I'm NOT a dev!!!
There's a trick with certain costume options to make it seem like you have saddle shoes.
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I already explained the saddle shoes. Look up. I'm assuming pics are needed?
Here I am with two cape effects on and saddle shoes.
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But are you a dev?
"the reason there are so many sarcastic pvpers is we already had a better version of pvp taken away from us to appease bad players. Back then we chuckled at how bad players came here and whined. If we knew that was the actual voice devs would listen to instead of informed, educated players we probably would have been bigger dicks back then." -ConFlict
He said excuse the rant several time. He was flustered, and to be honest, who could blame him. He stands at a precarious precipice. All it takes is a mod who DOESN'T know him to see it. Making light of his predicament is hardly the reaction I expected. I am honestly disappointed.
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Free server transfers have inspired me to move some long dormant alts to servers i play more. Now things like transparent torsos and Malaise Pants have drawn allegations of hacking, so i'm slightly worried that an over-enthusiastic GM will generic some of my irreplaceable costumes, but what's the point of having them if they're not worn?
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i make stuff...
OMG, we used to be in the same Dev SG.
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I have the malaise pants & top on one of my main characters costumes & have for over 5 years now. No-one has noticed.
...other than other people who had the malaise costume.
Most people just aren't looking closely enough.
/shrug
Tonight it happened again, I was on as my petless thugs mastermind, Occult 45, who is going to be my big GR character, walking around with my dual pistols out, and folks were, once again, asking me if I was in beta, a dev, or worked somewhere else in paragon studios.
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Dude, I saw you at the Chalet tonight! I totally beaned you with a snowball and knocked that white pimp hat you were wearing askew! That was some funny [censored]! At the time, I remember thinking that "Occult 45" was a pretty cool name though. Almost made me sorry I drilled you with that ball of ice and gravel. Almost. Like I said - that was some funny [censored]...
Larry: Owen, what the hell did you do to my wife?
Owen: Well I don't want to say on the phone - all I can tell you is that I killed her last night.
If it makes you feel a bit better, I don't know who the heck you are.
...I'd Vote Arbie to be a Dev though. Even though he's not.
I also remember finding it funny that people thought you were using Dual Pistols for real, since... you know... said powerset would actually have to be patched in first...
Only a REAL dev would deny that he's a dev!
Proof!
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Overlord of Dream Team and Nightmare Squad
But wouldn't a real dev KNOW that denying their dev-hood would raise suspicions of them being an ACTUAL dev UNLESS they KNOW that would be too obvious so such a denial couldn't possibly be taken serious meaning that they ARE a dev.
Consider this, both the words 'Equation' and 'Sexy Jay' at first they don't appear very similar at all. However, each has 8 letters. Dont forget the space between Sexy and Jay, they WANT you to forget about that. Oh yes they do. Not only that, there are 8 letters in the name 'Moriarty' and we all know who that is! And what two things were Moriarty known for? Snappy dressing and highly obfuscated plots that required the staggering intellect of Sherlock Holmes to unravel.
More to the point, this announcement comes at the same time as a movie ABOUT Sherlock Holmes comes out WITH Moriarty in it. How very convenient. Almost TOO convenient.
I think we are on to your game Equation...IF that is your real name. Speaking of which...the name Equation mean what? It is a mathematical statement that implies equality in two expressions.
Equation = Sexy Jay = Moriarty = Iron Man <--- remember 8 characters including the space.
That's right. Iron Man. This is a game about superheroes. And which superhero is a snappy dresser like Equation AND a super genius like Moriarty and good with his hands like Sexy Jay, I'll always remember Belize Jay, AND just had a movie come out about SHerlock Holmes? That's right Robert Downey Jr. so I submit...
Equation = Sexy Jay = Moriarty = Robert Downey Jr.
/e tips over chess piece.
Check and Mate.
/e whispers, "I want succubus boots please."
Let us stifle under mud at the pond's edge
and affirm that it is fitting
and delicious to lose everything. ~ Donald Hall
Why is it that there are times when I log on with characters who I know how to tweak in ways that seem like they have things not in game, but totally available to all, that I keep having to beat down folks who clamor at me calling me a dev!
