December 11, 2022
Sunday Meeting
5:00 P.M. Eastern 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.]
Attending (and typed): (5)
Discord: Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe, Sandalf, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news:
Web:
Gaming:
World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, Hearthstone, Diablo
Immortal, Lord of the Rings Online
Tolkien:
Topic
from Eonwe: How do the three Elven kingdoms differ in the LotR?
Imladris, Lothlorien, and Mirkwood.
After-meeting:
(non)Flashgaming
Reviews (plus) by Ar-Pharazon. Includes Blizzard games.
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Before-meeting
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 2:58 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqbDUKavWiM
came up on youtube for me a few days ago
YouTube
Screen Rant
Ultimate Lord Of The Rings + The Hobbit Pitch
Meeting Compilation
[2:58 PM]
Note that it's about the movies, so doesn't really apply to the
books, as is also acknowledged at times.
Varda Today at 3:59 PM
Aiya
[3:59 PM]
Watching this nutty YouTube, heh.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 3:59 PM
Aiya!
Varda Today at 4:00 PM
Aiya Phar : )
[4:02 PM]
@Bounder Hooray! Time to chat about gaming and Tolkien and say hi!
(or lurk!) Come on over to Valar Guild's meeting_place!
Arien Valar Today at 4:02 PM
aiya valarites
Varda Today at 4:02 PM
Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
[4:02 PM]
Membership:
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:02 PM
Watching those is super easy, barely an inconvenience.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:02 PM
Aiya Arien!
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:02 PM
And heya all.
Varda Today at 4:02 PM
Aiya Arien, Phar, and Eonwe : )
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:02 PM
And Aiya Eonwe
Varda Today at 4:03 PM
Any membership news y'all want to pass along?
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:04 PM
Well, looks like Fladrif's online right now!
Varda Today at 4:04 PM
(finally finishing off all Thanksgiving food and putting up
Christmas lights and fun stuff)
[4:04 PM]
Hi to the Ent!
Sandalf13 Today at 4:04 PM
Hallo! Aiya all!
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:05 PM
He says hi back
Varda Today at 4:05 PM
Yay!
[4:05 PM]
Aiya Sandalf : )
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:05 PM
Aiya Sandalf!
Varda Today at 4:06 PM
Heh, tabbing away from this channel killed the YouTube. Better for
concentration though!
Arien Valar Today at 4:06 PM
well I passed your aiya to fladrif , varda
Varda Today at 4:06 PM
Thank you!
Arien Valar Today at 4:06 PM
he seems busy in Hs battlegrounds tho
Varda Today at 4:07 PM
Here's hoping someday he can get Discord working too. : )
Good luck in the Battlegrounds!
[4:08 PM]
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Web:
[4:08 PM]
Nothing new to report this week for content. Just background work
you might not ever notice, heh.
Sandalf, you were trying to type? Go ahead.
[4:09 PM]
(Hi from Dis who was in LotRO)
[4:10 PM]
I think Sandalf has been distracted a moment by rl
Sandalf13 Today at 4:10 PM
No...I hit my keyboard by mistake! I am soprry.
[4:11 PM]
Soprry is a combination of spry and sorry.
Varda Today at 4:11 PM
hehe
Onwards!
[4:12 PM]
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Gaming:
[4:12 PM]
Our illustrious Eonwe has collected gaming news for us, a weekly
chore that we thank him for doing!
[4:13 PM]
Remember to check out the Games Site, made for you all, and maybe
send in a review or update too!
[4:14 PM]
the gavel bounces to Eonwe's side of the giant table, puffing a
bit by the time it reaches him
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:15 PM
https://youtu.be/S2Xsd7E2kZA?t=37
YouTube
KinoCheck.com
Captain America Lifts Thor's Hammer Mjolnir
Scene - AVENGERS 4: End...
[4:16 PM]
World of Warcraft:
[4:16 PM]
The PvP Brawl: DeepSix is going until Tuesday, December 13th.
[4:16 PM]
Dragonflight Season 1 will begin tomorrow, December 12th. With
that will be the unlock of the Vault of the Incarnates raid on
normal difficulty. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23877462/dragonflight-season-1-begins-the-week-of-december-12
World of Warcraft
Dragonflight: Season 1 Begins the Week of
December 12 - WoW
Learn more about the changes coming to
Dragonflight Season 1, a new raidVault of the Incarnates, an
updated rotation of challenging Mythic+ dungeons, and a new PvP
Season.
