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Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/07, 9:02 PM

Replies: 12 WoW is not an RPG Views: 4,547 Posted By Elfan WoW is a fun game. Why is WoW fun? How it is... WoW is a fun game. Why is WoW fun? How it is different from other fun games? And: How can it be made to be more fun? Those are all reasonable questions to ask although they may not be of interest...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/07, 6:55 PM

Replies: 12 WoW is not an RPG Views: 4,547 Posted By Elfan This definition includes many sports games. ... This definition includes many sports games. But really rehashing decades old arguments over the purity of different things referred to as RPGs was not my intent. Rather to recognize that WoW and...

Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/07, 4:20 PM

Replies: 12 WoW is not an RPG Views: 4,547 Posted By Elfan WoW is not an RPG Note: This essay is not meant to be pejorative. World of Warcraft not being a role playing game does not make it bad any more than Super Mario Brothers not being a sports game does. Instead I want...

Forum: Public Discussion 07/10/07, 9:36 PM

Replies: 224 Younger Players in WoW's Endgame Guilds Views: 29,368 Posted By Elfan Several other's have related anecdotes about... Several other's have related anecdotes about people they knew or guilds they were in. I wanted to share one about a guild that specifically tried to be family friendly. No swearing in guild chat,...

Forum: Public Discussion 06/18/07, 6:58 PM

Replies: 44 Breaking the "Holy Trinity" of grouping Views: 9,272 Posted By Elfan I just want to reiterate what Jayde and others... I just want to reiterate what Jayde and others said about the tank/dps/healer trinity being an outgrowth of game mechanics, not an encounter design decision. For example, if there is not a...

Forum: News 05/28/07, 12:36 AM

Replies: 4 Al'ar Views: 4,660 Posted By Elfan Go Jerks! Go Jerks!

Forum: Public Discussion 05/03/07, 4:07 PM

Replies: 2,712 The Beer Forum - It's really a thread but we're too drunk to notice. Views: 334,393 Posted By Elfan Does the Cherry Wheat actually taste like... Does the Cherry Wheat actually taste like cherries? If so, do you dislike it because you do not like cherries or because it's a bad beer? I was impressed that the winter Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic...

Forum: Class Mechanics 04/18/07, 7:35 PM

Replies: 68 Latency and You Views: 13,374 Posted By Elfan How did the data show this? Or was this a... How did the data show this? Or was this a separate observation?

Forum: Public Discussion 02/21/07, 11:40 PM

Replies: 90 Blizzard's Server Hardware Views: 40,748 Posted By Elfan There is a trade off between how much you can... There is a trade off between how much you can trust a client and the computational load on the servers. Its generally not feasible to have everything of interest done by the server. Certainly not...

Forum: News 12/04/06, 6:02 PM

Replies: 100 99 Problems but a Lich Ain't One Views: 21,307 Posted By Elfan Grats Jerks! Grats Jerks!

Forum: Public Discussion 10/24/06, 9:40 PM

Replies: 52 Everything you wanted to know about EJ but were afraid to ask Views: 11,081 Posted By Elfan At some point in time something similar happened... At some point in time something similar happened to me. Some magazine published a program called Wizfix that was basically a saved game editor. My dad drafted one of his younger brothers into...

Forum: Public Discussion 10/24/06, 2:27 PM

Replies: 52 Everything you wanted to know about EJ but were afraid to ask Views: 11,081 Posted By Elfan Which of the early Wizardry games did you... Which of the early Wizardry games did you play? I still have fond memories of "Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord" and "Knight of Diamonds" on the Apple II Plus.

Forum: News 10/24/06, 1:31 PM

Replies: 41 Sapphiron Views: 13,563 Posted By Elfan Goal!!! Goal!!!

Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/06, 8:52 PM

Replies: 100 Coup d'état Views: 15,036 Posted By Elfan Wasn't there anyother group with Qwest? Something... Wasn't there anyother group with Qwest? Something about Jokers or Jacks or somesuch. Not that it matters much anymore. So many random memories.

Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/06, 5:22 PM

Replies: 131 Server Turnover and the "Core" mentality in Average Guilds Views: 19,706 Posted By Elfan Maynard, I haven't played WoW in almost a year... Maynard, I haven't played WoW in almost a year but its something I put a lot of my life into so I still stop by in forums now and again. It's posts like yours that make that worth it. Two points to...

Forum: Public Discussion 09/25/06, 4:14 PM

Replies: 100 Coup d'état Views: 15,036 Posted By Elfan I am surprised by the lack of Alliance Mal'Ganis... I am surprised by the lack of Alliance Mal'Ganis drama represented in this thread. We were famous for it.

