Madame Pistacio

P.E.R.C. First Chair & PvP Bootcamp Mentor
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  1. Hi all... really really sorry I did not make it for the hami raid on Saturday. RL has been a pain (read as my mother came to visit) and I just haven't been in game at all. I apologize for not posting sooner.
  2. I am very excited to work with some new team members!! I cannot wait to see as many of you as possible on Monday! PS- we are keeping the same name, Masque is quasi joking :P (though Fubbaphants is pretty awesome).
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by War-Nugget View Post
    Have anybody on Victory gotten any of Keyes badges yet?

    I have Anti-Anti-Matter and Bunker Buster.
  4. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Seers View Post
    I vote for PVP!! but nothing'll ever happen there that's for sure..

    OMG you are alive! Hi!
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ir0x0r View Post
    Ask them how they are going to re-purpose the Passport badge? They re-purposed Avid Reader, so how about Passport?

    I vote for this one!
  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by eryq2 View Post
    well, drops in PI have been better. ive gotten 7 purps since sat night. 2 pets, 2 arma damage, 1 arma trip, 1 apoc rech/acc and 1 rag trip.

    i don't even know if i should bin them for future toons or sell since the prices are so ridiculously high?? lol. the Rag is like 900mil atm and the Apoc is 800. Hmmm.

    Sell at the high end and place bids at like 600 and be patient
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Wicked_Wendy View Post
    (Posi 1 and Posi 2 TF) OR Old Posi via Flashback
    Synapse TF
    Sister Psyche TF
    Citadel TF
    Manticore TF
    and Numina TF



    Ahh very true thanks for the edit Roderick. Now let's clarify for anyone considering the OLD Posi TF..

    Takes forever due to running you all over Paragon city as opposed to the 2 new shorter ones which take place mainly in Steel (Posi 1) and Faultline (Posi 2) [note I said MAINLY there are a few missions elsewhere]. You will spend more time zoning to Atlas Park, Perez Park, and even Skyway than being anywhere near Steel where Posi in located. Figured on a couple of hours easily since you have at least 4 defeat alls to deal with (including the final two missions) and a bunch of "Talk to: missions that keep you running from zone to zone.. Oh and a Patrol in Perez Park.

    Has no AV at the end just a lot of bosses and a couple EBs to deal with.. which was an advantage years ago before they changed mob spawns since the thing could be run by a solo player after starting.

    Does award a lot more more merits at 66 as opposed to Posi 1/2 which combined only awards 26 [11 for Posi 1 and 15 for Posi 2]. If you decide yo do it just be prepared to spend more time doing FEDEX style missions and running from zone to zone than actually fighting bad guys. Which was one of the reasons it wasn't very popular compared to the others and the main reason it was revamped.

    Posi via flashback is 40 merits (they lowered it when they put it in ouro). It can be run on -1 and you can solo it which is sweet! I can run this in about 55 minutes by myself. It has taken me longer than that to do both posi 1 and posi 2 (unless on a more optimized team) but ymmv. There are also only 3 fedexes in ouro posi and (usually) you get lucky and they grouped together (run to Azuria, hit kr, run to Azuria).
  8. Quick Question... if you want him soft capped AT level 25, why not look for level 28 enhancements? They provide slightly better value and more might be available. Unless you mean you want to soft cap him before you hit 25 (or at 22). Just thinking it might help a little
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bubbawheat View Post
    I wish this had been on Liberty, I could have brought my character Ghoulish - wouldn't want to bring her if I couldn't get her to 25 to "complete" her name. But here's a pic to share.

    I am hoping to bring this to Liberty within the next few months
  10. Sorry I did not post yesterday, was very busy!

    Here are the winners with Screen shots!!


    In First Place we have: Daniel Eldridge with the "Lost and Found" Badge


    In Second Place: BlueDemon with the "Busy, Busy Bee" Badge


    And in Third Place: Carnada with the "Jail Bird" Badge


    I have lots of other pictures, so if anyone has any requests, just post and I will put them right up!

