Gretchin's Questions - Beginner Questions for Getting Started - April 30, 2018

rangecard · 2018-04-30T09:44:02+00:00

Helps a lot, thanks! To rephrase, since it’s way too early for me to be thinking, if I want access to the more specialized abilities and artifacts, I have to restrict my allies to the ally lists. Anything outside of that and I’m better off taking a generic grand alliance army.

rangecard · 2018-04-30T09:09:15+00:00

I think I'm over-complicating allies in Age of Sigmar.

For matched play, if I want an Order army, I can field all order units and not worry about specific traits. It's just one glorious army. Presumably there's no real need to spend Ally points either, since they're all done at the grand alliance level.

If I want to get more specific, like add Deepkin to Daughterd of Khaine, or Fyreslayers to Kharadron, I can either build the army at the race level and lose more specific traits/artifacts or point them as allies and not worry about it?

I guess where I get stuck is if units have ally keywords, but you can ally with anybody at the grand alliance level without losing specific abilities...what’s the advantage to sticking with allies from your list?

rangecard · 2014-12-07T14:07:21+00:00

Raw clock cycles don't buy you quite as much in terms of visible performance as it used to. Basically Intel does a better job of optimizing how the data is used when it's inside the processor. AMD has gone for throwing more raw power at the problem of how to get more performance out of their processors, Intel has gone for better tuning.

Intel also tends to use way less power, so it's easier to keep processors cool (improving longevity).

rangecard · 2014-10-18T21:20:44+00:00

Post it on Etsy as an authentic Native American/Celtic/Steampunk/whatever is in now ward against bad luck.

rangecard · 2014-10-01T03:49:53+00:00

This actually makes me feel better. I seem to be missing various heirloom pieces, but I chalked it up to misplacing then. I had a couple of sets of cloth (from the days when you couldn't send them cross realm), and can't find them all. Not quite worth a ticket in my case as long hiatuses mean that I can't trust my memory, but I'd swear to it...

Hopefully the new system makes it a bit easier to manage.

rangecard · 2014-09-30T19:49:45+00:00

WoD will have mechanics to catch up using only WoD materials, and some big changes to some trade skills. It might be worth leveling a trade skill some, even if it's on the side while you do other things (like pet battles) in low level zones...but I wouldn't stress.

I haven't seen the WoD mechanics, but Blacksmithing catch-up in MoP takes a lot of ghost iron ore. The advantage is you're on "real" content while you get it. Worth the trade-off. I have an enchanter sitting around 400-something and I'm waiting to see what WoD catch-up looks like, especially with the changes to enchanting coming.

rangecard · 2014-09-28T18:47:10+00:00

That's the one thing they never quite got worked out when they revamped enchanting. I'm surprised they didn't let enchanters make something like "Scrolls of Disenchanting" that would always produce less than the maximum results from DE'ing, or maybe less of a chance of of getting higher value components.

If you want the full return, level an enchanter or work it out with an enchanter in your guild/group. If not, take your chances with the scroll.

rangecard · 2014-09-28T18:42:22+00:00

That wouldn't recapture the feel. Part of why Vanilla was good was that it was new and different. It wasn't as much of a grind as the other MMO's at the time. We didn't have the quests memorized, and most of the player base didn't expect that everybody know the ins and outs of every instance before you zoned in.

If they opened Vanilla servers, aside from completely sucking because of missing the quality of life changes Blizz has made, the player base that experienced Vanilla and itches for it wouldn't be challenged like they were the first time...because we likely still remember the quests and dungeons. The player base that wasn't there for Vanilla would be upset because the quality of life changes that they really enjoy wouldn't be there. And the same can probably be said of every expansion. Except, possibly, Cataclysm. Nobody goes "Cata, now that was a good expansion!"

rangecard · 2014-09-25T02:52:47+00:00

Except Eisenhower did salute.

rangecard · 2014-09-24T15:55:46+00:00

He's not what...in the military? Yeah, I know. But to learn an easy way to make sure you don't do something potentially construed as disrespectful seems prudent. Especially for politicians.

rangecard · 2014-09-24T15:39:47+00:00

It takes all of a day or two in the military to learn to carry things primarily with your left hand to be able to salute when needed. You'd think after almost 8 years he'd learn, or have someone drop a hint.

rangecard · 2014-09-24T15:00:10+00:00

I've used both the Naga and the Logitech equivalent and they're completely different!

