| THE TIME OF THE CRUSADE IS NEAR |
[13 Jul 2009|03:46pm] |
Hi ladies. In keeping with this theme of me canceling out myself by being just as abrasive as I am constructive (those small explosions are probably just gas though), I'd like to facilitate a discussion of 3.2.
Now, I'm going to try to be fair about this. I'll disclose right here that I'm a hardcore raider. I'm not the tip of the iceberg, but no one on the face of the planet (with a few batshit crazy exceptions which need not be named) would call me casual.
What I ask of you is to recognize that this is a rather polarizing issue in many aspects. You are welcome to your opinion and I'm personally going to try to respond reasonably to you, regardless of playstyle or metaphorical spirit animal. I want you to do the same. Please refain from 'QQ Casual' or 'Basement Dweller*' name-calling; all it does it make you appear unintelligent and malignant (STUPID SPREADS). Also it makes me kick you in the head (9 out of 10 orthodontists agree; getting in an argument in wow_ladies is dangerous to your oral well-being).
I encourage you to be honest, and if I feel you have valid points, I'd like to add them to this post :3 If you'd like to talk about something not covered, feel free. I didn't want to do a patch play-by-play.
( Oobie doo, I want three point two-oooo )
*Incidently, I'm currently living in my parent's basement until I close on my condo next month. BASK IN MY STEREOTYPE.
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| Yesterday was a jolly good day at the thrift store. |
[13 Jul 2009|05:44pm] |
I went in looking for jeans to cut off so I wouldn't melt running after daycampers, and came out with something so much better:
( Larger & Colour Versions )
Pants, shirt, and hat in one fell secondhand swoop! Everything short of the goggles and the keys came from a thrift store, in fact. The belt and boots were just bought on an earlier occasion (and the dangly-thing on my right was ripped off one of my mother's equally-pre-owned purses).
Also: Do old barns make terrific backdrops, or what? =D
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| Costume |
[13 Jul 2009|06:00pm] |
I haven't seen a thread like this before, so here goes. I'm a huge nerd (I guess everyone in this community is, by its nature) and I go to the renaissance festival every year. I usually try to scrape up costumes but I start at the last moment and they come out lackluster at best. This year I was thinking of trying to go as a druid. As in, obviously, the druid class. I don't have any specific gear models in mind.
What do you think the best druid outfit is? Can you think of any little tips or tricks to look more "earthy" (stuff like tying feathers in my hair, etc)? Would it be cheesy to try to go as a night elf as well?
And while we're at it, does anyone have any cool pictures of renaissance outfits or wow cosplay they've done? :D
( Some pictures I am basing my ideas on )
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| Gain some, loose some |
[13 Jul 2009|05:03pm] |
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So in my 3 years of playing WoW I've been on 4 servers. On those servers I've gained a bunch of friends and lost just as many.
The reason varies just like in real life. You have those that stop playing, change servers for various reasons, you grow apart or they end up hating you or you hate/dislike them.
In the past 2 years of playing I've been on the same server and have a tight group of friends that no matter what we seem to work out things. It's great and thru those friends we seem to make more because if one of them makes a new friend we end up pulling them into our "friendship" as well.
On person in paticular is a great friend but the server hasn't been so nice to him lately. It makes me extremely sad how ppl treat him. For the sake of not broadcasting to everyone who this person is I'll call him Tre.
( Why I'm Angry )
I dunno if there was a point to this.. I'm just sad/angry/upset that people do this to other people.. esepecially in a game! Is there no place safe from things like this? Maybe I'm naive to wish there was.
Edit: Above I accidently left out a word that made it seem like I want him to quit wow.. just wanted to clarify that I don't want him to.
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| Point-and-Click (Graphic Adventure) Game Recomandations? |
[13 Jul 2009|05:59pm] |
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I really like point and click adventure games and I was wondering if anyone here could recommend a few titles to me, preferably on the PC and the DS
I already have the first 7 Nancy Drew games and plan to buy more soon as well as Hotel Dusk and Trace Memory for the DS.
I'm already thinking about purchasing Grimm Fandango (if I can find it), a few CSI games, the Penumbra series (not exactly point and click, but close), The Black Mirror, Indigo Prophecy, Secret Files: Tunguska, and A Vampyre Story.
I remember seeing a thing on X-Play about a game with strange noises in an old house, but I can't remember the title. I think it was released between 06 and 08.
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| UI questions~ |
[13 Jul 2009|02:45pm] |
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So I was looking at the UI Monday post.. And soon enoungh I realized how plain my UI looks. I want it to be more purdy!
