Travel Powers are surprisingly important

[Scarlet Shocker]

So we joined up for our regular Sunday Casual team on Everlasting

(see here for details: 

 

We did a couple of paper missions (we're redside) and then the four of us decided to have a bash at the Silver Mantis SF. 

 

There was a fair bit going on so our shoutout on recruited one extra but we elected to run with 5. Shouldn't be a problem we're all in the 20 - 22ish range. 

 

I was leading and as is my wont, I clicked the number of deaths to give us an end of SF tally. More out of habit and curiosity than any real challenge setting. All good, we set off on the first mission. 

 

Except something was horribly wrong. None of our travel powers were working. Not my Flight Pack, my Jump Pack or my Combat TP. It quickly became apparent that I was not alone in my predicament. Some fucking numpty bollocks-for-brains had clicked no travel powers instead of the thing they'd meant to click. 

 

We were 1000 yards from the mission entrance so we walked 500 yards and then we walked 500 yards more to faceplant at the mission door... 

 

We decided to persevere, and see how it went and truthfully it was reasonably ok. I had taken combat TP to get into the heart of the mobs, but... well instead I just walked up to them and mumbled some kind of expletive then hit 'em with a stick. But it worked. 

 

We had more trouble getting from A to B than actually dealing with the mobs until we came across the Vampyre Pez Dispensers in the pool room. (Don't these guys play snooker or billiards?) They started spawning at 25 and they seemed to spawn in overdrive. Maybe they were pleased to see us. I mean I know @Snarky (who is a vampire) acts like a puppy who's been left alone for a day every time I post on the forum but these guys were really keen. 

 

So we had to hospital/base more than once and every time we managed to run/walk/sprint back they'd managed to grow their welcoming committee like they had been taking spawning lessons from the SupaTrolls back on live. 

 

We did take out a couple of the Pez dispensers but there were more of them than there were of us and with 30+ Vampriririririr all conning purple we got our proverbial butts handed to us in neatly wrapped wicker gift boxes finished with a neat little bow. 

 

But yes... Travel powers are important and failing to have them can discombobulate an entire team. So can pez dispensers. 

[DoctorDitko]

Still fun, though!

Just a bit more of a carpet taste-testing party than I usually hope for.

[MTeague]

2 hours ago, Scarlet Shocker said:

We were 1000 yards from the mission entrance so we walked 500 yards and then we walked 500 yards more to faceplant at the mission door... 

Well, if that's too much walking, you could always go for a power kitchen session.  Then you could Wok 500 miles, and then Wok 500 more. 

But you'll make an Awful lot of stirfry by the end of that.

[Scarlet Shocker]

7 hours ago, DoctorDitko said:

Still fun, though!

Just a bit more of a carpet taste-testing party than I usually hope for.

 

But you're RUGged enough to take it

[Nurogue]

Was fun to try!