The_Vulgarian_EU
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Quote:Originally Posted by VexXxa
Dueling HAMSTERS!!!
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One thing's troubling me about the last mission of the TF. Do we actually get to know the reason why all the captured AVs are so keen to attack us, instead of ganging up with the heroes against their captor?
Nemesis I can understand, since it's a fake and just there to toy with the Reichsman, but the others are more difficult. They did get captured once, so what makes them think that they can first beat 8 heroes and right after that, take on Reichsman himself?
-Countess Crey runs an empire of evil and yet somehow makes it all look like legitimate business to outsiders. You'd think she'd be more pragmatic.
-I'm not sure about the Malta guy. Somehow I had an impression of the Malta Group as having been sort of "ultra-nationalists" who want to continue the Cold War. Wouldn't allying with a super-nazi be sort of antithetical to their beliefs. Or maybe not, since they're all "the ends justify the means" kind of guys.
-With Vanessa DeVore on the other hand, you just never know. She's kind of loopy, after all.
Would've been refreshing if 1-2 of the AVs would turn out to be temporary allies. That'd make more sense with their usual motivations anyway, IMHO. -
Quote:Alright. You've got my vote.Originally Posted by Mechafang
They belly dance
I've already got a business plan ready. I'll start breeding the things and selling them to Japan as Pokemon critters, pop idols and possibly as dancing paperweights. That last one might still need some refining...
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Quote:Hmm... I'll have to think about that offer. Can the badgers dance?Originally Posted by Mechafang
Hello from Norn Iron, if you agree to elect me the forum hamster, each person will receive
- 6 badgers
- 1 holey sock
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Quote:If you ever plan on visiting, I'd suggest doing that during summer. The winter weather we get tends to be unbelievably crappy.Originally Posted by Alasdair
Ah, Finland is another place I want to go to. I met some Finnish girls once and they were very cute...
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Greetings from the warm and friendly Helsinki!
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Quote:Nah, not really. Thanks for the heads up though.Originally Posted by Lady Athyna
Wanna lose the _EU?
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Quote:I am Jack's complete lack of comprehension of why anything in that post would be a bannable offense.Originally Posted by Kong_Fuu
In fact the post that got him permabanned has been recorded for posterity:
It was in response to posts about how the new (at the time) Mayhem/Safeguard auras would stick around for 2 or 3 days of in-game time and could not be turned off. -
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Quote:Zombies don't get tired. You do.Originally Posted by EU_DamzOh look a zombie!!! It cant run? It can only walk? Im dooomed!
If you haven't read Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide yet, I'd strongly suggest doing that.
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Quote:Of course you're not. I suppose you didn't notice the smiley there.Originally Posted by coffee_EU
No we're not. Some of us are. Not everyone.
It's a humorous stereotype of the Swedes in Finland, that Swedish males are not-quite-straight. Mainly because of how the swedish language, when spoken by native Swedes sounds somewhat feminine to many Finns. I thought that was common knowledge among Swedes.
There's of course no basis for the above in reality. Statistically the Swedes aren't any more likely to be homosexual than any other people in the World.
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Quote:Hey, you're alright! Here, have an Internet Beer!Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
Yes. Yes it would.
*gets all misty-eyed*
Ah, the hours spent having inane conversations in BBSes, crafting crude,elaborate and exceedingly bloody animations with Deluxe Paint, all the broken joysticks, having the youthful ignorance to appreciate Eric Schwartz's art without beeing skeeved...
Such good times. Makes me regret selling my heavily tricked out A3000 back in '95.
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Quote:*imagines*Originally Posted by Crazy_Dragon
He did before the forum switchover. It was basically an anigif of a jogger's chest playing in slo-mo with the Loc: reading "^lol bewbs". Shouldn't take much imagining that one, I reckon.
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*notices people watching*
Huh? Oh!
Speaking of Location fields, that "Held And Modified" wouldn't be an Amiga-reference, would it? -
Quote:That one might be set as a ghost on purpose, so it disappears when you get close enough.Originally Posted by Beber
- The Hanged (that bugs a little) in St Martial (NW).
Ooh, need to check that out. Never noticed that one before.Quote:Originally Posted by Beber
- Not an easter egg, but I find it fun, Rularuu's throne in FBZ (North). Well, I'm not sure it's Rularuu's, but it's biiig. -
Quote:Or a Christian one?Originally Posted by Lady Athyna
At least he isn't being sent to Chinese boot camp.
The camp costs $14,500 to attend? Maybe the kid should rethink leaving his computer, if all he's been doing is sitting in front of it and he's still ended up with that much money to burn on a glorified camping trip. Or could be that his parents are both rich and desperate.
