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Hy_C posted:Does the sidequest tome give you all the rewards too? Also not surprised I missed another level up event. Leveling itself isn't as much as a nightmare as re-gearing each hero all over again. I've had Kael since Nov 2020 and just now I got to join the latest raid after redoing all my enchanting and even then I just barely hit the requirements.
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# ? Jun 5, 2024 04:18 |
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A Cup of Ramen posted:Hot drat they really dropped the Source engine? Also the game only used 4gb of ram before??? Wonder if this means it'll run a lot better for me now. Dropping Source would mean rewriting the entire client so I'm pretty sure they only swapped out what middleware was handling physics. I'm also kinda sure the version of Source it was running on was from around the HL2Ep1 time though, so yeah it was still 32-bit and thus limited to 4GB RAM tops.
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# ? Mar 14, 2021 12:42 |
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There was another maintenance and another update. They've been doing a lot of these updates lately. 2.74 quote:v.2.74 Patch Note quote:1. Character Balance Adjustments quote:2. Path Transformation In addition to all this is a nice little bonus: Skills that can only be used while transformed no longer require SP to use. quote:3. Changes and Balance Adjustments for Battles/Raids As for the other important changes:
quote:4. Seal Shop Revamp quote:5. New and Returning Player Experience Revamp For reasons not quite clear to me, a large number of gameplay changes are listed here. This is a big one: Level 95 raids (Dullahan to Rupacitus) can now drop bundles that can be dismantled to get godly mats and infusion stone components. No more running normal battles to get that junk! Unless you're running battles on a character that hasn't learned Dismantling. Then you can just sell the bundles on the marketplace. quote:6. New Item – Body Type Slot quote:7. Wardrobe Update quote:8. Other Changes The gremlin race is back The gremlin race is back for the third go-round. Same deal as always: Log in for an hour and get a reward. Maybe. Repeat 118 times to get a box with an outfit in it. They're giving away the bunny babe set this time, but I don't think it's the one that makes your tits and rear end bigger. Other, less sexist rewards include VVIP capsules, runes, a permanent storage chest ticket, a permanent inner armor coupon, a Neit bear object, and a few pets. Not too shabby if you don't mind committing to something long-term. More Hot Time quote:Spring Celebration Weekend Hot Time Event Another raid event is upon us quote:Returned Royal Army Recruit's Supplies Event As for the coupons, they can be exchanged for 1000 AP capsules (34 coupons, limit 2 per account but they're account-shareable), an Astera Weapon Essence Box (18 coupons, 2 per account), Damascus Steel, a Legendary Weapon Ore Destiny Box (14 coupons, 4 per account), and then other junk. Most improbable quote:Game System Probability Guide Here's another bit of extra info on the new mood missions. Someone compiled all of the information on the Mood Missions that came out with the last update. It tells you what particular missions will want from you and how you can choose your mission to get the mood buff you want. ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Mar 16, 2021 |
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The real April Fool's joke is that this isn't an Among Us crossoverquote:Strange Traveler's Sus and 2us Gifts It's not an especially rewarding event but at least the buff scrolls and potions do things. Plus, hey, title that you don't really need to grind for. ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 21:19 on Mar 23, 2021 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nftWIonZy9E Maintenance happened a couple of days ago and an upcoming event was announced. Egg Event: Bigger Than Before quote:Prism Easter Egg Collecting I was originally going to wait until the start of the event period to mention this but there's a secondary event that's going to occur before then: Free unlimited graces for 24 hours on April 4th. That's Easter Sunday. Don't know what coming back from the dead has to do with Easter eggs. ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Apr 6, 2021 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkbadvaMuXo There was yet another update last night. quote:V2.75 Patch Note quote:1. Season 4 Episode 3: Saintess of Taratha quote:2. Battle Update Information quote:3. Mood Content quote:4. Kael Friendship System Lv. 5 Update quote:5. Composite Material Dismantling Improvements quote:6. Others
We don't fight Gilgamesh because the battle technically isn't happening on the big bridge quote:New Raid - Ladaton Bridge: Epona The obligatory event for "celebrating" a new raid quote:Ladaton Bridge Release Celebration Additional Departure Event There's a bad event on the rise quote:Red Moon Special Box Event A fairly ordinary raid event, despite claims quote:Amazing Raid Event Spring has sprunt quote:Sprint via Raids Event! ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Apr 13, 2021 |
# ? Apr 13, 2021 21:29 |
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The new DEF requirements pretty locked me out every raid in the last few years unless it's Marjet or lower boats. I'm losing the motivation to login even for the Gremlin Race event since nothing to do on my main Eira.
