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Hey!! Guess what??!
 
 
WooHoo!! That's right baby! It's finally here, the moment we've all been waiting for!! 
 
 
I know it's hard but we can do it!!!
 
 
So guess what I'm doing this week end? Yup! You got it! I'm going to indulge in too much coffee and get my Wildstar on!!
 
I finally have CB and NW at beloved on Sophie!! YAY!! So I started on the Defile area and guess what? Because I blew right past it while leveling, I'm totally lost and just wandering around picking up quests.
 
Any advice for the Defile/Guardian of the Grove noob??	
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Okay, now I want a Rosie the Robot "pet" ... or maybe she just walks around my housing plot, dusting.
 
 
Now that I think about it, I also want THIS GUY ... preferably as a full-size Housing plug.
 
 
Like, how cool would it be to get an Elderoot seedling and grow him into a big one!	
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Okay, now I want a Rosie the Robot "pet" ... or maybe she just walks around my housing plot, dusting.
 
 
Now that I think about it, I also want THIS GUY ... preferably as a full-size Housing plug.
 
 
Like, how cool would it be to get an Elderoot seedling and grow him into a big one!
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Growing him into a big one would be totally cool!! Having things on your plot that grew, like the Elder tree or having animals wondering around would be awesome!
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Yeah, free-range pets (or livestock) would be great. I'd even be okay with a roan pen or something similar, so I could grow baby cattle or cubigs or something. Then KILL 'EM FOR COOKING MATS!!!
 
Uh.
 
*ahem*
 
Yes.
 
Letting my Texan show this morning.
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Zomg! Texas BBQ is the best!!
 
Anyone else not level cooking up? And do you think it's important to do for supplies for raiding??
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Woah woah woah. Texas bbq uses beef, which is blasphemy. Real bbq is ...
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Woah woah woah. Texas bbq uses beef, which is blasphemy. Real bbq is a whole pig and excessive amounts of smoke and sauce.
 
I don't think cooking is all that useful since you can buy a lot of elder meals from vendors out in the world.
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Anyone else not level cooking up? And do you think it's important to do for supplies for raiding??
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Good morning peoples. Havent been able to play much wildstar lately due to work. Im on day 17 straight and dont have a day off till next week. Yay!(/sarcasm) The good news is. I did just hire a cutter yesterday, though he hasnt cut meat professionally since the 80s so it will be some work teaching him everything knew but he does know how to cut which is half the battle.
 
In wildstar news, Im gonna probably be focusing more on pvp then anything for a while but im still hoping to raid. Im probably gonna be transfering my mechari medic to warhound eventually to get back to some open world stuff	
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I haven't touched cooking at all.  I bought the food recipe you can get from CB or NW and I am able to make it.  Funny bit is that what I need is the base recipe so I avoid the horrid RNGception that is coordinate crafting.
 
 
Defile should be pretty easy, just run all of the available dailies.  If you can get into a Lightspire run [20+] do it.  Same with Grendalus [5+].  Don't forget to grab the missions.  Should take you 2-3 weeks.
 
Guardians of the Grove is going to be far more painful I'm afraid.  There are no solo missions and AFAICT it's rare to run any of the dailies unless they're that day's Tier 3 contract (Scorchwing or Failtree).  My only interest in GotG rep is that you can get the Blighthaven Ability Tier point unlock from it.  Probably a lot faster to grind out the 10k prestige. 
 
If there's other things you need that rep for the first thing to do is to make sure that you've completed all of the one time Blighthaven missions including the [5+] ones.  Don't forget to use a reputation flask.  Dump all of the rep tokens you get from contract awards into the Blighthaven rep exchange.  Finally organize daily groups to run Scorch, Elyona, the Swamp Guardian and Failtree. 
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I like it all baby!! I always make my own BBQ sauce mainly because I don't like it over-used but I love dipping my fries in it :P
 
That's good to know about cooking vs buying.
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I wanted to give Cooking in-game a try ... but when I stepped up the Station and some of that insipid coordinate crafting crap sprung up, I just walked away.
 
I want to be an Architect. I want to be a Technologist. I want to be a Cook.
 
