Hobo: Don't you have a heart?
Girl: No.
Hobo: It's a shame.
--48th St & Broadway
Overheard by: Colleen
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A good storyteller never lets the facts get in the way... (info_comms)
28 November 2009 @ 03:00 am
28 November 2009 @ 02:39 am
Even if you like Twilight, this one is pretty funny.
( I lol'd. I hope you do too. )
The most worthwhile thing to come out of Silithus in years.
( I lol'd. I hope you do too. )
The most worthwhile thing to come out of Silithus in years.
28 November 2009 @ 03:15 pm
27 November 2009 @ 08:29 pm
I was so excited to buy mine via the blizzard store
but on checkout
We are unable to process your transaction at this time.
;___;
anyone else getting this problem?
I can't call through atm because they're closed, but I don't want to miss this weekend saleeeeee!
Why doesn't blizz want my money? :c
but on checkout
We are unable to process your transaction at this time.
;___;
anyone else getting this problem?
I can't call through atm because they're closed, but I don't want to miss this weekend saleeeeee!
Why doesn't blizz want my money? :c
27 November 2009 @ 10:19 pm
Some friends and I are creating a new guild. We are three sigs short of completion!
Would you lovely ladies and lurking gents create some characters on Anetheron, Alliance side, Human starting zone. I'm the bear Lunastar. :)
Thanks in advance!!!!
Edit: Ty Teatree! 2 more to go!
Would you lovely ladies and lurking gents create some characters on Anetheron, Alliance side, Human starting zone. I'm the bear Lunastar. :)
Thanks in advance!!!!
Edit: Ty Teatree! 2 more to go!
28 November 2009 @ 01:17 am
Hey
So, I really twitch and hate the idea of sending people money just to get a printed poster of a screenshot of your character. Not when there are scads of extremely talented artists out there, willing to draw a fantastic customized version for around the same price.
With holidays coming up, I'm sure many of you would like to buy someone a sketch of their character, and likewise I'm sure there are bunches of artsy types here who could use some extra dough.
Use this post! Link your favorite artist, or yourself! And hopefully it'll be a good resource for other folks to find places they can commission a lovely bit of art. Spend your money on something -real-, and handmade and lovely, instead of what's essentially a high-grade printout :S
Mods, any chance of this being a super-speshul master post for ultimate resourceness?
So, I really twitch and hate the idea of sending people money just to get a printed poster of a screenshot of your character. Not when there are scads of extremely talented artists out there, willing to draw a fantastic customized version for around the same price.
With holidays coming up, I'm sure many of you would like to buy someone a sketch of their character, and likewise I'm sure there are bunches of artsy types here who could use some extra dough.
Use this post! Link your favorite artist, or yourself! And hopefully it'll be a good resource for other folks to find places they can commission a lovely bit of art. Spend your money on something -real-, and handmade and lovely, instead of what's essentially a high-grade printout :S
Mods, any chance of this being a super-speshul master post for ultimate resourceness?
Current Mood: 
busy
busy27 November 2009 @ 09:58 pm
A while back I did a most memorable quests post for the allies out there and got some great quest chains to finish *sniff* pamela redpath *sniff*
And since i'm plugging away at Loremaster I come to you with a query.
What quests gave you ladies the Heebie Jeebies bad?
for me it was one of the crypt quests in Terrokar, where the souls of the dead Draenei appeared. ((The Vengeful Harbringer))something about that just creeped me out like whoa.
the matthias lehner quests in icecrown are also giving me a creepy children of the corn feeling.
So...
What quests have creeped you out ladies? :D
And since i'm plugging away at Loremaster I come to you with a query.
What quests gave you ladies the Heebie Jeebies bad?
for me it was one of the crypt quests in Terrokar, where the souls of the dead Draenei appeared. ((The Vengeful Harbringer))something about that just creeped me out like whoa.
the matthias lehner quests in icecrown are also giving me a creepy children of the corn feeling.
So...
What quests have creeped you out ladies? :D
Current Mood: 
chipper
chipper28 November 2009 @ 04:32 am
I wake up at 1:30 am, it's my 38th birthday and I'm awake because shift work has killed my bodyclock. Various parts of my body ache, consequences of a job where heavy, unsafe lifting is sadly a fact of life.
I stare at the ceiling, thoughts running through my head, becoming more and more hate filled as I reflect on my job.
I know that this is in part the trifecta of SAD, nightshifts and a couple of months without a 'decent' job. If I could just do a call where I actually helped someone by using medical skills my mood might improve.
I lay in bed thinking about alcoholics, drunks and wimps - about how personal responsibility seems to have become an incredibly rare thing.