Forum: News 09/25/06, 11:16 AM

Replies: 60 EJ First! Views: 19,428 Posted By Elfan Grats! Grats!

Forum: News 07/05/06, 1:53 AM

Replies: 20 Hey! We have a front page again! Views: 8,612 Posted By Elfan Grats! Grats!

Forum: News 04/27/06, 11:05 AM

Replies: 44 C'Thun Views: 16,654 Posted By Elfan Grats! Grats!

Forum: Public Discussion 04/26/06, 8:15 PM

Replies: 26 Congrats on your future C'thun kill Views: 4,064 Posted By Elfan Fanboys? :blink: Fanboys? :blink:

Forum: Public Discussion 04/25/06, 10:38 PM

Replies: 111 Post your desktop Views: 14,366 Posted By Elfan Wait is that Fluxbox on MS Windows? Wait is that Fluxbox on MS Windows?

Forum: Public Discussion 04/25/06, 2:08 AM

Replies: 111 Post your desktop Views: 14,366 Posted By Elfan http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3475/desk7hz.pn... http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3475/desk7hz.png Geek title grab.

Forum: Public Discussion 03/09/06, 4:36 PM

Replies: 27 Princess Huhuran Views: 4,218 Posted By Elfan Heh, 255 would be a holdover from the 8bit days... Heh, 255 would be a holdover from the 8bit days (think the original Diablo). We don't store stuff in bytes anymore. Hell, most of the stuff I'm writing in game development these days stores stuff...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/09/06, 4:22 PM

Replies: 5 Threat and +Damage Debuffs Views: 1,763 Posted By Elfan Yeah I remember when the CoS/CoE theory was... Yeah I remember when the CoS/CoE theory was brought up a while ago but nothing seemed to come of it. Test Plan for 2 locks and a warrior: - Warrior smacks mob for X threat. - Warlock A slaps a curse...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/04/06, 6:20 PM

Replies: 41 Heal Cancel Mods and 1.10 Views: 4,689 Posted By Elfan Why couldn't you replace the old... Why couldn't you replace the old SpellStopCasting() call with MoveForward(1) or something similar?

Forum: Public Discussion 03/01/06, 5:47 PM

Replies: 362 Feral Druid Discussion Views: 50,036 Posted By Elfan A boss that has very high physical damage... A boss that has very high physical damage mitigation and has to be killed within a set time. Doesn't have unusual burst damage potential or AoE. Tangent: considering there is an entire instance of...

Forum: Public Discussion 03/01/06, 10:42 AM

Replies: 362 Feral Druid Discussion Views: 50,036 Posted By Elfan We had a lot of trouble getting Jin'do down, but... We had a lot of trouble getting Jin'do down, but when we tried having a druid tank it became "easymode". I know it is an isolated example but it is one where the druid tank is optimal; and for...

Forum: The Quotem Pole 02/28/06, 4:16 PM

Replies: 21 Twin Emps Strats Revealed Views: 27,607 Posted By Elfan I was surprised at first at how many people... I was surprised at first at how many people completely ignore me when I respond with "U U U U U U U U" and keep right on talking as if nothing's wrong. Then I reminded myself that they're lazy...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/06, 12:01 PM

Replies: 77 AQ Itemization Views: 6,214 Posted By Elfan Mmmm World Spawn Wednesdays with EJ, those were... Mmmm World Spawn Wednesdays with EJ, those were good times. Has alliance bothered to kill Ysondre yet?

Forum: The Quotem Pole 02/25/06, 9:44 PM

Replies: 21 Twin Emps Strats Revealed Views: 27,607 Posted By Elfan Next EJs is going to reveal the secret "Nef... Next EJs is going to reveal the secret "Nef spinazz" strat.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/24/06, 11:20 PM

Replies: 77 AQ Itemization Views: 6,214 Posted By Elfan I remember trying to get people to grab the few... I remember trying to get people to grab the few worthwhile pieces there months ago and everyone thought I was crazy. I ended up trying to see which bosses I could solo and it was a lot of fun.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/24/06, 10:22 AM

Replies: 19 Non-EJ ZG raids Views: 2,499 Posted By Elfan oh come on [/quote] Okay I remember what happens... oh come on [/quote] Okay I remember what happens when you open the Ark of the Covenant now. Stop laughing at me.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/24/06, 12:34 AM

Replies: 19 Non-EJ ZG raids Views: 2,499 Posted By Elfan I stared at it for a full minute trying to... I stared at it for a full minute trying to remember where it was from. Failed and now it won't get out of my mind. :-(

Forum: News 02/22/06, 9:33 PM

Replies: 12 EJ kills Onyxia. Twice. In the same day. Views: 6,203 Posted By Elfan Up next, 2 Fast, 2 Furious. Up next, 2 Fast, 2 Furious.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/22/06, 9:30 PM

Replies: 77 AQ Itemization Views: 6,214 Posted By Elfan You're still bitter about Doomhides? You're still bitter about Doomhides?

Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/06, 5:56 PM

Replies: 15 Chromaggus Views: 2,425 Posted By Elfan Thanks diospadre I thought it was something like... Thanks diospadre I thought it was something like that but never saw the change go live.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/06, 5:55 PM

Replies: 16 Terrorists Views: 1,700 Posted By Elfan I hope the other guilds realize that you don't... I hope the other guilds realize that you don't negotiate with terrorists, especially ones that aren't smart enough to realize that you need to threaten to behead a few gnomes before people will...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/06, 5:46 PM

Replies: 5 Wow Model Viewer Views: 4,008 Posted By Elfan http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html... http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html I assume the1.9.2v3 or whatever itemlist is what you wanted. http://www.curse-gaming.com/mod.php?addid=2090

Forum: Public Discussion 02/20/06, 5:41 PM

Replies: 15 Chromaggus Views: 2,425 Posted By Elfan Didn't Tigole claim that was fixed a while ago? Didn't Tigole claim that was fixed a while ago?

Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/06, 11:58 PM

Replies: 41 Making an album, need feedback Views: 6,080 Posted By Elfan First of all if you would encode it in ogg vorbis... First of all if you would encode it in ogg vorbis and off that too it would make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and love you forever. :wub: Random comments I had while listening. -Clocktower...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/16/06, 11:09 PM

Replies: 31 Oh my god Views: 3,138 Posted By Elfan Hey Personal Message darksword913 Hey ,... Hey Personal Message darksword913 Hey , February 14th, 2006 @ 4:20PM Group: Unauthorized Posts: 0 Joined: 02/12/06

Forum: Public Discussion 02/15/06, 5:30 PM

Replies: 31 Oh my god Views: 3,138 Posted By Elfan Awww it was nice goodbye mail. :-( Legato send... Awww it was nice goodbye mail. :-( Legato send me a reminder PM this weekend and I'll get the screen shots to you.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/15/06, 5:25 PM

Replies: 2,003 Post your UI. Views: 326,848 Posted By Elfan Newladin why don't you have the CTRA bars and the... Newladin why don't you have the CTRA bars and the default ones showing at the same time anymore?

Forum: News 02/15/06, 5:23 PM

Replies: 24 First Night in AQ40 Views: 5,513 Posted By Elfan Story of WoW's raid game. Grats! [/quote] So you... Story of WoW's raid game. Grats! [/quote] So you guys have gotten lots of venomous totems too, huh? [/quote] My super AoE arcane missile is even better. You can probably find exactly what Tigole...

Forum: News 02/15/06, 1:35 AM

Replies: 24 First Night in AQ40 Views: 5,513 Posted By Elfan Story of WoW's raid game. Grats! Story of WoW's raid game. Grats!

Forum: Public Discussion 02/15/06, 1:32 AM

Replies: 31 Oh my god Views: 3,138 Posted By Elfan -----Original Message----- From: ... -----Original Message----- From: <elfan@db-forge.com> To: Mkaymkay85@netscape.net Sent: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:28:03 -0500 Subject: mal goooonis > mal'ganis horde it too pro. stay out. its a trap. ...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/14/06, 11:04 AM

Replies: 37 Animated Avatars Views: 5,726 Posted By Elfan Like... Like this? http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/mob...ainstrider.html (http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/mob_orneryplainstrider.html) or...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/13/06, 11:34 PM

Replies: 66 AQ war effort thoughts Views: 4,244 Posted By Elfan The problem most people seem to run into with... The problem most people seem to run into with money is that sink expenses aren't stable. When everything is on farm status money slowly comes in even if all you do is raid, but when learning new...

Forum: Public Discussion 02/13/06, 7:54 PM

Replies: 16 Ventrilo workaround for Macintosh? Views: 3,492 Posted By Elfan Unix with a more intuitive UI than Linux/BSD and... Unix with a more intuitive UI than Linux/BSD and friends. OSX is pretty cool.

Forum: Public Discussion 02/13/06, 3:29 PM

Replies: 66 AQ war effort thoughts Views: 4,244 Posted By Elfan Is the 72 number empirically derived or something... Is the 72 number empirically derived or something you made up Slug? It would be interesting to see how performance scales with more people (linear, logarithmic, exponential or what not). I was...

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