123301-3-6-2015-morning-coffee-the-dungeon-edition

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A little breakfast?  How about breakfast.... IN A DUNGEON!
 
 
Last night, I logged into an R12 in progress, and managed to complete it, but IRL issues popped up in the middle.  So I was gone for a while, came back, and heard that one of my newer guildies was tanking STL and it wasn't going well.  Eventually, he got kicked, and that was a bit sad to see.  But the Blazing Saddles are the Blazing Saddles and (with help from Ara and Taerse last night, because we were itching for a fight and we didn't care what pixels died), we threw together a STL party and blitzed it.  A little teaching goes a long way, and our new guildie did great!  He's got fancy footwork for a new warrior.
 
Afterwards, I found out that several people hadn't done Kel'Voreth.  Like.. ever.  And that's a shame, because I think it's better than STL.  So we threw together ANOTHER party for KV, grabbed a couple people from our channels, and hit KV with an almost entirely new group.  No wipes, and the team performed REALLY well for three people never having seen the inside of the instance before.  I mean, I'm used to wiping on the Forgemaster while people learn the disco inferno, but we only lost one person at the very end when we were getting the mixed phase.  I want to run more normals on KV because it teaches timing so effectively.
 
I call this the Dungeon edition, but we've got instances coming up this weekend.  Casim Korrath is supposed to get on Saturday (between showing the Shadowcaster and the kickoff of our RP night) and run vets with us.  I wanted to fill the weekend with some instances since it really brings our guild together, new and old.  I also wasn't aware of how few dungeons some of our 50s have done.  I mean, they're fairly easy to avoid, but it seems such a shame that some of the game's best features haven't been seen by everyone.
 
I'll rectify that!  What are you all planning this weekend?
 
I'll see you on Nexus!	
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Well date tonight, and then I think a warm weekend with getting the windows open and some PvP is in order.  I have really taken to enjoying esper PvP, and the gear helps (and for those who think gear didn't matter, it definitely does for light armor... it takes 4-5 wooshes to kill me instead of 1-2.)
 
Thus with a fighting chance though no guarantee, Glory has been kicking Dominion butt and it's been solidly fun.  Tonight is FF's PvP night though as I noted date night supersedes that :-).
 
Also, finally solved my processor problem at work and it boots.  So sweet.  (telling a supposedly nonexistent PPC core not to boot makes a big difference instead of being a don't care, who knew?)	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
 
I had every intention on logging back on last night after supper. But Hubby had other ideas of having some couch time (not the kind that Cast sings about :P ) and watching TV. I think he knew I needed it. He is so good like that :wub:
 
It sounds like the <Blazing Saddles> had a good time last night. I am so happy to hear that!
 
I am looking forward to this weekend being a lot of dungeon/adventure/group pixel killing fun with my wonderful guild. I want to get in as much group content as I can, no matter what level. I did miss a lot of the dungeons while leveling this character, but do remember them from my Chua.
 
Hope you all have a great weekend!	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
 
I had every intention on logging back on last night after supper. But Hubby had other ideas of having some couch time (not the kind that Cast sings about :P ) and watching TV. I think he knew I needed it. He is so good like that :wub:
 
It sounds like the <Blazing Saddles> had a good time last night. I am so happy to hear that!
 
I am looking forward to this weekend being a lot of dungeon/adventure/group pixel killing fun with my wonderful guild. I want to get in as much group content as I can, no matter what level. I did miss a lot of the dungeons while leveling this character, but do remember them from my Chua.
 
Hope you all have a great weekend!
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Mmmm, thunder-fried stormtalon eggs.
 
Good morning everyone! Yesterday's been kinda... I dunno, but still pretty fun. Started by doing Exile R-12 for the first time in forever, went pretty well. I did see Seeger pop in but I don't think he recognized my exile (And considering I play as her maybe once a month now, I'm not surprised. Still should work on that.) After that, I just did some shiphands real quick dominion-side, they're always fun.
 
