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Forum: News 12/06/08, 10:45 AM
Replies: 455
Views: 29,608
Posted By Viator
I have taken the quiz, proudly.

I have taken the quiz, proudly.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/27/07, 2:06 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,328
Posted By Viator
Absolutely. More importantly there's not a single...

Absolutely. More importantly there's not a single game in development right now that wouldn't kill for 500k steady subscribers; that's an unmitigated success. I'd be shocked if anyone is thinking...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/27/07, 1:35 PM
Replies: 1,172
Views: 259,328
Posted By Viator
It should be noted that "unseating WoW" is the...

It should be noted that "unseating WoW" is the wrong argument because it's based on something most companies realize they can't do. An MMO can be imminently successful with very few subscriptions...
Forum: Player vs. Player 12/27/07, 1:03 PM
Replies: 344
Views: 61,249
Posted By Viator
Guild Wars. And the thing that's struck me about...

Guild Wars. And the thing that's struck me about all of this, the arenas, the "e-sport" acceptance, tournaments, and especially the rumored premade spec as much as you want when you want server is...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/26/07, 8:52 AM
Replies: 175
Views: 32,449
Posted By Viator
Combat. I know it was touched on but unless...

Combat. I know it was touched on but unless you've played a lot of MMOs you won't see how good WoW's is in comparison. At base it's still the autoattack/press '1' when cooldown is up style that's...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/18/07, 9:02 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 21,303
Posted By Viator
One can see the variety of play which WoW offers...

One can see the variety of play which WoW offers just from these responses. Some say too easy, some too hard.

With that said there are a LOT of MMOs out there now. This isn't even 2004 where you had...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/20/07, 9:36 AM
Replies: 797
Views: 213,358
Posted By Viator
This is likely going to delay Sunwell and then...

This is likely going to delay Sunwell and then the expansion, albeit in a roundabout fashion. I can't imagine that they want another short raid -> xpac period like they did with Naxx and BC.

Eh,...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/14/07, 2:43 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,560
Posted By Viator
Whoopsy! That'll teach me to actually work when...

Whoopsy!

That'll teach me to actually work when I'm in the office.

Even still, losing the 3% to hit from Resto seems too big to lose to me in comparison. I'm also a horrible twister. :(
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/14/07, 2:34 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,560
Posted By Viator
I know a lot of people are intrigued by the...

I know a lot of people are intrigued by the possibilities of Elemental Devastation with the coming changes. Are we able to project out what sort of damage boost we're looking at if you went 18/43 or...
Forum: Class Mechanics 08/14/07, 1:37 PM
Replies: 8,574
Views: 2,704,560
Posted By Viator
That's part of the reason I'm so interested in...

That's part of the reason I'm so interested in seeing how the coming changes affect things. On the one hand, 18 elemental may be sustainable. On the other you still have all of those intangibles. For...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/09/07, 2:28 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,211
Posted By Viator
That's extremely important. If you peel back the...

That's extremely important. If you peel back the layers of game and get to the world politics and self-policing by the players take over. It almost self regulates.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/07, 2:32 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,211
Posted By Viator
I like the teaser on 1up about Inscription. That...

I like the teaser on 1up about Inscription. That could be very interesting.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/07, 2:19 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,211
Posted By Viator
See I loved levelling with my guild. It let me...

See I loved levelling with my guild. It let me get in touch with the newer members on a smaller basis and reconnect with folks that had become a little less personal over the raiding cycle. I think...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/07, 2:11 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,211
Posted By Viator
I'm not going to dwell on this since it's not...

I'm not going to dwell on this since it's not germane to the facts first argument but why? The people most worried about their gear being trivialized are so far from the majority it's not a factor....
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/07, 2:00 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,211
Posted By Viator
Absolutely not. You're welcome to find any post,...

Absolutely not. You're welcome to find any post, ever, I've made implying that. I believe I'm the one usually advocating for difference. I'm merely pointing out that one probably shouldn't be...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/07, 1:52 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,211
Posted By Viator
At what point has an MMO done anything...

At what point has an MMO done anything differently though? It's not as though this is some sort of new thing. Diku's release game, raid, raise cap, raid, raise cap, raid, etc, etc. That's the game....
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/07, 1:02 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,211
Posted By Viator
He already tried and failed. There's a reason...

