124150-morning-coffee27032015-the-whiny-edition

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No thread until now? Whats wrong with you guys?
 
 
That's good german breakfast:
 
And lots of these:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
So I have two really big problems.
 
1. I bought Pillars of Eternity. It's kinda Baldurs Gate 3 and will take so much of my precious free time. Like 100's of hour.
2. I really really dislike leveling in Wildstar. It's just so boring to me. I like the Artemis Zin storylines, but I just dislike most of the rest. And I really HATE the second zone for Dominions. What should I do? Will I ever be able to get past level 17? I've started my 3. character now, with both of the others being level 15 and 17. Is the next zone more appealing?
 
 	
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Chua not happy!
Is nice attempting at Morning Coffee, yes? But missing WildStar part!
Cannot have topic in General Discussion if not about WildStar, even if Morning Coffee.
Chua recommend adding more WildStar to post!	
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Sorry, was in bit of a rush to not start a second thread. Added the Wildstarpart later on. Even if it's not that thematic, because I wasn't able to play Wildstar since Monday. Had to sort all my new bought Android Netrunner Cards (like 600 cards).
 
Is it better now?	
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			You are on jabbit, otherwise I could try and get people to just power level you through riot, and the protostar first dungeon until we got to twenty and then hit STL and KV. You would not really have to set foot in Auroira if you didn't want to. 	
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Sorry, was in bit of a rush to not start a second thread. Added the Wildstarpart later on. Even if it's not that thematic, because I wasn't able to play Wildstar since Monday. Had to sort all my new bought Android Netrunner Cards (like 600 cards).
 
Is it better now?
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Wife's computer died last night. So had to decide between paying for diagnostics or just replacing. So opted for a new computer with an i5 (as opposed to the AMD chip she had) and a video card with 4 Gigs of RAM. Still not really able to run her video at high setting (I was surprised), but it's better than what she had.
 
So unfortunately no WS for us last night. I continued to work on my add on refactor to prepare for adding comm stuff. Also update the raid signup site so I could mark who was confirmed for attendance- it was a quick addition so clearly I'm getting better with the technology.
 
Also the PotatoUI designer, "perterter" on curse, gave me his mock up for a group finder to use for the add on, so I'll work this in at some point: http://i.imgur.com/r9PwZOO.png
 
(You have no idea how grateful I am to not have to design the UI!)
 
Tonight we hit GA and hope to get to floor 2, though we are bringing a new guy along. If we can make good progress perhaps we can take a shot at Phagebourn Council tomorrow night. Depends on if we can get a repeat kill on Phage Maw. Fingers are crossed.	
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You are on jabbit, otherwise I could try and get people to just power level you through riot, and the protostar first dungeon until we got to twenty and then hit STL and KV. You would not really have to set foot in Auroira if you didn't want to. 
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No thread until now? Whats wrong with you guys?
 
 
That's good german breakfast:
 
And lots of these:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. I really really dislike leveling in Wildstar. It's just so boring to me. I like the Artemis Zin storylines, but I just dislike most of the rest. And I really HATE the second zone for Dominions. What should I do? Will I ever be able to get past level 17? I've started my 3. character now, with both of the others being level 15 and 17. Is the next zone more appealing?
 
 
 
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Thanks :) Maybe I will get myself a little bit drunk, listen to some good music and just rush trough the zone. I don't get the overall theme. And even though I do think storyline has some good and fresh ideas, it was implemented very poorly .
 
But I do think I will have that problem a little bit longer. The storys of the zones don't really catch me. I do like the overall theme with the misterious planet and the Eldan.
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I think Wildstar's strengths are mostly at Elder game (level 50). You can still have a lot of fun before then, but it seems like the type of game you'd enjoy more taking your time and trying various avenues to get XP. Slamming through levels purely with quests does feel grindy and unfun to me as well.
 