I'm hating myself for doing a job where the health detriments are so pronounced while serving so many people who selfishly think that the A&E and ambulance service are there just for their benefit.
I think on the last few night shifts - of the drunks that we went to. Of people who drink and drink and drink, then 'collapse' in the street - knowing that some idiot like me will come and pick them up before they get too cold (it's only pensioners and hillwalkers who die of hypothermia these days), I'll then take them to hospital where they will continue to be mollycoddled by demoralised nursing staff.
And if you aren't mollycodled enough - well, you can always complain and get someone disciplined or fired.
The government tries to prevent heavy drinking by warning people of the effects on the liver, that they might make a fool of themselves. But people don't care, that is all so very far away. After all, isn't a hangover the sign of a 'good night out'? A badge of pride to be worn in order to prove that you are 'social' and 'popular'?
I like this advert.
But I don't think that it goes far enough.
What I think we need is something that is much more immediate, something much more telling and something that acts as a deterrent to others.
It'll need an act of parliament, but Labour seem to like introducing reams of new legislation.
-----
My suggestion is this - in order to teach people that the effects of alcohol on both themselves and on society are damaging and far-reaching heavy consumers need to be taught a lesson.
When called to a drunk in the street, the ambulance crew should be allowed to beat the 'patient' up, to give them the fight of their lives, to fill them in, to give them a good shoeing and to knock seven shades of shit out of them.
This will have several effects - primarily it will act as a deterrent to people who get drunk and expect public taxes to be spent looking after them, secondly it will reduce the cachet of sporting a hangover the next day in work, thirdly it will ensure that the 'patient' actually needs the services of an A&E department, fourthly it will allow A&E staff to practice their minor (and not so minor if the ambulance crew gets carried away) injury treatments on a semi comatose patient and finally it'll help de-stress ambulance crews when they find themselves going to the umpteenth drunk of the night.
I suspect that once a person has had their nose broken a few times they may eventually get the idea that drinking in moderation is perhaps a good idea.
(Also the ambulance crew should be allowed to perform 'ABC' on the patient - taking their Access, Barclaycard and Cash. This will have the happy side effect of raising ambulance wages, and thereby raising staff morale.)
-----
I am not mad.
But I would suspect that in countries where the police are... less 'customer focussed' there is much less public drunkenness.
Perhaps a less extreme measure would be to have the ability for A&E departments to issue fixed penalty fines if the only reason that you are in the hospital is because you were drunk and incapable. I wish the police would do this, but they are fully aware that in the great scheme of things their time is better spent elsewhere, or if not ''better spent', then tied up dealing with Kylee and Jason's domestic dispute over the bottle of White Lightning.
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I suspect that over the next few days I'll be highlighting exactly how wasted my time at work has been - essentially being little more than a taxi driver, and worse than that a taxi driver that can't refuse a punter.
28 November 2009 @ 12:00 am
Dude in white SUV to girl in inexplicably long line outside Macy's: What are you waiting for?
Girl in line: Jesus!
--34th St
Overheard by: Emz0r
27 November 2009 @ 11:46 pm
Can anyone recommend a good gaming mouse that is compatible with clique? I really need a new mouse for christmas since the travel-sized mouse I'm using is waaaay too small for my hand, and I want to know which model to ask for.
27 November 2009 @ 10:05 pm
Lovely WoW_Ladies and Lurkingmen
I cometh to thee with an inquiry of intriguing proportions.
( What's a Rogue to do? )
TL;DR: Spec troubles, for the most part.
I cometh to thee with an inquiry of intriguing proportions.
( What's a Rogue to do? )
TL;DR: Spec troubles, for the most part.
27 November 2009 @ 10:29 pm
27 November 2009 @ 09:30 pm
Hello Hello!
I am making a steampunk necklace for my girlfriend for xmas. I have general ideas but I haven't tackled the cogs and watch bits yet that are so important to steampunk jewelry.
I want to know what kind of watch I need to buy in order to get the parts that I want. I have a pocket watch that I could destroy but I would like to be very sure before I do that.
I am making a steampunk necklace for my girlfriend for xmas. I have general ideas but I haven't tackled the cogs and watch bits yet that are so important to steampunk jewelry.
I want to know what kind of watch I need to buy in order to get the parts that I want. I have a pocket watch that I could destroy but I would like to be very sure before I do that.
27 November 2009 @ 09:00 pm
Teen #1: What's a scallion pancake? Do you put syrup on it?
Teen #2: I don't know.
Teen #1: I thought scallions were a seafood.
Teen #2: No. That's "scallops."
