User talk:Auron/Archive 18

This is an archive of my talk page from 19 May 2010 to 18 February 2011. Please don't edit it; leave comments and messages on my talk page.

Pop

The Take Me On part was awesome, I lol'd. -- Tha Reckoning 03:53, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

the entire... "song..." was pretty awesome, it's a fun listen even though it points out the simplicity of the genre :p -Auron 04:39, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Ahh, I remember actually watching this on tv when the Melbourne Comedy Festival was on. It's brilliant. -- Lacky 09:54, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

it was the topic in #gwiki a while ago =o. but yeh it's a great "song" as Auron put it =p. ~ PheNaxKian 14:46, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

I put that there. Auron was the one that showed it to me in the first place. :D Vili 点 22:16, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Flame Djinn image

Could you restore it? It's a part of a recent discussion in here. - J.P.Talk 23:51, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Stop marking stuff as speedy unless you're ready for it to disappear :p -Auron 00:42, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

This was also before the discussion took place, so i forgot to revert the tag afterwards. - J.P.Talk 00:45, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Youtube

I found you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v_VIqiAk5o&feature=related -- Tha Reckoning 07:30, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

I call bullshit. --Riddle 07:40, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

ya'll niggas on crack -Auron 07:53, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Get a grip?

If it was for me, for your information, i'm serious. - J.P.Talk 11:27, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

it's for everyone who posts on that talk page like it matters. -Auron 11:31, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

It matters to me. I herd peeps are different. You? - J.P.Talk 11:32, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

What matters, exactly? That someone isn't going to post on GWW? Who cares? You guys are getting megatrolled. One of these days you might even realize it. -Auron 11:35, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

His return is irrelevant in this. I'm concerned about him. - J.P.Talk 14:11, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Auron has gone beyond emotion. Reaper of Scythes** 22:48, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Are you dumb, bro?

I was going to make a decent length post about why you're dumb and etc, but then I realized that, since you already know all that, I'd be feeding your trolling, zzz. So, instead, I'll ask you what the point of your trolling is. You don't troll without purpose (usually); most of the time you troll people so they'll go away and stop being a problem for the rest of the community (Karlos, Ariyen, Mtew, Misery-ish, myself, etc), but I'm pretty sure you can't do that for Ryuu. Since, while you are dumb, you're not dumb enough to pretend you can troll Ryuu off the wiki, I can only assume you're trying to troll Vili (and, indirectly, everyone else on Ryuu's list), but since we're not dumb enough to care if you troll us and you know it, im confus.

-- Armond Warblade{{Bacon}} 02:43, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

I was thinking about asking the same question but then again... Auron is about the least carebear type person I've met on the net (not that I talk to a lot of people on the net btw) so I didn't expect him to say anything. I especially didn't expect him to say what he did on ryuu's talk. IMO, in a way a lot of people can identify with what Ryuu is struggling with, and can also say "been there, done that". I personally have scars from my past (literally). I'm over the horrors of the past, but some still live in whatever nightmare they are in, and in this case I think it's better to err on the side of not thinking that ryuu is trolling. And if he is, then so what? --Lania Elderfire 03:02, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

umad? -Auron 05:10, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Fools, you have once again failed to grasp the wisdom of Auron! For He knows that Ryuu has been sissified by years of pity and coddling, and his only salvation lies in grasping the manly virtues of courage and fortitude. And so Auron has issued a challenge, a sorely needed ultimatum. "Cease your wallowing, boy!" his mighty baritone thunders across the plains. "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, wrestle with your fears, and defeat them! Then, and only then, may you return and face me!" Indeed, it is abundantly clear now that Ryuu's only true friend is Auron, whose very pubic hairs are too steely to curl. elix Omni 05:54, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

^ this

also, felix, you should write my speech for when i take over the world. -Auron 06:27, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Lol, Auron trolling me. That's all. Misery 06:07, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

user:Kanakodavis‎

Exists? Not what the wiki says. Backsword 12:02, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

right you are -Auron 13:01, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

One Light

Got it today :p

I can probably hook you up next week or the week after if you're still somewhat interested, + Alg Jennalee 07:41, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I have a 310 mount, so... -Auron 09:58, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Ups

Had to go. Shooting the bull was nice, though. Conversations that don't involve "stfu nubzorz" are refreshing. -- Tha Reckoning 05:59, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Yeah

I increased the duration of your ban on User:Silven for additional reasons. Since you are the original blocking admin, feel free to revert it if you want. — Gares 12:15, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Zomg, are you allowed to do that Mr. Bureaucrat?!? But to be fair, pretty sure the 3 day duration was only because Auron was one of the targets so he didn't want to look super biased. When I first saw Silven getting started my ban finger was twitchy. Misery 12:32, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Shhhh! Just call it bureaucrat discretion to help an admin personally involved in in this particular situation. I agree. Auron probably would have blocked that guy for longer if he wasn't a target. — Gares 12:54, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

you gusy are soooo swampy 127.0.0.1 12:56, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

I won't. -Auron 13:33, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Dear Auron, come on IRC or unblock me on MSN so I can talk to you about TOR!--TahiriVeila 03:33, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

My Userbar Gif

I'd like to state, that I had MADE that myself, meaning, I, STOLE it from myself? OMG! How could I do that...
seriously though... I have the PSD around somewhere... I'll dig it out if I have to.. - Stimpson J Kat 04:19, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

You mean the one that used Diablo, Resident Evil, Sega, God of War, and other copyrighted images? You didn't steal it from yourself, you stole it from all of those companies. -Auron 08:25, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

/facepalm... tell that to the people who made those bars... which were up for public use! that I used to make a gif.. to show my likes... hm? - Stimpson J Kat 08:28, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Also, I don't see any forums or any other site where ppl are using those bars having any problems with "Copyright" issues... so why is it such a big bad buggyboo here?? - Stimpson J Kat 08:29, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Guild Wars Wiki:Copyrights -Auron 08:38, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

So, anything made for use by the public... which FAN BASED userbars ARE.... is frowned upon? Kudo's to you Wiki Admins - Stimpson J Kat 08:44, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Everything you put on this wiki you are putting under the GFDL license. Since you simply cannot make the call for copyrighted content (like images from those games I mentioned above), the content cannot be posted.

