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BAH DUM CHSSSH (drumroll sound)

HAH HAH....Dangly Parts.

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HAH HAH...Bi-Curious

Yeah, I saw that in beta, I liked it.

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Just a note, you only need Privateer. You only need to trap ten ghosts for that.

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Actually, it's 50 ghosts trapped. The badge text says "you have trapped 50 ghosts"

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Sorry, I meant to write fifty, screwed up. My bad. I have no idea how I got ten.

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Also a little side note to those of you doing the ghost if u are level 15 or under, after u stick 8+ ghost in one trap they will spawn elites bosses. Most of the ghost that pop out were level 15, same level as me at the time but one of the traps spat out level 10 ones.

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Yeah, I'm not sure how that works. I assume it's suppose to be the trap overloading based on the graphics. What I can't figure out is if there's a way to avoid this? Like does the number decay and reset to full room eventual?

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Nope but u can notice the trap getting full, the green ghost graphics escaping the traps become more n more.

I did it by myself and at the time the lvl 15 elite boss would woop my [censored]. They don't seem to despawn either. So what i did at the time, since no one else was ghost trapping, is that after they spat out the eilte bosses, i would just use a different trap.

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Yeah, it's sad those Elite Bosses don't despawn. It kinda seems like something with the potential for greifing. Filling up all the traps and letting him out and just watch him stay there forever. Mess things up for a lot of people.

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why thats quite villainous.......

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Not really, it's more jerk like. I was trying to say that it's expliotable and the Devs should change it so they despawn after a while.

We are to be the Destined Ones is an RP that's been floating around on the CoV fourms back before Beta when we were all speculating about the game. It started off as a discussion of Project Destiny and would our character serve Lord Recluse or try to take him out. The thread slowly became an RP about a villain group called the Grigori. The Grigori were a group of Villains who have the best intentions for the world at heart, but ussaly use illegal methods to help. The group has basicly declared open war against Lord Recluse believeing what he's done to the Rogue Isle must not be allowed to spread.

There are currently two story lines going on. One has recently concluded and the other is still on going.

The first story is about the Grigori themselves as they try to tear apart Recluse's empire and deal with other personal grudes. Like Dr. Phillis, one of the Grigori's founders, nemesis, the mad alchemist Proto Matter who recently took over Phillis' base after supposedly dying. Currently the majority of the Grigori leaders are in the Haven, a base located in a Pocket Dimension called the Chaos Storm.

In the other the Grigori's heroic enemies, for the most part, are fighting an archvillian called Thaumaturgy and his army called the Band of Twilight as he attempts to destroy the world. This story takes place in a city called Arcadia outside of the game.

Anyone is welcome to join either and putting this up to help anyone interested. Thanks for reading and if you have any questions please ask and I or someone else from the Grigori will answer.

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Just a note, you only need Privateer. You only need to trap ten ghosts for that.

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Actually, it's 50 ghosts trapped. The badge text says "you have trapped 50 ghosts"

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Sorry, I meant to write fifty, screwed up. My bad. I have no idea how I got ten.

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Also a little side note to those of you doing the ghost if u are level 15 or under, after u stick 8+ ghost in one trap they will spawn elites bosses. Most of the ghost that pop out were level 15, same level as me at the time but one of the traps spat out level 10 ones.

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Yeah, I'm not sure how that works. I assume it's suppose to be the trap overloading based on the graphics. What I can't figure out is if there's a way to avoid this? Like does the number decay and reset to full room eventual?

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Nope but u can notice the trap getting full, the green ghost graphics escaping the traps become more n more.

I did it by myself and at the time the lvl 15 elite boss would woop my [censored]. They don't seem to despawn either. So what i did at the time, since no one else was ghost trapping, is that after they spat out the eilte bosses, i would just use a different trap.

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Yeah, it's sad those Elite Bosses don't despawn. It kinda seems like something with the potential for greifing. Filling up all the traps and letting him out and just watch him stay there forever. Mess things up for a lot of people.

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Just a note, you only need Privateer. You only need to trap ten ghosts for that.

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Actually, it's 50 ghosts trapped. The badge text says "you have trapped 50 ghosts"

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Sorry, I meant to write fifty, screwed up. My bad. I have no idea how I got ten.

