December 24, 2023
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, which is Valar time and LotRO /servertime.]
["Notes" come from Varda when putting the transcript online.]
Attending (and typed): (11)
Discord: Arien, Ar-Pharazon,
Celebrian, Elrond, Eonwe, Fangorn/Treebeard, Pallando, Pengolodh
(Before), Sandalf13, Shelob/Ungwetari, Varda (presiding)
Before-meeting
A lot of chat between meetings, normally done
in Harbor instead of here, but here you go!
Meeting begins
Membership news:
Web:
Gaming:
World of Warcraft, Hearthstone,
Eve Online, Lord
of the Rings Online, FFXIV
Tolkien:
Topic:
JRRT loved the eucatastrophe, the moment when a sudden surprise
good or beautiful thing happens, like a reverse of a catastrophe.
Can we think of any such events, or of moments of happiness he
added into what was becoming a dystopian world?
After-meeting:
(non) Flashgaming
Reviews (plus) by Ar-Pharazon. Includes Blizzard games
afterwards.
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Before-meeting
Eonwë Valar — 12/18/2023 6:41 AM
FInally got around to getting Pepe. The biggest pain was Rukhmar
because of how fast he dies and other people hunting him too (likely
for the mount, not Pepe, heh)
[6:42 AM]
https://www.wowhead.com/item=122293/trans-dimensional-bird-whistle
Wowhead
Trans-Dimensional Bird Whistle
A toy box collection item. It is an achievement
reward. In the Other Items category. Added in World of Warcraft:
Warlords of Draenor. Always up to date.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/18/2023 8:32 AM
Grats
Eonwë Valar — 12/18/2023 2:48 PM
Thanks. With him sitting up there in the Santa Hat, and the new toy
that has him in a sleigh, I figured it was time, heh.
Eonwë Valar — 12/18/2023 8:58 PM
Apparently I got the Horde Hearthstation toy on my Alliance Hunter.
December 19, 2023
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 3:58 AM
There now I have regular flying in the Dragon Isles.
[4:01 AM]
Too bad I can't have a separate "random favorite" button for
dragonriding mounts and regular mounts.
Pengolodh — 12/19/2023 5:32 AM
Due to schedule my game updates are super out of sync with ye
:/ Back playing LOTRO and Im also playing WOW. Currently
taking part in the christmas festival in LOTRO. I likely wont get
all the tokens I want this year, but picking up some house
decoration's which is cool, which seems to be my goal of late within
the game. Unfortunately due my lack of activity on the laurelin
server, my Loremaster got evicted from his lovely house. (not a very
christmas thing to do LOTRO lol).. but I have settled the character
in a new house in the shire in the meantime as he pulls himself
together lol It is likely i will only have time to run my
Runekeeper through some of the christmas festival, which is a shame!
but time is limited. Within WOW, I have been jumping around
alot, Playing alot of Season of discovery, working on a mage (called
Pengolodh), on the Crusader Strike (EU) realm, Im about to hit level
20 on that character! I cant say its super christmas in WOW, a few
christmas trees are up etc.. but it just doesnt have that Frostbluff
feel to it My return to WOW has had its ups and downs, I
do like the new Rune system (for what it is)... but does lack the
edgy flavor of WOW classic HC, which is what i was playing before
the SOD dropped. Witnessing so many people hit level 25 within 2/3
days was kinda... boring to see and it kinda killed the spirit of
WOW that i was getting from classic HC. I loved the idea that people
had to depend on each other and that when you reached CAP, it meant
you were skillful enough to get there... I don't know, maybe i
have been spoiled by Classic HC.
[5:37 AM]
Also!! I want to complain lol I drank a drink from the Kin House...
and it teleported me onto an iceburg NOW.. lol I have drank
this drink before in other houses and normally it will bring you
back to the kin house when it wears off.. or so i remember! This
Drink it would seem Strands you on an iceberg and there is literally
no way to get back to land without dying.. And i died lol
Pengolodh — 12/19/2023 9:29 AM
made a random friend on landy. They gave me a greenhouse front for
my house. (in screenshots). I am allowing someone else to access my
decorations of my house:) but got to trust someone at some
stage
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 4:53 PM
Slitherdrake screenshot and commentary now available in the
screenshots channel for those interested :}
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 5:28 PM
Heh, doing timewalking. I forgot just how much junk dropped in old
dungeons.
