Bayani
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Hrm. *plays around with the slotting on Build Planner* I'd have to drop Blazing Aura to get the extra slots. Bummer.
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Quote:Originally Posted by bpphantom
Yup. I'll be dropping Conserve Power on one of my scrappers for Perfect Body (or whatever it's called). Forced to drop it on my Stone/Elec brute for the new self heal.
...and the metric frog-ton of colour changes I'll be making. I've found a nice "Blight" style for my new Earth/Earth Dom.
That's cool. I'm going to see if I can change Bayani's Fire colors more of a white with gold/orange tinges. Slotting though on this build is going to be tough though if I go with Blaze Master and want to six-slot those new Powers. I'm going to have to give up some set bonuses to pull this off. I wonder what the recharge rates are for the Fireball and Melt Armor powers... -
*unlocks the freezer and lets shecky out while looking over the Issue 16 notes.*
Hm. Bayani's probably going to undergo a respec...question is which epic pool should I spec into because Body Mastery and Blaze both fit conceptually. On one hand, Body gives Focused Accuracy and that new power that Boosts bonuses from Stamina and Health by 50%. On the other hand, Blaze would get him Char, Melt Armor, and Fireball. And since the Blaster to Scrapper conversion, I have missed my Ha-Do-Ken... -
Quote:Originally Posted by NekoAli
*gasps at Shecky*
MAN DOWN!
*drapes a blanket over Shecky's body and rushes him back into the kitchen.*
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Quote:The fact that you had to buy a lawnmower out of your own money for upkeep of the house and other tenants is pretty lame too.Originally Posted by Rookery.
Sounds like the landlord has gotten way over their head. Careful they dont up and stop paying their mortgage but still taking your rent. You come home one day and all your stuff is on the street and picked through because they got foreclosed on.
I've seen it happen.
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Quote:I don't blame you. You've got a raw deal. I'd be shopping around for a new place myself.Originally Posted by NekoAli
Depends on area and such. Around here and out in the sticks where I am it's up to the landlord what they want to do. This new landlord didn't know what she was getting into when she bought these houses. Paid way to much for them and thought it would be just 'buy the place, money comes in'. She didn't take into account she's responsible for upkeep on the places. Recently the septic tanks had to be pumped out again. She's unwilling to have them fixed like they need to be done. Then she tried to get us to foot the bill. That didn't go over well. Obviously she couldn't since it's part of upkeep that a landlord has to cover, but she did lose one of the tenants over it. And I'm not to far from going myself.
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Quote:Hrm. Around here, the landlord's suppose to be responsible for the yardwork, shoveling snow, and repairs.Originally Posted by NekoAli
*sets out a lawn chair next to Fedor and enjoys a tasty beverage in a coconut, complete with silly straw and umbrella*
At least I got most of my lawn done. I really should have done it a week ago, but I've been feeling horrible this past week, and just got over it. Unfortunately, in that time was when the grass grew in thick and tall, and while trying to cut it, it kept jamming up, and at one point while trying to push through (it's a manual, ugh) the freaking handle snapped right off. Cheap workmanship.
Well, nothing I can do about it now. Just have to save up for a new one. Time to just kick back and relax today. Oh, and beat up the Joker some. -
*Reverses the Pedigree by throwing Shecky into the air, then leaps upward, snatching Shecky out of mid-air and sets up for the Bayani-Buster, 2009 Edition*
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Mornin'. *continues to hack away at his work*
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Quote:Your signature says something different.Originally Posted by Amerikatt
Not *me*, Miss Katfood. I iz teh innocent!
RAWR! 
Nice pic! -
*Sets up Breakfast Chef-Bots and their workstations by the Rookery Pool*
Hm. This is...odd. Where is everyone?
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Quote:No. *tackles and commences tickle-attack*Originally Posted by Emmi Blaze
Do you mean Chase Utley?
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Quote:*sits at his computer, dripping water.*Originally Posted by Emmi Blaze
*aims pressure washer in Bay's direction to clean the gloopy marshmallow off his work*
You want me to clean that up for ya?
*exit stage left*
EMMMMMI!
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*types through the gooey marshmellows, scrambling to finish a spreadsheet*
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Quote:Hm. I don't normally buy new games unless I intend on replaying them alot. Those action/story games I tend to play once through to the end and put it away. Wondering if I should pick up the game now or get it later when the prices drop.Originally Posted by NekoAli
I hope I feel better soon. I wanted to go get Batman today. They're having a trade in special, any game you trade in for Bats they give you 25% more credit for.
