Yes the battle on the subs was a very fine encounter especially as I was standing on the last one when it went up in smoke (and then I sank).
And I am guilty as charged about attracting a tad too much aggro at times. All those icy shields make me feel non-squishy and then the required O2 boosts remind me I'm not!
The team buffers have been great though. It almost feels like I have an extra set of inherent powers 
An idea... How about we do a TF one night. We have a few in range now. Sister Psyche is particularly good for freak bashing 20-25. Or synapse (imagine 3 teams all spawning babbage at the same time), that would be chaos 
If we have several teams as usual, then maybe have a race? I'm sure we could arrange some sort of prize fund if wanted.
A TF is definitely on the cards at some point, but right now I'm worried about outlevelling all the Striga (not to mention Croatoa) content. But we could always go back and do a TF we've already hit the level cap on, I guess.
Another concern is the length of some of the Hero TFs. It may be more prudent to split those TFs over 2 weeks, but then players need to be able to show for both weeks.
Actually - I think that while we're at 2-3 teams, the best plan may be to go with a staggered method:
One team each week does a TF (or stagegrs it over two, if everyone in the team can do so), while the others continue normal missions. The normal team will be able to pick up latecomers and split to make room, if need be. Then once the TF team is done with their task, they become the normal team and repeat the content the other team has already done, while the others form a TF team and go at the TF they missed out on.
That way there'll always be at elast one team present to look out for latecomers, folks who can't make every week, etc. Just a thought, but seems a more flexible approach to me.
/signed
It will be better for all of us to have at least Ouroboros portal before doing any TFs.
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A TF is definitely on the cards at some point, but right now I'm worried about outlevelling all the Striga (not to mention Croatoa) content. But we could always go back and do a TF we've already hit the level cap on, I guess.
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We've already missed Long Jack. At least my lot have. by the time we get Stephanie done, we'll be 26ish, I'd have thought.
I do NOT want to miss the Hansen Brothers, however. Tobias for the Warwolf Whistle, and Lars for access to Hess.
And as far as the TF's go, then the Ice tankers at least are going to want to do the TF Commander set. Which means the pain of Positron....
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Positron isn't so much pain if it be done last (with all that nice enhancements placed and plenty inspiration places!)
We were kicking so much butt at lvl 15, I doubt Posi will be a hassle. More a chore...
It's a real squeeze for content at this level. Striga is good for some badges towards the Atlas medallion and a nice TF unlocked. Though I really don't want to miss Croatoa (usually level 26 start), it's my favourite zone in the game
The real problem is that we kick such a sizeable amount of boot-ay that there's no debt to offset the boatloads of XP we're bringing ashore to keep the progress and content more in line with eachother. Victims of our own success...
Hmm, if we miss long jack we can't get the brothers can we?
I thought he was a pre requisite...
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Hmm, if we miss long jack we can't get the brothers can we?
I thought he was a pre requisite...
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I thought so too...
�How do I like my MMOs? I like them the way Paragon Studios used to make them.� - a fitting tribute from kiasa.org
EU, Union mostly.
My tank was introduced straight to Tobias Hanson by Stephanie Peebles. It seems that Long Jack is not a necessary contact.
@Moondog
Union:
CoH: Moondog (WS); V-Rock (Tnk, semi-retired); Pole-Star (Bla); Demon Dog (Scr).
CoV: Midnight Gunner (Corr); Operative John Doe (Ban); Day-Star (Dom); Commissar Jaeger (MM).
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My tank was introduced straight to Tobias Hanson by Stephanie Peebles. It seems that Long Jack is not a necessary contact.
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Yeah, this is usually the case for my alts - I'm not sure if I've ever done Long Jack's arc all the way through...
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Hmm, if we miss long jack we can't get the brothers can we?
I thought he was a pre requisite...
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As other have said, no, Long Jack is not a pre-req for Striga Part 2.
I've done Long Jack occasionally, but effectively, Stephanie/Jack and Tobias/Lars are two separate unconnected sets of contacts.
To be brutally honest, Long Jack is the weakest story arc in Striga, IMO. All you miss out by not doing his stuff is Maestro.
Tobias has some interesting missions, Lars opens up Hess, and Stephanie has the Wedding band.
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Special Bonus Feature.
