Mission accomplished!
"There are few things I enjoy more than deceiving those who believe they are incapable of being deceived. Telepaths, for example..."
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Originally Posted by Protean
Mission accomplished!
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Were they both actually Protean in disguise? |
Originally Posted by Protean
Mission accomplished!
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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Originally Posted by Impervious Fist
Praetorian Faultline and Fusionette...........
I'm sorry, what...uh...what...what was that? |
I believe the word you are seeking here is...
"class"
Thelonious Monk
Wait, what?
Not going to spoil the surprise, run the new Sutter Taskforce for yourselves people!
If I included a picture, how could I be able to write a short OP that explains nothing?
@Blaze Moon, Blaze Moon the 2nd
This is where something more interesting than my global and this sentence would be.
Run the Admiral Sutter TF, and see That Which Should Not Be
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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Best Dev response EVAH!
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Originally Posted by Protean
Mission accomplished!
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"Well, there's going to be some light music and a short note of apology saying, 'The universe ended last week, we're really sorry, we don't know what you're doing here, didn't you get the message?'"- Steve Moffat
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It's a Protean Plot.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Were they both actually Protean in disguise?
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Andy Belford
Community Manager
Paragon Studios
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But doesn't Protean work for.... oh, I see what you did there.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
It's a Protean Plot.
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Best TF ever.
I'm just happy to see another post on the Dev Digest. That's been getting a bit depressing lately.
As far as Fusion and Jane Temblor go, I personally didn't find them funny. They're an in-joke based on another in-joke which was never funny to begin with, and Duray's forced fourth-wall-breaking humour doesn't help. That's kind of why I didn't want to post on the subject - I have little positive to say.
I DO, however, enjoy the fact that they hit each other with their signature powers. They don't do any damage, but they do knock each other down, and every time this spawns a bit of Banter to the effect of "Ow! You hit me!" "Yeah, yeah! You'll live!" It rather reminds me of the relationship between the Metalikats, so I can appreciate good writing where I find it, even if it can grate at times. It's certainly better than yet another in-joke to add to the zillion other in-jokes we have.
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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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Heheheh.
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Any chance I can get a recap of this slew of in-jokes? |
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
As far as Fusion and Jane Temblor go, I personally didn't find them funny. They're an in-joke based on another in-joke which was never funny to begin with, and Duray's forced fourth-wall-breaking humour doesn't help. That's kind of why I didn't want to post on the subject - I have little positive to say.
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I think I've been missing out.
*edit*
This is your SPOILERS tag, since it was requested.
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The joke is that Fiusionette is stupid. That's really the sum total of it. And it's not even a funny "ha-ha" joke, it's a funny "NPC companion AI sucks!" joke.|
Originally Posted by Zoph
Any chance I can get a recap of this slew of in-jokes?
I think I've been missing out. |
Once upon a time (and possibly even now), Fiusionette's AI had her rush ahead of her companion player, aggro additional spawns, die and fail your mission. She was incredibly weak and her powers did almost no damage, turning the mission into a very annoying, very unpleasant one. Players complained, then complaints turned into parody and Fisuionette was compared to a "n00b" player. This was supposed to be funny, and so the joke began.
Because about half of Faultline's storyline is sketch comedy, the joke seemed to perpetuate, and was extended into the Rikti War Zone, where Fiusionette was officially written as a ditzy klutz with a low IQ and Faultline was written as an inexperienced nitwit who was unsure of himself. Their relationship was forwarded, as well, with then next "joke" being a botched tell from Faultline to Fiusionette where he forgets to add the slash in /t, and a comment from Fiusionette as a captive, telling the Rikti: "You just wait until my Build Up recharges!"
In general, Faultline and Fiusionette were written as a lovey-dovey couple of semi-competent class clowns with a ton of play-driven humour surrounding them, and I use the word "humour" very loosely.
Enter Fusion and Jane Temblor. They're the opposite in terms of personalities - rude, crude, arrogant and insufferable. They are, however, the same in terms of approach - incompetent and inefficient. Their relationship, instead of a kissy-huggy one, was turned into sort of a love-hate relationship as exhibited by Bonny and Clyde style couples in crime. It's no longer as adorable. It IS amusing to see them knock each other down with their finishers, though. That's funny.
Then we have Praetorian Duray teaming up with Primal Duray, for the finisher. See, Fusion and Jane are actually amusing in the way they play off each other and the way Duray plays off them. "If you've just about wrecked everything, then why am I standing on an intact highway?" "Eh! Blow it out yer ear!" Not exact quotes, obviously, but that's how it comes off.
