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lol @ the writing on this ye olde devil shield



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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame

Ahh, this camp map is coming along at a nice clip. Not sure how I should classify poacher camps, though -- you can sleepsave there, but they eventually aggro if you don't skidaddle. There's just so few of 'em... In fact, I think I've only found two the whole game! (The other is SW of Vranik, IIRC.)

https://i.imgur.com/BWBl7nX.jpg

Any other worthwhile maps to make? Plant dispersion would probably be too ambitious, but maybe a miscellaneous map (graves, woodland gardens, nests, etc.)?


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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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That sounds pretty sweet. As I said earlier, it's way better than the fate critics gave it, so having more people play is always good.

Meanwhile, I'm making some maps for stuff I like keeping track of. No treasure hunt stuff yet, since I already did those, but other important things, like battle/ambush sites for looting, sleepsave camps, shrines, etc. I'm particularly interested in revisiting a bunch of the "interesting sites," since I know you can occasionally find sleepsave beds there.

Shotgunnova posted...

You don't even have to feed it, honestly. I haven't fed it in weeks, and just checked its obedience level: 100! This also means that, since you can't take ever Houndmaster perk, you can just ignore the "Faithful Companion" one (get obedience bonus when it returns after getting its ass kicked in battle).

Okay, I've been having my dog on perma-seek mode lately and its discipline actually bottomed out for the first time! Not sure if there are other factors in play -- I did attack some camps as I was wandering -- but maybe throwing him a nonproverbial bone now and then is wise. The good news is, Cuman inventories are like medieval supermarkets, haha.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Seemed fine for me.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Hmm, I think I just about finished this cross/shrine map. Found 97 in all, but it feels like there's probably an even 100...

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Yeah, the dog does pretty well. Things you can do:

• have the dog sic fleeing enemies, or do it in battle to interrupt enemies
• hunt game (hares and deer are easiest; boars are hardest)
• find interesting things, like crosses, graves, etc.
• growl whenever enemies are near, even if you can't see them (a.k.a. hiding in bushes)
• with a perk, you get a +1 charisma bonus for having a dog

You don't even have to feed it, honestly. I haven't fed it in weeks, and just checked its obedience level: 100! This also means that, since you can't take ever Houndmaster perk, you can just ignore the "Faithful Companion" one (get obedience bonus when it returns after getting its ass kicked in battle).

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame

Been finding a bunch of crosses and shrines over the last few hours. I thought it would be way more difficult than it was, but all I have to do is search thoroughly and let my dog do the rest. This is the only time in the game I've really explored the "Seek!" command, and Mutt sure knows how to find these suckers. Wish I'd known that previously, 'cause it would've been useful at times.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Not that particular image, no. It's actually just a half-scaled version of a larger map I used to test something. I wouldn't mind doing some submissions, though, especially treasure map rewards and conciliation cross/shrines would be nice. If I can get around to doing a guide, I'll make some other maps for other things, like mission-related stuff and (especially) free sleepsave spots.

I didn't even notice until today that nobody's written any guides for the game, which is kinda disappointing.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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You mean cropping off the empty portions? True, they're a waste of space right now, but the margins do become important when it comes time for annotations. Unless something's changed, GameFAQs doesn't accept maps that lack legends, the contributor's name, etc.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Damn, that was an easy map to make. Needs a little cleaning up, and I need to make a giant version, but this took little to no time at all.

https://i.imgur.com/5OV46XY.png

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Yesss, got to reading Lv14. Now I can get the Cartographer perk and fill in the 0.1% of the map I couldn't before. Since I want to write a guide for this, I actually tend to make maps of the overworld first, and all those cloud illustrations that wouldn't go away were kinda annoying.