--Chinese Takeout, Queens
Overheard by: illyria
27 November 2009 @ 08:00 pm
Here's a spooky looking offhand for current endgame casters. If you have an item you'd like to see here next week, shout it out in the comments below, please.
Name: Mystifying Charm (Wowhead, Thottbot, Armory)
Type: Epic Offhand
Damage/Speed: N/A
Attributes:
- +65 Stamina, +65 Intellect, +57 Spirit
- Improves crit strike rating by 57 and spell power by 100.
Continue reading Phat Loot Phriday: Mystifying Charm
Filed under: Items, Tips, Fan stuff, Raiding
Phat Loot Phriday: Mystifying Charm originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
27 November 2009 @ 08:22 pm
Hey ladies, this is my first time posting long time lurker. ^^
I have a question I'm hoping some of you may know the answer too. I have 2 wow accounts in my name, both are signed up to the same email addy, the one has been expired for awhile but I now want to reactivate it but I have to merge it will battle net, no problem I have battle net on my main account so I sign in and start filling out the info for the expired account and it tells me to use my log in email for my main account for this older one... umm I canceled it but I'm not sure what to do now. I was wondering if any of you have two accounts on one battle net or is it just safer to make another for that account, I want to move my 73 priest from that account to my main account but I don't want to mess them up. any advice would be very appreciated. :) thank you
I have a question I'm hoping some of you may know the answer too. I have 2 wow accounts in my name, both are signed up to the same email addy, the one has been expired for awhile but I now want to reactivate it but I have to merge it will battle net, no problem I have battle net on my main account so I sign in and start filling out the info for the expired account and it tells me to use my log in email for my main account for this older one... umm I canceled it but I'm not sure what to do now. I was wondering if any of you have two accounts on one battle net or is it just safer to make another for that account, I want to move my 73 priest from that account to my main account but I don't want to mess them up. any advice would be very appreciated. :) thank you
27 November 2009 @ 06:48 pm
Hey guys, I'm toying with writing another. But instead of having a main character that is simple and good, I'd like to write flaws into all the new characters. Big character flaws, like pride, wrath, greed, etc.
Have a peek at the following test chapter. What do you think of them? Do you like them? Do you hate them? Do you want to see them succeed? Would you rather see them fail? Are you curious enough about what will happen to them to follow along, or do you not care?
Please look it over and post a comment with your thoughts. Let me know if I should bother writing more. And if you have ideas/requests, then post those too!
Untitled
A World of Warcraft Story by Gre7g Luterman
Test Chapter
Have a peek at the following test chapter. What do you think of them? Do you like them? Do you hate them? Do you want to see them succeed? Would you rather see them fail? Are you curious enough about what will happen to them to follow along, or do you not care?
Please look it over and post a comment with your thoughts. Let me know if I should bother writing more. And if you have ideas/requests, then post those too!
Untitled
A World of Warcraft Story by Gre7g Luterman
Test Chapter
27 November 2009 @ 07:01 pm
So I read a couple of places that you could complete all of the Pilgrim's Harvest in one day, and as a result I waited until today to start.
I've now completed everything except Turkey Lurkey. It appears you can only obtain the Turkey Shooters with which to transform rogues into turkeys by completing the dailies. I had to use two of my dailies for the Pilgrim's Hat and Pilgrim's Dress. That left 3 for Turkey Shooters so I got my three and used them successfully. That means I have 5 rogue races left to turn into turkeys to complete the meta achievement.
Now I am worried. The calendar says the event ends at 23:59 tomorrow. I have to have 5 dailies with which to obtain 5 Turkey Shooters. I'm not sure that 5 are going to be available. I did complete 5 today but sometimes they throw you an extra one at the beginning of an event. What if I can only obtain 3 or 4 Turkey Shooters tomorrow and then I'll be a rogue or two short for the entire year?
I'm really worried! Maybe I'm missing something? How does 3 capital cities = 5 dailies?
Can anyone offer an assurance that I'll be able to complete this tomorrow? Or maybe some tips on how I can make sure I do?
Eek!
I've now completed everything except Turkey Lurkey. It appears you can only obtain the Turkey Shooters with which to transform rogues into turkeys by completing the dailies. I had to use two of my dailies for the Pilgrim's Hat and Pilgrim's Dress. That left 3 for Turkey Shooters so I got my three and used them successfully. That means I have 5 rogue races left to turn into turkeys to complete the meta achievement.
Now I am worried. The calendar says the event ends at 23:59 tomorrow. I have to have 5 dailies with which to obtain 5 Turkey Shooters. I'm not sure that 5 are going to be available. I did complete 5 today but sometimes they throw you an extra one at the beginning of an event. What if I can only obtain 3 or 4 Turkey Shooters tomorrow and then I'll be a rogue or two short for the entire year?
