June 28, 2020 Sunday Meeting
5:00
P.M. Eastern Daylight Savings Time
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): (6)
Discord:
Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe, Falco, Irmo, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news:
Falco performed at a
museum.
Irmo was quoted in an
article that hit the national news.
Dis
Web:
Gaming:
General reports: World of Warcraft, Lord
of the Rings Online, Diablo 3, Heroes of the Storm, more Lord of the
Rings Online and a request, Starcraft 2, Hearthstone
Tolkien:
Tolkien Moment:
When Merry started the scouring of the Shire.
After-meeting:
Arien brought a new burglar into our LotRO kin
branch on the Ithil legendary server. Things we can do thanks to
meetings!
Flashgaming Reviews by
Ar-Pharazon.
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Before-meeting
Eonwe ValarToday at 5:10 AM
Tried to solo Antorus Normal. Did fine up until Imonar and his sleep
gimmick, which I bypassed with a trinket once I knew it was coming,
then got stuck on the Coven of Shivarra because their gimmick
requires two people to pull them away from eachother.(edited)
[5:12 AM]
They couldn't really do anything to me until the enrage timer hit,
so if it weren't for the 99% damage reduction gimmick, I definitely
could've beat them.
[5:18 AM]
This week doesn't feel like a good week for 4-masking Stormwind
Horrific Vision, heh.(edited)
IrmoToday at 4:00 PM
Doing!!!!!
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:01 PM
Heya :}
IrmoToday at 4:01 PM
@Bounder Meeting Time!!!
[4:01 PM]
Greetings Oh Herald
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:02 PM
Aiya!
[4:02 PM]
and I did do a 4-mask Stormwind vision, which went well enough, and
got some new gloves out of it
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:03 PM
Congrats :}
[4:03 PM]
I did a three-mask and it was a bit rougher going than usual. Maybe
I'll try 4-mask anyway.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:03 PM
hehe
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:04 PM
Tried to 4-mask Orgrimmar last week and things just went downhill in
the totem zone.,(edited)
VardaToday at 4:04 PM
@Bounder Meeting time!
[4:04 PM]
Think I got the pingage right that time. : )
IrmoToday at 4:04 PM
Already did that Starry One
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:04 PM
Yay!
VardaToday at 4:04 PM
But I did it in the wrong channel, heh. [Note: Pardon me, Irmo,
didn't realize you already did the pingage. Thanks!]
[4:05 PM]
I make all fresh mistakes every meeting. Going to get it right next
time though!
[4:05 PM]
crosses fingers
IrmoToday at 4:06 PM
Topic of the day: learning from our trials and tribulations
FalcoToday at 4:06 PM
Howdy Y’all Just Got home from performing at the museum! I
will be in and out, have to shower!
IrmoToday at 4:06 PM
:)
VardaToday at 4:06 PM
Grats Falco!!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:06 PM
Aiya and yay!
VardaToday at 4:06 PM
Happy showering. : )
[4:06 PM]
Such amazing people. : )
[4:06 PM]
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Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
[4:07 PM]
Membership:
[4:07 PM]
and yes, feel free to type as needed. The headings "are more actual
guidelines" than rules.
[4:07 PM]
Falco has been busy being amazing, performing at a museum. Yay!!
ArienValarToday at 4:08 PM
aiya
VardaToday at 4:08 PM
Eonwe has been amazing doing all sorts of coding and repairing that
should go online eventually.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:08 PM
Aiya Arien!
VardaToday at 4:08 PM
Arien is being our sunshine!
[4:08 PM]
And Phar makes a great anchor!
[4:09 PM]
And then we have Irmo...
IrmoToday at 4:09 PM
Greetings Maiden of the Sun
VardaToday at 4:09 PM
Irmo has been amazing too. Would you like to tell it in your own
words?
