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Originally Posted by Black Widow Kitty
Black Widow Kitty reports that on:
Aug. 12 at 11:00am PST
8/8 danced for Barbara Seville
+* Cool J.C. 77
+* Static 112
+Sylvester Stallion 105 PROMOTION
+* Black Widow Kitty 106
*Puppy
Little Z.Z.
*Baron Von bizzenwoof
King Lionel Poppenflapper
* Together in cogs
+ Together in skellies
This run was fairly fast and easy. A few missed lures but nothing serious. In the skellie round Cool J.C. treated us to a Professor Pete. The pie round was also very quick.
ALOT of sf chatter. I whispered to each person involved in the chatter to "Use the speedchat", the non-CCG member said "OK" and "Sorry". The chatter continued into skellies and pies. It's distracting, to say the very least.
Other than that, we had a speedy VP and some pretty good teamwork. I was glad to have finally been able to vp with Static - awesome player!
(Unable to post suit sizes, I thought I f9'd in the elevator but I guess not"
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Thank you so much for the compliment. As for me being an awesome player....I only do what I have been taught by attending the CCG runs.
Sorry for the long story here but its something I must say....
I used to be one of those toons that felt that I had to take it all upon myself to assure that a victory was the only possible outcome. Picking the largest cog, trying to inflict the most damage possible, and not taking into consideration that there were 3 others beside me that were equally capable of making sure that we all made it to the dance. I was not a team player. I guess I always tried to be the hero. This behavior worked more times than not in VP but the CFO is another story. A massive loosing streak hung above my head against the CFO that made me avoid that side of Donald's Dreamland.
This is when a good friend told me about the CCG. I followed her to a run after she gave me the crash course of the rules that I must follow. The first rule was easy. Get on the elevator and stay on. Rule two I had issues with. Attack the cog on the far right. That didn't go along with my playing style but after seeing the CCG in action I quickly dropped the all or nothing attitude.
This was the first time I have gotten though the CFO cog battle with full laff and some of my level 6 gags still in my bag. Nothing could stop me now. I was gonna get the victory! I couldn't have been any more wrong.
Again....Sorry for the long story but there is more.....
When we first started toontown we lived in an area where cable connections was just there. Never questioned it and never thought of your life without it. This past May we finally found a home we liked and moved out into the country. I about cried when they told us cable was not offered out here. A few phone calls later we were hit with the fact that DSL wasn't either.
If any of you have ever had to deal with a satellite connection you know how terrible the lag is. To make it worse we have 2 accounts running on this connection. Goon stomping is a challenge. The goons are not really where you see them since you are running between 1 and 2 seconds behind everyone else in the game. Full laff was quickly cut by two thirds as I jumped all around the goons taking the damage and then turning around just to see it fall like it was in slow motion. This is when I first met pixanator. I was somewhere near the crane she was operating when I saw "Toons of the world toon-up". I turned around just in time to see her jump back on the crane to help with the finishing blows that sent the CFO running for cover.
As we were dancing I thought about what had happened. Here was this toon that delayed a victory just to save me? I didn't understand why. And then to top it off I see "You Rock" as it was my time for the spotlight. I was so confused that I couldn't say anything. The very next day I tried to board the elevator with this same toon that saved me. I didn't make it due to lag issues. I was placed in the final spot on the next elevator by a toon backing slowly down the steps saying "You First". Good ol Murky Paddlefink, This was something else that sent me away thinking about the CCG and what they were.
Since then I have met ALOT of wonderful players from the CCG. I can't remember each and every one of you but I do try to show you my respect with a bow before each run I attend with you.
You guys are the reason I'm a team player now. Its not me thats an awesome player. Its the CCG that shows people how to become a better player. I for one owe alot of you thanks for this. This is why I continue to come to the CCG runs. To "teach" what I have been taught by so many great players before me.
Darrell (Static)