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Oooh…is it the time again? I had much fun with Tsumurai!

I can’t. I have to make 2 additional arcs and let the player choose the next to play. Hence “branching.” 🙂 (I should have said series of arcs). That said, @Kyksie managed to simulate a “choose A or B” outcome in the arc I reviewed under Crane’s Short Reviews. Worth a look!

Current project: a “branching arc,” where you choose which direction to take after the initial. This oughta be interesting. or torture…

Say it ain’t so, Snark!

Kudos! And here I thought something like that was the kobayashi Maru.

Welcome home, hero

There was Tsomething about the title that tseemed to draw my atsention. Tso I tsook a chance on it.:-)

Okay, gang, I managed a couple runs this morning. Here's your frenzied, flavorful post-Groundhog Day offerings: Der Nachtzehrer Kommt (ID: 55600) by @Maris (board and author sig) A cleverly constructed arc that has you investigating the Council/5th Column's latest forays into upping the vampyr ante. Extra points for creative use of maps which “connect” with other maps, (ex: you fight outside a drydock ship, then proceed “inside” the boat next mish {nice touch!]). Great use of clues. Lets you ponder the pieces before any reveal (so you can see how wrong you are in your assumption that Adolf Hitler was frozen or something).:-) Some tough bosses for my not-so-big-on-damage tank. Ambushes galore! (hold on to your butt if you’re a squishy). Cleanly written, with clear plotting and objectives, all well-placed. Nice customs, judiciously used. Canon-connected, with very good writing, esp. the contact who behaves and comments logically, considering their station. Worth a run! (esp. with a team). PLAY THIS IF: Just play it. It’s an arc that touches all the bases. A blood-spattered Seal of Approval (don’t worry–you can clean that nasty vamp-sh*t off after the last bloodsucker falls). Tsoo Faced (ID: 25649) by @Therra Arcson (board sig @Greycat) A straight ahead arcane romp that puts you up against the Tsoo and Banished Pantheon (with a bit of Circle action thrown in). It’s your basic “things are not as they seem” story that focuses on (what else?) dangerous magic, a deadly ritual, and a boatload of everyone’s favorite speed/power-sucking Ink Men, TPing Storm Sorcerers, and your friendly neighborhood Shaman (accompanied by those gun-toting zombies). Clean writing, uses a in-game contact (Kung Bao of Skyway), with a couple of those huge, open graveyard maps. Great for mowing down mobs, if that’s your jam. A solid seal of approval from a move-cratered Crane, whose fire tank sometimes ran at the speed of light (if light were an iceberg…who had taken an entire bottle of melatonin…washed down with 4 bottles of gin). PLAY IF: You’re looking for a no frills scrap with a bit of mystery. (extra points for not-quite-your-typical finale). Solid, well-put together arc. Happy trails, hombres. Winter is no-longer a-comin' (fingers crossed), Crane

I prefer teams that actually feel like teams, rather than 5-6 companions and a 2-3 soloists. That said, if there’s some good banter and things are lighthearted, everything is pretty much “good,” regardless (well…for me, anyway).

My toons are probably slotted okay, but I myself could use much better slotting. At level 60, I seem to be having problems with endurance, recharge, health...well, every gd'ed thing.:-)

Just an update: the non-profit I was working for is shutting its doors by the end of March. I am in the process of seeking a new job. The best prospect I have currently has a much different schedule than the REALLY nice one I currently have (soon to be "had"). I'll continue with this, but transitioning will have an effect on new postings until everything is settled. In the meantime, keep playing those SFMA's!

Hmmm…a lot of things. But I’ll go with inspiration, camaraderie, and endless fun.

As far as toon selection and such, I play very much the same. Melee and ranged DPS mainly. I avoid powersets where I have to track, target and individually buff others because I don’t feel I’m quick enough for that (sets like force field, for example). I don’t key bind. Still. I know how. Just don’t do it. That’s the same as before, as well. Only real differences now are: I rarely lead teams (used to run them a lot); I do more crafting and use more sets (since they’re affordable); I write more missions than I ever did on live; I actually solo more now than on live.

Perhaps we need a 5th alignment?:-)

I always thought the same about the difficulty of Goldside, though I couldn't say if it's harder for new players or not. I've never been a "new" player and played it.:-)

Problem solved: I have 6 arcs under two other accounts that I haven't used in ages. They're all unpublished now. I think I've gotten a bit smarter over the last 1,000 days since I messed with those, since I told the same story in 5 arcs, rather than 12.:-)

A simpler way of asking this is:, Assuming all of my published stories are under the same account/login, shouldnt my list of published arcs Be the same, no matter what computer I login on?

OK, I may be having an issue with arcs showing up has published and yet I don’t see them as published on my list. So I’m going to check my knowledge here to see if it’s me or not. I assumed that files I am working on (Local files) are maintained only on the computer on which I worked on them. So if I needed to work on the same local file from one computer on a different computer, I would need to file transfer it to the correct location. As far as published files go, my assumption was that once they were published on one computer, I could access the published file on the second computer, and then download it from there using “save as” (Locally). I realize that Custom critters will not be moved to the new computer if I do it in this way. At least I don’t think they do? Anyway, I wanted to confirm this, because it looks like there are missions appearing on other players search list as published arcs. That I do not see as published on my main computer I use for scripting. Having moved files from one computer to another some months ago, is it possible that the second computer contains the list of published missions that the first computer does not? Shouldn’t I see the same list of published missions regardless of what computer I am on? I hope I’m making sense here.

Likely going to wait till next page drops before doing anything new. In the meantime, I'm going to scan all my published arcs for internal consistency. Been watching Molly's runs on Twitch, and it sure looks like there are more published arcs under my name out there than I have on my actual "published" list (including one with the "Mobius" keyword that shouldn't have it). It screwed up @LordRassilon's run through the Mobius story today, which should have gone into Modius 4: Dempsey's Hard 8. Now I'm wondering how may other of the old Mobius stories are floating around there, among the new, much better, final version. Gah! I swear, shit like this...

Many of my characters on Torch do story arcs exclusively or near exclusively. Our Long Riders SG exists mainly for that purpose (and to provide a base for travel). It’s a very small group of us, a handful, but we’re dedicated to a an old school feel (with certain concessions for the way things are now, like using P2W for the freebies [sans XP buffs]). I’ve got several alts making that slow, solo journey. Even with the ones who aren’t set up that way, I’ll often follow the same path you mentioned (though I skip Twinshot, and usually head to KR, rather than Hollows). I even waste some dough on DOs at low levels, just because I like the little extra oomph. So, you’re not alone, kemosabe. I think the game is better when I’m not OPed. Thankfully, we can still play it that way, if we want.

Covering Fire. Raises enemy defense (or movement maybe, since targets are “pinned down”). yeah…that’s better as a debut. maybe gas canisters that enhance endurance or health?

Ahhhh...I had no idea.

A whip set with a “swap ammo” effect, allowing me to switch between damage types. A swingline travel power. Varied animation on the hurl power. I want to throw generators, forklifts and couches, like the TK trollers.:-)

He won’t after he surrenders will he?