Amerikatt

You're not a cat person because I didn't vote for you?

(*retrieves her tail and reattaches it, while gluing the poodle's tail to its head*)

You mean the ones at the ends of the Warhulk flamethrowers?

(*rolls eyes*) Dear boy, you *cook* the macaroni first ... *then* put it on the scanner so it doesn't scratch the glass.


(*noms on some uncooked maraconi, because she likes the crunching sound*)

It's otay, Caemgen. Jophiel beat me to the punch. We all *know* that mine would've been the winner otherwise (*wink wink*)

Congrats to the Polish Princess ... um ... Prince ... um ... never mind. Furless One comparative anatomy and birthing processes weren't covered in Kitty Kollege.

((If your child is a girl, Joph, you *might* want to name her Amy. Just say ...!))

No need to worry about that. I once made the mistake of nomming scented markers, thinking that they were *flavored* ones.

Never again!

Drat! I thought that I was *finally* going to be able to submit *something* for this contest.


(*stands on her hind legs and swats at a butterfly to the "Alley Cat" song*)

Nice job. Very cute.

Terrific sight gag with the tail, although cat tails do not wag, particularly not so frenetically. Rather, our tails sway with fluid grace.

I'd give it two thumbs up ... *if* I had thumbs, that is.

No, it doesn't. (*waggles eyebrows*)

Overruled!

(*whispers*) Put a little purple mask on the Cheshire Cat. In fact, have an entire tea party with *me* as each character. (*waggles eyebrows*)

(*huggle pounces BR*) I've been told that my evil twin from the Mirror Universe strengthened herself this past weekend, going from a pale Threat Level 29 to a mighty Threat Level 47.5.

Be scared, fellow Paragonians. Be *very* scared!

(*huggle pounces BR again ... and then sproings out of this thread and back to her secret lair in the wilds of Borneo*)

Thanks, CR! I'm not officially back from sabbatical, but Jordan's callout was just too nomtastic for me to resist.

The comparison may be a bit extreme, but it's to illustrate the mindset I've encountered with the "I *thought* it was a PvP zone" argument. Just because it's a *known* high-crime area does not give the criminals the right to victimize people, just as I don't see it being right to be ganked in a PvP zone. An extreme comparison, perhaps, but it harkens back to the old "she was asking for it" argument.

No offense taken. You are 100% correct. I do *not* have the personality to be in a PvP zone. I'm only there for the exploration badges. If I was interesting in PvP and got attacked or initiated combat, then getting "pwned" would not upset me as much.

Please explain this comment to me. How has PvP been ruined simply because people don't want to be attacked during the few seconds that they're trying to step on the badge marker. Surely, people can quell their PvP urges for a few seconds.

Too bad a window doesn't appear onscreen asking us whether we want to engage in PvP. Consentual PvP would allow all parties to be prepared, and would reflect skill rather than opportunism.

1. Exploration badges are not predicated on attacking another player; and 2. I'm an easy kill. Doesn't that diminish the point of having the defeat badges? Shouldn't *those* badges be for actually engaging someone in a fair, 1-on-1 (not 8-on-1) fight? I know I'm very naive when it comes to PvP, but I tend to think of there being a Human on the other side of the avatar rather than just a bunch of pixels to fight for pixellated loot.

Thanks, CR. This "retirement" descended swiftly upon me, like a hawk swooping down on a squirrel!

At least have a beautiful wallpaper for my computer. Thanks!

(*waves buh-buh to the Forumites and huggles the bebbeh bunny and the kitteh with the pails*)

It is also understood that certain areas in real life should not be traversed after dark. However, what happens if your mother (or another woman you care about) has car trouble in such a place and, not having a cell phone, has to get out of the car to find a pay phone? Is she then somehow responsible for any crimes perpetrated against her?
Next PuG I'm in, I'll just say, "I want to get the exploration badges from (name of PvP zone), so how about the 7 of you go along with me and put yourselves at risk? Reiraku said it was okay". I'm sure that would go over *very* well.
How am I suppose to "avoid" PvPer #2 when he's standing behind me (invis'd) and smites me when I'm trying to run away from PvPer #1's onslaught?
I'm *not* looking for XP in a PvP zone. Give me *some* credit! I've gotten attacked by NPCs who were near the exploration badge. Trying to run away from them has gotten me beaten up from behind while the PvPers beat me up when I turn around.
Easier said than done! My character's HP gauge has been dropped so low that I can't even see the red! Am I suppose to risk a one-shot for *you* so that *you* can claim that you bested me because of your 133t sk111z? I look around to make sure I don't see anyone, *then* I rest. Of course, if you're invis'd, then it's harder for me to see you. Right?!
Asking them to cease their unwarranted and unprovoked attacks is somehow wrong? Interesting supposition ... as is your assumption that you *know* what the Devs and other players are thinking. I also find it interesting that you -- who do not know me in-game or out-of-game -- would make the assertion that I'm "abus[ing] the game's rewards". Please explain that to me, because it sounds like you're saying that you don't want me to somehow get a PvP IO recipe and sell it to a vendor for hundreds of influence when you can flip it a few times at Wentworth's and get billions for it. That's it, isn't it?!