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Also a little side note to those of you doing the ghost if u are level 15 or under, after u stick 8+ ghost in one trap they will spawn elites bosses. Most of the ghost that pop out were level 15, same level as me at the time but one of the traps spat out level 10 ones.

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Yeah, I'm not sure how that works. I assume it's suppose to be the trap overloading based on the graphics. What I can't figure out is if there's a way to avoid this? Like does the number decay and reset to full room eventual?

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Just a note, you only need Privateer. You only need to trap ten ghosts for that.

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Actually, it's 50 ghosts trapped. The badge text says "you have trapped 50 ghosts"

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Sorry, I meant to write fifty, screwed up. My bad. I have no idea how I got ten.

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Positron, on a similar note, the ghost busting you do at Fort hades....it takes a good group of lvl 15 or 16s to hold down a ghost containment unit WHEN it blows up and releases ghosts...1 elite boss, 3 or so bosses (white or blue at 16) and a bunch of LTs and Minions.

My SG did it the other night and unlocked the special contact outside Fort hades that leads you on a ghost story arc...however, the story arc mobs cap at lvl 10 or 11. There is NO WAY anyone will have the 100 Ghost badge by lvl 10. You would NOT survive long as a 10 or 11 in Fort Hades, and a trap explodes....and you die before you can react (I was lvl 12 when i tried to solo there.)

Therefore, everyone saw a bunch of greys....we slaughtered the grey, or skipped them completely to get to the end reward (we all synched up our missions of course)....at the end we got 0 exp or prestige or infamy....but we did finish another arc and got a souvenir.

You should REALLY consider toning down the penalty of a ghost trap exploding in Fort hades...or raise the story arc levels up some. No one at 10 can do those things. Even in a group.


Served Cold: 50 Ice/storm/Ice (retired)
Frictional Vibrancy: 19 Sonic/Thermal

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Just a note, you only need Privateer. You only need to trap ten ghosts for that.

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Hey I could have always made a werewolf or the son/daughter of a demon...we never see any of those...

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*Comforts Terminus*

Don't worry, that's never going to happen. If it does I'll personally track down the creator and kill him.

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Just a heads up...

The Weed Whacker badge is for CoT Bosses that are CoV-ONLY (otherwise those stinkin' Heroes could get the badge!).

Unfortunately, most of those bosses are level 30+, not a good requirement for a contact that is only level 25 to 29.

So we are changing the badge required to unlock him to something that is attainable once you get into Sharkhead. The badge will no longer be Weed Whacker to unlock him.

This is in a build being made today, so it will be a week or so before it gets to the Live servers.

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What about getting the Privateer badge? I've only succeeded in trapping three ghosts and two times it erupted in purple and red spawns (one was white and blue, but still more than enough to overwhelm me). On top of that, the trap might as well be disabled for all the good it does, since the huge spawns just stand there around it.

The problem is that these spawns are all 11+, and doesn't Lunata have a 5-10 story arc?

Additionally, since we're on contacts, is there any reason that Bocor or Vendetti will refuse to give you their badge missions if you haven't outleveled them?

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Personaly I think the Devs should simply make Lunata a level 10-15 contact. I got my Privateer badge at 14 after three bars of debt because of Red Terrors (Elite Boss that pops out of the traps when they overload) and his army of LTs and Bosses. So 10-15 it's still hard, but more reasonable to get the badge.

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This is in a build being made today, so it will be a week or so before it gets to the Live servers.

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And in a week or so we will all have outleveled him. (like most of the otehr content)

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Team up with a level 30+ guy who's hunting CoT and stay away from him so you don't earn any XP. You'll still get the badge. But this maybe tricky to find someone willing to help. But I've meet a lot of nice people out there, so how knows.

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Just a heads up...

The Weed Whacker badge is for CoT Bosses that are CoV-ONLY (otherwise those stinkin' Heroes could get the badge!).

Unfortunately, most of those bosses are level 30+, not a good requirement for a contact that is only level 25 to 29.

So we are changing the badge required to unlock him to something that is attainable once you get into Sharkhead. The badge will no longer be Weed Whacker to unlock him.

