Now that April Fool's is close...
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Posted on: 2011-03-31 24:34 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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The visual sounds one was pretty epic, because it did actually sound like something that they might really add to the game 
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freeeeem!
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Freeeeeeem! Simly because it was the first real April Fools joke that people actually believed!
Doubt it? Just look at the amount of people still joking about the Frreeeemm and was what? 2/3 years ago? 
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Yeah, Freem! was the best. It was like 2 weeks after April Fools when I asked a buddy when they were going to impliment the visual sounds and he just started laughing at me lol. Yeah they got me! 
...its impact is ruined by pre-April Fools warning threads like these... and by people who think they're being 'coy' by responding to an April Fools prank with posts like, "Gee... wonder what today's date is?"
What part of 'joke' and/or 'prank' do people not understand?
"And, now, ladies and gentlemen, so that you're not surprised by it, I'm about to deliver the punchline of this joke I'm telling which some of you may understandably have been confused into thinking that I was relating the details of an actual event..."
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Yeah, this one was pretty good. Ahhh, the laughs we all had that day.
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Freem!! Without a doubt.
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Seems to be falling on deaf ears, but I do agree with this, and I've always tried to play along with a good prank as soon as I caught on, rather than ruin the fun in a vain show of my own "cleverness". Funnily, I always looked down my nose at the first person to cry "April Fool's!" For those of us who want to prolong the joke, it has the reverse effect of making that person look like the dimmest one in the room. |
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
...its impact is ruined by pre-April Fools warning threads like these... and by people who think they're being 'coy' by responding to an April Fools prank with posts like, "Gee... wonder what today's date is?"
What part of 'joke' and/or 'prank' do people not understand? "And, now, ladies and gentlemen, so that you're not surprised by it, I'm about to deliver the punchline of this joke I'm telling which some of you may understandably have been confused into thinking that I was relating the details of an actual event..." |
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While I understand where you might be coming from, from the perspective of someone like myself, an attitude like that only shows that either:
1. One assumes that the "general public" is stupid and isn't going to already know it's April Fool's day and will "fall for anything" (it's on the calendar, for goodness' sake)
or
2. Said person is a pompous ***** who is making an attempt in vain to make the original poster look dumb.
Either way, the bottom line is that the purpose of April Fool's day is to have fun with eachother and laugh at the ridiculousness of the joke. It is supposedly to make fun of a dim-witted individual, but in my experience (as in the case of "City of Heroes: Golden Age"), the joke is sometimes so over-the-top that one doesn't laugh at dim-witted individuals... Instead, one laughs with friends at the absurdity of it and the writing excellence.
Happy April Fool's Day to all, and I hope you get your chance at laughing at the dim-wittedness of others.
As for myself, I prefer to revel in the community aspect of discussing past well-done April Fool's jokes in anticipation of the next one to follow.
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Calm down.
But it's nearly April Fool's!!!
I'M EXCITED!!!!!
XD
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Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades
The way you play changes your IO slotting..
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First of all, sorry, I didn't mean to sound pompous. Upon re-reading my post, I suppose it came out that way. My point was that a good April Fool's joke can usually be stretched out a bit longer than many people suspect, which leads me to my second point.|
Originally Posted by AlienOne
While I understand where you might be coming from, from the perspective of someone like myself, an attitude like that only shows that either:
1. One assumes that the "general public" is stupid and isn't going to already know it's April Fool's day and will "fall for anything" (it's on the calendar, for goodness' sake) or 2. Said person is a pompous ***** who is making an attempt in vain to make the original poster look dumb. Either way, the bottom line is that the purpose of April Fool's day is to have fun with eachother and laugh at the ridiculousness of the joke. It is supposedly to make fun of a dim-witted individual, but in my experience (as in the case of "City of Heroes: Golden Age"), the joke is sometimes so over-the-top that one doesn't laugh at dim-witted individuals... Instead, one laughs with friends at the absurdity of it and the writing excellence. Happy April Fool's Day to all, and I hope you get your chance at laughing at the dim-wittedness of others. As for myself, I prefer to revel in the community aspect of discussing past well-done April Fool's jokes in anticipation of the next one to follow. "Alien" |
Second of all, never, EVER, ever-ever-ever-ever, overestimate the general public. But since you're an alien, I'll cut you some slack here. Which leads me to my third point.
Thirdly, ???
Fourthly, PROFIT.
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This may have been the first April Fools Day for CoH, but a poster on the forums started a thread with the title "Why does everyone have me on ignore?" The text of the message was the text you see when you ignore someone, the
***YOU ARE IGNORING THIS USER***
or whatever it looks like.
Mass short term confusion and virtual high fives for that guy when a lot of people checked and double checked their forum settings before figuring it out.
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First of all, sorry, I didn't mean to sound pompous. Upon re-reading my post, I suppose it came out that way. My point was that a good April Fool's joke can usually be stretched out a bit longer than many people suspect, which leads me to my second point.
Second of all, never, EVER, ever-ever-ever-ever, overestimate the general public. But since you're an alien, I'll cut you some slack here. Which leads me to my third point. Thirdly, ??? Fourthly, PROFIT. |
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Originally Posted by Kineticlysm
This may have been the first April Fools Day for CoH, but a poster on the forums started a thread with the title "Why does everyone have me on ignore?" The text of the message was the text you see when you ignore someone, the
***YOU ARE IGNORING THIS USER*** or whatever it looks like. Mass short term confusion and virtual high fives for that guy when a lot of people checked and double checked their forum settings before figuring it out. |
"Alien"
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Originally Posted by Infernus_Hades
The way you play changes your IO slotting..
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76 characters and Twenty-four 50s later, I still love this game.
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Do you remember some of your favorite City of Heroes April Fool's jokes?
Before we are graced with another classic from the CoH team, I figured we could all reminisce on some of our favorites.
My personal favorite of all time was "City of Heroes: Golden Age."
"I don't know what you're trying to do." XD
What was yours?
"Alien"
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