TOPIC: WYC Sat (Grind@9AM, Run@8PM): FULL

Harlax wrote:

dave maltbie wrote: I'm aiming for the waffle house, friday, 9:30 am..

Waffle House
2621 S Lynhurst Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46241

hopefully this is the one! I should be able to find Kirk's smiling face. I look about like my pic, just add a bit more grey...
dave

Sadly I look nothing like my avatar...

Darn, you had me fooled this whole time...

Kirk Bauer wrote:

Arcanist Kolixela wrote: I was initially suggesting this for dinner Saturday between runs (around 6 or 7PM) but Friday evening could work as well. The Prime does sell out so earlier is better either day we go

The easiest time for me is going to probably be lunch on Saturday (I have a dungeon run starting at 1:12PM now). Friday I have TrueGrind ending at 4:30, then transmuting to drop off, then I wanted to hit up the seminar at 7PM. How long does it take? I might be able to fit in a dinner say 5:30 to 6:30...

If you end up going without me it is OK although it does sound great!

Are you speaking Dinner Friday or Saturday around 5:30?
An hour should cover time to do dinner at St. Elmos

Arcanist Kolixela wrote:

Kirk Bauer wrote:

Arcanist Kolixela wrote: I was initially suggesting this for dinner Saturday between runs (around 6 or 7PM) but Friday evening could work as well. The Prime does sell out so earlier is better either day we go

The easiest time for me is going to probably be lunch on Saturday (I have a dungeon run starting at 1:12PM now). Friday I have TrueGrind ending at 4:30, then transmuting to drop off, then I wanted to hit up the seminar at 7PM. How long does it take? I might be able to fit in a dinner say 5:30 to 6:30...

If you end up going without me it is OK although it does sound great!

Are you speaking Dinner Friday or Saturday around 5:30?
An hour should cover time to do dinner at St. Elmos

Friday at 5:30 would work for me for dinner. I just need enough time to get out of TrueGrind at about 4:30, go to my room, and then drop off my transmutes. And then I'd like to be back for the 7PM seminar.

Kirk, I'm hoping to catch you right after your grind run to complete our trade so I can transmute as well.

Kirk Bauer wrote:

Arcanist Kolixela wrote:

Kirk Bauer wrote:

Arcanist Kolixela wrote: I was initially suggesting this for dinner Saturday between runs (around 6 or 7PM) but Friday evening could work as well. The Prime does sell out so earlier is better either day we go

The easiest time for me is going to probably be lunch on Saturday (I have a dungeon run starting at 1:12PM now). Friday I have TrueGrind ending at 4:30, then transmuting to drop off, then I wanted to hit up the seminar at 7PM. How long does it take? I might be able to fit in a dinner say 5:30 to 6:30...

If you end up going without me it is OK although it does sound great!

Are you speaking Dinner Friday or Saturday around 5:30?
An hour should cover time to do dinner at St. Elmos

Friday at 5:30 would work for me for dinner. I just need enough time to get out of TrueGrind at about 4:30, go to my room, and then drop off my transmutes. And then I'd like to be back for the 7PM seminar.

Won't work for me sadly, I land around 5:30 at the airport but I need time to unload and clean up after the 12 hour airline day. I'll want to hit the seminar myself, maybe we can snag steak and shake after the seminar or something Friday.

I do plan to do dinner Saturday around 5-6 if anyone is free to join

Last minute changes. Sorry, but I've been in the middle of a move and my tokens were in storage. BOLD items are new or replacements. Thanks Kirk, but I no longer need to borrow your Charm of Synergy as I found that I had one.

