123142-my-first-experience-with-wildstar

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Hello everyone! Over the weekend I noticed the free ten-day trial that WildStar is now offering. I installed late Friday night and ended up playing almost all weekend. This game has really hooked me, enough that this is the first time I've gone so far as to create an account on the official forums and make a post. The combat is fantastic, the art style is great, and I'm really impressed with all of the lore that I've read so far. The only negatives would be the inconsistent performance (I have a modest machine with a GTX 680 and an i7-3570K) and waiting over an hour in a queue for an adventure that never popped.
 
Do most people not run low-level content now? Since I am a new player I would like to try and see everything the developers created. Do people try to form groups for this content in the capital cities? Since I will be buying the game and have access to all of the chat channels I thought about trying my luck there.
 
I guess I just wanted to make this post so that maybe some of employees of Carbine would see this and hopefully brighten their day a bit. The free trial is one of the best decisions you guys have made. This game has an infinite amount of potential and I'm excited to see what the future has in store for WildStar.	
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Queues in leveling dungeons are definitely a struggle. You'll probably have better luck if you can ask around in zone chat or the city.
 
But, welcome to Nexus! :D It's really a great game.	
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Hey Pulley,
 
Welcome to Nexus, glad to read you're having a blast.
The game still has a bit of performance issues, so unfortunately you will have to deal with it for now.
It's really demanding on systems due it's lightning and telegraph calculations. Something most people underestimated from it's cartoony graphics.
 
As for low level dungeons, unfortunately most people do not seem to bother with those.
But don't worry, you'll get your share of the fun once you hit level 50 and get thrown into the Veteran.	
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Welcome to Nexus Pully! Happy to see you here :)
 
Best advice I can give you is to find a guild that is new player friendly. You can search the recruitment threads on your server's forums.
 
Good luck and again, Welcome!!	
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			Thanks guys! I'll definitely check out the guild threads.	
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I would anticipate you having better performance honestly.  I run WS with an i5-3570K and a AMD Radeon 9750 (I think... it's been a few years) and have zero issues with frame rate, even when others in raid are complaining about slow down (well there is ONE room in GA with big purple lights where I can start to see some stutter.).
 
Everything else looks great.  You might try making sure drivers are latest and greatest and all those other good maintenance things.	
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Welcome to Nexus, Officer Winslow!
 
I do run some pre-50 content, usually with guild members who want to see it.  Since I tend to be taking new players through, I don't tend to queue (I don't like having people complaining about our pace when I'm trying to explain something, or wondering why a new player aggroed mobs he didn't know you aggro from the range they're at).  However, I also tend to take new players through even if they're NOT in the Blazing Saddles, just because I think it benefits the game when players see them.  They're maddeningly addictive.
 
If you're in the market for a casual, friendly guild on Entity on Exiles, we'd be happy to extend you an invitation.  However, even if you're not and you're on Entity/Exile side, add me as Houngan Seeger in the game!  Maybe we can work something out and take you through PSA and Hycrest. :D	
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I would anticipate you having better performance honestly.  I run WS with an i5-3570K and a AMD Radeon 9750 (I think... it's been a few years) and have zero issues with frame rate, even when others in raid are complaining about slow down (well there is ONE room in GA with big purple lights where I can start to see some stutter.).
 
Everything else looks great.  You might try making sure drivers are latest and greatest and all those other good maintenance things.
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To be honest, it's not really that bad. At the worst the game will randomly drop into the mid 40s, which seems to be dependent on view distance. The other video options don't affect my framerate at all. I'm just picky and would like a steady 60.
 
