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Aptly named Oblivious-to-the-Obvious-Dark-Darkity-Hominid-Hero-Villain (alternatively named the difficult-to-pronounce acronym 'OttODDHHV') thought he was in a safe place... he failed to notice that the huge, obviously super-powerful creature to whose shoulder he had unwittingly escaped for safety was having his body and head rent by shards of blue-white energy light, usually accepted to be a bad sign for continued survival.

South Park has already answered this question in a recent episode. That is all I can say without being arrested.

Well then, Police Squad 1/2/3, Johnny Dangerously... (I guess these were parodies too... Flintstones?)

I think we all sometimes hold a bit too precious those things in our past that we remember with fondness. As much as I, too, hold certain things sacrosanct, I also acknowledge that artists are free to interpret things as they see fit, and if it is not 'good', the market can decide to shun it.

I think the real danger isn't more things like this, but rather, not enough. It would be easy to literally remake the things we watched 10, 20, 30... years ago as a literal recasting, but it takes some guts to interpret something and hope it goes over well. Studios these days decide what we 'want' to see on the screen based on focus groups, genericizing everything and making truly original or offbeat interpretations very unusual. We as a viewing public should encourage the wierd stuff rather than poo-pooing everything that isn't exactly as we expect it to be...

In 10 years, we may easily see a remaking of the Harry Potter series as comedy. Now, it's very fresh, but by the time we have all seen it on ABC 35 times, it might be time for a new slant on things.

And in full disclosure, I love Burton , and can't get enough of his comedic and dramatic interpretations. So I am biased... but whaddyagonnado?

Listen. When you and your wife walk into Wal-Mart,

and she says, "No need for a cart, just gonna get lip balm,"

and then she wants a case of coke, and a lawnmower, and a halogen lamp, and a patio set, and a bar of soap,

you tell ME if that's the worst superpower ever.

Dammit. Very sorry I missed this. Glad to hear it went well.

Happy New Year everyone! I've been away for various reasons, but I still check in here from time to time. I hope everyone has a great New Year, and I'll see you in game sometime soon!

Peace, brother. And peace for all of us who will miss him.

Damn. I'm very sad to hear this news. I felt like DC and I had a lot in common, even though I haven't known him all that long. But he was one of the most level-headed people I've met in game, and anywhere, actually. He will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Cyril Figgis, the dweeby, geeky accountant dude who couldn't secret agent his way out of a paper bag, is getting more tail than everyone else on that show combined!

SplOOOOOooooOOOSH!

And yes, I believe it makes Snape effectively a triple agent.

In case it was ommitted:
The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Also, no Stephen King movies?

The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile

As a relatively noob member of what was a pretty active Team PvP 'teaching' group, (Post I13) I can verify that in PvP, as slow as it may seem, Psi is 'top shelf.' (I consider myself a VERY casual PvPer, but I listened to my teachers pretty good-like.)

It involves 'spiking' damage so that healers are unable to react quickly enough to heal it - I've seen good healers heal other types of damage so fast, kills are nearly impossible, but 3-4 coordinated Psi attacks are nearly impossible to defend against. It's not 'a' playstyle, it is 'THE' winning tactic for team PvP.

Removing the Psi damage 'travel times' would significantly change the team PvP dynamics, and I'm not sure that would be a good thing.

NOTE: I'm specifically referring to TEAM PvP; this stuff may not apply to 'zone' pvp or 1v1 arena fight-club type duels.

Holy Guacamole! That is amazing, Great job guys! Jealous!!

My cat comes to me when I call her... but she only comes close enough to see me. Then she checks me out. In order to come any closer, I have to posess one of the following:

Treats.
Lap.

If I do not have one of the above items and/or qualities, I am unlikely to have any more cat than I had previous to calling her.

Awesome dog pet! Can't wait for this!

BTW, the quote is "Jack of all trades, MASTER OF NONE."

What you are asking for is "Master of All Trades." Nope.

GLHF. But boy, am I tired of seeing "OOBER Tankmage wanted, n00bs need not apply, gimmeh eveything NAO!" posts.

Soloing everything in the game is a measuring contest. You win, you're the greatest. Is that good enough?

Apologies for the snark, the sarc, and the general negativity. But seriously, only the Devs have an UBER button, and the ones that I've talked to it say the game is booring with that pressed.

The game is designed so NO ONE CHARACTER CAN DO EVERYTHING WELL. Many, in fact, most characters can do many things well, and between IOs, Incarnates, and more upcoming powers and IOs, this kind of questions borders on the ridiculous.

Pardon my assumption, but with a join date of 2005, is this news to you?

Lunch:
1 Sabrett (Hebrew National 2nd choice), Natural casing, Fried, preferably in cast iron (boiled only if no alternative). Mustard (yellow), ketchup, extra sauerkraut.

1 Sabrett (Hebrew National 2nd choice), Natural casing, Fried (boiled only if no alternative). Mustard (yellow), ketchup, extra sauerkraut, onions in tomato sauce.

1 Sabrett (Hebrew National 2nd choice), Natural casing, Fried (boiled only if no alternative). Mustard (yellow), ketchup, extra sauerkraut, relish.

Oscar Meyers are from Satan's Delicatessen. So are Ball Park - both of these are baloney, literally.

(Playing Devil's Advocate)

Are the villains' male enemies (the heroes) somewhat chivalrous/chauvinistic? If so, going after the female proteges of the male enemies might be more tactically sound, to enrage/weaken the judgement of the male enemies. This is quite eeevil, which would make sense.

Also, Eva's suggestion that 'maybe if she had had magic blood, etc.,' - is it possible that there may be more to the reasons for these actions that we have yet to learn? Could it be an onion, rather than an apple?
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All that being said, I agree that I think we've had enough 'fridging', so to speak.

I think Star_Engine got the jist best: "pretty generic versions of real life equipment".

Even the cruiser in Independence Port is a mockup of the Aegis destroyer, simplified. It's much easier to use a RL model to make a believable game version.

The real problems come when you don't have a working RL version to go from... like when you look at the great jetpacks available (esp the steampunk one), but then ask, "Where is the fuel kept?" and your head explodes a little.

Just remember, you can be as much of a ****** as you want with any customer service. It CAN be very satisfying...

But if you want a desired result, it is often better for you to suck it up and put on a smiley face until you get the answer you want. You have to decide upon your goals: do you want to get the desired result, or do you want to make the person who might be able to help you get that result feel small and foolish and 'Less than You.'

[I am currently reinforcing this in dealing with insurance companies.] If you feel like the treatment you're getting is less professional/competent/helpful than you think you deserve, you can, after you've achieved your desired result, complain to their superiors, or the appropriate authorities.

But sometimes, if you want what you want, you have to do what it takes to get what you want. Pride be damned. Sometimes it's OK to throw a tantrum, but it generally does not get you what you want; usually you only get strange looks. Deciding what is truly important is one of those things you get to do as a grown-up.

If you think that makes you less 'tough' than you want to feel, ... well, I'm glad I took the other path and saved $4000 a few years ago, among many other victories, and my manhood is aok, tyvm.

Good luck dude!