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Ahoy! 'Tis "speak like a scurvy pirate" day, so I thought I'd get us started.
 
No breakfast on th' horizon just yet, but I be nursin' me second Red Bull Total Zero 'til I wake up that be all I can take to make spiced rum.
 
In WildStar, I be thinkin' 'o rollin' another alt -- engineer or warrior.
 
What be all ye pirates else up to, this day?	
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It be Friday, ye landlubbers!
 
 
Breakfast this mornin' be ye sausage muffs wit' a bit o' that grape jam an' some milk (again). ((Olivar - I made sure to take this this morning just for you. <3))
 
Last nigh' in Wil'Star, some mates and me ((I know, it's "I", Grammar Ninjas, but, it's "Speak Like a Pirate Day"!)) wen' around Southern Grimvaul' an' slayed some scallywags in fine Dagger style. Had some folks capture the momen' with a paintin' for me ship, but I left i' sittin' with ye Caretaker instea' o' puttin' i' on me ship. ((I forgot to synch some of the screenshots to Dropbox to post for Olivar. (le sad!) )) The win's started pickin' up, and Chaide and me had to cap'n the ship in rough storms. ((Crapcast started being, well, crappy, again. Kept d/cing. We couldn't both be on at the same time... and we have 20 Mbps down! :\ Calling them on lunch today to demand a tech.)) Tonigh' me mates an' me arrr goin' ta go slay some more scallywags in tha' Walatiki place. We hear they have Golden Masks...
 
((If any Blazing Saddles folks are interested, or other Exiles on Evindra, Daggers are going to try to put together some PvP in the 15-29 bracket tonight. Need to level Bauxyte three more levels to get in there. But I can do that while I cook dinner. :D ))	
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			Yesterday, the Wildseeds toured each others homes. Though some were works in progress we found each style interesting. And who doesn't like talking about their houses?	
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Well, in honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, I present Alestorm!  For those who aren't on my Metal Monday mailing list...
 
Also, since my rampaging scoundrel isn't a pirate, but is a crazy voodoo shaman warrior, I shall carry on as Independently Talking Like Seeger Day!
 
*clears throat*  Who be wantin' come coffee, ah?
 
 
Last night, Seegah's wife been in not such a good mood.  She be havin' tah stay up late, bakin' a cake, an' she be feelin' a li'l sick.  Seegah spent most of deh night waitin' on her like some kinda butlah.  Dat's not so fun.  Didn't even get tah log in 'til near ten last night an' had lotsa mail tah answah.
 
But deh Saddles, we be doin' spactaculah, my bruddahs an' sistahs!  We had us quite deh crew on last night.  Seegah would'a like tah run content, but he had tah organize deh bank and answah de recruitment mail.  We be populah, ya undahstand!  Jus' remindin' ya Saddles readin' dis dat I gotta have dem alts all wit' a tag sayin' who dey belong ta, an' dat ya be logged in once in deh last month.  Probableh best if ye log in on dem all once before next weekend, because if Seegah gets dere an' somebody's not been on, well.... Seegah got use for dey bones.  An' dey not usin' dems no more, yah?  WAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!
 
Ah... anyway.  Seegah not gonna be on tonight, at least not 'til well aftah night.  Ya see, my bruddah.... dis time my real bruddah.... he got him a bir'day comin' tanight, an' Seeger gotta make an appearance tah play some bass an' see deh family.  But don'tcha worry none 'bout ol' Seegah, 'cause I be back Satahday for a longah time.  We gonna get... acquainted.  Hehehe.
 
