Posts made by Ganymede

@seraphim73

Yeah, the census command is awesome. It allowed me to create a character that was pretty unique, even on a game with a standard set of action skills for particular roles.

@tinuviel said in Is Min/Max a bad thing?:

So to answer this, and basically all other "Is X bad?" questions, the answer is "it depends."

And what it depends on is whether the players involved are dipshits.

No matter what is good or bad in a game, every gaming experience can and will be ruined by dipshits.

Choosing your party wisely means picking the best players, not the best builds.

@derp

@silverfox said in Good TV:

I really did enjoy it for its entertainment value. It hit reaaallllllyyyy close at some points though. Everything was pretty exaggerated from the "norm" but not to the point where it hasn't happened somewhere and for some reason.

This is how I felt about Life & Beth.

@kk

What Sunny said.

I think what we're saying is that we think you should leave too, and if or when you do we'll still be here, no matter your choice.

We're just asking you to choose yourself rather than others this time.

It bears saying once more:

@arkandel said in The Work Thread:

For example rates aren't decided by what you are worth, but by the minimum you will accept or stay at the role you're filling; you could do research on the current job market value for your job but unless the powers that be decide you intend to leave, or that you already have a better offer on the table, why would they pay you that if they can pay you less? It's as simple as that.

Truth right here.

I have already negotiated and secured settlements for my institution that exceed my annual salary in the four months I've been on the job. I know I am worth far more than I am being paid right now, but I wouldn't trade this job for my last because of the benefits and the fact that I don't have to go hunting for work to do. (Shit comes to me, yo.)

@greenflashlight said in The Work Thread:

I would argue, dead serious, that staying on a sinking ship is worse than self-destructive: it teaches the ship's captain that they can let the ship keep sinking because fuck it, you'll bail it out for them, so they may as well bring in some more bodies to drown down in the hold after you've gone under for the third time.

Double-posting because I can and because the above is true.

We've known each other for, like, seven years, kk. Given that my partner is in the health industry, I have to tell you this sincerely: look out for yourself because no one else will. If your hospital managers aren't protecting you, they will never protect you and you need to get out to a place that will. Thankfully, as you are probably aware, the industry is starved for good nurses, so you should find a landing spot pretty easily.

And, hey, what a good time to consider traveling, right?

@alamias said in The Work Thread:

Anyone know of need for a react front end developer?

Let me know if you need a character reference. I'm pretty sure I can speak to your person and character, given how long we've known each other.

@saosmash said in MU Things I Love:

YES PLAY WITH THEM I AM INDIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR JOY AND ALL YOUR FUN IS INDIRECTLY MY FUN

@seraphim73 said in MUs That We Would Love To Make (But Won't):

I have a lot of fun following behind the poses of GMs and setting FS3 NPCs to do what the GM just said they did. It takes some of the burden off GMs who aren't comfortable with the combat system, and I enjoy playing with it.

Let's just say that, in my years of playing, FS3 is by far the best system for handling combat scenes with more than a dozen NPCs and PCs. If I wasn't so fucking code-illiterate we would have a Mass Effect game by now.

That's right, motherfuckers. We movin'.

As of Friday afternoon, EST, we'll be 'porting over to a new place. That means that if you post at around that time such post may disappear. So if you can all stop cat-fighting for, like, 24 hours, that would be good. Or swell. Or something.

This new place is brought to you by Digital Ocean and our committee on fixing our problems here with disappearing posts. Please thank Faraday, Derp, Roz, and Arkandel when you can. And, like, not on Friday afternoon, 'mkay?

@squirreltalk said in MUs That We Would Love To Make (But Won't):

That only makes sense if you think of Batman as just, like, a narrative tool.

In all the best stories, Batman is nothing but a narrative tool.

For the sake of brevity, I will be blunt.

@sunny said in MUs That We Would Love To Make (But Won't):

“Everyone needs to just step up and run plots” is an unreasonable expectation, full stop.

I concur because some people really suck at running scenes, for a plethora of reasons.

@derp said in MUs That We Would Love To Make (But Won't):

... in the idea that not everyone can GM, I find it incredibly unlikely that those who can't are somehow a substantial majority of players.

No, really, a substantial majority of players suck at running scenes, for a plethora of reasons.

Seriously, putting together a gaming troupe of people who all can comfortably run scenes is nigh impossible. We have all had to deal with that GM who thought they were spectacular when they were patently awful. The crew in Critical Role is an exception to the general rule that, among gamers, there's commonly a small handful of folks who have the time, energy, and talent to run a campaign. And for those of us who have lived through this, it is self-serving to hold otherwise.

I mean, there's a reason why this topic exists. There are few people with the time, energy, and talent to make a game; there are also few people with the time, energy, and talent to run scenes on that game; so people with both skillsets, which are necessary to pull off games with any sense of longevity, are exceedingly rare. In my 20+ years in this damned hobby, I can count on one hand the people who I've known to be able to do this, and I ain't on that list despite my glorious career as a staffer.

My opinion, constructively, is that those of the first talents need to pair with those with the second and ensure that there are as few boundaries as possible for those of the second to thrive. Meanwhile, those of the first need to carefully watch those of the second because folks like Spider and other miscreants often fit into the second variety of players. Having been on a few games that have been, in my opinion, universally considered successful, that success has less to do with numbers, policies, and code than with having someone of the first talents enabling those of the second to run scenes to generate activity on their game.

@zombiegenesis

@squirreltalk said in MUs That We Would Love To Make (But Won't):

I kinda wonder if there'd be any legs to a Dark Souls MU; speaking of 'From' games.

Dark Souls is already enough of a frustrating experience for me.

@greenflashlight said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

I'd rather blot the carpet than be constantly chasing cat hair tumbleweeds with a broom, but that's my personal preference.

I have two short hairs, so that doesn't seem to be an issue.

Otherwise, I have two kids who seek my approval and will do what I say, no matter how futile.

Furry tumbleweeds provide hours of amusement for me.

@tnp said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

But cat litter travels over hardwood floors MUCH more easily than it does on carpet.

I have to sweep up every day. Sometimes twice.

Still better than having to use a spotbot when the fuckers throw up shit they shouldn't have eaten in the first place.

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

Just be sure to keep your servos well lubricated.

At my bar gig, my drinks are comp'd.

@aria

Being hard on myself honestly is all I know how to do.

That said, I'm exhausted too. It's probably because I'm working out 4 times a week now, mostly weekdays, along with working three jobs (two are really part-time, but still).

@macha said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

I have never heard of a state without inspections. Wow.

Pretty sure Ohio doesn't have them either.