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  1. Lost Ninja
    [ QUOTE ]
    LN is DM/Regen, Facilitator (spelling) is BS/Regen I think, so which ever is played by LN, it will be 6 regens

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    What he said

  2. Lost Ninja
    If we've had the freespec by then Pencil Lost Ninja in too please, almost certainly no FA though If no freespec unless I've got another level for Facilitator I won't have anything high enough and as I'm not playing Facilitator much that could be difficult.
  3. Lost Ninja
    Sorry should have made clear that was a respec build, not an out of the box build. Out of the box I would have delayed ToF and AS by a bit. When LN was still leveling, a long time ago now, I didn't take AS at all and went fro SJ not SS, though I did take hasten, sadly this was before I started using the planner software so I can't actually remember the exact build. For Facilitator BS/Rgn Dull Pain was in at 20 and Reconstruction in at 6/8, Facilitator left out fitness till mid 20s and Stamina at 30 IIRC and of course BS has no END rec powers. Luckily I have a Kin/Dark defender I duo with, so End and Speed were never a real issue

    Also the situation on an Invulnerability scrapper is different as to Sphon Life, you get Dull Pain as a self heal. I get four heal powers two clickies and two quick regens. In that situation IMO Siphon life is a waste of a power.
  4. Lost Ninja
    My thoughts...

    3x Dmg in all attacks.
    Siphon Life is not good enough, as Cynic says, its slow end heavy and poor damage. The heal that it gives you will not stop them killing you in the alpha and will only really save you if all other clickies have been used in AV/GM fights. IMO. I have it on my lvl50 and will lose it at my earliest oportunity. If def/res is your lack go for 3x slots in Resilience and get tough.

    Another build for LN:
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    Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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    Name: Lost Ninja Mk XI
    Level: 50
    Archetype: Scrapper
    Primary: Dark Melee
    Secondary: Regeneration
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    01) Shadow Punch ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg
    01) Fast Healing ->Heal
    02) Smite ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg
    04) Shadow Maul ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg
    06) Quick Recovery ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    08) Touch of Fear ->Acc | Acc | Rechg | TH_DeBuf | TH_DeBuf | TH_DeBuf
    10) Hasten ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    12) Air Superiority ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Rechg
    14) Super Speed ->Run
    16) Integration ->Heal | Heal | Heal
    18) Dark Consumption ->Acc | Acc | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    20) Reconstruction ->Heal | Heal | Heal | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    22) Dull Pain ->Heal | Heal | Heal | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    24) Hurdle ->Jump
    26) Soul Drain ->Acc | Acc | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    28) Instant Healing ->Heal | Heal | Heal | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    30) Health ->Heal
    32) Midnight Grasp ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg
    35) Stamina ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    38) Boxing ->Acc
    41) Focused Accuracy ->EndRdx | EndRdx | TH_Buf | TH_Buf | TH_Buf
    44) Tough ->DmgRes | DmgRes | DmgRes | EndRdx | EndRdx
    47) Fly ->EndRdx
    49) Resilience ->DmgRes | DmgRes | DmgRes

    Ideas:
    Long attack chain, I don't use brawl at all, but SP, SM, Smite, AS, ToF & MG all addup to a good chain, plus with the knockdown from AS
    Fly is in purely for Vertical, SS gives me the speed and a little stealth
    Build is lvl50 respec build otherwise I would juggle the low level powers to get reconstruction in earlier.
    Reconstruction can run with just two recharges, recharge then is about 36s without hasten (22s with) you only gain 6s with the third recharge. I have more in this build...
    All attacks apart from ToF are 2x ACC 3x DMG at minimum on pretty much all my builds for scrappers. Its not worth IMO running anything less. This could be due to the amount of time I spend exemped under 41, which for LN has now probably been longer than it took her to get to 50 in the fist place, and 0x ACC or 1x ACC is piss poor when you really need it. Also bear in mind that FA will only be of any use in RV so its not the best choice for a PvP build again IMO
    Dark Consumption and Soul Drain also have 2x ACC mainly as if they don't hit they have a knockon effect on other powers, DC I take at its own level (18) that tides me over in low end situation until I get Stamina and helps me pad out the pre 20 powers so I don't have to fit stamina in there too . Soul Drain is my build up the more mobs it hits per activation the more damage I do, I don't want this to miss ever ande if I had the spare slots I'd stick a tohit or two in there too.
    Stamina late gets me ready for FAs END use also helps when running Tough, before then its not needed as much.
    Resilience Stacks with Tough giving a good bonus to resistance.