Seegah wanna tank Nephele 'cause she made him some tankin' geah.  Seegah seen not many got deh stones tah be dat guy, but Seegah been dat guy before in oddah lifetimes!  He gonna tank like dey be no tomorrah.  An' den, he gonna rip out dem souls, an' let dem taste sweet on his tongue an' in his pocketbook.  What, dey not be usin' dems eiddah, ya?  Ya know what dey say, use it before ya lose it, ya?  WAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
 
Ah.... anyways, Seegah gotta get back tah deh grind.  Hehehe... Seegah make weapons?  Grind?  I kill me.  And ya all.  Seegah try not tah be discriminatin' between tahgets.  Everybody gotta meet dey makah someday, right?  Unless yah don' believe in no makahs... in which case, I get tah be deh last ting ya see!  Least ya go wit' a smile, right?  I try tah be smilin'.  Dat's just good courteseeeeey.
 
*lights a thin, black, sweet-smelling cigar*  I be seein' ya in ya dreams, bruddahs an' sistahs.  Try an' keep dems entertainin', ya?  Seegah not wanna get dere an' see dust an' cobwebs.  Ya know what Seegah be sayin' 'bout teh tings ya ain't usin'... yah?.....
 
Hehehehehehehehe.....
 	
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			.... Wo... Wo bu mingbai.	
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*wears pirate eyepatch*
 
So I discovered that I actually like 'forest fruit jam' in my grilled cheese sandwiches. I know it sounds insane.. but the taste is divine.
 
A friend of mine told me that in Sweden they actually serve their meat dishes with sweet jam as a sauce and I decided to try it on a rather 'ham intense' morning sandwich.
 
*licks fingertips*
 
 
It is evil.. avoid it. :D Arr!
 
On our Wildstar news, we are seriously talking about the idea of jumping servers from Lightspire (RP-EU) into Ascendancy (PvE-EU) before the megaservers to be able to get higher prices on the AH (we are greedy, I know :P). Personally I would love to be in Lightspire when the merges happen but I am not excluding the idea of moving altogether. Maybe I will actually move a lower level alt first and see how it goes from there.
 
I have also been leveling my Dominion Engineer and it is a blast so far. I love the solo abilities of that class.. it makes everything hussle-free. :D
 
Looking forward to the Halloween event (& items :P) !!	
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Arrr matey!
 
Been off for a day or so focusing on guild stuffs.
Missed you guys, sorry I never responded on my own coffee thread. Thanks everyone who wished me well *hugs*
Exciting day today..yey I love Fridays! I'm cooking again!
 
Making these today for this weekend! Lasagne nacho chips fat free!	
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			Not that I would want to be insultin draken cookin, but those chips seem to av picked up a case of sea sickness. 	
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Not that I would want to be insultin draken cookin, but those chips seem to picked up a case of sea sickness. 
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It is evil.. avoid it. :D Arr!
 
 
Looking forward to the Halloween event (& items :P) !!
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			Good morning, coffee people! How's the science?First, a disclaimer. I cannot, for the life of me, use pirate speech. It hurts my brain, thanks to years of school where proper writing was and still is everything. I will still try to uphold the "Talk Like a Pirate Day" spirit in my own way.I woke up this morning to a very painful neck and some serious back pain. Drastic change in temperature will do that to me. Within a day, it went from 20 degrees to 0 degress celsius (68 degrees to 32 degrees for all the Americans out there). For breakfast, nothing fancy. Peanut butter croissant. I cannot stand for too long without enduring some excruciating pain so the faster, the better. Nothing fancy to talk about so I'll pay this very special cat tax.In WildStar news, I am just marauding about. I completed Wilderrun yesterday, helping all those scantily-clad Torine maidens. Today? I am hoping to set sail across Malgrave, raiding the sands on my doom buggy! A fitting day to kill bandits, thieves and get epic loot. With a little bit of luck, I will manage to stay afloat and hack'n'slash my way (with psionic blades, mind you) to Southern Grimvault.More to do! More to do! Also, more to do, yarr! 	
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Talk like a pirate day?  Oh!
 
*Right Click on Rocio's Avatar* *Left Click 'Start Conversation'*
I have 6 Stealth Bombers and a Battleship waiting to jump in.  50 million ISK or we pod you.
*press Enter*
 
..see what I did there? lol.
 
