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[RPGCrazied]

That's an old screen from when CMAA couldn't be enabled via the menu. But I think you should be able to change it in the upper right corner of the settings menu, the frame there.

Edit: It appears the CMAA has been temporarily disabled. It was there yesterday or the day before If I remember correctly. It was then under Anti-Aliasing.
Potentially, you could enable it via the console slash command /console ffxAntiAliasingMode 3. It tells me that CMAA isn't available, but I think this is due to my graphics card. Perhaps you have better luck.

Bet you a million dollars its just going to be FXAA at the end of the day just like DIablo III, and StarCraft 2. Thankfully I can force better through the video card drivers.

Yeah



From top to bottom: no AA, FXAA low, FXAA high, CMAA

I'm assuming CMAA is the best looking? Is there a big performance hit for you?

 

[strafer]

So I managed to get in and test my Orc Warlock for about 10 min before the server restart.

But holy shit, the new Orc model is freaking amazing. No words. So damn cool.

I can't login to Live anymore.

dat cast animation

dat running animation

dem facial animations

 

[Suzushiiro]

Thanks. How do you change it? In your screens I don't even see the option for it. I sure hope later on you can force multisample, cause I got the best image quality with that.

If they've switched to a deferred rendering engine (which is the most likely reason why they'd remove MSAA in the first place) then you won't be able to force it. The way deferred rendering works makes MSAA impossible.

They should add support for SSAA to make up for it, though, even if a lot of cards might have a hard time with it. Depending on your card/drivers I think you can force it, though I've never been able to make that work myself.

 

[Peachpies]

http://www.mmorpg.com/ will be giving away beta keys on the 3rd (Thursday)

 

[RPGCrazied]

If they've switched to a deferred rendering engine (which is the most likely reason why they'd remove MSAA in the first place) then you won't be able to force it. The way deferred rendering works makes MSAA impossible.

They should add support for SSAA to make up for it, though, even if a lot of cards might have a hard time with it. Depending on your card/drivers I think you can force it, though I've never been able to make that work myself.

Lets hope. I hope they just don't add a check box for AA that uses nothing but FXAA.

My birthday is tomorrow, sure would love to see a beta invite in my email tomorrow. Won't happen though.

 

[strafer]

okay, I cant play now.. it's too quiet.

No ambience sound

 

[Andiie]

http://www.mmorpg.com/ will be giving away beta keys on the 3rd (Thursday)

Thanks for letting us know.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

Must. Acquire. More. Gold.

Busy on the AH tonight, still have something silly like 280 vermilion onyxes to burn through though, not that I'll sell them all tonight. But I should break 400k gold this week (or be close) if things go well.

 

[Fularu]

So I got a Blizzard mail with "Welcome to the..." and it turns out it's for Heroes of the Storm

QQ

 

[Fjordson]

What's the spawn timer?

I was never able to find a definitive stat on that. The two I see most often are 6-10 hours and 8-10 hours.

 

[eudaemonic]

I can't login to Live anymore.

I know those feels. I'm so ready for all of it so hard and I haven't even seen what my sexy lady cow looks like. I logged on my main last night and just camped Garnia because I wasn't horribly inspired to do much else. I logged onto the PTR afterwards.

 

[Data West]

I'm not ready. Still don't have any heirloom weapons... Ele or Enhance-wise.

And gearing two specs sucks. Have to be in for just about every fight.

 

[Bizazedo]

I'm not ready. Still don't have any heirloom weapons... Ele or Enhance-wise.

And gearing two specs sucks. Have to be in for just about every fight.

If it's any consolation, they've got a loooooot of work to do. You've got time.

That and the beginning loot rewards are like 507, 511, item level. We all probably way way way overgear the first 5-6 levels, if not more.

 

[Data West]

We'll see. I remember beta testing a MMO recently, it may have been Wildstar?, but I remember thinking, 'there's no way this thing is close to done' then they put out a patch that was basically 50% of the content. Either way, I'm not worried about it. I'm going to be killing Garrosh quite a bit even after the juggernaut, so it's not like I'm not going to see the heirlooms.

Only thing I don't like is that your first role is loot specific for BoAs, but the others aren't. When it screws everyone but 2hers.

 

[Bizazedo]

We'll see. I remember beta testing a MMO recently, it may have been Wildstar?, but I remember thinking, 'there's no way this thing is close to done' then they put out a patch that was basically 50% of the content. Either way, I'm not worried about it. I'm going to be killing Garrosh quite a bit even after the juggernaut, so it's not like I'm not going to see the heirlooms.

