Valar Guild

November 8, 2020 Sunday Meeting

5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard 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): (5)
    Discord: Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwë, Ioreth, Varda (presiding)

Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news:
Web:
Gaming:
    General reportsWorld of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings Online, Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, Eve Online, more LotRO
Tolkien:
    Topic 1 from Varda: Tolkien Moment and discussion about Sam vs the Watchers.
After-meeting:
    Flashgaming Reviews by Ar-Pharazon.
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Before-meeting

Eonwë Valar11/04/2020
You know, Emeriss is reminding me why I didn't spend much time doing these world bosses last year.
November 8, 2020

VardaToday at 4:01 PM
Aiya!
[4:01 PM]
Bad Emeriss. Bad!

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:01 PM
Aiya! Yes, Emeriss is terrible, glad I don't have to kill her anymore
[4:01 PM]
Excuse me, still catching up on various channels in here

VardaToday at 4:02 PM
Aiya Phar : )

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:02 PM
Heya all.

VardaToday at 4:03 PM
@Bounder Aiya gang! It's that time! Time to say hi, chat, and gang up on monsters!
[4:03 PM]
Aiya Fionwe : )
[4:03 PM]
Had to restart the comp, but it's doing great now.
[4:04 PM]

Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!

IorethToday at 4:04 PM
Kill?

VardaToday at 4:04 PM
Aiya Ioreth!
[4:04 PM]
May-be
[4:04 PM]
Defeat? Kill? Shove off a cliff?
[4:04 PM]
Membership:
[4:05 PM]
We have Phar, Eonwe, and Ioreth (plus me) here! Huzzah!
[4:05 PM]
My birthday is Tuesday.

Arien  ValarToday at 4:06 PM
Aiya all

VardaToday at 4:06 PM
Thanksgiving is coming up near the end of the month, so some folks will be around more and some less, but hoping all get pie and turkey!
[4:06 PM]
Aiya Sunshine : )

IorethToday at 4:06 PM
Happy Birthday (how do you say that in Sindarin)

VardaToday at 4:07 PM
That would be something fun to figure out! Also in Quenya.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:07 PM
Happy birthday!
[4:07 PM]
And aiya all

VardaToday at 4:07 PM
For birthday, we get homework. ; )

Arien  ValarToday at 4:07 PM
Happy birthday

VardaToday at 4:07 PM
I'd better start coming up with hobbit presents!

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:07 PM
Happy Birthday :}
[4:08 PM]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PbWTEYoN8o
    YouTube
    Gary Salter
    Frosty Happy Birthday!

VardaToday at 4:08 PM
Thanks! hehe
[4:08 PM]
A pipe! How Tolkienesque!
[4:08 PM]
And so cheerful. : )
[4:09 PM]
For all too sweet to ask, it will be the 67th. Finally catching up to Fangorn!
[4:10 PM]
Elwing is hoping to be joining us in LotRO in the next two days, as she will have access to internet then.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:10 PM
Funny thing about birthdays and catching up, you seem to have to do that again every year.

VardaToday at 4:10 PM
We hope! ; )
[4:10 PM]

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Web:
[4:11 PM]
Nothing new to report. So that means I should get busy and make something as a hobbit birthday present.
[4:11 PM]

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Gaming:
[4:12 PM]
Eonwe says he's able to be here and give a general gaming report, yay! Take it away, Fionwe!

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:12 PM
Thank you.

World of Warcraft:
[4:12 PM]
This week's bonus event: Battle for Azeroth Dungeons.
[4:13 PM]
Some new blogs are out:
[4:13 PM]
Shadowlands: Adventure Awaits in the New Starting Experience ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23380363/shadowlands-adventure-awaits-in-the-new-starting-experience
World of Warcraft
    Shadowlands: Adventure Awaits in the New Starting Experience - WoW
    World of Warcraft: Shadowlands introduces players to Azeroth with a starting experience fit for a hero.

[4:13 PM]
Warcraft Short Story: “Terror by Torchlight” ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23558956/warcraft-short-story-terror-by-torchlight
    World of Warcraft
    Warcraft Short Story: “Terror by Torchlight” - WoW
    An army of undead and a powerful, missing artifact complicate Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw’s treasure-hunting adventure in this thrilling tale,
    the prequel to Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms by Christie Golden.

