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Forum: In Testing Feedback 09-17-2008, 10:18 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 3,602
Posted By Aandien
<cite>Rothgar wrote:</cite><blockquote>Regarding...

<cite>Rothgar wrote:</cite><blockquote>Regarding multi-core support...You'll see an improvement mostly when it comes to animation.  So if you're standing around in a city with very few people you...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 09-17-2008, 10:06 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 1,162
Posted By Aandien
just put all your harvestables for sale on the...

just put all your harvestables for sale on the guild-only broker for 1cp and don't even use the supply depot.
Forum: In Testing Feedback 09-17-2008, 01:30 AM
Replies: 245
Views: 3,602
Posted By Aandien
<p>Curious as to where we should be seeing...

<p>Curious as to where we should be seeing improvements.</p><p>I'm running a quad-core 2.8 OC'd to 3.4 and so no noticable improvements while running around some of the city zones where I'm familiar...
Forum: Zones and Population 05-24-2007, 05:30 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 313
Posted By Aandien
<p>Othyrsis isn't any harder after LU35 as it was...

<p>Othyrsis isn't any harder after LU35 as it was before LU35.  Before you had to lose aggro to not get adds, now you still have to lose aggro to not get adds.  It's exactly the same.  The only...
Forum: Zones and Population 05-24-2007, 11:54 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 313
Posted By Aandien
<p>It isn't the mem wipe that made Othyrsis not...

<p>It isn't the mem wipe that made Othyrsis not spawn adds -- it was the act of changing targets.</p><p>All you have to do is just use other methods to make Othrysis change targets on a semi-frequent...
Forum: Zones and Population 05-10-2007, 05:37 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 475
Posted By Aandien
<p>Or instead of implementing all the raid-saving...

<p>Or instead of implementing all the raid-saving features / ideas just for emerald halls...</p><p>Just remove the requirement to kill all the seedlings, bixies, and trash on the 3rd floor.</p><p>You...
Forum: Zones and Population 05-03-2007, 01:19 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 406
Posted By Aandien
<p>One thing you can do, if you want to clear the...

<p>One thing you can do, if you want to clear the zone faster -- is not kill anything in the courtyard except the entrance gargoyles and the few required mobs for drops.</p><p>Everything except the...
Forum: Quests and Live Events 04-24-2007, 03:08 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 463
Posted By Aandien
<p>why are people arguing about this questline...

<p>why are people arguing about this questline going from a heroic content questline to a raid content questline?</p><p>It was already epic content from the very first quest.</p><p>It required you to...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-18-2007, 02:27 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 475
Posted By Aandien
Gungo@Crushbone wrote: <blockquote>Vraneth wrote:...

Gungo@Crushbone wrote: <blockquote>Vraneth wrote: There was a resist change a while back but the hardest thing of the original Eh was the lag. Which no one enjoyed. (rumbler was the only true nerf,...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-17-2007, 03:47 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 253
Posted By Aandien
<p>1) it's lame that they have never...

<p>1) it's lame that they have never changed/fixed the "behavior" of the first person in zone is where trap mobs spawn.  Just have your raid camp out and leave the person you want in to change who...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-17-2007, 03:40 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 475
Posted By Aandien
<p>if the server crashes on you when you have a...

<p>if the server crashes on you when you have a contested at 50% health -- I bet it would [Removed for Content] anyone off.  This is essentially the same thing.  A guild is in the zone - regardless...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-17-2007, 11:45 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 475
Posted By Aandien
Uyaem@Runnyeye wrote: <blockquote><cite>Aandien...

Uyaem@Runnyeye wrote: <blockquote><cite>Aandien wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>If you don't have the time or dedication to raid for the time required to learn the zone all in one sitting...then...
Forum: Zones and Population 04-17-2007, 10:51 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 475
Posted By Aandien
<p>If you don't have the time or dedication to...

<p>If you don't have the time or dedication to raid for the time required to learn the zone all in one sitting...then don't.</p><p>When we first raided EH -- we got stuck on Prince Thinerg and...
Forum: Guardian 04-17-2007, 10:35 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 395
Posted By Aandien
<p>even with a full set of pre-wards (including...

<p>even with a full set of pre-wards (including their AA ward for 9kish) the defiler should not retain aggro providing you taunt.</p><p>There are a few mobs that we pull where I have single ward,...
Forum: Items and Equipment 04-17-2007, 10:24 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 715
Posted By Aandien
<p>If your willing to sit a few people out of a...

<p>If your willing to sit a few people out of a fight -- you can gear up much faster -- as you can remove the chance of an item dropping entirely.  At some point it may become unfeasable to sit out...
Forum: General Gameplay Discussion 04-17-2007, 10:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 126
Posted By Aandien
<p>There are some fights, while certaintly doable...

<p>There are some fights, while certaintly doable without 2 defilers -- are easier with 2 defilers (how much easier is certaintly questionable).  Some things you have to offtank mobs >100m away from...
Forum: Zones and Population 03-06-2007, 11:03 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 244
Posted By Aandien
<p>At least on de-levels anyway --  </p><p>part...

