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I'm not really sure how I feel about this. After nearly four and a half years (not counting time off; in calendar time, more like five and a half) of dawdling along, taking a sort of perverse pride in the leisureliness of my pace, Captain Photon has at last reached the level cap. I can no longer chime into the inevitable "level wang" discussions noting that I've been playing for more than four years, don't have a 50, and feel just fine about that, because now I have one.

Oh well. I still don't have a level-capped villain, and it seems kind of doubtful at this point that I ever will, but who knows. Stranger things have happened.


 

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Congratulations, I think are in order.


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I'm not really sure how I feel about this. After nearly four and a half years (not counting time off; in calendar time, more like five and a half) of dawdling along, taking a sort of perverse pride in the leisureliness of my pace, Captain Photon has at last reached the level cap. I can no longer chime into the inevitable "level wang" discussions noting that I've been playing for more than four years, don't have a 50, and feel just fine about that, because now I have one.

Oh well. I still don't have a level-capped villain, and it seems kind of doubtful at this point that I ever will, but who knows. Stranger things have happened.
Congrats.

Now you need to roll a Warshade and go around asking about how you get to Kings Row.


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Congrats.

Now you need to roll a Warshade and go around asking about how you get to Kings Row.
And complain on the forums that you can't purple him out because of evil marketers.




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Cool, congratulations


 

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Grats Captain!

Took me about 3.5 years to get to 50 with Carni. Only reason I made it was a bunch of nice people from the forums (plus Cynic, he'd never forgive me for calling him nice) nabbed me in a PuG one Saturday night and then made me stay awake until I dinged in the Tyrant mish. Was loads of fun.

I know what you mean about feeling ambiguous about it, but a Warshade does make it worthwhile. In fact my WS is my only other 50, and I felt a lot sadder getting her to 50 because it was so much fun (especially once I got into the 20s).


 

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I feel sorry for you Captain. I remember those good old days but now I must hunt purples and try to play those dreadful Kheldians. I wonder if it would not have been better never to have hit the big 50.

Welcome to the club of ex-vets without 50's society.


 

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Congrats!


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Now you need to roll a Warshade and go around asking about how you get to Kings Row.
Well, I've already done the first part...

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I'm not really sure how I feel about this. After nearly four and a half years (not counting time off; in calendar time, more like five and a half) of dawdling along, taking a sort of perverse pride in the leisureliness of my pace, Captain Photon has at last reached the level cap. I can no longer chime into the inevitable "level wang" discussions noting that I've been playing for more than four years, don't have a 50, and feel just fine about that, because now I have one.

Oh well. I still don't have a level-capped villain, and it seems kind of doubtful at this point that I ever will, but who knows. Stranger things have happened.
Well, you can still take pride in having JUST one 50 Seriously, with all the blowhards bragging about how they have 49 level 50 characters (was it?) you're still doing pretty well. Personally, though, I'd take the time to take a good, long look at the game and see if your perception hasn't changed now that you have a 50. It changed my view of it, I know that much.

Either way, congratulations


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Gratz, Cap!

It took me a LONG time to get someone to 50 so I feel your ambivalence.

But it's actually quite freeing, like when a hippy cuts off their hair.
No longer is your identity defined by an arbitrary circumstance, you are liberated!


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Gratz, Cap!

It took me a LONG time to get someone to 50 so I feel your ambivalence.

But it's actually quite freeing, like when a hippy cuts off their hair.
No longer is your identity defined by an arbitrary circumstance, you are liberated!
Well said.


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Well, you can still take pride in having JUST one 50 Seriously, with all the blowhards bragging about how they have 49 level 50 characters (was it?) you're still doing pretty well.
True. Good grief, when do those people sleep?


 

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don't have a 50, still...
dinged 46 yesterday on my scrapper, meaning i went from 45 to 46 in 4 days of play time
bit scary
especially at being 46 w/247 hours of play time
my solo-fender, my original main, is still at 43 and had over 400 hours of play time before dinging 40
with this crazy xp rate i should have 2 50s by christmas, assuming i don't take anymore breaks


 

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True. Good grief, when do those people sleep?
When a fire tank is PL'ing them through AE missions and they're doorsitting.


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Captain Photon has at last reached the level cap.
May he never reach the fun cap. Congratulations.

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don't have a 50, still...
dinged 46 yesterday on my scrapper, meaning i went from 45 to 46 in 4 days of play time
bit scary
especially at being 46 w/247 hours of play time
my solo-fender, my original main, is still at 43 and had over 400 hours of play time before dinging 40
with this crazy xp rate i should have 2 50s by christmas, assuming i don't take anymore breaks
First character I hit 50 with was a Scrapper back in January of 2005, with around 750 hours of playtime. First villain I hit 50 with was at some point in 2007, again with around 750 hours played on him. I really don't regret much of that time.


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Gratz. Never worry about how long it took to get to 50. I was in almost 2 and a half years before I hit mine. It was never about the destination, it was the journey...

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After nearly four and a half years (not counting time off; in calendar time, more like five and a half) of dawdling along, taking a sort of perverse pride in the leisureliness of my pace, Captain Photon has at last reached the level cap. I can no longer chime into the inevitable "level wang" discussions noting that I've been playing for more than four years, don't have a 50, and feel just fine about that,
You know, you could have turned off your XP and had that last forever.
Just sayin'.


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First character I hit 50 with was a Scrapper back in January of 2005, with around 750 hours of playtime. First villain I hit 50 with was at some point in 2007, again with around 750 hours played on him. I really don't regret much of that time.
I don't consider my 400+ hours wasted
If I make it to 50 with less than 300 hours, then yes, I think that's too quick.


 

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You know, you could have turned off your XP and had that last forever.
You can do that now? I go away for a few months and they add every goofy option under the sun...


 

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I can no longer chime into the inevitable "level wang" discussions noting that I've been playing for more than four years, don't have a 50, and feel just fine about that, because now I have one.
The solution to this specific problem? Delete your first level 50 and make him again on the same server as a level 1. At least that's what *I* did. Then again, many many people also say I'm insane, but that has little to do with my deletion...