Morac_Ex_Machina
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Quote:The thing I love most about Naylor is that once you get there, you rarely have to leave the immediate area.Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Absolutely. I never get tired of Striga and Croatoa with my heroes and would love to have that kind of thing for my villains. I wish they would add some quick transport across Nerva to Naylor because I love his stuff too. -
I didn't use a single transfer. The only toons I have on another server are a few stragglers on Pinnacle that were all a) under 20 b) not very fun and c) I didn't have any room on Freedom anyways.
My original switch from Pinnacle to Freedom was definitely following friends, but that was many years ago, and at the time I had zero interaction with the Pinnacle community. These days, most of those friends have buggered off, and I've got much more of an attachment to the Freedom community, so I doubt I'll ever change my major server.
I have considered rolling some toons on Virtue, however. Partially for the experience, and partially because I don't feel like paying for extra character slots. -
I've never actually browsed using two web pages directly next to each other for comparison, even when I had dual monitors set up for my desktop computer. I guess some people may find that more of an issue for me, but after watching my use patterns over an extended period of time, I have noticed that I never have more than one program in the foreground at a time.
Again, maybe an issue for some, but it's probably less of an issue than you think. -
Quote:Frustrated forum users are frustrated.Originally Posted by Newbunkle
Mean thread tags are mean.
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Quote:To be honest, I mostly scoff at the multi-tasking argument. All of the apps include good enough program hooks (what document was open, where you were in it, etc) and low enough load times that switching apps is comparable to alt-tabbing. The only real thing I care about multi-tasking is music, and it does that already.Originally Posted by Orion_Star_EU
Likewise.
I plan to get a 2nd or 3rd Gen one (my laptop should be fine for another few years), but the prospect of an iPad actually became awesome when they announced multitasking.
Without multitasking, it's kinda crap to be honest, too big just to do one thing at a time. -
Quote:I concur. It's fine if you criticize me, but the anonymity of rep comments has led to some rather out of line messages that I have no way to respond to.Originally Posted by poptart_fairy
The only issue I have with the system is how the comments are made without your username being attached to it. I guarantee half the abuse would drop off the face of the earth once MacTinyballs realises he has to put a name to his derp derp.
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Must... fight... urge... to follow... all... links...
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Quote:Oh yes, I missed this. There is a difference between "the engine can't do it" and "letting the engine do it would be a bad idea". Power customization was the former. Multiple cape-rigs, at least according to Paragon Studio's official policy, is the latter.Originally Posted by Warkupo
While I appreciate the information, I've kind of stopped accepting "system limitations" as an excuse the last four or five times they proved themselves wrong.
Everything is a matter of time, and I'm pretty patient. -
Quote:Ok, question time: I just looked up the 5th amendment and I'm now wondering what abuse of government authority in legal procedures has to do with anything. This is not intended to be inflammatory in any way, I just really don't get the reference.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
I'll plead the 5th on that
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Quote:You are certainly allowed to hold that opinion, as long as you acknowledge that what seems to be the majority of people do not share your view.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Well, I still think they're basically the same thing
(PS: Also, as long as you realize that it is an opinion of yours, and not a fact). -
Quote:That is a mathematical possibility, yes. I would posit it as unlikely to be the majority view, however.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
But if it's all just a matter of opinion, then all tropes will be cliches to some people
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Quote:By the definition of each side. All cliches are tropes, but not all tropes are cliches. You may argue about whether or not something falls into one category or another, but since there are no cliches that are not tropes, there will always be at least an equal amount of cliches to tropes, and generally more tropes than cliches.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
How can you be sure of that, if there's no clear line between them?
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Quote:It doesn't appear to be a clear line because it isn't a clear line. No one person decides what is a cliche and what is just a trope, no more than one person decides what is conventional and what isn't.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
That's not really a very clear line between them though - like who decides when something's overused, and when it's just a convention?
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Quote:As I understand it, it is more of a sliding scale. A cliche is the extreme end of overuse. A trope is something that has been used enough to be noticed, yet not enough to warrant the inherently negative connotation that calling it a cliche would.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
But isn't that still the same? Like a convention is a cliche, because if it's been used enough to become a convention, then it must have been oversued?
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Quote:Are cape animations calculated server side? Interesting.Originally Posted by Obscure Blade
As said, entirely different. First, they don't use the same animation systems; BaBs also mentioned that we can have both capes and animated tails because animated tails don't cause the performance problems capes do, because they aren't animated like capes. And on top of that, Ultra Mode is client side; it doesn't affect the performance of the game itself.
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Quote:Why try and tie it to Ultra mode at all?Originally Posted by Warkupo
*sigh* Fine, when activating Ultra Mode, add an algorithm that also turns 'hair' on or off.
Gotta be so **** specific. -
Quote:Oog, you're right. I think I'm just going to go find a brick wall to slam my face into repeatedly instead. It will be a much more pleasant experience, I suspect.Originally Posted by Primal
^ And the cycle begins anew. Oh, but YOU will be the one to convince her this time.
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Quote:That.... is not actually possible. Ultra mode is a shader/reflections upgrade. Cape-rigs are something entirely different.Originally Posted by Warkupo
Make it part of Ultra Mode then.
of course, the hair would have to reflect everything, to keep up with Ultra Mode standards.
Theoretically, they could add an option to turn off capes, but that still wouldn't make it part of ultra mode. -
Quote:Ultra mode can be turned off. Cape-rigs can't.Originally Posted by Warkupo
Yet they're pushing out Ultra Mode with the next issue, aren't they? I think BaB is just lying because he's lazy~
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Quote:I disagree. I think you will find many other people who do as well. Like the entire scientific community, for example.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Some things you just know are wrong
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Quote:Obvious question time: how do you know such things? Being an outside observer doesn't count.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Actually, I know lots about it - that's why I know there are some things that should be avoided
In other words, don't knock amoral killing 'till you've tried it. -
Hmm.... true. I had forgotten about those two ("those two" being the two rigs from the wedding pack. I don't really consider the bolero to be a breaking of the policy because of the subsequent removal of the combined option).
Still, I'm pretty sure animated hair will be proceeded by either a change in policy at Paragon Studios (which I don't view as too likely), or a reworking of the costume system to disallow such overlaps. -
The real question is whether GG would give up her cape in favour of animated hair. Because animated hair would certainly be implemented with a cape rig, and only one cape rig per model.
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Quote:You, madame, go too far.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
That would also be nice, yes
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Quote:Not... dismember... people? What is this nonsense!? You might as well just ask me to give up genocide while you are at it!Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Well, you could always not do it in the first place
Not do it. Yeesh.