Old School?


4shes

 

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The other day I joined a a PuG. And I was recognized from here on the forums. And the following label was slapped on me.
Lowbie Player - "Oh ba, you're just oldskool. We don't need tanks anymore. We youngens use fire/kins instead."
BA - "Wait, who's suposedly Old School?"
Lowbie Player - "you, witty, cobalt, iltat, dinah, peprally, people from before i8"
BA - "o.O"
BA - "I'm confused"
Lowbie Player - "It's ok, your old and senile."
BA - "O.O"

OK, excusing the blatant Tank Bashing. When exactly did there become an "Old School"? And if we're Old School, Who's New School?


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Okay, I lol'd.

Just out of curiosity, how long had this person been in game?

(Also, by that definition, I'm old school too apparently)


 

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Originally Posted by 4shes View Post
Damn i didnt make the list
That's what you get for leaving me off your list


 

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is KFC still open?


 

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I tend to refer to the "new" kids as "pre-school" because they have a lot to learn once they ween themselves from AE.


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I'm new school I know whatsup I IO out my blaster and tank everyone with my fire manip you kno how it is bro represent blaster master fire/fire I blast in melee with my double damage aura buildup nuke'em till they die i dont need no buffs i fly solo tank 8 mans you know like 5 AV EB boss whatev represent'


 

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Part of me wishes I could make sense of that...

The other part tells me that I don't want to


 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackAmaranth View Post
Lowbie Player - "you, witty, cobalt, iltat, dinah, peprally, people from before i8"
Hmmm, I joined just after I8. Does that make me middle-aged?


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Quote:
Originally Posted by StrayKitten View Post
Okay, I lol'd.

Just out of curiosity, how long had this person been in game?

(Also, by that definition, I'm old school too apparently)
They had their 12 month badge.


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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackAmaranth View Post
They had their 12 month badge.
So they've been around long enough to think they know everything, but not long enough to have actually done it.


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To be fair we don't need tanks . . . . .


 

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So I must be really old school.. I used my spines/invuln to herd.. And I joined on Aug 2004 (different account).. Hmmm.. I have a fire/kin, but I don't tank with him.. I'll use a tank to tank, thank you.

And wth am I not making anyone's list I must not play enough.


 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by StrayKitten View Post
Part of me wishes I could make sense of that...

The other part tells me that I don't want to
I was thinking the same thing..


 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteHotFlash View Post
So they've been around long enough to think they know everything, but not long enough to have actually done it.
Hell, I'm approaching my 51 month badge, and I still haven't done everything yet!
...
Or maybe I did and I'm just too senile to f'ing remember!
*grumble grumble*.... old and senile my a$$..... *grumble grumble*


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"Did your Phantom Army just take the Elevator? Imaginary People riding Elevators? *facepalm*

 

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Old school is cool school.

As far as lists I'm too senile to remember them or care if I'm on one.


 

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I dont post on forums much but i started playing this game in i5 and have been since like ppl said in the replys before mine i 2 think sometimes certian ATs dont really be needed um considering farming and pvp but in TFs and stuff u sometimes need them and other certain ATs but not all ppl may feel the same way i do


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I thought that fire/kins were old school. Now I'm confused.


 

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I'm not old school. I'm just old. Now shut up and get off my damn lawn!


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I don't mind bing Old School.

To me, Old School means I play new toons through sewers and missions instead of haunting the lobby of the AE building. Old School means that I build my toons for my own fun, and don't really care about the "optimal" IO min/max or FOTM. Old School means that regardless of whether we "need" tanks, they're still darn fun to play and nice to have on a team.

And I apparently never make it on those lists either.


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I prefer the term "Retro"


 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dinah Might View Post
I prefer the term "Retro"
I kinda like Vintage.

Either way, it sounds collectible.


 

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Huh, I guess that mean I'm old now?

I'll have to bathe in their blood to restore my youth again.


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