Black_Jon_Bludd

info for you. most missions are straightforward. On the last, watch out for exploding crystals, and be sure to be aware that the final AV summons VERY large ambushes =)

looks like it should be a fine turnout =)

mmmm rare salvage ;p

that's what baby wants =)

Wow works connection is screwy today ;p

may i note i am in agreement with all of the above. We need more control so we can get the last worktable and some funkier stuff in.

Then i would suggest mass saving up for a secure plot.

On the colour scheme, what about cold blue and silvery white? that's our colours after all =)

On the good news that Scarlet has brought back all our shiny salvage i think it's time i made a list of what i am looking for in particular =)

So anyone that has these in the SG hold onto it, anyone outside the SG, PM me for sales =)

First up the PVP salvage

Alien Tech
Abberant Tech
Unstable Rad Pistols
Nano Fluid

In Ascending order of importance ;p
(although Cold may dispute this order, its my order ;p )

The following salvage, if you have it, do NOT convert it, please send it my way ;p

Arachnoid Venom
Blaster Tech
Carapace
CIA files
Communications Device
Cortex Device
Crey Tech
Dangerous Chemicals
Ectoplasm
Exotic Alloy
Exotic Compound
Hamidon Lichen
Hamidon Spore
Innovative Code
Lens
Military Intelligence
Mutated Sample
Nanites
Nemesis Weapon
Neo-Organics
Nictus Memento
Nictus Tech
Portal Tech
Powered Armour Circuitry
Rikti Communications
Rikti Communications Device
Rikti Control Unit
Rikti Plasma Rifle
Stable Protonium
Steam Powered Engine
Steam Tech Implant


this list is the stuff i need =)

well i figure it'd be closer to my stalker in game style.

I do have one hero.

a mighty level 8 scrapper. big power =)

Empath? pah....

i'd have to be a big nukey blaster at the least!

aye, and we can also negotiate prices in inf for key pieces we need too, so if you have salvage and want inf, come see, and we may be able to deal

Sunday pm i can no doubt do.

still be hungover and ruined, but such is life =)

as far as i know the games are both exactly the same, just that having they key registered opens up areas you cacnt get into otherwise, so you shouldn't need to install from CoV disk as well

Your precuations are extreme, and yet reasonable, due to the extreme rarity of the attempt.

Hopefully this can be a success ;p

Hey hey. Back at work today, but i do feel like something someones scarped off the bottom of their shoe ;p

211 badgs now, not bad going ;p down to just 8.6 million in cash after spending 2 mil on salvage and gifts, so my next goal is working on the Midas Touch and Exalted badges, as i can do them both at once.

I will of course be happy to donate cash to the cause of getting SO's and things, so ask and ye may recieve ;p

heh you can never ever have too many badges.

especially one like this, which would trump all other badges with its mightyness =)

my my, this plan sounds sexier that a busload of scantily clad nymphs and a quart of vodka =)

if you get this sorted Kin you'll be worshipped for life, by me at any rate ;p

off sick from work today... spent all night throwing up =( nothing to do with the beer i swear, i'm sure the pizza i had was dodgy ;p

still, if i'm lucky i might finally finish the last held badge. its about all i can manage as i have to keep rushing to the loo...

well once people have their badges they can defend the pillboxes from unwanted intrusions which should help

comes fresh from my sources on the test server cold old boy ;p

I agree, without such a reward it would be utterly worthless, but 5 million would cover replacement costs plus major change on most raids =)

3-2-1 it's DUSTY BIN!!!!!!!!oneomgbbqZOMG!!!!!!!

heh there's now military grey and ocean grey, for double the grey goodness ;p

and characters can hold way more than 150 pieces of salvage so yes, bins were usless before =)

shame about all the damage powers, which are barely better than brawl with 20 second recharges and 10 end costs ;p


edit: good news, salvage storage bins are being upgraded to 2500 peices, so if we stick 2 in, one tech one arcane we can hold mucho salvage =)

well, generally speaking each patron arc set is the same as the other 3 with almost no exceptions, just with different graphics and maybe a different damage type.