IrmoToday at 4:09 PM
Errmm
VardaToday at 4:09 PM
heh
[4:10 PM]
Hey, you changed your name from Irm to Irmo! Not Errmm
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:10 PM
That's something
IrmoToday at 4:11 PM
Phar can be my witness here, but the letter the provincie of
South-Holland write to PM Rutte last Thusrday made quite some
national newsletters last Friday; it is great to see sewntences I
composed literally quoted on NOS and teletekst
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:12 PM
Ehr... I could be a witness there if I wasn't over a month behind on
news reports.
IrmoToday at 4:12 PM
https://www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/financien/nieuws/zuid-holland-overweegt-versoepeling-financieel.13673189.lynkx
Binnenlands Bestuur
Zuid-Holland overweegt minder streng financieel
toezicht
Als er niet structureel meer geld voor gemeenten
komt, verwacht de provincie Zuid-Holland dat haar gemeenten het niet
meer kunnen bolwerken.
In dat geval overwegen Gedeputeerde Staten de
grenzen van …
[4:13 PM]
Government thingies, but hey it is my job and I love it
VardaToday at 4:13 PM
tosses confetti
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:13 PM
Congrats Irmo :}
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:14 PM
Grats then
IrmoToday at 4:14 PM
<bows>
VardaToday at 4:14 PM
Eonwe, you had a suggestion for us that are too uneducated to read
that article?
[4:15 PM]
Irmo can read English but I can't read Dutch.
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:15 PM
Yeah, use Google Translate :} Hopefully it converts well enough :}
IrmoToday at 4:16 PM
Miriel always uses Google translate on Dutcxh abacadabra; she has
been with me for 12 years now and still cxan only count to 10 in
Dutch
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:16 PM
Hehe
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:17 PM
Come on. We're fantasy fans. How hard can it be to say "elf" for 11?
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:17 PM
Kinda fun to look at it and see the similarities to German. Kinda
like back when I was more regularly looking at Spanish and took a
look at some Portuguese.
[4:17 PM]
hehe
IrmoToday at 4:17 PM
Granted, it ids an impossibly hard language to learn
VardaToday at 4:17 PM
https://www.dummies.com/education/internet-basics/how-to-translate-a-website-with-google-translate/
dummies
How to Translate a Website with Google Translate
- dummies
Want to read a foreign language website in your
native language? Google Translate can help you with that. And it’s
not just single web pages, either. You can browse an entire website
in the chosen language, and even change languages as you browse.
Like other online translation...
[4:18 PM]
https://translate.google.com/
Google Translate
Google's free service instantly translates words,
phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:18 PM
And yet, my English is far, faaaarrr better than my German.
VardaToday at 4:19 PM
"Firefox prevented this page from loading in this context because
the page has an X-Frame-Options policy that disallows it."
IrmoToday at 4:19 PM
Alright Phar, but how about acht for 8?
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:19 PM
Sometimes I wonder if my French is better than my German.
[4:19 PM]
Hey, you said to 10
VardaToday at 4:20 PM
One clicks on the link on the translated side to view.
[4:20 PM]
Did anyone have a browser that worked?
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:20 PM
Both your links appear to work on firefox for me.
IrmoToday at 4:21 PM
Alright sweetiepies, I have to get up in 7,45 hrs, so...Namarië! And
have a good chat
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:21 PM
Namarie!
[4:21 PM]
And I thought getting up at 10 to visit the oral hygienist was early
ArienValarToday at 4:22 PM
Namarie Dreamlord
VardaToday at 4:22 PM
Microsoft Edge works
[4:22 PM]
Namarie!
[4:22 PM]
Thanks : )
IrmoToday at 4:22 PM
Lol Phar, I did the same yesterday, all white and shiny now
VardaToday at 4:22 PM
It even has a note that says do you want to translate to English?
[4:22 PM]
10 hehehee
IrmoToday at 4:23 PM
IKR
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:23 PM
Sleep well Irmo :}
IrmoToday at 4:24 PM
I think I actually succeeded in confusing Varda <evil grin>
Namarië!
