February 16, 2020 Sunday Meeting
5:00
P.M. Eastern time (-4 GMT aka 9 P.M. aka 21:00)
Discord:
Valar Guild/meeting_place
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Transcript work by Varda.
[times are Central Time from Varda's Discord. Add one hour for
Eastern.]
["slight smile" is the same as we are used to using as a regular
smiley]
Attending (and
spoke): (4)
Discord:
Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe (presiding), Fingolfin
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news
Web:
Gaming:
General reports: World of Warcraft, Lord of the
Rings, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, StarCraft
Tolkien:
Trivia game:
1. Frodo , Sam, Merry , Pippin
and Aragorn had a major assault by .. what , where and
how was the response?
2. Where are the 8(!) known
palantiri at the time of the start of the War of the Ring?
3. Who was Mayor of Michel
Delving before Sam?
3. bonus question:
After Will Whitfoot, and Before Will Whitfoot, who was acting Mayor
of Michel Delving?
After-meeting:
Flashgaming Reviews by
Ar-Pharazon
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Before-meeting
Eonwe ValarLast Friday at 12:51 AM
Heya all. Just thought I'd mention I got the mail muncher from the
Horrific Visions in WoW, and it is an ugly mount :}
Eonwe ValarLast Friday at 3:31 AM
And Happy Valentine's Day for those who are celebrating it :}
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 2:02 PM
Huzzah, got my Mail Muncher as well on wednesday :slight_smile:
FingolfinLast Sunday at 2:49 PM
Hello. I have been rather ill and in hospital. I do not
know how I shall fair in the future. But I am wishing you all the
best. King Fingolfin
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 2:50 PM
Good luck!
And get well :slight_smile:
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 2:59 PM
Heya all.
Hope it's nothing too serious Fingolfin. Get well soon.
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:00 PM
Aiya!
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:01 PM
We'll begin in a couple of minutes.
OK, Let's begin.
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Elen Sila Lumenn Omentielvo!
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:06 PM
Arien poked.
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:07 PM
Thanks :}
Everyone here say Frodo Lives :}
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:07 PM
Frodo Lives!
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:07 PM
Aiya all Frodo lives
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:08 PM
Aiya :slight_smile:
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:08 PM
Heya Arien :}
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:08 PM
and all the best Fingolfin , I hope you recover soon
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:09 PM
Fingolfin's news you can read above, Varda is out of town.
Any other Member News?
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:11 PM
not from me
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:11 PM
Ok, then on to
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Web:
No new web news at the moment.
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Gaming:
World of Warcraft:
This week's Bonus Event: World Quests.
Next Week: Burning Crusade TImewalking.
LFR Wing 2 of Ny'alotha, the Waking City is now available.
Blackwing Lair and Class Quests are now available in WoW
Classic: https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23302787/wow-classic-blackwing-lair-and-more-now-live
World of Warcraft
WoW Classic: Blackwing Lair and More Now Live! -
WoW
The latest WoW Classic update includes the
addition of the Blackwing Lair raid dungeon, new reputation rewards,
new class quests, and more.
and
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23302789/wow-classic-class-quests-and-new-reputation-rewards
World of Warcraft
WoW Classic: Class Quests and New Reputation
Rewards - WoW
With the latest update to WoW Classic, players
can earn new reputation rewards and take on a class quest chain
leading into the dark passages of the Temple of Atal’Hakkar.
Check out the newest hotfixes. :https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23277654/hotfixes-february-14-2020
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: February 14, 2020 - WoW
Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address
various issues related to World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth.
Lord of the Rings Online:
Update 25.3.3 came out this week. : https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?678385-Update-25-3-3-Release-Notes
Heroes of the Storm:
A new balance patch is out. : https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/blog/23305953/heroes-of-the-storm-balance-patch-notes-february-12-2020-2020-2-12/
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes -
February 12, 2020 - Heroe...
Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with
Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
Lord of the Rings Online (continued):
And one more bit of LotRO news that ended up in the Heroes of the
Storm bin, lol... (WIll fix it)
Tiers 4 and 5 of The Halls of Black Lore instance has been
temporarily closed. : https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?678408-Temporary-Closure-Tiers-4-and-5-of-The-Halls-of-Black-Lore
Hearthstone:
Now live: Galakrond's Awakening Chapter 4. :https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/23284208/galakrond-s-awakening-chapter-4-live-now
Galakrond's Awakening Chapter 4 - Live Now!
It’s the final countdown! The last chapter of
Galakrond’s Awakening is now available!
Starcraft:
Season 6 has begun. :https://starcraft.com/en-us/articles/23312982
StarCraft: Remastered
StarCraft: Remastered upgrades the essential
sci-fi strategy experience—the entire original game and its
award-winning expansion, StarCraft: Brood War—from beginning to end.
Any other gaming news?
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:19 PM
Can't think of any!
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:20 PM
Now is a good time to whisper Tolkien topics if you have one.
OK.
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Tolkien:
Everyone still here for Tolkien say Samwise the Strong :}
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:24 PM
Gollum lives!
Oh, wrong cue.
Samwise the Strong
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:25 PM
:}
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:26 PM
Samwise the Strong
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:26 PM
Shall we do a game this week?
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:26 PM
Always fun :slight_smile:
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:26 PM
all right :slight_smile:
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:27 PM
Which one? Trivia, Name game?
Riddle game might be a bit involved for just we three.
Espcially since I don't have any riddles ready, lol.
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:29 PM
Well I don't have any trivia ready either, but there's always improv
:wink:
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:29 PM
indeed
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:30 PM
Ok, improving ballads for all the great battles of Ea it is :}
More seriously, we can go with trivia :}
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:31 PM
Aww, and I was just trying to compose a riddle about the palantiri
:stuck_out_tongue:
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:33 PM
If you wanted to do riddles, sure, but I would definitely limit it
to just one each.
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:34 PM
Well I gave the answer away now :wink: Let's just do trivia.
"just"
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:34 PM
well then
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:35 PM
OK then, Trivia: Phar, Ar, Eo is
the order of the channel :}
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:36 PM
Frodo , Sam, Merry , Pippin and Aragorn had a major assault
by .. what , where and how was the response :P?
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:37 PM
I'm gonna say gnats, and the response is to complain about them
:wink:
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:37 PM
Neeker-breekers, hehe.
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:37 PM
Oh, midges, sorry.
Yeah, those :smile:
or well, those appear to be different creatures
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:39 PM
I suspect the assault is more serious, and there's a couple of them,
depending on the where.
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:39 PM
I think the intended one was Weathertop.
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:40 PM
I suspect so as well.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:40 PM
indeed :slight_smile:
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:41 PM
Nazgul, and the response was to... set them on fire, in my
recollection, but that might be movie/game.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:41 PM
welll sort of .. waved firetorches around
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:41 PM
Fair enough. I know in the movie one got a torch in the face
:slight_smile:
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:42 PM
one reacted different though i could ask further .. if i wanted to
annoy you :slight_smile: who was that and what exactly did he do?
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:43 PM
Frodo made the unwise decision of putting a ring on his finger.
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:44 PM
Don't know why that made a decision, it was just a trinket, the
least of rings really.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:44 PM
oooh , shiny!
rigfh :slight_smile: next question :slight_smile:
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:45 PM
Okay, to stick to my previous idea... where are the 8(!) known
palantiri at the time of the start of the War of the Ring?
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:48 PM
The Tower Hills, Elostirion for one of them.
Orthanc, Minas Ithil's was in Barad Dur, Minas Tirith, at the bottom
of the Bay of Forochel,...
Bottom of the Anduin for Osgiliath's.
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:50 PM
2 in Forochel, that makes 7.. and the 8th?
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:52 PM
One from Arnor that existed on the borders of the three child realms
was lost when the Weather Hills were lost as I recall.
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:52 PM
I think that was one of the two in the Bay.
Now I have to recheck.
Yep, I think that's the one you're talking about.