This is in a build being made today, so it will be a week or so before it gets to the Live servers.

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Cool, thanks Positron.

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Just a quick question here...what is the benefit from even taking the time to kill this guy?

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He gives off a badge that unlocks a contact on Nerva, Crimson Vangrant or something like that.

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Wait, so Tarixus is giving you missions? Is that what you're saying?

I've got almost the exact same badges, plus a few. And I've got all the contacts completely filled. He gets referred by Diviner Maros as an errand mission, but that doesn't unlock him.



So he's really giving you missions???

Damn....now I'm pissed....

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Calm down, probably a bug. Go hunt some more Thorns and keep count for the rest of us. It's very apprecated.

(OOC Thanks ZooCreeper.)

Billyboy found Nemesis forces thinner and thinner the closer he got to Blyde Square. Maybe Positron and Valkyrie had been able to route the Prussia Prince's army. He rushed foward to find a very different scene. Nemesis' forces were trying to entrench themselves in Blyde Square and were fightin Valkyrie for it.

She stood alone flanked on all sides by brass automations. Her spear jabbing wildly, each blow pentrating armor. Valerie Kellum's life had changed greatly since she had found that spear, her personality had literaly been altered by it into a warrior and she glady cut through whatever foes put infront of her.

Then she was hit by a Sniper, though he looked like a normal man who was hanging halfway out a window. Her armor, made of ancient but advanced nanites easily absorbed the blow minimizing the damage, but it knocked her off balance and her display of fury faltered for half a step. The machines waiting for just such a chance took full advantage of it.

A Fake Nemesis brought down it's steam staff down on her in a vicous arc and swept her off her feet and she hit the ground hard. As she landed the brought the spear around and cut into the Fake Nemesis' left leg crippling it. She was just getting up when a Warhulk closed it's claw like hand on her and started to squeeze acctualy cutting into her armor.

The withered pilot of the Warhulk declared his victory over the speakers. "I declare Blyde Square the begining of the Nemesis Empire." His voice tried and old. He was old, very old. He had fought for the south in the Civil War, always working for his lord Nemesis. And now after all those years of absolue devotion his dream was finally being realised. He wondered why his victory here left him feeling hollow. He assumed it was because it was just a tiny victory, just a harbinger of something greater. "Secure the area! We've won, now we need to do the hard part, hold it." Nemesis technology was already being deployed to make walls to hide behind and one robot attended to the crippled Fake Nemesis.

"Yes General Polk." Several of the human soldiers said as they set to work. Then there was a scream, slowly Polk turned his head as if the simple action hurt him to look at Valkyrie as blood started to stream from the three cuts the pincer like blade were making in her armor. Polk let his head turn back just a slowly with any concern as the baldes slowly cut deeper into Valkyrie's armor.

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Positron flew trying to get aid, he was trying to raise the Freedom Phalanx for aid, but ever channel seemed cut off. Then he found one. He traced it to it's point of orgin and spotted a man with several robots fighting a Nemesis automation. Positron's armor was already comparing him to ever hero in the cities database and insteed found a threat file from Longbow, Brainframe. Positron paused, he had to surpress his ever instinct about engading the man.

In his years of fighting crime he had occasionaly worked with Villains. Ever time he had walk or limped away with a bad taste in his mouth. But to fight Nemesis...Positron sighed. He unlessed a bolt of radiation, one hand clamped onto the seem in his armor, at the automation and called out in an amplified voice. "I need to use your network to make a call!" The automation was already getting up.

(OOC: For got one bit.)

Mayor Morale was being escorted by security to a car he was eager to get into. Being the Mayor of Paragon was never easy, especialy with nut jubs like Nemesis around. He had a proud career of only three kidnappings. A best for the whole states. He sat in the car and took a few deep breaths. "Alright, lets get to Atlas in a hurry." He said as he took out his cell phone and called for Statesman. He realized he had no single, "[censored] waste of money!" He whipped it at the ground.