[4:13 PM]
Policy Update for Input Broadcasting Software ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23558957/policy-update-for-input-broadcasting-software
    World of Warcraft
    Policy Update for Input Broadcasting Software - WoW
    The use of input broadcasting software that mirrors keystrokes to multiple WoW game clients will soon be considered an actionable offense.

[4:14 PM]
Check out this week's hotfixes. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23551550/hotfixes-november-5-2020
    World of Warcraft
    Hotfixes: November 5, 2020 - WoW
    Here you will find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth and WoW Classic.

[4:14 PM]

Lord of the Rings Online:

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:14 PM
Oh, good point perhaps to mention that Fladrif popped up in WoW for a while for the free weekend, where his level 70 hunter was reduced to 27... and after that we battled in Hearthstone for a while for a challenge quest, as well as me watching him go through a few ranked fights and battlegrounds

VardaToday at 4:15 PM
Cool, Phar. : )

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:15 PM
Update 28.1.1 is out. Check out the patch notes. ---
https://www.lotro.com/en/content/update-2811-release-notes
    The Lord of the Rings Online
    Update 28.1.1 Release Notes

Arien  ValarToday at 4:15 PM
Gelir aur cuillon maybe?

IorethToday at 4:16 PM
I was disappointed with the story. I had another romance picked out for Flynn... as hinted by the intro stuff.

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:17 PM

Starcraft 2:
[4:17 PM]
Now out: Patch 5.0.4. ---
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft2/23557934/starcraft-ii-5-0-4-patch-notes
StarCraft II 5.0.4 Patch Notes
Patch 5.0.4 has arrived. Check out the detail!

VardaToday at 4:17 PM
Happy birthday phrase on here:
http://happyinmyhobbithole.weebly.com/useful-elvish-phrases.html
    Happy In My Hobbit Hole
    Useful Elvish Phrases
    The information on this page is accurate and has been gathered from different sites, but has been compiled by Aerliniel Baggins the Webmistress.

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:17 PM

Diablo 3:
[4:17 PM]
Season 22: Shades of the Nephilim begins November 20th. ---
https://diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/blog/23548757/season-22-shades-of-the-nephalem-begins-november-20-11-6-2020
    Diablo III
    Season 22 – Shades of the Nephalem Begins November 20
    Season 22 will begin on November 20 shortly after our next Diablo III update.
    Read on to learn more about the brand-new Season theme, Haedrig's Gift updates, new items and tons of Legendary item changes coming in Patch 2.6.10!
    We are expecting this update to be released on Nov...

[4:18 PM]

Heroes of the Storm:

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:18 PM
Well, it kinda started out in the novel, Ioreth, so if you've read that it wasn't a surprise.

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:18 PM
A new balance patch came out this week. ---
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/heroes-of-the-storm/23557933/heroes-of-the-storm-balance-patch-notes-november-4-2020
    Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - November 4, 2020
    Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.

IorethToday at 4:18 PM
I maybe could sound that one out.

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:18 PM

Hearthstone:
[4:19 PM]
Now out: Patch 18.6.1. ---
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23554838/18-6-1-patch-notes
    18.6.1 Patch Notes
    The 18.6.1 patch includes several updates for Duels and Battlegrounds!

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:19 PM
And if you're thinking about Taelia, I think her ship's rather on a collision with Anduin's.

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:19 PM
That's it for the gaming news I have.

IorethToday at 4:20 PM
Really? Now I always gave that to Jania, but she might be a bit too old for him

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:20 PM
Heh. He says Jaina as an aunt.
[4:20 PM]
*sees

IorethToday at 4:21 PM
Ah. Pedigree wise, if Taelia is who some folks say she is, that would be better perhaps.

VardaToday at 4:22 PM
(Aur Onnad Meren)
[4:22 PM]
Thank you, Eonwe. : )

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:22 PM
Well, her father's confirmed, and is a fine enough pedigree... the mother theory is a bit more farfetched

VardaToday at 4:22 PM
We have been quite interruptive, but do appreciate the news!
[4:22 PM]

For Eve Online, check out news here:
[4:23 PM]
https://www.eveonline.com/articles
    EVE Online
    Articles | EVE Online
    Player-created empires, player-driven markets, and endless ways to embark on your personal sci-fi adventure.