I will NOT subject myself to another second of that RNG horse-pucky that passes for crafting in so many trades. It's not fun, it's not engaging. It's frustrating, pointless and one of the very few systems in the game that I absolutely can not stand and flat out refuse to deal with.	
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I wanted to give Cooking in-game a try ... but when I stepped up the Station and some of that insipid coordinate crafting crap sprung up, I just walked away.
 
I want to be an Architect. I want to be a Technologist. I want to be a Cook.
 
I will NOT subject myself to another second of that RNG horse-pucky that passes for crafting in so many trades. It's not fun, it's not engaging. It's frustrating, pointless and one of the very few systems in the game that I absolutely can not stand and flat out refuse to deal with.
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For what it's worth it does get easier as you go but yeah, I tend to agree. 
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So I was making eggs and coffee when I peered over at the coffee can and saw this on the side.
 
 
YOU DON'T SAY AMERICA.. YOU DON'T SAY!!
 
Today will be filled with getting SW slaughtered a few RBGs and getting Mama Koolaide up. My only fear will be the Isigrol server lag due to SW contract :<. She hit Malgrave yesterday. 	
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Today will be filled with getting SW slaughtered a few RBGs and getting Mama Koolaide up. My only fear will be the Isigrol server lag due to SW contract :<. She hit Malgrave yesterday. 
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
Had blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Yum!
 
 
Didn't do much in game last night. Mostly just talked to the guildies and watched one of our members stream leveling his medic, Mr Thebes. :)
 
Logged off early to go watch Bones with the hubby.
 
I haven't touched cooking in-game since beta. Didn't like it than and not to happy with having to do it now, if I want the celery pet. I want to collect all pets, so it looks like I will have to do pvp as well as cooking. Ugggh! Not a happy person right now.
 
I do cook at home though. I like to experiment with recipes. Last night I made Hamburg Gravy over white rice. It came out delicious!
 
1. Cook one pound hamburg with a chopped up onion and carrots, until done. Drain excess fat.
2. Add one can cream of celery soup and one cup milk.
3. Season to taste (I used minced garlic and pepper, no salt as the soup is salty enough).
4. Simmer till thickened, 10 - 15 minutes.
5. I use instant white rice that takes about 10 minutes in the microwave.
6. Enjoy!
 
You can use any kind of veggies in this. I just happen to like carrots, as they give a sweetness and crunchyness that it may be lacking. You can also use a different soup.
 
Think I will put a recipe area on our website. I love sharing recipes and getting new ones to play with.
 
Well, back to looking like I am working. Have a great day all.	
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So I was making eggs and coffee when I peered over at the coffee can and saw this on the side.
 
YOU DON'T SAY AMERICA.. YOU DON'T SAY!!
 
Today will be filled with getting SW slaughtered a few RBGs and getting Mama Koolaide up. My only fear will be the Isigrol server lag due to SW contract :<. She hit Malgrave yesterday.
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I've been thinking about that too because I've just started getting my rep up out there.
 
Oh and I went and snooped in your profile and guess what?? We both have the same birthday!!!! YAY for Leos!!!!
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As a marketing designer, the gluten/lactose free thing always makes me shake my head at the ignorance of the American consumer.
 
My favorite "Gluten Free" product is Kretschmar cold cuts. They freaking INSIST that every time their name is used, that it MUST contain the phrase "gluten free" or else the advertiser doesn't get paid for it. I am not sure if it's the company who is stupid, or if the company just understands how uneducated their clientele really, truly is. I mean ... IT'S MEAT, of freaking COURSE it doesn't have gluten in it. Ugh. So dumb, it's painful.
 
(Sorry, I know it's off topic, but it's one of my pet peeves.) :lol:
 
That said, I forgot about the dang celery pet. Now I guess I *gotta* go learn to cook. :angry:
 
 
EDIT TO ADD: You can come PVP with Khandi and me, Fitchy. Neither of us are very good - but dying together is always more fun than dying alone. What's the PVP pet anyway?	
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Yum! That sounds like total comfort food to me!!
 
