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Defender of Texel  iOS download link Android download link What is the game? A simple mobile online RPG, in which you take pixelated units and use them to kill your enemy. You arrange your units in a 3X3 cube before going out on a mission. During combat you connect 3 units together and send them out for one round of combat. It is fun and it is free so try it out! How annoying is the IAP? The in application purchases are not really a big deal. You can get all the units, raise your unit limit, and get/buy items through normal game-play. All the IAP does is save you time. How is the combat? Most of the time very simple, but it can get deep. There are fast powerful units that can get the first hit and 1 hit ko, but die easy. There are powerful magic users that can destroy entire teams, but are unreliable. There are tanks that buff the whole team but can’t deal much damage. Take any number of combinations into battle.  How do fusions work? Any unit can be used as fusion fodder to make another unit stronger. Most of the time this just gives exp to the original unit, however if you fuse a unit with itself you do a self fusion. A self fusion raises the stats, raises the level limit, and improves the spell the units can cast. If a unit can evolve than it will after 5 self fusions. Tier 1 units can evolve up to a rare card. Tier 2 units can evolve up to an epic card.  What the difference between tier 1 and tier 2 units? Tier 1 units are units that have a common form. They have lower stats than tier 2 cards, but they are much easier to get copies of for self fusion. A level 60 tier 1 rare card can still be quite powerful, so you don’t have to ignore a card just because it is tier 1. Tier 1 units can evolve up to a rare card. Tier 2 units can evolve up to an epic card. Can I spam the thread with my invite code? I would prefer if you used the google doc What are texi? Texi are the in game currency. You can spend them by going to your home page under the “more” button. It is generally best to buy equipment rather than items or voxite. Equipment can be fused with itself to increase the stat boost and the % chance of the skill. Equipment skills and unit skills can be used in the same turn. What events are there in D.O.T? There is an event every week to keep us players busy. They go in the order PVP (uses nux bits) -> Relic dungeons -> Mob Battles (use nux bits), groups of player join forces to beat bosses -> repeat. They all have a lot of rewards, so even new player can get something useful. PVP tend to have the best rewards.  What is the point of the character level? When you level up get all your energy and BP restored, your unit limit is raise by 1, and receive a reward every 10 levels. The reward is that you can permanently raise the stats of one of your squares in your 3X3 cube by 1%. It seems you can stack the reward up to 10%. Exp reward for a level caps at 1000, while xp slightly increase with harder enemies. It isn't too difficult to level up 2-3 times a day even at higher levels. What is the point of Ikuppi and Banunu (the tree units) These units are used purely to be fusion fodder, they give extra xp compare to most units. Ikuppi give 50 xp. Banunu give 500 xp. Trading You can now trade units! Use this handy dandy Google document to keep find if you can get something good from your fellow SA user. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...VLb2ktNGc#gid=0 Should I self fusion my units? Self fusing a unit give it slightly more stats and about 6 more levels. However this is not as powerful as having two- six good units, especially during relic dungeons. relic dungeons give a 240-300% edge to rare units making it better to just have a whole team of rares with edge compare to just 1 epic with a 400% edge. It also better for trading to keep your units apart. Really the only time to self fuse is when you can't fit another unit on your team and you want to improve a unit on your team. If you got any more questions either ask here or check out the wiki run by our very own Clocks http://defenderoftexel.wikia.com/wi...deroftexel_Wiki Shwqa fucked around with this message at Apr 27, 2013 around 00:34 |
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Why can't I play this game on my iPad? What is this, 2009!? It looks like a great game, though. Probably the only real kind of strategy game that can be on a screen that small and remain competent. I'll put it on my Android phone later for sure. 
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 03:45 |
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I'm a PC user and would like to try your delightful looking game. I know you're not gonna write me a port, but is there an easy way to emulate the hardware I'd need to try this out?
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 03:54 |
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Class up increases your fighter limit by one, fyi.
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 04:03 |
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What Fun posted:I'm a PC user and would like to try your delightful looking game. I know you're not gonna write me a port, but is there an easy way to emulate the hardware I'd need to try this out? BlueStacks is a good bet since it's on Android.
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 04:41 |
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Clocks posted:Class up increases your fighter limit by one, fyi. What Fun posted:I'm a PC user and would like to try your delightful looking game. I know you're not gonna write me a port, but is there an easy way to emulate the hardware I'd need to try this out? Sorry man, I am not affiliated with the game. I am but a simple player. Edit: I got my rare rat thing from this PVP event! I was worried I wouldn't get it and it turns I only took 2 days. He has got 1,500 attack at level 27, which is really nice. Though it looks like I am not going to get the uncommon guy, I was rank 3 and then people got an extra 20,000 point in like 2 hours somehow. 