    This is actually a modified build I did for a test, the orginal build has no FA. Basically its the same except:
    41) Tough ->DmgRes | DmgRes | DmgRes | EndRdx | EndRdx
    44) Fly ->EndRdx
    47) Resilience ->DmgRes | DmgRes | DmgRes
    49) Revive ->Heal

    So there it is, use what you need if you need.
  5. Lost Ninja
    Would have thought Kin/Elec would be better?
  6. Lost Ninja
    Try Malta Sappers or High level Carnie bosses, besides if you don't you'll struggle to get the held badges.
  7. Lost Ninja
    There is a minus fly on one of the melee attacks Incandescent Strike or the other strike IIRC
  8. Lost Ninja
    Been duoing a lot with my Kin/Dark. So far played with several types of scrapper, controllers, blasters & tanks. With blasters being the hardest because I tend to play in melee range.
  9. Lost Ninja

    My B S/Regen Build

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    Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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    Name:
    Level: 50
    Archetype: Scrapper
    Primary: Broad Sword
    Secondary: Regeneration
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    01) Hack ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | EndRdx | Acc
    01) Fast Healing ->Heal
    02) Slice ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | EndRdx | Acc
    04) Reconstruction ->Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    06) Build Up ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | TH_Buf
    08) Quick Recovery ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    10) Hasten ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    12) Dull Pain ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    14) Super Speed ->Run
    16) Integration ->Heal | Heal | Heal | EndRdx
    18) Whirling Sword ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | EndRdx | Acc
    20) Swift ->Run
    22) Health ->Heal
    24) Stamina ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    26) Disembowel ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | EndRdx | Acc
    28) Instant Healing ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | EndRdx
    30) Assault ->EndRdx
    32) Head Splitter ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | EndRdx | Acc
    35) Resilience ->DmgRes
    38) Moment Of Glory ->DmgRes | DefBuf | DefBuf | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    41) Focused Accuracy ->EndRdx | EndRdx | TH_Buf | TH_Buf | TH_Buf
    44) Tactics ->EndRdx | EndRdx | TH_Buf | TH_Buf | TH_Buf
    ---------------------------------------------
    01) Sprint ->Empty
    01) Brawl ->Empty
    02) Rest ->Empty
    01) Critical Hit ->Empty
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    Two ACC in each attack, 3x Dmg in each attack. Frooped revive andVengence but you add them back in 47 & 49. Otherwise its a fair build.
  10. Lost Ninja
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    Well Im just getting into arena after i got 50 (wish i did it earier) and i love it, mind you im not that good as you will find out from Jag. As for PvP Im still a fan but again im not that good all coz i didn't pick my powers in the right order, but after I7 i should be coming back once i have used my respec up.

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    Was a good fight to watch anyway.

    Makes me glad that I'm DM/Rgn ToF FTW!!!!

    Mind I've never fought Jag in the arena only in Warburg, so he'd still probably kill me
  11. Lost Ninja
    Same

    Just remind me on TS Smooth now and again or I'll forget.
  12. Lost Ninja
    Count me in please... hmm and a tell on the night would be cool too otherwise I'll forget.

    If I have managed to level her to the right range which IIRC is 40 I would like to bring Bad Cop along, currently 37.5 Kin/Dark defender

    If not it'll have to be Lost Ninja lvl50 DM/Rgn (badly in need of a respec).

    Tells to @Lost Ninja or @Eschatologist (second account tell to LN is best first).
  13. Lost Ninja
    What powers are must haves, what are must nots?

    Only on level 8 at the moment but I know nothing about either set apart from facing them in PvP. This character will certainly be PvE only until I hit at least mid thirties. So any helpful hints would be appreciated.
  14. Lost Ninja
    Go down that route and just find a chump with speed boost and you can get away without having hasten or super speed. Oh or fitness.
  15. Lost Ninja

    The Blastermind

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    Unless they change the pets AI in I7 TP is very useful to unstick your pets when they get stuck on/in scenery.
  16. Lost Ninja
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    You say it's completely unneccesary to have a second travel power, I don't think it is.

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    I always put powers for use in mission above powers to help me get to missions, that's why I feel it's important to not have more than one Travel power - two are useless, you can get anywhere in the game without any, get one and you're good, getting two is making yourself less effective at doing your job than you should.

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    Okay then SS is the most useless of the travel powers, SJ is better because it adds the third dimension. As I said I wouldn't have gone for SS anyway, I agree that one travel power is better than two, I just disagree that SS is the one to take. Apart from the fact that Hasten is a prerequisit. The same could be said for Air Superiority then Fly!

    You cannot get anywhere in the game with SS several badge locations are impossible to reach without a vertical power. Some zones while not impossible to navigate with SS are much harder and become easier with any of the other three.

