Pallais
@pallais.bsky.social
Fortran Dragon from Usenet. Retired podcaster on Star Wars: Beyond the Stars podcast.
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· Nov 28
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Guild Wars launched 20 years ago, starting a franchise that's helped shape the #MMORPG genre. On Dec 3, Guild Wars Reforged launches!
✅ Steam Deck verified 🎮 Controller support ✨ Visual updates and more!
🔗 www.guildwars2.com/news/announc...
#GuildWarsReforged #GuildWars20
✅ Steam Deck verified 🎮 Controller support ✨ Visual updates and more!
🔗 www.guildwars2.com/news/announc...
#GuildWarsReforged #GuildWars20
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Guild Wars launched 20 years ago, starting a franchise that's helped shape the #MMORPG genre. On Dec 3, Guild Wars Reforged launches!
✅ Steam Deck verified 🎮 Controller support ✨ Visual updates and more!
🔗 www.guildwars2.com/news/announc...
#GuildWarsReforged #GuildWars20
✅ Steam Deck verified 🎮 Controller support ✨ Visual updates and more!
🔗 www.guildwars2.com/news/announc...
#GuildWarsReforged #GuildWars20
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Game - Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Song - Ultima V Theme (Apple II Mockingbird)
Year - 1988
Genre - Computer Role Playing Game
Composer - Kenneth W. Arnold
Developer - Origin System
Song - Ultima V Theme (Apple II Mockingbird)
Year - 1988
Genre - Computer Role Playing Game
Composer - Kenneth W. Arnold
Developer - Origin System
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Game - Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Song - Ultima V Theme (Apple II Mockingbird)
Year - 1988
Genre - Computer Role Playing Game
Composer - Kenneth W. Arnold
Developer - Origin System
Song - Ultima V Theme (Apple II Mockingbird)
Year - 1988
Genre - Computer Role Playing Game
Composer - Kenneth W. Arnold
Developer - Origin System
I will be playing this. :) I love it when companies update their classics for modern hardware.
#GuildWarsReforged
www.guildwars2.com/en/news/anno...
#GuildWarsReforged
www.guildwars2.com/en/news/anno...
Announcing Guild Wars Reforged! – GuildWars2.com
The game that launched the Guild Wars franchise is about to be better than ever.
www.guildwars2.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I will be playing this. :) I love it when companies update their classics for modern hardware.
#GuildWarsReforged
www.guildwars2.com/en/news/anno...
#GuildWarsReforged
www.guildwars2.com/en/news/anno...
I like you Khadgar, but I really, truly, don't need to hear about the teleportation of Dalaran to the Broken Shore every time I try to visit Stormwind/Orgrimmar... I just want to do a quest chain.
#wow
#wow
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I like you Khadgar, but I really, truly, don't need to hear about the teleportation of Dalaran to the Broken Shore every time I try to visit Stormwind/Orgrimmar... I just want to do a quest chain.
#wow
#wow
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Elder Scrolls VI announcement trailer was 7 years ago...
At this point I'm starting to think we'll get Half Life 3 *before* Elder Scrolls VI.
#hl3 #es6
youtube.com/watch?v=OkFd...
At this point I'm starting to think we'll get Half Life 3 *before* Elder Scrolls VI.
#hl3 #es6
youtube.com/watch?v=OkFd...
The Elder Scrolls VI – Official Announcement Teaser
YouTube video by Bethesda Softworks
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Elder Scrolls VI announcement trailer was 7 years ago...
At this point I'm starting to think we'll get Half Life 3 *before* Elder Scrolls VI.
#hl3 #es6
youtube.com/watch?v=OkFd...
At this point I'm starting to think we'll get Half Life 3 *before* Elder Scrolls VI.
#hl3 #es6
youtube.com/watch?v=OkFd...
