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@tori said in Crafting Thread Part ?:

Ahaha! Also? This totally reminded me to add my Ida-cat to the character gallery

"Ida-cat" sounds like something a lawyer pretending to be a cat would say.

@Tempest said in PC antagonism done right:

Games need XP caps. Seriously.

I'll be over here, waking up after others have been fucking woke to the shit that people like me and Ice Cream Emperor have been griping about for years.

@ominous

Did I mention somewhere that I thought it a good idea to base taxation on land value rather than income?

Anyhow, yeah, just a thought. You can't hide a house (well).

@Three-Eyed-Crow said in MSB: The meta-discussion:

I wouldn't mind seeing the reputation system done away with, since some of the high rep people are MU*ers I know personally are drama-flaily hypocrites I would like to reach through the Internet and punch in the goddamn face.

YOU ARE SO MEAN TO ME.

(I concur.)

@too-old-for-this

At a more basic level, I'm an attorney with spare time due to winning a couple of matters on summary judgment.

Bored attorneys are awful ones to deal with.

@Shlappy said in MSB: The meta-discussion:

Likely, it's a combination of 'all of the above'. Still - if there is a hate mob in the MUSH community, you will find it here. And that's...disconcerting.

You sure about that?

From what I'm hearing, the hate mobs are being encouraged to go to some other server or program or something.

@macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I now want to see that movie.

Viola Davis won that year for a reason. Goddamn woman out-Denzel-ed Denzel.

I have seen Fences on stage. It is wonderful and painful. On stage, it is grim and nightmarish on a stark black set. And let me tell you, when the audience is packed with people -- black Americans -- who grew up with fathers like that, you damn well feel their pain and anguish.

Grown men in tears; grown women pointing and yelling.

No one can damn well watch any of that without telling me Denzel got fucking robbed. (Watch the video at around the 1:50 mark to see the man's thoughts on losing to Casey Affleck.)

@Arkandel said in Strange Game Dev Inquiries from surreality (condensed):

How so in this case though? If all of them are equally available without special approval?

Much like the practice of law, you really can't stop people from making unsupported accusations that are actually not true.

@wretched said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

My boss has offered uys a 'Pizza Party' if we sell more of our promotional signup bs.

How about giving everyone a specific bonus for meeting or exceeding quota?

@surreality said in Strange Game Dev Inquiries from surreality (condensed):

I was already on my way out the door after the friend jacking me around six ways to Sunday for months, and I'd hoped to get the game theory stuff and whatnot done, up, and available before checking the fuck out to hopefully leave something useful behind, but really, I have no patience for the kind of bullshit going down with all the crazy assumptions and failures of reading comprehension.

I can't imagine why. I mean, it's not like you don't have a full life, hobbies, work, and a whole lot of other rewarding things in your life to spend time on.

That you even bothered to respond substantively is something of a curiosity.

We will likely always be here. At least, I'm pretty sure I will be. If your exit turns out to be a vacation, I'll hold the door open for your return.

@ominous said in Crafting Thread Part ?:

Then she became self-aware and branched off into law.

@crusader said:

Fixed XP promotes idleness and insularity.

Prove it.

Oh, wait. You probably can't. No, wait. You can't.

Fixed XP promotes idleness and insularity as much as having shitty staff, bully players, and restrictive rules. The presumption that an absence of activity-related inducements means a reduction of RP on a grid is absurd, and countered by several games that enjoyed substantial activity over a period of time.

I concede there are players who want a reward for being online and roleplaying above and beyond the enjoyment therefrom. I question if I want to set any policy to favor those players.

@cupcake said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

You can be a Zionist and believe that the government is handling relations with the Palestinians terribly.

My side peeve is people who think that all Chinese people are part of or support the Chinese government. These are generally the same people who presume that all Americans should support the American government.

• You can be Chinese and believe that the Chinese government is corrupt as fuck.
• You can be Chinese and believe that Chinese people, especially those from the mainland, are racist as fuck.
• You can be Chinese and not believe in communism.

And so on.

@Seamus said in Course Corrections:

Well no, that's just fucktardiness. I mean it is one thing to say. i'm playing with some legos, and a whole other to say I'm playing with actual Legos. Using the brand as a descriptive, totally ok with.

It's also a whole other thing to say: I don't need to learn about the theme because I wasn't told I have to, so don't tell me how to play, even if what I'm doing and saying is making absolutely zero sense in context.

@derp said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

I have the LSAT scheduled for Saturday.

Side note: I wish you all of the luck and blessings and shit for this. Kick ass and take names.

@Auspice said in Course Corrections:

"So, I want you to make sure that my doubtlet is gunmetal grey in the painting," Lord McFarty crooned to the artist.

"What is this... gunmetal you speak of, m'Lord?"

<OOC> Lord McFarty says, "wtf don't you know what a gun looks like?!"

See, I don't have a problem with this. I'd have a problem if the following occurred:

<OOC> Lord McFarty says, "wtf don't you know what a gun looks like?!"
<OOC> Artsy Fartsy says, "I know what it looks like, but my PC has no idea what a gun is and doesn't know what you're referring to."
<OOC> Lord McFarty says, "well ur goin to know now cuz everyone knows it unless they're stupid"
<OOC> Artsy Fartsy says, "Look, guns don't exist in this world, so I don't even know how your PC knows what gunmetal is. Guns don't exist in Westeros. I'm just trying to keep things IC, know what I mean?"
<OOC> Lord McFarty says, "ive never watched GoT!!! i don't plan to so don't tell me what i can't pose!!! i don't plan to change"

It's the unwillingness to put even the slightest effort into what they are doing, so that they aren't negatively affecting what you're doing. That's what I have a problem with: the lack of respect for others.

Fucking effort, people.

@wretched

For me, an explanation details why a person did something as an excuse details why a person should not suffer the full brunt of the consequences of their actions.

@Paris said in Course Corrections:

They are usually transplants from forum or LJ type games, and are getting used to MUSH, in my experience. Eventuslly some folks get the hang of it, though it's tough to switch if you are still rping in both formats.

Yours is a wise and reasoned response. Mine is more visceral, and should probably be discounted appropriately.

@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

Adopting a pet should be more like adopting a child than just buying a toaster.

Having seen a lot of abuse cases involving adopted children, some people should really just be relegated to buying toasters.

@tragedyjones said in CofD and Professional Training:

What are people's thoughts on the Professional Training merit? Is it mandatory for a good build? If so should it be free? Do you love it? Hate it?

Hate it. Can it. Only permissible on a mortal-only game, for me.