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Not bad stats @mewthree21! Movement is only really useful to train to 201 for right now, for the Heavy Robe of Thievery's stealing. Though I think that feature, stealing, is still broken right now. Anyway, you can always focus on the other stats and increasing movement when you get air faerie quests. Since those are 3 points per quest, and sometimes cookies give out the same faerie a couple of days in a row. Trust me, I did balanced training of all stats as well with my peophin. I HOPE that TNT adds more boosts to the pets who are trained to 750+ strength and defense, since 750 is currently the highest you can train and get any kind of improvement from. I'll be posting my stats below too. @Granny63020, Nice stats and battle record! You've got a LOT of weapons, not much on defensive gear in your set. But everyone has their own style of battling. So, my peophin's stats and battle record. i don't battle daily like I used to. And the majority of my losses are from Envy during the Obelisk War. I think 414, if I recall correctly. My defense is a LITTLE lopsided to Strength because Quest Cookies do tend to give out more strength increasing quests than defense increasing quests. I tried to keep 'em balanced. lol Same with HP. Although I know it's pointless to train stats beyond 750 other than HP. *shrug* One never knows with TNT, it MAY come in useful someday. Most of my agility came from Air Faerie and Soup Faerie quests from the quest cookies. My battle set includes Golden Peophin Harp as a Freezer, Ghostkerbomb, Downsize!, Blazing Embers, Sword of Malum, Bag of Healing Dust, Mysterious Red Potion, and Pretty Negg Shield. I've been using that Downsize! for-EVER. LOL Golden Peophin Harp is my 2nd oldest item in this set. Ghostkerbomb, Bag of Healing Dust. I only replaced a few of my weapons with Blazing Embers and Sword of Malum after that event. Mysterious Red Potion is nice if you use it correctly, and the Pretty Negg Shield I wanted to try out/test. I change my set as needed though for opponents. Mainly the last 2 slots I will switch out for reflectors or shields as the opponent I'm facing warrants.

I've joined The Sway. @mewthree21, exactly! Since the Seekers are the logical 2nd choice here. Not just going by Oxbridge's predictions, but in this line-up, by virtue of the popular boons the other two faction choices have. It's still an educated guess though as to which faction will win. That's cool that your battle pet is at a high level. Mind if I ask it's stats? Unfortunately, I don''t know if the higher ranking/tiered opponents count more than the weaker obelisk opponents. Since you only need 10 victories of any of them to qualify for either the boon selection or consolation prize. I have a sneaking suspicion it MIGHT just be victories vs each faction. I typically favor a 2/3rds to 1/3rd plan for the skirmishes. If it's really close especially like in this case. I would fight The seekers twice, for every battle I battle against the Thieves. Fortunately, skirmish battles with my peophin don't take very long. One round and on to the next battle against the faction leaders. So it's just a matter of remembering to battle. ^^; LOL

I haven't decided yet, but I'm leaning toward The Sway. They have the advantage according to Oxbridge's stat-predictions. Plus, like the seekers, they have some excellent boons. That's enough to sway my vote. The thing is, that if we go for The Sway, we should focus a lot of battles against The Seekers, since they too, will be a popular choice, as they ALSO have the Bank Bribery boon, which is quite popular. But there should be some battles fought against the Thieves, otherwise, they could emerge with a come-from-behind victory while The Sway and The Seekers beat each other up. lol

Congrats on getting on the waiting list! Good luck with your first apartment when your turn comes up! Honestly, not much "good" has happened to me in the last few months, or this year really.... lol Guess I can say I started on an old project for the first time in ages, and it feels good having something artistic to do more frequently. Had been in a rather dry patch recently as far as creative things go. I'm also looking forward to Christmas, seeing my niece and nephew mainly, and seeing their reaction to the gifts I got them. It ain't easy shopping for new and old teenagers. lol (One is 13 and one is 19. lol)

Ah so THAT'S how! It's been so long since I saw an MME I forgot! Thanks to this post I know there is a new MME and how to get ALL the items for it. Thanks! Also got the new monthly collectable and a Faerie Quest Fortune Cookie because I only have a couple days left on mine. But I only JUST got them. I was out of town on Black Friday and didn't know there was gonna be a sale in the NC Mall. Whoops! ^^;

Congrats! So I went to your profile to check out what an Ice Hissi looks like, and when I clicked on him I got this message..... lol Thanks! I didn't even know that was an avatar! XD Congrats again on getting your ice hissi! Good luck with your next pet-endeavor!

lol Whoops! No worries! And here I thought someone had something to say about some of my shares here.

