there was an update on this:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/10/czech.republic.unusual.burial/index.html

Yeah it pretty much was the onset of Christianity that led to homosexuality being viewed in such a negative light for the last two millenia. In most ancient cultures it was considered perfectly acceptable.

The difference is that plasma fire is a DoT, so it's ticking interrupts from damage. Whenever the workers activate their repair ability, after a couple of ticks the damage interrupts and resets their ability cooldown. Crucially, the workers can then reactivate the ability once it's off cooldown, even though they are still in the plasma flame. They'll get interrupted again, most likely, but they can still activate it.

Now I may be wrong here, but as far as I know grav shift is a hold, with initial damage that interrupts as damage usually does. Aside from that it doesn't interrupt at all. What Grav Shift does to those workers after its initial damage isn't interrupting - it's actually preventing them from activating the repair ability - but grav shift doesn't do this in any other situation I can think of, which is why I think it's unintended.

Has anyone tried using any other hold abilities on the workers? Maybe it's the hold debuff that does it - if so that might suggest this is something the devs intended. Otherwise it seems really odd to make grav shift the single uber-ability for The Cure.

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I've done the 4-sci Cure run a few times now, and while I can vouch for its matchless efficiency I'm still convinced that the Gravimetric Shift thing on the workers is a bug and will be removed at some point (more's the pity! :pinch: )

I got to thinking about this after The Cure run a few weeks ago. What if this is actually "working as intended?" For once, the AI having to play by human rules? What I mean is that if we are hit with anything (including a lingering DoT), any interaction we were doing is automatically cancelled.

I used my Plasma Grenade to augment Mike's (Tarvash) Gravimetric Shift, and it seemed to be the same effect: the DoT seemed to interrupt the interact. After all, Interrupt, at least according to Star Trek Online Wiki includes an Interrupt.

If it hasn't already been done in some fashion, it might be interesting to test the theory by putting a pair of Tac officers with Plasma Grenade as the sole defense on the first device and see if the DoT alone can prevent the interact.

Hmmmmm... Yeah, looks a bit strange, some of those choices for who can heal and tank. Oh well, the game still looks awesome, and it's cool to see how the devs are working on class balance in certain locations.

Good article! :) Thanks also for reminding me to join the PriorityOne channel!

Though of course everyone is going to have their own opinions about what the best group setup is, I agree with Brandon in that generally, and if everyone's a decent player (ie. healer and eng can keep everyone alive), 3 tacs 1 eng 1 sci seems to be fastest. Note *fastest*, not *best*. Though imo fastest=best :laugh: Personally I don't think that the extra buffs or exposes brought by an extra sci or eng can match the extra dps (and thus speed) brought by a tac.

I've done the 4-sci Cure run a few times now, and while I can vouch for its matchless efficiency I'm still convinced that the Gravimetric Shift thing on the workers is a bug and will be removed at some point (more's the pity! :pinch: )

My 'wishlist' for STFs at the moment would be:

• If STO is going to continue using the trinity, add in some decent threat mechanics and allow for proper tanking.
• Make some boss mechanics clearer (I still have no idea what's Manus of Borg's schtick is, we always just nuke her; same with the ground boss in KA).

Episode 241 - The Next Generation - "The Quality of Life" - 11/16/1992

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=2609

Data observes self-guided "tools" used at a mining station display signs of sentience, and fights for their preservation, even risking Captain Picard's life on the ground that it is unacceptable to kill one sentient being to save another.

Enjoy!

