Markus

I would think it should be the player who had it first by date. I had it first (since beta)

Thanks dude!

Why is there suddenly an "NA" at the end of my name and how do I get rid of it? I had the name first. So why did it change?

Here you go!

I think this vet power is silly, but then a lot of the other ones were too.

It's just that I think the rewards should be better the longer you go.

But then you create haves and have nots. So they are kind of stuck with the whole thing.

Lame.

I am a 63 month vet I have already memorized all the maps. removing fog of war does not in any way help me.

Lame.

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It may not be used for the Fog of War.

Notice how we now have arrows on the map to reveal where a Hostage/Ally is? They don't show up until you save them. Perhaps this makes them appear early?

Maybe glowies too?

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The description of Reveal posted on Red Tomax says, "Your extensive knowledge of your surroundings will allow you to clear the "Fog of War" from any map once every 5 minutes." So, your assumption is unlikely.



[/ QUOTE ]I really hope that is not it, as I already have all the maps memorized. How would this help me in any way?

Does anyone know what it will be yet?

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The time I ran it heroside, I logged on just in time to see Markus put up a call to arms on JFA for recruits and I happily joined his group. The team consisted of two tanks (very advantageous in the end, but I doubt it was intentional at the onset), three blasters, two defenders (one emp and one rad) and a controller... if I recall correctly.

About halfway through the TF, the emp had to leave for whatever reason, so we were down to seven going into the last mission or two. Since it seemed none of us knew exactly what to expect going in, we did brilliantly. It took an inordinately long time to kill Reichs, but a liberal use of Shivans and splitting the tanks to take out the reinforcement AVs worked well enough.

[/ QUOTE ]I thought it went well considering it was a pick up group. Lots of fun though!

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So, you better be good for goodness sake.

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Woooaaah Oooohh...Somebody's coming!

Are you distributing his stuff too Flea? Because I would like some please.

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Where are you getting that ANYONE here is treating anyone with anything other than a long-grown friendship built over the course of a common interest?

That is how EVERY friendship starts. Seriously. If you have friends, you've built them over a common interest, be that location, activity or intellect. The friendships formed here are no different, and I'm pretty sure that most people here understand that people aren't always what they may claim to be, but ya know what? Who cares? If you enjoy the company of that person, while in-game, or here on the boards, ultimately, what does it matter?

I think you take yourself entirely too seriously, and you MAY want to put down Atlas Shrugged: it's not how the real world works.

Edit: Also, if your wife has to put up with your rants after posting back and forth with me, you just invalidated the notion that I'm nothing more than a pixel.

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So the big difference between making friends online and any other way, is that online you can fake it easily, really easily. So IMO it is less of a good idea to trust people.
Simple as that.

You became friends with Liv, but he wouldnt be coming to your wedding, unless you spoke with him on the phone first a few times.

I am not going to go through the effort of meeting people online, only to have to re-meet them in another form to get verification. I accept that you will, and I accept that it has worked out for you. But I just do things differently. That doesn't make me wrong, I just see things in a different way.

I could be wrong, but you seem to be taking this a little harder than I intended, so lets just agree to disagree, and leave it at that. I wish you many internet friends, and I hope none of them try to steal your underpants.

Edit: You are more than a pixel (to me) because Liv is my best friend and I trust his judgment. It gives you credibility. Also you are sort of taking it out of context. I was originally referring to in game people, as I generally treat team mates like extra Balder's Gate characters. All I care about is that they do there jobs, I dont want to know them, or chat with them. In fact my ideal TF is done with other vets in silence. We do the missions get the rewards, and move on. It was then translated to forums, because I tend not to remember the people whom I am arguing with.

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So, it was foolish of me to befriend YOUR RL friend, Liv? Really? One of the people I've met from this game who has a front row seat to my wedding?

Jesus, you are a sad little man, aren't you?


Wait. Holy [censored], wait one minute. You think it's foolish to trust and befriend someone you meet online, and then you went and married one? Wow. My goddamned irony button just detonated.