 
That would be great! I happen to be on Entity and an Exile! When I get home this evening and purchase the game I will be sure to add you!
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As a side note, you'll find that there are two situations where framerates tend to experience issues:
 
-the presence of a lot of players, Academy Corner in Thayd being a prime example
 
-the presence of a lot of holo effects, most smaller towns being good examples of those
 
It's why reducing the draw distance is so effective in this game.  Your draw distance on normal settings is football fields long, so your system may be slowing from rendering things you can't even see in that fine of detail.
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			Honestly, low-level dungeons & adventures get passed up because the XP curve to 50 has been seriously adjusted.  It's pretty smooth sailing, honestly.  The only hiccup is the transition to Whitevale, because Whitevale stinks.	
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Honestly, low-level dungeons & adventures get passed up because the XP curve to 50 has been seriously adjusted.  It's pretty smooth sailing, honestly.  The only hiccup is the transition to Whitevale, because Whitevale stinks.
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But I love Whitevale! Except for that catch the squirg quest  :angry: I really like all the zones, but everyone has the right to what they enjoy.  :)
 
When my guild, Blazing Saddles runs guildmates through the lower adventures and dungeons we always shout out in zone that we are running these areas. We also rally to level in them so everyone gets all they can from them.  :wub:
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My problem with Whitevale isn't the quests themselves, just the pacing of the zone.  Plus, I can't stand the Wigwalli quests.  Don't get me wrong, I love watching tiny hilarious bunny-people get married and dance around, but the quests are so damn finicky and if you don't run them juuuust right, they break.
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You mean the find the missing groomsmen quest? People tend to forget the first guy so you have to run all the way back, so yeah that's annoying.
 
I don't watch those little vignettes on alts. I go grab some coffee or feed the cat or start some laun.....you get the idea  :P
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Actually if you miss the first guy, the quest breaks.  I can repro it right now on either faction.  Plus, some of the treasure dig spots say 100 but don't let you dig; sometimes finding the groom in that stew pot doesn't advance the quest until you drop it and/or relog; sometimes the wierd-ass genie in the back-end of the village doesn't want to talk to you and you have to re-take the quest.
 
As a game QA guy it just gets under my skin.
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I've run them a few times.  I can't say I've ever had a problem with the Wigwali quests.  Like, at all.  Even during beta.  So that's a new one, and I've run Whitevale a lot.
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Easy way to repro it:  Get the quest to find the groomsmen, ignore the one by the snowlopp, and find one of the others before you arrive at the caravan.  He won't trigger his interaction and the quest will break.
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I'll try it the next time I'm on Hawthorne.  He's into Whitevale IIRC.
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			I just did a quick Google search on Whitevale. I love snowy areas! You guys in Blazing Saddles sound like a good group to play with.	
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I just did a quick Google search on Whitevale. I love snowy areas! You guys in Blazing Saddles sound like a good group to play with.
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I just did a quick Google search on Whitevale. I love snowy areas! You guys in Blazing Saddles sound like a good group to play with.
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Yes Whitevale is snow and beautiful. Now Grimvault, that is my least favorite area.
 
Yes, the Blazing Saddles are an awesome group of rag-tag adventurous and fun people. :wub:
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			I'll be sure to add you guys later tonight!	
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I don't think anyones mentioned yet that you should /chjoin lfg when you get in game next. It is a faction wide, level wide chat channel that works no matter where in the world of nexus you are.
 
It is where a good deal of the chat happens and also where a lot of groups form. I recommend joining and trying to get a group for protogames academy, remind people that they can mentor down :D
 
on a slightly related note. lots of people don't bother with the levelling adventures and dungeons because compared to questing or even just killing mobs they are long, low xp and unrewarding. It's a shame as they are also some of the games best content.
 
be prepared to have your face ripped off though, dungeons and adventures in Nexus are not your average dungeons.
oh and don't forget the ship hands, again they are relatively unrewarding to do while levelling but they are really excellent content.	
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I don't think anyones mentioned yet that you should /chjoin lfg when you get in game next. It is a faction wide, level wide chat channel that works no matter where in the world of nexus you are.
 