IorethToday at 4:23 PM
I flew around a couple hours and that was the extent of my Eve online

VardaToday at 4:25 PM

For LotRO addition to Eonwe's news, some of us have been working the newest area of Elderslade and the War, and are to a point where we need to group with each other. Timing is tricky for getting together, but we may work something out.
[4:25 PM]
People in kin this past week:
[4:25 PM]
Landroval server:
Arien
Elwing
Eonwe
Fangorn
Irmo
Lenwe
Nar
Shelob
Varda

Ithil server:
Dis?
Eonwe
Fangorn
Varda

Anor server:
Fangorn
Varda
[4:25 PM]
.
[4:26 PM]

Starcrafters Fangorn, Eowyn, and Faramir have been gaming this past week.

IorethToday at 4:26 PM
I thought I logged on this week?

VardaToday at 4:27 PM
I will have to double-check. Sure it wasn't last week? Tempus fugit.

IorethToday at 4:27 PM
Or was it last week I made the Bjorn

VardaToday at 4:27 PM
Now checking
[4:27 PM]
Oh, and I have been bad about putting LotRO news in Discord Harbor and not remembering this week to also put it on the News page. /smackhead

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:28 PM
Still, not difficult to copy from harbor

VardaToday at 4:28 PM
Yep, just have to think of it.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:28 PM
If you want to add it to the meeting, I mean.

VardaToday at 4:28 PM
hehe - that's my pic all right!
[4:29 PM]
Complete with coffee cup. : )

IorethToday at 4:29 PM
Darn thing doesn't have a "pause"

VardaToday at 4:29 PM
Curator is back until Nov 8

VardaToday at 4:30 PM
And may moonlight in WoW. No wonder the Curator keeps disappearing!

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:31 PM
"The menagerie is for guests only."

IorethToday at 4:31 PM
he gets loose from there?

VardaToday at 4:33 PM
Getting killed in WoW gets old, so leaves now and then to give barter presents and be loved.
[4:33 PM]
Ioreth found you. 12 days ago. : )

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:33 PM
Very therapeutic.

VardaToday at 4:33 PM
Right!

IorethToday at 4:33 PM
wow, thought I had been back. I'll work on that

VardaToday at 4:34 PM
That would be cool. : )
[4:34 PM]
Maybe pick a special day where you drop in on LotRO. We also have daily mathom gifts.
[4:34 PM]
aka bribes to show up?
[4:34 PM]
Including pots of points.

IorethToday at 4:35 PM
LOTRO maintenance day is Tuesday just like WoW I think

VardaToday at 4:35 PM
Wednesday, actually. So you can swap games then!

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:35 PM
Unless you're in the EU, where it's on wednesday.
[4:35 PM]
WoW, that is.

VardaToday at 4:36 PM
Any other news we want to mention while we're thinking about this neat stuff?

IorethToday at 4:36 PM
Cool, last week they had a 7 hour shut down or something like that. This week is scheduled for 2 I think

VardaToday at 4:37 PM
There you go. A time to come to LotRO and be a bear. ; )
[4:37 PM]
So, are we ready for
[4:37 PM]

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Tolkien!
[4:38 PM]
Thought I'd hand over a Tolkien Moment and let folks discuss or move to another topic, before it gets very late.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:38 PM
Who is ever truly ready for Tolkien?

VardaToday at 4:38 PM
All of us all the time! yay!
[4:39 PM]
This is one we don't hear about hardly ever:
Sam vs the Watching Stones at the gate while taking Frodo away from the orcs
[4:39 PM]
Return of the King, "The Tower of Cirith Ungol"

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:39 PM
I remember those. Spooky.

