Blademan

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I got sidetracked on the way back from the shop and ended up running errands for people

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That thing called real life can get in the way sometimes

Blimey it's a bit quiet on this thread today, even for our small SG. Looks like real life has got hold of nearly everyone today. Hope you can all get rid of it for this weekend

See you all later hopefully. Blade.

Got Red Vision out for a short while last night. Joined a group and did a CoT mission belonging to a lvl17 so my lvl15 didn't do too well really.

Ended up teaming with Black Lace using my (non Ascended shhhhh )warshade which was much more fun.

Went onto Teamspeak and had a chance to speak with J Dogg which was good (Had to log off before you returned matey but glad to have had the opportunity to say hi).

How did everyone elses evening go?
(Oh and I'm sure you can turn your 3VP results around to profit J Dogg and if your matches didn't go well Tech that goes for you too)

Laters all - Blade

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Any idea how long Shadow Shard 2 takes? I'm thinking between 4-6hours

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If this is the Sarah Moore one then there are 15 missions I believe. Two are defeat X and I think theres a simple stealth type one too.

If we did 3 an hour it would be 5 hours (bet you didn't think I could do maths ). I reckon we could do it in a lot less but of course people will need to break for different things and we'll have the standard hold ups. I think we'll do it quick enough though.

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Dutch and Ashen have their in character team up, not sure if you joined that Blade?


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I might have been tempted to give it a try but had no free slots. All my character slots are used and I'm pleased with all of the toons so couldn't delete one to make room. Might pick Red Vision to be my character to use when everyone is absent. Think all of my Ascended toons are at good levels to team with the SG but I'll need one for when your all, as you said Tech, 'scattered'. I can play DK but sometimes it's good to get xp instead of influence/prestige.Plus I can always exemplar when theres a group I don't have a character low enough to team with. Then again you might want a break from me for a change.

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Might not make the Hunters lineup next week. Like I mentioned I think I'll be in the movies, not knowing till closer. Maybe we could pick them up over the weekend anyway

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That would be fine with me as long as it's when no one misses out ( Just thinking Tech that your P might not be homeworking or busy for a change and be wanting you to play CoH unless you meant late in the evening).

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Talking about the weekend, anyone got plans? I'm still keen on a TF Sunday Afternoon, around 1pm UK time, if people can make it. No plans for Saturday yet though. Maybe do an impromptu Shadow Shard 2 TF

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No plans for me. Just usual nip into town to get my cash for the week etc. Manticore would be good if we can get a good group of us and I definitely want to go for the first 3 Shard TFs at some point so Shard 2 sounds very tempting.

Anyways catch you later - Blade

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Something about DNA mutations or something

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Well that's not relevant anyway because us 'hunters' are natural and not mutants.

Yeah my first day back and I was wishing it was the weekend already. Looking forward to just teaming with the SG. I'm sick of PUGs. Joined one and the immediately picked my Chimera AV. I then said I had to go. When I logged back in they had completed it. Gosh my hero almost felt like doing something really nasty to them hehehehe. Oh well thats xp whores for you.

Later guys.

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So Hunternight tonight?

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Yeah I believe that was the plan, though not sure if Tech is back online yet.
He wasn't when I logged off last night, so hopefully if everyone is up and running it's a go.

Blade

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Wednesday is hunters from 7pm

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Sounds good to me. Itching to get some corruption in.

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Maybe P and I will take out our little ones, we have some 20s that Blade has been levelling someone to join with, so we could do that. Or bring out our Ms Sunlight and Mr Moonshine, or whatever they were called

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Yeah Red Cutmans hit 20 and has his cape mission, and Dr Vazhilok so could be fun and a nice origin at the end. Of course if you and P want to play your 'Dynamic Duo' that is understandable too.

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The weekend I'm keen to TF or something. Maybe we could run Dutch Barbarian, Skull Bender, Ashen, Red Earth, Miss Mindreader through Manticore?

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If we can get that arranged, I'd like that one. Maybe K is available too. Think we're ok as long as the 'fill ins' aren't, how can I put it, hmmmm useless . Shame you need 7 to start.

Seen the autodoc and is impressive. Inspirations aren't free but hey we can get them quick.

Wouldn't mind getting Red Vision out for a bit lvl 15. We have a few 15s and 14s maybe some missions? Anyway sounds like we have a few options for funtime.

Talk later guys.

Thank you P.

Hope your having a good break too. See you later.

Can't believe it Death Kiss has got the Portal Jockey bit sooner than expected Infernal ftw !!!!!!!

Hard to say what plans are this weekend.

Saturday I may be too and fro and also a few of our numbers are away so TFs might be off this weekend.

I'm probably going to play my 50s or on villains getting the last 2 bars to 40. Any are welcome to join me on some missions when I'm on. I also have a warshade in my other SG that I may exercise a bit too.

