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First, some coffee....
 
 
I got Donne to level 15 and finished Celestion last night, which can only mean one thing... yes, I "got" our skyfortress.  I haven't built anything yet on it except a Piglet plug, but I will probably take a few days to hash out how the thing will be built.  So far, I know I will have a control room, garage, bar, tactical room, a storage hold, and eventually all the plugs Cyco and I had decided on (Med Bay, Spaceship Docks, AA gun, and Large Training Ground).  I'm going for a dark, metal, and somewhat tribal design, as well as making the place look imposing.  The idea is to make a sort of close air support craft but to design it a bit like a pirate ship.
 
I have christened the place "The Shadowcaster".
 
I also have gotten enough feedback to call our rough draft good to go and to add more detail soon.  So it's been a busy time in Wildstar.  Hopefully, I can get Donne at least closer to 50 before Drop 3.  Today's Nexus Report (which I will write a TL;DR for when I get home) is meant to be about The Defile, so here's hoping they're about to announce an implementation date.  If we get our new housing options, I'll start work on the Shadowcaster immediately.  In the meantime, I've been enjoying Donne a lot, since Esper's been made exponentially more fun to play now that you don't have to stand still.  I still have to master letting off my primary attack button before I hit 5 psy points since you can't cancel by moving either, but I won't complain there.  I'm a prime-killing machine at 15.
 
Today's going to be a busy Wildstar day indeed, between the TL;DR and the leveling spree.  However, I'm kind of hoping to get a gaggle of us together from Veritas, BDS, and ourselves and maybe run some world content or adventures.  I know Erayo was getting seized up in whatever throttling issue was grabbing everyone else, but he really wanted to run some content, so maybe we can put something together to give me a break from the Esper for a few hours.
 
What's everyone else up to today?	
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Rocio's story continued yesterday. He ventured in to Wilderrun to inform the Pell of the Godwood's improving health. In answer one of the higher ranking lifecallers puts him through a series of increasingly difficult guantlets that first sapped him physically then tested his Weaving abilities to the breaking point. After that, she left with no explanation. Rocio went home unable to eat and barely able to stand up straight.
 
My other character continues to grow on the community. Just about everyone likes her. I take that back, EVERYONE likes her.	
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Been thinking of buy a friend of mine the game so he'll play he usually doesn't have much money but I think he might would do the sub just not the full priced game. Granted at this rate he kind of owes me money or games but it's about impossible to get it back due to his lack of work. I think he could get on disability but I think besides pride the other reason he won't is that his dad would probably tell him to get the hell out if he did.
 
He would almost undoubtedly rp as he rps far more often than I do because he doesn't mind writing stories as much as me and I get a bit annoyed that multiplier games don't really help flesh out characters as much as single player games can.
For example theme characters I have down in fallout 3 and fallout new vegas. Fallout 3: Samus Aran using power armor and that one unique plasma rifle, until I get to zeta anyway. New Vegas: Aya Brea from parasite eve using the police pistol from dead money and the all american. My last vegas one was duke nukem, using many missiles, the light in the darkness 1911, the dinnerbell shotgun, and LMGs, he has the lady killer perk runs around with the fairly crass fillie Cass, and no body will prevent the Duke from delivering his package.
 
Harder to do that in MMOs besides just looks really. The housing helps though.	
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Morning Tea: Ceylon and India
Morning Yogurt:  Passion Fruit
 
In game:  Was offline last night - Gotham and Sleepy Hollow premieres.  >.>  Today, may get some afternoon time on Lament if I'm good about finishing up my work research and writing, but tonight I am off with Spousal Unit to see the Washington Nationals play at Nats Park.  There will be beer, there will be hot dogs, there will be baseball - which means, there will be not so much WildStar tonight.
 
Out of Game:  There will be beer, there will be hot dogs, there will be baseball!  I'm wearing my Teddy 26 jersey.  As much as I love post-season baseball though, I'm already stressing out....you see, we're a mixed marriage.  I'm from St. Louis originally, and a die-hard Cardinals fan (like all good Midwesterners - Cubs and Brewers fans need not apply.) ;)  My husband, who is from northern Virginia, is a huge Nats fan - and I gladly cheer for them and support them (when not playing the Cards) as my local team now.  The last two post-seasons though, the Cards have played - and in both cases directly eliminated - the Nats from playoffs.  Good for my baseball team, bad for my love life.  Once again, it is looking very much like the Cards are going to be playing the Nats at some point (Nats already locked NLEast division, and Cards have secured a post-season berth and are in contention for NLCentral).  The stress is killing me!  Do I cheer for Cards win and baseball glory, or do I cheer for peace at home and romance?  (My husband didn't speak to me for 48 hours in 2012 after the Nats blew a 6-0 lead to lose the series to the Cards.  Of course....my daily victory dances wearing a Cards jersey and my Fredbird hat may not have helped matters...)	
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Morning Tea: Ceylon and India
Morning Yogurt:  Passion Fruit
 
In game:  Was offline last night - Gotham and Sleepy Hollow premieres.  >.>  Today, may get some afternoon time on Lament if I'm good about finishing up my work research and writing, but tonight I am off with Spousal Unit to see the Washington Nationals play at Nats Park.  There will be beer, there will be hot dogs, there will be baseball - which means, there will be not so much WildStar tonight.
 