    Thank you again to all who competed, it was a great time!
  11. Sorry for the late Hami raid tonight, I totally forgot it was Saturday lol!

    Anyways, theme next week is... <3 teh catgurl!
  12. Wonderful job tonight!!! I will post some pics/winner info tomorrow! It was so much fun to see so many great costumes.
  13. Just a reminder that this is tonight! I am really excited to see the creativity that you all have to offer!
  14. I would be fine with rescheduling or just pushing things back 1 week. I will not be able to play (very likely) on Friday. I am pretty sure the rest of the team will be there though. Basically, I'm fine playing as normal on the 8th or pushing back until the 15th. So just let me know so I can contact my team.
  15. Had a ton of fun!!!

    Congrats to Ska, Masque, and MMP for winning!

    Lots of random prizes were given out as well!
  16. This is tonight!!! If anyone needs help with leveling, I will be online around 5pm edt and after. See you tonight!
  17. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Black_Mute View Post
    Also, what are you needing to exemp to level 5 for? Low level arena duel?
    For this: For Fun Five Feral Fisticuffs (or 5F)
  18. I refrained from commenting until now. I support Hamster's right to close the channel as he sees fit(I wouldn't have, but I support his right to), however, I too was irked with the implementation.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fista View Post
    A few observations, if I may.

    1. I don’t know when you’re on ’09 but I very rarely saw any conversation in there ,about anything, prior to the silencing.
    Prior to the silencing, there was very often more conversation in VB09 then in VB.
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    2. From what I saw every one that was in ’09 was in the original.
    That's not quite accurate. There were tons of people who could not get into the original VB who joined VB09.

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    3. Since ’09 was created due to a technical issue that no longer exists and you can enjoy the exact same freedom of speech in VB any way, what exactly is the big deal?
    I have found that VB09 had a lighter feel to it than VB did (when both were active) the conversations were often very different in each channel.

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    You know what? I’ve put too much time thinking about this and here’s a few questions.

    What the hell is our server population? A hundred or so? Why the hell do we need more than one global channel? How many global channels do we have, even? It’s not like the old days when there’d be “off topic” conversations that’d go for hours. No spamming or trolling now. Doesn’t it make sense to consolidate all the channels down to one or two?

    Shouldn’t we as a low pop server ™ try to stay together?
    Victory is actually not as "low population" as you think. We are not Freedom/Virtue, but we have more people than a lot of other servers. That being said, there are TONS of private global channels on Victory (some for friends, some for SGs, some for cult rituals... lol.

    As far as PUBLIC global channels, since VB 09 is gone, there are 3 active ones: Victory Forum, Victory Badges, Victory Limitless.

    I suppose if we were to close all of these channels and make a new one (Victory Chat or Victory Teaming or something) it could work... however the Victory server is a server of very opinionated people who purposefully and kindly stay away from those they don't get along with.

    For example:
    Victory Forum- made largely up of forum regulars. People who post on the forums tend to have shall we say... strong opinions about things. Not everyone wants to be around people like that. Also certain personalities in VF are very "love them or hate them" type.

    Victory Badges- things have gotten a bit more relaxed in this channel, but I know I have seen a few dozen times: "Badges! Keep on topic" when someone talked about something RL or non badge related or whatever. (note- I am NOT saying this is a bad thing, I am just saying that it is specifically a BADGE channel and more of a GAME related channel than a chatting channel)

    Victory Limitless- the new kid (full thread here). There have been many times when builds were being discussed in VF and VB and people were told to "take it to tells." Or when someone had an awesome TF time and posted it and was later called a braggart. Victory Limitless is for speed runs, power gaming chat, hard core challenges, build chat, mentoring, helping those who want to get better, and a place to be able to boast your latest accomplishment without feeling judged. (in a lot of ways, I think some of these things are the purpose of many private channels, but I felt we needed a public channel for it)

    So as you can see... all three channels are very different. I would not be surprised if everyone reading this belonged to 2 or all 3 channels because forum goers usually want to be a little more involved. There is something for everyone on Victory whether you are hardcore, casual, or in between. You can pick what you want and stay away from what you do not want. There are dozens of other public channels like Victory Monsters that are not really used anymore, but I don't think 3 is too much. We are Victory, we love each other, we hate each other, and lord help anyone who tries to mess with us, cause we will band together and destroy them lol.
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by TopDoc View Post
    I wonder if I have Wabbit Season on Victory...