Been playing Dragon Quest XI lately. BIG fan of the franchise, ever since the first game for the NES. It's pretty amazing to see how far it's come since then and how they keep coming up with new nuances and features to keep each new game FRESH, interesting and FUN.

An IRL Advent Calendar? Sorry, I haven't. But it would be interesting what Neopets would do with something like that. Maybe a keychain toy to fit behind each door? lol Anyway, if they put out merch of an IRL Advent Calendar, that would be interesting. They could certainly print item codes behind some or all of the doors. THAT would be pretty cool.

Going with The Sway, the predictions are fairly close and I prefer The Sway's boons. So I'll take that gamble and see if they win.

An old anime I have on dvd. Final Fantasy Unlimited. Just a few episodes left.

Same! Thanks hrtbrk! I just got home from being out of town for 5 days. (Mom had some back surgery and is doing wonderfully after it.) I'm so glad I checked the forums just now! Would've HATED to miss out on the bags and their treats!

Likewise, I play on my PC only, and my phone is too old/dumb for such apps. Smart phones may have their usefulness at times, but I'm fine with talk and txt, though I much prefer talk to txting. Will probably have to replace mine soon, but I can't see shelling out enough to buy a new laptop or something, for a phone. PLUS paying for data for a smart phone? Not worth it (to me) imho.

What are "d2r" games? I'm not familiar with that term. Your analysis of games and their effect(s) on cognition are interesting, and I would say in general, that I agree that playing games can help kids in various ways mentally and emotionally in both stimulating and calming the brain. As well as inspiring and entertaining it, of course. Lastly, I would indeed agree that the evidence is encouraging. As for me, I game too, I like to sketch and dabble in animation as a hobby. Though I'd love to improve on the quality of both. I read occasionally, not as much as I used to, but I read a LOT of text on the net day-to-day so I suppose that's why I haven't read as many books as I used to read. I enjoy listening to music, sometimes chatting with friends. And i dabble a bit in writing and "world-building", in that sense. Would love to design a game, but I couldn't code my way out of a paper bag. lol As for what games I play? Offline, I definitely prefer RPGs, or games with story that require strategy and critical thinking. Online, I play Neopets, dabble with Flight Rising and play a free-to-play MMO called AdventureQuest3D. A cross-platform MMO that you can play on android, iOS, and computers, via Steam. There is a pay aspect to AQ3D, for a 1-time fee of $25 you can unlock guardianship. You get access to the Guardian Tower, the Job Class, and some game-wide perks. Dragon Guardian is $50, basically you get a tiny amount of extra perks, and a good amount of the game's premium currency, Dragon Crystals. Either package is only a one-time thing, and it's good forever then. There is no player-trading system, so any items you want, you have to earn or craft yourself. But you can party up and grind for the items required to craft said items. You can be a top player without ever paying a penny too. A HUGE draw in the game are the cosmetic-equipment and items. They are always parodying pop-culture stuff. You could change your character to look like Luffy, from One Piece, Saitama, from One-Punch Man, etc. etc. Most equipment is for everyone, some of it may require you to be a guardian to equip it, but not usually to obtain it. Many of the permanent travel forms you can get are guardian-only, though the free consumable and the free permanent travel forms travel at the same speeds. So there's no real advantage unless you want a specific look of a specific travel form. There are multiple job/classes to master, they JUST released a new one, Samurai, the other day! It's, pretty powerful, but I haven't finished unlocking all the skills yet. Each Class has skills up to the 10th rank/level. Get to rank 10 to maximize that job's abilities and get a nice cross-over skill to use with another job equipped. (1 Cross-skill can be equipped at a time). Each class has 4 attacks besides the default auto-attack. 3 skills and an ultimate that takes time to build up before you can use it. I've played games from this company for a long time. Not QUITE as long as Neopets, but I remember some people on the neoboards talking about the original AdventureQuest, back in the day. Which launched in 2002. I started playing I think, around 2003. THAT game is still going, not missing at least 1 weekly update since it's launch. It was originally Flash, now it's accessed via the Artix Etnertainment Launcher. A program you can download to access any of their games. Unlike Neopets, the people over at AE saw the death of Flash coming and converted their game worlds BEFORE Flash died. I think quite a lot about the company and it's founder, Artix, who plays a Paladin. Actually, if you visit their site and check out the Heromart, they have an original 8-bit ROM game file (use a Nintendo/NES emulator to play), called Dungeons & Doomknights. First and only one of their real-life products I've bought. lol Oh you get some codes to get some fun cosmetic stuff in AQ3D and a couple other games, but the game itself is really pretty fun! Kind of reminds me of the King's Quest games, only with a Castlevania feel and action to it. Artix himself did most of the coding and designing of that game. You can find lots of cool vids about AQ3D on Youtube. Gold Raven's channel is a good place to start. With all sorts of how-to videos. Anyway, AQ3D is a fun game, and if you like MMO's but don't want to bleed your wallet dry, this is a great alternative to those MMO's that focus more on the money end of things, or charge a monthly subscription fee. Because like I said, AQ3D is FREE-to-Play! Current max player level is 38. Game is presently in Open-Beta. I use this wiki site a lot for AQ3D. http://aq-3d.wikidot.com/ Especially if I don't log in for awhile Lots of GREAT info and links to the official site too! Oh yeah, you get a daily treasure chest, inside are some neat goodies. From FREE Dragon Crystals, to boosters (gold, exp, class exp,) travel forms, to even pets and cosmetic armor you can only get from the daily treasure chests! Time to open between treasure chests is 23 hours. Game/Server time is Eastern time zone in the USA. They are based in Florida.

