"Ok everyone, wait til there's only 2 minutes left. The stand aside forcav to plow in, follow them inside, kill them all!".
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"Argh, why didn't anyone attack, "
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"1 MIN TO RESET KILL KILL"
edit: Before, the information of your character on the database would only be updated once every...30 minutes? I don't even remember how long it was actually. The server would shut down and restart, taking into account any new equip, lvls, etc. It would do it on the dot every time, even if it was in the middle of a battle.