Melancton
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Quote:Looks great. As for being green or gold, green works fine, given the Flora-favoring idiom you have chosen.Originally Posted by Gulanzon
My "Purge the world!" Supervillain.
Observe how he is bathed in PURE WHITE FLAMES with golden hair, skin, and clothing!
Ignore the Martial Arts touch, it was just the first thing that sprang to mind when I thought "Maniacal Chaotic Evil sorcerer dude."
And may I be the first to congratulate you and affirm you by saying, "Of course, you know you're mad!"
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Quote:Originally Posted by DarkGob
Reshaping the world to fit his ideal? Yeah, that fits pretty soundly under the classic megalomaniacal behavior of a Villain. Although frankly, I would say that Hamidon at this point transcends mere villainy into some other category.Well, generally the notion is that humans work CORPORATELY to shape things to a MUTUAL ideal overall, whereas the Villain is imposing his/her singular vision on everyone else, and if anyone does not like it, the trap door opens up and they fall into the pool of piranhas, lava, acid, laser-sharks or whatever. The Villain may go through sophistic hoops to demonstrate that his/her way is morally superior and/or actually beneficial to the soon-to-be-enslaved world, but it comes down to Imposition of a Single Will for Everything on Everyone Else.Quote:Originally Posted by Electric-Knight
Interesting... Isn't that a large aspect of what humans value as evidence of their greatness?
Not that I disagree with the thought, mind you.
The basis for appointing villainy is often entirely a matter of perspective.
Hamidon may have altered himself to where he has no moral choice left, ie, he has the morality of an army of fire ants or a swarm of locusts. I infer this due to the dearth of commentary on Cartesian Logic written by single-cell organisms.
Of course, this is all well and good, but I am really here for the fine supervillain rants containing "Fools!" I also note for the record that the preferred first response from a Hero upon hearing such a rant delivered should be "You're mad!"
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Me love Trolls.
Therefore, me love Me Love Be A Troll best. Troll songs best songs.
"Put in Zig me soon be free," heh. It am revolving door there.
Now we got song, where am smoking hot Troll girlfriends?
Devs hate Trolls.
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Now we're talking! *applause*
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Quote:Shouldn't that have been our first clue that the Death Star was actually fully operational? I mean, geez, it sounds like a trap!Originally Posted by Blood_Beret
Many Red-Shirted Bothan Spies died bringing us this information.
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Quote:So true. As long as he forgets to go light-speed.Originally Posted by Zombie Man
So, apparently, it's not the power set that would defeat Superman, but power- and costume customization.
Use the Bioluminescent and Omega costume with green blast powers.
Oh, and roll a *magic-origin* green-blasting Bio-Omega-costumed toon. And you can kill Superman... every time he rezzes.
I looked at the epic art above and thought that Supes should be invisible to the unassisted eye, striking his foe 30,000,000,000 times a second whilst Bad Boy is just beginning to raise his arm.
But no one would buy the poster.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Gulanzon
'Cept on not harping on about problems.
I just like the idea of nature devouring civilisation, because I think overgrowth and the decay of the human element is beautiful. I'm in love with it.
I don't have any beef with buildings and people because I think they're in some way flawed, or need destroying, in other words. In the same vein there is no way for humanity to redeem itself... simply because it has done nothing wrong for it to need to have to redeem itself, in my eyes. The problem simply is that it is there, and I think I could make it better. Kill off the humans and have vines and trees take over.Point of Order: I believe to be official, a supervillain rant has to have at least one use of the word "Fools!"Quote:Originally Posted by Golden Girl
That's almost a perfect supervillain rant right there
Now, the above DID suggest a theme song to the tune of "Hey, Jude":
"Kill the hu-mans, and make it better..."
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Quote:What is the pun about being a Fun-gi? That is why the mushroom men have a good time.Originally Posted by beyeajus
If the devoured weren't all gross looking with the mouth tentacles and what, I'd glady roam free as one with the rock monsters and frolic with the mushroom men (they look like they have a good time, ALL the time!)
As far as siding with Hamidon, I foresee yet another stereotypical scene where the quisling is consumed by Hami as his way of saying "Thanks." -
Quote:As always, Steelclaw cuts to the proverbial chase. Case closed.Originally Posted by Steelclaw
3) Superman is Generic'd.
4) Eat delicious celebratory cookie.
But if we are talking a standard superhero battle, then all you need to defeat Superman is a writer that wants him defeated.