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# ? Apr 14, 2021 02:01 |
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Alder posted:The new DEF requirements pretty locked me out every raid in the last few years unless it's Marjet or lower boats. I'm losing the motivation to login even for the Gremlin Race event since nothing to do on my main Eira. Hey, you want to know what's really funny? A couple of my alts were in the middle of upgrading from Dullahan to Astera but couldn't get their new gear to +12 or higher. So, they have less than 4000 Additional Damage. Every QB battle worth doing requires 4k AD so they can't join anything level-appropriate, not even Dullahan or Abyssal Arena. I don't know how I can get them out of that hole without farming Bravery Seals through RAR, Niflheim, and seal exchange over several months. I'm not even sure if I can feed them gold for upgrade costs because I have exactly one character who can join QB Caesar and it's not my main. There is a new(?) function with the Strange Traveler that gives you a fresh set of +12 level 90 gear, which should give 4k AD, but can you imagine raiding with any level 90 gear? When you've got level 100 gear that's better in every way aside from that one arbitrary stat? Fuckin' a, it's Counterforce all over again but somehow they made it worse.
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# ? Apr 14, 2021 08:52 |
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ArchWizard posted:You can still do raids through the Battle Board, like in the olden days. Quite a few people are doing that now in response to the change. Too bad it misses the point of having a Quick Battle system, which is that the battle board is a bad way to find parties quickly. Yeah, I think it'd be less terrible but I've relied on QB and liking raids for the notification so it's closer to how NX is taking away options for me. The main issue is that most players rely on Enthu for extra power and BAL which means switching to Sentinel so I'll miss the BAL reqs too. I've p much haven't checked my alts ever since they increased the QB reqs the first time and I used to be able to run Siete on Kael. It just feels odd to be suddenly locked out in content I relied on for daily raids Yeah, it feels super punishing even when building alts were rough and now it's like LOLNO. BTW: I tried creating a normal boat but no one joined for Cesar for awhile before I gave up. Alder fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Apr 14, 2021 |
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Maintenance happened last night. Another event has commenced. We're a week late for any jokes involving the word "stash" quote:Special Dungeon! Find the Royal Army's Secret Stash! Event Alder posted:BTW: I tried creating a normal boat but no one joined for Cesar for awhile before I gave up.
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# ? Apr 27, 2021 20:21 |
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ArchWizard posted:In my handful of attempts to help people out, I have found that you usually need to use a mega or two to fill a non-QB boat for anything but Epona. The further down the battle list you go (thus the more help the person needs), the more you need to spam megas. It sucks. It's not worth the megas it's 200k for each one and you will get much less gold completing the raid as steel is close to 300k. Vindictus Discord itself is going: IF PLAYERS REALLY WANTED TO GET 20K DEF THEY'D ALREADY DONE IT AND BEEN GOOD MMO PLAYERS ALL ALONG.
