My worse battle of all bad battles, was CTF Silence, 10 man teams, 60 minute battle, both teams were full. Half way through the battle, score was 25-0 blue team winning. i joined blue about mid way, so I don't know what transpired before hand. There was 30 minutes left in battle and red was attacking ferociously. Most of blue were in the flag area and a few on the lower level. There were so many on the upper level a lot of shots hit our own team mates. I went to the lower level with Hornet/Railgun. Red was easy pickin's. Suddenly, there was a loll in the battle. I looked at the team line up and half of red had quit. In team chat, I suggested we get a few more flags. The response was, "Why? We have a big lead." I answered back with, "Half of red quit but they will be back." Response, "Bring it on." Red team filled up quickly with Freezes, Firebirds and Railguns and a couple Ricochets. What happened next was beautifully executed. First, the lower level was attacked, since there were fewer down there. Freeze and Firebird went in attacking with Railgun and Ricochet picking up the pieces. A couple Railguns stayed by the base, shooting those of us who got too close to the edge. We were like sticks in a bonfire. The upper level was attacked from the lower level, diverting our attention from the long ramp. The Freezes and Firebirds who respawned were now attacking from the long ramp side of the upper level, catching us off guard. We were disseminated...completely wiped out, unorganized and panic stricken. Red fought hard and mercilessly. At the end of the battle, score was Red: 26...Blue: 25. Red made the last flag just a few seconds before the timer ran out. BTW Shaft, as we know it today, hadn't been invented yet.

@Gardian-4.NG3L: Instead of 20 flags of each team, how about only 5 or 10. In a standard battle with 2 teams it's hard enough to make 20 flags. Seems to me this would have to be a Pro battle, since non-Pro battles are only 15 minutes long. A battle like this would take longer than 15 minutes. the way you have set it up, each of the 3 teams would have to make 40 flags each. Do the math: 40 flags X 3 teams = 120 flags. The rest is left to someone who is good at statistics and averages. Approximately, how long would it take, on average, for a team to capture a flag, assuming we are working with 3 full teams (unknown factor). Is one hour long enough? Instead of having a required number of captured flags...set a time limit and the team with the most flags is declared the winner and gets most of the crystals. Would there be enough crystals left for the losing team to make it worth their while to stay for the entire battle? I just had a thought. A battle such as this would require a lot of players and dedication to the battle. Why not make this a weekend event when more players would be available. During the week, players are working, going to school, doing their domestic responsibilities, and whatever life throws at them Monday through Friday. I think this idea is intriguing. Do you think there would have to be a dedicated server just for these battles? As I mentioned above, I suggested that this be a weekend event. If there was a dedicated server just for this type of battle, the server would be closed during the week and open on the weekends. What do you think?

I was just in a CTF battle on Highland, red team. I had gone to the top of the cliff and saw a blue team player plant a mine. Then the siren sounded for the GB drop. The mine was right in the middle of the drop zone. I saw who planted it and tried to kill him, but he killed me instead. I respawned in the GB drop zone after all the tanks were already fighting over the GB. Somehow, that doesn't seem fair. Is it possible to change the GB drop zone to a different place or at least move it off the respawn zone?

I've noticed, a few times lately, when I click on a battle I'll go directly into the battle without the loading bar. But shortly after entering the battle the loading bar will show up right in the middle of the screen but never goes all the way to the end. The only way to get rid of it is to reload the tab. Then the loading bar comes on like it should. While the loading bar is in the middle of the screen, after entering the battle, I'm able to move, turn the turret, shoot, but I can't see where I'm going or what I'm shooting at. Do you know the cause of that? It's happened on my other accounts, too.

My Mom was visiting her sister, who lives in a 100 year old house. One night, my Mom woke up to a woman crying and looking out the window. The woman was dressed in clothing that dated back to the Civil War (1861-1865). After a minute or so, she disappeared. The next morning, my Mom ask her sister about the apparition. Her sister said that they researched the spirit and found out that she is looking out the window and crying because she just saw her husband die after being shot by a Union soldier. Her husband was in the Confederate Army. =========================================================================================================== My Brother rented an apartment that had a spirit of a woman living there. Every night, she would go into the kitchen and rattle the pots and pans, as if she was looking for something. He said that there were times when he couldn't sleep and stayed up reading or watching TV. The woman spirit still showed up, walked past him and went about her business in the kitchen.

Salmon Druggers (in tanki and in real life) Barking dogs all day and all night Negative behaviors people exhibit to gain self advantage with no regard to others. Having to get out of bed before 10 am. People who think they are NASCAR drivers on the public freeway NASCAR driver wannabe's who cause accidents. They walk away but kill several others.

As I said, it's standard battle. Yeah, I remember when friendly fire could be activated. I didn't participate in those battles. If this is a bug, then it's been in the system for years. It's usually Rico that does it, but it has happened with railgun at close range. I haven't heard of anyone else complaining about this.