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 5:36 PM
Hopefully I don't get another belt for the Timewalking reward, and
hopefully not a helm. Any other time I'd love to get a weapon, but
if I'm hoping for the legendary that would be a shame to replace
too. So I guess shoulders or pants would be nice? ;}
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 6:13 PM
Blizard definitely gets my kudos for making it so selling a grey
item still gives you the transmog. I would've missed so many of them
otherwise.
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 6:40 PM
[6:40 PM]
That "guild updates" has me curious.
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 7:02 PM
Wouldn't you know it: got a helm from Timewalking/
[7:04 PM]
I'm beginning to wonder if it only gives you stuff you already have,
lol.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/19/2023 7:04 PM
haha
[7:04 PM]
Sidegrades only
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 7:12 PM
Kinda pointless if that's the case, heh.
[7:13 PM]
Oh well, doing something crazy and trying Timewalking Black Temple.
We'll see what I end up with there, heh.
[7:16 PM]
As long as it's not a belt or helm, lol.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/19/2023 7:16 PM
Maybe both!
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 7:16 PM
Or chest.
[7:16 PM]
Oh great ;]
[7:18 PM]
Haven't tried the Timewalking raids before. Bosses drop scaling loot
like in the dungeons?
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/19/2023 7:19 PM
I haven't actually tried it either, I would guess so.
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 7:29 PM
Champion gear it looks like.
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 7:40 PM
No luck on any of that for me yet though, heh.
[7:43 PM]
Only two bosses down though, so still hope ;}
Sandalf13 — 12/19/2023 8:45 PM
Aiya all! I must deeply apologize for missing the last few meetings.
I am in Lincoln, NE, this evening, and just had dinner with my
daughter, son-in-law, and thgeuir three children. I have been on the
road, leaving CO on 10 Dec and traveling all day. I was on the road
again this previous Sunday, traveling from Indianapolis to Lincoln,
NE. I leave tomorrow for Thornton, CO, finally. It has been a fun,
busy, and tiring 10 day trip, and I shall be glad to sleep in my own
bed tomorrow evening, I hope. The weather has been good....no bad
weather for the entire trip, and the timing was perfect. A big
snowstorm is coming to the Front Range starting Saturday into
Sunday, and will slowly move on to Lincoln, arriving here Tuesday,
the day after Xmas. No one is sure how much snow we will get, but we
need whatever comes. So. Will we be meeting on 24 December? I plan
to be there, if so! Sei gesund all, and Namarie!
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 9:19 PM
Heya Sandalf. No worries. We will be but given the day it'll
probably be as quick a business meeting as we can then let everyone
free for chat or to go about their business.
[9:20 PM]
Regarding that Timewalking Raid: Well, I got 2 upgrades and one
sidegrade. The hero item upgrade is a weapon so now I'm torn how to
feel about that. (edited)
[9:21 PM]
Kinda liked having
https://www.wowhead.com/item=209948/springs-keeper#created-by-spell.
Wowhead
Spring's Keeper
This blue polearm has an item level of 428. In
the Polearms category. Added in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight.
Always up to date with the latest patch.
[9:22 PM]
Chance to heal a nearby ally while I'm doing my Ret thing was fun.
[9:24 PM]
But one thing is for certain. Now that I've got the best possible
weapon I'm likely to get otherwise, the Fyrakk legendary starter
weapon is sure to drop this week!
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/19/2023 9:29 PM
Yep, that's how it works
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 9:35 PM
Still, cloak upgrade, so yay me. A third Champion belt, not so much
:}
[9:36 PM]
2 pieces of gear out of.. think it's 12 bosses?... though
isn't bad.
9 bosses, pardon.
[9:38 PM]
Only 7 bosses were stingy, and the group was relatively chill, so
good time all around.
[9:42 PM]
Maybe I'll give ICC a try next time it comes around. I remember the
mechanics better in that one because The Valar Guild ran it.
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 9:43 PM
There was this one healer we had, Varda I think her name was.... :}
Eonwë Valar — 12/19/2023 11:33 PM
Oops, no legendary this week, just more bad luck protection. My new
weapon will have to last me another week :}
December 20, 2023
Eonwë Valar — 12/20/2023 5:21 PM
Looks like a new turtle rare for my Hunter to tame in the Emerald
Dream.
December 21, 2023
Eonwë Valar — 12/21/2023 8:10 PM
Yay, got the winterveil armor for my highland drake.