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:53 PM
There were 2 in Arnor, one in the possession of Arthedain and one in
a border area (which I recall to be the Weather Hills) which was a
point of contention between Cardolan and Rhudaur due to that fact.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:54 PM
and that probably is the one that Sauron might have used since it
prfobably is the first one he got
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:54 PM
No, he used the Ithil-Stone.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:54 PM
ah true
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:55 PM
The 8th, then would be the Master Stone on Tol Eressea.
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:55 PM
The stone from Amon Sul, Weathertop, ended up in the Bay of Forochel
along with the Annuminas stone.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 3:55 PM
forgot about that but it might have been used by one of the
ringwraiths before they became these
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:55 PM
Yes, Eonwe, that's it :smile:
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 3:56 PM
Had to make sure I was accounting for all the ones in Middle-Earth
first :}
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 3:56 PM
hehe
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 4:00 PM
ok
Who was Mayor of Michel Delving before Sam?
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:03 PM
Pooh, I should know that one...
something White, I think
The name Whitfoot comes to mind.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 4:06 PM
Willy Whitfoot?
Something like that
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:07 PM
Possibly just Will. But yes, we must be close :slight_smile:
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 4:07 PM
Close enough. Bonus Question:
After Will Whitfoot, and Before Will Whitfoot, who was acting
Mayor of Michel Delving?
ArienValarLast Sunday at 4:09 PM
Frodo
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:09 PM
That sounds about right.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 4:09 PM
Frodo was acting mayor of Mighel Delfing for a while
I think
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 4:09 PM
Why?
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:10 PM
Poor Will had to recover from being in prison.
I think.
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 4:11 PM
Good.
And with that we'll bang the gavel :}
Raises gavel into the Air
Brings the gavel down onto its target... at a reasonable
speed and strength
bang
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Aftermeeting: :}
Thank you all for coming :}
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:16 PM
Personal gaming report!
Let's start by saying I've added even more games to my "old time
favorites to replay" project, including the War Wind series which I
found on GOG, so I can finally officially own it rather than messing
with other files and emulators. Going to really enjoy all this
:slight_smile:
Now, flashgaming!
It was Valentine's week this week on the Kongregate site, so all the
games I have for you today are love-related. Take it or leave it
:wink:
ArienValarLast Sunday at 4:26 PM
Thank for chairing :slight_smile:
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:27 PM
https://www.kongregate.com/games/PITon_/snail-bob-5-love-story
is the first game, and the only one of the 3 I'd played before, part
of a series of platformer puzzle games with a snail to get through
various levels, with only this one Valentine-related, so if that's
not your thing, try the rest of the series too!
Kongregate
Snail Bob 5: Love Story
Snail Bob#39s come out of his shell, but his path
to true love is paved with peril.
https://www.kongregate.com/games/SmallIsBeautiful/finding-my-heart
is the second game, a silly short point and click game where the
main character has a fight with his girlfriend and needs to learn
emotions from people outside. Use them in the right order to learn
them all, and then use them to fix your relationship. And if you're
stuck, walkthroughs are in the comments!
Kongregate
Finding my Heart
You were kicked on the street by your girlfriend
for playing too much video games.
You gotta set things right with her if you ever
want to play your games agai...
https://www.kongregate.com/games/axcho/the-love-letter
for the third game, actually rather funny :slight_smile: You play a
teenage student in a sort of anime environment, who receives a love
letter and has to manage to read it in 5 minutes during the break
between classes.
Kongregate
The Love Letter
Read the love letter without getting caught! Can
you find your true love before 2nd period?
But that's not so easy as it sounds, because in those 5 minutes
every other student will be on the lookout to talk to you, and you
can't let them catch you reading!
ArienValarLast Sunday at 4:36 PM
cool idea :slight_smile:
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:36 PM
Yeah, I thought it was quite original gameplay :slight_smile:
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Blizzard gaming:
[Heroes of the Storm]:
Heart of the Storm:
1 more level got, to 389! Tried out that new Diablo healer hero I
talked about, Auriel. I'd tried the sacred sweep built I'd seen, and
it seems to work pretty well. ..And then in the patch notes this
week they nerf sacred sweep :smile: Ah well, should still be good.
She's level 2 now.
*build
Hearthstone:
Finished all the special quests for the Lunar Festival event, so got
all the extra gold and dust. Very nice.
