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9 hours ago, TygerDarkstorm said:

Anywho, I did successfully graduate college. 😄 Just waiting for my diploma to get ordered and mailed to me. I have been trying to find a job and new apartment, but not having a lot of luck yet.

 

Congratulations! Of the real life kind! Hope you can join us more often eventually.

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18 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

When I rolled Cosmique on Live (my second character, rolled the day after leveling FM to 50), I went strictly human-form.  I didn't even bother with the shields, just played her as a blapper.  (Conversely, I never had a villain higher than 25 on Live, so I'd never even tried the VEATs on Live.)

Very cool story! I love hearing about everyone's reasonings for AT choices and playstyle choices, etc.

 

18 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

Now, she's human/dwarf, but I use the dwarf mainly as an "oh crap" button or when a team otherwise really needs a tank.  It's easier now that forms don't turn off all your toggles but just suspend them.

I knew about the toggle suspension but haven't even tried it yet on my WS but looking forward to it!

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BTW.... Super Bowl Sunday.... nobody is online! LOL. I go through phases with sports and right now I'm in a no-sports phase. My sister told me how awful the half-time show was, so I don't even care!

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I have never been comfortable with Kheldians. I was a CoV player back on live and only made heroes for Champion events and whatnot (Rich and I had functional SG bases on 4 servers, 2 villains and 2 heroes). So I am very familiar with building the VEATS, just not the EATs. 🤣

 

For the all-Kheldian Hess, I have 2 choices. A bi-form WS in her 20s, or a 50 PB that I got PLed a couple years ago and have never built. One thing I learned about Kheldians back on live is that I don't like all the different options of changing forms and whatnot during combat. I mean, I have read some very intricate attack chains that have you porting into the mobs in one form, quickly casting a power, and then quickly changing form to something else, blah blah. I don't have the patience for that. 😄 I also don't have the patience to try to handle the knockback on a team. I know it can be annoying for melee types or combo powersets if the player is careless about not using walls and corners for controlling the kb. I also get overwhelmed pretty quickly by having different power trays for the different forms.

 

The WS is bi-form for simplicity's sake. I really like the tank form so switch between that and human. But again, she has never gotten out of her 20s. 😅

 

The 50 PB is all human right now just to try it out in its simplistic form. I may like playing her if it's not complicted. So for now, that is who I will bring to Hess next week. Working on her build right now.

Crystal Moonbow - all human PB

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9 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

Thank you to @Midnytefor helping me finish the arc needed to get Ernesto Hess as a contact! You are the bomb-diggity!

 

You're welcome, it was extremely fun. We were a good duo. My ice/ice brute is in her 40s and will probably be my next 50. She is trying to beat out her fellow Dame, Stroke of Midnight who leveled to 48 during today's activities. 😄 That is the highest I've ever had a controller, the old days included! I've been ill for a couple of days with some kind of flu, and after that I just collapsed into bed for a nap. But I just got the Tarikoss pictures uploaded now, and I'm going to look through and see if I got anything share-worthy from the zombie invasion, or even @Bananiac's tipsy Yin later that night. 🤣

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Tarikoss SF - Fallen Angels/Enlightened Devils - Any AT

Saturday, 2/11/2023

 

 

We ended up with 6 controllers and 1 dominator

 

 

Really nice costume @Burnt Umber. It looks like chocolate! 🍫

 

This one is really creative! @Jaxman100

 

We had 5 regulars sign up, and then recruited two more, including our friend Tsoo!
does anyone know his account name?)

 

The other of our two recruits. Rabble gettin' funky.

 

In squinched-up missions, Stroke uses her ability to fold up her wings in a special manner to tuck them into themselves, so to speak, for cleaner combat. [angel wings >< cherub wings]

 

We're coming for you, Infernal!

 

Trixie and I watch as Bat'Zul rises from the lava

 

@FrauleinMental, your pink mental effects looks really cool with those pink wings.

 

Zero defeats. Easy peasy. 😄 

 

We then traveled to Port Oakes to subdue the zombie invasion that we spawned.

I have not one single picture of that! I think being distracted playing a character on each screen. Trixie and I were each able to do that and get zombie badges on two at once. We gathered at the usual spot near the arena, and were joined by 1 or 2 more players, and by this time we had a whole league going. It was great!

 

After the zombie invasion both Stroke of Midnight and Nyghtfall had leveled so they went to their trusty Arbiter to guide them forward in their careers.

 

 

After that, Trixie and I completed the last Hess arc so that he's all good and unlocked for next weekend. 🙂 

 

Fast forward several hours later.....

Here comes @Bananiac rolling in the door at (his) 2 a.m. and putting together a Penny Yin. @FrauleinMental and I were both online and joined up, and husband/wife team, and our friend Tsoo again!