It is where a good deal of the chat happens and also where a lot of groups form. I recommend joining and trying to get a group for protogames academy, remind people that they can mentor down :D
 
on a slightly related note. lots of people don't bother with the levelling adventures and dungeons because compared to questing or even just killing mobs they are long, low xp and unrewarding. It's a shame as they are also some of the games best content.
 
be prepared to have your face ripped off though, dungeons and adventures in Nexus are not your average dungeons.
oh and don't forget the ship hands, again they are relatively unrewarding to do while levelling but they are really excellent content.
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Oh, if he's coming with us, he's gonna see some *cupcake*, let me tell ya...   :D
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o.o /hides
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I wouldn't call my approach to tanking measured or conservative.  I figure, if it adds, it's mine. :D
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Careful. I'm the kind of healer who takes that as a challenge. ;)
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Hello everyone! Over the weekend I noticed the free ten-day trial that WildStar is now offering. I installed late Friday night and ended up playing almost all weekend. This game has really hooked me, enough that this is the first time I've gone so far as to create an account on the official forums and make a post. The combat is fantastic, the art style is great, and I'm really impressed with all of the lore that I've read so far. The only negatives would be the inconsistent performance (I have a modest machine with a GTX 680 and an i7-3570K) and waiting over an hour in a queue for an adventure that never popped.
 
Do most people not run low-level content now? Since I am a new player I would like to try and see everything the developers created. Do people try to form groups for this content in the capital cities? Since I will be buying the game and have access to all of the chat channels I thought about trying my luck there.
 
I guess I just wanted to make this post so that maybe some of employees of Carbine would see this and hopefully brighten their day a bit. The free trial is one of the best decisions you guys have made. This game has an infinite amount of potential and I'm excited to see what the future has in store for WildStar.
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Ask Spouse how fun it is to keep me alive after the group's aggroed a few extras.  :lol:
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I wouldn't call my approach to tanking measured or conservative.  I figure, if it adds, it's mine. :D
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I don't think anyones mentioned yet that you should /chjoin lfg when you get in game next. It is a faction wide, level wide chat channel that works no matter where in the world of nexus you are.
 
It is where a good deal of the chat happens and also where a lot of groups form. I recommend joining and trying to get a group for protogames academy, remind people that they can mentor down :D
 
on a slightly related note. lots of people don't bother with the levelling adventures and dungeons because compared to questing or even just killing mobs they are long, low xp and unrewarding. It's a shame as they are also some of the games best content.
 
be prepared to have your face ripped off though, dungeons and adventures in Nexus are not your average dungeons.
oh and don't forget the ship hands, again they are relatively unrewarding to do while levelling but they are really excellent content.
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Ask Spouse how fun it is to keep me alive after the group's aggroed a few extras.  :lol:
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Were you in that Vet Crimelords run?  Because if I hadn't had VinceBuilds swapping into my heal spec I think our tank would have overstayed his welcome in life.
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Actually if you miss the first guy, the quest breaks.  I can repro it right now on either faction.  Plus, some of the treasure dig spots say 100 but don't let you dig; sometimes finding the groom in that stew pot doesn't advance the quest until you drop it and/or relog; sometimes the wierd-ass genie in the back-end of the village doesn't want to talk to you and you have to re-take the quest.
 
As a game QA guy it just gets under my skin.
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Welcome to Nexus, Officer Winslow!
 
I do run some pre-50 content, usually with guild members who want to see it.  Since I tend to be taking new players through, I don't tend to queue (I don't like having people complaining about our pace when I'm trying to explain something, or wondering why a new player aggroed mobs he didn't know you aggro from the range they're at).  However, I also tend to take new players through even if they're NOT in the Blazing Saddles, just because I think it benefits the game when players see them.  They're maddeningly addictive.
 
