongregate
Hexiom Connect
Hexiom is back, with a new twist! Rearrange the
tiles to light up all the color coded connections.
[8:28 PM]
Some come with fixed tiles, but others... have fun experimenting.
And you can do randomized as well!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 8:59 PM
Ehr. Too much flashgaming, getting really late. Let's hurry this up!
[8:59 PM]
https://www.kongregate.com/games/scriptwelder/dont-escape
for third game, a point and click game where you have to prevent
escaping.
Kongregate
Don't Escape
I woke up in a room... It is not locked and I
remember everything. I#39m a werewolf. Tonight I will turn and
people will die, unless I find a way to prevent myse...
[8:59 PM]
During the daytime you do a lot of stuff to delay yourself, while at
night you turn into a werewolf who tries to escape.
[9:00 PM]
Make maximum use of your time
[9:00 PM]
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Blizzard gaming:
[9:00 PM]
Starcraft II:
Down to the last tier now, only 3 or so fights left for the
warchest?!
[9:00 PM]
*!
[9:01 PM]
Heroes of the Storm:
No new levels, still 426 Didn't win any brawls, though I did
get to play with good heroes, including trying a build for Chromie.
[9:03 PM]
Hearthstone:
No new levels, packs still stacking up.. brawl is an old one with 2
Medivhs against each other, using a lot of portals Need luck,
but I got it done pretty quickly, overpowering my opponent over
time.
[9:04 PM]
WoW:
[9:04 PM]
More raiding! Got 2 more people their heroic N'Zoth kills, with
mounts and achievements included.
[9:06 PM]
Also a poke at mythic Dazar'alor instead of achievement raid (though
we still got achievements for completing mythic fights), which went
rather well. We brought 6 bosses down and have been struggling with
Mekkatorque. We'll go back there at a later point, but basically
only need to kill him once.. after you defeat mythic Jaina you get a
shortcut for later weeks.
[9:07 PM]
Another 4-mask Stormwind, going smoother and smoother... also got
all the chests, so another 4k mementos gotten! 3 more runs until I
have the mount and the cloak, by my calculation.
[9:07 PM]
And with the corruption resistance boost reward, no more eye of
corruption in either spec
[9:08 PM]
Weekly event is arenas, which is going well! Was a bug where it
started later in the week, so had to do 5 on 1 day, but after that
one arena a day is perfect again
[9:08 PM]
Bunch of rare drops!
Got the Blackpaw mount and the Twiddle Twirler: Shredder Blade toy
from Darkshore rares, leaving only 4 items to get from there.
[9:09 PM]
Got a Jade Defender pet from the Rajani paragon supplies, quite jade
dog
[9:09 PM]
*cute
[9:10 PM]
And a toy from expeditions, the Magic Monkey Banana, turns me into a
Hozen!
[9:10 PM]
Just a shame it disappears on combat.
[9:11 PM]
And finally, more questing! Did the entire Xalatath questline,
including a visit to N'Zoth where I dropped off 3 items and received
a Gift of N'Zoth on my head - can remove it through quest and get a
toy version, but not done so yet - and then later raided the place
in LFR to get those items back.
[9:11 PM]
Only to find that the dagger was gone, supposedly to the Horde!
[9:12 PM]
When you have the Gift you can also see it on other people, but this
late in the expansion most people have gotten rid of it. I'll wait a
bit more, see if I can find other people who have it
[9:13 PM]
Total Annihilation's
going great! Had a bunch of time spent on it. Cleared levels 6 to
10, completing the entire third planet, which is always nice to
visit with the large amounts of metal deposits.
[9:14 PM]
On the fourth planet metal is really scarce, but we got the Moho
Metal Maker available now, though you have to tech up a bit to get
there. So up to that point, you're really short on the stuff.
[9:14 PM]
Which is a problem at this point, since enemy attacks are harsh...
on level 11 I've had to restart once and reload a certain savepoint
a bunch of times.
[9:15 PM]
But after some lucky defenses and buildups I'm pretty sure I can
take anything they throw at me now, though I need to keep cranking
out basic attack planes.
[9:15 PM]
So the teching up is really slow, but I don't think they can stop me
progressing now...
[9:16 PM]
So next week I hope to be in the last level, level 12, or even done
with the game
[9:16 PM]
And that's my report for the week!
VardaToday at 9:18 PM
Thank you, Phar. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 9:22 PM
namarie!
VardaToday at 9:23 PM
Namarie
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