<p>At least on de-levels anyway --  </p><p>part of the lag is due to it going through your quest journal and changing the con color of all your completed quests.</p><p>So the more quests you have in...
Forum: Zones and Population 03-05-2007, 02:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 647
Posted By Aandien
<p>If you want to do one encounter at a...

<p>If you want to do one encounter at a time: </p><p>1. throw both bones simultaneously and back up.  Pull the center mob while the sides are away.</p><p>2. throw either the left or right bones (just...
Forum: Zones and Population 03-05-2007, 02:24 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 359
Posted By Aandien
<p>There is no exploit here.</p><p>Learn how his...

<p>There is no exploit here.</p><p>Learn how his movement works and he is quite trivial to kill.  In fact we got him to 36% with just two people.  We brought in two more to actually kill him (faster...
Forum: Guardian 02-27-2007, 12:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 168
Posted By Aandien
<p>With the change, I'm probably going to respect...

<p>With the change, I'm probably going to respect to sta/wis and get both end lines.  </p><p>4/4/8/8/2 sta and 4/4/7/8/2 wis</p><p>If you compare the wis DPS + end ability to str crits + 10% hate,...
Forum: Zones and Population 02-06-2007, 10:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 221
Posted By Aandien
you don't really need to necessarily worry about...

you don't really need to necessarily worry about the frontal / blurs either unless they are about to go off together.  Just have your tank running ACT and create timers for both events.  Save your...
Forum: Zones and Population 02-06-2007, 10:24 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 341
Posted By Aandien
<P>For everyone who is scared by the posts about...

<P>For everyone who is scared by the posts about EH taking so long -- go try it.</P> <P>To get to Prince: You need to kill 13 trash mobs.  This shouldn't take more than about 15 minutes.</P> <P>To...
Forum: Zones and Population 01-17-2007, 09:53 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 519
Posted By Aandien
<P>He is harder for sure -- but we still killed...

<P>He is harder for sure -- but we still killed him a couple of days ago with 4 healers.</P> <P>Just a couple of things to help make it easier:</P> <P>1) have the tank turn off attack at 25% and do...
Forum: Zones and Population 01-13-2007, 02:48 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 327
Posted By Aandien
<P>If you can't block the AE due to not the right...

<P>If you can't block the AE due to not the right set of classes or AA's -- and you don't use signets, then you simply have to kill him within 6 seconds of him hitting 5% health.  You need to do...
Forum: Zones and Population 01-10-2007, 10:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 359
Posted By Aandien
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> spawn420 wrote:<BR> Ok.....

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> spawn420 wrote:<BR> Ok.. been wondering this one a while. Why Dirge. we both have the same power buff (Bria's) and we both have the hate transfer buff. so I've always seen my...
Forum: Zones and Population 12-20-2006, 08:17 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 200
Posted By Aandien
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> arieste wrote:<BR> ...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> arieste wrote:<BR> <P>honestly, im not sure why everyone says menace factory is a walk in the park.</P> <P>My guild has killed the first 3 mobs in FTH (we'll kill the 4th one...
Forum: Zones and Population 12-20-2006, 08:10 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 200
Posted By Aandien
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> FuRiouSQ wrote:<BR><BR>...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> FuRiouSQ wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>your wrong on this one, this mob can be beaten with as low as 8k dps or even lower if you knew what was cuasing the adds to pop...
Forum: Zones and Population 12-19-2006, 11:04 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 200
Posted By Aandien
<DIV>The DPS comment also applies to Clockwork...

<DIV>The DPS comment also applies to Clockwork Menance Factory.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you can't bring a lot of DPS to the table -- don't bother.  The fight is trivial if your raid can sustain...
Forum: Zones and Population 12-19-2006, 11:02 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 200
Posted By Aandien
<DIV>The first named in FTH you should be able to...

<DIV>The first named in FTH you should be able to do.  That one is very similiar to mobs in KOS.  It just requires good jousting.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The second named however -- regardless if you...
Forum: Guardian 12-15-2006, 09:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 130
Posted By Aandien
<P>Yours is checked first, then if yours fails,...

<P>Yours is checked first, then if yours fails, the buff attempts to fire -- if it fires, then his is checked.</P> <P>Since master is about 50% check rate... If you assume that you avoid 50% of...
Forum: Guardian 12-15-2006, 02:10 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 283
Posted By Aandien
<P>I'm familiar with the dev post that said...

<P>I'm familiar with the dev post that said ripostes are simply a percentage of parries...but then when you actually parse you get data like was posted...<BR></P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> ReviloTX...
Forum: Guardian 12-14-2006, 10:23 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 252
Posted By Aandien
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> BeatinGuts wrote:<BR> ...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> BeatinGuts wrote:<BR> <P><FONT color=#ff3300>add a mystic -- 3% chance to improve the proc rate of your dirge's stoneskin.  It's even better if you have a templar...<U>drop...
Forum: Guardian 12-14-2006, 02:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 283
Posted By Aandien
<DIV>Your avoidance is essentially made up...