VardaToday at 4:24 PM
So Irmo's name may now be "Province"
[4:24 PM]
Got it working.
[4:25 PM]
Hey, I come confused!
[4:25 PM]
Was reading the article.
IrmoToday at 4:25 PM
Wow, nifty!
VardaToday at 4:25 PM
Get some rest. Need you all bright for your meeting in the morning.
: )
[4:26 PM]
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Web News:
[4:26 PM]
Eonwe has been working hard on lots of coding and conversions.
[4:26 PM]
Anything you want to mention about that?
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:27 PM
Not yet. Nothing ready to be seen, but it's coming.
VardaToday at 4:27 PM
Okie dokie
[4:27 PM]
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Gaming News:
[4:27 PM]
That one might be more up your alley, Eonwe. : )
[4:27 PM]
Since you wrote the Website on it. : )
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:28 PM
Sure, hehe.
[4:28 PM]
World of Warcraft:
[4:28 PM]
The Shadowlands Update is now set for July 8th. --- https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23463297/tune-in-july-8-for-a-shadowlands-update
World of Warcraft
Tune In July 8 for a Shadowlands Update - WoW
Join World of Warcraft Executive Producer John
Hight and Game Director Ion Hazzikostas live from their homes for an
inside look at some of the latest Shadowlands content the
development team has been working on.
[4:28 PM]
Check out this week's hotfixes. --- https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23277654/hotfixes-june-25-2020
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: June 25, 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.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:28 PM
a Shadowlands Update, mind. Not the actual expansion patch.
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:29 PM
To rephrase for clarity, an Update on the status and goings-on of
Shadowlands.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:29 PM
There you go
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:30 PM
This week's Bonus Event: Burning Crusade Timewalking.
[4:30 PM]
The PvP Brawl: Temple of Hotmogu begins today and runs through
Tuesday, June 30th.
[4:30 PM]
Lord of the Rings Online:
[4:30 PM]
There was maintenance this week but no patch notes.
[4:30 PM]
Diablo 3:
[4:31 PM]
Patch 2.6.9 is out this week Season 21, Trials of Tempests, is
beginning July 3rd. Check out the announcement. ---
https://us.diablo3.com/en/blog/23428368/season-21-trials-of-tempests-begins-july-3-6-4-2020
Diablo III
Season 21 - Trials of Tempests Begins July 3
Season 21 will begin July 3, shortly after our next Diablo III
patch. Read on to learn more about the brand-new Season buff, new
class sets, and a handful of item and skill adjustments coming in
Patch 2.6.9: Trials of Tempests!
[4:31 PM]
Heroes of the Storm:
[4:31 PM]
A new patch is out, introducing Mei from Overwatch. ---
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/heroes-of-the-storm/23458854/heroes-of-the-storm-live-patch-notes-june-23-2020
Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - June 23, 2020
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live and brings a new Hero -
Mei, the Nexomania II event, a new Nexus Anomaly - Climate
Phenomena, along with a Mal'Ganis rework and more! Read on for more
information.
[4:31 PM]
A new event, Nexomania II, is also going. ---
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/heroes-of-the-storm/23457567/announcing-nexomania-ii-an-in-game-celebration-of-muscle-riffic-mayhem
Announcing Nexomania II, an in-game celebration of muscle-riffic
ma...
For our latest wrestling-themed event, we’re taking Heroes of the
Storm to the Intermultiversal Nexoweight Championship, where there
are no rules and no mercy, just nonstop bicep-busting carnage. Gird
your girdles for new Skins, Mounts, the bellowing Announcer MC
Tombstone, sp...
[4:32 PM]
That's everything I have.
VardaToday at 4:32 PM
Hantal, Eonwe. : )
[4:32 PM]
Lord of the Rings Online:
[4:32 PM]
The Spring Festival encore continues through June 29.
