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  1. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Impish_Kat View Post
    Regardless of whether it's considered a crime or not;

    1. This is a teen rated game, and discussions regarding pedophilia are not appropriate for maintaining the game's rating. It is up to the community to reinforce this.

    2. It is not generally considered acceptable to discuss one's sexual fantasies and fetishes with complete strangers in a social setting. Some thoughts should simply remain thoughts! Furthermore, it's generally considered incredibly rude and boorish to continue discussing a contentious topic once it has been reasonably objected to.

    3. By not encouraging socially acceptable behavior, we enable socially unacceptable behavior. I would not want to consider myself responsible for enabling a pedophile.
    This is a mature, rational, and responsible position. It has no place here
    All kidding aside, I agree 100%.
  2. Smurch

    Wtb rp

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Warp_Factor View Post
    Seriously. If you don't want to RP being at a nightclub where there's no fighting, don't go to a nightclub where there's no fighting.
    It's not about fighting. I didn't even MENTION fighting.
  3. Smurch

    Wtb rp

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Squidlington View Post
    *shrugs* I'm a PvPer, not really a roleplayer. I thought it was cute.
    Cute is like sugar. A little bit can sweeten things up, but too much will just make you sick.

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    The cursing and threats are in the PvP zones.
    No, that's just either trash talk or whining. No good RP-PVP either, sadly. I'd really enjoy that. I've done a bit a few years back via some arena matches that would involve a good amount of posturing before opening up on each other, but that was a long time ago.
  4. Smurch

    Wtb rp

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bright_Shadow View Post
    ...what kind of RP do you expect to find in a night club?
    Pretty sure I answered that. In detail. In the message you quoted.
  5. Smurch

    Wtb rp

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Squidlington View Post
    Is Pocket D that bad?
    It's actually kinda boring usually. The RP that goes on there is rather, well... dull. It seems like everyone just RPs small talk and flirting and, well, NOTHING. It doesn't go anywhere. Nothing cool DEVELOPS out of it. At least on a team, we have the mission to discuss, so there is some action involved rather than pointless meandering.

    When I first started RPing in Pocket D, I figured It'd be villains and heroes swearing oaths, making pithy statements and becoming arch-enemies or something like that. Villains in a dark corner plotting together. Heroes trying to learn their dastardly plans to stop them. Cursing at one another, making threats, heroes trying to convince villains to give themselves up or go straight... you know, genre-appropriate stuff. As it turns out NOBODY does that.

    Instead I find:

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    Last time some catgirl stole my Huntsman's Caterpillar cap and wouldn't give it back.
    Which frankly sounds about as interesting as watching paint dry.

    No one RPs superhero/villain comic books in Pocket D. They RP Beverly Hills 90210 with superpowers.
  6. Smurch

    Wtb rp

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pinny View Post
    The SG/VG I'm in RPs in our own teams constantly, and we aren't against picking up puggies, as long as they won't throw a fit and leave, or be an *** to us because we RP.
    In my experience, most Puggers you find (at least outside farm teams... I have zero experience with those) are at the very least RP Friendly.
  7. Smurch

    Wtb rp

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tensionfade View Post
    If you are interested in RPing in the style of comic book super villains
    Wow! Someone else who actually does that! Where do I find you guys (in game... I have a VG already... want a coalition?).
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mrwrk View Post
    I've run across people being deliberately offensive since long before AE came out. I see less of it now, actually, than I used to, but my teaming habits have changed a bit since then.
    I disagree. I see more deliberately offensive comments everyday. In broadcast. Than I ever saw prior to I-14. This game (and this server) used to be the gold standard I'd compare other broadcast type channels in other games to.

    Now, comparatively, we're still much better off than most games. I've never played WoW and never intend to, but I've heard the term "Barrens Chat" used to describe some other games' channels, and that's given me enough of a frame of reference to know we're not there. However, the overall quality HAS slipped. A day or so ago some moron was going off with racist jokes in broadcast in Cap, obviously trolling. And there was some guy insulting RPers only yesterday to try to deliberately offend people.

    I've not seen it much in teams, but then I don't team with strangers in AE (I do story arcs, not farms) and I don't team outside of AE with anyone over 30 with nothing but AE badges. That so far has been a pretty good rule of thumb.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Stryph View Post
    Clarity can work wonders.
    No, based on the rest of the narrative (taking it at face value), he was being deliberately offensive. I've been online since the 1980s back when we had 300 baud modems and we LIKED IT. I've seen too many trolls not to recognize the symptoms immediately.

    However, I don't believe any actual pictures were really involved. He was just trying to get a rise out of someone, which apparently he did.

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    I'm against the notion as well. I love violent video games, Soldier of Fortune was awesomely gruesome and fun but I was brought up in a home where I had my hand slapped in front of quite a few people for pointing at someone.
    Exactly! Violence in a video game says NOTHING about the ethics of those who enjoy playing those video games.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pinny View Post
    No, you aren't the only one.

