Marcian Tobay
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Wait, they're still planning for The Coming Storm?
Harold Camping thinks we're weird for still thinking it's going to happen. -
I will go VIP the month Issue 22 comes out. It looks so good. So very good. I think Issue 22 and I would have a very fulfilling love life, but it does not return my calls.
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First post:
Quote:Most recent game-related update:P.S. She is working on her typing skills, so if you see her say "Go", "Go", "Go" about twenty times, don't worry. It's only 1 of about 100 words she can spell.
Quote:I also discovered that Sister Flame has become a bit of a helper lately. She has been encounting a fair number of new players and when asked a question on Local, Flame answers them politely (if slowly. She's not a good typer or speller). -
Sister Flame, daughter of the City of Heroes community.
So very awesome. It's kind of humbling to realize that we've been getting updates on her life for over three years now. Good heavens. -
Quote:The proper name, in my professional and scientific opinion, should be "The Man Who Walked 1,000 Miles Just To Fall Down At Your Door"Originally Posted by Roderick
The Proclaimer for [Walk]ing 500 Miles.
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Quote:Well, what I'm saying is that I don't play this game enough to justify spending $15 a month on it.Originally Posted by Texarkana
Well.....if you did go VIP, you would be getting a 400 pp stipend (or 550 points if you're tier 9), which you could then use to pay for it. 2 months of points easily pays for the new set.
Edit....err, what Errant wrote and I did not previously read.....except he probably should have stuck a semi-colon before "Beam rifle" ( ' ;
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Across the board, then...?
Well, I play City of Heroes at most casually. So while I heartily endorse this direction, it means that, personally, I don't foresee myself buying any new power sets.
Thank you!
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I'm still learning exactly how the Developers should shut up and take my money. So... if I pay for VIP, do I get access to Titan Weapons for that month? If so, can I use that time to create a character that I then purchase and keep after my VIP month runs out?
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Titan Weapons seem incredible, and I'm tempted to buy them, even though I'm only a casual player.
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Quote:Originally Posted by 2short2care
Hiya take your shoes off, make yourself at home, make yourself comfortable. *sees Marcian take clothes off* AHHH NOT THAT COMFORTABLE!!!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Which one costs the most Paragon Points?
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Quote:Wedding Ring or Rocket Launcher?Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Hello to the freebies
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Quote:*shrug* Stuff. Things.Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
What are you up to?
Okay, um... updates!
I have a new job now. Still in the video game industry. Technically, there's no NDA where I work, but I'll still keep it hush hush for obvious reasons.
Major Brony. Is this surprising to those who knew me? Probably not. I live in Los Angeles County at this point. I dress well, look sexy, and became a hardcore Doctor Who fan (though I do wish I had become one before the tragic passing of Lord_Of_Time ).
Life's good! Designing my own Collectible Card Game that I'm hoping to sell at some point next year. Fingers crossed, and we'll see how this goes.
How are you? How is everyone!?
(Oh, and hey guys! I have an NPC in game. Check 'im out! And thanks to Dedlok for the screenshot!) -
Come one, come all! It's a super-powered Free for All!
Whether free, Premium, or V.I.P, if you haven't posted here yet (Or in a long time) poke your head out and say "Hello"! It's a great community! -
Irony is being unable to comment on the "Discussion: Forum Changes: All Access Sections - 12/16/2011" thread about how everyone can now post because I don't have clearance to post on such threads.
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Quote:My first social faux-pas since the coming of the glorious Free to Play model! Hooray!Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
I like how he totally ignored my question...
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Quote:Yay!Originally Posted by Obsidius
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Hmmm... seems I can't change my avatar while on a Premium account. Friends and Gentlecolts, stand back while I use science to learn my parameters!
Who still lurks these marvelous boards?
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Quote:Cool.Originally Posted by Desi_Nova
Nothing.... *walks away quietly and calmly*
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What's going on in here?
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And from this, I have created the Fusionverse, an RP group that is based on fusions of canon characters. Who leads the group?
Why, Statesline, of course! -
Quote:More or less this.Originally Posted by Aquila_NA
This is how it works, is it not?
What you really mean to say, Marcian (PLEASE forgive my presumption, as it is theoretical) is "Please Hammer (players) don't hurt 'em (Devs) while I'm gone."(?)
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Quote:Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
*edit*
This is your SPOILERS tag, since it was requested.
The joke is that Fiusionette is stupid. That's really the sum total of it. And it's not even a funny "ha-ha" joke, it's a funny "NPC companion AI sucks!" joke.
Once upon a time (and possibly even now), Fiusionette's AI had her rush ahead of her companion player, aggro additional spawns, die and fail your mission. She was incredibly weak and her powers did almost no damage, turning the mission into a very annoying, very unpleasant one. Players complained, then complaints turned into parody and Fisuionette was compared to a "n00b" player. This was supposed to be funny, and so the joke began.
Because about half of Faultline's storyline is sketch comedy, the joke seemed to perpetuate, and was extended into the Rikti War Zone, where Fiusionette was officially written as a ditzy klutz with a low IQ and Faultline was written as an inexperienced nitwit who was unsure of himself. Their relationship was forwarded, as well, with then next "joke" being a botched tell from Faultline to Fiusionette where he forgets to add the slash in /t, and a comment from Fiusionette as a captive, telling the Rikti: "You just wait until my Build Up recharges!"
In general, Faultline and Fiusionette were written as a lovey-dovey couple of semi-competent class clowns with a ton of play-driven humour surrounding them, and I use the word "humour" very loosely.
Enter Fusion and Jane Temblor. They're the opposite in terms of personalities - rude, crude, arrogant and insufferable. They are, however, the same in terms of approach - incompetent and inefficient. Their relationship, instead of a kissy-huggy one, was turned into sort of a love-hate relationship as exhibited by Bonny and Clyde style couples in crime. It's no longer as adorable. It IS amusing to see them knock each other down with their finishers, though. That's funny.
Then we have Praetorian Duray teaming up with Primal Duray, for the finisher. See, Fusion and Jane are actually amusing in the way they play off each other and the way Duray plays off them. "If you've just about wrecked everything, then why am I standing on an intact highway?" "Eh! Blow it out yer ear!" Not exact quotes, obviously, but that's how it comes off.
So when Praetorian Duray complains about the incopetence of Fusion and Jane, Primal Duray quips "Just be glad they're not the local version!" in a way that makes me expect to hear that followed up with a laugh track or a rimshot. Because... Jim Temblor and Fiusionette are funny, right? Because they're both clumsy and stupid! And Fusion is a WOMAN here! Laugh, damn you!
It's out and out comedy that, rather than being funny, only manages to destroy what sense of humour I have left. Fusion and Jane are humorous enough on their own. They are humorous because they are well-written and well-acted. You don't need to throw endless references to endless player-spawned jokes. That's not humour, it's failed comedy. Especially the third time through the task force.
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Quote:You and I need a Red Box night.Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
That's good advise, actually. Don't watch a bad movie with me, because I WILL go MST3K on it post haste. My patience for bad comedy is particularly low. I don't think I've watched one that hasn't made me rant more than laugh in years.
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Wait, what?