Sandalf13 — 12/21/2023 8:10 PM
Congrats are in order!
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/21/2023 8:10 PM
Grats!
Eonwë Valar — 12/21/2023 8:13 PM
Thanks :}
[8:14 PM]
I'll see about a screenshot when I get a minute.
[8:20 PM]
Nice thing about Ironforge is it's such a prominent feature in the
skyline even from Hillsbrad that you can set yourself on autopilot
flying straight towards it and go do other stuff, heh.
Eonwë Valar — 12/21/2023 8:48 PM
Ok, Screenshot in the screenshots channel for anyone interested.
Varda — 12/21/2023 9:16 PM
It was definitely time to revisit the screenshot channel! Thanks.
Eonwë Valar — 12/21/2023 10:08 PM
:}
December 22, 2023
@Eonwë Valar
Nice thing about Ironforge is it's such a prominent feature
in the skyline even from Hillsbrad that you can set yourself on
autopilot flying straight towards it and go do other stuff, heh.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/22/2023 12:10 PM
Hmm, and when you fly out of ironforge and directly to the quest
marker in hillsbrad at max speed, you'll get there just before
fatigue runs out
Eonwë Valar — 12/22/2023 7:42 PM
My Paladin doesn't worry about that with Crusader Aura :}
Sandalf13 — 12/22/2023 9:10 PM
Aiya to all! Another lovely day here in Colorado...with the high in
the mid 50s, but the cold front pushes in tomorrow night with sleet
changing to all snow....just in time for Xmas eve. Wow. Hard to
believe that we may have a white Xmas. Hope everyone is well and
enjoying a superb holiday weekend. Namarie!
Varda — 12/24/2023 3:57 PM
Think our high today was 65 F.
[4:00 PM]
Aiya : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:00 PM
Aiya!
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:01 PM
@Bounder @Guild-friend Yay! Valar Guild meeting time in
meeting_place. Pop in and say hi!
[4:01 PM]
Aiya Phar : )
[4:01 PM]
Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo!
[4:01 PM]
Membership:
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:01 PM
Heya
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:01 PM
Aiya!
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:01 PM
Today is Christmas Eve. Much is going on world-wide. Huzzah for joy!
[4:02 PM]
Aiya Eonwe : )
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:02 PM
Merry Christmas Eve :} Don't forget to leave cookies and milk out
for Santa :}
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:03 PM
scrambles to finish cookies and eggnog
puts them out on a red and green place setting
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:03 PM
kills some monsters in D4 what is this Christmas you speak of?
[4:04 PM]
Isn't that in checks wait, it's December already?
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:04 PM
Looks as if you're doing your Christmas cleaning.
Time sneaks up!
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:04 PM
Aiya all!
Pallando-Valar — 12/24/2023 4:04 PM
Aiya
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:05 PM
In other happy news, Meriadoc, my brother, is visiting and is in
LotRO right now. : )
Aiya Sandalf and Pallando! Merry Christmas : )
hands over a cup of coffee to Pallando
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:05 PM
Right back at you! Is your Discord time screwed up? Mine tays 10:06
pm
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:06 PM
Aiya Sandalf and Pallando! Mine says 11 pm and that sounds about
right
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:06 PM
Discord has time?
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:06 PM
Good discord has no time.
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:06 PM
After every message you send, it says "Today at 1006 PM"
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:06 PM
My computer says 4:06 pm, correct for Central. Makes it 5:06 pm for
Eastern aka Valar time.
ewg!
[4:07 PM]
Mine shows local time for all.
My local time, that is.
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:08 PM
Mine shows time next names with a message(/group). Varda's says
4:06pm to me.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:08 PM
That would be Eonwe's local time for him.
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:08 PM
My last message from you above says 10:08 PM. I wonder what is going
on with my Discord.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:09 PM
What is your local time, Sandalf?
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:09 PM
1509 3:09 PM
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:09 PM
Discord should show your computer clock. Is that looking right?
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:10 PM
Nope...my computer clock is right on target: 3:09 pM
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:10 PM
shrugs No clue.
Celebrian — 12/24/2023 4:10 PM
Hello and Merry Christmas!
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:10 PM
And the date is right, too! I guess it is not worth losing sleep
over...
Aiya!
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:10 PM
Celebrian! Aiya! Merry Christmas to you and Elrond!