[4:33 PM]
Some of the kins have moved from Ithil to Anor during the free
transfer time. This does not mean Ithil is shutting down. Ithil is
geared more towards the RP crowd and Anor more toward the raider
crowd.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:33 PM
Strange, you'd think it was the other way around
VardaToday at 4:33 PM
Anor has more people, so they are looking for larger groups to help
with raids.
[4:34 PM]
Anor was the first server online. Ithil was an overflow server when
Anor overloaded and had long wait times.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:34 PM
I mean, Ithil being the staging point of the dark forces and Anor
being rather more friendly and interactive in my imagination
VardaToday at 4:34 PM
Good point
[4:34 PM]
The Moon of Ithil and the Sun of Anor
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:34 PM
Well, I was more thinking about the Minasses.
[4:35 PM]
But yeah, on a more basic level it can work.
VardaToday at 4:35 PM
To LotRO gamers: what deeding or quests
or skirmishes would you like help with? Do you need one helper or a
group? Do you have a preference on type of help to go with your
character, such as dps, healing, or tanking?
[4:36 PM]
Feel free to email or Discord tell to me. : )
[4:36 PM]
To LotRO gamers: what would you like to
see in the kin chest for your server? If materials, is there any
particular you're wanting to see such as raw or processed like
brushed leather, any particular level such as Westfold, what
professions as in scholar, jeweler. Specific armor crafting needs to
be worked out with a crafter most of the time but we can all try to
contribute to that if we know. Can any of us add some of these
things to the kin chest? What would you like to see removed from the
kin chest?
[4:36 PM]
.
[4:36 PM]
I got a request for more materials but had no idea which ones or in
what condition. That was on Ithil. I'll try to scattergun it!
[4:37 PM]
.
[4:37 PM]
Lotro Gamers seen in kin this past week:
Landroval (regular server RP-encouraged):
Eonwe
Fangorn
Hurin
Irmo
Lenwe
Nar
Varda
Ithil (Legendary server unofficial RP-encouraged):
Arien
Dis? This is probably her husband, Walda-V, bringing in Dis's
characters while she's in the hospital for her knee.
Fangorn
Varda
Anor (Legendary server regular):
Fangorn
Varda
[4:37 PM]
That's all for gaming from me.
[4:37 PM]
Does anyone have other general reports? Eve Online? Tanks? Endless
Legend? : )
[4:38 PM]
StarCraft 2 has been seeing team-ups by Fangorn, Eowyn,
Faramir, and the grandson. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:38 PM
Hearthstone: Next chapter of the Felfire story stuff has
been added, a bunch of boss challenges
VardaToday at 4:38 PM
Thanks!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:39 PM
Quest required 4 plays of those, all 4 of which I lost.. they
definitely require custom decks
VardaToday at 4:39 PM
We have been warned!
[4:39 PM]
One other thing for Membership and LotRO:
[4:40 PM]
Dis came out of the hospital for about 15
minutes at home before having to go back.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:40 PM
Oof.
VardaToday at 4:40 PM
They did not do therapy after her knee surgery and she could not
walk. That has to be handled now.
[4:41 PM]
Be sure if you or yours goes in for such a thing that they do
therapy!
[4:41 PM]
mutter mutter mutter
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:41 PM
"Therapy? Naaaah, you'll be fine with some rest."
VardaToday at 4:41 PM
Walda-(V), her husband, has kindly been bringing some of Dis's
characters online to handle mathoms and rent. Thank you!
[4:41 PM]
heh, right.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:42 PM
Hmm, having a gamer spouse seems so nice.
VardaToday at 4:43 PM
Agreed. It really is. hugs Fangorn
[4:45 PM]
Onwards to:
[4:45 PM]
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Tolkien!
[4:45 PM]
Don't forget the forum story. : )
[4:45 PM]
We have a Tolkien Moment that
I'd love to hear you all discuss.
[4:46 PM]
This is from the moment the Scouring really started, prepared by the
War of the Ring.
