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Post by ArPharazon on Apr 14, 2004 19:11:14 GMT -5
No, a formal alliance with another guild would not be typical for our Guild, and I'm glad for that. But I do think I'll be working with lots of people in WoW, those I know or those I am less familiar with, for both epic and smaller quest(serie)s, for I do have faith in the playing community (though I may be wrong about that). I do not doubt that the rest of the Guild, as a whole, or individual, will also temporarily join forces with others, especially in those epic quests. After all, united we stand, and on our own we could fall One for all, and all for one! And congrats, Maglor, for us both the journey to 100 posts has now begun, and I know we can both reach that destination
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Post by ArPharazon on Apr 13, 2004 16:58:46 GMT -5
I have never played DAoC, and do not know what an alliance means in that game. But the only alliance I know of in WoW is THE Alliance, as in 4 of the world's races on one side, permanently, unless Blizzard implements a huge story-twist. This Alliance is 1 of 2 factions, the other one being the Horde, and those two factions principally work alike.
A player can have characters of every race, regardless of side, and a guild can (so far) only have 1 faction's characters as members. Therefore, if one group of players wanted to have all their characters in a Guild of their making, they would have to make 2 branches, one in each faction. An Alliance or Horde character can only do business with merchants and characters on their side, and would automatically be at war with every other member of the other side. So, the 'alliances' in WoW are permanent, not by anyone's choice but Blizzard's, whether one likes it or not.
Therefore, if you do not wish to subordinate the Valar Guild to a higher entity, it does not matter, for you still have your own authority in WoW. You do not have to follow orders from anyone (except Blizzard perhaps, if they really wanted to), and can do anything you want, as long as you keep the hostility between the two 'alliances' in mind.
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Post by ArPharazon on Feb 20, 2004 10:42:43 GMT -5
Hail Eonwe and all other WoW playing members! Finally! The Discussion Begins! Alright, here are my thoughts for now. 1. Day and time for meeting: The same time of the day as the Main Meeting would be very nice for me (unless it's on Saturday, when I am unavailable at that time), as probably for all European members, provided that the main discussions don't last much longer than 1 hour, unless it's in the weekend (meaning Friday and Saturday). Should the meeting fall on Friday or Saturday, I would not mind if the meeting was a few hours later than the Main Meeting time. 2. Ways to involve Tolkien in our gaming: As we will play Alliance, there is no need for me to change the names I have already chosen, therefore I already have 2-3 characters related to Tolkien, especially my own guildname. Of course there are other ways to involve Tolkien in our gameplay, like general greetings and stuff (e.g. Aiya). For our guild color and insignia we could probably also use something Tolkienish. 3: Crafting benefits: I completely agree with you here, and will do what I can to help establish the Valar economy. Extra: www.worldofwar.net/guilds/ is a very nice page about guild details, part of http://www.worldofwar.net./, where much other useful information is located. On the specific page you can find at this time info about guild insignia, guild halls, and more. This could provide further discussion points. These were my current thoughts, more will probably come in the future. Ar-Pharazon the Golden
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Post by ArPharazon on Oct 22, 2003 16:16:40 GMT -5
Well, last time I heard, you could have 8 characters in 1 account, so at least I know I'll play every race. Concerning classes, I'll use almost each class, for the moment just waiting for the big announcement: what classes will be available to the gnomes? When I know that, I'll be ready to tell you my exact combinations. P.S. this is my first forum post ever! Ain't it cool?
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Post by ArPharazon on Mar 12, 2005 9:34:54 GMT -5
My favorite custom maps? Phew. I only play custom maps, and they're many. But my favorites are these (mostly in order):
-Kodo Tag, and all its versions. -Lotr-related maps (including Helm's Deep maps, Battle of -Gondor, Ring-wars and anything in like style such as WotJ, Lotr hero siege) -Run kitty/panda/yoshi/whatever Run, especially with good music. -X hero siege -Almost all mauls, and some TDs -Life of a peasant, some versions, from time to time -(Battle of) Troy, most versions.
I'm usually pretty good to pro at the above maps, though I have my weak moments.
I've played DDS and DotA for some time, but I got bored with them after intensive playing for a few months. These days I almost never play them, though I try to keep up with the versions. After all, you never know.
