WootBot


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Time again for another march toward t-shirt doom! Discuss this week's life-or-death struggle for sales supremacy as chronicled on the Reckoning page all week long.

Here's how the Reckoning week runs now: every Tuesday at midnight, we retire the previous week's lowest-selling shirts and launch this here discussion thread. Tuesday around noon we'll post the all-new, all-early Reckoning Recon. On Friday, we'll juice demand and prime the pump with a little weekend reminder post. Finally, on the following Monday, the Day of Reckoning post sounds the last call for the Reckoned shirts. All of those posts will be linked below. Monday night (or Tuesday morning), it starts all over again. The Reckoning, she is a hungry beast...



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rockymike


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Interesting start. All the new guys in danger and Family Breakfast on the chopping block. Could be an exciting week.

I also feel like I missed a memo somewhere...

Yeah, so there's that...

bluejester


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For those who follow "Nevermore" stats, it is fast approaching the 50,000 sales mark. Does Woot have any special plans for the notorious bird upon it hitting the 50K mark?

neuropsychosocial


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bluejester wrote:Does Woot have any special plans for the notorious bird upon it hitting the 50K mark?

Make it legible?

RIP A.A. Blanks (Obituary)

loridi


quality posts: 5 Private Messages loridi

All the polliwogs are in the danger zone though I think Vader at minimum will climb out, possibibly by kicking himself into the danger zone. Which Vader has the force behind him?

citizencoyote


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bluejester wrote:For those who follow "Nevermore" stats, it is fast approaching the 50,000 sales mark. Does Woot have any special plans for the notorious bird upon it hitting the 50K mark?



Of course they will! They'll celebrate by noting it's available in the Reckoning for you to buy right now!*



*Until such time as it fails to make the Top 20 at 12:00pm Central on Monday, at which point you'll have until midnight to snap one up.

Narfcake


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neuropsychosocial wrote:Make it legible?


Haha! They've done it before; the light-gray-on-black that they did on the hoodies worked out quite well, actually.

terrariageek


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Family Breakfast is on the brink of dying. I'm sad to see it go.

rockymike


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terrariageek wrote:Family Breakfast is on the brink of dying. I'm sad to see it go.



It's currently sitting in that coveted position of third-longest survivor. Since that's the closest anyone will ever get with the Binge and the Bird standing in the way.

Yeah, so there's that...

citizencoyote


quality posts: 42 Private Messages citizencoyote
terrariageek wrote:Family Breakfast is on the brink of dying. I'm sad to see it go.



I have a feeling it will be saved. It's early yet.

grahamcrackercoyote


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citizencoyote wrote:I have a feeling it will be saved. It's early yet.



I dunno - it's sinking east!

cdrewlow


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citizencoyote wrote:I have a feeling it will be saved. It's early yet.



I don't know. It seems like the Sith Rule of Two is working well. It was inevitable that Rebel Attack would usurp Family Breakfast.

bounty42


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What I can't believe is how fast Thanks for all the Fish is falling.

I suspected it took 1st by way of being linked from the CEO's farewell message, but 1st to 20th in 4 weeks has got to be some kind of record.



Numquam minoris aestimo potentia stultis, maxime in magna coetus
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■(1:40 PM, 7/27/2012) bounty42 quips, "Forget Guest Editor, what we need is a Guest Rejectionator."
■(10:40 AM, 6/21/2012 ) bounty42 inquires, "Is it just me, or do we not typically get this many Editors Choice shirts?"
■(2:02 PM, 6/15/2012) bounty42 runs numbers.
■(10:40 AM, 6/7/2012) bounty42 dispenses wisdom for all those 'too late' naysayers, "A woot shirt is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when it means to."
■(3:20 PM, 5/18/2012) bounty42 states, "The turtle is very cute, and I love the smug look he's got."

neuropsychosocial


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bounty42 wrote:
I suspected it took 1st by way of being linked from the CEO's farewell message, but 1st to 20th in 4 weeks has got to be some kind of record.

I feel like this has happened before, maybe more than once, but I can't recall the shirts. There's actually a recipe for it: okay design that touches upon a pop culture reference that has a cult following so the link gets passed around outside woot and pulls in a bunch of new people; very strong first day sales; unusually strong first week sales as the link gets passed around; dramatic sales drop after first week. And then when the shirt loses its first week of sales or the change in formula between a third week shirt and a fourth week shirt hit...

citizencoyote wrote:I have a feeling it will be saved. It's early yet.

