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Another week brings another weekend of fun with the AE Storyteam! This week, in honor of the upcoming Signature Story arcs, we ran a "Surviving Æight" theme thru our arc choices:

#1266 "Mission Completed" by @TopDoc
1 mish/Heroic

#351568 "Just Killing Time" by @Silver-Dragon
5 mish/Heroic

#257226 "'Tis Nobler in the Mind" by @LaserJesus
5 mish/

Our first arc, Mission Completed, features Synapse in what could be the closest thing you ever get to an "I WIN!" button in the game. Don't miss the witty dialog in the mission as you speed thru this fun story! MOST CREATIVE!

With that little warm-up out of the way we move on to Just Killing Time, which, with it's rich detail and moral choices, was anything but a time filler. This arc features, or rather is closely tied to the history of Manticore. Fans of the old CoH comic will particularly enjoy the premise of this arc and 1st mission clue.

While the arc is not without its flaws in trying to force the player to make decisions they normally would not make without considering other options, it's still a well-detailed story with some very unique mechanics. Especially the final battle with a moral choice for the player to make (and this time it doesn't involve a timer!!) BEST CONCEPT

Manticore shows up again in our 3rd arc, along with his beautiful love interest Sister Psyche. 'Tis Nobler in the Mind is a story that takes you on a crusade against a heinous plot by Arachnos to control the minds of Paragon City. It's going to take the actions of your hero and 2 of the Surviving 8 to stop it!

The dialog and details in this arc are top notch but be warned, Arachnos is not holding back and the difficultly level may be a bit high if you're playing on a large team. BEST MIND TRIP

We actually had 2 teams running for most of today's session and it's great to see everyone still out and supporting the Storyteam. We could use some more support (ie. Tank & Control) ATs, so if you have an idea for an alt, please consider rolling one on a few future servers. But there's still no other group I'd rather eat floor with each week

Next meeting: 8/7/11, Freedom Server. Our theme will be one that's close to my heart: "Tales of the MundÆne!!" Whether it's doing laundry, some last minute shopping, or making a sandwich, Heroes have mundane chores they need to accomplish every day. And next Sunday we try to find a few that could be fun to do...in AE!

Join us on Freedom at the AE building in RWZ, all levels and ATs are welcome!

Hope you're all enjoying our first Double Caffeine Weekend!

Just a heads up: remember you need to put something (anything) in the leave a comment for the author box to be entered into the drawing. If you leave it blank we don't get your global to enter into the contest and that'd be sad if you miss out on 2 Alignment Merits from that oversight.

Drink up, invent, and have a great Double Caffeine Weekend!

Numina: 20
Synapse: 32
Citadel: 25 - 1 = 24
Statesman: DEAD
Back Alley Brawler: 49 + 1 = 50
Manticore: 36
Positron: 38
Sister Psyche: 40

Hey now, enough of that BaBs damage. You can't kill off the hero that's in the new tutorial!

Wasn't there something said about actually doing the picking next month? It was in ustream or a Zwill post this week, I think.

Either way, I'm sure they'll get to it soon and I'm glad to hear TGIMAT is still rolling along

Oh, almost forgot! This week's nomination goes to:

#373846 "Unfair Trade" by @Lazarus
4 Mish, Villainous

So, was there a TGIMAT run yesterday?

Huh, apparently this was announced back in May. Found some sample pages recently released, too.

Castle graphic novel sneak peek

Browsing Amazon to see when the next Castle novel is due I stumbled over this:

Richard Castle's Deadly Storm



I cannot wait for this!

Oh, may as well finish him, already...

Numina: 23
Synapse: 34
Citadel: 28
Statesman: 4 -1 = 3
Back Alley Brawler: 47
Manticore: 33 + 1 = 34
Positron: 34
Sister Psyche: 37

Did Twoflower's dish ever see completion?

Numina: 29
Synapse: 30
Citadel: 27 -1 = 26
Statesman: 12
Back Alley Brawler: 40
Manticore: 32 +1 = 33
Positron: 33
Sister Psyche: 36

Citadel TF is bo-ring. It's just the same defeat all mish over and over. Kill him.

Thank you all so much for the suggestions and recent rates! The Cafe is back up to 5-Stars and it's all due to you fantastic customers. Thank you.

Also, a bit of news:

Double XP weekend has been postponed until August 11-14.

So what does this mean for Double Caffeine Weekend?!? We're gonna DOUBLE IT!!!

That's right, there will now be two, TWO!! Double Caffeine Weekends!

Play and comment on the Crafter's Cafe, arc #487283, between July 28 to 30 and you will be entered into a drawing for 2 Alignment Merits. Then come back and enter for a 2nd drawing August 11 to 14!!

Remember, you can enter to win once each day so come see us all weekend long, both weekends!!

Good luck, have fun, and we hope to see ya at the Crafter's Cafe!

Heads up: Double XP weekend has been postponed until August 11-14.

So what does this mean for Double Caffeine Weekend?!? We're gonna DOUBLE IT!!!

That's right, there will now be two, TWO!! Double Caffeine Weekends!

Play and comment on the Crafter's Cafe, arc #487283, between July 28 to 30 and you will be entered into a drawing for 2 Alignment Merits. Then come back and enter for a 2nd drawing August 11 to 14!!

Remember, you can enter to win once each day so come see us all weekend long, both weekends!!

Good luck, have fun, and we hope to see ya at the Crafter's Cafe!

Saw it this weekend and loved it! Totally pumped for Avengers but, more than that, I want a Cap II where he meets Sharon Carter.

That's gonna be movie gold, right there.

