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Good morning!
 
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so i took a look at this other game that people talk about Archeage...  just a quick glance at the website / forums.  Not gonna lie, it looks terrible lol. sorry if that rains on anyone elses parade of wanting to give it a fair shot. Have people here tried the beta for it? 
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so i took a look at this other game that people talk about Archeage... just a quick glance at the website / forums. Not gonna lie, it looks terrible lol. sorry if that rains on anyone elses parade of wanting to give it a fair shot. Have people here tried the beta for it?
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so i took a look at this other game that people talk about Archeage...  just a quick glance at the website / forums.  Not gonna lie, it looks terrible lol. sorry if that rains on anyone elses parade of wanting to give it a fair shot. Have people here tried the beta for it? 
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Is that the one from Russia? My husband tried the Russian one while I was in beta for Wildstar, for like 1 weekend. He kept doing the "look at this cool feature," to which I would reply, "meh." He stopped playing it right away, so I'm guessing something hit him wrong.
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The facial animations were done by MS Paint. I swear. 
 
 
 
And that's just it. We're at 7 billion people. We have two choices. We either lower the population by.. 40-50% or we start to live vertically. The problem with vertical living, and now my wheelhouse, is you get a very condensed populace that, should their be an outbreak of a contagion, it's going to RIP through a good sized demographic at an alarming speed. I mean, you stack 20,000 people in one Skyscraper... unless you've got HEPA/UV scubbers for each unit (Vic will know what those are, I'm sure), you're going to have an issue similar to what happens on Luxury Ocean liners.
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so i took a look at this other game that people talk about Archeage...  just a quick glance at the website / forums.  Not gonna lie, it looks terrible lol. sorry if that rains on anyone elses parade of wanting to give it a fair shot. Have people here tried the beta for it? 
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Is Canada the only place that does zone planning and city planning? I mean some damage is done in cities like Vancouver proper, but the other cities have plans and any new development has to invest in supporting the zoning plan.
 
My mom works at the city hehe
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And that's just it.  We're at 7 billion people.  We have two choices.  We either lower the population by.. 40-50% or we start to live vertically.  The problem with vertical living, and now my wheelhouse, is you get a very condensed populace that, should their be an outbreak of a contagion, it's going to RIP through a good sized demographic at an alarming speed.  I mean, you stack 20,000 people in one Skyscraper... unless you've got HEPA/UV scubbers for each unit (Vic will know what those are, I'm sure), you're going to have an issue similar to what happens on Luxury Ocean liners.  
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Oh yeah! 
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY XVIRA!! 
 
Im posting on my phone so no neat pics or .gifs, but I hope you have a great day! Im sure being off work is a great start. ;)	
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Just watch "The Last Ship" on TNT and you will get the idea of what an outbreak could be like.
 
I like my space. I hate big cities and crowds. Vertical living would kill me before any outbreak could.
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No, zoning is a BIG thing in America that we're trying to break. It was an old idea in the early part of the last century that we should split up where we live, where we work, and where we are entertained. Frank Lloyd Wright thought the idea would be done by connecting the three zones with trains, while people like Corbusier thought they'd use cars (and eventually were adopted). Back in the day, cars were, of course, an ecologically friendly solution because they didn't shit all over the streets like horses (funny thinking that cars used to be an environmentalist's dream). It doesn't help that after integration, white people in America evacuated the center of the city to the houses built after the war. That way they could set up housing committees that made sure blacks weren't sold houses in "white" neighborhoods. People would be surprised at how long that went on.
 
Anyway, it's become apparent, later, that putting the shopping, entertainment, and work areas out of walking distance of each other and having everyone rely on a vast network of roadways and parking along with a giant reliance on personal automotive transport probably weren't good ideas over the long term.
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And it also helped everyone get fat.
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Okay on a computer and not a phone, let me do a proper Birthday wish for Xvira
 
Xvira Birthday Wish of Happiness From Scott - Directed by Michael Bay
 
HAPPY BITHDAY
 
Everyone gathered round for an amazing Birthday Bash, there was some character development but not a terrible bunch, some humor and laughs were had, then the Guest of honor showed up
and the Party turned Explosively Awesome!!!
 
After all was said and done, the day was awesome,and everyone was tired!
 
 
That's only Day one people!!	
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I'd be happy with the end of the suburbs as a way of American life, if I could manage it.  Until you're actually in the field and looking at resources, planning, infrastructure, the whole bit, you don't know how bad the suburbs are as a residential planning model.
 
And you REALLY have no idea how we're forced into that model until you look into the codes, taxes, pricing, and everything else that goes into it.  It's absolutely shocking, and we can do absolutely nothing about it.
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There can never be too much cake...Happy Birthday Xvira :)
 
 
And a hug for after :D	
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only show im watching at the moment
Edit: but actually started to watch it to see how close they get to doing things right on a Naval Ship  (ex Navy here)
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My hubby is Air Force. He comments about a lot of things when we watch it. I just ignore him and watch the show LOL
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only show im watching at the moment
Edit: but actually started to watch it to see how close they get to doing things right on a Naval Ship  (ex Navy here)
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And that's just it.  We're at 7 billion people.  We have two choices.  We either lower the population by.. 40-50% or we start to live vertically.  The problem with vertical living, and now my wheelhouse, is you get a very condensed populace that, should their be an outbreak of a contagion, it's going to RIP through a good sized demographic at an alarming speed.  I mean, you stack 20,000 people in one Skyscraper... unless you've got HEPA/UV scubbers for each unit (Vic will know what those are, I'm sure), you're going to have an issue similar to what happens on Luxury Ocean liners.  
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Are you sure it wasn't my clothes dryer gnomes stealing socks to cast a Unholy Hex of Fatness??
 