If you're in the market for a casual, friendly guild on Entity on Exiles, we'd be happy to extend you an invitation.  However, even if you're not and you're on Entity/Exile side, add me as Houngan Seeger in the game!  Maybe we can work something out and take you through PSA and Hycrest. :D
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I tried adding you as a friend, but I keep getting an 'Invalid note.' error when trying to send the request. I tried once without a note, but didn't get a notification if it went through or not. I'm probably doing something wrong. Sorry if I spammed you!
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I tried adding you as a friend, but I keep getting an 'Invalid note.' error when trying to send the request. I tried once without a note, but didn't get a notification if it went through or not. I'm probably doing something wrong. Sorry if I spammed you!
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You won't get a notification at all. You will just have to check your list to see if they are on it.
 
Make sure you are spelling the name correctly. Sometimes a misplaced or forgotten letter will screw it up.
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I tried to whisper the names you have listed in your signature. You may have been offline when I tried that, as I wasn't able to log in until around 10 P.M. EST. I'll try adding you tonight!
 
 
I sent you a PM with my character information.
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I tried to whisper the names you have listed in your signature. You may have been offline when I tried that, as I wasn't able to log in until around 10 P.M. EST. I'll try adding you tonight!
 
 
I sent you a PM with my character information.
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			Welcome :) !	
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			Welcome ! I started a launch, but quit due to Optimization issues. Recently came back, and loving every second... Glad you enjoy the game !	
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Welcome ! I started a launch, but quit due to Optimization issues. Recently came back, and loving every second... Glad you enjoy the game !
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They got it sorted out. I still lag in areas, but that's due to my CPU being a Tricore processor and not a Quad Core ( plus being AMD ). Going to be upgrading that  next month when me and the
MegaBosses (Wife) wedding anniversary comes up. For about 95% of the time I get decent FPS...enough for it to be a minor nuance but that's it.	
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They got it sorted out. I still lag in areas, but that's due to my CPU being a Tricore processor and not a Quad Core ( plus being AMD ). Going to be upgrading that  next month when me and the
MegaBosses (Wife) wedding anniversary comes up. For about 95% of the time I get decent FPS...enough for it to be a minor nuance but that's it.
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I tried unlocking the 4th Core, but would shut down about 5 minutes afterward for overheating. Got my eye on a new AMD Hexcore plus mobo for it...so now I get to say 
 	
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I tried unlocking the 4th Core, but would shut down about 5 minutes afterward for overheating. Got my eye on a new AMD Hexcore plus mobo for it...so now I get to say 
 
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Were you in that Vet Crimelords run?  Because if I hadn't had VinceBuilds swapping into my heal spec I think our tank would have overstayed his welcome in life.
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That was Ankhron (I'm sure I misspelled that).  I think Cyco was the healer and either Dord or Taerse was the 3rd DPS.
 
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That was Ankhron (I'm sure I misspelled that).  I think Cyco was the healer and either Dord or Taerse was the 3rd DPS.
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Hello everyone! Over the weekend I noticed the free ten-day trial that WildStar is now offering. I installed late Friday night and ended up playing almost all weekend. This game has really hooked me, enough that this is the first time I've gone so far as to create an account on the official forums and make a post. The combat is fantastic, the art style is great, and I'm really impressed with all of the lore that I've read so far. The only negatives would be the inconsistent performance (I have a modest machine with a GTX 680 and an i7-3570K) and waiting over an hour in a queue for an adventure that never popped.
 
Do most people not run low-level content now? Since I am a new player I would like to try and see everything the developers created. Do people try to form groups for this content in the capital cities? Since I will be buying the game and have access to all of the chat channels I thought about trying my luck there.
 
I guess I just wanted to make this post so that maybe some of employees of Carbine would see this and hopefully brighten their day a bit. The free trial is one of the best decisions you guys have made. This game has an infinite amount of potential and I'm excited to see what the future has in store for WildStar.
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I saw the free trial there, though decided to jump straight into a sub without knowing that my laptop will struggle or not.
 
I find that in the area that contain mobs that are around the 18 20 level give very little xp or most cases offer zero xp after the 3rd kill of same type and I was able to level 6 bars (not levels) in just a few hours of grinding mobs.
 