VardaToday at 4:40 PM
Perfect for Halloween which is just barely past.
[4:40 PM]
Quote:
[4:40 PM]
At length they came to the door upon the outer court, and they halted.
Even from where they stood they felt the malice of the Watchers beating on them, black silent shapes on either side of the gate through which the glare of Mordor dimly showed.
As they threaded their way among the hideous bodies of the orcs each step became more difficult.
Before they even reached the archway they were brought to a stand.
To move an inch further was a pain and weariness to will and limb.
Frodo had no strength for such a battle. He sank to the ground. "I can't go on, Sam," he murmured. "I'm going to faint. I don't know what's come over me.
"I do, Mr. Frodo. Hold up now! It's the gate. There's some devilry there. But I got through, and I'm going to get out. It can't be more dangerous than before. Now for it!"
Sam drew out the elven-glass of Galadriel again.
As if to do honour to his hardihood, and to grace with splendour his faithful brown Hobbit-hand that had done such deeds, the phial blazed forth suddenly, so that all the shadowy court was lit with a dazzling radiance like lightning; but it remained steady and did not pass.
"Gilbereth, A Elbereth!" Sam cried. For, why he did not know, his thought sprang back suddenly to the Elves in the Shire, and the song that drove away the Black Rider in the trees.
"Aiya elenion ancalima!" cried Frodo once again behind him.
The will of the Watchers was broken with a suddeness like the snapping of a cord, and Frodo and Sam stumbled forward.
Then they ran.
Through the gate and past the great seated figures with their glittering eyes.
There was a crack.
The keystone of the arch crashed almost on their heels, and the wall above crumbled, and fell in ruin.
Only by a hair did they escape.
[4:43 PM]

Eonwë ValarToday at 4:44 PM
By a Hobbit hair, the toughest of hairs.

VardaToday at 4:44 PM
End quote unless y'all want a little bit more that brings the end chapter cliff-hanger
[4:44 PM]
Right!

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:44 PM
Dazzling light and collapsing stonework, it's a good thing nobody was nearby.
[4:45 PM]
Remind me how Sam got through the first time, unless I should go fetch my book

VardaToday at 4:46 PM
He did say he got through there the first time and knew how to get back. It was just a bit hairier than he may have expected.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:46 PM
Wasn't it described?
[4:46 PM]
I must be misremembering.

VardaToday at 4:46 PM
Yes, but I didn't type that one up. : )

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:46 PM
hehe

VardaToday at 4:47 PM
The next part is mostly interesting to me because it gives a bit more of the nature of the Watchers.
[4:48 PM]
A bell clanged; and from the Watchers there went up a high and dreadful wail.
Far up above in the darkness it was answered. Out of the black sky there came dropping like a bolt a winged shape, rending the clouds with a ghastly shriek.
[4:48 PM]
End quote.
[4:48 PM]
Tolkien did some good cliffies, something we may not think about. : )

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:49 PM
"Mommy, mommy, these hobbits are being mean to us!"

VardaToday at 4:50 PM
That's the translation! Now we know.
[4:50 PM]
Anyway, that's all I had for you. Happy hobbit present. : )

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:50 PM
The watchers were actually gargoyles raised by fel beasts.

VardaToday at 4:51 PM
Well, we can get more into their actual nature, which would be fun.
[4:51 PM]
Phar, did you want to dig up that first quote where Sam had to pass the Watchers on his way to Frodo?

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:52 PM
Sure, I'll go find the book.

VardaToday at 4:54 PM
Cool
[4:54 PM]
and I found still another site that claims this is Happy birthday plus a pronunciation:
[4:54 PM]
Happy Birthday! – Aur Onnad Meren! [ Our oh-nahd mare-ehn! ]
[4:55 PM]
https://www.lunasgrimoire.com/sindarin-common-phrases/
    Luna's Grimoire
    Luna
    Sindarin - Common Phrases • Luna's Grimoire
    Most of the following phrases are in Sindarin, but some are in Quenya.
    Greetings Well met – Mae govannen [ My go-VAH-nen ]
    Greetings – Suilaid [ Soo-ih-lied ]
    A star shines on the hour of our meeting – Elen síla lumenn’ omentielvo (Quenya) [ ELL-ehn SEE-lah LOO-men oh-men-tee-...

[4:55 PM]
How accurate these things are I don't know. We could work these out ourselves, and these may help as starting points.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:56 PM
looks at text do I have to type this all in... ...

