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The Widowed
07-05-2006, 05:19 AM
THE FREAK HUNT!
http://coh.tritonius.com/FreakHunt1.jpg

What's going on? Our new Mega Monitor is almost completed, but not quite! Other Tech salvage has been consumed recently, invested into other projects or components. But the Mega Monitor is still almost within our grasp! And the only thing between not having a Mega Monitor and having a Mega Monitor is one (1) Freakshow Cybernetic salvage item.

So how do you plan on getting one? Why, with a Freak Hunt, of course! We gather every Malice in Wonderland member we can find (along with any non-Wonderlanders who just feel like tagging along), we unleash the hounds of Hell and we chase down and beat down every last Freak we can find! And we don't stop until we find those Freakshow Cybernetics! If anyone has missions where we can find Freaks, we'll take 'em! If anyone knows any choice hunting spots where we can streetsweep a ton of Freaks, we'll go there! And since Freakshow Cybernetics are third-tier salvage, the odds of finding them increase if we fight higher ranks and/or higher cons. Red-conning Tank Smashers are pretty much kill-on-sight. Of course, we can also increase our odds simply by crushing anybody with metal bits and a funny haircut who crosses our path. So let's do that.

http://coh.tritonius.com/FreakHunt2.jpg

Yeah? Well, why should we? Because whoever finds the magical Freakshow Cybernetic which completes our Mega Monitor can give it to any Councilor or Ringleader from Malice in Wonderland to claim one of the following rewards:

1) Any three Single Origin enhancements of any level, Bloodywedd's treat.
2) Promotion within the ranks of Malice in Wonderland (I'd like to make this promotion two ranks, since this item has been such a pain to find, but Kryo and Alone would be within their rights to veto that decision).
3) Automatic membership with Malice in Wonderland, if you're on the outside and you want in. If Kryo and Alone have no problem with the notion, I'd like to place the new initiate at the second rank as well...again, because this item has been such a pain to find. And I've already been nuking every Freak I come across....
4) Bloodywedd's sack lunch. It's pastrami on ciabatta, some mayonnaise pasta salad and a pickle. Really good.

Okay, I'm sold. Where do I sign up? Below. Simply state your name and threat level. We don't need to know your Archetype; We'll simply assume that you kick ass no matter what you are. We're more interested in being able to match everybody up with a lackey or a malefactor in order to keep the level gaps as small as possible; A team spanning ten threat levels won't be able to rustle up any salvage, after all.

In the event that we have more than eight Villains sign up, I'm sure we can ask Kryo and/or Alone to lead any extra hunting parties that we need to form. Can we count on you two? :)

And when is it?
Sunday, July 9th, 6:00-8:00 PM Central

Did you get that? Good. Now stop asking. :p

If Kryo and Alone have no problems with it, I'd also like to promote any MiW members who show up and stay for the entire two hours, just as an incentive to get your jammy butts busy. Yes, it has to be the entire two hours. No, I don't care if you suddenly have to take your dog to the vet and you have to deliver a baby before you rush off to dinner; You're not getting credit for the two hours. Of course, this doesn't apply if we actually find the Freakshow Cybernetic before those two hours are up; There's no point in sticking around after that. "Enjoy your promotion, and thank you for your support. I'm off to build our new Mega Monitor now...."

And no, this doesn't stack with the reward for finding the Freakshow Cybernetic; Simply ignore this reward if that happens. Sure, you can swoop in an hour late, nab the Cybernetic within the first five minutes of joining the team and get the same promotion as the guys who were there from the get-go would have received, but you see, you won by a fluke of chance; they still had the greater odds of finding the Cybernetic simply by spending more time hunting for it from 6:00 onward. There's your incentive to be punctual right there. :cool:

http://coh.tritonius.com/FreakHunt3.jpg

We'll see you there!

THE HUNTING PARTY!
1. Bloodywedd, level 36 (Fearless Leader)
2. Kryogentic, level 40 (Suicidally Fearless Leader)
3. Kami Kunoichi, level 15 (Freak Bait)
4. Nightfire Alice, level 27 (Designated Speed Bump)
5. Pirate Apparitia, level 16 (Noisy Bilge Rat)
6.
7.
8.

