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I'll give a recent example. Incarnate conversions (component to abilities, etc). Why would money need to be spent to receive increased power with the Well? |
Originally Posted by EvilGeko
In what ways is it not money?
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I'll give an older example. How do heroes gain influence for defeating baddies? Do they rob them? Seems doubtful in context. Are they paid for by the state? Maybe the April's Joke is real. Or is it that the citizenry admires them more, enough to give them products and services due to their reputation?
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I'd wager the same reason we mix dollar bills into our Inventions recipes - as a money sink. Ever notice that all recipes go something like:|
Originally Posted by Radionuclide
I'll give a recent example. Incarnate conversions (component to abilities, etc). Why would money need to be spent to receive increased power with the Well?
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-Pour the mcguffin juice into a special pot.
-Introduce powdered plot device and stir gently.
-Stuff ten $100 bills into the mix.
-Wait, what?
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| I'll give an older example. How do heroes gain influence for defeating baddies? Do they rob them? Seems doubtful in context. Are they paid for by the state? Maybe the April's Joke is real. Or is it that the citizenry admires them more, enough to give them products and services due to their reputation? |
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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The reason for this thread?
A while back, people came up with some mcguff when 'countering' the stupid Inf costs we have when it comes to the new Incarnate salvage, most annoying being the cost to turn shards from something anyone with the V.Rare Alpha has 0% need for to something useful (threads).
The apparent reasoning was 'Inf isn't money! It's blahblahblah!'
Well, I once again call BS on that.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
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So, when you defeat a bad guy and get a recipe for a LoTG +7% and a Deific Weapon, do you immediately destroy them because your hero is giving them over as evidence to the cops? Or do you stuff them in your spandex pockets and keep walking? What justification do you have for keeping them?|
Originally Posted by Radionuclide
I'll give an older example. How do heroes gain influence for defeating baddies? Do they rob them? Seems doubtful in context.
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Originally Posted by Wicked_Wendy
1. You go to a STORE and use your influnece to BUY enhancements for you character.
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I would kind of figure it has to be money. Say I take my 50 scrapper to Atlas and run around taking down grey-con Hellions for an hour, for example. I then present myself at the market to reap the rewards of my "favors and fame" and what would I get?
"Well, yeah Clave, thanks and all but... I mean, those guys are dangerous gang members and everything, um... yes, you certainly did put a lot of them behind bars, a lot, and it's not that we aren't grateful, exactly... but..."
As far as I'm concerned, it's an abstract and can represent anything; money, favors, public respect, etc. From such a viewpoint, everyone wins.
Seems like it's money to me
Thelonious Monk