Out of Game:  There will be beer, there will be hot dogs, there will be baseball!  I'm wearing my Teddy 26 jersey.  As much as I love post-season baseball though, I'm already stressing out....you see, we're a mixed marriage.  I'm from St. Louis originally, and a die-hard Cardinals fan (like all good Midwesterners - Cubs and Brewers fans need not apply.) ;)  My husband, who is from northern Virginia, is a huge Nats fan - and I gladly cheer for them and support them (when not playing the Cards) as my local team now.  The last two post-seasons though, the Cards have played - and in both cases directly eliminated - the Nats from playoffs.  Good for my baseball team, bad for my love life.  Once again, it is looking very much like the Cards are going to be playing the Nats at some point (Nats already locked NLEast division, and Cards have secured a post-season berth and are in contention for NLCentral).  The stress is killing me!  Do I cheer for Cards win and baseball glory, or do I cheer for peace at home and romance?  (My husband didn't speak to me for 48 hours in 2012 after the Nats blew a 6-0 lead to lose the series to the Cards.  Of course....my daily victory dances wearing a Cards jersey and my Fredbird hat may not have helped matters...)
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Morning Tea: Ceylon and India
Morning Yogurt:  Passion Fruit
 
In game:  Was offline last night - Gotham and Sleepy Hollow premieres.  >.>  Today, may get some afternoon time on Lament if I'm good about finishing up my work research and writing, but tonight I am off with Spousal Unit to see the Washington Nationals play at Nats Park.  There will be beer, there will be hot dogs, there will be baseball - which means, there will be not so much WildStar tonight.
 
Out of Game:  There will be beer, there will be hot dogs, there will be baseball!  I'm wearing my Teddy 26 jersey.  As much as I love post-season baseball though, I'm already stressing out....you see, we're a mixed marriage.  I'm from St. Louis originally, and a die-hard Cardinals fan (like all good Midwesterners - Cubs and Brewers fans need not apply.) ;)  My husband, who is from northern Virginia, is a huge Nats fan - and I gladly cheer for them and support them (when not playing the Cards) as my local team now.  The last two post-seasons though, the Cards have played - and in both cases directly eliminated - the Nats from playoffs.  Good for my baseball team, bad for my love life.  Once again, it is looking very much like the Cards are going to be playing the Nats at some point (Nats already locked NLEast division, and Cards have secured a post-season berth and are in contention for NLCentral).  The stress is killing me!  Do I cheer for Cards win and baseball glory, or do I cheer for peace at home and romance?  (My husband didn't speak to me for 48 hours in 2012 after the Nats blew a 6-0 lead to lose the series to the Cards.  Of course....my daily victory dances wearing a Cards jersey and my Fredbird hat may not have helped matters...)
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Do you like chewy bacon? What if the egg smiles back at you?	
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Well, you know, he'd probably feel a little fresher if he had a night in every now and then.
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He's not allowed. Too much RP to do. He has a tribe to run!
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Funny how your birth city shapes your sports.  When you're from Pittsburgh, you're a football and hockey fan, but baseball?
 
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Good morning, coffee people! How's the science?Nothing fascinating has happened IRL since yesterday. I had Cheerios for breakfast because I love Cheerios. I have the day off but I have no idea what I will be doing with it. There is no latency issues during the day so I might just pug some adventures.In the adventure "Riot in the Void", if you fight the Granok Jarak in the yard, you get to see The Gambler's Ruin from below. It is a really, REALLY cool view, probably one of the best I have seen on WildStar. The problem is getting to that point knowing there is some RNG involved. Luckily, I've ran Riot in the Void so many times, I know the 100% way to get it. The ship is so gigantic, it would take 3 images to capture the whole thing. I suck at screenshots but here is one anyway.
In WildStar news, not much has been going on. Did a few quests, killed Scorchwing and cleared the introduction to the Northern Wastes and Crimson Badlands. I might run a few adventures today before the latency issues kick in again. Beyond that, I don't know. Maybe some housing but I am not an architect like a certain someone :PMore to do! More to do! Also, more to do! 	
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Morning everyone.
 
Day 2 of my weekly work-induced Wildstar hiatus.  It's wierd having a play schedule like this, where there's three days back-to-back that I just don't have time to play each week.  Usually it's maybe one or two days but they're spread out, but nope, lately it's three in a row.
 
Wait... does that mean I'm becoming an adult?  I don't wanna grow up!
 
The Daggers have plans to hit the Malgrave Trail this evening but I'm sure there will be plenty of folks available for shenanigans as well :D
 
Time to get to the morning stuff.  See ya'll around when I can take a break and look at forums!	
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SO true!  SU is predominantly a football guy, even though the Redskins have been failfootball since I moved here in 2002.  Me, with the football Cards moving away when I was still a kid, it's a nearly non-existent sport on my radar.
 