Kindasortamaybes!
1. SEAMUS 2.0, level ? (Bucket O'Bolts)

Cryogentic
07-05-2006, 05:26 AM
(( maybe if I get home in time ))

The Widowed
07-05-2006, 05:32 AM
Yay! Level 40, right?

Green Tower
07-05-2006, 08:35 AM
I have your Freakshow Cybernetic dealie. What am I bid? :chuckle:

The Widowed
07-05-2006, 12:04 PM
I have your Freakshow Cybernetic dealie. What am I bid? :chuckle:
Seriously? O_o

Cryogentic
07-05-2006, 12:55 PM
Yay! Level 40, right?

yep

Green Tower
07-05-2006, 05:17 PM
Seriously? O_o
Seriously as in you can have it if your Freak Hunt fails.

Kurai Inago
07-05-2006, 05:32 PM
((If I don't end up having any RL Plans, I'll Be there.))

Bitter Babe
07-05-2006, 07:13 PM
I should be able to do this. Kami Kunoichi - level 15 currently

The Widowed
07-05-2006, 10:05 PM
yep
Cool.

Did you change your avatar again? :)

Seriously as in you can have it if your Freak Hunt fails.
Cool. Care to tag along? :D

((If I don't end up having any RL Plans, I'll Be there.))
Nightfire or Darkfire? I'm pretty sure that they're different levels. :)

I should be able to do this. Kami Kunoichi - level 15 currently
Cool. *jot jot jot*

Cryogentic
07-06-2006, 01:10 AM
Yep changed avatar

Suicidally Fearless Leader eh?

Seraphim
07-06-2006, 02:46 AM
I sorry :( I can't play CoH/V or SL untill ati puts out new drivers, or someone shows me how to roll back the ones I have on here now :( (The no SL is KILLING ME)

The Widowed
07-06-2006, 04:25 AM
Yep changed avatar

Suicidally Fearless Leader eh?
Yep suicidally fearless leader

I sorry :( I can't play CoH/V or SL untill ati puts out new drivers, or someone shows me how to roll back the ones I have on here now :( (The no SL is KILLING ME)
My drivers work just fine for my ATI card. Did you try removing the installed drivers with the Device Manager?

Kurai Inago
07-06-2006, 11:07 PM
Nightfire, She's lvl 27.... Dark is still only 6.

The Widowed
07-07-2006, 12:06 AM
Cool. Merci. :D

suburbanhell
07-07-2006, 12:30 AM
YAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

I'll be up for doin this ye scurvy swabbies!

*Pirate Apparitia, Level 16*

The Widowed
07-07-2006, 01:23 AM
*jot jot jot* :thumbup:

Okay, who's next? :)

Seraphim
07-07-2006, 02:50 AM
My drivers work just fine for my ATI card. Did you try removing the installed drivers with the Device Manager?
I'm on vista, which I majorly <3, it's just that the ATI vista drivers don't support opengl :/

Akamaz
07-07-2006, 04:04 AM
I did a promo or two during my show tonight, and will probably do a few more on my friday show. hopefully we'll get some more folks

The Widowed
07-07-2006, 10:06 PM
Cool! So will SEAMUS be in attendance? :D

Valcarde
07-07-2006, 10:10 PM
Uh...
I believe Kid Robotik may already have one.
...I'll check when I get home tonight.
:notme:

Akamaz
07-07-2006, 10:18 PM
maybe he will, i dunnno

The Widowed
07-07-2006, 10:24 PM
Hmmm...if Kid Robotik or somebody else does offer a Freakshow Cybernetic before time, should we call off the Freak Hunt? Or should we go ahead with the Freak Hunt just to have something unusual to do? (And if we find even more Freakshow Cybernetics, well, that's just a bonus.) :)

And as I just discovered a couple nights ago, building the Mega Monitor will also require us to delete one of our auxillary Control items; We can only attach four devices to the Mainframe (Didn't it used to be nine?), and we already have a Database, a Mission Computer, a Monitor Bank and a Holodisplay. But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. :)

suburbanhell
07-07-2006, 10:36 PM
Can it be tomorrow already? I want to be killing some freaks matey! YARRRRRR!