I'm really worried! Maybe I'm missing something? How does 3 capital cities = 5 dailies?
Can anyone offer an assurance that I'll be able to complete this tomorrow? Or maybe some tips on how I can make sure I do?
Eek!
27 November 2009 @ 06:00 pm
Renthead #1: He wasn't *that* bad as Roger.
Renthead #2: Weren't you drunk last time you saw him?
Renthead #1: Yeah. That's probably why. When I'm drunk I'm more like "Oh, his hair's shiny," rather than "Wow, he has no emotion."
Renthead #2: His hair is shiny. (pause) Next time he's on as Roger, let's get drunk.
--Nederlander Theatre
27 November 2009 @ 06:00 pm
If you've logged into WoW at any point in the past few days, chances are you've been a target of the infamous Turkey Shooter. Someone on the Blizzard World Event team decided to put us in the crosshairs during this Pilgrim's Bounty holiday season, via the Turkey Lurkey achievement. Orc and dwarf rogues are especially vulnerable, as your rarity will have people spamming trade chat with shouts of "I found one near the North Dalaran bank!"
Outside of this Thanksgiving-themed festival, there have been a ton of changes for rogues in other aspects of the game. The patch 3.3 PTR has been buzzing with new changes, affecting us from levels 1 to 80. Considering it's likely to be the last major content patch before Arthas goes down, this is Blizzard's last real attempt to finalize any balancing issues before they're pushed to Catacylsm. I believe that with a few tweaks, rogues can be more versatile than we ever have before.
Continue reading Encrypted Text: Notes from the Patch 3.3 PTR
Filed under: Rogue, Patches, (Rogue) Encrypted Text
Encrypted Text: Notes from the Patch 3.3 PTR originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
27 November 2009 @ 05:54 pm
27 November 2009 @ 03:46 pm
27 November 2009 @ 09:45 pm
Oh Brazil. What are you missing? I woke up with Brazil and I’m going to sign off with Brazil, with a little Chile for lunch. I’ve got 3 days next week in developer meetings so if next week is a little slow, I apologize in advance.
I hope all the Americans out there had a great Thanksgiving, I know I did. BME will be having a big sale in the shop once we get billing back online for that. Have a great weekend and thanks for supporting BME!
See more in “Old School (and Old) Tattoos“ (Tattoos)
27 November 2009 @ 04:00 pm
We've discussed in the previous column why effective health is important; here, we're going to discuss why it's not as important as you might think if you had nothing beyond the collective opinion of the Tanking forum to go on. While this has something to do with the mob mentality of the forums themselves, it has more to do with how the concept of effective health isn't usually placed in context. Tank death on hard modes is quickly attributed to EH discrepancies, with rather less discussion on encounter mechanics, inappropriate gear, or that great but frequently unacknowledged bugaboo -- player error. It is for this that I say effective health needs to die.
What is effective health?
I neglected to put some hard numbers on this in the last article, but calculating base effective health is actually pretty simple. It's your health as modified by the damage you'll take after armor contribution (AC), or Health / (1 - AC%).
A 50,000 health tank with 25% armor contribution has 66,666.67 effective health (50,000 / 0.75).
A 50,000 health tank with 50% armor contribution has 100,000 effective health (50,000 / 0.5).
A 50,000 health tank with 75% armor contribution (the maximum functional AC) has 200,000 effective health (50,000 / .25).
Continue reading Shifting Perspectives: Why effective health needs to die, part 2
Filed under: Druid, Analysis / Opinion, Features, Raiding, Classes, (Druid) Shifting Perspectives
Shifting Perspectives: Why effective health needs to die, part 2 originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
27 November 2009 @ 08:13 pm
As we celebrate the season of gluttony, Winston decides to dispense with the silverware and push his face straight into his Thanksgiving feast. Don’t tell me you haven’t considered doing this yourself at least once.
We give thanks to Rich over at FourFour!
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Kittens, Winston!
27 November 2009 @ 07:15 pm
It looks like Leo Rojas Valenzuela has a fan, they sent in some photos
“these tattoos were done by a really outstanding, low profile artist in chile. i’m uploading them to bme coz i think his work must be recognized world-wide, and what better place to do so than this web. hope you enjoy looking at the detailed ink as much as we do; we’re not used to such a great pieces here in chile, peace out!”
I have to agree. I’d like to see more examples of his work as well as artists that are hidden gems from countries all around the world. If your artist doesn’t have a portfolio, tell them to send us 10 photos with their contact information and that they’ll get a free membership as well. Or you can get their permission to submit it on their behalf.