Os not Is ... stupid phone.
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As with politics, changing people's minds takes effort. It's an entrenched mindset that a suburban house is the American dream. That doesn't mean it isn't changeable.
 
 
As someone who has sat through urban planning classes, both suburbia and urbanity have their downsides. Arguments can be made on both sides as to whether one or the other is worse for the ecosystem. In my opinion, cities are far worse for the ecosystem, mostly because they essentially destroy it entirely.
 
There's a reason why Utopian city planners have traditionally settled on a compromise between the two, where you end up with large vertical structures, but with large green spaces between them.
 
You also have the undeniable psychological impact of close quarters living, which many people cannot deal with.
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My hubby is Air Force. He comments about a lot of things when we watch it. I just ignore him and watch the show LOL
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			I blame Top Gun.	
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I blame Top Gun.
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I've got a few issues with "The Last Ship".. my two big ones are.. 1.  Why is it only ship?  Out of 5 US mobilized fleets, only 1 missile destroyer is uncontaminated?  I'd imagine there'd be at least like.. "The Last Flotilla" or something.  (Did the UK and Japan have NO ships underway?  What about Canada or the Aussies?) 2.  It's a DDG.  There is NO WAY IN HELL that ship has the needed equipment for virology.  
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I said it helped everyone get fat, just one reason. Gnome stealing socks and Unholy Hex of Fatness is the main cause. 
 
That's actually what all our patients come to see us for. They aren't dietitians, they're Wizards expert at removing fat hexes.
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That's not as true as it used to be.  We've made a lot of progress as far as building ventilation, especially natural ventilation, goes.  It turns out that doing things like designing the windows correctly, shielding the windows with awnings or shades of the correct length, and using newer AHUs up top really fixes the ventilation system.
 
It just means updating a lot of very old buildings, though, some of which are historical.  You can't get better ventilation in a 100 year old full masonry building.
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lol i thought that too. there are plenty of ships out to sea at all times. not sure what happened to the others, but who knows, maybe season 2 will be titled "maybe we werent the last ship"  
and to touch on the virology part. the doctor brought all that she needed on board with her. which apparently was a lot with the setup shes got on the ship. what i dont get is where on the ship can that actually fit. i can only think of a select few places on a carrier where it could fit. Galley, hangar bay, flight deck lol
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I heard it was someone's Birthday today.
 
Happy Birthday Xvira!!	
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Yet another thing we can pin on Tom Cruise.
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It's Xvira's birthday? Well happy birthday, go out and buy a shit load of Tastykakes.
 	
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Yet another thing we can pin on Tom Cruise.
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			Actually.. Medbae.  You were a squid!  If the Virology lab isn't part of the ship.. how did literally everything not get thrown about and shattered the first time they hit 15-20 foot in a sea squall?  Its been awhile but I still remember the 30-30 rolls in tough enough seas.  Anything not bolted down and secured went for a ride.  	
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Tom Cruise is Da Debil! Except in The Last Samurai. That movie is awesome.
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I thought Edge of Tomorrow was really quite good too.
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The latest is putting the green spaces in and around the buildings.  There was one in Korea that did that REALLY well.  I'm going to look for it.
 
EDIT:  Went looking and immediately found this.  This is awesome.  I'll continue to look.
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			Don't think I've ever even heard of it... I don't have cable tv, so I miss a lot of previews.	
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While I don't particularly like the aesthetic, my real frustration with write-ups like that is that they give no explanation of how the building is eco-friendly. Actually, in re-reading that, all it says is that the structure is eco-friendly, which could be interpreted multiple ways.
 
The first example that comes to mind: you can increase the envelope's insulation value all you want, but if you're also randomly increasing the envelope exposure (such as having branch spaces, expansive glass, and no window shades like that), you may be totally negating the material choices.
 
It's also still a suburban house, albeit in a contemporary shipping container aesthetic, rather than a traditional shape.
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I'm actually looking for an apartment building I saw planning drawings for in college.  Literally, a deconstructed tower with parks on every few floors, green space all over the place.  They essentially designed the tower so that it is vertical, but it contains more plant biomass and green space than the original plot would have had on the ground without it.  So there was an apartment building designed that had more environment than the environment they replaced.
 
