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Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/10, 6:55 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,831
Posted By Senex
This vision reminds me of ghostly columns...

This vision reminds me of ghostly columns marching towards Oshu'gun. Could the the soul-drawing darkness that Sylvanas has seen be another negative phase Naaru buried somewhere beneath Lordaeron?
Forum: Public Discussion 07/23/10, 3:28 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,831
Posted By Senex
I believe that, at the beginning of the TFT...

I believe that, at the beginning of the TFT campaign, Sylvanas was possessing a random High Elf corpse. After her rebellion, she was able to hunt down and reclaim her original body (which was sealed...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 9:43 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,748
Posted By Senex
I can't help but be reminded of the Gleemax...

I can't help but be reminded of the Gleemax (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleemax) fiasco.
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 6:43 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,748
Posted By Senex
On other hand, Chinese legislation is decidedly...

On other hand, Chinese legislation is decidedly against Internet anonymity, and the majority of Blizzard players happen to be in that sector. Could there possibly be a link here?
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 6:09 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,748
Posted By Senex
Hiding all evidence of one's gaming activities...

Hiding all evidence of one's gaming activities from employers and other "mundanes" may help one to avoid negative consequences, but it will do nothing to address the cause of said consequences: the...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/12/10, 3:26 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 11,231
Posted By Senex
Single zero, double zero - either way the house...

Single zero, double zero - either way the house wins.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/10, 3:39 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 11,231
Posted By Senex
Ur-Time? So Jungian philosophical concepts are...

Ur-Time? So Jungian philosophical concepts are the key to doubling one's DPS?
Forum: Public Discussion 01/27/10, 8:11 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,831
Posted By Senex
Or possessed. It's the court of the Banshee Queen...

Or possessed. It's the court of the Banshee Queen we're talking about, after all.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/17/09, 7:44 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,449,831
Posted By Senex
I believe this scenario has the greatest dramatic...

I believe this scenario has the greatest dramatic potential of all five. If there's one moment in WotLK that truly managed to convey the sheer horror and overwhelming power of the Scourge, it's the...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/06/09, 2:32 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 32,905
Posted By Senex
Слив защитан.

Слив защитан.
Forum: Priests 06/09/08, 3:17 PM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,622
Posted By Senex
Keep in mind that crits will also trigger an IST...

Keep in mind that crits will also trigger an IST proc (and a subsequent increase in damage from Twisted Faith).
Forum: Priests 05/31/08, 4:51 AM
Replies: 1,008
Views: 216,622
Posted By Senex
I wonder if Mind Sear will proc Blackout or stack...

I wonder if Mind Sear will proc Blackout or stack Shadow Weaving on secondary targets.
Forum: Public Discussion 05/12/08, 5:55 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,967
Posted By Senex
The closest existing 10-man example of a toned...

The closest existing 10-man example of a toned down Gas Nova is the Creeping Paralysis ability used by Zul'jin during the bear phase. If you have a priest to Mass Dispel it, it's trivial. If you...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/11/08, 4:20 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,903,967
Posted By Senex
Give the boss Garr's dispelling aura?

Give the boss Garr's dispelling aura?
Forum: Public Discussion 01/17/08, 7:02 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,291
Posted By Senex
I believe it will be more along the lines of...

I believe it will be more along the lines of "Kil'jaedan's gamble has failed, and he has been banished back to the Twisting Nether! With all his mortal pawns slain and all demonic footholds in...
Forum: Player vs. Player 01/17/08, 7:33 AM
Replies: 254
Views: 31,834
Posted By Senex
An even simpler solution: Just as TBC introduced...

An even simpler solution: Just as TBC introduced new random item suffixes like 'of the Bandit' or 'of the Physician', so could WotLK feature random drops 'of the Gladiator' (+stam/resilience/AP), 'of...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/15/07, 11:40 AM
Replies: 364
Views: 62,990
Posted By Senex
The closest thing we have to "entire party gains...

The closest thing we have to "entire party gains stealth" encounter is the Frogger game in Naxxramas.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/25/07, 11:26 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 20,366
Posted By Senex
An unusual interpretation of this approach would...

An unusual interpretation of this approach would be a remake of the Gothik fight, where all players start on the "living" side, and immediately respawn on the "dead" side of the fight when they get...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/25/07, 10:57 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 20,366
Posted By Senex
Ashtongue Defenders?

Ashtongue Defenders?
Forum: Public Discussion 10/25/07, 9:40 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 20,366
Posted By Senex
I'd make "Items" into a subcategory of...

I'd make "Items" into a subcategory of "Miscellaneous". Other subcategories would include:

-Enviromental Triggers: A classic staple of arcade boss battles. Think Ossirian's crystals, Magtheridon's...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/19/07, 5:10 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 3,962
Posted By Senex
A zero-gravity Arena, with TK style textures and...

A zero-gravity Arena, with TK style textures and decorations.
Forum: Class Mechanics 02/25/07, 5:23 AM
Replies: 811
Views: 178,818
Posted By Senex
Jewel of Charismatic Mystique...

Jewel of Charismatic Mystique (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=27900) drops off Grandmaster Vorpil in Shadow Labyrinth.
Timelapse Shard (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29181) is available from Keepers of...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/07, 1:59 PM
Replies: 187
Views: 25,609
Posted By Senex
Apparently, the developers are aware of the...

Apparently, the developers are aware of the problems that melee DPS classes face, and will accordingly retune dungeon/raid content in a future patch (link...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/07, 7:43 AM
Replies: 715
Views: 132,116
Posted By Senex
Amusing tidbit: When transmuting a Heart of Fire...

