The Mafiascum World of Warcraft Thread

[xRECKONERx]

They're seriously about to... though, I think SC2 is going to win out over WoW. WoW is too time-consuming. SC2 can be done in short bursts.

If you just made me use up two months of gametime so that you can play SC2 I'll be fairly angry <<

I didn't make you do anything, wtf

[InflatablePie]

Guild Wars can also be played in short bursts, unlike WoW, and is currently the game stopping me from re-subbing. <_<

why don't you love us anymore

I do love you guys. Hell, I miss the old raids/heroic running with Vent and stuff; that's one thing that sucks about GW, there doesn't seem to be real raids or anything, plus I'm nowhere near endgame content anyways.

And I still have a RL friend bugging me to resub and play on my Shaman (she made a Goblin Warri and myself a Shammy so we could level together, but only got to ~60 before she temp-unsubbed).

But GW is so much fun. :<

[AGar]

But you could have so much fun with US!

[InflatablePie]

Tempting... 'tis a good argument, Mr. AGar.

[Kairyuu]

But you could have so much fun with US!

This.

It also applies to Reck, dram, Brock, and whoever else isn't playing atm.

[dramonic]

Im geting done with my exams then coming back.<

Also, its totally your fault Reck, you got me playing this game, thus you're at fault here!

[tanstalas]

They're seriously about to... though, I think SC2 is going to win out over WoW. WoW is too time-consuming. SC2 can be done in short bursts.

If you just made me use up two months of gametime so that you can play SC2 I'll be fairly angry <<

I see how it is.

Don't want to play with the rest of us eh?

Also why 2 months? Doesn't it just come in 1, 3 and 6 month renewals?

[dramonic]

nope, cards are 2 months.

[AGar]

I might actually have the desire to level toons now that I'm beyond the point of using JPs on Glasshammer for anything. Wheeee heirlooms.

[JDodge]

so i decided to stop arch grinding until i hit 85 on my hunter (which i'm trying to do while i'm on vacation this week), and i sold my leftover keystones on the AH since i'm just going to be getting more anyways

4 Troll Tablets at ~89g for ~340g profit
2 Dwarf Rune Stones at ~81g for ~154g profit

this tells me that when i go back to my arch grinding, the key is to not use keystones at all to complete artifacts and instead sell them for massive profit

[tanstalas]

I'll soon be able to play WoW in 3D

bought a new laptop I7-2630QM, 555M GPU, BD drive, etc

[AGar]

Yeah, keystones are huuuge in generating gold. Problem is I'm trying to power to 450, and keystones make that a lot easier, especially in the BC zones where you can use 2 keystones for some common artifacts. There's also a really cheap way to get two keystones to a vanilla common by getting within 11 or closer of the current projects threshold without keystones, using a keystone and then solving, and using a keystone on the next artifact.

Troll tablets are going to have the bottom fall out soon, though. Zin'Rokh will become less relevant with the 4.2 patch when it does drop (still 3-5 weeks out I think).

@Tans

How much did that cost, roughly? I really need a new laptop (or desktop if I can find one reasonable) to play on so I'm not lagging to stupidity thanks to graphics failure.

[tanstalas]

I posted in the PC games thread the cost..

Was a REALLY good deal, dunno if you can get the same because you are in the USA

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/cont ... &SID=deals

System Components
Processor
Intel� Core� i7-2630QM Processor ( 2.10GHz 1333MHz 6MB )

Operating system
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 1GB

Memory
8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz

Display
15.6 " HD Glare with integrated camera 1366x768

Hard Drive
750GB 5400

Optical Drive
Blu-ray /DVD Combo

Network Card
Intel 1000 BGN Wireless

Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR

$976.65 with coupon CAPREDFLAGDEALS086233U

The only thing I wish I could have upgraded was the screen res. However, it does HDMI out and apparently the GPU can output up to 2560x1600 - so I can just hook to my 46" TV.

[tanstalas]

Just google Y570 lenovo coupons - if that coupon doesnt work for you, I am sure there are USA specific ones. It would probably be even less for you, since USA ALWAYS pays less, even though our $ is worth more

[AGar]

Thanks. I think that's a bit beefier than I might be looking for. Think I'm gonna go for building a mid-range desktop, honestly. i3/GTX 460/one SSD drive for OS/WoW/SC2/LoL.

[JDodge]

Yeah, keystones are huuuge in generating gold.

