@tinuviel said in Questionably viable character types and tropes (tangent from staff ethics convo):
You could do it. Doubt you'd manage to keep a straight face though.
Thanks. I am doing it, though. I'm playing a Stepford Wife Sanctified in Fallcoast.
@tinuviel said in Questionably viable character types and tropes (tangent from staff ethics convo):
The trouble comes when everyone and their puppy thinks they can play "sniffy manipulative bitch." But can't.
This is true. SunnyJ is not one of these people who can't.
@sockmonkey said in RL Anger:
TL;DR: My downstairs neighbor complains about every single little noise and I am sick of it.
How are they complaining? Are they sending letters? Are they coming up to your apartment?
If the former, ignore them. If the latter, tell them to fuck off.
I don't sympathize with them. People who think complaining to others directly will solve their problems are missing the obvious problem, which is themselves.
@seamus said in Hey you motherfuckers.:
Hello, My name is Seamus. I will admit that I was once known as Matrix @ Due Rewards/Guilded Promises. Please don't hate me.
Hello. My name is Ganymede. I remember you as Matrix@DR/GP because I was CyberSix@DR/GP for almost three years.
Fuck I remember when Pev's name had 'Gaetan' before it, back on IGU.
@thenomain said in Random links:
GODDAMMIT I CANT AFFORD A PLAYSTATION YET fucking hell grr.
The fuck, dude, you live an hour away.
Drive down, camp in my basement, and you'll be fine.
Just tell me when the crackers arrive.
@the-tree-of-woe said in Questionably viable character types and tropes (tangent from staff ethics convo):
The Vivienne can also be difficult to pull off, because she's a sniffy manipulative bitch, which can be just the WORST without her being softened by a little humanity (like Vivienne was).
@SunnyJ is the only person I know who can pull this off believably.
@miss-demeanor said in Questionably viable character types and tropes (tangent from staff ethics convo):
If it helps, I absolutely adored Victor Fries from B:TAS. He was one of the few truly relatable villains in the Batman stable.
I understand this sentiment.
I saw Heart of Ice on September 7, 1992. It was Labor Day, and it was the series' premiere episode (I didn't get to see the Man-Bat episode, which aired on the Sunday before). And it fucking blew me away. I was hooked.
I have a partner now. Two kids. And if any of them were taken from me the way Nora was taken from him, I would have taken the same path. I think most of us would.
Fries, like Batman, was a victim of circumstance. Fries, like Batman, is extremely intelligent and gifted. And if it weren't for that goddamned soup, he would've capped Boyle and had his revenge.
Anyhow, I digress.
If you're going to play an antagonist -- and a true, iconic one, not like the Condiment King or someone like that -- please play it smart.
On the flip side, if you're going to play a protagonist, please don't be a fucking mong about it.
@apos said in Questionably viable character types and tropes (tangent from staff ethics convo):
The fault isn't with the people being antagonized. If you're getting into fights and having people treat you like a jerk for your actions, you are probably just really, really bad at playing an antagonist or you don't care how you are perceived. It is not challenging to ask yourself, "Are my actions going to be fun for these particular players"?
I concur.
I picked Victor Fries on Flashpoint: Gotham for a reason: I love the character. I know he's a loner; I know that he's hard to get along with; but I hope that my take on him will make him popular.
I think Victor Fries is a popular character. I think I can make him into a compelling, interesting character. But I wouldn't have had the opportunity if staff didn't let me. And if I fail at it, well, that's on me.
@tnp said in Staff and ethics:
We started out with 'don't be an asshole' as a tl;dr version of some basic policies that should be common sense. We added as needed (see above).
I like vague rules, as staff. It allows me to shoe-horn obvious things in.
"Don't be an asshole" is a fine rule for the situation. A player that engages their PC in sexual RP with another PC, but then turns it into a rape or sexual assault ICly, for whatever reason, is as much of an asshole as someone who engages in consensual sex in real life, and then claims it was sexual assault the next day. That's kind of what I'm seeing here.
I'd probably go with: "Don't run plots that involve or result in sexual assault or non-consensual sex." This might seem to cut out a few legitimate good-guy plots, like rescuing kids from predators. However, although child trafficking often involves sexual congress, but you can have a perfectly reasonable plot involving the rescue of children from a predator that has nothing to do with sex. See, e.g., B:TAS, S.1 Ep. 6, "The Underdwellers".
@sparks said in Good or New Movies Review:
I enjoyed the movie but I found him very disappointing in the role.
If there's a lack of chemistry or directing, I'm not blaming Dane DeHaan on that. I would imagine that having to work with Cara Delavingne would make anyone flat and flaccid.
I stand by Dailyburn.com. I've had it for almost three years, and they have plenty of different programs.
Have you read the accuser’s blog post regarding the incident?
One reason why there hasn’t been much outcry is because the accusation arose in a blog post. To my knowledge, no one even knows if the woman was actually a grad student as she claimed.
This doesn’t mean the accusation is false, but it isn’t new, and the news outlets have been conspicuously quiet.
@apos said in Celebrities that are Dead To Us:
Predatory individuals have relied upon the willingness of others to dismiss something not easily provable for decades. It is very prevalent to many people's daily experiences. This is a backlash against that, and it is a good thing.
Sure, I understand this. Cosby's laundry list is long. Roy Moore's hometown corroborated how much of a sleaze he was.
But Takei? That's a single accuser for an act that occurred around 36 years ago. I'm not so willing to run him under the bus quite yet. I'd like to learn more.
As a sidenote, I'm really looking forward to playing on Flashpoint: Gotham as Victor Fries.
He is, by far, my favorite character from B:TAS.
Can't. Hardly. Wait.
@arkandel said in Celebrities that are Dead To Us:
You're the one who brought up scale! I have no illusions that say, Asimov was perfect, but it's one thing to think he might have cheated on his taxes (or whatever) than that he kept a collection of human faces in his basement.
Yes. I did bring up scale. This is because all flesh is weak, but different kinds of flesh have different uses and flavors.
@loke said in Reasons why you quit a game...:
Some staffers hold two conflicting beliefs, "This is my game,"/I get to do what I want when I want, and "I'm in it for the players." I think if you're in it for the players, you find a balance between taking care of yourself and serving your player base without sacrificing on fairness.
The two beliefs are not mutually exclusive, however; they should be integrated.
"This is my game. I get to do what I want when I want, and what I want is a game that other players can enjoy."
The first part is an acknowledgment of responsibility: it's your game, so you're responsible for what happens on it.
The second part is a statement of fact: you can do what you want, so you should act ethically or else you'll be viewed as a petty tyrant, no matter your policies.
The last part is the mission statement: it's only a game if there are other players involved that are enjoying it.
@arkandel said in Celebrities that are Dead To Us:
Absolutely. But what (I think) we're discussing here is whether a celebrity's image in our eyes is irrevocably scarred by something they did.
Scarred to the point where the person is considered dead, right?
Look, everyone can have their opinion on this. That's fine. I think it's foolish to truly admire anyone outside of your immediate, touchable group of friends and loved ones, even though it may be noble to aspire to be like someone else.
And I may be a cynic when I say that no one -- no one -- is beyond reproach. Everyone has sinned; everyone is vulnerable; but not everyone matters and not everyone is caught.
Al Franken took a negative and spun it into an unbelievable positive, politically. An inquest into him means an inquest into any politician -- Roy Moore, Donald Trump -- who has been accused of or caught in sexual misconduct. A failure to do so would be hypocritical.
But, sure. Perhaps he was wrongfully put on a pedestal, and maybe led us to believe that he should've been.
No one is beyond reproach. The higher they soar, the farther they fall.