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Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/27/07, 7:08 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 38,885
Posted By Dakous
Fairly ironic that a lot of posters like above...

Fairly ironic that a lot of posters like above are posting a "You glossed over..." retort that, uh, glosses over that to which they're retorting.
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/25/07, 7:05 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 38,885
Posted By Dakous
If I donate $15, will "I think this works, I just...

If I donate $15, will "I think this works, I just did bug fixes" be differentiated from "I added a bunch of features, it might work or it might explode" in WAU? If so, and I can easily use my credit...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/25/07, 8:04 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 38,885
Posted By Dakous
Yes, it's terribly demanding that someone...

Yes, it's terribly demanding that someone differentiate between their manic jam coding sessions and their sober bug fix coding sessions. But hey - since money is the issue - I have my credit card out...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/21/07, 7:15 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,441
Posted By Dakous
I was tempted to throw in a "Best practices" bit...

I was tempted to throw in a "Best practices" bit somewhere in the post, but really this is what I was fishing for -



I was also interested that there's a Singlish guild on a US server! I played...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/20/07, 7:26 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,441
Posted By Dakous
Multiple language guilds

After an experience a week or so ago, I became very curious on a subject that's probably more prevalent in European realms then US, but I thought I'd throw this out here, and if it's too far afield,...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/20/07, 8:29 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 38,885
Posted By Dakous
Then try reading a post. And, you'll notice,...

Then try reading a post.



And, you'll notice, no one is complaining about a lack of support for wowace mods. No one is complaining that one time, they updated Cartographer, and their wow crashed....
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/19/07, 7:53 AM
Replies: 274
Views: 38,885
Posted By Dakous
What is substantially different between a tag and...

What is substantially different between a tag and a flag? Thanks. Sorry I'm old.



Almost no one does this, making your entire rhetoric irrelevant. I appreciate the "It's beta! Only try it out if...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 09/18/07, 7:50 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 38,885
Posted By Dakous
This and related sentiments are fine in theory,...

This and related sentiments are fine in theory, but in practice, the SVN is simply too appealing versus the alternatives; and the stable flag which I hadn't heard of until today... yeah. Truthfully,...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/06/07, 8:48 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 27,878
Posted By Dakous
You missed the quoted text. Players - in previous...

You missed the quoted text. Players - in previous populations, approximately 10%, that is, an amount not wholly disproportionate from hardcore raiders - in direct contradiction to your supposition,...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/06/07, 7:15 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 21,548
Posted By Dakous
I liked the battleplans, and regular...

I liked the battleplans, and regular communication would be great. I also liked (and said at the time) every Tigole interview, ever (omg, creepy ~). There are repeated studies where purely textual...
Forum: Public Discussion 09/06/07, 6:57 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 27,878
Posted By Dakous
... to disagree, again: Players Who Suit MUDs...

... to disagree, again: Players Who Suit MUDs (http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v1/bartle.html)...



(emphasis mine)

The problem may lie somewhere here:
Forum: Public Discussion 09/05/07, 7:53 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,468
Posted By Dakous
In no particular order (yes, I realize some are...

In no particular order (yes, I realize some are PVP, some are not), consider being Horde on the following realms:

WowJutsu: World of Warcraft Guild Rankings: Blackwing Lair...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/31/07, 6:33 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 27,878
Posted By Dakous
City of Heroes's Statesman, years ago, revealed...

City of Heroes's Statesman, years ago, revealed that the percentage was in the single digits (percentage wise) for that game, there's no compelling reason to believe it is otherwise for WoW. A...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/28/07, 9:51 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 8,270
Posted By Dakous
The anonymous rep flaming isn't unique. I posted...

The anonymous rep flaming isn't unique. I posted a minor lore bit in the expansion thread using my best recollection/understanding of having actually read the books (and said as much) and got three...
Forum: Player vs. Player 08/16/07, 9:06 PM
Replies: 254
Views: 31,985
Posted By Dakous
As a hypothetical (and if this was in the middle...

As a hypothetical (and if this was in the middle of the thread, I apologize), would requiring 70% games played for the joining week from players of teams older then two Tuesdays (and scaling it down...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/08/07, 7:38 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,165
Posted By Dakous
Each of the dragonflight/Aspects is charged with...

Each of the dragonflight/Aspects is charged with maintaining balance/order in a certain sphere of Azeroth's "ecology". If you are disruptive to that sphere, they will come and kill you - that's their...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/05/07, 12:44 PM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,165
Posted By Dakous
Suppose that Blood, Frost, and Unholy imply...

Suppose that Blood, Frost, and Unholy imply function and go out on a limb here, suppose Blood is DPS, Frost is tanking, and Unholy is utility (buff?) - not terribly large a leap, since there's got to...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/05/07, 8:44 AM
Replies: 8,188
Views: 1,904,165
Posted By Dakous
City of Heroes (as previously mentioned)...

