The Way Of The Farmer

The exact definition may vary, and the strategy will change depending on your town hall level, but farming is essentially just looting for resources to build your base without any regard for trophies.

But my question is - How are the big farmers progressing?

We have a load of high end farmers in our clan and i was just curious as to how many others are out there and what level they are at.

Who are the top farming clans? Who are the top farming players?

Would be interesting to hear from any of you.

There is no rocket science about farming.

- raise your troops to the max.

- hit the search button, repeat again and again until you find a good one - with lots of resource and the kind of defense you troops can handle.

- send them in.

- leave and return to your base.

- repeat above.

- and most importantly, have a plan to spent most if not all your resources before you log off.

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Originally Posted by Jimmy1388

There is no rocket science about farming.

- raise your troops to the max.

- hit the search button, repeat again and again until you find a good one - with lots of resource and the kind of defense you troops can handle.

- send them in.

- leave and return to your base.

- repeat above.

- and most importantly, have a plan to spent most if not all your resources before you log off.

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ehm I don't think this post was about how to farm I think the guy is saying he's maxed everything thanks to farming and wants to know what others will be doing once maxed

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Originally Posted by zachUVA

I dont know what your definiton of a "big" farmer is, but I am a lvl 70 with TH lvl 8. I cant really complain about the loots I can get around 1300 trophies or so. I usually have no trouble at all keeping my 5 builders busy (only gems I ever bought were to get them, by the way). Upgrades are starting to get pretty pricy for me, but it is balanced out because they take so long. Some of the big keys are just to farm at a rational range, time your upgrades so that you dont ever go multiple days without a free builder, give people a free star for attackng (duh), use low cost armies, and dont get impatient when searching. Thats my $.02.

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Just anyone who has been farming for a long time really!

Are you planning on maxing out all your th8 defences before going th9? What clan are you in if you don't mind me asking?

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Originally Posted by Ro8star82

Just anyone who has been farming for a long time really!

Are you planning on maxing out all your th8 defences before going th9? What clan are you in if you don't mind me asking?

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Absolutely max out before going to TH 9. I am in a clan called Xela, but it isnt really a farming clan and It is full at the moment.
EDIT: Actually, I was wrong. There is one spot left at the moment. 1100 is the minimum, but the spot wont stay open long.

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Originally Posted by Bertikur

ehm I don't think this post was about how to farm I think the guy is saying he's maxed everything thanks to farming and wants to know what others will be doing once maxed

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After you have maxed everything, what is the point of farming? (the farming he said which is not related to trophies)

Farming regardless of your level, the goal is still the same, attack whatever you can manage, grab the most if you can, and spend it all if you can.

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Originally Posted by Jimmy1388

After you have maxed everything, what is the point of farming? (the farming he said which is not related to trophies)

Farming regardless of your level, the goal is still the same, attack whatever you can manage, grab the most if you can, and spend it all if you can.

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Ok Jimmy I don't wanna drag this off topic as I am interested as well in knowing what people are doing and I don't think you quite get what is being asked. Anyway I'm TH8 and just started upgrading my TH, I have maxed everything I could at TH8 before upgrading to 9

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Originally Posted by zachUVA

Absolutely max out before going to TH 9. I am in a clan called Xela, but it isnt really a farming clan and It is full at the moment.

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Yeh i highly recommend maxing at th8 b4 going to th9! Sounds like your doing well, thanks for posting.

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Originally Posted by zachUVA

Absolutely max out before going to TH 9. I am in a clan called Xela, but it isnt really a farming clan and It is full at the moment.
EDIT: Actually, I was wrong. There is one spot left at the moment. 1100 is the minimum, but the spot wont stay open long.

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It's cool i'm not looking for a new clan, just interested in hearing from other farming clans and how far they have progressed.

Maxxing my TH8 too before upgrading to the terrifying TH9 where nobody gets good loots!

What about you Ro8star82 ? how is it going with TH9 ?

Fred06 / Arkham City / lvl77

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Originally Posted by fred06

Maxxing my TH8 too before upgrading to the terrifying TH9 where nobody gets good loots!

What about you Ro8star82 ? how is it going with TH9 ?

Fred06 / Arkham City / lvl77

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Sounds like a lot of sensibe farmers in here!