Wildstar news?  Nada.  Not back at home PC yet to fire it up.  Which kills me as I've got 2 weeks to get my fun park complete now.	
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Good morning, coffee people! How's the science?
 
First, a disclaimer. I cannot, for the life of me, use pirate speech. It hurts my brain, thanks to years of school where proper writing was and still is everything. I will still try to uphold the "Talk Like a Pirate Day" spirit in my own way.
 
I woke up this morning to a very painful neck and some serious back pain. Drastic change in temperature will do that to me. Within a day, it went from 20 degrees to 0 degress celsius (68 degrees to 32 degrees for all the Americans out there). For breakfast, nothing fancy. Peanut butter croissant. I cannot stand for too long without enduring some excruciating pain so the faster, the better. Nothing fancy to talk about so I'll pay this very special cat tax.
 
 
In WildStar news, I am just marauding about. I completed Wilderrun yesterday, helping all those scantily-clad Torine maidens. Today? I am hoping to set sail across Malgrave, raiding the sands on my doom buggy! A fitting day to kill bandits, thieves and get epic loot. With a little bit of luck, I will manage to stay afloat and hack'n'slash my way (with psionic blades, mind you) to Southern Grimvault.
 
More to do! More to do! Also, more to do, yarr!
 
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Arrrr, me matey,
 
This is what awoke me at first break of day.
 
 
She'll be walkin' the plank before noon. Place your bets, matey, she be a natterin' fool.
 
Today I be breaking my fast with the Captain. He has black gold, I hear. Hear it'll wake them lazy sleep walkers, scoundrel they are, after a good cup. We be droppin' anchor at Taqueria Jaliscos.
 
Fair weather skies, matey, we be off!	
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They're green and actually hold the flavour of my salsa better. Believe it or not :3
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Ahoy ya scurvy bilge rats!!
 
TGIF!! I have been flat out exhausted lately and haven't been able to get my Wildstar on but I'm planning on making up for that this week end!!
 
Anyone want to do some keel-hauling in Grimvault??	
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Ahoy ya scurvy bilge rats!!
 
TGIF!! I have been flat out exhausted lately and haven't been able to get my Wildstar on but I'm planning on making up for that this week end!!
 
Anyone want to do some keel-hauling in Grimvault??
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Talk like a pirate day? Oh!
 
*Right Click on Rocio's Avatar* *Left Click 'Start Conversation'*
I have 6 Stealth Bombers and a Battleship waiting to jump in. 50 million ISK or we pod you.
*press Enter*
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If it be Satahday, Seegah be around lookin' for sometin' tah sink my teeth intah....
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			Seegah also bought deh new Alestorm album.  'Cause, today, ya kinda have tah.  Dey be amazin' an', unlike a lotta deh metal bands today, dey be fun!	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
I just can't talk like a pirate. I have sat here for the last 10 minutes trying to type pirate talk, just didn't go well lol.
 
Had some scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast, along with coffee. My dog woke us up at 1:45 am by having diarrhea on our bedroom floor, which is carpet. Was up til almost 3am cleaning it up and getting rid of the smell. Not much sleep here! Poor thing is sick today and hubby stayed home to keep an eye on him. 
 
Got my Exile to almost level 20 last night. I was too distracted to play much last night. Brain wouldn't shut off with IRL stuff.  This weekend, hopefully, will see more levels. I plan on playing all weekend, but we all know plans change much too easily. :)
 
Hope you all have a fantastic Friday!	
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Doom buggy
 
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Oh I know what a doom buggy is. WildStar needs one of those. I will be working on something that resembles one once I hit 50. Sand marauder, aaaw yes. Except with psionic blades and spiders.
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
I just can't talk like a pirate. I have sat here for the last 10 minutes trying to type pirate talk, just didn't go well lol.
 
Had some scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast, along with coffee. My dog woke us up at 1:45 am by having diarrhea on our bedroom floor, which is carpet. Was up til almost 3am cleaning it up and getting rid of the smell. Not much sleep here! Poor thing is sick today and hubby stayed home to keep an eye on him. 
 