City of Heroes (as previously mentioned) introduced an Epic Archetype concept which seems incredibly analogous to this. The premise was pretty good - the class could basically do everything, however,...
Forum: Public Discussion 08/02/07, 1:42 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 16,170
Posted By Dakous
The consequences of Checkers, Chess, and Weiqi...

The consequences of Checkers, Chess, and Weiqi are all limited to the accumulation of an hour or so of effort. Likewise, the consequence of respeccing - 50g - is an hour or so of effort (or, in less...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/29/07, 7:53 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 16,170
Posted By Dakous
This is an absurd argument on its face - why...

This is an absurd argument on its face - why don't all the priests spec shadow, paladins ret, druids feral, and shaman enhancement? I mean, they can just swap out gear and go heal, right? [...] This...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/28/07, 7:08 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 16,170
Posted By Dakous
Completely random hypothetical question here - as...

Completely random hypothetical question here - as a druid, I can tank and heal. However, I do not believe I can do so in the same spec, for some nutty reason. One night, instead of the magic 8...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/27/07, 3:53 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 16,170
Posted By Dakous
Since this may very well be the meat of the...

Since this may very well be the meat of the issue, let me answer it simply - no.

On the personal level, when you want to solo, if you aren't DPS, things aren't too great for you. There's a bevvy of...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/27/07, 1:41 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 16,170
Posted By Dakous
One sentence saying, "Yes, it's a problem, but,"...

One sentence saying, "Yes, it's a problem, but," is actually the definition of a handwave. You don't really address how the talent mechanic isn't exactly what you're looking for, with, perhaps, some...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/27/07, 9:22 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 16,170
Posted By Dakous
Now let us suppose, for just one moment - and you...

Now let us suppose, for just one moment - and you mention balance with quite an amazing handwave - that Blizzard makes a mistake, and one of these specializations is strictly inferior (or perceived...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/25/07, 8:25 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,387
Posted By Dakous
Which I think is a function of raid briefing...

Which I think is a function of raid briefing rather then mod. Knowing when something can/will happen versus what to do when that can/will happen is the difference, really. Everyone having stopwatches...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/25/07, 12:00 AM
Replies: 510
Views: 241,206
Posted By Dakous
The website is showing as down for me at the...

The website is showing as down for me at the moment, but I'm fairly sure Presence is essentially the Five Second Rule, if it applied to anything combat-log-able a player does. Or, put another way and...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/24/07, 11:50 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,387
Posted By Dakous
CTRA and oRA are not completely synonymous in...

CTRA and oRA are not completely synonymous in that CTRA brings (or did, last I used it) frames, and oRA does not. However, both bring a host of other features (including resist check, mentioned...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/24/07, 11:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,915
Posted By Dakous
http://files.wowace.com/PerfectTargets/PerfectTarg...

http://files.wowace.com/PerfectTargets/PerfectTargets-r25931.1049.zip

files.wowace -> ctrl-f...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/21/07, 1:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,443
Posted By Dakous
Would a one-page group adjustment be tolerable?...

Would a one-page group adjustment be tolerable? This is what's mentioned above, and TBH, I'm having trouble trying to imagine how to engineer an answer to your problem that maintains A) ease of input...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/20/07, 10:15 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,443
Posted By Dakous
DKP software wishlist (NOT mods)

Quoting a month old thread, but wandering way off topic:



Incidental reasons caused me to think along these lines, and dug the above post up (among others) when fishing around for other threads on...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/18/07, 7:14 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 13,681
Posted By Dakous
Is it possible that the melee was (randomly)...

Is it possible that the melee was (randomly) targeted for his spit (is it called conflag?), and for that brief second, they were considered as having aggro, and the tank was not over the 110%...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/17/07, 1:12 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,306
Posted By Dakous
A 10 hour raid commitment with some solo time at...

A 10 hour raid commitment with some solo time at some point during the week to support it is vastly less demanding then a 15 hour raid committment with the attendant solo time to support it, let...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/14/07, 11:06 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 29,306
Posted By Dakous
We have a member who could not stay beyond 11pm...

We have a member who could not stay beyond 11pm (our closing time, but occaisonally we push on by popular demand). I figured he had a job at 6am and was being disciplined (as this is the case for...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/14/07, 2:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,735
Posted By Dakous
Sorry if this is going a notch off topic, as it's...

Sorry if this is going a notch off topic, as it's more practical then theoretical, and it's a bit "l2spreadsheetcraft", but I don't suppose anyone would mind educating me on how (or whether it is...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/12/07, 4:52 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 41,280
Posted By Dakous
What? I believe of 12 guilds I can recall, 1...