Hockey in my case is complicated - I spent most of my youth as a competitive figure skater, and hockey players and figure skaters have a mutual animosity towards each other, much like dogs and cats. (I can actually explain why, it has nothing to do with "The Cutting Edge" and other rom com plots and everything to do with how we use the ice and mess it up for each other if we share rinks.)  I still skate, and practice the same place as the Washington Capitals - so I guess I kinda cheer for them since I've gotten to know a number of them and see them most mornings, but it's more of a "cheering for friends or people you know" I guess. It's kinda strange to think the guys I say hi to in the parking lot or get coffee with at the rink concession stand are famous NHL players.  (Then I go out in the parking lot and see my little gray Audi next to all their black Bentleys and Maserattis, and I remember...)
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Today's going to be a busy Wildstar day indeed, between the TL;DR and the leveling spree.  However, I'm kind of hoping to get a gaggle of us together from Veritas, BDS, and ourselves and maybe run some world content or adventures.  I know Erayo was getting seized up in whatever throttling issue was grabbing everyone else, but he really wanted to run some content, so maybe we can put something together to give me a break from the Esper for a few hours.
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That looks amazing! I don't think I've completed that one yet. It's a Shiphand, correct? Where?
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It is the level 15 adventure that is Dominion-only. The correct choices, if you want to see the ship live, have been uploaded on the wilstaronline wiki at this URL: http://wildstaronline.wikia.com/wiki/Riot_in_the_Void
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Been thinking of buy a friend of mine the game so he'll play he usually doesn't have much money but I think he might would do the sub just not the full priced game. Granted at this rate he kind of owes me money or games but it's about impossible to get it back due to his lack of work. I think he could get on disability but I think besides pride the other reason he won't is that his dad would probably tell him to get the hell out if he did.
 
He would almost undoubtedly rp as he rps far more often than I do because he doesn't mind writing stories as much as me and I get a bit annoyed that multiplier games don't really help flesh out characters as much as single player games can.
For example theme characters I have down in fallout 3 and fallout new vegas. Fallout 3: Samus Aran using power armor and that one unique plasma rifle, until I get to zeta anyway. New Vegas: Aya Brea from parasite eve using the police pistol from dead money and the all american. My last vegas one was duke nukem, using many missiles, the light in the darkness 1911, the dinnerbell shotgun, and LMGs, he has the lady killer perk runs around with the fairly crass fillie Cass, and no body will prevent the Duke from delivering his package.
 
Harder to do that in MMOs besides just looks really. The housing helps though.
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P.S. We all know I cling to you loves with male Aurins right? Gosh, you loves are just too pretty. Carbine gave the boys the prettier colors! #hasaproblem #butitsokay
 
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You know, I am beginning to think that we may need to put safeguards in place to keep Kaelish and Rocio from having too much contact with each other once the merge happens. ;)
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Poor Rocio! And I wonder if I have met said character, yet...
 
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We don't want you to grow up either! And we miss you in Daggers. Folks were asking when you'd be on. I told them they should read the Coffee Thread more often. But I guess it's just you and me, Neph. :P
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You know, I am beginning to think that we may need to put safeguards in place to keep Kaelish and Rocio from having too much contact with each other once the merge happens. ;)
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You've met Rocio briefly, but it was in a crowded place and he was preoccupied with one of his mates.
 
And our guildmates are silly.  Every Sunday when I log out I'm all "See you Thursday!" and they don't remember.  They DO need to come here and have coffee with all of us though :)  I brag on them enough... :P
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I think Rocio and Kael are going to have a destined "Have we met before?" moment. Neither one is going to remember the other, so it's a blank slate!
 
 
Da'heck, he can't be the mascot. -.-
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			We should have a vote, but I'd lose because Evindra would actually vote whereas my server wouldn't. ;)	
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We should have a vote, but I'd lose because Evindra would actually vote whereas my server wouldn't. ;)
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Good morning all!
 
I had fun last night in WS. I accomplished nothing new, but that's ok. I did my dailies and got my Eldan Fragment so I'm one day closer to completing the Adventus Outfitter recipes.
 
Then, I made the drastic error of installing GalaxyLibrary and looking at medium armor. About an hour and a half later, I finished looking through that list. Then I started looking through the heavy armor...Then...it was bedtime. How to waste an entire evening with one addon. :lol:
 
A couple days ago, I found an addon called "Cards" that adds a collectible card game to the drops in-game. It's a relatively simple minigame, but I found it to be rather addictive.
 
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You know, I am beginning to think that we may need to put safeguards in place to keep Kaelish and Rocio from having too much contact with each other once the merge happens. ;)
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If the 'merge' has happened, aren't the safeguards a bit late? *ahem* ;)
 
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
I think I am all caught up on the thread. Wow you guys are very 'wordy' this morning :) I don't have any input on the subjects you were discussing due to not being on Evindra. I will try not to derail too much.
 