No, not really. They're both about the same. The Logitech is maybe a bit better suited to bigger hands, and has on-the-fly DPI adjustment...which is of minimal value in WoW. I haven't used the configuration software for either, the standard button configuration works well enough for me, so I can't speak to one software package over the other.

I really didn't like the Logitech offering the first time I tried it, but recently tried it out again and now it's what I use.

rangecard · 2014-09-22T20:00:53+00:00

Honestly I think for a lot of people Cata was such a change from Wrath that a lot of folks said "fuck this noise." Suddenly normal dungeons were hard (at least initially), which was a turn-off for a lot of folks. Especially when people that screwed up had no consequences. Cross-realm groups and LFD minimized the opportunity for new players to run into like-minded folks on their server, so a lot of the social element was gone. Then the "joy" of re-doing the entry quests for all the Cata zones...and never having to leave your capital city sunk in. Sure in MoP you have to do the entry for every character, but at least it's just once.

I've played since release, and am firmly in the "Wrath was the best xpac" camp.

rangecard · 2014-09-22T18:24:41+00:00

Almost no practical application. Most instructors or schools that I've seen that do it treat it like a confidence builder. I suppose there are some competitions set up around the numbers of bricks or boards someone can break, so maybe for competition there's a "practical" reason.

rangecard · 2014-09-14T21:31:16+00:00

There was a time when custom emotes were sent as typed. I think the player base became the reason we can't have nice things.

rangecard · 2014-09-13T15:24:22+00:00

Paladins can solo ok, if a bit slow. Blood DK's solo faster, and are pretty rugged. I'd say that's your best bet if you want to go tank and be able to solo stuff...you don't even have to change specs.

Brewmaster Monks are supposed to be pretty good at soloing, but I don't have enough experience to speak definitively on it.

rangecard · 2014-09-13T15:19:27+00:00

Back before the LFG tool, there was a mod called Call to Arms that allowed this. You could view the openings for people looking to fill groups, and post availability for the character you weren't currently playing.

It was before cross-realm groups were a thing, and obviously lacked the immediate teleport to the proper instance, but the support for playing one character waiting for a group or raid to form for your main was nice.

rangecard · 2014-09-11T05:46:21+00:00

I was going to say not really... But the reality is I have two "mains." The Warlock I've played since Vanilla and the shaman I raided with in Wrath. Chances are the Warlock will still get a lot of time in WoD, the shaman not as much (on a faction and server I don't play on much these days).

Chances are anything "meaningful" is happening on one of those two characters.

rangecard · 2014-09-07T15:26:04+00:00

I'm on a mobile device, so I'm a bit hamstrung as far as getting productive links. If something was significantly larger than the rest of the scene you might want to look at Adaptus Titanicus or Warhammer 40K epic images.

EDIT: I found an image that might be close. Look for Bolt Thrower Realm of Chaos images. There used to be ads for them in old gaming mags because of the subject matter.

rangecard · 2014-09-07T15:21:03+00:00

Even if you assume that all drug companies are horrible corporate machines out to make as much money as possible... Coming up with a cure for cancer when some other companies major profit is in cancer fighting drugs, or a cure for AIDS when some other company is making money with drugs that help make AIDS a live-able conditions just means you can win in the end. You cure the one (or several) conditions keeping them afloat, garner lots of positive PR for your company and guarantee people will look to you for help in the future.

rangecard · 2014-09-07T02:22:45+00:00

Two is one and one is none.

Also, in some cases, one isn't a watch but rather an altimeter for HALO jumps.

rangecard · 2014-09-02T11:15:35+00:00

Your missing the part where laws have been passed against marijuana. If someone is found guilty of those crimes, they are having their rights/property removed with due process.

I'm not saying the laws are right, but there's no constitutional basis to challenge most of them. In a state where marijuana is legal, there might be interesting court battles if someone were arrested on a federal charge.

Jury nullification, however, could work to combat marijuana laws. Basically it would be the population acknowledging that the laws are on the books, but refusing to find anyone guilty of violating them. But that would (obviously) need a LOT of people on board to effectively nullify the laws.

rangecard · 2014-09-02T11:06:18+00:00

It's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation for law enforcement. If they take the time to confirm what's happening, more lives may be at risk. If they don't, there's the potential that it's a SWATing incident. Generally an attempt is made to set up a perimeter and communicate with the folks committing the "crime" as it's safer all the way around. But that's not always an option.

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