July 10, 2022 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.]
Attending (and typed): (5)
Discord: Arien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe, Pallando, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news:
Web:
Gaming:
World of
Warcraft, Diablo
3, Overwatch,
Hearthstone, Lord of
the Rings Online, Starcraft2, Eve Online, Heroes of the Storm, Expeditions:
Rome
Tolkien:
Topic:
Contracts
After-meeting:
More gaming news
RP
(non)Flashgaming
Reviews (plus) by Ar-Pharazon. Includes Blizzard games.
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Before-meeting
Varda — 07/07/2022
Also waiting for the free transfer, heh.
July 8, 2022
Eonwë Valar — 07/08/2022
Good point, not budging until they make that available.
July 10, 2022
Sandalf13 — Today at 7:33 AM
I do not know where O will be at 1600, but I just wanted to let
everyone know that I had a wonderful meeting wit Varda and
Treebeard. I spent the night at their home while I was on a
business trip to Houston, and we had a delightful dinner at Texas
Roadhouse. I return to Nebraska today, and am not sure if I will
be checked in to the web at 4 or so, so Aiya to all, and again, a
BiG thank you to Varda et al, It was wonderful to get to meet some
of the crew! sei gesund!
Varda — Today at 3:55 PM
Thank you, Sandalf. You were delightful company and paid for the
expensive dinner for five, exceedingly generous. May your trip
home be a pleasure.
[3:56 PM]
(You lucked out that it wasn't six! )
[4:00 PM]
Aiya!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:00 PM
Aiya!
Varda — Today at 4:00 PM
Hey there, Phar. : )
[4:01 PM]
@Bounder Hurray! Time once more to join (or lurk) in the
Valarite chat on gaming and Tolkien, or just say hi!
[4:03 PM]
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Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
[4:03 PM]
Membership:
[4:04 PM]
Sandalf came to visit yesterday! He still looks like the pictures
he showed us. : ) He was animated and fun to talk with and
welcome to come again if he is ever out this way another day.
[4:04 PM]
Any other membership news?
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:05 PM
checks Fladrif last online 21 hours ago
Varda — Today at 4:05 PM
The ent is alive! Yay!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:05 PM
As for me, the teeth pulling I mentioned a while ago will happen
in 2 days
Varda — Today at 4:05 PM
O wow. hands over the numby
[4:06 PM]
May your mouth feel much better after you get over the treatment.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:06 PM
I still have no idea what to expect, but I'm sure I'll live.
[4:06 PM]
Heh, I'm hardly feeling it now, but hey, cavities.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 4:06 PM
Heya all.
Varda — Today at 4:06 PM
Beats getting to feel what cavities can develop into!
[4:06 PM]
Aiya Eonwe
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:06 PM
indeed!
[4:06 PM]
Aiya!
Varda — Today at 4:07 PM
Web:
Pallando-Valar — Today at 4:07 PM
Aiya
Varda — Today at 4:07 PM
Aiya, Blue Wizard!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:07 PM
Aiya Pallando!
Varda — Today at 4:07 PM
Good to see you. : )
[4:08 PM]
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Web:
[4:08 PM]
Still trying to finish coding a zillion tables for the huge work
from Sandalf on the "Last Line". It will happen!
[4:09 PM]
I think y'all have seen this link before, but it bears a reminder:
[4:09 PM]
http://lotrproject.com/
The Lord of the Rings Family Tree Project
The complete family tree of all the creatures
in the Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's Middle Earth.
[4:09 PM]
On to
[4:10 PM]
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Gaming!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:10 PM
(semi-afk, doing weekly mythic dungeon)
Varda — Today at 4:10 PM
Sounds lively!
[4:12 PM]
We have a Gaming Report from Fionwe! Your gavel!
Eonwë Valar — Today at 4:12 PM
Thanks.
[4:13 PM]
World of Warcraft:
This week's Bonus Event: Mists of Pandaria Timewalking.
The PvP Brawl: Gravity Lapse runs through Tuesday, July 12th.
[4:13 PM]
See what's coming for professions in the new blog Dragonflight
Preview: An Eye on Professions. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23827585/dragonflight-preview-an-eye-on-professions
World of Warcraft
Dragonflight Preview: An Eye on Professions -
WoW
In this preview, the World of Warcraft
development team takes you further into the new profession updates
and what it means for crafting in Dragonflight.