So, got home last night with all the intentions of logging in after supper. But it was not in the cards. Went out to get the mail and heard water gushing near the front of the house. When I went over to see what the issue was, I found the ground saturated. Got the hubby away from his game to dig a little and found a broken pipe. Called a plumber - long story short: he couldn't fix it last night after standing there an hour telling us how he was going to fix it. He was suppose to call me this morning, but hasn't and is not picking up his phone. Called another plumber and they are suppose to call me when they get to the house. What a friggen mess!! Some days I hate being an adult with responsibilities :(
 
Logged on for a little bit last night. I was not in the right frame of mind to play, so logged off and went to watch The Voice. Did some stuff around my house plot, mostly walking around thinking about what I could do and where to place things. I have a pretty good idea, but wont tell you guys until it's finished :P I will be on tonight. Really need to level.
 
Hope you all have a great day!	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
I think I am all caught up on the thread. Wow you guys are very 'wordy' this morning :) I don't have any input on the subjects you were discussing due to not being on Evindra. I will try not to derail too much.
 
So, got home last night with all the intentions of logging in after supper. But it was not in the cards. Went out to get the mail and heard water gushing near the front of the house. When I went over to see what the issue was, I found the ground saturated. Got the hubby away from his game to dig a little and found a broken pipe. Called a plumber - long story short: he couldn't fix it last night after standing there an hour telling us how he was going to fix it. He was suppose to call me this morning, but hasn't and is not picking up his phone. Called another plumber and they are suppose to call me when they get to the house. What a friggen mess!! Some days I hate being an adult with responsibilities :(
 
Logged on for a little bit last night. I was not in the right frame of mind to play, so logged off and went to watch The Voice. Did some stuff around my house plot, mostly walking around thinking about what I could do and where to place things. I have a pretty good idea, but wont tell you guys until it's finished :P I will be on tonight. Really need to level.
 
Hope you all have a great day!
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Ugh, Auto updates aren't cool. Had responses typed out and then POOF! Anyways...
 
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Then, I made the drastic error of installing GalaxyLibrary and looking at medium armor. About an hour and a half later, I finished looking through that list. Then I started looking through the heavy armor...Then...it was bedtime. How to waste an entire evening with one addon. :lol:
 
A couple days ago, I found an addon called "Cards" that adds a collectible card game to the drops in-game. It's a relatively simple minigame, but I found it to be rather addictive.
 
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Speaking of which, one of the 'Kickers was touring public houses last night and walked in on some X-rated RP. Considering this player RPs an adolescent Chua, I suggested that he type
 
/e makes popcorn.
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Morning Everyone!
 
I made Banana Pineapple Bread last night to bring in for the employees, it was nearly gone before I could get a picture :D
 
 
It is so good!!!
 
In Wildstar news, I think I will start crafting finally. Either weaponsmith or tailor....which is better??	
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			As I understand it due to talking to people, weaponsmith is EASIER due to being able to put up mineral fields in your house and just because minerals aren't that hard to find nor do you need tons of them to make things. Tailor on the other hand needs TONS of cloth and the mobs don't really drop that much making it much harder if you don't have people to give you cloth on top of what you already get yourself. However you only need one weapon and you need lots of cloth gear if you are running a SS or esper.	
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Morning Everyone!
 
I made Banana Pineapple Bread last night to bring in for the employees, it was nearly gone before I could get a picture :D
 
 
It is so good!!!
 
In Wildstar news, I think I will start crafting finally. Either weaponsmith or tailor....which is better??
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			Fellow coffee people, inquiring mind wants to know! Is there a fast way to get to Kel Voreth in Auroria without queueing specifically for it? I find that going from Wilderrun to Auroria takes too long and since I intend to farm the instance, I really need a quick and easy to get there. Cannot be on the Dominion either. The coveted items are BoP :(	
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Fellow coffee people, inquiring mind wants to know! Is there a fast way to get to Kel Voreth in Auroria without queueing specifically for it? I find that going from Wilderrun to Auroria takes too long and since I intend to farm the instance, I really need a quick and easy to get there. Cannot be on the Dominion either. The coveted items are BoP :(
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So you want a group or something? Is you are on evn I can dps for you and I'm not an idiot but other than that....
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Want to reset your transmat?  You can then use your transmat to get to the nearest city to it whenever you want.
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Fellow coffee people, inquiring mind wants to know! Is there a fast way to get to Kel Voreth in Auroria without queueing specifically for it? I find that going from Wilderrun to Auroria takes too long and since I intend to farm the instance, I really need a quick and easy to get there. Cannot be on the Dominion either. The coveted items are BoP :(
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Heya, fellow Coffee'teers. I'm not dead!
 
But I have been sinning.... by not being on Evindra. :( Recently been giving the medic a lot of love simply because I missed the visual effects and the overall play style. I think both Medic and Esper are my for real favorites so it'll be hard balancing the two, but i reaaalllyy want to be 50 sometime soon.
 
Non Wildstar news: Really just MTG, that's it.
 