If you do have permission from Blizzard, Sega, etc, to license their content according to GNU, feel free to screenshot or forward those emails to me and I'll undelete the image. Have a nice day. -Auron 08:47, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

You say this all as if you would get in some sorta shit from them because of it... yet we ALL know it won't happen... - Stimpson J Kat 08:49, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Go away. You're annoying me. I told you why the image was deleted, I told you what you need to do to get it back. If you want the rules to change, feel free to suggest a new/revised policy. If not, stop pestering me. -Auron 08:51, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

You want emails saying I can use these? so be it, I'm in the process of emailing them ALL atm...
you have a really... not so friendly way of resolving problems you know.. just cuz you don't have an arguement, doesn't mean you hafta be a ***** - Stimpson J Kat 09:06, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Auron is not the one who made our copyright policy and he can not single-handedly change it. So stop blaming him for it. I also suggest you leave out the personal attacks. --Xeeron 09:24, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Be sure to mention that you're requesting permission to release their assets under an open source license, not just using them on a wiki. They will say no by the way. elix Omni 09:27, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

well, we'll find out when they get back to me, hm? as for now, I'm going to sleep. it's 3AM...and sry for the "attack"... but he coulda worded it differently -Stimpson J Kat 09:49, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Not only GWW has these kind of problems, it is an issue for every site under the GFDL. Every image uploaded to a wiki under the GFDL needs permission from all the subjects of the image (which is why many pages on wikipedia are devoid of images). In your case it is something quite innocent, but to prevent people from thinking this stuff is for free use, putting it on this site is not the way to go. Koda Kumi 10:03, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I know you

Cool. -Maskeus 20:35, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Recent Changes

wanna ban Chewiebacca for me k thanks The Emmisary 23:03, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

nvm someone else got it The Emmisary 23:04, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Auron is a quite bad admin to approach in such situation. Either he is around - in which case he will notice those things on his own quick enough - or he simply isn't here. It is in general a better idea to address all admins at once on the admin noticeboard. poke | talk 23:08, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

That

took longer than I thought it would. But I'm back now! — Raine Valen 23:40, 22 Jul 2010 (UTC)

Gah

Dammit I was gonna make fun of that guy. Anyways, how's WoW? -- Tha Reckoning 02:29, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

lol so was i, that was pretty funny.

it's alright, my war's new guild on a new server is better than I figured. I got to go on the alt run (people's lower-geared second characters), and we got 5/12 hardmodes down in 25. And I got a new raf partner so I'm leveling more alliance characters now, namely a priest. -Auron 02:45, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

As someone who's never played WoW, I don't know what most of that means, but I get the gist of it. I nutted up for a 360 and Live, so I've been reveling in Halo 3 and Fable 2, and I'll be getting into Assassin's Creed next. Pretty much all of the cool stuff I missed because I was too broke when it came out. Ideas? -- Tha Reckoning 02:53, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

rainbow six vegas 2, the single player is amazing and the online play is amazing (mostly due to the lack of the MW2 idiots). it's still a FPS, but it's surprisingly not bad. also check out Resident Evil 5, it's nothing special and is bogged down by fucking quick time event bullshit, but at the end of the day it's an alright game. once you beat it in easy or normal, you can start upgrading weapons and unlocking infinite ammo for them (sort of like older games). spraying down entire rooms with 100000 bullets is a lot of fun, even though you end up failing the "accuracy" grade at the end of each level. -Auron 02:59, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Yeah my sister and my mom play Resident Evil 5, but I've never been big on the series. Mortal fear of typewriters and herbs I suppose. I've heard a lot about Rainbow Six, never checked those out either, I'll have to look into it. And yeah, I get what you mean about MW2 idiots, Halo 3 live is full of twelve year olds, but say the kind of stuff my parents used to punch me in the mouth for saying when I was little. It's a mixture of being annoyed because they're cussing me out, and laughing because it sounds like Mickey Mouse is pissed off. -- Tha Reckoning 03:05, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

WoW private servers

Do you know anything about them? Or have any to recommend if you do know?--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 18:12, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Nah, I stopped messing around with them in 2006. They're all generally shitty. They try to do stuff like 10x exp and 10x drop rates, but in the end all that does is make the mobs drop a *ton* of gray items (the useless, vendor kind) that fills your bag up in two seconds. If you want to play wow, your best bet is to do recruit-a-friend with someone (like adrin), that gives you 300% exp up to 60 and applies to any characters you make for 90 days. So you can get quite a few 60s before the time expires, and then work on getting them to 80 at your leisure.

Back when I cared, I saw that there were some different private servers, and one or two that were PvP focused (i.e., you start at 80 with like 50000 honor and you can buy some PvP gear with it). Those were never popular back then, and I can't imagine they're any more popular right now. If you do find one, you'll have to deal with WoW being ridiculously imbalanced.

If that is your interest, keep in mind that rogues, mages, pallies and priests are the most common classes in PvP, because of their inherent imbalanced mechanics. Warlock and Druid are popular choices for the less skilled players, as they come with weaker but much easier skills to use (aoe fear, apply dots). You can look up builds or whatever at arenajunkies.com. -Auron 23:52, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

I've given up on PvP in games like these...I'll be content with playing Street Fighter 4 when I feel the competitive urge. My main thing was I don't think WoW looks good enough to pay for, and since RoM is buggy as shit right now (what can I expect from 100% free) I figured I'd play WoW since they're identical and they allow private servers for cheapos like me. I'm fine with PvE in games like those two.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 01:00, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Hey, Auron!

HEY! Let's play some Guild Wars! It's a good game filled with good players! Gwfanatic 07:05, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

You created an account just to say that? Baffling... G R E E N E R 08:10, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Auron seems like a cool dude. I wanna play GUILD WARS with him. Gwfanatic 05:59, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

... :0 -- Oiseau | 00:31, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Where you at?

Yo buddy, hit me up and we can do FoW! It'll be a blast! GW4LIFE Gwfanatic 05:59, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

I would like it very much if you never posted on my talk page. In fact, don't do it again. Thanks ^____^ -Auron 08:16, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

auron, stop trolling away new users, maybe they actually have something real to contribute to the wiki — Scythe 0:09, 6 Aug 2010 (UTC)

Scythe I know you don't like Auron much but check your facts before posting stuff. The user was a troll. And to be honest, I'm pretty sure that is Auron being tame.--The Emmisary 00:13, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Poke permabanned that guy twice for creating sock accounts to evade bans. Then again, Scythe is not one to let reality get in the way of his anti-Auron crusade, so I can't say I'm surprised. -Auron 00:18, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Plus it might be worth noting that the guy was a known vandal.. Also asking people to not post any more messages on one's talk page is actually not bad at all, but kind of the right of every user to say. (asking != forcing) poke | talk 23:06, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

sigh

Since I am currently banned on PVX for trying to flame and troll some guild power voters on a crap build I hope it is alright to post here. I think both systems work however there isn't voting here so it is a different system. PVX should have just the best builds and guides to help other get better at the game. The way to achieve that is to make sure the users posting know what they are talking about...and if they don't to make sure everyone reading it know it as well. Can get overwhelming at times but it will not only help people reading it but also help the poster to learn.----Xtreme 23:41, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

RfR

Is there another one for you? I needa vote this time. -- Tha Reckoning 22:22, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

dunno, last i checked there was only 1 or 2 serious rfr requests, rest of them were either trolls or people like scythe who link movie references and telling trolls off as reasons why i should be demoted. -Auron 04:22, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

auron auron auron

I need to talk to you. like, as soon as possible. before you go out and do anything. – Emmett 03:43, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

same -- Armond Warblade{{Bacon}} 04:35, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