[4:13 PM]
Rogue and Hunter Talent Tree Previews are available. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23818247/dragonflight-talent-previews-hunter-and-rogue
World of Warcraft
Dragonflight Talent Previews - Hunter and Rogue
- WoW
Dragonflight provides an opportunity for some
major updates to classes in World of Warcraft with the
re-introduction of talent trees. In this preview, we take a first
look at the prototype trees for the Hunter and Rogue classes.
[4:13 PM]
Check out the latest hotfixes. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23800887/hotfixes-july-8-2022
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: July 8, 2022 - WoW
Here you will find a list of hotfixes that
address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands,
Burning Crusade Classic, and WoW Classic.
[4:14 PM]
Diablo 3:
Check out the Patch 2.7.4 Preview. ---
https://us.diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/blog/23826543/diablo-iii-ptr-274-%7Cpreview-7-8-2022
Diablo III
Diablo III PTR 2.7.4 |Preview
The Diablo III 2.7.4 PTR testing period begins
on July 12 and will run for two weeks. Join us in testing a new
seasonal theme, item changes, and more!
[4:14 PM]
Overwatch:
Check out the Overwatch 2 Beta: Week One Developer Blog. ---
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/23829267/overwatch-2-beta-week-one-developer-blog/
Overwatch
Overwatch 2 Beta: Week One Developer Blog
The first week of the Overwatch 2 Beta is
behind us—time flies when you’re having fun! The team has been
hard at work compiling player feedback, squashing bugs, and
gearing up for the mid-cycle patch.
[4:14 PM]
Hearthstone:
Check out Murloc Holmes and the Murder at Castle Nathria. ---
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23817875/murloc-holmes-and-the-murder-at-castle-nathria
Murloc Holmes and the Murder at Castle Nathria
Join in the murder-mystery with this Murder at
Castle Nathria mystery script!
[4:14 PM]
That's it from me.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:14 PM
fun little story
Varda — Today at 4:15 PM
: )
[4:15 PM]
Lord of the Rings
Online:
This is the last day of the Midsummer Festival: July 10.
The Curator is available in-game through July 14.
[4:16 PM]
Landroval server branch:
Dis
Elwing
Eonwe
Fangorn
Ioreth
Meriadoc
Nar
Varda
Anor server branch: (server
shuts down Aug 31)
Eonwe
Fangorn
Varda
Shadowfax server branch:
Arien
Varda
Treebeard server branch:
Varda
[4:16 PM]
Sandalf was also gaming in LotRO, working through the intro for
Man as a Lore-master. : )
[4:18 PM]
Starcraft 2: the usual suspects
that I am aware of: Fangorn, Eowyn, and Faramir have been playing
it. I think Real Floppa also (current name grandson is using, been
through at least three). : )
Pallando-Valar — Today at 4:18 PM
has also been doing SC2 co-op recently
Varda — Today at 4:18 PM
Other gaming is going on too, but that's what I have for
reports.
Ahh, neato!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:18 PM
no room for a fake floppa
Varda — Today at 4:18 PM
heh
[4:19 PM]
Hope you enjoyed it. : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:19 PM
oh, bit of gaming news, will insert that after I'm done here
Varda — Today at 4:19 PM
Okie dokie
[4:19 PM]
Get to play any Eve Online, Pallando? And don't get yourself
killed if you're in the middle of something right now!
[4:21 PM]
On to...
[4:21 PM]
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Tolkien!
[4:21 PM]
I was looking at contracts. : )
[4:22 PM]
I didn't make it through the books in time to find the one, I
think about Frodo's ironclad inheritance? for hobbits.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 4:22 PM
Bilbo's contract with the Dwarves.
Varda — Today at 4:23 PM
The one between Thorin and Bilbo is a short letter, only a few
paragraphs. In the movie, it was huge and I think the idea was
based on the other.
Thorin's was under the mantlepiece where Gandalf expected Bilbo to
dust. : )
They had already left.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 4:23 PM
some eve, yes. some fleets. minmatar
liberation celebrations are ongoing. cal/gal fighting over ath
many interesting things
Varda — Today at 4:24 PM
Sounds like a lot!
[4:25 PM]
Anyway, there's another contract that wasn't even a handshake or
written down, but was carried out faithfully,
between Théoden and Ghân-buri-ghân.
[4:26 PM]
Merry found out about it, spying from the bushes.