He turned on a small TV in the car he watched when bored and occasionaly to find out what was happening in Paragon City. He was greated by Nemesis on the screen. "-f the US or any other military steps in I will be forced to take even greater steps to secure my victory. I want to leave as much of Paragon standing as possible. I surgest that as a people you should request for the United States goverment make me the head of the country now to save a lot of time and pain.

"Also, all Heroes be warned, I will destroy you. It is best that you simply give up now. Those of you who can throw your powers away, I surrgest you do so. And if anyone thinks to take advantage of this, like you Center, I'll show you how powerful I am." Nemesis concluded and the channel switched back. Mayor Morale turned off the TV.

"Oh God, there's going to be a panic. Alright, we need to get the message out. Uh, we need to make a publi-" Mayor Morale stopped speaking when one of his secruity gaurds ponted a gun at his face.

"I am Nemesis, fear me." The man said as the other continued to drive and Mayor Morale started to sweat.

(OOC: Welcome to my first attempt to start an RP. The story focuses on a single event, but one that will shake Paragon City. It takes place on July 11th 2006, the 74th anniversary of Brass Monday (see Web of Arachnos for more - Manticore ). For those who don't know, Brass Monday was the day Nemesis invaded Steel Canyon with an army of giant robots, sometimes history repeats itself.

If you're interested in playing you can be either a Hero or a Villain, after all, if Nemesis wins there will be no Paragon for Villains to dominate. Basic rules of RPing apply, no God Moding, don't be a complete jerk (in character jerkery is okay, but keep it reasonable), and have fun. I'll be playing the role of Nemesis and several other NPCs, so please don't use the following, everyone else is okay.

Nemesis
Statesman
Positron
Ms. Liberty
Sister Psyche)

It was a perfectly normal July day, not a cloud in the sky and staying in the mid 90's it was still pleasant. In Blyde Square a memorial service was about to begin for Brass Monday, the first super power tragedy Paragon City experience occurred 74 years ago. It was almost canceled this year due to lack of support, while it was an important event in Paragon City history, it simply didn't stack up to the more recent horror of the Rikti War. And few people really care about what happened 74 years ago, the only reason people even remembered was the day off they got for it.

But forgotten history has a way of repeating itself. As Mayor Morale was about to give his speech and get out of there and to Out Front Stake House for a late lunch the speakers were cut. He tapped the Microphone and checked to see if someone had turned it off. Then the silence was broken by the speakers ringing. "Greetings Citizen's of Paragon City." The speakers spoke as Morale looked around baffled.

Positron had been there simply because it was in Steel Canyon and he was always there. He literally jumped when he heard the voice. His sidekick, Valkyrie looked at him, "What?" The former archeologist asked.

"It can't be him." Positron said still recovering from shock.

"As you well know, I'm Nemesis. And today is my holiday, the day of my failure. Hard to believe it was only 74 years ago the Freedom Phalanx managed to defeat my army. But I'm not bitter about that, I hardly ever think about it any more. But today I send out the same challenge, if Paragon City doesn't surrender to me, I will take it by force just like I've taken Steel Canyon." Nemesis' voice rang out.

There was a pause as people franticly looked around wonder where Nemesis' force would strike from. There was nothing around, Positron caught onto this first. "Calm down everyone, please, he's bluffing." He called out trying to placate the crowd before they panicked.

"On the contrary Positron, I've already won." Nemesis stated as Security was escorting Mayor Morale away.

Then as one a large portion of the crowd said to Positron's horror, "I am Nemesis, fear me!" As brass guns emerged on seeming normal citizens. They pointed them at the real civilians holding them hostage. The crowd was all to eager to comply.

"You see Positron; I've learned something from my last attempt." Nemesis voice rang over the speakers, "Now tell your Fr-"

In one panicked moment Positron unleashed an EM pulse over the area rendering the speakers and robots inert. "People, please, go to ah hospital immediately, it's only a light dose of radiation, it shouldn't affect you more than a sun burn. But to be saf-" Positron was cut off as a bolt of force smashed him in the back and propelled him into the crowd. He landed on one of the downed robots and stumbled to get up.

Valkyrie leapt into action and with her Halberd she turned to face a Fake Nemesis robot. It was moving to finish off Positron, she wasn’t about to fail her mentor like that. She charged with the point at the metal beast’s head. And was blown away by an explosive round from a Warhulk as it smashed her side. As the Heroine flew through the air she once again was thankful for her armor as she landed.

