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I love this date, mainly for the silly reason that it works in both EU (DD-MM) and US (MM-DD) format. No confusion!
 
Anyhow, went to make my morning coffee (working from home today), which I usually have with cream. Only the cream's gone bad, leaving this horrible white gunk floating on the top. So I'm drinking black instant coffee today, and have to face going to the shops later. Ugh.
 
On the bright side though, it's nearly the weekend!	
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Lets not forget to add a bit of WildStar to the coffee thread :) Otherwise we can't keep it in General. 
 
So - any exciting plans in Nexus when the weekend is finally here? :)
 	
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Definitely! Saturday is alt-work, levelling up my human spellslinger explorer. I've just started on Auroria, which is home to my favourite music in the WildStar OST. 
 
Sunday, I'll be starting prep work for next week's WildStar column. I've already got a few ideas, so it's mainly bringing topics together, checking community responses on a few items, and crafting an interesting narrative to bind it all. At least, that's what my editor tells me ;)	
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So - any exciting plans in Nexus when the weekend is finally here? :)
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I know that particular feel very well.  I'm up for work at 3am EST so either the coffee supplies at work have been left over from the afternoon before, or we're out entirely.  We're dead in the middle of all the leaves changing colors though so it's really weird to see the trees with these splotches of bright red or orange in the middle of an otherwise completely green tree.
 
Coffee this morning however was a Four Shot Mocha from Starbucks.  I decided to forgo the swill that management calls coffee around these parts.
 
This weekend's Wildstar plans are mainly to do with the radio station.  Have a new DJ starting tonight  so I like to be there so I can help with any technical shizzle wizzle.  We're going to be running an In-Character Adventure after a guild meeting tomorrow most likely.  They just don't know it yet ;)  Other than that it's Malak's Inexorable March to 50 as I take some time to break out of the 30's.  I'm aiming for 10 levels a week but with station things and a recent car accident and pneumonia that time table has been very much extended.	
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Good morning, coffee people! How's the science?Nothing interesting to report in real life. I am off today so I am spare the Friday morning shift FROM HELL but I am working all day on Saturday. I have some shopping to do so probably no WildStar in the afternoon.
 
This morning gets the classic Chua image.
 
 
In WildStar news, I ended up renewing. Thanks to Cirinde for putting things into perspective. It was logical and so it is. I even wrote it down for the next time I feel like I should not renew. That said, as if to screw me over, CREDD went back down to 8.75 plats over night so I lost about 3 plats in my transaction. Good thing 3 plats over a month is chump change. That being said, today's daily quests will bring me up to the elder gem cap. Next week, I will be able to afford a third LAS but with the recent development on "making WildStar more alt-friendly" I am wary of buying ANYTHING with elder gems...so I might just accumulate them for a while. I also have to find a decor that looks like an engine but I just can't seem to find anything.More to do! More to do! Also, more to do!	
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Good for you on renewing. If you're digging it, its where you should be :).
 
If you get a chance, please let me know if you actually have the option to buy a 3rd LAS (just look to see if the buy button lights up - don't actually click it :)). I accumulated the necessary elder gems and ran into the "you've already unlocked this" bug. It would be good to gather more data on how widespread it is.	
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The exile generator looks a bit like an engine.  if you don't like the electrodes on the top I've been adding bits and parts but for the most part it resembles an engine.
 
 
 	
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Good for you on renewing. If you're digging it, its where you should be :).
 
If you get a chance, please let me know if you actually have the option to buy a 3rd LAS (just look to see if the buy button lights up - don't actually click it :)). I accumulated the necessary elder gems and ran into the "you've already unlocked this" bug. It would be good to gather more data on how widespread it is.
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			I got mine on the auction house as well but they were like 3 plat the last time i checked.  So if the challenge doesn't present itself there's usually a few on the AH	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
@Gazimoff - Thank you for starting this thread :)
 
@Frozen - Yay!!! Sorry to hear you lost plat though ;( I told my hubby about my logical question to you and his response was "Oh, Hunny, the forums are not the place to be logical." I gave him one of my, what he calls, 'wifey looks', then he laughs. :)
 
Having chocolate donuts and milk again for breakfast, along with coffee. Lots of fresh cream for my coffee, sorry Gaz :)
 
Logged in for a little bit last night, but didn't do much. Did a couple of quests and started to plan my housing plot. I am close to level 30 and getting my bigger house, so construction will start after that. Still have no solid idea what I am going to do. It will come to me once I start the work.
 
Hope you all have a wonderful day!	
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Wow the post got started early today! Woo!
 