VardaToday at 4:57 PM
I have been typing them into Notepad. Get to add the italics with around the words where needed. : )
[4:57 PM]
Gives time to correct some of my own typos.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 4:57 PM
‘Come on, you miserable sluggard!’ Sam cried to himself. `Now for it!’ He drew Sting and ran towards the open gate. But just as he was about to pass under its great arch he felt a shock: as if he had run into some web like Shelob’s, only invisible. He could see no obstacle, but something too strong for his will to overcome barred the way. He looked about, and then within the shadow of the gate he saw the Two Watchers.
...

They were like great figures seated upon thrones. Each had three joined bodies, and three heads facing outward, and inward, and across the gateway. The heads had vulture-faces, and on their great knees were laid clawlike hands. They seemed to be carved out of huge blocks of stone, immovable, and yet they were aware: some dreadful spirit of evil vigilance abode in them. They knew an enemy. Visible or invisible none could pass unheeded. They would forbid his entry, or his escape.
[4:58 PM]
Okay, that would be interesting gargoyles...
[4:58 PM]

Hardening his will Sam thrust forward once again, and halted with a jerk, staggering as if from a blow upon his breast and head. Then greatly daring, because he could think of nothing else to do, answering a sudden thought that came to him, he drew slowly out the phial of Galadriel and held it up. Its white light quickened swiftly, and the shadows under the dark arch fled. The monstrous Watchers sat there cold and still, revealed in all their hideous shape. For a moment Sam caught a glitter in the black stones of their eyes, the very malice of which made him quail; but slowly he felt their will waver and crumble into fear.
He sprang past them; but even as he did so, thrusting the phial back into his bosom, he was aware, as plainly as if a bar of steel had snapped to behind him, that their vigilance was renewed. And from those evil heads there came a high shrill cry that echoed in the towering walls before him. Far up above, like an answering signal, a harsh bell clanged a single stroke.
‘That’s done it!’ said Sam. `Now I’ve rung the front-door bell!
[5:00 PM]
end quote, just couldn't leave that bit out

VardaToday at 5:00 PM
That's great!
[5:01 PM]
Sam has a great way of expressing himself. : )
[5:01 PM]
some dreadful spirit of evil vigilance abode in them
[5:01 PM]
Suppose these are some lesser Maiar that followed Morgoth?

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:01 PM
Or houseless, bent to his will.
[5:02 PM]
Morgoth and Sauron did seem like the types to enslave wayward feär.

Eonwë ValarToday at 5:02 PM
Being bound to a statue for eternity probably sounded better than being thrust into the Void with Morgoth.

VardaToday at 5:03 PM
Such Maiar may not have felt comfortable about returning to Valinor after Morgoth's removal.
[5:04 PM]
and wanted to keep up Morgoth's work. That would mean they would want to continue with Morgoth's right hand (or Gripping Hand, if you like).

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:05 PM
Sauron seems more like his left hand, as in doing all the sinister jobs in the shadows...

VardaToday at 5:08 PM
There you go!
[5:08 PM]
They had forms with jobs that got to see most of what was happening, and have a useful function. Not bad.
[5:09 PM]
Did they get to leave for coffee breaks or other things, I wonder? Short story time.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:09 PM
Most of what was happening... in a small radius around them.

Eonwë ValarToday at 5:09 PM
I doubt they got they got time off for anything, hehe.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:11 PM
Complaining about how everyone gets to go on the company holiday and they have to remain there..

VardaToday at 5:11 PM
But maybe nothing else could bother them or send them where they did not want to go, either.
[5:12 PM]
Fear of leaving what they might think is a safe spot?
[5:12 PM]
Someone finally offers them a way out and they refuse?
[5:15 PM]
The hour has come and slipped past by 15 minutes.
[5:16 PM]
Special thank you to Phar for the quote!