+2 Staff of Power
Hat of Intellect
Sniper Spectacles
Charm Necklace
Cloak of the Mage
SHADE CLOAK replaces Cloak of Shadowskin
Shirt of the Underdark
Robe of the Archmage
Bracelets of the Cabal
Gloves of the Cabal
Reslas Ring of Supreme Focus
Supreme Ring of Elemental Command
BELT OF RETRIEVAL replaces Viper Strike Belt
Boots of the Marauder
Ioun Stone Amethyst Ovoid
IOUN STONE QUICKSILVER SPHERE replaces Ioun Stone Faceted Amber
Ioun Stone Iridescent Spindle
Ioun Stone Quicksilver Cube
Ioun Stone Sapphire Prism
Ioun Stone Topaz Trilliant
Ioun Stone Violet Prism
Mad Evokers Charm
Charm of Heroism
Charm of Brooching
Charm of Avarice/Wils Dragonheart (regular run/true grind)
Charm of the Cabal
Charm of Synergy
Earcuff of Energy
Earcuff of Orbits
Rod of Seven Parts
Runestone Fitting Base
Eldritch Runestone
YEW RUNESTONE added
Greater Alchemist Pouch
Pouch of Tulz
Bone Scroll Case
Carter's Tome of Insight
1st Tooth of Cavadar
Elixir of Vitality
Figurine of Power Scarab
DRUEGAR’S DEATH DIE added
LAMP OF THE MARID added

Harlax wrote: Kirk, I'm hoping to catch you right after your grind run to complete our trade so I can transmute as well.

You want to meet up after my Friday Grind run (ending at 4:30)? That works for me.

Oh and packing today I noticed I can currently only find one Elixir of Vitality so I will use that for True Grind.

JOSEPH ADLESICK wrote: Last minute changes. Sorry, but I've been in the middle of a move and my tokens were in storage. BOLD items are new or replacements. Thanks Kirk, but I no longer need to borrow your Charm of Synergy as I found that I had one.

You got me just before I printed it out. The Excel version would only let me put the Yew and Eldritch runestones in the first slot (even with the Runestone fitting base), so I just selected Yew and I figured you could do the Eldritch Runestone directly with the coach.

Kirk Bauer wrote: Raven,

Do you have any idea if WYC Grind is different than GenCon Grind? Or is it basically the GenCon event held earlier?

This year's WYC Grind difficulty levels will be different in that:

We are trying out a 4th (Epic) difficulty level which is closer to last year's GenCon Nightmare difficulty. This year's WYC Grind Nightmare will be in between last year's GenCon's Hardcore and Nightmare difficulty.

Also note that this year's WYC Grind difficulty levels will be modeled more closely to the GenCon difficulty levels (rather than last year's WYC Grind difficulty). Last year's WYC Grind was a free event, so I felt more comfortable being ruthless and vicious. Since this year's WYC Grind is a paid event, the difficulty will be more akin to that of GenCon (bearing in mind shifts due to the new difficulty level).

Incognito wrote:

Kirk Bauer wrote: Raven,

Do you have any idea if WYC Grind is different than GenCon Grind? Or is it basically the GenCon event held earlier?

This year's WYC Grind difficulty levels will be different in that:

We are trying out a 4th (Epic) difficulty level which is closer to last year's GenCon Nightmare difficulty. This year's WYC Grind Nightmare will be in between last year's GenCon's Hardcore and Nightmare difficulty.

Also note that this year's WYC Grind difficulty levels will be modeled more closely to the GenCon difficulty levels (rather than last year's WYC Grind difficulty). Last year's WYC Grind was a free event, so I felt more comfortable being ruthless and vicious. Since this year's WYC Grind is a paid event, the difficulty will be more akin to that of GenCon (bearing in mind shifts due to the new difficulty level).

Interesting... we might be able to do the new Nightmare then? I'm doing a Hardcore Grind on Friday so I guess I can see how that goes (this party is better equipped I think).

Kirk Bauer wrote: Interesting... we might be able to do the new Nightmare then? I'm doing a Hardcore Grind on Friday so I guess I can see how that goes (this party is better equipped I think).

Yes.

I figure there will be a bit of a learning curve as players realize that the new Nightmare is not nearly as nightmarish as the old Nightmare.

Worst case scenario is that people find the new Hardcore to be easier than they expected, which at least gives them a better gauge of the difficulty levels for GenCon.

Also, bear in mind there is a difference between party success rate and individual survival rate. Different players have different tolerance levels for their characters getting killed. Since casualties (aka collateral damage) is more common in Grind, players who really really don't want to die might end up playing at a lower than expected difficulty level to ensure that the whole party lives.