Laters guys. Add me to global if you want J Dogg oh and any other marras who haven't got it though I'm sure you have (@Blademan)

Well Red Cutman is level 20 and has his cape and costume mission for when we have a few of us around who wouldn't mind assisting. Also have the Dr Vazhilok mission so a nice origin is available. Another for those around level 20 to help out on.

Shall put him on hold now as it was my aim to get to 20 for teaming with the other 20s in the SG.

How did you guys get on with your RP evening ?

Laters guys

Blade

Thanks guys. Yeah it's more of a 'why' rather than a 'who is' piece. And it trailed off a bit in the middle but it fits. If it was a roleplay character, it would give me something to focus around. Might have a go at creating a fuller story and banging it into the creative section. Trouble is I tend to put things off a bit and never get round to it in the end.

Well I have created a bio for my scrapper. I always like to give a little story. I'm not a good writer, but I wish I was. And isn't done in seriousness.

This is a bit long to fit into my ID though but thought I'd share it. If it were good enough I would post it to creative for a laugh.

Forgive the grammer and errors in logic I'm sure they are many but I did rush it a bit. My Katana/Invul scrapper :-

The birth of the Red Cutman

In my hand I hold my blade, my trusty katana and the last gift given to me by my beloved Jessica now gone from this mortal coil. Made by her own hands, the hands of the greatest swordmaker in Paragon. The finest weapon to be made, no not made, created, for it is not of this earth. It has no scratch, no blemish, it cuts through steel like it isn't even there. A flower design decorates both sides of the blade and at the pommel is a smooth clear diamond, and set within it, a lock of auburn hair, yet another reminder of what I have lost.

I hold the pommel to my nose and breath in, hoping to be able to smell the lavender that once adorned her hair, along with the scent of her lipstick and her intoxicating perfume, but they are just memories they no longer exist. I will never be able to taste those sweet lips or whisper into her ears my words of love. Neither will I hear her laughter, a sound that made my heart soar. All are gone and maybe one day my memories will join them.

She was taken from me by the Council exactly one year ago today, to punish me for all the plans I had destroyed. Arresting archon after archon, I was 'The Cutman' hero of Paragon City and the scourge of this villainous group.

I found her poison filled body in Striga where I had tracked the kidnappers down. The poison had worked too quickly that teleporting to the Hospital could not change the outcome. And my rage was insatiable. I lay down in death over a hundred of their strongest warwolves that night. Against my code of arresting for justice they would never breathe again.

Now my vengeance holds no bounds. I now call myself 'Red Cutman', both in memory of my soulmates beautiful tresses and for the blood I will spill on the pavements of Paragon. I shall arrest them, but if some die in my wake then I will not shed a tear. My tears are for only one.

Feel my rage enemies of good,and fear me, know that I am invulnerable and feel the cut of my blade, for your blood is going to flow. I hold the scarlet thread* with my departed lover and in my death I shall follow it back to where she resides. I have no fear for I can never lose.I welcome deaths rewards. Do you ?

*It is said that when two people are truly in love,holding the red yarn will help them find each other in the next life.

Typical sentimental me but not bad for a novice (in my own humble opinion ).Critics please be gentle.

Just wanted to add that although it was a different approach, Ashens bio was very good.

I have created a bio for my latest character Red Cutman. It needs polishing off a bit, and is a bit long for my toons ID description. I may post it here in full format just to test it or maybe put it into the creative section for a laugh .

Anyway I'll think about it. Cya laters. Blade

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I also written a bio of that RPG Blaster I am making.

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Nice one Dutch. Enjoyed reading it. Makes me want to try and create one for one of my chars. If we ever decide to do a Marras IC group maybe I'll put something down on paper.

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Ended up only Satisfaction and Dutch Courage on the team at the end though. Red Earth and Miss Mindreader didn't manage to stick around the whole way, which was a pain


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Yeah sorry about that.Unfortunately the movie was long and eating afterwards we had to wait 20 minutes for a table (even though they were half empty) Flash and Scorp were pointing out their failures (they know how to provide meals and service efficiently and that's not bias talking).

Would have liked to be there for it but what's done is done.
I don't like to commit to something I won't finish and I was expecting to be back but in hindsight oh well.

As it wasn't just myself then we have a good reason to try again. Least we are still at same sort of levels.

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Anyway, apart from that, we need to discuss the Hunters a bit. They've been a bit neglected lately


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Yeah the hunters need to have a regular run if possible (plus we may have members who we want to bring up to our range so we might need to be on to do that). Difficult to say for definite if there's a bad day. I'm ok for most but I might have occasions that I team with my brother and sis and their days off can vary (think they are most likely Mondays/Wednesdays though).

Anyways talk laters guys, but in case you don't get the chance Tech, enjoy your break.

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If ya's want, we could always roll up some Ascended toons instead and play them In Character

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Well I'm not against trying something new, but I have no free slots so would have to use an existing toon if we decided to do this.