He already tried and failed. There's a reason there's never been a licensed LOTR setting for D&D
Forum: Public Discussion 08/03/07, 12:40 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,211
Posted By Viator
Well, shut my mouth. I figured Northrend yes but...

Well, shut my mouth. I figured Northrend yes but Death Knight never in a million years. They're reasonably cool but they also scream fanboy wet dream. I stand corrected.

Now I'm curious as to when...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/25/07, 5:12 PM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
I'm not comfortable saying that at all. If you...

I'm not comfortable saying that at all.

If you watch the arc of WoW's development it becomes clear that WoW wants things to be as even as possible. With a true, free for all pvp game with expanding...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/25/07, 12:39 PM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
Well the problem with Auto Assault was that it...

Well the problem with Auto Assault was that it wasn't what it advertised to be. All they had to do was make Twisted Metal or Car Wars writ large. What they did instead was take standard EQ/WoW style...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/25/07, 11:45 AM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
I absolutely think this is germane to the topic...

I absolutely think this is germane to the topic of Blizzcon because whatever they do with WoW has to be seen in the larger context of the MMO market as a whole.

Nobody in their right mind is going...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/24/07, 5:01 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,309
Posted By Viator
Sounds almost precisely like my wife. Prior to...

Sounds almost precisely like my wife. Prior to WoW she literally hadn't playd a game since the original Super Mario Bros. On the NES. In 1986. She gets frustrated with her lock because there's simply...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/24/07, 4:58 PM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
I absolutely disagree with that. There's...

I absolutely disagree with that. There's extremely little that's innovative or new about WoW. Blizzard's strength is its polish and the integration of many elements from other games. That's not a...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/24/07, 11:46 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,309
Posted By Viator
That would be them, yep, but I don't want to...

That would be them, yep, but I don't want to focus much on them, specifically. That would come too close to the guild drama carried into the forums rule. Rather it was to illustrate that I've seen...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/24/07, 11:29 AM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
I figure they're going to do the smart thing...

I figure they're going to do the smart thing which is corner the market on the raiding for the masses they've created. If they went the WAR route with moving borders and besieged capitals it would...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/24/07, 7:16 AM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
I absolutely think they're planning their next...

I absolutely think they're planning their next WoW killer the same way I think they're hard at work on the expansion and are silent about it. The question with Blizzard isn't IF they're going to...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/23/07, 7:12 PM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
The problem with comparing WoW to the RTS games...

The problem with comparing WoW to the RTS games is that the MMO market operates by different rules. To have a sustained market penetration you have to keep churning out the content; I work on one of...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/23/07, 5:49 PM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
Everyone better hope that's not the case as far...

Everyone better hope that's not the case as far as SC2 before the next expansion. WoW is still an absolute behemoth but it's slowly losing the zeitgeist. I don't mean at all that something's going to...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/22/07, 10:47 PM
Replies: 585
Views: 101,961
Posted By Viator
Dev cycles are long and I'd wager dollars to...

Dev cycles are long and I'd wager dollars to donuts that the next expansion is well underway. Probably not for a January release but for early Spring? Absolutely. I think the main reason why...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/21/07, 10:24 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 18,558
Posted By Viator
We had the melee pop the Insane Strength potions...

We had the melee pop the Insane Strength potions when I popped Heroism on Gruul last night. It entered ludicrous speed levels of damage when they were both chugging at the same time. I'm generally a...
Forum: Class Mechanics 07/17/07, 12:48 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 56,417
Posted By Viator
I've found that when I place top 5 there's a...

I've found that when I place top 5 there's a certain element of luck involved as to which hand procs, say, a dual Windfury crit streak. Barring that your gear's not bad and you have a grasp on the...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/02/07, 7:16 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,309
Posted By Viator
Absolutely we typified the social raiding guild....

Absolutely we typified the social raiding guild. I brought it up to illustrate why I think casual/social raiders are casual/social because it most certainly isn't playtime or farming and only MAYBE...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/07, 9:26 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,309
Posted By Viator
Let me put two things out there for you. One,...

Let me put two things out there for you.

One, and this is something Dakous might remember, I was in a guild called The Elites back on Lothar from release to about a year in. While remembering to...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/07, 9:58 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,309
Posted By Viator
Incidentally, we decided to pop into TK last...

