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Quote:Originally Posted by Warkupo
By and large, us folk from primal earth know Tyrant is a kind of an *******, but a Praetorian does not. I could see playing the 'good guy' who worked for Tyrant, climbing up the ranks, and then realizing how corrupt his government actually is, but being too far along to just back out. So now he's forced to make tough moral decisions constantly.
You know, ever since I first saw and heard about the "new Tyrant", I've been getting very much a Superman IV vibe, especially that scene where he goes to the UN and tells them that he's getting rid of all their nukes. -
Quote:K, if you say so...Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
Wes? This would be the time to pitch Paragon Unleashed.
Paragon Unleashed - Where we allow, nay, ENCOURAGE incestuous superhero porn!!!
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I don't think the Ghouls are really related to Dr. V or the BP. I think they just use the same "zombie skins" that are already built into the game, just with different clothes.
Why reinvent the wheel when you already have a good perfectly working one? -
Quote:This is why I have a long-standing theory that if we could ALL hear each other's thoughts, or at least UNDERSTAND each other fully, then we'd realize that all the things we do are "good".Originally Posted by Castle
Dr. Robotnik is rich, he employs hundreds if not thousands of people, contributing to the economy. It's likely that he is a philanthropist, donating to various charities regularly (to reduce taxes and to curry favor with his peers.) People who know him only via his good public persona would likely view the team as crazed terrorists trying to destroy a good man. The media would likely paint the group in a similar light, since Robotnik and his companies are sponsors. The only way this would not be the case was if the group were involved in high profile events which earned them public cache outside of their attacks on Robotnik's resources.
Well, not exactly GOOD, but at the very least, not evil. Because deep in our heart of hearts, no one believes that they, or the things that they do, are evil. At least no one sane could live with themselves with such thoughts. So I strongly believe that everyone really believes that what they are doing is good.
Now that doesn't excuse them, mind you, but it does make you wonder about the reasoning behind decisions that some call "evil". If you can get inside the head of a person that does "evil" things, I mean REALLY get inside their head... will you still believe that those things are evil once you understand the motivations and reasoning behind them? -
Quote:They are different. Arguments are emotional, and debates are not. Once a debate starts to get emotional, it turns into an argument. It's that easy!Originally Posted by Warkupo
It's similiar to how I don't see 'argument' and 'debate' being different, but many people would disagree with me.
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Personally, I think that hero and villain are antonyms, and good and evil are antonyms, but hero and good and villain and evil are not synonyms of each other.
I think that hero is synonymous with PROTAGONIST, or someone that is "on your side" or does something that you feel is beneficial to you or your beliefs, while villain is someone that is antagonistic to you or your beliefs.
And I think good and evil aren't related to the person's relationship to YOU, but rather their relationship to whatever ethical code you follow.
I'll try to use an example. When playing online games, especially FPSs like Unreal Tournament 2004, I see the other players in a free for all as being my "villains". I do NOT however, see them as being "evil" OR "good", they're just here to mess with me. If I'm on a team online game, my allies are my "heroes" and the enemy team are "villains". But again, neither are good or evil.
I think that people that molest children are EVIL.... even though it doesn't affect me personally or directly. I think that people that feed the hungry in Africa are GOOD, even though it doesn't affect me directly or personally.
So, I think that's what it comes down to, is hero/villain is personal based on your relationship to that person/act, and good/evil is impersonal and based on your guiding ETHIC's relationship to that person/act. Because we are not our ethics.
Often times the ethics we were raised with either don't apply to a given situation/person, or the event or person that's being talked about has no relation to or effect on us.
That's what I think the difference is... or did I just make it more confusing? -
Quote:This. The title is bugging my inner Grammar Nazi.... SO much...Originally Posted by Godpants
Also, it's "abolish."
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Awesome thanks! I'm posting this in Unleashed as my "LOL of the Day".
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I actually wrote an article for the City Scoop on this exact subject almost two years ago. Take a look.
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Where is the video? I must see! I love kittehs!
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WOW. Reading this bio, I'm excited for GR all over again...
Curse you Paragon Studios, why do you TAUNT us so???? -
I'm sorry for having nothing to the thread Staccato, but I just had to say that your avatar is ADORABLE!
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Quote:So.... you clicked on the link in the OP?Originally Posted by Acemace
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see meDon't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you when you say that you don't need meIt's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mindYou'd better change it back or we will both be sorry
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh
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All this talk of PUGs got me to thinking...
Regular PUG:
Task Forced PUG:
Methinks the Task Force PUG is gonna get genericked!
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Quote:Originally Posted by SkarmoryThePG
Exploration badges give XP since, oh, Issue Seven?
After you get past level 1, I believe. Before that, no XP. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Santorican
Yes but you also have to consider you play how you want but how you want to play will effect others opinions about wanting to play on a team with you.
Well.. duh. Anyone that doesn't realize this is an idiot.
And if I pissed off a team, I'd leave pretty quickly. I'm not a griefer. -
Quote:ur avatar iz hawt, wanna cyb0rz?Originally Posted by 4shes
Sure come on over and hang out in AP I'm sure it won't take long for you get into a SG.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
Klaw did, just a few posts up
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...8&postcount=23
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Go ask in the Kheldian forums, take a poll. You'll probably hear the same thing there.
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Quote:Just so long as we're clear that you're using a different definition than I am of the word "ignoring".Originally Posted by Muon_Neutrino
Erm, you did. At least, to the extend of suggesting to slot for the secondary effect rather than damage, which is basically the same thing in my book (excepting a few special powers such as short circuit).
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Errr.... Blue... you do know that the fitness powers can't be used in the other two forms, right? Thus making Stamina useless 2/3rds of the time.
On top of that, Stygian Cycle means that Stamina would almost be a WASTE for Warshades. -
Quote:Originally Posted by Dagmo
I take issue with Defenders who ignore their secondaries calling themselves "purists." If I hired on a Scrapper who ignored his secondary, he would not be a purist, he would be a liability. The same is true for a Defender.
Can you point me to anyone in this thread that has referenced ignoring their secondary? -
Quote:Originally Posted by BlueBattler
Certain toons can do without stamina and still be effective, but name one toon that does BETTER without it than it does with it.
A Warshade. That would be one less awesome power that they could pick from their natural sets that would be useless 2/3rds of the time. -
If they are instances, I won't do them. There must always be the chance that I could have my target "kill-stolen".
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People can pay to get to any level they desire. It's not my place to say how they should play.
I just don't see the point in it is all.