@Thenomain said in If you work hard, son, maybe someday you'll RP:
@Ghost said in If you work hard, son, maybe someday you'll RP:
@Sunny said in If you work hard, son, maybe someday you'll RP:
It's not 'wrongfun' to harass somebody -- it's harassing somebody.
Unless your fun consists of harassing others.
Then it's both harassment and wrongfun.
Stop kinkshaming.
Kink shaming is my kink!
(sidebar: I got it right this time.)
(sidebar2: RIP Vines)
Does this law firm need an expert in "Bird Law"? If so, I am free to discuss becoming a partner.
Also @Kitty-Kat
Have a high quality Aww gif. I'm sure typing that out felt less than fun
PS: If I ever decide to start mushing again you're always welcome at my table. Everyone deserves redemption.
I dont understand a word that you just wrote, but I salute your victory.
@Sunny Then I misunderstood. Could you rephrase?
@Roz No spoilers, if you could? I know it's an older anime and I'm probably THE person who hasn't seen it, but ever since ADV went under and the DVDs are now either import-only or out of print (either way, $200+), I'm actually going to be seeing it for the first time this month
@krmbm Really?
Not being rude here (so please don't read it in that voice), but are you saying a game owner/staff is fine with being "the backup" game and missing out on attendance on events to another game because they're just happy people are having fun?
If so, I think that's a very charming thing to say and be seen saying, but I have a hard time believing that any game that is aware that their events aren't being populated because people are so busy on Arx are like: "This is great."
I'm also gonna double down and say that in these situations staff start talking about ways to inspire people to populate their events despite other available options, which is no different than McDonalds bringing the McRib back when sales are low.
Because: it's competition
Holy shit, Neon Genesis Evangelion. I now understand more why people were telling me that I'd missed out.
@Rinel Yeah, she would still get a consultation from her own lawyer, I was just wondering if there was any known precedent or standard, so thank you and @faraday for your responses.
As for my mom, she's 68 and a good amount of bone was removed last time. So the jury is still out as to whether or not the current implant could be removed and replaced with a plastic-type alternative without taking too much of her natural body material. So I think she's questioning right now her age vs quality of life. Personally, I hope they can fix it; she shouldn't be taking as much pain medication as she is for so prolonged amount of time.
She'd also be willing to try medicinal marijuana, but won't (right decision) because her pain management doctors would shun her for it.
Agreed.
There's a difference between paging me on my alt for a quick thing like "Hey, are we still on for tomorrow? KThxBai." and pestering me through my alt with cleverly worded pressure.
@Auspice In my defense, when your SO is tugging at you or traipsing around in some manner of "come hither" clothing saying "Come get this..."
@Sunny said in Difference between an NPC and a Staff PC?:
@Ghost said in Difference between an NPC and a Staff PC?:
...could establishing an Oocly titilating line of roleplay with a staffer result in preferential treatment than others don't have access to?
Yes! It could. But I feel that what should happen in this circumstance is that the unethical staffer -- and that's what they are -- should be fired. Not removing an element from roleplay. Because what they are doing is the worst kind (to me, that part is an opinion) of abuse.
I dont think you're wrong.
I mean, I'm sure people try to offer sex to get out of a speeding ticket from time to time, and you should rely on your sworn officer to not abuse their authority/duty for gain. It's not so different a concept.
If I found out a GM were drifting benefits to their TS partners via NPCs that they weren't giving to others, I'd front-punt them off the server.
@Auspice Empty milk jugs. Empty
But I'm gonna hard stop on this line of thinking, because, you know...
"Human dreams... such fertile ground for the seeds of torment."
I want this series to kick ass; I do.
I worry that (like so many things these days) fanbase entitlement is going to take a hardcore Montezuma's Revenge shit all over it: "blah blah dont like Cahill blah blah wig blah blah too many white males blah blah put the color red on a sign that was blue in the video games blag blah someone's twitter account said a thing blah blah ratio of x to y demographic blah blah doesnt use two swords blah blah Siri doesnt look like she does in Witcher 3"
Luckily, some fan-loved shows didn't get entitlement wrecked, like the Expanse, Deadly Class, etc, but every nerd-loved setting coming to tv/movies I always brace for it. Amazon's Expanse is coming, Wheel of Time, LotR, etc.
tl;dr I'm gonna watch the Hell out of Witcher. Very excited. Hope entitlement doesn't fuck up me getting a full show run.
@Groth Once I made the mistake of giving my phone number out to a staffer.
He called repeatedly on random nights asking me to log on and role play (TS) with his wife. When I tried to get away, they nuked my character.
Gotta get away from this thread, now. I'm hearing this creepy classical music and if I don't put this box down, it's gonna open. 
@krmbm said in The Game Game:
@Ghost said in The Game Game:
TBH I'm kinda getting the sense that some of this non-competitive talk is probably aversion to the word lest games OPENLY talk about competing with one another
Well, you're wrong.
@Tat shut her game to new players for months because it was too popular.
@bear_necessities and I have had many, MANY conversations about the frustration of being a place people play because it was the only place TO play for a while.
So you can "kinda get the sense" that we're just trying to look like bigger people on MSB than we actually are (which, honestly, why would we bother)... or you can accept that some people run games without wanting them to be the #1 place to play, just A place to play that people hopefully enjoy.
Allow me again to counterpoint.
No one would close off a game for being "too popular". Popularity is not the reason.
The reason a game would close its doors to new applications due to too many requests is because an influx in apps, population, or concepts would spread thin staff, bloat the game, risk of multitudes of non-quality players, and thus lower the quality to existing staffers and players. Everyone wants a thing to be popular and for people to be excited about it, but there comes a point where too much interest will affect the quality of the product.
I'd believe that the game being too popular was an applying factor in the reasons why the game closed off apps, but wasn't the true reason on the backend.
@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@deathbird said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Auspice shiiiit! I'll cruise with you then.
Cowboy hat from Gucci
You heard the Diplo remix? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3TC2qW-75c
Diplo, baby! Dude is part owner of my football club. My football kit for Phoenix Rising FC has "Mad Decent" on the front.
Also, that song remix is a hot jam.