Hope everyone's adventures into Nexus are fruitful and amazing!	
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Except the nearest cities to Kel Voreth are all Dominion quest hubs. Suffice it to say, binding there would be signing my own death sentence.
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Oh come on, man up!
 
 :lol:
 
Actually, I'm not sure you can bind in those areas, but you'd be amazed how easy it is to run through the other faction's camps, especially if they're lower leveled.  Does anyone know if you can bind in each others' camps?
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Oh I know it is easy. Guards have a very small aggro radius so once you zoom past them, they shoot down your mount and you projected spirit away, you're in the clear. However, I do not think you can bind to the opposite faction's transmat. I never tried so I could be wrong.
 
Still, this leaves me in somewhat of a bind. I want to farm Kel Voreth but not stay there permanently. It is a 20ish runs grind so doing them all at once would be a fantastic way to burn me out.
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			Ah, what a wonderful break from the internet, then again I have run out of books to read.	
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Banana Pineapple Bread
 
Dry:                                                       Wet:
 
3 cups all-purpose flour                          2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 7)
2 cups sugar                                          1 (8-oz) can crushed pineapple, drained well
1-1/2 teaspoons salt                               3 eggs, lightly beaten 
1 teaspoon baking soda                         1/2 cup vegetable oil 
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon                 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 
 
Topping:
 
Demerara sugar and cinnamon (Totally optional but I like it)
 
Bake 350 for 50-60 minutes
 
Makes 2 Loaves
 
In a big bowl mix the dry ingredients together. In another big bowl mash the bananas and stir in all the other ‘wet’ ingredients. 
 
Add the wet to the dry and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not over stir!
 
Pour into greased and floured loaf pans and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.
 
This is how they do it on Nexus :D	
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Banana Pineapple Bread
 
Dry:                                                       Wet:
 
3 cups all-purpose flour                          2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 7)
2 cups sugar                                          1 (8-oz) can crushed pineapple, drained well
1-1/2 teaspoons salt                               3 eggs, lightly beaten 
1 teaspoon baking soda                         1/2 cup vegetable oil 
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon                 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 
 
Topping:
 
Demerara sugar and cinnamon (Totally optional but I like it)
 
Bake 350 for 50-60 minutes
 
Makes 2 Loaves
 
In a big bowl mix the dry ingredients together. In another big bowl mash the bananas and stir in all the other ‘wet’ ingredients. 
 
Add the wet to the dry and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not over stir!
 
Pour into greased and floured loaf pans and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.
 
This is how they do it on Nexus :D
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Oh, any suggestions as to what world content we should run when we put together the ride?
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I thought that we were doing the merc company(not a reputable one thing) and not a biker gang? I seem to recall specifically saying I didn't like that idea.
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We are a merc guild, not a biker gang.  I just figure the best way to hit the content is on the ground and do it in a long stream.  It wasn't an IC idea, though.
 
I mean, we can make it one, but I just wanted to get the guild together and running around in the open world doing some of the stuff that doesn't get soloed.  It'd be good advertising.
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That's a good question! 
 
My favorite FCON quest is throwing eggs on the Dommies so the mommy Ravenoks attack them. So you can tick off Animal Cruelty on your list there too.	
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Also, what is this "Cards" addon? Tell me more. I am intrigued. Give me more reasons to play incessantly. 
OMG! All I could think of was this! (Also, devs, we love you. Can we get gifs as images, plox? :D)
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Chua bit tired....
But hoping for raid tonight. Not sure if enough around today, seems Humans getting sick around this period of time.
Chua did activate US account again, and will visit Evindra on weekend. Take peek around.
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Ah okay. I wasn't trying to be too snippy about it, but I read some of the stuff on the website and I wasn't sure if you actually listened to us or not. I guess you just mean't that it was a kind of... motley deal and not like a legit PMC.
 
Though it's kind of funny as FCON itself is almost at best like a PMC and at worst stubborn unreliable and kind of messed up. The only example I heard that I have seen is switching dom med units to use their own poison against them.... then again they were going to use the poison on us first, but it is a bit messed up. I think I heard some of the stuff gets worse but I haven't seen it and I'd rather see it myself if it happens.
 
It just makes me think "How messed up are we if we couldn't hack it in FCON?" 
 
Granted in my case, not sure what I will name him when drop3/megas happen but I have kind of figured my character to be kind of like the old gunfighter with a decent dose of raging(maybe literally maybe not) drunk.
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Morning Everyone!
 
I made Banana Pineapple Bread last night to bring in for the employees, it was nearly gone before I could get a picture :D
 
 
It is so good!!!
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Well, as you may have noticed, FCON is very militant and organized.  Not as much as the Dominion, but they have a defined hierarchical rank structure, they're at the call of the Exiles, they're definitely a militarized mercenary guild.
 
At best, the Saddles are like a pack of wolves.  Some members are really disciplined and very focused on justice, some of them are... well.... Seeger.  They really have a very loose set of rules, it's almost like a club instead of a paramilitary unit.  People show up when they want work, they leave to handle their business, they get paid when they complete it.  Some stick around a lot more than others, some are only loosely affiliated.  They come from a huge variety of backgrounds, and quite a few came from deep space where they've been separated from the rest of society or where only remnants of their exiled peoples are left.  So they're a very motley crew.
 