[4:16 PM]
Check out the raid opening schedule. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23891615/vault-of-the-incarnates-raid-schedule
World of Warcraft
Vault of the Incarnates Raid Schedule - WoW
End Raszageth the Storm-Eaters plans of
freeing her fellow incarnates within the Vault of the Incarnates
beginning December 12 with Dragonflight Season 1!
[4:16 PM]
WoW Classic is getting the Joyous Journeys experience buff running
from December 13th through January 16th. That's a 50% experiecne
boost for a month, so enjoy it! --- https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23891312/wow-classic-the-joyous-journeys-50-experience-buff-returns
World of Warcraft
WoW Classic: The Joyous Journeys 50% Experience
Buff Returns - WoW
The roads in Northrend are icy and fraught with
danger. To help you continue your adventures in Wrath of the Lich
King Classic, players will get the benefit of the Joyous Journeys
experience buff*, which will increase experience gains by 50% for
all players through level 80!
[4:16 PM]
Check out the latest hotfixes. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23885941/hotfixes-december-9-2022
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: December 9, 2022 - WoW
Here you will find a list of hotfixes that
address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight,
Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Burning Crusade Classic, and WoW
Classic.
[4:17 PM]
Diablo 4:
Diablo 4 is now scheduled to release on June 6th, 2023. ---
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo4/23880208/meet-your-maker-on-june-6-pre-purchase-diablo-iv
Meet Your Maker on June 6Pre-Purchase Diablo
IV!
All hell breaks loose on June 6, 2023! Prepare
for your fated faceoff against Lilith, the Daughter of Hatred, by
pre-purchasing any edition of Diablo IV, and tune in to our
upcoming Developer Update livestream.
Varda Today at 4:18 PM
Ahh, now we have the kids.
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:18 PM
Hearthstone:
Patch 25.0.3 is out. ---
https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23892222/25-0-3-patch-notes
25.0.3 Patch Notes
Patch 25.0.3 includes balance changes to two
Standard cards.
[4:18 PM]
Diablo Immortal:
Check out the recent bug fixes. ---
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo-immortal/23826549/diablo-immortal-bug-fixes-and-patch-notes-for-all-platforms
Diablo Immortal Bug Fixes and Patch Notes for
All Platforms
We will continually update this blog with all
bug fixes and patches the team implements for Diablo Immortal on
all platforms.
[4:19 PM]
And last but not least...
Lord of the Rings
Online:
Update 34.1 came out this week. ---
https://www.lotro.com/update-notes/lotro-update-34-1-release-notes-en
The Lord of the Rings Online
Update 34.1 Release Notes
Here are the release notes for Update 34.1,
released on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022.
[4:19 PM]
I can do this all day, but instead I'll return the gavel to Varda
:}
Varda Today at 4:19 PM
hehe - thanks!
Addenda to Lord of the Rings Online:
Yuletide Festival begins Dec. 8 (Thursday) running until Jan. 3.
New steed: Snow-strider.
https://www.lotro.com/guides/lotro-yuletide-festival-guide-en
The Lord of the Rings Online
The Yuletide Festival Guide
Celebrate winter during the Yuletide Festival
in The Lord of the Rings Online!
[4:20 PM]
LotRO needs to have bigger pics here to compete with Blizzard's.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:21 PM
How dare they stay modest.
Varda Today at 4:21 PM
heh
[4:21 PM]
Landroval server:
Arien
Celebrian
Dis
Eonwe
Fangorn
Ioreth
Lenwe
Nar
Thranduil
Varda
Crickhollow server:
Eonwe
Fangorn
Varda
Shadowfax server:
Varda
Treebeard server:
Varda
[4:22 PM]
We had a nice crew come in on Landroval this week. : )
[4:22 PM]
Starcraft 2: gaming together by Fangorn, Eowyn, Real Floppa, and
Faramir. : )
[4:23 PM]
Any other reports, gaming comments, requests for invites, etc?
[4:23 PM]
Still don't have any real set-ups on getting together times, as I
rarely see many on during my prime times.
[4:24 PM]
Monday used to be "crafting day" for Miriel-V, not a bad idea!
[4:24 PM]
Often when some of us were crafting and needed another item of
some sort, the others would pitch in with a part. So it's more of
a group thing than it sounds.
[4:24 PM]
Been a while since we've done that, but it's fun too.
