EVE Online-ის ოფიციალურ ვებ-გვერდზე გამოქვეყნდა გაფართოვება Dominion-ის patch notes, რომელიც დაწვრილებით აღწერს გაფართოვების მიერ თამაშში შესატან ყველა ცვლილებას. Dominion სერვერზე 1 დეკემბერს გაეშვება.

რამდენიმე მნიშვნელოვანი ამონარიდი patch notes-იდან:

• ენერგოფარის/ჯავშნის/სტრუქტურის გარკვეულ დონეზე მეტად დაზიანებისას პილოტი მიიღებს ხმოვან გაფრთხილებას. დაზიანების დონის რეგულირება შესაძლებელი იქნება პარამეტრებიდან;
• თამაშში მოცემული მუსიკალური პროგრამა მოთამაშეებს კომპიუტერში არსებული .MP3 ფორმატის მუსიკალური ფაილების არჩევის საშუალებას მისცემს;
• შესაძლებელი გახდება მოთამაშის მდებარეობიდან მოშორებულ სადგურებში არსებული მისი კონტეინერებისა და გემის შემცველობის ნახვა;
• ფლოტში შემავალი პილოტი სერვერთან კავშირის გათიშვის შემდეგ (გათიშვიდან 2 წუთის განმავლობაში) სერვერზე მიერთების შემთხვევაში ფლოტს ავტომატურად დაუბრუნდება;
• განახლდება თამაშში მოცემული ვებ-ბროუზერი. ახალი პროგრამა Chromium-ზეა დამყარებული;

ასევე შეიცვლება კამერის ჩვენების კუთხე (Field of View), განახლდება გადასასვლელი კარების ანიმაცია, შემცირდება ზოგიერთი მოდულის სკილების მოთხოვნა და ინტერფეისის ზოგიერთი Shortcut.

წყარო: EVE Online Official Website

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There are many things to focus on at this time
but that which is most powerful to put your attention on is without question love and the vibration it brings
into your life
for this vibration will help you understand ALL THAT IS AROUND YOU FROM A HIGHER PERSPECTIVE YES
THE VALUE OF LOVE AND THE VIBRATION IT HELPS YOU FEEL IN YOUR BODY IS MANY FOLD
THERE ARE SO MANY BLOCKS SO MANY CONDITIONED THOUGHTS THAT CAN EASILY BE REMOVED THROUGH FOCUSING ON LOVE
SPEND YOUR ENERGY
YOUR ATTENTION YOUR TIME
DEVELOPING A BETTER SENSE OF THIS FEELING NEAR YOUR HEART AND FILLING YOUR BODY WITH LIGHT EMANATING FROM THIS AREA AND YOU WILL NOTICE CHANGES DRAMATICALLY
YOU WILL FEEL AND SEE NEW THINGS ARISE IN YOUR AWARENESS AND WATCH OLD BLOCKS THAT HAVE BEEN HIDDEN FROM YOUR CONSCIOUS AWARENESS DISSOLVE
YOU WILL FEEL LIGHTER FREER AND LESS TENSION IN YOUR BODY
MORE EASE
LOVE ALLOWS YOUR BODY TO OPERATE AT ITS MAXIMUM POTENTIAL BECAUSE LOVE IS WHAT HOLDS THE BEST AND HIGHEST UNDERSTANDING FUNCTIONING AND GUIDANCE FOR YOUR LIFE AND FOR ALL THAT IS CONCERNED
KNOW THAT BY FOCUSING ON LOVE YOU WILL BRING ABOUT A GREATER EXPANSION OF YOUR LIFE AND A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WHO YOU ARE HERE TO BE
A GRATEFUL FULFILLMENT IN EVERYTHING YOU DO
THIS WILL SPREAD NOT ONLY FROM YOU INTERNALLY BUT EXTERNALLY
ALL THOSE AROUND YOU ARE AFFECTED BY YOUR PRESENCE IN SOME WAY
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON BEING AND FEELING AND RADIATING LOVE
YOU WILL FUNCTION MUCH LIKE NATURE INTENDED HUMANITY TO FUNCTION
EXACTLY HOW SOURCE WISHES TO FUNCTION THROUGH YOU
YOUR HEART WILL BE YOUR GUIDE INDEED
AND YOU WILL HAVE THE MOST WISE THOUGHTS YOU COULD IMAGINE
LET GO NOW AND GIVE YOUR ATTENTION TO LOVE AND ALLOW THE FEELINGS TO BUILD
GIVE INTO THE FEELING COMPLETELY AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS

