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  1. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by EmperorSteele View Post
    Maybe Pinnacle takes Virtue out for drinks, but Virtue can't hold its liquor?
    Pfft, if any server had developed an alcohol tolerance by now...
  2. Tramontane
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    Originally Posted by DJ_Shecky View Post
    NO!!! MY COFFEE!!!!


    *Falls on the ground kicking, screaming and crying*

    my poor precious lifeblood coffee... its all gone!!!!
    One of these days, there will be a coffee turf war between Shecky, Pogo, and me.

    It's inevitable.
  3. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Aquila_NA View Post
    It takes longer to reboot because every line of code has (( )) around it.
    You, sir, are winner.
  4. Tramontane
    *Smuggles in Shecky's coffee cup, drinks the last of it, and laughs. LAUGHS, I SAY!*

    I drink root beer most days anyway, sooooooo...
  5. Tramontane
    She's my Nemesis, I'm her plot.

    <3
  6. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by NovaFactor View Post
    LOL , it was a joke . You so crazy
    I know it was a joke. AND I'M NOT CRAZY! Who says I'm crazy! Call me crazy again and I'll use your spleen as a lapel ornament!

    >.>

    <.<
  7. Tramontane
    Over Ninety Officials Met And Traded Original Pieces Of Eclectic Art.

    WANGDOODLE
  8. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Denji View Post
    *is hit with 3948572340598720345 pecan pies*

    ¬_¬
    *Adroitly dodges 3.14159265358979323846 pecan Pi's*

    And yes, I do have Pi memorized out that far. So there. Um. Yeah.
  9. Tramontane
    What is it with the donuts, anyway? I mean, I like donuts, but sheesh.

    *Eats ice cream and pie*
  10. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Zamuel View Post
    Pretty sure Back Alley Brawler is an analogue for Luke Cage.

    ---

    Concerning Lord Recluse, I think he's a cool design for a villain who winds up being poorly written. While I've only been playing for a year, he was a very distinctive and memorable image back when game magazine articles were going over CoV. I'd argue that a few text tweaks could help his portrayal towards newer players (pretty sure vets are past the point of new return for improving that).
    I really think the main problem with Recluse is that this game swings wildly between incredibly dark and dramatic, as per the theme of the Rogue Isles in general, vs. wacky saturday-morning-cartoon comedy, as per every story arc where Recluse actually appears. So what we're left with is a dark, scary, World-of-Darkness-style bunch of evil death and hopelessness islands run by a "Batman Beyond" villain.
  11. Tramontane
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    Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
    However, the word describes an expectation and - for lack of better description - stereotype which creates that impact, both for these team "leaders" and for players who can't see past "making a healer" to feed these same players' misconceptions.
    Okay, while I've rarely encountered this stereotype outside of the complaints of non-healer Defenders, I have to say, now you're just as bad.

    I happen to like playing my Thermal mastermind as a healer. And Thermal heals suck. I do it for conceptual reasons, and if that pisses you off for 'feeding the stereotype," then it sucks for you.
  12. Tramontane
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    Originally Posted by Postagulous View Post
    Cutty pastey cutty pastey
    Dude, I got a degree in rhetorical theory [don't do it, it's a trap] I know my modus ponens, modus tolens, etc.
    That's lovely. Doesn't change the fact that what I did was not an ad hominem. An ad hominem would have been "Epic at 20 isn't stupid, you're stupid." My argument, while inflammatory, was a valid point- that just feeling special for making it to level 50 was a pretty weak reason for whining. Just phrasing it in an offensive way doesn't make it an ad hominem attack.
  13. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by NovaFactor View Post
    You are frozen in carbonite and hanging on Frostfire's wall
    Aw, I kinda prefer him stuck in Limbo until we can devise a way to save him.

    ... I know, I know, always the mythology with me. >.>;;
  14. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Postagulous View Post
    Actually I was making a joke.

    Lighten up, Francis.
    Sorry, my magical detecting-sarcasm-on-the-internet powers are on the fritz today.