Click for more!
See more in “Portrait Tattoos“ (Tattoos)
27 November 2009 @ 03:00 pm
Yuppie: Do you think my neighborhood is sketchy, too?
Friend #1: Well, the part where you walk past the abandoned warehouse *is* sketchy.
Yuppie: They're building an addition. In six months, abandoned no more.
Friend #2: I hear DUMBO is hot right now.
Yuppie: You know, whenever I tell anybody I live in DUMBO, it's like that movie Zoolander, whenever Hansel comes in and they all go, "oh, Hansel's hot now."
--High Street Train Station
27 November 2009 @ 02:00 pm
Every week, Raid Rx will help you quarterback your healers to victory! Your host is Matt Low, the grand poobah of World of Matticus and a founder of No Stock UI, a WoW blog for all things UI, macro, and addon related.
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned the idea of using spells based around procs or on-use trinkets. Now I don't know about you, but I sometimes tend to forget that I have these on-use abilities. Other times I never notice procs going off.
But first, what is a proc anyway?
A proc is short for procedure. They are events that happen when conditions are triggered. For example, Val'anyr will trigger a buff for the user when they heal players. This buff then grants the player to place shields on anyone they heal.
Continue reading Raid Rx: Maximizing the proc
Filed under: Items, (Raid Healing) Raid Rx
Raid Rx: Maximizing the proc originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
27 November 2009 @ 05:22 pm
“I leave you alone for the day, and just look at this mess! The toilet paper’s shredded, there’s trash all over the floor, a team of squirrels is running a telemarketing call center from the guest bedroom, and a man outside wants to know where to install my weapons-grade uranium centrifuge!”
Did you order these 24 pizzas, Emily D.?
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Pups
27 November 2009 @ 05:15 pm
Megan lost two virginities recently. Can you guess which two is was? Piercings by Chris Black with photos by Alex Benigno.
See more in “Ritual and Play Piercing“ (Ritual)
Click through for the answer!
Play Piercing & Modeling. What were you thinking?
27 November 2009 @ 12:00 pm
Very little black kid, anxiously standing in line: Mommy, why can't I get dessert?
Mother: Why don't you get a job, nigga?
--KFC
27 November 2009 @ 12:24 pm
So, I saw the Vanilla for $5 thing and practically fell over in my chair. This is the chance I've always wanted to RAF some toons!
So, I'm looking for someone fun and friendly to RAF with - you recruit me, my server, I dualbox us through instances with my main to make everything superfast~
( More info under the cut. )
ETA: Tried on the official forums and got ditched. Well crap. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
So, I'm looking for someone fun and friendly to RAF with - you recruit me, my server, I dualbox us through instances with my main to make everything superfast~
( More info under the cut. )
ETA: Tried on the official forums and got ditched. Well crap. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
hopeful27 November 2009 @ 12:00 pm
Warning: There's some slightly not-safe-for-work imagery at the opening of this video. I've stared pretty intently at the film. And while there's not much that would directly lead it to an "R" rating, it's still a little risque for the cubicle farm. Try to watch this one at home.
Bad Romance by Quixotica came highly recommended to me by Selserene. How could I not leap to check out a video with that kind of recommendation? When I viewed the film, I was in no way disappointed. Quixotica managed to create a breathtaking, beautiful video.
Some of the dialogue is a little funny. "Purr for daddy" has become one of my favorite joke-lines around the house, and you can imagine how much my beloved fiancee loves hearing it. But I think Quixotica created this video with that kind of satire in mind, and I think she really drove home the genre and theme of her video. It's about betrayal and hope, and she relies on a certain level of tongue-in-cheek self-awareness to keep those themes from becoming over-powering. If it had been any more over the top, it would have entered Twilight levels of angsty silliness.
Quixotica should be commended for her artistic vision, and her ability to bring together video imagery with a wonderful soundtrack. I truly hope she picks up a second installment for this video, because I'd like to see where the story goes.
Interested in the wide world of machinima? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an e-mail at machinima AT wow DOT com.Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, WoW Moviewatch
WoW Moviewatch: Bad Romance originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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27 November 2009 @ 11:00 am
We can't believe it either - Turpster has been let loose on WoW.com to bring you videos from in and around the World of Warcraft! You've heard him on the WoW Insider Show, and now see him on TurpsterVision right here on WoW.com.
So it's Black Friday for a lot of you guys out there -- Happy Thanksgiving for yesterday and yes, my Turkey was awesome thanks for asking! A day for picking up electrical bargains and stopping The Intersect falling into Fulcrum's hands -- I'll be honest, my knowledge of Black Friday stems pretty much directly from episodes of Chuck. I was lucky enough to have my latest purchase come through today and I am super stoked to be able to show you guys, Chen Stormstout!