- Morning stream of consciousness writing from John Stringer

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Zimmerman: Unionized

MLS expansion team Philadelphia Union picked its first 10 players yesterday. Here they are:

Goalkeeper: Brad Knighton, New England Revolution (backup)

Defenders: Shavar Thomas, Chivas USA; Jordan Harvey, Colorado, David Myrie, Chicago

Midfielders: Nick Zimmerman, New York; Stefani Miglioranzi, Los Angeles, Shea Salinas, San Jose, Andrew Jacobson, D.C. United

Forwards: Alejandro Moreno, Columbus; Sebastien LeToux, Seattle

Snap judgment: Philly still has the SuperDraft to go, a potential Designated Player and possible allocations and discovery players, so it’s obviously very early, but this group skews pretty young. At 32, Miglioranzi is the grizzled vet of the selection, followed by Moreno, 30, who won the 2008 MLS Cup with Columbus. We were impressed by Miglioranzi in LA’s midfield this season before he went down with a groin injury, and Moreno has been a consistent performer in MLS.

Nick Zimmerman was a rare bright spot in New York this season, and knowing that franchise’s luck, he’ll probably rocket to stardom in Philadelphia. Thomas is a solid if unspectacular MLS defender, a description that also fits left back Harvey. Myrie is a 21-year-old Costa Rican without a lot of MLS PT.

We didn’t see much of Salinas this past season, but other observers describe him as a speedy winger with lots of potential, some even saying they were surprised the Earthquakes left him unprotected in this draft. Jacobson left Cal Berkeley for France, then bounced back to MLS and hasn’t seen much of the field as a pro.

We were expecting more from LeToux in Seattle this season, and no doubt the player himself had higher hopes. Maybe the change of scenery, and Nowak’s tutelage, will do him good.

It’s a young, mostly workmanlike crew, but Nowak has a proven track record of success, so it’s not unreasonable for Philly fans to trust his picks here, and have faith that he’ll round out the group with wise SuperDraft picks, a quality discovery player and maybe a DP star. Time, of course, will tell.

დღევანდელ Dev Blog-ში CCP Caedmon-მა განათავსა ინფორმაცია EVE Online-ის განახლებული საფოსტო სისტემის შესახებ, რომელიც 1 დეკემბერს გაფართოვება Dominion-თან ერთად გაეშვება.

ახალ სისტემაში გაჩნდება წერილების ქრონოლოგიურად დალაგებისა და მათი იარლიყებით (Labels) ორგანიზების საშუალება, სხვადასხვა ტიპის წერილის ხვადასხვა განყოფილებაში მიღება და საფოსტო სისტემის პარამეტრების მორგება ინდივიდუალურ საჭიროებაზე.

EVEMail – ძირითადი ფანჯარა

პარამეტრების ფანჯარა

გაჩნდება ტერმინი შეტყობინებები (Notifications), რაც NPC და სისტემური ტიპის წერილებს (SCC შეტყობინებები დაზღვევის შესახებ, CONCORD-ის ინფორმაცია, POS-ების საწვავის მოთხოვნების შეტყობინებები) გულისხმობს. ასეთი ტიპის შეტყობინებები Notifications ქვეგანყოფილებაში იქნება გადატანილი.

შეტყობინებები

დაგზავნის სიები (Mailing Lists) ახლა იმუშავებს, როგორც საფოსტო სისტემის ნაწილი.