Attendance

NicholasJohn16	Bfelczer	Doogiegood
Zepari	Zeryon	American_Wolf
Anhora	Asclepios72	Camenecium
Colivia	Faldian	H4Z
Jacien	Joslur	Kaejae
MrBlueGrey	Propecius	SeanNewBoy
Sparkz88	Veebee	Yodu

Fleet Admiral NicholasJohn16 discussed membership information:

• 769 registered people on the Stonewall Fleet site
• 254 active members
• over 1,000 characters (1,243)
• Zepari is diligent about managing our numbers from hitting the max in our fleets.
• Doogiegood is keeping a slow increase of new members joining our sister guild, Knights of Stonewall.
• Knights of Stonewall currently has 27 users signed up on swtor.com, a very good start.
• Yodu asked if there is an issue with inactive members. Zepari reported that it is not a problem. If they are removed, they are welcome to come back and are not removed from the website.
• American Wolf noted that we have roughly 1/4 active members. NickolasJohn16 stated that we bring in around 45 new members a month, members stop playing the game and move on somewhere else. These members usually come back shortly after a new Season comes out.
• NicholasJohn16 also speculates that we will see a higher participation when Season 4 comes out. Season 4 will be redoing ground combat and the Foundry and playing new missions.

Fleet Admiral NicholasJohn16 handed out some Commendations

• For the Crafting Corp, @4ID, @VeeBee and @Vandrian4951. With the launch of the Store, these Crafting Corp members have selflessly offered their time and skills to help provide service to the fleet. Thanks for all you have done for the fleet.
• The Fleet Captains also provide a vital role in the fleet by; making sure invites are given out promptly, help run events, and mentor new recruits. Thanks to @Colivia, @Spark88, @Khyfa, and @Captainjtkirk for their dedication to the fleet.