Got my Exile to almost level 20 last night. I was too distracted to play much last night. Brain wouldn't shut off with IRL stuff.  This weekend, hopefully, will see more levels. I plan on playing all weekend, but we all know plans change much too easily. :)
 
Hope you all have a fantastic Friday!
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I have to build a garage full of crazy war implements once the housing decor limits spike and we get a blank plug.
 
Our skyfortress may have to wait for drop 3 anyway.  With Cyco gone to deal with IRL issues, I'm sort of wary of setting up our skyfortress on another person's plot.  However, I need a character that can use all the plugs and such.
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Use an alt? Or am I a special case for having almost 5 level 50s? :S
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Use an alt? Or am I a special case for having almost 5 level 50s? :S
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Technically isn't it typing therefore there's no need for a speech pattern? Or maybe it's what I'm using to get around not talking like a pirate? The choice is up to you.
 
Either way, good morning one and all! I took a small step back from MC simply because I wasn't "feeling" it as of lately. Wildstar in general for that matter but I go through those phases. Honestly I just need to buckle down and push towards end content, having 5 toons and none of them close to 50 makes for a sad panda (or koala *wink*). Hopped on a bit last night just to complete a few quests before bed, that kind of semi-reignited the spark. We'll see how the MTG Pre-Releases help my situation. 
 
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No, I've got Evindra stocked with six characters.  Three are Dominion toons I can't really play anymore as GM as a major Exile guild with a lot to do, but not ones I'd want to delete in case I ever do get the time to split between factions again.  The other two I level with other people, so they're both not 50 yet.  I may delete one of the Dominion characters, but I'm sort of leery of doing that.  Once megaservers drop, it won't be a problem anymore; I'll just make a new character.
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I see. There's not much that can be done until then. You could always use Lamenth's addon that allows you to save decor placement?
 
@g0dcomplex: Khans of Tarkir should be sweet! I am mostly thrilled because of the fetchland reprints though.
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I see. There's not much that can be done until then. You could always use Lamenth's addon that allows you to save decor placement?
 
@g0dcomplex: Khans of Tarkir should be sweet! I am mostly thrilled because of the fetchland reprints though.
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It be talk like a pirate day again?  Already?
 
The week be almost' done.  Soon me lads and lasses, we be settin' sail upon the seas and skies of Nexus.  There be no booty that not be ours for the plunderin', and any fools that be standin' in our way, well, they be fools indeed.  Make ye ready, soon the work be done, and then we be leavin' this port for a voyage.  Savvy?
 
I hope cap'n Seeger be appreciatin' that armor we made for him.  His ship might be a fat-bellied scow of a guild that lays low in the water, but I'd not count him and his boys out in a fight.  They be a fine crew.
 
Soon, the treasure be all ours.  Woe to the man that crosses our course.  To work, me lovelies!  We can't be settin' sail without provisions and plenty o' grog for the journey.  Give it the old heave ho, and put yer backs into it.	
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Arrr.  And that's about all you'll be getting from me...(I assume it's "Talk like the fun pirate kind" day and not "Get off the boat, motha*cupcake*er!" Somali/Gulf of Guinea pirate day?)  Though....if it gets Captain America to rescue me, I'll be taken hostage!  Ahem.
 
Anyhoo....
 
Will be in game this afternoon, but got a fair bit of work this morning.  Looking forward to some quality mordesh time, both ICly and OOCly blasting things with a ridiculously oversized gun.   :)  My Captain America Winter Soldier dvd arrived yesterday, so in honor of pirate day, I may have to watch that again as well....Mmmm, Captain America.  (Someday I'll have to explain to folks my whole "Nash Equilibrium" model as it applies to superhero gents.)	
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It be talk like a pirate day again?  Already?
 
The week be almost' done.  Soon me lads and lasses, we be settin' sail upon the seas and skies of Nexus.  There be no booty that not be ours for the plunderin', and any fools that be standin' in our way, well, they be fools indeed.  Make ye ready, soon the work be done, and then we be leavin' this port for a voyage.  Savvy?
 