<DIV>Your avoidance is essentially made up of:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>block</DIV> <DIV>base</DIV> <DIV>parry</DIV> <DIV>ripostes</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>block is uncontested.  With a tower, you can...
Forum: Guardian 12-14-2006, 01:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 252
Posted By Aandien
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P></P> <HR> <P>Wilin...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P></P> <HR> <P>Wilin wrote:<BR>So, if you have a:<BR><BR>guardian,inquisitor,dirge,defiler, and no coercers,swashies,templars.<BR><BR>---What are the last 2 spots?<BR><BR>What...
Forum: In Testing Feedback 12-13-2006, 08:03 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 1,120
Posted By Aandien
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Naithik wrote:<BR> ...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Naithik wrote:<BR> <P>Anyway, could a dev please explain the change? maybe we are all missing something that needs to be explained.<BR></P> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>You actually...
Forum: Zones and Population 12-07-2006, 01:12 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 1,168
Posted By Aandien
<P>You don't have to have 24.  We've engaged him...

<P>You don't have to have 24.  We've engaged him previously with 21 in an earlier week.</P> <P>And there is still a bug regardless.  We had no one leave the zone, started with 24, fought him with 24,...
Forum: Zones and Population 12-06-2006, 09:43 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 1,168
Posted By Aandien
<DIV>The 3rd named can get buggy -- and while...

<DIV>The 3rd named can get buggy -- and while FD'ing might be part of the reason, there apparantly are other ways.  We somehow bugged him after wiping and could not reactivate him.  We had everyone...
Forum: Zones and Population 12-05-2006, 11:12 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 1,168
Posted By Aandien
Why move the tank? Just have a healer cure him. ...

Why move the tank? Just have a healer cure him.  The first tick of that DOT does less damage then his auto-attack.  Just tell one of your MT healers to use cure spells -- If your raiding FTH anyway,...
Forum: Guardian 11-30-2006, 11:01 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 408
Posted By Aandien
<P>yes -- the only reason to go down int/agi...

<P>yes -- the only reason to go down int/agi right now is for the defense and parry.  Once you get enough of each to cap them without those lines -- then you should drop them in favor of wis/str.</P>...
Forum: Zones and Population 11-30-2006, 09:33 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 1,168
Posted By Aandien
<P>or the super duper easy method:</P> <P>have...

<P>or the super duper easy method:</P> <P>have your raid joust the vase ae's -- tell them to watch their screen for the NPC say msgs and simply back away...</P>
Forum: Guardian 11-30-2006, 09:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 408
Posted By Aandien
<DIV>I'm not sure how you guys are maxing your...

<DIV>I'm not sure how you guys are maxing your defense....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have all the best KOS gear there is for a tank, including jewelery (at least from a KOS perspective...) and am...
Forum: Zones and Population 11-30-2006, 08:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 209
Posted By Aandien
<DIV>The start of fights is always the hardest --...

<DIV>The start of fights is always the hardest -- given that each of the trisected segments all AE at the beginning, are all un-debuffed, and all use a CA within the first 5 seconds or so -- means...
Forum: Guardian 11-23-2006, 02:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 134
Posted By Aandien
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Forum: Guardian 11-23-2006, 12:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 134
Posted By Aandien
<P>I went down agi and int for the +def and...

<P>I went down agi and int for the +def and +parry.</P> <P>Only needed 4 points in the parry ability to hit the new parry cap in a MT group.  However, needed all 8 points in defense and I'm still...
Forum: Zones and Population 11-22-2006, 10:29 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 635
Posted By Aandien
<P>There are some annoyances with this encounter...

<P>There are some annoyances with this encounter that can mess you up -- and yes, it is slightly buggy.  To avoid them, simply do not revive if your wiping until the entire raid is dead and the event...
Forum: Guardian 10-17-2006, 10:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 113
Posted By Aandien
<DIV>As a MT -- you should be running ACT and...

<DIV>As a MT -- you should be running ACT and keeping track of AE timers (even if your not calling them for your guild).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you feel his frontal is imminent -- and he...
Forum: Zones and Population 10-09-2006, 05:28 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 387
Posted By Aandien
<P>If pulling is a problem -- you should find a...

<P>If pulling is a problem -- you should find a better spot to pull, or take some time to figure out his interesting pathing.   Once you know how his pathing works, its pretty easy to get him to go...
Forum: Zones and Population 10-04-2006, 06:15 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 387
Posted By Aandien
<DIV>swarm pets are not cured via group cures. ...

<DIV>swarm pets are not cured via group cures.  Thus using them generally results in bone devils.  You can use regular pets though.</DIV>
Forum: Developer Roundtable 10-02-2006, 10:49 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 3,167
Posted By Aandien
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> selch wrote:<BR>I don't...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> selch wrote:<BR>I don't understand the problem actually. 4000 is not max, it is just point of having most benefical point, that's all, I mean it will get lesser and lesser than...
Forum: Developer Roundtable 10-02-2006, 07:02 PM
Replies: 489
Views: 3,167
Posted By Aandien
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> selch wrote:<BR><BR>...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> selch wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> AncientElster wrote:<BR> <DIV>This new system doesn't address magical based mitigation.</DIV><BR> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <DIV>It is already...
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