დაგზავნის სიები

მცირე ცვლიებებია ჩატის ფანჯარაშიც – არხებში გაწევრიანების ღილაკი ახლა პირდაპირ ამ ფანჯარაში იქნება მოცემული. ასევე, კორპორაციების განყოფილებას დაემატება კორპორაციისა და ალიანსების ბიულეტენების (Bulletins) ქვეგანყოფილებები, რომელთა საშუალებითაც კორპორაციებისა და ალიანსების წევრებს მიეწოდებათ საერთო ინფორმაცია.

ახალ EVEMail სისტემას მომავალში მოჰყვება ინტერნეტ-აპლიკაცია New Eden (წარსულში ცნობილი, როგორც COSMOS)-ის გაშვებაც, სოციალური ქსელის გაფართოვებული შესაძლებლობებით.

წყარო და სურათები: EVE Online Dev Blog

Idag har vi haft vårt möte med webbdesigern som med glädje ser fram emot att skapa vår hemsida. Alltså, med honom har vi idag diskuterat layout, funktion och reklam etc., med goda resultat!

Layouten: Vid ett flertal gånger har vi försökt beskriva hemsidans layout men här kommer ytterligare en beskrivning. I all enkelhet skall hemsidan vara stilren till utseendet, lättförstådd och enkel samt att besökaren utan problem skall kunna lägga ut sin egen annons, med andra ord effektiv. Vi har ställt våra krav men också fått god respons, det vill säga om våra krav varit lämpliga eller inte för denna typ av företag. Därför har vi bland annat kommit överens att färgerna ska vara få, att hemsidan inte blir för “plottrig” (med det menar vi att den inte ska se stökig ut) och att man enkelt ser den “tråd” som finns igenom hela hemsidan.

Funktionen: Är alltså de som företaget går ut på, det vill säga får annonsförsäljning. Att besökaren enkelt ska kunna lägga ut en annons av det önskade plagg som ska säljas. Den har vi försökt göra så enkel så möjligt med en tydlig mall man fyller i (enkelt beskrivet) samt att en “hjälp” funktion finns tillgänglig ifall besökaren blir osäker.

Reklam: Eftersom det är vår, för tillfället, enda inkomstkälla så kommer det förhoppningsvis finnas en del reklam på vår hemsida. Dock får det inte se fult ut, att reklamen ligger huller om buller överallt och därmed inger ett oseriöst och mindre professionellt intryck. Alltså har tydligt beskrivit för vår käre webbdesigner att reklamen skall placeras i mindre rutor på bestämda platser som finns på varje sida på hemsidan.

Hemsidan beräknas, enligt webbdesignern, vara klar om en till två veckor. Nu är det alltså bara att vänta och se. Vi ska dock dit under kommande vecka för att se på det påbörjade projektet, mest för att kolla av att han är inne på samma tankebanor som vi och dessutom förklara mer specifikt hur alla funktioner hänger ihop och hur allt är sammanlänkat. På så vis kan vi båda logga in och ändra texter, layouten etc, vilket det är tänkt att vi ska.

Det ända problemet vi stött på är att webbhotellet som vi tas omhändertas av inte har tillräckligt stort utrymme för vår “produkt”. I alla fall enligt vår webbdesigner. Han menar att det finns andra, betydligt mer generösa med utrymmet, som vi ska kontakt. Då vårt företag kräver mycket utrymmet, uttyckt i GB (-Gigabyte) är vårt webbhotell inte särskilt stort. Han menar att exempelvis webbhotellet One.com är bättre.

Naturligtvis fungerar det att använda Woopsa.se, vårt nuvarande webbhotell, men ifall vårt företag skulle expandera och tusentals annonser skulle läggas upp skulle vi få problem. Men det är ett långsiktigt problem vilket vi kan ta itu med då företaget växt så pass mycket att det behövs. Annars är det fri väg att köra!

Pyramind Farm by Eric Ellingsen and Dickson Despommier

“We cannot go to the moon, Mars, or beyond without first learning to farm indoors on earth.”

