Posts made by Ganymede

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

You are allowed to be human! Cut your brain some slack! This pandemic shit is traumatic.

I concur.

I, however, am not so allowed.

@tek

I concur with Ominous, but you may be able to get a pass on the GRE if you've been working for a while or have another professional degree or certification. E.g., I got into a graduate program for economics with zero background in economics and no GRE because I had my J.D.

@insomniac7809 said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

Google the ingredients you have. Pick the first/highest-reviewed thing that pops up. Cook it.

Chopped is a constant source of inspiration for me. Today, I used some vegetables from a tray -- carrot sticks, celery sticks, pepper sticks, grape tomatoes -- and diced them with some onions to make a nice ragout, with some old chili. Added some garlic powder, Tony Chatchere's creole seasoning, salt, and pepper. Tossed in some Papa John's garlic dipping sauce and some olive oil for the base.

@GreenFlashlight said in The Work Thread:

It shocks and disgusts me that medical professionals who have nearly two hundred residents relying on staff to provide the basic cares and activities of daily life have run a cost analysis to determine the absolute minimum amount of staff they can get away with before they get sued for violating state law by understaffing; this perpetual state of being understaffed both destroys the morale of the people working, and creates undignified and dangerous living conditions for the people under our care.

something something Universal health care is bad something something mmkay?

@icanbeyourmuse

To be honest, Vampires are probably the easiest to pick up. You don’t really need to be an end-to-end reader, and there’s a lot of room for competent newbie concepts.

Fallcoast’s XP and hybrid system, though, makes things a bit of a dumpster fire. 1E was known for being broken, and last I checked nothing was done to compensate for that. 2E is light years ahead, but it has its own broken aspects.

I still love the games, though, and would play if I thought I had the interest or time.

@Derp

I concur.

I've very familiar with Vampires, Werewolves, and Changeling. If you're thinking of going to The Reach / Fallcoast, you're going to want to know 1E as well as 2E. I'm fairly confident I can help for those races.

@Lemon-Fox said in Spitballing for a supers Mush:

Nothing, tbh. This is why I think it should be OCs only. I don't care if someone is 'inspired' by canon heroes, like @Lotherio 's mention of an Iron Mike, etc.

This all sounds like a nightmare for me.

But a comic game would be nifty, I think, if it adopted HorrorMUX’s model of having roles. You need an Ingenue? Plop in Starfire. A Mentor? Hank Pym or Reed Richards. An evil mastermind? The Riddler. And you sort of let players take one role only, and play that PC, through scenarios.

It could go multiverse, but it limits overlap.

@Lisse24

That sounds reasonable for humans, but unreasonable for catbots.

I remember being confused when dating my first GF because she had only 5 courses a semester, but I went to a school with terms, and had taken 8 or 9 courses at a time for years.

My old school warned parents to expect between 3 to 4 hours of homework a night.

@tangent

The word "dying" is probably not the word I should have used, but what I meant to describe was "dying interest" in that kind of game.

The Super Games I've been on have largely been consent-based and/or trait-based. I have tried -- I could have tried harder -- to break into the community. But to be fair? I don't know much about modern comics save for what I can peel off the internet. I feel as if this puts me behind the 8-ball on these games.

That aside, it seems clear to me anecdotally that having the same people is a bad thing. No matter how many good players a game has, the bad ones will drive off newer or established players unless staff steps in. And staff, in my limited third-party experience, seems awfully reluctant to do that, perhaps because it's the same community over and over.

So, suppose for a moment that Mr. Johnson, or anyone, is looking to build a new community of players. If you want to do that, I would suggest creating a new model or paradigm. Maybe try out some other games out there that have lasted a while and see what works on them. See whether that could work for your comic game.

I have rarely regretted stepping out of my usual World of Darkness box. The limited time I have played on super MUSHes tell me that there are a lot of good players on them who may be willing to slip into a new model or paradigm for the opportunity to play a superhero.

@Arkandel

I don't mean to diminish what the players are doing. What they are doing is fantastic.

I mean to say that the owners now need to step up because it's the right thing to do.

They've done it before, and they can do it again. Sterling was trash and was tossed out.

The Bucks could make a statement too: If there's no change, we're moving, bitches.

@Mr-Johnson said in Spitballing for a supers Mush:

Nothing else 'sells' DC only games even with an active Dev team don't sell. Marvel only doesn't sell. The market has shown over and over that people don't REALLY want anything new.

I think the market shows that it's dying because it's the same shit with a different covering.

I really liked 4T, but the game ground down for me because the players, by and large, didn't appear to be doing anything. My time online is too limited to just wait for things to happen. And nothing really did.

@Arkandel said in The basketball thread:

NBA players have chosen to put their money where their mouths are. And good for them.

It's not the players that should be making the stand.

It'd be nice if the owners spoke up and threatened to remove or sell their franchises if something isn't done.

They demanded that the Clippers be sold, and it was.

@Snackness said in The Work Thread:

THE CHILDREN MUST SUFFER AS I HAVE SUFFERED

More like: my children will suffer as I have suffered.

Skin color's a bitch.

@silverfox

Don't mind me; I'm old and ornery.

I'll just teach my kids all of the wicked shit at home.

Plus, I was a high school teacher.

@WildBaboons

I was born in Canada, actually. I can readily recall carrying some hefty books back in 2nd grade.

@silverfox said in The Work Thread:

Nope. In a normal year they have their lunch box and maybe a single reading book.

Man, y'all live it easy down Souf.

I want to throw out there that if anyone's been affected by the Iowa or Texas weather problems, I'd be happy to toss out a few bucks to help you get through.

Also, I live in SW Ohio, and am still willing to do grocery runs and shit for people or family members.

@silverfox said in The Work Thread:

A parent reached out concerned because her SECOND GRADER is carrying multiple text books home every day (100% agree, this is stupid as fuck. If we go remote they should be able to come and get them vs carrying them home EVERY DAY) and all I could do is say that I'm so sorry it's happening but that I don't know what to do, maybe if she calls the office they might be able to brainstorm something?

Wait, this isn't normal for you people?

@SinCerely

My anxiety has died down knowing that the teachers are doing everything they can.