Been searching YouTube all comic con for CoH bits and FINALLY someone posts some footage of the new stuff!!

Nice interview with Second Measure, too

So, what demise befell BaBs in the vid? He's trapped with survivors in Galaxy?

Cheeseburger eggrolls = 6 weight watcher points plus each. Yes, "each." (that's equal to most full fast-food hamburgers, minus the mayo)

Just FYI.

Numina: 31
Synapse: 30
Citadel: 28 -1 = 27
Statesman: 21
Back Alley Brawler: 35
Manticore: 31 +1 = 32
Positron: 32
Sister Psyche: 32

Woo! WB LJ, been a while since I've seen ya here

In case you didn't know, your arc "Drakule vs. the Werewolf Bikers from Hell" is probably going to be the next TGiMAT featured story. That is, if they keep true to form and continue playing straight down the list of posted arcs to play.

Hope it goes well for ya!

It was another fun run of Storyteaming with a surprise visit from Wrong Number and PoliceWoman this week! Today we met on Pinnacle server for a round of High Roller with "Mystery" themed arcs:

#156389 "Kiss Hello Goodbye" by @Kitsune9tails
5 mish/Neutral

#189439 "The Fireside Poet" @Star-Girl
5 mish/Heroic

Normally when we play High Roller whomever gets the high roll of a /e dice chooses any arc they want. But this week, we decided to put a new spin on the game: the winner had to choose a Mystery-Themed arc to play, instead! So, that meant the Storyteam had "homework" to find Mystery arcs and they didn't dissapoint.

I won the first roll and, despite playing a few qualifying arcs this week, chose one that was on my playlist but ran out of time to test! I had little to worry about, tho, as Kiss Hello Goodbye was already a well-received arc from PW's contact tree list.

This unique, Mystery-Themed arc has a definitively Noir slant, and is presented as an internal monologue of your character. While that's normally a no-no in AE Arcs (hijacking the player's character) it works especially well for a Noir story to set the tone. Of course, this means the story can be a little strange if you're playing a female character, but if you can get past that point of contention you'll find a richly detailed, intriguing story with memorable characters that come to life. Plus all the plot twists & turns you expect from good Noir!! BEST OVERALL

Bubbawheat chose our other Mystery arc and picked a less well-known story. The Fireside Poet was more of a grim & gruesome crime tale but still had nice a bit of mystery to it. While we all thought it could use more details, a few typo edits, and patrol dialog to flesh it out more, it was still a well-crafted arc that was very lowbie friendly. It had the feel of an author's early attempt at AE, just learning the tricks, and a lot of potential. MOST GRUESOME

It was really fun to see some old faces back in the AE and I look forward to seeing more of you next week!

Next meeting: 7/31/11, Union Server. In honor of the upcoming Signature Arc Storylines and the mystery of Who Will Die?, our theme will be "the Surviving Æight!"...arcs that spotlight Signature members of the Phalanx! Come prepped with your favorite or newly-found Surviving Æight arcs and we'll choose the ones that sound most fun!

We'll be meeting on GunBunny's home server next Sunday, so make sure you've got an alt on Union!

It was another fun run of Storyteaming with a surprise visit from Wrong Number and PoliceWoman this week! Today we met on Pinnacle server for a round of High Roller with "Mystery" themed arcs:

#156389 "Kiss Hello Goodbye" by @Kitsune9tails
5 mish/Neutral

#189439 "The Fireside Poet" @Star-Girl
5 mish/Heroic

Normally when we play High Roller whomever gets the high roll of a /e dice chooses any arc they want. But this week, we decided to put a new spin on the game: the winner had to choose a Mystery-Themed arc to play, instead! So, that meant the Storyteam had "homework" to find Mystery arcs and they didn't dissapoint.

I won the first roll and, despite playing a few qualifying arcs this week, chose one that was on my playlist but ran out of time to test! I had little to worry about, tho, as Kiss Hello Goodbye was already a well-received arc from PW's contact tree list.

This unique, Mystery-Themed arc has a definitively Noir slant, and is presented as an internal monologue of your character. While that's normally a no-no in AE Arcs (hijacking the player's character) it works especially well for a Noir story to set the tone. Of course, this means the story can be a little strange if you're playing a female character, but if you can get past that point of contention you'll find a richly detailed, intriguing story with memorable characters that come to life. Plus all the plot twists & turns you expect from good Noir!! BEST OVERALL

Bubbawheat chose our other Mystery arc and picked a less well-known story. The Fireside Poet was more of a grim & gruesome crime tale but still had nice a bit of mystery to it. While we all thought it could use more details, a few typo edits, and patrol dialog to flesh it out more, it was still a well-crafted arc that was very lowbie friendly. It had the feel of an author's early attempt at AE, just learning the tricks, and a lot of potential. MOST GRUESOME

It was really fun to see some old faces back in the AE and I look forward to seeing more of you next week!

Next meeting: 7/31/11, Union Server. In honor of the upcoming Signature Arc Storylines and the mystery of Who Will Die?, our theme will be "the Surviving Æight!"...arcs that spotlight Signature members of the Phalanx! Come prepped with your favorite or newly-found Surviving Æight arcs and we'll choose the ones that sound most fun!

We'll be meeting on GunBunny's home server next Sunday, so make sure you've got an alt on Union!

I'm sure it was, but I kinda figured they'd let us know when they were skipping a week.

Also, it looks like no AE Thursday happened yesterday. I was on, monitoring globals from all servers from about 3:30 to 6pm pacific and nada.

Hero in Need is a mystery arc? Man, I totally spaced on that.