Iv been th9 for a long time, i was almost maxed th8 when it first came out. It is harder to get loot because essentially as soon as you go th9 then th7 bases are no longer worth hitting due to the 50% penalty (thanks supercell!!). But it's not all gloom and doom. You just change your strategy. I now use a full army of giants/archers/gobs/wb for most raids, and because im expending a lot i only hit bases with full loot (200k/200k usually). Ten raids a day (which is very doable) and you can keep all your upgrades going nicely.

I've only got my xbows to finish now and thats me maxed every defence so keep the faith, it is possible to farm your way to a big scary base! Don't worry too much about going to th9, if your sensible and maxed out th8 then your already ahead of the game!


EDIT: Sorry i should have done that too - Ro8star82 / Exploitation / lvl82

I started farming after they took the elixir glitch out.Was a very good one then they started making it tougher to raid people ,but I have progressed to a level 83 with quite decent base.My whole clan farms there good an progress fast its a good laugh doing it.Until they make it worthwhile collecting the worthless cups,I will keep doing it.Gotta say it's a better laugh then sweating out a raid for cups when you gain 3 lose 50.I must also point out a Pedro Lee who wrote a very good piece on farming and trophy levels.Hopefully the top guys leave after paying for Supercells porches an farrari's ,and I'll be there somewhere near the top.Funnier things have happened.An I just got to say a big thanks to all you guys I've raided and I appreciate the fact you help build my base.i am level 9 town hall was pretty much there with my base ,but should have waited till after update to level my town hall up.Hindsight is a good thing.

badboybubbie level 83 town hall 9
Brit's @ War.

Always farm when you have a builder ready eg. builder finishes in 2 hours so farm hard till he is free and be prepared to spend the loot unless your base defense is awesome :cool:

Otherwise your a farm!

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Originally Posted by Ro8star82

Sounds like a lot of sensibe farmers in here!

Iv been th9 for a long time, i was almost maxed th8 when it first came out. It is harder to get loot because essentially as soon as you go th9 then th7 bases are no longer worth hitting due to the 50% penalty (thanks supercell!!). But it's not all gloom and doom. You just change your strategy. I now use a full army of giants/archers/gobs/wb for most raids, and because im expending a lot i only hit bases with full loot (200k/200k usually). Ten raids a day (which is very doable) and you can keep all your upgrades going nicely.

I've only got my xbows to finish now and thats me maxed every defence so keep the faith, it is possible to farm your way to a big scary base! Don't worry too much about going to th9, if your sensible and maxed out th8 then your already ahead of the game!


EDIT: Sorry i should have done that too - Ro8star82 / Exploitation / lvl82

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Wow just read your last post an the bit about using a bigger army is so close to my strategy.It costs me 70 k elixir to make sure I'm tooled for the job.16 giants ,8 wall breakers ,52 archers,30 barbs(for castle troops)30 goblins for the robbery,and the stuff in my castle.I try to use as little as possible of the army because of build times ,but sometimes you gotta just let rip with the troops.i just came back up from under 150 cups and its much easier down there then up higher.I was finding loads of low level players with high town halls crazy people play this game,but whatever floats there boat is fine with me.

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Originally Posted by Tiny

Always farm when you have a builder ready eg. builder finishes in 2 hours so farm hard till he is free and be prepared to spend the loot unless your base defense is awesome :cool:

Otherwise your a farm!

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I had a system going like that. I would farm while my builders are busy, max my storage a, then builders are done, I start 4 new upgrades. Screws up when I go away though and when I get back I got no $ and no upgrades in progress. Feels like I waste of builders...

Been playing since early August and made my way to ~2400 cups, enough for a top 1200 position at the time.

Started having idle builders and lab so decided to become a post-loot-penalty farmer because gems were never really an option.

Currently level 71 and close to maxxing out th8 with one of my three builders becoming free every other day or so.

For this reason, very little playing time at the moment and storages are always full.

Should be at th9 in a couple of weeks, then we'll see what happens.

Don't know if I qualify as a sensible farmer or not.

Sun Tzu Skillz / iClan (21 members) - not a farming clan, just a bunch of guys who know each other from real life

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Originally Posted by SunTzuSkillz

Been playing since early August and made my way to ~2400 cups, enough for a top 1200 position at the time.

Started having idle builders and lab so decided to become a post-loot-penalty farmer because gems were never really an option.

Currently level 71 and close to maxxing out th8 with one of my three builders becoming free every other day or so.