Had a ton of books saved up for skills that I already maxed out, but luckily, you can read those anyway. Almost had to schlep to the Uzhitz scribe and buy one-off books to read, haha.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Hmm, looks like I've done all the sidequests now. All that's left is a few more tournament pieces and getting to reading LV14 and I'll be good for a replay. Went and found all the Warhorse armor pieces yesterday on a nice li'l treasure hunt, too. Some were off in weird locations that I was surprised to have missed before, like that one hidden in a derelict mine entrance south of Vranik.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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I can't believe you're still doing 5-6 for TAR, lmao.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Yesss, got Gloucester with few resources used.



And got South DaGOATa to LV120! Should get Massachusetts and Alabama leveled for the Georgia grind...


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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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The priest, the charlatan, the lords (Hanush, Radzig, Divish), Robard and Bernard, Hans Capon, Matthew and Fritz, Theresa, Johanka... The core cast isn't gigantic, but they're all pretty decent, and even some of the one-offs are memorable (like that old whore from the Inn on the Glade).

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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sutree posted...

not gonna read this topic
is the game fun?

Been playing it since before Christmas and only am just now finishing up the remaining sidequests. I thought it would be more like Skyrim, but it's more like a medieval RPG simulator, where your main character is bad at everything (fighting, reading, etc.) until they get tutelage under a learned person. The actual story is a bit on the simple side, but it's still pretty fun, with lots of memorable characters to like. It's certainly way better than its Metacritic rating suggests (I think it was at 68-69 when I looked a few days ago).

And, yeah, if you're interested in buying the game, you shouldn't read the other pages of the topic...lots of spoilers!

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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lol

Started doing the bumfighting quests and I got a Headcracker proc on the very first punch. Glad to know it has some use in this mode, and maybe later, during my pacifist run. Gotta remember to get some bludgeon action going.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame

All the ones I found dropped livers (I have that particular perk), but there were some does walking around with a single kidney, so I wonder what filthy water is causing those mutations. Anyway, finished the Sasau butcher's garbage; now to do the similar quest in Rattay. Then, the only quest I'll have left is the one about fistfighting.

Might try to rush through for that pacifist trophy after that.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Geez, these butchers' requests are getting stupid. I can understand hare offal or some deer meat, but 5 deer livers? Have they actually got off their fat asses and tried walking in these woods? By the time I get each one, half the livers are already halfway to being rotten -- and that's with the perk that slows that down! At least that beggar just wanted meat and some mushrooms. I'm curious what happens if you give this moron rotten meat, though, or if you can hand 'em in one at a time.

Oh well, I'm friggin' Robin Hood with this bow now, so a little extra hunting ain't gonna kill me. I just wish some of these animals appeared with more frequency.

EDIT: And now the butcher wants 100+ of every meat for his bailiff bribe, lmao.
EDIT: I wonder if I can kill domesticated pigs for easy boar meat...

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame

It's hard when you know where the stuff is? For me, it was way, way easier, since I already had all the keys and stuff. Maybe if my lockpicking skills were garbage and I did this earlier in the game, it would've been pretty crappy...not that this quest is great in the first place. It's the most fetchquesty fetch quest I've done in the whole game. After running around the countryside, now Drahomira wants me to order a cross at the Talmberg quarry...and only gave me 10 bucks to do it with! Almost took my sword out then and there.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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lol

This guy wants me to break into the monastery and steal the Necronomicon. If I'd known it was needed for some future quest, I would've swiped it back during my monk days. At least I know the layout to that hellhole, though. I'm curious what would happen if I started talking to the other novices.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Next update is on the 4th.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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I have three pieces now. I think I can still get the last two. The refugee guy from Rattay who had one should still be around to give me his shard, since I helped him earlier. (Even then, maybe you can pickpocket it from him anyway.) I think the Rattay blacksmith has a piece, too, so it'll be a short trip.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Finished the charlatan's quest last night. Few quests are really laugh-out-loud funny, but this one was pretty great, with Henry having to talk to some hellhound to learn barks, then replicating 'em out in the wilderness. Doubt I can keep the unnerving noises for when I attack bandits, but damn, that'd be great.

