ChatGPT was mentioned and now the thread is all about AI being good/bad, as usual.
Anyway, I'm glad you got your server going - hope you enjoy your flight!
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I might be mistaken but at the time of writing there was 1 post about AI
Not gonna go back and search for "AI" but when I read the thread hours ago there were multiple back and forth comments criticizing/defending use of ChatGPT (which is what I meant by "AI" in this case), and this was not at all the point of OP's post.
ye i meant there was just 1 top level comment, but quite the discussion, true
FYI there are free wow instances out there if you want other humans involved. Turtle wow and ascension.
Turtle WoW is great, I'm dreading Blizzard shutting it down though. I'm hoping they avoid them but I feel their upcoming remastered client might attract too much attention.
Thanks, I’ve always solo played and didn’t get too deep into the game, so when I play with others I feel like I’m holding them back or need everything explained.
Plus self hosting it lets be play on my up coming 14 hour flight.
The advantage of self-hosted WoW is that you can cheat to your heart's content.
So no more grinding if you don't want to.
Wrath WoW Best WoW
I don’t know if I played it much if at all.
It’s been so long and I know for sure that I did not play cataclysm.
I also never got too high of a level in the game either and mostly solo quested. It’s just fun to go around mindlessly.
I played in a TBC private server when Wrath wasn't out yet. I never made it to level 70, or maybe I did in the very end. I just never cared either. There was so much to discover
ChatGPT said
When i was researching
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The latest LLM's are pretty damn good as a research assistant - that was its original purpose. Using chatgpt as your first go at researching a new subject (like self hosting) is perfectly valid.
What’s wrong with this?
I remember when "research" actually meant something. Now it just means "throw it into the black box and get some info that has a 50/50 chance of being completely made up "
For dipping your toes into a new topic I think it's perfectly fine. It helps to provide useful pointers for further "research" (in a sense that would meet your requirement) and also manages to provide mostly accurate overviews. But sure, to really dive into this, LLMs like ChatGPT and co. are just some low-level assistants at best and one should go through the material themselves.
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Haha, well when searching for games that can be self hosted, it’s gives a list which I can then further research on the web.
I've been seriously turned off by the grind of WoW. Are you able to do something like reduce the XP level scaling or something so that every level is like 30m and improve drop rates?
You can also just play as a GM.
I’m not exactly sure what powers you have as a gm, but I think it’s pretty extensive.
I’m still fine tuning the server and haven’t played much.
With AzerothCore you can, yes.
Update, I downloaded the VMangos database. It looks like it might be possible to edit drop rates with creature_loot_template(ChanceOrQuestChance) and XP gain by using creature_template(xp_multiplier)
I haven't hosted anything yet but it could be tested by editing a Chicken's xp_multiplier from 0.0 to 1.0
'I'm not a big fan of the grind. Can you fundamentally change the way experience works to accommodate my personal preferences?"
"Yeah, sure, I see no problems with that. Alternatively, I could just boost your characters to max level if you would like?"
You can mod the database for creatures to drop more xp, gold and loot from the looks of it.
Yeah! And it’s super easy, just find the line that corresponds to drop rate or exp from mob/ questions and change it from 1 to 10 and get 10x.
I have exp and gold set to x2
Yeah, I might actually play wow since I can reduce the XP scaling by a lot. It goes from 50 mobs at lvl 10 to 600+ to level up at lvl 60. I have a 7mo old no way I have time for that hahaha.
I use SQL for work so I can mod the DB easily to remove the exponential scaling in favor of linear scaling like mob XP scales.
I don’t think you need to mod the database for that. There is just a mod I think that will relevels everything to be at the right level for your character.
You can also give yourself equipment and money, if you set yourself up as a GM
I am also running my own instance of azerothcraft on a vps so that i can play with some friends. Love it so far but summertime means there is not too much activity yet. Im running with autoscale mod and it is quite fun to run some of the lower lvl instances at lvl 60 and it is actually a challenge (yes i capped the level at 60 because that is what i know)
Anything in particular you like to do with your awesome gm powers? (moonfire spam wins)
I self-hosted a TBC server for short period and I liked being able to crank up the default run speed and increase the drop rate of purple items.
I need to look into mods. I didn’t even know that was a thing.
I have no idea what a gm can do, I made a gm account though.
I wonder if there are moss that will let me do raids solo.
Yes you can use the autoscale mod to make content soloable but you might want to tweak the settings to get it to a difficulty level you like. Some raid bosses have some game mechanics that make soloing difficult though
You should look into the gm commands to see what you can manipulate and also the server configs have a lot of things you can tweak that could make the game more enjoyable for you
Thanks, I saw there is a mod to add bots to the game. I wonder if that is good enough.
I haven't played wow in a long time.... Classic, TBC, then wotlk, cata, then took a break from it, came back a loooooong time later and just... Didnt enjoy it.
I would definitely do something like this to play with family and friends, going to have to check it out!
TBC was peak WoW for me.
Classic to TBC.
Did my pally quest for the mount, only to see that no longer be needed just a bit later....
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