Let's face it: Superman can move at Flash-level speed. He can time travel.
Every fight ought to be over before the baddie can lift their weapon to fire, and even if they get a round off, Supes would be able to dodge it with ease. He could move out of range of the Kryptonite radiation before it ever reached him when the baddie opened the lead-lined box and started sneering.
And even if all of that failed, all he has to do is chant, "Remember to go back and hide Dad's keys and put up a trash can" and then voila, trash can falls on baddie, utterly foiling him.
So the only way Superman can realistically be defeated is for the writer to have Superman forget he has a super memory and then also forget to use any of the above-noted tactics, and then sit like a bump on a log while the baddie does something to him.
It is enough to make Troy Hickman weep.
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Quote:I's easy, Sanorican... he leer "" jus drops ou whenever you would ordinarily see i.Originally Posted by Santorican
I'm confused, whas going on here?
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Poery like ha can someimes move ough men o ears.
EDI:
hough I canno deny ha even grea classics can be prey ough o follow:
Romeo:
Bu sof! Wha ligh hrough yonder window breaks?
I is he Eas, and Julie is he sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill he envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale wih grief
ha hou her maid ar far more fair han she.
Julie:
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore ar hou Romeo?
Deny hy faher and refuse hy name!
Or, if hou wil no, be bu sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capule.
'is bu hy name ha is my enemy.
hou ar hyself, hough no a Monague.
Wha's Monague? i is nor hand, nor foo,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any oher par
Belonging o a man. O, be some oher name!
Wha's in a name? ha which we call a rose
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A imerick:
A fea and a fy in a fue
Were imprisoned, so what coud they do?
Said the fea, et us fy
Said the fy, et us fee
So they fed through a faw in the fue. -
Some poery is jus perfec for his hread, and i isn' a requiremen ha you be an elie smary pans o appreciae i. And cas are cue, oo. his meris op honors for you, Healix.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Mirai
How about Tsumi? (= sin/crime)ba dum bah! *rimshot*Quote:Originally Posted by Siolfir
Tso Tsumi?
Fine work. There are already scads of jokes based on "Tsoo" as it is; this is a fine addition. And the name was selected for use, which was fitting. -
Quote:In my early going as a hero, I teamed with a fellow who played well and kept up an interesting dialogue.Originally Posted by Obscure Blade
Offhand, my least favorite missions would be the various Kill Everything on the Ship missions, and the Defeat Patient Zero mission where you have Wasting Disease, don't have Stamina, and are fighting Vahzilok. I almost always autocomplete that one.
About a week later, he sent me a tell, and as it turned out, he had the Vahzilok Wasting Disease and NOBODY WOULD TEAM WITH HIM! This included getting kicked once the leader saw the flies around him. He could not complete the mission to get the cure without help because he was so weak, and there was no autocompletion back then.
That was a sad situation. That is what we DO as heroes. We are supposed to help folks that only we can help.
We completed the mission and he was cured. As I understand it, after a time the overt symptoms of Vahz Disease are no longer visible to other players as a result of experiences like this. I have not run that arc since then, so I could not say.
As for annoying maps, "defeat alls" in big maps with exciting places to hide are high on the list for me. Nowadays, the last goal is supposed to show up on the map, whether a baddie or a glowie, but it often fails to happen for me when it is a glowie. Do Not Want. -
Day jobs in Praetoria are mostly a disappointment at this juncture.
I am glad for the Badgers that there are badges to be obtained. For myself and a goodly number of folks, I think the Accolades and the corresponding Temp Powers are the bigger focus.
Those temp power Tear Gas Grenades are very handy, especially on a lowbie. Since I have rolled up about 10 new heroes since the GR launch in Praetoria, logging most of them out in a Banker and then a Law Enforcer day job area would have netted me some Tear Gas at this point for these guys, which was the idea behind rolling so many at once. Why Law Enforcer is impossible for Praetorians to get escapes me.
Innovations will arise. Uncle Melancton now runs an email Care Package service to my lowbies, shipping out Temp Power recipes and salvage and an Inf grubstake. I would like to be using Tear Gas Grenades as well as Stun Grenades, but hey, Stun Grenades are great and certainly more than Uncle Melancton had back in 2005, you whippersnappers! And even though Melancton never got to Jet Pack over the Hollows, there were the Taxibots who arose to help the lowbies, bless them. Innovations will indeed arise.