...and then some friends joined up for Stormtalon's Lair, and I figured "Oh hey, I can get my dungeon healing practice in". I still need to work on it to the point where I can do it without homeward bounding (Which saves my hide so many times as a healer due to having a bit more trouble focusing on red telegraphs while healing) but I did much better than I figured I would. I still need to stop choking on Blade-Wind, I know the whole fight down to dragging the lightning strikes on the corner enemies but trying to focus on that and healing is kinda tricky. Then with Aethros I should just watch/predict tornados better (I'm usually good at that part, honest!) and Stormtalon is... Stormtalon. Still wish I could get rid of the disorient from Eye of the Storm.
 
And then I learned I need to do normal Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden in order to get a piece of gear that's perfect for my strikethrough woes. So that's on my list of things to do, maybe Saturday.
 
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I also wasn't aware of how few dungeons some of our 50s have done.  I mean, they're fairly easy to avoid, but it seems such a shame that some of the game's best features haven't been seen by everyone.
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I find they have a bit of an... intimidation factor. They're not too bad if you know how to move though! I like them because they make me think, and they do have a reasonable challenge to them. Or maybe getting 5 people for remotely challenging stuff at-level to the dungeon when it's relevant, I dunno.
 
They're really fun to analyze too, I try to figure out whatever I do right/wrong/hilariously effectively and work off it. I feel even if I died, if I did enough and figured out what I could do/did right, I'm content.
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With all the hardcore mentions thrown around in the past I can see the intimidation. Though I forget if they threw that around for just raids or dungeons as well. I admit it intimidated me as well at first (Not to mention having to get a group, which was a lofty request on my end), but I asked or chanced on a normal Kel Voreth request and someone explained the fights quite well, so that worked out pretty well.
 
Also, exile's name (At least the level 50 one I generally use) is Lizabelle Dewpetal. I'll try to stop by more, if I don't get distracted by all the things I feel I need/want to do Dominion-side. I could use the rest of those AMP/Ability points exile-side.
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With all the hardcore mentions thrown around in the past I can see the intimidation. Though I forget if they threw that around for just raids or dungeons as well. I admit it intimidated me as well at first (Not to mention having to get a group, which was a lofty request on my end), but I asked or chanced on a normal Kel Voreth request and someone explained the fights quite well, so that worked out pretty well.
 
Also, exile's name (At least the level 50 one I generally use) is Lizabelle Dewpetal. I'll try to stop by more, if I don't get distracted by all the things I feel I need/want to do Dominion-side. I could use the rest of those AMP/Ability points exile-side.	
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*shuffles up to the podium and looks around the group*
 
Uh... hi, I'm PJ and... er... I'm a build-a-holic.
 
I'm starting to develop a love/hate relationship with housing.  It's awesome but it's sucking down so much more time than I want it to.  Another night came and went without me doing any content, heck I even skipped the two RP things I usually go to on Thursdays.  It's all about the cheap accomplishment.
 
When I started things came together sort of organically and there were some fit and finish issues that were bugging me.  I rebuilt the mid-hull and I'm much happier with it (now if only I could get quarter discs and 1/8 hollow spheres *poke* *poke*).  While at it I took the opportunity to flip the ship around so that when I activate Outerspace2 it'll look right.  The engine-room now has floor, walls and glass to observe the still MIA reactor.  The launch bay now has a containment field.
 
I had some plans for the bridge renovation but the tweaks I thought I could get away with just aren't doing it for me so I guess that's next on the blow-up-and-start-over list.  After all that there's a lot more left over space than expected so the old crew quarters are also on the blow-up-and-start-over list.
 
Until I get past the build-madness I have no idea what I'll accomplish.  I'd love to see Skullcano and Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden and I still need a Vet Kel Voreth but I suspect RL is going to throw me some timing conflicts.  I need to finish the PvE mission weekly (only 39%, boo me) and I want to get in some PvP.	
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			I'm planning on doing some more exploring and leveling this weekend, and perhaps try and get myself established around here in some kind of guild & make some new friends  ^_^ I'm ready for a Wild weekend... a WildStar weekend that is.	
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Yeah, [dungeons are] a combination of intimidating and out-of-the-way.  I think that people have an unfair view of them, that they're hardcore dungeons for hardcore players.  That's simply not true, and that's why I think I love taking players through that haven't seen the content before.  The best feeling in the world is knowing you helped a new player come to the realization that the game simply isn't above their heads.
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 but interrupt armor and the level of coordination needed to get through it seems to be unique to Wildstar.  
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*shuffles up to the podium and looks around the group*
 
Uh... hi, I'm PJ and... er... I'm a build-a-holic.
 
