Posts by Lady Lyn

  • This or That?

    Lady Bugs 4 Ever!

    (They're so damned cute. When my son was 2-3 they were always landing on him.

    If you took them and put them on a leaf, they'd fly right back to him!)

    I got stung under the eye by a yellow jacket too as a kid...that hurts!

    Homemade tick/skeeter repellents or deet?

  • the poster above me

    The poster above me has excellent taste in movies!

    (Silent Running was awesome! There were far too many great movies released from that era,

    All with such original concepts that it's hard to find anything that's made nowadays that measures up.

    And...GOD, how I detest remakes!).

  • the poster above me

    The poster above me doesn't know that I was that history teacher!

    Cassettes are easy, I still have a functional player as well, I did finally ditch the 8 track though .

    I still have a reel to reel player however, (only 1 reel on it though, with Circus Maximus "the Wind"

    and Atlantis by Donovan...and yes it still runs.)

    *And...I saw Soylent Green when it first came out... :P

  • the poster above me

    The poster above me created the recipe for Soylent Green!

    (Charlton Heston should have kept a better eye on the Asurans!)

    FYI...The Poster above him use a version of that recipe to make his minion bits.

  • Is there a forum/profile guide available?

    Thank you both very much for your answers,

    looking at my second post though, I could have been clearer.

    I was referring more to the profile activity log, and not the actual activity itself.

    More or less removing the table of contents from a book, without touching the actual contents.

    On PSC we could clean up a log without it affecting the actual posts.

    I wished we'd had the same option for old notifications as well.

    It's kind of like storing old "to do" or shopping & other sorts of lists.

    Once "to done" and bought they're more or less useless.

    What ever isn't done or bought heads a new list......

    Also, I looked about and I don't believe I'm set to invisible...

    I'm wondering if you just don't see your own footprint because you're standing in it,

    so to speak...that could be the answer.

    When you visit my profile, do you see yourself as a visitor?

    While I'm here ;)

    What exactly is the difference between profile hits, and profile visitors?

    Forgive my ignorance of the subject,

    I'm really not a big forum person, so I don't know my way around different formats.

    I've only ever been in 3 or 4, and all in the last 10 years.

    I joined the original Presearing Community in 2008, but never did anything with my profile.

    I think I was put off by the use of the word noob, so I was hesitant to ask for help.

    When that one was dissolved, it was PSC at the end of 2015.

    I had to learn fast starting in May 2016, when I was added to the admin team.

    (I needed to be able to answer other members' questions.)
    I learned to do the most on that one, picking up minor code and other things.

    My kids kept trying to get me to join this forum, because it's a "Whole Game" forum,

    but I was too busy, wrapped up in creating guides for the other.

    I finally listened to them and joined.

    It is very similar to the original Presearing Forum, which I never learned to navigate well.

    I finally joined reddit too yesterday just to keep an eye on the game updates, mind boggling!

    No worries there for me though, I'm just a passive GW update reader :D

  • Is there a forum/profile guide available?

    Thanks for moving this cosyfiep!

    And Thanks for the quick reply Marty!

    On PSC we had the option of cleaning up activity, but I don't see a delete option here.

    Am I missing that or is it not available on this forum format?

    I am also unfamiliar with the profile visitor feature.

    I've noticed visitors on my profile, but when I visit other profiles I don't see myself as a visitor.

    How exactly is that accomplished, and what is the purpose?

    Thanks in advance for the reply.

  • This or That?

    Thousand Island!

    Garlic in any form except fresh has a nasty after smell, especially garlic powder.

    It takes very little effort to mince a clove of garlic!

    Drawn Butter or Cocktail Sauce?

  • Bear Taming in PRE

    It's still doable, you just need patience!

    Check out this info:

    Black Bear
    Skills:
    Breaking Charm - Monster Skill - Only found in PreSearing. It allows a non-friendly animal to break a charm animal attempt.

    Brutal Mauling - Monster Skill - used by Black Bears, both untamed and already charmed.

    This skill inflicts no conditions, knock down, or extra damage and is slower than a normal pet attack.

    Because of the skill's the long activation time, a bear's damage per second is lowered.

    which causes the Black Bear to have a lower damage over time than other pets.

    Notes:

    Black Bears found in the wild in PreSearing are Level 3.

    Charming is difficult and requires the help of another player, to tank and distract the bear from interrupting Charm Animal.

    Wiki States - *This can no longer be done as of September 8th, 2016.

    Wiki Notes - *Update - Thursday, September 8, 2016:

    Fixed a bug in creature AI that could cause creatures to stop using skills.

    (I believe the above merely refers to any attempts to interrupt the bear's interrupt!)

    The Basic Steps: (This is for the tanking method.)

    The player helping must tank the bear (non aggressively).

    The area should have an open & clear escape route.

    The tank should also try to keep the bear's back facing the charmer at all times.

    The player doing the charming should stand at the maximum spell range away from the bear.

    With every fourth attack, a symbol will appear over the bear's head, as it starts activating the maul skill.

    This skill is very much slower than the bear's normal attacks.

    The players should try to coordinate their movements for the next time this symbol appears.

    The tank should run directly away from the charmer.

    The charmer should cast charm animal just as the bear is about to be pulled out of maximum casting range.

    If the animal charmer casts the charm too early, the bear will not be moving out of range behind the tank.

    The bear will react by disengaging from aggro with the tank and use it's break charm skill.

    It is therefore important to get the timing to cast the charm skill correct.

    If the timing is correct, the bear will continue its attack on the now-distant tank, chasing after them.

    This results in the bear moving out of the range it's interrupt will work ,while failing to notice the charmer.

    The idea is for the tank to lure the bear far enough away, that even if it uses it's interrupt, the charmer is not affected.

  • Word from Anet on the last security update

    I know what you mean about Windows 10.

    My kids both have it on their new comps and are continually coming up with

    expletives that I have never heard before, and I've heard a lot! (Easy, they're both in their 20s.)

    It's horrible for GW1 according to my son, who can only play GW2 on it without as many issues.

    I however have few complaints with my laptop or the game,

    I'm still running Windows Vista 64 ;)