How is it possible to take damage from a team mate in a standard battle? It has happened several times while coming up through the ranks. Just today, on Monte Carlo, a team mate was consistently firing on me with his Rico (I don't know the reason) and my Dictator took considerable damage, about 30% out of 100%. This is only an estimate. If this was the first time it happened, I might think he was hacking. But, the fact it has happened several times from different players, makes me wonder.

And he never would. Cemetaries are lonely places where few living visit. Spirits like to visit the living, as they did when alive. They do not hang out, but move around to visit those who were important to them. Yes, there are hauntings of places, but these are known as "Earth Bound" spirits. They haven't moved on for various reasons. One well known is because they died tragically and haven't realized they are dead. That's why some Mediums will visit a place to give the spirit permission to leave this world. I'm not talking about Exorcisms, here. That's a different situation altogether.

Yes, I know. If you read my earlier post, I implied that looks weren't important, but what's in her head and heart that counts. I've dated the beautiful women with skin deep beauty. In my opinion, they were full of themselves, thinking that beauty would get them everywhere and anything in life. It didn't work on me, though, in some cases, it is a big ticket in the job market. At work, I've seen women get fired from their job, because the beauty began to fade in their mid thirty's. The Corporation wanted the young, curvy women in their early 20's with prominent attributes and were willing to show a bit of those attributes. The job was to meet and greet customers and to travel to other companies to meet with CEO's as an Ambassador and Representative of our company. I know women can't be fired based on their looks, so other reasons were given, like "failed to comply." or "Refused to meet company standards, even after many counseling sessions." Yes, there were counseling sessions, but they were about attribute enhancements, face lifts and little "tucks" here and there, and the company would only pay 1/4th of the cost. The rest was "out of pocket" expenses. How do I know all this? I was usually asked to sit in on counseling sessions to give opinions, advice and to agree with everything the Boss said, if I wanted to keep my job. If i knew how, I would contact some of the women to give my personal apologies. I no longer work for that company. I didn't agree to their policies and quit before I opened my mouth and got fired.

sid262 wanted to hear more of my experiences, so here's another: I came home from a Doctor's appointment and saw my Mom shaking and crying. I asked her what the problem was. She said, "Your Dad was here," My Dad smoked a pipe. His favorite brand of tobacco was Cherry Blend, which has a very distinctive smell. She said that she smelled my Dad's pipe and it lingered for several minutes. I believed her, but had some reservations since she was still in mourning. About a week later, I was driving in a nearby city, sitting at a red light in the right turn lane. Suddenly, I smelled my Dad's pipe, too. I looked around at the vehicles around me to see if someone was smoking and maybe the wind carried the smell. No one was smoking, not in front, side, corner, nor back. The smell lingered until the light turn green. I told my Mom about it. She said, "Your Dad was looking out for you, as he always did." I have a few other experiences that doesn't include my Dad.

For those guys who want their women according to outside looks: What happens when the both of you turn 40ish and she gains weight, you get a pot belly, wrinkles appear, the hair turns gray and illnesses start to become more apparent? Are you going to divorce her and marry a much younger women because of her looks? How about when her looks begin to fade? Another divorce? It happens in real life. Look at your parents and grandparents or any one else up in years. You think they were born that way? Think about it. Beauty fades.

supermar_3d has been banned for a year for sticking up for his friend.

Yes. HYE competed in a marathon?

Yes, but they were a bit too hot (hot spices) and way too much on the salt. Which came first...the chicken or the egg?

Yes. HYE knocked over a fully decorated Christmas Tree?

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Nothing. I live in the city, not in the country. Why is Home on the Range?

Makes me wonder which one gets cheated.

I remember in the old days of TO, 999 minute games were not that uncommon. Of course, back then, you had a decent time to take care of Mother Nature and her causes, regardless of which end needed attention. :unsure:

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Being able to create a battle was a huge advantage for low rankers. They could create a battle designed for their own rank. Now that you have to have Pro Pass in order to create a battle, I see a lot more lower rankers joining battles where they are nothing but cannon fodder. A team is only as strong as its weakest link. I know there is a lot of controversy about MU's, but there are still a lot of players who use them. Now, they have a choice: Do I spend my crystals on a pro pass so I can create a battle within my own ranking system and not have any crystals left for supplies? Or do I spend it on MU's? Or on supplies (and more supplies for killing and surviving upper ranking players)?

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I have Firebird M1 with 5 MU's, but I can't get more than 30 damage (usually in the mid 20's) and the afterburn goes down very rapidly. The only way I can kill the enemy is if they are already nearly dead. I've given tanks an entire load of napalm and they just go about their business as if I'm not even there. I see the damage being done so I know I'm not lagging. On the other hand, on another account, I have Hornet M2 with Firebird protection and all they have to do is give me about a half load and I'm dead. I've seen the same person, as I'm dying, go to another tank and kill that one with the rest of his load and without DD. What am I missing, here? Sorry, I just realized I'm logged in with Torva-Messor instead of the account with which I'm having problems. So, please don't think I'm using M1's at my rank. However, the question still stands.