Personally, I leveled from 6 to 34ish in PBGs (probably no longer possible), then quest leveled to 50. But my motivation to reach the end was very strong... I needed more golds for housing. :P
 
I also picked up PoE yesterday and am really enjoying it. Hesitant to promote another game in this WS thread, but it's a way different style so there's no real competition; plus I bet there are a bunch of Carbine employees playing as well. :P  But yea, it's well done, and the RPG elements are very strong. It's been so long since I played a game that had me reading supplementary dialogue! And it's been nice playing an RPG that doesn't fling all sorts of magical gear at you right out of the gate.
 
That said, I'm about to log into the Star of Wild. Going to check the auction, see who's on, and at some point I'll be working on Uta's plot. Also thinking of running some PVP or veteran dungeons tonight... if anyone's interested, let me know.
 
 	
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Thanks :) Maybe I will get myself a little bit drunk, listen to some good music and just rush trough the zone. I don't get the overall theme. And even though I do think storyline has some good and fresh ideas, it was implemented very poorly .
 
But I do think I will have that problem a little bit longer. The storys of the zones don't really catch me. I do like the overall theme with the misterious planet and the Eldan.
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And I think Wildstar's storytelling is the best in the business.  At least leveling isn't the dry experience it is in other games, especially in a movement-heavy game.  It's not a rinse-and-repeat through your rotation.
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mmm *noms*
 
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And I think Wildstar's storytelling is the best in the business.
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Have a great week end!	
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mmm *noms*
 
 
 :blink: Now I know you're insane.  The world arc isn't bad but the storytelling itself is atrocious.  It makes a mildly engaging tale an utter chore to slog through.  You have to fight tooth and nail for any sort of detail while often dodging trash packs that you cannot ignore unless you have a death wish.
 
Oh, and happy birthday! :lol:
 
Last night I got my skyplot shortcut Addon to a functional state thanks to some hints from Bartleby :wub:.  Now it just needs some polish.  I made it a point to hit River's teahouse but I was on an alt.  I had meant to switch back to my main but I got involved in a conversation.  Oops.
 
At least I remembered to grab my data shard stipend <_<  I'm coming around to agree with the opinion that this is one of the poorer ideas in a crafting system in dire need of a rethink.
 
Tonight... not really sure.  The WSRP community has a theme for this weekend so I might take part on an alt.
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Happy Birthday Vic, may large granok women shower you with their lovins......You have managed to get Parth to play a granok right? 
 
Found this cake for you	
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Happy Birthday Vic, may large granok women shower you with their lovins......You have managed to get Parth to play a granok right? 
 
Found this cake for you
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As someone who has played through WoW, FFXIV:ARR, EVE's few storytelling arcs on the Amarr side, and a bevy of other smaller games I never completed (due to model changes), I do love Wildstar's storytelling.  Know why?  It's fun!
 
FFXIV:ARR?  Was that enjoyable?  Not for me it isn't, I hate the voiceover work more than anything else in the game, the combat is slower and far more predictable, and the cutscenes aggravated me more than anything else.  WoW?  Sometimes, it could be entertaining, but most of the time, I'm not entirely interested in just going through my rotation.  By PAndaria the combat was getting better and the storytelling in longer arcs, but the stories themselves weren't any fun anymore.  EVE?  Yeah, EVE even in the best of times is a grey puddle of grey bubbling just enough to make you think it has life.
 
Wildstar's quest text is perfect for me.  It's quick, it's generally hilarious or, at the very least, full of action-packed awesome.  Wildstar made a great design choice no other game in history did, it made sure it never took itself too seriously.  NPCs are dropping one-liners all the way through the Defile and beyond.  Every death the game gets to mock you.  Your quest text gets in and gets out, and gives you longer bits to read when you have time.  Even that lore is, I think, the best stuff in the game.
 
Maybe you guys might like some other questing better, but I wish more games took Wildstar's approach.
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I can see where you're coming from. For story/questing, I think SWTOR was significanty above all others for its launch and honeymoon period. After that I'd give a nod to MoP WoW (as you mentioned); not sure about Alliance, but there were some very well done Horde quests, and overall the experience felt light and fun to me. After that I feel equally meh about all the other MMOs I've played... one thing I do dislike about WS's quests though is the 'small frame, lots of text' approach, which is only made worse by the amount of screen spam we get in this game. When I started Uta a few weeks ago I felt violated all over again by that... still don't understand why having so much crap bombard your screen at once is a good thing. :(  The few times I've tried to go easy and absorb the story, I'd be too distracted by sounds/VO/other text/updates/etc., frequently hitting me at the same time....
 