Problem is I'm trying to power to 450, and keystones make that a lot easier

, especially in the BC zones where you can use 2 keystones for some common artifacts. There's also a really cheap way to get two keystones to a vanilla common by getting within 11 or closer of the current projects threshold without keystones, using a keystone and then solving, and using a keystone on the next artifact.

Troll tablets are going to have the bottom fall out soon, though. Zin'Rokh will become less relevant with the 4.2 patch when it does drop (still 3-5 weeks out I think).

bolded part is the

exact reason

why the bottom won't fall out of the market

EDIT: For my own benefit

current market price per unit on keystones

Highborne Scroll - 66g
Troll Tablet - 87g
Dwarf Rune Stone - 80g
Draenei Tome - 122g
Orc Blood Text - 101g
Nerubian Obelisk - 200g
Vrykul Rule Stick - 99g
Tol'vir Hieroglyphic - 332g

running more numbers after lunch

[AGar]

Yeah, I'm actually surprised a bit at the prices, but yeah, that should stabilize things. Didn't think about that. I expected troll to be a bit higher on the end of things atm, but again - wrong. Lulz.

[tanstalas]

Thanks. I think that's a bit beefier than I might be looking for. Think I'm gonna go for building a mid-range desktop, honestly. i3/GTX 460/one SSD drive for OS/WoW/SC2/LoL.

Called future-proofing.. laptop under 1k with those specs is sweet, and like I said, in the USA you could probably get that for 1-200 less than what I paid.

[JDodge]

Yeah, I'm actually surprised a bit at the prices, but yeah, that should stabilize things. Didn't think about that. I expected troll to be a bit higher on the end of things atm, but again - wrong. Lulz.

it's a combination of rarity and usefulness

[AGar]

Thanks. I think that's a bit beefier than I might be looking for. Think I'm gonna go for building a mid-range desktop, honestly. i3/GTX 460/one SSD drive for OS/WoW/SC2/LoL.

Called future-proofing.. laptop under 1k with those specs is sweet, and like I said, in the USA you could probably get that for 1-200 less than what I paid.

Yeah, that's true. I'll look into it. Depends on if I can get this second job/hold onto my first job or not in the coming weeks.

[inHimshallibe]

Thanks for the sweet Arch tips. Not going to use any keystones...

[JDodge]

so, here's what my simulations say

assuming that you get 1 keystone per dig site, the information i have on dig site frequency is correct, and that my calculations are correct, then the following is figured out:

Prior to level 300 of archaeology, EK gives ~11g more per dig site than Kal
At level 300, Outland dig sites become available; they outclass EK dig sites by ~51g
At level 375, Northrend dig sites become available; they outclass Outland dig sites by ~6g
At level 450, Cata dig sites become available; they change the numbers on EK to make it even less profitable and over double the Kal dig site value; that being said, Northrend still outclasses it by ~3g

Put simply, Outland, Northrend, and Kalimdor post-450 give near-identical amounts of gold per dig; EK is better until you hit 300 but after that is pretty much useless

Obviously these numbers will change as market price changes, my numbers say that the current top expected per-site value is Northrend's 118.98g per dig site currently

[Kairyuu]

So apparently the t12 set bonuses have been datamined.

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2483688724

The enh 2 and 4 piece look like HUGE dps increases. Very much looking forward to those.

[AGar]

The T12 set bonuses have been out for a while now, actually. A lot of them were datamined when PTR dropped.

The Warrior DPS 2p bonus is alright (Battle and Commanding Shout increase the warrior's physical damage by 10% for 12 second). The 4p bonus is going to be the bread and butter. (Mortal Strike and Raging Blow have a 30% chance to proc a Fiery Attack, dealing 100% weapon damage as fire). I think.

Other 4.2 notable changes:
- DKs, Warriors and Paladins no longer gain bonuses to their dodge rating from Agility, and our bonus to Parry rating from our Strength goes up to 27% from 25%. (I swore I posted this).
- Critical heals now give +100% of a normal heal, instead of +50%.
- Friendly raidwide/single target buffs and certain CC abilities no longer generate threat. (Hibernate, Entangling Roots, Wyvern Sting (will still cause hostility when it begins to deal damage), Freezing Trap, Polymorph, Repentance, Shackle Undead, Blind, Hex, Bind Elemental, Banish, Seduction is the CC list) Things like Thorns and Renew still generate threat.

[xRECKONERx]

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