So, breakfast this morning is an omelette with veggies and BACON and heavenly potatoes from the cafeteria, along with some OJ (my coffee substitute - I REALLY don't like coffee. I can't understand how so many people like it. Blech. The taste. The smell... blech. But to each his own!).
 
 
So, I never did make it onto WildStar last night. Partly because I got caught up in re-watching the Fiasco episodes on TableTop, and partly because I felt like butt, got home late, and didn't have dinner finished until almost close to bed time. :( Good thing tonight is leftovers. ;)
 
This weekend I plan on trying to dedicate some serious time to getting Jhisalith to at least 30 if not higher. I also want to work on getting Bauxyte to 15 so that next Tuesday I can get her in on a guild run that we call "Safe Place" to help people learn how to tank and heal when they're new roles to them. We're starting with Hycrest just to get folks comfortable in the spells and AMPs they have available, and discuss what kind of stats they should look for on their gear based on class/spec. We're kind of lacking on healers in general, and more tanks for dungeon running is never a bad thing.
 
I'm seriously contemplating changing Jhisalith's "off-spec" to be heals for PvP and her "main spec" to be Heals for Dungeons. The only downside I see to this is leveling to 50 and dailies. Hrm. Thoughts? I love playing a healslinger, especially in PvP. But I don't want to have to wait to spend my gems on a PvP LAS. SO EXPENSIVE!!! But I know I can't do dailies solo as a heals.
 
Also, Evindra folks, here's my daily pimp: ThaydFest, ThaydFest, ThaydFest!! And even other folks should check it out, just in case Megas happen before it. ;) And if Megas are on the weekend OF the Fest, we plan on rescheduling. So, regardless, check it out!!! Also, there's a housing contest for both Exiles and Dominion (on Evindra, and thanks to Skullkickers for hosting the Dominion side!) you guys should check out as well, again, especially if Megas end up happening.	
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			Yay ThaydFest!  Nephele has been in contact with me about promoting ThaydFest on the station and I'm organizing staff to see if we could get all day DJ coverage for it as well.  So as soon as we get all the info we're going to be pimping it on air. 	
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TGIF! 8 hours to go and it's the weekend! Wildstar time! I am putting aside my wife/mother/dog owner/adult responsibilities so I can play. Already told my hubby, daughter, and the dog that they will have to fend for themselves this weekend. I am taking a mini-vacay :)
 
 	
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Yay ThaydFest!  Nephele has been in contact with me about promoting ThaydFest on the station and I'm organizing staff to see if we could get all day DJ coverage for it as well.  So as soon as we get all the info we're going to be pimping it on air. 
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I've got all the info that I could find on it on the community events section of the QSR site and our guild alliance forums.  we're going to have DJ's taking requests and playing music for people.  Gonna talk some more about announcing things, winners of contests and such and making it a helluva thing :)  You guys should put something up on WSRP about ThaydFest and get them aware of things as well.
 
I've got some prizes in the QSR vault for contests and such that I'll be donating for listener giveaways during the event as well.	
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			I am thinking of transferring one of my alts to Evindra. It sounds like a good idea to do it before ThaydFest. Just so I can be there to watch the activities and support you guys :)	
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I got mine on the auction house as well but they were like 3 plat the last time i checked.  So if the challenge doesn't present itself there's usually a few on the AH
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I was pretty keen on RP last night thanks to all the excellent plots and RPers.  Since I couldn't' play out my relationship drama with the actual person in the relationship, I played it out with my character's friends.
 
I keep a diary of what my character's feelings are and reactions to likely scenarios. It's not like a fanfiction "Dear Diary" type thing. It's more like, "Person A did this thing to my character or said this, possible exits are North, West, and... Dennis." ranging from most likely reactions to that character to least likely, or most bizarre reaction. One thing I've noticed quickly is how predictable RP is and how much fun it is to drop in something unexpected or even drop hints about the invisible parts of characters to see who's paying attention and who might be interested in a plotline with your character.
 