Shwqa fucked around with this message at Feb 22, 2013 around 05:16 |
| # ? Feb 22, 2013 04:44 |
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Can't seem to edit the google doc. FWIW my username is Smozi and the invite code is STqz. Coolio~~~
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 05:29 |
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Ditto on the doc. I'm Aestro, code SmzR!
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 05:34 |
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Mozi posted:Can't seem to edit the google doc. FWIW my username is Smozi and the invite code is STqz. Coolio~~~ Hahaha all the invite codes are mine!!!!... and I just changed it. Sorry I had it on everyone can view and not edit. Edit: Also if you got multiple device you can give yourself some free swag. The game seems to remember devices so you can't give yourself 105 invites (enough to make a 5/5 epic  )Edit 2: Dang it just missed rank 5 by like 1,000 points. How did everyone else do on the first day of ranked battles? Shwqa fucked around with this message at Feb 22, 2013 around 07:04 |
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I managed third which I'm quite happy with, was 2nd when i went to bed with five hours to go so could have been much worse. Is it worth adding an ingame name column to the spreadsheet? Does your texi income ramp up with your level? I can afford a single item so far so presuming it does looking at the prices of stuff in the market. I've already thrown $5 at them but with the comments about keeping self fusings going as the xp rewards are so rubbish I am tempted to give more for a bunch of tents, I'm at 64/72 atm at my lowest level of unique units so even just 10 pulls is pita to juggle.
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Fazana posted:I managed third which I'm quite happy with, was 2nd when i went to bed with five hours to go so could have been much worse. Meh I'm at level 20 and most my stuff is near max level and I haven't been using self fusions for exp. Though I have been gotten crazy lucky with those banunus. Also it looks like I'm gonna get destroyed in this next round of ranked battle. I'm 12 levels lower than lowest leveled person in this round. And I'm 60 levels lower than the highest level. 
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 10:03 |
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If anyone's looking for an invite code mine is SrbX - add this after the first boss battle and we'll each get a rare
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 10:21 |
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On the PvP event, I've noticed there's no penalty for not taking part if you don't like the look of your 3 possible opponents. I'm using this to (slowly) get through the win-streak achievements
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 10:30 |
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Just hit level 14, my second pvp group doesn't seem too bad, highest is a 24 at echolon 5. I twice got to 15+ win streaks yesterday but then the opposition was always in the 40+ range and I had no chance. My best effort was hilariously derailed at 18 by someone with a level 80 epic hydra/dragon thing. Is the middle stood slightly forward character in your line of three more likely to get hit? If so I think I'll buy a defence item rather than attack for my first piece of texi gear. Added myself to the sheet, ingame name is Fazana-SA. Going to buy more IAP today and blow it on five more tents so I don't have to play the storage minigame anymore.
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 10:39 |
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This is kinda fun, I'm in! Added my invite code to the Google doc and used one of the other unused ones
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 12:34 |
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It just matched me with a level 36 who had 6 epic units in his formation, I took the weakest looking offering of the three and for the second time today I killed two units but then had a level 40+ burgundy coloured genie/ogre/thingy solo the rest of my formation
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 13:20 |
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Haha I just got a SERVER DOWN browser page So is there any way to totally gently caress yourself early in the game, by messing up fusing or otherwise?
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 14:05 |
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Just stick to self-fusing anything you have multiples of together. And fuse all the fodder (Ikuppi and Banunu) into your best unit to level it up. Works well in the early game at least
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 14:11 |
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Well uhh, don't fuse any rares or epics you get into something bad! (Unless you're self-fusing them.) Otherwise there's no real way to screw up. Just keep on keepin' on. In terms of texi, in later areas you seem to occasionally get higher drops (some groups I've fought in area 2 drop 5-9 texi or so) but you'll typically get an influx from ranking. It'll add up eventually.
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 15:35 |
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I just started playing. Username Toph. This is a great way to put off all the stuff I have to do.
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 16:07 |
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Might want to change the thread logo Once I finally run out of the leaves I suspect the levelling pace will drop through the floor unless it throws a few out as bonus drops later on on top of the daily three.
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 16:10 |
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There are a few things that bug me about this game (PvP matches go easy-easy-medium-impossible, hard to compare units and assemble the team so just use auto) but it's pretty cool and fun I guess. Running out of energy now so I guess that's how it goes.
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 16:29 |
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SilverMike posted:BlueStacks is a good bet since it's on Android. Hey, that's awesome. Thanks!
