Best posts made by Ganymede

@lotherio said in The Hockey Thread:

I lean towards the showmanship of fights post goons days lends to distracting from the game and slows down play time, could stand to still see less.

I like the honor of the fight. When Malkin took a borderline shot against Wheeler, he knew he was in for a fight the next time the Pens played the Jets. So, early in the game, they did it, with Wheeler creaming Malkin badly. In response, Malkin said (paraphrasing): "I knew it wasn't a great hit. I respect Wheeler, so I was ready. Wasn't my greatest fight, couple of punches, I lost."

What I don't like is star players doing dirty things because they think they can get away with it. Did you see Crosby ice-stomping PK Subban? That was very dangerous: you don't use a prone player's helmet to grind his head into the ice. And then, when PK got him in a headlock (presumably to deliver a DDT), Crosby went limp-bitch.

I have zero sympathy for Crosby's concussions now. From what I've watched, the kid is a competitor -- but one that will gladly do something dirty behind the net or when the ref isn't looking. Having an enforcer around means he may get away with more of that dirty crap.

@wizz

I think it's a good idea to go with rotes only, with Arcana describing what rotes you can use. When creating the rote, the author must be as specific as possible. To activate the rote, roll Gnosis + lowest necessary Arcana.

Eliminate the Orders and Paths. No more favored or opposing Arcana. Or free point of Resolve of Composure. Just buy the Arcana and the Gnosis, and the rotes, and play.

February 2020.

@lotherio

Maybe, but ice-stomping is really, really dangerous, as is grabbing someone by the helmet.

@alzie

The F&L Vampire sphere is inclusive, but it is oriented towards physical violence. Heavily. The players are fun-loving, but be prepared to be a heavy-handed fighter.

I picked up Frostpunk on a whim, and it is a gritty. brutal survival game. I like it a great deal, but I can see the frustration in playing with it If you want to save everyone.

Hint: you ain't.

In other words, we need to talk about Kevin.

Good excerpt here on a topic of serious discussion. I like this quote:

It’s easy to see where the suspicion comes from. The idea of desire without bounds or limits is threatening. It’s a threat to a social order that exerts control by putting fences around our fantasies and making it wicked to want anything unsanctioned. It’s a threat to a society that has developed around the idea of mandatory heterosexual partnership as a way to organize households. It’s threatening because it’s utopian in a culture whose imagination is dystopian because it’s about pleasure and abundance in a culture that imposes scarcity and self-denial. Freedom is often frightening — and polyamory is about balancing freedom with mutual care. In this atomized society, that’s still a radical idea.

@Ghost

I wish I had more time with Webb.

I was happy, at the end of The Reach, being Clarice. Nothing like a Winter-Mouse-Cop-Alcoholic to make people double-take.

@gryphter said in General Video Game Thread:

I think this thread talked me out of Outer Worlds, but in its place I need a good game to foolishly waste money I don't have on. Currently eyeballing Pine and Greedfall. Can anyone condemn or recommend either?

Vampyr is pretty nice, and I think it's still on sale on the PSN.

@lotherio said in The Hockey Thread:

Speaking of which, early in season, but Edmonton at old tricks again, damaging draft picks in earlier years or something.

People keep saying this, but I don't think they know what the fuck they are talking about. Edmonton's problem is what it has always been: a lack of defense.

@sunny @faraday

What I'm doing is my practice at the moment. We'll discuss tomorrow and amend as appropriate.

I recognize that the concern and request is not semantic.

@magee101 said in General Video Game Thread:

The main reason I said 1$ per hour would be good for Outer Worlds is because it is marketed as a open world RPG. It's also why I don't buy games like Last of Us or the Call of Duties, I buy RPG games because I want something that will give me 40-60 if not more hours for that 60 dollar price tag.

To each their own. I suppose your analysis is why I enjoyed any of the Mass Effect games more than Dragon Age: Inquisition.

@surreality

Then make it! I'll post there regularly.

@the-tree-of-woe said in L5R 5E:

Cranes dance. Lions fight. If their honor's so out of joint, they can bring their army, and I'll bring mine.

The Cranes will make you look like a bitch in front of your friends and family, and will cut you down in a duel.

Pick a Scorpion. Everyone hates them, everyone expects them to be nefarious.

I’m really enjoying The Outer Worlds. The dialogue is witty; the gear system is crunchy but not too crunchy; and the skill and perk system is simple to understand and play with. As a casual gamer, this fits right into how I like my gaming experiences.

Would be nice to know how and if there will be DLC.

I'm very disappointed, for the most part.

I'd like to think I'm a pretty successful person, and yet I haven't raped anyone so far.

Maybe I'm just behind the curve.

(Actually, I'm not disappointed -- at least, not at myself. I'm disappointed to hear that even beloved celebs like Tyson may have engaged in this behavior. If the allegations are true -- and I think there is more truth to this than falsity -- then it just goes to show you that you really can't trust anyone at all, anywhere, and it's absolutely tiring to think about life this way.)

(Also, this sickness sucks, but at least it's going away.)

@apos said in Regarding administration on MSB:

I think it's always going to be tone and whether or not a post is suggesting constructive changes ... .

I think we can agree that this, too, is pretty nebulous.

@gryphter

The Outer Worlds.

@auspice said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

So... how do these sleeves (like the copper sleeve) compare? Do they feel like they're pinching, constricting too much, etc...?

I don't have much problem with it. It takes a week to get used to, after which you may not even notice it. I'd recommend taking it off to sleep, thus giving the tissue some time to breathe normally.

You can probably find something at CVS or Walgreen's to start with. Try it on an uninjured place first for a couple of days.

@kanye-qwest

MOD VOICE

I think we're treading away from being helpful. Let's go back to talking about ways we can fix moderating.

As I said, we're working on things. Arkandel has asked me to prepare a "Rules of Engagement v 2.0" for the forum. The draft is made and being wrangled over. Part of it includes something on this topic.