How the pancake you doing? - A newbie story
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2short2care,
Posted on: 2011-08-03 11:47 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
This is why I love this game.
You ask someone that in Blizzard's 800lb. Gorilla, and you'll get yelled at in netspeak.
You ask that here, you learn how to play. Blam.
My guides:Dark Melee/Dark Armor/Soul Mastery, Illusion Control/Kinetics/Primal Forces Mastery, Electric Armor
"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
This. Is. Awesome.
Kudos to you Backfire for actually giving the guy a chance and not writing him off as an obnoxious noob. I sincerely hope that this is what transpires once Freedom launches, and we veteran players get to accompany the new people in their discovery of the game.
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I am a blaster first, and an alt-oholic second.
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yep, it doesnt get old. finding a new player is usually a recipe for a fun night, all the old stuff you don't even see anymore comes back and starts looking new through their questions.
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Originally Posted by BackFire
It was a blast! There's nothing quite like seeing that spark in a new player as they dive headfirst into a mission, aggro everything in sight, then miraculously survive the encounter with a bit of teamwork and luck! (it was a good thing I'd just rolled an Earth/Thermal troller)
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Cool story, brah!
Random AT Generation!
"I remember... the Alamo." -- Pee-wee Herman
"Oh don't worry. I always leave things to the last moment." -- The Doctor
"Telescopes are time machines." -- Carl Sagan
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Much better, after reading this. Thanks.|
Originally Posted by BackFire
How the pancake are you doing?
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The thanks is both for writing up the story and for being such an awesome person to the newbie.
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I am a fan of this newbie story. *click*
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I probably would not have been nice or patient. Good for you!
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Is confused.
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It was a much ruder greeting.
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Originally Posted by MentalMaden
Is confused.
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Well now this thread is truly pancaked.
Nice save, Mod7.
*hat off*
You sir, have done excellent work.
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Wow, that really cut the life out of this story.
My guides:Dark Melee/Dark Armor/Soul Mastery, Illusion Control/Kinetics/Primal Forces Mastery, Electric Armor
"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
I was reading the story feeling like I was missing something somewhere.
Apparently I was.
@True Metal
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To clarify for recent readers:
The original title and question was something similar to:
How the fudge are you doing?
My guides:Dark Melee/Dark Armor/Soul Mastery, Illusion Control/Kinetics/Primal Forces Mastery, Electric Armor
"Dark Armor is a complete waste as a tanking set."
Maybe you should have gone with the tv-safe microbe-untranslated Farscape designation (Frell).
Lewis
Random AT Generation!
"I remember... the Alamo." -- Pee-wee Herman
"Oh don't worry. I always leave things to the last moment." -- The Doctor
"Telescopes are time machines." -- Carl Sagan
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Deleting the expletive completely alters the anecdote. Instead of a cautionary but ultimately uplifting tale about judging a newbie by a first (crude) impression, it becomes an unremarkable feel-good account of bland gaming. Surely some kind of substitution could have been made instead of removing the language that made this story worth posting on the forums.|
Originally Posted by BackFire
"Hey you. How are you doing?"
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It's like our fargin' rights have been violated.
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There is nothing in the posting as it stands that inspires me to respond to some random tell from some random player. Fortunately, I read the original posting, and actually spent some time offering advice to a relatively new player as a result.|
Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
Deleting the expletive completely alters the anecdote. Instead of a cautionary but ultimately uplifting tale about judging a newbie by a first (crude) impression, it becomes an unremarkable feel-good account of bland gaming.
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Anything else I could possibly say here would violate forum rules about discussing moderation, so I will instead take my concerns through the appropriate channels.
My postings to this forum are not to be used as data in any research study without my express written consent.
Gah, been in a 5 hour meeting and didn't know the thread got moded. Sorry 'bout that Mod7 >.<
Anyway, yeah, it doesn't have the same impact as the original letter but at least a few of ya got to read the director's cut. This community rocks btw.
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Hey, how you doin?
Cancel the kitchen scraps for widows and lepers, no more merciful beheadings and call off christmas!
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This is how I feel on the topic. It was a great thing that happened here and it was turned into something ordinary that can happen in any game.
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Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
Deleting the expletive completely alters the anecdote. Instead of a cautionary but ultimately uplifting tale about judging a newbie by a first (crude) impression, it becomes an unremarkable feel-good account of bland gaming. Surely some kind of substitution could have been made instead of removing the language that made this story worth posting on the forums.
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Samuel_Tow: Your avatar is... I think I like it
I've enjoyed seeing this thread evolve. I like pancake. It doesn't make as much sense now, but I think that's why I like it.
How the pancake you doing? Lol.
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I like 'pancake'. That's hilarious, and yet, awesome as a substitute. I'm totally gonna use this IRL at some point.
But to the overall subject: Kudos and well done! It's really neat to relive the basics vicariously, isn't it? Not done it often, but now... hm.. may spend some time in Atlas or something...
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"Hey you. How the pancake you doing??"
This was the /tell I rec'd late last night as I was setting up binds and organizing trays on a new alt in front of Miss Liberty.
I look up from my trays to see before me a nearly 8ft tall, purple-helmeted, level 4, Dual Blade/Willpower Tanker sporting the name of a popular breakfast cereal. I'm guessing his 1st thru 5th name choices were all taken and he probably looked around the room in frustration and picked the first thing he saw to name himself after.
Do I know this "two scooped" hero of justice? Is that why his tell was so forward? A quick global check says, "no."
Badges show he' a 30month vet. So I figure he's either bored or just a foul-mouthed teen lacking tact.
Now, I could have ignored him completely or told him to "Pancake off, I'm busy" but that's just not in my nature. Plus, it was late, I was on Justice (where you expect a bit of crazy,) and at least he wasn't asking me for a PL or to farm AE.
So I casually replied, (in true Justice snark) "Doing good. How the pancake are you?" (note, I did not actually use the filtered word). Then I went back to organizing, figuring he probably wasn't expecting a reply and would be on his way.
To my surprise, he tells me he's new to the game and wants to know where the action is. I come to find out he's on a buddy's account who is trying to get him to join CoH. Of course, his buddy is nowhere to be found so this poor kid is running around Atlas, fending for himself.
I look at the clock; it's around 1am and I need to work in the morning. But what the heck? I invite my high fiber friend to team and spend the next hour or 2 teaching him the ropes; how to enter City Hall, find a contact, get missions, chat in team...and of course, how to beat up bad guys!
It was a blast! There's nothing quite like seeing that spark in a new player as they dive headfirst into a mission, aggro everything in sight, then miraculously survive the encounter with a bit of teamwork and luck! (it was a good thing I'd just rolled an Earth/Thermal troller)
It was surreal to re-experience the game thru his eyes. I couldn't help but smile ear-to-ear when he asked me why he was on fire after his first thermal buff
About 2 missions in he was raving how awesome the game is and we kept on rolling. A couple/few levels later we called it a night in Kings Row after using the Tram and getting a police scanner.
I logged off confident this cereal killer will be dishing out 2 scoops of Justice on his own and won't wind up being level 40 and not knowing where Talos Island is.
So, today I'm dragging my butt at work, but it totally seems worth it for some reason. How the pancake you doing?
Craft your inventions in AE!!
Play "Crafter's Cafe" - Arc #487283. A 1 mission, NON-COMBAT AE arc with workable invention tables!