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    Destiny: Rise of Iron 9.20.16

    What Spronk said. Truth is not a must have, while Icebreaker and Gallhajhorn are. I'm also gonna buy a few more Icebreakers next time it goes on Xur. I hate having to switch the one I have out between characters. Another exotic worth getting is Suros Regime, I find it works well in PvE...
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    Destiny: Rise of Iron 9.20.16

    I can do Gatekeeper/Atheon normal mode on my lvl 27 hunter if you guys still need another. I'll be on after 5 pm PST. Playing on PS4, gametag Caduceus888. Already have a few of you on friends list.
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    Destiny: Rise of Iron 9.20.16

    I'm still in need of regular VoG as well. I'm a level 28 lock, could easily be level 29 considering I have 30 Ascendant Shards stocked up, but I refuse to upgrade my armor any further unless it's the raid level drops. RNG has not been kind to me. I have Atheon's Epilogue almost fully...
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    Destiny - Gamertags

    PS4 Caduceus888 27 Warlock (Sunsinger)
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    Adventures with Lyrical: Buying a Business (REPOST)

    I keep forgetting that Lyrical thinks he's the best, most successful businessman not only on these forums, but probably he's ever known. Certainly in his own mind. Good luck to you then. You certainly don't need any advice, and certainly not from someone like me. Your company's EBIDTA...
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    Adventures with Lyrical: Buying a Business (REPOST)

    I think you have to think bigger picture. 100 miles is nothing. I'm confident there are people in California doing your estimator's job making $100,000+. Most probably make $60k+. Now granted, cost of living is much, much higher out here, but people don't think like that. They think "hey...
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    Adventures with Lyrical: Buying a Business (REPOST)

    You really need to offer more money if you want to retain another good estimator. I wouldn't say higher base salary, but definitely more performance bonuses, better commission, or equity in your company as suggested earlier. The fact you pay your current estimator double the usual rate is...
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    I want to negotiate a pay rise

    I'm not sure what you are asking for.....are you asking for an increase in your base salary? Why should that even be a bother to you? Aren't you making a lot off of commissions? If you really are doing 50% more business than the next guy, then aren't you making a lot more in commission, i.e...
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    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    This article reminded me of this thread, although admittedly I know nothing about bitcoins: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoi...164900785.html
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    Calistoga/Napa

    I don't know what your budget is, but if you a baller you want to stay at Auberge Du Soleil, that place is the bomb, literally heaven on earth.
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    Adventures with Corndog: Corndog's Fish Store

    Awesome Corndog, keep it up! And keep us posted on how your business is progressing!
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    General Advice Thread

    Maybe have a heart-to-heart with your old friend. My guess is you don't know the future bride at all? That may be the biggest reason for the snub. If it's a traditional marriage, then her family is paying for the wedding, and *perhaps* it's a smaller intimate affair, and she is being really...
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    Anchorman: The Legend Continues

    Will Ferrell is kind of one-dimensional, but when he's funny I think he's really funny. Obviously not everything he does is comic gold, but if you don't find the clip below funny, I don't know what to say:
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    Investing

    I am actually buying the buildings, it is me only, not part of any investment group. My first "rental" home was forced upon me, because it was my house I bought in 2005 that now I am upside down on. So I was forced with the decision of either short-selling/foreclosing on it, and ruining my...
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    Investing

    Can you expand/clarify on this a bit? I think what you are trying to say is you don't like investing in REIT's, not real estate in general, but I don't want to put words in your mouth if I'm misinterpreting this. Personally I've been increasing my real estate holdings the past 3 or 4 years...
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    Actually whoever told you that is wrong. With television, calls come in early, because your ad is fresh. Once attrition and ad fatigue sets in, your ad is less likely to generate calls because people have already seen it for months. Hence the need to make a new ad every few months.
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    Animated movies that surprised you