Now, back to the Queen of Sheba quest. I know where a few are, but I only have one piece so far, and I think I bought it off the guy in Ledetchko or something. I hope that, since the charlatan (?) sold it to people, it doesn't end up being a complete piece of garbage when it's reforged.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Now the charlatan wants me to mimic a dog's bark to help some "fearless" guy get scared because his mates are scared. This is after he taught me a recipe for fake blood by giving some long-winded story he didn't even remember the herbs from. I wonder if I can finish his quest, kill him, then take his cloak.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Hmm, never saw a tripwire, so I guess Jenda is just too powerful for mortal snares.

Anyway, off doing the "dig up the bones" quest for the charlatan. I'm also going to sell him the bones and hope it doesn't come back to bite me in the ass. The things I do to be able to buy salami...

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Yeah, I won the tourney again by using a lot of masterstrokes. Didn't even lose a round this time.

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I figured he might be stalking the mill, but at the same time, it's also the main road back to Ledetchko, where that other victim was from. Not sure if you can find him in a non-fast-travel situation, but it might be possible. I just met a pilgrim through fast travel, did the event (riddler), then went the wrong way and fast travelled again, only to meet the same pilgrim!


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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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I should do maces on my next playthrough. I rarely use combos as it is, so...oh well.

Here are the sidequests I have remaining:

• No Rest for the Wicked (helping charlatan dig up graves)
• Restless Spirit (exorcism in Ledetchko)
• Rattay Tourney (win all the pieces; so far, just have gauntlets, I think)
• The Queen of Sheba's Sword (find all the pieces and forge it anew)
• Fat Profits (give boar meat to Sasau butcher)
• Beggars' Feast (give Alex boar meat in Rattay)
• Do Me a Favor - Punch Me! (fistfight some dudes for chump change)
• That Talmberg huntsman quest that's glitched

I don't think winners of the Rattay tourney will have any further mysterious disappearances, though.



I wonder if he always lies in wait at the same spot, and if I could find him on foot (in the bushes, like other bandits) to stealth kill him. He ambushed me while I was fast travelling, but I wasn't paying attention, so I dunno if it's a 100% encounter or not.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Didn't even have to use your AK
I have to say it was a bad day

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Is the Ceremonial Mace the best one? I thought there was another one that was slightly better.

Anyway, went back to Pribyslavitz and did my first judgment segment. Didn't even know you could do that, haha.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Also, now that I'm going back to Rattay to finish "Money for Old Rope" -- which apparently isn't a timed mission any longer after the executions end -- I should mention that I did go back and get the Executioner's sword. I dunno if I'll use it, but it was a nice find, so good on ye for mentioning that tip.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Was gonna ask if that new MTG game (ManaStrike) was any good, but then I looked up a bit of info and it seems like hot garbage. I suppose anytime you use the MTG property and don't deliver the exact, complicated, infuriatingly awesome MTG game, it's going to feel mediocre.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Yeah, spears are occasionally used by NPCs and you can pick 'em up. I think you can attack with 'em, but aren't meant to be your main weapons or anything. I don't think any of the weaponry trees/perks are associated with 'em.

As for the inquisitor and my bright idea of murdering people to help Johanka, it didn't go very well. First, I tried killing the mouthy priest, but I could only knock him out. Threw his body in the river later. Then, I broke into the weaponsmith's house and kidnapped his wife, but couldn't kill her either. Just dumped her body in some woodsy flower garden. After that, I lockpicked my way into the inquisitor's chambers for stabby time, but instantly failed, haha. Kinda disappointing that they didn't have ways to work their deaths into the proceedings.

I retried the trial and got the worst possible ending (Johanka's tongue is ripped out after she's whipped, then she dies, then Matthias dies, lmao), but there's no achievement for it, so I just reset. Turns out the achievement I thought was related to it is actually for the devil bandit who's killing Skalitz-area travelers. You can dump his body down a mineshaft, too, somewhere and that's that.

inloveanddeath0 posted...