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:16 PM
You too

VardaToday at 5:17 PM
the gavel pogo-sticks to the hammerpad, wondering why it just holds still
[5:17 PM]
gonnnnnnng!
[5:17 PM]
the gavel vibrates from the unexpected gong and wobbles back to the shelf
[5:18 PM]
can a hammerpad grin? It looks like maybe so
[5:18 PM]

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After-meeting!
[5:18 PM]
Free chat. : )
[5:21 PM]
Time to see about feeding this mob around Taniquetil. Vanyar have been practicing like a lot of Norse warriors in Asgard waiting for Ragnarok, and they get hungry.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:22 PM
Just mentioning, in Game of Thrones I just poured about 120k diamonds (I still gain more than I use otherwise, so that's fine) into VIP points, getting to the next level, removing the commander trial daily cap and should now have the trial refreshes to grind my way through the last 2 million xp I need to reach max level tonight!
[5:22 PM]
Cutting about a month off my leveling, and getting a ton more advantages

VardaToday at 5:23 PM
Grats : )

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:23 PM
So yeah, now pushing towards level 60

Eonwë ValarToday at 5:28 PM
Btw, for those interested, as of this past Friday, it's been 21 years. [Note: Eonwe's 21st anniversary of being in the Valar Guild!]

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:28 PM
Hahhh, nevermind. There's a cap on refreshes too which I won't get until the next VIP level which is a long time away. But using maximum refreshes a day I should still get there in a day or two.
[5:29 PM]
Max level that is.
[5:31 PM]
I can't find anything I should know for november 6t, 1999...

Eonwë ValarToday at 5:32 PM
Fair enough :}
[5:34 PM]
It was just the day I strode valiantly into the Halls of the Valar on bnet and challenged them on their own doorstep, lol. The day I stood before Aulë and questioned what this "Valar Guild" was all about and then decided to join.

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:34 PM
Ooh
[5:34 PM]
Happy anniversary!
[5:34 PM]
Yeah, that wouldn't be on google!

Arien  ValarToday at 5:35 PM
Happy Anniversary

Eonwë ValarToday at 5:36 PM
Thanks :}
[5:39 PM]
I like to think that story had a happy ending. :}

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:40 PM
It's still going!

Eonwë ValarToday at 5:40 PM
True :}

Arien  ValarToday at 5:41 PM
Time for bed here i think  slightly earlier than the other days but why not

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 5:41 PM
Namarie then

Eonwë ValarToday at 5:41 PM
Sleep well Arien :}

Arien  ValarToday at 5:41 PM
Namarie

IorethToday at 5:43 PM
Namarie

Ar-Pharazon-VToday at 6:51 PM
Personal gaming report!
[6:52 PM]
Still doing that kana game, pretty much done with Katakana as well, just have the last 3 levels to master... but I already linked that last week so let's find 3 other flashgames from this week
[6:52 PM]
One new badge, two old!
[6:53 PM]
https://www.kongregate.com/games/whiteboardwar/whiteboardwar-chopraider is the new! I'd already played it in the past, but this week was the completion badge, and it's pretty doable on easy difficulty
    Kongregate
    WhiteboardWar: ChopRaider
    Command the ChopRaider advanced assault helicopter in a desperate attempt to save whiteboards from the maniacal advance of the evil Red Marker called Crimson....

[6:55 PM]
From the maker of the beloved Creeper World series, we have a top-view action shooter game on a very simple-styled playing world, as you control a helicopter that needs to assault enemy bases, avoid and/or destroy enemy defenses, and take out the war factory after destroying the attached power plants.
[6:57 PM]
Through a campaign of 8 levels and a few arena missions, you'll have to use your assault gun and bombs (difficult to aim unless you hover still, leaving you vulnerable!) to fight a war against the red color, as you rescue prisoners of war, defend your carrier base ship against enemy aircraft (hint: take out the airports early!) evacuate civilians and hopefully escape alive as you head back to repair on the ship
[6:58 PM]
So yes, definitely recommended!
[7:03 PM]

https://www.kongregate.com/games/yarg__/hordes-and-lords is the second game! A lovely tactical strategy game with upgrades, wherein you conquer the map from level to level. Deploy and move your squads to take out the enemy soldiers, collect xp for the specific squads and collect gold to spend on upgrades for squads or permanent upgrades!
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    Hordes and Lords
    Realtime tactical wargame with high quality graphics in medieval setting and unique engine that showing up to 200-300 units, with physics and effects.

[7:04 PM]
General upgrades, that is
[7:05 PM]
Of note: You can replay earlier maps to collect more gold, but xp is limited that way, so make sure all your squads see action.