KYLLÄ

Whats up Brah....Havent seen you on anything lately. Maybe I need to start getting on IRC again. That is if I can find the programd and remember my user/pass. Email me or something Drogo Boffin 06:24, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

mostly been wowan and chilling with bros irl. i'm still on irc though. -Auron 06:28, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Shit man I gotta get WoW. I prolly still cant get on IRC. Drogo Boffin 06:29, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

You don't need a pass to be on irc ;o also, there's tons of programs, tho the only one I can think of is mIRC. --DANDY ^_^ -- 08:45, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

http://www.mibbit.com/ - if you like it quick poke | talk 07:07, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

I use that one ^. — Raine Valen 7:10, 16 Aug 2010 (UTC)

Mass reversion

Do non-admins have the power to undo multiple articles vandalized by the same IP? (I'm guessing not, but if there is, it would have come in handy today.) Thanks.  — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 12:21, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

you mean revert multiple (consecutive) edits by one user on the same article? It's called "rollback", I imagine if you ask a bureaucrat nicely they might give you rollback (I believe it is it's own usergroup so it can be handed out on it's own, and there's not much in the way of abuse to be had). ~ PheNaxKian talk 12:55, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

No, I mean on multiple articles. I'm asking about trying to revert someone who might have copypasta vandalized 20 pages within 5 minutes. I would prefer to invest a careful 2 minutes one time rather than have to be careful 20 times. (I'm not, btw, asking for special powers — only if there's an easier way to go about it that I didn't learn in school.)  — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 13:14, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

then no, there's no such ability, odds are they just clicked on the users contributions and middle mouse clicked (or whatever button "opens link as new tab" for that browser quickly) on "rollback" on all vandalous edits (rollback means you don't need to check the edit and press save, it just does it automatically) ~ PheNaxKian talk 13:39, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Vodka

Was it at least Russian? Single malt 10yr old scotch is what you need----Xtreme 10:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Relatedly, more tolerance means it costs more and takes longer to get wasted. Fuck that, imo. — Raine Valen 15:40, 1 Sep 2010 (UTC)

Raine, we're not allowed to post here! elix Omni 18:42, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

no, it was some shit called fleischmann's. definitely not russian. -Auron 19:51, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Hey

Guild Wars Wiki talk:Requests for adminship/Auron/Archive 1 <--- Is that supposed to be red? Why does it go to archive 2 and 3 before 1? -- Tha Reckoning 12:28, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

That's because the corresponding Guild Wars Wiki:Requests for adminship/Auron/Archive 1 had no talk page. elix Omni 14:57, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Wait, does that mean there are 4 archives? (archive, archive 1/2/3) --JonTheMon 15:10, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

War in Kryta Dialogues

Why did you delete this page?! --Musha 02:19, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

War in Kryta dialogues -Auron 03:21, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Seriously, I support redirects even if they are at least slightly useful, but that one was totally useless. Honestly, who the heck would search for it using uppercase there? Not me. Just change your bookmarks and move on. ***EAGLEMUT*** TALK 17:50, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Come back next week

Really, you could have left that comment unposted. - J.P.Talk 23:01, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Guy was in love with Lania. You broke his heart. 216.245.202.34 23:06, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Are you seriously bitching at Auron for being a hardass? 66.90.104.167 14:12, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

I need to check block logs before trying to settle AN issues. :/ gj though. — Why 23:52, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Just drop it before this evolves into anything, ok? I just gave my comment on Auron's unnecessary (in my opinion) comment on blocked IP's talk. And the first response is already leading it to off-topic... - J.P.Talk 15:29, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Shit doesn't work like that. If you make a post, people can comment on it. If you don't want it commented on, don't make the post. Making a post and following it up with OK GUYS LET'S DROP IT when people start calling you out doesn't work. If it bothers you so much, drop it before you make the post. -Auron 02:48, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

DON'T TALK ON A TALK PAGE GUYS. Faer 02:58, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

If you know who Faer is, then what he just said is quite hilarious. Koda Kumi 13:08, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Art thou disgruntled? -Faer 14:07, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

No, i don't mind getting a response. I'm just tired of the bullshit (^) people post when pointing out something here in the wiki :/ - J.P.Talk 03:53, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

I blocked the IP so I don't really see what's the point here :P — Why 11:01, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Pretending like this wiki ever behaved ethically is a funny joke. 68.51.106.58 04:48, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

thread revivallllll -Auron 08:59, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

GSL Finals

I was able to look them up on youtube. Those matches were epic. InfestedHydralisk 19:11, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

they were very solid games. i think a slightly more versatile terran would have made a better show, but ITR is certainly "good" from a skill standpoint. terran is just a strong race because so many of their units can do so many things, but he did the same thing twice in a row and it failed twice in a row. as soon as he changed up, he won a game, and almost won the next but just got out-played by fruit. if he did that right off he would have had a better chance. -Auron 23:03, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Database dump

In response to your question about why GuildWiki got a fresh dump the other day when PvX was denied, it might be because I sensed the incoming winds of change and requested the dump before we started discussing a move. But I don't know that for sure, obviously. elix Omni 22:37, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

I sent them a super polite email with lots of smileyfaces and they updated our database dump. Here's to hoping they didn't do something to screw it up on purpose! -Auron 00:49, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Somehow i can't imagine auron sending a super polite email with lots of smileys. 98.248.90.248 00:54, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm surprised no one laughed at "fresh dump." elix Omni 01:30, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

You mean Oasis?  — Tennessee Ernie Ford (TEF) 02:16, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

To me, "fresh dump"s are painful experiences. I find no humor in the term. :< --Riddle 02:22, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Why are you guys taking dumps? -- scourge 22:01, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

I can offer tips to help make your life easier :p

Okay then, that sounds good. Right now i'm interested in HA and i could use some tips. Already tried what Raine suggested, but its slightly hard trying to add good people to your friends list when you don't get even one game off the ground. Anyway, you had some tips, i'd love to hear those :o DemonicFahrir 11:47, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

raine put my tips and hers in list form. nothing makes HA easy, the first 180 fame are absolutely terrible to grind through. once you're able to flash a bambi, finding groups (and people who don't suck) gets easier. until then, join randomways and unranked pugs and just lose in underworld a bunch.

gw pve is a fantastically casual game, but gw stops being casual when you get into the real pvp. you will need to want to win more than the other guys, or you simply won't. spend time obsing matches to see where people go/stand/bodyblock, unlock enough skills to run proper bars, and make sure you aren't running them wrong. that's about all you can do until you have a bambi. -Auron 12:42, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

I was doing that.. but okay i'll keep it up. Thanks for your time (also theres a vandal destroying dhuum's picture) DemonicFahrir 12:43, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Hey You!!