It was falling fast a while back and someone predicted it would go; I said, naw, it will get a Father's Day bump - but I think it lost the Father's Day sales this week!

RIP A.A. Blanks (Obituary)

lisabethjo


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Where does one find the sales numbers for each shirt? Seems to me that it used to be on the stats page.

bounty42


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lisabethjo wrote:Where does one find the sales numbers for each shirt? Seems to me that it used to be on the stats page.



It did. It's now only found on the Wootbot post that starts the forum discussion for the shirt.



Numquam minoris aestimo potentia stultis, maxime in magna coetus
------------------------------------
■(1:40 PM, 7/27/2012) bounty42 quips, "Forget Guest Editor, what we need is a Guest Rejectionator."
■(10:40 AM, 6/21/2012 ) bounty42 inquires, "Is it just me, or do we not typically get this many Editors Choice shirts?"
■(2:02 PM, 6/15/2012) bounty42 runs numbers.
■(10:40 AM, 6/7/2012) bounty42 dispenses wisdom for all those 'too late' naysayers, "A woot shirt is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when it means to."
■(3:20 PM, 5/18/2012) bounty42 states, "The turtle is very cute, and I love the smug look he's got."

lauraoften


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I want to see the Clue shirt back - with the Plum, in the library....

grahamcrackercoyote


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lauraoften wrote:I want to see the Clue shirt back - with the Plum, in the library....



Maybe they'll do a game shirt side sale?!

breinschw


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I count 3 Star Wars themed shirts. Maybe they are hitting the same buyers... who will only buy one of them, "splitting the vote". The lowest one (or two) will probably go.

BTW. Does this mean that cats have a greater following?

citizencoyote


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breinschw wrote:
BTW. Does this mean that cats have a greater following?



That's a good question. Judging by internet culture, I'd say they're about even.

kevlar51


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grahamcrackercoyote wrote:Maybe they'll do a game shirt side sale?!



I would approve of this event.

katy719


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On the Bazinga shirt, I don't understand how those would equal "a!". Oh, well. I will just have to live in mystery.

I love the Warrior Cats Series!!!

ayerscolleen


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Family Breakfast is also on a mug this week for Caffiends, I wonder if that's pulling away from t-shirt sales?

Narfcake


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ayerscolleen wrote:Family Breakfast is also on a mug this week for Caffiends, I wonder if that's pulling away from t-shirt sales?



Nah. The big reason is that all the Father's Day sales are no longer factored in.

Narfcake


quality posts: 239 Private Messages Narfcake

First numbers all week (that includes you too, WootBot) ... I'm surprised no one has said anything. Granted, it's the closest I can do without baselines this week; I do thank Bounty for the closing numbers 3 weeks ago, which means that at least an approximate DSR can be calculated.

