Posts made by Ghost

@Arkandel My opinion is that MU altogether has a vision problem when it comes to "power range".

MU can't seem to decide if these are RPG games where the systems matter, or if they're just writing with systems used for dispute resolution. (RPGs with writing or writing with some RPG systems thing). To make matters worse, there are the following problematic factors:

1. All players want to be included regardless of power level. It is not common to see events gated to players of specific levels/xp ranges.
2. PVP/PK/IC Death is largely non-existent. This creates an environment with extremely low risk to the point of risk altogether being a matter of choice. This upsets the natural "life cycle" type balance in terms of PCs getting clipped trying to get to higher levels due to PC death through failure. It's not "I hope my PC gets to this level" but instead "Here is what I'm going to do with my inevitable xp reward". The major PC killers are IC relationships and game closure.

3. Does power level matter due to #2? If a brand new PC is allowed to join a 3 year old dinosaur PC in going into Leviathan to fight Pinhead himself and death is only on the table for the new PC if they choose it to be, then does power level TRUUUULY matter?

Been saying this for a while, but games need to stop being vague about their approach. My own personal feeling is that risk-only-by-consent creates some really bad habits and some really ridiculous no-selling. If the game owners want it to be an Online RPG, then they need to state in the wiki that they will be using hit points, dice, and will be following the system's mortality rules. If not, I suggest the games that just want to be "writing places" get the fuck out of using these systems and use low-maintenance dice systems like FS3. Using systems like WoD/StarWars/etc and then not fully utilizing these systems is confusing to half of the playerbase.

tl;dr: If you're a writing game power levels dont matter and the entire concept of level/xp/etc needs to be done away with altogether. If you're an online RPG, then scenes/events should be explicitly gated for xp/power level and the constraints on PC death should be released. The major difference between a story and a game is that in a game you do not have control over the results of the risks; you can only choose whether or not the risk is worth the reward.

(Weird: point #3 is listed as 3 in my edit but shows as 1 again. Oh well.)

@Darren said in Modiphius/2d20:

@Ghost If you're looking for a generic system suitable for a wide range of settings/games, why not consider TinyD6, MiniD6 or even-- my personal favorite-- QuestCore?

I'm familiar with Tiny. I've done some gaming with the creators. Was just more wondering if someone tried stabbing at 2d20 that's all

Anyone taken a stab at trying to code Modiphius' 2d20 system? (Conan, John Carter, Star Trek, Infinity (Corvus Bell), Mutant Chronicles, etc). Seems like it could be an untapped resource for a system that could be used across multiple games.

@Derp Why you bringing me into this, dawg? I been away quite a bit, now.

@Pandora said in RL things I love:

@Ghost said in RL things I love:

@Pandora said in RL things I love:

@Ghost 1. You're a terrible person.

2. I'm literally watching this with my bestie right this second.

Yeah we're about 9 episodes in. It's not bad, although I wish it were more grim dark. I think Somerhalder might be underrated.

I think his eyebrows need to win an award for best supporting character, they are so expressive.

Finished it. No spoilers, but the finale has me more excited for season 2 than I was excited for season 1.

@Pandora said in RL things I love:

@Ghost 1. You're a terrible person.

2. I'm literally watching this with my bestie right this second.

Yeah we're about 9 episodes in. It's not bad, although I wish it were more grim dark. I think Somerhalder might be underrated.

In other news, I failed to convince my SO that the netflix show "V Wars" is the sequel to "The L Word".

Eyooo.

Good memory #2.

New house. First time hosting Xmas for family.

SO's dad comes out of our guest bathroom scratching his head and looking very confused.

"So...did you know you have a picture of Jean-Claude Van Damme in your restroom?"

My mom and dad bust up laughing.

JCVD 4ever

@Ganymede said in Good or New Movies Review:

@Lemon-Fox said in Good or New Movies Review:

A+. See me after class.

Omg. Rachel McAdams is the best.

@Ganymede Ooooooooooooooooo this is some solid tippage. I wasn't adjusting the ai offenses/defenses either, so I definitely should have.

Did you get nhl20? Any good? Should i wait?

I tend to skip a year unless I see something revolutionary in the gameplay between years.

@Ganymede Let's talk.

In this instance I was cycling a lot but hadn't played the game in a few years. It was nhl18. Here's why I lost.