So I imagine that at some point in the future that Day Job accolades will completely open up for the Praetorians. It is just disappointing to miss out on the Temp Powers until they do, but Oh Well. -
*gets inspired to do Back In The Day thread about how whippersnappers don't remember that you couldn't get a second costume or a cape in Emperor Cole's world after launch*
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Quote:I do not know if the mission still exists as it was, or if perhaps hardly anyone takes it any longer, but Back in the Day there was a mission that required you to defeat a number of Lost in Kings Row.Originally Posted by Dz131
I dont get it
Naturally, this led to many players asking in Broadcast, "Where are the Lost in Kings Row?"
Which generally led to responses along the lines of "I don't know, I lost them" and "If we knew, they wouldn't be Lost, they would be Found, wouldn't they?" and numerous other variations.
So "Where are the Lost in Kings Row?" is a classic silly question now, especially to the veteran heroes of '04 and '05. -
I know this feeling...
It was a huge costume contest in Atlas, and my lowbie was dutifully in line, trying to look heroic. It dawned on us that the judge had been DC'd.
So for all we know, Troy is on a desperate mission on another planet, left helpless by exposure to Hickmanite, frantically trying to figure out how to snatch victory from the jaws of certain defeat at the hands of his archnemesis.
Or he may have gone to Canada.
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To invoke that ancient question and answer, the female Lost must be somewhere in Kings Row.
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I have tried a number of searches, but either I get no hits or get overwhelmed with results.
Could someone point me to consensus suggestions about video cards that will run Ultra Mode without melting, and the underlying configuration (RAM, etc.) needed to support it? I am not looking for the 7ee1 ultragaming starship computer, but something that will take it in stride given a Windows 7 platform. If I know about what I should be looking for, I am much more likely to find it.
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Quote:"I vant to sip your nectar!"Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
There was an article I read basically proving that the 'vampires' in those books are basically mutated butterflies. After that, any comments about them sparkling makes me laugh.
Something very, very wrong with that... -
Troy, I have some suggestions, but given that I am not sure what you are looking to do exactly with "writing a review," some films may be better than others, obviously. And a TON of great films are too long for use, alas.
Casablanca 102 min- Superb writing and characterizations. Could anyone else have done as well as those cast? Already mentioned and probably a consensus choice
Groundhog Day 101 min- Great writing and a very thoughtful picture without being overt about it. A particular style of comedy that works well with the individual or falls totally flat.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 103 min-- Superb cinematography, and very interesting portrayals of a number of groups: professional soldiers, military families, officers and noncoms, native Indians, ex-Confederates. I have heard that the expression, "Too late, Nathan!" was a catch-phrase for years after this film's release.
African Queen 105 min-- Very strong character-driven movie
The Producers (1968) 90 min-- Is it funny or is it not? Is the acting just right or over the top? Definitely a "love it or hate it" type film.
Since the movie version of Common Grounds is not out yet, you will just have to do the best you can...
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And here is what the Day Job Recruiter told me:
>>Banker: Log out in an IBP Vault and for a limited time earn an Information Bonus when completing a mission.
Caregiver: Log out in a Hospital and for a limited time receive an out of combat regeneration bonus.
Day Trader: Log out at the swap meet in the Underground and for a limited time you will be granted a device that can quickly teleport you back to it.
Fashion Designer: Log out at a Tailor to receive coupons that grant a discount to Tailor fees.
Patroller: As a tireless seeker of truth, you receive an XP bonus when you log in. Professor: Log out inside the Cultural Direction and Education Center in Imperial City and for a limited time receive a random piece of tech salvage when completing a mission. <<
So unfortunately, it looks like my Praetorian cannot get the Law Enforcer badge, and thus no Tear Gas Grenades via accolade. Then I thought to ask the recruiter about that:
>>For example, earning both the Caregiver and Professor day job badges will earn you the Physician Accolade. While logged out at the CDEC or inside a Hospital you will earn charges for your Revive Ally power.
This is just one of the many accolades you can get for earning multiple day job badges. Have fun exploring and finding them all.<<<
"Many?" I dunno about that.
My idea of fun, however, is certainly not "exploring" for day job badges. Couldn't we have a list somewhere, Devs?? -
Thanks for the replies.
I have picked up the badge in the Vault at Pocket D and was hoping to get the Police Station badge to go with it and have Tear Gas grenades, but so far, no luck.
I will check in the Day Job person in Nova Praetoria and see what they can tell me.