Right now I'm using X-perl, Omen, Deadly Boss Mods, Tongues, MyRoleplay, and Atlasloot. Decursive for raids. Soon to get Baggins.
Now, I don't want to get rid of X-perl, so I'm looking for a UI addon that can mingle with X-perl and won't start a fight between the two!
Any suggestions? Offer me some screenshots too if you can. :3
EDIT: My main is a priest, always healer. My others are DPS.
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| /sigh |
[13 Jul 2009|05:05pm] |
I just wanted to give one last round of thanks to everyone who helped me with my questions and concerns over the past few months. You girls are all really talented and you all know what you're doing better than anyone I ever encountered in-game.
Unfortunately. I'm giving up WoW. The boyfriend (who got me into the game) broke up with me about two weeks ago, and he did it in a very cowardly, very hurtful, and very horrible way. I posted about it on my personal LJ, if anyone wants to know the details. We had been together for two and a half years, and I never saw this coming.
Since then I've been trying to avoid everything that could possibly remind me of the time we spent together. Sadly, this includes WoW, at least for the time being and probably for the long run.
Good luck to all of you, and once again, thank you for all your help.
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| Baby priest |
[13 Jul 2009|01:44pm] |
I'm leveling a very baby priest right now and discovering just how squishy they are.
This character was created as a way to play while talking to my old MT to keep him company on his new transfer server before raids so I'm without heirloom gear or any high-level or leveling buddies (since he's busy). He did send me 10 gold to help out a bit (I commented to him that I couldn't afford to train cooking yet, lol!).
I've already discovered that I cannot take on more than maybe 2 mobs and that killing Melanas is just not something I'm going to be able to do yet. Drinking after every kill is also very annoying. This is the first clothie I've ever leveled - all the others have worn mail/plate or been a druid.
Does anyone have any helpful little tips for a baby priest? Obviously I'm still low level (8), but from what I've heard it doesn't get much better. Am I just going to need to get used to the spirit healer or being OOM and hoping for enough mana to regen to heal in time? Or will talents help a ton? Should I be spending that 10g buying some starter gear from the AH?
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| Imperial Steamworks |
[13 Jul 2009|02:09pm] |
Thought you all might appreciate this blend of Asian flair with Steam. An artist by the name of James Ng.
To see the rest of the images, click here.
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| $4 Dress and a sketch you might like.. |
[13 Jul 2009|01:02pm] |
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I buy most of my clothes used or from fair trade stores but once in awhile the evil mall or target get me with an under $5 item. This dress is 100% cotton from the "Rave" store in my local mall. It's a great dress to kick around in and it could be modified guilt free!
( Big so you can see the top lacey bit! )
I also wanted to show you a sketch I'm working on:
Thanks guys!
Tina
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| Two guns I painted and a tea (coffee?) service... |
[13 Jul 2009|12:59pm] |
So here's a very, very short story about two guns I painted and a miniature (no people) photoshoot involving a coffee pot and a tablecloth of dubious origin.
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One day, a Pirate and a naval Captain sat down to tea. The Pirate brought a model 216 Bonaparte, jerry-rigged to shoot pressurized blasts of electricity through use of a very illegal ionized steam containment system. Once the maid had come and gone with biscuits, the pirate smiled and pulled his gun from the hidden holster in the lining of his coat.
“I heard you could spot a pirate a fathom’s reach away,” he said, sliding tinted goggles over his eyes. “Must be getting old, eh Captain?”
But the Captain only smiled and sipped at his tea.
“The Commodore will be joining us shortly,” he said pleasantly, admiring the shade of white the pirate’s face had taken on. “And I doubt that patchwork mélange of yours will even fire. Do try the butter pecans; they’re quite delicious.”
As it turned out, the Pirate was not altogether certain his Bonaparte would fire. He’d purchased it from a rather shady character in the eastern reaches with a number of such altered guns and the woman hadn’t been especially forthcoming with assurances. Watching the manor grounds for any sign of approaching naval personage, the Pirate slipped a hand into his coat, found his Matter Atomizer and Transporter and promptly disappeared.
The Captain smiled into his tea at the performance and unclipped his gun from where it had been making a painful nuisance of itself at his side. Written on the cream and mahogany barrel in flowing gold script were the words:
The Commodore.
(The commodore doesn't actually have Commodore written on it. But both guns are for sale. The Commodore. Bonaparte. And if you're interested in the tea service, let me know. It's all marked W.M. Rodgers, if I remember right. All four peices are silver plate and a little tarnished (especially the tray) and the kettle has a dent in the bottom. But I think the dent can be un-dented.)