I must admit, the idea of vertical farming reminds me of the sci-fi lore of the mid 20th century that imagined what the world might look like in the late 20th to early 21st century (see example above).

Vertical farming seems like a logical idea though, especially in Southern Ontario with its suburban and urban expansions.  I was just reading an introduction for the 1869 Ontario County Index (which lists Sylvester Mackey, my great-great grandfather) that mentions how great the land is in Ontario for farming.

“Ontario is justly regarded as one of the first Agricultural counties in the Province.  Of its area–estimated at 360,000 acres—there are upwards of 210,000 acres cleared and under cultivation, about 150,000 acres being under crop and the remainder are devoted to pasture.  The soil is rich and fertile, and very productive.” (pg. 2, 1869 Ontario Country Index)

Sky Farm for Toronto by Gordon Graff

I can assume the current amount of land in Ontario dedicated to agriculture falls short in comparison to the amount in 1869.  And so, with prime farm land being developed for non-agricultural uses, where else are we supposed to go if we want to create and maintain local farming and thus local food sources?

Sky Farm for Toronto by Gordon Graff

If vertical farming works, then even giant urban centres like the City of Toronto would be able to establish larger-scale local food sources.  The only way Toronto can grow is up, and perhaps this might be the reality for other areas in the GTA in the future.  I’m so interested to see what else develops from Sky Farm and for the concept of vertical farming altogether.

Other really cool links:

• The Vertical Farm Project and designs (all above images are from this website).

• Torontoist vertical farming article

• Gordon Graff’s Skyfarm for Toronto design – Inhabitant (Design that Will Save the World) website

CCP Navigator-ის ცნობით, EVE Online-ის რიგით მე-12 გაფართოვება (expansion) Dominion 1 დეკემბერს გაეშვება. გაფართოვების სერვერზე ჩართვის პროცესი 02:00 GMT/UTC საათზე დაიწყება და 21:00 GTM/UTC საათისათვის დასრულდება. ამ პერიოდის განმავლობაში არ იმუშავებს API სერვისები, ასევე დროებით გამოირთვება EVE Online-ის ოფიციალური ვებ-გვერდი, ანგარიშის მართვის სერვისები და ფორუმები. გაფართოვების Patch Note-ები ოფიციალურ ვებ-გვერდზე შაბათს, 28 ნოემბერს გამოქვეყნდება.

წყარო: EVE Online Dev Blog

Natural gas prices are too low.

I’d heard that comment likely a dozen times within a week.

“Nothing’s moving. Natural gas prices are too low. You just don’t get it.”

I get it. Natural gas prices are too low. But then the question is: too low for what?

Living in Canada, we have to deal with inclement weather and we do it easily; we adjust accordingly. It snows, we put on boots and put away shorts and pick up a wide plastic shovel. When it’s summer, we put the boots away again (unless it’s Alberta). If we didn’t, we’d be labeled as eccentric and rightly so.

So why, in responding to low natural gas prices, do most businesses simply say “Prices are too low” and that’s that? Again, too low for what?

Too low to waste time, to be over-priced, to have poor governance models. Too low to buy ten fuel-eating trucks and charge ninety dollars an hour to run them. Too low to toss unwanted models at the market. Too low to pay all but the best workers anything much at all.

Perhaps too low to miss out on? Distressed rivals offer tremendous bargains for expansion, on all levels. Changing needs allow for myriad opportunities. Alliance between companies for a common goal can present entire regions to fresh sales’ pitches. Maybe my theory is wrong, but until natural gas is worth exactly nothing, there are still profits to be made but those profits won’t just go to anybody — they’ll go to the few that can tell it’s winter.

Here’s to a good jacket and a warm pair of boots.