That bit with Merry is a reminder that this is mostly all told
from the view of hobbits.
[4:27 PM]
The contract is in The Return of the King, "The Ride of
the Rohirrim"
Quote:
"Let Ghân-buri-ghân
finish!" said the Wild Man. "More than one road he knows. He
will lead you by road where no pits are, no gorgûn walk, only
Wild Men and beasts.
Many paths were made when
Stonehouse-folk were stronger. They carved hills as hunters
carve beast-flesh. Wild Men think they ate stone for food.
They went through Druadan to Rimmon
with great wains. They go no longer. Road is forgotten, but not
by Wild Men.
Over hill and beyond hill it lies
still under grass and tree, there behind Rimmon and down to Dîn,
and back at the end to Horse-men's road. Wild Men will show you
that road.
Then you will kill gorgûn and drive
away bad dark with bright iron, and Wild Men can go back to
sleep in the wild woods."
Éomer and the king spoke together in
their own tongue. At length Théoden turned to the Wild Man. "We
will receive your offer," he said.
"For though we leave a host of foes
behind, what matter? If the Stone-city falls, then we shall have
no returning.
If it is saved, then the orchost
itself will be cut off.
If you are faithful, Ghân-buri-ghân,
then we will give you rich reward, and you shall have the
friendship of the Mark forever."
"Dead men are not friends to living
men, and give them no gifts," said the Wild Man.
"But if you live after the Darkness,
then leave Wild Men alone in the woods and do not hunt them like
beasts any more.
Ghân-buri-ghân will not lead you into
trap. He will go himself with father of Horse-men, and if he
leads you wrong, you will kill him."
"So be it!" said Théoden.
End Quote.
[4:30 PM]
Other contracts occur too, but it is worth noting that the really
big contracts are junk paper if the real will is not behind them,
so during the War of the Ring, it's the ones between people that
are really big.
[4:33 PM]
This is part of the concept of honor that we see in the good folk.
Sauron's folk are held together by fear.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 4:34 PM
"We are truth speakers, we men of Gondor."
Varda — Today at 4:34 PM
: )
[4:36 PM]
Apparently also true for the Rohirrim.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 4:36 PM
An Oath is also a contract.
Varda — Today at 4:37 PM
Aye. As we saw at the Stone of Erech.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 4:37 PM
The Oath between Eorl and Cirion
Varda — Today at 4:38 PM
That was a big one.
[4:42 PM]
Gimli was warned about taking oaths by Elrond.
[4:45 PM]
Ok, that's all I had for tonight. : )
[4:45 PM]
I thank all of you for being such honorable people in the guild.
It does my heart good to have met you, online and/or in person. :
)
[4:46 PM]
gavel and hammerpad grow tiny stick arms and salute each other
[4:46 PM]
bonk!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:46 PM
Caught up!
Varda — Today at 4:46 PM
After-meeting
[4:46 PM]
Welcome back, Phar : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:46 PM
Oathbreakers knew the costs of breaking a contract
[4:46 PM]
something about being undead for a few years
Varda — Today at 4:46 PM
They learned earlier!
[4:46 PM]
heh
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:47 PM
And yes, the simplest contracts seem to be the most honest. When
the contract you're offered has small print... be very afraid.
[4:48 PM]
The "junk paper" as you mentioned
Varda — Today at 4:48 PM
Too true.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:48 PM
I would like to add that in the parody book Bored of the Rings,
Gandalf was a master of setting up and exploiting contracts, as I
recall A real businessman.
Varda — Today at 4:49 PM
heh
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:49 PM
Aragorn wanted to be rid of him so much, he offered him all of
Mordor and a fat expense account (by contract) only to be voided
if he ever set foot back in Gondor
[4:50 PM]
Anyway, that's what contracts in LotR reminded me of
Varda — Today at 4:50 PM
Lawyer removal plan. : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:51 PM
Oh! Right. My bit of gaming news, not to be confused with the
report to be given later.
Varda — Today at 4:52 PM
ok : )
Heroes of the Storm:
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:52 PM
https://news.blizzard.com/en-gb/heroes-of-the-storm/23820714/heroes-of-the-storm-update-july-8-2022
Heroes of the Storm Update - July 8, 2022
We want to let you know about a development
change we’re making for Heroes of the Storm.