I'll PvP with you Cirinde!!! Just let me know when and I'll be there for you!! (Ok, Ok it's really for me  :ph34r: )
 
Oh and you need to tell us what day your birthday is!!	
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Yum! That sounds like total comfort food to me!!
 
I'll PvP with you Cirinde!!! Just let me know when and I'll be there for you!! (Ok, Ok it's really for me  :ph34r: )
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That would be fun!
 
Note to Dommies: If you see me in your BG, target me. I really don't know what I am doing, so I am an easy kill. I'll help get your numbers up LOL :P
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HAHA! Me, you and Tex!! What a team we'll make!  :D
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Not all meat is gluten free. A lot of companies add filler that often contains wheat, especially to cold cuts/deli meat foods. However, given the increasing prevalence of voluntary gluten-free diets and so-called "gluten intolerance," labeling things as gluten free makes people in those camps feel safe in buying that product. Not to mention, gluten free is much like organic, where the seller can charge a premium on the product because its "gluten-free."
 
On the BBQ question, I too am a BBQ fanatic. Texas bbq has its own special place in my heart. Smoked sausage is a delicious easy way to get some bbq made. And while my love for brisket knows no bounds, its often difficult to commit 12+ hours to the smoking process. Currently, my favorite smoking meat is ribs. Ribs take a reasonable time and are really my best current bbq product. While I don't believe in one particular style, I tend toward a combination of memphis (dry rub) and carolina (spicey vinegary sop) when making my ribs. I despise putting sauce on ribs, unless its at the very end, in which case I like to quickly caramelize the sauced ribs over an incredibly hot fire. I usually only do this if the ribs end up to dry. 
 
I also strongly believe in making my own BBQ sauce, usually a mustard or vinegar based concoction with a strong spice character. Sometimes I'll do a sauce influenced by fruit, curry, or gingerbread for great flavor. 
 
As for WS (gotta be somewhat on topic right  ;) ). We went into DS and killed the minis. Our newly attuned slinger got his pistols, so that was cool and we had a couple BoE drops. Doing that really helped with the burnout, but Im sure it will be back on saturday. 	
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EDIT TO ADD: I think I foresee the name of our 3's arena team. HAHAHAHAHAH
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AMG THANK FUDGE IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I will be mostly spending my weekend leveling my engineer alt. Only lvl 10, but really enjoying it. 
 
I think My SpellSlinger Kory Yul should be having a few sleepless nights over being dropped from my main xD	
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I will be mostly spending my weekend leveling my engineer alt. Only lvl 10, but really enjoying it. 
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I also started a new Engineer last night! Only got to level 8 before I called it a night but yeah, so far, so good.
 
I named him "Texarcana Kid" ... as an homage to my original Sheriff Tex, who now sits unused and unloved at the bottom of my log-in screen. :lol:
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			Have had 3 chars since closed beta and all have been scientists. Wanted to try something different and thought it fitted nicely with my back storey :)	
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I am ALSO an Explorer! My first real foray into exploring since Beta.
 
I just want the Path costume, honestly.	
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Not all meat is gluten free. A lot of companies add filler that often contains wheat, especially to cold cuts/deli meat foods. However, given the increasing prevalence of voluntary gluten-free diets and so-called "gluten intolerance," labeling things as gluten free makes people in those camps feel safe in buying that product. Not to mention, gluten free is much like organic, where the seller can charge a premium on the product because its "gluten-free."
 
On the BBQ question, I too am a BBQ fanatic. Texas bbq has its own special place in my heart. Smoked sausage is a delicious easy way to get some bbq made. And while my love for brisket knows no bounds, its often difficult to commit 12+ hours to the smoking process. Currently, my favorite smoking meat is ribs. Ribs take a reasonable time and are really my best current bbq product. While I don't believe in one particular style, I tend toward a combination of memphis (dry rub) and carolina (spicey vinegary sop) when making my ribs. I despise putting sauce on ribs, unless its at the very end, in which case I like to quickly caramelize the sauced ribs over an incredibly hot fire. I usually only do this if the ribs end up to dry. 
 
I also strongly believe in making my own BBQ sauce, usually a mustard or vinegar based concoction with a strong spice character. Sometimes I'll do a sauce influenced by fruit, curry, or gingerbread for great flavor. 
 
