Valar Guild

November 27, 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): (7)

    Discord: 
A
rien, Ar-Pharazon, Eonwe, Irmo, Pallando, Sandalf, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
Meeting begins
Membership news:
Web:

Gaming:
    Lord of the Rings Online, World of Warcraft, Overwatch 2, Hearthstone, Diablo Immortal, Starcraft 2
Tolkien:
    Topic 1 Eonwe's factoid: Elves had a word for "orange". The color and the fruit.
    Topic 2 Varda's Tolkien Moment: Aragorn's judgement after the War of the Ring, and notice JRRT's build-up as it goes
    Topic 3 Sandalf's question: Which one of Feanor's seven sons was the least like Feanor, in other words, which of Feanor's sons was the nicest guy out there?
After-meeting:
    (non)Flashgaming Reviews (plus) by Ar-Pharazon. Includes Blizzard games.

        New: nonograms (Japanese puzzles)
 
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Before-meeting

Eonwë Valar — 11/23/2022 1:53 AM
For the old geezers in my age bracket, just got this:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-collectors-edition-nintendo-switch/6518182.p?skuId=6518182
    Best Buy
    Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Collector's Edition Nintendo ...
    Shop Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Collector's Edition Nintendo Switch at Best Buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Price Match Guarantee.


November 24, 2022

Sandalf13 — 11/24/2022 5:57 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it! And a Happy day to those who don't!!!            Delicious, every last little bit...after all that Turkey, I feel pretty sleepy now! A good night to snuggle in at home.


November 27, 2022

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 3:59 PM
Salutations

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 3:59 PM
Hallo! Anybody home?

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 3:59 PM
Aiya!

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:00 PM
Aiya! So glad to be here.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:00 PM
Aiya
[4:01 PM]
@Bounder Hurray! It's that time when we can chat gaming, Tolkien, say Hi, or just plain lurk! Valar Guild meeting_place
[4:01 PM]

Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
[4:01 PM]

Membership:

[4:01 PM]
Hello to Eonwe, Sandalf, and Ar-Pharazon!
[4:02 PM]
Elwing just left my house a few minutes ago, properly stuffed with such items as turkey and pie.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
Fladrif last online 4 hours ago, Arien poked.
[4:02 PM]
Ah, nice

Varda — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
Thanks!

Arien  Valar — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
aiya all

Varda — Yesterday at 4:02 PM
Aiya Irmo!

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Aiya

Varda — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Aiya Arien

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Aiya all!

Irmo — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Aiya melllinde, can't stay, but I thought I would come by and say hi
and bye

Varda — Yesterday at 4:03 PM
Thank you! That's the main thing we want to see!
[4:03 PM]
hehe
[4:03 PM]
Aloha : )
[4:03 PM]
Hi to Miriel too!

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:04 PM
Heya Irmo. Good to see from you, heh.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:05 PM

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Web:

[4:05 PM]
Still working on it, not forgotten!

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Gaming:

[4:06 PM]
We do game, heh, maybe a lot. ; )
[4:07 PM]

In LotRO, so much new stuff going on.
Wrestling the new Delving missions and skirmishe. They can go to very high tiers! Lovely new goodies though.
[4:08 PM]
Lord of the Rings Online: Valarites showing up in kin branches this past week:
Landroval branch:
Arien
Dis
Elwing
Eonwe
Fangorn
Meriadoc
Nar
Varda

Crickhollow branch:
Eonwe
Fangorn
Varda

Shadowfax branch:
Varda

Treebeard branch:
Varda
[4:09 PM]
Really the last two kin branches have become ghost towns, present for your convenience if you want to try out a difficulty slider with a little help from the kin house stuff.
And herrrrre's Eonwe!
Your gavel, sir.