1. He had Lundquist on AI goalie. Fuckin Lundquist.
2. I made a lot of bad pass choices, but also it was kind of weird how the players weren't picking up passes. Was either passing too hard or trying to move before the pass connected.
3. He was spamming poke check and I wasn't utilizing "protect the puck"
4. He played smart but cheesy D. Every time I'd set up the point and cycle hed stop playing positional hockey and just double up a human wall in front of the net like he was Sean Avery. Then when I tried to go for rebounds off the clappers he'd have an extra guy there.

Really, the best scoring opportunities I had were in breakaways, but fuckin AI Lundquist grabbed some 4 would be goals out of thin air like he was some demanded Nordic Green Lantern.

Shame it was 2018 Lundquist.

@Auspice said in Good or New Movies Review:

The video implied force heal as a super brand new 'just for the movie' thing... except it's been in Star Wars for a long time!

COUGH inTheEU COUGH

So every year my SO's kid and I play ONE match of NHL on PS4. We call it the House Cup. With it comes shit-talking rights for the whole year.

The first year I kinda let him win. The 2nd time he legitimately beat me. This time, my parents and my SOs dad were in attendance and oh boy did I grandstand. I gave a speech on the importance of who gets to take the Cup, how I was going to beat this kid so bad it was gonna he a crime, how having a captive audience was like a Christmas gift.

We did a practice match. I won that 2-1. Oh, I was convinced this was my year.

he fucked me up

Not only did he legitimately beat me, but he wrecked me. 7-0. In front of everyone. I must have hit the post 12 times with wide open net. Kid took on like 18 minutes if penalties. I had at least three 5-3 power plays and still didnt score.

Now everyone wants to be there for it next year.

Good memory.

@Auspice omg I just got a better idea

Bluetooth speaker.
Party.
Leave the room.
Earplugs.
Press play.

@Macha said in RL things I love:

@Ghost Actually, you didn't. Whamaggedon stops at 12am of Christmas. They're already safe until next year. Sorry, it's in the rules.
Rules

....damn it.

Next year I'm gonna be ruthless.

I am at my most diabolical.

Sending a doctored URL link into my Facebook feed stating that Modiphius has just announced on Xmas morning that they've unveiled a new RPG set in the "Big Trouble in Little China" universe...

...but it will redirect them to the middle of "Last Christmas" by Wham!

On Xmas morning.

I'm gonna turn the Whammageddon into the fucking Hunger Games.

@TiredEwok said in Legends of the Old Republic - In Progress Star Wars Game:

@Tinuviel

I think that reference is lost on me... halp!

Karen Traviss is the author who was hired to write the novels that detailed the Mandalorians, but then at the last second GEORGE pulled the plug and added them to Clone Wars.

@TiredEwok said in Legends of the Old Republic - In Progress Star Wars Game:

I'd love to remake Kida

That's some "back in the day" stuff right there.

How will Sith fighting Jedi be handled if there is no PVP?

@GreenFlashlight said in Good or New Movies Review:

@Ghost said in Good or New Movies Review:

I meant more: Sucks that these writers, game makers, content creators, etc worked so hard to keep it going, made so many awesome things that people loved, all on the assumption that Mr. Star Wars was on board with it...and then in the end he comes out and says "Yeaaaaaaah I dont know any of those guys and didn't read any of that. They dont count."

That makes more sense. Thanks for explaining. I still don't fully get it, though. I don't know any writers, so I'm pulling this from my ass, but I'd have thought the satisfaction would come from the fans (and the paycheck), not the acknowledgment of the guy who owns the land you're mining and who owns the rights to whatever you dig up.

I get that, too. But you'd want your work to COUNT, right? I'm sure there were more than a few that were like:

"I made my mark on the history of Star Wars. I am a Star Wars superfan and love George Lucas and all of this stuff. I was ECSTATIC when I got asked to write KOTOR. I designed Darth Revan and am so happy people love it! I hope to one day see some other writer flesh out the history of the Revanites and maybe he'll be in a movie and-"

Lucas: "-I dont know this guy and didnt read that stuff. It's not applicable and isn't my universe."

And then...

"All of this was my idea. Obi-wan is working with Aayla Secura and Quinlan Vos on Coruscant..."