Obsidius

As an unbiased observer, I thought SultrySiren did a much better job, especially with character position and framing. And her picture was the correct size, and submitted earlier as well. No offense.

No-Xplode, you say? Just did some research and I don't see any problems with trying it out. Might have to look into that. Thanks!

This has been suggested ad nausium, ever since the arc was in beta. Problem is, Jay is scared of clipping (although, pointedly, it didn't stop him from releasing over-the-shoulder capes with the Magic pack, which obviously clip with most shoulder pieces).

Again, I'm for these costume bits - especially the loincloth (which, according to BAB's recent post, would kill framerate if several player characters were using multiple cape systems at the same location at a given time, but I could personally care less about others' frame rates ).

Thanks everyone Did 7.5M on Monday, and going for 8M tonight, but at a slower pace so I don't strain my knees too much.

Turbo: damn, I can't even imagine doing triathlons yet. Running, swimming, and a bike ride? Guess it depends on if you're doing Olympic, half, or full distance. Think I could do Olympic right now, but I'd need to do a ton more training for anything beyond that

Ongoing issue, known bug.

I can see this will be the perfect contest for people who have full-time weekday jobs

Nunyo is actually short for "nunyo dang business."

Ahem. Not to mention the whole flippin' art community on DeviantArt.

And the Writer's Guild, if they're still around.

Prediction: St. Valentine's Day Masacer.

Crap, they've got to me!

<Jumps off a bridge>

Rikti invasions involve plain ole' cruisers. They're talking a full-blown mothership the likes of which haven't been seen since the first Rikti invasion.

I would get some HVASs and Warburg munitions ready if I were you. Wait, I am one of you. Crap!

I could write, but I have way too much on my plate to be an editor.

Iiiiiiiiinteresting... and not terribly far either...

Heck, the way I'm training lately I might be able to do that

They could put out a call for more help in that case. Any volunteers?

Some CoHers on Twitter have known about this for a month or two, but I thought I'd give some background anyhow, so here goes:

When I left the military in 2001, I could run 3 miles in about 21 minutes, do 16-17 pull-ups, and about 80 crunches in 2 minutes. Well, that was almost 10 years ago.

Since then, I let myself go, after being burnt out on PT runs, physical fitness tests, and the whole lot. I eventually got a desk job in corporate America. I continued playing video games (a hobby since I was a child), eventually moving into MMOs and, ultimately, CoH. I became sedentary, and in the interceding years, went from a svelte 155 lbs to a slightly larger 175 lbs. By no means am I the largest man on the planet (I'm the second oldest of my four siblings, but am the second lightest) , but the small spare forming around my waistline made me realize that I was becoming another overweight American.

I've been thinking about shaping up for years, with on-and-off-again workout regimens. Last year, my wife (@Rella) ran the Surf City Half Marathon (http://www.runsurfcity.com/), and despite having not the best of training due to illness, still finished it with time to spare. So this year I decided to run it instead.

Since registering mid-November, I've taken up a running regimen of running distances 3 times a week. Currently I'm up to 7 miles in 75 minutes, a mile more than I ever ran in the military. In-between days have now been filled with gym time to work out my noodly upper body (up to 3 pull-ups ) and flabby core (still strong there, but trying to deflate that spare). Once my roommate moves out and I no longer have to carpool with him to work, I'll probably start riding my bike to work again too (3 miles each way), but that won't be until month's end anyhow.

The event is on Feb. 7th in Huntington Beach, CA, in the morning, on the PCH (they close down the PCH for it and the full marathon). The half marathon itself will be 13.1 miles, or approx. 21K. I'm doing well right now but want to run up to at least 10 miles before event day. So I have about 3-6 miles to work in between now and then.

And if I can manage it, I might try to pull off a ninja sprint at the finish line... and then start heaving afterwards.

So yes... as if working, going to school part-time, returning to my artwork, playing video games and CoH, and posting on the forums didn't occupy enough of my time, I've been working out for 1-2 hours during the week nights. And I'll probably be starting a family within the next month or two too

So yes, if you haven't been seeing me online as much, I have some reasons

I might just have to make a Team Obsidius shirt now...

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As others have mentioned, "networking" will be your best long-term solution to your teaming issues - building up a base of players who are reliable teammates.

Most servers have a badge channel for teams looking for badges, including TF/ SF badges and the like. Although such channels are generally used only for looking for badge teams, they can help you build a base of teammates for non-badge-related, "everyday" teaming. There might be other channels on your server that specifically cater to normal teaming. There could even be social channels that can help provide teammates, or help you build a network base.

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