Marcian Tobay
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Thanks all for the explanations. I find them elucidating.
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For those insist it must be the original, here's Shakespeare in its original pronunciation and wording.
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Short and sweet. Glee's doing an episode dedicated to covers of Rocky Horror Picture show. A lot of people I know are mad that a company is doing a cover of RHPS. Wil Wheaton has tweeted both Glee for doing a cover, as well as MTV who is doing an unrelated project.
I don't understand this, but I've seen it elsewhere. Why do people get like this? No one's going through and burning old copies of RHPS. No one's calling your version less legitimate.
This bothers me, and it pervades a lot of media. Don't touch this franchise, because I liked the original.
People, this is important: No one planted a kill switch in your product that makes it stop working simply because a different version is out there.
Well, except maybe George Lucas.
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You're an awesome member of the community, and I believe I still have your contact information. Let's grab a burrito sometime.
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You win this round!
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I'm glad he finally got to post.
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I arrived all too late.
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And so it begins.
I'm setting up the thread, because this is easily the most anticipated episode of season 2. I won't, however, have a chance to watch this until tomorrow night.
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Quote:Lucas also said "I have a great idea for the prequels to Star Wars".Originally Posted by QuiJon
Lucas says he chose to cut this scene and another that had luke with friends watching a space battle through the binoculars due to the pacing of the begining of the movie. He felt the scene in the kitchen with uncle owen talking to luke about not leaving for one more season and luke saying how biggs had already left accomplished the same set up as far as progressing the story went. -
*Looks at Subject Line*
Then i19 should maybe see a couples counselor or discuss the topic more openly with i19's partner. -
Quote:And look how things turned out for him.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
He chose blue rather than yellow in his moral choice mission
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Full deleted scene here.
Yes, I realize this is old news. I just found out about it, though, and thought maybe others didn't see it as well.
Love this scene. Never in the six episodes did anyone but Anakin ever doubt themselves. Everyone always knew what they were doing always and believed in it. That always grated on me. People voted on an empire to unite the galaxy, but then it fails. Everyone chooses sides. Yet no one questions what side they are on, and everyone knows the "Good" people are the rebellion?! Give me a break. SOMEONE doubted themselves and switched sides. I refuse to believe that person didn't exist.
Seeing that it was Biggs who was convinced that the Rebels were correct rocks.
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Quote:I had to consciously stop after buying $100 worth of music. I'm still missing about a 1/5th to a 1/6th of the full list. It gets vicious.Originally Posted by Teldon
Thank you MT. I honestly dont watch the show except for clips. With my addictive personality I would love it and have to buy all the music for it and I just cant afford that.
Nova, you're added.
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Quote:Brittany S. Pierce from Glee. Episode name: Duets.Originally Posted by Teldon
Ok Echoo I should know this but for the life of me I cant place a name to the young lady in your avatar. I feel like I should know it but I just cant remember.
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Quote:That's amazing.Originally Posted by Teldon
Don't mean to necro-post but this parody clip is just too funny not to share.
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Crap, my village is under attack! Guys, I wasn't expecting this. I'm only level 1! I don't think I can possibly take out the leader of their group...
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I just named me Marcian. Is that bad?
Anyway, we're all at the festival. What happens next?
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Hello everyone,
Originally, I was in disagreement with the "No video game talk" rule here. I am, however, interested in working with the moderators, not against them. It's their house and I am a guest. I will take my shoes off.
Which is why I now present the RPG Flowchart. This chart is both every RPG discussion ever and none of them. Simply by consulting this chart, we can simulate a fulfilling conversation about RPGs without offending any of the rules.
So now, when I express my frustration that that wasn't the final boss's true form, all you have to do is find where I am on the chart, and pick an alternative option. By doing this, we've compared theoretical gaming experiences.
Please, however, respect spoilers. Don't ever read farther on the chart that the person before you, and try to recognize important plot points. While we know that the ending will be in a cut-scene, just how long of a cut-scene is something readers should discover on their own.
I'm already sixteen hours into this chart, and it's been a fantastic tutorial so far on what the rest of the game is like.
I hope you all enjoy it, too. So, without further ado, here's the RPG Flowchart!
~Marcian~
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Thanks for the exact quote, Hallowed. That supports my belief more, I think, and I appreciate your taking the time to look it up. Rock on.