The thing binding them together most is that they have a loose code of conduct based on that deep-space background where you'd often not see anyone else for weeks and had to have a way for people of VERY different backgrounds to get along.  Mostly, it means that people operate independently (Seeger can't order anyone to come to the Shadowcaster, he can only say what's going on and see how many people show up) instead of being told what to do, and often come to the chiefs to get work or, if they get work elsewhere, they can reach out and get access to a ready supply of combatants.
 
Considering how cosmopolitan the membership is, they are a popular organization for the Exiles even though they're a LOT more chaotic.  You wouldn't want Seeger to be a general in charge of your military unit because he will intermittently raid places for supplies without orders.  However, you might want to use someone like him to assault a base in the middle of nowhere for those exact reasons, he's incredibly eager to engage in combat for no other reason than he has an excuse to.  And your gunslinger might want to be along for the ride in many cases, though there will be both things he would do that Seeger wouldn't, and things he wouldn't do that Seeger would.  Seeger might not do it, but will pass on the information regardless.
 
That's sort of the broad strokes of where we're at right now.  From here, I'm going to start fleshing out details, like the code of conduct that keeps them from disintegrating or fighting amongst themselves while not holding them to any certain culture or hierarchy and the details of where they came from.  I'll probably do that a little later on in the week if you want to leave feedback on the Blazing Saddles forum post on the subject or send me a message.  I'm working feedback into the story.
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Morning forumites,
 
Had my post op appointment this morning and actually drove into work.
 
In Wildstar news, I leveled a few characters to level 3 and about to leave ship. That was doable while lying down with a laptop. I'll level some more tonight. Got to get my 24 characters ready for Megaservers :)	
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			Fourmites, why not Fourmuddlians or Fourmgrounders?	
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Fourmites, why not Fourmuddlians or Fourmgrounders?
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			Well fourmite, it sounds like we are like ants. Forumgrounders sounds better, even puddlian is better due to puddles being bigger then modern ants, unlike prehistoric ages...	
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			Nexus Report is warming up.	
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			Bit of a discussion changer, from terms to Reports.	
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Bit of a discussion changer, from terms to Reports.
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			Oh, what is it about?	
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http://www.twitch.tv/wildstar
 
It's a weekly Devs spotlight of Wildstar changes and content.	
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"Forumite" actually usually makes me want to stretch to see if I can reach the ceiling.
 
 
This reminds me...we need some cool rock forumations for our houses! :)	
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In Wildstar news, I think I will start crafting finally. Either weaponsmith or tailor....which is better??
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			Those two rocks look far too happy.	
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OMG.  WANT.
 
*looks at lunch options*  Khandi, I hate you so much right now.
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"Forumite" actually usually makes me want to stretch to see if I can reach the ceiling.
 
 
This reminds me...we need some cool rock forumations for our houses! :)
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Depends.  Do you craft for the sake of crafting?  Do you plan to be relevant at end-game?  If the latter you may want to follow this thread: https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/114385-what-happened-to-the-market-and-crafting/
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			Eh, it is better then their pebble cousins, they only roll.	
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Those two rocks look far too happy.
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Yep. Either that or their lives become very sedimentary.
 
(didn't we do rock jokes the other day when discussing Granok?)	
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			This is surprisingly hard to keep up with on a cellphone.... my tablet has to to charge. :(	
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It's easy for us brits to remember the difference:
 
Tites (Tights) come down.
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			I always find my jokes are solid, and never metamorphic.	
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We need to get back to Wildstar, or the mods are going to wipe the slate clean. We can't take being in the General Discussion forum for granite.
 
@Chestnut I heard your question on Twitch! "SoonTM" lawl	
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			I think it is time for a stoning, done by a granok!	
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			This episode of Nexus Report is useless...get to something informative.	
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			Eh, I at least got the last joke in.	
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I did read most of that article, some of it I didn't quite understand having never crafted. I think I would only craft for myself and to help guildies, not to put on the AH (unless I proc'ed something awesome....but that's not going to happen)
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			You can always trade one or both gathering professions for a crafting profession on your 50 and level up the non-level-gated gathering professions on your alts.	
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			I've felt most of the Nexus Reports lately lack any real info. S'why I stick to your threads on it. :)	
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@Chestnut I heard your question on Twitch! "SoonTM" lawl
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Well this ought to be a quick Nexus Report TL;DR tonight.  Unfortunately, they didn't ask Tony my question:
 
"Q:  Tony, what's it like to live with ADD?"	
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Well this ought to be a quick Nexus Report TL;DR tonight.  Unfortunately, they didn't ask Tony my question:
 
"Q:  Tony, what's it like to live with ADD?"
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I was sadface they didn't even give a timeframe. 
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			They need to show screenshots, development demo videos of the changes they are making	
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I think they're going to regret not being more open about the progress they're making. Players are not prone to patience in a subbed game.
 