So I see you're in the business of deleting unnecessary stuff? Any chance you can delete the older versions on this page? http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Monk_Norn_armor_m_gray_front_arms_legs.jpg I was just working on resizing it correctly... Skykingcst 11:31, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

We don't delete old versions, we maintain them for attribution history, unless they contain copyright violations, or are otherwise inappropriate. -- Wyn talk 11:58, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

The same user had uploaded all three versions, he just made a mistake on the first two. -Auron 12:01, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you ;-) Skykingcst 12:02, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Beard

Nice beard yo --Silven 01:05, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Fear the beard amirite. 98.248.90.248 01:36, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

hi ppls -Auron 01:44, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi sexy beard man. ~Shard 01:48, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

When's the last time you ventured out of your basement? --Silven 05:57, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Shard doesn't live in a basement. They're not all that popular out here. -Auron 05:58, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I thought you lived in the same basement =/ Was gonna ask if there were bats, no bats out here for some reason. --Silven 09:32, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Shard lives in a motherfucking surf shack. He's probably surfing right now! While drinking from a coconut! — Raine Valen 3:01, 5 Nov 2010 (UTC)

My money's on playing starcraft 2 --Silven 08:22, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

All of the fucking above. — Raine Valen 16:26, 6 Nov 2010 (UTC)

Also hes a ninjaaaa --Silven 00:58, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Hey Silven, aren't you the guy that used to raeg in AC at me for being a noob because I couldn't cancel Dhammer by wepswapping when the monks tried to shield bash it? I used to be in Lyger's alliance too. (By the way, your explanation blows majorly, I never figured out how to cancel it that way.) -- Tha Reckoning 01:22, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Oh no, it was by dropping the hammer out of invo or something like that. Yeah, never could do it. Either you play with the invo open, or you have the reflexes of Spider Man. -- Tha Reckoning 01:23, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Hey sexy, actually Spiderman has the reflexes of me ^^ --Silven 07:54, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

And I do play with inven open mainly because I like to switch shield sets depending on what's trying to kill me ^^ --Silven 07:55, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

can you guys stop posting dumb shit on my talk plz -Auron 08:30, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

I only have non-dumb-shit things too say so it's coo'!!--Silven 07:59, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Simon has a beard right now...its disgusting, but I suppose I have to like them now.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 03:43, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Middle Mouse Clicks

usrs? That shit will change your life. 72.181.47.223 03:44, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Middle mouse clicks

Did you know they also close tabs too? Join us in the year 2010 Auron, it's fun. ~Shard 03:52, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Dude it is the most useful thing. The only competition is mouse 4/5 for back/forward. -- Armond Warblade{{Bacon}} 03:58, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I love my back/forward buttons. elix Omni 09:59, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Tbh I've always found these to be the coolest. >.> --BriarThe Spider 10:50, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Lowest prices are in sex shops. — Raine Valen 13:31, 1 Nov 2010 (UTC)

Another RfR

I'm all for allowing people to call into question the ability of a sysop, but experience (a LOT of it) would dictate that you're getting another butthurt RfR. Is there any way to nip this kind of thing in the bud before the drama starts again? -- Tha Reckoning 17:36, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Bcrat arbitration. WITH THEIR POWERS COMBINED, they can do pretty much whatever the fuck they want, ostensibly. Even magic. — Raine Valen 17:45, 4 Nov 2010 (UTC)

Or just ignore it... but that never seems to work cause everyone just gets worked up to no end no matter how many times people tell each other to ignore the troll. --Lania 17:49, 04 November 2010 (UTC)

the supply of trolls I piss off will never run dry. as lania says, the proper course of action is to ignore them. -Auron 22:31, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

favour

hey Auron, could you do me a wee favour? When PvX finally moved to it's new home, could you update List_of_fansites to redirect to the new address. I would myself, but I don't go onto PvX much and thus i'll probably miss the change over date. Would just rather the page point to the actual PvX than the wikia remnant (generating add revenue for them). -- Salome 02:40, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

yes, we're not leaving much pointing to the old site. I'll get anet to change it on their list of fansites too. -Auron 02:58, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Cool, thanks mate. -- Salome 10:26, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

What

happened to you? I'm not on here much anymore, but your grammar blows and the general hardassery level seems to be at an all time low. I'd be inclined to think it's because you don't give a shit about a dead wiki on a dead game, but I think that's always been the case, to an extent. If alcohol is the culprit, no more drunken editing. Being Hawaiian (sp?) is no excuse for the lack of leet that is normally Auron. I don't like change. -- Tha Reckoning 12:00, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

where does my grammar blow? -Auron 12:39, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

but the alcohol part isnt too far off, just picked up some stuff to mix with today and this is excellent -Auron 12:40, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm more partial to fruity drinks like this [1]. --Lania 16:03, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure why, but men aren't allowed to enjoy fruity drinks. It's hard stuff or you're a wuss. And it sucks. elix Omni 19:44, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

What about Mike's Hard? Back in California, guys liked them at least as much as girls did. And what about beer? Beer isn't hard at all, but it's socially gender-neutral. — Raine Valen 19:53, 10 Nov 2010 (UTC)

Beer makes you fat. elix Omni 20:02, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

It's also terrible, but that does not answer the question. — Raine Valen 20:03, 10 Nov 2010 (UTC)

Maybe because fruit=fruity=gay? My fav right now is mixing concentrated calpis, crushed ice, and coconut rum and blend it until smooth. It's sweet, icy, and tastes like alcoholic coconut ice cream. Vanilla ice cream + orange sherbet + raspberry vodka is great too. --Lania 20:59, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

And I think beer is enjoyed more by the guys than the gals from my obs. Beer tastes like what I would "imagine" what piss would taste like. --Lania 21:02, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

"Beer tastes like what I would "imagine" what piss would taste like."

I feel exactly the same way! — Raine Valen 21:59, 10 Nov 2010 (UTC)

I only drink beer if I want to get drunk, I won't really drink it if I am just gonna have 1. InfestedHydralisk 22:03, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Pony Moustache --Neil • 22:43, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

I hate the taste of alcohol, but feel that I have to drink it in order to be socially acceptable. As such beer is my drink of choice as it is the cheapest and usually seen as the most acceptable drink for guys to consume and it helps my career to consume some beers with my coworkers and superiors at social work occasions. I claim to prefer darker, fuller, more flavoursome beers as that is often regarded as more manly, an image which I try to cultivate for myself. If I do not drink with people in social occasions I appear strange or unusual and will find myself shunned, in private if not publicly. I have seen the results of this and it is real, both socially and in terms of careers. I also feel obliged to post about my drinking preferences online when I see other people talking about it to make sure that other people on the internet also think I am socially normal and acceptable rather than some kind of strange basement beast that still lives with his parents. Misery 22:53, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Why does it matter what other people think of you, don't drink if you don't want to in my oppinion. InfestedHydralisk 15:59, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

(Reset indent) It's okay Mis, I'm not afraid to be socially awkward! I moved halfway across the country to shack up with a girl I had only met twice. I also agree that beer tastes like horse piss, but after about 3 of them I start feeling abnormally thirsty for more beer. I like the taste of jack and coke, but it's been a good few years since I've had alcohol. I live mostly on hot pockets, water, and milk. -- Tha Reckoning 23:29, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

but no really, where did my grammar blow? -Auron 23:52, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