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| # ? Feb 22, 2013 17:07 |
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Assembling the team isn't hard (you can drag units to switch them to make it easier) and I would suggest using auto as a guideline, but not the end-all, later on. PVP is pretty hard but it also depends on your own units. Yes it will go easy-medium-impossible if you just started. I've been playing for awhile and got to around 58 win streak recently. As time goes by you will get better. And while there's no way to know their levels etc, if you've faced units or own them yourself you can figure out what they will act like. e: vvvvvvvvvvvv The invite banner even tells you the max stats of it at level 80. It's not really the greatest epic. It has strong attack/magic but such low HP that an opponent who attacks first can cut through it like paper. Clocks fucked around with this message at Feb 22, 2013 around 20:53 |
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Alright I got the 10 invite I needed to get the epic! He wasn't as powerful as I hoped, at level 40 he as same strength, double speed, 10x wisdom, but half the hp and defense as the rare PVP rat at level 30. His spell only goes off 10% of the time so I can't relay on the wisdom. However I'm really happy to have him. Also I took my invite code off the first post and doc, so others can try and get it.Fazana posted:Might want to change the thread logo :v 
Shwqa fucked around with this message at Feb 22, 2013 around 19:59 |
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Clocks posted:Assembling the team isn't hard (you can drag units to switch them to make it easier) and I would suggest using auto as a guideline, but not the end-all, later on. Do you have any other tips to share? I'm definitely interested in some of the strategy, I'm not playing with much at the moment.
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Mozi posted:Do you have any other tips to share? I'm definitely interested in some of the strategy, I'm not playing with much at the moment. I just started and from what I've seen, you want to fuse/build monsters when you get enough Pixite. The starting common monsters the game gives you at the beginning are garbage (or at least mine where). Dump some of the grey trees into your rare, and as you build more units you'll eventually come upon units that aren't worthless, e.g. units that have more than 80 starting health.
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The rat starts as a common but he has really incredible physical growth for the early stages of the game. You can get plenty of copies to level him to rare just by participating in the event.
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Yeah I get that stuff, I was wondering more about which skills are useful where, how much element stuff matters, how to optimize your energy and boss points, that sort of thing. I'm running out of BP reups after a lot of PvP so if there's an efficient way to approach that as well I'd like to hear it. Also, in Puzzle and Dragons for instance, the best way to spend money is on expanding the amount of monsters you can have. I'm guessing that's handy here too (the pavilions)?
Mozi fucked around with this message at Feb 22, 2013 around 23:11 |
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Tiramisu posted:The rat starts as a common but he has really incredible physical growth for the early stages of the game. You can get plenty of copies to level him to rare just by participating in the event. Indeed, just got mine to Rare level, and oh my, it literally is a beast. It was instantly moved to main tank position and with a shield equipped defends pretty well plus counter attacks mightily. Heading off for the night in second again with a 4k cushion, probably won't be enough.
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Mozi posted:Yeah I get that stuff, I was wondering more about which skills are useful where, how much element stuff matters, how to optimize your energy and boss points, that sort of thing. I'm running out of BP reups after a lot of PvP so if there's an efficient way to approach that as well I'd like to hear it. Also, in Puzzle and Dragons for instance, the best way to spend money is on expanding the amount of monsters you can have. I'm guessing that's handy here too (the pavilions)? Elements are named signs in D.O.T. They matter in certain elemental dungeons where each day a certain sign gets an EDGE. I explained EDGE before, but EDGE is basically a +% to all of a unit's stats (usually something like 200% or more for rares). It's easy to tell you have an EDGE because it will say so on your units and their stats will be in red. So in those dungeons, having, say, a water sign may give units an edge. The species -- Hemi, Xana, Theri, also occasionally give EDGE bonuses during events, but otherwise don't seem to matter except for lore/fluff. Current event doesn't have an EDGE but you'll see it in play later. Let's see, some tips. Units typically fall into a few categories. There are really fast units (that typically have a preempt skill) that typically also have a low attack. This can be fixed a bit by giving them a +attack weapon. There are magic/mage units which typically have high magic (and usually speed) but low hit points. These units usually start with 40% skill proc, which can go up to 70% with self-fusing. They're strong, but somewhat unreliable and typically easy to kill. Then there are tanky, high-damage units. They typically have high hit points (or defense) and attack, but low speed, so sometimes they get killed before they can attack anyone else. So in PVP events, the best team is at least one line that is both really fast and powerful, so that it can kill most of the opponent without them killing you. Then you can follow that up with more heavy hitters. There was one event awhile back that favored composing different teams. There were three bosses, two of which had gimmicky moves, that could be killed best if you had a mostly magic team or mostly fast + high HP team. So most units have some sort of use eventually. You can use up to 10 aja leaves a day, or unlimited bitters (which can be bought from the store). Otherwise, your energy refills every five hours or whenever you class up. So if you're close to classing up, you may want to do that instead of forgetting about it and classing up when you have 90 energy stored, as you'll have wasted that energy. I don't really have advice for nux bit/aja leaf usage. You typically get a few as a daily log in and through other rewards. You can either save them to spend them on a different event, or try using them all on this one, it's up to you. This game's IAP is really friendly compared to other similar games I've played. So far I've spent $2 on units (the $1 premium special offer for your first build, and one of the events had a similar thing going on with a $1 first build) and I own about 5 pavilions. Space is limited, so what I do is fill up my inventory with ikkupi or bannunu, and then open up all my pixite/voxite/doxite/whatever, which then all go to my cache. Then, whenever my cache builds up 6 of the same unit, I clear my inventory and pick up those units and fuse them together at once, so that they don't take up all my space. You can make inventory management easier for yourself by buying a bunch of pavilions, though. I wouldn't really recommend buying premium builds unless there's a promotion going on (there usually is, but not always). There was once an event build that had a 20% chance for epics, and occasionally they do 3x epic chance, or something similar, so if you're going to spend money, then is the time. If you want to compete in an event, you can buy bitters or nux instead, but that's getting into $30+ spending which not everyone may be willing to do. If people have questions I'm happy to answer them here or in-game (clocksprocket). If my long rambling posts aren't that helpful though, I'll stop, haha.
