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« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2008, 09:59:02 AM »
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I really need to get that 2minute trinket, the 5 minute one just ain't cutting it. I was trying to save bubble for times when I was actually taking hits (particularly if I was being focus fired) and getting the chance to pop my trinket once per fight was... not enough, especially in fights with 2 or more mobs with fears.
I quite agree, the 2 minute trinket made a big difference to me and with 3 DPS the difference is bigger still as our games are more likely to last long enough for 2 uses.  Calling the opposition mobs is possibly a tad harsh though
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It's also quite fun simply because it's all over so quickly - an hour a week is easy to fit in, even on a pretty tight schedule.
Absolutely, it's a regular 1 hour slot that never changes.
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« Reply #21 on: February 05, 2008, 09:16:52 PM »
7-3 again, our rating is now 1501 so we're into the "winning more than we lose" bracket
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« Reply #22 on: February 05, 2008, 09:32:58 PM »
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That is all
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« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2008, 08:03:00 AM »
Just a qick question (being as I still haven't entirely figured out how the arena rankings work) - as I'm involved in all 10 arena matches per week should my personal arena rating be pretty much the same as the team ratimg, or are these things calculated in a different way?
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« Reply #24 on: February 06, 2008, 08:08:20 AM »
Your personal rating will tend towards the team rating as time goes on, yes.  Your rating should be a little above the team rating at the moment I believe.  Arena is scored using ELO (like chess) if that helps, your personal rating is calculated based on your personal rating against their team rating.
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« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2008, 08:25:19 AM »
Yeah, I'd pretty much figured how the team rating works. Evidently I need to improve big style if I want to get my mitts on the season 3 stuff then...
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« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2008, 08:27:19 AM »
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Yeah, I'd pretty much figured how the team rating works. Evidently I need to improve big style if I want to get my mitts on the season 3 stuff then...
Only shoulders and weapon have a rating requirement (2000 & 1850 respectively), chest/gloves/legs/head are available at any rating.
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« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2008, 08:44:27 AM »
Yeah, was looking at the mace and the shield (which must be classed as a weapon), so both out of my league for now. I'll take a look at the other kit when I have a couple of thousand points I think.
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« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2008, 08:54:34 AM »
There's some stuff around the 1k mark too, or you can hoard points up to a maximum of 5000 in order to get a head start at 80
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« Reply #29 on: February 06, 2008, 09:10:13 AM »
5k? hmmm.... I might just do that. There's a none too shabby offhand, but it means ditching my shield and would only really be of use in arenas so I'm not sure as yet
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« Reply #30 on: February 12, 2008, 06:30:50 AM »
Tonight is a no-go for me. Man flu (aka a minor head cold) has me wiped out, so it's off to work then to bed for me. Sorry guys, but I hope you can fill my slot for this week.
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« Reply #31 on: March 04, 2008, 08:54:43 PM »
Well... not a bad result - we won 7/10 and broke the magical 1500 barrier again. Cheers to Raf, Alt, Arekh and Kyon for sticking around for the duration.

*thinks of the points*
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« Reply #32 on: March 05, 2008, 09:37:53 AM »
Nice one.  In unrelated news I can report that diahorrhea and a cough together is a bloody nerve wracking combination :/
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« Reply #33 on: March 05, 2008, 11:27:06 AM »
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« Reply #34 on: March 05, 2008, 11:41:18 AM »
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« Reply #35 on: March 05, 2008, 01:05:01 PM »
try clenching when you cough:)

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« Reply #36 on: March 11, 2008, 10:51:09 PM »
Well, I think I was getting the hang of it again by the 3rd match... think I could do with an arena practice session on weekend or something  Hope the rest went well...

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« Reply #37 on: March 12, 2008, 08:38:33 AM »
Won 3, lost 7. We were starting to get into things, but I think all of us were a little off form yesterday. On the plus side we should meet some easier teams next week
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« Reply #38 on: March 12, 2008, 10:36:19 AM »
Being my first 5 man arena in ages, I wasnt quite upto scratch.
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« Reply #39 on: March 12, 2008, 11:13:31 AM »
And I was already thinking about how booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring the three weeks without Petit will be. Might have distracted me a bit.

But she's on the plane now and up in the sky. Airport is about to be shut down due to the storm, and a university lab was smashed to bits by a tree. It's windy out here.
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