The upcoming new Disney ship, the Disney Dream, began construction in Papenberg, Germany’s Mayer Werft shipyard on March 2009.  The ship is due for delivery to Disney in early 2011.  There has been much anticipation and excitement for this ship in the past months with press releases, videos, and more.  The Disney Dream will have many of the same inspired themes, ideas, and touches like the other ships.  For example we do know that in the lobby atrium there will be a bronze statue of Admiral Donald (Duck).  The Disney Dream will encompass 14 decks, be an 1,115 feet long, 128,000-ton vessel with 1,250 staterooms which can accomodate up to 4,000 guests.  Additionally, this ship will have the first water coaster at sea called the AquaDuck.  Look for more updates in the year to come.

Keel Laying

Additionally, Disney’s private island “Castaway Cay” will be expanding.  See the video below for more information. 

Castaway Cay Expansion

Lastly, but most certainly not the least, Disney will be sailing to ALASKA!   Disney will be sailing to Alaska starting in April of 2011 through September 2011, and will make stops to Juneau, Skagway, Tracy Arm, and Ketchikan.  Additionally, it will be sailing along the west coast to San Francisco, California and to Victoria and Vancouver, Canada.

Disney to Alaska!

The news doesn’t stop there.  Disney is going to be adding another ship, the Disney Fantasy, as well.  I look forward to hearing more about it as time unfolds.  Disney has exciting days ahead.

–Saundra

CCP Games-ის ოფიციალურ Youtube გვერდზე განთავსდა 1 დეკემბრის გაფართოვება Dominion-ის ოფიციალური ტრეილერი. EVE Online-ის ოფიციალურ ვებ-გვერდზე ხელმისაწვდომია ვიდეოს გადმოსაწერი ვერსიებიც.

ვიდეო:

წყარო: CCP Games Official Youtube Channel

Well the interwebs are abuzz today as CCP has officially launched the Website & Trailer for its upcoming free EVE Online Expansion: Dominion.

The trailer was very well done cinematically and the list of changes the site presents are numerous. It seems this expansion has been met with nothing but heated debate from all sides. I am in no way experienced enough to form my own opinions on the changes, since most will not affect me, but it’s hard not to notice when there are pages and pages of debate raging on even with only 5 days left until launch.

I think CCP is handling everything as well as they can. It doesn’t appear they will be pulling a Star Wars Galaxies update, introducing totally game changing updates without informing the players. On the other hand they aren’t giving in totally to a vocal player-base. They’re effectively saying “Hey! We’re the designers of this game and we’re pretty darn good at it too. We understand where you’re coming from, but put a little faith in us to deliver what we think is best for the game. We will continue to keep an open channel of communication and work with you to improve our designs and philosophies and make EVE a better place to be.” Sure there is always room for improvement and I think they’ve taken note of that and will continue to foster their relationship with the players.

So aside from all that, on to the topic of the post:

Personally, I’ll probably still be trying to figure out how it affects me. Thus business as usual…with they occasional planet flyby!

Looks cool. Video from Keen and Graev

“Tomorrow you’ll be able to watch the future of Aion movie from the official Aion website or our Youtube page. *Spoiler Alert* It’s awersome!” Esas fueron las palabras con las que Andrew Beegle nos dejó a todos espectantes de ver que era eso tan “alucinante” como dice el mismo.

Pues bien no era ni más ni menos que un espectacular vídeo de casi 9 minutos de duración donde nos presentaban el espectacular futuro que le están preparando a Aion.

Entre esas mejoras que podemos ver en el video se encuentras a destacar las siguientes (os recomiendo ver el video antes de seguir leyendo, ya que os va a Spoilear):

• Mejora de Gráficos. Sobretodo en el apartado de luces y texturas, por lo que podemos deducir que muy posiblemente vaya a implementar el DirectX 10.
• Presentación de Nuevas Zonas. Con sus respectivos monstruos y jefazos.
  