Hoo. Even with 401 points of versatility (max is 999) on my weapon, a rank 50 Mythic+ is rough. We beat it with four seconds left on the timer. At least that achievement is done. :)
#wow
#wow
November 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hoo. Even with 401 points of versatility (max is 999) on my weapon, a rank 50 Mythic+ is rough. We beat it with four seconds left on the timer. At least that achievement is done. :)
#wow
#wow
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For those who like my board game lists, my unexpected time off has given me time to start publishing my UBERLIST, which is a compilation of all of the lists on the Internet I can find. So far, 100-91 is up, and I'll try to get another 10 or 20 up tomorrow.
www.zenofdesign.com/the-top-100-...
www.zenofdesign.com/the-top-100-...
The Top 100 Board Game FAMILIES of All Time: An Introduction – Zen Of Design
www.zenofdesign.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
For those who like my board game lists, my unexpected time off has given me time to start publishing my UBERLIST, which is a compilation of all of the lists on the Internet I can find. So far, 100-91 is up, and I'll try to get another 10 or 20 up tomorrow.
www.zenofdesign.com/the-top-100-...
www.zenofdesign.com/the-top-100-...
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Somewhere far to the north, Basitin exiles make their home in the snowy regions of the world. And one family in particular discovers that they have an unexpected new member, and more on the way.
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Somewhere far to the north, Basitin exiles make their home in the snowy regions of the world. And one family in particular discovers that they have an unexpected new member, and more on the way.
One thing I really like about Mythic+ in Legion Remix is that it is much more 'fast and loose' up through difficulty 40 or so. There's none of the rigidness of Retail's Mythic+ where pulling one 'wrong' mob will set off the blowhards. There's a sense of fun that has been long missing in Retail
#wow
#wow
October 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
One thing I really like about Mythic+ in Legion Remix is that it is much more 'fast and loose' up through difficulty 40 or so. There's none of the rigidness of Retail's Mythic+ where pulling one 'wrong' mob will set off the blowhards. There's a sense of fun that has been long missing in Retail
#wow
#wow
Running any instance (raid or dungeon) in Legion Remix is like watching some movie version of a plague of locusts or swarm of pirahnas devouring trash and bosses alike. There is no pause, only go go go. #wow
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Running any instance (raid or dungeon) in Legion Remix is like watching some movie version of a plague of locusts or swarm of pirahnas devouring trash and bosses alike. There is no pause, only go go go. #wow
#Wow 's remixes are really starting to make me wish I could move existing sub-max level characters over to level them. The leveling process is so much more fun than running alts through the same stuff you just ran your main through.
TL;DR Let Remix be the way you level alts. Fast, fun.
TL;DR Let Remix be the way you level alts. Fast, fun.
October 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#Wow 's remixes are really starting to make me wish I could move existing sub-max level characters over to level them. The leveling process is so much more fun than running alts through the same stuff you just ran your main through.
TL;DR Let Remix be the way you level alts. Fast, fun.
TL;DR Let Remix be the way you level alts. Fast, fun.
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A sweet Fairy taking care of the flowers every morning 🌞🌺🌷🌿
I want to get better at my backgrounds and add more whimsy to my Art! I just gotta figure out how, haha 😆 I guess I'll just keep drawing!
#Traditionalpainting
I want to get better at my backgrounds and add more whimsy to my Art! I just gotta figure out how, haha 😆 I guess I'll just keep drawing!
#Traditionalpainting
September 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A sweet Fairy taking care of the flowers every morning 🌞🌺🌷🌿
I want to get better at my backgrounds and add more whimsy to my Art! I just gotta figure out how, haha 😆 I guess I'll just keep drawing!
#Traditionalpainting
I want to get better at my backgrounds and add more whimsy to my Art! I just gotta figure out how, haha 😆 I guess I'll just keep drawing!
#Traditionalpainting
Hmm, has Brann snapped and started trying to cull those he perceives as weak? ;)
Seriously, I assume it was one of the illusion mobs from The Sinkhole. I've even had "Steeltrap" as the illusions trying to kill me.
(via a friend's delve run) #wow
Seriously, I assume it was one of the illusion mobs from The Sinkhole. I've even had "Steeltrap" as the illusions trying to kill me.