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# ? Apr 28, 2021 22:35 |
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Alder posted:It's not worth the megas it's 200k for each one and you will get much less gold completing the raid as steel is close to 300k.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFLlGCD_RMw There was an update this morning. 2.76 Patch Notes quote:V2.76 Patch Note When I checked the page, there was a note at the bottom saying more information will be added. I hope everything will be okay. Will It Vend? quote:Venerable Vending Machine Event Normal Missions:
As for what you can buy with coupons, there are some good rewards. A Picnic Blanket object (40 coupons, 1 box per account), a Silver Bracelet Destiny Box (35 coupons, 1 per account), a 100% R6 Armor Enchant Box (30 coupons, 1 per account), and 15 days of VVIP (30 coupons, 1 per account). The slightly lesser rewards include runes, Mysterious and Abyssal Shard boxes, Damascus Steel, and New Era materials boxes. There's also a variety of junk rewards like graces and merc pots. But we already had a Rise event quote:Sproutlings, Rise Up! Event Related: A level-up event quote:Speedy Sproutling! Completion EXP Hot Time! Also related: The Gathering Dungeon is open again quote:May Gathering Dungeon Event Cool hair colors are here to stay quote:Avatar Shop: Limited Hair Colors Unlocked! ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 06:23 on May 20, 2021 |
# ? May 18, 2021 22:42 |
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Maintenance happened. Now there's a new meta-event going on. Wherein the community does Nexon's job without getting paid quote:MYVE (Make Your Vindictus Event) ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 21:56 on May 25, 2021 |
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Information has been released on the coming level 110 gear. Short version is that it's really good stat-wise, even compared to upgraded Milletian. However, it's going to be very expensive to upgrade. You'll need Grade 3 Mysterious and Abyssal shards and a new type of steel, Jardin, to reforge it. Jardin Steel will drop from 110 battles or can be made from Damascus at a ratio of 3 Damascus to 1 Jardin. In good news for us losers, crafting and upgrading Milletian and Astera gear will be made a bit less painful at the same time: Milletian mats will drop with middling stats instead of minimum stats, and Astera mats will drop with maximum stats instead of minimum. Also, reforge costs for both types of gear will cost less Damascus steel. Speaking of 110 gear, we're getting our first set of the stuff by fighting Big Boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYk2m7YoT_M Other notable news: Two friendship skills that were promised to us when the friendship skill system was added are finally making it into the game. Sylas and Belle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J2T4ac3N9M Fiona and Lann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ObZbLIsBSg
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# ? Jun 3, 2021 01:54 |
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i noticed 3 characters aren't covered in the op, are they cool/neat whats the deal what should i try out, there are way too many dudes
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# ? Jun 4, 2021 04:44 |
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Tabletops posted:i noticed 3 characters aren't covered in the op, are they cool/neat whats the deal As for who to play, I have a few thoughts: My official answer is that I strongly recommend trying as many characters as you can and to decide for yourself. Different people like different playstyles and you can't be sure who you'll like until you've raided a bunch with them. My unofficial answer: Fiona. Fiona's good. Tends to be forgiving because she can block forever, which is good for inexperienced players who want to play extra-defensively while learning the movesets of bosses. There's also Spellblade Arisha because her dodge and block together are very good at stopping damage. If you're a quick learner, Lethor's really good. You need to understand the boss you're fighting but once you do you can completely wreck them with counters. My highly unofficial answer: If you really think you don't have the time to try everybody, you're not going to have time to grind for gear and you won't be able to participate in endgame raids. You could work around that by throwing real money at the game but I'm trying to discourage that sort of behavior on account of Nexon being a gently caress. ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Jun 4, 2021 |
# ? Jun 4, 2021 05:36 |
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ArchWizard posted:Nexon being a gently caress. Glad to see this part hasn't changed
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# ? Jun 4, 2021 05:50 |
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gwrtheyrn posted:Glad to see this part hasn't changed I await the same results a decade later as I check this thread for events.