I'm starting to develop a love/hate relationship with housing.  It's awesome but it's sucking down so much more time than I want it to.  Another night came and went without me doing any content, heck I even skipped the two RP things I usually go to on Thursdays.  It's all about the cheap accomplishment.
 
When I started things came together sort of organically and there were some fit and finish issues that were bugging me.  I rebuilt the mid-hull and I'm much happier with it (now if only I could get quarter discs and 1/8 hollow spheres *poke* *poke*).  While at it I took the opportunity to flip the ship around so that when I activate Outerspace2 it'll look right.  The engine-room now has floor, walls and glass to observe the still MIA reactor.  The launch bay now has a containment field.
 
I had some plans for the bridge renovation but the tweaks I thought I could get away with just aren't doing it for me so I guess that's next on the blow-up-and-start-over list.  After all that there's a lot more left over space than expected so the old crew quarters are also on the blow-up-and-start-over list.
 
Until I get past the build-madness I have no idea what I'll accomplish.  I'd love to see Skullcano and Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden and I still need a Vet Kel Voreth but I suspect RL is going to throw me some timing conflicts.  I need to finish the PvE mission weekly (only 39%, boo me) and I want to get in some PvP.
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John what's your characters name? I want to see your place!
 
In other news, I've been going over ideas with a friend for my next build project. He wants me to build Cutts Co. headquarters (Its a chua manufacturing company. IF IT AIN'T A CUTTS IT DON'T MAKE THE CUT! This message sponsered by Cutts Co.) So we've been talking over ideas. Essentially I'll be building a combination spaceship/factory/lab/workshop/Avenger's tower. Should be fun :D. I'll post here once I've gotten the exterior done.	
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John what's your characters name? I want to see your place!
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I'm planning on doing some more exploring and leveling this weekend, and perhaps try and get myself established around here in some kind of guild & make some new friends  ^_^ 
 
I'm ready for a Wild weekend... a WildStar weekend that is.
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Like Vic said, we are always recruiting.  So if you are on Entity Exile side, look us up.
 
We have love/hate relationships with our housing, which for some of is part of our end-game *pokes PJ* :ph34r:  But we are also a rag-tag group of adventurers that don't mind getting down to the nitty gritty and killing lots of pixels of all levels :P
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We're in discriminate murder machines that enjoy building even LESS discriminate murder machines! :D
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I'm pretty sure Stormtalon is putting in tickets about us to Carbine saying we're spawncamping him.
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This is pretty much true. I really make no distinction between npc mob or other player. If it gives loot or xp, I will try and make it dead. I see some of that in the other Saddles, and when I get to 50 I plan on seeing just how much damage we can do.   
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I'm slowly returning to wildstar...
I poppoed on the other night and said hello, got a couple of hellos back and had some laughs. I'm recovering pretty well and my stomach hasn't been in nearly as much pain(can also keep down yummy food yay), but sadly I think most of the people who I played with have gone their own way uness the "last online" thing is really broken most folk i was hoping to see haven't been around for near a month sinc eI had to depart. =[
 
It puts me in an awkward position because I'm considering now just rerolling exile and take a backseat this time around as just a helpful member and or officer at most. Going to see who I can get back in touch with first as I go, but sadly looks like most people just went "poof"
 
 
In regard to stormtalons disorient, to alleviate it have your team all carry a CC break. That will get rid of the disorient and make the eye of the storm easier to manage.	
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Remind me to tell him to git gud the next time we are in there. It was a lot of fun to see that fight a 2nd time around and I look forward to more KV runs. 
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I'll queue that one up for us this weekend.  I love fighting the Forgemaster, and I really was impressed by how smoothly that went.  Normally, the first time people see the bullethell phase, they panic.
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I was expecting the buzzsaws to come from the forge and not him that last phase. So I was looking for them out of the side of the screen not from behind as I was collecting the powerups. KV is a lot less forgiving about how much grief the telegraphs are going to inflict. 
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I'm slowly returning to wildstar...
I poppoed on the other night and said hello, got a couple of hellos back and had some laughs. I'm recovering pretty well and my stomach hasn't been in nearly as much pain(can also keep down yummy food yay), but sadly I think most of the people who I played with have gone their own way uness the "last online" thing is really broken most folk i was hoping to see haven't been around for near a month sinc eI had to depart. =[
 