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:10 PM
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/isaHjPPD9B8
    YouTube
    Spectacular Mario Bros
    Tom gets hit by a mallet

[4:11 PM]
World of Warcraft:
[4:11 PM]
Dragonflight: Making It with Professions --
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23876529/dragonflight-making-it-with-professions
    World of Warcraft
    Dragonflight: Making It with Professions - WoW
    Take your crafting game to the next level with the new and updated profession system.

[4:11 PM]
Gear Up for Dragonflight with Our Survival Guide --
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23877461/gear-up-for-dragonflight-with-our-survival-guide
    World of Warcraft
    Gear Up for Dragonflight with Our Survival Guide - WoW
    Join CDew, Hazelnutty, and Naguura for a dragon’s-eye view of Dragonriding, Major Factions, profession and talent systems changes, new raid content, revamped UI and HUD, and more.

[4:11 PM]
Dragonflight Update Notes --
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23882864/dragonflight-update-notes
    World of Warcraft
    Dragonflight Update Notes - WoW
    Dragonflight arrives to World of Warcraft on November 28!

[4:11 PM]
The Story So Far: Take Wing Through Time with the Dragon Aspects --
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23876527/the-story-so-far-take-wing-through-time-with-the-dragon-aspects
    World of Warcraft
    The Story So Far: Take Wing Through Time with the Dragon Aspects - WoW
    Take a journey through the history of the dragon Aspects to a time before the Dragon Isles awaken.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:11 PM
(Mean Mallet!)

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:12 PM
Accessibility Updates in Dragonflight --
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23876525/accessibility-updates-in-dragonflight
    World of Warcraft
    Accessibility Updates in Dragonflight - WoW
    New accessibility updates in Dragonflight allow you to further enrich your gameplay in World of Warcraft. Check them out!

[4:12 PM]
Warcraft Short Story: “The Vow Eternal”
Check out the latest hotfixes. --
https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23874322/hotfixes-november-23-2022
    World of Warcraft
    Hotfixes: November 23, 2022 - WoW
    Here you will find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Burning Crusade Classic, and WoW Classic.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:12 PM
(25 hours until launch)

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:12 PM
Overwatch 2:
A new blog is up: Building A Revolutionary: An Inside Look At Ramattra With The Hero Design Team. --
https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23875436/
    Overwatch
    Building a revolutionary: An inside look at Ramattra with the hero ...
    Ramattra is very special in the world of Overwatch, both as a playable hero, and as a character with a rich story—He's exceptional, and we’re so excited to share him with you.

[4:12 PM]
Hearthstone:
Some interesting info for Hearthstone players: March of the Lich King Theorycrafting and Pre-Release Festivities. --
https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23882859/march-of-the-lich-king-theorycrafting-and-pre-release-festivities
    March of the Lich King Theorycrafting and Pre-Release Festivities
    Join us on December 1 as your favorite content creators join the Lich King’s army!

Diablo Immortal:
Check out the latest 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.

[4:14 PM]
3pm launch time here in the US, pacific time likely.
Aha, found it, yes, Pacific time.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:14 PM
: )

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:14 PM
Nice to already have my copy for once.

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:14 PM
I often wonder if Pacific Time is the time to be peaceful.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:15 PM
...Does that mean it's the peaceful ocean?

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:15 PM
Yes indeed...that is why Balboa gave it that name...he was the first Spaniard to see the Pacific Ocean from the west side of the Isthmus of Panama.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:16 PM
Grats on having a copy!

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:16 PM
Imagine if it had been storming at the time.

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:16 PM
They sent out  collector's editions early for the first time in almost 2 decades.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:16 PM
Yes, they did  I was very happy about that too.
[4:17 PM]
Early Evokers, at least

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:18 PM
I do miss the midnight releases though. Back in my day, it was fun to do that then go to a restaurant open late and chat with friends since we knew the servers would be down for the next couple of hours.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:18 PM
It'll still be a midnight release over here
Europecentric!