I hope cap'n Seeger be appreciatin' that armor we made for him.  His ship might be a fat-bellied scow of a guild that lays low in the water, but I'd not count him and his boys out in a fight.  They be a fine crew.
 
Soon, the treasure be all ours.  Woe to the man that crosses our course.  To work, me lovelies!  We can't be settin' sail without provisions and plenty o' grog for the journey.  Give it the old heave ho, and put yer backs into it.
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Happy Friday!
 
I always feel like such a party pooper on Talk Like a Pirate Day, but I just find the whole thing mildly irritating...so I'll rely on cat memes.
 
This is how I see myself trying to talk like a pirate:
 
 
And as a result:
 
 
 :D
 
Didn't get a whole lot done in Wildstar last night, but I snuck away for an hour or so to level my Stalker a bit in Celestion and ended up helping someone open Scientist stuff all the way back in Everstar Grove.
 
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Also, did I miss a memo about Skullkickers being a ghost town? Given most of my logins have been late in the evening but out of 121 folks, I figured at LEAST 5 would be on.
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It has been slow, but I think that's what Typrop expected. I think people are still reeling a bit from Scott and others leaving, and I know for me the overall game seems to be in cryosleep until the megaservers hit.
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Happy Friday!
 
I always feel like such a party pooper on Talk Like a Pirate Day, but I just find the whole thing mildly irritating...so I'll rely on cat memes.
 
This is how I see myself trying to talk like a pirate:
 
 
And as a result:
 
 
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			Megaservers mustn't get here until my Exile Esper is 50. It simply musn't. I have rare monsters to hunt while they're not rare at all! I -might- be 50 by Sunday if I set my mind to it. Malgrave + Grimvault is all that is left but the latter is really, really long and tedious for me :(	
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Irony of the situation: the people who left because they thought megaservers would damage the community have damaged the community, and now some guilds are waiting for megaservers to fix that damage by providing population density.
 
Megaservers can't come soon enough.  I've already got people that want ginvites to the Saddles as soon as they arrive from their servers to the megaserver.
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Yep, although to be fair, Evindra's situation is very different from other servers. The RP community saw the worst of the people who left after the Megaserver announcement. Most of my original server was already gone before they even announced Megaservers.
 
There really isn't much that Dominion guilds can do to rebuild right now. Leveling my Exile characters, I consistently see people running around the starter and second-tier zones. On the Dominion side, Illium feels like a ghost town, let alone leveling zones.
 
The Dominion/Exile population difference is a major issue that Carbine also needs to address. That's part of the reason why I continue to argue for changes that make playing characters on both sides more appealing. The megaserver will help, but I expect there will still be a large population difference between the two factions.
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Yep, although to be fair, Evindra's situation is very different from other servers. The RP community saw the worst of the people who left after the Megaserver announcement. Most of my original server was already gone before they even announced Megaservers.
 
There really isn't much that Dominion guilds can do to rebuild right now. Leveling my Exile characters, I consistently see people running around the starter and second-tier zones. On the Dominion side, Illium feels like a ghost town, let alone leveling zones.
 
The Dominion/Exile population difference is a major issue that Carbine also needs to address. That's part of the reason why I continue to argue for changes that make playing characters on both sides more appealing. The megaserver will help, but I expect there will still be a large population difference between the two factions.
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Holy crap my favorite deli is completely doing talk like a pirate day! Costumes decor everything! Today's special is Scallywag Jerk Chicken! Pic Incoming!
 
 
Yaaaaargh! They even gave me a little pirate flag and a press on tattoo.
 
Yay! :D	
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Yep, although to be fair, Evindra's situation is very different from other servers. The RP community saw the worst of the people who left after the Megaserver announcement. Most of my original server was already gone before they even announced Megaservers.
 