I didn't post that villa (heh, they called it a condo) because it's green.  I just love some of those material aesthetics.
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 Gage tightness for clues if she likes it or not.
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You'll probably know! I've always wondered.. how do you they control things like mold, or infestations in green spaces that are inside a building. I mean.. ants would love to move in, I'm assuming. How do they keep that in check?
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So I'mma leave this hear
 
https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/106239-dominion-the-skullkickers-wants-you/
 
For those of you in the Guild what do you think? Did I forget to mention anything (hell those not in, feel free to give feedback.)	
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I take it you're a germaphobe. :lol:
Ants dont live in habitat like that. The only issue I could see would be issues like whiteflies or soil gnats that are easily rectifiable with insecticidal soap and proper drainage.
 
I used to keep a huge corner of houseplants, complete with a fountain display next to a picture window, never had a problem with ants.
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I'm actually looking for an apartment building I saw planning drawings for in college.  Literally, a deconstructed tower with parks on every few floors, green space all over the place.  They essentially designed the tower so that it is vertical, but it contains more plant biomass and green space than the original plot would have had on the ground without it.  So there was an apartment building designed that had more environment than the environment they replaced.
 
I didn't post that villa (heh, they called it a condo) because it's green.  I just love some of those material aesthetics.
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You'll probably know!  I've always wondered.. how do you they control things like mold, or infestations in green spaces that are inside a building.  I mean.. ants would love to move in, I'm assuming.  How do they keep that in check?
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The same way they do it with green roofs.  You keep bugs out largely by using termite guards (little plates with back-sloping extensions).  Honestly, you keep bugs out with poison; there will always be bugs in every building, but that's the architectural stuff we need to look into.  It's going to be waterproof anyway, since you don't want the roof to leak even though the soil above will always be moist.  You do that with building membranes and well placed drains and weeps that send the water down away from the edge.  Molds are kept out by keeping the inside of the building dry.  It's always important to keep a building as dry as possible on the interior, so there's not MUCH added.
 
The more important consideration is the structural consideration.  A roof's weight changes based on how much water or ice is on it, and that's accounted for in the dynamic load.  The dynamic load of a green building that has foot traffic, trees, grass, and enough soil to contain it all (remember that trees do grow over time, limited by their elevation), so the roof load may increase over time.
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If this is true everyone would go to the doctor.
 
My mom's town has two witchcraft shops in it but no clinics. They do have herbal remedies and stuff but mostly people go there to figure out which trinket will help arthritis.
 
I see a lot of parallels in the more slickly marketed alternative medicine therapy business than some folks would care to admit.
 
Snakewater anyone?
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Great!  I need you to build.. *looks at other screen*  About 4 million of those.. in about 3 years.. and empty out most of the Tropics into them.  Oh.. and if you could solve water access to?  That'd be great!  lol  Then I can do my job.
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Me? Nah. Been injected with too many boosters, anti-bodies, stuff that they call vitamins to start worrying now. I just mean.. I've seen proposed designs that have like.. entire FLOORS as an indoor forest. THAT would host insects, I'd imagine.
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Great!  I need you to build.. *looks at other screen*  About 4 million of those.. in about 3 years.. and empty out most of the Tropics into them.  Oh.. and if you could solve water access to?  That'd be great!  lol  Then I can do my job.
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So I'mma leave this hear
 
https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/106239-dominion-the-skullkickers-wants-you/
 
For those of you in the Guild what do you think? Did I forget to mention anything (hell those not in, feel free to give feedback.)
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If you have not watched the news this morning or don't follow Cougar on Twitter, you my want to read this.
 
http://news.yahoo.com/russian-hackers-stole-1-2-billion-passwords-report-230218627.html
 
I am in the process of changing my many email passwords now along with other things. Usually do it in the middle of every month any way.	
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No, zoning is a BIG thing in America that we're trying to break. It was an old idea in the early part of the last century that we should split up where we live, where we work, and where we are entertained. Frank Lloyd Wright thought the idea would be done by connecting the three zones with trains, while people like Corbusier thought they'd use cars (and eventually were adopted). Back in the day, cars were, of course, an ecologically friendly solution because they didn't shit all over the streets like horses (funny thinking that cars used to be an environmentalist's dream). It doesn't help that after integration, white people in America evacuated the center of the city to the houses built after the war. That way they could set up housing committees that made sure blacks weren't sold houses in "white" neighborhoods. People would be surprised at how long that went on.
 
Anyway, it's become apparent, later, that putting the shopping, entertainment, and work areas out of walking distance of each other and having everyone rely on a vast network of roadways and parking along with a giant reliance on personal automotive transport probably weren't good ideas over the long term.
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That looks great. I would suggest you add a bit more about the Guild and what you'll be doing. Something about Adventures, Dungeons, Attunements etc. and whether you'll also accept casual players who just want to do alts and housing and the like.
 
I think the idea of having squads based on Race is excellent.
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Wouldn't be too hard, and it's probably not too far away.  You can check out the roof of Chicago City Hall for a green roof...
 
...and this is the roof of Ford's Dearborn truck factory (with a 42,179 sf green roof)...
 
 
It comes slowly.
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I guess its suppoesd to lure people in with the other parts, like naval battles and crafting and economy. but whos got time for that?! people aint got no time for grinding... apparently.
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If you have access to funding, I know a lot of architecture firms who'd be more than happy to work on the problem. Unfortunately, most of us are stuck working for oil companies and developer firms that have no interest in eco-friendliness beyond TV commercials with smiling faces.
 