Quote:Originally Posted by The Article... said Hilarie Cash, a psychotherapist at reStart.
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The Falling Flat of A Joke: A Play in I Act
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ACT I
SCENE I
Enter THE VULGARIAN and OYA
THE VULGARIAN:
Hark! Hereby I present you a picture, my good gentlemen and ladies. I can only hope that the clever wordplay contained within might raise a smirk upon your face.
OYA:
Varanus Salvadori?
THE VULGARIAN:
Indeed, that is a lizard of the genus Varanus, also known as a MONITOR LIZARD which you have so cleverly deduced. I would be in great debt to you for pointing that out, good sir/madam, had that not been the G*****N JOKE.
Exit THE VULGARIAN, dragged away with a stage hook.
Enter a band playing Yakkety Sax.
EXEUNT OMNES
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Quote:Hey, it's the thought that counts.Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
That'd be funny if I wasn't able to remember watching Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral live on TV. *heh*
Besides, recreational drugs aren't exactly a new invention either.
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Quote:Pranks like that can go bad very easily if someone catches only the first tweet and starts running around different forums, trumpeting it as gospel.Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
In fact, by NOT being on Twitter, you missed out on being the butt of Chris Bruce's little prank today. Otherwise, you haven't missed out on anything directly related to City of Heroes and there are no indications that you ever will.
I'm not sure I want that. You young'uns probably put marridge-yah-wana and what not in those.Quote:Originally Posted by SlickRiptideBasically: Don't sweat it. Have a cookie.
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Quote:Yes, because what we're in dire need of is for the storytelling in popular media to get even more shallow...Originally Posted by SlickRiptide
To make it work you have to be very compact with your text, and you are NOT expected to delve deeply into the subject they way you might be in conventional fiction. Instead, it's idea-driven. There are a lot of people with ideas who lack the creative experience to develop them in an interesting manner in a story. This might be a kind of shortcut for telling a story when you primarily have a skeleton and not a fully fleshed out body.
The positive effect of Iranian Twitter use in that particular case is debatable too. I followed the election unrest from several sites and there were several western people actively spreading mis-information in Twitter, some out of confusion, some thinking they were some kind of misguided "keyboard warriors" fighting the "evil Ay-Rabs" and some from just pure desire to create chaos. Not to mention the Iranian state, that tried to gum up the works. IMHO, Twitter proved to be extremely unrealiable as an information source for this kind of thing.Quote:Originally Posted by Tiny BoltActually the only really 'good' (by my definition) use of Twitter I've seen is that Middle Eastern country's people using Twitter to organize the protest. I'm down with that. It's being useful. Most tweets are not useful.
All that said, I don't personally have that much negative feelings about Twitter. It's just poorly suited for communicating some things.
There's always the risk that once the Devs get used to making announcements through Twitter, they'll find that easier to do than using other means. After which we'll have much less Dev interaction, unless we want to go through all the fluff about what they had for breakfast etc. -
Looks like yet an another demonstration of how whatever the Lead Dev says, it'll always be misunderstood by someone. And there will be DRAMA!
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Quote:I have to admit that you have a good point there. My only defense is that it was rather late here when I posted that.Originally Posted by MissInformed
I don't care if you blur or not, but that logic is as crazy as these bios. I have characters who are 5 years old and have the same costume. Sure, they have additional costumes, but they're primarily seen wearing the first costume slot option. A Hero's signature look is the signature look, no matter how long he's been around. You don't see Superman running around in a purple suit with orange thunderbolts because he's tired of red and blue.
OTOH, in my experience, very few people seem to keep their character's original costume. So few, that I've wondered if people just don't care about the "signature look" thing. I personally try to find a signature costume for my characters and many others do too, no doubt.
The issue is kind of water under the bridge now that people have posted character bios with names visible etc. And my offer to accept hatemail still stands.
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Quote:Don't bother. Here, I already saved you one:Originally Posted by Tyrantula
Now excuse me because I have to go to church to have my sole saved...
You can do that? Cool! I hereby declare that I'll be using the rules of Diana: Warrior Princess to play all my characters from now on!Quote:Originally Posted by Some confused guy(World of Darkness RPer) -
Bad news for all the people who asked me to send them a Disassembled Cat. I'm all out of kits. You might be the lucky ones, since they seem to turn out like this when you try to build one:
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Quote:I love the one with a detailed explanation of why the guy is playing a female character.Originally Posted by Primal
I have a few to offer.
"You! Yes, you, Mr. Unknown Technology... Corruptor Guy! WE, THE INTERNET QUESTION YOUR SEXUALITY!"