Remember you need to win 10 battles minimum to qualify. Oxbridge786's prediction.

WOW! @GillyTook, that's crazy! It reminds me of a friend of mine who got rear-ended by a Semi truck a number of years ago. I'm pretty sure it was before she became a mom though. She drove a smaller car back then, a 2-door. So it was just her and her hubby at the time. Though that was down in a metropolitan area, I think near Milwaukee, if my rusty memory is recalling correctly. @Mouseykins, that's one way to look at it. You can trust yourself on the road, but not others. Also, what happens if there is some sort of emergency? You might HAVE to drive somewhere. It's good experience to have and to do it right by having a license and knowing the rules of the road. That lady I almost hit maybe didn't even have a license anymore, it's possible. I heard on the news about a guy who'd been driving 50 years and only was just found out to not have a license! I had ANOTHER close-call today. Some jerk in a truck was waiting to turn into my lane near an overpass. There was NOT enough space between the car ahead of me and myself for him to safely do this, so I had to jut out to the right lane which tapers and ends a few hundred feet ahead. Just because I was mad, I gunned it, made sure I was safely past that jerk and then went into that lane before the right lane ended. TWO close calls IN TWO DAYS if freakin' NUTS! I live in a pretty rural town. Only slightly over 6,000 people. Today's incident was just out of town near the highway. The jerk from today could've waited literally 2 seconds for me to be past him because nobody was behind me at all.

Thanks! Yeah, bad drivers are a major pet-peeve of mine. Bad enough when drivers weave in and out of lanes, or turn without using their turn signals. This old lady, didn't even do that. I noticed her movement, and took my foot off the gas, if I hadn't, then I don't think I could've stopped in time when she DID pull out into the street, blocking all traffic on that side. I mean, the turn signals are SO easy, and they let people know if you want to change lanes, or turn off. So they know if they need to slow down to accommodate you or whatever. It's polite, it's the law, and it saves lives. Plus, you're less likely to get horn-blasted if you let them know you're about to make a certain move that involves turning or changing lanes. Agreed, bad weather is one thing, but today was only a little overcast. If you can't drive in clear weather, then you shouldn't be on the road. I mean, it's a privilege, not a right. Though it IS necessary for MOST people to do errands or go to work. But it's still only a privilege. Heh, sorry for venting again. I'm tired of bad drivers. They've been increasing more and more around here, even though tourist season is now over here.

So I'm driving home after going to the grocery store. There's a truck in the meridian going left, and 2 open lanes where this old lady is waiting to leave Aldi's.... this person, starts pulling out, BEFORE THE TRUCK MOVES. So she begins BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC! Starting positions as I'm driving toward this area. The Vs and ^s indicate the direction of traffic for those lanes. |_V_|_V_|_Truck_|_^_|_^_|Old lady After I was able to come to a stop... Old lady had the road ENTIRELY blocked. I was about 6-8 feet away from hitting her door. |_V_|_V_|_Truck_|Oldlady| If I hadn't slammed on my brakes as HARD AS POSSIBLE, I WOULD'VE totally slammed RIGHT into her. I blasted my horn, but all she does is clear her ear, smiles and waves at me as she turns around me! People like that need their licenses REVOKED!!!! I am so furious right now! >( Still shaking with how close that was!

