Mr_Squid
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I'll offer up Arc ID 339222, "The Descender". The whole idea here is to have a arc where you aim for world domination and actually get it.
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Quote:I think the thing is more about pacing then it is about length. The ideal arc should never make you say "ugh, when is this going to end" or "Wait, it's over already?". It should end right when you feel it should.Originally Posted by Wrong_Number
Writing a short arc is a negative? I find "too long" can more often be an offense. I personally prefer authors don't follow the "it has to be five missions" paradigm as I have played a lot of arcs that were clearly "stretched" to fill the five mission available.
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Quote:QFT. Seriously, is this arc really that big of a deal? It's not like all the other content in the game has to follow suit or anything. I direct you to my sig. Now. Lets all calm down, and read some reviews.Originally Posted by Witch_Engine
Seriously, nothing would make me happier in the world. Venture knows that just mentioning this arc now creates a dramastorm, so why do it? If the arc was never mentioned again I would be utterly ecstatic because then maybe the drama about it would finally END.
Of course, a call to stop the drama by outside forces that I'm stuck in the middle of will probably just get called an attempt to keep the drama so that people can appear 'neutral' by taking the exact middle stance between us, but seriously now. Venture's beef isn't with me, it's with the people who liked the arc, and vice versa, and now I'm caught in the middle of it and things like what he's done in this thread aren't helping.
Yes, I came to post here, because once again, someone on the boards has done something that has created a headache for ME in game, outside of my control. Asking for people to stop fuelling the drama that any sane person would have already given up on a long time ago shouldn't make me a villain.
I tried shutting up about it, for three months, even. It did nothing. If being silent about it doesn't work, then what other options do I have? -
Quote:QTF. I could not be more happy with the designs of the demons. They look metal as all getout.Originally Posted by __Eh__
OMG!
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Quote:Yeah, but they're OUR fascists!Originally Posted by KaliMagdalene
As much as the 5th is a villain group with more flavor and history than the Council, it kinda creeps me out to see people cheering fascists on.
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Well I just played it...and all I can say is...
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You still taking submissions? Because I would like to submit Arc 339222 "The Descender". This is an oldie that I recently dusted off and revamped. It's been through like four different iterations, but I think this version is the best.
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Cool, ill give it another look. I didn't rate it in game after I played it anyways.
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Here's my thoughts on your arc "Mutually Assured Destruction" ID 246007. I would just like to preface this by saying I did not finish the arc, but for good reason.
We'll lets start with the good. The writing for the most part is excellent. The contact has a very well defined personality, which is quite a rarity amongst MA contacts. I was quite interested too see where his story might be going, until I quit in the middle of mission four. The only real complaint I have is with mission 3, where he pretty much tells you "If you are a villain, too bad, you are going to play a hero this time". Granted, I was playing a hero at the time, but forced morality derailment is never something that works.
Now, for the bad. This arc is hard. Really Hard. You might even say ABSURDLY HARD. As in "The I wanna be the guy of MA arcs". Granted, is it never hard in a stupid or cheap way (okay well it is kind of cheap). It is just
HARD.
And frankly, I can't see many people bothering to play past the forth mission. Making players fight a Psi Blast/Willpower EB is bad enough, making them fight it AGAIN is worse, but when you FILL A MISSION WITH THEM, AND ALSO HAVE OTHER ELITE BOSSES IN THE SAME SPAWN AS THEM, you have officially crossed the line.
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I'll toss mine in. "The Descender". ID 339222. Always wanted to get this one some more exposure.
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I'll give you "The Descender" Arc ID: 339222. Be as spoilerific as you want, as the biggest spoiler of the arc is at the end of the second mission.
And i'll be right back with a play of one of your arcs! -
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[BMT of Champion]Gulver: going to get drunk, brb
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I'll offer up my world domination arc "The Descender" ID 339222. This is an old arc of mine, but I only recently checked up on it and found it invalidated. I worked out the kinks, gave it another layer of polish, and put it back up!
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Phew, got it figured out. Turns out all I had to do was remove a patrol from mission 3 (although it would have been nice if the game TOLD ME THAT
). I implemented most of the changes you suggested, including telling players what the Virtea are (they are mentioned in canon, but only ever here.) As well as removing the 3 AV's from mission four (I replaced them with bosses, and gave them all dispersion bubbles so you could find them easier).