As for WS (gotta be somewhat on topic right  ;) ). We went into DS and killed the minis. Our newly attuned slinger got his pistols, so that was cool and we had a couple BoE drops. Doing that really helped with the burnout, but Im sure it will be back on saturday. 
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I use this for all my smoking needs. 
 
That orion cooker looks awesome though. Brisket is 4.5 hours O.o	
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I use this for all my smoking needs. 
 
That orion cooker looks awesome though. Brisket is 4.5 hours O.o
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So happy it's finally weekend.
 
Survived my first week at my new Job, which unfortunately means less time on the forums from now on.
Time really flies by when you're programming again. Started at 08:30 in the Office, finished a task and realized it was suddenly 12:00, time for lunch :/
Wonder where my day went actually.
Then again, the chef treated us all to free food that day :D
 
In WildStar, finally starting to make steady progress in Datascape.
Able to clear first three bosses in a single night now, including 2 elemental wings.
Next challenge is Mealstrom and Elemental pairs.
Probably going to be a nightmare with the cleaving disabled.
Oh....and Spellslinger healing on walls in Latice is a frigging nightmare :/
One wrong aim and spell is totally wasted on the wall....:STILL!
 
Pet department: Got my paws on the Carrot and Party Lopp yesterday :D
Finally can walk around with them too.
Working on the Celery now to lure out Aurins for Science.	
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So I was making eggs and coffee when I peered over at the coffee can and saw this on the side.
 
 
 
YOU DON'T SAY AMERICA.. YOU DON'T SAY!!
 
Today will be filled with getting SW slaughtered a few RBGs and getting Mama Koolaide up. My only fear will be the Isigrol server lag due to SW contract :<. She hit Malgrave yesterday. 
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			Lobster roll for lunch... best idea ever. 	
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			I'm surprised no one mentioned National Donut Day in the breakfast thread. It's today btw! Go get some donuts.	
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I'm surprised no one mentioned National Donut Day in the breakfast thread. It's today btw! Go get some donuts.
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Yes it's friday but in the accounting world it is also month end. I am going in to work this weekend, then I can go  back to my normal slacking off. :(
 
Hope everyone has a weekend filled with Wildstar! :)	
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They aren't donuts, but I prefer kolaches so I did go to the kolache factory... xD
 
I did yard work this morning (oh my god the weeds have taken over thanks to all that rain, but also holy crap so many fruits to pick in the garden). I think that entitles me to doing nothing but video games for the rest of the day, right???
 
Yesterday I finally got Hycrest to pop on my slinger alt. Yay! She's a healer (as per usual... lol), and it was pretty fun. Still figuring out the best LAS though. I read somewhere on the forums that you're not actually supposed to use Runic Healing?? And I'm not entirely sure how to manage the innate. I basically just tried to keep it up as much as possible, but I feel like there should be more strategy to it? Any spellslinger healers want to offer advice? xD
 
The husband and I managed to finish Farside yesterday, too, on our Dommies. Woohoo on to Wilderrun! Still horribly disappointed at how identical the questlines are (I don't even have to read the quest text to know what's going on -_-;). But I guess I'll just focus on the allure of level 50 so that I can make enough plat to fund my classy Cassian's house.
 
Also also... Would you believe I STILL haven't come up with a surname for my draken alt? She's just been sitting, abandoned since the server merges. xD I'm waffling between Agamidae Starstrider and Agamidae Skybreaker. Or something else that I maybe haven't come up with yet?? Augh!	
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Hey everyone. TGIF and all that jazz. :D
 
Been crackin on with the livestreaming every day through the week. I guess I've taken the "talk alot while streaming" to the point of near breaking my voice sometimes, so I'm looking forward to giving my throat a bit of a vacation over the weekend. Been steadily gaining a follower here, another there, which is always nice. Bit of a confidence boost in that I must be doing at least *something* right, otherwise it'd still just be me talking to myself, haha. As well, I actually had a CRB visitor drop by the stream (shout out to Peter!), which was a great highlight for that day's broadcast, to say the least.
 