[4:47 PM]
"The Scouring of the Shire", Return of the King
[4:47 PM]
Quote:
[4:47 PM]
"No!" said Merry. "It's no good 'getting under cover'.
That is just what people have been doing, and just what these
ruffians like. They will simply come down on us in force, corner
us, and then drive us out, or burn us in. No, we have got to do
something at once."
"Do what?" said Pippin.
"Raise the Shire!" said Merry. "Now! Wake all our people! They
hate all this, you can see: all of them except perhaps one or two
rascals, and a few fools that want to be important, but don't at
all understand what is really going on.
But Shire-folk have been comfortable so long that they don't know
what to do. They just want a match, though, and they'll go up in
fire.
The Chief's Men must know that. They'll try to stamp on us and put
us out quick. We've only got a very short time.
"Sam, you can make a dash for Cotton's farm, if you like. He's the
chief person round here, and the sturdiest.
Come on! I'm going to blow the horn of Rohan, and give them all
some music they have never heard before."
[4:49 PM]
EndQuote.
[4:49 PM]
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:50 PM
Easy to keep em under control a few at a time, but when they group
up...
[4:50 PM]
Don't mess with the hobbits!
VardaToday at 4:51 PM
: ) For sure!
[4:51 PM]
Irmo left this comment to add since he could not be here:
[4:51 PM]
"The scourging of the Shire shows us that knowledge is not always a
blessing: for Frodo has grown "beyond" the shire, and thereby lost
what he loved."
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:53 PM
Aye.
[4:53 PM]
TO both Phar and Irmo.
[4:54 PM]
As the saying goes, all it takes for evil to triumph is for good
people to do nothing.
VardaToday at 4:54 PM
Also, this show of strength by the hobbits shows that Gandalf's
labor to make the Free Peoples capable of taking care of themselves
bore fruit.
[4:54 PM]
Aye, Eonwe.
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:55 PM
And aye. That's what Gandalf had been working for, and really what
all of the Istari should've been working for.
VardaToday at 4:56 PM
I wonder if Radagast made the animals more capable of taking care of
themselves. Not his mission, but hmm.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:56 PM
I guess our four hobbits took a good lesson home from Gandalf after
all
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:56 PM
The Valar couldn't just bring everyone to Aman every time a big bad
reared its ugly head.
VardaToday at 4:57 PM
True. And the Valar had a tendency to do extreme Area damage, lots
of collateral damage would have happened. They didn't want that.
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:57 PM
Well, when fighting enemies on their level, yes.
[4:57 PM]
Because the villains don't care about collateral damage.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:57 PM
Nuking is overkill when all you need is a well aimed rock.
VardaToday at 4:58 PM
Aye. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:59 PM
Which is what hobbits excelled at
Eonwe ValarToday at 4:59 PM
When your enemy is willing to destroy everything if they can't have
their way, it's kinda hard to hold back and not risk losing.
VardaToday at 4:59 PM
The Free People learned they had to give all they were capable of
giving. Frodo showed that very well.
Eonwe ValarToday at 5:00 PM
And aye Phar :}
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:00 PM
Give all you have to give, even if it means you lose what you were
trying to save.
VardaToday at 5:00 PM
Exactly. Save it for all those you love.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:00 PM
Yep.
Eonwe ValarToday at 5:00 PM
I believe Frodo phrased it along the lines of "some lose things so
that others may keep them."
VardaToday at 5:01 PM
Aye, about like that.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:01 PM
Hrrrm, that's quite fitting with the Ardenweald storyline in the
upcoming expansion...
VardaToday at 5:01 PM
Frodo loved every rock and hill in the Shire and expanded that
feeling as he traveled.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:02 PM
It also fits the tv show I've started watching, Band of Brothers.
[5:02 PM]
Makes you understand why people fight.
VardaToday at 5:03 PM
JRRT knew that feeling very well from life experience and it
translated brilliantly to his pages.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:03 PM
Do you think part of his home was lost to him after returning from
the war?
VardaToday at 5:04 PM
In a lot of ways, yes.