[4:25 PM]
Is there a good day for some actual gaming? (Monday is still good)
[4:26 PM]
Dis and Nar tend to be on during my daytime, gone by after-supper
when my main gaming is done.
[4:26 PM]
But we could work out a time.
[4:26 PM]
Ok, we can think about it. Meanwhile,
Arien Valar Today at 4:27 PM
well if i am not on a late shift time between 7
and 10 pm my time woou
[4:27 PM]
ld work that is between 2 and 5 pm varda
time
Varda Today at 4:28 PM
LotRO is on Eastern time, if that helps. Then we all use the same
time. Type /servertime to see Eastern when on LotRO.
Arien Valar Today at 4:28 PM
which day i can t tell much in advance i fear :(]
Varda Today at 4:28 PM
The nature of work these days.
[4:29 PM]
I think you mean Valar time, which is Eastern. My own time is
Central.
[4:29 PM]
So maybe a bit earlier than meeting time works?
[4:30 PM]
(This is the time of day I should be cooking. We tend to eat late
on meeting night.)
Arien Valar Today at 4:30 PM
valar time then which is for some later and past future
and present past for others
Varda Today at 4:30 PM
Aye. We had to pick a Valar time so folks could work out when what
was. : )
[4:30 PM]
5 pm Eastern is meeting time.
Arien Valar Today at 4:31 PM
okay
Varda Today at 4:31 PM
So we can subtract or add from there. I come here at my 4pm for
instance.
[4:32 PM]
WoW tends to be what grabs your game time anyway. : )
[4:32 PM]
On to
[4:32 PM]
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Tolkien!
[4:32 PM]
Eonwe suggested a possible topic.
Imladris/Rivendell and Lothlorien and Mirkwood are all shown as
quite different. (edited)
[4:33 PM]
What differences did JRRT make between them?
How about for starters the types of elves living in each one?
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:33 PM
Building vs tree vs cave?
Varda Today at 4:33 PM
That's true!
[4:34 PM]
Mirkwood has no Ring-protection, while the other two do.
[4:34 PM]
Mirkwood has the caves to run to, as well as tree flets for normal
living.
Sandalf13 Today at 4:35 PM
I think that of all three of those locations, Tolkien actually
tells us what Imladris looks like the least....we know it is a
quiet, soothing,, perfect place for everything, but as opposed to
the other two, data about its appearance is lacking.
Varda Today at 4:35 PM
Thranduil uses some magic of his own, such as spells on the gates.
[4:35 PM]
Ok, what do we know about Imladris?
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:35 PM
The Hobbit has a bit of extra info on Rivendell, but not much.
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:36 PM
We know it's in a valley
Varda Today at 4:36 PM
We know Imladris is protected by Elrond's ring. We know the river
acts as an active border wall at need.
Sandalf13 Today at 4:37 PM
What kinds of trees populate Imladris? What is the local fauna
like? Other than the Bruinen, how much water is flowing through
the area? We know something about all of these things for Mirkwood
and Lothlorien.
Varda Today at 4:37 PM
The Last Homely House is reached through a ravine.
[4:38 PM]
And yet there is traffic through Rivendell, for friends of the
place.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:39 PM
Barely an inconvenience!
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:40 PM
Alas, my copy of the Hobbit is not nearby.
[4:41 PM]
Nor my copy of Fellowship.
[4:43 PM]
My atlas is nearby, seems blackberries and strawberries were near
the goblin tunnels, but that is probably on the Rhovanion side of
the Hithaeglir, not the Imladris/Eriador side. (edited)
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:43 PM
I remember LotR mostly mentioning the inside of the buildings.
Various rooms.
Varda Today at 4:43 PM
I'm pulling out of memory mostly. But can dig up the books easily,
in a shelf by me.
[4:44 PM]
Aye. Frodo was recovering and didn't do a lot of area exploration.
Then the Council came up. And we didn't hear a lot about the wait
time before leaving.
Sandalf13 Today at 4:45 PM
Also, as a point of geologic interest, once again Tolkien fails to
give us, in his words, any "geological indications."
Varda Today at 4:46 PM
Ok, so what are the differences that we do remember between the
three Elven areas? Doesn't have to be geology.
[4:47 PM]
I would like to hear your comments rather than reading my own
typing. ; )
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:48 PM
The "feel" of them, at least in Sam's description of Rivendell vs
Lothlorien.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:48 PM
Mirkwood seemed more... stealthy, as I recall. Less in control
over their "kingdom", more trying to keep the place hidden.