These mobs take a long time to take down and my poor character dies when ever the spawn timer decides to pop the group back up all together instead of a set time from when they were killed in that area that I had farmed. If I try to farm mobs at level 20 they kill my character straight away as the gear is still mostly starter gear. I look at some of the quests that are on offer and don't see any that offer gear. 
 
I have since removed my cc from this account and just play out the month as i have found leveling is just taking far too long for me.
 
So far out of the time I had spent at first launch last year and yesterday that I enjoy in this game is the surfing as this Chua likes to surf.	
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			I can assure you that quests do offer gear (and if you're still in complete starter gear you've done something wrong) and that mob grinding is a rather inefficient way too level. Questing is far faster. Not sure what level you are and why you have issues with mobs, but did you buy the skills you unlock as you level up? Did you spend your amp and skill points? Also what class are you, perhaps someone that plays it could offer you some tips on how to play. While mobs do start getting a bit more difficult at lv15+ you shouldn't have such big issues killing them at those levels.	
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I saw the free trial there, though decided to jump straight into a sub without knowing that my laptop will struggle or not.
 
I find that in the area that contain mobs that are around the 18 20 level give very little xp or most cases offer zero xp after the 3rd kill of same type and I was able to level 6 bars (not levels) in just a few hours of grinding mobs.
 
These mobs take a long time to take down and my poor character dies when ever the spawn timer decides to pop the group back up all together instead of a set time from when they were killed in that area that I had farmed. If I try to farm mobs at level 20 they kill my character straight away as the gear is still mostly starter gear. I look at some of the quests that are on offer and don't see any that offer gear. 
 
I have since removed my cc from this account and just play out the month as i have found leveling is just taking far too long for me.
 
So far out of the time I had spent at first launch last year and yesterday that I enjoy in this game is the surfing as this Chua likes to surf.
 
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Firstly, I'm glad that you're enjoying the game! Good to see a positive post rather than some of the doom and gloom that people usually post! :)
 
Secondly, I would highly recommend getting yourself into a guild to see all of the games content (particularly the lower level adventures and dungeons), people don't tend to run them often anymore from what I can tell although I have had no problem getting into them as DPS, I just quest around while waiting, unless I'm in a hurry then will run it with guildies ... not to mention that it's always better running with people you know.
 
I myself came back to the game about a month ago and I am having a blast, pretty much every reason you say you enjoy the game are the same reasons I do too, and with a chatty guild it makes things even more special! The art style is just fantastic, I hear people bang on about how much it looks like WoW, when in my opinion this games textures alone are 100 times better than that lol.
 
Just stick to it, I don't know what level you are now but once you get out of the starter zone you should start to see more and more people, I know I certainly did. If you're on the Jabbit server check out the "Blackhand" guild, very friendly bunch of people with a casual attitude if that is what you're looking for!
 
Have fun :D
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I joined up with the Blazing Saddles and they have been very nice and helpful so far! I was able to run Hycrest which was a ton of fun and just unlocked the level 20 dungeons last night. I'm really excited to see how those play since I've read that dungeons are generally harder than adventures. I'm on Entity, and yes I am starting to see more and more people as I level up. There are always people available to group up and complete bounties which I really like. Thayd is always packed as well.
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			Sounds great!	
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			Things have changed a little, today I found out that I created a Engineer and that for over 2days played time I had thought I was playing as a SpellSlinger. So talk about not knowing what I am doing in this game.	
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			Thanks again for last night everyone! I had a blast. Now I just need to keep leveling so I can do more content with you guys.  :D	
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Things have changed a little, today I found out that I created a Engineer and that for over 2days played time I had thought I was playing as a SpellSlinger. So talk about not knowing what I am doing in this game.
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Are you an Exile on Entity?  
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The red faction cause of Chua, not those Human Outlaws :)
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