For this reason, very little playing time at the moment and storages are always full.

Should be at th9 in a couple of weeks, then we'll see what happens.

Don't know if I qualify as a sensible farmer or not.

Sun Tzu Skillz / iClan (21 members) - not a farming clan, just a bunch of guys who know each other from real life

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Pretty impressive with 3 builders mate

I'm at Bonbee 2.5 for Farming I'm level 70 with town hall 8 I'm almost maxed at th8 I just need to upgrade my wizard tower 1 more level, cannons 1 more level, archer towers 2 more levels,teslas 5 more levels-I might spend some cash for that and air defence to level 6

Pre dark (elixir) ages, I wasn't what you'd call a farmer per se.
While I'd guard my resources w/ my life, I wouldn't drop my cups on purpose or stop my army before I got a star. So I'd almost always send a full army of 12 sumos / 55 archers / 35 barbs / 40 gobs / 10 wallies out.
I wasn't a trophy chaser, and the highest I got, before the raids got too hot to handle, was 1702 @ TH7 - and then I'd drop naturally as a result of all those golden mortars firing at me.

I still managed to get enough gold to (sorta) fully u/g TH7 - except barracks, mines, tesla, and air defences (never understood those);
and I was almost always swimming in elixir.

Now that we're in the dark ages, and especially since every u/g now costs a mil or more, my strategies have changed.

I have dropped to the 1200-1400 range,
I don't always send out a full army - in fact, I am now more willing to send 30 gobs to clear out the surrounding L11 mines and say goodbye.
That way, even if I don't get those epic 200-300K raids, I still get a constant flow of resources (as opposed to endless "Next-ing").

I only ever paid to get the 5 builders, and I try very hard not to have them idle (except 1 for the walls, so that whatever spare gold I have is always used up).
And I try to stagger the u/gs up so that I don't end up with situations where I would need like 8 mil to keep them all busy again.

In general, I don't revenge. I believe the game is a free for all economy. If you can earn it, you can have it.
But touch my DE and I'll come after you with everything that I've got. lolz

I still have a long way to go for TH8, and I intend to max it out completely before going to TH9.

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maggiep0tat0 is a farm-loving L66 spud living in LeagueofLegends (the purple and white one with 49 members)...

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Originally Posted by Bertikur

Pretty impressive with 3 builders mate

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Thanks. Problem is it gets pretty boring at this stage. Occasional raids but mostly waiting around. Feels more like Hay Day than CoC.

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Originally Posted by SunTzuSkillz

Thanks. Problem is it gets pretty boring at this stage. Occasional raids but mostly waiting around. Feels more like Hay Day than CoC.

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That was actually what I told my husband while waiting out shields for 4 days (accidentally used all my builders & had like close to 4 mil gold) - just came in to clear my mines & collectors + place new traps...

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Always makes sure a Bob is kept free for walls now...

This thread perturbs me in that "farming" is just a means to an end (the end goal of this game). You could "gem" (another means) to the same end. You could also "trophy hunt" to the same end goal. You could also pick your nose... these are all means to an end.

What is the end goal? Perhaps the most common view is having maxed buildings, walls, and now heroes... and on a more subjective level, making new friends, being in a social and active clan, etc, etc.

Whether you get to that end by gemming, farming, or troph or standing upside-down is just the road towards the end. Which path (or paths, perhaps) you choose is up to you.

Many farmers "graduate" to becoming trophy chasers, or some trophy chasers realize their premature rush to 3k and drop down and farm. These are not mutually exclusive. I have a TH9 account and a TH7 account and they are both farming, albeit in slightly different fashions and styles.

There was another post by a level 100+ person who gemmed her way and she seemed disgruntled that the road was over. Like all things in life, wishing for something is perhaps more satisfying than achieving everything you want... and feeling less than satisified...

Illustris, Clan Leader of Farming4Gold aka the Philosopher

I have tried a few clans since I started this game back in October and I have been in my current clan for 6 weeks. I am starting to get annoyed as I kinda feel alone in my quest. I would call myself a farmer, in that I used gems to buy my builders but not to buy gold! I am currently TH8 with maxed defences and Skull walls - currently farming for Elixir (as sad as this might sound) as I want to max my troops before upgrading to TH9.

I am currently shopping around for a new clan but I want a proper farming clan (WITH NO KIDS).