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# ? Jun 4, 2021 10:57 |
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what do you mean by they're fucks? also ty i'll just give everyone a try edit: gonna try mira first because her weapon looks the dumbest also holy poo poo this game is still on dx9 that is wild Tabletops fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Jun 4, 2021 |
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is there a way to skip story stuff after you've done it before? I'm up to lvl 30 or something on miri and wanted to try out someone else
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# ? Jun 4, 2021 18:50 |
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Tabletops posted:what do you mean by they're fucks? Tabletops posted:is there a way to skip story stuff after you've done it before? I'm up to lvl 30 or something on miri and wanted to try out someone else
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ArchWizard posted:Over the past several years, two trends have emerged: First, Nexon relying more and more on gacha stuff for revenue. In addition to the inherent ethical problems surrounding gacha, the process of whaling for gacha boxes and reselling the contents has fueled a gap between rich players and poor ones. So, most attempts to cater to strong (that is, wealthy) players also end up placing obnoxious burdens on players who aren't strong or wealthy. See: Counterforce and Quick Battle Requirements. Second, Nexon relying on counterintuitive measures to "fight botting." None of these measures stop bots and just inconvenience legitimate players. The worst is Fatigue, which hampers the freedom of F2P players to farm for what they need to earn gold or upgrade their gear. Nexon tries to help by giving away VVIP and Fatigue potions but it's not enough for the hardcore players who want to focus on building a single character. thank you for the thorough responses. I have no idea if i'll ever be hardcore into this game enough to warrant worrying about that stuff, but i understand gacha being poo poo. at least if it's all p2w style. edit: jesus christ Tabletops fucked around with this message at 20:51 on Jun 4, 2021 |
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I was complaining about the trend of adding burdens to players, but I just remembered that some time ago they announced a change for the better:quote:Good morning. [GM Daraf] here. ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Jun 4, 2021 |
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Tabletops posted:what do you mean by they're fucks? There's p much zero ways to make gold other than buying gacha to sell on the mp. I mean, the highest value item I found in the last few months was like 40m and outfits sell for upwards from 400m, and seeing people with maxed-out gear in under 1 year when I'm struggling after over a decade just feels bad. I've been locked out of older content due to NX forcing people to upgrade gears now so it's p much my fav AFK fashion sim now. Also, bot-based economy vv Also, there's no real way to progress since the highest drops are locked behind stat gates and in order to make gold you need more stats which cost a lot of gold but if you're broke you're going nowhere for ages. I have a lot of regrets. Alder fucked around with this message at 10:50 on Jun 5, 2021 |
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Alder posted:There's p much zero ways to make gold other than buying gacha to sell on the mp. I mean, the highest value item I found in the last few months was like 40m and outfits sell for upwards from 400m, and seeing people with maxed-out gear in under 1 year when I'm struggling after over a decade just feels bad. is the ride fun at least? i'm fine with that to be honest, i basically never reach endgame in mmos or poo poo because my attention span is pretty short. i was having a decent time yesterday playing. I got lethor up to ~38 or 40 or something along with mira. i also discovered i have an ancient account (from 2013 last i played apparently) for vindictus that i barely remember. I didn't have much on it but I wonder if i can transfer anything of value to my new one
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Tabletops posted:is the ride fun at least? ArchWizard fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Jun 5, 2021 |
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i managed to make a jojo so that's at least worth the price of downloading the game
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I downloaded this game a couple months ago and just didn’t really get it after playing a few hours. It felt like really straightforward instanced corridors that required no thought other than slaying enemies, then a boss. I mean is it basically like a boss fighting game? I was hoping for some puzzles and requirement to use my brain beyond pressing damage buttons and it didn’t really fit the bill. That’s fine, just asking if I missed something.
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Ort posted:I downloaded this game a couple months ago and just didn’t really get it after playing a few hours. It felt like really straightforward instanced corridors that required no thought other than slaying enemies, then a boss. I mean is it basically like a boss fighting game? I was hoping for some puzzles and requirement to use my brain beyond pressing damage buttons and it didn’t really fit the bill. That’s fine, just asking if I missed something. I think you can turn into some type of dragon who casts spells and has a glowing sword then you can fight the boss who also has a sword too and....
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Ort posted:I downloaded this game a couple months ago and just didn’t really get it after playing a few hours. It felt like really straightforward instanced corridors that required no thought other than slaying enemies, then a boss. I mean is it basically like a boss fighting game? I was hoping for some puzzles and requirement to use my brain beyond pressing damage buttons and it didn’t really fit the bill. That’s fine, just asking if I missed something.
