Looks great. Wish I'll have time to join. ;)

Hello Fleetie Darlings.

So my old Radeon card finally began to give out on me. It never used to make a sound but recently I could really hear the fan laboring to keep it cool and the game would start to lag and skip whenever the graphics requirements became too heavy.

I bought a new card that was the current version of the same model:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7192175&csid=_61

It should have worked fine but even without full graphics settings it was still lagging. I played around with the clocking to no avail.

I'm trying to find more powerful card but all the cards I'm finding require a pci-e 3.0 and 2.1 but my HP 3.ghz x4 amd cpu with 8gb ram only has 2.0 ports. I've heard that any graphics cards with higher port requirements won't work well and I'm wondering how true that is or if anyone knows where I can find a good card for my comp with 2.0 ports. My budget is about $300 and if it is ok to use a higher port card with my comp I've narrowed it down to these choices:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=NU-560-220-0004&cpc=RESX

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HD7870-DC2-2GD5-PB-R&cat=VCD

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6820401


If anyone has any advice or expertise in these matters I'd sure appreciate it. I'm totally lost :(

oo been looking forward to this game for a while, i have played every neverwinter nights game and d&d, defo be ingame when this comes out, looks great! :)

Glad this is coming but, as a British man playing on a NA server, I'm gutted that guesting isn't going to work across regions.

Apparently it worked worldwide in Guild Wars 1 but this is better than nothing. :)

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ArenaNet Announces Guesting Implementation with the Jan 28th update!

CITIZENS, I have an important announcement to make.

Previously, we’ve talked about a feature called guesting, which allows you to play with your friends on other worlds. The wait is over! Guesting is coming to a world near you with our update on January 28th!

Before I go into more detail about how it will work and what kinds of restrictions exist, I want to talk about a very important change that will come with the introduction of guesting: free world transfers will no longer be available. With the current restriction of one transfer every 7 days in place, make sure that you will be on the world you intend to play on before January 28th, because after that date, you’ll have to pay a gem fee to transfer worlds.

With that out of the way, here is how guesting works:

Guesting allows you to play on a world other than your home world. Just follow these steps:

• On the character select screen, click the “World Selection” button.
• Choose a world you would like to guest on and select the “Guest” button.
• Select any of your characters and select “Play” to log in to the world you picked.

Guesting comes with a few restrictions:

• Because (different from a world transfer) we are not moving your character between data centers, you may only guest on worlds in the same region as your home world. Players on North American home worlds cannot guest on European worlds or vice versa.
• You may not participate in World vs. World on your guest world. If you choose to enter World vs. World on the world you are guesting on, you’ll be moved back to your home world. If you want to play World vs. World on the world you’re guesting on, you must perform a full world transfer to that world.
• You’re eligible to guest on only 2 different worlds at a time. Each time you guest on a world, that world becomes one of your eligible guest worlds for the next 24 hours. After 24 hours, you may choose to guest on a different world. You may log in to any world you are eligible to guest on as many times as you wish with no restriction.
• Guesting on worlds that are full or highly populated increases your risk of being put into an overflow map.

As I mentioned above, with the introduction of guesting there will no longer be free world transfers:

• Transferring to a new home world will now cost a gem fee.
• The gem fee for world transfers is based on the population of the world you want to transfer to. Transferring to a high population world will be more expensive.
• Each account is still limited to one world transfer every 7 days.
• Players will still not be able to transfer to worlds that are “Full.”

I am sure many of you are happy to finally being able to play on other worlds with your friends without having to leave your home world, so go forth and guest to your heart’s content (and hug the next quaggan you meet).

It's great to see ArenaNet following through on this. B)

I think occasionally it needs to be in the focal point, especilly when we have such issues around it still, but on going you just need to feed characters in where normally it would be a straight person/couple. I.e. you could swap them round and it would be th esame and actual sexuality isn't even mentioned. Essentially that's the highest stage and where people really want to see it.

But the idea of LGBT refugees is good, though TOS usually did it in metaphors. I think TNG had that third gender episode which was as close as mainstream Trek ever got to addressing sexuality. How about taking inter-species love but dressing the issues said group or couple facing entirely in the ways and language the gay community has been attacked?

One of the problems I see is that to do a proper metaphor with LGBT rights, at some point you need to look at religion. It's very sensative and I'm worried about the T&C on foundry.

Like Ali said, the only one I know with LGBT theme in te main plot is "the wounded wolf". Many subtle references in missions. Would love to see more:)

Alrighty guys... it's time to get some action going on. I've put together a schedule of events focusing on dungeon runs, guild missions and some WvW. If there's anything that we can add to the event lists, please share. This list is only for reoccurring events. Other scheduled events will appear on the sites "Events" section.

Members will not be required to participate in these events but must represent the guild during the start of a mission if they are logged in at the time. It is highly encouraged to take part and help those in need. Having the chance to group with fellow guildies instead of pugs is rewarding and fun.

Events (excluding guild missions) will begin 7 PM and 10 PM EST on the day listed and last as long as necessary (Generally 1-2 hours)

Timezone Conversion per. pnuttbuttah
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=3%2F16%2F2013+|+5pm+edt

Schedule

Monday - Dungeons, Fractals or WvW at 7 PM EST

Dungeons, Fractals or WvW groups depending on guild interest at that time. A guild officer will be available most Monday's at 7 PM EST and will ask in guild chat for interested members.

Tuesday - Guild Hosted Event at 9 PM EST.