Oooooof! Computer issues can be SO annoying! Glad you are able to return to Neopets and TDNF! Welcome Back!

Chances are it's Omicron, either 1 or 2. Both are easier to spread/catch than Delta or the original BIG strain. But they are FAR more mild as far as symptoms and risk goes. Since you are fully vaxxed, you'll probably be fine with just mild symptoms. So yeah, at least you shouldn't have to worry. That being said, Good luck! I hope you don't go stir-crazy being stuck inside while your symptoms run their course. lol But it shouldn't be too long right? Are they down to 1 week, or is it 10 days of staying in where you are?

No, you're correct about the rules and how it works. What I'm saying is that if I have one fountain dip "saved", and I get another Fountain Faerie quest. Then, I can either abandon the new quest, or dip my pet into the fountain before completing the new quest if I decide to do that. Which means if I have a pet take a dip and then complete the quest, I'll have a trip to the fountain "saved" again until the next time I want to change a pet's color. Sorry if I wasn't clear with my initial post on this.

LOL Cool and congrats on the FFQ! I use FQCs too, and those FFQs are nice! I wish Kaia would be more worth it. lol Stat-wise. When I get a FFQ I tend to use it on either of my pets, or if I don't feel like changing a pet's color I can save the trip to the Fountain until I get another FFQ. Then I use one, and then I complete the new one so I have that one as a "spare". I don't change my pet's colors often, but every now and then, with the seasons or around holidays.

86? lol I doubt it, but are you talking about Maxwell Smart, agent 86 of Control? XD Played by Don Adams, one of my favorite comedic actors of all time! WAAAAAY better than the movie with Steve Carrel. (Or however his name is spelled) LOL I just had to. lol I'm still a HUGE fan of the Get Smart series, even though it hasn't been on TV in ages. I used to watch reruns as a kid on Nick at Nite. lol So, obviously I'm not familiar with the anime 86. lol It seems you are keyed into romantic relationships as your focus in anime, would that be a fair assessment? XD I haven't gotten to Snow White with the Red Hair yet, but I've heard good things about it. SAO is awesome, and it's no surprise that you like Asuna and Kirito so much. lol One only need glance at your avatar to figure you're a fan. Though Aniplex can shove their over-bloated prices where the sun don't shine. From what I've seen of reviews, they overcharge us in America while other nations, like the UK don't have to pay nearly as much as we do. Again, going by complaint reviews I've read over the years at Rightstufanime's site. I'm looking forward to what happens after the end of War of Underworld, I HOPE it'll air on Cartoon Network like all the other main SAO episodes have. I do have at least some of the movies. Oridinal Scale was interesting. Didn't really care too much for Extra Edition though. I'm more into the story and how things are worked out, not to mention the broader interaction and relationships between all the characters. Have you seen Ouran, High School Host Club? I didn't think I'd like it starting out. A friend convinced me to watch it. But, I really got into it because of the pace of character development. Even by the last episode the characters are still developing. A shame there will never be a movie for it. but it ended pretty well, and I highly recommend it. The humorous interplay is GREAT. LOL I haven't read the Percy Jackson books, I've seen the Lightning Thief movie, I wasn't very impressed tbh. Unfortunately, I doubt my favorite novels will EVER become movies, which is a shame because they are so intricate and awesome. But I suppose maybe too much so, they would need the Harry Potter treatment, as in at least 1 movie per novel, maybe 2. lol There's just SO much going on that I think it would be difficult, even today, to turn them into movies. There are 7 books in "The Death Gate Cycle" series. A wonderful fantasy novel collection that takes place in a post, post-apocalyptic world. Heck, it's not even a world anymore, it was sundered into several, ages ago. This is the longest running and most comprehensive fansite for the series, it even has images and descriptions from the PC game that was created (loosely) based upon the books. http://www.immora.com/deathgate/index.php The game actually came in 2nd place in an International graphics contest back around 1992. The game that beat it was Warcraft II, lol Long before World of Warcraft was created. I'm betting it was the cutscenes that won the day for Warcraft II, some of the cutscenes in the Death Gate game, especially the last and CLIMACTIC one, were pretty lackluster.

Currently watching some old-school anime. Yu Yu Hakusho! Almost done with the Dark Tournament arc. Not too crazy about the next arc, but that's ok, the last arc is pretty awesome, so it makes up for that. lol

Remember that you need to win 10 battles to qualify if your faction wins, or a consolation prize if your faction loses. Oxbridge786's predictions for this round.