VardaToday at 7:08 PM
Happy Anniversary, Eonwe. : )

Eonwë ValarToday at 7:24 PM
Thanks :}

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
Right, after spending an hour playing through that game...
[8:05 PM]
https://www.kongregate.com/games/BerzerkStudio/the-peacekeeper is the third! An upgrade defense shooter. Stand in a ditch, fight off enemies in waves, complete missions to get medals to get gold, and upgrade to your heart's content! Bombs, healing, damage, spread, goldrate, and more!
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    The Peacekeeper
    In a distant-near future where Global Peace is attained, perceptions of reality can become muddled.
    Berzerk Studio presents their rendition of a peaceful utopi...

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[8:10 PM]
Blizzard gaming:
[8:11 PM]
Heroes of the Storm:
No levels, still 433. And... that's it, really?
[8:11 PM]
I suppose I still mention it so I can read back next week what my old level was
[8:14 PM]
Hearthstone:
No new levels got, but that's okay, had fun, especially with Fladrif around  Still need 3 more victories for the cardback. Watched Flad try to get his 5 for it, though I think he said he'd lost 14 in a row at some point. Still, he got it, and doesn't need to bother with ranking anymore this month
[8:14 PM]
I'm more patient, though probably not more lucky with my wins... but spread em out enough and you don't even notice!
[8:15 PM]
Brawl was interesting! Choose class, get random deck, all cards cost half as much mana but you can only play 2 per turn.
[8:16 PM]
After a few losses I won with a paladin, those tend to have high-costing cards overall. Druids might be a good choice too!
[8:16 PM]
WoW:
[8:17 PM]
Raiding, still going. We had a few returning players and class-switchers so geared em up a bit in Nyalotha. Still fighting Jaina, still no mount for me. 3 weeks remain!
[8:18 PM]
Honestly, I'm very much on the unlucky side of the group at this point
[8:20 PM]
Weekly is mythic dungeons, of which I did four for the quest  Good to know they're still pretty easy even without corruptions.
[8:21 PM]
The reward was pretty much the one possible upgrade I had left from heroic raid, socketed bear gloves  Very lucky, though it matters little at this point.
[8:25 PM]
Anniversary still ongoing, logged all my alts for their personal achievements, and that's a lot of em
[8:25 PM]
Apparently there's nothing for it in classic, though, so can skip those.
[8:26 PM]
And after 5 years I'm almost done with recruiting followers from the garrison inn, got my second-last one this week, as I only had a choice of two instead of one  3 more days until it's finally over!
[8:27 PM]
I don't think I forgot the recruitment for even a single reset

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
:}

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
And finally, did the newly discovered questline for the purple murloc pet, Glimr! Fun little quest series, though if you're not a druid it's a good thing you get a few water breathing potions along the way.
[8:31 PM]
It starts on an ice floe in Northrend, south of the Grizzly Hills, where a murloc scout will spawn, if you want to get the pet yourself

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
I'll need to make some time for that during Thanksgiving.

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
Otherwise, still doing very little, though that'll change in a few days when the prepatch comes. I'm sure I'll be farming lots of transmog stuff.
[8:37 PM]
And that's my report for the week!

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
Aside from my ICC25H, ToSH, and SWP runs, which have still not provided the final pieces I need, I'm mostly just logging in for the daily anniversary trivia question.

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
hehe, also fun

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
And to post the spoils of those runs to the AH, hehe.

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
also good!

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
My main is still about 300k from 4 million gold.
[8:41 PM]
270k-ish(edited)

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
stares at poor 850k

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
I've been amassing my fortune for 16 years, lol.

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
Fair enough
[8:44 PM]
Though I'm sure you got most of it in recent expansions

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
If I'd spent more time playing the AH, I could probably be richer.
[8:45 PM]
I think I crossed the 1mill mark in either MoP or Cataclysm.(edited)
[8:45 PM]
A good chunk came between then and Legion.

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
seems about right

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
If I wasn't already at 3million before BFA, I don't think I was terribly far away.
[8:47 PM]
Can't imagine this expansion giving me 1 million gold.

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
I might have gotten 1 million gold in this expansion, with paragon supplies and the like... I do know I bought quite a few things, mostly druid tier 3 from the AH, and still have a decent amount

Ar-Pharazon-V11/08/2020
namarie

Eonwë Valar11/08/2020
Sleep well.

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