Ghost widows is dark mastery essentially, scirocco (whose arc is as cool as hell by the way, he's a really top bloke) is elec thingymajiggy, and the others are just the same with different graphics.

yeah so long as we have enough confusers on both sides and some debuffers it shouldnt be a problem, all we need to do is make sure the pillboxes stay open long enough for us to kill the requisite bosses

it'll be tough, but for the sweet sweet badge rewards i say its worth it =)

and i'll buy any tech salvage anyone has for premium prices, varying from average rates for generic stuff to 100s of thousands for a nice haul.

(paid 800k to one chap already for a good haul)

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Several Months Later.....

Well helllooooooo Everybody (Hi Dr Nick)
As the crazed fools / esteemed colleagues of mine have pointed out, D&VS is back. We (all except Jon who forgot his passport) have been sunning ourselves on the shores of Talos Island and playing the occasional game of Tsoo golf (where I have an astounding handicap (and I'm good too! (just before Kitty gets that on in)).

OK So what's new in D&VS

As Kitty said we've cleared out the "dead wood" though any who come back with I7 will be welcomed back into the fold (to start with, wb Scar and Lady D) with open arms (and daggers up the sleeves).

We've also reassigned ranks. The new ranks are:

Supreme Being (don't ask me I let Kitty choose!) - There are and will only ever be 3 of these - one of the reasons for the VGs untimely quietening was too many chiefs. This rank is entirely a managerial one, but is there to safeguard our 2 most important assets, our members (protecting them from kicks etc) and our base (preventing anyone accidentally setting up a raid).

Veteran - we wanted a rank that allowed us to recognise people who have made outstanding contributions to the group - this will NOT be prestige related - we wanted it to be a reward for something meaningful, eg someone who goes out of thier way to arrange good events etc or who is always helpful to the new members to the group - all the "good" villainous :P things we do. To reinforce the sanctity of this rank each actual humon (to quote Quark) will be allowed one toon as a veteran only (management will not be allowed any) - This rank has substantially more privaledges, reflecting the trust that we have in these individuals.

Commander - As a recognised leader within the VG, these are people who commonly lead teams, recruit new members and are generally all round nice villains... err...

Leiutenant (pronounced Lef-ten-ant - we're not from over the pond damnit!). These are recruits who have shown that they are committed to the group, this rank will be awarded based on activeness of a toon.

Recruit - The newest members of the VG will all start here... The core of our apple, the ham in our sandwich, the dog in our hotdog...


Things in the back of my warped mind for the group:

BASE - Now the prestige is flowing nicely again we can start to look towards our next purchases - with I7 (god-willing) just around the corner there will be all sort of niceness for us to buy (insp and enhancement holders for starts!)

RAIDS - Not yet. I want us to get involved with this again (if we have sufficient PVP oriented members) - we still have one of the very best bases going which has proven a nice challenge for those who have raided us in the past and we are fully IoP Ready - the question is - do we want one given the risks that come with it?

EVENTS: As kitty mentioned we rolled up a themed set of toons (which were a lot of fun) over the weekend - this sort of thing could be something we do as a group more often, given that over a w/e of playing you can easily get to low/mid twenties perhaps we could have a themed weekend say once a month.

I'd also like to see some Arena nights perhaps - just ourselves to start with but we can perhaps schedule something with the other major VGs.

AOB:
A few random musings - VG Mergers - if you run a small VG and would like to merge with us then I could see benefits all round - increased activity and full access to our base and its facilities. I believe CoV is an example where "Divide and Conquer" does not apply. IMHO there are too many VGs for the number of players.

Salvage Swaps - we like tech - we have lots of arcane to swap - contact myself, Kitty, Jon or any of the Demons you see to sort something out.

Other than that - watch this space and its good to be back (and bad!)

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good post sparky

One point about raids for items of power is on success they come with apparently 5 million in prestige bonus (for the task force). that'd make the risk worth it in my mind (to say nothing of the juicy badge ;p)

Fresh from the dust of ashes and broken spirits testers have confirmed that in Recluses Victory you can be confused into attacking your own sides signature heroes and get the pretty badges ;p

Thus i suggest that we all group together en masse and mosey on down there and with some methodical working, we can all badge up.

What we need are at least one confuse team of heroes, and one of villains, stacked up with funky confuse abilities.
Debuffs to regen are needed massively too. Then we need our combat teams.

Two full teams of heroes and two of villains would be minimum, but more the merrier.

It wont be live for a while yet, but who is up for massive badge-splotation?

and who doesn't want to kill statesman eh? If it's good enough for Manticore...