    ETA: For the record, the phrase "Ad hominem" does not mean what you seem to think it means.
  15. Tramontane
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    Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
    You're missing part of the point, however. That "healer" that people insist is necessary - see the title - *isn't.* But having someone insist on being one - and playing just that way, and insist other defenders play that way - affects the archetype and the players as a whole.

    Why?

    Because every tell I get as a Defender, due to experience, I immediately wonder if they're "looking for a healer," if I'm going to waste my time going and getting involved with the team only to be kicked because - regardless of what my de/buffing skills and advantages are - I can't make "pretty green numbers." Never mind that I can keep you from needing to be "healed" in the first place.

    Your "Controlling blaster" (and I've played something similar) doesn't redefine blasters for everyone. Nor does a blapper. Or a petless MM. The "healer," however, dips into a role that's mostly irrelevant here in COH, and *does* affect views and perceptions of an entire AT.

    Or, to answer your question later:


    When I've dropped a mission, spent time zoning, joined a team and get kicked partway through an arc or a TF because my defender is not a "healer," then yes, it is.
    You've seriously encountered people like this?

    See, that's not a problem with a word, that's a problem with groups being led by utter tossers.
  16. Tramontane
    Am I the only person here who doesn't get the freakout over Tapioca? Seriously, it's nummy.
  17. Tramontane
    It's not a lie. I've had some. It's delicious.

    The person below me thinks it's ridiculous that we're still making Portal jokes like three years later.
  18. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison View Post
    No it wasn't. The only one missing points here is you. Your controlling blaster can still dish out DPS.

    A TA, sonic, cold domination, etc. defender can not in any realm of reality heal you without taking the same pool powers available to everyone, which are not meant to be combat heals.

    Blaster = damage.
    Defender = support.
    Defender =/= healing.
    ... Well, actually, my DPS is far below what's expected of a Blaster, because I've focused on my control abilities. It's still the same issue- I can't competitively do damage, but I do have a strong suit. However, everybody else wants me to shoot it if it moves, and I can't do that well, ergo I'm undesirable by many teams.

    (To say nothing of the Blaster market being glutted anyway, honestly.)

    The point is, oh my god, is it /really/ any pain in your *** that sometimes people specifically want a healer?
  19. Tramontane
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    Originally Posted by THE_Kurse View Post
    Love me some tapioca!!!! but any word that has more vowels than consanents should be outlawed...
    As somebody of Italian descent, (to say nothing of Ice being my primary medium,) I take objection to that!

    *Snickers and takes a sip of Shecky's coffee out of a Tapioca bowl*
  20. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Postagulous View Post
    Boy, am I stupid. I didn't realize I could log on really quick, find some exploit-AE Big Red team and have a Crab by 4 p.m.
    ... Seriously, why does it bother you that an aspect of the game is more widely available? What does it hurt? Do you just feel butthurt because you're not one of the Big Kids anymore? Really?
  21. Tramontane
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Willowpaw View Post
    But my TA/Ice Defender isn't a healer (and no. She is not going to take Medicine Pool just to have a heal power. She has more important abilities to learn instead.)
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    Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill View Post
    Damn trick arrow, sonic, force fields, etc. not healing! Don't they know their jobs?! They should heal when told to!
    And that, ladies and gentlemen, was the sound of a point being completely missed.

    ETA: I'm terribly sorry that seemed so inflammatory, but the point to which you seemed to be responding was genuinely not the one I was making. o-O
  22. Tramontane
    I... is that... is that a kite?

    Dude, did you steal some kid's kite?

    I can't believe you stole some kid's kite.
  23. Tramontane
    That being a healer is apparently the most offensive thing ever, and if you ever call me a healer I CUT YOU FACE.
  24. Tramontane
    You know what? Not all effective Blaster builds are DPS-oriented. My main is better at Control than DPS, yet my purpose in a party? If it moves, shoot it. That's what people want when they hire me.

    You don't hear us CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.

    Good CHRIST am I sick of whiny "I'm not a healer!1" Defenders.
  25. Tramontane
    Oy! That was for The Ra- erm... *Glances at Neko's claws for a moment, then coughs* NEvermind. You're good.