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*tiptoes through the kitty mine field to his workstation, spies Shecky, and DDTs him for settling down to work*
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In my forays into no-holds barred fighting and MMA throughout New England, they were not and I had been disqualified for utilizing such maneuvers. I'm not interested in participating or indulging in MMA or sports martial arts any longer. I spent several difficult years trying to make a career out of martial arts between stuntwork, tournaments, and bouts. Quite frankly, it wasn't an experience I felt proud of. When you boil it down, all I was doing was hurting other people physically for profit and the entertainment of others. And to see someone like Lesnar carry on after winning? No mas, senor. No mas.
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Quote:The Gracies refused to take challenges of anyone they know they couldn't beat. Throughout my time as an instructor, I've met plenty of MMA bullies who stepped into my sensei's dojo and have been proven wrong. Google Robert Moran sometime. His pressure point instruction is top notch and proven.Originally Posted by Fedor
Sure Bpp if you feel like spending your ife in jail I suppose.
Bay I will say exactly to that what the Gracies said 16 years ago. If you think it works, prove it. And the consistent answer has always been abject failure. Way to many tma types run around talking about pressure points and deadly this and that, but when push comes to shove they never prove any of it works. You just have to take their word for it. -
Quote:They actually do work and well-educated instructors of real martial arts that do utilize and teach them very effectively. But that's the sort of misinformation that people get out of the MMA scene and that disappoints me greatly. People these days want all the shortcuts. And if they can't figure out how to make something work in 10-15 minutes, they say "this doesn't work" and throw it out. It's that sort of mentality that's lead to the steady decline in the quality of martial arts instruction over the years.Originally Posted by Fedor
No pressure points? The reason noone uses pressure points is that they don't work. There is no rule against using them (aside from the eyes and groin obviously). What MMA has done is fantastic, it has given a way to weed out the grick that just is not effective and get to the root of what works consistently.
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Quote:It's not like any street fight I've ever been in, that's for sure. Are they tough hombres? Yeah, they are. I don't doubt that. But what they practice and utilize is not a complete martial art in my view. And it's not just because there is little or no heed paid to budo or philosophy or that most of them indulge in steroid cycles here and there. The techniques they use are limited and specific to a certain set of fighting conditions. Caged octagon ring, no pressure points, and rarely do I see any sort of real discipline in the competitors' demeanors or structure, even when they are clashing while standing up. It's a sports martial art, which is separate and different from real martial arts and (obviously) movie martial arts. What's unfortunate is that MMA is a sign of the times and how the sort of martial arts training and tradition I had the good fortune of experiencing and being raised with is dying out, if not already dead.Originally Posted by Fedor
That's a pretty limited way to view it Bay. You don't honestly believe that someone like GSP or Machida or Mousasi would be easy to beat in a fight outside the cage do you? It's as close to a street fight as anything there is this side of Vale Tudo.
As for them not being true martial arts, why? Because they skip all the budo stuff? Fine, call them combat arts. The truth is they are as effective as it gets.
PogoPogo, right now Fedor wins! Brock needs more seasoning on his stand up. But he needs to worry about Carwin in his immediate future anyways. -
Quote:Meh. As someone who's spent his life practicing martial arts and participated in early no-holds barred fighting, I don't consider MMA fighting styles to be true martial arts. It's a collection of watered down techniques cobbled together and marketed to be the "next big thing." I'll pass.Originally Posted by Fedor
Bah, baseball is almost as boring as golf, almost.
All sports are ritualized combat. So let's skip the pretenses and get to the heart of sport, fighting. MMA. -
I played fantasy baseball for a few years, but I just couldn't get all that into it. I enjoyed playing the sport and all, but meh. You don't get the same fun/good-natured smacktalk that arises in a head-to-head Fantasy Football league. And well, an RP fantasy football league is just plain crazy. =)
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Quote:Originally Posted by DJ_Shecky
Degeneration (My Show) Will be open request night. You can go to The Cape's DJ Library Search to search my library.
I prefer to take request via in game e-mail but I will take them through IM and other means. IM info is on the staff page of The Cape website.
Broadcast will be from Pocket D!
((People looking for some RP are always welcome to my shows. I tend to be RP light, but there are others at the show who go from no RP to RP Heavy))
Is Tony Romo going to be there? =P -
Quote:Pshaw. Maybe you need to tell your QB to get his act in gear and quit running off on Carribean vacations midseason with his husband, Jessica Simpson.Originally Posted by DJ_Shecky
*kicks the Trash Can back at Bay*
You changed it so that I would have to draft last again. I know you fixed it that way. :P -
*retaliates with a trash can* It's not my fault that the draft randomizer puts you last. I'd love to draft last in a league.
Anyways, I'm projecting my starting lineup to be...
QB: Tom Brady
RB1: Adrian Peterson
RB2: Chris Johnson
WR1: Greg Jennings
WR2: Brandon Marshall/OchoCinco depending on matchups.
TE: Dallas Clark
RB/WR/TE (Flex): Frank Gore
Def: Titans
K: Nick Kaeding