Meanwhile the Fake Nemesis raised his steam powered staff and brought it down on a prone Positron. He raised his arm to shield himself and as the staff smashed down into Positron heard a horrible sound he could only hope he was imagined. Then, as if to confirm his fears a jet of Anti Matter cut through the steam staff causing a large explosion. Positron grabbed the crack, his specially designed armor slowing the stream. But he couldn’t stop it all together; small explosions went off around his glove and crack. “Positron! Get out of here! I can handle them!” Valkyrie yelled as she looked at the Warhulk.

Positron looked down at his wound; she knew how dangerous the leak could be. He nodded and looked at the Nemesis robot. “Alright, I’ll be back with the Freedom Phalanx! Hang on!” He took his hand off the leak and shot the jet of anti matter into the robots head causing an explosion destroying it. He clamped his hand back over the wound and flew off clutching his wound. The citizens were scrambling, fortunately the city seemed clear of all menaces…

That couldn’t be right. He desperately looked for a few Outcast hanging about or some Hellions looking to cause trouble. He couldn’t even find any Clockwork. None of the local gang bangers were about. And then the ground shook and collapsed and like demons out of hell, the Nemesis army advanced out of these holes. It also marched out of offices and department stores. An army of imposter automations, soldiers, and all manner of robots.

Steel Canyon actually was under Nemesis’ control. Not for long if Positron could help it. He’d get his arm repaired and contact the Phalanx and they could repeat the end of Brass Monday. He flew past the Yellow Line and watched as the trams just came to a stop. Nemesis wasn’t going to make this easy. But the day wasn’t lost; this was a City of Heroes, now where the hell are they? Positron thought as he flew through the air.

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Heck just yesterday I say a Statesman car commercial - so its begun. ;-)



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Wait, that acctualy happened? To the interweb my minions!

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Wow, he even bolded Pulp in the list. And mentioned the shadow in the very next one.

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Just thought you should know, they were bold because Celtic used Search to find them. A function of it is to make the words he searched for bold. Just so you know.

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Personally, I'm a fan of shadows.

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Ah! A clue! Could the next expansion be about PULP-type heroes, like the Shadow? Hmmm...

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Statesman has said, although the post is long since vaporware and therefore cannot be proven, that he would like to do a City of Pulp type of thing. So yes, I believe this is a possibility.



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Never underestimate my power of Search-Fu:


Clicky #1
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We are humbled by your skill.

CoP (City of Pulp) I call it now!

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From the City of Villains Q&A-Final Thoughts on Gamespot

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GS: If we know our comic books (and we're not claiming we do), we're guessing that the battle between villains and heroes will go on for a while. But at some point, there may be a need to freshen up the conflict, possibly by banding heroes together with villains to face a new, more-powerful threat? In the future, can we expect to see an invasion of aliens or otherworldly creatures that forces heroes and villains to work together?




Jack: You read my mind.

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So...I still got nothin'.

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Rikti?

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No, not likely. More like, Shivan or Rularu, I'm hoping for Rularu.

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I guess I'm feeling masochistic today.


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There's a few other threads that you might like...

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My Boxers or Breifs one?

Anyway, way to go sticking your head out like that States. Now, I wonder what the number of people who joined after the trail expired is.

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Personally, I'm a fan of shadows.

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Wait? What does that mean?

*Paanics*

*Searches franticly*

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Me? What do I think is next?

Hmmm. It isn't Spies quite yet...

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You're an evil man, you know that, right? Alright, so Spies is out, for now...man is he good. Take one option off the list, but only slightly. EVIL!

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How about City of Gamers, where you make a computer geek toon who sits in front of a computer all day playing mmogs.

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And reading the forums.

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If Statesman can't open his mouth without lies and fetid baby corpses falling from his putrid gums then perhaps he should just keep it shut. We're tired of hearing his lies - 'cause that's all he ever says. Lies. And baby corpses... 'cause he eats them.

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Why can't the people who really believe this stuff be so hilarious?

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Yeah, if they could be I might read their rants.