Bruthaman

As spiffy as all this inovation sounds, I'll just bet I'm gonna have to make new alts in order to take advantage of all these customizable powers, aren't I?

For the record, I think it's important to be as versatile as possible. To that end, I've become proficient at leading. For me that means reading the team.

Are they (blissfully) the sort that can get on by themselves?

Are we herding, then wait around this corner.

Are we sniping or trapping?

Do we have a dedicated healer? Believe it or not some Defenders take offense if you expect them to actually defend. Go figure.

Do we have any credible lockdown (ie good Controller work)

There are diferent working strategies for each of these scenarios. For my money any leader worth his/her salt, will take these various situations into account. And be flexible enough to adapt his/her strategy accordingly.

It is also my considered opinion that part of holding a team together involves taking the time to sort throught his/her teammates various undone missions and pick the ones that will be most advantageous to the team. That means picking the closest one of the right level. And spreading this around so everyone gets a turn at having the team do their mission.

I promise you, that sometimes all it takes, is a word of encouragement, cajoling or thanks at the appropriate time, to hold a team together. Sometimes, in order to inspire my team, I will tell them from the outset, that I will be dedicating myself to guarding the Healer. Believe it or not, sometimes that's enough to put them in the correct cooperative and heroic frame of mind.

But these practices involve skullsweat and patience. And I fear that these commodities are in dreadfully short supply these days.

My natural inclination is to be a follower. So leading will always be a tad uncomfortable for me. But I honestly believe that taking the time to develop serviceable leadership skills pays dividends both here and in the Real World.

Remember, if a thing is worth doing at all, it's worth doing well. And just because that sounds sappy, doesn't make it any less true. Are we not heroes, after all?

OMG! You see how inspirational that sorta stuff is? I'm ready to take that friggin hill all by my lonesome, right now!

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The answers she provided were interesting. But mostly boiled down to the fact that she didn't like to take responsibility for leading. She'd happily join to help someone else, but didn't like the responsibility of grabbing new teammates, worrying about team balance or picking missions.

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You've really provided your own answer right there.

For me it always comes down to just how much effort I'm willing to devote to the goal I'm persuing at the time.

When I'm soloing, I'm free to do as I please. And when I'm just a member of a team, I am only marginally more constricted.

But if you are the consciencious sort (and I am) then taking the responsibility for managing a team, is nothing if not restrictive.

To be sure, there is a distinct type of pleasure that one can derive from leadership. But see, I don't particularly enjoy telling folks what to do. In the best cases, you don't have to. But how often is the team you wind up with a best case scenario?

Just the gentlest of reminders my dear. You are here because, you are having a wonderful time!

That, was excruciatingly funny. They were both so agressively insane, but eager to help! Ahh... PSAs. What would we do without them?

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How can we forget Chiun ? lol one of my favorit movies when I was younger... who remembers this classic?

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Aahhh... Thank you so much for reminding me of that! As a young man I read all the books with relish. I also enjoyed the movies (perhaps, with mustard?) Truly, if ever there was a series that deserved to be remade with attention to detail, this was it.

Alas... All this must end. I present for you now, the sine qua non of all Srapperdom.

P.S. Oooo... Lookit! Ask and sometimes the Universe answers.

I would encourage everyone to embrace and rock rhythmically back and forth. And while they were singing this, my allies would have the time to arrange a rescue.

Yeah, that's tha ticket! Kum-Ba-Yah y'all.

Uh... kin ah have yer stuff?

Ah mean, just until yew git back, that is.

Achiever -67%

Explorer -60%

Socializer-47%

Killer -27%

Achiever

I do believe that this is how far we've come.

Oooo! Might almost be worth it. Especially since I could then officially spank Fusionette as well.

Flying knee strikes!

Boy oh boy! wouldn't that be tha cat's pajamas!

I want the ability to kill Lady Jane, for pissing me off with her self destructive ways.

Chocolate was awsome. It was brought to us by the same folks that brought us Ong Bak 1 and 2. For even more delicious Muay Thai action check out Tony Jaa on youtube.

Fortunately I landed on my head. That way I don't get hurt. Awww geez! the song wasn't that bad!

You know at this point it doesn't even really matter anymore. It's just the little QoL things that still bug me. Like no matter how slow I'm moving, I'm still always running. And the absolutely infuriating ability of John and Joan Q. Public to push me aside. Believe it or not other than things like that, for the most part I'm happy as a clam.

The name Orange Soda seems sorta familiar. But it really doesn't matter. Welcome back!

Believe it or not, I actually knew that it was called a three section staff. I was just being colloquial for my homies as it were. Of course when you let it slip, that it's actually called a sanjiegun... well, I knew I was well and truly trumped. But as for calling a katana a knife. That's not a knife.

This one has always been a favorite of mine. It was inspired by Ms. Abyss.

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Ahh... Troy!

Achilles could almost have been a Spartan.

Almost.

Now, those were good Scrappers! Very good Scrappers indeed!

Thank-you so much for that link.

I haven't even thought about Mr. Speakman for years. Which is a bad thing.

Because more than any other fighter yet presented in this thread, even mine, IMHO Jeff Speakman truly exemplifies pure Scrapperlock.

Unfortunately, as you said, he is a trifle obscure. Even though some of those movies are relatively recent, he remains relatively unknown.

I believe that's because, in all the scenes I saw, he represents pure beatdown. None of his opponents offer him enough challenge to make it seem as if he were overcoming any kind of odds. And despite his blazing proficiency, that is an element that serves to highten interest and involment, at least for me.

P.S. Xen10k... You beat me to the submission of Forbidden Kingdom. But I'm glad someone included it. Good fighting always Mo bettah!

Maybe I'm aging myself here. But I was a real big fan of Rowdy Roddy. And I remember the movie well and enjoyed it. But I can't really believe you want to submit that extended wrestling scene as one of the 'Best fight scenes ever.'

You make the little joke, yes?

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Flail/SR vs Kat/SR

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Very nice! Best flail work I've seen in a long time. Either I must be getting old or the average age of the forum is getting younger. Because I can't believe that no one has hauled out the venerable Chuck Norris yet!

And as everyone no doubt knows, Chuck's Scraputation can be seen from space! Lolz!

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Couldn't agree more.

Mmm, aahh... so much meaty thunking.

As with the choreography in he Bourne movies, Jet Li does 'The Dance' very well. I'm sure you understand to which dance I refer.

If you are not already familiar with him, please allow me to submit another candidate for introduction into the sacred halls of the pantheon of scrapper gods. The inimitable Tony Jaa. Most of the scenes in the link are taken from his movie Ong Bak. The art is called Muy Thai. Please believe me, Ong Bak 2 is even better.