The lack of capital letters at the beginning of sentences is what gets me. I've read a lot of your posts about balance and generally a lot of your edits in the past, being the creeper that I am, and they were all nearly perfect in that regard. Since you stopped my eye has been twitching and you should definitely fix it. -- Tha Reckoning 16:05, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

So capitalize them. No less effort goes into writing my posts; I just don't have the care to proofread and revise them 50 times each. -Auron 03:11, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

I've always wanted to try a jack and ginger, but I've never done it. — Raine Valen 3:15, 12 Nov 2010 (UTC)

I don't care all that much, it's just that change is scary >.> . Also, I was bored, so I started a convo. -- Tha Reckoning 20:09, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Salma

Is there any way we could get Salma restored? I think there are some pages which still use that link as a redirect. G R E E N E R 02:31, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

It was tagged as a move destination. Check to see if any pages are supposed to be moved there. -Auron 02:37, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Ah! I love when things start to make sense. Moves can't overwrite; simple. Yes, Princess Salma is on her way there it seems. G R E E N E R 04:34, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

jsut to confuse you: They CAN, but you have to be an admin =). (Admins have an extra option when moving to "delete destination page" (provided there's something already there) ). ~ PheNaxKian talk 17:51, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Less Cynic

Thanks. — Jon Lupen 01:23, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

is that a movie or something? -Auron 02:41, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

You should try a dictionary if you're confused. It shouldn't be that hard to find one. — Jon Lupen 02:55, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Ah, but then again, why bother? I'm sure an intelligent individual like yourself should know what a Cynic is, and therefore how to be less of one, but look at me talking when you already know this. — Jon Lupen 03:01, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

With all due respect, stick it in your ear. You speak in complete ignorance of me and trolling in general and act like you have the first clue. I have no intention of responding to anything on that page, and in case you haven't noticed, I haven't got up on my soap box and preached about ANet or Guild Wars in a very long time. But fuck letting reality get in the way of your bullshit, right? Just ignore everything that isn't convenient.

After not knowing what the fuck you're talking about and not having done your homework, you come on to my talk page and try to tell me how to act. Take your self-righteous bullshit somewhere else. -Auron 03:26, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

"With all due respect..."

Why is it that every time people say this they really mean, "Kiss my ass"?

"But fuck letting reality get in the way of your bullshit, right? Just ignore everything that isn't convenient."

Because you'd know all about how to do that, wouldn't you?

"You speak in complete ignorance of me and trolling in general and act like you have the first clue."

"After not knowing what the fuck you're talking about and not having done your homework..."

I just love how you the first thing you always do is commit one of the greatest fallacies of an argument. Do that some more please. If you don't know what I'm talking about maybe you should revisit your college composition class. Talk to me again when you know how to do something besides out-right attack people and can actually address and disprove the points they bring up.

"...you come on to my talk page and try to tell me how to act."

Yup, I'm doing just that. Now do something about it.

tl;dr: L2argue plzkthnxbye. — Jon Lupen 03:44, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Lmao, this a wiki for a game. 76.212.1.200 03:49, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

lulzinorite? — Jon Lupen 03:52, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure no one is arguing anything here, let alone arguing anything without fallacy. Let's take a quick look.

Auron's argument: ArenaNet is a sinking ship. The evidence is implied (read: Auron didn't say any of this in his edit) by the fact that ArenaNet has released practically no new info on GW2 has been released for 2 months (?) now, and most of the new things that GW2 is offering is actually not that new, and that hype for GW2 is dying, despite being a project that ArenaNet has said that (paraphrased) they "we're betting everything".

Your response to Auron's argument is "Don't be so cynical." Your interpretation of his cynicism stems from the fact that Auron stated that ArenaNet is a sinking ship. While Auron is indeed, cynical, you forgot the part where you actually counter his argument. Oops. If anything, this is a 'who has the right to lecture who' war.

Let's look at this debacle again. Auron said something cynical. You didn't like it, so you told him to not be cynical. Auron said no, so you baited him. He responded, and then you lectured him about fallacies of argument, while still baiting him. You are quite the interesting character, Jon Lupen. --Riddle 05:57, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

"People bail from a sinking ship, it's human nature. -Auron 01:04, 17 November 2010 (UTC)"

As if to say Emily is leaving ArenaNet strictly because it's a "sinking ship."

I do enjoy being an interesting character. — Jon Lupen 06:04, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

No, you don't, which is the problem. You already ignored the part where I told you to take your self-righteous bullshit somewhere else.

You wouldn't know trolling if it came up and bit you in the nose - which is the big problem here. Trolls post stuff simply to get a rise out of people. I do troll occasionally, and I trolled much more in the past - but my post on Emily's talk was completely serious and not intended to stir up the pot (in addition, as I have stated, I have no intention of continuing to post there - I made my point of view known, and people are free to agree with it or to disagree with it). In terms of Emily's choices, she can stick with ANet (with all their problems that I won't even get into) and their fully PvE free-to-play MMO or she can find another company she feels will perform better. I don't particularly agree with her choice to jump to a console MMO about zombies, but at this point, it must have seemed a better option than GW2.

That is why I posted what I posted. ANet had a good product - by design or by chance, GW1 was a good PvP game. ANet systematically destroyed it via updates. ANet built GW2 as a PvE game from the ground up, which will make it vastly better than GW ever was, but it also means they have to compete with real MMOs - something they will not be able to do. I think Emily saw all this and it factored in to her decision to leave ANet. It might not be the biggest part of her decision (I can think of a few other possibilities - working under a relatively bad korean publisher, family issues, personal conflicts within ANet, a significant raise from the other company), but it definitely had its part in her job swapping.

Does pointing any of this out make me a cynic? I don't go around spouting doom and gloom - it's not my personality. When shit is fucked up, I call it out. When shit is working fine, I call that, too. Does that really make me a cynic? What's more, does being a cynic have anything inherently wrong with it? You're evidently bothered enough by logic and reason that you have to come to my talk page and tell me to act differently. Why is that? Is the wiki harmed by opposing viewpoints on the talk page of a staff member intending to leave? No. Is the wiki harmed by opposing viewpoints on any talk page? No. Why exactly do you want me to become a carebear and never post anything negative? Because you are pushing your bullshit views on me and have yet to provide any explanation for it. This is why I told you the same thing I tell every mormon that comes to my door - stick it in your ear.

One of the (many) things you fail to realize is that Auron is my online personality - not who I really am. Even if your misguided attempts to "fix" my personality were well-placed, they would be meaningless. Your actions are like trying to tell Dr. House to be less of a dick. Does that actor go around real life messing with people's lives, marriages, and jobs to take out his pain on them? No, I'm pretty sure he doesn't. Even if the self-righteous bullshit you spewed all over this section had any merit whatsoever, you would be wasting your time here. You can't convert fictional characters.