• Cambios Climáticos. Y no sólo se conforman conque llueva, nieve o hayan temporales de arena, sino que eso cambiará los escenarios y se verán encharcados, nevados, etc..
• Nuevas Habilidades. No se puede apreciar mucho, pero lo que si se puede ver claramente es un SpiritMaster invocando 3 lobos y un asesino que salta y agarra a otro PJ que estaba volando para lanzarlo al suelo, unas minas que van apareciendo en el aire, una multiexplosión y lo que parece ser una especie de propulsión durante un corto periodo de tiempo para avalanzarnos en el aire, tanto con alas como sin ellas.
• Zonas de Agua. En las que podremos navegar, nadar, bucear y buscar ciudades submarinas para hacer nuevas misiones.
• Sistema de Housing. Podremos tener nuestra propia casa y decorarla, tanto por fuera como por dentro. Además, depende de donde pongas la casa, será de un tipo u otro. Aún no se ha dicho nada de Casas de clan. Y al final del video podemos ver un asedio a estas ciudades, o al menos esa es la impresión que me da.
• Monturas. Bonitas monturas que tendremos que domar para obtenerlas, al menos algunas de ellas. Y lo mejor de todo, que algunas monturas son para más de 1 persona y podremos llevar a amigos subidos en nuestras monturas.
• Nuevas Armas. Entre ellas podemos ver un bastón que se transforma en un látigo, una ballesta ligera de mano, una lanza y un escudo que se transforma en un guantelete gigante y sirve para agarrar a distancia. Y también podemos ver que al final , que es lo que me hace pensar que en vez de armas nuevas, muy posiblemente sean Skills nuevas de clases avanzadas o simplemente Skills nuevas para las clases ya existentes.
• Cambios en el sistema de Combate. Podemos apreciar un mago pegando cuerpo a cuerpo con los puños y haciendo combos marciales, un gladiador cogiendo al enemigo con su arma (eso ya lo hacen) y lanzarlo contra otro enemigo, combate desde montura, etc.
• Asedios a ciudades. No está muy claro lo que se llega a ver, pero muy posiblemente se podrán asediar las ciudades en donde la gente crea sus casas.

Bueno, sólo me queda recordar que actualmente el Aion se encuentra en la versión 1.5.1.4, aunque están probando el próximo parche de contenido que será el 1.6; y este video que acabamos de ver es para la versión 3.0. Vamos, que antes de que todo esto llegue aún nos queda la expansión 2.0 y todos los parches de contenido que vayan a hacer ellos por enmedio del camino.
Lo que sí es seguro es que 2010 será el año en el que el Aion tendrá muchos nuevos contenidos y grandes actualizaciones.

Saludos a todos!! ^^

Descripción:

Point Lookout te abre las puertas a un vasto territorio del Yermo: una turbia y mugrienta ciénaga junto a la costa de Maryland. Toma el ferry hasta la ciudad costera de Point Lookout y vive la aventura más misteriosa y abierta de Fallout 3.

I found this post in the Dev Tracker (Using Yahoo Pipes to filter) that talks about how you’ll be able to get the festival horses in the future.  Nice changes, but also mentions the discount which I believe will also drop the cost of all horses purchased, not just festival ones.  Normally they cost around 4 gold, but with that discount they cost 1.6 gold, which is very nice!

The details are as follows:

• New vendor Will Peartree will be there at the farm for this purpose
• You can only buy the festival horse during that festival
• Each mount costs:
  • 1 Festival run token
  • 12 festival barter tokens
  • 1 “Document of Mount Ownership” purchased from Will Peartree

Further down that thread, Ransroth confirms that when you convert a festival mount to a skill it will provide the discount as a Passive Skill.  I certainly will be more likely to pick up reputation and festival horses with this discount.

Full post written by Budgeford, over at LOTRO forums.

ZC posts the wrap up on his phenomenal series of diaries on the skirmish system.  Basically it is a good summary of the system and some shout-outs to those who made it possible.  I do especially like these diaries that give us the behind the scenes look as it helps us all better understand the process.  Working through this system during beta I can certainly echo ZC’s comments on the rest of the dev team with a particular nod to JWBarry who was a very vocal developer who did a great job of communicating the new stuff and what they needed us testers to do.