Guild hosted events are created by the guild members using the "Events" tool. Events can be made up of any kind of player driven activity such as races, scavenger hunts, manhunts, etc. The member holding the event should reward top contestants prizes and may ask Elquin for support if needed.

Wednesday - Map Completion.

Thursday - Guild Raid at 7 PM EST

Guild Raids will consist of 2 parties. It is recommended that you use TeamSpeak.

Friday - WvW

Guild members are encouraged to participate in WvW during with the TDS collective. Please party up with guild members and coordinate together.

Saturday - Guild Missions 9 PM EST / Map Completion.

Guild Missions will begin at 9 PM EST. Preparation for bounties will start at 8:30 PM EST.

Sunday - Jumping Puzzles, Mini-Dungeons and Group Events at 7 PM EST

The guild will run Jumpin Puzzle, Mini-Dungeon or Group Events depending on guild interest at that time. Officers will be available most Sundays at 7 PM EST and will ask in guild chat for interested members.

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thats sounds pretty cool.

Was thinking of one here at my desk, involving a race of alien refugees that were chased away from their world because they were the LGBT of their own world. A little more of an extreme condition, like if you look at Uganda. The idea being that you need to save them and try to help out with their own people; think of the TOS episodes of "we were once like you, but we evolved, you can too" scenarios.

That's a really cool idea, Star Trek has always been morality plays that hold up a mirror to our societies own ugliness. The foundry is a great too for people to do that and maintain what Star Trek is all about.
I've been thinking of doing a mission or a 3 mission arc and while I would have LGBT characters I wouldn't make it the focal point of the store (not that that isn't cool) because it seems for most cultures including our own in the future, one's personal sexual preference isn't really a big deal. Which is really how it should be I think.

thats sounds pretty cool.

Was thinking of one here at my desk, involving a race of alien refugees that were chased away from their world because they were the LGBT of their own world. A little more of an extreme condition, like if you look at Uganda. The idea being that you need to save them and try to help out with their own people; think of the TOS episodes of "we were once like you, but we evolved, you can too" scenarios.

I've been having a few ideas myself but no where near the dilithum limit for a foundry slot yet. Was drafting one on my phone on the way back from work today about an ambassador, her wife and their child. Story itself follows the classic line of parents committed to work, child becomes errant but gets kidnapped, learns hardship and the value of family before an ending of reconcilliation and/or tragedy. Had a few others but I wanted to see what was out their first, if it was needed so to speak. I think I'll start saving my dilithium!

Im surprised there are so few given the shear number of LGBT people playing this game (heads still spinning that there are so many over gay trek fans in general). I haven't had much chance to go through too many of them, still playing through the basic episodes to get caught up.

Would be a fun challenge to make a good mission that deals with the subject in a fun but effective way.... matter of fact getting a few ideas just typing this :)

The only Foundry mission I know of that puts a same-sex relationship at the center of the story is "The Wounded Wolf" by our very own Voleron (@akrilon in game).

I know of a few missions that include references. In "Life is But a Dream" by @wilv there is a man grieving over the photon-torpedo-tube coffin of his husband. And in my mission "The Spirits of Ramok Nor" a Ferengi criminal mentions that the male security chief of DS9 has a husband. But these are just references, they're not the central themes of the missions.

Sadly, aside from that, I don't know of any that feature LGBT themes or same-sex relationships prominently :(

Wish you the best on this adventure!!!! Looks like it will be good times, unfortunately: I have too many vacations booked this year. Maybe next time.

xox

Update: when placing an order, please also post a reply in this thread, so I can ensure that your email went through. With multiple screenshot attachments, I just want to ensure that all emails are in fact, being received.

I'm also open to feedback in terms or style, design and pricing :)

Thanks!
Dave.

Hi, I was wondering if there was a list anywhere of all the Foundry Missions people know of that include some kind of LGBT theme in them? It's very hard to find such things by title alone in the search. Thanks.

For the record: I loved leveling in this game but once I reached 80 and got yellow gear across the board suddenly there was no real goal from there in sight. This is the game's flaw not the guild's. However wonderful the ideal of questing and solving jumping puzzles was to A-Net the sad truth is the gaming community as a whole needs challenges where it takes a lot more people to accomplish them. Maybe even to the extent where we have dependencies on other classes as well. I know this harks back to their arguments of what they wanted for this game....but if others (like us) are not playing then their argument and reasoning is flawed...this game maybe everything people asked for....and nothing close to what they really needed (which usually amounts to something very difficult and involving a lot of people to get.) See my point? So the problem for us is how to make something that is too easy and make it attractive for a number of people large enough to even call a community.

My best guess to help us is to go or focus on WvW. PvE is all but solo-able material except for dungeons. I hate (to a certain degree) WvW. HOWEVER, win or lose I always love the attempt when in the company of guild-mates who do their best and are mature. I would show up to lose everyday just to play with good people....FOR FUN! See my point here as well.

So to solve this thing about the game that is too easy. My advice is to move to the very hardest things about the game and direct all good people to it. WvW first and foremost...then when in PvE mode it would be Dungeons.

If we don't direct people now to the hardest aspects of this game and I mean now! Then all that is going to happen is they will run the gambit of the easier stuff....get bored and then run off and play another game which is more challenging and requires more people.

Will this be easy to do....hell no even I don't want to WvW...but I'm smart enough to know it's what I need / we need.... vs....what I would perfer or asked for.

Beautiful sigs guys. Nice job, Vol!

They are doing a give away of Alpha keys on the official forums: http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?26041-Neverwinter-Alpha-Key-giveaway!

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