Varda — Today at 4:52 PM
erases some code
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:52 PM
Heroes of the Storm's going into what we call "support mode" at
its 7 year anniversary.
[4:53 PM]
Similar to Starcraft II.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 4:53 PM
Blizzard: killing perfectly good games off for no reason since
2008
Varda — Today at 4:53 PM
sad
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:53 PM
No new content, heroes, or newly purchaseable will be added.
However, they will still do hero rotations, season rotations and
balance updates/bugfixes as needed.
[4:54 PM]
*newly purchaseable cosmetics
Howeverrrr, they are giving away their last new mount with next
week's patch, which I'll be logging in for
[4:55 PM]
I guess I can always come back later to buy all the stuff I didn't
buy yet
Pallando-Valar — Today at 4:55 PM
Don't reward them
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:55 PM
Reward them how? I'd buy it with in-game currency.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 4:55 PM
Ah, that's fine.
[4:56 PM]
I haven't paid Blizz a dime since Blitzchung and I should have
stopped before that. I stopped playing Blizzard games entirely and
only restarted recently, refusing to play public games.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:57 PM
But honestly, Heroes of the Storm doesn't really surprise me. I
haven't played it in a good while, and they stopped putting out
new heroes some time before that. I think it just wasn't popular
enough to put in the costs of a team to put in new content like
that.
[4:57 PM]
At least what's there is still being supported.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 4:57 PM
By all accounts it's perfectly viable and makes them
money.
SC2 as well
they just... don't care
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:57 PM
They prefer to look at new projects.
Varda — Today at 4:58 PM
shiny
r-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:58 PM
Arclight, D4, Overwatch 2, Dragonflight...
Pallando-Valar — Today at 4:58 PM
Yes, their new project of checks notes the exact same game they
released already, but with PvE?
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 4:59 PM
Anyway, that was my news.
Varda — Today at 5:00 PM
Thanks, Phar. : )
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:00 PM
Thanks for the reminder, Phar. Forgot about it by the time I was
gathering the news for Gaming and apparently didn't see the
announcement on the HotS page.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:01 PM
So what Blizzard games do you play, Pallando? Lost Vikings? :)
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:01 PM
None, for years.
Refuse to give them money.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:01 PM
No problem, Eonwe I had to doublecheck to see whether you'd
included it.
[5:01 PM]
You said you restarted recently
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:01 PM
Yeah, SC2, with friends only.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:01 PM
Ah! Right. You said.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:02 PM
I cost them money.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:02 PM
eheh
[5:02 PM]
That's one way to look at it.
Varda — Today at 5:02 PM
Sounds like our Diablo days, playing with the guild for people we
could trust, already vetted.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:02 PM
But hey, you paid for the game originally. Used to be a time when
that was enough to not "cost them money" playing it.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:02 PM
No, I specifically don't play public so as to deny other
people (who might spend money) the content/partnership.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:03 PM
Multiplayer or no multiplayer, like Starcraft or Warcraft 3.
[5:03 PM]
The originals, anyway.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:03 PM
That was never true for SC2, everything is online, even the
campaign.
[5:03 PM]
We can only hope that Stormgate comes out better than it looks.
[5:04 PM]
has first-class co-op
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:04 PM
They're not removing anything, are they?
[5:04 PM]
Except... potential, I suppose.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:04 PM
not yet.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:05 PM
Did they remove anything for Starcraft 2 after supportmode?
allando-Valar — Today at 5:05 PM
No idea.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:05 PM
Not that I heard or noticed.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:05 PM
Then I wouldn't worry about it that much.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:06 PM
Well, we don't know what Blizzard looks like after MS buys them.
Hopefully a lot better.
[5:06 PM]
But we'll see.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:07 PM
Yeah, the guys who said "Do you guys not have phones?" bought by
the guys who sold their new console by saying
"If you don't want to always be connected to the internet, buy our
old console." Yep, I expect vast improvement there.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:07 PM
haha
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:07 PM
Listen, can it be worse than being run by Bobby Kotick?
[5:08 PM]
At worst, it'll be awful in a new, exciting way.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:08 PM
It can always be worse, it's just a question of how bad can it
get.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:09 PM
That is totally true.
Thus, we rest our hopes in Stormgate.
and HW3.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:09 PM
Eh, I've got Metroid Dread, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and
Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth :}
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:10 PM
Oh, by Stormgate I thought you meant what's happening to Heroes of
the Storm in a watergate style
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:10 PM
Oh, I have plenty of other games.
