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  1. Deruvian

    Project 1999 - Making Norrath Great Again

    Yup, I do remember. I want to say we played a bunch in GFay and Crushbone early on. Early combine was really fun, I wish I could have put more time into it. After the first few days, work caught up with me and all the good XP spots got super crowded because I got behind the curve.
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    Project 1999 - Making Norrath Great Again

    Unrest is definitely one of my favorite zones, but I've always found trying to level there beyond 32 or so to be pretty futile, the level spread is just too big in the tougher areas and there are way fewer spawns. Unrest is a great zone for solo players, but for group play, I think that Upper...
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    Project 1999 - Making Norrath Great Again

    Agree. I believe the highest mobs in Unrest are 33 or maybe 34, and they are spread amongst a lot of stuff in the high 20s. I believe it's basically GDBs and Tents that can reach that level; Hags and Werebats top out a bit lower. Unless your kill speed is really slow and you don't need a lot of...
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    Why all the Emulated EQ servers if EQ is free to play?

    I duuno what planet you guys live on that a 100k profit is even remotely worth it for a huge company. I work for a company a small fraction of Sony's size and even our smallest products would be expected to produce several million a year in hopefully a steadily improving trend. Just because...
  5. Deruvian

    Laptop Computers

    Funny, I was only checking this thread to see if anyone had a review of that laptop; I've been drooling over it on Amazon for days. I think I'd go for the 24gb ram version - has same size SSD, but I was under the impression that it had Blu Ray and a nicer screen.
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    Tyen Reconciliation Thread

    Tyen is a true blue EQ junkie, which scores major points in my book. Couldn't matter to me less if he was reinstated, but I'm sure that enough people are scarred by the end of FoH that it'll never happen.
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    Home Workout Equipment

    Also have Power Blocks, vouch that they're extremely solid and easy to use. Grip feels great in your hand, don't get too bulky or long even with 70 or so per hand. Not sure how the other products work, but only downside is that removing the additional 5 pounds from the grip can be a hassle. I...
  8. Deruvian

    Calling all filthy classic beards: need help resolving this conundrum

    My memory may be a little foggy here, but I do not believe that any of the notables in that map, other than Innoruuk, were live at the time of this patch (Feb 2000). Furthermore, the 'Gate House' was a common reference to the zone-in building. If anything, the screenshot seems to be evidence...
  9. Deruvian

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    They did eventually remove iron maiden from Oblivion Knights. I don't think the damage from Gloams was ever adjusted. I liked the Immunity factory in D2. A lot of builds really came into their own during Nightmare, and by the time you were moving into Hell, you were a wrecking ball. The...
  10. Deruvian

    EQ Live - Swarm Balancing (Headshot, Decapitate etc)

    I found actually spending the AA's to be a huge hassle honestly, specially while powerleveling. If you could pre-spend them or they could come up with some non retarded pre-spend tracks instead of just banking them and getting stuck at 30aa, it would be a lot easier. When they do double xp on...
  11. Deruvian

    EQ Live - Swarm Balancing (Headshot, Decapitate etc)

    I was skimming the list of comments and somebody implied that the SK epic clicky was also being nerfed, which is pretty lame. I'm surprised that they even care enough to make this level of nerfs so late in the evolution of a game. The AA change is interesting. On one hand, it removes the need...
  12. Deruvian

    Path of Exile

    Yeah, it gets way better. Act 1 seems to be mostly a relic from early stages of development. A2 and A3 have way more character and variety. A1 is just all caves and mostly super easy mob types.
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    A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers)

    I wonder if they are they going to just attempt to do some off the tracks wrap up of the story for the HBO series, or if they will just allow it to abruptly end with the casual viewers wondering why they invested several years in watching a show that has no apparent hope of resolution.
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    A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers)

    I was hoping that the HBO series would expedite the writing process, but it hasn't seemed to be the case at all.
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    A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers)

    Sort of an over the top response to a barely controversial position. I'm not sure if I've met anyone who considers ADWD to be a strong point in the series. Good slam regarding Drizzt, though. I'll remember it for next time I see someone neckbeard enough at Barnes and Noble to get the reference.
  16. Deruvian

    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    Yeah, that makes perfect sense to me. If a lawyer can actually earn the credential, I could see value in branding you with savvy from a different field. Their website is very vague on the matter and I haven't had much reason to research as my field would quite likely qualify. What's more-so...
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    A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers)

    I've pretty much given up on giving a fuck about this series. Given the length to release ADWD, combined with the overall quality of the release, I'm not really convinced that he has any fucking idea where he's going with this series. I'm basically expecting him to die and for them to find a...
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    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    The only problem with the last piece is that you actually need several years of investment experience in order to actually be eligible to get the designation after you past the exams. They aren't very clear what constitutes investment experience, but I doubt that being a lawyer or non financial...
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    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    I've taken the CFA before, brutal exam. Studying for the GMATs is a lot easier by comparison. A little apples and oranges, but the sheer volume of material on the CFA is unbelievable. The CIISP is for IT security professionals, a friend of mine has one. He actually works for blizzard now doing...
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    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    I couldn't have done less diligence in the purchase of my TV. I basically went to BJs to get some food for the apartment, saw the TV and pulled the trigger. I'm sure the Chromecast handles 95% of what the Google TV does. That said, I love the functionality. The voice recognition on the LG remote...
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    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    Finally bought myself a snowboard. I've wanted one for most of my life, but the cost of the boots, bindings, goggles, board, and other misc stuff was just too much to bare in one go. I've gone a few times over the last few years, but would have gone far more often if I had a board. The Burton...
  22. Deruvian

    BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE.