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:19 PM
Pardon, my gaming news is done.
[4:20 PM]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5va1spI1Fc
    YouTube
    Occasional Star Treck Quotes
    Dahar Master Kor, son of Rynar - DS9 "Once More Unto the Breach"

[4:21 PM]
For Star Trek fans.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:21 PM
Thank you : )

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:22 PM
He then goes on to hold off 10 enemy warships in a rickety old junkheap.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:22 PM
Good for him

Varda — Yesterday at 4:22 PM
Didn't you also have a little on LotRO?

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:22 PM
Nothing jumping to mind for this week.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:23 PM
ok, must have been the old News I glanced across then  : )
[4:23 PM]
Some StarCraft 2 gaming by the usual culprits (that I know of): Fangorn, Eowyn, Real Floppa, and Faramir aka Garion. : )
[4:24 PM]
Any other gaming news to add?

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:25 PM
OK, to add to my Star Trek quote and subsequent note:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOBgosDo7s&list=RD1fOBgosDo7s&index=2
    YouTube
    Rare Vibes
    Legends Never Die (Lyrics) Ft. Against The Current

[4:25 PM]
Now enjoy those all together, heh.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:27 PM
Got it running.
[4:28 PM]
Any other gaming news?
[4:28 PM]
On to
[4:28 PM]

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Tolkien!

[4:29 PM]
If you have a Tolkien question, moment, or comment, now's the time! Stop me before my default stuff swings into motion.

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:31 PM
Random factoid: Elves had a word for "orange". The color and the fruit.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:32 PM
One word for both? Guess they got that from English, because Dutch doesn't!

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:32 PM
Two separate words, though descended from the same root.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:32 PM
That makes sense since it's a mythology for England, which didn't have it's own.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:32 PM
True that.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:33 PM
Do you happen to remember the word?

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:33 PM
Kuluina for the color, Kuluma for the fruit.

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:34 PM
A few weeks ago, Ar and I were talking about the color orange, and the fact that orange (used to be) a very Dutch color.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:35 PM
We still have the House of Orange as a monarchy, so it really still is. And just watch us at the soccer world championships

Varda — Yesterday at 4:35 PM
I remember.
[4:35 PM]
: )

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:36 PM
New York City (formerly New Amsterdam) has a blue, white, and orange flag with a windmill in the center, in honor of its founding by the Dutch.

Varda — Yesterday at 4:38 PM
Back to Tolkien... : )
[4:39 PM]
JRRT shows his way of building up his tale as it goes along, starting slow and finishing strong, when Aragorn as king does his judgements just after his coronation.

Eonwe? Go ahead.
[4:40 PM]
Eonwe, you were trying to type something? Go ahead, please.

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:40 PM
"Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say.. People just liked it better that way."

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:40 PM
Getting away from the Dutch might be a reason, but why they kept Brooklyn in that case...

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:41 PM
Best Music Video to that song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ooV6e7b5d4
    YouTube
    SnowFreak1
    Tiny Toons - Istanbul - They Might Be Giants

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:41 PM
(there, just logged out of Shadowlands for probably the last time)

Varda — Yesterday at 4:42 PM
That sounds final!

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:43 PM
Well on mondays I don't have time for WoW until after midnight, which means after DF launch

Varda — Yesterday at 4:44 PM
Aragorn's judgement after the War of the Ring, and notice JRRT's build-up as it goes:
[4:44 PM]
The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King"
[4:44 PM]
Quote:
In the days that followed his crowning the King sat on his throne in the Hall of the Kings and pronounced his judgements. And embassies came from many lands and peoples, from the East and the South, and from the borders of Mirkwood, and from Dunland in the west.
And the King pardoned the Easterlings that had given themselves up, and sent them away free, and he made peace with the peoples of Harad; and the slaves of Mordor he released and gave to them the lands about Lake Nurnen to be their own.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:45 PM
(wow, Eonwe, I had that song in my head today out of nowhere)

