[quote=@Efficacy]
<Snipped quote by Darlit Glitch>

Heh, I've got no idea. Scribes do so much research on this; they're always coming up with new and confusing ways to do things. Maybe it [i]would[/i] be best to set up one strong portal at the very beginning and defend it.
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Then is it possible to temporarily seal such a portal to make it look like it's already been closed off instead of just waiting on standby?