    I was in Target with my girlfriend looking to buy Christmas movies and some new parent steered us towards some animated kids Christmas movie called 'Arthur Christmas'. We got it and its actually really really good. My list is probably this: Christmas Vacation Die Hard Arthur Christmas ?? -...
  23. Deruvian

    Men's Fashion

    Some of the off the rack brands in the US use tailored rather than slim fit to describe a slimmer cut shirt. Jos. A Bank and at least a few others do.
  24. Deruvian

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Drow? We had a few Drow guys go awol and roll on Horde to join Juggernaut. One of them was from the Rathe as well.
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Every time Thanksgiving rolls around, I remember stumbling around Thunder Bluffs on my old laptop while being home from college. The game had been out for a day or two at that point and was so much more smooth and fluid than I had expected. It was pouring rain in Massachusetts on release night...
  26. Deruvian

    What do you do?

    I interviewed at an asset management firm for an entry level analyst job and it had a phone int, round 1 was meeting with 5 different people, round two was meeting with another 5 people (4 different than the original, one was the hiring manager who was from round 1) and round 3, which I didn't...
  27. Deruvian

    Men's Fashion

    I just got a winter jacket from Theory. Their stuff fits me really really well but is exceptionally expensive for the quality. Having a 32 in waist, it can be hard to find jackets that actually fit through the torso, so I bit the bullet and picked it up. Made in China and I'm not sure about the...
  28. Deruvian

    EQMac Now Free to Play

    I think the discussion on P99 and your question could potentially rooted from a fundamentally different place. EQ Mac, as you surely know, is a PC port shortly after the release of PoP. There are loads of things in classic and Kunark that are not as they were in 1999, simply due to the fact that...
  29. Deruvian

    Lasik Eye Surgery

    I had PRK done about 18 months ago. Vision was -6 in each eye. Supposedly 20/20 now, doesn't really feel like it though. My vision was very very sharp with glasses, I am definately not near where I was with glasses post PRK. That said, my vision is good, I have no halos or issues (eyes still...
  30. Deruvian

    Laptop Computers

    Haha. That is an excellent reference; one of my favorite episodes. I believe that Homer's car design was supposed to be for the every-man. What I'm looking for would be pretty high end. Not that cost isn't a concern, but spending $3k or more isn't entirely out of the question. I essentially want...
  31. Deruvian

    Laptop Computers

    I'm looking for something fairly portable with a lot of power. Something that I can move without too much work and is about as fast as a mid top-end desk top. I just really want to move this between my couch and my bedroom; portability and power usage shouldn't be a concern. Is there a laptop...
  32. Deruvian

    EQ F2P- Returning Players & Current Content

    I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to regearing. I don't really know how that would work as I'd be totally useless in TSS raids without gear. Maybe buy group gear and do TSS raids and go from there?
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    EQ F2P- Returning Players & Current Content

    Is Fabled PoP gear considered in Era for TFO? I have a 75 SK with 2600AA who I've been waiting for TFO to catch up with so I can raid Solteris. His gear is all Fabled Time and the level 75 req Eon plated gear from SoD, which while is best in slot for a 75, I am not sure if it is legit for the...
  34. Deruvian

    EQ F2P- Returning Players & Current Content

    I probably put 5m into a 52 warrior twink on FV. Full Yttrium armor, that 19/18 GoD piercer and 100% best in slot stuff and I could only get Naggy to about 25%.
  35. Deruvian

    What Made EQ Great? Tell your stories to a filthy casual

    The old ssoy had the graphic of the bloodfire, rather than the short sword of morin boomerangy look. I hated that change - I assume they were just too lazy to come up with another texture for bloodfire.
  36. Deruvian

    What Made EQ Great? Tell your stories to a filthy casual

    I've seen my share of failed mass naggy raids as well. Usually employed waves and bind rushing. We definitely had no idea about blocking the AOE with walls or anything of that nature, we all just ran out there and got owned by the breath.
  37. Deruvian

    EQMac Now Free to Play

    I find myself in that same place Fish. I dropped one of my boxes to be more group friendly just one time in the last 2 months and my shaman is still 4 levels behind because of it. I really would like to group more but messing up my 5 box dynamic seems not worth it to me. Maybe I'll just level...
  38. Deruvian

    What Made EQ Great? Tell your stories to a filthy casual

    I don't think I've heard of 3 cloaks happening ever. Usually saw one like every 3-4 kills; definitely all GPKs and tash orbs and shit. Even the naggy teeth were pretty rare.
  39. Deruvian

    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    I used that tutorial hack or something similar to scope out the plane of hate before it was released. I was really surprised to find that it was essentially neriak themed zone.