[5:04 PM]
He lost most of his friends, his health. He saw his country bombed
and tried to help with that.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:06 PM
I was thinking I never wish to see such times... which brought a
certain scene from LotR to mind
VardaToday at 5:07 PM
Aye. : )
Eonwe ValarToday at 5:07 PM
Aye, hehe.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:07 PM
Which makes me think... would I fight, or hide until it's over?
[5:08 PM]
I don't pass the health requirements for the military, but I'd like
to think I'd still do something.
VardaToday at 5:08 PM
There are things one can do even with physical problems.
Eonwe ValarToday at 5:08 PM
And now I'm thinking of a part out of "The Man in the Iron Mask" the
movie with Gabriel Byrne, John Malcovich, Leo Dicaprio et al.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:08 PM
Seen that one, but don't remember much of it after this time.
Eonwe ValarToday at 5:09 PM
Something along the lines of Aramis saying to Filipe: "Have all
those years in prison been for nought, or have they given you great
reserves of strength?"
[5:10 PM]
Philippe, pardon. Been a long time since I actually read the book so
forgive me if I can't spell French names accurately, heh.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:10 PM
hehe
ArienValarToday at 5:11 PM
there are always things you can do in a worthy fight on the right
side .. be liaison .,.. , hideout .. , even play sheep in wolfs pelt
aka spy
VardaToday at 5:11 PM
Do the paperwork, the films
ArienValarToday at 5:11 PM
or deliver supplies where its needed most
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:11 PM
Oof, not the paperwork...
VardaToday at 5:11 PM
Help as a dispatcher
[5:12 PM]
hehe - too horrible, right!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:12 PM
Well, paperwork these days is computer work, so it might work
VardaToday at 5:13 PM
Fly drones. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:13 PM
That works!
VardaToday at 5:13 PM
Like that Spanish drone show recently. : )
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:14 PM
Dutch droneshows exist too, we had one for a national holiday in
early May, was quite nice to see on the news. They're considering it
as an alternative to new years firework shows.
VardaToday at 5:15 PM
Be good during times of drought, when fireworks can be a hazard.
ArienValarToday at 5:15 PM
or burning loo paper ...
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:16 PM
Fireworks are in the process of being selectively banned over here.
Too much damage, too many injuries.
ArienValarToday at 5:16 PM
which in all seriousness a few summers ago caused a bigf wildfire
here on Skye
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:16 PM
Can't say I mind too much, professional firework shows are good
enough for me
VardaToday at 5:18 PM
We have plenty of water hoses and sprayers ready, even for the roof.
People here shoot them off on the street where it's concrete. And
it's been raining a lot lately.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:18 PM
Ah yes, for you it's soon
VardaToday at 5:18 PM
July 4th. : )
[5:19 PM]
And some are shot early, especially by people who will miss the
correct day.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:19 PM
Or those who can't tell what date it is
VardaToday at 5:20 PM
haha
ArienValarToday at 5:22 PM
with the amount of rain that fell today alone there is no danger of
that
VardaToday at 5:23 PM
Ground is soggy here.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:23 PM
burning toilet paper.. I guess it's one way to get rid of the smell
VardaToday at 5:23 PM
Time to move this along, being overtime by 20 minutes. : )
[5:24 PM]
the gavels fire upwards from the shelf, shining in differently
colored spotlights
[5:24 PM]
the hammerpad and a bunch of the second string hammerpads catch
them all and trampoline them back in another spectacular show
[5:25 PM]
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After-meeting!
[5:25 PM]
Free chat. : )
[5:25 PM]
Hammerpads in training!
[5:25 PM]
We had so many multiple gavels we needed reinforcements.
[5:27 PM]
Bringing up Fainan on Ithil server for Arien. : )
[5:32 PM]
And we have our new burglar: Urwenbras, avatar of Arien. : )
ArienValarToday at 5:32 PM
Namarie my friends stay safe all
VardaToday at 5:32 PM
Namarie!
