Addon - Flash Taskbar
Flash Taskbar is a simple addon that uses the FlashClientIcon() feature added in Patch 6.2 to flash the client in your taskbar for ready checks, queues, and other important events. This makes it easier to tab out of the game without missing your queue!
ArenaNet recently announced that Guild Wars 2 has reached a total of 7 million accounts globally.
Ghostcrawler Tweets
Ghostcrawler still occasionally talks about WoW. Remember that he no longer works for or speaks for Blizzard.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Is there such thing as overwhelming content opposed to lots of choices? Is it design flaw for dailies to turn in to chores?
So many developers turn to replaying a thing to get more life out of it. (OccupyGStreet)
So i have been just wondering why game houses are so slow to expand and increase output and what could be done to increase it
Hiring is very slow, especially if you care about your studio's culture. (OccupyGStreet)
For example there is a global shortage of effects artists right now. We just can't hire as many as we need. (OccupyGStreet)
I'll throw out this Q to everyone: What games have you played for a long time that didn't recycle or reuse levels, dungeons, etc.? (OccupyGStreet)
In other words, is it even possible for a studio to produce content faster than players can consume it? (OccupyGStreet)
Procedural content (say Age of Empires random maps or Diablo random dungeons) may be one approach. Are there others? (OccupyGStreet)
Computers - Setup of the Month
Each month or so we will post a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!
This month
The current SSD prices are fairly flat right now, with most SSDs under $0.50 per gigabyte when on sale.
New CPUs from Intel and GPUs from AMD are here, but they aren't huge improvements over the previous generation.
Depending on how much you want to overclock, you may need to spend a bit more for a better CPU cooler like the NH-D14.
Unless you are doing a lot of video rendering or streaming, you do not need the 6700K and should spend that money elsewhere.
Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date.
Don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions!
Peripherals/Monitors
ComponentPuppy DolphinMonitorASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Monitor - $115ASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor - $140
KeyboardKensington Pro Fit Media Keyboard - $22Cyborg V.5 - $59
MouseLogitech G402 - $46Razer DeathAdder - $57
SpeakersCreative A250 2.1 Speaker System - $30Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $30
ComponentNarwhal Unicorn
MonitorDell P2414H Monitor - $205Dell U2412M - $245
KeyboardLogitech G510s - $94Corsair Vengeance K70 - $123
MouseLogitech G502 - $72Razer Naga 2014 - $70
SpeakersLogitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $50Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $80
Puppy and Dolphin
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
ComponentPuppy DolphinAll of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
CaseNZXT Source 210 - $50NZXT Source 210 - $50
Power SupplyEVGA 600B - $60EVGA 600B - $60
CPUAMD FX-6300 - $100AMD FX-8320 - $145
HeatsinkCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $25Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $25
MotherboardASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $80ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $104
MemoryKingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866 - $428GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $53
Graphics CardASUS R7 370 - $120R9 270X / GTX 960 - $200 / $171
Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $72Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $72
DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21
Total$570$701 - 730
Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
ComponentNarwhal UnicornAll of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
CaseCooler Master HAF 912 - $64Corsair Air 540 - $130
Power SupplyEVGA G2 650W - $117EVGA G2 650W - $117
CPUIntel 6600K - $313Intel 6600K - $313
HeatsinkScythe Mugen 4 - $55Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $76
MotherboardASUS Z170-A - $155ASUS Z170-A - $155
Memory8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 - $6416GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 - $105
Graphics CardMSI R9 380 - $185Gigabyte R9 390 OR Gigabyte GTX 970 - $300
Hard DriveWestern Digital 2TB Caviar Black - $117Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black - $117
SSDCrucial BX100 250GB (Review) - $80
OR
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB (Review) - $96SanDisk Extreme PRO 240GB (Review) - $114
OR
SAMSUNG 850 Pro 256GB (Review) - $132
DVDAsus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $21
Total$1171 - 1223$1414 - 1466
Dark Legacy Comics #510 - Stealth 2.0
DLC #510 has been released.
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