[4:12 PM]
Fangorn and Eowyn are gaming together in StarCraft. : )
Celebrian — 12/24/2023 4:12 PM
We have been playing FFXIV and then Ive been playing Neverwinter as
well with a friend.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:12 PM
Aiya Celerian!
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:12 PM
Sounds fun!
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:12 PM
with a b, not celery!
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[4:13 PM]
Arien poked.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
Funny, also thought of acceleration.
Arien Valar — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
thunders Who dares summon me?
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
Just took a quick look through settings, don't see anything that
should affect time on Discord.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
Varda does. : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
It might also be related to Cerulean.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
Aiya Sunshine : )
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
The Sun is thundering? Solar Storms?
Arien Valar — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
Aiya all
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:14 PM
Aiya Arien
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:15 PM
We wish you a Merry Christmas as you travel across Arda!
Arien Valar — 12/24/2023 4:15 PM
no .. lol .. been a while on my little orc warlock
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:15 PM
hahahaha
I had a blood elf warlock back in the day. : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:15 PM
Happy whatever winter solstice holiday you're celebrating, everyone!
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:16 PM
That was on Dec 22 here. I assume for you there too?
Arien Valar — 12/24/2023 4:16 PM
aye merry christmas or anything else that happens today :
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:16 PM
Aiya Arien!
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:16 PM
Food and gifts and happiness : )
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:16 PM
Well yes, but most holidays around this time are related to it in
one way or another
Even if it's personified in a baby in a shed or a jolly fat man.
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:17 PM
I am heading to a party at 1630 MST for Chinese food and a
movie...sounds like fun.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:17 PM
Party! Enjoy. : )
Elrond — 12/24/2023 4:17 PM
Aiya all
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:17 PM
Enjoy!
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:18 PM
I hope that all of your folks enjoy a wonderful holiday weekend and
a merry Xmas.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:18 PM
Aiya Elrond!
As you wish, Sandalf : )
[4:19 PM]
On to
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Gaming!
[4:20 PM]
hoists the gavel high, and it shines sparkles in the sunlight
tosses the gavel to Eonwe
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:21 PM
Catches gavel
World of Warcraft:
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:21 PM
Good catch!
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:22 PM
This week's bonus event: Burning Crusade Timewalking.
[4:23 PM]
Tried the TImewalking Black Temple raid. Wasn't as painful as trying
to get with a PUG raiding group usually is. Fun and upgrades had
Even got me in the mood to try pugging Amirdrassil (current raid).
No luck getting in that group though, heh.
The PvP Brawl Deepwind Dunk is available until Tuesday, December
26th.
[4:24 PM]
See what's coming for January's Trading Post. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24046541/ring-in-the-new-year-with-the-january-trading-post
World of Warcraft
Ring in the New Year with the January Trading
Post - WoW
Time is on your side with this month’s signature
item—the Golden Mobile Timepiece transmog.
[4:24 PM]
You can now sign up for the Cataclysm Classic Beta. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24043600/sign-up-for-the-cataclysm-classic-beta
World of Warcraft
Sign Up for the Cataclysm Classic Beta - WoW
Reignite the fire early when you sign up to play
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic Beta before it hits the servers
in 2024!
[4:24 PM]
A preview of some hero talent trees coming with the next expansion
have been made available. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24038519/get-an-early-look-at-hero-talents-in-the-war-within
World of Warcraft
Get an Early Look at Hero Talents in The War
Within - WoW
Hero Talents are a new evergreen form of
character progression that will be introduced with the release of
The War Within expansion.
We take a closer look at the philosophies around
Hero Talents and the Mountain Thane, Lightsmith, San’layn, and
Chronowarden Hero Talents.
[4:25 PM]
They've also put up a roadmap of where they expect WoW to be going
for the next year. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24046540/world-of-warcraft-in-2024-the-road-ahead
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft in 2024 —The Road Ahead - WoW
Navigate your way through 2024 with the World of
Warcraft roadmap with Executive Producer Holly Longdale.
[4:25 PM]
Check out This Week in WoW. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24038518/this-week-in-wow-december-18-2023
World of Warcraft
This Week in WoW: December 18, 2023 - WoW
Each week we’ll look ahead to what’s in store for
World of Warcraft, share the latest news, and keep you in the know
byte by byte.
Make Merry throughout Azeroth as the Feast of
Winter Veil continues then prepare to enter the Ruby Sanctum in
Wrath of the Lich King Classic in the New Year.