This guys is many kinds of huge -- some say he looks like a fat Gene Simmons, I don't see that being a bad thing since The Demon is also pretty awesome (though he's no Starchild). Standing over 8" tall and weighing in at 4.5 lbs, this guy is built to impress. The detailing is beyond anything I've seen on my previous DC Unlimited figures.
Enjoy the video and pick one up if you haven't already -- I wonder how much mine is worth now that it's out of the box...
Check out more of Turpster's work, recent work like sites made for a Bristol Garden Landscaper or classic stuff from his WoW parody songs to TV previously on Massively.com, not forgetting everyone's favorite podcast 'The WoW Insider Show' and of course, TurpsterVision right here on WoW.com!
So it's Black Friday for a lot of you guys out there -- Happy Thanksgiving for yesterday and yes, my Turkey was awesome thanks for asking! A day for picking up electrical bargains and stopping The Intersect falling into Fulcrum's hands -- I'll be honest, my knowledge of Black Friday stems pretty much directly from episodes of Chuck. I was lucky enough to have my latest purchase come through today and I am super stoked to be able to show you guys, Chen Stormstout!
This guys is many kinds of huge -- some say he looks like a fat Gene Simmons, I don't see that being a bad thing since The Demon is also pretty awesome (though he's no Starchild). Standing over 8" tall and weighing in at 4.5 lbs, this guy is built to impress. The detailing is beyond anything I've seen on my previous DC Unlimited figures.
Enjoy the video and pick one up if you haven't already -- I wonder how much mine is worth now that it's out of the box...
Check out more of Turpster's work, recent work like sites made for a Bristol Garden Landscaper or classic stuff from his WoW parody songs to TV previously on Massively.com, not forgetting everyone's favorite podcast 'The WoW Insider Show' and of course, TurpsterVision right here on WoW.com!Filed under: Blizzard, Features, Hardware, TurpsterVision
TurpsterVision: Hands on with Chen Stormstout originally appeared on WoW.com on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
27 November 2009 @ 09:49 am
To all of you out there who have ever been in or currently are in any raiding guild, I'd like to ask a couple of questions.
Now, our raiding guild is casual, since most of us don't have the time to raid more than a couple of nights a week. But I want to know what other raiding guilds are like.
Our GM has been Puging everything under the sun, with his two brothers (GLs), trying to get better gear, and leaving their guildies to either try to get more guildies to run with them or to pug as well. I wonder if this is normal? Have any of you experienced this yourselves? He says that this is how it works in any other guild he's been in.
My logical mind says no this can't be, but am I being ignorant? To me, the guild should work on heroics, semi together, semi pugging, just to get badges and gear for raids. Then we can work through naxx to get our group used to running with each other, and getting more badges and gear. Then move onto ulduar for more badges and gear. After all this, we should be about ready for ToC and Ony. But our GM says that ulduar is too complicated and our guildies aren't able to handle that. He wants me and my husband to work on one toon (we have a couple of alts) and pug everything as well to get geared.
My issue with his ideas are, if I'm going to pug everything, why not join another guild?
So, to you oh so knowledgeable and smart people, what do you think? Give me your experiences and maybe some suggestions. I'm a GL in the guild and my husband is an officer. I've contemplated sorta guild hijacking and being a raid leader or we could both be co-leaders. Get my guildies who are frustrated into some raids. Start from the bottom and work our way up. I think they need to be given a chance.
Now, our raiding guild is casual, since most of us don't have the time to raid more than a couple of nights a week. But I want to know what other raiding guilds are like.
Our GM has been Puging everything under the sun, with his two brothers (GLs), trying to get better gear, and leaving their guildies to either try to get more guildies to run with them or to pug as well. I wonder if this is normal? Have any of you experienced this yourselves? He says that this is how it works in any other guild he's been in.
My logical mind says no this can't be, but am I being ignorant? To me, the guild should work on heroics, semi together, semi pugging, just to get badges and gear for raids. Then we can work through naxx to get our group used to running with each other, and getting more badges and gear. Then move onto ulduar for more badges and gear. After all this, we should be about ready for ToC and Ony. But our GM says that ulduar is too complicated and our guildies aren't able to handle that. He wants me and my husband to work on one toon (we have a couple of alts) and pug everything as well to get geared.
My issue with his ideas are, if I'm going to pug everything, why not join another guild?