Feel free to keep trying though, you are rather amusing. -Auron 06:12, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

@Jon... If GW2 fails to produce any significant sales, Anet will disappear and no one will remember what guild wars was, and just fade into the obscurity of gaming history. I think you'd have to be delusional to think that Anet is in good shape right now... looking at their earning reports, you really get the sense that they are putting all their eggs in one basket... so to speak :/. Also IMO Auron is a realist, not a cynic.

So, what is the real personality of Auron IRL like? --Lania 06:36, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

He's clearly not a mormon or an audiologist. -- Tha Reckoning 12:00, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Since you've felt the need to be less aggressive with that post, spew less angst, and attempt to be reasonable, I think I'll return the favor. Here's the problem: Timing and placement. A fairwell page is _NOT_ a good place to try and make a serious point about a failing company. The same way it's in bad taste to give a speech about how a family is going to collapse now at a funeral. You just don't do it. I don't care if this is only your "online personality," it's still a dick that exercises little tact and respect. Remember how we drilled into Shard, not for the point he was pushing, but instead how he went about putting it forth? Yeah. I don't want to change your "personality" or whatever the Hell you call that thing, simply when and where it conducts its self.

Let's have a recap of what happened.

Everyone: Goodbye Emily! We'll miss you.

Auron: Imma rain on your parade.

Me: Auron. don't do that there, it's not nice.

Auron: Trollolololololololol

Me: Auron, you're quite the dick sometimes, you know that?

Riddle: Auron needs a white knight to save him!

Auron: I'm going ot try and recover this, save some face and stroke my own ego in the meantime.

Let's do this again sometime. — Jon Lupen 16:05, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Hehehehehe. Misery 16:14, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

"Riddle: Auron needs a white knight to save him!"

Really? Are you sure he just didn't point out how wrong you are, or are you just ignoring the fact because you can't handle it? --neshot. 16:59, 17 November 2010.

(Reset indent) You all are just so lovable right now. I could just kiss ya! (Translation: Kids, grow up. Your both right and wrong at the same time, so stop being paradoxes). -- Konig/talk 17:18, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

But being a paradox is just so much fun! — Jon Lupen 17:22, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Jon is correct on exactly one point: tact is cool. Yes, Auron, the rest of his post is dead wrong, as you've demonstrated, but though the reasons may be wrong, the point still stands: tact is cool. That's my two cents on the central issue.

On a tangent, though, could we please all calm down a little? Thanks lots! — Raine Valen 17:31, 17 Nov 2010 (UTC)

The truth hurts. Koda Kumi 17:37, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

tl;dr Auron likes to roleplay as Dr. House on a Guild Wars wiki. --Santax (talk · contribs) 17:41, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

^^LULZ!!! — Jon Lupen 17:43, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm not omniscient, but I ban trolls when I stumble over them. Please don't be one, thanks! — Raine Valen 18:59, 17 Nov 2010 (UTC)

(Reset indent) On a slightly unrelated note... I reject the notion that just because someone is negative or pessimistic about something, that there is something wrong with that person. Somehow we are all expected to be happy no matter what is going on even if everything is falling apart. I see and hear about this a lot in the medical field... Everyone says/tells terminal cancer patients to be positive/happy. Why should they? They should feel how they feel like they should feel. People should be happy just so that other people won't be impacted? Or maybe it's just that people don't want to deal with depressed/negative/sad people? When someone has 2 weeks to live, in a lot of pain, I think it's just cruel to tell someone like that to be "happy" and to think positive just so that other people around them don't feel as bad, or "deal" with the bursts of anger, the crying, and the dismal outlook on their own life... I also reject the idea that depressive realism exists. Just because someone is a realist doesn't make them somehow depressed or cynical about things. I hate it when other people tell others to stop being a cynic or have a dismal outlook on the world when things are really falling apart, just because other people don't want to real with the reality that it is in fact falling apart. There was thousands of people on wallstreet warning, screaming, yelling, blogging, and going nuts about the state of the economy before the great recession hit. But everyone dismissed them as just being cynical, crazy, out of touch with reality, and also somehow stupid, because everyone wanted to believe in the unsustainable growth in the market. I'm not saying that Anet is going to sink, but they are definitely taking in water, and NCsoft is currently not too pleased with GW2's development schedule right now. Whether Anet sinks or floats depends solely on GW2... hence the reduction in the live team staff, and I'm assuming pay and work hours as well. I HIGHLY doubt that GW1 CR's like regina is working a full 40 hour week because she is most likely not getting paid that much. --Lania 19:22, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Its kind of more like, what kind of person spends so much time on a wiki for a game they do nothing but bitch about? Seems kind of... pathetic, don't you think? (and yes, I do believe its probably unlikely for you to even admit that) But who thinks so little of their own life to do that? Say it once maybe, fine. But to be doing it for months and years? Who really needs to advertise that attitude so much? Its just being an emotional cancer. GW2 could turn out to suck, and anet likely would die, it happens, doesn't really matter either. GW2 could be a great game, and still kill anet, because it simply couldn't sell enough due to market conditions (lets not pretend the game that sells the most means its any good either btw, just in case anyone is - its kind of amazing how many $60 AAA games are kind of forgetable after the 3 month hype). Do any of you really have any clue of what the actual financial condition of anet is, let alone what the future holds for it. They are taking on water? Really? My lord. What should they be doing? Developing iphone apps in the meantime so not all their eggs are in the gw basket? :P How much water are they clearly taken on? How much longer can anet keep paying the bills? 3 more weeks? Let me know. I needs the realism. Because its not like its pretty standard for companies to spend 3+ years on a big game, right? Its not like starcraft wasnt developed for probably 5+ years and all that development was money bled. Blizzard must have already made a profit on that game already, right? God, i hope Blizzard isnt going to die now that they are taking on water with development on diablo 3 right now?! Oh, right, they have WoW and stuff, the whole "basket" thing again. Its great that Blizzard never had just one game at a time in its history... oh, wait.

Its often interesting how the people who say they are just being a realist usually are not that realistic/objective. Its often like how the people who talk about telling the truth the most are often the biggest liars. This isnt to say Auron is never realistic or objective. I just bet its nowhere near as much as they think it is. I think Auron is just more in love with the self-image. I also happen to think its probably the same for you.

And you have a rather odd point with the cancer stuff. Its very true people dont like being around depressed people. Just as people dont really like being around asshats (one reason why i think its likely Auron spends so much time on a wiki for a game appears to hate with a passion). But yeah, you do typically tell cancer patients to try to be happy, or at least not as bad. Why? Because life is short, and its likely going to be very short for them. Why waste it on pointless negativity and depression? Why not try to make the most of the time you have left? But I guess that doesn't seem to make sense to you. So feel free to tell your love ones (if they ever get cancer, hope they don't), to just "go ahead and die already" or something like "yes, keep feeling depressed, you should, you have cancer!". Its good to be a realist :P As the cliche goes, life isnt fare, and life doesnt care about you. And anyone can view their life as falling apart if they were really inclined to. Perception is an interesting thing. Some people can lose their arms, and still look at better days, and not be a jerk. While other people can pay $50 for a game, hate some of the changes they do to it, and be a jerk for years due to it. I know who I would respect as a person, and who i wouldn't.

