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  1. TJT

    What do you do?

    Quite a lot of hate towards the company around here. To each their own, friend.
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    What did your parents do?

    My parents were pretty much black sheep of their families... both grandfathers were lawyers. My father went to college... but only to play football and did nothing but drink/play his way through 4 years of Oregon State. Honestly, I don't know what his degree was in. Agricultural science or...
  3. TJT

    What do you do?

    Again, I'm a software developer. I am so far removed from the actual vehicle engineering and the business itself that I only knew of the recalls and ignition thing because of the news. I am saying that "panicking" is bad. Invest in the long term and it will turn out well. It isn't like GM is...
  4. TJT

    Weight Loss Thread

    I've weighed 210-215 (6'3) for like the past ten years. I weighed quite a bit more when I was a young teenager. I did go up to 225 once a few years ago, mainly due to depression beer drinking and not being as active as usual. I always felt the absolute key to weight loss is being hardcore about...
  5. TJT

    What do you do?

    I have a feeling that GM will be returning strong in the next 5 or so years. The vehicles made after the reorganization of the company are of much higher quality than they were before. It didn't make the news so much but the 2013 models took 9 of the international quality awards from Toyota...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    About to hit 50 on my stalker. I got a full set of crafted tank gear. Is that enough to do okay in the Veteran dungeons?
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    The Beer Thread

    There's a brewery here in Austin called Jester King that is actively "bringing back" the farmhouse style sour. I've tried most of their line, but the taste isn't that appealing to me. But I love IPA so its weird. Yeah, rating is low, that was just the first site I googled when looking up the...
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    The Beer Thread

    Had this last night. Normally I don't care for sours. But this was delightful... http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/48/10482/
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    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    New jumpsuit... http://www.verticalsuits.com/suits/shortie.html
  10. TJT

    What do you do?

    Where do you work? General Motors What do you do? (Title/keywords) Software Developer - Mostly for internal Finance applications these days. What field/industry? IT/Automobile Manufacturing/Finance Wages? 90k Bonuses/SEP? Like $5-10k... depends on some real fuzzy logic. Not sure...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    So did I miss something or will the nature of the "Gold or Bust" rewards be changed now? Or is that for a later patch?
  12. TJT

    Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition

    I'm going through the game exclusively with a friend of mine. This is some fun shit. I'm playing cleric, since I can really make him more of a battle cleric and he's the Shadowblade or whatever. It's close to playing real DND without a DM. Constantly undermining eachother by talking to NPC's...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    I've noticed this too. There is a HUGE diminishing return on doing quests even two level lower than you currently are. I spent three weeks out of the country since launch. Upon leveling my stalker, even with as much rested xp as I had, the exp gain from doing quests at your level or higher is...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    I noticed the Node warping once I got to Wilderun... But they don't seem to bother with Relic nodes... anyone know why?
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    I certainly see a ton of value in this game. Well worth my measly $15 a month. I'm about three weeks behind the gang due to travel. But I am excited to start tanking more and even leveling up my Spellslinger. The housing is fun. Combat is fun. Updates are quick and transparent. Really couldn't...
  16. TJT

    TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Honestly, the only real problem I think I'll have with this movie is all the stupid shit Donatello is wearing.
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    So I got removed from guild... presumably for being gone for being out of the country for a few weeks. Can I get back to it?
  18. TJT

    Silicon Valley

    Pretty much this. There are very logical reasons why binary is used. Best to not think about the show's topics too hard though. As a magical algorithm can't change how compression actually works out mathematically. There is always a limit, and it is generally based on how much the receiving...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    There's a costume guy in most towns. His Icon looks kind of like a tear drop. It allows you to have the appearance of the costume item X while retaining the stats of item Y. I was able to get my spellslinger to 20. Not sure which to play between my stalker and it now. Both are a lot of fun. I...
  20. TJT

    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Question. If you lose an AMP item you got from a quest... do you lose it forever?
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Just hit 25 and still having a blast as a stalker. I'm out for the next two weeks due to being out of the country. So far, I love most of the questing. Especially the solo instances. Haven't touched any of the dungeons yet... was kind of fearful of it. Some of the fights get quite hard for melee...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Well there goes a tweak to the House XP/Money buff. Decreased to 5% from 10%. But I suppose that was too good to be true anyway.
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    I am having a ton of fun with this. I am really really apprehensive about running any dungeons with a PUG though. I really liked how the game punishes you at early levels with telegraphs that become increasingly complex. Get hit by a telegraph ability and that's probably going to be 3/4 of your...
  24. TJT

    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Do we just whisper Voldreth for guild invites?
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Some prep reading if anyone is looking for very detailed information on the economy/class specializations/housing/etc. Bale's Bountiful Bibliography Especially useful Tradeskill flowchart:
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    So, just out of curiosity who is going to be the gavelmaster here and say whats what when we hit headstart? As far as the final decision for which side we're playing on.
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Are we married to Dominion/PVE now?
  28. TJT

    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    We currently have an alarmingly good stratification of classes...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    I can certainly get behind the "integrity" they have for their game design. But it will be a matter of how much they bend to the nervous investor's will at the first quarter after launch. If the difficulty is super hard and the numbers they're looking for aren't being met... Y'all know what...
  30. TJT

    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Did someone reserve the guild name? Rerolled is taken on their app so I would hope it was someone here.
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Welp, Pre-ordered. Lets do this. Are we running poll up until 31MAY Headstart date?
  32. TJT

    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    I'm inclined to say Dominion... although they are more like Romans + Big Brother. Exiles are more of a ragtag motley crew. Which is more in the spirit of the Horde to me.
  33. TJT

    Hearthstone

    Been trying the Priest Control deck. Plays really slow, but damn if it isn't fun. Alternating between Zoo Lock/Control Priest/Miracle Rogue does really well on the ladder.
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Srsly, can't we just call it, "Rerolled?"
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Did all of you pre-order already?
  36. TJT

    Skydiving/Extreme Sports

    Nice! I'll be back there once I get my rig.
  37. TJT

    Skydiving/Extreme Sports

    New canopies can cost you like $1650-$2000 alone. I've bought two so far and they were both used. Luckily these things retain value quite well. You can get 75-90% on a resale without much difficulty. As far as folding them for each jump. I trash pack the shit out of it most of the time. Brand...
  38. TJT

    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Speaking of the EU. What is the general time zone consensus around here?