(via a friend's delve run) #wow
September 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hmm, has Brann snapped and started trying to cull those he perceives as weak? ;)
Seriously, I assume it was one of the illusion mobs from The Sinkhole. I've even had "Steeltrap" as the illusions trying to kill me.
(via a friend's delve run) #wow
Seriously, I assume it was one of the illusion mobs from The Sinkhole. I've even had "Steeltrap" as the illusions trying to kill me.
(via a friend's delve run) #wow
You'll also notice that Brann doesn't have a good conception of "personal space". Just has he doesn't have a good conception of not body pulling half or all a room. ^_^
September 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You'll also notice that Brann doesn't have a good conception of "personal space". Just has he doesn't have a good conception of not body pulling half or all a room. ^_^
Here's one of my own 'dumb deaths' tombstones. Amusingly, a friend found it unexpectedly while running the same delve. That was a complete coincidence as neither of us knew the other was running delves that day.
The second picture is of my own alt seeing the same tombstone, 4 days(!) later. #wow
The second picture is of my own alt seeing the same tombstone, 4 days(!) later. #wow
September 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Here's one of my own 'dumb deaths' tombstones. Amusingly, a friend found it unexpectedly while running the same delve. That was a complete coincidence as neither of us knew the other was running delves that day.
The second picture is of my own alt seeing the same tombstone, 4 days(!) later. #wow
The second picture is of my own alt seeing the same tombstone, 4 days(!) later. #wow
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Raine as a park ranger, suggested by ShowJinx!
September 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Raine as a park ranger, suggested by ShowJinx!
One final bit in #wow Delves is that you sometimes find mobs with the title "Slayer of " in a delve. If you kill the mob, aka, avenge that character, you *both* get a buff for 10 minutes. That's very cool as it is a tiny bit of social connectivity in what would otherwise be a solo effort.
September 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
One final bit in #wow Delves is that you sometimes find mobs with the title "Slayer of " in a delve. If you kill the mob, aka, avenge that character, you *both* get a buff for 10 minutes. That's very cool as it is a tiny bit of social connectivity in what would otherwise be a solo effort.
In #wow Season 3 Delves added some fun little items. Here's a few of mine.
The first is my DK alt, Verkosa. I had run this particular delve successfully (Tier 10, used the portal) and had switched to another character. I was surprised to see this ghostly image and quite delighted.
The first is my DK alt, Verkosa. I had run this particular delve successfully (Tier 10, used the portal) and had switched to another character. I was surprised to see this ghostly image and quite delighted.
September 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In #wow Season 3 Delves added some fun little items. Here's a few of mine.
The first is my DK alt, Verkosa. I had run this particular delve successfully (Tier 10, used the portal) and had switched to another character. I was surprised to see this ghostly image and quite delighted.
The first is my DK alt, Verkosa. I had run this particular delve successfully (Tier 10, used the portal) and had switched to another character. I was surprised to see this ghostly image and quite delighted.
It's always funny when someone tries to trash talk with a meme when that meme gets it wrong. ^_^
August 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It's always funny when someone tries to trash talk with a meme when that meme gets it wrong. ^_^
I'm glad Discord had the mute & block options. Had someone claim that #wow Classic wasn't needed as "Classic was NOT needed. it's in retail ".
Yeah.
I pointed out that Cataclysm revamped the zones and quests. Things were changed to fit the new systems Blizzard had developed.
Yeah.
I pointed out that Cataclysm revamped the zones and quests. Things were changed to fit the new systems Blizzard had developed.
August 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I'm glad Discord had the mute & block options. Had someone claim that #wow Classic wasn't needed as "Classic was NOT needed. it's in retail ".
Yeah.
I pointed out that Cataclysm revamped the zones and quests. Things were changed to fit the new systems Blizzard had developed.
Yeah.
I pointed out that Cataclysm revamped the zones and quests. Things were changed to fit the new systems Blizzard had developed.
With all the stat and item squishes in #wow, one day Molten Core will drop item level 1 gear and be doable in a 40 person level 1 raid. ^_^
August 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
With all the stat and item squishes in #wow, one day Molten Core will drop item level 1 gear and be doable in a 40 person level 1 raid. ^_^