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  1. Valorath

    Post Your Pet

    Chewbacca at the park today: Dad’s been working with Penny to get her sitting and holding without being a spaz. We’ll see how she does with a duck this fall!
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    Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    Oh nice, I saw this one on Reddit a while back of his and maybe even posted it here. Good stuff!
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    Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    I always pictured Yedan more robust. That’s some awesome art though. Where did you buy those? Trying to think of some iconic scenes I’d want artwork of. A couple that come to mind quickly: the list goes on and on. There’s so much awesome stuff in this series. I really wish whoever is doing...
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    Your Own Photography

    Someone posted a video a week or two ago about black holes, their mass and size. Space is incredible. I think the biggest black hole they showed in that video was the mass of 30 billion of our Sun, and dwarfed our entire galaxy. When I think about space and what’s out there.. we are so...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Hmm, I’ll have to try tonight to do less GCD healing. I have typically relied on Aspected Benefic and Aspected Helios for healing the tank. I’ll try leaning into the oGCD moves a bit more this evening and see how it goes.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Anyone playing AST? I’ve got SGE and BLM leveled up. Both my buddies who are healers are playing SCH though, so I need to get a regen healer leveled up. I am only 92, have just done a handful of dungeons so far. I like the new draw and play mechanics. Too often before I found myself not drawing...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Ouch, 913 queue on Crystal Brynhilldyr. Worst data center and a big ass queue!
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    lol. I'm enjoying it well enough. It's a vacation for the Warrior of Light bro, relax!! Just finished the first trial - that fight was a lot of fun! Gonna be awesome on extreme.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I’m almost 95 doing level 93 MSQ. Debating about leveling another job before I continue
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    That's Old Faithful Inn, right? Parents took us on a "out west" summer vacation between junior and senior years of high school. We saw Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devil's Tower, and spent a full week inside Yellowstone. Was an awesome trip, though I know I was jonesing for EQ the entire time...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    At the end of the day I think you play whatever you’re best at in this game, the difference in dps isn’t like in WoW where first is miles ahead of last. If you aren’t doing ultimate raids or racing for world first savage, you should be fine whatever you play.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    BLM is definitely in the best spot it's ever been with regards to being able to cast on the move, get back to your ley lines, etc. It is still punishing though if you mess up the rotation. Having to transpose back to Umbral Ice just to keep the timer ticking, despite having the mana to continue...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I think they generally do a pretty good job of keeping the jobs well balanced. The way I understand it is that because Bards bring a bit of utility, they'd have lower personal DPS than other pure DPS jobs. However, their ability to continue their rotation while moving may make up for that. You...
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    House of the Dragon

    I was surprised at how empty the corridors were as well. This is the royal family, the heir to the throne, and there's not a guard at his door or anywhere in the vicinity. A couple of dudes come in through the sewers, stroll right through the throne room where the king is drinking, and manage to...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    My boy keeps trying to catch bees. Maybe he’ll FAFO at some point.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I'm curious about the ex trial wings thing. Are you actually mounted on something, and it gives you wings? or the mount itself is just wings for the character? I suppose that could be neat. Will have to see. Still need Golbez and Rubicante mounts to finish the EW collection. Dunno that I'll...
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    Monster Hunter: World

    I started a replay a couple months ago when MHW/Iceborne were on sale on steam. It didn’t pull me in quite as much as my first time playing did. I had nearly 1000 hours on PS4, but only played on PC for 20ish hours before putting it down. I have fun when I’m playing, but without buddies to play...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I always level up BLM first, but have leveled AST second and wind up playing that more. This time it’ll be SGE second most likely, really like that job. The great thing is you can keep a second job 10 ilvls lower than your main pretty easily. Not sure what I’m going to level first this time...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    The one above is too fit imo. Need em more like Carriejune.
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    Monster Hunter: World

    Really looking forward to Wilds. Have they said anything about whether it will be cross platform? I bought a PS4 for World, and will buy a PS5 for Wilds if necessary. Would much rather play cross platform from my PC though!
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    I’m not a fan of the cartridges. The high is different, and they make my throat itchy/scratchy in a weird way. Might be because I smoke cigs too, dunno. No denying how convenient they are, though. Give me the flower any day!
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    Kayak and Canoe Thread