[5:11 PM]
I meant specifically for RTS.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:11 PM
I thought you meant you were waiting to see if Heroes of the
Storm's support mode was going to be a scandal.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:11 PM
ah, no
The Frost Giant game
Varda — Today at 5:12 PM
continues with LotRO
Arien Valar — Today at 5:13 PM
sneaks in with some glitter
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:13 PM
I'm not really concerned with RTS games right now, and this one
appears to be set in a post-apocalyptic world. Eh, kinda stale
setting to me, but I hope it's a fun game for others.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:14 PM
Aiya Arien
Varda — Today at 5:14 PM
Sunshine!
Arien Valar — Today at 5:14 PM
aiya all
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:14 PM
I've got plenty of games to play.. Expeditions: Rome and the
Forgotten City and NEBULOUS and Project Wingman and Control and
Hand of Fate 2 and Inscryption and someday I should actually play
Call of Juarez and poke at Helium Rain and I need to find someone
to play Lemnis Gate with and I need to play NieR and...
Varda — Today at 5:14 PM
hehe
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:15 PM
I still want to finish the Rayman series and Impossible Creatures
and Populous the Beginning and so many others one day...
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:15 PM
Ugh...... mustn't... too late.....
Varda made me do it..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh7LJDHFaqA
YouTube
The Hound + The Fox
You Are My Sunshine (Lullaby Version) | The
Hound + The Fox
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:15 PM
Yeah, if you watch the trailer it's really obvious that Stormgate
devs are Blizzard devs. You've got the Terran guitar riff, the
little robot companion sounds exactly like a probe and they're
facing an invasion of demons...
Varda — Today at 5:15 PM
chuckles at Eonwe
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:16 PM
Ah right, I knew I'd heard of Frost Giant before.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:16 PM
It is very much "Legally Distinct From Starcraft: the video game"
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:16 PM
And Pallando made me do this.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_HBmZuJlHs
YouTube
Troy Tiscareno
We resemble but are legally distinct from the
Lollipop Guild...
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:16 PM
alternative working title of "Our Lawyers Say This Is As Close As
We Can Get: the video game"
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:16 PM
I've got a whole bucket list of games I've always liked and want
to replay or just play and finish for once without cheating.
@Eonwë Valar
And Pallando made me do this.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_HBmZuJlHs
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:17 PM
On advice of legal counsel, I can neither confirm nor deny that I
was alluding to this scene...
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:17 PM
Including all the Age of Empires games, the Broken Sword series,
all the Elder Scrolls games, the entire Diablo series, my 17-game
Command and Conquer collection...
[5:17 PM]
By the time I get to them half of them will be unplayable,but
there's always emulators and stuff.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:18 PM
No one needs to play Daggarfall, and Morrowind, while nostalgic,
is very much a product of its time.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:18 PM
Morrowind is the ES games I played the most.
[5:18 PM]
*game
[5:18 PM]
I'd like to go through it again.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:18 PM
Oblivion and Skyrim are generic mealy mush and there's nothing of
value to be gained there.
[5:19 PM]
Ah, in that case it might be worth returing to, but... you're
going to feel pain.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:19 PM
Also because I bought the "game of the year" edition after that
with a full map and both expansions.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:19 PM
Might be best to keep those memories as memories.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:19 PM
Which I never got to play
[5:20 PM]
But if you looked at this list and the slow slow rate I've been
going through it... I'll be 90 by the end.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:20 PM
Well what else are you gonna do? Work? :} Who has time for that
with all those games to play! :}
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:20 PM
Agreed!
Varda — Today at 5:20 PM
hahaha
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:20 PM
What else am I gonna do? looks at to-do list for WoW
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:20 PM
LEt's see if Expeditions: Rome is still all crashy.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:21 PM
Did I mention I have a roster of 21 WoW characters I'd like to at
least level and maybe unlock pretty much everything on?
Varda — Today at 5:22 PM
At least on a main?
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:22 PM
Oh, sure, my main's still active. But he's fallen behind on some
stuff, mostly because I want a few alts to get to max level and
covenant campaigned first.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:23 PM
The only thing I care about at this point in WoW is the Green Fire
Ashbringer, and I'm more likely to win the lottery and marry a
supermodel than I am to get that at this point, so, eh.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:23 PM
hehe
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:23 PM
Still crashes. File integrity validation time.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:24 PM
Win the lottery and employ a bunch of people to get it for you!
