149454-morning-coffee-2016-02-03-midwinter-remodelling-edition

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Mmm... coffee. 
 
The weather here in the Northeast US has been wacky.  A record snowfall and bitter temperatures last week to rain and mid 60's (16-19C) this week.  Work is kinda slow which is good because I need some work done on the house.  So here I sit answering email and doing some code archaeology while the contractors do their thing.
 
Anyway!  Got some pulls on Gloomclaw last night.  Gotta say that's a really pretty area and I love the shifting Eldan and Technophage effect in there.  *pokes Lamenth* not a bad idea for housing if that can be implemented.
 
I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I crated the ship on Kitty Starwraith's plot.  I've roughed out a new one on Jofra Blackrock's plot and started a different build on Kitty's.  Anybody else doing a new build or remodel of their own?  Are you looking forward to any potential new decor from Arcterra?	
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16-19 celcius? Damn you! :P
 
We've also had really wacky (and unnaturally warm) weather this winter, at least in Ontario. Today is a high of 7c, which, normal winter temperatures are about -20 to -10. So yea. On top of that, the temperature shift caused a thick sheet of ice to appear on the roads overnight + it was raining this morning...
 
I'm not rebuilding anything atm and am not sure I ever will now. It would just be too hard to blow up a 2500 piece plot. But pre-F2P, pretty much all of my new stuff were rebuilds of Prox's place (which is why she has SO MUCH rare and expensive decor in her crate, including probably a couple hundred that aren't being used). But when F2P hit we finally had accrued a considerable amount of decor type variance, so I decided to branch out and stop building only cyberpunk and ships. That led to Uta's tropical refuge, Ebirus' wintery resting place of spirits, and now Akko's hard sci-fi Explorer's Guild Academy, which kind of brings all of my natural and sci-fi influences together in one place via custom made biomes. And I think all that practice and flexibility have really paid off, both in personal satisfaction and quality/diversity of plots. :D
 
But I do find rebuilds can be super fun because you've already got a crapload of decor available, which means more options for creativity! So I envy you that. ;)  100% believe that if you've got the stomach for it, doing several rebuilds can quickly develop your knowledge of decor and your eye for polish, and causes you to demand more from yourself each time.
 
So I say have fun and share what you make with us in future Coffee threads! (or even the housing forums, that place can always use an activity booster).
 
As far as Arcterra, I'm almost bursting with ancitipation to see what new stuff is coming. Gonna guess more building blocks. We'll probably have to wait for PTR and see for ourselves though.
			
				
	Edited February 3, 2016 by EsperXIV	
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Good morning.
 
Oddly enough, I just emptied Tex's plot (again) and have been planning a more minimalist approach to the desert wasteland I have been wanting. Once again, I find myself just wandering around the plot in circles and never getting very far.  :lol:
 
And it's clear skies and mid-60's here this morning. Pretty sure what passes for "Winter" in this part of Texas lasted all of like ... four days back in the first week of December. 	
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Yo! Its been in the 60s here, but turned drizzly and bleh last night. 
 
I haven't done anything with my plot since probably Free2Play (when I blew it up) and with raid attendance at record lows, haven't really been playing much at all =(. I'm hoping the steam release and arc terra bring in newbies and bring back some players.	
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But I do find rebuilds can be super fun because you've already got a crapload of decor available, which means more options for creativity! So I envy you that. ;)  100% believe that if you've got the stomach for it, doing several rebuilds can quickly develop your knowledge of decor and your eye for polish, and causes you to demand more from yourself each time.
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Good evening!
Coffee next to me and working as usual. 
Weather has been ok here last couple of days so it's been all good. However major snow is incoming this weekend :(
 
 
The winters the last years have been much warmer than usual here as well (even though we hade some freezing weeks of cold sent from Russia).
I remember when in my young days that cold between -20 to -30 celsius was common winter weather. The coldest I experienced was -46 celsius (-50 F).  It was cold, but I remember everyone went to school, except for those living on the countryside because the bus didn't go :P
 
Please post pictures of your houses people =) I have put housing on the shelf on the bit, learning Maya atm on sparetime instead. It's very fun, especially when you can see what you can do. I hope I can learn to get a little good at it :)
 
Haven't had much time to play, just logged in for daily rewards and will probably be like that for a bit. But I have this forum, and it gives me a nice dose of wildstar. And I especially like these coffee threads :)	
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I have put housing on the shelf on the bit, learning Maya atm on sparetime instead. It's very fun, especially when you can see what you can do. I hope I can learn to get a little good at it :)
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*sigh*
 
I just patched up World of Warcraft.
 
That's how bored I am. 
 
Crabine! See what you've done! 	
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I've had this quote in my sigblock for several weeks now: "Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you're willing to practice, you can do." -- Bob Ross
 
While natural talent helps get you going, in the long run, persistence and the ability to figure out what needs improvement is worth more.  That's where practice comes in.  The more you do the better you will get.
 
Heck, the first time I saw Mordechai my shoulders slumped in defeat.  Now I can tank it pretty easily.  (my clothies still tend to die though :ph34r:)  It's not magic and I'm not uniquely skilled (rather average at that) just I've done that fight a good 20+ times now.
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*sigh*
 
I just patched up World of Warcraft.
 
That's how bored I am. 
 
Crabine! See what you've done! 
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I have an idea for a plot I want to make, but it requires said alt to be 50 to get the exanite decor. :/
 
Ugh. But I don't wanna. @_@
 
I don't think I could stand crating all, not after putting so much work into a housing plot! Unless I was REALLY sure that I hated the current plot... I'd rather just start a new one on an alt. xD But then sometimes that requires leveling... omg WildStar, what have you done? You've turned this leveling-obsessed player into someone who dreads it... D:
 
 
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And it's clear skies and mid-60's here this morning. Pretty sure what passes for "Winter" in this part of Texas lasted all of like ... four days back in the first week of December. 
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*sigh*
 
I just patched up World of Warcraft.
 
That's how bored I am. 
 
Crabine! See what you've done! 
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