Robotech_Master

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I've heard rumours on the board about story arcs not progressing correctly if the correct person did not take the blinky items.

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And see, this is what I'm asking about. What are these rumors exactly? In what way does the storyline not progress? Are there specific story arcs where this is the case?

I was teamed up with a few folks last night on a mission involving retrieving four "platonic solids" from a warehouse. The person whose mission it was insisted that she, personally, needed to retrieve all four of the blinky items, because it was "crucial" to the storyline, and she became quite upset when one of the other team members retrieved one.

I had always thought it didn't matter who grabbed the blinkies, save in terms of the person who grabs them getting an experience bonus from some of them or getting temporary weapons or Enhancements from others. I had thought that the storyline progressed no matter who got them, because no matter who got them they still show up in your Clues display.

Was I in error? Was my teammate?

Does anyone know if there are variables for his/her, him/her, he/she? I'd like to be able to bind a statement like "/emote casts such-and-such to $target, doing something-or-other to (him/her)." I know the game keeps track of gender; there should be some way to stick it into commands...