It puts me in an awkward position because I'm considering now just rerolling exile and take a backseat this time around as just a helpful member and or officer at most. Going to see who I can get back in touch with first as I go, but sadly looks like most people just went "poof"
 
 
In regard to stormtalons disorient, to alleviate it have your team all carry a CC break. That will get rid of the disorient and make the eye of the storm easier to manage.
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D: I didn't log in last night, so apologies to Vic! A friend I'd been waiting on returned from a business trip and I lost myself COMPLETELY to RP that I'd been waiting for on pins and needles. Oops! It was so worth it, though. Didn't even grab the shiphand daily! Mabad.
 
Gonna make some effort to log in today, though first I gotta drag the SO to the mall to try and find a good dress to base my Raava cosplay on... *cackles*
 
Also: YAY WEEKEND! I'm still kinda sad that my beloved Science Friday got moved to an evening timeslot, so now I can no longer treat myself to the wonderful Ira Flatow on my drive home from work... :( But I guess the Texas Standard is doing an okayish job filling that gap. It's not Science Friday, though, so my Fridays just got a little less bright.	
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D: I didn't log in last night, so apologies to Vic! A friend I'd been waiting on returned from a business trip and I lost myself COMPLETELY to RP that I'd been waiting for on pins and needles. Oops! It was so worth it, though. Didn't even grab the shiphand daily! Mabad.
 
Gonna make some effort to log in today, though first I gotta drag the SO to the mall to try and find a good dress to base my Raava cosplay on... *cackles*
 
Also: YAY WEEKEND! I'm still kinda sad that my beloved Science Friday got moved to an evening timeslot, so now I can no longer treat myself to the wonderful Ira Flatow on my drive home from work... :( But I guess the Texas Standard is doing an okayish job filling that gap. It's not Science Friday, though, so my Fridays just got a little less bright.
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			I had a blast running KV with Vic and the rest of you guys! There definitely is an intimidation factor with the dungeons, but in my opinion that's a good thing. I liked that I had to focus the entire time and that the game was able to keep me completely engaged. Up until the first boss everything was feeling quite hectic, but then all of a sudden everything started to click and it was really cool how we breezed through the rest of the dungeon. I'm definitely down for whatever group content you guys have planned for the weekend! I'd also like to try and hit 35 before Monday.	
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I had a blast running KV with Vic and the rest of you guys! There definitely is an intimidation factor with the dungeons, but in my opinion that's a good thing. I liked that I had to focus the entire time and that the game was able to keep me completely engaged. Up until the first boss everything was feeling quite hectic, but then all of a sudden everything started to click and it was really cool how we breezed through the rest of the dungeon. I'm definitely down for whatever group content you guys have planned for the weekend! I'd also like to try and hit 35 before Monday.
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			If you guys need another dps for those runs let me know! I love the dungeons in this game and I know them quite well so I can help go over tactics and stuff if you want. 	
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			Skullcano is one of my favorite dungeons simply due to the voice-overs during the boss fights :)  That place is so much fun.	
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Last week, before this week's PvP patch, the PvE alliance I'm part of since a couple months decided to create a warplot and advertise for their first queuing tonight. It was chaotic because we didn't know how to organize ourselves and stuff but we were able to do 2 games on Jabbit, one we won, the other we lost.
 
It was great fun  :lol: !
 
Oh sorry this was about dungeons  :mellow: : well... Not like i'm going to wait for a warplot coffee thread  ^_^ !	
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A bit late, I know, but just got back from work.
 
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In regard to stormtalons disorient, to alleviate it have your team all carry a CC break. That will get rid of the disorient and make the eye of the storm easier to manage.
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			If you can stomach some pvp, there's a gadget you can now buy that breaks all CCs. I've been thinking of picking one up for myself if Void Slip isn't enough.	
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