Legend: Current rank. Shirt Name - total quantity as of this posting. DSR are for informational purposes only and not 100% accurate.
1. Unstealthiest Ninja 3 4 - Currently at 6062. Approx. 49.58 real time DSR; 45.96 Woot-based DSR
2. I Love Science - Currently at 4607. Approx. 28.93 real time DSR; 26.05 Woot-based DSR
3. Settler Cats - Currently at 3097. Approx. 28.35 real time DSR; 26.29 Woot-based DSR
4. Rebel Attack - Currently at 3307. Approx. 25.52 real time DSR; 22.36 Woot-based DSR
5. Cats Resume - Currently at 5444. Approx. 22.04 real time DSR; 20.43 Woot-based DSR
6. The Formula For Success - Currently at 12273. Approx. 21.3 real time DSR; 19.75 Woot-based DSR
7. Star Powered - Currently at 5016. Approx. 20.49 real time DSR; 19 Woot-based DSR
8. The Binge - Currently at 59512. Approx. 18.57 real time DSR; 17.21 Woot-based DSR
9. Swept Away - Currently at 2792. Approx. 19.29 real time DSR; 17.62 Woot-based DSR
10. Escape from the Cold - Currently at 1648. Approx. 20.51 real time DSR; 17.81 Woot-based DSR
11. Free Your Heart - Currently at 1694. Approx. 23.2 real time DSR; 18.21 Woot-based DSR
12. Nevermore - Currently at 49527. Approx. 16.6 real time DSR; 15.39 Woot-based DSR
13. F This - Currently at 3289. Approx. 16.03 real time DSR; 14.86 Woot-based DSR
14. Released - Currently at 1198. Approx. 22.76 real time DSR; 17.29 Woot-based DSR
15. Shhhhhhh - Currently at 13621. Approx. 15.52 real time DSR; 14.39 Woot-based DSR
16. A Most Civilized Game - Currently at 2530. Approx. 16.18 real time DSR; 15 Woot-based DSR
17. 1971-Floppy Diskette - Currently at 10349. Approx. 14.72 real time DSR; 13.64 Woot-based DSR
18. Leonardo - Currently at 7894. Approx. 14.87 real time DSR; 13.79 Woot-based DSR
19. Inconceivable - Currently at 2635. Approx. 14.02 real time DSR; 12.98 Woot-based DSR
20. Artichokey - Currently at 4848. Approx. 14.6 real time DSR; 13.54 Woot-based DSR
21. Household Uses - Currently at 1768. Approx. 17.87 real time DSR; 14.7 Woot-based DSR
22. Thanks For All The Fish - Currently at 5338. Approx. 14.22 real time DSR; 13.18 Woot-based DSR
23. Just this once - Currently at 791. Approx. 19.05 real time DSR; 13.87 Woot-based DSR
24. Family Breakfast - Currently at 16678. Approx. 13.41 real time DSR; 12.43 Woot-based DSR
25. The Great Whodini - Currently at 1542. Approx. 14.9 real time DSR; 12 Woot-based DSR
26. Kawaii Puft - Currently at 1226. Approx. 12.05 real time DSR; 10.08 Woot-based DSR
27. Back in My Day - Currently at 1801. Approx. 11.08 real time DSR; 9.41 Woot-based DSR
91. Color Outside the Lines - Currently at 1417. Approx. 26.02 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
92. Condition: Fleshwound - Currently at 2235. Approx. 49.16 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
93. Sock Abduction - Currently at 1320. Approx. 29.29 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
94. FURBALL! - Currently at 490. Approx. 11.66 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
95. I'm A Humanatarian - Currently at 2970. Approx. 69.82 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR

grahamcrackercoyote


quality posts: 25 Private Messages grahamcrackercoyote

I'm A Humanatarian killed yesterday! It even beat out Condition:Fleshwound. Cannabilism is in [I confess, bought 2].

midgerock


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I hope people can come out and support The Great Whodini. its in the Danger Zone only after its first week. I hope I can get all your support on first daily print.

alexanackifl


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I need Family Breakfast to stay! It's my personal marker of how long I've been on Woot- my first week was its first week.

rglee129


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Thanks for the updates, Narfcake. I missed them throughout the week.

Boy, I'm mystified at how Family Breakfast has fallen so quickly. How could that have happened?

Narfcake


quality posts: 239 Private Messages Narfcake
rglee129 wrote:Thanks for the updates, Narfcake. I missed them throughout the week.

Boy, I'm mystified at how Family Breakfast has fallen so quickly. How could that have happened?


You're welcome ... and Father's day numbers don't count anymore.

grahamcrackercoyote


quality posts: 25 Private Messages grahamcrackercoyote

Household Uses is going in and out of the danger zone. Okey Dokey is right on the bubble.

neuropsychosocial


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AA Update
cranberry (women) moves to Anvil; brown, creme (kids) move to Anvil
- 1971 (women)
- Artichokey (kids)

Hypothetically, it's possible that there are still olive AA blanks (women) and lemon AA blanks (kids). Realistically... well, let's wait 'til we sound the death knell: at least until tomorrow, we still have two shirts with sizes on AA.

RIP A.A. Blanks (Obituary)

sdsanders


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What are the longest running shirts of all time? Personally I would love to see the "Mise En Place" shirt back. Being a chef I loved that one. I bought 2 back in the day and one has become a rag and the other is fast approaching gun cleaning cloth.

Narfcake


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T-minus 4 hours ...