Amusing tidbit: When transmuting a Heart of Fire into Elemental Fires, transmuter mastery may actually cause one to receive 2 EFs instead of the normal 3.
Forum: Public Discussion 01/11/07, 4:29 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,134
Posted By Senex
Getting back on the subject of loose ends, the...

Getting back on the subject of loose ends, the Royal Apothecary Society had me fetching poisonous materials for the New Plague Project from all over the world for over 40 levels. It's about time they...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/04/06, 5:37 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,671
Posted By Senex
What theory is this? To finish MC you need to...

What theory is this? To finish MC you need to kill every boss. In ZG you at least need 6/10.[/quote]
5/10, actually, provided that you have enough Hunters to tranqshot Thekal's Aspect.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/27/06, 3:24 AM
Replies: 263
Views: 14,339
Posted By Senex
Quoted for 'Tip Eht Fo Mottob' truth. Fatality is...

Quoted for 'Tip Eht Fo Mottob' truth. Fatality is the key, y'know, and so is perfection. ;)
Forum: The Dung Heap 09/23/06, 3:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,942
Posted By Senex
the correct term is "shield african american"...

the correct term is "shield african american" ok[/quote]
As one of the developers has said in some old interview: "This game contains neither Africans nor Americans, only Azerothians". So, I guess,...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/06, 12:19 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,751
Posted By Senex
Mindflay's poor scaling is a carryover from the...

Mindflay's poor scaling is a carryover from the days of open beta that nobody has ever bothered to fix. :(
Forum: Public Discussion 09/19/06, 7:10 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 16,080
Posted By Senex
Where one sees flaws, another might see...

Where one sees flaws, another might see opportunities for encounter design - for instance, by including breath-restoring clouds of bubbles that drift through the area (an opposite of Ossirian's...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/18/06, 6:33 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 16,080
Posted By Senex
The presence of Coilfang Reservoir in TBC makes...

The presence of Coilfang Reservoir in TBC makes me hopeful that we might yet see a proper underwater boss encounter. Three-dimensional combat makes positioning and adds' management much more...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/18/06, 9:38 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 16,080
Posted By Senex
For me, one of the most promising ideas is the...

For me, one of the most promising ideas is the design of Battle for Mount Hyjal. In a normal instance, the raid has to fight its way through a dungeon controlled by enemy forces, conquering it room...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/06, 6:29 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 10,227
Posted By Senex
In WC3, we've seen Varimathras striking...

In WC3, we've seen Varimathras striking Balnazzar, and Balnazzar dissolving into a cloud of bats, but not Balnazzar's actual corpse. For we know, he could have just used some Dreadlord equivalent of...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/14/06, 10:29 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 10,227
Posted By Senex
As long as one can find a lore-fitting...

As long as one can find a lore-fitting explanation for multiple deaths and ressurections of one's own character, the rest is fairly trivial. :)

(Personally, I prefer to interpret all in-game events...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/12/06, 1:45 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,813
Posted By Senex
I've managed to see a little video of the new BE...

I've managed to see a little video of the new BE mount on Youtube before it got taken down due to Blizzard's request. It looks just like the Phoenix from WC3:TFT flying at a very low...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/06, 4:52 PM
Replies: 1,005
Views: 98,447
Posted By Senex
By the way, it seems that Lightwell's cooldown...

By the way, it seems that Lightwell's cooldown has been reduced to 8 minutes. Not that it makes much of a difference, of course.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/06, 4:13 PM
Replies: 1,005
Views: 98,447
Posted By Senex
Considering that no ranks of Heal will receive...

Considering that no ranks of Heal will receive full bonus from +healing gear in TBC anymore, that change is fairly logical. GH1 is the new Heal2, for all intents and purposes.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/11/06, 3:58 PM
Replies: 1,005
Views: 98,447
Posted By Senex
I wonder if Misery's bonus will apply separately...

I wonder if Misery's bonus will apply separately for each DoT that the priest has on the target, or if it's capped at +5% (the former would make Inner Focus + Devouring Plague particularily nasty).
Forum: Public Discussion 09/04/06, 2:49 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 7,446
Posted By Senex
Ah, but WotF is useless against Rogues, Mages,...

Ah, but WotF is useless against Rogues, Mages, Hunters, Shamans, and Paladins, and is only marginally useful against Warriors - yet many people still consider it to be the best racial ever.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/02/06, 4:59 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,386
Posted By Senex
A full Twill set.

A full Twill set.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/12/06, 8:06 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 66,996
Posted By Senex
Another thing to keep in mind is that, if there's...

Another thing to keep in mind is that, if there's any company that frequently exercises the right to review and reverse its own decisions, it's Blizzard. In a year or two, when all TBC 10-man and...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/06, 5:25 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,562
Posted By Senex
My favorite part about Lightwell is that it lets...

My favorite part about Lightwell is that it lets me conserve a resource that is more valuable than mana or health: attention. As long as the well has any charges left, I can safely ignore the...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/06/06, 6:18 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 19,333
Posted By Senex
:unsure: Oops... I just stumbled across this...

:unsure:

Oops... I just stumbled across this thread in the search results, and got so engrossed by the discussion within, that I totally failed to pay attention to the posting dates. /blush...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/06/06, 6:06 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 19,333
Posted By Senex
The only viable way to make a boss truly...

The only viable way to make a boss truly unpredictable and non-linear is to place it under control of a living person (like, say, a GM). Sadly, the sheer numbers of players and Blizzard's notorious...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/04/06, 7:05 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 12,886
Posted By Senex
Since my character was going to be a fanatical...

Since my character was going to be a fanatical priest, I picked his race based on the charisma of its leader - and what better choice than Banshee Queen Sylvanas the First, Dark Rose of the Forsaken,...
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