    Thanks for the reply! I am definitely not opposed to paying for instruction. Will have to see if there’s anywhere I can get some lessons in Louisville. Lots of people recommend the Nantahala Outdoor Center for beginners in the southeast to learn at, and that may very well be the closest place I...
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    Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    That’s awesome. Tehol and Bugg are great, some of my favorite characters. That said, I’d rather he finish Kharakanas or TGINW before diving into another project.
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    Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    I think RoTCG is the best of Esslemont's books. I've enjoyed his work because it fleshes out the Malazan world so much. Is it on par with Erikson's books? No. Will I still read and enjoy them? Yes. Pretty surprised to see anyone say The God is Not Willing put them off from Malazan. I thought it...
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    RL Picture Thread

    Took my kayak out for the first time today.
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    Kayak and Canoe Thread

    Got out on a bit of mostly flat, moving water that runs through Louisville. I am thoroughly sore and humbled. There’s a lot more to kayaking than I thought lol. I haven’t had any instruction and didn’t watch or read anything about paddle strokes or technique. Basically just went out there...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    What’s the word on AST rework? Is it like DRG, player make believe? Watched the video, but was hoping for something more detailed, not just a video showcasing the animations and effects.
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    The Video Thread

    Sure you did buddy. Thanks for the name and the IG link, anyway.
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    What happened to..........(FoH Poster)?

    You’re doing the “see I told you so” routine to someone who doesn’t visit the forum anymore - putting your autism on display for everyone to see, again. Edit: Evernothing - zombiewizardhawk has been active somewhat recently.
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    The Animated GIF Thread

    There’s a pickleball court at the park where I walk my dog. There are always people playing there. Lots of fatties and younger folks. It really is just scaled-up table tennis for people who can’t play actual tennis. There was a pickleball tournament on TV at the bar a couple weeks ago. Looked...
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    Kayak and Canoe Thread

    I don’t have a picture of it, but they supplied me with a whole bag full of different sized pieces of foam padding and alternate outfitting. Going to take it out this weekend with the couple of adjustments I mentioned. If I need to tinker with it more, they supplied me with plenty of material to...
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    Kayak and Canoe Thread

    Kayak arrived this afternoon. As I expected, it’s a pretty tight fit. But, I was able to remove the hip pads to make room left and right, and am going to adjust the knee/thigh hooks to make more room for my thighs, and should be in good shape from there. Fortunately the outfitting is extremely...
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    RL Picture Thread

    How many colors of that jacket have you got?
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    What happened to..........(FoH Poster)?

    I never saw anything about that in his thread. He liked getting his dick sucked and the wifey wasn't putting out, so he started seeing crack-whores for blowjobs and blasting machine-gun nuts. As control said, quite a bit of evidence was posted in his thread to show it wasn't just fan fiction.
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    What happened to..........(FoH Poster)?

    I think the consensus is that Lithose ran for office and had to distance himself from the forum. I miss Khorum, Zzyyzyyz and Fedor. @Mario Speedwagon still shows up now and then to remind us that he's been way ahead of the forum with regards to Jews. Need more Mario.
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    the I'm tired of sjw bullshit in gaming thread

    Ah, so like Booze.
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    Kayak and Canoe Thread

    Wound up going with a Dagger Rewind instead of the Jackson Gnarvana. Both are rated for up to 260 lbs, and the Rewind is a half-slice whereas the Gnar is a creek boat. Half-slices are a bit more playful. I really wanted a half-slice to begin with, and only looked at the Gnarvana because of the...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I just world visit and stay on Gilgamesh. Haven't been back to my home world in quite some time. The party finder is so much better than the Crystal party finder.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Shit boys. My inventory is a fucking mess and I deal with it when I need to. So much junk in my bags and on my retainers over the years. I’d probably be well served just selling everything and making a bunch of room. instead I just make spaces in my bag and armory inventory as necessary.
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    Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    Finished up Forge of the High Mage. I agree with previous assessments, it does read like fan fiction. Despite the quality, I have to imagine Erickson has “signed off” on these books. These guys built their world together role playing it all out. Even if the quality isn’t comparable, the story...