suburbanhell
07-07-2006, 10:38 PM
And as I just discovered a couple nights ago, building the Mega Monitor will also require us to delete one of our auxillary Control items; We can only attach four devices to the Mainframe (Didn't it used to be nine?), and we already have a Database, a Mission Computer, a Monitor Bank and a Holodisplay. But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. :)

((I believe this is something I came across with the USS base -- I would suggest the Mission Computer for now since the Cathedral of Pain is still inactive -- who knows, by the time it's active you could have a much bigger base capable of holding more control items in the room))

The Widowed
07-07-2006, 10:54 PM
((I believe this is something I came across with the USS base -- I would suggest the Mission Computer for now since the Cathedral of Pain is still inactive -- who knows, by the time it's active you could have a much bigger base capable of holding more control items in the room))
((True on both counts. On the other hand, the Mission Computer is still the only way to take the Silver Mantis Strike Force, and that Strike Force is a blast. Also to consider is that the Database is the only item which doesn't have any Salvage invested in it. We'll have to see how much Control the Mega Monitor generates first; If it's less than 50--which I kind of doubt--then out goes the Mission Computer. ;) ))

Valcarde
07-07-2006, 10:56 PM
(( I'll check KR's inventory when I get home from work. Even if I do have one, I vote for keeping the event going: Hunting Freaks is FUN! ))

Cryogentic
07-08-2006, 12:46 AM
If we get the piece we need we should still group and do something

The Widowed
07-08-2006, 03:06 AM
Like a Freak Hunt. If not that, well, we can always do another Silver Mantis SF.... >:]

Bitter Babe
07-08-2006, 10:39 PM
Well Kami is no longer level 15 :) After teaming with Burby and many others I'm now level 18

suburbanhell
07-08-2006, 11:24 PM
So umm... it is now 7:25...this thing happening?

suburbanhell
07-08-2006, 11:58 PM
:grr: Guess Not... :grr:

The Widowed
07-09-2006, 01:07 AM
Sorry about that. We're installing a router in the basement here, and I just now got my internet connection back...by linking directly to the cable modem again. The router defies all attempts to get it working too. :(

I'm in-game now, if anyone wants to salvage the event.

Cryogentic
07-09-2006, 03:04 AM
Well Kami is no longer level 15 :) After teaming with Burby and many others I'm now level 18

grats :D

suburbanhell
07-09-2006, 03:07 AM
Pirate Apparitia also hit 18 today in preparation for this...

Cryogentic
07-09-2006, 03:16 AM
Pirate Apparitia also hit 18 today in preparation for this...

sorry about that Burby, Widdy had router problems and I wasn't available till later :/

Grats on 18 though :)

The Widowed
07-09-2006, 08:41 AM
I'm rescheduling this event for today (Sunday). My absence probably shook public confidence in me, but I swear I'll make it this time. Expect a "Help me install my router" thread later....

suburbanhell
07-09-2006, 04:52 PM
Same time or earlier?

The Widowed
07-09-2006, 04:53 PM
Same time. Here's hoping I might even have the router connection (http://www.cohguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6877) up by then. :)

suburbanhell
07-09-2006, 10:25 PM
Just making sure... 35 mins from now, we're still on for this, correct?

The Widowed
07-09-2006, 10:27 PM
Yep yep. The router is now operational. :)

Cryogentic
07-10-2006, 04:15 AM
My modem died :( it hasn't been doing well lately

The Widowed
07-10-2006, 05:36 AM
My modem died :( it hasn't been doing well lately
WHAT DID YOU DO????

Sorry. Couldn't resist. :p

So what's up with the modem?

Cryogentic
07-10-2006, 08:04 AM
Not sure but I think it needs to be replaced its been doing this for a while :/

Green Tower
07-10-2006, 08:06 AM
Now that I'm in the frayed ends of sanity, it's time to get to know your sociopathic scarecrow. He now has a second look. Sorry to hear about your modem, Cryo.

The Widowed
07-19-2006, 05:13 AM
Didn't someone get pics of the Freak Hunt as we ran through it? Post, please. :cool:

Green Tower
07-19-2006, 07:56 AM
I only took a few screens and they weren't very good.