    In my mind, people who talk about that kind of stuff are sick. I don't care if it's "virtual" or not, because they thought of it. Meaning in their minds, they thought "I'm going to look at child pronz" or "I wanna kill some kids!"
    And this is different from "I wanna shoot people with an assault rifle!" "I wanna rob a bank!" "I wanna join a facist oppressive regime!" or "I want to beat people up with a Mace!" HOW exactly?

    Because if thinking those sorts of things indicates a real urge to do those sorts of things, everyone redside and quite a few blueside are totally sick people who should be locked up.
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by RemusShepherd View Post
    *Looking* at child pornography *is* illegal
    He said he was "looking at pictures of naked children" (and again, I sincerely doubt that this was at all a factual statement. However...)

    Pictures of naked children may or may not be child pornography, depending entirely on the context and situation of the photo. My mom has pictures of me as a little kid in the bath. They're not pornographic in the least. Merely embarassing.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Organica View Post
    He probably was a troll, but if he really does have pictures of naked children then that can be interpreted as child pornography (people have been prosecuted for stupider things). And if he's telling the truth then they WILL find stuff on his computer to prosecute him for, guaranteed.
    It's obvious he said it for shock value, especially the part about how it's stupid for anyone to get upset about something someone says online. That's practically the Troll Manifesto. It's classic troll fodder. I would be deeply surprised if there were even a kernel of truth to anything he said.

    In any case, no one is going to show up at his door because of something he said on an MMO. There isn't enough manpower to chase down every ***** on the internet.

    However, what he said *was* a violation of the terms of service, and is certainly grounds for an account banning.

    But ultimately, the /kick /quit /ignore Holy Trinity of Commands is all that is really needed here. There will always be idiots and all you can do is filter them out.
  13. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Thirty_Seven View Post

    I almost laughed out loud at this part. Sweet and innocent babies? Give me a break. Kids are nothing more than reflections of society with primitive logical capacity, they can be just as malicious and bitter as any adult can, in some cases, worse. I think you need to get out more and re-examine your biases.

    Sweet and innocent. Wow.
    Most adults forget what being a kid was like and are further clouded by hormones that flood their brain when they have their own. "Kids can be so cruel" is a saying for a reason. Without authority figures to lay down the law, it'd be Lord of the Flies inside of a day.
  14. Smurch

    Wtb rp

    Best way to find Rpers outside of pocket D is just to RP.

    I especially advise RPing in mission teams. I have found alot of RPers that way. Most of the RP I do is inside teams. If you're ok with starting teams, recruit for your team in character. RPers will crawl out of the woodwork.

    If you see people having a discussion (or even a stupid argument) in broadcast, respond in character. Others may follow suit.

    That said, I often run into random RPing going on just about everywhere. It's not that hard to find if you look. However, lead the way and others will follow.
  15. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ximmy View Post
    Like, somehow, as long as it is "virtual", it is totally ok to slaughter and maim and **** children. I don't get this.
    Yes, it's clearly only ethical to slaughter and maim and kill adults in video games.

    ???
  16. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Organica View Post
    Yeah. First thought: you could easily be arrested and prosecuted for being a pedophile.

    Period. That's not even my opinion, that's just the truth.
    Actually, no it's not. At least not in the United States. Unless they actually do possess child pornography. That IS illegal. But just "being a pedophile" isn't a crime. Engaging in pedophilia or child pornography is.

    Either way, seems clear to me that the guy was an obvious troll. The only way to deal with trolls is simply not to feed them. Period. That's not even my opinion, that's just the truth.
  17. Depends on which character. Here's just a few:

    Smurch would set it's tail on fire and laugh as it ran around in a panic.

    Doctor Postronic would turn it into a robo-kitten with laser-beam eyes.

    Necromentalist would feed it and pet it while he poured over some forbidden texts. He'd probably name it something like "Furacane" or "Purrnado".

    Flesh Sculptor would inject it with the latest iteration of his regeneration serum then chop off one of it's limbs and start a stop watch.

    Doctor Bionic would upgrade it's ears with tiny dishes that can hear mice 1 mile away, and it's eyes with telescoping sites and mouse-targeting software.

    Doctor Fear would do nothing. He's much too important to take notice of such a lowly creature.

    Turannos would demand to know whose kitten this is and why they did not file form K47-0NW3/R with him before acquiring it. He'd then confiscate the kitten as contraband.
  18. Quote:
    Originally Posted by EarthWyrm View Post
    Other than patrol xp (the only other meaningful xp multiplier I'm aware of) not working in AE, of course.
    And there's no mission complete bonus in AE, which is a pretty big difference.
  19. With no clear goals for long term improvement other than "uh you can play better?" it doesn't seem to have any long term appeal. It'd be like an FPS game if done well: something you could hop on, run a map, and then go about your day. It's not something you'd put alot of time into. Certainly not enough to pay a subscription fee.

    This just sounds like a superhero themed TF2 or somesuch. Really, I can already play those kinds of games without paying a monthly fee. Why would I subscribe to an MMO for that?