Legend: Current rank. Shirt Name - total quantity as of this posting. DSR are for informational purposes only and not 100% accurate.
1. Unstealthiest Ninja 3 4 - Currently at 6114. Approx. 48.11 real time DSR; 47.82 Woot-based DSR
2. I Love Science - Currently at 4641. Approx. 27.93 real time DSR; 27.71 Woot-based DSR
3. Settler Cats - Currently at 3131. Approx. 27.66 real time DSR; 27.5 Woot-based DSR
4. Rebel Attack - Currently at 3332. Approx. 24.12 real time DSR; 23.88 Woot-based DSR
5. Cats Resume - Currently at 5462. Approx. 21.2 real time DSR; 21.07 Woot-based DSR
6. The Formula For Success - Currently at 12294. Approx. 20.62 real time DSR; 20.5 Woot-based DSR
7. Star Powered - Currently at 5041. Approx. 20.01 real time DSR; 19.89 Woot-based DSR
8. Free Your Heart - Currently at 1725. Approx. 21.86 real time DSR; 21.47 Woot-based DSR
9. The Binge - Currently at 59544. Approx. 18.47 real time DSR; 18.36 Woot-based DSR
10. Escape from the Cold - Currently at 1675. Approx. 19.76 real time DSR; 19.55 Woot-based DSR
11. Released - Currently at 1226. Approx. 21 real time DSR; 20.59 Woot-based DSR
12. Swept Away - Currently at 2809. Approx. 18.47 real time DSR; 18.34 Woot-based DSR
13. Nevermore - Currently at 49549. Approx. 16.28 real time DSR; 16.18 Woot-based DSR
14. F This - Currently at 3312. Approx. 15.77 real time DSR; 15.68 Woot-based DSR
15. Shhhhhhh - Currently at 13646. Approx. 15.38 real time DSR; 15.29 Woot-based DSR
16. Just this once - Currently at 820. Approx. 18.14 real time DSR; 17.73 Woot-based DSR
17. A Most Civilized Game - Currently at 2545. Approx. 15.63 real time DSR; 15.54 Woot-based DSR
18. 1971-Floppy Diskette - Currently at 10378. Approx. 14.77 real time DSR; 14.68 Woot-based DSR
19. Leonardo - Currently at 7924. Approx. 14.95 real time DSR; 14.86 Woot-based DSR
20. Artichokey - Currently at 4880. Approx. 14.77 real time DSR; 14.68 Woot-based DSR
21. Inconceivable - Currently at 2652. Approx. 13.68 real time DSR; 13.6 Woot-based DSR
22. Household Uses - Currently at 1777. Approx. 15.71 real time DSR; 15.48 Woot-based DSR
23. Thanks For All The Fish - Currently at 5364. Approx. 14.19 real time DSR; 14.11 Woot-based DSR
24. Family Breakfast - Currently at 16730. Approx. 14.37 real time DSR; 14.29 Woot-based DSR
25. The Great Whodini - Currently at 1562. Approx. 14.13 real time DSR; 13.9 Woot-based DSR
26. Kawaii Puft - Currently at 1236. Approx. 11.03 real time DSR; 10.88 Woot-based DSR
27. Back in My Day - Currently at 1812. Approx. 10.35 real time DSR; 10.22 Woot-based DSR
91. Color Outside the Lines - Currently at 1433. Approx. 20.84 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
92. Condition: Fleshwound - Currently at 2270. Approx. 38.44 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
93. Sock Abduction - Currently at 1343. Approx. 21.92 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
94. FURBALL! - Currently at 495. Approx. 6.6 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
95. I'm A Humanatarian - Currently at 3056. Approx. 50.57 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
96. To Each His Own - Currently at 1462. Approx. 42.75 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
97. Oodles of Noodles - Currently at 1892. Approx. 126 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR

Accuracy isn't a strong point still, though 18-22 has been moving around for the past couple days.

citizencoyote


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sdsanders wrote:What are the longest running shirts of all time? Personally I would love to see the "Mise En Place" shirt back. Being a chef I loved that one. I bought 2 back in the day and one has become a rag and the other is fast approaching gun cleaning cloth.



This thread (updated every so often) records all of the top shirts (both in numbers and time) as well as the "rarities" (i.e., the worst sellers and a few that were offered for a limited time and thus really are rare).

And you guys were right, looks like Family Breakfast has served its last meal. I thought it would at least put up a fight.

I'd go for the Great Whodini if I were a Dr. Who fan, but I'm a heretic.

debragr


quality posts: 3 Private Messages debragr

Give it milk and cookies with the Binge, which is approaching 60,000 and 3 years?

bluejester wrote:For those who follow "Nevermore" stats, it is fast approaching the 50,000 sales mark. Does Woot have any special plans for the notorious bird upon it hitting the 50K mark?



rockymike


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It seems almost certain the Family Breakfast is bowing out this week. I see it has at least cracked the top 10 in the best seller list. I am a little bit surprised that it's the top selling Ramy shirt.

With it gone the next longest survivor is Shhhhhhh, which seems odd because I clearly remember when it debuted 25 weeks ago.

