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Forum: Public Discussion 07/10/10, 10:59 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,772
Posted By Talgog
This is why I think that the "at this time" stuff...

This is why I think that the "at this time" stuff is more generic corporate face saving than anything else. Completely independent from the negative publicity, this seems to establish that the amount...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/09/10, 1:59 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,772
Posted By Talgog
It really doesn't take that significant of a...

It really doesn't take that significant of a percentage to make the exchange unprofitable. A monthly subscription WoW account is worth probably twenty times the most optimistic ARPU for social...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/09/10, 1:21 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,772
Posted By Talgog
Meaning perceived or actual financial loss...

Meaning perceived or actual financial loss (and/or legal headaches) was quickly outstripping what anyone said this approach would actually be worth. Based on any social networking ARPU versus what we...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 9:31 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,772
Posted By Talgog
Actually no, they don't. As just one example,...

Actually no, they don't. As just one example, Facebook has ongoing significant legal problems with Germany in particular: Facebook in Germany: Minister Slams Site Over Privacy - TIME...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 8:52 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,772
Posted By Talgog
Problem with that is that such an approach does...

Problem with that is that such an approach does not work well outside the United States - particularly in Europe. Europe actively polices consumer contracts of all types and imposes large fines (in...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 1:04 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,772
Posted By Talgog
The complaints about those three services are...

The complaints about those three services are hardly scaremongering. Google Buzz had an outrageous privacy breech issue that could breech confidentiality ethics in a large number of professions and,...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 12:20 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,772
Posted By Talgog
Yeah, this has the effect of making any...

Yeah, this has the effect of making any username/password combination much easier to crack. It should still be very difficult if not impossible with an intelligently chosen password, but it's a...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 1:14 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 58,772
Posted By Talgog
To supplement this: I'm an attorney. I...

To supplement this:

I'm an attorney. I intentionally avoid having a Facebook account because the amount of reputational and ethical trouble you can get into on Facebook as an attorney is...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/02/10, 9:10 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
The Val'kyr are capital "S" Scourge, as it would...

The Val'kyr are capital "S" Scourge, as it would be. Review the quests in Storm Peaks and Svala in Utgarde Pinnacle. The Val'kyr are something created entirely by the Lich King and are volunteers.The...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/10, 10:39 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Moral relativism aside, people are putting in an...

Moral relativism aside, people are putting in an awful lot of effort to paint something gray that Blizzard has gone well out of their way to hang a black hat on. Setting aside for a moment that the...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/10, 10:42 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
She apparently wanted to loot Gilneas for slaves....

She apparently wanted to loot Gilneas for slaves. She's breaking out the nukes because things did not go as planned.

http://www.worldofraids.com/uploads/1277952154/gallery_11878_23_37141.jpg

So we...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/10, 10:25 AM
Replies: 10,771
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Posted By Talgog
Also found this on MMO, more Lich Queen...

Also found this on MMO, more Lich Queen backstabby. Also complete genocide:

Remember the "Forsaken can't procreate" thread?...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/01/10, 10:07 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Garrosh also has some...issues with Sylvanas. I...

Garrosh also has some...issues with Sylvanas. I suppose it depends if the next iteration in the story is going to be the triumphant return of the Horde to sanity or the new Lich Queen (hey, she...
Forum: Death Knights 12/15/09, 3:53 PM
Replies: 1,423
Views: 2,666,595
Posted By Talgog
None of the theories on armor penetration...

None of the theories on armor penetration stacking ever justified stacking it over strength when you were low. It only became something of a push at much higher amounts because of how the curve...
Forum: Death Knights 12/14/09, 3:38 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 707,108
Posted By Talgog
I'm pretty sure it's not possible to actually...

I'm pretty sure it's not possible to actually hard cap expertise for a DK tank without a very deliberate attempt at it to the expense of all else. The boss mob has 14% parry; at the soft cap where...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/11/09, 12:22 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Does anyone else want to bang their head on the...

Does anyone else want to bang their head on the desk at NPC stupidity with how you go about remaking Quel'Delar?

"Gee, we only made it out of high quality saronite (after we learned what that metal...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/10/09, 9:14 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Honestly, some people seem like they won't be...

