Yep! Really glad. Hoping we'll get healthy enough of a RPer community that we can keep the inevitable lolboys from PVP at manageable levels.
RP server yeah (EU). But I'm really really hoping Blizzard hears the calls for RP-PVP.
Hyjal from Durotar, Dalaran from Tirisfal Glades. Really excited for the launch as well. Still poking around beta but resisting the urge to go too far.
Gonna basically recreate my RP character who was originally a troll shaman, but will now make him a (shadow) priest. He'll be my main. Also going to have an undead rogue (RP shenanigans) and a warlock (love Warlock PVP). And other alts, but these three are the most fleshed out in my mind. I'll probably struggle with the leveling speed though lol... but then it doesn't really matter, I'm in no rush to reach end game on any of them.
As it was already said, it's fun. Because it's almost like trying to solve a puzzle. A well thought out world has incredible internal cohesion and mulling on it reveals angles that aren't necessarily even explicitly pointed out. Realizing that interconnectedness is immensely satisfying (even if you only have it pointed out to you) and makes you appreciate the work even more. Let's say a fantasy world where there's a well thought out magic system, and a well thought out financial system - and thinking on it reveals that the two are very interconnected, even if it's never highlighted in any way. It's a meta-story within the story. Popular fiction tends to have a lot of this, which makes it a popular topic for discussion, which makes it more popular. Brandon Sanderson's works are a great example of this. One Piece is a great example of this. I'd say the satisfaction of interconnectedness is also why multiverse stuff is so hot these days, though most of it is executed in a fairly lazy way (just piling things on top of each other and handwaving anything that doesn't gel as "well, it was another timeline", looking at you Marvel).
Of course sometimes there are some works that ride on such nice vibes that you don't really care that it doesn't really make much sense. Harry Potter being a good example (or at least was before Rowling went off the deep end). HP world building is actually so flimsy it's embarrassing, but it still managed to tap in to such a good idea of a fantasy that people were largely willing to overlook it.
I'm liking it. I put my beta excitement on the sky elf start as I don't have actual interest in playing one long term. But it was fun to see their story. Haven't poked my head into Azeroth yet.
Love that they added updated graphics though I do agree there's some problems with visual cohesion, even while using them. I also like the new systems, the camping etc. but I feel there's some lack of polish and not sure it's just because it's beta. Little details like Skinners make a chair for the Camp - the chair is very fully wooden. I feel like Blizzard could do a bit better at this point and not doing so adds a slightly cobbled together quality. But we'll see what kind of stuff there's beyond the start.
Got annoyed with Reddit and the social media megacorps in general. I can actually sometimes remember and recognize usernames here. Reminds me of old school forums.
This is actually kinda true. Have your cry or yelling into the void or whatever. Express your feelings in the moment but try not to buy into the doomer narrative your brain spins.
Oh, that's marbleous
Okay in relation to what?
Socially speaking, people will look at you weird.
Hygienically speaking, a bad idea as constant moisture etc. risks both bacteria and fungal infection.
If you touch things that other people touch with saliva in your hands, you might run into some trouble because again, it's unhygienic and most people will think it gross.
If you're cool with all that, you do you but other people don't have to be cool with you doing that.
How to Read a Book will make you better informed on what to actually read from that list, though I'd definitely recommend reading some non-western works as well, The Bhagavad Gita, The Conference of the Birds etc.
What helped me to do this is (when I had a whole book of these) was to hold the picture beneath my face and look at a point in distance and then raise the book in front of me. Later with computer screens I'd just bop my head up, fix my eyes and then lower my head on the level of the picture. Then just glancing up before looking at the picture was enough.
Nowdays I can just relax my eyes while I look at the picture. It takes like 10-15 seconds depending on the resolution but it's neat to watch the pattern slowly fade in.
Slime molds are my inspiration.
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