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    Poll: World of Warcraft - Warbringers

    I enjoyed all the warbringers, some more than others but on the whole liked all of them. Sylvanas is admittedly on the cringey side, and really didn't bring much to the table. Azshara was alright, and hey got to see N'Zoth and his tentacles and I love the voice they got for it Jaina's...
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    Oh World of WoWCraft Lore...how have you fallen, so?

    This is a funny read to me, as it almost entirely encapsulates how I feel. Played WoW because loved Tides of Darkness and WCIII and wanted to see how they would end it ( my thinking that they were doing this in lieu of WC 4). Emjoyed Vanilla immensely despite its many many flaws and enjoyed the...
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    504 Gateway Time-out

    Been getting it since last weekend, most times refreshing works but sometimes it doesn't.
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    Dark Souls 2: SotFS (or therefore, "Baa-baa Black Sheep" and other musings thread)

    Yes, you only need to be human to summon but you do need to be successful to keep your humanity ( plus you get a decent amount of souls too ). Plus for some covenants its the only way to level your ranking with them such as the Sunbros. And yeah, Smelter Demon is far harder than the actual...
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    Dark Souls 2: SotFS (or therefore, "Baa-baa Black Sheep" and other musings thread)

    I always did some effigy farming at the starting area of the Lost Bastille, by that area where the smith is. There are quite a few dogs in the area and the drop rates are pretty good, at least in my experience so you can keep respawning them until they run out. Mind you, I was doing this in...
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    World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

    As someone who's been playing since 2005, the xpac is a bit underwhelming for me. We'll see how the raids are, since that's the only thing that keeps me interested ( having given up on the lore a long time ago ). Plus, my guild ( which has been around since 2006) seems to be at least interested...
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    PC gaming vs console gaming: What are the advantages of each?

    If one can afford it then there's no reason to choose one over the other. Myself, I have both a PC and PS4 and enjoy them both ( albeit I prefer the PC). I've never understood the whole stigma attached to PC gaming re: ease of use, in my experience it's just like a console where I simply...
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    First to play/first to buy in 2018?

    Hm, first to buy I guess is Pit People although it is in early access, but with the Steam sale I purchased it since I was going to buy it anyway so looking forward to that. That makes both my game purchases in the last 6 months to be Steam sales totaling $20 ( StarDew Valley was worth it)...
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    What SEGA games do you appreciate outside Sonic? (and why)

    Oh SEGA...sometimes I miss that SEEEEGAAAA start up sound on my Mega Drive and Saturn. Anyway... Shining Force and Phantasy Star were definitely the highlights for me...and throw in Shinobi and Altered Beast in there as well. Virtua Fighter was quite fun too, and a different kind of fighter...
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    New game releases - Week of November 12, 2017

    Hm, Battlefront 2 is out this week? Thought it wasn't till next week, should be interesting to see how it fares after all the kerfuffle it has had. Prolly still sell like a billion copies. And Bioshock , as in the first Bioshock? Oh wait....it's just the one from last year with some goodies. Has...
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    Xbox One X: thoughts on the reviews and 4K gaming in general

    General consensus seems to be that the machine is great, but whether to get one or not is a little more muddled. I've basically told friends this: if you have a 4k tv AND don't have an xbox AND want XBox exclusives then it's a no brainer. However, one thing that isn't mentioned too much by...
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    Poll: World of Warcraft Classic Announcement

    Having played WoW back in 2005, I've never understood the desire to play the "vanilla" version but I guess we'll see how people take to it. I certainly don't miss going to Ashenvale to queue for WSG or trying to gather people to finish a quest in WPL that requires a full raid. Or farming mats...
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    Aliens! Planets! And something to intrigue Astronomers for the coming years.

    These are the kind of news that interest me and gets me excited...albeit it does show how hard it really is for life ( or should I say sentient life ) to develop. That is such a compact system, orbiting a dwarf. As someone mentioned, conditions on those planets must be extremely harsh that any...
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    Which Motherboard Do You Use?

    Actually just finished my new rig about a month ago, so good time to respond to this. My mobo is similar to yours, it's an MSI Z170A SLI LGA 1151 Intel Z170. I was going to get the one you mentioned, but my mobo went on sale for $159 CAN ( plus $20 rebate) and the other one was at $219 so that...
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    Is Bloodborne Genius?

    When I first played Bloodborne, I made the mistake of playing it like I did Dark Souls and was punished for it. That is, playing it defensively and being a tad too cautious ( my playstyle as a knight in DS1). When I played it more like I did DS2 ( as a dual wielder) things got so much easier...