Actually one of my toons suffers from Tourettes syndrome so it's one for grown ups only

Actually I laughed myself and I wrote it (how sad is that)

What's even more unusual is that there's some factual parts hidden in there somewhere

I won't elaborate however lol

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Tech trying our Roleplay!?


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I just can't wait to read his bio

Could it be this ?

A weird New Zealand games programmer Jeremy Curtis (currently based in London), frustrated at having to sit in front of his monitor for over ten hours day after day, just couldn't take any more. In an act of sheer rage brought on by his frustrations, he rammed his head into his 21inch inferior CRT monitor.

The electric shock, combined with the three micro chips that had somehow got lodged into his skull caused a cyborg metamorphosis and changed him into a technological fighting machine (he was coding a fighting game program at the time).

He now patrols Paragon, wearing just a towel, looking for a decent projector to display his heroic actions on his apartment wall.

(disclaimer - please note that shoving your head into a monitor doesn't actually cause these changes. I tried earlier)

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your names are boring btw

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What's a bit of non-imagination between friends?

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I don't remmeber when you're going to do your final push with your villain there Blade.


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It will probably be somwhere in the range of 6pm - 8pm (18:00-20:00) but I think it will be in the later time range say half seven ish. Will confirm this, because it's a SF planned and would like to make sure I can complete our TF before I have to go.

Wouldn't want to miss out on it but it doesn't matter if I have to leave and you finish it without. Hey we've done more than one TF twice together I'm sure we'll do it again.

As to about tonight, I'd like to have a go with Red Vision but really don't mind what we do. It's been fun playing the 50s. Dutch hasn't finished Fable yet so he's probably Coh AFK (man he loves his axe) (could have put something else in their thats a bit rude in the UK but thought I better not)

Laters Blade

Anyway nearly the weekend which is a good thing for those of us who do not have to work.

Anything going on ? Any plans ?

I wouldn't mind getting Red Earth to 32 and I'm sure theres a few 31s in the clan who might be wanting to get their 32 power.
I have my katana/invul scrapper climbing up the charts to get to the level of Storm and Ice which would be another good teaming group.
I have Red Cleaver my tanker at 14 and I noticed we have 2 or 3 others at that level (of different archtypes?) a quartet.
I have Red Vision my Ill/Rad itching to get a phantom army.
We have the hunters for the early/late time winding up/down times and I still have my defiant scrapper at lvl 9 and still no SG invite (how odd is that?)

Plenty of things to choose from maybe the possibility of a TF or perhaps everyone has other plans .... it is the weekend after all

Well I'm up for what the majority would like to do (if anything) so if their are any ideas throw them out here.

Later guys Blade

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Do you guys play CoV often too? I've got a toon there too lingering about with no sense of direction... BioBlast I think he's called...


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I have 3 villains on Union but in a separate SG from these guys :-

1) Despiser lvl39 Claws/Ninja Stalker
2) Icy Cull lvl 34 Ice?ice Dominator
3) Death Rattler lvl 25 Dark/Dark Corruptor ( Movable to other SG as created to team with a friend who left )

Also a themed villain on Defiant which we have set up as a common first costume and toon name and one of the power sets having to be a dark power which limits the archtype choice.

Although I have the 4 villains, I don't play it that often but the thematic villains can be lots of fun. I'm sure you would be welcome to create one (we have the costume specs and will give a choice of names to choose if this is ok with the other leaders)

We aren't adverse to helping members get up to our level either

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I'm not sure if anyone 'invented' marmite

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Marmite is a by-product of the brewing industry and originates from one of the major breweries in my home town .(Bass Brewery / now Coors). It's a smelly town with Nestles chocolate and Marmite and Hops.

L&P sounds nice I know what lemon is but the other fruit? I'll give it a go maybe as long as the other ingredient isn't some weird hallucinogenic Polynesian plant .

As for Dandelion and Burdoch, for me it's blaargh and I mean blaargh we are talking vomit bags here

Well I shall probably be trying to get my lowest alt towards the 20 but might get bored and get DK out and head towards the 30mill influence I'm aiming on accumulating.

Cya later guys and if your PB is on before Tech is back J Dogg, and I'm on with Death Kiss, then I'll send you an SG invite.

Gratz G well done you got there eventually. Slow and steady wins the race.

As I only have a pre-travel power tank at the moment, I have not currently got taunt yet, but I will. Perhaps the next power after travel but that's not written in stone (lol I'm a stone/axe just realized ).

I think that other taunt powers would possibly be sufficient for a tank to do its job. If tankers are fulfilling their role without taunt then good for them.

However I feel that some enemies heading to team mates without being pulled by other powers need to be attracted back to the tank and taunt seems to be the answer.

Of course as I mentioned, I do not have the real understanding of the tankers abilities as yet,still new to the archtype, but I think experience is the key as well as advice from the friends I have who play this archtype.