I'm gonna sincerely say this: I am so very sorry. I hope that you'll all still speak to me after that post.
I considered breaking this into several posts, but you had given me such an excellent battle plan that by the time it was executed, it was down to "melee for your lives", anyway... it just made sense from a narrative perspective to complete the battle here in one post, rather than highlight every hit, miss, etc.
This has obviously been in the works for some time. It may get worse before it gets better.
Again, I am sorry. I hope I haven't ruined everyone's enjoyment here.