Rocio's drama is having a ripple effect on the community at large. I noticed that people were RPing and talking about what was going on between Rocio and Windflower and Kalita without Rocio being online or even actually telling them to. And they were really into it!  I was so happy watching this from behind my other character's eyes. Really I was so happy that our plots have an impact on the world around.  Granted this is probably because nothing else much is going on at the moment... but still, I think it's pretty swell!	
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			Oh and just a brief survey. Now that we have more lore on naming conventions, Rocio will be officially changing his name from Bloodmoon to Silverroot, which was his Matria mother's last name.  Is anyone else changing their character's RP name based on the new info?	
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			More information from Mike Donatelli on the State of the Game: http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2014-10-10-state-of-the-game/	
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			I saw that. Good stuff all around. No complaints here! Hooray!	
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Oh and just a brief survey. Now that we have more lore on naming conventions, Rocio will be officially changing his name from Bloodmoon to Silverroot, which was his Matria mother's last name.  Is anyone else changing their character's RP name based on the new info?
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The new State of the Game article was a good read, although the linked patch notes hardly feels like 100+ pages unless they write in a giant font size. I am not complaining ; I know those are just parts of the final patch notes and are in need of some serious sorting. Still, Drop 3-4, as they call it, looks promising!
 
As for whether or not my character's name will change, odds are it will. Originally, I went with Prismriver in honor of his tribe (and the name itself is a wink to Merlin, Lyrica and Lunasa Prismriver) but with the latest development, I will probably change his surname to Giltleaf. It fits the Aurin theme and his personality. My alts will remain untouched. I already know what I want to call them.	
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Oh and just a brief survey. Now that we have more lore on naming conventions, Rocio will be officially changing his name from Bloodmoon to Silverroot, which was his Matria mother's last name.  Is anyone else changing their character's RP name based on the new info?
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Morning peoples!
 
- Morning Tea:  McCormick's Blend
- Morning Breakfast:  Apple, picked last weekend from Hollis Farm (we go applepicking with the puppy)
 
In game:  No game last night - prepping for VeritasFest!  Maybe a bit this morning before people start arriving.  Otherwise, offline for the weekend.
 
Out of game:  VERITASFEST!  (Not to be confused with ThaydFest, which is next weekend!)  This is when some of my guildies drive in from wherever they are, we all hang out for the weekend, go to the Maryland Renaissance Festival in our guld tabards on Saturday, and generally have an awesome time together.  We're not the biggest guild, or the most famous, and we can't do a lot of things in game that I wish we could (though maybe with Megaservers this will improve, we'll see).  But I can say I well and truly enjoy these people and am proud to call them my friends - enough that my hubby and I opened our real life home to some of them over five years ago now just so we could all meet and spend time offline!  So - hey, we're in it together til the bitter end, with our flame sigils and our quest for adventure and knowledge.  Be it five or fifty, it matters not - it's Veritas, it's us, we're together, and that's what matters most to me. :)
 
Planning for ThaydFest as well, going to try to finish putting together our side of the event if we can this morning (or if not, Monday) and get that set up.  Huzzah!	
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More information from Mike Donatelli on the State of the Game: http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2014-10-10-state-of-the-game/
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TGIF! 8 hours to go and it's the weekend! Wildstar time! I am putting aside my wife/mother/dog owner/adult responsibilities so I can play. Already told my hubby, daughter, and the dog that they will have to fend for themselves this weekend. I am taking a mini-vacay :)
 
 
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			Chua probably make something called Parental Unit1 and Parental Unit2	
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Oh and just a brief survey. Now that we have more lore on naming conventions, Rocio will be officially changing his name from Bloodmoon to Silverroot, which was his Matria mother's last name.  Is anyone else changing their character's RP name based on the new info?
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Chua contemplating on name change.......but...would break so much RP stories and background...........
Chua think about it...	
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My biggest challenge will be pretending I don't know you!
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If... if I promise not to interrupt your weekend, can I totally share that breakfast with you? I offer free cuddling services and will totally clean the dishes after we're done consuming that glorious conception right there.
 
 
Ahhhh those things, I got both. I ended up using one on an alt, not realizing it'd become rare, and went to procure a second on my main. One I got from a PVP reward, the other from AH.
 
 
I reallllllly want to run into Rocio as Kael IC after servers hit. Seriously. =/
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Who bunny again?
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Hardy Har Har. C'mere! *gives Chua a noogie*
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So, still having a tough time coming up with a last name for my main--Chestnut. Mainly because she and hubby's toon (Chaide - pronounced Shade - Granok) are married and want to share a last name. And we're still trying to reconcile if our characters would've taken one or the other's name, or if we would've said "Screw Tradition" and come up with one that sort of went together with both Granok and Aurin tradition. I mean, to begin with, her name isn't a traditional-sounding Aurin name, and she is definitely not a traditional Aurin. Not to Rocio level ( ;) ) but definitely not traditional.
 
