121906-morning-coffee-2515-i-gotta-shiphand-it-to-ya

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Good morning everyone!
 
I didn't see a coffee thread today, so I made a new one. ;)
 
 
^ To summarize my morning. I'm still getting used to the new job and I'm so exhausted. And when you're exhausted, dumb mistakes seem to happen left and right. x.x
 
But that's fine! (I like my corn flakes well-done, anyway.)
 
I hope everyone has been enjoying Drop 4! I got to play for an hour or so last night. I really really enjoy it! Solo-queueing for Veteran Shiphands is so much fun. I would love to do them with others as well, so if we're ever on at the same time, send me a whisper! It would be a great time!  :D
 
I got lost in the new shiphand for a bit. >.< But once I figured it out it went better. I missed out on Gold by like 20 minutes though. lol I also completely changed Xvira's appearance. I'm still deciding if I like it or not. I wanted to change, but now that I have, it feels weird. I've looked the same way since beta, it's weird to change it now. But I'm still really happy to have the option!
 
 
 
 
 
 
So, doing shiphands last night I was thinking about how well they fit my personal playstyle and how I enjoy them so much more than say adventures or dungeons. Even though I like group content from time to time, for me, nothing beats the low pressure, work at your own pace feel of solo content. But I know everyone is different. Some people hate playing solo. That's why it is great for so much variety to be in a game. So what I'm wondering today is, what is everyone's favorite way to play? Are you a lone wolf or a pack player? And why or why not? If you do or don't like group content, what things about it make you feel that way? 
 
Anyways, I hope everyone has a good day today. It's Friday's Friday! (aka Thursday)	
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			I mostly solo play during the week days, and then do more grouping during weekends. Before the drop I'd mostly play my main, and rarely my alts (got 4 characters at 50), and since drop 4 I see myself naturally playing my alts more  :) !	
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I mostly solo play during the week days, and then do more grouping during weekends. Before the drop I'd mostly play my main, and rarely my alts (got 4 characters at 50), and since drop 4 I see myself naturally playing my alts more :) !
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My plans were a little crunched last night due to a long discussion about dungeon builds in another game. No not That game, the game with plant people. Anyway after that, I was all set to start work on my massive underground labyrinth/goth club......
 
It's not like it is small, but I guess I had planned for a space roughly equal to the above ground map. Got to compact things, and use some tricks to make it seem correctly epic. Right now I am looking on the AH for proper lighting. My co-builder is not being very much help at the moment, I think it is cultural. Draken are naturally very metal, and so all design questions invariably lead to "More fire and Skulls" 
 
Basic room lighting has also been an issue, the very dark room, and the strain fog both do odd things to mordesh skin color. I think the spooky dark lighting is on the verge of being too bright, so I'm kinda still working on that part. 	
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Good Morning Xvira and Everyone!
 
I got on last night and did my dailies and a few things around my house plot. Nothing really exciting went on. But some days are like that. I just enjoy being able to log on and do whatever I feel like doing at that time.
 
As for your questions Xvira: I'm a 50/50 player. I like to solo just as much as I like to group up. Depends on my attitude for that day. Meaning some days I want to be anti-social and just go at my own pace and some days I want all the group content. The best days are the ones where I log on thinking I want all solo play and end up grouping with the guild for impromptu adventures. I love my guild :wub:
 
I still have to check out the new vet shiphands. I keep saying I will do that tonight, but the reality of it is, I don't have the time to do everything I want to during the week. I only have a few hours to play before bed time (5am comes awful early lol). I am hoping this weekend I will be able to see all the new content.
 
I have Yalanna's house to design. Like Arachnaas, I have the hatch house. But I have no idea what I am going to do with it. I also have to redo some things on Spousal's lot. The new windows and deck stuff are great and will add a much better design to her lot.
 
Hope you all have a wonderful day!	
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My plans were a little crunched last night due to a long discussion about dungeon builds in another game. No not That game, the game with plant people. Anyway after that, I was all set to start work on my massive underground labyrinth/goth club......
 
It's not like it is small, but I guess I had planned for a space roughly equal to the above ground map. Got to compact things, and use some tricks to make it seem correctly epic. Right now I am looking on the AH for proper lighting. My co-builder is not being very much help at the moment, I think it is cultural. Draken are naturally very metal, and so all design questions invariably lead to "More fire and Skulls" 
 
Basic room lighting has also been an issue, the very dark room, and the strain fog both do odd things to mordesh skin color. I think the spooky dark lighting is on the verge of being too bright, so I'm kinda still working on that part. 
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If you can't find the right lighting just do what I did. Just pick the most inappropriate lighting for a Mordesh and say "*cupcake* it, I guess I'm being ironic now." That's how Club Xvira ended up being an obnoxiously bright, neon-colored, plushie house party.
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*shuffles in* Mmmmm coffee...
 
I have a strong preference for group content... except I have a hard time just joining a random group if I'm unsure of my ability to perform.  I think I'm comfortable enough with VSH's so I just need to get on the stick and queue.  Might give Vet. Adventures a shot too (been trying to convince myself to queue for those since I hit 50 shortly after Drop3).
 
