Topic: New guy is new. (Read 7653 times)

canoftuna · « **on:** March 16, 2008, 05:27:02 AM »

Besides blatantly stating the obvious and spouting obnoxious internet memes, I felt an introduction was in order. I'm your average geek on the internet- seemingly shallow and stupid at first appearance... and still shallow and stupid afterwards. But don't worry, I give a mean back massage.

And since someone's sure to bite and ask me more about myself, I read (sci-fi and fantasy, mostly the latter), watch porn, and play too much World of Warcraft instead of getting laid and getting a job. Yup.

Dark Shade · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2008, 06:02:42 AM »

Welcome!

ydnamtnediserp · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2008, 11:27:36 AM »

you had me at the whole back massage part..

welcome. where are you from?

Wunderkind · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2008, 11:56:56 AM »

Welcome.

You read sci-fi and fantasy? Which author do you prefer?

sociald1077 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2008, 02:42:55 PM »

Quote from: canoftuna on March 16, 2008, 05:27:02 AM

...and play too much World of Warcraft instead of getting laid and getting a job. Yup.

Ha! I play too much WoW, and get laid and have a job. I'm better the you are!

:P ... though something tells me that life with out WoW would get me more of both....

Welcome welcome!

BizB · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2008, 03:11:18 PM »

The goal, obviously, would be to get a job playing WoW while getting your knob polished. I am not your future employer.

canoftuna · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2008, 04:11:14 PM »

Quote from: ydnamtnediserp on March 16, 2008, 11:27:36 AM

you had me at the whole back massage part..

welcome. where are you from?

Louisiana, home of the illiterate and rodent-eating rednecks.

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You read sci-fi and fantasy? Which author do you prefer?

I mostly prefer fantasy, and high fantasy at that. I'm a WoT-head, along with being a fan of ASOIAF, Sword of Truth, Kushiel's Legacy, and a handful of other series and books that most people have never heard of. I'm actually not a big fan of the Star Trek-y sort of sci-fi (I know, kill me), but I do enjoy reading about the future, post-apocalyptic settings, robots, and essentially, any story to do with science. And I do like robots!

I read nonfiction from time-to-time as well, although I don't usually stray far from psychology, politics (satire and serious), and religion. I'm neither religious or political myself, but I'm curious.

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Ha! I play too much WoW, and get laid and have a job. I'm better the you are! Tongue:P ... though something tells me that life with out WoW would get me more of both....

Welcome welcome!

Well... I was playing up the stereotype. I work in a book store (Borders, to be specific), but it's about as good as not working- I only get 16-24 hours a week and I do raid more than I work. I could probably get a job that gave me more hours but that would most likely mean I would miss my chance to slay internet dragons. And I like my purples.

What server/class/faction do you play, anyhow?

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The goal, obviously, would be to get a job playing WoW while getting your knob polished. I am not your future employer.

A bit quick to add that disclaimer, eh? Whose knobs have you been polishing lately?

BizB · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2008, 04:19:11 PM »

Only my own.

sociald1077 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2008, 05:35:48 PM »

Quote from: canoftuna on March 16, 2008, 04:11:14 PM

What server/class/faction do you play, anyhow?

Draenor/Warrior and Mage/Alliance

I officially quit endgame tanking back in October though. Its been good for my grades/paycheck/penis to go complete casual, though I still clock about 10-15 hours a week logged on.... maybe not "complete" casual.

canoftuna · « **Reply #9 on:** March 16, 2008, 05:53:05 PM »

Quote from: sociald1077 on March 16, 2008, 05:35:48 PM

Draenor/Warrior and Mage/Alliance

I officially quit endgame tanking back in October though. Its been good for my grades/paycheck/penis to go complete casual, though I still clock about 10-15 hours a week logged on.... maybe not "complete" casual.

Oooooh, another tank. Don't get me started with the theorycrafting, heh.

Link the armory!

ydnamtnediserp · « **Reply #10 on:** March 16, 2008, 05:56:47 PM »

wow, you guys are geeks.

canoftuna · « **Reply #11 on:** March 16, 2008, 06:42:46 PM »

Quote from: ydnamtnediserp on March 16, 2008, 05:56:47 PM

wow, you guys are geeks.

Isn't this the place to be proud of our geeky accomplishments and tendencies, as opposed to pretending to be e-cool everywhere else on the internets?

dcrog · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2008, 06:45:09 PM »

Quote from: canoftuna on March 16, 2008, 06:42:46 PM

Isn't this the place to be proud of our geeky accomplishments and tendencies, as opposed to pretending to be e-cool everywhere else on the internets?

No.

But welcome anyway.

canoftuna · « **Reply #13 on:** March 16, 2008, 10:29:37 PM »

Quote from: dcrog on March 16, 2008, 06:45:09 PM

No.

But welcome anyway.

Shit. Fine, internet bad ass façade back in place.

sociald1077 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 17, 2008, 01:15:52 AM »

Armory for my warrior. Note that I specced out of prot and I havent put tank gear on since Oct. to keep myself from getting sucked back into it.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Draenor&n=Darcy

And my mage that I am currently lvling.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Draenor&n=Shibari

And theorycrafting is fun but only if it involves a couple beers and good friends (since people outside the friend zone tend to take things to the heart too much).

Dark Shade · « **Reply #15 on:** March 17, 2008, 01:43:14 AM »

World Of Warcraft...

