@surreality It's also a reminder that fade to black isn't a solution for anything (and I say that since it's often heralded this way - 'just tell them to FTB and move on').
The worst kinds of players aren't even after TS, so they won't be deterred just because there won't be poses involved. They are after power over other players.
@tempest said in Miami, Blood in the Water:
If anybody doesn't get "Fallcoast staff is panicking because it dropped from 100+ person who lists to 30 person who lists in the span of about a month" vibes from this "advertisement", I think it's a case of being willfully obtuse.
This is the Ad section. Please stay constructive.
I do agree with the sentiment that discussing plans of opening a new game too early probably hurt activity (since it'd have seemed like any RP would be redundant) but it is possible to get those players back fast - for example by letting them resume their characters in the new game, transfer any in-game achievements (such as XPs) to lure in oldbies, ties to the old metaplot to mark the new MUSH as a sequel, etc.
We're a fickle lot in MUSHing but TR/FC has been around for a long time and it has a strong base, assuming the right moves are made now.
@cobaltasaurus said in Let's talk about TS.:
@arkandel It also comes across to me like punishing the victim. @Carex's story made it seem like the chick had no idea it was going to happen and certainly didn't consent to it. So pulling them both in and demanding what the hell is going on, and then telling them they'll be banned for it ... is punishing the victim? I would have just dealt with the guy.
Yeah I mean... if there was extensive RP between them (say they were IC bf/gf and they broke up) and then it kinda looks like it got IC creepy at least I'd talk to the guy - alone - to give him the benefit of a doubt. It's still all over the gray line but maybe I could explain where he went wrong and keep him around.
In this case the motives were pretty clear. Meeting someone for five minutes at a party then trying to inflict character-changing effects on them from a distance is a no-no. That's not someone I'd want on any game I was responsible for.
@magee101 said in Let's talk about TS.:
@arkandel So if I were staff on this situation I would have done the following.
A) Verify that this is possible and that the Mage has neccisary powers.
With Mage the answer is almost always "yes".
B) Grabbed up both players invovled and asled wtf was going on.
There's no need. This isn't an IC issue, it's an OOC one; the primary duty if staff is to protect the game and its players. There wasn't even RP to consider - it was a powerplay by one player toward another, as no poses were exchanged.
It's like an unprovoked telenuke. A telefuck?
C) Told them if they ever bring this shit in front of staff again punishment. Tell female char your choice if it works or not. If creep ball is creeping try ignoring. If continues to harass I will remove him from game.
The 'next time' clause is the problem there. 'Next time' the harassed might not come to staff at all, but either tolerate it because the bullshit worked or just walk out. This guy is just playing the numbers.
@carex said in Let's talk about TS.:
Another pet peeve about TS is mages. I was dating a girl ICly when a mage, who literally met her at a party and thought she was cute, used Mind/Corr/Life to impregnate her from across town. Just out of the blue. She had met the guy once for all of three poses. Staff said he could do it so we rolled with it but it was fucked up and she stopped playing that character about a week later.
I mean the guy is a creep, obviously. This isn't even about TS (I mean... there was none either way), it's about forcing another player into something they didn't sign up for in any conceivable way.
But there's no excuse - zero - for staff who let that happen let alone actually encourage it. The only sane response to that was "no, get out", and that should have been the end.
Conversely the only sane response to staff who 'let that happen' is "wtf, lol, bye".
@bobgoblin said in The Basketball Thread:
When you let an excellent GM leave (Griffin) you'll struggle to get any decent deal done. But who am I kidding, Griffin left because he was tired of taking orders from James.
I think what's important to understand here is that what LeBron is after isn't necessarily the same thing the Cavaliers are after.
LeBron wanted to win then, right then, during his prime. He didn't care what the team would be like after his final contract with them - he's playing for a legacy. His legacy. So handing out big contracts to better bond with his teammates and ensure they give 100% without thinking about bailing or having an agenda for their next paycheck was important to him.
The team had to make a choice about going along with this by bailing their future or risking the guy who just got Cleveland its first professional title in sports ever, and did.
The funny thing? It was probably worth it. Even from a financial point of view, the impact LeBron had on Cleveland's economy has been massive. They're still well ahead. It's just that their next 3-4 seasons after he's gone will suck big time.
A long time ago on a WoT MUD I was on they had implemented 'insanity messages' which were basically voices in your head.
The joke became that it wasn't characters being driven mad by those, it was players. So much spam. Especially if you stepped away from the PC for a few minutes then came back to screens worth of it.
I know how to deal with ambiance emits.
#gag.
@ganymede Sure, but who's going to trade for him? His contract is really bad for what he does.
The Cavs are screwed. Their salary cap is dragging them down.
@ganymede said in The Basketball Thread:
I cite J.R. Smith's costly blunder in last night's game as further evidence that he is one of the top three reasons why the Cavs will not win the Championship.
I don't think I've seen a mistake this bad in the last decade of watching basketball. Oh. My. God. I was screaming at my phone.
@coin SimpleMU works under wine but it's just slow sometimes even on pretty high-end desktops.
@ganymede said in nWorld of Darkness 1E v 2E:
@sunnyj said in nWorld of Darkness 1E v 2E:
All I hear about this TS Harmony stuff.
The entire prohibition or stigma of werewolves fucking was so stupid to begin with that its removal in 2E was like the dawn of the third day at Helm's Deep.
Look, TS is just part of this hobby and it will happen on every game. Staff everywhere have to be aware of the fact. It doesn't matter what game you're running - superhero, Harry Potter, MLP, Transformers or grimdark fantasy.
Dread it, run from it, TS still arrives. You can spend all of your time trying to stop it or introduce consequences... or you can accept it'll happen and just work around it.
@wildbaboons said in Development Thread: Sacred Seed:
@cobaltasaurus said in Development Thread: Sacred Seed:
Welcome to Cloria, home of the Sacred Clora Seed, you're a Clorian.
Someone from the middle of the country would they be referred to as a... Midi-Clorian?
Get out.
@skew said in How To Mu*:
@ashen-shugar Can you suggest some Linux clients?
kmud is pretty good, it's my go-to when I play from a Linux system.
Does anyone know any good command-line clients other than tf? I'll get lynched for saying this, but I don't like tf.
@sunnyj said in nWorld of Darkness 1E v 2E:
HR: Don't send us fucking-related Harmony rolls. Just don't.
It always sounded like bragging to me. "LOOK I HAD TEH SEX LOOK AND I WAZ HAIRY THEN"
@skew Holy crap, that's powerful necromancy.
It's for a good cause, people, chip in!
@thatguythere said in Helpful Spellcasting Flowchart:
The internet is for arguing and porn, since I can only assume you don't want this place to turn into a porn exchange then you pretty much have to let us bicker.
We do have a TS thread.
Also bickerhub.com isn't a thing.
I'd have put this in the basketball thread but it goes well beyond it, I think.
Damn. Damn. Imagine being 18 years old, having been piss-poor your whole life, sitting in a room full of high-powered executives with your mom and your best friend then having the presence of mind and will to turn down a freakin' $10 million check until you're damn well good and ready to make the best decision.
LeBron isn't even freakin' mortal.
@cobaltasaurus said in What Do You Want In A New Game (3-options)?:
It seems very close to Mistborn #1 in a few aspects
Wassat?
You need to read the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson, it's awesome. 
The first trilogy (he's currently in the middle of a second one) takes place in a world where evil has already triumphed and this evil overlord has been running the world for centuries. It's really cool.