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Tabletops posted:is the ride fun at least? i'm fine with that to be honest, i basically never reach endgame in mmos or poo poo because my attention span is pretty short. i was having a decent time yesterday playing. I got lethor up to ~38 or 40 or something along with mira. Kind of? I'm like it started out fun a few years ago but now it's just a ghost town and I just hang out in discord since there's more ppl there in-game all day. I play every new hero they release which might be in July for Tessa then I reflect on how many hours I sunk into an inactive MMO then go back to play FFXIV after a break.
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Alder posted:Kind of? I'm like it started out fun a few years ago but now it's just a ghost town and I just hang out in discord since there's more ppl there in-game all day. Did u like Kael? He’s fun. Got him to 50
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# ? Jun 7, 2021 06:12 |
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Tabletops posted:Did u like Kael? He’s fun. Got him to 50 Yeah kael is p strong for the newest character since the older characters tend to be slowly power crept over time.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZObeGXsjqmU An update is here. It's an important update. Update 2.77 quote:Ver. 2.77 Update Note
The bit about convenience updates is not that exciting to me. Keybinds are now stored server-side, so no more having to redo that poo poo every time you have to reinstall the Vindi client due to bugs. There are more quick keys, accessible by holding down Ctrl or Shift. You can also bind macros and other such things to numpad keys. One use case they mention is emotes, which is pretty nice for those of us who can't be bothered to memorize the chat commands for them. Finally, a third Expanded Quick Slot row. Personally, I don't like the Expanded Quick Slot system because it takes up too much space on my screen, but some people must like it, so there. The Expertise changes are not good. They make crafting a lot less versatile by changing the rules so that using bound items results in bound products. So, dismantling a bound piece of equipment gives bound materials that can't be sold to other players. Likewise, crafting gear with any bound component materials results in a bound piece of equipment, so no buying mats from the marketplace or seal exchange on one character, crafting an item, and then passing it off to someone else. The exception is Cooking, but I don't know if it matters because I never hear people talk about Cooking. As for the "other changes," it's just a couple of bug fixes. They also extended the free Damascus Steel giveaway event by a week, but if you've already collected all of the steel, you won't get more. Something something Laura Palmer Raids quote:Tree of Life: The Fourth Redeemers The obligatory raid release event quote:Depart for the Redeemers of Rapture! Event In addition, there is also a perfectly normal raid event quote:Find the Mystery Box Event What can you get with coupons? It's not a bad selection. 7 days of VVIP (12 coupons), Grade I Mysterious and Abyssal Shards (8 coupons each, limit 6 of each per character), Intermediate Element Stones (6 coupons each, 5 per character), Damascus Steel, (6 coupons for two, 5 pairs per character), and 500 AP capsules (6 coupons each, 5 per character). The junk item is a Superior HP Potion, one coupon for one potion.
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# ? Jun 15, 2021 22:13 |
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Tessa isn't even out yet and they're teasing another sexy lady fencer to make up for our disappointment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mKkGHH33PY
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I've said this before but I want to repeat it. I really do appreciate you Arch for keeping up info on Vindictus because I definitely plan to never return to it, outside of nostalgia for the old days when you had two choices, Lann and Fiona.(I still have my red undies) Did they ever improve the engine on this game? Because even with a good CPU(AMD though so lower clock speeds), I still occasionally struggle with the game's FPS.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 06:07 |
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Postal Parcel posted:I've said this before but I want to repeat it. I really do appreciate you Arch for keeping up info on Vindictus because I definitely plan to never return to it, outside of nostalgia for the old days when you had two choices, Lann and Fiona.(I still have my red undies)
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Postal Parcel posted:I've said this before but I want to repeat it. I really do appreciate you Arch for keeping up info on Vindictus because I definitely plan to never return to it, outside of nostalgia for the old days when you had two choices, Lann and Fiona.(I still have my red undies) Speaking as a player for over a decade, it's p much the same mysterious town lag and switching to busy ch problems forever.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqZVihpOACE Maintenance happened and there are new events. The king is dead, still quote:Commemorating the King of Pop H*ckin' smol fragments quote:Collect the Small Fragments Who even likes fishing events quote:Bo-Neat-O Event
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