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I've got a good spreadsheet on it if you want, but you seem to already have the information on it. Sorry if the following isn't 100% right, I've loaned my copy out and it has been a little while since I played.

Basically, you pick two commands. It will only let you pick one that can be melded with the other. So at first when both are empty the first one can be anything, but the second will gray out anything that simply doesn't work.

Once you've chosen the commands the resulting command is set. Some have a chance of becoming something else, but the item has no influence. To know what makes what you need to either look it up or find the in game recipies. If you don't have the recipe then the result will be displayed as "???"

What the attached item does is it gives that command an ability. There is no in game of knowing what item/meld combo will give you what ability other than the vague item descriptions. It is however a set system.

For example. If you merge Fire Surge with Aero you will always end up with Aerial Slam. If you use a Fleeting Crystal it will have the Attack Haste Ability.
However, melding a Fire Dash with a High Jump and attaching an Fleeting Crystal will net you an Aerial Slam with Magic Haste instead.

The level of the commands make no difference, there are just two advantages to leveling commands. 1st, the command becomes more powerful in combat. And 2nd, at max level (the crown) you get to keep the ability attached to the command even if the command is removed from your deck or altogether destroyed (such as by melding it into something new)

I've known you were a Christian from your sig, but I've never seen/taken notice of you talking theology. I really want to hug you right now. :D

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I'll concede here. It is obvious that you have seriously thought about the subject before and sex is more to you than just a recreational activity with you're current girlfriend. While I don't fully agree with you my remaining personal argument is spiritual. I have purposefully left out that spiritual argument since fellow Christian's most likely know it and already agree with me while others don't care. And on top of that, due it's abstract nature, I have no way to enforce it and you have no way to attack it without this turning into a huge general religious debate and I don't feel like going there, particularly in this thread. In the end, were I to suddenly not to be a Christian (and get all the resulting thoughts straightened out), my stance would likely end up strikingly similar to yours. Though I would likely place somewhat higher value on sex all the same.

I will leave you with one last food for thought though. You're statement "Sex is not a big deal, but lack of sex in a relationship is a really big deal." is somewhat of a paradox. If something is not important then its removal shouldn't be either. The best I can make the statement work is like a wall in a house. You don't think anything of it being there but having it removed could cause the whole house to collapse. That doesn't (in itself) then mean you should make that wall into a shrine of sorts, but perhaps it is something that you should look at from time to time and really appreciate instead of taking it for granted.

The page for the BBCode list has an error where the [TRD1] tag example put the remainder of the page in a giant cell.

Also the [BOX] tag is very hard to read since it preserves the light gray font from the skin and puts it on a white background. Either the font should be made black or the box should more closely resemble the skin color.

((To lazy for a quote breakdown, but this is directed at Noroz))

Even if we ignore the chemical side (after all much lower amounts of oxytocin are released from things as simple as hearing your name or getting a hug) there is still a distinct emotional side.

You talk about the firsts being special for anyone, wouldn't you rather that something extra be saved for the person you want to spend a huge amount of your life with? Not having that won't destroy a marriage alone (though it could make things harder depending on the person), but why waste such a strong way to stack the deck in your favor?

Also, naive virgin here, what does sexual compatibility even mean? Are you looking for some unexplained "click" when you get together? alignment of fetishes? Odds are good that you and your significant other will not see entirely eye-to-eye on anything. Some things you will agree on relatively strongly, but others you find ways to work it out together. Like if a guy was more intense in bed than a girl would like, then it would be wise for the guy to tone it down and the girl to be a bit more adventurous. You find a medium where you can both be happy by respecting eachother's interests the best you can. You grow with each other and let that experience deepen the relationship. If you can't, well that is another problem, but one you can find in issues outside the bedroom. And like Amber said earlier, talk about sex and see if there are any issues that you can weed out before committing. If you would otherwise be marrying someone I don't picture the sex not being good as really standing in anyone's way.

On a similar note the "try before you buy" mindset isn't always prudent. Finances are even bigger than sex on proclaimed reasons for divorce, should you merge incomes before getting married just to see how it goes? If it works and you stay together, then you're fine. But what would then happen if you decided to separate? Who gets how much money? Who pays what debts? Do you take it to court? For many people it gets ugly fast and if you don't have strong ties together then you are much more likely to pull away into these disputes than to try and fix whatever is causing them. It just makes unnecessary drama if you rush into it. And no that is not directly analogous to sexual disputes but there is a strong similarity to me.

I will openly admit that I advocate waiting due to religion. However there is a bit more to it.

Oxytocin is a hormone that is released in higher amounts during sex (particularly women) and has been shown to lead to increased feelings of attachment. When you've bonded like that breaking away sucks, and perhaps worse is when you don't fully break away and they are still there when you move to a new relationship. Neither option is healthy.

This emotional attachment could also lead you to follow an otherwise unhealthy relationship farther than you otherwise would, especially if the sex is frequent. In contrast if you are already strongly committed to someone this burst of oxytocin can be big in cementing that in place.

Finally, I 've talked to my brother over the years and he has been very sexually active (though he has slowed down recently). One of the main things he tells me is that overtime the sex meant less and less and now it hardly changes anything about the relationship to him. And on top of that he finds his mind returning to the early ones frequently. Admittedly not in a positive light, but many of the ones after that he can't even remember names; yet he can't seem to let go of the first few. That kind of relationship doesn't just vanish, and it will quickly wear thin.


Now I understand most people are not crazy like me, saving my first kiss for marriage, but I would strongly urge people to at least wait until the relationship is very serious. Like engaged level serious.


EDIT: I would also like to say this clearly since my bringing in my religion tends to group me with some sterotypes. I look at biblical rules as things that I should uphold best I can and should encourage others to do the same. I am in no way aiming to judge people that make what I view as mistakes or in any way prevent them from making those actions. So advance apologies if I ever come off that way, and please call me on it if I ever do.

A quick note on multi quoting. It is still there. Hitting reply on any post will add the quote to the end of the quick reply box. This can be the beginning if the box is empty, or after another quote you made. The only annoying part is needing to scroll back up.

This method DID work for me in Chrome.

All in all through I wouldn't sweat the favicon issues. They will switch over eventually and it is a rather minor point. Though I do much prefer the crown to the default vB one.

Tons, the email didn't change in the update. Is your email set properly here on KHV? It might still be sending to your old one.

ruling over my mind with sharp pointy sticks

Wish You Away ~ There for Tomorrow

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Unspoken ~ Red Line Chemistry

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Not sure if it's a bug or a more fundamental problem, but using the search takes much longer than it used to and doesn't seem all that accurate. Almost seems like the search index is non existent and the method to try and speed up a full search just sucks. Though I really don't know, could be anything.

My own GIF seems to be running fine (at least on my end), but many others aren't. That probably doesn't change anything though.

I can't say much for level but I was in my late 40's for him (47 I think...). Like most Secret bosses in KH he'll make you feel underleveled regardless, but higher levels help. I've found quick casting projectile spells to work best (things along the lines of firaga and triple plasma) These are most likely to connect without interruption and least likely to get you mauled. As cool and high damaging as some of the other attacks are, remember it only counts if it lands and you live past it. Obviously don't forget the curagas, I went in with 3 but if you are careful 2 should be ok.

Land of Confusion ~ Genesis

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We could perhaps use the same systems as the user surveys and staff apps as a general feedback/contact line.

Bingo.

You have to put the series out of phase, but addition is commutative so it doesn't matter. This phase offset would distort the end result slightly when you run out of "r"s in a limited summation, but in an endless summation saying that one summation ends one term before the other doesn't make sense, neither has an end and thus one can't end before the other.