[4:48 PM]
Though they did have outdoor feasts in Mirkwood during The Hobbit.
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:48 PM
Mirkwood did seem to be wilder, aye.
Sandalf13 Today at 4:49 PM
Lothlorien: fascinating trees, a la Mallorn Trees, lots of flowers
(elanor), lots of streams, a sense of living in a never-ending
moment of Elven ascendancy during the first age.
[4:49 PM]
Mirkwood: murky, to be sure. Gloomy, trees enshrouded in spider
webs, damps, uninviting, totally not a place to vacation.
[4:50 PM]
Unless you are a visiting spider...
I wonder what they were eating?
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:51 PM
Orcs, Elves, Men, whatever they could catch.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:51 PM
Boars, stuff like that?
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:51 PM
Probably mostly orcs and men who strayed too far, larger animals
likely as well. (edited)
Sandalf13 Today at 4:51 PM
I would like to think that any Elves and Men(all types) who lived
in the area, would know how to avoid getting eaten by a
spider...Dwarves, maybe not.
Varda Today at 4:51 PM
Mirkwood had outdoor meals rather like picnics, that had the
additional function of lessening the mirk from Dol Guldur in such
areas.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:52 PM
Sounds risky when there's spiders around.
Varda Today at 4:52 PM
Stay on the path, we said. : )
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:52 PM
Knowing there's danger doesn't guarantee safety :}
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:53 PM
Wait until those tasty elves have had their fill, then...
guess who's for dinner?
Sandalf13 Today at 4:53 PM
I would rather party on the Ettenmoors....sounds more inviting.
Even the Midgewater Marshes sound better than Mirkwood.
Varda Today at 4:53 PM
We know in Mirkwood that the elves would hunt the white deer,
something special. Many of the local animals were dark, even
black-furred.
[4:54 PM]
The "picnics" had armed elves that cut the lights immediately and
that the dwarves could not find right after. Had to have been
practiced to handle other attacks.
Sandalf13 Today at 4:54 PM
I often wonder if Tolkien had the primeval Black Forest in mind,
when he was writing about Mirkwood...or maybe the game-rich
forests of eastern Poland.
Varda Today at 4:54 PM
Midgwater Marshes and biting neeker-breekers? Had to smell
too. hmm
Sandalf13 Today at 4:55 PM
But no giant spiders!
[4:55 PM]
I did not mean that I would choose the Midgewater Marshes over
other places, but I sure would go there if my only choice was
there or Mirkwood!
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:56 PM
Good place for elevenses.
Eonwλ Valar Today at 4:57 PM
About as good as the fire swamp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syKsWfqWUqk
YouTube
Hayley Johnson
PB: Fire Swamp
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 4:58 PM
Heh, knew the movie before clicking the link. I'm catching up!
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:00 PM
Mirkwood would certainly be a pocket of the primeval forest, but I
suspect Fangorn was meant more to invoke that feeling.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:01 PM
Yes. We had ents in Fangorn, something similar in the Old
Forest... no mention of walking trees in Mirkwood. They were never
attached, I suppose. Too much river.
Arien Valar Today at 5:02 PM
I know what the midges had for elevenses and the
neekerbreekers:O
[5:02 PM]
Hobbit1
[5:02 PM]
!
Varda Today at 5:02 PM
: )
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:02 PM
You'd prefer the spiders?
Arien Valar Today at 5:03 PM
oh well at least they kinda sing and you can sing to them
other then the trees in the old forest
[5:05 PM]
i wonder whether all the corruption in the trees and all
that being alive cmae only from Old Man willow?
[5:05 PM]
he clearly was an ent that had gone bad a dark Huorn
i think he was called
[5:06 PM]
but also his evil must have been caused by something
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:06 PM
I don't think we got a specific mention of whether he was a
treeish ent or an entish tree.
Sandalf13 Today at 5:06 PM
Maybe he was "touched" by a "bad Elf!"
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:07 PM
Might've got too possessive of "his" forest.
Sandalf13 Today at 5:07 PM
It seems that as sentient beings, it can be expected that some
Ents might turn to Evil...
Varda Today at 5:08 PM
Depends what we think is evil. Their dislike of those with fire
and axes may be well-warranted.
[5:08 PM]
The hobbits had a small war with the Old Forest, and it's
remembered.