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:32 PM
Namarie!
[5:32 PM]
that has to be a hobbit
[5:33 PM]
In fact it reminds me of Caldros, my gnome rogue
VardaToday at 5:36 PM
Right
[5:36 PM]
They are pretty amazing, the Burglars. : )
[5:36 PM]
Most people run them as Hobbits.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:36 PM
Lock up your loot, the burglars are coming.
Eonwe ValarToday at 5:36 PM
Sleep well Arien :}
VardaToday at 5:39 PM
I need to go cook supper. The guys have been working on the yard and
really deserve something nice!
[5:39 PM]
Expecting to return later.
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:40 PM
Need to get up fairly early, so will do my report soon.
VardaToday at 5:40 PM
Okie dokie
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:40 PM
This time hopefully without spending 20 minutes on each flashgame I
link
VardaToday at 5:42 PM
hahaha
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:43 PM
Personal gaming report!
[5:43 PM]
Flashgaming: 3 games, 1 of which was new
to me
[5:44 PM]
https://www.kongregate.com/games/crafics/globetrotter-xl
is the first! Simple geographical game; you get a map of the world,
get a city (with country named) and you have to click as close to
its location as possible to get points.
Kongregate
Globetrotter XL
Find famous cities worldwide and improve your
geographic skills.
[5:44 PM]
Get a certain amount of points for a maximum amount of questions to
proceed to the next level, see how far you get!
[5:45 PM]
Add some relaxing music tracks and you've got yourself quite an
addicting game...
[5:46 PM]
And of course good for your knowledge
[5:49 PM]
https://www.kongregate.com/games/PahuPahu/pirates-of-the-undead-sea
is the second game! A point and click game where you play an undead
pirate captain stranded at the bottom of the sea. You've spent 15
years after your shipwreck sitting in a chair, and now it's time to
explore stuff and meet people and complete your adventure
Kongregate
Pirates of the Undead Sea
Point and click adventure with pirates, mermaids
and zombies on the bottom of the sea!
quotCaptain Black Sam has sailed the seven seas.
He lived a life of pilla...
[5:52 PM]
And for the third game, let's choose...
[5:54 PM]
https://www.kongregate.com/games/camaleonyco/moby-dick-2
which is an upgrade action game which I've probably linked before;
you play the big white whale who has to stay alive while under
attack, eat fish, breathe, break ships and eat people, and get lots
and lots of upgrade points for various aspects of the game!
Kongregate
Moby Dick 2
Moby Dick is back with a vengeance! Destroy
boats, eat their crew and upgrade your skills to survive as long as
you can.
[5:55 PM]
You can switch your upgrade points around at any time, which is
quite useful because increasing your size, for example, makes you do
more damage, but also slows you down and makes you easier to hit.
[5:55 PM]
So you'll want different point distributions in different situations
[5:56 PM]
You get your points from achievements mostly, so try to get those
early on or you might get stuck trying to beat a particular level.
[6:00 PM]
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Blizzard gaming:
[6:01 PM]
Starcraft 2:
Completed this phase of the warchest, all 5 tiers A bit of
rest before the second phase starts and more buildings to be
unlocked!
[6:03 PM]
Heroes of the Storm:
[6:04 PM]
The seasonal event started, the second wrestling based event. It
comes with 2 questlines from which to choose, based on wrestling
versions of 2 heroes, Mal'ganis and Lili, with unique rewards. I
chose Lili's questline, just seems to have nicer cosmetics
[6:05 PM]
First quest in the line is 100000 xp contribution total, which is...
quite a bit. Only hit 17k so far. All 5 quests seem pretty long, but
we've got over 2 months for em. Should be good.
[6:06 PM]
No new levels gained, still 419.
[6:09 PM]
Hearthstone:
Apart from the new challenges I mentioned earlier, not much to
tell Brawl was fun though, random class with a certain deck,
complete with a special hero power and "treasure" passive ability.