I consider myself patient, but even I'm starting to wonder what's going on.
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You can always trade one or both gathering professions for a crafting profession on your 50 and level up the non-level-gated gathering professions on your alts.
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I'm curious as to what you want  so badly from there. Nice weapon or armor skins?
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I'm not necessarily complaining about the lack of information; they did say they were patching into the PTR again this week, so the reason they're not giving more time-related information is probably because it's not ready yet and they don't know when it will be.  They said they had to do bug fixes, so they don't want to release it yet.
 
They did get off the hard schedule because of bugs.	
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			What would we do if this continued, but nothing happened?	
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Not very happy with the Nexus Report today. Not much info in it and they didn't really answer any questions that we all want the answers to. I did see some of you in the chat though asking really good questions. At least they answered Chestnut's.
 
I agree with you Vick, they need to be more transparent.
 
To make you all smile, here's a kitty pic :)
 	
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What would we do if this continued, but nothing happened?
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What would we do if this continued, but nothing happened?
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			Sorry, a bit of stupidity. And that kitty is rather cute.	
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Sorry, a bit of stupidity. And that kitty is rather cute.
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It is a little annoying not having a ballpark figure, which is I think what people are hoping for.  As well as not knowing whether Drop3 comes with the megaservers or if they'll do them one-then-the-other.
 
I just know that if they're patching to the PTR to fix bugs, according to what they told us they were going to do, we aren't going to get it until they're no longer patching bugs.	
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It is a little annoying not having a ballpark figure, which is I think what people are hoping for.  As well as not knowing whether Drop3 comes with the megaservers or if they'll do them one-then-the-other.
 
I just know that if they're patching to the PTR to fix bugs, according to what they told us they were going to do, we aren't going to get it until they're no longer patching bugs.
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			I am not sure how I feel about this. The Defile is being removed from the PTR in favour of testing weekly patches which have been, if anything, patches that happened once every two-three weeks now.Not that I mind since I have farming to do and all that but if things become stagnant like WoW before an expansion, things could get...dicey.	
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They can patch till the cows come home on the PTR. That doesn't mean that once they believe they don't have any more bugs on there, they wont create some when they patch live. It's just the way coding works. No matter how long you take before you patch, something will always break. And as long as they fix it, I don't care.
 
I know I am the minority in my way of thinking. That's what makes me 'special', per my hubby :)
 
I do wish they would give us some info on when they expect to do the megaservers and/or drop 3, instead of this soon crap they keep saying.
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I'm fine so long as Carbine doesn't go into Valve mode and losses the ability to count to 3...
 
I don't mind bugs here and there, it's when you have some rather...glaring ones that pop up that make you go "now how'd that make it through testing?"	
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I'm in the same boat with you, but then again, that's why they do keep saying "soon".  We're a minority.  Everyone complained about bugs, bugs, bugs, called Carbine unable to deal with them, told them they were quitting over bugs, told them to just slow down and fix the game instead of releasing content.  And that's what they're doing.
 
We can't really complain that we weren't the loudest.
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Agreed.
 
Honestly, I would've even taken "a few weeks" for Halloween, and "3-6 weeks (maybe longer)" for the Drop. I'd rather have a time frame, even if it's a bit away, than just "Soon".
 
And, I know, I know, I can go play the PTR, but, I enjoy playing on Live, and doing things with the Daggers. So... Eh.
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Playing the PTR shouldn't be necessary to see how close the content is to ready. -_-
 
We may as well all move everything to the PTR. Then they can create a PTR2. Six months from now, we all transfer to PTR2 and they make PTR3...
 
 
The biggest ROI for me with crafting is being able to craft for guildies and alts, secondary benefit is for aesthetics because I like finding cool gear sets for my characters. I don't usually bother trying to sell crafted gear.
 
 
If it gets too much longer, then they need to split it into smaller patches so that people know progress is being made. The decision to make it one large patch and delay Drop 3 was made with the understanding (at least in my case, but I doubt I'm alone) that Drop 3 was originally scheduled for late August / early September, if I'm remembering correctly. We're now quickly approaching late September / early October.
 
I don't want Drop 3 as a Christmas present. I'm greedy. I want Drop 4 for Thanksgiving and maybe Drop 5 for Christmas. :P
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Well this ought to be a quick Nexus Report TL;DR tonight.  Unfortunately, they didn't ask Tony my question:
 
"Q:  Tony, what's it like to live with ADD?"
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			BTW, having Sabotage still on the front page is like a Slap in the Face!	
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I guess I'll have to wait and see exactly to what degree things are tied as directly defile patch, because for me personally I can't speak for other warriors or tanks, but those changes would be really nice to have...
 
Unless theres like a clear marker for what is defile only and what is being pulled out of said changes...iono...maybe im misunderstanding what is going on.
			
				
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Typrop, your new forum avatar is awesome. It's like a Chua version of Scrat.
 