Edit: I actually also saw a design once where the green roof doubled as a roof-sized stormwater filtration system, which could also partially address your water access issue. The design was theoretical, but it was interesting to consider.
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Wouldn't be too hard, and it's probably not too far away.  You can check out the roof of Chicago City Hall for a green roof...
 
...and this is the roof of Ford's Dearborn truck factory (with a 42,179 sf green roof)...
 
 
It comes slowly.
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The last part is what zoning plans in BC are in contrast to. And making transit corridors and whatnot. I'm no planner and neither is mom (civic engineer) but she talked my ears off trying to convince me to become a planner.
 
Edit. Don't type on phone anything serious. Buggered up the whole post.
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It's why they're trying so hard right now to draw people back into the core of Columbus.  
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Great!  You work on the buildings, I'll send ships to empty out South America and Africa.. and then find some Gunships to work on loggers and poachers.  Morning Coffee will fix this eco-problem before the year is out! lol
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I haven't looked too much into the game. But the concept of Naval battles would be enough for me to at least try it. I think it's supposed to be F2P too? And it's by Trion Worlds. So it's not going to be -terrible-, but it is going to hate your computer with a passion. For free, I'll give it a shot. I don't know if I'd stick with it though.
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Good morning!
 
 
Oh, my, baby.
 
 
Well, since you're going to need to holster those when not in use:
 
 
Happy Birthday Xvira!
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I haven't looked too much into the game. But the concept of Naval battles would be enough for me to at least try it. I think it's supposed to be F2P too? And it's by Trion Worlds. So it's not going to be -terrible-, but it is going to hate your computer with a passion. For free, I'll give it a shot. I don't know if I'd stick with it though.
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I saw the combat and the slow moving characters and mounts and that you have to traverse continents with some item on your back in order to progress anything...
And I said to myself... I already have real life, I don't need another one just as tedious.
 
Combat looks awful.
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If you have not watched the news this morning or don't follow Cougar on Twitter, you my want to read this.
 
http://news.yahoo.com/russian-hackers-stole-1-2-billion-passwords-report-230218627.html
 
I am in the process of changing my many email passwords now along with other things. Usually do it in the middle of every month any way.
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Pretty much any 'green' roof is going to help reduce runoff. Most 'green'  buildings are labelled so because of energy efficiency (the example from Taiwan uses natural lighting and minimizes heating/cooling costs through passive energy management). Having greenspace is cool too, with it's own suite of benefits.
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To be fair, the rainforest is important because of its biodiversity and what we can learn from species there that live nowhere else.  The Tiber forest, the giant pine ring around the north end of the planet, is the biggest forest as far as I'm aware, and most of our oxygen is supplied by the ocean's algae blooms phytoplankton.
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To be fair, the rainforest is important because of its biodiversity and what we can learn from species there that live nowhere else. The Tiber forest, the giant pine ring around the north end of the planet, is the biggest forest as far as I'm aware, and most of our oxygen is supplied by the ocean's algae blooms.
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I played the Russian Client it's not terrible, but the devs are actually XL Games (from Korea) Trion is just localizing it. It was a neat game, but the current lack of endgame, and some combos being ridiculously overpowered to the point that if you're not playing it your wasting your time is what kills it for me.
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Going by the artstyle, I can totally believe the devs were from Korea. Lack of endgame doesn't bother me too much, but ridiculously OP combos doesn't sound like fun. :/
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Thank you! :P That cake is... lovely. >.<
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Excellent point, but fixed minutiae for ya.
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I LOVE Tastykakes. I was so sad when they almost went out of business a few years ago. >.< Glad they're still around. Since you have twisted my arm and made such a convincing argument, I'm going to run out and eat a ton. ;)
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Put myself through college playing progressive rock... I probably qualify as the oldest coffee threader.
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Great!  You work on the buildings, I'll send ships to empty out South America and Africa.. and then find some Gunships to work on loggers and poachers.  Morning Coffee will fix this eco-problem before the year is out! lol
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They almost went out of business? :o
 
TastyKakes is like a rare treat for me once we don't have them in Minnesota. I have to wait for my girlfriend's parents to visit, they bring me a bunch of tastykakes and Yuengling.
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... Snip ...
 
Thanks! :D
 
$685? :( I know that's not the most expensive I've seen, so that's good. But ouch. That hurts a lot. :( What video card were you thinking of getting before tooth problems though?
 
And congrats on almost 50!
 
 
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lol
 
My better judgment may have been clouded by Medbae's machine gun jubblies.
 
At least it was the Eagles, right? :rolleyes:
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The video card was an NVidia GTX 7700 series card.
 
Here's to hoping your birthday is going well!
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They almost went out of business? :o
 
TastyKakes is like a rare treat for me once we don't have them in Minnesota. I have to wait for my girlfriend's parents to visit, they bring me a bunch of tastykakes and Yuengling.
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Thanks a lot!
 
.... I just thought the plankton bloom did that because they had algae.  Or are their little plant bits not technically algae?  My knowledge of the ocean is largely thanks to David Attenborough.
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Oh right! >.< Since I have lived in PA my whole life, I forget sometimes which things are regional. I just always assume everyone has the things I have. lol
 
But that's right! Yuengling is regional as well. It's in EVERY bar here.
 
