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I was referring more to Umbral's distaste for the two of us being put in the same group, actually.

Though if Umbral were to take offense at myself being lumped into a 'Female posters' category with Arcanaville then I'd be sorely put out.

-Rachel-

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Let me just say: this floated right through the center of the strike zone, and I didn't swing at it, because I have semantical mercy.

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PM me with that, and I'll give you 1,000,000 Influence.

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Isn't saying that all Magic-themed characters are D&D ripoffs, or created by players who like fantasy RPGs, just a huge stereotype?

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I was referring to Diablo, WoW, Guild Wars, etc, being founded in the same system and setting that D&D established. Though frankly, D&D is the origin point of modern RPGs as a whole, so every RPG is a "D&D Ripoff".

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Actually, that'd be a Chainmail ripoff, if we want to talk about origins.

All I heard was "stone brute" and "kin corrs."

For me, it's a question of AT and powerset. It's easy to make a natural Thugs/Traps MM. Harder to explain why a natural Brute can shrug off attacks from a Malta deathbot.

Similarly, while Mutation works for Super Strength or similar sets that represent an extension of normal traits, it doesn't explain things like Dark Melee or Necromancy as well.

I feel that Technology and Magic provide the most basis for the powersets I like and characters I make, so I tend to use those two a lot.

Then there's the question of what origin really fits a character. If my character shoots magic bullets out of a supergun, is that tech or magic? If he's a normal dude with a spell on him that gives him a weird death touch (DM/Willpower), is he natural or magic? Is an angel magic or natural? The power is from a supernatural source, but he's always been an angel, and those powers are pretty natural for him.

Happy Birthday! And to celebrate... I'm not gonna run around.

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An award that I have to nominate myself for is not worth earning.
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In a thread full of astronomy, redheads, experimental lesbians, Danica McKellar, Lord Byron, Quantum Leap, LISAR's breasts, Helen of Troy, and my role in the end game? That would be like claiming to have the best bunk in all of Arkham Asylum.

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Now that is a far more legitimate topic than your previous one.

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Monorail cat is better.

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See, the problem with lolcats is that only 5% or so are actually funny. The rest are just eye candy for cat lovers, who'd laugh if you showed them a cat photoshop'ed in front of the Holocaust Memorial with any random caption at all.

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Razoras has a low-res avatar, showing his lack of skill with finding and calibrating his avatar. Also, it is of a rather comicbook stereotype "built" guy, which suggests a desire to compensate for personal inadequacy. His repeated attacks on the character of others demonstrates a need for attention and to put others down to silence internal fears of inferiority.

Also, the avatar is question has blue facial hair. This choice of color clearly shows he has questionable sexuality and may have done jail time.

<qr> in lower case means a lack of attention to detail and proper grammar, for acronyms should always be capitalized.

Oh wait, that's pointless speculation. Fun? Of course! Meaningful? Not in the least!

You know what's not fun these days? Mercs MMs. That's not fun; don't play one. And if you do, don't pair it with poison.

Seriously. Go thugs if you want to be uber like everyone else. Go bots if you want good but not so blatantly the same. Ninjas or Necro if you want melee. But there's no good reason to troll around with five pets carrying BB pellet guns.

It's taken me from my reg date until a few months ago to actually take a character to 50.

Ah, the good ol' endgame.

SWG: Squeezing another 0.02 firing speed out of your scatter pistol for the edge in PvP. That was fun.

WoW: Two words: LEEEEROY JENKINS!

FFXI: Switch yo' class and start over, foo'. Oh, and it takes eight months of grinding to get there. Have fun.

EVE: This is the grind that never ends, it goes on and on my friends...

TR and AA: I'll tell you when I get there... where'd my game go? *tear*

CoX: Roll a VEAT/Kheld. Run an endgame TF/SF. Purple out. Work on badges. Go to Ouroboros and run content you missed. Go to the AE and play nothing but new missions, and give people helpful suggestions and ratings.

Frankly, I don't see any reason to complain about CoX's endgame.

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some ground rules for the crookery ill join if everyone agrees to
1 logs on at least once a week
2 team with people on crookery
3 one designer on sg base
4 one leader
im not gonna be leader or designer
want crookery to be better than our two attempts at sgs that failed
IF leader must log at least 2 times a week


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I'd be game for it, though probably not the being leader part. I do nothing but redside these days.

Even I'm not nerdy enough to track a woman using GIS.

Ill/TA Controller. It's a freakin' one-man (or woman, or robot, or furry, or alien, or...) light show. Fun to play, fun to watch, and actually useful.

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There is a really cute guy over there <-----

And a really annoying one right there ^^

And a girl with her butt hanging out of her shorts over there ---->

School is an interesting place.

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Yep. I had an entire semester sitting behind a girl who had her backside sticking out of her shorts. I'm no fashionista, but I can say this:
Don't do that.
Don't do that and wear thongs.
Don't do that and wear thongs if there's going to be hair showing.
Now, she was a pretty big girl, but I don't think there's a female anywhere who could make that cute. If there is, sure wasn't her.

I was traumatized for life.

I won't join a TF/SF without Shivans/Nukes mostly because they are insurance. Can you win without them? Yes.

If someone has to leave early, gets DC'ed, etc, and you find yourself facing a wall of evil with nothing but three stalkers, those things come in handy.

I'm allergic to giving up when I'm close to the end. Hence the nukes and Shivans.

