New Loading Screen for I24
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Posted on: 2012-08-14 14:25 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
CeilingCenter is watching you Incarnate.
Also regarding why we're observing bulges- why not? Nothing wrong with a little mancandy in the cheesecake diet.
More accurately, it's because of the Statescrotch issue (which was nearly impossible to ignore) that people are paying closer attention to the "Big Dog."
Marauder's face is a little off-kilter, but it's still better than Statescrotch or Penny Chin and Her Amazing Plasticine Shin.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
What makes you think that the Center - who runs an organization that has only 1 woman in it, with the most of the other members being made up of buff guys in tight uniforms, and Vampyres and Warwolves stripped to the waist and wearing leather harnesses - would be interested in a muscular guy in tight jeans and a tank top?
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But this is just hilarious.
It's really not too impressive.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
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Well, with any picture, the composition tends to draw attention to certain areas. In this case, you probably focus on Marauder's "Sexy and I know it" smile, then move down to his asymmetrical abs, and finally focus on the bulge in his crotchal area.|
Originally Posted by MisterMagpie
Why do we do that? I'm starting to worry it's pathological - and I do it too.
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Or maybe we're all just weirdos.
I suppose the lesson to be learned here is that there should never be any crotches in the login screen.
Goodbye, I guess.
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Funny, but for me it just looks like a guy in pants. Okay, it looks like Marauder in pants. Okay, it looks like Marauder in pants with a Blacksploitation movie poster grin on his face.
Maruder/Black Dynamite slash!
Someone make this happen!
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The login screen could be a depiction of Times Square at New Years Eve and the forums would be discussing the number of crotches per square inch the artist rendered.|
Originally Posted by Lord_Nightblade
Well, with any picture, the composition tends to draw attention to certain areas.
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The login screen could have nothing but Lusca on it and the forums would figure out a way to make the discussion about crotches. If we removed everyone from the login screen we'd start seeing crotches in the clouds.
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Which reminds me,.... of crotches.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
The login screen could be a depiction of Times Square at New Years Eve and the forums would be discussing the number of crotches per square inch the artist rendered.
The login screen could have nothing but Lusca on it and the forums would figure out a way to make the discussion about crotches. If we removed everyone from the login screen we'd start seeing crotches in the clouds. |
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I'm talking about the dictatorship as a whole
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As to the fascination with the crotch it's because we are fascinated with the crotch. We're hard wired to be so.
Sociologists have actually studied where the eyes wander to and linger or furtively glance at in social interactions and everybody is looking at everybody's naughty bits (and other erogenous zones or whatever gets associated with sexual attractiveness or sexual aggression) all the time regardless of gender or orientation. It's like dogs sniffing butts.
It's just a question of whether we admit it. And in society, we're getting more honest and frank about it such that when an artistic representation of a crotch doesn't look right, people point it out without embarrassment... probably more so in this anonymous Internettic environment.
And especially after watching the Olympic aquatic and wrestling events...
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
The login screen could be a depiction of Times Square at New Years Eve and the forums would be discussing the number of crotches per square inch the artist rendered.
The login screen could have nothing but Lusca on it and the forums would figure out a way to make the discussion about crotches. If we removed everyone from the login screen we'd start seeing crotches in the clouds. |
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Originally Posted by Hyperstrike
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Sociologists studying where people look is like dogs sniffing butts?
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Sociologists have actually studied where the eyes wander to and linger or furtively glance at in social interactions and everybody is looking at everybody's naughty bits (and other erogenous zones or whatever gets associated with sexual attractiveness or sexual aggression) all the time regardless of gender or orientation. It's like dogs sniffing butts.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Sociologists studying where people look is like dogs sniffing butts?
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Now i want to have a CC (Crotch Contest) In Atlas Park.
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Besides, Marauder uses the Huge Model and, well, huge is huge. The huge model has always had the crotch shaded to look... well, particularly 'full,' especially with tights options.
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I'm actually happy to see Marauder smile. Of the Preatorians he seems to be the closest to one that actually is hero material.
But then most of my feelings of that is his talk to me in Praetoria at lvl 5'ish. After his girlfriend is dead and the way he opened up a little. Sure he likes to pound things and well Cole is the Emperor, but it was the unsaid things and the mood there that told me... Regret. And a man working to protect the people of Praetoria, even if that ment loosing what was dear to him.
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Given the negative reactions people have to every new loading screen, perhaps they should give in to forum pressure and just have fans make them from now. At this point, forumites are just hardwired to like each other's work and criticize that of the devs. I'm fairly certain that if a fan had created this loading screen, it'd be hailed as a work of genius and not condemned as unprofessional.
Oh, and I find the fixation on Marauder's smile interesting. Hasn't he always had kind of a manic grin, ever since his revamp for Going Rogue?
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Originally Posted by Olantern
Oh, and I find the fixation on Marauder's smile interesting. Hasn't he always had kind of a manic grin, ever since his revamp for Going Rogue?
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To me, Marauder's grin says:
"Awww yeah, full pardon b****es."
Another triumph for justice. Or something.
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Originally Posted by Megajoule
To me, Marauder's grin says:
"Awww yeah, full pardon b****es." Another triumph for justice. Or something. |
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Originally Posted by Olantern
Oh, and I find the fixation on Marauder's smile interesting. Hasn't he always had kind of a manic grin, ever since his revamp for Going Rogue?
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
<lots of crotch>
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If justice isn't consistent, then it's not justice - either Tyrant and Domi have to walk free, or Marauder and Marchand have to join them in the dock.|
Originally Posted by Megajoule
To me, Marauder's grin says:
"Awww yeah, full pardon b****es." Another triumph for justice. Or something. |
Tyrant is on trial for crimes agaisnt humanity because he killed large numbers of people "for the greater good" - Marauder also killed large numbers of people "for the greater good", but he's fast-tracked into a new SG - and both of them have a higher body count than Domi, who helped Primal Earth during the war, while Tyrant and his faithful attack dog fought to the end for their "utopia"
Marauder and Marchand also bring nothing new to the table as a possible motivation for the authorities not putting them on trial - for example, a theme in I24 is Primal groups wanting to get hold of advanced Praetorian tech, especially the Praetorian Clockwork, so if the "reformed" Praetorians were Neuron and/or Anti-matter, then it'd be easy to see how the authorities would be preapred to let things slide if those 2 agreed to co-operate with salvaging and repurposing their creations.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Marauder and Marchand also bring nothing new to the table as a possible motivation for the authorities not putting them on trial - for example, a theme in I24 is Primal groups wanting to get hold of advanced Praetorian tech, especially the Praetorian Clockwork, so if the "reformed" Praetorians were Neuron and/or Anti-matter, then it'd be easy to see how the authorities would be preapred to let things slide if those 2 agreed to co-operate with salvaging and repurposing their creations.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Sociologists studying where people look is like dogs sniffing butts?
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