I still haven't come back to this

Henry's waiting for you!

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame

Warhammers sound fun. I've mostly neglected blunt weapons my whole playthrough. I'm also interested to see how using spears would be, too...although I'm not sure if you can keep those in the inventory. Sometimes I stumble on battles and pick up slain foes' spears, but they're always "unholstered" by default.

Anyway, just finished Johanka's quest with a good ending. Nicodemus gave a Chamomile Brew recipe as thanks, plus invited her and Matthias to Pribyslavitz. Sounds like they won't actually appear there in the game, but it's cool that you can extend another hand.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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"A Woman's Lot" is the best DLC of the bunch so far.
"From the Ashes" is the next substantial DLC and involves rebuilding Pribyslavitz.
"Band of Bastards" is a fun set of missions with some rowdy mercenaries and has decent rewards.
"Tournament!" is a weekly fighting tourney for unique prizes (equipment), plus can bolster your fighting stats.
The "Hans Capon" DLC was fun, but seems a bit slight by comparison.
"Treasures of...something or other" is just some maps that lead to Warhorse equipment.


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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Dammit, I didn't get any trophies for finishing the inquisition. Johanka got whipped and sent off to a convent, even though she recanted at the very end. I called more witnesses than an OJ trial and it still wasn't enough. I was hoping something radically awesome would happen to save her, like an apparition or Mary busting through the wall like the Kool-Aid Man, but nothin'.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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When I play through this quest again, I'm gonna have to see what happens if my knife hand slips and murders all the witnesses against Johanka. To think even the blacksmith's wife -- who I've had zero interaction with -- was behind the rabble-rousers from before! I can pick any lock in this kingdom, so finishing the quest with extrajudicial killings and disappearances would be kinda funny.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Okay, time for Law & Order: Sasau Vicar Unit. Johanka's been imprisoned and a surprisingly judicious (hopefully) inquisitor is in town to try her for heresy. Before I let my knife do the talking and dump his corpse in the lake, not unlike Urban, I should try to get on his good side. Unfortunately, I flubbed and he found out that I was the one who snuck into the monastery, which led to a seven-day jail sentence.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame

Finally got this event over. I think I'm almost 70% of the way to Seattle now, so the grind's served a higher purpose, at least.



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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Used a couple of those tickets to fill in my bingo board, mostly to get the tokens. Wound up with a bunch of garbage + a Christmas window. Yawn.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Hmm, I told Godwin about Johanka's visions and he seemed a bit skeptical. I already know the DLC has a heresy trial later on (accidentally read those achievements), but hopefully Godwin didn't rat these suspicious things to the diocese or whatever.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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I think that's roughly what I have. In the last couple days, I've only gotten a few new spots.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Yeah, I got my memory frags saved up for SOP and 45. I think I have a little over 4K, so I'll need a few more.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Okay, time to do Johanka's penitence quest. She said I have to walk barefoot and visit all the shrines while wearing that burlap sack they call a "robe," but...I'm gonna cheat and use my horse, plus not change my clothes. May god strike me down if he disapproves. ... ... ...See, he's fine with it!

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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416 is an event upgrade, IIRC, and we should be a long way from getting it. NTW might be a good choice, I dunno.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Looks like we need these for the 6* upgrades.



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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Yeah, that one has a pretty bland face. I still want it for my collection, but it'll be a long while before I save up enough batteries to do so. At least the first HOC we get is almost LV10 in its main bombardment skill.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Nice, got the other one I was hoping to get. Now I think I have all the production guns (besides shotguns).



Forgot you can get that 3* HG by buying five volumes of the 4-koma, though. Wish I'd remembered that months ago, and spent money on it instead of buying sheepdogs and stuff.

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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
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Life's been berry, berry good to me.






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Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame