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In honor of Nommy's hardcore Masoness, I have decided to start up a new contest/bounty. This is going to be a long-term thing, so don't be afraid to join in if you don't find this thread for a while.

Goal: Complete 3 straight Maso runs.

Prize: 5 stars for first to complete, 4 for second, 3 for third, 2 for fourth, and 1 star for the fifth. Heck, if you finish within a month of the last winner, I'll still give you a star just for putting in the effort.

Rules:
- You cannot win if you are Nommy. (She already got her prize.)
- Runs must be CONSECUTIVE. This means no other run types in between.
- Maso runs from before the contest started will not count. Talk of allowing runs that started a few days before applied before I shortened the contest from 5 runs to 3.

Once you've completed the runs, post here and I'll check your profile to verify. Winners will be listed in red below.

Winners
1) Jaico
2) Lichen
3) Seventhcross
4) Lxndr
5) Hannahmaus
Honorable mention: Acidcat

Aw, I started a day or two ago!

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I've won the 100k DD bet so many times, I should have the title "Mr. Luck"

That I'll allow. A day or two isn't going to really set you so far ahead of the competition that you'll automatically win.

EDIT: Assuming there even is any competition.

I won't win; don't worry. Cris'll beat me... as will others, I'm sure.

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I've won the 100k DD bet so many times, I should have the title "Mr. Luck"

Pfft. Screw maso.

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The churches are empty / The priest has gone home / And we are left standing / Together alone
--October Project: "Dark Time"

You gave up already?!

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I've won the 100k DD bet so many times, I should have the title "Mr. Luck"

I did 2 Masos back to back when retcon came out, then switched the no-skill setting to "Permed skills remembered, skill points only for class skills, 2 points".

Seriously thinking of going for this, just dubious as I am very slow because I don't do stuff with FT and optimising and all the nerdy stuff serious players do.

I don't optimize... I just play. Which is why I will most likely NOT win.

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I've won the 100k DD bet so many times, I should have the title "Mr. Luck"

Psha optimization. It's all about having fun anyway. :3

Also, I find the rules of this contest discriminatory.

Curse you Harry! I just finished my first run and it took me like 15 days to complete... bleh, so many others who can do them so much faster.... I shall try though.

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Since I started my 4th consecutive maso run just before your contest start day, you'd want me to run 5 more? Thanks, but no thanks

Ugh, just finishing up my third as well. I am certainly not built for speed but Maso keeps me outta trouble at home for playing too much so I may still have a go. And really, what the hell else am I doing?

In consideration of how long Maso takes, and how little you people seem inclined to do it, I've lowered the number of runs to 3.

"You people"... hmph!

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The churches are empty / The priest has gone home / And we are left standing / Together alone
--October Project: "Dark Time"

Okay, I gave up on maso... too frickin' hard. Not worth it without some sort of award for doing it. And since Ryme said that's not happening, neither are my maso runs. Sorry.

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I've won the 100k DD bet so many times, I should have the title "Mr. Luck"

I bit the bullet and went back into maso. Thing is, first 2 attempts to retcon just reset the retcon form somehow, so by the 3rd attempt I was getting frustrated and failed to set my class! I've always been a gadgeteer since I started and now suddenly I'm an unwilling psion maso. The reasons why that's a big deal are explained here:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av1JPq0Qmy4

Oh, if only there were a way to change class in-run!

Now that's reduced to 3 straight Maso runs, I'm in.

Nat/Ele/Psion. This is going to be grueling.

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Alexander Cherry
Twisted Confessions

I too am also in. What's a couple more masos between friends?

and Hannahmaus try hideout/talisman/trasmogrify if you don't want to stick that run out as a Psion.

there is: transmogrify

Now my transmogrifying debacle is over, I'm coming for you all!

Let's go people.

Starting my second Maso run today.
I'm sure most of you will beat me.

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Alexander Cherry
Twisted Confessions

Good grief... I'd forgotten how hard maso is. Especially as I don't have any healing as a naturalist. I'm glad the bands event dropped lots of bandaids.

Level 8 through my first maso run... How is everyone else doing?

level 8 and a few levels behind in quests on my 2nd (contest-relevant) Maso run

Elemental is kicking my ass

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Alexander Cherry
Twisted Confessions

I stuck with the accidental psion run... it was harsh, compared with gadgeteer. Finished it, now level 6 gadgeteer.

(DOH! at having totally forgotten transmog at the start.)

I can beat that Hannah - my transmog debacle was that I transmogged just before I tried to retcon, not realising that there was a level 11 requirement to retcon.

Was not a happy bunny. Had to get to level 11 again from scratch

Kicked myself for going after the transmog badge and doubly for not realising that you should transmog at the start, not end

Maso? I myself have yet completed ONE run of retcon, so let me backtrack thru some old posts/threads to get my vocabulary at least close to on track w/ everyone else...
...Ok?
(btw, ewww! Some of the post I've already looked at tell me it's a 'some form of female animal kept as a pet' in maso! Sheesh I've work to do...)

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When you do the best you can it's called a try!
If you don't you need to ask yourself why?
Just give it a thought,
And failure is worth naught.
And then like an eagle you shall fly!

'some sort of female animal'?
Nommy's not a Naturalist. She's an Elementalist!

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Alexander Cherry
Twisted Confessions

Just finished my first Maso run - took me 18 days. Felt like much, much longer.

Big improvement over my other Maso run near the start which took 43 days (but I went after the space station bonus mettle)

I assume Nommy must be able to do it much faster than that. How long should I be aiming at (what's possible)?

I've already done 4 maso runs a long time ago, you want me to do 4 more? o.O

Just 3.

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Alexander Cherry
Twisted Confessions

I win, again. >}

And for the record, I think TeKRunneR has done the fastest run in 12 days, but usually you can get one done in about 15.

I believe there's a 11-day maso run somewhere out there.......

I'm on my 3rd run, first day... anyone else participating?
Where are you?

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Alexander Cherry
Twisted Confessions

I too am in run number three. And yeah, I think there was an eleven day out there. My shortest was a 12 day. Almost had a second but I spent a full day trying to get a paperclip and another full day after a stapler. Brutal. Even had Echo maxed out.

I'm still playing - but as I'm only level 5 on my second Maso I'm very much competing for the consolation prizes...

And Nommy - I just looked at your retcon history to try and understand what Harry meant by starting this contest...
I don't understand... why?

And although I love elemental, they do suck at low level. At level 70 or so they're unstoppable

Blasphemy, Elementals are perfect at every level! And Maso is the only way to play.

Words you don't want to see:

Bummer.

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When you do the best you can it's called a try!
If you don't you need to ask yourself why?
Just give it a thought,
And failure is worth naught.
And then like an eagle you shall fly!

Unless someone's beat me to it, I think I'm the first one to satisfy the conditions of the contest...I think I'm going to be doing maso runs for a while (just 'cause), so the silver stars can go to the other winners (as they wouldn't be much use in a maso run anyways ).

If the next IotM is a sidekick, stars will be wholly useful in Maso.

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Alexander Cherry
Twisted Confessions