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[13 Jul 2009|08:38pm] |
GUERRE FROIDE
VENTE
Brouillard Definitif
I could do with some more of this. Just as English bands tend to seem like they’re full or artistically driven mental cases, and Italian bands are essentially dignified even when angsty, so the French bands seem so casually easy in their contemplation, which is all decidedly cool.
Guerre Froide were a Cold Wave band to be reckoned with back in the 80’s who didn’t stick around long, but reformed a few years back, and still have it, just as Metal Urbain do and Brotherhood Of Pagans. With ‘Nom’ it creeps up on you, a sense of dissonant wrangling offsetting the oblique mood and clear, simple melodic method. Rhythmically dogmatic but lightly handled there are also vocals that walk the walk, sounding jaded one minute, but heard beneath furrowed brows. The guitar tingles, but there is a quiet menace, like a baby farting.
Incidentally I don’t know if that’s the actual title of the EP, I have simply guess from the attractive but all-French folded card press release. I can however state with my usual authority that the second song is ‘Entre Nous’ and it’s another ticklish, jarring blighter, the vocals wafted through a shabby well ventilated tunnel of atmospheric, troubled sound. With ‘Planete Hurlante’ they up the ante with a moody pirouette, the bass seepage contrasting with some itchy synth and much gloominess to be had.
The easy nature of their work is of course a disguise. To be this effortless you just have to be bloody cold. And so they are.
http://www.myspace.com/guerrefroide
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| This one's a keeper |
[13 Jul 2009|11:35am] |
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I'd like to thank everyone for their opinions and advice on my last Death Knight thread. So many people were recommending female orcs, but I tried a few of them in the preview window, and it just didn't work for me. But the other suggestion I received was for a tauren. I'd never had a tauren anything before, so I began to think that it was time.
So here is my newest character:
( Read more... )
I don't know why it is that my characters seem to become more and more unhappy over time. First character -- cheerful and flighty. Second character -- still cheerful, but much more pragmatic. Third character -- gentle-natured, and constantly distressed by the violence of the world. Fourth character -- ruthless, joyless, revenge-driven and power-mad. Now this one. I'm almost afraid to think what the next one will be like...
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| Why yes. Yes I am. |
[13 Jul 2009|11:32am] |
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So last night I had my first successful raid with my guild, as well as my first session using Ventrilo. My primary toon is a male tauren druid, and generally speaking I play male characters for many of the same reasons I'm sure other gals do - case in point, "Hey, are you a fattie? My friend is into fatties."
Me: ¬_¬....... No.
That said, though, this is the third time I've startled guildmates in an MMO. What made this time especially amusing though was the double-whammy... a long time friend of mine who also plays a high-ranking male character in the guild also participated in the raid - also using Vent for the first time.
The conversations essentially went as such:
"Okay, got it all set up? You on heals, Hal?"
"Not a good idea, I'm balance, not resto."
".... what the crap, Hal's a girl too?!"
(random other femme guildie) "Whoo, more estrogen in the raid!"
Yay for Gamer Girls! And on the upside I managed to keep all but one idiotic DK alive for the raid, since our Raid Leader was made of awesome.
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| Loot Roll Systems? |
[13 Jul 2009|02:29pm] |
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I was looking at some of the old discussions on DKP, and various loot roll systems and am looking for new input on the subject.
Currently my guild teams up with another guild to do 25 man content. We've pretty much got Naxx on Farm status and are gearing people up from both guilds.
Currently, the system we have is main spec, off spec and greed rolls. If you win an item, it counts against you on your next roll. Basically anyone who wins an item defers automatically to the next person down who has won less items regardless of the /roll value. If I have 2 wins, Jill has 1, and Pat has none, Pat wins even if their roll is the lowest.
Its GREAT for gearing the most amount of people quickly. The problem we're running into is, a perceived unfairness when a pugger comes in at the end because someone has to leave. We apply to Puggers a penalty of 1 roll each for coming in Late so to speak. But they still have a good chance of picking something up.
But it Irks folks who have been IN the run for 6 hrs, when someone new comes in for 1 fight and walks out with a tier piece.
Anyway, its been brought up that maybe we need to start doing a formal Loot System like DKP, or SWAP, or something in order to compensate the folks who have been there consistantly for run after run and put in the time.
My problem is, my experience with DKP is 5+? yrs out of date, as a guild I was in, back in the days of Everquest used it. And it was a HUGE hassle keeping track of points.
Does anyone have any suggestions on Add-ons, that will track peoples presence in a raid, AND allows that data to be shared between two guilds?
Any other pointers/suggestions on Loot Systems would be greatly appreicated.
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