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Quote:Sure! "Unprofessional" is a motif for heroes all the time and as our culture moves into a fascination with being able to identify more and more with heroes, this is a totally viable path.Originally Posted by Hallowed
So not "natural", but "cheap/crappy".
Team Jacob!Quote:But... Batman and Daredevil don't sparkle. You're a Twilight fan, aren't ya?!?
Now if you want a "teeth-sparkle" (gleaming teeth) or "eye sparkle" (twinkle in the eye), we can talk...
Yeah, I admit my Aura idea is weak...
Huh. I thought it was canon. I'll see if I can find something to back myself up. Until then, I'll consider myself CORRECTED.Quote:That's your interpretation. Not saying it's invalid, just not the necessarily the official one, or one shared by all others. -
Quote:I don't think his view comes from a position of wealth, and I think you completely misunderstood his point. I can't afford the Boosters to this game at all, but I completely agree with him.Originally Posted by Acroyear2
Since you seem to be swimming in money, why don't you purchase the new booster pack for all of us you can't afford it and the small amount of content provided within? It must be nice to live in your world of wealth and leisure. Not everyone is so blessed. But I guess you could not understand that from way up there on your high pedestal.
That's why I intend to save up for my aforementioned 1 Day Purchase, but if I fall short, that's my fault, not the developers. -
Quote:I didn't know that about the sparkle auras. Thank you!Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
Currently at work so I can't check, but I believe stars and sparkles have a light (infrequent) and heavy(constant) mode. On characters that have auras, I tend to use the light mode.
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I believe all aruas are now available in 'Combat mode' only, like the H.U.D. As for subtlety, I use the left-most colour column in the CC, this really tones down the saturation and brightness of the auras.
I know we have Combat-Only now. I love it, and I want that mentality of "Less is more" to be a starting point for Natural auras. -
Quote:It's true. I patented it and am working to sell the movie rights to Dream Works. The guy who argues this will raise his eyebrows a lot.I'm hoping to turn it into a whole thing.Originally Posted by Nethergoat
That isn't what I said.
Here, I'll elaborate:
There has never been a time in the history of the game where we got all these awesome free costume parts, in contrast to the dark current regime where we get nothing free and have to pay for everything.
We've pretty much always gotten a mix of free and premium costume bits.
The pretense that we've ever played in some sort of Free Costume Utopia and that paying for stuff is some grotesque modern invention is patently untrue. -
Quote:Gladly!Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Feel free to describe what a "natural" aura or cape would look like
Cape:
I would want it to look like something that a person could make in their home with their own resources. If Kick-*** made a cape or something. It would have the shape and size of the traditional rectangular cape, but extremely subtle recurring patterns invoke recollections of the type of cloth one could buy in a store.
Many of the capes in the game have this "I acquired it through a high-level contact or my own fancy resources" vibe. They're well made, professional, and crafted with meaning. The only non-professional ones are tattered from war.
I want things that have frayed edges or textures that one sees in a hobby shop. Things that inspire the idea that someone just made it when they started out but didn't have their rhythm yet.
Aura:
Subtle. Subtlety is key. I think what I'd want to do with this one is less based off of "Reality" and more based on how people
Faint sparkles and stars. Not like the stars we have now, no. More infrequent. Hecks, remake any of the other auras but more infrequent or subtle. An Earth-born natural hero is the most understated of heroes. Like Batman and Daredevil, there's the recurring implication that they are weaker than other heroes but compensate through something extraordinary. Batman uses his brains, whereas Daredevil's just really really well trained (His super-senses were retconned into "Not super powers, he just practices a lot" during the original Frank Miller run). Any auras that emphasize that are a win with me.
Addendum: Currently, the vast majority of free auras have this "I am brimming with POWAAAAHHHHHHHH" approach. I never play characters like that. Auras have very little appeal to me for precisely this reason. The only aura I've ever sincerely used is the Battle H.U.D. in the Technology pack. I use it precisely because it shows up rarely and only in its appropriate context. Walking around going "Hey, look at me! I'm powerful and glow! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!!!1111" is how I perceive a lot of the auras. I turn them off.
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It should also be noted that when one says Natural, they don't mean "Earth-born mortal with no powers and will never earn any ever". They mean natural for that species. Superman is a natural hero. So is Starfire. Once you keep this in mind, the possibilities open up vastly. Simply saying "Batman is natural and has no aura" limits things far too much.