So my question is, what are the best Farming clans out there (I am looking for an advanced clan with high level players not one that only started playing yesterday)

I am specifically looking for a clan where I am not going to feel the pressure to gem but where everybody is focused and active. Any recommendations?

Cheers

D

The Phoenix recognise the fact that Farming is an ongoing process.

We Farm for three weeks and Wk4 go for trophies.. Why?

Well it mixes things up a bit.. Not everyone Farms so its nice for those that dont farm to have some company for a week... and it slows ( albeit only a little ) the maxing out scenario.

Im Lvl93 - TH 9 - Not far off on most of my defs.. Just one more level on each.. Walls mostly Lvl8

Before the update i had come to the conclusion that i was going to go for Trophies after Maxing everything as nothing else to do..

However with the introduction of Second Xbow and also the Upgarde to it... i kind need to farm some more... Which im a little disappointed in to be honest.

I will not be bothering with LVL9 Walls tho.. Thats a step too far imo and that is for the Gemmer to provide SuperCell with a bumper payday.. Fair play!

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Originally Posted by Jimmy1388

- and most importantly, have a plan to spent most if not all your resources before you log off.

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Nah. I have maxed all the TH8's walls and hang around with 6 million of each until a builder becomes available. On the odd occasion that I get properly raided they have to give me a shield and it is simply one or two raids to top it up again.

It is no skin of my nose anyway, I can hardly complain about losing a bit of resource when there are thousands of players out there watching replays of me robbing them.

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Originally Posted by Growler

Nah. I have maxed all the TH8's walls and hang around with 6 million of each until a builder becomes available. On the odd occasion that I get properly raided they have to give me a shield and it is simply one or two raids to top it up again.

It is no skin of my nose anyway, I can hardly complain about losing a bit of resource when there are thousands of players out there watching replays of me robbing them.

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Respect to that... I play the same way... i dont have my base setup like most Farmers... Yeah my town hall is exposed for those that wish to take some easy trophies from me... but i dont encase my Resource in 4/5 thick walls...

If someone can get my resources fair play to them.. as you say its, one (if im lucky) , two (if im not) and three or four if i have some Epic Failures...

Its the game... Farmers should share their wealth for the sake of a free shield

Thanks for the info on how you farm guys. I am a Lvl 83 with maxed TH8 so I think i know a thing or two about how to farm and get resources. The question I was asking is who are the TOP FARMING CLANS? Having browsed the Forum, I am still perplexed as to which are the top clans that have only high level players (farmers) and no kids.

There is a Whole Sub-Forum that you can look at Called Clan Talk...

If you are wanting a move... then post in there stating your expectations and i am sure you will receive a plaethora of invites...

Im afraid you will have to do some work yourself tho as to who is the best as i am sure each one will say "WE ARE AWESOME"...

But if i was looking to move i would try and get in to Illustris Farming4Gold...Just cause he makes me laugh!

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But if i was looking to move i would try and get in to Illustris Farming4Gold...Just cause he makes me laugh!

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Damn, tell me you are a hot woman... tell me... and you like CoC game playing addicts...

Illustris Who Is Finally About to...

P.S. I sent you a PM, Delano... And thanks Bill for the kind words

I'm not sure if there are any I can think of but most of the top clans have groups of people happily farming away.

You could always ask in the clan talk section you might get a few ideas from there :)

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Originally Posted by Delano

Thanks for the info on how you farm guys. I am a Lvl 83 with maxed TH8 so I think i know a thing or two about how to farm and get resources. The question I was asking is who are the TOP FARMING CLANS? Having browsed the Forum, I am still perplexed as to which are the top clans that have only high level players (farmers) and no kids.

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Originally Posted by Delano

Thanks for the info on how you farm guys. I am a Lvl 83 with maxed TH8 so I think i know a thing or two about how to farm and get resources. The question I was asking is who are the TOP FARMING CLANS? Having browsed the Forum, I am still perplexed as to which are the top clans that have only high level players (farmers) and no kids.

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You can swing by exploitation for a look if you want. We have lots of high end farmers and no kids.

I am relunctant to post a thread on the Clan Talk as I cant be bothered with zillion noobs asking me to join and they will make me elder....

I think the question I am asking is general and all you lot who have played this game for a while must know who in their opinion are the strongest farming clans - which clans when you see one of their villages, you press the NEXT button. We all know who the Top Clans are. We all know who the Top GEMMERS are.