[4:25 PM]
Check out this week's hotfixes. ---
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24030413/hotfixes-december-21-2023
World of Warcraft
Hotfixes: December 21, 2023 - 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.
And don't forget to grab your presents under the Winterveil tree
tomorrow.
[4:26 PM]
Hearthstone:
[4:26 PM]
Update 28.2.3 came out this week. ---
https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24008698/28-2-1-patch-notes
28.2.1 Patch Notes
Patch 28.2.1 brings Standard balance changes and
bug fixes.
[4:27 PM]
That's it from me.
[4:28 PM]
Well, and this:
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/974/233/a5e
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:28 PM
Thanks, Eonwe : )
Pallando, go ahead!
Pallando-Valar — 12/24/2023 4:29 PM
CCP has announced the roadmap for Vanguard, their new shooter: https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/vanguard-roadmap-or-jan-24-playtest-dates.
Highlights include a new map in June, Suppression contracts in
March, and a monthly cadence of playtests.
EVE Online
EVE Online
Player-created empires, player-driven markets,
and endless ways to embark on your personal sci-fi adventure.
[4:30 PM]
It's still in a Alpha-ish state, but it's very promising. I'd expect
it's at least 18 months and more like 30 from release, but we'll see
how it shapes up.
[4:31 PM]
In Eve news, Abyssal Arenas are coming back in January with a
Seprentis theme. Hopefully a significant pass on Pirate Insurgencies
will come with it, but they've not announced anything definitive.
That's it from me.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:31 PM
Thank you, Pallando : )
Lord of the Rings Online:
[4:32 PM]
The Curator will remain available until Jan 1.
Bree by the boar statue is a good place to find the Curator.
Valarites in kin branches this past week:
Landroval branch:
Elwing
Eonwe
Falco
Fangorn
Meriadoc
Nar
Pengolodh
Varda
Crickhollow branch:
Eonwe
Falco
Fangorn
Varda
Treebeard branch: Ok, yes, it may be a pun too.
Varda
[4:33 PM]
.
[4:33 PM]
Any other news, gaming, requests, suggestions, invites needed?
Elrond — 12/24/2023 4:33 PM
Sure!
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:34 PM
heh
Fire away!
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:35 PM
I can give a moving update afterwards if you like
Elrond — 12/24/2023 4:35 PM
So, for the past year in FFXIV.. I'm a DJ in a nightclubs
there https://www.twitch.tv/velannah
I also run my own club, where I play skating/80's music, here. You
can watch the video here of us.. skating around. https://kashmirclub.carrd.co/
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:36 PM
O wow! That's quite an accomplishment!
Celebrian — 12/24/2023 4:36 PM
Yeah in FFXIV the digital club scene is huge.
Elrond — 12/24/2023 4:37 PM
Definatley its own different world. But thats it, thats what I've
been up to!
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:38 PM
Thank you for letting us see it. Would it be ok to put the link with
your name on our Membership page? [Note: check it out here on
the transcript with a maturity warning. Could not post on the
Membership page due to being family site.]
Elrond — 12/24/2023 4:39 PM
Yeah you can to my twitch site.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:39 PM
Alrighty. Thank you. : )
Do you have much trouble with copyright issues there?
Elrond — 12/24/2023 4:40 PM
No, I pay for services and because its not.. well recorded, its
fine. And I mix the music sometimes. Twitch blanks out any copyright
music they have on recordings you put up.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:41 PM
Sounds as if you're safe, then. Great!
Celebrian — 12/24/2023 4:41 PM
Its all live stream.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:42 PM
Before it gets any later, shifting to:
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Tolkien!
[4:43 PM]
JRRT loved the eucatastrophe, the moment when a
sudden surprise good or beautiful thing happens, like a reverse of a
catastrophe.
Can we think of any such events, or of moments of happiness he added
into what was becoming a dystopian world?
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:44 PM
From Frodo's perspective, maybe Bilbo adopting Frodo.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:45 PM
Aye
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:45 PM
Elrond's care for Gilraen and Aragorn.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:45 PM
And Frodo, after the horror he went through from being stabbed by a
morgul blade, wakes up in beautiful Rivendell and gets to meet Bilbo
again.
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:47 PM
On a larger scale, Gandalf the White appearing before Aragorn,
Legolas, and Gimli. Marked the turn of the tide starting in Rohan.