Somewhere between the lingering exhaustion and the onset of a food coma from dinner I just couldn't motivate myself to do a whole lot last night.  Did hit all of the GoG rep dailies.  Although the first Scorch attempt failed (lol 66k hits) the guild group that helped take down the swamp sentinel wandered up there after and helped finish her off.  So I'm now sitting at 29k GoG rep.  Now that the sentinel is a daily it'll take me two more full sets. :D  "Why are you hitting yourself with a hammer? Because it feels so good when it stops."
 
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I would love to try "They Came From Fragment Zero!" on my Medic and blow up some Skeech with a rave party of doom. xD
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Once I save up a bit more money (I'm so broke >.<), I definitely want to try the underground hatch house. I'm still using the rocket house. I've been meaning to switch to a new house for awhile, but I was too lazy to redecorate. lol Much like real life, unpacking is a pain. You guys getting the new house is getting me to really want to finally do it though! Plus it could be really neat to have all that above-ground space.
 
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I thought it was due to you getting into the hallucinogenic vitalus again?
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Is that was this is? I thought this was the regular non-hallucinogenic type. Huh. Guess I didn't quit it yet after all... *shamelessly refills*
 
*begins dancing*
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9XxaV8e4jk
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Dang it Xvira, you weren't supposed to show the other exiles our secret mordesh shuffling skills. Now all the Aurin are going to be pestering for dance lessons. 
 
Oh well.
 
*walks over and kicks the jukebox* 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0c8Up91ygg
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			Morning everyone! Personally I love all the new content in here, great to see Carbine kick Blizzards ass in the content department. However, Anyone else hate how much glory the protostar like costume is, 5000 for a single piece...ew, whatever, the new content has longevity, at least enough to hold people over until the new raid and pvp changes in drop 5... Until the gear changes for pvp come in I only see que times getting worse sadly. But overall, I am having a blast!	
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BEHOLD, THE SHADOWCASTER!
 
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Actually, you can't really behold it yet.  This has turned into a MUCH larger project than I had originally intended.  I thought it would be a fairly straightforward upgrade, then re-integrating the housing plug into the cabin.  What happened was that I saw a lot of things on the entire perimeter of the house I wanted to use, including the back.  Being an architectural designer in real life makes this more difficult, as I've been dealing with some serious design questions:
 
-The height of the forecastle and aftcastle have to be roughly proportional to the housing plug, which is now taller.  The flydeck has to be high enough to see over the plug, the forecastle has to be high enough to shield the majority of it.  I've got the decks figured out for the forecastle, I think, it's just a matter of slapping everything together.  Unfortunately, our drop-pod bay is now encroaching on teleport control a bit since the deck is larger, but I can't really back it up without having to deal with a hull gap.  That may have to happen.  I can't lower it because the drop-pod bay is actually sitting over the graveyard.
 
-The flydeck has had to become a centralizing element, because the housing plug, for whatever reason, isn't actually centered on our plot.  I know this because I have the walls in the same place, I centered the flydeck, and I'm staring over the shoulder of the house.  This is making integration for the housing plug a problem.  I may have to construct the aftcastle with a raised element on that side to make it appear more balanced.  With the areas around the cabin I want to involve, it looks like the cabin may feel divorced from the rest of the ship, as if it stands alone with the aftcastle surrounding it.  I didn't really want that, I wanted it to appear to be a ship.  Efforts to figure out how to integrate it may need to wait until I've got the decks in place.
 
-The aftcastle has been completely reorganized.  I basically had to blow it up.  It may soon become a two-tiered, rather than three-tiered, structure, and will have more square interior spaces than laterally organized.  That should be easier to light with the higher ceilings.
 
Things I accomplished last night:
 
-The decks for the flydeck, second tier of the bar area, and raised floor are now mostly in place.
 
-Decks for the aftcastle are, hopefully, at their new permanent heights.
 
-The forecastle is now raised to its proper height.  Teleport control has been extended and a reorganized trauma bay is underway.
 
-Decks in the waist have been lowered to their new position.
 
-"Slam Shutters" for the flydeck apparatus are now in place.  I may build on "extensions" to protect the rest of the second floor of the bar.
 
Tonight, I'll likely continue work on the Shadowcaster's deck placement, and hopefully solve the drop-pod situation and repopulate the waist.  If I'm lucky, I can figure out how I'm going to integrate the housing plug better into the deck structure.  We'll see.  Last night, killing the Sentinel and SW was a fun distraction.  We'll see how tonight goes.  I really, really, REALLY want to get this done for our members.  I need the decks and walls in place before I begin populating the rest of the area.
 