 

 

 

 

 

After that we decided to tend to Lusca, who kept peeking at us during the TF.

 

 

 

Started poking our friends to come join us, and pretty soon we had a nice league going.

 

 

 

 

 

By that time, Fraulein and Ban had said goodbye, and Tsoo and I were left on Jupiter13's monster hunting expedition.

 

 

We went to Kings Row and got 2 Padadins, Croatoa and got Jack & Eochai (Jack twice) and Sally, Boomtown for Babbage and Goliath WW. Maybe another 1 of 2 that I've forgotten.

 

 

 

~The End~

 

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18 hours ago, Bananiac said:

As I already mentioned last week, I won't be playing this weekend. Friends are coming to town and we will be busy partying.

 

@Midnyte @TraumaTrain: amongst them a familiar face for you 2 guys 😉

Ohhhhh I have witnessed you and your German friend partying together and know you will have a whole lot of fun there! 🍺🍻

[Spring Event badges are upon us!]

Spring Fling Event
Partygoer	Snaptooth mission from DJ Zero
Heart of Darkness/Light	Snaptooth mission from DJ Zero
Beautiful	Ganymade/Scratch missions
Match Maker	Deliver 7 valentines (from tips)
Missed Connection	Misdeliver 7 valentines (from tips)
Widow Maker	Jessica Megan Duncan/Arbiter Hawk arc	35
Toothbreaker	Defeat Snaptooth 5 times

 

 

Here is my excerpt from my spreadsheet for this event. You can paste it (somewhere) to keep track of your 2023 event characters. 😄 

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On 2/7/2023 at 1:24 PM, Voltor said:

Just zoned in and received the messages from the Valentine/Spring event contacts in Pocket D. 

Nice! Just saw the announcement on HC Discord channel.... can't wait to finish my work and log in tonight! I am putting this here because by the end of the event I always forget the date it turns off. February 28th.

 

 

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On 2/7/2023 at 10:10 AM, drdread said:

 

Back for vacation and ready to team-up!

 

As for which character. I`ll be using.. TBD. I have a level 50 controller ready to go, but there might be a lower level controller or domininator that needs some attention.

I feel ya! Every week I am torn between a 50 who could use the Notice of the Well drop, or a younger toon who could use the XP and/or teaming experience. Sometimes we do an impromptu second run of something that we decide on the spot, so I keep that in the back of my mind too. Glad you are back to join us!

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13 hours ago, TrixieKixx said:

Feb 11 – Virgil Tarikoss (Level 15-20 - Red Side: Cap au Diable) – All Controller/Dominator Team – Fallen Angels/Enlightened Devils costumes (Valentine's colors!)

 

My lvl 45 Stroke of Midnight - Dark/Rad Controller needs to be a Beast Binder and could also use some XP. And exercise. 😄 

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4 minutes ago, FrauleinMental said:

 

I plan to be there with my main (Fraulein Mental - Mind/Kin CTRL) in her V-Day pink suit with energy wings.

 

I might be on much of the weekend--I'm trying to clear my schedule since my RL self is set to ding 50 the day before V-Day.  Mender Ramiel is calling. 🙂

Nice, you've got a saucy Valentine date with Mender Ramiel!

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9 minutes ago, FrauleinMental said:

 

I did have my email window open throughout, and plowed through some of the team +def/+res inspirations I had saved up (and some of the +end to counter the drains).

You done good! It was an honor to fight by your side. 🙂

 

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11 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

 

Yikes!  I hadn't thought about that.  I haven't tanked MLTF before, but I can give it a go.

It took us a minute to figure it out, but ultimately it worked great! I think we should always have 2 brutes on LR, or maybe a tanker and a brute. Did the rest of you do all right with the towers?

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16 hours ago, Bananiac said:

In that Positron moment, it couldn't have been insufficient photgeniuity (is that a word?!?), because by default any team with a Theme Teamer on it is automatically award winning!

The Goblin just tricked Posi into believing he was all alone. 😇

 

I totally agree! 😄 That Goblin is one tricky dude. 

As far as the glitch, though, have any of you ever seen that before? Where the cut scene only shows one character?

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Ms. Liberty TF - Reptile Costumes - Any AT

Saturday, 2/4/2023

 

 

 

Coconut Patty arrives in Independence Port, slings her coconut resin sword over her shoulder, and immediately gets to work photographing her teammates.

 

"What that, you say? Lizard costume?! Oh, right!"

 

:::: resumes taking photos :::::

 

Enthralled by Emerald Dreamz's serpent hair (great choice, btw, @TrixieKixx!)

 

 

@Burnt Umber's lovely Leaf Lizard

 

Emerald Dreamz

 

This guy is ready to take down some villains! Nice look by @Jaxman100

 

Magmasaurus: Creative lizarding by @Bananiac
(I love your story, it reads like Asimov 🥰)

 

Awesome dude lizard, Radical Flambe, farmer created by @FrauleinMental

 

@Midnyte's lizard candy deluxe, Coconut Patty

 

Stand tall, heroes.