And yes, they were nearly out of business a few years ago. It was pretty much accepted that Tastykake was dead, but then -somehow- at the last possible second, they bounced back. I haven't heard anything else about it since, but I'm seeing Tastykake stuff still, so that's good! I think someone bought them out. Which is fine as long as they don't change anything. x.x
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You know Xvira if we were Hockey fans (well I'm not at least) we'd be like bitter enemies. Haha
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Oh god I used to love Yuengling when I used to drink! I live in Western PA so it's like water here. Haha I was devistaed when I moved to Austin in 2007-2008 and they didn't have it. Best Beer no sorry best Lager ever.
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You're just jealous that we can fly and you can't. :P
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We can fly....
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underwater....
 
*cries* why are we named after flightless birds.
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*makes telekinetic bubbles*
 
 
 
 
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"It's ok. We don't need to fly! We're awesome just like we are."
 
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I love baby penguins. They're so cute!
 
*cough cough* I.. uh.. I mean... yeah, w/e. I think they're cute. :P	
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And then the penguins get eaten by a wild animal.
 
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To be fair, the rainforest is important because of its biodiversity and what we can learn from species there that live nowhere else.  The Tiber forest, the giant pine ring around the north end of the planet, is the biggest forest as far as I'm aware, and most of our oxygen is supplied by the ocean's algae blooms.
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Oh god I used to love Yuengling when I used to drink! I live in Western PA so it's like water here. Haha I was devistaed when I moved to Austin in 2007-2008 and they didn't have it. Best Beer no sorry best Lager ever.
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I'm sure that this is more funny to my sleep deprived, and medication addled brain, but I thought I would share. 
I also need to find that other exile face code. 
 
Anyway, after saving Deadeye's wife and getting nowhere with Lucy I decided to go to a nearby bar and drown my sorrow over a few pints. As luck would have it there were a few lovely mordesh ladies for me to try and chat up.
 
 
I didn't have much luck with the first lady I met. I guess my lack of understanding when it comes to the finer points of eldan ruins was a turn off.
 
Fortunately, on the other side of the room I spied a lovely lady with purple hair talking to a granok. 
It was love at first sight.
 
 
 
 
Ummm not that sight......This one. 
 
 
 
 
 
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<-- Just turned 44 last month.
*waves her cane*
 
-T.
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Wow she is pretty .... Er ah I mean
 
Ew!! Gross Mordesh! Icky!
 
 
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No, zoning is a BIG thing in America that we're trying to break.  It was an old idea in the early part of the last century that we should split up where we live, where we work, and where we are entertained.  Frank Lloyd Wright thought the idea would be done by connecting the three zones with trains, while people like Corbusier thought they'd use cars (and eventually were adopted).  Back in the day, cars were, of course, an ecologically friendly solution because they didn't shit all over the streets like horses (funny thinking that cars used to be an environmentalist's dream).  It doesn't help that after integration, white people in America evacuated the center of the city to the houses built after the war.  That way they could set up housing committees that made sure blacks weren't sold houses in "white" neighborhoods.  People would be surprised at how long that went on.
 
Anyway, it's become apparent, later, that putting the shopping, entertainment, and work areas out of walking distance of each other and having everyone rely on a vast network of roadways and parking along with a giant reliance on personal automotive transport probably weren't good ideas over the long term.
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Oh right! >.< Since I have lived in PA my whole life, I forget sometimes which things are regional. I just always assume everyone has the things I have. lol
 
But that's right! Yuengling is regional as well. It's in EVERY bar here.
 
And yes, they were nearly out of business a few years ago. It was pretty much accepted that Tastykake was dead, but then -somehow- at the last possible second, they bounced back. I haven't heard anything else about it since, but I'm seeing Tastykake stuff still, so that's good! I think someone bought them out. Which is fine as long as they don't change anything. x.x
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phew... FINALLY caught up (more or less) on the thread today... internet was out at the office this morning for an hour and a half, so we were busy catching up and I didn't get my usual downtime :P
 
so... hi :)
 
Roc, liking the new profile pic. Reminds me of this classic:	
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Vic and Vick, together in quotes...
I keep waffling regarding my retirement dreams.
On the one hand, I'd really like to get out of the city and back into the country.  I want to have a garden, greenery, trees, flowers, and WATER.  There has to be WATER nearby.  I used to love those earth contact homes that were so popular in the 70s, and hey, maybe even a hobbit hole.
On the other hand, the "walkable neighbourhoods" are making a comeback and urban planners are trying to make green living spaces with a main street, shops, etc.
 
So...
Rural Maine, or Kansas City near the Country Club Plaza.   -_-
 
-T.
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 Thermohaline circulation (A process that we're still not very certain of) 
 
 
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*puts on his edu-ma-cation hat*  Very broad strokes here.  While correct on biodiversity, the Rainforest, because of the temperate location, also acts like a giant condenser and humidifier, recycling the atmosphere and fresh water supplies that are native to their regions.  Where as the forests in other parts of the planet act as air filter.  When combined, you get a proper eco-system.  Without it, the algae blooms from the ocean become problematic as we start to lose Ph balance in the ocean.  When that happens, Thermohaline circulation (A process that we're still not very certain of) starts to misbehave.  
 