    Uhoh!!! If you do, everyone better look out!
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Neuronia View Post
    FYI MP the "no temps" currently allows Mystic Fortune and "no travels" allows Ninja Run and I believe the Steampunk +Jump. We ran into this same issue on Champion and had to disallow Ninja Jump too.

    I'll have something for this on Sunday, whee...

    Also, are HP accos/Demonic/Force of Nature ok? I haven't gotten them because I don't have time, but I expect some people will grab these.

    Thanks.
    Mystic Fortune is fine, as long as it is spread around outside (hey if you want to help your opponents, go for it). Secondary Mutation however is a no no. Ninja run, beast run, and Steampunk pack are also not allowed.
    Combat jumping is not considered a travel power by the arena, so you may use that.

    Accolades- if you can get them without leveling your character over level 20 and you want to spend the time doing that, go for it! I don't foresee many people doing this, but if people are really going for 1st prize, it could certainly help!

    I'll go over the rules again 1 more time before the matches start on Sunday
  21. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Fista View Post
    Yes. Once again I'll be hosting fireworks over Atlas Park for July 4th. On the 1st full night cycle after 8pm EST, I urge every one to show up, fly up and fire off their most brilliant, colorful power so the people on the ground can see them to simulate fireworks.

    Hope to see you all there.

    With customizable powers, this will work better than ever!
  22. Holding a fun little pvp event this Sunday at 9pm edt. There will be prizes!

    Click here!
  23. For the record, I thought it was supportive, cute, and funny. I truly did not think it was mean spirited or trollery. Then again, I don't know Vindizzle, but I appreciate anyone who wants to give props and I will take him at his word that it was genuine.

    More on topic.... I hope that everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July! I am not sure if I will be at the next match (7/8), so if I am not, I wish all teams happy pew pewing!

    Lastly, you guys are all awesome and I personally thank you for all the hard work you've done. It's not easy to learn something new and everyone should be proud of themselves.

    MP
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DJKyo View Post
    I know what badge you're going for!

    As a side note: The Day of Vigilance is on July 9th. Am I correct in assuming this is some kind of pre-event costume contest, since it's happening the day before the actual event? Also, are you going to get screenies with the UI turned on of all the contestants before people leave? I think it'd be a great thing to have posted in this thread after the fact!

    Yes this is a pre-event kickoff the night before the official Day of Vigilance. I will do my very best to take as many screen shots as I can I will definitely post the winners, but will try to get group shots as well!
  25. Yes that's right....

    For Fun Five Feral Fisticuffs or 5F for short!


    Hosted by MP and Bug



    What?
    Level 5 fights- 3 to be exact at 10 minutes each

    When?
    Sunday July 3rd, 9pm edt

    Where?
    Pocket D, Monkey Fight Club

    Who?
    You

    Why?
    For fun and for profit!

    Rules:
    -Characters must be between level 5 and level 20-
    -Match will be set to no temps, no travel suppression, no travel powers, max recovery, and no heal decay-
    -Only small inspirations (purchasable at arena) are allowed-
    -The player with the most total kills from all three rounds will win-
    -Kheldians and Stalkers are not allowed (sorry)-
    -Matches will be set to level 5-

    Fun:
    -Pew pew pew your friends (or your enemies!)-
    -Chance for badges!-
    -Profit is always fun!-
    -Bragging Rights-

    Prizes (aka Profit):
    1st- LOTG +Rech and 250 mill
    2nd- Numina R/R and 100 mill
    3rd- 50 mill

    Random Prizes: yes! But only if more than 20 people play

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    Leveling help will be available for those who wish to make a new character for this. It is suggested to get a character to at least level 10 to have the maximum powers available at level 5. If you have questions: PM, post, or /tell @Madame Pistacio please.