Agenda Submissions

1. Dealing with those members who participate in both our fleet and another fleet. They find it difficult to participate in fleet events, order from the fleet or make donations to the fleet and request that there are ways to help them participate in the fleet.
2. Zepari: If they mean that we don't cater to characters that are in other fleets, then that is difficult to do, we can only see the characters in our fleet
3. MrBlueGrey: perhaps they could create and alt just for stonewall? if they haven't already that is
4. Zepari: Maybe we need to make it clear that as long as you have one character in our fleet you are a member and all characters are welcome to participate?
5. veebee: i don't have a problem with an other fleet i would take too may sapces with 30 characters
6. Zeryon: It really just seems logical that if you're going to be a part of Stonewall, you should have at least a single character in one of the three fleets.
7. Zepari: Yes, they can always move items they order from us to another character by mailing it to themselves.
8. camenecium: As long as events are crossposted on the website and to the fleets, I don't even see how it's necessary to be in a SW fleet to know what's going on with plenty of notice. As for events, if they come to the forums, they see the events. I know I don't check the in game events, as they arent always reliable with the darn bugs. I check the website instead. We also have the vent info available as well as the chat channel, and the Times, for events am not sure how we could best facilitate people joining in, other than what we have.
9. NicholasJohn16: That does seem like the simplest solution and we welcome visiting members to include characters in our in-game fleet.
10. Time Zones for events are an issue for some.
11. Events usually listed inside the event. The times on the event itself should be your time zone. If not, make sure your time zone is set correctly for the site.
12. Zepari: We do organize most events to fit with the majority of players, (this adversely affects UKers too btw), but anyone can run an event in any time zone if they wish, they don't need to wait for an "official" event to be posted
13. Colivia: i do appreciate how folks make a good effort at repeating events so the different "zones" can equally participate
14. MrBlueGrey: yeah Zepari, there isn't much we can do I guess, unless any of you can control time. Let’s get on that
15. NicholasJohn16: Hopefully, we can recruit a Q to join Stonewall Fleet eventually.
16. Zepari: Don't be afraid to start your own event for a time that suits you if you want to get a large group together
17. Has to do with creating alliances with other fleets and a chat channel to participate with other fleet while in-game. Specifically, the user sites difficulty to get teams together for specific missions or STFs.
    Doogiegood, our Ambassador, has been talking with other fleets and actively pursuing alliances. As for an in-game channel for alliances, we have on already called, StonewallAllies, which is used by some members.
18. Zepari: I think that it's difficult to get a truely cross-fleet channel as every fleet has their own and if say 5 fleets get a channel it would be far too busy. I like to think we are big enough to help each other out, and we should concentrate on being more helpful to each other, we always have people online
19. sparkz881: then there is moderation, who moderates what according to what rules by which fleet? I do really like the idea and can see it working on a small scale, but like Zep says, it would get far too busy
20. MrBlueGrey: yeah I joined the Accolade hunters channel after we all did CE with them one night, and I had to turn it off. To much chit chat, I could never see people trying to get my attention
21. Zepari: Isn't finding teams outside of a fleet what Zone chat is for? or local chat outside an STF system?
22. camenecium: That's map-specific. The custom channels are global, making it easier to find people wandering the galaxy.
23. NicholasJohn16: That's a good point Sparky.
24. MrBlueGrey: Maybe there should be more emphasis on using the in game mail system and the Stonewall website/forums to create teams ahead of time
25. MrBlueGrey: I've seen a lot of anger in the chat system when no one responds for teams, lately
26. NicholasJohn16: Yes, everyone is welcome to use the website and forums to plan events ahead of time to get more people together
27. NicholasJohn16: Do you guys feel that it's difficult to get teams together?
28. Colivia: Personally, I don't
29. camenecium: If you're not at endgame, yes. The rush to get the Reman officer fixed that for a while.
30. MrBlueGrey: No, it just depends on if people want to do whatever mission is being planned
31. sparkz881: not really if you plan it out, use the forums and events pages, try zone and local chat if you need a few more
32. Jacien: not really, if I need a team I can usually find one in fleet
33. American_Wolf: I don't either. Seems like there is always someone online that likes to get together for a team event.
34. NicholasJohn16: I have a feeling that its more difficult for those who aren't max level.
35. Colivia: or you have to be willing to repeat missions you may have already done
36. NicholasJohn16: We need to remember that when we're doing missions, there is the squading ability and that just cause someone is lower, doesn't mean they can't come with.
37. Zepari: And missions can be repeated now for extra rewards so that's a bonus
38. h4z: for me, teams are a problem because of how i play & time. ive observed a lot of effort by members trying to find teams
39. h4z: that is, offering & organizing teams, not single players not finding them
40. Has to do with members on Ventrilo being standoffish and cliquish, that some members feel ignored or unwelcome.
41. There are times when folks splinter off to their private rooms/groups but that's what vent is designed for, otherwise there would just be one public room. I have never felt left out.
42. I haven’t seen anything standoffish of late, but everyone has the group of people they speak to the most and go to a fleet room. There’s nothing wrong with that, nor anyone asking to join in the room, have hardly seen a no if people ask unless there is a conversation of a more personal nature going on
43. I only go to Vent when I must; not really my thing.
44. Some people can be a little rude, but I am not sure what can be done about that
45. Sometimes it is difficult if one is talking to another person and several other people join then it seems as though there is a private clique although it didn't start that way
46. It's kind of natural for folks who know each other to talk amongst themselves. That could cause people who are new or are quiet to feel left out. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
47. I have noticed that some people misunderstand why 5 people might be in a fleet room (cuz they are doing a mission/stf) and think that they should be "allowed" to pop in the room and begin causing a distraction to the team, which leads to them being angrily booted out of the room
48. NicholasJohn16: Okay, it's good to hear that this is part of a bigger problem. I encourage all of you to try to include those who wish to be included. Despite our differences, we are all one big family.
49. Zepari: We have a Ventrilo etiquette guide in the Welcome Center now, hopefully more people read that soon

Call to close meeting

NicholasJohn16: Alright guys, we've ran out of time now so I'll think I'll go ahead and wrap things up now.

I want to thank each one of your for coming and participating. It's deeply appreciated.

If any of you still have questions that you'd like to discuss with the Officers and I, you're welcome to stay after and chat with us.

Take what you made, Nick, delete some of the stars, and darken the blue. I'll be happy and you'll get your credits. Thanks.

