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Our motto here at WAAAGH! is that when someone does something wondering, funny and/or informative, it's high time we jump on that train and start milking it (it? the train?) for sweet, sweet ideas (milk is sweet?). Wide Eyed Newb has a great post about his top 10 pet peeves in WAR, and that made me start thinking about my own:- Getting insta-gibbed by two or three Witch Elves coming out of stealth, and then hearing the faint, mocking laughter of Mark Jacobs: "There will be no stealth in WARRRRRR!"
- People who have no sense of humor. Last night there was a guy shouting loudly (IN ALL CAPS) previous to a fortress siege on how and what we were to do, and I chipped in by typing "/2 DO NOT FORGET TO EAT YOUR MAGICAL CUPCAKES, FOR THEY ARE GOOD NUM NUM NUM". And yet I'm the one who gets yelled off the channel, go figure.
- People who roll into a PQ when you're starting the third stage -- and then they win the gold bag and depart without so much as a wistful sigh of regret.
- Being run down by a billion bad guys without anything other than an ineffective flee button and a more ineffective tangling wire skill to get away. Then turning to fight so you don't look like a complete wuss before you die, but dying before you get a shot off.
- Joining a warband and having no idea where they are, because nobody answers you when you ask and the map -- which hates me and everything I stand for -- refuses to show their location. Mythic needs Google Maps, is all I'm saying. [Happily, this looks to be corrected in patch 1.2!]
- Closed groups for PQs and RvR. Why can't I join you guys? Am I not good enough? Tall enough? Toady enough for your liking?
- Those giant boxes that drop as a prelude to setting up a turret. It's nice to have a huge visual notification for the enemy: "HAY GUYZ, I'M SETTING UP MY DEATH MACHINE HERRREE!" Meanwhile, maguses are quietly spawning demon turrets everywhere.
- Very pushy warband leaders who verbally berate their team as if they were working with mules that needed to be beaten with iron rods every two minutes.
- Not being able to see the rest XP I've built up. Small thing, but man it bugs me.
- People who are, for whatever reason, incredibly scared to communicate with you. The /t command freaks them out, and a stony silence meets my chippy salutations when I see them.
- Meeting some of the nice people who read this here blog in game, and having them wing some encouragement my way. You guys rock!
- I never get bored with that little "ding" of Tome unlocks. Love love love it!
- Killing Witch Elves. Last night I ran one down and she kept squirming, trying to get away from me as I *whapped* her with my hammer. Aww, poor WE. You go splat now.
- The little details around Altdorf -- even a half year after playing this game, I still find new stuff in that town that makes me crack up.
- The sheer amount of effort and communication on Mythic's part -- while not perfect, they are by far the best dev team I've ever played under.
- The visuals -- I know some people say that WAR isn't a pretty game, but I beg to differ. I find the graphics really striking, particularly in some of my favorite zones (like Chaos Wastes), and the characters are all very detailed.
- Trophies -- far more fun to collect and show off than they have any right to be.
- Being able to queue up for scenarios anywhere in my tier and getting right into the action (boo-yah!)
- Live events -- even if they're small things, they still shake up the routine and introduce an element of change into a static world.
- Stripping naked (in game) and running around the city screaming "THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES! THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!"
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Ventris Feb 13, 2009 at 10:43 am
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9. Not being able to see the rest XP I've built up. Small thing, but man it bugs me.
Install Warboard and Warboard_XP:
http://war.curse.com/downloads/war-addons/details/warboard.aspx
Problem solved
And I promise - next time I'm on and see you online I send a /tell. So if you get random 'Heya' from a Gunda please don't /ignore.
Install Warboard and Warboard_XP:
http://war.curse.com/downloads/war-addons/details/warboard.aspx
Problem solved
And I promise - next time I'm on and see you online I send a /tell. So if you get random 'Heya' from a Gunda please don't /ignore
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kirbyk Feb 13, 2009 at 11:42 am
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Yeah, I felt the same way about Witch Elves when I played order. So when our guild decided to reroll Destruction, I went with what I thought was the most overpowered class.
It has changed my opinion some. They really are glass cannons. Caster armor, but not the luxury of sitting back and blasting. If two anythings want to kill you, you die.
The other side, though, is exceptional burst damage. If I want to kill any one person, I probably can, especially if my Rank 1 Morale is up. With stealth and some skill, this means it's not hard to pick and assassinate a single target. But once they're down, you're in serious trouble if Order is paying attention. (Which isn't guaranteed at all.)
Note to Order: Witch Elves should be a High Priority kill. We do way too much damage and are squishy, and are right there in Melee.
Personally, I've been having mixed feelings about my two highest level characters, Kyari the Witch Elf on Phoenix Throne, and Feliza the Knight on Ostermark. (I mention this because I know we're server-mirrored, so you might've killed me with an alt!) With the Witch Elf, I love the ability to do burst damage, but there's just no survivability whatsoever. With the Knight, I'm super hard to kill unless I get focus fired, but I can't actually do damage to anything but Witch Elves. Somewhere in between that I can melee with and not get yelled at for not healing, actually feel like I'm capable of affecting the fight but not dying if I make the slightest tactical error, that's what I've been wishing for.