There were also very few people yelling and screaming before the economic crash. Were there some? Sure, but that says nothing in and of itself, because there are always some loud mouth malcontents like Auron out in the real world too. Anyone not in regulation who REALLY saw the market crash happening wouldn't have actually been screaming about it, they would instead be doing everything they could to profit off of it. There were very few of these people, and those people ended up really rich shorting things and being on the right side of the CDSs. The simple fact is, outside of those who really put tons of time looking into very arcane details of some very specific areas of finance would never have even known anything was up. A lot of it really just boiled down to luck. Because its not easy to find the real data involved in all this, without certain connections. People are still struggling to get the entire picture clear after all this time.

And yes, I realize all of this will likely fall on deaf ears for one reason or another, because the problem MUST be with me, right? At least i know my life is irrelevant, and i'm ok with that. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.226.173.14 (talk).

I really like how the media has brainwashed people into thinking that the signs of the economic disaster was really obscure. Rising real-estate prices, rising consumer debt loads, increasing defaulting on loads, banks starting to lost profitability, insane amount of speculation on the market, flat/declining middle class wages, stagnant growth on durable goods sales, ... these are all the conditions that were there before that I saw early in 2007 and I knew that the economy will crash one day or another, just didn't know how fast And I'm not even an economist (I just use google news). One of my friends that worked for mini Madhoff (now defunct westgate capitol management) said that almost everyone in wallstreet knew that something big was going to go down, and there was a lot of people making noise about it, but the media never paid much attention. There was others that just didn't care because they were making gob loads of money, and perpetuated the notion that everything was just peachy...Worst of all, places like CNBC instilled confidence in the financial firms that were really looking horrible on paper. People were really just delusionally thinking that all of this was really sustainable. Guess what? the same/similar market conditions exist in China right now, and despite their huge exports, their economy will implode soon or later.

As for terminally ill patients...It's dismissive to tell someone to "cheer up" because when you do that, you are dismissing their inner feelings, their internal conflicts, and who they are as a person. The best anyone can do is to be supportive, listen, be compassionate...and listen listen listen. It's better to acknowledge how they are feeling rather than dismiss it. Do whatever they ask you to do, even small things... And you know what? it's much tougher and does a lot more to help the patient than to tell him/her "to be happy, life is short, it's not so bad". Plus if you do that, I will guarantee that the patient will be less happy and more angry.

Anet is taking in water. [2] Shows Arenanet dead last in game sales out of all the subsidiaries. 3rd quarter, Guildwars sales which includes in game store sales like costumes storage panels etc netted only 2% of all sales that NCsoft made that quarter. Is Anet's position unique? No, this rather a common occurrence in the development cycle of non subscription type games. Many subsidiaries like Anet have disappeared because their followup product failed to produce sales. It doesn't matter if the game got a 95% of gamespot etc, if the sales aren't what the publishers expected, then that subsidiary disappears. Don't get me wrong... I am very excited about GW2 and I know it will be a great game. But that doesn't mean that Anet isn't under a lot of pressure right now to deliver something spectacular... When the game is released, it is just about guaranteed to sell at least 2-3 million copies, but IMO they will have to sell more than that to make NCsoft happy, but will most likely save Anet from getting axed. Getting to the release date is the main challenge Anet is facing, and the holiday season isn't the best time to "ramp" up the amount of work that needs to get done, so development is slowing down a bit right now. It is a reality that 2 of the 3 founders of ArenaNet left... to work at NCwest, and one of them eventually quit to start undead labs to make zombie games. Then others like EMily left to go to Undead Labs as well. Does that mean internal strife going on? Maybe, but if this [3] is any indication, then that is probably not the case but more likely that they are just crazy about zombies. --Lania 02:31, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

"tl;dr Auron likes to roleplay as Dr. House on a Guild Wars wiki." God damn it, that's my job! (Go ahead, ask any friend - easiest to contact would be User:Katherinezoltin)... Auron, I declare House War on you! >:( -- Konig/talk 23:39, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I have nothing to add to this discussion, I just wanted to make my presence known. Also, nice epic WoT Auron. I didn't read it but it looked good. ~Shard 02:41, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, Lania. Your last link is a bad blog by someone who's obviously retarded. I've played Guild Wars. There are not five races that fight dragons in the Guild Wars I've played. The rest of the post goes on to say how ArenaNet is like every other notable game studio on the planet. OMG, they go to gaming conventions!? OMG, They talk to other employees!? OMG, they have community contests!? HThe blog would have been worth writing had he mentioned what sets Anet apart from other game companies. Instead, he made a blog where I could replace "Anet" with Valve or Blizzard or even Electronic Arts Maxis, and everything in it would still be true. ~Shard 03:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I also have nothing to add to this, except a shameless plug: Duran Duran's new hits Itunes December 21, 2010. SUPPORT MY BOYS!!!!!!! [4] --*Yasmin Parvaneh* 03:25, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Wait...I actually read some of this (yeah I'm bored waiting for a "Castlevania" video review to load) "Remember how we drilled into Shard, not for the point he was pushing, but instead how he went about putting it forth? Yeah. I don't want to change your "personality" or whatever the Hell you call that thing, simply when and where it conducts its self." What exactly did "we" or whomever that refers to "drill" into Shard? I thought he wasn't posting here because me, him and Adrin have been too busy with SC2 and other projects to look here.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 03:49, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Arbcomm. elix Omni 03:54, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I think this was about the time Nightfall came out and the game was broken as hell, and I was pointing it out on Anet staff talk pages (mainly Izzy's). It may also be about the time gaile banned me for reporting her guildmates for buying gold and committing identity theft. ~Shard 03:56, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

^^ — Jon Lupen 03:57, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

But doesn't "drilling" imply you learned something? Restricting you from posting on dev pages didn't teach you anything, it just means you can't post there.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 03:59, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I lol'd at this section. Not being able to debunk any arguments, he goes on to armchair psychology. You should get a psych degree, I hear they're about as prestigious as high school diplomas now! -Auron 09:44, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I lol'd at all the deluded, transparent wannabe in-people with no clue whatsoever adding their signatures around.

"Wait...I actually read some of this (yeah I'm bored". Hey Shard got brought up! Auron's internet-hard personality is being questioned!