As for plans for the weekend, just gonna chillax, maybe tag along with hubby as he works on leveling his engineer (yes! he's finally playing again) and try not to rush him through it, but let him experience it at his own pace, answering questions or assisting where he needs it. I'm using my alt for that and we both happen to be explorers, so it's pretty fun to see who can find figure out the clues and whatnot first.
 
As for cooking in-game, while I really would love to collect the Celery pet, every time I open the craft panel to start on discovering new meals, I close it pretty quick after. I went through the work of maxing out my Architect prof, and not really excited about going through that whole process again. The Celery will be mine....someday.....maybe. :P	
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As a marketing designer, the gluten/lactose free thing always makes me shake my head at the ignorance of the American consumer.
 
My favorite "Gluten Free" product is Kretschmar cold cuts. They freaking INSIST that every time their name is used, that it MUST contain the phrase "gluten free" or else the advertiser doesn't get paid for it. I am not sure if it's the company who is stupid, or if the company just understands how uneducated their clientele really, truly is. I mean ... IT'S MEAT, of freaking COURSE it doesn't have gluten in it. Ugh. So dumb, it's painful.
 
(Sorry, I know it's off topic, but it's one of my pet peeves.) :lol:
 
That said, I forgot about the dang celery pet. Now I guess I *gotta* go learn to cook. :angry:
 
 
EDIT TO ADD: You can come PVP with Khandi and me, Fitchy. Neither of us are very good - but dying together is always more fun than dying alone. What's the PVP pet anyway?
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I'm surprised no one mentioned National Donut Day in the breakfast thread. It's today btw! Go get some donuts.
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 Any spellslinger healers want to offer advice? xD
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That's really one of the best parts of playing a healer. Your lives are in my control muwahahahahaha. Well, that and the utter satisfaction of being such a complete and total badass that, despite EVERYONE *cupcake*ing up, you still pull the group through to a win.
 
Then there was trolling all my raiders in WoW with lifegrip...
 
I basically spammed C1 VB and used Runes of Protection and Healing Salve on CD. I had Runic Healing on my bar but didn't actually touch it, so I dunno. I'm curious about spells like Astral Infusion (seems only really useful if Spell Surge is active and then only because of the absorb? Healing modifiers seem rather low) and Healing Torrent (is it worth the AMP points?). Voidspring just gives me awful Lightwell flashbacks, so I may steer clear of that one unless it's really needed. xD
 
I'm guessing Sustain is really more for raid situations.	
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Then there was trolling all my raiders in WoW with lifegrip...
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My plans? Lots of BGs and grinding to get more amp and ability points!
 
I finally did my first raid last night!  I got to see 3 bosses die as well and be murdered by ohmna a few times before it got too late.  Loved it!  Don't like that I feel totally lost still (I'm used to knowing every little thing in raids, ha) but I was the BEST power link machine!  Every bit helps - even if DPS is bad : D	
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			I have a nice bottle of wine in the fridge. So, tonight will be a good night to do some PvP ... or rather, get murdered over and over and over again in PvP. :P I'm thinking the wine will make the PvP more fun for me LOL.	
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You should totally roll a medic healer. 3 Words. Extricate, Urgency, SSM (or DS)
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I have a nice bottle of wine in the fridge. So, tonight will be a good night to do some PvP ... or rather, get murdered over and over and over again in PvP. :P I'm thinking the wine will make the PvP more fun for me LOL.
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But but but  :( you gonna go wifout me??
 
Just kidding!! I have dinner with my brother tonight so go and figure everything out and tell me tomorrow  :P
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I have a nice bottle of wine in the fridge. So, tonight will be a good night to do some PvP ... or rather, get murdered over and over and over again in PvP. :P I'm thinking the wine will make the PvP more fun for me LOL.
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I will figure out the best areas to die lol
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			What time you plan on doing this PvP? I may be able to be around and help you not die quite so much. ;3	
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What time you plan on doing this PvP? I may be able to be around and help you not die quite so much. ;3
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What time you plan on doing this PvP? I may be able to be around and help you not die quite so much. ;3
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EDIT TO ADD: I think I foresee the name of our 3's arena team. HAHAHAHAHAH
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