Still much work to be done to realize victory, but that certainly
meant hope.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:47 PM
And again on the Field of Cormallen
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:48 PM
Aye. The Companions thought their friend was dead, and that they
were facing a terrible danger, and the whole thing flips from dread
to joy.
[4:51 PM]
As it says in the book, it's harder to show the happy times in a
book than to show the times of struggle, and keep interest. Also, it
may be far more difficult to bring across that feeling and sustain
it. Bleah feelings are easier that way.
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:52 PM
Happiness and joy are more sublime emotions than despair and
sadness. We unfortunately experience more of the latter in our
lives, which makes those times when we are happy mean so much more.
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:53 PM
Well, since no one wants to name the easy one, I'll do it: the
destruction of the Ring.
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:55 PM
Yay!
World saved.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 4:56 PM
You'd think that'd be more noticeable to us.
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 4:56 PM
Middle of the battle, everything looking bleak for the Host of the
West. Frodo claims the Ring and all of Sauron's forces are quaking
as his will is drawn from them to focus on a 3-foot tall guy
standing on the preciipe of a giant volcano.
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 4:56 PM
What about the arrival of the Eagles in the nick of time at the
Battle of the Five Armies?
Varda — 12/24/2023 4:57 PM
Aye, Sandalf : )
[5:01 PM]
We have reached the hour.
Time to go game, eat cookies and pie, and even supper, or whatever
your fun time is!
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 5:01 PM
Indeed!
Varda — 12/24/2023 5:02 PM
gavels scatter in all directions along with the hammerpad,
drumming as they go
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After-meeting!
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 5:02 PM
Gandalf showing up at Helm's Deep.
Sorry I've been semi-afk, been busy with chip-changing on the
phones.
Sandalf13 — 12/24/2023 5:02 PM
Once again, a wonderful holiday to all!! I will check in later to
see if Ar will post his regular report. Enjoy the day, in every way!
Namarie
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 5:03 PM
Namarie
Treebeard — 12/24/2023 5:03 PM
Hello j
Namarie
Varda — 12/24/2023 5:04 PM
Aiya Fangorn!
Treebeard — 12/24/2023 5:04 PM
So, Gollum was 3 ft tall?
Varda — 12/24/2023 5:04 PM
Around that, very likely
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 5:05 PM
Hobbits are somewhere around 3-3.5 ft, as I recall.
Treebeard — 12/24/2023 5:05 PM
He has just bitten off the the finger and was one finger huger plus
the ring of power.
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 5:05 PM
And Heya Fangorn and Happy 50th Anniversary :}
Treebeard — 12/24/2023 5:05 PM
Thanks
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Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 5:05 PM
And there's your 50-year medal :}
Treebeard — 12/24/2023 5:05 PM
Yay. Bullet Proof us
Arien Valar — 12/24/2023 5:06 PM
AIYA AND HAPPY anniversary
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 5:06 PM
Congratulations!
Varda — 12/24/2023 5:06 PM
Amazing that he's put up with me for so long. I'm grateful! He's a
wonderful guy. : )
Arien Valar — 12/24/2023 5:06 PM
and happy anniversary varda
Varda — 12/24/2023 5:06 PM
Thank you from both of us.
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 5:06 PM
There, added it to a better message, heh.
Varda — 12/24/2023 5:07 PM
Medaled!
Treebeard — 12/24/2023 5:07 PM
Namarie and Merry Christmas. I'm headed back to play SC2.
Varda — 12/24/2023 5:08 PM
I'm headed back to the kitchen. Goodies call to be made!
Eonwë Valar — 12/24/2023 5:08 PM
Have fun all :}
Have a Merry Christmas Eve :}
Varda — 12/24/2023 5:09 PM
I hope to be back online later!
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 5:09 PM
Merry xmas!
Celebrian — 12/24/2023 5:10 PM
Merry Christmas!
Arien Valar — 12/24/2023 5:15 PM
merry christmas to you all
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 9:00 PM
Personal gaming report:
[9:01 PM]
For (non)flashgaming, a new badge this week, at
https://www.kongregate.com/games/tbiz5270/idle-monster-td
Kongregate
Idle Monster TD
Endless tower defense game where you hire epic
monsters to destroy swarms of enemy war machines!
In this epic fantasy idle tower defense game, uncover a fanta...
[9:03 PM]
As the title indicates, both an idle and a tower defense game.