Some of you may know that Lifeline and I tend to run a TF on a Sunday evening. We've not done any for the past few weeks for various reasons. (summer lull, people off on holiday, whatever)
so... this Sunday (ie tomorrow), I was thinking of running Positron.
With my Cold Front toon.
Yes, Posi's long, dull, tedious and a pain in the hobo.
However...
If you want the TF Commander Accolade, or a chance at a shiny shiny recipe, then it needs doing. And Abyssal wants TF commander...
So, anyone wants in, I'll put a shout in the Cold Front Global channel tomorrow evening.
We start some time between 7:00 and 7:30pm, UK time.
There'll be no XP, but plenty of inf/prestige. And in the interests of time and sanity, all stealthable missions will be stealthed.
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How long should it take? I might be up for this with Frozen...
Time of TF depends on how mmany people are in team. I always tend to run this TF with 3 players, taking about 3 hours. 4 members at a push can be done in about same the time. Any more than 4 members and it could be a long one. I have seen this in excess of 5 hours before...
If it's 3 or so hours then i'm definately up for it 
I had a veeeery late night last night, so I'm not up for a hugely late night, but that sounds good.. Count me in
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If it's 3 or so hours then i'm definately up for it I had a veeeery late night last night, so I'm not up for a hugely late night, but that sounds good.. Count me in
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It *CAN* take forever.
However...
It'll be run on Heroic tonight. All the 'Defeat X and guards' missions will be stealthed, and generally, we'll be doing what we can to hurry things along.
Also, hence the 7pm start.
I'll not be waiting much past 7:10 at the latest for stragglers to kick it off, due to the length, so please, if you're interested, try to be on time.
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Great offer Canine, best of luck to you.
Unfortunately I've got my hands full with workthings this weekend, otherwise I would so be there. It's been a while since I joined one of your Sunday TFs...
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Great offer Canine, best of luck to you.
Unfortunately I've got my hands full with workthings this weekend, otherwise I would so be there. It's been a while since I joined one of your Sunday TFs...
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Posi done and dusted. 2 hours 28 mins
Not bad going at all.
Stealthed where possible. Relatively few faceplants. Very few, in fact, given the torrent of zombie vomit at times.
Group Photo of Task Force WhatEverTheHellWeWereCalled (yes, there were only the three of us)
Next Sunday Evening, Cold Front revisits Synapse. Bring your wrenches and hammers. There's some Clockwork need 'adjusting'.
This is also your regular Sunday evening reminder. 7pm tomorrow (Monday) evening. Meet on the deck of the Ferry in Striga Isle. You need to be level 20 to get into Striga.
Stephanie Peebles should be getting finished off, which means Wedding Bands aplenty.
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General reminder.
This team/travelling circus does not have an official SG.
It has a Global channel.
If you want/need access to the channel, send a global tell to @Li Sensei, @Lifeline or @Blind Minotaur.
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Windows decided to stop booting from Saturday morning so until I reinstall them I won't be able to play.
If I make it tonight, you will see me, if not, next Monday... 
You'll be missed Saxtus.
I'll be there at 7pm, as usual.
Abyssal never really gets a chance to herd properly, my mob usually turns into some type of ADHD/hyper impatient aggro monkeys (Guilty as charged yeronner!) so we tend to steamroller a tad.
It got seriously busy in the Arachnos Sub pen against Arbiter Sands last night though. I think we were fighting Sands and 3 other spawns at the same time...
Only two plants in that situation, IIRC, which was pretty good going. Although Frozen Phenom was on my O2 boost Watch list, along with Blap Zap, as they were both a little aggro hungry
Should get more interesting as the Cold Dom types pick up Sleet to combine more frequently with my Freezing Rain.
And then of course there's Spectral terror, Tornado, Eric the Phantasm and Thundercloud to come from yours truly
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I was promised chaos!! I want my chaos dammit.
Just kidding, I did actually find it very funny. Lass would do her best to herd up a mob, the slow powers would hit them a little too early and then they would run at about 1 mph towards Lass' herd spot. Lass would then run around like a loon trying to get them all together. Funny stuff!
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You wanted chaos? You were on the wrong team then :P
@Deadly Buzz. OK, was just checking to make sure you hadn't tried to come back on and found your team missing. Okton took your slot about 10 mins after I did the kick/reinvite thing. I don't like Kicking people from team usually.
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