So, yeah, gonna be trying out the Slayer/Choppa!
It has changed my opinion some. They really are glass cannons. Caster armor, but not the luxury of sitting back and blasting. If two anythings want to kill you, you die.
The other side, though, is exceptional burst damage. If I want to kill any one person, I probably can, especially if my Rank 1 Morale is up. With stealth and some skill, this means it's not hard to pick and assassinate a single target. But once they're down, you're in serious trouble if Order is paying attention. (Which isn't guaranteed at all.)
Note to Order: Witch Elves should be a High Priority kill. We do way too much damage and are squishy, and are right there in Melee.
Personally, I've been having mixed feelings about my two highest level characters, Kyari the Witch Elf on Phoenix Throne, and Feliza the Knight on Ostermark. (I mention this because I know we're server-mirrored, so you might've killed me with an alt!) With the Witch Elf, I love the ability to do burst damage, but there's just no survivability whatsoever. With the Knight, I'm super hard to kill unless I get focus fired, but I can't actually do damage to anything but Witch Elves.
 Somewhere in between that I can melee with and not get yelled at for not healing, actually feel like I'm capable of affecting the fight but not dying if I make the slightest tactical error, that's what I've been wishing for.So, yeah, gonna be trying out the Slayer/Choppa!
PQQ Feb 13, 2009 at 3:22 pm
+1 votes
Woot, thanks for the link! Those Engie turret boxes definitely let me know when it's a good time to disable or interrupt.
Tulane Feb 13, 2009 at 3:50 pm
+1 votes
Hey Syp, I saw you running around in tier 4 the other night. Me and another alliance member were happy to see ya.
Tulane - guild leader of Ira Deorum
Disciple of KhaineÂ
Tulane - guild leader of Ira Deorum
Disciple of KhaineÂ
Syp Feb 13, 2009 at 9:13 pm
+1 votes
Did you get the exclusive "Syp Killed" unlock? Because I'm pretty sure people swerve out of their way to kill me to get that
Tanuvein Feb 13, 2009 at 7:31 pm
+1 votes
Victory cupcakes!
What's your guy on Phoenix Throne? If he's destro I'll hi!
What's your guy on Phoenix Throne? If he's destro I'll hi!
azimaith Feb 13, 2009 at 9:56 pm
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"Those giant boxes that drop as a prelude to setting up a turret. It's nice to have a huge visual notification for the enemy: "HAY GUYZ, I'M SETTING UP MY DEATH MACHINE HERRREE!" Meanwhile, maguses are quietly spawning demon turrets everywhere."
Yeah its great to be a magus. I mean were so discrete only being 7 feet tall, having giant horns, and floating on a giant *glowing disc*.
Your box animation isn't even half our size when were standing around doing nothing.
Yeah its great to be a magus. I mean were so discrete only being 7 feet tall, having giant horns, and floating on a giant *glowing disc*.
Your box animation isn't even half our size when were standing around doing nothing.
Alchemda Feb 14, 2009 at 6:26 pm
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2. People who have no sense of humor. Last night there was a guy shouting loudly (IN ALL CAPS) previous to a fortress siege on how and what we were to do, and I chipped in by typing "/2 DO NOT FORGET TO EAT YOUR MAGICAL CUPCAKES, FOR THEY ARE GOOD NUM NUM NUM". And yet I'm the one who gets yelled off the channel, go figure.
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Well I personally do not like leaders using all caps because MOST times it is not necessary. However if your hearding cats, most order are kittie cats, and you need to be clear and concise with your direction because no one is listening. Yes at that time it's appropriate.
It is EXCEPTIONALLY appropriate to use it in a fortress siege, having 200 people in a zone, everyone running 3 fps, and everyone talking. Yeah chat scrolls fast, If your the zone leader, usually kiamar or others, their words are very important.
Using it all the time for bo's and stuff, fook that.
Since your on PT I can see why you were yelled out of the channel. The guy was stating instructions in easy to read caps, then a smart ass comment comes out about cupcakes. There's a difference, one serves a purpose, one is just being a smart ass.
Keep up the good posts Syp!
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Well I personally do not like leaders using all caps because MOST times it is not necessary. However if your hearding cats, most order are kittie cats, and you need to be clear and concise with your direction because no one is listening. Yes at that time it's appropriate.
It is EXCEPTIONALLY appropriate to use it in a fortress siege, having 200 people in a zone, everyone running 3 fps, and everyone talking. Yeah chat scrolls fast, If your the zone leader, usually kiamar or others, their words are very important.
Using it all the time for bo's and stuff, fook that.
Since your on PT I can see why you were yelled out of the channel. The guy was stating instructions in easy to read caps, then a smart ass comment comes out about cupcakes. There's a difference, one serves a purpose, one is just being a smart ass.
Keep up the good posts Syp!
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