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:08 PM
"Evil is not one thing amongst Elves and another amongst Men."
---Morgoth's Ring :} (edited)
Arien Valar Today at 5:09 PM
I don t know if you would come to love tose if they were
used to destroy your homes and attack your children to
be honest
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:09 PM
But I wouldn't be quick to dismiss as Evil Old Man WIllow's
orignal intentions, whatever he became in the end.
Varda Today at 5:09 PM
Aye
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:09 PM
Or worse, Arien, use your children to build their homes!
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:10 PM
"Nothing is evil in its beginning. Not even Sauron was so." ---
Frodo Baggins :} (edited)
Sandalf13 Today at 5:10 PM
Tom B. said that Old Man Willow's roots went very
deep....suggesting he was there a long time.
Arien Valar Today at 5:10 PM
aye indeed
Sandalf13 Today at 5:11 PM
Didn't Tom B also say that Old Man Willow's heart was as black as
a black Huorn's?
Arien Valar Today at 5:12 PM
but "the old that is strong does not
wither" or so we are told maybe he wasn t strong
to begin with and went into a dark bargain for gaining this
strength?
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:12 PM
I don't recall Huorns being mentioned until we got to Fangorn.
Doesn't mean it didn't happen, but I'd have to grab my book.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:13 PM
The Old Forest was next to the Barrow Downs, I suspect the L- I
mean Witch King might have had something to do with Old Man
Willow's corruption. It was already old by then, but more
susceptible in its old age?
Varda Today at 5:14 PM
We kind of got off the topic of differences between the elven
kingdoms. : )
Sandalf13 Today at 5:14 PM
I think you are on to something, Ar.
Varda Today at 5:15 PM
We have reached the hour.
the gavel sprouts to look suspiciously like Groot
it runs to the hammerpad and hops
the hammerpad acts as a trampoline
Instead of thunnk, we hear wheeee!
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:16 PM
I Am Gavel.
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Varda Today at 5:16 PM
After-meeting.
Sandalf13 Today at 5:16 PM
Watch out for flying hammers! Very dangerous!
Especially the hammers with the pointy ends!
Varda Today at 5:16 PM
Free chat. : )
[5:17 PM]
Lothlorien run by a Lord and Lady, where the Lord is a Sinda and
the Lady is a mix of several including Noldor.
@Ar-Pharazon-V
I Am Gavel.
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:17 PM
https://youtu.be/TWB31WFomz4?t=60
YouTube
Marvel Universe Entertainment
Avengers: Endgame (2019) - "And I.. Am... Iron
Man" | Movie Clip HD
Varda Today at 5:18 PM
She uses a lot of magic, he's like a warrior-king.
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:18 PM
https://youtu.be/yu6WaM2u82I?t=59
YouTube
FilmSelect Trailer
I Am Iron Man Snap! Clip - AVENGERS 4: ENDGAME
(2019)
[5:18 PM]
There we go, that one should work for everyone. (edited)
Varda Today at 5:18 PM
Rivendell is run by a Lord/Master with a mixed group of Noldor,
some Sindar, maybe some silvans?
[5:19 PM]
Silvans are the main type in both Mirkwood and Lorien, but is it
mainly Noldor in Rivendell?
[5:19 PM]
Lorien is mostly in huge golden-leaved trees, using flets.
Sandalf13 Today at 5:20 PM
Elrond also has a human lineage via Earendil, son of Tuor...
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:20 PM
Noldor/Sindar in RIvendell, There would've been some Noldor in
Lothlorien due to fleeing from Eregion through Moria in the Second
Age.
[5:20 PM]
In UT it was one of Nimrodel's complaints, that the Noldor were
living in Lothlorien.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:21 PM
Taking Silvan jobs?
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:22 PM
Something like that, heh. Funnily enough my copy of UT is within
reach.
Varda Today at 5:23 PM
A big mansion-type place in Rivendell. Presumably other smaller
houses around? But then why is it the "Last" homely house?
(Americans would say "homey" house)
Sandalf13 Today at 5:23 PM
It is the old usurpers taking over the locals and dominating
them....
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:24 PM
Last homely house before the Misty Mountains. There were a few
across, such as Lorien or Beorn's place, but those were primitive
by Noldor standards!
Varda Today at 5:24 PM
That was the fear. But actually the silvans requested that the
Sindar come act as teachers and leaders.
