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Raptor vs. Cat next patch2010-03-10It is also the psychological aspect of it. The cat and raptor are two different things entirely to have besides you. I see my Humar and I think "sleek, fast, deadly and less likely to be hit". I know the stats doesn't agree with me, but when I see a raptor next to me I just think "tall, strong, but far more likely to be pounded by a faster enemy". No matter how similar they are in-game when it comes to damage, armor/health and so on, I still wouldn't want a raptor just because how they would feel next to me.
And I am sure others would have reasons to prefer a Raptor over a Cat as well. Which is why I think it is a good thing that people now have another option for a fast pet. -Friar Bijou wrote:ITT: Nor...
The good, the bad, the uglyand odd2010-02-26Well, by now we are all experiencing our first taste of the LK changes, at least for those of us not lucky enough to be in the Beta or PTR. It took friggen forever to get the patch and all my add-ons up and running.
I'm trying out an 'off the cuff' TLAR build. It's pretty wild. Morris is liking the changes, he's boasting he's a freaking chainsaw now. I, am kinda wierded out though.
The Good:
Pet is noticeably faster. I mean he chews through focus and targets now. Lots of crits on the pet side. Pet appears to hold aggro better too.
The Bad:
It ap...
Patch Notes2009-10-09The latest patch notes were released today. You can find them here. Blizzard is hoping to make the download for this next patch available during the downtime this weekend. The plan is that when the servers are eventually ready to come back online, everyone should already be patched and ready to go.
Here are the biggest changes you'll see in the next patch:
"Dwarves can no longer be Mages, though Dwarf Mages al...
System Mechanic 9 Improves Performance2009-09-17y Ian Harac
Iolo's System Mechanic 9 ($50, 30-day free trial) is a powerful and deep set of tools for analyzing and optimizing your Windows system. It is easy to use, with an elegant interface and an extraordinary degree of customizability and fine control. Unfortunately, it has one issue that could cost some time.
Let's look at the good first, since it outweighs the bad by a wide margin. System Mechanic 9 is one of those programs which can elegantly move from "Fire and Forget" to drilling down to the deepest levels and tweaking each option, and it does so hierarchically¡ªso you can leave most things to defaults and then drill down in particular areas. System Mechanic 9 provides a wealth of information if you ask for it, but doesn't overwhelm you with it. You decide how much you want to know about any particular item.
System Mechanic's range of capabilities denies easy categorization; this suite combines many different tools into one integrated package. It defragments...
Tips on Leveling Faster Than Any Other Player in World of Warcraft2009-08-29Ever wonder how World of Warcraft veterans level characters to level 80 as if they had superhuman speed? Is it paid guides? Very rarely, however most have stumbled upon some very efficient strategies to use. They've learned things like
where to hunt and which quests to partake. Whether you're new or old to playing World of Warcraft but want to learn how to level at your fastest, just continue reading.
Stick to quests in which you kill mobs and collect items that are near each other. The best way of leveling quickly is to do quests, but not just any quests. Only do those which have objectives that are within an arm's reach of each other. Collecting pine cones and killing wolves can go together quite easily if sa...
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures 2009-08-13Page 1 of 3.
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Ah, Conan. The uncouth barbarian who hailed from the lands of the north, adventured as a thief and a mercenary, ruled the waves as the pirate Amra and eventually took the throne of the powerful civilised nation of Aquilonia. Robert E Howard's tales may be as simple, rough-hewn and crass as their eponymous hero, but they are no less compelling for all that.
In crafting an extensive world full of swords, sorcery, barbarism, brutality, treachery and of course treasure, Howard created the perfect environment for a videogame. And isn't there some echo of Conan's own struggle in the story of Funcom's much-vaunted MMO? A rude and untamed underdog in itself, coming to the world not with silver-tongued talk of polish and perfection, but rather with bawdy pledges of decapitations, gushing sprays of blood, and plenty of bared, bouncing tits - a vulgar contender from the North, taking brave aim at the throne of a civilised land.
At least, that's the romantic view we suspect Howard would have preferred. We've been playing Age of Conan now for the entire length of its free trial period - if you bought the game on day one, you need to make a choice this ...
I'd suggest pking up Herbalism 2009-06-10Well, sie you're leveling inrtion I'd suggest pking up Herbalism. Youan then gather the flowers you need to make the ink for inrtion, and farm flowers to make money as well.
Hey guys, plain and simple: wowheadom?item=40682 + wowheadom?item=37873 (Or Twilight Serpent from JC) OR wowheadom?item=40682 + wowheadom?item=37660 heers, Geyser
With my gear, with my talent setup, I want a Sundial and a Forge Ember. With yours, not sure whhombo I'd want(I don't have time tohk your armory). When in doubt, you probably want hit, though.
If you are n...
grinding to grind REP ;-) Do that2009-06-10I would only resp frost for AOE grinding to grind REP. ;-) Do that at higher levels.
Hey guys, I was wondering what mage professions i should pk up. I have 0 professions atm, eept inrtion at like 150 (was just trying it out). And i have about 800g atm and an Ep Flyer. Iould go JC for the twilight serpent, ehanting for the ehants to rings, inrtion for the shoulder ehants, engineering for goggles, plus the haste pr on gloves, blksmithingmining for the extra skets.. its all to mh for me.. heers Geyser
Hope this helps: Mage Profession gains The whole list of Profession benefitsan be found at elitistjerksom904932-854 It is possible that...
was a bug on my previous ! goodbye to2009-06-05Edit: nevermind, thought there was a bug on my previous ! goodbye to this thread
Darn, sorry guys Iouldn't resist. I found the following artle about prs, haste and whatsoever (nolue if the soue is reliable, never heard of it): theholylight.wordpressom20070702prs-per-minute It states (among a LOT of useful things) the following:
CapJk of the Seven Seas wrote:
Nope, I even agreed that it would not make it USEFUL, merely that there is ONE THING Ian think of that it tually enhaes. There are mh better seals. Link to this 0 Messages skped by filter settings, 19 displayed.Thread Index New S...
how the PPM system works, Immunious 2009-06-05You seem to be a little ulear on how the PPM system works, Immunious. S is set to pr an average of seven times a minute. However, that doesn't nessarily mean that no matter what speed you swing it that you're going to see an ext average of seven prs in any 60-sond period. The game doesn't keep trk of 60-sond periods. What it basally boils down to is that the mhan is in ple to assign a %hae to pr based on your weapon speed. Simply put, faster weapons have lowerhae to pr per swing and slower weapons have a higherhae. There is no way to alter the tual...