    Where it not for PvP (zone) I too wouldn't bother with a 2nd travel power but I don't just do missions, or just travel or just PvP I do lots of different things, versatility is better than none.
  17. Lost Ninja

    MoG?!? an my build

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    I've tanked some of the praetorian AVs without it, and some with (obviously not the Psi ones). I find that to make it good it needs all its slots and I seldom have enough spare slots for a power that I feel is less then essential. I'd far prefer to dump the slots elsewhere to better advantage. That all said I'll probably take it on my BS/Rgn as it fits the concept. My DM/Rgn which originally had it in I3 and so played with it perma no longer requires it as she works very well anyway. ToF FTW!!!
  18. Lost Ninja

    Dark/Regen Trouble

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    Current planned build:
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    Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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    Name: Lost Ninja new3
    Level: 50
    Archetype: Scrapper
    Primary: Dark Melee
    Secondary: Regeneration
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    01) Smite ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Rechg
    01) Fast Healing ->Heal
    02) Shadow Maul ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Rechg
    04) Shadow Punch ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Rechg
    06) Touch of Fear ->Acc | Acc | TH_DeBuf | TH_DeBuf | TH_DeBuf | Rechg
    08) Reconstruction ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    10) Air Superiority ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Rechg
    12) Quick Recovery ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    14) Fly ->EndRdx | EndRdx | Fly | Fly | Fly
    16) Integration ->Heal | Heal | Heal | EndRdx
    18) Dull Pain ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    20) Swift ->Run
    22) Hurdle ->Jump
    24) Stamina ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    26) Assault ->EndRdx
    28) Instant Healing ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    30) Tactics ->EndRdx | EndRdx
    32) Midnight Grasp ->Acc | Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Rechg
    35) Combat Jumping ->Jump
    38) Super Jump ->Jump
    41) Focused Accuracy ->EndRdx | EndRdx | TH_Buf | TH_Buf | TH_Buf
    44) Soul Drain ->Acc | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    47) Dark Consumption ->Acc | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    49) Resilience ->DmgRes

    I'll have to wait until the freespec comes along before I can test it. Its designed with all the higer PvP zones in mind, SC, Wb & RV plus exemping to help friends.
  19. Lost Ninja
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    My changes:
    Dropped Laser beam eyes, you already have two ranged attacks that do real damage, Laser Beam Eyes look cool but that is about as much as you get.
    Dropped Torrent its not a bad power but you would be better off with my other suggestions.
    You only had Super Speed, you will struggle in just about every zone in the game with no vertical travel power at, not even hurdle.

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    I'd like to know how the Fudge dropping Energy Torrent, a Ranged Cone with Energy damage which, from my experience playing a Spines Scrapper tops off the AoE to a point where it's nearly as good as it was before ED, would be better than a comepletely unneccesary second Travel power? Every Spines Scrapper should have Energy Torrent, really, but it needs slots.

    And I went to 50 in 200 hours with my Spines/Regen with no Hurdle and only Superspeed. It's not as hard to travel zones as most people say.

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    I never played a spines/regen before ED so I wouldn't know, personally I don't like haveing no vertical travel power. If you want one you need to drop 1/2 of the four I mentioned. I personally get more mileage from the two I kept. (Though if the build were 100% for me I wouldn't take revive either, I don't plan on dying!)

    You say it's completely unneccesary to have a second travel power, I don't think it is. Personally I wouldn't have taken SS anyway as I don't like it, if I want speed I'd go for superjump from the off. If I wanted manuaverability I would have got fly. Plus from the admitedly limited experience of PvP that I have done (not with spines) being able to follow squishies off the ground is almost essential. (And yes I know spines haas a minus fly )

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    Reconstruction should have 2 recharges 3 heals. Recharge caps with three but the actual difference is ~5s.

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    It's a reasonable arguement but... 5 seconds? Have you never been sitting slamming the Reconstruction button waiting for it to recharge to save your rear end? I'd always slot this 3 Recharge because it's totally worth it.

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    I agree but as I seldom have enough slots for all my regen and attacks anyway this is an okay place to drop a slot from as it makes little overall difference.
  20. Lost Ninja

    MoG?!? an my build

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    With Gabriel Knight's MoG slotted 3xDefDebuff 2xResDmg, I would only use MoG nearer the end of an AV bashing or when my heals have been exhausted and health is considerably low with no other healers about.

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    I know what you mean but... I suspect you are actually saying DefBuff.