Honestly, some people seem like they won't be happy unless they're playing Warhammer 40K where there is zero hope, you WILL be eaten/tortured to death/bombed from orbit because 5 people on your...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/10/09, 8:11 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 119,543
Posted By Talgog
This particular aspect seems to be buggy. I...

This particular aspect seems to be buggy. I randomed into AN twice yesterday a couple hours apart with complete PUG groups. The second one was empty. People have been reporting variations of this on...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/09/09, 8:21 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 119,543
Posted By Talgog
I'm curious as to other feedback on the teeth of...

I'm curious as to other feedback on the teeth of the LFG matchmaking. I'm most of the way to "Looking For Many" and I have yet to be grouped with a single person whose gear looks more than a fraction...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/09/09, 1:12 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,814
Posted By Talgog
Investing in something that's mass produced as a...

Investing in something that's mass produced as a byproduct isn't exactly a good strategy. Any miner has stacks and stacks of the stuff, meaning they can undercut at will because they just don't care...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/09/09, 12:45 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
You arrive as he's locked up with Jaina with...

You arrive as he's locked up with Jaina with Frostmourne on stave/ice barrier. He's at 20.5/27m HP, Jaina is at 5% and about to die. You pile in there and can attack him for around 10 seconds. Then...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/09/09, 10:57 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
I'd say that the Halls of Reflection gives hope...

I'd say that the Halls of Reflection gives hope that Blizzard can do a cinematic, epic raid encounter for the Lich King.
Forum: Public Discussion 12/09/09, 10:43 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 119,543
Posted By Talgog
The scaling in the chained Icecrown 5-mans is a...

The scaling in the chained Icecrown 5-mans is a bit of a shock. I went in with dungeon finder group that were all ~ T9ish and competent, with a very well geared bear tank. We easily steamrolled the...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/04/09, 12:46 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
There's another way to read those clips....

There's another way to read those clips.

Alliance lands.
Deathbringer Saurfang is there as a corpse.
Overlord Saurfang lands alone.
Varian lets Overlord proceed.
Deathbringer wakes up.
Deathbringer...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/14/09, 1:20 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
I like Jaina's nightmare much more than any of...

I like Jaina's nightmare much more than any of those options.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/07/09, 12:55 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
The Scarlet Onslaught line in Icecrown wasn't...

The Scarlet Onslaught line in Icecrown wasn't enough for you? The Ebon Blade clearly is going way overboard there because of specific hatred for the faction. There are other instances as well, but...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/09, 2:14 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Chronological suspension of disbelief. Killing...

Chronological suspension of disbelief. Killing the Tauran is part of the bioweapon project that culminates at the Wrathgate. Orcs are put there because of what happened at the Wrathgate.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/09, 10:24 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
That map also looks like a madcap escape...

That map also looks like a madcap escape situation. The blue room has two bosses - Falric and Marwyn - and the green chamber that looks like a dias room has an opening that leads to you moving along...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/02/09, 10:15 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Honestly, the Forsaken are getting off light....

Honestly, the Forsaken are getting off light. They killed Kok'run and wanted to to kill everyone else. I don't see this as being mean or requiring Garrosh at all. The orcs say as much - "Yeah, it's a...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/01/09, 11:46 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Or Jaina dies and the Lich King uses...

Or Jaina dies and the Lich King uses proximity/Frostmourne to reassert domination over Sylvanas instead of a garden variety capture. I can't really picture Sylvanas letting herself be taken prisoner.
Forum: Public Discussion 09/30/09, 11:34 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
It's pretty clear from the Cataclysm lore that...

It's pretty clear from the Cataclysm lore that Sylvanas is going to make it. Unless there's a timeline gap there that we don't know about yet, but that seems really unlikely. And in terms of...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/09, 8:22 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Not to mention it's somewhat rocks for brains....

Not to mention it's somewhat rocks for brains. Attacking a bunch of werewolves who were reknowned for their strength *before* turning into flesh-rending hulks sounds like a fantastic idea....
Forum: Public Discussion 08/25/09, 1:12 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Second the idea of Sylvanas' true self coming out...

Second the idea of Sylvanas' true self coming out in public once she can't use Arthas for all the blame and justification of her actions any more.

