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Forum: Public Discussion 10/20/12, 12:29 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
That was a known fact (demons as magic-eating...

That was a known fact (demons as magic-eating junkies) for a long time. That was the original motivator for the Legion in fact : invade worlds to devour their magic.
Forum: Public Discussion 10/20/12, 6:05 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Meanwhile, MMO Champion has datamined some...

Meanwhile, MMO Champion has datamined some interesting dialogues (http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2975-Mists-of-Pandaria-Pets-Patch-5-1-Captions-Blue-Posts-AskMrRobot-Updated-TCG-Art).

There's...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/02/12, 4:12 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
I would have said "we'll know more in august"...

I would have said "we'll know more in august" when the book about Jaina comes out (Aug 28th), but there's a non-zero probability that Mists might be released before.
Forum: Public Discussion 04/01/12, 11:52 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Shattering her confidence and calm might require...

Shattering her confidence and calm might require nothing more than a botched spell.

People don't see Jaina going nuclear. What if she didn't think it was going to be nuclear? She thinks she's found...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/12, 5:53 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
Next book is about Jaina, so that's not it....

Next book is about Jaina, so that's not it. Unless it features rather prominently a horde PoV as well.

Considering it's Christie Golden who's writing the chapter and verse on Jaina's evolution, I do...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/20/12, 5:41 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
So, we'll have to watch very carefully the...

So, we'll have to watch very carefully the storyline to see who appears to be the horde Hero.

Thrall won't be stepping back as Warchief anytime soon. He has accepted his responsibilities as top...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/19/12, 8:29 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Ok, so the press NDA for Mists of Pandaria (which...

Ok, so the press NDA for Mists of Pandaria (which appears to lift before we set foot on the continent, anyway) is lifted.

Besides the fact that I think they're introducing waaay too many new races,...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/02/11, 4:15 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
I don't think it's a permanent loss. Or, at...

I don't think it's a permanent loss. Or, at least, not an involuntary permanent loss. The aspects are apparently fully empowered (if exhausted) until Alextrasza gives her speech about "seeing through...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/23/11, 10:38 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
The answer is, of course, both. The way to do...

The answer is, of course, both.

The way to do that is to segue upon the fact that we're fighting to grab the resources of Pandaria. So you can have the final showdown occur in, say, a Mogu...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/10/11, 5:36 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Most of Christie Golden's book on Go'El (sorry,...

Most of Christie Golden's book on Go'El (sorry, Thrall) deals with our big shaman reaching out to Nozdormu and essentially teaching him how to pull himself back together.

Nozdormu exist across all...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/23/11, 4:08 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Apparently, the Gamescon info...

Apparently, the Gamescon info (http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2423-Gamescom-Patch-4.3-Interviews-Blue-Posts-Fan-Art-Comics) concurs. The 4.3 raid is "smaller than Ulduar". And we might fight...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/17/11, 5:45 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
I'm not even sure there IS a 4.4 theme. We had...

I'm not even sure there IS a 4.4 theme. We had pretty much two villains around: the Twilight Cult, and Neltahrion/Deathwing. The whole Azshara/Naga/Old God part got scuttled (and Chilton even admits...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/17/11, 10:39 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Well, Tom Chilton just revealed at Gamescon that...

Well, Tom Chilton just revealed at Gamescon that next patch is where Deathwing meets his well-deserved fate. Which, barring a late Old-god whackout (which appears unlikely, since we haven't even seen...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/27/11, 7:35 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
If you remember the leaked timeline that did cost...

If you remember the leaked timeline that did cost one asian Blizzard director his job, then you'll remember that WoW 5x was pegged as Q2 2012, not Q4 2012.

So yes, that's the plan. Or that, at least...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/21/11, 6:57 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Actually, I'm not. Really. Think about it....

Actually, I'm not.

Really.

Think about it. You're in age, time to get some babies. You lay down...

... a hundred to two hundred eggs. From which about two, maybe three will survive to adulthood,...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/20/11, 3:31 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Is it? Dragons appear to be profligate...

Is it?

Dragons appear to be profligate breeders.

Most species can be put in two main camps when we regard offspring. Some species (r-selectives) have hundreds of offspring over time. They spawn...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/11/11, 10:13 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Those limits... are mostly cultural. We like to...