Incidentally, we decided to pop into TK last night. That trash is... oh man. Brutal. No Void Reaver kill, alas.
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/07, 9:47 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,309
Posted By Viator
By casual I mean the vast majority of players who...

By casual I mean the vast majority of players who either never get a level 70 or get to 70 and run a couple five mans. If you even know about this site you're neither in the majority or casual. If...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/07, 12:53 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,309
Posted By Viator
Sure, don't get me wrong there. I'm in a casual...

Sure, don't get me wrong there. I'm in a casual raiding guild. I put raiding in quotation marks to denote what alot of people were talking about in this particular thread. Raiding guilds are...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/07, 6:33 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,309
Posted By Viator
The difference is simple: are you willing to get...

The difference is simple: are you willing to get on Vent and tell the housewife who does just fine in Karazhan that being outdpsed by dead rogues on Gruul excludes her from future raids? Will you...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/16/07, 9:32 AM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
I don't know. I do pretty well on the meters...

I don't know. I do pretty well on the meters (consistently top five, usually top three) even while tossing out some heals. We had our second Maulgar kill last night, for example, and I was chucking...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/15/07, 11:43 PM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
I just blew dkp on Maulgar's Warhelm since I keep...

I just blew dkp on Maulgar's Warhelm since I keep getting outrolled on my T4 but the Cyclone helm really is a nice piece. More AP than Maulgar's (at five less iLevels) and the +12 strength on SoE....
Forum: Public Discussion 06/15/07, 11:40 PM
Replies: 503
Views: 105,457
Posted By Viator
I was getting Hurtfuls at position three. The...

I was getting Hurtfuls at position three. The weird thing (beyond getting them at all) was that it wasn't consistent. The OT would be taking them and then WHAM I'm dead. I think there's definitely...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/14/07, 12:26 AM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
Yeah, I can see that argument. Plus there's no...

Yeah, I can see that argument. Plus there's no guarantee SS is going to be up with rogues and my Poison Vial eating charges. I just wrapped up a Karazhan clear and actually led with flamestrike; my...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 7:25 PM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
Out of curiosity why this instead...

Out of curiosity why this instead of:

Stormstrike, Earth, wait, Flame, wait, Stormstrike, Earth, repeat?
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/13/07, 8:56 AM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
Essentially my rotation is to Flame Shock when SS...

Essentially my rotation is to Flame Shock when SS isn't on the mob with an extra FS for the dot/mana efficiency. ES only feels worth it to me when the +20% nature debuff is up. If I weren't the only...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/10/07, 10:54 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 67,609
Posted By Viator
Even though it's not been mentioned can someone...

Even though it's not been mentioned can someone check and see if certain dranei mounts have been resized? I picked up my Alterac ram yesterday and I look ridiculous. I don't think my manhood can take...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/09/07, 10:23 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,666
Posted By Viator
I've got to say that running around and...

I've got to say that running around and inspecting random Alliance shamans all the time is pretty depressing. Enhancement with a mix of healing, melee and +damage gear. Consistently. There are a TON...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/09/07, 10:45 AM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
I read it that haste scales well IF you have two...

I read it that haste scales well IF you have two slow weapons and IF they're roughly the same speed. My offhand's not eating any more procs if they're both sped up to 1.8 instead of 2.6 and they're...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/26/07, 10:16 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 19,358
Posted By Viator
Congress just passed anti-spam legislation a few...

Congress just passed anti-spam legislation a few days ago. I don't know if the executive signed it into law but the timing may be deliberate. Of course I don't know if the bill only involves email...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/24/07, 5:38 PM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
I'm too poor to respec so just heal as...

I'm too poor to respec so just heal as enhancement. I think they're confused when I stormstrike them in my healing gear.

I didn't get firm numbers and was slack about my SWS resets but my dps...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/23/07, 1:29 PM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
Don't get me wrong here. I'd rather get a dps...

Don't get me wrong here. I'd rather get a dps boost AND managable aggro. Given the choice between having my dps drop some while still being pretty damned useful and being a stain I'll take the former...
Forum: Class Mechanics 05/23/07, 11:34 AM
Replies: 1,355
Views: 182,057
Posted By Viator
We didn't get to raid because Kul Tiras was (and...

We didn't get to raid because Kul Tiras was (and still is) borked but in the time I've played the damage is far less spiky which is a really good thing in my book. While I was absolutely a whore for...
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