*takes off his edu-ma-cation hat*  I mean.. umm.. UG!  GRR!  SCARY LOOKING KOALA!  ^ That's not doomsday stuff talking.  Not going all FoxNews / Greenpeace.  Just some general science on Ecosystems and how they interact and how we can muck em up by moving them around too much.
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Wow she is pretty .... Er ah I mean
 
Ew!! Gross Mordesh! Icky!
 
 
>.>
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And then the penguins get eaten by a wild animal.
 
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*brushes Rocio's Tail and smiles* Don't worry no hunt today.. just grooming my...er your lovely tail. *smiles genuinely with a glint of fang showing*
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Wally Broecker would like a word with you :D
 
The Struggle  circulation is real man :3
 
P.S. Phyotoplankton, not algal blooms are the > O2 source; the Boreal forests also play a large role in global biogeochemical cycling (aka recycling gasses / water vapor), as do many unique ecosystems (e.g. coastal mangroves).
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There was a time many years ago when all you animals were consistently buried by an Avalanche. 
 
Those were the days. 
 
That's the extent of my hockey knowledge.
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There was a time many years ago when all you animals were consistently buried by an Avalanche.
 
Those were the days.
 
That's the extent of my hockey knowledge.
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Well Colorado actually did well last season, I was worried they were going to beat us in the playoffs.
 
 
 
 
What's your state.
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Well Colorado actually did well last season, I was worried they were going to beat us in the playoffs.
 
 
 
 
What's your state.
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I wanted to be a Wilds fan.. ....then they signed Matt Cooke.  
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I agree with everything everyone is saying! My favorite part though is when they hit the puck with sticks and it went in the net! :D
 
Sports.
 
 
hardcore.	
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He's going to look good in red and green.
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I always hope the Penguins do well, when they do the city is happy, when they don't it's nasty and people are mean. Haha,.... same with Steelers Football.
 
I don't watch sports, but I like when they win because, people being nicer to you is always a win. haha	
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I agree with everything everyone is saying! My favorite part though is when they hit the puck with sticks and it went in the net! :D
 
Sports.
 
 
hardcore.
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I always hope the Penguins do well, when they do the city is happy, when they don't it's nasty and people are mean. Haha,.... same with Steelers Football.
 
I don't watch sports, but I like when they win because, people being nicer to you is always a win. haha
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I don't watch sports, but I like when they win because, people being nicer to you is always a win. haha
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I agree with everything everyone is saying! My favorite part though is when they hit the puck with sticks and it went in the net! :D
 
Sports.
 
 
hardcore.
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I agree with everything everyone is saying! My favorite part though is when they hit the puck with sticks and it went in the net! :D
 
Sports.
 
 
hardcore.
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I agree with everything everyone is saying! My favorite part though is when they hit the puck with sticks and it went in the net! :D
 
Sports.
 
 
hardcore.
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Canucks fans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ7YwVUVg6U
 
 
 
 
I can understand that hatred for a player.
 
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			I see your Vancouver and I raise you the Montreal post Chara hit on Pacioretty.  The fans flooded the 911 switch demanding the police arrest Chara.  	
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I don't know, that part where they were fighting about something was kind of interesting. 
 
Speaking of fighting, my husband loves UFC but I can't watch it. It just looks like a couple of dudes who like to hug really aggressively. And pat each other on the head really hard. I annoy my husband with my cheerful commentary. :P
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Canucks fans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ7YwVUVg6U
 
 
 
 
I can understand that hatred for a player.
 
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Hey.  Someone had to make sure you jarheads knew where the hell you were going or had to go get you when you stubbed your toe.
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			Ohhhh smacktalk. Are guns gonna ruin the roof again?!?!	
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			Oh noes it's on.... Armed Service Smack Talk time!	
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Stu... stub our TOE??!! Well someone has to do the real work while you guys are flying your R/C planes around while you sit in an office back in the states. I hope you didn't spill your coffee on your uniform the first time you saw a real firefight thru your camera. :P
 
Stub our toes...
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id be tired of losing all the time too though. atleast they got "something" for him =P
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i havent kept myself up to date on the armed service smack talk, can i join in?
 
 
The literal ship i was on  =)	
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shots fired* better call in the drones :D
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i havent kept myself up to date on the armed service smack talk, can i join in?
 
 
The literal ship i was on  =)
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You change that F to an H and we'll have ourselves an Aurin Spectator sport that Protostar would definitely sponsor.
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I don't know, that part where they were fighting about something was kind of interesting.
 
Speaking of fighting, my husband loves UFC but I can't watch it. It just looks like a couple of dudes who like to hug really aggressively. And pat each other on the head really hard. I annoy my husband with my cheerful commentary. :P
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He'll give you some "Armed" Services.... nyuk nyuk nyuk	
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He'll give you some "Armed" Services.... nyuk nyuk nyuk
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			I see that and all I can think is I wanna go to the beach and swim in some huge waves.	
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LOL.  Actually.. I must apologize.  As I was corrected by my partner who is retired Navy.  
 