Unlock monsters to place on the map, which function as towers in a
tower defense. Collect money and other currencies, upgrade your
towers and research more general buffs. Prestige when progress is
slow for bigger buffs to restart back at wave 1. And get through as
many waves as possible to unlock new things and get further and
further
[9:04 PM]
Lots of stuff to unlock and spice up your gameplay, and there's
tournaments as well with another currency.
[9:05 PM]
So enjoy!
[9:06 PM]
Blizzard gaming:
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 9:08 PM
Diablo 4:
Worked a bit more on renown with my druid on the main server,
getting a few more side quests done in Scosglen, including cleansing
a corruption from the land and helping restore the druid town of Tul
Dulra.
Getting to level 55.75 along the way, getting 3 more paragon points
for the bear board.
[9:09 PM]
I also continued on the seasonal blood necromancer, continuing the
season quests and working on chapter 3 of the season journey,
getting all the blood harvest objectives done and getting to level
38 in the process.
[9:10 PM]
Soon chapter 3 will be done, and then I can finish the questline
[9:11 PM]
There've also been a few free rewards from the shop, another
Azurehand weapon, the Heart-Piercer, and the Dragoon's Path mount
bundle with some unlocks for your mount.
[9:12 PM]
Hearthstone: Made it to level 71 on the reward track.
[9:13 PM]
Completed the quest event, getting some signature cards as rewards.
[9:14 PM]
Also opened a bunch more packs, only having classic packs remaining.
In the process I got Theotar, the Mad Duke as a legendary minion,
and collected enough Nathria cards to unlock the special coin to
use.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 9:16 PM
Tavern brawl is another Winter Veil brawl. Unlike the previous one,
where gifts went to whichever player opened them, this time you get
a row of gifts, that always give minions to the opposite player.
I got my win with a damage spell mage, being able to churn out large
bursts of damage to the enemy lines. Seemed to work well! (edited)
[9:18 PM]
Warcraft Rumble:
Collection level to 23, though with almost all my minis to level 11,
where the xp needed really starts ramping up, it'll be slow from
here on, no doubt.
[9:19 PM]
Got my blackrock leader Drakkisath to uncommon, as well as the
talents for Drakkisath and the footmen, so now all my uncommons so
far are talented up.
[9:21 PM]
It's undead family week now, and my Rivendare army is doing well,
getting another dungeon level complete. No luck yet on the main
campaign, though, but he's pretty good in pvp and arcane surges.
And on the grid I found out that it's actually quite useful to use 5
gold to move a mini offer you like up a slot, so it'll be around a
day longer until you've got enough gold saved.
WoW:
[9:23 PM]
Not much luck on our last raidnight of the year, so now the break's
on for raiding.
Ar-Pharazon-V — 12/24/2023 9:24 PM
Finished the trading post for December, getting the reward pet
Buttercup, a small pink moose. I also bought the Mitzy pet, a small
reindeer, and Stormrider's Stormhammers arsenal, themed for the next
expansion.
Not sure yet what I'll buy in January
[9:25 PM]
Winter veil still going! Got the Winter Veil Armor for the Highland
Drake, but the ragnaros enchant is still eluding me, so continuing
to fight the Greench.
[9:26 PM]
Also part of Winter Veil is the winter shop bundle, the Azure Pack.
I already had all the pets and half the mounts, but did get 4 new
mounts from the pack: the Sapphire Skyblazer; Wen Lo, the River's
Edge; the Nether-Gorged Greatwyrm; and Jade, Bright Forseer.
Wen Lo and Jade are the watery tiger and rabbit, and they look quite
unique (edited)
[9:28 PM]
Have not got much alting done, did a few quests with Calsjona the
warrior at the orc camp on the Lost Isles. But next week I'll log a
lot of them as they head to the winter veil trees to get their
presents
And that's my report for the week!
Namarie!
December 25, 2023
Ungwetari — 12/25/2023 1:13 AM
Merry Christmas everyone!
Eonwë Valar — 12/25/2023 5:24 PM
Merry Christmas to all.
Sandalf13 — 12/25/2023 7:21 PM
And to all a good night.
Eonwë Valar — 12/25/2023 8:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvmlmcmLPQI
YouTube
joshcarymorrow
God Bless Us EVERYONE!
[8:14 PM]
Well the end isn't part of the movie, but the sentiment stands. I'll
leave it.
Sandalf13 — 12/25/2023 8:15 PM
What a find!
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