There’s also a little Q&A on the second page with a couple good points brought up.  The first was regarding that some things worked differently in beta and in some cases that was done on purpose such that they could be tested out before scaling to the final values.  Makes sense to me, but then again I might have a bit of a different take on beta’s then some.  Also ZC mentions that most of the “good” drops will be for the entire group while in a skirmish such that there’s no need to roll on drops.  There will be some single item drops but that sounds more like an exception then the rule.

Take a look at the diary over on the LOTRO forums.

Ok, so nothing terribly ground breaking here (seems a little old, but I hadn’t seen it until today) – but there is some good general information and some very slick eye-candy!

First off, with the overhaul of the UI my current one is completely hosed.  Luckily, I just happen to follow the LOTRO Interface RSS feed and noticed the Multibar Clean Toolbar UI.  This only works with the Mirkwood client, but for me I really like it as it is nice and clean.  Notice the buttons on the bottom are customizable just like the normal UI – I’m not sure I’ll stick with those, but I’ll usually either have my whole inventory up or just the first bag.

I also decided to check out one of the survival skirmishes – sadly the only one I had access to was the small fellowship one, but figured I’d give it a go.  Sadly real-life was not cooperative and I didn’t get very far, but it is a very cool idea that I can’t wait to check out more once live hits.

I’ll also include some stat comparisons, which aren’t 100% accurate as my legendaries from live and bullroarer aren’t quite exact nor are my traits.  However, I did notice that on live I’m at 19% incoming melee so I’ll have to figure out what I’ll dump to get back down to the cap.  Most likely it will be runes/settings but I haven’t decided yet.

Live stats:

Bullroarer (mainly the thing to look at here is the UI and morale jump)

So I’m quoting this link from Casual Stroll to Mordor, but I wanted to comment on a couple  questions in particular as I agree with them there wasn’t anything real exciting:

WarCry {Ez0}Honvik: 5. Why is the new Raid Armour Purple and not Teal? (someone in my Kin asked me to ask that)
ZombieColumbus: In the past, we have gotten burned by giving out the best possible gear our game could generate with the initial release. This immedietly makes itemizing further instances impossible. The advantage of holding back like this, is that the jump between our subsequent raid sets will be more noticable.

WarCry Validor-SoG: Hi, Could you please confirm if we are to see Teal Armour sets and 1st Age Weapons in the next book update?
Jalessa: You may see incomparable rewards through completion of hard-modes for the Dol Guldur instances. However, level 65 first age legendaries will not be available immediately with launch of Siege of Mirkwood. We plan on introducing them in a future update.

So the take-away here is that there is better raid gear coming, although honestly it really couldn’t get much worse   It is encouraging that there are incomparable (orange) drops in Hard-modes!  Will be curious to see when we get access to the new gear and 1st ages…

Full transcript is over here.

Well this week is the short week for most folks in the US, This Thursday is out Thanksgiving..AKA TURKEY DAY.

As most we have a 3 day work week and are off on thurdays and Friday and paid for both days, so Wednesday i will be doing my normal all nighter and hopefully getting alot done on Cinderbella, right now she is stilling at lvl 60 and at someting like 54 in sage, not 100% sure on that buyt i know she is at least 60 in adventure. So i am hoping that we have our normal folks back on, also around this time of the year is when we starting getting out player base back from the summer months, so far we have seen Heal and Cece come back and have been playing here and there.

The other night we all grouped up and did shard of Love, and the roof of crushbone, it was realy fun. so i am hoping that we start doing our shard runs again and getting some good content and gearing up our toons, i am happy with the development of Cinderbella and the path that she has taken, chubby is just sitting back waiting on the expansion and Cinder is gearing up to the expansion, sometimes when i switch between the 2 i forgot who i have on and tryh someting that will not work out,lol.
Also i have had to learn to sit back with cinder and let others be the tank and i’ll assist them or be the OT.

So after 5+ years i am still learning and hoefully i will keep learning.

Until next time happy Hunting in Norrath

~Chubby~

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