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:24 PM
heh
[5:24 PM]
I'd have better luck with the supermodel.
Varda — Today at 5:25 PM
You might. : )
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:25 PM
Think she'll play WoW for me? :} lol.
Varda — Today at 5:26 PM
You might have to find her there!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:26 PM
That's the dream, isn't it?
Arien Valar — Today at 5:26 PM
I ve just been playing a bit LotrO and WoW TBC classic last week^^
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:27 PM
One file failed to validate! Patching!
[5:27 PM]
yay maybe I can go back to suppressing the rebellion in asia
minor.
Arien Valar — Today at 5:27 PM
oh I am sure you will be :)
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:27 PM
In case anyone is interested in what I'm talking about: https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/533897-ashbringer-retribution-paladin.jpg
Varda — Today at 5:28 PM
Now that's fancy! Looks possibly dangerous to hold. Special
gauntlets maybe.
Arien Valar — Today at 5:28 PM
That looks flashy
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:28 PM
Is that for 15+?
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:29 PM
Yep
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:29 PM
You can totally employ people to do that!
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:30 PM
Would go great with my Green Lightbringer.
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:30 PM
Yay! It works
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:30 PM
Yay!
Pallando-Valar — Today at 5:30 PM
Also, I really, really strongly recommend Expeditions: Rome.
[5:30 PM]
It is incredible.
[5:32 PM]
As a history nerd with a particular interest in Rome and 4 years
of Latin... it's so lovingly done. They use the correct forms of
words, they accurately represent politics and society and...
Varda — Today at 5:32 PM
Egad! : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:34 PM
I wonder if I still have Caesar 2 somewhere...
[5:34 PM]
Plebs are needed!
Arien Valar — Today at 5:36 PM
I posted Frali reaction in the rp by the
way
Varda — Today at 5:36 PM
Thanks!
Arien Valar — Today at 5:36 PM
Otherwise it is time to go for me .. well still got a week holiday
, but getting still a bit tired at the same time
Varda — Today at 5:37 PM
It's well into Aftermeeting! Please feel free to rest!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:37 PM
Namarie, Arien
Varda — Today at 5:37 PM
Namarie : )
Arien Valar — Today at 5:38 PM
ah I wondered .. I nearly forgot about the meeting to be honest .
In the guild they were looking for a dps for the daily heroic and
I jumped in without thinking what day it was alas
Varda — Today at 5:38 PM
Sounds like fun!
[5:38 PM]
And you did make it in : )
Arien Valar — Today at 5:39 PM
oh it was shattered hall heroic is always fun
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:39 PM
Ooh, did you save the prisoners?
Arien Valar — Today at 5:39 PM
yep
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:39 PM
yay!
Arien Valar — Today at 5:40 PM
Just still miss my two legionnaires for the regular quest since we
didn t clear the sides in the last corridor but no doubt i ll get
it at some point
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:41 PM
Just do it again
Arien Valar — Today at 5:41 PM
och aye
[5:41 PM]
Namarie now
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:41 PM
Matane!
[5:42 PM]
(yep, still learning Japanese)
Varda — Today at 5:43 PM
: )
Eonwë Valar — Today at 5:48 PM
Sleep well Arien, belatedly.
And heya, even more belatedly, lol.
Varda — Today at 5:53 PM
I am behind on starting supper. Hope to be around later!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:53 PM
Enjoy!
Varda — Today at 5:54 PM
I plan on a pie to round it off. : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:54 PM
sounds good
Varda — Today at 5:54 PM
Already nearly ready! passes around slices
[5:54 PM]
round slices available for y'all!
[5:55 PM]
It's good to be a Valie. ; )
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 5:55 PM
heh
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Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 6:26 PM
Perrrsonal gaming report!
[6:26 PM]
For (non)flashgaming I could give you some old one from
this week's badges, or... I can do something special!
Eonwë Valar — Today at 6:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eQ78HCGEA
YouTube
Jamil Haciyev
Michael Buffer - Let's Get Ready To Rumble!!!
[6:28 PM]
Rolling your "r" there in "Perrrsonal" made me think of that, heh.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 6:28 PM
This week I thought about an old flashgame made with WoW graphics
back in 2006.
