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    Posts made by Arkandel

    • Fanbase entitlement

      I was reading an article on Joss Whedon's views regarding fanbase entitlement and I thought maybe it's something we should discuss here.

      We're all fans of one genre or other, and many of us have been on either end of seeing a creation being nudged into a direction its players desired. Perhaps there is some debate to be had.

      If so, please have at it.

      posted in Mildly Constructive
      Arkandel
      Arkandel
    • RE: Pokemon Go

      I chose Mystic because I had to pick one. Mystic was one.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: RL things I love

      @Kanye-Qwest I like how you assume I didn't look at the title instead of making a joke of hating it when people love things iRL.

      Of course I posted it originally in the wrong thread.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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    • RE: RL things I love

      @Coin Yeah, it makes me angry.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: RL things I love

      Not quite anger but... so this woman came into the men's locker room this morning. No one happened to be naked at the time but she just strolled in without saying a word, entered the bathroom, left the door half-open, peed (it was audible) then she walked out again.

      We were kinda exchanging looks after, like... what just happened here? I guess maybe the girls' bathroom was occupied but still - and she never said a word, either.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: RL things I love

      @Vorpal What kind of person makes that post and neglects to mention the word?

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: Overwatch, anyone?

      I concur, most girls I've seen (heard?) on WoW have been rather obviously treated...differently. I can't tell always tell if that made them uncomfortable, although I have no doubt it did in many cases, but even not getting to just be part of the group like everyone else must suck.

      Also ah, the compliments. "You play well!" when they actually mean to say "... for a girl", since no one else gets those. Worse when they are playing well, because it will never stand out on its own.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
      Arkandel
      Arkandel
    • RE: RL things I love

      What's to love more...

      The Justice League trailer or the Wonder Woman one?

      Damn.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
      Arkandel
      Arkandel
    • RE: The Descent MUX

      @ThatGuyThere That's not a function of PvP, it's the result of specific people being idiots.

      It'd have been no less annoying for example if they had barged in on a scene they shouldn't have been part of (a closed business, as per your example, or interrupting a meeting they had no IC knowledge of in some unlikely location) then refused OOC to go even when it was clear they weren't welcome there.

      It's as if our hobby relies on collaboration to work or something, right?

      posted in Adver-tis-ments
      Arkandel
      Arkandel
    • RE: Pokemon Go

      @Cobaltasaurus Sorry. 😞

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: Pokemon Go

      When she was a teenager my sister went to church wearing jeans. Not ripped jeans, not short jeans... just jeans. The old priest there disapproves of that non-skirt shit young ladies had been wearing on their way to hell and he made a point of berating her for it in front of the congregation.

      As a direct result of it she basically said fuck it and never went back to church. Who gained from that idiocy other than a cranky old fool's self satisfaction for a few moments?

      It's hard to tell the institution apart from its representatives, so all it takes is one incident like that to paint a permanent picture.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: Making a MU* of your own

      The messy situation - games grown organically and not engineered in a, to reuse Theno's word, sterile fashion - might be a necessity since it's pretty hard to predict how a MU* will be received and if players will decide to roll there let alone choose to stay past the first few days.

      Games like HM or TR which gained popularity then evolved in unpredictable ways are only half the equation here; for a variety of reasons others also open under otherwise talented people, with a grid/wiki/general features perhaps as good, and they just didn't get a surge of players and Storytellers to create a critical mass of interest that'd keep the ball rolling. It can be many factors contributing to such failures-to-launch from being summertime, other MU* still being popular at the time, unpopular/too unique themes... any number of things.

      In that way it arguably wouldn't have mattered how well the game was engineered but it's not that which kills them compared to an "organic" growth, it's just that the latter guarantees the MU* actually did launch relatively well and it could grow.

      posted in Mildly Constructive
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      Arkandel
    • RE: Pokemon Go

      "The Guardian is reporting that Apple will "rake in $3 billion in revenue from Pokemon Go in the next one to two years as gamers buy 'PokeCoins' from its app store, according to analysts." One pack of 100 PokeCoins costs about $1 in Apple's app store, but gamers can purchase as many as 14,500 PokeCoins for about $100."

      Daaaaaaaaamn.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: Pokemon Go

      @Cobaltasaurus said in Pokemon Go:

      @Arkandel said in Pokemon Go:

      Is Pokemon Safe? 'The Christian perspective'.

      Dude, I was once looked directly at during youth group as the youth pastor said, "And maybe some of you are watching things you shouldn't, like Pokemon." And then continued with his sermon.

      He said MAYBE! What a nice guy, he gave you the benefit of a doubt. You may burn in the fires of hell, you may not... the jury is still out.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: World of Warcraft: Legion

      Possibly NSFW - so this happened yesterday as well before they rushed to bring the servers down.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: Good TV

      @Jaded Welcome to the team!

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: Good TV

      @Jaded Yes, it's not a huge season - but it makes every minute count. 🙂

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
    • RE: Pokemon Go

      Is Pokemon Safe? 'The Christian perspective'.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
      Arkandel
      Arkandel
    • RE: RL things I love

      @Coin There's no denying even the perception of judgement, whether true or not, can deter people - perhaps even some of whom could benefit the most from working out - from going to the gym. So incidents like this actually hurt more specifically because of how much attention was given to it since they propagate that impression despite the fact it's rather atypical.

      Yes, it's anecdotal (given there's probably no objective way such data can be collected) that most gym-goers wouldn't care, notice or do anything to demean someone trying to improve themselves but it's a common impression reported by most people on the subreddits I keep track of; it's not to say this Playboy bunny was the only person to ever stoop that low (although taking a picture of someone showering was a ... novelty), there are occasional rants about things insecure assholes who aren't even fit themselves say to others, but... it's rare.

      From my personal experience it's far more common for females who seem to know pretty well how to exercise receiving unsolicited help by concerned bros - come on, guys - than anyone to be glanced at twice because they pack more pounds than is ideal or whatever.

      For the record the worst gym-goers tend to be teenagers and men in their forties. Everyone is self-absorbed to some degree but those two demographics excel at it.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
      Arkandel
      Arkandel
    • RE: Pokemon Go

      @Autumn Why is everyone in Toronto team red? Damn you, reds! Thrice damn you.

      posted in Tastes Less Game'y
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      Arkandel
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