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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    DBM has great boss alerts for the dungeons to the point that I went into most with no experience and was able to compensate. Trash, I haven't noticed DBM popping for anything.
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    This. I play a DK and it took a couple of runs to understand what dungeons were looking for. Previously, you only really had to blow cool downs if something truly terrible was happening. Now, nothing truly terrible happens, but multiple somewhat terrible things do. However, once you are...
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    [WoD] Garrison Optimization Launch Thread

    Hearing about these various traits makes me sad. My main has no followers with epic mount, scavenger, or really anything of substantial value. I also seem to be rolling in quests that require dispel magic yet only have one follower with the skill. He is gainfully employed. I have been...
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    [WoD] Garrison Optimization Launch Thread

    Yeah, I am going to demo the Inn when I get home and make a Tradepost. The Inn is only useful to me when it is level 2, which I need Garrison level 3 to get the blueprint for anyway, I think.
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    [WoD] Garrison Optimization Launch Thread

    How much GR can you get from Rares? While leveling, I crushed most rares I came across and did not get GR at all or very little. Is that just for second kills or something? I am in the same boat as Kreugen where I seem to be at a stale mate with my GR resources from just depending on missions.
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    DK is usual OP for leveling, rare killing, and dungeon tanking. I use Blood for open world / dungeon and I can literally do anything. The only difference difficulty makes is how many cooldowns I need to use and what presence I am in. Blood Spec + Unholy Presence made for really effective...
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    [WoD] Garrison Optimization Launch Thread

    Got my first green armor / weapon upgrades for followers yesterday from the salvage yard. "Your follower must be max level to use this item". What the hell, I think I made all wrong choices for my garrison, ah well. Trying to crawl up to 2000 GR for level 3. That will get me a trade post...
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    [WoD] Garrison Optimization Launch Thread

    About followers and mission levels. Are the available missions you get based off of your character level? The problem I am having is that the character I am actively leveling has followers trailing behind mission levels making them more risky to complete. The character that I just got up to...
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    This thread is a bastard. I held out for so long, but broke down this morning and ordered WoD. Now I have to do some research. I have a Druid, DK, Paladin (if I boost),and Mage. Will most likely start with the druid as I enjoyed healing in SoO and the versatility of tanking in dungeons for...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I swear this thread is around 30% constructive posts and the remaining people finding reasons to annoy the shit out of each other :P.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I just had to up my calorie intake by a little bit. Was doing some number crunching and if I am more towards the the moderate activity level rather than low there were a bunch of warnings around losing muscle. Not bulking or needing the volumes you folks are talking about, but a couple hundred...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Mainly curiosity, testing things out randomly is kind of fun for me. Also, partly a mental issue for me. Around 15 years ago when I was a young lad, I hit a really large plateau for my weight at 167 lbs. No matter what I did, I could not get under that weight. This process makes me feel...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I must say, so far, this quarter is treating me well. I am back to the gym almost at full steam. I am still working myself back into the full schedule so I do not injure myself again. I definitely agitate my rib a bit depending on the work out. So far, it hasn't been enough to be worried...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Current gym has weights, etc. The problem is that I trade work out days with my wife as one of us has to watch the dog. So I am trying to find something at home I can do as waking up early has never worked out for me.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    This may be more for Arkk's thread, but has anyone had any success building strength with a body weight routine? I would like to add some strength training to my activities but my house isn't large enough for a bench set and I don't want to get a new gym membership as I already have one that is...
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    The Secret World

    Ugh on Gilded Rage. Hour after hour of laggy giant blob killing. I couldn't do it very long. Fantastic rewards though if you had the patience. I killed enough to get the pet and a single purple signet bag (Liquidation) and some BB. Not a waste, just kind of mind numbing. I was able to...
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    The Pillow Thread

    I have had our MyPillows for around 2 - 3 weeks at this point. I am not disappointed so far. When they arrived I thought there could not possibly be enough filling and I must have ordered the wrong size. I got the...white one and my wife the green. Now, I don't have a great basis for...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Alright, remembered this morning. This is what I am working with after 100 lbs. Warning, shirtless hairy guy with a great farmers tan. I still have a bit of fat to lose so I am expecting some continued shrinkage. However, the 'loose' effect seems to be becoming more pronounced faster than...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I would echo your concerns. That is what got me started. I would rather be alive and active with loose skin than a dead full skinned fatty. Anyway, 5'9" started at 283 lbs in June 2013. So lost around 105 lbs in 16 months. Don't think it was too fast, some could argue going over 1lb. /...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    2014Q3 BodPod is in the books. It is convenient because they keep records of your past visits and give the changes to you as part of the results. First visit was 7/15/14, so about 10 weeks apart. Results Weight: 194.9 > 176.7 Lean Mass: 155.9 > 152.4 BF%: 20% > 13.8% All in all, I...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    It's the low rise underwear.
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    The Pillow Thread