ID is now 339222, but you don't have to play through it again. -
Quote:This is actually the entire reason that the arc ended up getting pulled. One of the earlier iterations of the arc had a subplot that ran along these lines, but when I republished it again after buying some more MA slots it reverted to version BEFORE that one that did not have the subplot. I only just noticed it was missing, and thought I could sneak it back in really quick, but the version sans-subplot ended up getting reviewed and the arc refuses to be republished.
If you wanted to get really subversive you could also have to silence some alternate people claiming to be "Descenders" after they hear about what's happened to you - sparking a whole holy war for your own personal ambition.
Good lord this is a mess.
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Hang on, I wanted to polish up The Descender a bit before you reviewed it, and I ended up unpublishing it. Give me a few here to get it back up.
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Quote:No hard feelings! The raid still was a success and that's all that matters!Originally Posted by Fanged_Knight
We would have been there had we not had prior things set up. We had actually talked back and forth and could not remember when the red raid was.
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I'll offer up The Descender, ID: 261925. I actually published this story a long time ago, but took it down once I finished my 3-Part mega arc The Lost Choir (Which I will not ask you to review. Its got enough plays as it is.) Once purchasable arc slots came out though, I put it back up. However, it has not received a single play since then.
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Beats me. I've gotten 3 purple drops since the patch. Just bad luck I guess.
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Quote:Indeed. I was most worried actually about getting enough people there, but that was probably due to Witty's Shartober. I think I'll hold off on the bi-weekly schedule until we can finish by 11 pm EST (or under two hours from announced start time till hami death)Originally Posted by NetMinder
1 hour to get enough villians there.
25 mins to kill monsters to spawn hami.
1:15 to actually go through the 4 rounds.
Very very smooth. No wipes.
Taunters taunted.
Spikers spiked.
Assaulters assaulted.
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Quote:Originally Posted by _Cherry_
oh CRAP.. i totally forgot ..
ya, fang and i are on the same static team, and we're on the same team for the last 3 shardtoberfest's...
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Quote:Doesen't that mean that the population growth on Primal Earth would be crazy?Originally Posted by BackAlleyBrawler
In a world full of super-powers, arcane mysticism, sci-fi technology, etc....very few people actually die die. The technology to instantly teleport someone and repair any and all damage to their bodies is common in this world. That goes for player characters and NPCs alike. When you riddle someone full of bullets, poke holes in them with your sword, or burn them, it doesn't immediately end their life. It simply incapacitates them. They slip into unconsciousness, and shortly thereafter they're transported away and revived...generally in the Zig.
They'll be fine. Why else do you think the city would be so cavalier about handing out licenses to everyone with a pair of spandex? Why do you think the common thugs on the street are so brazen about their crimes? There's very little fear of actual death. -
Just reminding everyone that the next redside hamidon raid is scheduled for this saturday the 17th at 9pm EST.
Now I will be running EoE farming again, but not on the usual days. I plan to run EoE farms now on Thursday at 10pm EST and SATURDAY at 6PM EST. The reason I can't run a farm on Friday is because Fridays are now Dungeons and Dragons night. Now if someone else wants to run a farm in my stead, go for it.
Also, if this next raid goes well, I am pondering switching from a monthly schedule to an every-other-week schedule. Any opinions on this? -
Things like this are why I have been playing this game for over five years. Names have been changed.
Quote:[UHB Network']Shayna: [Luck of the Gambler: +7.5Recharge Speed (Recipe).50]
[UHB Network']Mr Squid: WANT
[UHB Network']Delicious Vindication: nice
[Tell] @Shayna: come to AP
[Tell] -->@Shayna: your kidding me
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[Tell] @Shayna: even have 2 ingedients of the 5. you can have them too
[Tell] @Shayna: under the statue
[Tell] -->@Shayna: I mean...buh...wow...THANKS!
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[Tell] @Shayna: pay it forward sometime....help a noob or something
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Quote:Hey, if they are going to let us use a sniper rifle as a chaingun might as well let it go the other way too!Originally Posted by GrinningSpade
I so second this one.