Only thing I don't like is that your first role is loot specific for BoAs, but the others aren't. When it screws everyone but 2hers.

It only matters if you like how they look. Even a fully geared normal raider is probably not going to upgrade until 95, 96. Maybe even 97.

It's kind of sad, honestly.

 

[Fularu]

It only matters if you like how they look. Even a fully geared normal raider is probably not going to upgrade until 95, 96. Maybe even 97.

It's kind of sad, honestly.

It's always been that way and that's fine. The only gearing that really matters will be at max level

 

[ampere]

What a night, what a night. A lot of people will be out for Thursday (myself included) due to the 4th of July holiday this week so it was a big deal that we full-cleared tonight. We started off with... me causing a wipe on Immerseus. I pulled threat when standing in the group.... Horrible lol. Felt bad all raid and was trying to focus and make sure I didn't screw up again. We actually had a wipe on Thok (not my fault) and several on Paragons (partially my fault). Wiped once on Garrosh but came back strong and got him down before the end of raid (4 hours). Would have sucked to potentially miss two mounts because of me.

And then after raid I decided to do my weekly Ulduar run since I'm going on a trip Thursday and...

Woo! Pretty thrilled. I know a friend on my old server will be super pissed lol.

 

[Bizazedo]

It's always been that way and that's fine. The only gearing that really matters will be at max level

I know. It just seems more....I dunno, extensive, this time around due to 2/2 and then 4/4 upgrades.

But yeah, I know each expac restarts assuming people haven't raided. They have to.

 

[Data West]

I know. It just seems more....I dunno, extensive, this time around due to 2/2 and then 4/4 upgrades.

But yeah, I know each expac restarts assuming people haven't raided. They have to.

Doing that MoP starting questline in Cata leveling gear is woof... Rough.

I'm more concerned about having gold for WoD than anything else atm. With heroic gear, I'm not worried about how I'll do in the leveling process, but I'd like to be at a decent amount so I can buy the more vanity items for my Garrison. It's just hard to make any dough without alts.

 

[Fjordson]

And then after raid I decided to do my weekly Ulduar run since I'm going on a trip Thursday and...



Woo! Pretty thrilled. I know a friend on my old server will be super pissed lol.

Grats man! One of the coolest mounts in the game.

 

[Data West]

I must be the only Shaman in WoW who hates wearing dresses. I transmogd my PVP set to a mix of the hunter look alike sunwell set/cm set/brutal gladiator set, and it looks so much better. As much as I love the Dark Shaman getup.

Like so

Not sold on keeping the belt though.

 

[GasProblem]

http://www.mmorpg.com/ will be giving away beta keys on the 3rd (Thursday)

Do you have any idea around what time the keys go up?

Edit: Nvm, checked the forum, they don't know when exactly they'll go up yet.

 

[strafer]

extended maintanaiannacne.

 

[Cpt.Underpants]

C'mon!! I have to farm titan runestones

edit: 17:00 what the hell

 

[Hixx]

Just saw on twitter that EU maintenance is going on until 5pm CEST? Wow, been a long time since I've seen a maintenance this long when there was no patch involved.

 

[strafer]

But I rather they took extended than release earlier and bugs everywhere.

I got shit to do anyways.

 

[Data West]

Mastery Ele ring get. Fuck you H Immerseus, never doing that fight again. Unless they ask me to. That fight is the definition of unfun. Not even difficulty just dumb. And especially frustrating as enhancement with trying to spread flame shock

Also, guild is trying to run without GM tanking, and it is not going great.

 

[RPGCrazied]

No beta invite yet, but the day is young I guess. Did they say when another wave was going out?

 

[witness]

Only got to play for a short amount if time last night, just enough to do my monk daily, and have my 3 90s kill a celestial. I did end up getting my T16 gloves for my hunter off of one of them. Huge upgrade, got it gemmed up, and now I have my 2 piece bonus.

Hoping I can get lucky and get some more t16 tokens for him, a fucking weapon for my DK finally, and get my t16 shoulders for my warlock (last piece I need) and a new OH. That's my WoW goals this long weekend.

 

[strafer]

I'm going to spend a lot of time with my Garrison, that's for sure.

I hope they add that when you've fully upgraded your Garrison that the guards will salute or say stuff to you.

Would love that.

 

[GasProblem]

I was mere seconds late to claiming a code someone posted on mmo-champion

 

[Data West]

13 Dark Shaman kills across normal and heroic. Still haven't seen Kadris Toxic Totem drop once. Did have a HWF mace drop, but I passed to the healer.