American comic strip Sally Forth has a shout out to the good Doctor today. Less than 2 weeks until the new season/series!

April 10, 2011 Sally Forth comic

Hey, welcome! Hope to see you in-game!

Episode 240 - The Next Generation - "A Fistful of Datas" - 11/09/1992

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v907516bPn6JdS4

Parts 2-3:

Found from the above link in the related videos section

Data's mind is connected to the ship's computer, which creates unforeseen effects on the holodeck.

Enjoy!

I agree the starfield has been used by just about all of the UFP civilian interplanetary organizations. I would personally take the graphic and since the symbol is egyptian in origin, whether you are going to keep with that or not, should be a brackish dull yellow, possibly the outlines of the circles as well, there is too much light/white/silver with the star background. Also as a layman not knowing what it is supposed to be there are 2 things that jump out even though i'm positive that wasn't the meaning.. first you see SIX, which may be what it was meaning, but to laymen they have no clue, wth is six? I would suggest placing inside the large inner circle beneath each smaller circle the names it's for. So under S in a small font following the ridge put SATO, I Institute and X Xenolinguistics. that way it's there so those who don't know. Even the UFP states United Federation of Planets in it's symbol as a reference. And 2nd, sorry.. first time i saw it i just wanted to burst out singing M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E. ;)

Sorry to tell ya, but the Fed one does not work that way. You will sometimes get it to respawn for you once, but after 1-2 times, it goes away for a long time.. the standard reset (however long that is)

I don't mean to poke my nose in, but I thought I'd just point out that the band of stars (with the three pointed stars) is part of the symbol of the United Federation of Planets, a civilian governing body, not Starfleet. There are some badges, mostly fan created, that use both the Starfleet logo (ie the commbadge) along with the star field, but only to represent both organisations. If I remember correctly, there are other civilian and diplomatic organisations in the Star Trek universe who use the star field, mostly to show they are not aligned with one particular planet or civilisation. I think it's quite fitting that a galactic organisation would use a star field to show the same thing.

Wow! Far more than I expected

Two notes:
*I envision this institute in the Star Trek Universe as a civilian organisation, not Starfleet. The background to the circles at the moment looks too Starfleet. So, I guess, I like it gussied up the way you did, just maybe tone down the stars some, fewer stars like.

*The area around the logo has to be black so that it fits the background of the banner on the website (http://s-i-x.webs.com for reference). I don't have the option of being able to use a transparent background for the logo, so it has to match the black on the right side of the banner.

Thanks!
Peace
W

Am now thinking of making this a weekly event if people are interested? Let me know!

Also hoping to get a USA time zone one started if anyone is willing to take up the challenge that is the Pop of Cheese?

Fixed it (mostly) and put it back online.... I just wish Cryptic would fix the foundry issues...

I am a foundry newbie and ran into a few in no time :(

Now, go kill some borg, and don't expect it to be too easy.

Episode 239 - The Next Generation - "Rascals" - 11/02/1992



Parts 2-3:

Found from the above link in the related videos section

A transporter malfunction turns Picard, Keiko, Ro and Guinan into children, who become the ship's only hope when they are left aboard while the adult crew are forced to perform dangerous labor by Ferengi pirates.

Enjoy!

Please feel free to try my Adventures of Captain Adventure, now in the foundry. :)

Currently there are only three:

Hair today, Gorn tomorrow (Remastered) (Which may need more mastering, since I wrote most of the dialogue whilst very very tired. :3 )
Hey! Your shoe's Undine! (Remastered)
The Nausicaans who say "Ni!" (The reason I remastered the other two. :3 )

Coming soon:

Captain Adventure saves Christmas!
and
Captain Adventure and the Mirrorite Menace!

^.^


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Hokay, so they started out as me wanting a way to grind out faction kills, but I couldn't just make something like that without at least making it fun (or funny).