Floating Nuclear City with enough Aircraft and munitions to level any other opposing City.  I stand corrected.	
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Leave it to Navy to be like.. Oh yea?  *plop*  Floating Nuclear City!  What you got?
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Tonight on UHC we have the highly anticipated middle weight round between Almin "Cuddles" Treesong and Nels "The Hugmeister" Rainstar. Lets go live to the cage.
 
/shot of veggie carrying a sign that says "round one"
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I did this once with friends at the bar. :P The sound on the TV was down, but UFC was on, we narrated it like it was the "Cuddling Championships". It annoyed my one friend's boyfriend a bit because apparently he loves UFC.
 
The times when they're just hugging each other intensely on the floor though... And after a few punches, when the severe head injuries set in and they start moving slower and can barely stand, it looks like they're buddies who need to lean on each other for support.
 
It's cute actually when you narrate it differently.
 
"Get over here, you! Oh, we're just being buddies."
 
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Fun fact. That ship right there has 8 nuclear reactors as opposed to 2 that all carriers afterward have. it was the test subject. its now decommissioned. Made it a nightmare down in the reactor plants (i was a Nuke yes) with so many reactors lol
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Fun fact. That ship right there has 8 nuclear reactors as opposed to 2 that all carriers afterward have. it was the test subject. its now decommissioned. Made it a nightmare down in the reactor plants (i was a Nuke yes) with so many reactors lol
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Bones Jones cuddles you with his knee.
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He was going to give him a big hug, and he was excitedly skipping over in to his arms. Unfortunately, he skipped one time to many and they ran into each other. :(
 
Accidents happen. He forgave him though and they shared the pizza with the other guys.
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He tried to take the last slice of pizza.
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The Hugmeister has won these championshios before right Bob?
 
That's right Jake. He came in third last year when he cried uncle to Natiana's signature "Teddy Bear Snuggle" but with her disqualified for tickling he may have a chance for the title!
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Good Morning All...
I logged on for a little last night, participated in a race! someone has a huge track set up on Evindra and there were about 15 of us racing for prizes. i think i might have come in 14th?  lots of far jumps that im just really not good at =P
Today is most likely going to suck at work. Pull into the parking lot and as im walking into the building i see trash eeeeeverywhere in the parking lot...
And guess who makes the least amount of money here. yep, me. so yep, itll be my job to go pick up all the trash.
But in lighter news, MLS Allstars play Bayern Munich tonight! yaaaay. finally get to watch Bayern play
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Bones Jones cuddles you with his knee.
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HAH ! 
 
MedBae crazybotlady forgot to get her prize !
 
 
 
 
Happy BirfthDaaaaayyyyyyy Xvira !  [spoier] ( i knew there was a second reason to just give you that  hotsprings fabkit..  :D )
 
 
good morning peeoples !!! i just barely have time to read.. there's like 19 pages to look thru.. so what games were you guys talkin about of Tron Worlds ?
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Bones Jones cuddles you with his knee.
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HAH ! 
 
MedBae crazybotlady forgot to get her prize !
 
 
 
 
Happy BirfthDaaaaayyyyyyy Xvira !  [spoier] ( i knew there was a second reason to just give you that  hotsprings fabkit..  :D )
 
 
good morning peeoples !!! i just barely have time to read.. there's like 19 pages to look thru.. so what games were you guys talkin about of Tron Worlds ?
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HAH ! 
 
MedBae crazybotlady forgot to get her prize !
 
 
 
 
Happy BirfthDaaaaayyyyyyy Xvira !  [spoier] ( i knew there was a second reason to just give you that  hotsprings fabkit..  :D )
 
 
good morning peeoples !!! i just barely have time to read.. there's like 19 pages to look thru.. so what games were you guys talkin about of Tron Worlds ?
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No we were clearly talking about why ArkQ and Koala and Xvira aren't in The Skullkickers yet. :P
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			*yawns and curls up for an afternoon nap*	
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*yawns and curls up for an afternoon nap*
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No no no. You can't steal people into the Dominion. 
Put Rocio back where you found him. 	
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No no no. You can't steal people into the Dominion. 
Put Rocio back where you found him. 
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B...but, our beds are so much more comfortable, just let him sleep there for the night so he'll wake up in a good mood, then the Hunt can be back on!
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No we were clearly talking about why ArkQ and Koala and Xvira aren't in The Skullkickers yet. :P
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There will be a hunt alright, the blackhoods will be trying to figure out why he has moved into a territory that isn't on his mission. 
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			Ubisoft announces The Settlers: Kingdoms of.. something.  They're going to try to marry SimCity to Diablo 3.  How do you.. even.. you get loot to build your hero AND your city now?  AND everyone else has a city?  AND it's Co-Op?  My brain.. #splode.	
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No we were clearly talking about why ArkQ and Koala and Xvira aren't in The Skullkickers yet. :P
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*peeks out from bag* Hm? Oohh fluffy bed!
 