 

[Andiie]

http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm/...rds-of-Draenor-Beta-Keys-Coming-Thursday.html

In the interest of giving you all a heads-up, we can give you this time window... there will be 500 keys available between 4pm and 7pm PST (7pm - 10pm EST).

 

[Rösti]

Well, I hope the MMORPG giveaway link won't be leaked onto MMO-Champion prior to the set time.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Well, I hope the MMORPG giveaway link won't be leaked onto MMO-Champion prior to the set time.

Usually MMORPG giveways are raffles. 500 keys for however many users are on the site sign up, the odds aren't all that good.

 

[eudaemonic]

I'm horrible at remembering when these WowCraft videos come out but they make me laugh when I go back to watch 'um.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

8 Shadowfrost Shards this week! Up to 30 now. Shouldn't take more than another month if I get them at that rate.

And I passed 400k gold!

 

[Bizazedo]

I'm going to spend a lot of time with my Garrison, that's for sure.

I hope they add that when you've fully upgraded your Garrison that the guards will salute or say stuff to you.

Would love that.

Yeah. If they do it right, it could be quite addicting. Already fighting the impulses to log on as I wake up in the morning to send my dudes out on missions. It's beta, doesn't matter, it's beta, doesn't matter, it's beta!

I'd also like to see an Inn be build-able and all my followers hang out there / somewhere in my base if not on a misson. One of the followers you can get seems to be a Gronn (and another a robot of some kind, like the ones from ToT but slightly diff looking) so dunno how that would go.

Got a reward on one mission of green item level 511 crap, but considering it was from a level 90 follower unsurprising. Curious about how it goes at higher levels.

5k gold per schematic for my garrison tells me to farm some gold now, though. There's a looooooooot of buildings....

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

IIRC the schematic cost for garrison buildings is only if you don't unlock them via questing. If you do all the WoD zones, you'll unlock them naturally for free.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Spent an hour on beta, got to the quest where you pick up some gunpowder to blow up a tower and you leave a black trail of soot behind you.

I immediately traced out a giant dong, but I failed to get a screenshot of it when it lit up. Time to load an alt and try again.

 

[strafer]

Can't wait for the voice acting to get added...wanna hear dat Duroton speak

I expect a deep James Earl Jones type voice.

 

[ampere]

Grats man! One of the coolest mounts in the game.

Thanks, yea I'm loving it.

 

[Bizazedo]

Spent an hour on beta, got to the quest where you pick up some gunpowder to blow up a tower and you leave a black trail of soot behind you.

I immediately traced out a giant dong, but I failed to get a screenshot of it when it lit up. Time to load an alt and try again.

/applaud.

Well done.

**
The sobbing over the quest where you free captured Frostwolf villagers has been my personal highlight thus far. Don't get me wrong, the spawn time on the villagers needs majorly upped, but the lack of people grouping up for it is a throwback to vanilla times gone by,

That and burning the bodies of the Outriders, both need spawn times increased pretty badly.

Probably going to try Alliance tonight since I'm level capped.

 

[strafer]

I'm rocking my old school Frostwolf Howler.. hope they add a updated version.

 

[Liferebooted]

So I'm a boomkin on Tichondrius alliance. Trying to kill Bloodhilt for the past week but can't find anyone in trade chat or my crap random guild chat. Any idea on how I can get this done so I can actually work on getting my legendary cloak? =[

 

[Peachpies]

Usually MMORPG giveways are raffles. 500 keys for however many users are on the site sign up, the odds aren't all that good.

it is first come first served, the last set lasted around 9 minutes

 

[Hixx]

I have come across 3 group quests in the first hour or so in SMV. All suggested for 3 players but I definitely think you will need a tank or healer as one of those 3, one of group quests is to kill a corrupted ancient protector and it hits very, very hard. I'm happy about the return of group quests, questing was far too narrowly focused in Cata and MoP.

I'm racking my brain for even one group quest in MoP as an entirety...

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

I have come across 3 group quests in the first hour or so in SMV. All suggested for 3 players but I definitely think you will need a tank or healer as one of those 3, one of group quests is to kill a corrupted ancient protector and it hits very, very hard. I'm happy about the return of group quests, questing was far too narrowly focused in Cata and MoP.

I'm racking my brain for even one group quest in MoP as an entirety...

There weren't any group quests in MoP. I would know, leveled that shit like 8 times.

 

[strafer]

This was my favorite group quest in TBC.

http://www.wowhead.com/quest=9167

shit was fierce

 

[Rodpad]

This was my favorite group quest in TBC.

http://www.wowhead.com/quest=9167

shit was fierce

I was so proud of my Staff of the Sun at the time.