My Mordesh will share a last name--they're sisters. Just no idea what I want yet. Been looking through Romanian surnames in some free time to find some I like. My Human I'm still up in the air on her last name, but she's a farmer, so I want it something farmhand related. But I don't know much about her backstory yet, so I don't know what would fit. My other Aurin is Chestnut's baby sister, but completely 100% Aurin so she may or may not have the same last name as Chestnut depending upon what Chaide and Chestnut decide to do.
 
And then my Granok... I've no idea what her last name would be. It took me almost two months to figure out what her FIRST name would be. :P
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			Hahaha! *lets Chua go and runs away!* :D	
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Chua contemplating on name change.......but...would break so much RP stories and background...........
Chua think about it...
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What about Olivar Spellslinger?  It's been in your signature block all this time.... :)
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I know what all my character's names are going to be (mostly because they all have their second names already ICly).  Seeger's was the hardest, but I'm just using his title as his first name.  That'll be hilarious, essentially having people calling him by his religious title rather than his name.
 
Other than that, I'm good to go.  Jonson's name makes him kind of sound like a porn star.	
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			Rocio taking his mother's name is fitting. His mother looms large in his character and drives his feelings for Arboria, his desire to get stronger with Weave skills, his goals for his kits and his general outlook on life.	
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I know what all my character's names are going to be (mostly because they all have their second names already ICly). Seeger's was the hardest, but I'm just using his title as his first name. That'll be hilarious, essentially having people calling him by his religious title rather than his name.
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Thats pretty cool. I'd be afraid to attach a permanent title to my character.
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Morning everyone, hope you're all well and having fun!
 
It's finally Friday, which means one big ol nap after work and then Wildstar weekend! OooOoOOOoooH	
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SpousalUnit is possibly the best character name ever
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Morning forumites.
 
Just to be on the safe side, I logged in to my 5 level 1s last night to make sure they get brought forward into Megaservers. Hope you're all doing well and enjoying the game.	
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Morning forumites.
 
Just to be on the safe side, I logged in to my 5 level 1s last night to make sure they get brought forward into Megaservers. Hope you're all doing well and enjoying the game.
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Morning er'body.
 
That breakfast with the pancake hearts looks awesome...  it's gonna be scrambled eggs and some tra kho qua today. I'm out of my Japanese organics and.not even a drop of oolong in the apartment. :(  
 
Last night I spent awhile working on the biodomes in my new housing plot. Been tweaking the three primary lab machines I've got running: two datacombs, one EPU engine, and a four-slot oxyllator.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If anyone on Stormtalon is seeking specific decor, I hawk the AH and horde a bit, so feel free to poke me. I might have what you're looking for!
 
Today I want to stop being a baby and try to level my curmudgeonly chua, although the Wasteland is also calling to me. Also thinking of transferring Androids back to Evindra for Club Trix tonight, hmm....	
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Mornin' all.
 
I've been slacking off on the WS front recently...nothing terribly exciting to report.
 
Lots of stuff to respond to already...
 
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Morning everyone :)
 
Sorry I'm posting a little later than usual - first thing I did this morning was respond to some mails and such about ThaydFest, now I'm off to work.  Anyway, ThaydFest things!:
 
- I really really really really really really (is that enough reallys?) want to see more houses signed up for the housing competition!  If you've got a plot on Evindra or you know someone who does, go hit the signup thread!  I know there's amazing plots out there :)
 
- DJ Malak already spilled the beans but Quantum State Radio is gonna be broadcasting during the event!  I gotta try to get his team some prize packs for giveaways when I get home this evening (it'll be late) :)
 
- Working with my guildies to finalize who's doing what this weekend so we're ready for the big deal on the 18th.  Guildies, if you're reading this and you haven't signed up to help with something yet, go sign up!
 
- Gotta sync with Typrop and Norah this weekend and make sure they're set to go for everything they need! :)
 
- So much work to do, but the event is gonna be so awesome.  About the only way it could get better would be if servers merged next week so that all our friends who aren't on Evindra could get in on the fun.  (@Cougar:  Pretty please?)
 
Ack, about to be late for a meeting so off I go.  Have a great day folks!
 
 
Edit:  Dear gods, four smilies used as punctuation today.  I think I might have a condition.   :o	
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			So the Weather Control Station FABkit is a world drop. There is no particular way to farm it but data indicate that it can drop from mobs level 36-46. I will need to find a reason to grind mobs of that level beyond wanting this item in particular.Or I could always neighbour someone who has it on Evindra? Anyone? Bueller? <.<	
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I've gotta head into a meeting, BUT....
 
I wanted to share this rough draft of a thing I'm working on...
 
