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BurnItDwn

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Aikouka
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
Agreed, if you are gonna waste your time with that game, may as well have 2 accounts :)</end quote></div>

Haha I'm thinking three soon... but I'd need another monitor and video card for that... or just use my laptop instead. The decisions!! I mean the problem with my dynamic duo is that they don't support very good DPS overall. I mean my warrior and priest took a 5-man rare elite down to 50% before I messed up and died (accidentally dragged a potion down and overwrote my greater heal... I guess clicking isn't so good :(). I doubt I would've got that mob further than 40% though, he was smacking me hard (~1000 per hit) and I was running really low on mana as it was at 50% with just my warrior DPSing. Although, I think I kind of messed up since I was in Defensive Stance and I had no access to Mortal Strike in Defensive Stance at that time (it used to be on my top bar but I moved it down). But if I had some DPS with me, I bet he would've died ;).

I'm also tempted to roll a Night Elf Priest to replace my Dwarf. As funny as a decision as that sounds, if I want to do "solo" 2v2 PVP, there's no way I can afford to not use a night elf for its Shadowmeld ability. That'll simply give me much more ability to hide so my priest isn't a sitting duck from the start. It'd be a lot of work to level though.

I quit wow a while ago, but I had quite a bit of fun 2manning with a warlock and hunter for a bit ...
It sounds like an odd combo, being not quite a healer/tank combo, but thanks to both toons having decent DPS ... it was pretty straight forward to take on multiple mobs, and even multiple elites at the same time ... hunter pet tanking, voidy tanking, fearkiting, hunter kiting, etc, etc etc ....
 

ggnl

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Jul 2, 2004
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Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: ggnl
I'm suprised that I haven't been reported at least once. I'm generally a pretty sedate player but I have one weakness that will make me fly off the handle almost every time, and that is the phrase "Just let them win." Utter it just once in my battleground and I'll cuss you out as long as time permits. WSG is serious business!!
You play alliance I see... I'm sorry :(

I play horde, that's why I get so mad. Most of us play for keeps whether we're winning or losing. But if one or two people want to give up, "just let them win" becomes a self fulfilling prophesy.
 

BladeVenom

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Jun 2, 2005
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Originally posted by: Engraver
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: CKent
I've reported racial slurs in WoW. This isn't 1750, and their servers are in California, not rural Alabama. You should learn your lesson, not complain. And while you're in the learning mood, your basic punctuation could use some work. While I don't know you or the situation, it's easy to assume based on your post that you're part of the ~95% of the WoW playerbase who's either <14 or has the IQ of a mildly retarded chimp. The game has glaring problems, but all pale in comaprison to its playerbase.</end quote></div>


Assuming everyone in rural Alabama is a racist makes you just as big a jackass as he is.

+1, I don't remember hearing about any concentration camps for Japanese Americans in Alabama within the last century, or any century.
 

KeithTalent

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Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Skacer
You could have used that 3 hours to work on your spelling and grammar, jesus.</end quote></div>

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why the hell is everything in that game purple? Makes me nauseous just looking at screenshots! :confused:

KT
 

CKent

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Aug 17, 2005
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Originally posted by: KeithTalent
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Skacer
You could have used that 3 hours to work on your spelling and grammar, jesus.</end quote></div>

:thumbsup:</end quote></div>

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why the hell is everything in that game purple? Makes me nauseous just looking at screenshots! :confused:

KT

Blue :)

I've actually changed the skinner color to a more sedate blued steel color, but I like that screenshot ;p
 

KeithTalent

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Originally posted by: CKent
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: KeithTalent
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Skacer
You could have used that 3 hours to work on your spelling and grammar, jesus.</end quote></div>

:thumbsup:</end quote></div>

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why the hell is everything in that game purple? Makes me nauseous just looking at screenshots! :confused:

KT</end quote></div>

Blue :)

I've actually changed the skinner color to a more sedate blued steel color, but I like that screenshot ;p

Meh, LOTRO is still much better looking! :D

KT
 

bamacre

Lifer
Jul 1, 2004
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Originally posted by: Skacer
You could have used that 3 hours to work on your spelling and grammar, jesus.

Hey, don't blame Jesus for the OP's horrible grammar.
 

bamacre

Lifer
Jul 1, 2004
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Originally posted by: ayabe
I would suggest surfing for porn, it will at least give you an idea of what a woman is and given your posting, penchant for racial slurs, wow addiction, and general social ineptness, this is as close as you will ever get.

Hahaha! :laugh:
 

kreidel

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Jan 30, 2001
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I was banned for 72 hours acting like a GM to my friend who ended up reporting me. I thought for sure he knew it was me since I said "goodnight Paul...call me at lunch tomorrow"
 

Maximilian

Lifer
Feb 8, 2004
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Well OP, now you have to find a mature and productive outlet for your addiction. What you need to do is pent up all that anger and save it for when you get back on at 3am so you can follow around the soab who got you banned and wreck his quests, cramp his style, i dont know do something! You could direct them to sojworld.com in diablo II, there must be some equivalent nasty trick for WoW.
 

gamepad

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Jul 28, 2005
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Originally posted by: kreidel
I was banned for 72 hours acting like a GM to my friend who ended up reporting me. I thought for sure he knew it was me since I said "goodnight Paul...call me at lunch tomorrow"

LOL, your friend reported you?
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Originally posted by: ggnl
I'm suprised that I haven't been reported at least once. I'm generally a pretty sedate player but I have one weakness that will make me fly off the handle almost every time, and that is the phrase "Just let them win." Utter it just once in my battleground and I'll cuss you out as long as time permits. WSG is serious business!!

I've said that before in WSG after the kabillionth game where the Alliance goes, "Let's turtle!!!!!!" If you're at least making valiant attempts at trying to win, then it's alright, but just screwing around... I'd rather get to the next BG since I had to wait 15 minutes just for WSG on a good day.

Originally posted by: CKent
If someone's a -real- jackass I'll report them for saying just about anything I think is report-worthy. I'm talking about people who really deserve it though, not someone I simply disagree with or don't much like, not simply a spammer or beggar;

If someone screws me over ( or when I was on PVP and they'd gank me ) and they had an invalid name, I'd report their name :p.

Originally posted by: CKent
Regardless, it behooves one to remember that many, many, many, many, many very young children play WoW :)() and that rules are made accordingly. There are effective ways of telling someone they're a fscking douchebag without breaking these rules ;)

Sadly enough, some of these people aren't really kids. The one thing that tends to jerk my chain in WoW is when people have a very high "me only" mentality and don't care about anyone else. If I'm standing by a quest giver that's an escort quest... you don't just go up and take it! You talk and we can all do it together! I swear some people must've hacked WoW and turned all other players off.

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
I quit wow a while ago, but I had quite a bit of fun 2manning with a warlock and hunter for a bit ...
It sounds like an odd combo, being not quite a healer/tank combo, but thanks to both toons having decent DPS ... it was pretty straight forward to take on multiple mobs, and even multiple elites at the same time ... hunter pet tanking, voidy tanking, fearkiting, hunter kiting, etc, etc etc ....

It's a pretty decent combo if they're specced for their pets and both have the strong pets that can take a lot. Also, the two classes have good DPS as you mentioned, which is a great help. It takes awhile to kill things with my warrior being a tank and my only source of DPS :p. My hunter's going to be playing with my druid and my warlock is with my paladin. I might change my spec on these characters though... I have a feeling that Beast Mastery and Demonology will be the best as it will let my healers heal rather than try to be the tank and the healer. I'm still not sure how well this will work though.

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why the hell is everything in that game purple? Makes me nauseous just looking at screenshots! :confused:

Well, the screen shot that I posted was purplish because Netherstorm, the zone that I was in, is purple and is the only purple zone in Outlands. It's purple though, because typically all nether things in WoW are purple. Well, netherweave cloth is kind of pink... but imbued netherweave cloth is purple :D.
 