Those limits... are mostly cultural.

We like to think of our morals as "universal", but that's been one of the most elastic and variable part of our cultural baggage. Go read some texts like the...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/10/11, 11:12 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
There's three good reasons why Gearscore is...

There's three good reasons why Gearscore is "dead".

- item budget has been homogenized across item rarity. i.e. an ilvl X green is equal to an ilvl X blue is equal to an ilvl X purple; assuming...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/06/11, 9:14 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Just because you happen to disagree with...

Just because you happen to disagree with someone's conclusion or methods doesn't mean he's particularly insane.

Notably when facing non-human intellects, there's about only one "test" of sanity. Is...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/05/11, 11:35 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Sometimes, I'm reminded of Vernor Vinge's A Fire...

Sometimes, I'm reminded of Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep. It features Transcendental Powers that are essentially un-imaginable. In it, the bad guy is "so petty and banal that even creatures...
Forum: Public Discussion 01/03/11, 11:18 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
This version is probably no longer fully canon,...

This version is probably no longer fully canon, as later revelations (notably direct from Titan archives, as opposed to a mythological book) give a different version of the creation stories.

In the...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/03/10, 1:24 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
And this is an interesting thing to see. You...

And this is an interesting thing to see.

You find little tidbits here and there that suggest or even show that things change in Azeroth. Technologies explode on the scene and take over.

And that's...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/03/10, 9:14 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Actually, the quest line involves you siphoning...

Actually, the quest line involves you siphoning off the pools of oil that lie there rather than cleaning the wolves and birds. However, the nearby rebellious robots have dispatched cleanup robots...
Forum: Public Discussion 11/15/10, 7:16 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Hmmm, actually, 525 is the cap (current cap is...

Hmmm, actually, 525 is the cap (current cap is 450, add 75 = 525). The "normal" end range for skilling is 500 (which is what you will probably need for the next expansion).
Forum: Public Discussion 11/05/10, 1:54 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
You can do that later; Darkmoon Faire isn't going...

You can do that later; Darkmoon Faire isn't going away.

If you have Librams/Pristine Black Diamonds, it's time to cash in within the next 4 weeks. That is the real chokepoint for the hopeful...
Forum: Public Discussion 10/31/10, 6:59 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
You really do need a completely lost tribe,...

You really do need a completely lost tribe, popping out of nothing, at this point.

The only non-horde aligned Tauren tribe (and by horde-aligned, I mean "has sworn indefectible loyalty to") are the...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/30/10, 1:55 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
Cataclysm. The guild xp and everything else...

Cataclysm. The guild xp and everything else related goes in with the expansion, and is not enabled in 4.0.1.
Forum: Public Discussion 08/12/10, 9:04 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
That's to be expected. Shoggoths (with added 'h')...

That's to be expected. Shoggoths (with added 'h') were Elder gods constructs, employed in various engineering tasks.

(of course the Shoggoths are amorphous tar-like blobs, not ammonite-headed...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/24/10, 4:20 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
It might be construed as a (un)subtle reminder...

It might be construed as a (un)subtle reminder that we're not dealing with gods/godlike characters here. That, as big a figure as they are, they can be stabbed in the back by any assassin - if he can...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/08/10, 7:51 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
Apparently, Mark "Facebook" Zukerberg... you...

Apparently, Mark "Facebook" Zukerberg... you know, the guy at the other end of the Activision-Facebook deal, believes so (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127374523). To...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 7:01 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
There's none. It's french law, the french is the...

There's none. It's french law, the french is the official language, and thus it's not translated. Only things that go at the european level have to be translated officially.

You missed one bit. In...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/07/10, 8:02 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Going to synthetise the various replies. I've...

Going to synthetise the various replies. I've quoted and replied as the rest of the thread warrants.

Exactly. The only way the forum RealId would work as an anti-troll measure would be... if it...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/06/10, 5:28 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
There's probably also a number of other sticky...

There's probably also a number of other sticky issues regarding EU. Notably Blizzard's HQ there, in France - France has relatively strong laws regarding personal information and disclosure thereof...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/03/10, 12:41 PM
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Posted By Ukerric
That's the new retconned lore, yes. Pre-cata:...