All Horde players know that Plague Mk. II was...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/24/09, 11:45 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Yeah, Kael was always royally pissed off about...

Yeah, Kael was always royally pissed off about being on the bad end of that love triangle.



All things considered, Jaina *should* feel bad for just walking out on Stratholme as opposed to either...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/09, 9:25 PM
Replies: 326
Views: 84,886
Posted By Talgog
It's probably being done precisely because gear...

It's probably being done precisely because gear has gotten so jammed with stats.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/09, 3:19 PM
Replies: 326
Views: 84,886
Posted By Talgog
Creative use of Cataclysm - basically eradicating...

Creative use of Cataclysm - basically eradicating all of the notorious death march zones as they currently exist. Ashenvale, Darkshore, Barrens all get crunched.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/09, 3:08 PM
Replies: 326
Views: 84,886
Posted By Talgog
Goblins to Horde; worgen from Gilneas to...

Goblins to Horde; worgen from Gilneas to alliance. Cow paladin.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/21/09, 8:38 AM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,814
Posted By Talgog
They don't take kindly to it. I refuse to do...

They don't take kindly to it. I refuse to do business with anyone who demands a significant fixed fee and based on abuse I've seen in trade chat, that's the universal attitude unless someone has...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/19/09, 6:52 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
It's never been necessary for the entire race to...

It's never been necessary for the entire race to join for a race to be playable under a faction. The trolls and dwarves are explictly clans of the race and the humans and orcs have large numbers of...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/18/09, 5:07 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
It's a lot of work, yes, but if they've had this...

It's a lot of work, yes, but if they've had this down for a while, they've had a lot of time to get on it. No one is ever going to convince me that the Stormwind overhaul wasn't at least partly an...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/15/09, 12:25 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Azshara isn't xenophobic. She wants to kill...

Azshara isn't xenophobic. She wants to kill everyone equally.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/09, 10:02 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Billions of dollars in revenue with no end in...

Billions of dollars in revenue with no end in sight.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/14/09, 8:07 AM
Replies: 621
Views: 266,450
Posted By Talgog
3.3 is obviously going to be paced off Cataclysm....

3.3 is obviously going to be paced off Cataclysm. I think it's a safe bet given the Burning Crusade and Wrath expansion release timelines that Cataclysm will be released a year and a couple months...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/13/09, 3:57 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Worgen are still alive. The Forsaken are Scourge....

Worgen are still alive. The Forsaken are Scourge. So it's the difference between sentient other species and abominable construct. To be blunt, it's easier to hug a dog than something that has maggots...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/11/09, 4:34 PM
Replies: 660
Views: 245,953
Posted By Talgog
The 219 change was a specific intentional hotfix,...

The 219 change was a specific intentional hotfix, which is why people had to dump their caches to see them, and it screwed up all the third-party databases.

I don't know if it's across all the...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/11/09, 1:21 PM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Most of that isn't going to help when you...

Most of that isn't going to help when you consider what's defending the place. It's certainly the hardest-to-attack, best-manned base on the ground anywhere in Northrend. The only real logical gap is...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/11/09, 11:18 AM
Replies: 10,771
Views: 2,450,736
Posted By Talgog
Shadow Vault is under constant attack. But it's...

Shadow Vault is under constant attack. But it's indestructable (living Saronite), unapproachable due to location, and defended by the Ebon Blade doing a 300 routine at the only stairway in.

It's...
Forum: The Dung Heap 08/11/09, 12:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,627
Posted By Talgog
The new five-man gear is extremely well designed...

The new five-man gear is extremely well designed and there's something for almost every slot. The 5-man heroic weapons in particular are flat-out better than anything in Naxx except Betrayer of...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/10/09, 6:46 PM
Replies: 660
Views: 245,953
Posted By Talgog
Delete your cache folder. They are 219 weapons.

Delete your cache folder. They are 219 weapons.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/07/09, 7:15 PM
Replies: 2,072
Views: 1,158,814
Posted By Talgog
Two things here: 1. Have you had any experience...

Two things here:

1. Have you had any experience with real financial markets? John Maynard Keynes said that "the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent" and that was decades...
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