So when Praetorian Duray complains about the incopetence of Fusion and Jane, Primal Duray quips "Just be glad they're not the local version!" in a way that makes me expect to hear that followed up with a laugh track or a rimshot. Because... Jim Temblor and Fiusionette are funny, right? Because they're both clumsy and stupid! And Fusion is a WOMAN here! Laugh, damn you!
It's out and out comedy that, rather than being funny, only manages to destroy what sense of humour I have left. Fusion and Jane are humorous enough on their own. They are humorous because they are well-written and well-acted. You don't need to throw endless references to endless player-spawned jokes. That's not humour, it's failed comedy. Especially the third time through the task force.
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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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To mimic the title... "Uh..."
Sam, I find the pair funny in their older missions, and I find the references to work here as well. I could follow your saying it takes away from the tragedy of what is happening to Skyway (that is a lot of damage, and the NPC placement elsewhere holds true to this), but I'm not going to follow you on the humor stuff.
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SPOILERS!!!
Remind me never to watch a movie with you there Sam.
Sounds like a sitcom.
Hmmm...is there a Praetorian Television?
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That's good advise, actually. Don't watch a bad movie with me, because I WILL go MST3K on it post haste. My patience for bad comedy is particularly low. I don't think I've watched one that hasn't made me rant more than laugh in years.
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Originally Posted by Doll_Assassin
SPOILERS!!!
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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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You and I need a Red Box night.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
That's good advise, actually. Don't watch a bad movie with me, because I WILL go MST3K on it post haste. My patience for bad comedy is particularly low. I don't think I've watched one that hasn't made me rant more than laugh in years.
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LOL, I found you explanation funnier than what's in the tf. that's all.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
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This is your SPOILERS tag, since it was requested. The joke is that Fiusionette is stupid. That's really the sum total of it. And it's not even a funny "ha-ha" joke, it's a funny "NPC companion AI sucks!" joke. Once upon a time (and possibly even now), Fiusionette's AI had her rush ahead of her companion player, aggro additional spawns, die and fail your mission. She was incredibly weak and her powers did almost no damage, turning the mission into a very annoying, very unpleasant one. Players complained, then complaints turned into parody and Fisuionette was compared to a "n00b" player. This was supposed to be funny, and so the joke began. Because about half of Faultline's storyline is sketch comedy, the joke seemed to perpetuate, and was extended into the Rikti War Zone, where Fiusionette was officially written as a ditzy klutz with a low IQ and Faultline was written as an inexperienced nitwit who was unsure of himself. Their relationship was forwarded, as well, with then next "joke" being a botched tell from Faultline to Fiusionette where he forgets to add the slash in /t, and a comment from Fiusionette as a captive, telling the Rikti: "You just wait until my Build Up recharges!" In general, Faultline and Fiusionette were written as a lovey-dovey couple of semi-competent class clowns with a ton of play-driven humour surrounding them, and I use the word "humour" very loosely. Enter Fusion and Jane Temblor. They're the opposite in terms of personalities - rude, crude, arrogant and insufferable. They are, however, the same in terms of approach - incompetent and inefficient. Their relationship, instead of a kissy-huggy one, was turned into sort of a love-hate relationship as exhibited by Bonny and Clyde style couples in crime. It's no longer as adorable. It IS amusing to see them knock each other down with their finishers, though. That's funny. Then we have Praetorian Duray teaming up with Primal Duray, for the finisher. See, Fusion and Jane are actually amusing in the way they play off each other and the way Duray plays off them. "If you've just about wrecked everything, then why am I standing on an intact highway?" "Eh! Blow it out yer ear!" Not exact quotes, obviously, but that's how it comes off. So when Praetorian Duray complains about the incopetence of Fusion and Jane, Primal Duray quips "Just be glad they're not the local version!" in a way that makes me expect to hear that followed up with a laugh track or a rimshot. Because... Jim Temblor and Fiusionette are funny, right? Because they're both clumsy and stupid! And Fusion is a WOMAN here! Laugh, damn you! It's out and out comedy that, rather than being funny, only manages to destroy what sense of humour I have left. Fusion and Jane are humorous enough on their own. They are humorous because they are well-written and well-acted. You don't need to throw endless references to endless player-spawned jokes. That's not humour, it's failed comedy. Especially the third time through the task force. |
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Praetorian Faultline and Fusionette...........
I'm sorry, what...uh...what...what was that?
@Blaze Moon, Blaze Moon the 2nd
This is where something more interesting than my global and this sentence would be.