So, to you oh so knowledgeable and smart people, what do you think? Give me your experiences and maybe some suggestions. I'm a GL in the guild and my husband is an officer. I've contemplated sorta guild hijacking and being a raid leader or we could both be co-leaders. Get my guildies who are frustrated into some raids. Start from the bottom and work our way up. I think they need to be given a chance.
Current Mood: 
frustrated
frustrated27 November 2009 @ 09:22 am
Happy Friday Ladies!
I was trying to wait for the Capslock Friday post, but since I have a few pictures to share, I figured I would make my own!
( Pretty Pictures! )
I was trying to wait for the Capslock Friday post, but since I have a few pictures to share, I figured I would make my own!
( Pretty Pictures! )
27 November 2009 @ 07:19 am
Okay so, for whatever reason I REALLY want to make a tauren male, but I have no idea what class I want (I already have an 80 horde druid) nor can I come up with some kind of name that would be fitting. :(
Probably a pointless post, but have any of you felt like this? What do you do for inspiration when trying to come up with something? I have alt-itis, it usually happens after a toon recently hits 80 and then I feel the disturbing need to level more or at least create something.
Probably a pointless post, but have any of you felt like this? What do you do for inspiration when trying to come up with something? I have alt-itis, it usually happens after a toon recently hits 80 and then I feel the disturbing need to level more or at least create something.
Current Mood: 
curious
curious27 November 2009 @ 03:15 pm
I checked his page to figure out what the meaning behind the tattoo was but he hasn’t posted in a while so hopefully he’ll give us some insight into what his tattoo means or stands for. I’d also like to know if the tattoo is healed or not. It’s incredibly vibrant like it’s new without any apparent redness or swelling.
Clicky clicky!
I wonder if he’s participating in Movember or whatever the mustache growing month is called.
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27 November 2009 @ 10:49 am
I've been very angsty and conflicted about some politics in my mains' guild, so I made a cross faction alt a while back (a blood elf warlock currently specced affliction - I'm possibly the last person to actually get around to making a blood elf!) and have been having a lot of fun with her. So over the holidays, she hit Outlands and has been questing up a storm. Now overall, Hellfire is *very* abandoned, I could go long stretches without seeing anyone else, much less an Ally player. Then last night...
We learned that maybe DK's freshly released from the Scourgelands have a hard-on for ( attacking warlocks? )
We learned that maybe DK's freshly released from the Scourgelands have a hard-on for ( attacking warlocks? )
Current Mood: 
amused
amusedCurrent Music: Lifeboats - Snow Patrol
27 November 2009 @ 04:10 pm
Last night, woop. I stayed up waaay too late. >_>
Not the best ding shot, I'm too slow to catch the fancy flash and suchlike, but anyway.
Bring on the heroics!
Current Mood: 
accomplished
accomplished27 November 2009 @ 10:00 am
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27 November 2009 @ 02:57 pm
27 November 2009 @ 09:00 am
Dude: So what's up, man?
Homeboy: Same old grind man, you?
Dude: What's up with your girl?
Homeboy, all smiley: Oh, man! She just miscarried, thank god! I couldn't be happier, dun!
Dude: Oh, yeah?
Homeboy: Yeah, it was great! Thank god!
Dude: Okay. Peace, man.
Homeboy: Still smiling, no doubt kid, one!
--Bedford Ave & Myrtle Ave
Overheard by: krillz
27 November 2009 @ 01:33 pm
Tongues wagged this week as papparazzi spotted superstars Britney Ears and Hugh Jackrabbit at a romantic getaway in Tahiti, protected by their bodyguard Bruno.
Well, I never, Carly R.
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27 November 2009 @ 08:00 am
I think likely it would be a slow death. I'd log in less and less, until I found that I wouldn't log in for months at a time. At that point I'd probably be sensible and cancel my account -- although it took an inordinate amount of time for me to cancel my EQII account where I did more or less the same thing. I'd like to think this is how it'd go at least, I wouldn't want to quit in a huff over some silly bug or class change.
Of course, this is WoW, and I find myself uniquely invested in it. I've got characters with hundreds of days worth of /played on them, and I don't know yet if I could ever stop myself from being able to have immediate access to them. They are a hobby, and investment, just like a detailed model airplane or schooner. Then there's also what I do here, which gives me a little unique reason not to ever unsubscribe.
But alas, it might happen one day. And that's the topic of today's breakfast nook discussion. When will you quit playing WoW? How will you go out? With a bang or a whimper?
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27 November 2009 @ 12:08 pm
WL, I set foot in my first instance in three months on my Euro!Catulla reroll. I knew my DPS was going to be lulzy and rusty, but it was a bit more lulzy and rusty than I expected. I ran reg Nexus with some friends: 71 enh sham, 71 prot pally, 75 mutilate rogue, 71 disc priest, and me, 75 boomkin.