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Please don't stop! That info alone about the "types" of unit is something not covered very well in-game, if at all. I can see that being hella useful once I round out a decent first nine and learn to recognise the opposition unit types more. For example knowing the three you face are slow plodders so you send in the fast chaps to put on the early hurt on them could be a game changer in some battles! I admit I've just been spamming the same moves for 99% of the game so far, from tomorrow that will change for pvp at least. That makes me think actually, are there any rewards/leagues etc for pvp when this kind of event isn't running?
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| # ? Feb 23, 2013 00:05 |
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Yeah, thanks man! Great info.
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| # ? Feb 23, 2013 00:21 |
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I believe elements are basic jut a +/- on stats and the edge thing. So fire units seems to have more attack and less speed compared to wind units.Fazana posted:That makes me think actually, are there any rewards/leagues etc for pvp when this kind of event isn't running?
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| # ? Feb 23, 2013 01:57 |
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1 texi if you lose, 5 texi if you win, I think. Might as well dump some more interesting information: You can buy gear at the texi exchange, and it comes in common, uncommon, and rare (the sawtooth) varieties. Gear can be self-fused together, up to 5/5 SEF (but it can't be evolved). Gear also has skills. Common gear starts at +100 to a stat and 10% chance for a novice skill, and at 5/5 SEF give +250 to a stat and 30% chance to proc the skill. A 5/5 SEF common weapon costs 1800 texi to get. Uncommon gear starts at +200 to a stat and goes up to +500 to a stat with a 30% chance to proc the skill. This costs 6000 texi in total, though. The 3000 texi weapon gives +500 attack and has an elite smash skill, and can be fused up to +1250. Most people go for extra attack weapons, but having + speed gear or even + defense gear can be helpful as well. Those have the chance to proc preempt (attack when line forms) or counter (attack after being attacked) which you can put on heavy hitters for a small advantage. Sorting options. There are quite a lot of these, and they are quite versatile. You can search by rarity, attack, speed, newest, SEF level, etc etc. If you're fusing or looking to fuse things, you can select "self-fusable" and it will give you a list of fighters you have more than one copy of. Then you can do the same under the "fuse" screen to quickly fuse things together. If an event has a sign or species edge, you can sort by that sign or species to see which units you have, and so on. "Power fodders" will show you only ikkupi and banunu, which are the two things you should be fusing into your units to give you experience (don't fuse random commons into other commons -- they don't give much experience).
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| # ? Feb 23, 2013 02:20 |
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I have been I only decent role for PVP, I am up to 30 wins in a row. I have been fighting level 100+ people, but still doing well against them. Here is my strategies:
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| # ? Feb 23, 2013 03:35 |
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Mozi posted:Can't seem to edit the google doc. FWIW my username is Smozi and the invite code is STqz. Coolio~~~ Thanks. In as LemoniKing, my invite code is SVda.
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| # ? Feb 23, 2013 04:31 |
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Someone mentioned backing out of a PVP challenge, if the opponent is too high a level. I tried doing this, after which I was told I had x minutes to fight someone else to keep up my combo. I think this is a cruel joke, or I'm just really loving unlucky. Up until that point, I was getting defenders like three times per map. Once I backed out, though? I went through two entire maps, not a single defender. drat game knew I was playing it safe and punished me for it.
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| # ? Feb 23, 2013 05:13 |
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This is the first iOS game I've ever tried and it's ok so far. Freezes a bit to much but it seems like it'll be fun to putz around with when I have a few minuets to kill. I'm cheapfreedrinks on the goog-doc.
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| # ? May 24, 2013 04:25 |
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OK, so I jumped the gun. Looks like the game didn't kill my combo, after all. I ended up ranking #1 in echelon 6 and getting bumped to echelon 4. This is the first time the game's got me feeling competitive
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