That's the new retconned lore, yes.

Pre-cata: Worgen were extradimensional/outerplanar beings, invoked as help against the scourge. With a curse spreading around once they crossed over. A few arcane...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/02/10, 5:45 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
No one, absolutely no one (except a few of the...

No one, absolutely no one (except a few of the most bizarre insane individuals) believe that they are evil. In almost all cases, they believe their will and desires trump everyone else's will and...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/25/10, 4:53 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
The Gilneas questlines (and Sylvanas' dialogue...

The Gilneas questlines (and Sylvanas' dialogue behind the orc's back) however, clearly imply that the only crime the RAS committed, in Sylvanas' eyes, was being under Varimathras and betraying...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/24/10, 6:26 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Their goal is to annihilate everything not them....

Their goal is to annihilate everything not them. Not just the Scourge.

(although we can assume any "personnal" experience from an Alliance character is tainted, you will have a serious confirmation...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/21/10, 11:01 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
*redundant*

*redundant*
Forum: Public Discussion 06/07/10, 5:09 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
I think the obvious "use" of that BG is a...

I think the obvious "use" of that BG is a replacement for the Eye of the Storm one. Get a mine cart filled with diamonds, push it to one of the 4 lifts to claim it.

(unlike the EoS flag, your mine...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/31/10, 7:12 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
The Fall of the Aspects has been a general theme...

The Fall of the Aspects has been a general theme in WoW for some time. It's not that uncommon in fantasy; after all, J.R.R himself set it up in the LOTR Trilogy which deals with the end of the old...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/25/10, 8:16 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Note that, unless they also add a portal in...

Note that, unless they also add a portal in Org/SW that gets you to Dalaran, you are still better off staying bound in Dalaran. Dalaran gives you access, should you need it, to all of Northrend, all...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/25/10, 7:47 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 47,625
Posted By Ukerric
The question may be moot anyway. For one,...

The question may be moot anyway.

For one, remember that the achievements will be common. There won't be a "Sulfurized - 10 man" for those who do 10-man Sulfuron Keep vs the 25-man one, there will be...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/21/10, 7:41 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Those probably got slaughtered by Retcon. A...

Those probably got slaughtered by Retcon. A potent boss, that one. He knows no pity or remorse at gutting a storyline.

Which is starting to get tiresome. I don't mind - that much - having a slightly...
Forum: Public Discussion 05/08/10, 8:39 AM
Replies: 374
Views: 75,324
Posted By Ukerric
Humans are hardwired on a progressive scale by a...

Humans are hardwired on a progressive scale by a power of 3 with 4 levels. There's the basic 5-6 man groups which is your inner core - the people you turn to in case of emotional distress (family,...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/27/10, 9:54 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
I expect a much larger valor cost. Much, much...

I expect a much larger valor cost. Much, much larger. In the thousands/ten of thousands range...

Noticed the little paragraph about converting PvE and PvP points to each other at a loss? I expect...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/21/10, 5:30 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
I would even go to say that "progress" should be...

I would even go to say that "progress" should be defined as "things that allow your guild to progress".

Namely, things that provide your guild with a source of equipment improves (within the 10/25...
Forum: Public Discussion 04/14/10, 6:58 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
Seeing as how it's apparently the first (or one...

Seeing as how it's apparently the first (or one of the first two) zone of the expansion, it's almost certain this heavy phased/lore model is going to be general across Cataclysm.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/09/10, 1:15 PM
Replies: 228
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Posted By Ukerric
The fact that it's a hack, and Ghostcrawler...

The fact that it's a hack, and Ghostcrawler implies that he'll finish fixing it later pretty much disproves that theory, I think.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/03/10, 6:47 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
We keep picking on the explanation because it...

We keep picking on the explanation because it doesn't hold water. The "Arthas kept the scourge in check" argument is horribly weak in itself. It's as hokey as most of the other explanations we keep...
Forum: Public Discussion 12/29/09, 4:05 AM
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Posted By Ukerric
"Bow to me, or I push this button" "You would...

"Bow to me, or I push this button"

"You would die if you do so"

"If I can't rule, what's my life worth?"
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