Footman Frenzy/Footies Wars/etc I've played once, a long time ago. Was ok, but probably won't do it again.
Kill Waldo.... cool map, that. Played it two times. A bit hard, but doable. Too bad it's rarely hosted.
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Post by ArPharazon on May 4, 2004 9:49:30 GMT -5
Well, that's it... competition's over. We never even got the guild together to create our own clan, and missed a wonderful chance of gaining WoW beta accounts. The patch will be released in a few days. Better luck next time, fellow war3 and TFT players!
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Post by ArPharazon on Apr 24, 2004 10:25:39 GMT -5
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Post by ArPharazon on Apr 2, 2004 19:35:45 GMT -5
I often play TFT, and also WC3 sometimes, but mostly on agreement with others using MSN or AIM, and mostly in the evenings (afternoons EST) during the weekdays, and at night (early evenings EST) in the weekend. If somebody wishes to play, he should contact me in MSN or AIM, or hope I get online with somebody else, and don't mind more players (and I rarely mind more players, so that's ok). And yes, I would be one of those who checks the Board usually multiple times a day
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Post by ArPharazon on Feb 29, 2004 20:34:59 GMT -5
Aiya Guild I wanted to know: does anyone know how to get the in-game portrait of Admiral Proudmoore, as seen in the Orc Bonus Campaign? On the web or in the Editor, I don't care, but I would like it as my Avatar Ar-Pharazon Edit: the 3d animated model would be great too, if not even better.
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Post by ArPharazon on Oct 19, 2004 10:23:36 GMT -5
I could devote this thread to one 'writer' only, but decided it could be used for discussing any tolkien-parody-book. I have in my possession 'Bored of the Rings', as you may remember, and yesterday I have bought 'the Sellamillion'. It is, as you can probably guess, a parody on the Silmarillion. I've read quite a part of it already, and it's fantastic IMHO. I could spill loads of details here, but first I would like to inquire if anybody else has read the book, or would like to read, before I spoil it for people. I'll just say, for now, it is from the same author as 'the Soddit', which I still have to buy... but I'll get to that soon. Oh, and also, it is not only a parody of the Silmarillion, it also draws upon Letters of Tolkien, the Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Farmer Giles, etc. And, of course, the Ainulindale and in a way the Akallabeth. Have fun reading I know I will.
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Post by ArPharazon on Apr 14, 2004 19:14:48 GMT -5
I do not know the book, or any part of the series, but from your description I'd indeed think it is more like the Hobbit than Lotr
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Post by ArPharazon on Aug 19, 2007 8:51:22 GMT -5
Correct. Post your riddle then!
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Post by ArPharazon on Jul 31, 2007 8:34:06 GMT -5
A simpler one this time: Name 7 of Barahir's 12 companions with whom he wandered and hid from Morgoth's forces after the Dagor Bragollach. You get extra credit if you name more than 7, but 7 is enough for the next question
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Post by ArPharazon on Jul 28, 2007 8:57:01 GMT -5
Maiar: Melian, mother of Luthien, mother of Dior, father of Elwing, mother of Elrond and Elros.
Elven:
Vanyar: Indis, mother of Fingolfin, father of Turgon, father of Idril, mother of Earendil, father of Elrond and Elros.
Noldor: Finwe, father of Fingolfin, father of Turgon, father of Idril, mother of Earendil, father of Elrond and Elros.
Sindar: Thingol, father of Luthien, mother of Dior, father of Elwing, mother of Elrond and Elros.
Men:
House of Hador: Galdor, father of Huor, father of Tuor, father of Earendil, father of Elrond and Elros.
House of Beor: 1: Rian, mother of Tuor, father of Earendil, father of Elrond and Elros. 2: Beren, father of Dior, father of Elwing, mother of Elrond and Elros.
House of Haleth: Hareth, mother of Huor, father of Tuor, father of Earendil, father of Elrond and Elros.
Did I miss any?
Sidenote: Arwen, daughter of Elrond had also blood of the Teleri from Valinor, through Earwen, Galadriel, and Celebrian, thus combining all strands of Elven and Human nobility for the first time, if you seperate Teleri and Sindar.
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Post by ArPharazon on Jul 11, 2007 7:47:53 GMT -5
A different format than I expected, and quite a bit more information than I asked (but hey, can only admire that), but my question is indeed answered. Your turn!
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