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There are exceptions to everything. You lucked out 'cause Will is an awesome guy. But he could have been a dewsh trying to steal your underpants.

I also lucked out cause my wife is amazing! (especially cause she puts up with my rants after I type to you)

But for the most part, I think it is far more wise to treat the internet, and the people on it with skepticism, rather than open armed friendship.

Prepare for the worst, and hope for the best.

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I'm making fun of you because you have SPECIFICALLY said that the people on the forums, and in-game, are nothing more than pixels to you.


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Yes I did, because honestly when I play that is all they are to me. I see nothing wrong with being honest about that, as I am sure others feel the same way and dont have the guts to say it. Though I will admit that playing with my RL friends, is a different game altogether. [ QUOTE ]

No one expects you to call people a friend, nor do they expect you to know the, but people DO expect you to not mock them for forming friendships with the same people. Everyone pretty much knows how you work, Markus. I'm not even sure why you think anyone expects anything of you.

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We all know you've made very few friends over the course of your five years, but that's because of your attitude towards the people you play with, not any other reason.

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Also, no one expects their life to overrule yours, and I'm at a complete loss to even comprehend where you even got that notion.

As for people thinking it's 'retarded'? Who gives a [censored] what they think?

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Exactly my point. Why would you care about what a bunch of people you dont know, think or say.....you know...like all the people who play this game and talk on these forums.....[ QUOTE ]
They probably also think that smoking is good for you and that the Internet is a series of tubes. In other words, they have no sense of reality and the basic functions of societal change.

[/ QUOTE ]No they simply see things from their own perspective, and there is nothing wrong with that. It is in our nature to judge others, and for some it is in our nature to value those judgments. I simply do not.

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I cant wait till august so I can make my good bye post. I suppose I could have done one for each of my accounts, but then you guys might figure out all the different people I am....and that's not cool. GL dude!

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You don't find "I am really self-important, and I'm just gonna take my ball and leave!", posts annoying and boring?
All Righty then.

And you just can't wait to inflict another one on us?

just Wow.
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I was going for sarcastic and a little funny.......but I am not known for my communication skills.

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matter of fact, you've become a running joke in a number of forums for your views, but that's neither here nor there.

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So what you are saying is........I am popular?

Yay!


I simply can't handle to many people expecting me to know who they are just cause I teamed with them for 30 min or argued with them in a forum. I try my best to always be polite and help out in game. But I don't like that it has become expected that I consider anyone I communicate with in a friendly manner to be my friend.

That is just not how I work. I have made a very few friends over the course of 5 years of playing, but even then I expect them to know that my real life overrules anything that happens in game.

You can make fun of that if you want to, but then there are millions of people who think making internet friends is retarded, so I am only a minority here.

having said all that I met my wife on lavalife....

Uhm...but its our history. and if you take away our history we will be gone to the americans!!11

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Bye... you'll be missed. You have the rare ability to be sunny and cheerful without being "cutesy" about it, I've always enjoyed and appreciated that.

[/ QUOTE ]See to me this was a whining thread. I get why people are saying good bye. And I ma sure this person will be missed (not by me, but whatever). I have no interest in real life reasons why you might leave, as writing them will in no way help the devs see their mistakes.
I am much more interested in having the standard whiny posts so that it may help anyone who is staying.

Just my 2 cents.....really more for Judas than anyone.

I cant wait till august so I can make my good bye post. I suppose I could have done one for each of my accounts, but then you guys might figure out all the different people I am....and that's not cool.


GL dude!

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Don't you worry, X, I can assure you that "buddy buddy" doesn't work on me.

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[censored] you Judas!

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I do not, however, respect the idea that you have the right to not be offended.

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Yay! IMO this is what is wrong with society today, every law I hate every dewshbag circumstance can be traced back to some idiot who thinks they have the right to not be offended...and its retarded.

Just saying....