    And AFAIK MoG caps with one ResDmg.
  21. Lost Ninja
    Your build with much better slotting, and looking at philopsopher's reply:
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    Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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    Name:
    Level: 50
    Archetype: Scrapper
    Primary: Spines
    Secondary: Regeneration
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    01) Lunge ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc
    01) Fast Healing ->Heal | Heal | Heal
    02) Reconstruction ->Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    04) Spine Burst ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc
    06) Hasten ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    08) Impale ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc
    10) Quick Recovery ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    12) Dull Pain ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    14) Super Speed ->Run
    16) Integration ->Heal | Heal | Heal | EndRdx
    18) Quills ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc
    20) Swift ->Run
    22) Health ->Heal | Heal | Heal
    24) Stamina ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    26) Ripper ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc
    28) Instant Healing ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    30) Build Up ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    32) Throw Spines ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc
    35) Revive ->Heal
    38) Resilience ->DmgRes
    41) Focused Accuracy ->EndRdx | EndRdx | EndRdx | TH_Buf | TH_Buf | TH_Buf
    44) Laser Beam Eyes ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg
    47) Energy Torrent ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg
    49) Moment Of Glory ->DmgRes | DefBuf | DefBuf | DefBuf
    ---------------------------------------------
    01) Sprint ->Empty
    01) Brawl ->Empty
    02) Rest ->Empty
    01) Critical Hit ->Empty
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    And my take on your build:
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    Exported from Ver: 1.7.6.0 of the CoH_CoV Character Builder
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    Name:
    Level: 50
    Archetype: Scrapper
    Primary: Spines
    Secondary: Regeneration
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    01) Lunge ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc
    01) Fast Healing ->Heal | Heal | Heal
    02) Reconstruction ->Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    04) Spine Burst ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc | Rechg
    06) Hasten ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    08) Impale ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc | Rechg
    10) Quick Recovery ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    12) Dull Pain ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    14) Super Speed ->Run
    16) Integration ->Heal | Heal | Heal | EndRdx
    18) Quills ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc | Rechg
    20) Swift ->Run
    22) Health ->Heal | Heal | Heal
    24) Stamina ->EndMod | EndMod | EndMod
    26) Ripper ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Acc | Rechg
    28) Instant Healing ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg | Heal | Heal | Heal
    30) Build Up ->Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    32) Throw Spines ->Acc | Dmg | Dmg | Dmg | Rechg | Acc
    35) Combat Jumping ->Jump
    38) Super Jump ->Jump
    41) Focused Accuracy ->EndRdx | EndRdx | TH_Buf | TH_Buf | TH_Buf
    44) Moment Of Glory ->DmgRes | DefBuf | DefBuf | Rechg | Rechg | Rechg
    47) Resilience ->DmgRes
    49) Revive ->Heal
    ---------------------------------------------
    01) Sprint ->Empty
    01) Brawl ->Empty
    02) Rest ->Empty
    01) Critical Hit ->Empty
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    Okay detailscomments based on the original posted build)
    Hasten if your going to take and your not a stalker three slots, not worth anything else.
    Super Speed doesn't really need the extra slot, it does cap with two but the difference between 1 and 2 isn't that noticable.
    Health doesn't need four slots. Three is optimal, four is a wasted slot.
    Stamina better with 3 slots too.
    Instant Healing and Dull Pain should have three recharges and three heals
    Reconstruction should have 2 recharges 3 heals. Recharge caps with three but the actual difference is ~5s.

    My changes:
    Dropped Laser beam eyes, you already have two ranged attacks that do real damage, Laser Beam Eyes look cool but that is about as much as you get.
    Dropped Torrent its not a bad power but you would be better off with my other suggestions.
    You only had Super Speed, you will struggle in just about every zone in the game with no vertical travel power at, not even hurdle.

    I suggest you drop two of Revive, Resilience, Laser Beam Eyes or Torrent. And take Combat Jumping/Jump Kick and Super Jump. Personally I would probably take fly as I prefer is to leaping. ANd you get air superiority as a prerequisiote, a much better attack than Jump Kick.
  22. Lost Ninja

    MoG?!? an my build

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    I have tanked AVs without it, and died against AVs with it.

    MoG is not a terrible power to have but it is very situational. And with the long downtime isn't much use as anything but a panic button. It is brilliant for sappers and bosses but unless you only solo so meet them only occasionally its often down when needed. I had it while it could still be permaed and it was lots of fun, now its less so and far less useful for that.
  23. Lost Ninja
    If you want to run focused accuracy, or the leadership pool (tactics especially) or want the fighting pool. Both are, well nigh essential. If you don't or have a low end primary like claws, or possibly DM (has an END rec power) then Stamin isn't essential. But never go for Stamina over quick recovery.
  24. Lost Ninja

    MoG?!? an my build

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    If you have slots to burn get MoG it is a good power but very situational, and especially in the late game you do face an awful lot of PSI equiped foes. So it isn't the be all and end all that Elude is.

    Don't get weave its pants.
  25. Lost Ninja

    Bugged? Hell yeah!

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    One of my characters can't even get in her base any longer as she gets kicked out immediatly. Bases suck atm.