For combat, I found ARR was so freaking dry and repetitive while leveling, totally agree there. And Wildstar's combat is more active and bouncy, plus I like the free-running nature of most classes. But I guess the part I don't feel you on is the rotation. I found this part of leveling in Wildstar to very much be 'insert maximum damage output, click buttons, repeat'.
 
 
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I think I'm different than a lot of spellslingers in that I LOVE that kind of thing.
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Nah, I love gate in its current form. Sad that it's being changed to IA removal in drop 5 :(
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It might be if you're actually an esper (I mean, I assume, but I know that may not actually be the case, so just leaving it out there). 
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Class could have a lot to do with it. Proxima is my 50 (medic), so I shouldn't expect a healer hybrid to have the most exciting dps experience. ^_^
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Exciting, no.  Especially since they've got so much damage made up in dots.  But it is fun to just blanket areas with death! :D
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VicVanMeter you *cupcake*.
 
I read all these posts you make about how great the game is now, I resubbed to see it for myself.
 
Barren wasteland of afk people in thayd and two people talking about cpu core voltage in zone chat.	
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Maybe we can get on them to allow us to keep it.  Situational awareness is the hallmark of Wildstar, so having the only IA break in the game where you had to gauge where you ended up was awesome.  What are they changing it into?  Since my SS is my Dommie main, I haven't really kept up so much on Spellslinger news.
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VicVanMeter you *cupcake*.
 
I read all these posts you make about how great the game is now, I resubbed to see it for myself.
 
Barren wasteland of afk people in thayd and two people talking about cpu core voltage in zone chat.
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Actually, I just went back and re-read the changes and they aren't what I thought. I thought Gate was changed to IA removal, but it's just that they changed the Tier 4 to grant a swiftness and reduce the CD.
 
AS is now a straight interrupt with 2 IA removal at teir 4. So actually not that much has changed except that AS is probably OP now :)
 
However, it will make the less situational aware since now we can just hit AS to stun.
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Dunno about you, but I ran STL last night and ran VSH with a non-guildie last night.  Tell the AFK people in Thayd what you want to do, although it's usually better to /chjoin LFG.
 
As long as you're on Entity, at any rate.
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I'm on whatever the US PvE realm my people got transferred to is.
 
It's been... a few months... or more... so I am far too rusty to run dungeons atm, just wanted to throw a hissy fit since I have forum access again and you're one of the few familiar accounts I remember.
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My wife plays a slinger and is really pleased with the way AS is working on the PTR. Now there are still issues with void pact, and how much of a must have it would be in the current form. I am sure there are better informed people on the slinger forum and the PTR discussing that. 
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SWTOR beats the pants off of anyone else storytelling-wise imo. Then again, I don't feel like the game has anything else really going for it XD, so there's that. Plus I vastly vastly vastly preferred all the Imp side storylines. I HATED all the super goody goody tooshoos crap on Pub side.
 
Finally made some progress on the chua factory ship last night! Redesigned the flight deck. Since its not a main feature of the ship, I felt like it shouldn't really even feel like a room really, more like some kind of afterthought like "Oh right! We made this huge factory that flies and we do need somewhere to fly it from... we'll just shove this in here. "
 
Kinda hard to get a good picture of it since it curves around but here.
 
 
 
 	
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SWTOR was great storytelling and the lack of voice-overs in WS was jarring at first (since SWTOR was the last MMO I played). However, I lost interest in SWTOR within a month of play, whereas the game-play has kept me coming back for more in WS.
 
I honestly just usually click through the quests and never read. I just can't bring myself to care about lore :( (I did in SWTOR).
 
SWTOR: ruined me for storytelling in other MMOs
WS: ruined me for combat in other MMOs
 
Combat >>>> storytelling (for me).	
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			Anyone got coffee today?  Unfortunately, I'm not sure I have time to make it.	
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			I'll put one up in a minute.	
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