[5:25 PM]
Last gas station for 200 miles! heh
Sandalf13 Today at 5:25 PM
Sounds like the panhandle of Nebraska, that wants to be a
panhandle of Wyoming....
[5:25 PM]
Once a panhandle, always a panhandle.
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:26 PM
Alas, my time to go has come.
Sandalf13 Today at 5:26 PM
Not literally, I hope.
[5:26 PM]
he he
Eonwλ Valar Today at 5:26 PM
Take care all, good night, sleep well, and have fun.
Sandalf13 Today at 5:27 PM
Namarie Eonwe!
Arien Valar Today at 5:27 PM
Namarie akk
[5:27 PM]
all even
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:27 PM
Namarie!
Sandalf13 Today at 5:28 PM
akk?
[5:28 PM]
aka?
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:28 PM
she meant "all"
Sandalf13 Today at 5:28 PM
Ah.
[5:28 PM]
Namarie, Arien!
[5:28 PM]
ATP?
[5:29 PM]
ADP?
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:29 PM
For a gamer, APM?
Sandalf13 Today at 5:29 PM
Sounds good!
[5:29 PM]
I too must boogey. I have a busy few days ahead and need to get
ready, or at least as ready as I can be...hope you all have a
wonderful week. I will read your report later, Ar! Sei gesund and
Namarie!
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 5:30 PM
Namarie!
Varda Today at 5:31 PM
Namarie!
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Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 6:26 PM
Personal gaming report!
[6:28 PM]
For (non)flashgaming, have
https://www.kongregate.com/games/adventale/monster-clearer
Kongregate
Monster Clearer
A simple pseudo-rpg.
[6:30 PM]
A turn-based rpg where you click a location on the map, use
attacks and spells on the mobs present on the grid in a tactical
manner, and if you're strong enough you move to the next
[6:31 PM]
Levels to get with stats to allocate, skills/talents to unlock
every few levels, gear to loot from monsters you kill even if you
can't clear the location yet, and permanent upgrades after
completing a location, with spell unlocks, upgrades and other
gamechanging benefits.
[6:32 PM]
It might seem tough, but if you get high enough gear and high
enough level/stats, eventually even the worst tactician will just
overwhelm the place
[6:35 PM]
I ended up with all astral gear, the highest tier of equipment; 14
out of 15 skills; and level 65 with tens of thousands of stats
before I'd not only finished the main game but also the Twisting
Void optional levels.
[6:36 PM]
But surely it can be done a lot faster
While gear seems to cap out around then, levels and stats seem to
go on indefinitely, and each time you beat the final Void boss (if
you like) you'll get so many new point to spend on the stats.
[6:38 PM]
Blizzard gaming:
[6:40 PM]
Hearthstone: Expansion is here. Since the first few levels come
cheap, I'm at 30 on the reward track, and have already unlocked
from it a mercenary (Chromie), several legendaries (Lor'themar and
Elder Nadox), the death knight card back, and a bunch of
uncraftable cards as well as random packs.
[6:41 PM]
I've also bought the Path of Arthas set for a bunch of gold, as
well as a diamond Lady Deathwhisper for a bunch more gold. Give me
more such deals while I have gold to spare
[6:42 PM]
Deathwhisper, btw, has a Dexter's Lab reference in her flavor
text, which quite amused me
[6:47 PM]
I also completed the death knight prologue, featuring some events
from Arthas' story in Warcraft 3, to unlock the class and a bunch
more basic death knight cards, with many featuring the rune-system
for that class.
[6:48 PM]
Then I had a few games with an unholy-runed death knight deck,
which seemed to go rather well.
Let the event-quests continue
[6:49 PM]
Brawl is A Lich King Recipe, where all the classes get a set deck
using cards and themes from the new expansion. As I had not
completed the prologue yet I couldn't use the death knight, so I
tried a few other classes.
[6:50 PM]
But I had trouble facing opponent death knights, of which there
were many (not a surprise there, I suppose), so I kinda...
conceded whenever I faced one, tanked my brawl rating a bit and
got most of my wins in mage vs mage fights.
[6:51 PM]
But as long as those wins are got eventually, 's all good!
And got the death knight from level 10 to 13 as well this week,
I'm sure it'll slow down soon enough.
[6:52 PM]
WoW:
[6:54 PM]
No normal raiding yet. Brought paladin to the old school raid for
the first time, where she already got several weapons and a bunch
of plate appearances. Not a bad start.