There really isn't much that Dominion guilds can do to rebuild right now. Leveling my Exile characters, I consistently see people running around the starter and second-tier zones. On the Dominion side, Illium feels like a ghost town, let alone leveling zones.
 
The Dominion/Exile population difference is a major issue that Carbine also needs to address. That's part of the reason why I continue to argue for changes that make playing characters on both sides more appealing. The megaserver will help, but I expect there will still be a large population difference between the two factions.
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Not that I'm complaining that I'm on the higher population faction.
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I don't think anyone complains about being on the "winning" team. :)
 
I am honestly more concerned about the faction imbalance than the megaservers, but we won't know the real situation until after the megaservers. So, as you say, the megaservers can't get here soon enough.
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It's kind of sad.  I actually really liked the storyline I was developing on Spenser and I really liked the Dominion's storyline.  I can't figure out why people want to roll Exile more than Dominion.  I'm just not complaining that they're doing it. :)
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There have been several threads about this.  Consensus (as much as there can ever be a consensus here) seemed to be that the early Dominion storylines just made the faction feel a bit too evil to be comfortable with it.
 
I think what we may see however is that more people play Dominion over time as they "finish" their Exile characters.  The faction imbalance does hurt the new player experience on that side however, as well as cause problems with PvP queuing.
 
Off to work now, have a great day everyone.
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I agree that the dommie side invokes less sympathy at the start. But I also agree that the Dommie side evokes more sympathy in the long run! 
 
I believe things will even out with time! :)	
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Breakfast this mornin' be ye sausage muffs
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 :o
 
Me thinks me not scurvy enough for this thread. :(
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Yeah you can have some awesome good Characters on the Dommie side.... and that's what most people play. You can have awesome bad characters on the Exile side and that's what people play. 
 
That's kinda why I picked a more neutral leaning for my group. Rocio's crew fights among themselves and among other Exiles, while getting supplies from the Dominion to protect themselves from members of their own faction.
 
I'm still looking up at the ceiling at night wondering if I should change my Circle description regarding Dommie raids. But nah. I still hope for some good Xfaction conflict someday.
 
Someday...	
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Quick note, for everyone interested, today's the last day to enter the gamescon code giveaways for Twitter and Tumblr.  If you want to be entered and you haven't already, make sure you do it today.
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Avast ye land lubbers!
 
Ok, that's all the pirate speak I got in me, but I WILL enjoy some spiced rum at some point today to enhance my pirate-ie-ness!  This morning was a cheddar cheese bagel with bacon, lettuce, tomato and a fried egg along with my now third cup of coffee...  
 
To explain the excessive coffee intake...
 
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My dog woke us up at 1:45 am by having diarrhea on our bedroom floor, which is carpet. Was up til almost 3am cleaning it up and getting rid of the smell. Not much sleep here! Poor thing is sick today and hubby stayed home to keep an eye on him. 
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I like the Dominion attitude, but IMO the Dominion storyline is weak. It's a far-reaching empire that has committed a pitiful percentage of its supposed might to wiping out what is presented as its greatest threat, despite that the same group is competing for the greatest scientific discoveries in their history. It makes no sense as it's presented in-game.
 
I think both factions also try too hard to defy players' expectations. People expected Exiles to be the good faction, and Dom the evil faction. Yet at a certain point through the storylines, you realize that neither faction is good or evil, and as a result, I ended up being rather indifferent toward any differences between factions.
It's all well and good to aim for the "no one is purely evil or purely good" concept, but that usually ends up meaning that the choices made are weak and unconvincing.
 
Rather than having both sides be 50/50, I would prefer if both sides tried for something more like a 85/15 split. Dominion could be mostly ruthless with an occasional option to be merciful, whereas Exile could be mostly tolerant and on the defensive with the occasional chance to enact revenge.
 
Unfortunately, that may be something impossible to change at this point.	
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I like the Dominion attitude, but IMO the Dominion storyline is weak. It's a far-reaching empire that has committed a pitiful percentage of its supposed might to wiping out what is presented as its greatest threat, despite that the same group is competing for the greatest scientific discoveries in their history. It makes no sense as it's presented in-game.
 