Come on Auron, we all know you're a 40 year old troll not being able to let go of your anger over how a video game got treated by its company. --Venomoth 17:38, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

That's an impressive return for the 5 seconds it took for the original comment. --129.161.204.128 18:19, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Nice cop-out Auron. Being able to roll through an argument without even addressing the other person's points and argument takes talent. You should go into politics, you'd be good at it. I hear they play the game just like you over there. — Jon Lupen 19:48, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

If neither of you are going to take the high road and stick to the issues, I'm just going to vote for Nader. elix Omni 20:13, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

If you aren't going to attempt to convert me, then I have to ask you to stop posting stupid shit on my talk page to harass me. You aren't a good troll. -Auron 23:56, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

You want people to attempt to convert you?68.51.106.58 05:48, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Why does this section still exist, much less receive posts? -- Armond Warblade{{Bacon}} 05:11, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

>caring what happens to a dead wiki about a dead game68.51.106.58 05:52, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Ok, forgive me for stumbling accross this page...All I saw was someone start some crazy shit (which really doesnt make sense when its' out of context) on another person's talkpage. If you want to start an argument, a wiki about a GAME is really not a serious place to do it. I'm just saying, Auron is chill and knows (for the most part) what he's doing. - Lucian Shadowborn 00:29, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

still getting trolled I see lol. --Readem 13:57, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

this wiki trolls itself, all I have to do is laugh at it. -Auron 14:01, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

TL;DR of the above topic:

[Bad joke] -Random Poster

[No response] -Auron

[Another useless WoT left by someone looking for attention] -Another Random Poster

[Someone tries to make a joke about it by writing another wall] -Yet Another

[Insert troll here] -Shard

[Duran Duran and/or Harold Ramis comment totally unrelated to the issue] -Yasmin

[Summary to close the issue] --adrin 03:54, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Not funny, not useful. You're wasting the internet. elix Omni 04:01, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

We switched from Comcast, so he needs things to do while we wait on video buffers.--*Yasmin Parvaneh* 04:02, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

"You're wasting the internet"

saying it doesn't fix the problem. ~Shard 04:07, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Omg actually reading the thread made me find my quote of the whenever! --adrin 04:11, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. elix Omni 04:17, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

i didnt quote you, noob. --adrin 05:04, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

I know you

Come see the picture of us on my userpage :) Mongor Zalajinski 10:16, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

That's a different Auron. --neshot. 10:29, 14 December 2010.

He goes by "Exile". — Raine Valen 15:16, 14 Dec 2010 (UTC)

oh :( Mongor Zalajinski 11:12, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm in yumy, and I stopped playing in 2008. That guy stole my name and led bad tombs groups during dead hours. He also tried to idle in yumy, but I got him kicked for being a bad poser. Also also, I don't play warrior. Just some ways for people to tell us apart :D -Auron 13:41, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

No I found Auron ShadowRunner 15:42, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

That comparison gets so annoying after you hear the real story (even if you're one of the guys who made it 20 times a day). -- Armond Warblade{{Bacon}} 16:42, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

^ Rip-off of Nizo Okada. Morphy 20:36, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

The Real Story

^ Why did you pick the name Auron? -- Tha Reckoning 04:06, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

look through my archives, i've answered this like fifty times (if not here, then on gwiki). -Auron 05:39, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Because Auron is cool in FFX. ~Shard 05:57, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

i hate you so much. -Auron 06:12, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

According to Game Informer, he's one of the top 30 characters of the decade alongside Master Chief, GLaDOS, Alyx Vance, and that one guy from Red Dead Redemption. --Riddle 07:28, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Noone ever asks me where I got my name from... :( InfestedHydralisk 19:34, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

I was under the impression your head rolled across the keyboard. --Neil • 20:17, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Happy christmas!

Enjoy your dreidels, dawg! ^^ -Cursed Angel 20:12, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

And a Happy new year and nice pve rank! --Silven 07:02, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Suppression of free speech

Since when are you into that sort of shit? I mean, A&S is one of the worst trolls on this wiki. We all know that. The worst thing you can do is give him more and more attention, like you and Raine seem to think of being an appropriate way to handle his antics. Reverting his contribs on a talk page gives him yet another excuse to troll when he comes back and cover it up as a legitimate complaint. Koda Kumi 21:28, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Didnt we go through this with Scythe? --Neil • 21:34, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

"Perma Alisven to resolve problem"

It's too early to make that determination. — Raine Valen 21:38, 5 Jan 2011 (UTC)

Tanetris shows balls. Koda Kumi 22:54, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Speech is never free, least of all on the internet. I'm a pretty big opponent of censorship on wikis (in any form), but some comments don't have any reason to exist. If that particular contribution was actually contributing anything I wouldn't have reverted it, but it was just another hate-filled post by a user who's been banned for them. -Auron 23:43, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Drop the hate, forgive each other. --Dirigible 01:43, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

hi dir! -Auron 04:33, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

A wild Dirigible appeared!

Charmander used Flamethrower! -- Armond Warblade{{Bacon}} 04:41, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Question

(Deletion log); 08:49 . . Auron (Talk | contribs) deleted "User:Tha Reckoning/SC2help" (U1: User requested deletion)

1-10, how good did it feel? -- Tha Reckoning 14:50, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

probably negative, i deleted over a hundred pages and my finger was cramping -Auron 22:14, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Do you still play sc2? If so, on which server? We should play a couple of matches, if you have time. -- Tha Reckoning 08:16, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

I don't, cata came out. -Auron 11:34, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Ah dammit Auron >.> -- Tha Reckoning 23:29, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

RTS isn't my genre. The genre offers some amazingly balanced games, but I'm fucking terrible at them - I've played a ton of titles (c&c + sequels, wc1/2/3, sc, random bad ones like age of empires) but I usually stop after beating the PvE campaign. I enjoyed GW and was able to get relatively near the top of the competitive scene, but I have no chance in hell with SC2, so I haven't really bothered. Being stuck in low plat or high gold forever wouldn't be a lot of fun. -Auron 01:26, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

"Do I look like a Korean?" — Raine Valen 1:41, 27 Jan 2011 (UTC)

Maybe you do, Raine. Also, I had a lot of fun with the campaign. I even go back and do some of the "titles" or whatever they are. I especially liked those early learn to micro challenges, I still play those when I get bored of matchmaking. I just like how much there is to do, if you get bored of one thing. There's always other game types like 2v2 and customs, bla bla bla good stuff cause I'm a nerd. I think it sticks with me because early on I played a game called 1602 AD (I was little) and it sort of reminds me of that. -- Tha Reckoning 04:42, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Such a good game! I sucked at it and my computer eventually spat it out, but I loved jousting and castle raids. -- Armond{{Bacon}} 06:02, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

I think you're thinking of a different game, the 1602 AD I'm thinking of starts you out with a ship and a set of islands, and different goals to accomplish, etc etc. -- Tha Reckoning 06:43, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, the year might be slightly off. It's probably 1068 AD or something. (hurr, found it) -- Armond{{Bacon}} 07:00, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello, madam...

I have a question. It is my understanding that you are an Administrator/Sysops or whatever. Is it possible to remove all traces that a user has ever existed? Like a complete wipe of all edits/archives/etc? --/ u /nendingfear File:User Unendingfear Avatar.png 00:57, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

No, we don't have that capability. – Emmett 01:32, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Damn, ok. --/ u /nendingfear File:User Unendingfear Avatar.png 13:45, 18 February 2011 (UTC)