    Really, I think a superhero FPS/TPS game might be cool if done well. But as an MMO? Don't see it working.
  20. Quote:
    Originally Posted by TheSwamper View Post

    Also, with today's AE farming being so lucrative, it's easier than ever to earn large piles of influence, so I can't understand why ppl would bother buying it. I'm looking forward to a day when these money sellers are gone from the game.
    I don't think it has anything to do with farming. I don't farm. I went from scraping by to fabulously wealthy about 1 week after I9 launched.

    Infamy is just so much easier to earn even since the market opened in I9. It's Marketeering that's killing the RMTers, not farming.
  21. Smurch

    NoooOoooO

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Eikochan View Post
    Which, of course, is probably the issue. Higher loads in specific zones that the server wasn't designed to handle.
    Isn't that why it spawns multiple zone instances?

    During the Winter Event, I've seen 3 Pocket D instances. I only saw 2 Cap instances this weekend at any time. It seems that the server IS designed to handle alot of people in one zone: thats why it instances zones. So why did it have a problem in multiple zones all weekend? It's not like the issues were confined to just one zone.

    I also saw multiple Grandvilles, so it wasn't just Cap either.
  22. Smurch

    Has AE KOed CoX?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bright_Shadow View Post
    Actually. No. AE was not intended to be used to ONLY tell stories.

    AE was intended to also be used for players who wished to challenge themselves,
    Source?

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    among many other uses.
    Such as?

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    The developers have never stated AE was "intended to be used to tell stories" ONLY. Surely, telling stories is one purpose, but it is not necessarily the only purpose.
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    the goal was to give creative minds an outlet to tell the stories they have in their heads.
    - Original Post
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    This Mission Architect primary purpose is for telling stories.
    - Original Post
    The official MA Page also *ONLY* uses the word "Stories" to describe MA Missions. Over and over and over.

    http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_inf.../overview.html

    No where does it describe these alleged "alternate design goals".
  23. Quote:
    Originally Posted by IAmTheRad View Post
    Champions Online? Well, we have nothing to worry about. Sure, City of Heroes does have a few things they need to catch up on in order to stay competitive in the current 1, soon 2, after 3 pronged Super Hero MMO race, but it's nothing drastic.

    One thing: City of Heroes is Mac and PC only. Champions Online is PC and Xbox 360. DCU is PC and PS3. Name me an MMO that has been made for a computer and a console platform at the same time that has been successful. Final Fantasy XI is not a suitable example because it was originally made for the PS2 in mind and was ported to the PC afterwards. Also it's not that successful here.

    Thing 2: Player created content. City of Heroes has the Mission Architect. Players can make stories about whatever they want. I'm preaching to the choir here about the Mission Architect, because you all know what it can do. Ignore the downside of farming and AE babies for the sake of this argument. The closest thing I've seen for Champions Online is this 'Nemesis' system. You make a nemesis you fight against, I guess. Not sure what's involved in it.

    Thing 3: Customization of characters. What's this, a blow to City of Heroes? Yes, folks. I'm sorry. Champions Online has a more robust character creator from what I've heard. More options for costumes, back pieces like a quiver, jetpack, or swords are some. Also, you can choose whatever powers that are in the game as powers your character can have, in any combination? Didn't City of Heroes plan to have that pre-alpha, and it didn't go through because of balance issues? If Champions does it right and keeps balance, I'd be impressed. However this isn't big enough to make a switch.

    Thing 4: Jack Emmert. We had him and from what I heard it was 'his vision' that the game was going on. Everyone focuses on the bad of ED, but I don't think that it's so bad. No more 1acc 5 dmg powers, or 6 slotted stamina, or perma hasten without set bonuses. Imagine today if ED didn't exist with IOs. Did you just solo Hamidon? Seriously. One man Hami raids. Bye-bye difficulty, hope to see you on the other side!
    Well, back to the discussion. He's gone. It's more what players seem to want over what the devs seem to want. He oversees Champions. It'll be his vision for that..
    5.) Graphics. CoV has shiny, well-textured graphics that consistently get better over time. CO has graphics that look like a coloring book.

    That's the beginning and end of it for me right there.
  24. Quote:
    Originally Posted by DaTank View Post
    ditto that .. maybe they should knock pocket D off line so the people who actually want to play can and the RPers can go get on IRC or AIM
    It doesn't actually work like that.
  25. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sardan View Post
    Actually I know the chief difference between UK English and American English. After watching many episodes of Gordon Ramsay in his various shows, I can conclusively say that the F-word is used roughly 10,000x more frequently there than here.
    That's part of the larger difference that while Americans will invent new words to describe things, the Brits don't see why one should do that while there is a perfectly serviceable word already available. That's why we use the word "Flashlight" while they use the word "Torch". When the flashlight was invented, the word "Torch" was just laying about relatively unused, so they just picked it up, dusted it off, gave it a new coat of paint and there you have it.

    Same with the "F-Word". It is, as has been pointed out by George Carlin, extraordinarily versatile. So it's only natural the British would gravitate to using it in all it's utility.