*shudder*

canoftuna · « **Reply #16 on:** March 17, 2008, 01:51:43 AM »

Quote from: sociald1077 on March 17, 2008, 01:15:52 AM

Armory for my warrior. Note that I specced out of prot and I havent put tank gear on since Oct. to keep myself from getting sucked back into it.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Draenor&n=Darcy

And my mage that I am currently lvling.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Draenor&n=Shibari

And theorycrafting is fun but only if it involves a couple beers and good friends (since people outside the friend zone tend to take things to the heart too much).

Not bad. My warrior's never been anything but prot. Fury is a bunch of mindless button-mashing and while pvp is a little less mindless because of the need of situational awareness and quick responses, I still find it utterly boring. The only fun I've really found in this game is tanking. And theorycrafting isn't that bad, it just depends on who you discuss it with. If you talk with your average Joe, he's not going to give you much more intelligent discussion than "lol wut." Try going to Tankspot.com. It's a really mature community with correct information on tanking.

Your mage is coming along nicely as well. I leveled one to 61 but got bored.

I'd show you my armory but depending on what sort of gear you have, I'll either appear pretentious or really bad, haha.

sociald1077 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 17, 2008, 12:20:00 PM »

I find myself enjoying the DPS side of the house after 2 1/2 years of tanking. It is entirely too easy when compared to what I used to do, but its a welcomed change. And link your stuff, cause unless your in Sunwell gear on regular servers theres nothing I haven't seen (that is on other people, I stopped tanking in the T4, just moving into T5 area).

Novice · « **Reply #18 on:** March 17, 2008, 01:37:03 PM »

Oh yeah well I beat that game in two days so what now!?

Welcome new dude. Stick around.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #19 on:** March 17, 2008, 01:45:05 PM »

Howdy.

canoftuna · « **Reply #20 on:** March 17, 2008, 04:26:41 PM »

Quote from: sociald1077 on March 17, 2008, 12:20:00 PM

I find myself enjoying the DPS side of the house after 2 1/2 years of tanking. It is entirely too easy when compared to what I used to do, but its a welcomed change. And link your stuff, cause unless your in Sunwell gear on regular servers theres nothing I haven't seen (that is on other people, I stopped tanking in the T4, just moving into T5 area).

Yeah, understandably. I remember a time when I was impressed just by how good TBC dungeon blues were; now I yawn when I see a tank in full t6.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Arygos&n=Ariedan

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Welcome new dude. Stick around.

I fully intend on it.

sociald1077 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 17, 2008, 04:38:36 PM »

Spec looks good, though I would take the 3 points out of imp Ham string and put it into Imp Def stance. That extra 6% against spells has proved nice for me in the past, and (at my lvl) I was never rage starved in a raid. There I go theory crafting, as such I will continue.

Why the DMC: Madness. When I was tanking I almost never got the killing blow so I went with the DMC: Vengeance. The +51 stam was awesome and the 10% chance for etra damage is 10% chance for extra threat.

canoftuna · « **Reply #22 on:** March 17, 2008, 05:07:08 PM »

Quote from: sociald1077 on March 17, 2008, 04:38:36 PM

Spec looks good, though I would take the 3 points out of imp Ham string and put it into Imp Def stance. That extra 6% against spells has proved nice for me in the past, and (at my lvl) I was never rage starved in a raid. There I go theory crafting, as such I will continue.

Hamstring? I don't have hamstring. I'm guessing you meant maybe improve sunder armor? Improved sunder armor has become the bread-and-butter for tanking builds since the buff to devastate. It's silly to not have it. I don't have improved defensive stance because this is strictly a threat build. I'm not the main tank, but when I have to main tank for a fight that would make imp defensive stance useful, I respec accordingly.

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Why the DMC: Madness. When I was tanking I almost never got the killing blow so I went with the DMC: Vengeance. The +51 stam was awesome and the 10% chance for etra damage is 10% chance for extra threat.

Because it was cheap! I didn't really plan to get a Darkmoon Card, but I saw a deck being sold for 500 gold, which is considerably cheaper than the stamina cards ever go for. Besides, the card, like all my other trinkets, is situational. I normally have my Moroes trinket in the other slot. Maybe one day the Darkmoon Insignia will drop.

sociald1077 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 17, 2008, 05:10:45 PM »

I meant heroic strike, not hamstring, can you tell its been a while. And not being main tank I get why you would put it in there.

I always ended up being MT no matter what guild I was in so I always went for pure threat builds.

canoftuna · « **Reply #24 on:** March 17, 2008, 05:17:11 PM »

Quote from: sociald1077 on March 17, 2008, 05:10:45 PM

I meant heroic strike, not hamstring, can you tell its been a while. And not being main tank I get why you would put it in there.

I always ended up being MT no matter what guild I was in so I always went for pure threat builds.

For pure threat builds, most people go with the exact spec I have except one less point in imp heroic strike and the next in anger management. I generally sport this spec around since I usually do ZA/Karazhan/heroics in my spare time, and when I'm raiding, the only thing I ever mina tank would be the all the bosses in BT from High Warlord Naj'entus to Gorefiend, none of which imp defensive stance will benefit from. If I tanked Reliquary of Souls or when I tank the Flames of Azzinoth, I'll respec. Improved defensive stance is just too situational for me personally to include it in my main build, so I just wait until we get to a fight where it's neeed.

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