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Frankly, that this thread hasn't been locked in a positive sign regarding the maturity of both Virtue's posters and our moderators. And our moderator's opinion of our maturity.

Either that or they avoid Virtue altogether due to the only slightly veiled lewdness of the Rookery threads and such.

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I've read all the post, and there wasn't anything bad in it.

PG 13 doesn't mean "never mentionning sex, dating and sexual preference ever". I've had my first "sex education" class when i was about 7-8.

The difference is that for 13 and the like, we only describe in detail when it's in a purely biological way to explain reproduction. Anything else, we must not go in details.
Just talking about butt wingling or that some people prefer to date people of the same sex.... nothing wrong with that.

Yes we need to protect the younger readers from extremely sexual or prornographic talk... but we must not over protect them to the point of them asking at 18 years old: "So... anyone can finaly explain to me if it's the bee and flower or if it's the stork that really make babies?"

It really shouldn't be surprising that it wasn't modded. O_O

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Uh, the entire damn thing is borderline flame-bait. Let me line them up:

Homosexuality
Public Displays of Affection
Mores of MMOs: To Kick or Not To Kick
More Mores of MMOs: Does a warning justify any action
Mores of Forums: Seeking support for an already resolved situation: is it drumming up contention where none exists, or a legitimate thing to do?

Probably some other things too.

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It could be worse.

You could've compressed the puppy between your hands until it teleported to the waffleverse.

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Such ingenuity! Anyone got a spare puppeh? Or preferably a kitteh, since they're mostly fluff and won't make as much mess if they don't make it to the waffleverse?

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<hands you a packet of insta-puppeh, just add cute o.o>

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*looks around for cute, unable to decide where to start first*

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It could be worse.

You could've compressed the puppy between your hands until it teleported to the waffleverse.

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Such ingenuity! Anyone got a spare puppeh? Or preferably a kitteh, since they're mostly fluff and won't make as much mess if they don't make it to the waffleverse?

Frankly, that this thread hasn't been locked in a positive sign regarding the maturity of both Virtue's posters and our moderators. And our moderator's opinion of our maturity.

Either that or they avoid Virtue altogether due to the only slightly veiled lewdness of the Rookery threads and such.

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so... I've got this funny feeling she's not going to give you the satisfaction of posting in this thread.

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Why do you think I haven't bothered to post my picture in it yet?

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My target demographic for women seems to be in the 30-50 age range. They come up to me in the food store and tell me I need to eat more.

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I tend to attract younger women for some reason. My wife is 19.

When I was in my teens, I attracted older women. I guess I looked older or something..

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They usually just want me to eat more. I've got a metabolism most people would die for; eat what I like, and still weigh in at 140 lbs at 6'4". Downside is the fact it's nearly impossible for me to put on muscle or weight of any kind.

And jumping in late to the hair discussion, I'm in that awkward stage where I'm growing my hair long again (damn law enforcement haircuts), and it's too long to be tidy with just combing, and too short for a ponytail of any dignity. Any suggestions?

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The only one I have is, if you want long hair your going to have to put up with the crappy inbetween. If your hair is curly that makes it worse, untill it gets longer. Seems like people with strait hair dont have much of a problem with the inbetween long and short.

Could always use mousse on your hair while it is still a bit wet to keep it down. I did that when I played out all the time back in the late 80s when my band first started out and I was in the inbetween stage with my hair. Hair spray SUCKS!

I guss it only matters if you are goingto let your hair grow out and let it get some wieght to it or not. After a certain point it just flows down. Thats what I found out.

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My hair's weird. It's normally straight. The first inch sticks straight up, the next inch and a half go wherever I comb and stay there, and then it starts to curl. At about 5-6 inches, it starts to curl like I bobbed it. Which looks completely ridiculous.

Might try the mousse thing though.

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I tend to attract younger women for some reason. My wife is 19.

When I was in my teens, I attracted older women. I guess I looked older or something..

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They usually just want me to eat more. I've got a metabolism most people would die for; eat what I like, and still weigh in at 140 lbs at 6'4". Downside is the fact it's nearly impossible for me to put on muscle or weight of any kind.

And jumping in late to the hair discussion, I'm in that awkward stage where I'm growing my hair long again (damn law enforcement haircuts), and it's too long to be tidy with just combing, and too short for a ponytail of any dignity. Any suggestions?

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First of all - I hate you and your darn freakish metabolism!

To answer the question (I am assuming you are male) - as they say on all those TLC makeover shows - use "products" (styling gels & such).

We femailes have it a bit easier as hair grows out - there are lots of cute little clippy things and headbands and such to help, although there is definitely an awkward stage in growing out your hair. That's why I haven't cut mine shorter than a couple inches below my shoulders for 10 years or so.

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Strangely, I'm too much of a hippie to use hair products other than the stuff that makes it clean. There's a bit of a weird story to it all. I grow out my hair because I grew up in a religious semi-cult that didn't do long hair on men (or mustaches), so I grow it out now; however, I'm stuck to the idea of men not using hair gels/spray/mousse/etc. The only hair-holder thing a guy can get away with is a hairband while engaged in athletic pursuits, which is better than nothing.

A catgirl, you say?

*eyes the cake thoughtfully, then offers PB an oversized Rikti sword*

It's your birthday, so feel free to indulge your fantasies.

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TY puppy for the Numina yesterday. That was fun.

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Happy cake-day, PB.