The project continues.  See you all on Nexus!	
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Morning everyone! Personally I love all the new content in here, great to see Carbine kick Blizzards ass in the content department. However, Anyone else hate how much glory the protostar like costume is, 5000 for a single piece...ew, whatever, the new content has longevity, at least enough to hold people over until the new raid and pvp changes in drop 5... Until the gear changes for pvp come in I only see que times getting worse sadly. But overall, I am having a blast!
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I had a look at the glory vendors, but the protostar costumes just aren't my style. 5000 a piece does seem exorbitant, unless a run gives in the 2500 range. I have no idea, all I have seen of the new drop is housing...and that is probably not going to change for a bit. 
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As a side not (non reply) I am dissapointed there was no PR push with this drop, a feature trailer was it, no ads, no...nothing really, are they happy with the playerbase? I hope not... I think Drop 4 is a great time for a PR push, or at least when the pvp gear changes come in.
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[...] 5000 a piece does seem exorbitant, unless a run gives in the 2500 range. [...]
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I overheard in zone chat earlier that a dungeon run would be 100-400 glory depending on your medal. I think the 100 minimum is what you get from queuing a random one.
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So 50 random runs to get one costume piece? I think that there needs to be a better carrot to get people back in the LFG. I hope the non cosmetic equipment is cheaper than that. 
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I suspect they're taking a wait-and-see approach to see if anything blows up.  They may even defer things until the Q2 patch or if the PvP gearing changes land early.  1.2.0 Did have a lot of QoL changes that almost had me suggesting a return to the people from my old guild.  But it still seems some things are business as usual.  That level of disrespect is the key reason they left and I'm done fighting it.
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Usually I prefer group play, the challenge and sense of accomplishment are greater for me. But Wildstar is making me reconsider my usual cynicism toward solo content— started with expeditions but shiphands are really boosting this game's ability to entertain lone gunners. I have to say drop 4 is the first drop that's made me feel confident about this game's direction.
 
Xvira, I've got Fragments, Infestation, Gauntlet, and Madness veteran shiphands on 'farm'. Here's a quick reference guide for Fragment Zero, let me know if you want tips for any others.	
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Usually I prefer group play, the challenge and sense of accomplishment are greater for me. But Wildstar is making me reconsider my usual cynicism toward solo content— started with expeditions but shiphands are really boosting this game's ability to entertain lone gunners. I have to say drop 4 is the first drop that's made me feel confident about this game's direction.
 
Xvira, I've got Fragments, Infestation, Gauntlet, and Madness veteran shiphands on 'farm'. Here's a quick reference guide for Fragment Zero, let me know if you want tips for any others.
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			I don't think you even need to get 75% on skeech kills before the shield phase. I skipped killing skeech except where I couldn't avoid them and the shield phase easily topped me off.	
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I am looking forward to doing the vet shiphands. I just don't know if I can solo any of them, well not till I try. My SS is awful squishy.
 
This weekend will be a fun one, at least ingame. Hubby has to work all weekend, so I have plenty of time on my hands to play :)
 
Esper thanks for the diagram/info on Fragment.
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I am looking forward to doing the vet shiphands. I just don't know if I can solo any of them, well not till I try. My SS is awful squishy.
 
This weekend will be a fun one, at least ingame. Hubby has to work all weekend, so I have plenty of time on my hands to play :)
 
Esper thanks for the diagram/info on Fragment.	
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I'm going to be trying to build a similar place over on dominion. Some of you might need a disguise to check the place out .Those of you who are granok, or mordesh, trying to stuff yourself in a chua costume is a little suspicious.
 
Stop on in for a cup of Black Magic Draken, dark roast coffee, or just to hang around. 	
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We only need to be rid of him....   <_<
 
*wonders if he can hide Spouse's spouse in his Moody Goody Bag...
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I am looking forward to doing the vet shiphands. I just don't know if I can solo any of them, well not till I try. My SS is awful squishy.
 
This weekend will be a fun one, at least ingame. Hubby has to work all weekend, so I have plenty of time on my hands to play :)
 
Esper thanks for the diagram/info on Fragment.
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You'll do fine at vet shiphands. :P If I can do it, anyone can!
 
(I'm really really super bad. ;) )
 
And if you fail too many times, see if I'm online and we can be bad at it together!
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Superbad :D
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(I thought of that as I typed that and thought, "I wonder if anyone else will think of the movie?" xD)
 
But seriously though... I'm not very good at being a Spellslinger... :P
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Not sure that green fog is the best idea for a club, but holy cupcake does it bring the purple out.	
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I am good at being a Spellslinger .. that is when I can stay alive long enough to take on the tough mobs. I can just barely handle Rotter alone 40% of the time. One hit and I'm at half health.
 
Squishy is the new word of the year :)
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Here's a quick reference guide for Fragment Zero, let me know if you want tips for any others.
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Why do you have "look for the black box" in the East Chamber room? o.o We found our black box tucked into a crevice outside all the chambers, somewhere between the west and north chamber.
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			Well regardless, our blackbox was between the north and west chamber, so there's apparently more potential spawn points.	
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			This morning couldn't be going any slower.  It's so much more excruciating doing IRL architecture when all you want to do is go home and work on your flying battleship.	
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Taking a break to see if my stuff show up in the mailbox. Be kind of a shame if a glitch ate all that purple dye. 
 
 
Don't have much up yet, or even the walls and lighting finished. Walking down into Thayd is odd, like it is some kind of foreign place. I guess I'm too used to Illium. 
 
Need to find more people in game, my friends list is starting to look like a war memorial again. 	
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