[6:55 PM]
Also no weekly quests yet. I believe it's world quests next week,
but I doubt I'll be 70 on time, so eh.
[6:58 PM]
No alts played otherwise, as my druid main, Calaron, finally
boarded a ship to the Dragon Isles.
[6:59 PM]
Where I then proceeded to explore the alliance camp, the horde
camp, the embassy and some other early places, while talking to
every npc, taking note of any and all scripted events I could
find, and basically lore the heck out of the place while not
actually doing much questing.
[7:00 PM]
And while doing more catching up on mmochampion articles, with
which I'm now almost done, there was even less questing done.
[7:03 PM]
But I did get out of the first area, set things up at the embassy,
helped evacuate a dragon outpost, aided some ecologists by
fighting some elementals and murlocs while also aiding a duckling,
and finally met up with Wrathion to thrash a big Djaradin base.
Will continue that next week. And I got to level 61 in the
process!
[7:04 PM]
Next week I should get a few more levels and learn how to train my
dragon
[7:05 PM]
And that's my report for the week!
Sandalf13 Today at 7:38 PM
Are you still on,, Ar?
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 8:23 PM
I'm here now, but will copy over a transcript soon and then go to
bed.
Sandalf13 Today at 8:26 PM
I am still here too. Good report! I always enjoy reading your
weekly updates. I am in Denver this evening, and it is an hour
earlier here than in Lincoln. Lincoln is on the very western edge
of the CST, and Denver is on the very eastern edge of MST, so it
takes a while to get used to seeing the sun rise so early and set
so early, whereas in Lincoln, the sun rises late and sets late.
That is what happens when you are close to the border of a time
zone! It is still 2025 lincoln time, so I am tired after a long
drive to get here today, even though it only took less than 6.5
hours of driving through vast, empty lands.
[8:26 PM]
I hope you and your family are all well.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 8:27 PM
So far, yes
[8:27 PM]
6 and a half... yep, that's probably 2 to 3 times the length of
our entire country. Can't get used to those distances.
Sandalf13 Today at 8:30 PM
It takes some getting used to, that is for sure....my German
host-sons were ALWAYS amazed at how empty the Great Plains really
are. We drive for tens of miles without seeing a house, building
of any type, or any sign of human habitation, except for the
barbed wire fences to keep the cows in! My Germans just could not
comprehend such vast space with so few people. Nebraska is 77,000
square miles....almost 2/3 the size of Germany, with a population
of 1.7 million people, almost all of them in Omaha and Lincoln.
[8:31 PM]
Sorry Ar...I do not mean to keep you up so late!
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 8:32 PM
that's okay, just taking care of some final stuff before I log off
Sandalf13 Today at 8:32 PM
OK then...I am thinking of you, and I am glad we will have another
Valar Guild meeting before the holidays....
[8:33 PM]
Colorado is a bigger state, around 100,000 square miles, but it
also has a MUCH larger population...Denver Metro alone is over 2.5
million folks.
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 8:33 PM
Well, I'll be here during the holidays as well
[8:33 PM]
ah, but how's the density outside that?
Sandalf13 Today at 8:34 PM
You hit the nail on the head...athough there are some other large
cities in CO, like Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins, and Pueblo,
to name a few....but Denver is certainly the biggie..
[8:35 PM]
the population densit of Nebraska comes out to be 1.3 persons per
square mile. Not even shouting distrance. Colorado
Varda Today at 8:35 PM
(thanks, Phar)
Sandalf13 Today at 8:35 PM
Colorado's pop density is somewhat higher!
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 8:36 PM
So if you spread out everyone in Nebraska evenly...
[8:36 PM]
Everyone would think they were alone.
Sandalf13 Today at 8:36 PM
That is right.
[8:36 PM]
You might not even see the people sharing your square mile with
you.
Varda Today at 8:36 PM
And yet people tend to jam together into cities and never realize
that.
Varda Today at 8:36 PM
And yet people tend to jam together into cities and never realize
that.
Sandalf13 Today at 8:37 PM
Indeed.
[8:39 PM]
Hey Varda! I got some geology done tonight! So I am still making
progress on finalizing Chapter 3!
Ar-Pharazon-V Today at 8:41 PM
Right. Namarie
Sandalf13 Today at 8:41 PM
Namarie Ar and Varda! Time to hit the rack.
Varda Today at 9:03 PM
Great, Sandalf, on the geology! And see you around.
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