I think both factions also try too hard to defy players' expectations. People expected Exiles to be the good faction, and Dom the evil faction. Yet at a certain point through the storylines, you realize that neither faction is good or evil, and as a result, I ended up being rather indifferent toward any differences between factions.
It's all well and good to aim for the "no one is purely evil or purely good" concept, but that usually ends up meaning that the choices made are weak and unconvincing.
 
Rather than having both sides be 50/50, I would prefer if both sides tried for something more like a 85/15 split. Dominion could be mostly ruthless with an occasional option to be merciful, whereas Exile could be mostly tolerant and on the defensive with the occasional chance to enact revenge.
 
Unfortunately, that may be something impossible to change at this point.
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I like the Dominion attitude, but IMO the Dominion storyline is weak. It's a far-reaching empire that has committed a pitiful percentage of its supposed might to wiping out what is presented as its greatest threat, despite that the same group is competing for the greatest scientific discoveries in their history. It makes no sense as it's presented in-game.
 
I think both factions also try too hard to defy players' expectations. People expected Exiles to be the good faction, and Dom the evil faction. Yet at a certain point through the storylines, you realize that neither faction is good or evil, and as a result, I ended up being rather indifferent toward any differences between factions.
It's all well and good to aim for the "no one is purely evil or purely good" concept, but that usually ends up meaning that the choices made are weak and unconvincing.
 
Rather than having both sides be 50/50, I would prefer if both sides tried for something more like a 85/15 split. Dominion could be mostly ruthless with an occasional option to be merciful, whereas Exile could be mostly tolerant and on the defensive with the occasional chance to enact revenge.
 
Unfortunately, that may be something impossible to change at this point.
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Honestly, as an Aurin it really bothered me to have to
 
 
 
 
Bomb an area with the bird folks (What are they called again? They're so neat!) just to keep Dommies from getting away, even though it was holy ground.
 
 
 
 
I don't mind that folks can be more or less moral than their overall faction is presented. That's something some games (SWTOR and WoW from my own experiences) did really well in different ways, and there's all levels of morality for folks in real life. But it's felt kind of forced down my throat. Which I think is why I cling to race lore more than the over-arching story lore.
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Yeah Vick.
 
I try so hard to keep Rocio to being 90% kind hearted with a streak of unforgiving nastiness to those who threaten his home... you know cuz he's Aurin. His policy on Dominion is Kill on Sight... like it should be.
 
But when I tried to actually RP this out, I got overruled. I don't blame them, the game itself is supposed to have this clash of wills yet downplays it at every turn.
 
Now we have Aurin/Chua for dinner jokes. Where are the Dommies killed my brother or my Mom Died at Hycrest RPs?	
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Yeah Vick.
 
I try so hard to keep Rocio to being 90% kind hearted with a streak of unforgiving nastiness to those who threaten his home... you know cuz he's Aurin. His policy on Dominion is Kill on Sight... like it should be.
 
But when I tried to actually RP this out, I got overruled. I don't blame them, the game itself is supposed to have this clash of wills yet downplays it at every turn.
 
Now we have Aurin/Chua for dinner jokes. Where are the Dommies killed my brother or my Mom Died at Hycrest RPs?
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I see a lot of Reformed Cassians on Exile side. But where are the Holy Dominion Crusaders? Where are the vicious flesh ripping Hunters? I wanna kill Dominion by the Weave! Why am I having tea?
 
"Shut up, Rocio!"
 
*pouts*	
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I see a lot of Reformed Cassians on Exile side. But where are the Holy Dominion Crusaders? Where are the vicious flesh ripping Hunters? I wanna kill Dominion by the Weave! Why am I having tea?
 
"Shut up, Rocio!"
 
*pouts*
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I see a lot of Reformed Cassians on Exile side. But where are the Holy Dominion Crusaders? Where are the vicious flesh ripping Hunters? I wanna kill Dominion by the Weave! Why am I having tea?
 