    If anyone else is thinking of trying this out, the promo code 'Facebook' works for 50% off. I have a fundamental problem with spending more than $100 on a pillow. $50 is alright.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I will chime in on this next week. I have been eating 1900 calories consistently (except for my state fair blowout) for the past 10 weeks. I have dropped ~15 lbs (~195 > 180). Next week I will be going to the bod pod again to get BF% to compare to 10 weeks ago. I would say I have been eating...
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    The Secret World

    No Kidding on the Bank Heist. Did it once to get my fabricator and then summarily filed it away in missions I will never do again. Last Pagan was some good content. Tokyo is starting to feel pretty developed. I am glad for the additional quests as, even in my limited playtime, I was able to...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Thanks for the recommendations. It took a day, but I came to terms with having a layoff. It is not like I am super depressed about it or anything, but I was definitely hitting my stride with learning BJJ and regularly dropping weight. Feels good man. Also, I don't think I could race or...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Just found out I have a slightly (?) fractured rib from BJJ on Friday. This is upsetting. I hit 182 this last weekend (100 lbs lost overall) and am slated to get another BodPod visit done 10/1. I was hoping to be into the 170s by the point, however, I am going to be out at least 3 - 4 weeks...
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    The Secret World

    Side Stories: Last Pagan was released yesterday. Also added some enhancements to Tokyo in general as well as the AEGIS system, good stuff from the looks of it. http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/s...the_last_pagan Folks were right about Nightmares, once I got back into the swing of things...
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    Hip-Hop/Rap thread

    This is pretty great. I think I like the remix better. http://blogs.walkerart.org/performingarts/2014/09/09/dessa-doomtree-remix-hood-internet/
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    The Food Thread

    And cinnamon / sugar butter, don't forget that.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Went to the MN State Fair last Friday. I started the day at 182.4 which is officially 100 lbs lost. However, I ended the day at 190.4. It was delicious. Time for another experiment in my bodies weight equilibrium. Should still be able to hit 180 towards the end of this month assuming the...
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    The Secret World

    Issues 7 and 9 have been great. I stumbled upon Issue 7 after I bought it randomly, was just starting Transylvania at the time. Running through that line was just so fun and the story was highly interesting. I was annoyed when she took off into Tokyo and I couldn't follow until issue 9. Now...
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    Depression

    I can relate to this feeling. My depression issues went away over the past year, largely due to exercise and such. When I was depressed I would hammer out some time in WOW just because it would alleviate thinking about anything else. Basically, mind was able to go blank and forget about...
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    The Secret World

    Came back to this game and bought issue #8 / 9. TSW is still one of my favorite MMOs for scenery and how they did progression and weapons. It is definitely intimidating to jump back into the swing of things. I have been working on farming issues #6/7 to get so auxiliary pieces of gear for...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    This happened to me 5 or 6 months back. For a while you feel you can eat anything as long as there are no carbs, and it works so well. Then you have to pay attention again. At least you still feel full.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I went in a couple of weeks ago for more blood work to make sure I wasn't going to die soon, got the results yesterday. Cholesterol is still considered high, but I have about a 10-15% improvement in bad cholesterol and 45% improvement in good cholesterol. My cholesterol ratio (Total:HDL) is...
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    HDTVs

    Got the new TV in and mounted this weekend. Not disappointed so far. Picture quality is just great, 65" could be considered slightly too large but I think it will be fine once we get used to it. Smart TV functions are handy. I like just having built in Netflix / Amazon / YouTube. On the...
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    Hip-Hop/Rap thread

    Astronautalis has been making quite a few appearances on Doomtree albums and concerts lately. Brought him to my attention years too late. This guy is right in my wheelhouse. If you are in Minnesota, AstroSims2 is in a couple of weeks.#AstroSims 2 | Doomtree
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    HDTVs

    Honestly, I don't remember. I haven't messed with my setup since moving into my house last year. It has at least one HDMI in / out, not sure if there are more. I get to finally dump my Wii with the Smart TV apps for Netflix / Amazon which removes a device from the equation. Leaves me with...
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    HDTVs

    I reached peak impulse last night and pulled the trigger. I have very poor control. TV is on the way for Friday and free shipping with Amazon. Pretty much pays for my Prime membership right there. Picked up a 5 year warranty on hardware, etc. for another $150 just for peace of mind. I...
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    Men's Fashion

    Recommendations for cold weather states (Minnesota)? What do you do for classy shoes when you are walking through slush and / or snow. Not hiking through snow banks, but just general use. Get some galoshes? Some sort of hearty shoe brand? My good shoes usually get destroyed by the water /...