*wiggles under the blanket with just his tail sticking out.*
 
Purrrrr.. =^^=	
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Ubisoft announces The Settlers: Kingdoms of.. something.  They're going to try to marry SimCity to Diablo 3.  How do you.. even.. you get loot to build your hero AND your city now?  AND everyone else has a city?  AND it's Co-Op?  My brain.. #splode.
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That's an easy answer: Dominion scum.
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Im still waiting for World of Starcraft
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That's an easy answer: Dominion scum.
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			didnt  the makers of EvE online have some game  in development where you're a vampire or a human and it has PERMAdeath ? 	
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Hey, that's just like, you're opinion, maaaaaaan.
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Im still waiting for World of Starcraft
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*peeks out from bag* Hm? Oohh fluffy bed!
 
*wiggles under the blanket with just his tail sticking out.*
 
Purrrrr.. =^^=
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didnt  the makers of EvE online have some game  in development where you're a vampire or a human and it has PERMAdeath ? 
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didnt  the makers of EvE online have some game  in development where you're a vampire or a human and it has PERMAdeath ? 
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didnt  the makers of EvE online have some game  in development where you're a vampire or a human and it has PERMAdeath ? 
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didnt  the makers of EvE online have some game  in development where you're a vampire or a human and it has PERMAdeath ? 
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Yeah?  Well, I'm still waiting to get a true Shadowrun MMO that lives up to the potential of the book games, but we aren't going to get what we want, are we?
 
No, I just got a shitty FPS game and an okay browser game for all my years of waiting and hoping.
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You're way too easy to kidnap by a Draken.
 
And Scott, you have a thing for the Aurin males, I see it now :P
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hey man that Sega Genesis game was awesome!!
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didnt  the makers of EvE online have some game  in development where you're a vampire or a human and it has PERMAdeath ? 
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			Or we could just merge the top 10 mmos right now onto one giant server so we can all battle it out once and for all...	
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You're way too easy to kidnap by a Draken.
 
And Scott, you have a thing for the Aurin males, I see it now :P
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Hey what can I say my Draken likes to accessorize with fashionable scarfs
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just ask Xvira
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Irrullan doesn't get involved, Rocio is a big boy (even though doesn't look it).
You try stealing my leveling buddy though and there will be hell to pay!
 
*pulls out resonators* Do not let the name medic fool you, Draken!  These things will cook you inside out.
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I thought we had something special to be snubbed so... *runs off and cries in the corner*
 
 
 
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i loved playing the original shadowrun
....
 
I'm gonna wait till oct 7th ? i thik someone said.. for the new  Dragon Age : Inquisition  to play as my single player RPG..
 
then this winter.. the new animated series.. Star Wars rebels should be going live.. 
 
Wildstar should hopefully get all settled in .. hopefully . an d I ca nspend a full two weeks of vacation to do whatevah the cu[cake i want !!!	
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Thought you established Xvira can't PVP.
 
Who knows how you'd fare against others.
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Or we could just merge the top 10 mmos right now onto one giant server so we can all battle it out once and for all...
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in reference to resonators cooking one inside out though
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			In all seriousness though, I might join The Skullkickers on my Draken when I get the chance. :)	
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i loved playing the original shadowrun
....
 
I'm gonna wait till oct 7th ? i thik someone said.. for the new Dragon Age : Inquisition to play as my single player RPG..
 
then this winter.. the new animated series.. Star Wars rebels should be going live.. 
 
Wildstar should hopefully get all settled in .. hopefully . an d I ca nspend a full two weeks of vacation to do whatevah the cu[cake i want !!!
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i loved playing the original shadowrun
....
 
I'm gonna wait till oct 7th ? i thik someone said.. for the new  Dragon Age : Inquisition  to play as my single player RPG..
 
then this winter.. the new animated series.. Star Wars rebels should be going live.. 
 
Wildstar should hopefully get all settled in .. hopefully . an d I ca nspend a full two weeks of vacation to do whatevah the cu[cake i want !!!
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Irrullan doesn't get involved, Rocio is a big boy (even though doesn't look it).
You try stealing my leveling buddy though and there will be hell to pay!
 
*pulls out resonators* Do not let the name medic fool you, Draken!  These things will cook you inside out.
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I play, believe it or not, Shadowrun 5th.  (4th was rough, but not nearly as impossible to teach newbies as 3rd).  
Dragon Age.  Those games had the most generic stories ever.  I couldn't even try to get into them.
Star Wars Rebels.  Bounty Hunter Tween who spray paints her logo on dead StormTroopers.  ...on the Disney Channel.  Just.. no.  I say no to Mickey Mouse War Crimes.
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Dragon Age.  Those games had the most generic stories ever.  I couldn't even try to get into them.
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Awww. I loved the Dragon Age story. Especially the story that comes out in the prequel novels and all. There was some pretty fun and interesting political motives behind everything. And after reading the book, Loghain was so much deeper of a character. It's hard to tell if I hate him or not now...
 
I think Dragon Age has a really deep story to it, I don't think Bioware delivered it as well as they could have though. Which is surprising from them. Reading into the background and lore of Dragon Age though, it's a lot like Game of Thrones without nudity. :)
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Fun fact it was supposed to have Nudity!
 
 
They took it out of DA1 at the last minute
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