"Shut up, Rocio!"
 
*pouts*
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I'll roll a Dommie just for you that's a Holy Dominion Crusader.
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In the end, you kind of forget who you're playing.  You're not fighting for the Dominion or Exiles, you're helping "that guy".
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Hard faction separation is just a bad idea.  Making it not even matter story-wise is just rubbing it in our faces.  Oh riiiiight it fosters Open World PvP.  Not.
 
 
That's awesome :D
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			Rawr, what have I missed today lovelies?	
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Rawr, what have I missed today lovelies?
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Hope you all have a fantastic and Nexus filled weekend!! See some of you in-game.
 
I'm off work in 1 minute for 2 whole days!!!
 
Internet hugs to you all :)	
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AURIN HUG!
 
WOOO!
 
I've been logging in exceptionally late recently. Staying on until about 2 am CST. =/ It's like playing Pokemon with me, when am I gonna log in and get caught!	
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Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been sinking a ton of time into art. Here's a few of my latest:
 
 
 
 
Also wrote a few poems-here's one titled 'To The Lonely'
 
 
I know it seems like there's no hope,
like love says to your heart 'Uh, nope'.
These words I say to you are true,
some day real love will come to you.
 
Once I was lone, and had no one,
and as you know that state's not fun.
I had my dreams placed out of reach,
yet this is what life had to teach:
 
I deserved love (as you do, too!),
So to your heart you must stay true.
Embrace yourself. Let self-love in!
Respect yourself through thick and thin.
 
Be good to you because you're great,
and don't feel bad if sad's your state.
We all get down-there is no shame. 
You're kind heart and huggable frame!
 
Some day you'll find someone to hug,
someone whose heart-strings you will tug. 
Until that day be kind to you.
Your heart deserves your own love, too. 
 
As far as Wildstar goes I don't think i'll resub. The fact is even when I am around I never have anyone to play with. Playing it has been lonely. The few people I thought i'd have a chance to play & rp with either left the game or no longer play on my server. I talk to a bunch of people here, and I'm grateful to know them but things just haven't worked out like I'd hoped. 
 
I know part of it is me, too. I have trouble staying into things. Maybe it's all me. I dunno...I just know I'm bummed out about how I went from being in love with this game to feeling sad or bored whenever I played it. 	
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I did have a Chua priest who believed the Eldan were gods due to technology, therefore mastering their technology would be a divine revelation.  So he worshipped tech, including Eldan tech.  My plan was to set up a sort of Chua church.
 
I won't be playing him anytime soon, unfortunately.
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Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been sinking a ton of time into art. Here's a few of my latest:
 
 
 
 
Also wrote a few poems-here's one titled 'To The Lonely'
 
 
I know it seems like there's no hope,
like love says to your heart 'Uh, nope'.
These words I say to you are true,
some day real love will come to you.
 
Once I was lone, and had no one,
and as you know that state's not fun.
I had my dreams placed out of reach,
yet this is what life had to teach:
 
I deserved love (as you do, too!),
So to your heart you must stay true.
Embrace yourself. Let self-love in!
Respect yourself through thick and thin.
 
Be good to you because you're great,
and don't feel bad if sad's your state.
We all get down-there is no shame. 
You're kind heart and huggable frame!
 
Some day you'll find someone to hug,
someone whose heart-strings you will tug. 
Until that day be kind to you.
Your heart deserves your own love, too. 
 
As far as Wildstar goes I don't think i'll resub. The fact is even when I am around I never have anyone to play with. Playing it has been lonely. The few people I thought i'd have a chance to play & rp with either left the game or no longer play on my server. I talk to a bunch of people here, and I'm grateful to know them but things just haven't worked out like I'd hoped. 
 
I know part of it is me, too. I have trouble staying into things. Maybe it's all me. I dunno...I just know I'm bummed out about how I went from being in love with this game to feeling sad or bored whenever I played it. 
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