Varda — Yesterday at 4:45 PM
And there were brought before him many to receive his praise and reward for their valour; and last the captain of the Guard brought to him Beregond to be judged.
[4:45 PM]
(Prescient Phar!)
[4:45 PM]
And the King said to Beregond: "Beregond, by your sword blood was spilled in the Hallows, where that is forbidden. Also you left your post without leave of Lord or of Captain. For these things, of old, death was the penalty. Now therefore I must pronounce your doom.
"All penalty is remitted for your valour in battle, and still more because all that you did was for the love of the Lord Faramir. Nonetheless you must leave the Guard of the Citadel, and you must go forth from the City of Minas Tirith."
Then the blood left Beregond's face, and he was stricken to the heart and bowed his head.
But the King said:
"So it must be, for you are appointed to the White Company, the Guard of Faramir, Prince of Ithilien, and you shall be its captain and dwell in Emyn Arnen in honour and peace, and in the service of him for whom you risked all, to save him from death."
And then Beregond, perceiving the mercy and justice of the King, was glad, and kneeling kissed his hand, and departed in joy and content.
And Aragorn gave to Faramir Ithilien to be his princedom, and bade him dwell in the hills of Emyn Arnen within sight of the City.
"For," said he, Minas Ithil in Morgul-vale shall be utterly destroyed, and though it may in time to come be made clean, no man may dwell there for many long years."
And last of all Aragorn greeted Eomer of Rohan, and they embraced, and Aragorn said: "Between us there an be no word of giving or taking nor of reward; for we are brethren..."
[4:47 PM]
End quote.
.
[4:47 PM]
The alliance between Gondor and Rohan is affirmed strongly as more than politics being also like brethren, and includes the offer of burial for Theoden among the Kings of Gondor, receive for a short time until the body can be taken back to Rohan.
This way of speaking of their alliance may also bring back thoughts of how Isildur's sons worked together as brothers in ruling the North and South.

Arien  Valar — Yesterday at 4:50 PM
so strange that this alliance grew so strong .. after all  it was the marriage of  a gondorian prince to  a rohirim princess that caused long  years of conflict   between  these two peaples  but then  another such marriage brought a final end to that as well

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:51 PM
WHich conflict would that be?

Varda — Yesterday at 4:51 PM
Turn about : )

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:52 PM
Do you mean a princess of Rhovanion rather than the Rohirrim? (different group)

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:54 PM
For 10 years after Castamir usurped the throne from Eldacar, the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor, there was violent warfare between the two groups. Castamir destroyed Osgiliath and executed Eldarar's son Ornendil (or something like that). He was a bad apple, a true Feanorian...

Varda — Yesterday at 4:54 PM
heh

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:54 PM
(Even though he was, obviously, a mortal.)

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:54 PM
That's the one I was thinking of. Princess of Rhovanion.

Arien  Valar — Yesterday at 4:55 PM
ah yeah  sorry i got confused  there its so similar
[4:55 PM]
soundwise anyway

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:56 PM
Understandable

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:57 PM
That brings up a question I have thought about for years...not apropos to this topic, but one that we might consider someday. Which one of Feanor's seven sons was the least like Feanor, in other words, which of Feanor's sons was the nicest guy out there?

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:58 PM
I remember Maedhros having some specific redemptive qualities.

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:58 PM
Yes...so did Maglor, certainly. Their tale is certainly a tragedy of epic proportions.

Arien  Valar — Yesterday at 4:59 PM
right  valarites i  ll  have to say Namarie for now as  it is an  early start i  feAR

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 4:59 PM
Sleep well Arien.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 4:59 PM
Namarie!

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 4:59 PM
Namarie Arien!
Hast du eine gute Woche!