There's a trick with certain costume options to make it seem like you have saddle shoes, I;ve taught folks how to make them, been called a dev over that. HEck, there are times I've logged in as Arbiter Fabulous and been asked what's it like to work with Sexy Jay, or worse, folks have thought I *WAS* Sexy Jay. Tonight it happened again, I was on as my petless thugs mastermind, Occult 45, who is going to be my big GR character, walking around with my dual pistols out, and folks were, once again, asking me if I was in beta, a dev, or worked somewhere else in paragon studios. For the record, I am not a dev, I do not work for NCSoft, Paragon studios or it's affiliate companies. As for beta, I signed up for it at HeroCon, I stayed active for the loyalty program so.. yes I'm in beta, eventually.. whenever it's going to start. When that is, I dunno. Please folks, all it takes is someone accidentally talking about how they ran into the Dev "Arbiter Fabulous" for me to lose access to this wonderful game. I like to be social, but it's really difficult when I have to walk on eggshells typing, trying to make sure I don;t say something that could be construed as breaking the rules. Major rules at that. Sorry for ranting, at first it was funny being thought of as a developer, goodness knows I'd be AT Paragon Studios in a heartbeat if I could, I love this game and would love working for it. But after a while, it gets a bit cumbersome. Forgive the rant, and if you think this post seems silly or pointless, guess how *I* feel. Love, Arbiter "I'M NOT A DEV" Fabulous |
Whether people know him directly or not, it was a rant, and a well thought out one at that.
In a game where you can get generic'd because a new game appeards with a dev who uses your character's name, how far do some of the rules go?
Soemone like Arbiter Fab, Ascendant, Xanatos, etc.. are only as well known as they are, and plenty of people don't know who they are. It doesn't make them any less important or their concerns, especiall when its more than likely people who don't know them who are claiming that they are a Dev.
In the end, I doubt, that the whole thing will go to the point of Fab having to worry about getting banned. The real devs know how the players cna come up with unique costume options, and the whole Dual Pistols set isn't even coded in game or on the open test server I would imagine.
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Although we can HOPE the GMs have more sense than to penalize someone for a non-issue such as this, we always have to recognize the possibilities.
I've had to deny dev-hood on my character "Longbow Rifleman" because the costume IS close enough that people have to look twice to see the differences. I even got a /tell from redside, when a player had a NPC Longbow Rifleman targeted and sent it a /tell by mistake, making the message come to my character instead. He thought the NPC in the Rogue Isles was responding to him and I had to talk him down. It's even kind of fun getting griefed by folks who don't realize the character is player-run, because I get to use some of my Local macros and watch the surprise reactions.
Enjoy it while you've got it, but yes...definitely use all due care to avoid misunderstanding.
BTW, the boxing boots in different color combinations also make excellent sneakers/basketball shoes. I have the black/white reversed on one character's outfit, and it looks great.
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i want the oracle dresses
as Ood Sigma said....We will sing to you, Doctor. The universe will sing you to your sleep. This song is ending. But the story never ends.
Arbiter Fabulous (along with DJ Shecky) is one of the winners of the 6 service awards they gave out at HeroCon that came with a free year of game for helping foster community, fun, and enjoyment in City of Heroes.
Guys I'd like you to stop telling me how good looking I am. I can't help it if I know how to dress, how to cut my hair, what to wear, and I have a decent diet/gym regime. I don't consider myself good looking but people keep telling me I am and it's getting tiresome. Enough is enough!
...what do you mean barely anyone thinks I'm good looking? I've been told I am at least five times!
I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.
There's always idle chitchat about people being 'sekritdevs zomg'. Heck I've been accused of being a dev. Denied or not, people will keep their jaws flappin'.
Just remember that the real devs also have logs of everything that is said in game and on the forums here, and if push comes to shove those logs will either exonerate you or put the stake in your heart.
Just keep doing what yer doing and don't worry about the fishwives.