KeithTalent

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Originally posted by: Aikouka

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: KeithTalent
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why the hell is everything in that game purple? Makes me nauseous just looking at screenshots! :confused:</end quote></div>

Well, the screen shot that I posted was purplish because Netherstorm, the zone that I was in, is purple and is the only purple zone in Outlands. It's purple though, because typically all nether things in WoW are purple. Well, netherweave cloth is kind of pink... but imbued netherweave cloth is purple :D.

Hmm, I know a lot of the words you used, but that post just makes no sense to me! :confused:




:p

KT
 

CKent

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Aug 17, 2005
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Originally posted by: Aikouka
Sadly enough, some of these people aren't really kids. The one thing that tends to jerk my chain in WoW is when people have a very high "me only" mentality and don't care about anyone else. If I'm standing by a quest giver that's an escort quest... you don't just go up and take it! You talk and we can all do it together! I swear some people must've hacked WoW and turned all other players off.

Lol, it's funny... When I'm doing my Skettis dailys I routinely look other hordies and group up with them if they need it. Every single time a horde player snatches the escort quest from under my nose without a word, it's a blood elf. Without fail. Don't get me wrong, I have a BE mage alt, I wanted to see the new starting zones (they're awesome) and the racial is nice for a mage. But I think the race attracts a lot of undesireables who'd otherwise be alliance. I remember a post on the official forum, some guy let his 7 year old kid loose at the character creation screen. The result? Female NE hunter...
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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Originally posted by: ayabe
I would suggest surfing for porn, it will at least give you an idea of what a woman is and given your posting, penchant for racial slurs, wow addiction, and general social ineptness, this is as close as you will ever get.
I think I may have to sig that.

EDIT:
Also, this reminds me of the cloudsong incident.
 

SunnyD

Belgian Waffler
Jan 2, 2001
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I am so glad I received my education before WoW was invented. Better yet, I'm glad I quit over a year ago. I am even more glad I have since sold my account to some idiot and get to take a vacation with my wife and kids next month.
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Originally posted by: CKent
Lol, it's funny... When I'm doing my Skettis dailys I routinely look other hordies and group up with them if they need it. Every single time a horde player snatches the escort quest from under my nose without a word, it's a blood elf. Without fail. Don't get me wrong, I have a BE mage alt, I wanted to see the new starting zones (they're awesome) and the racial is nice for a mage. But I think the race attracts a lot of undesireables who'd otherwise be alliance. I remember a post on the official forum, some guy let his 7 year old kid loose at the character creation screen. The result? Female NE hunter...

I typically see the people that tend to do things like this are in big guilds. I've even had people from Risen go and take escorts from right in front of me. I have no problem with grouping up and try to ask or at least wait for a tell. I probably should be more upfront about asking since I'm usually always grouped.

I was actually disappointed with Deatholme.. I thought it'd be a cool instance or something :(.
 

Fingolfin269

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Feb 28, 2003
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Originally posted by: CKent
I've reported racial slurs in WoW. This isn't 1750, and their servers are in California, not rural Alabama. You should learn your lesson, not complain. And while you're in the learning mood, your basic punctuation could use some work. While I don't know you or the situation, it's easy to assume based on your post that you're part of the ~95% of the WoW playerbase who's either <14 or has the IQ of a mildly retarded chimp. The game has glaring problems, but all pale in comaprison to its playerbase.

Awesome! Because there are no racists in California! They only exist in Alabama and other southern states!
 

CKent

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Aug 17, 2005
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Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Awesome! Because there are no racists in California! They only exist in Alabama and other southern states!

I don't generally agree with you, but on this I have to.

I kid, I kid :D It was a stupid thing to say, I'm sorry.
 

aCynic2

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Originally posted by: pontifex
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: effee
Lol, read a book if you can for 3 hours.</end quote></div>

Based on his post, I doubt it. Holy Hell, that was painful to read.

I didn't find it painful, but it was confusing. Our education system is in serious need of overhauling.