 

And a bunch of combat/action shots! (no danglers today, that I am aware of)

 

 

~The End~ .... of MLTF ...

 

Afterwards, as we are oft to do, we regrouped for a second round. Today, we started out looking for an Abandoned Sewer trial. Not enough interest. Then we switched to recruiting for a Citadel. Bingo! A fun and easy run and made a new friend (Poot. Does anyone know their global name?)

 

 

@Bananiac receiving a holiday gift from @Midnyte

 

Ancient Egypt meets medieval Japan

 

Vandal kept foolishly running from us

 

 

 

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On 1/30/2023 at 12:10 AM, Midnyte said:

Also, remember if you are wanting the extra badges, to choose someone based on that:

Saved the World - for TF completion

Peerless/Recluse's Rival - for defeating Lord Recluse during Ms. Liberty TF

Diplomat/Breathes Easy - for defeating the 4 villains in the TF

 

If I've left out any, please let me know!

I just realized I forgot one. We could do the Aranchos Flier in the TF to get Heat Seeker badge.

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On 1/28/2023 at 3:37 PM, TrixieKixx said:

Feb 4 – Miss Liberty (Level 45-50 – Blue Side: Independence Port) – Any AT – Know Your Scales (Reptile Costumes)

 

I will join with Coconut Patty - BS/Inv Brute. If indeed, candies can dress up as reptiles. 😄 

P.S. It should be "Ms." Liberty as the contact for this TF. 

 

Also, remember if you are wanting the extra badges, to choose someone based on that:

Saved the World - for TF completion

Peerless/Recluse's Rival - for defeating Lord Recluse during Ms. Liberty TF

Diplomat/Breathes Easy - for defeating the 4 villains in the TF

 

If I've left out any, please let me know!

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3 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

 

I'll bring Radical Flambe - Rad/Fire Brute.  If only I could find a larger tail, he'd look like Godzilla. 🙂

I'm guessing you are already using the organic armor tail. If only it were bigger, I agree! Or the reptile tail?

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Ice Mistral SF - Ice Powers & Ice Costumes

Saturday, 1/28/2023

 

 

 

Delicious slippy-slidy ice.... they could not stay on their feet!

 

... Or frozen solid

 

After the ice team was finished, we reformed to do a Mortimer Kal

 

Uh oh.... @Bananiac/Smiley Goblin's team a"BAN"doned him and he must take on Posi all alone!

 

Here is one possible explanation:

 

~The End~

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For Ice Mistral, I will bring Lady ShadowFrost - Dark/Ice Defender !!!

 

EDIT: back up plan, since I don't think I'll get the defender to 35 in time. Morning Frost - Ice/Ice Brute

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On 1/23/2023 at 5:16 AM, Bananiac said:

 

Wow, that sounds amazing! Enjoy!

Where are you, somewhere in the Rockies? Or some mountain ranges more to the east?

 

Albuquerque, New Mexico in the southwest region of the US. And yes, the very southern tip of the Rockies. It is more of a desert climate than mountainous. A magical place!

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2 hours ago, Bananiac said:

 

On pic duty for this one, here is Bananiacs summary of the Weaponized Goths Theme Team!

Final thought: Happy Birthday @Midnyte, you were missed. But understandably had probably something important (there is no "better", of course) to do. 

Hope to also be able to welcome @drdread again next time! Don't give up on us! 🙂

 

Thanks for your witty and thorough recap. I'm still mad that I missed it. 😠 I am needing extra rest and sleep to combat altitude sickness, and wasn't expecting to wake up and feel so icky. I slept 2 more hours and then felt terrific and had a great day. 

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On 1/21/2023 at 11:57 AM, TrixieKixx said:

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear @Midnyte! Happy birthday to you! And many more....cha, cha, cha! May the coming year bless you with good health, memories, and lots of love! XOXOXO

Thank you! I am having a fantastic birthday trip. Had an intense winter experience yesterday on top of the mountain, and today going for a sunset hot air balloon flight. 🎈

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On 1/14/2023 at 5:59 PM, Burnt Umber said:

Banes are a little odd. I like mine a lot, but building him was something I did from 50 rather than leveling up.

 

Nytemayre mostly soloed her way to 21 with that wolf rifle during winter event, then got to 27 with theme team. I chose to build from the ground up to really get a feel for the rifle attacks vs. the mace. In The Before Time, my bane spider only got to the 30s so it'll be fun having a new experience leveling her to 50 and beyond. The concept is really exciting to me being mostly melee stalker with some ranged attacks from the same weapon, plus all the support goodies for my team.