Arien  Valar — Yesterday at 4:59 PM
Good night all  once you get to  it
[5:00 PM]
thank you sandalf

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:00 PM
And have fun in the Dragon Isles

Varda — Yesterday at 5:01 PM
Good night : )
It is the hour : )
[5:02 PM]
the gavel hops over to the hammerpad and admires itself in the shiny surface
the hammerpod pops up and lightly bops the vain gavel

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 5:02 PM
Of the five we get a good enough glimpse of, Maedhros seemed to be the most level-headed, with Maglor not far behind. Caranthir, Celegorm, and Curufin all had their problems as I recall. (edited)

Varda — Yesterday at 5:02 PM
bop!
[5:02 PM]

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After-meeting!

[5:03 PM]
Free chat. : )

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:03 PM
I agree. the three C's were altogether pretty rotten apples.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:03 PM
Now is the hour of our discordchat / made aftermeeting by this star of Texas.
[5:04 PM]
To... paraphrase Shakespeare

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 5:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FZZna_3f_0
    YouTube
    Venitia Skelton
    Deep In The Heart Of Texas
    [Note: "The stars at night/ are big and bright/ deep in the heart of Texas..."]

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LArGlfEVYqM&ab_channel=JohnnyZero
    YouTube
    Johnny Zero
    The Yellow Rose of Texas

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:04 PM
I was referring to Varda, but sure

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:05 PM
Me too.

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 5:05 PM
And for something a little funnier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJEwrw4VEls
    YouTube
    metalcpl1
    Pee Wees Big Adventure Deep In The Heart of Texas

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:06 PM
Though perhaps "to butcher Shakespeare" is more appropriate.

Varda — Yesterday at 5:12 PM
: )

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:12 PM
Butchering Shakespeare is a time-honored tradition among fans (and not-so-much fans) of his...

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
How else are you supposed to get the best cuts of meat?

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:13 PM
Ha ha. That was a good one, Eonwe!

Pallando-Valar — Yesterday at 5:23 PM
Aiya

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:23 PM
Aiya!

Pallando-Valar — Yesterday at 5:23 PM
My trip is almost over.
[5:23 PM]
I fly home tomorrow

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:23 PM
Aiya!

Pallando-Valar — Yesterday at 5:23 PM
And then on Friday I fly out for the next one!

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:23 PM
Where are/were you?

Varda — Yesterday at 5:24 PM
Aiya Pallando!
[5:24 PM]
The joy of going to new places and coming home!

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:25 PM
..And then going to other new places again.
Some love it, some hate it :)

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:25 PM
A true love/hate relationship.

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:35 PM
Will you be making your weekly report, Ar?

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 5:36 PM
I will, but not sure at what time yet :)

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:36 PM
Ah...I am hanging in there, then, for now...

Pallando-Valar — Yesterday at 5:40 PM
I was in London and then Belgium
[5:41 PM]
Will be going to Arizona

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:41 PM
My oldest daughter lives in London, where she works as a midwife.

Varda — Yesterday at 5:52 PM
And my daughter lives in Arizona, so we cover both sides of his trip? : )

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 5:55 PM
Sure sounds like it!

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 6:03 PM
Insert bad joke about thinking she was a full-wife :}

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 6:04 PM
She is that, too...with two little boys to boot...Ethan is now 11 (not so little), and Wesley Lawrence (named after my father) is 8.

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 6:18 PM
Wasabi offers a great bite to food once one gets used to it. Definitely good to keep sinuses clear.

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 6:20 PM
places edge of foodplate just on spacebar, wondering what's going on with the chatbox

Eonwë Valar — Yesterday at 6:28 PM
hehe

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Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 6:28 PM
Personal gaming report!
[6:29 PM]
For (non)flashgaming, something different, not on the Kongregate website!
[6:30 PM]
https://www.nonograms.org/ is a site filled with nonograms, also known as japanese puzzles, where the numbers to the side and top represent sequences of numbers to fill in. I'm a bit of a fan of such puzzles, and while one of my favorite kongregate games of that nature died with flash, I was happy to find this website.
[6:31 PM]
Right now there's about 50000 puzzles available, with new ones coming out all the time!
So enjoy
I found it earlier this week and am about 130 puzzles in already, that's how addicting it is ;)

