After all the setup, it was almost anticlimactic, save for …
Well, we started gathering up around 6:15p, trying to figure out a nice AV mish. Ended up with Neuron, which was okay, but, given the preponderence of robots, not terribly psi-power friendly (which made debuting the Flash+Psychic Tornado respec combo less than impressive).
Still, everyone was … really supportive. Wanting to be there. Wanting to see it. It felt … well, heartwarning, in as gooey a fashion as you want to make it out to be.
When the double-ding actually happend for Psi-clone and Amorpha, I almost missed it. I had a fair amount of lag, so the animation almost slipped past, though the “EPIC ARCHETYPE UNLOCKED” message didn’t.
Too. Cool. And it wouldn’t have been nearly as cool without so many of our friends and comrades-in-arms being there.
Hyperthermian, Sword of Asgard, Avocet, Noelle Frost, Kessa, Puck Bunny Shock.Therapy, MacroLass …
And pre/post-ding congrats from Lady Photon, Captain Atomyc and Mia, Pearl Thunder, and Malcalypse.
It seems weird getting all virtually chocked-up over a bunch of super-hero avatars, but it was really nice, and affirming of the community we’ve been in and contributed to that so many folks (players) were either there, or were interested in being there, or wished they’d been there, or just said “grats.”
What next? Well, editing some photos and a movie that Avo shot and all that, and getting pics posted up here. And then …
… well, we certainly aren’t short of alts to play, and, of course, we can now roll up some Squiddies.
Looking forward to the next 50 ding.
Thanks, people. I mean it.
See you in the comics …
And, beyond all that …
Thanks to Doyce for getting me hooked on this crazy thing.
And thanks to Margie for making it all possible.
I’m glad you were able to set this up on a night when I could be there! I’d hate to have missed it. (I feel bad now for not inviting you to my 50, but I didn’t know then that you could have more than 8 people on a mission.)
Are you going to host the demo so people can see the double-ding? I started recording before I was really in position, as I was afraid I’d miss it, so the beginning has some pretty poor cinematography. Also, I wonder if I should have pulled back a little, as the ding is a rather tall effect. It might have looked better if you could see the whole thing.
So, what plans do you have for your Kheldians?
I’ll send you a copy of the pic I took, whan I am more awake.
Avo: I’ll have to see. And glad you were there.
Sam: Thanks. And glad you were there, too.
Thanks to P.Mia for the kind words.
Congrats! I have not played COH in a while but I play vicariously through you. I have been playing WOW and its a blast.
Your blog is good reading, keep up the good work!
Thanks, Jim.