[6:29 PM]
A simple rpg, which nonetheless was quite popular at the time, and
spawned an expansion and part of a sequel, wherein you play a
murloc which you have to level up WoW style in order to help out
your village.
[6:30 PM]
Being flash, while it didn't work anymore in recent times, I did
find them in the Flashpoint program, and have been enjoying them.
And I also found out, this week, that the creator made a non-flash
version, free to download or at a price you're willing to support
him with.
So if you want to play it, with all the content, go to
https://tkon.itch.io/murloc-rpg and enjoy
itch.io
Murloc RPG Classic by tkon
A remake of the of the original Murloc RPG
[6:31 PM]
It's nostalgic, at least
[6:32 PM]
Let's get ready to Mrrrrrglmble!
[6:35 PM]
Blizzard gaming:
Hearthstone:
119 on the reward track! Getting more gold, wooh.
[6:36 PM]
Over 2k now, so if nothing else, the next miniset I can already
pay
[6:39 PM]
Along the way I completed several more legendary quests for the
questline, including 2 battlegrounds. You don't need to win them,
but I almost did anyway... turns out that out of 8 people, 7 of us
were happy to do simply nothing and get killed, presumably for the
same quest, and I ended up in second place behind the only person
who actually made an effort Though I did spend my turns
upgrading the inn and then collecting a legendary or two, so I did
do something to earn that second place!
2 more quests to go, for a pack and a portrait.
One of the quests, to do 3 mercenary bounties, also gave me a
mercenary pack, which I'll get to later!
[6:42 PM]
I also got the 100th season's card back. While some websites made
note of it being the 100th month/season of play and seasonal card
back, and I was actually tracking it myself, Blizzard didn't
really do anything with it. Still, Driftwood-themed, it's actually
quite bright and natury, and I've applied it to my druid decks.
Which is also featuring a tree character skin so it fits
[6:43 PM]
Brawl is the all-star squad! Make a deck with 1 card, get 22
copies of it, and 8 random class cards.
[6:45 PM]
While there are some broken cards for that, and I have used decks
like that in the past, this time around I toyed around a bit with
one of the most basic warlock cards, the voidwalker. At 1 mana
cost, 3 health and with taunt, I figured it'd be nice to try,
maybe slow down a few of the more niche decks. I knew a deck full
of taunts would stop that Elwynn Boar combo anyway... which I
didn't even end up facing
[6:46 PM]
Anyway, got a decent winrate with it, so I feel pretty happy about
that. A lot of other people's decks started out strongly, but
didn't seem to be able to break through my walls of itty bitty
demons
[6:47 PM]
Right! Mercenaries! A few more mercs on the quests to level to 30.
Saurfang made it to that max level, and a few more will soon
follow.
I also got a nr 17 task done, giving me a mercenary pack.
That particular pack gave me Varian Wrynn himself, while I also
got enough coins for the dragonqueen Alexstrasza, and the merc
pack from the quest I mentioned earlier gave me Karathress, one of
the naga mercenaries. Might be familiar to those who have raided
the Eternal Palace in WoW.
[6:49 PM]
Nope, l'm confusing him with someone else. Karathress was a boss
in Serpentshrine Cavern Still, might be familiar!
[6:50 PM]
So yes, bunch of levels all around, and 3 new mercs for the
collection.
[6:51 PM]
I also think Rexxar's almost complete, but not sure when I'll have
the chance to get his last few coins, except for random task
rewards. We'll see.
Anyway!
WoW:
[6:52 PM]
Raiding has begun again! We finally brought down the Lords of
Dread, and only 2 bossfights remain. Even with nerfs, Rygelon's
quite a pain, but we're making progress, having gotten through 2
intermissions and about half his health.
[6:54 PM]
Weekly quest is pandaria timewalks, which I completed tonight, but
no useful reward from it. At least I got to visit Stormstout
Brewery again, which is probably my favorite dungeon of Pandaria
[6:56 PM]
Other than that... more alting. My paladin Alcaria completed
Maldraxxus and is about halfway through Ardenweald, which also
comes with a lot of side questlines branching off of the main
path, rather than to be found isolated around the zone to be
completed after the main storyline, like in some other zones.
[6:57 PM]
Lots of fae, gormlings (yay!) and carving my way through
spriggans. There's something really cathartic about killing
spriggans, the little bullies that they are.
[6:58 PM]
Oh, and she got to level 58, so not too far to go until 60.