Yeah, so there's that...

surfdad


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Even Ramy's worst, and I think Just This Once first day sales of 687 may qualify, manage multiple weeks. Weird. Did it get a bump from a group of 3-legged cat supporters?

rockymike


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surfdad wrote:Even Ramy's worst, and I think Just This Once first day sales of 687 may qualify, manage multiple weeks. Weird. Did it get a bump from a group of 3-legged cat supporters?



I think 133 post-debut sales would get anyone into the top 20. Surprised that Household Uses didn't make it – thought that would be Family Breakfast's successor. I guess the successor is Rebel Attack, though I don't see that one holding water once Summer ends.

Yeah, so there's that...

Narfcake


quality posts: 239 Private Messages Narfcake

Closing numbers as of :17 after the hour ...

Legend: Current rank. Shirt Name - total quantity as of this posting. DSR are for informational purposes only and not 100% accurate.
1. Unstealthiest Ninja 3 4 - Currently at 6119. Approx. 48.29 real time DSR; 48 Woot-based DSR
2. I Love Science - Currently at 4651. Approx. 28.43 real time DSR; 28.2 Woot-based DSR
3. Settler Cats - Currently at 3133. Approx. 27.74 real time DSR; 27.57 Woot-based DSR
4. Rebel Attack - Currently at 3336. Approx. 24.37 real time DSR; 24.12 Woot-based DSR
5. Cats Resume - Currently at 5467. Approx. 21.38 real time DSR; 21.25 Woot-based DSR
6. The Formula For Success - Currently at 12297. Approx. 20.73 real time DSR; 20.61 Woot-based DSR
7. Star Powered - Currently at 5045. Approx. 20.16 real time DSR; 20.04 Woot-based DSR
8. Free Your Heart - Currently at 1727. Approx. 22.07 real time DSR; 21.68 Woot-based DSR
9. The Binge - Currently at 59552. Approx. 18.75 real time DSR; 18.64 Woot-based DSR
10. Escape from the Cold - Currently at 1679. Approx. 20.02 real time DSR; 19.81 Woot-based DSR
11. Released - Currently at 1228. Approx. 21.24 real time DSR; 20.82 Woot-based DSR
12. Swept Away - Currently at 2809. Approx. 18.47 real time DSR; 18.34 Woot-based DSR
13. Nevermore - Currently at 49552. Approx. 16.38 real time DSR; 16.29 Woot-based DSR
14. F This - Currently at 3314. Approx. 15.84 real time DSR; 15.75 Woot-based DSR
15. Shhhhhhh - Currently at 13653. Approx. 15.63 real time DSR; 15.54 Woot-based DSR
16. Just this once - Currently at 821. Approx. 18.27 real time DSR; 17.87 Woot-based DSR
17. A Most Civilized Game - Currently at 2548. Approx. 15.74 real time DSR; 15.64 Woot-based DSR
18. 1971-Floppy Diskette - Currently at 10383. Approx. 14.95 real time DSR; 14.86 Woot-based DSR
19. Leonardo - Currently at 7925. Approx. 14.98 real time DSR; 14.89 Woot-based DSR
20. Artichokey - Currently at 4882. Approx. 14.84 real time DSR; 14.75 Woot-based DSR
21. Inconceivable - Currently at 2663. Approx. 14.09 real time DSR; 14 Woot-based DSR
22. Household Uses - Currently at 1784. Approx. 16.32 real time DSR; 16.09 Woot-based DSR
23. Thanks For All The Fish - Currently at 5375. Approx. 14.59 real time DSR; 14.5 Woot-based DSR
24. Family Breakfast - Currently at 16739. Approx. 14.69 real time DSR; 14.61 Woot-based DSR
25. The Great Whodini - Currently at 1568. Approx. 14.71 real time DSR; 14.48 Woot-based DSR
26. Kawaii Puft - Currently at 1240. Approx. 11.35 real time DSR; 11.2 Woot-based DSR
27. Back in My Day - Currently at 1818. Approx. 10.8 real time DSR; 10.67 Woot-based DSR
91. Color Outside the Lines - Currently at 1437. Approx. 21.47 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
92. Condition: Fleshwound - Currently at 2278. Approx. 39.94 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
93. Sock Abduction - Currently at 1346. Approx. 22.62 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
94. FURBALL! - Currently at 495. Approx. 6.6 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
95. I'm A Humanatarian - Currently at 3061. Approx. 52.71 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
96. To Each His Own - Currently at 1476. Approx. 53.25 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR
97. Oodles of Noodles - Currently at 1909. Approx. 176.99 real time DSR; n/a Woot-based DSR