I'll have it done later tonight and use it as a promo thing for the lifestyles of nexus contest.	
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So the Weather Control Station FABkit is a world drop. There is no particular way to farm it but data indicate that it can drop from mobs level 36-46. I will need to find a reason to grind mobs of that level beyond wanting this item in particular.
 
Or I could always neighbour someone who has it on Evindra? Anyone? Bueller? <.<
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Any mobs in that level that drop the above average amount or rare rune mats?
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I know the level 46 mobs that are part of the "Targeted Obsolescence" challenge in Malgrave can drop Eldan-level signs of earth so there's always that. Pretty sure the "Storming the Flamedancers" involves killing level 46 Pells who can drop Eldan-level signs of fire. I will have to experiment.
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Wednesday's "50 or bust" was a bust. :( A few guildies were struggling with some full party quests, and my Esper had no choice but to help. Unfortunately, she was ineligible for most of them so she didn't get much payout. She did get to try her hand at PvE healing, which became a snooze fest once our Eng switched to his tanking spec. 
 
Oh well, 50 will come when it comes.	
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What would be hilarious is if your experiment drops your fabkit.
 
EXPERIMENT OVER!
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Ha! That would be awesome. So far, there are three challenges in Malgrave that have mobs within that level range AND also have a case of coordinated colors as a challenge reward. I will at least do those. Wilderrun's challenges with similar parameters are all the way to the Vitara Gardens. The trip there takes too long for it to be worthwhile. I suppose the next logical step is finding a subzone to grind in.
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Any dungeons or adventures?  Or even shiphands?  If there's a shiphand, I'll definitely run those with you and pass you the fabkit if it drops.
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Well this is a nice surprise.  My dog was having issues with his collars, he was allergie to something, or it would cause an infection or be ill fitting. So I got him a teeny loop of cloth made out of his little blankets, and fastened his tags to a piece of ribbon. So... what about walking?
 
I went shopping for a harness and I found one that fit him. It actually was a anti pulling harness. and I'm like "Pfft not even Kevlar could stand between this guy and a squirrel". This dude flops over on his back and sulks if I put the Gentle Leader on him, so hopefully he won't go full rebel on me with this harness because nothing else fits. So I took him out for a walk and ... well I'll be John Brown... It worked.  Little guy stops pulling as soon as the leash goes taut, if that don't beat all. Best of all, the dog doesn't even realize that it's the harness. Hopefully he won't figure it out. Well, talk about a happy ending. So far!	
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...they spelled Cassian wrong in today's naming guide...
 
Is that the spelling for one of the EU languages and maybe they forgot to change out the image? :huh:
 
EDIT: heh, they fixed it.	
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BONUS FUN:
 
One of our guildies from the WoW branch arrived early, and we're getting her set up to try WildStar on my computer.
 
One of us.
 
One of us...
 
One of us........	
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BONUS FUN:
 
One of our guildies from the WoW branch arrived early, and we're getting her set up to try WildStar on my computer.
 
One of us.
 
One of us...
 
One of us........
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 One of us. 
One of us...
 
One of us........
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so...if im reading this right....
A Cassian high born is named after their parents usually the father...
 
So if their father was named Victor Cheesepoof, their child would be Victoria or Victor cheesepoof and if the male is born then its the same name and they become the 2nd...
and so if all males are born they become Victor cheesepoof X. Where X is the generation the generation or step in that family line?	
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The sentence you're referring to is worded somewhat oddly, but I think the inherited part is just the surname.
 
The article says it's "not uncommon for highborn parents to name their kids after emperors," which indicates that parents have some choice in their kids' first names. That wouldn't be the case if the cultural default was a masculine or feminine derivation of the father's full name.	
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The sentence you're referring to is worded somewhat oddly, but I think the inherited part is just the surname.
 
The article says it's "not uncommon for highborn parents to name their kids after emperors," which indicates that parents have some choice in their kids' first names. That wouldn't be the case if the cultural default was a masculine or feminine derivation of the father's full name.
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Vic,
 
Fyi ... ( Please mods this is not ABOUT religion ... it's about the historical reasons for naming ( that many these days do not actively practice ) )
 
Christians used to tend to name their children after Saints in the hope that the named Saints will intercede for their children throughout their lives.
 
In the Christian tradition "names have power".  Given that before the second person of the trinity took the name Jesus, he was only referred to as the Word of God.
 
Adam was given the ability to name creature to show that God, wanted us humans to be co-workers with him in creation.  The tradition extended to naming children.	
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