[6:59 PM]
I'm sure she'll get there before starting Revendreth, so I might
go back and go for some level 60 sidequests in Bastion before I
move to the last zone.
[7:02 PM]
You know, it feels weird to have larger Hearthstone reports than
WoW reports like this. I wonder how long it'll last
But that's my report for the week!
Eonwë Valar — Today at 7:13 PM
:}
Eonwë Valar — Today at 7:49 PM
Random factoid: "huan" is, appropriately, the Quenya word for
"hound."
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 7:49 PM
Ahh, imagine calling your dog "dog".
Eonwë Valar — Today at 7:49 PM
"huo" is dog.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 7:50 PM
Well, close enough.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 7:50 PM
Wasn't correcting you, btw, you just happened to type your comment
faster than I added that in, heh.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 7:50 PM
It's like WoW hunters who keep their pets' default names, like a
boar called Boar.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 7:51 PM
But yeah, naming a wolfhound "hound" same idea.
[7:51 PM]
There is a John Wayne movie where he just calls his dog "dog".
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 7:51 PM
Hah.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 7:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3m4qtI7jaw
YouTube
samlaunch
John Wayne's Dog
[7:52 PM]
One of the best scenes in that movie, heh.
[7:53 PM]
Along with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqqC1uk8KJI
YouTube
Shawn Kirkeby
HONDO "Swimming Lesson" 1953 Warner Brothers
John Wayne Geraldine Page
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 7:55 PM
hehe
Varda — Today at 8:17 PM
lol
[8:17 PM]
She ran!
Eonwë Valar — Today at 8:21 PM
:}
[8:24 PM]
I guess she gets to avoid swimming a little longer :}
[8:31 PM]
Almost-random thought: You think elf girls ever pretended they
were Luthien and tried to find a dog big enough to ride around on
like Huan? :}
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 8:32 PM
Hmm, I can imagine that. Though I'm not sure how widely spread
that story would be among the youth.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 8:33 PM
I think some of the bigger First Age stories would be told about
as widely known as fairy-tales are for us: Cinderella, Sleeping
Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, etc. (edited)
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 8:34 PM
Complete with kiddyproofed ending versions?
Sandalf13 — Today at 8:35 PM
Aiya All! I just made it to my Motel in Wichita, KS...about 4.5
hours to go to Lincoln tomorrow, but most of my travel is over for
the day. Hope you folks had a good meeting today.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 8:35 PM
No, probably the original Grimm Fairy Tale versions, hehehe.
(edited)
[8:35 PM]
Heya Sandalf.
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 8:38 PM
Aiya!
Sandalf13 — Today at 8:38 PM
I got to play some LoTRO with Varda and Fangorn last night.
Eonwë Valar — Today at 8:39 PM
Cool.
Varda — Today at 8:49 PM
Aiya!
[8:50 PM]
He's getting the hang of the game!
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 8:51 PM
Aiyata. And I should really be going, it's almost 4 am
[8:51 PM]
Was archive binging something.
Varda — Today at 8:51 PM
Rest fast
Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 8:51 PM
Thanks Namarie!
Eonwë Valar — Today at 8:52 PM
Sleep well Phar.
Varda — Today at 8:52 PM
Really raining over here. A good thing to see!
Eonwë Valar — Today at 8:52 PM
I'm about 10 minutes from turning my attention elsewhere for a
couple of hours, just trying to locate an evlish word in the time
I have left.
[8:52 PM]
Congrats.
Varda — Today at 8:53 PM
Quenyan?
Eonwë Valar — Today at 8:53 PM
Any version, really.
[8:53 PM]
For a story.
Varda — Today at 8:54 PM
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/lang/TolkienLangs.htm
[8:54 PM]
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/lang/tranQ/translations/BerensQ/wordlist.html
Quettaparma Quenyanna: English to Quenya
English to Quenya Elvish word-list by Beren-(Valar).
Eonwë Valar — Today at 8:54 PM
I guess I could do it the easy way, lol :}
Sandalf13 — Today at 8:56 PM
Aiya Varda! I am thinking back to our conversation this morning
about Pennzoil winning its suit against Texaco, because Pennzoil
and Getty had a deal based simply upon a handshake. I think
that is a perfect example of your notes about a contractdbeing
something to honor if it is verbally (or handshhaked!) upon.
Varda — Today at 8:57 PM
Aye!
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