BUT Who are the Top FARMING Clans? The most respected with all high level players?

I looked at the guy who started this thread - what an amazing base! Respect Bro!!!!
Your clan has some impressive players I see. Majority with skull walls and high level defences.
Ro8star - do you consider your clan to be amongst the best farming clans?
Who are your competitors?

At zero trophies, if you're paying attention, you'll see the top farming clans with your own eyes. I don't know what it's like for 1000+ trophies. Do you guys run into each other? Over half of our clan is up there, but they haven't said.

My clan is a farming clan. We gave up hunting Trophies when the new update came out and people got L30 Heroes within 24hrs...I am never going to gem to that extent and neither is anyone in the clan...so with the prospect of never really punshing for a top 50 spot, we focus on maximising our bases as quickly as possible - and farming is the way to do this. Once we have maxed out bases (if ever) then we will probably start seeing how high up the ranking we can get!

• There is NO PRESSURE to farm and some of us do hunt trophies.
• There is NO PRESSURE to hunt trophies - I am the clan leader and I openly farm below the range of my attack / defence ability
• We just want you to be active and enjoy the clan banter
• We are all high level players with experience in lots of strategies - entry level 1600 Trophies although you can drop T's once in (shows us you are not a newbie and know how to play the game)

These are the only rules if you would call them rules...more like common sense but anyway:

• Only donate archers unless someone requests something specific
• Be active - we refresh the clan each Sunday and inactive players are booted
• Donate often - people who request but never donate are booted...BUT the top donators are rewarded (I give L3 PEKKA to top clan member)
• No abuse etc etc
• Elders are made so after they are seen to be loyal and helpful to their clan-mates...

If this sounds interesting join. Say you saw this post so I know you are not a random joiner (and hence I know you are interested in farming)

Maybe I will see some of you ....

I must say the most hardcore farmers are those who has TH 9.

Hope no one said this in this thread

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Originally Posted by mediapluck

At zero trophies, if you're paying attention, you'll see the top farming clans with your own eyes. I don't know what it's like for 1000+ trophies. Do you guys run into each other? Over half of our clan is up there, but they haven't said.

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I found zero trophy farming rubbish. Sure there is lots of loot, but you probably need a high elixir fuelled army to get at it - farmers tend to know how to protect their stuff ;-)

It was far better back in the good old days where I could literally use 10 goblins and 5 barbs and take 150k gold and elixir in 30 seconds...anyway...

Im at the 1200 range now and come across a few farmers (high level base, low level trophy) ... but not to the extent I saw at zero...im not sure how those guys survive down there unless they take Dragon and PEKKA armies out against each other...plus, the grind back to zero after getting one trooped when you log off is a real pain.

One thing you do see down there though are the people who've just started gemming. I fought a kid who had L2 walls but already had a Hero...I took everything he had and the 500 dark elixir he left me - I assume left over from gemming his barb king...his revenge fight against me was really funny...insult to injury i'm sure...anyway, we've all had those I suppose - A guy demolishes you in an attack, you revenge, and they demolish you in defence as well - lol

Crud, this has become a clan recruitment thread. Let's stay on topic folks.

Illustris... who says, "Hey, did anyone hear of Farming4Gold yet?"

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Originally Posted by Illustris

Crud, this has become a clan recruitment thread. Let's stay on topic folks.

Illustris... who says, "Hey, did anyone hear of Farming4Gold yet?"

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♥♥♥♥.... Thats what im talking about!!:D

Many thanks for all your replies and PMs. I have taken a look at the clans that you have all referred to me. Must say, I quite like the look of the Exploitation clan. Everybody seems to be more or less the same level and quite impressive villages. As a high level player, i think i will fit in better in there.

If you dont mind Ro8star, I will very much like to take you up on that invite to pop down to your clan later for a visit.

D.

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Crud, this has become a clan recruitment thread. Let's stay on topic folks.

Illustris... who says, "Hey, did anyone hear of Farming4Gold yet?"

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Hmm no I've never heard of it...

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Originally Posted by IRoss

Hmm no I've never heard of it...

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Ah, great. Thanks for the prompt, IRoss... let me take the opportunity to write a long-♥♥♥ recruiting ad... since this thread shouldn't be about recruiting...

(Walks to microphone, coughs, takes a deep breath and...)

Illustris Who Goes On and On, and On, and On... yawn...