If you win, you keep the same deck for your next brawl (if so
inclined), if you lose you get the opponent's. So it's basically a
test to see which decks rise to the top. Not a new concept, but the
new powers are an interesting addition.
[6:11 PM]
I won my first, though, with an interesting mage deck which appeared
to have me at a disadvantage. Getting a passive double card draw
each turn - combined with fatigue immunity - is nice, but when your
opponent's hero power is to shuffle bombs into your deck, it becomes
less so
[6:12 PM]
But I got good spells and minions, so luck saw me through!
[6:14 PM]
WoW:
[6:15 PM]
For raiding, achievement night got postponed a week, thursday was
about killing the last few bosses and getting our corruption
resistance upgrade, and today's alt raid went pretty badly; Ilgynoth
is quite the dps check. We had to bring in mains instead of their
alts one by one until we could bring it down 2 hours later But
we won, so yay?
[6:17 PM]
Another Stormwind 4-mask vision complete, some mementos and, more
importantly, new gloves! Upgrade for feral in ilevel, stats and with
a socket. So that was good. Threw on the corruption I was saving
for, which means my feral gear is just one corruption away from
perfection which I'll get next reset.(edited)
[6:18 PM]
It does mean my guardian gear needs a few more corruptions than I'd
planned, since it uses the old gloves and no longer shares them. So
I'll have to gather up about 14k more Echoes.
[6:18 PM]
Back to emissaries, I guess
Eonwe ValarToday at 6:18 PM
:}
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:19 PM
Weekly is timewalks, of which I've done a few so far. Apparently the
next few weeks will be more timewalks, but according to the
calendar, the regular weekly quests for those weeks will also still
be there. So might be busy busy!
[6:21 PM]
Other than that, not much new... nothing new from expeditions,
nothing new from Darkshore rares, nothing new from the 8.3
assaults... but we'll keep trying.
[6:21 PM]
Wowhead still ways behind, though I made some progress the last few
days.
[6:23 PM]
Total Annihilation:
making progress though! From level 8 to 10. 9 was the biggest issue,
the final mission on the third planet. The map was cut in two, which
means the enemy focused on sending lots and lots of airplanes at me,
as well as my half of the map being filled with mines I had to get
rid of.
[6:23 PM]
The enemy attacks actually managed to set me back quite a bit before
I was able to get enough anti-air vehicles up, about 3 times as much
as I usually need.
[6:24 PM]
But when I finally took control of the air it was easy enough to
clean the enemy base.
[6:24 PM]
That didn't end the mission though. Which meant I was looking for
any remaining units for quite some time. Got full radar coverage of
the map, made sure to kill all the mines, but no enemy in sight.
[6:25 PM]
I figured maybe through some bug, an enemy plane had landed outside
the borders of the map, so I sent my entire airfleet to patrol the
very edge, while spamming missile towers on those edges of the map
which were landbased.
[6:25 PM]
But I found nothing!
[6:26 PM]
Luckily TA has a function where if you fail a mission, you can skip
it and move to the next one. It's a shame, but I figured I was the
proper winner anyway, so I selfdestructed my troops and went to the
next level.
[6:27 PM]
Last world is.... interesting so far. An ice world with islands and
continents separated by icy flows, so the enemy has been hammering
at me with planes and hovercrafts again.
[6:27 PM]
There are a lot less metal patches on this world than the last one
too, so I'm guessing I'll need to start building metal makers to
keep up.
[6:28 PM]
And then there's random blizzards which slowly damage all your units
and buildings and which can last for way too many minutes at a time!
[6:28 PM]
So yeah, it's an annoying world, and I needed some restarts. But I
think I've got a good foothold now.
[6:28 PM]
These last few missions could get quite interesting
[6:29 PM]
And that's my report for the week!
[6:29 PM]
Pretty much on schedule
Eonwe ValarToday at 6:34 PM
:}
Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:38 PM
namarie!
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