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			While I think most people under 40-50 anymore were never taught things like patience, responsibility, that they aren't entitled to everything, and generally how not to be ass monkeys....(I'm thirty  I did say MOST) waiting forever is a bit annoying. If they don't do it by the middle of November(and I'm being generous) everyone is going to have to spam that one holy grail clip. 	
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			Reddit says Hugh Shelton has left Carbine Studios. He was the head honcho for class design, they say.http://www.reddit.com/r/WildStar/comments/2h9794/lead_class_designer_left_carbine_studios/	
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The eternal question; did he leave or was he fired?  I know a LOT of people were complaining about class balance.
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Reddit says Hugh Shelton has left Carbine Studios. He was the head honcho for class design, they say.
 
http://www.reddit.com/r/WildStar/comments/2h9794/lead_class_designer_left_carbine_studios/
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Reddit says Hugh Shelton has left Carbine Studios. He was the head honcho for class design, they say.
 
http://www.reddit.com/r/WildStar/comments/2h9794/lead_class_designer_left_carbine_studios/
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The eternal question; did he leave or was he fired?  I know a LOT of people were complaining about class balance.
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Rocio lays on a branch twirling his Psi Blade around on one finger. Maybe he should be sad. He isn't.
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			I wonder why circular blades are needed for using illusions.	
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I hope that means we can get some actual balance now. Buff SS PLOX!
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			Who said I was going to fire a gun to start the race off? I'd end up shooting the ground with my lack of coordination.	
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			Bitter and snarky Rocio is bitter and snarky.	
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			Third person and stating the stated, blimey.	
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Who said I was going to fire a gun to start the race off? I'd end up shooting the ground with my lack of coordination.
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			I might even shoot the racers. Who knows with the random fairness of my coordination!	
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Maybe he should be sad.
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			The dev tracker has spoken. Biweekly patches so once every two weeks. That's already faster than things feel right now (one patch every blue moon?) but I spy a problem. Do people really log on the PTR for the sole purpose of testing? I mean, time spent on the PTR is time not spent on live servers. Do people really have such good will?I'll hop on the PTR, see how things are now that everything was...rolled back. Having to "un-update" is pretty weird.	
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			I'm typing on my new mechanical keyboard. If my net doesn't completely crap out then I think that I'll try playing wildstar on it in a couple of minutes. It certainly feels different, but as I'm unused to it, it's going to take a bit for me to get used to it and everything. I'm probably kind of pressing on it too hard as I'm completely used to using membrane keyboards. I've never used switch type mechs, and It's been like 20 years or more since I last used IBM ish bucking springs. One thing I do like but it just about immediately is the fact it's rubber feet and weight seem to keep it where you put it, unless you physically pick it up.	
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			Well, this didn't last long. PTR is pretty much live + current PTR patch. They rolled back everything, including the conveniences of free runes, mats, gears, etc. and everything I've already written about the PTR is pretty much obsolete. Not going through everything again. They'd have to pay me to write a new report, preferably in boomboxes.	
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 They'd have to pay me to write a new report, preferably in CREDD.
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Holy *cupcake*ing aggravating shit! Is anyone else having the game constantly drop on them? I'd understand if it was my entire net as it has been being crappy lately, but the only thing that seems to be not working is Wildstar for some weird reason.
 
Seriously it dropped like 3-4 times within five minutes. WTF!?	
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			Nexus Report TL;DR is up for anyone interested.	
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Wow, I know I was gone for most of the day but it seems moods turned sour in a hurry around here.
 
Khandi - I don't hate you anymore.  I stopped on the way home and got some cookies at the bakery.  They're not banana pineapple bread, but they'll do :)
 
I don't really have much else to say except this:   I think our passion around the game can lead us to brood on the things that aren't perfect, and when we do that, it saps the fun out of the things that we do enjoy.  I know that everyone is a little disappointed right now, but I hope all of you will be able to stay positive and enjoy the game and the community that we do have.  It's in Carbine's best interests to get things done and out to us, so it *will* happen.  In the meantime, rather than waiting, I say we go out and just have fun to take our minds off of the wait.
 
That's what I'll be doing anyway.  At least, on Thursday when I can get into game.
 
Gotta run - keep smiling everyone.  If you're not, find a reason.	
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Wow, I know I was gone for most of the day but it seems moods turned sour in a hurry around here.
 
Khandi - I don't hate you anymore.  I stopped on the way home and got some cookies at the bakery.  They're not banana pineapple bread, but they'll do :)
 
I don't really have much else to say except this:   I think our passion around the game can lead us to brood on the things that aren't perfect, and when we do that, it saps the fun out of the things that we do enjoy.  I know that everyone is a little disappointed right now, but I hope all of you will be able to stay positive and enjoy the game and the community that we do have.  It's in Carbine's best interests to get things done and out to us, so it *will* happen.  In the meantime, rather than waiting, I say we go out and just have fun to take our minds off of the wait.
 
That's what I'll be doing anyway.  At least, on Thursday when I can get into game.
 
Gotta run - keep smiling everyone.  If you're not, find a reason.
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