    Wreck-it-Ralph, which I had little desire to see, turned out to be a really good movie. I actually liked it more than Brave and wished it had won the Oscar but of course the Pixar juggernaut prevailed. Someone already mentioned How To Train A Dragon, another movie I had zero interest in, but...
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    I do quarterly mailers to my subscribers. Initially I used Mail Chimp, I have nothing but good things to say about that service, it was very easy to use and fairly inexpensive. You will be doing a lot of the things yourself, like coming up with your own ads, but the tools they give you are...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Yeah, I haven't played an AOE class in so long I forgot about that. Also, can you imagine trying to wormhole/teleport as a wizard with a gamepad instead of a mouse?
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Yes, of course the PS4 release isn't intended for me, it's to reach console players who prefer consoles to PCs, duh. And I realize ARPGs can be good on consoles, I was a big fan of the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance series on the PS2. Same with Champions of Norrath. And I'm glad you agree...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Yes, and I hate it. It just shows it's limitations. Like trying to enter in your player ID for PSN. Or take a game like Ni No Kuni, which I know we both played.....did you bother renaming any of your pets? I sure as hell didn't, I just took their suggestion, it was much easier than trying to...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Yes, but the problem with that is you might miss, since you are just firing in the direction you are pointing. With the PC version, you mouse-click on the enemy, even if it's way far away, and your character will automatically shoot him. You never miss. I find the mouse preferable because I...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Yes, for most things I use auto-fill. For example, If I need to look up Inna's Temperance, I'll just type in Inna and scroll down to the item I want. That probably wasn't the best example. Also, it's set up with those scroll windows so you can look items up quickly for certain stats, like...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    While there is no doubt that Diablo 3 can work on a console, it would have to be a dumbed down version, by neccessity. First off, for classes such as monks, moving and attacking at the same time is agodsend. Separate controls for movement plus aiming would suck for a monk, it's much easier...
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    If it works for you great. I've actually never heard of yearly contracts for TV ads. One thing I would be concerned about is ad fatigue. If your ad plays too often, eventually the viewers/listeners will tire of it and tune out when it comes on. You rarely ever see a commercial, TV or radio...
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    Advertising: Pro's and Con's of Various Media

    Maybe it's different in the Midwest? When I did television advertising (in California), you basically tell them what your budget is, and you buy spots. Certain shows and certain time slots cost more. First and foremost know what demographic you are trying to reach, and what shows they watch...
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    Retirement questions - any early retirees out there?

    It really boils down to how happy you are with your job or career. I don't think anyone would want to "retire" from something they enjoy. For example, if someone paid you millions of dollars a year to fuck super models, would you really be counting down the days until you no longer had to...
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    If you could make any one law legal.

    On the right track, but I wouldn't use a college degree as a barometer, most degrees are worthless. We don't need unemployed/barely employable Art History grads pumping out kids, not until they get themselves financially stable. I would only allow people to have children once they make...
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    Dragon Age: Inquisition (Plot Details in Spoilers!)

    Then stop being so narrow minded and the ultimate bad troll. People have brought up examples, you've shot them down for no reason more than apparently no game can be compared. Let's not forget your original words: "I'll take Hawke and Shepard over any silent protagonistever" Bold and...
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    Dragon Age: Inquisition (Plot Details in Spoilers!)

    How do you feel about Dead Space then? Even though Isaac never spoke a word in the game, I felt it was a lot more immersive than DS2. I haven't even bothered with DS3. I think if a game is done well, it doesn't matter if the protagonist speaks or not. I'm not torn either way as long as the...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Are you asking if you should be killing ubers to get organs at MP3? If so, I would say no, keys are too valuable to waste for a low attempt. I would either group up and do it at a higher MP level (people ask in trade chat all the time for groups, try and get in one of those), or sometimes you...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Thanks Tenks, I'll have to give that a try.
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Nice! Witching Hour's are easy money. You are right, your first WH has a perfect CD roll, and a really good vit roll. The int roll is above average. The only downside is your IAS is 8% on it and not 9%. It's still worth hundreds of millions though. There are only a handful of items where...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Holy crap, just had the best (luckiest) night for Diablo ever, as far as number of legendary drops. On a single Act III run (MP7) from Ghom to Azmo I got 5 epics, two of them decent.......Tal Rasha helm with 279 int, and a Inna chest with 198 dex and 90 vit (unfortunately no RA)....using the...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    My Monk: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/M.../hero/29408836 The thing that stands out the most is your weapons. Shen Long's are nice for starters, good long term if they have sockets, but you can probably up your DPS by 20k just by getting two decent weapons with sockets so you can put...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Also.....drop Transcendence and pick up Resolve if you feel mobs are hitting too hard.
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Looking at your gear briefly, I would say you would be lucky to do MP4/5, your gear is more suited to MP0/1, your monk looks like mine when I first started out. A few things stand out: 1) You have no increased attack speed (IAS) items. The key for sweeping wind builds is too hit often and...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Shoulder and amulet for me. You know shoulder itemization really sucks when the BIS is usually just one item...Vile Ward; and it's not even that great an item. Amulet only because really good amulets currently cost hundreds of millions/billions, so maybe I'll get lucky! For me gloves...
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    5 Best Games of All Time

    People are listing PC games and consoles, I'll just list based on what I feel I spent the most hours playing. In no particular order... Home: 1) Wizardry 2) Wing Commander 3) Civilization 4) Starcraft 5) Doom And for the fun of it (for those of us old enough to remember old-school...
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    Adventures with Corndog: Corndog's Fish Store

    Which city are you building in, if I may ask? By the way, this follows rule #1 about business: always follow the money trail. "Rule #1: If you can't figure out why something is done, chances are it's because of money. Rule #2: If you look into everything, and it doesn't seem to be about...