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 6:45 PM
Blizzard gaming:
[6:48 PM]
Hearthstone:
Going along normally again. Made it to 137 on the reward track. Expansion coming in 1-2 weeks, so it's almost over with this particular track, but it's been a decent run.
[6:49 PM]
Brawl is macaws: The cheap hunter beast minions that add a random beast to your hand on battlecry. Choose a class, get 7 random spells for that class and 23 macaws.
Lots of randomness abound, but some classes synergize with beasts more than others, so if you're lucky, hunter and druid especially might give you some relevant spells.
[6:52 PM]
WoW:
[6:52 PM]
Still no normal raiding, but did get myself a crossbow from our weekly oldschool Orgrimmar group. 3 weapon appearances left to get on the rogue!
[6:53 PM]
Also still no weekly quest, but with double events going on, that was for the best, because things got busy :)
[6:54 PM]
To start with, a few minutes spent visiting my non-Argent Dawn alts whom I only poke for the anniversary, to give them the achievement and the gift from the mail
[6:55 PM]
Visited the worldbosses for the anniversary with both mage and evoker. Got no new cloth and mail appearances this week, and anniversary ended today so they'll try again next year.
[6:56 PM]
But they did pick up some upgrades overall, necklaces, rings and even a staff weapon for both of them. That should help them out a lot :)
[6:57 PM]
Got the introduction quests for Dragonflight up to the primal invasions done on 5 characters total, 3 of which also went for the Uldaman dungeon and quest.
[6:58 PM]
This gave me all the possible weapon appearances from the quest rewards, and I also used my druid's run (second run, actually, since I hadn't found any the previous week) to collect all 5 lore books from the dungeon. No idea whether they'll be available in the level  70 version of the dungeon after pre-patch ends, so I figured I'd grab em all now. But they're fairly unique and interesting, so I doubt they'll be removed.
[7:00 PM]
There's some good stuff in there: About a new continent called Avaloren, a new race of dwarf-like Earthen descendants holed up in some geographical anomaly, and hints at some Titan secrets that not only cast some shade on those beings of Order, but even imply that the time of the Old Gods had some good stuff going for it.
[7:01 PM]
Since Blizzard is rapidly running out of continents and races hinted at in past games and expansions at this point, I can only assume that these are put in to give them some new stuff to work with for future expansions.
[7:02 PM]
In fact, I think that Pandaria up to Shadowlands would make a good Chronicle volume 4, with Dragonflight jumping off in a whole new direction.
[7:04 PM]
Anyway, after the Uldaman runs, I decided to take 5 characters into the primal invasions to get them their achievements for all 4 elemental lords, as well as enough dropped gear and primal essences to complete every transmog from the vendor.
[7:05 PM]
After getting started with the druid, paladin and rogue, I took the mage to the vendor and realized...  you need to be level 60 to buy the appearances from him.
[7:05 PM]
With my mage at 52 and hunter at 31, I panicked a bit.
Was I going to miss out on the cloth and mail sets?
[7:07 PM]
Luckily, there were other ways! There have been groups up around the invasion spot in the Badlands to farm experience at quite a good rate, and after about 2 hours of grinding with such a group, I managed to get the mage all the way to 60. 8 levels in that time, probably the fastest leveling I've ever done :)
While I wasn't going to try that with the hunter, luckily my fresh Drac'thyr Evoker also wears mail, and he was 60 already after hopping out of his starting zone.
[7:08 PM]
So once again I hibernated the huntress, let my rogue buy the crossbow appearance (more crossbows!) and went with the Evoker for the mail pieces.
[7:11 PM]
And between getting my druid all 4 pieces from the elemental bosses for the new heirloom, the Unstable Elemental Confluence, getting all 5 characters their elemental lord achievements, and 2 hours spent leveling the mage on essence-dropping mobs, I had moooore than enough to buy all the appearance pieces from the Storm vendor, the weapons and all 4 armor sets, at least those pieces of which hadn't dropped from the elemental lords and their lieutenants along the way.
So the collection's complete, and not 2 days too early :)
[7:13 PM]
I also got the new pet on each of the 5 characters through the questline, the Primal Stormling, and since you can only get the pet 3 times into the pet journal, mage and drac'thyr are keeping it in their bags. Might be useful in the future?
[7:14 PM]
And I also got the Bag of Furious Winds toy from the storm vendor for 100 primal essences, which is quite fun :)