My DPS was at the bottom, at 880. I expected my husband (the rogue) to beat me, because he SHOULD be beating me (he did about 1.1k). But I thought having four levels on the other DPS (and the tank) would have counted for something. I'm trying to figure out what went wrong. My armory is here (the ghost of my US armory is here; I logged out without them but I also had the Maly staff and the t9 lookalike shoulders at the time, so I do have a basic idea of how to gear!). I've mainly been doing my old rotation--apply dots, wrath until Starfire eclipse proc. Is my problem that my crit is laughably low since I'm still a baby? Getting a lunar eclipse was rare, and a solar eclipse? Forget it, the mobs were dead by the rare time I actually managed to proc one, so eventually I'd just go back to spamming Wrath after my Lunar Eclipse ran out rather than weaving my Eclipses. There's always spamming Hurricane to pump up my numbers, but at my level, that's so hideously oomy (I did try, oh God, it hurt).
The reason I ask is because the last time I was in this position (running reg instances) I really had no grasp of my class or spec whatsoever until the start of this year and I at least now have a basic understanding of what I should be doing.
I've never leveled another character past 60 besides my main, so am I just trying to fix something I shouldn't bother fixing? Am I going to come into my own again once I ding 80 and can equip all the boe purples I've been hoarding? I guess I'm just trying to figure out whether or not this is a "leveling casters sucks" issue or a me issue, and if it's a me issue, how I can fix it. Should I be opening with with Starfire instead? I have so little haste right now. I've got a great group of instance buddies to run with (hai![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
sunrisetr!!!) and they don't mind in the slightest because they're just awesome that way, but I do feel that I could probably improve on that. I know my gear isn't enchanted, but it seems silly to when I'm 4 levels from 80 (I'm very close to 76) and I'm replacing most of it so quickly that it's a waste.
(Or am I just viewing this all with my old Raider Goggles on, when I shouldn't be?)
My DPS was at the bottom, at 880. I expected my husband (the rogue) to beat me, because he SHOULD be beating me (he did about 1.1k). But I thought having four levels on the other DPS (and the tank) would have counted for something. I'm trying to figure out what went wrong. My armory is here (the ghost of my US armory is here; I logged out without them but I also had the Maly staff and the t9 lookalike shoulders at the time, so I do have a basic idea of how to gear!). I've mainly been doing my old rotation--apply dots, wrath until Starfire eclipse proc. Is my problem that my crit is laughably low since I'm still a baby? Getting a lunar eclipse was rare, and a solar eclipse? Forget it, the mobs were dead by the rare time I actually managed to proc one, so eventually I'd just go back to spamming Wrath after my Lunar Eclipse ran out rather than weaving my Eclipses. There's always spamming Hurricane to pump up my numbers, but at my level, that's so hideously oomy (I did try, oh God, it hurt).
The reason I ask is because the last time I was in this position (running reg instances) I really had no grasp of my class or spec whatsoever until the start of this year and I at least now have a basic understanding of what I should be doing.
I've never leveled another character past 60 besides my main, so am I just trying to fix something I shouldn't bother fixing? Am I going to come into my own again once I ding 80 and can equip all the boe purples I've been hoarding? I guess I'm just trying to figure out whether or not this is a "leveling casters sucks" issue or a me issue, and if it's a me issue, how I can fix it. Should I be opening with with Starfire instead? I have so little haste right now. I've got a great group of instance buddies to run with (hai
sunrisetr!!!) and they don't mind in the slightest because they're just awesome that way, but I do feel that I could probably improve on that. I know my gear isn't enchanted, but it seems silly to when I'm 4 levels from 80 (I'm very close to 76) and I'm replacing most of it so quickly that it's a waste.(Or am I just viewing this all with my old Raider Goggles on, when I shouldn't be?)
Current Mood: curious
curious27 November 2009 @ 06:54 am
Now might be a good time to get one. They're selling boxed and digital downloads of vanilla WoW in Blizzstore for 5$. ._. wtb sale on game time too blizz, come on.
Edit: I hadn't thought about the RAF bonuses
There goes my $5
Edit: I hadn't thought about the RAF bonuses
There goes my $5
26 November 2009 @ 05:00 am
27 November 2009 @ 10:14 am
I couldn’t sleep so I figured I’d get a jump on the day and wake Modblog up bright and early.
Dark Freak from Luck All did the implants on this lovely lady. He didn’t include her name but I’m sure someone can suss that out for me. I can’t wait until I can make it down to South America again so I can see some of these Brazilian beauties first hand.
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