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I know I was part of the derail, but could a wiz move the non-advertisey parts of this thread to a Hog Pit thread instead?

I've got a friend who plays there and they've confirmed that yes, the headstaffer's alt has been at the center of every single 'plot' and has been the main actor in them all. Just like 5W I'd imagine.

The wife runs the scenes, the husband stars in them.

Why, Stellaris, why?

Why do you keep suggesting I name my home planet Gor?

Do you know something about my society that I don't? My space-sloths are not creepy chauvinists!

This is the same power couple that ran the 5th World game FWIW. Take it how you will.

Anyone who tells you that a game about teenagers isn't run by a specific clique is a liar.

And you can generally find at least one staff alt in the middle of the ruling clique.

I think Coin might be one of those 4chan trolls we've been seeing pop up lately.

Ascribing emotions to people based on textual interaction is just about as old-school trolly as you can get.

I haven't been grumpy, text just doesn't do too well at conveying emotion. Just pretend there's a smiley face after everything I write.

Well, aside from the part about Glee. Glee was really, truly awful.

Oh gee, someone disagrees with you! They must just be disagreeable.

It's impossible someone might reasonably disagree with you on something!

Galavant was 'Medieval Glee'.

Glee sucked. Ergo Galavant sucked too.

Can a mod please split the derailment part off to a new thread?

Also please purge the new thread with fire if it's not too much trouble.

I hate the idea of working for your beats.

It's much like dancing for your bees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egvnz0GGzWU

@Lithium TOO, not to.

Downvoted.

I downvote Coin and Ganymede when I can remember that I'm supposed to be downvoting them.

It's usually about 1/3 of the time that I actually remember though. I don't have the wherewithal to troll effectively.

I don't feel that anything I said was refuted by any of the replies, however I have nothing against the game.

I'm just stating what I've seen happen to similar games over the years. Maybe this will be the one to buck the trend. That would be awesome. It would be really nice to see more non-WoD games around even though I do love me some WoD.

Player senate/council/etcetera? It sucks the life out of games. Couple that with a lack of risk of PC death outside of people who choose to die and you've got a big, safe bureaucracy.

I looked around at the place and there's two things that I think hurt an otherwise fine game.

1.) Lack of consequences. It's made clear that PCs can't die unless they want to die. In a survival setting like this it invalidates a lot of the risk. Even a super low risk of death from the environment/NPCs/plots/etcetera would help.

2.) A senate. Nothing kills a game faster than a government that involves PC voting. If you guys go that route I give it a couple months before you suck your game dry.

Aside from that I think you've got potential. Keep on trucking.

I'm setting it up now and Bug in a Jar is the first person I intend to block.

I don't even care.

It was nice to have someone around who made me feel like an amazing, considerate person by comparison.

Torb just isn't able to put out the damage even with his ult. He's just not mobile enough/survivable enough.

As for Winston? Yeah he's super mobile too and his shield is great. But his damage output is poop. Poop!

It would have to lack feature characters for me to play it. I just can't get into that sort of thing.

So, I've put a few hours into Overwatch now and played all the heroes at least a wee bit. I'm gonna do a list of my take on the heroes and their uses or something. Because I'm bored.

Genji - Great counter to shooty heroes but his ult is lackluster. Somewhat easy to play with a moderate skill cap.

McCree - I want to like this guy, but everything he does? Someone else does better. Middle of the road hero. Sometimes you just wanna be a cowboy though, and he's your guy.

Pharah - Very powerful hero. Great against snipers, great at mid-range, and can easily escape close range combat. Her ult is one of the better ones in the game. Easy to learn, easy to play.

Reaper - He's the 'cool badass killer' guy. Easy to play with a good damage output. He's kind of a middle of the road guy overall but I can't seem to make him work in situations that require more than just 'close range damage'.

Soldier: 76 - Mr. Call of Duty. Super easy for FPS fans to learn but my lord is he whitebread compared to the other heroes. He can fill in for a team that needs just a little more healing which is cool, though.

Tracer - Fuck you so hard, Tracer. I hate you. Because I can't play you. Super duper high skill cap. A good Tracer player can wreck you all day, every day, but my old fingers just can't pull off the twitchy super fast reflexes required for her. She's terrible, terrible at holding points however. Never stop moving with her. Ever.

Bastion - Probably the easiest defense hero to play. If your team is bad? Hide around a corner, get a couple kills, then move. If your team is good? Prepare to get a ton of kills like the douchy turret you are.

Hanzo - Half sniper, half utility. His radar is great. His split arrow is good for clearing out a hallway. His ult will force enemies out of an area, which is great for zone control. I don't suggest him for newbies though. He's so vulnerable at close range.

Junkrat - Somehow he's my favorite despite hating his voice and his lines. v_v Great on defense, great on offense. He's got a pretty decent skillcap, and if you're bad (like me) you can just spam your grenades and hope for the best. His bear trap is good for stopping those filthy flanking offense heroes.

Mei - Overpowered. So good. So, so, so good. I don't play her much but when I do, so good. If you freeze an offense hero you can pop them in the head with an icicle for an instant easy kill. You can wall off areas and self-heal.

Torbjorn - It sucks to see the 'play of the game' just be some midget hitting a turret with a hammer over and over. Honestly though, everything he does? Bastion does better. He's really not that great unless you've got a good team to protect your turret.

Widowmaker - Standard boring sniper. Good at her role but otherwise kind of uninspiring -aside- from her freaking awesome grappling hook which is the coolest way to travel. Forever.

D.va - I didn't like her at first. But then I figured out that you're supposed to boost-move before you use her ult and use it to clear an area, then hop back in a new mech. She's actually pretty good. Not my favorite, but pretty good. Very high skill cap due to her mobility.

Reinhardt - Super good. A good Reinhardt player can pretty much carry his team to victory on escort missions. He's pretty much required for those. Weak against being flanked but he's got super high HP so even that's not fatal. I'd suggest everyone learn how to play him because there's just no team that's not better for having him.

Roadhog - Fat fatty. Fun to play but deceptively low damage for how scary he is. Great at forcing people out of position, though. And he's good at wiping out careless offense heroes who let themselves get hooked.

Winston - Just a disruption/area control hero. He's good at it, but don't count on him for damage.

Zarya - I want to like her. She's cool. I like her theme and feel. But... she just doesn't do much. At least that I've seen.

Lucio - I hated him at first, but then I played him. No real damage but his auras are so, so good. It's hard to notice the difference between a team with a Lucio and a team without, but it's there. And his ult is great for countering other ults.

Mercy - Awesome theme. Best direct healer in the game. I want the devil/imp skins. v_v But aside from healing she can't do anything else. Her ult is fantastic for saving allies who let themselves get caught by an enemy ult though. It's a great do-over.

Symmetra - I don't know why she's called a support. Her shield is so tiny! It's not much at all. But her turrets are great, and her teleporter ult is too. I like her, I do. But if she's your only 'support' on the team you're gonna need self-healing heroes. Heals are super important in this game.

Zenyatta - I don't like playing him but he's really good. He's got pretty decent healing and can do some serious damage-buffing too.

All in all though, I play all the heroes. Because it seems it's more important to have a good team comp than playing heroes you're 'good' at. Even if you're bad at filling a role you're helping your team by just being there.