Sandalf13 — Yesterday at 7:15 PM
This sounds very exciting! I wish that I knew enough about gaming to see you in action!

Ar-Pharazon-V — Yesterday at 7:16 PM
hehe
[7:19 PM]
And since I had hundreds of essences left, I sent 5 of them to each of my characters on the Argent Dawn server - 20 in total - and shipped em over to Stormwind to buy the new reagent bag from the vendor, a unique 20-slot reagent bag for the new bagslot that came with the patch, allowing you to store stuff you gather in the wild for your professions without taking up precious inventory space. There'll be other bags - bigger bags - later on in the expansion, but they seemed nice to have.
Getting 15 characters from Ironforge to Stormwind, most of whom too low to fly, can take a bit of time, but it was worth it ;)
[7:21 PM]
In fact, I finally figured out the optimal route through the city of Stormwind from the flightmaster to the docks... after 17 years of regularly visiting the place :)
[7:23 PM]
I also sent 5 essences to my "main" horde alt on Sha'tar, to get him a reagent bag, but when he got to the harbor and zeppelin tower, the place was phased, and the horde equivalent of the storm vendor wasn't there. None of the quests he had were related to it, but I suspect he would've had to pick up and complete the entire Legion intro to get to it. Why none of my lowlevel alliance alts had to do the same, I don't know.
[7:25 PM]
In any case, I still ended up with about 700 primal essences and nothing useful to spend them on. Similar to the scourgestones from the pre-Shadowlands event, I might just keep them in the bag as a reminder.
[7:27 PM]
Speaking of things going away with the launch, I found out that the coin vendors in Oribos, for the 3 fated raidcoins, are also leaving. So I visited them, bought 2 upgraded versions of my favorite bear trinkets and a weapon appearance - not really necessary since it'll still be available later on, but still, might as well spend it on something.
[7:31 PM]
I also know that the fated raids will go back to normal, and you won't be able to get the mount item from Heroic Jailer anymore. I have the item, but not the mount yet, since I never unlocked Zereth Mortis to turn it in. I hope they only remove the drop, and neither the quest nor the item itself if you already have it. It's not a particularly great-looking mount, so it wouldn't be the worst thing, but still a bit sad. Guess we'll find out in a day or so!
[7:36 PM]
I did get 2 new mounts this week, though; on logging the above mentioned horde character, he unlocked the Alabaster Thunderwing, the horde version of the anniversary mount from the pack I'd bought.
[7:37 PM]
And finally, I completed the Death Knight experience on Classic with Callunara, finally unlocking the Frostbrood Proto-wyrm on the retail version of the game, where my retail frost death knight is already enjoying her new mount :)
[7:40 PM]
And that's my report for the week, concluding both WoW events. Next week the new expansion hits, and while I might not enter the Dragon Isles right away - waiting for the early flood of players and most of the inevitable bugs to go away - I might make some progress there by the end of the week.
[7:44 PM]
Namarie :)

Varda — Yesterday at 8:02 PM
Thank you, Phar

[8:02 PM]
Electric flying hoverboard, more like a drone, world record flight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO6Uu2aEON8
    YouTube
    Flying Kyxz
    New World Record for Longest Flight on Electric Flying Hoverboard


November 28, 2022

Ar-Pharazon-V — Today at 8:09 AM
Funny, I was just thinking about flying hoverboards after seeing Back to the Future 2 in the tv guide.

Varda — Today at 10:09 AM
:)




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