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 4:41 PM
Heart of the Storm? :}
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:41 PM
Ehr.
Heroes of the Storm :smile:
Where did Heart come from? Might be Valentine's week, might be
Hearthstone, might be Heart of the Swarm, who knows? :slight_smile:
Anyway, the Hearthstone brawl this week is pretty interesting; all
cards cost half the usual mana but you can only play 2 every turn.
I decided to go druid because those can have some pretty expensive
cards, and it worked pretty well!
Managed to scrape the gold together for the finale of the dragon
expansion, too. Now just have to find time to play!
WoW Classic:
Logged in for a bit, got my Frostsaken to level 5 from level 4,
which was my goal at the time :slight_smile: Also talked to Arien
while I was there, who offered the lowbie mage a spot in a guild,
but he already has one. Thanks though!
WoW:
Got 11/12 bosses down again in normal Nyalotha, with another attempt
at the last boss. Our gearing is a bit better, but dps is still too
low in the split phase. We'll get there,and in the meantime gear up
in both normal and heroic.
Heroic's still at 3/12, we did have some tries at Xanesh, but no
luck yet with the ball juggling.
I did get some good heroic quality pieces, as well as some boots
from normal with a rank 3 Echoing Void proc. It's the same effect as
on one of the weapons I want. But as a higher rank, it's more
powerful, but also gives me a lot of corruption, so I have to mix
and match the use so I don't go too high until I build up resistance
some more.
But when I can use it, it's great!
Speaking of resistance, also got my cloak to rank 10. Still got a
bunch of vessels to spare for more horrific visions, and I'm not
really running out of time/sanity at this point, so I should still
be good for higher levels without too much trouble.
And as said before, I too got the Mail Muncher mount for the
horrific visions this week! Pretty fast too, it was only the third
mailbox I'd opened.
Got 2 new essence ranks as well, 1 as the last essence reward from
lesser visions, and 1 from the raid. Both are rank 2 now, and the
raid one is quite useful at least!
ArienValarLast Sunday at 4:54 PM
which storm ? Ciara, Dennis or Elana :slight_smile:
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:54 PM
Well, this weekend we got hit by Dennis :wink:
There's an Elana coming as well?
ArienValarLast Sunday at 4:55 PM
thats what we are dealing with the moment .. dry , Dennis at
the moent and Elana is lined up
aye Phar
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:55 PM
Fun fun, more stormy weather.
ArienValarLast Sunday at 4:56 PM
(disgression finished .. zip closed
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 4:56 PM
Anyway, Love is in the Air event still going, still more chances at
mount.
Weekly this week is world quests, which I've been working on, but
not finished yet, mostly just through emissaries. If I don't make it
on tuesday I'll do some extra ones :wink:
And finally other projects! Started the questline to get the bee pet
Bumbles, first by finding a necklace from wild bees or honey
elementals, and then a 7-day grind of the same daily quest to feed
Bumbles a secret growth formula to make him healthy. At the end of
it, I should get him as pet.
And after that was underway, I started cooking! Plan is to get skill
to 150 and get all the 8.0 recipes; yes, I'm that far behind. It's
going quite well, now at 112 with the Kul Tiran Menu completed for
making a bunch of different recipes.
For reagents I spent some time last night catching fish, which also
got me to 130 skill in that profession. So yay progress!
And in the theme of cooking I even started to farm a certain boss in
Waycrest Manor for a rare recipe, but no luck yet.
Eonwe ValarLast Sunday at 5:00 PM
Ladies and gents, I must be off. Take care all, good night, sleep
well, and have fun :}
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 5:00 PM
Namarie!
And that's my report for the week :slight_smile:
Oh, and if it wasn't clear, Kul Tiran Menu is an achievement :wink:
ArienValarLast Sunday at 5:07 PM
Namarie Eonwe :slight_smile:
and Namarie Phari :slight_smile: i think its bedtime for me very
soon :slight_smile:
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 5:08 PM
Namarie :slight_smile:
Ar-Pharazon-VLast Sunday at 5:36 PM
Yay, just got my first MVP as Auriel :wink:
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