What? I believe of 12 guilds I can recall, 1 killed Onyxia outside of near/after/slightly before killing Majordomo. The boss after Majordomo drops tier 2. That's not early - that's on par.



Gruul,...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/09/07, 7:30 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 29,306
Posted By Dakous
Aren't you starting your career, and they may be...

Aren't you starting your career, and they may be starting their first job? Sounds like a set of relate-able experiences to me. Bosses. Any time they talk about school, you can be the voice of...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/09/07, 7:48 AM
Replies: 224
Views: 29,306
Posted By Dakous
With respect, Malan: I vaguely recall being 8,...

With respect, Malan:



I vaguely recall being 8, and 12, and 15, and all the wonderful ages between those and now, and I distinctly recall how amazingly unprepared protective parents made some of my...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/08/07, 5:24 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 11,892
Posted By Dakous
May I suggest something less extreme? A night...

May I suggest something less extreme? A night off, and nights cut short. People are still eating, they're just left hungry. It also serves well for the sidehanded purpose of flushing out the raid in...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/05/07, 1:17 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 41,275
Posted By Dakous
The damage from the water does not generate rage....

The damage from the water does not generate rage. Walk it backwards from the alternative - if it did, you could easily start the fight with a full, and near infinite rage bar. Makes sense,...
Forum: Public Discussion 07/03/07, 4:30 PM
Replies: 989
Views: 250,737
Posted By Dakous
Moving slightly off topic, but...

Moving slightly off topic, but http://news.com.com/WoW+8+million+served/2100-1043_3-6149584.html states:



So 3.5 instead of 8.

On topic, thank you for this, Aspir. I was very curious exactly how...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 07/03/07, 4:00 PM
Replies: 5,688
Views: 1,066,962
Posted By Dakous
Perhaps a change to Omen. I believe there's an...

Perhaps a change to Omen. I believe there's an option somewhere.
Forum: Public Discussion 07/02/07, 4:04 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,306
Posted By Dakous
With respect, The Elites as you describe them...

With respect, The Elites as you describe them (and as I classed them) typify, exactly, a social raiding guild. And using the definition of "A non-metric guild," ("Lawl poast DMs~" is not being...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/30/07, 11:43 AM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,306
Posted By Dakous
I'd like to think my research into the character...

I'd like to think my research into the character of guilds is fairly thorough, although, admittedly, I was suppoing sampling 6 servers and finding reasonable consistency would avoid something so...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/07, 10:42 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 66,306
Posted By Dakous
I think "raiding" as a guild adjective is an...

I think "raiding" as a guild adjective is an important distinction from say, a leveling guild, (pure) PVP, or pure social guild. If the guild's goal is to go into [Karazhan/SSC/BT] it is a raid...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/29/07, 10:21 AM
Replies: 2,359
Views: 540,628
Posted By Dakous
Yes. I thought I wasn't getting the tank windows,...

Yes. I thought I wasn't getting the tank windows, and used my favorite reset method, /ora mt set 1 daksuo and bizarrely got "daksuo isn't a player" message (how would WoW know?), so I thought it was...
Forum: Public Discussion 06/29/07, 5:44 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 24,878
Posted By Dakous
With respect, Quigon, but if your esteemed guild...

With respect, Quigon, but if your esteemed guild takes a week to down boss X, how long is it going to take an average guild? A month of wiping without progress is pretty clearly the ingredient for...
Forum: Player vs. Player 06/29/07, 5:16 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,667
Posted By Dakous
Replace S2 gear with "for healing" and that's my...

Replace S2 gear with "for healing" and that's my plan. I don't expect it to be optimal, or even cunning, and perhaps it's entirely a plan that appeals to the avarice of purple over blue regardless of...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/29/07, 5:09 AM
Replies: 2,359
Views: 540,628
Posted By Dakous
The insane behavior of Omen all around (values,...

The insane behavior of Omen all around (values, ordering, eccet) disappeared with an update yesterday (as I raided just now to see them behave).

Irrelevant funniness - the WAU "update everything"...
Forum: User Interface and AddOns 06/28/07, 8:48 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,019
Posted By Dakous
As a wild ignornamous to the inner voodoo of...

As a wild ignornamous to the inner voodoo of addons besides rare forays to make small hacks, let me run down why I like Ace2 addons, and either this is a vast conspiracy by all Ace2 addon authors, or...
Forum: Class Mechanics 06/28/07, 8:20 AM
Replies: 833
Views: 141,964
Posted By Dakous
Enchant with +12 defense, throw in the Halaa 10...

Enchant with +12 defense, throw in the Halaa 10 resilience gem, and the Veteran bracer covers a significant portion of the 2.6 anti-crit one needs to find in one, tidy, unloved slot that you're...
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