MortisEques
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Was already taken care of Canine..... face still hurts from not understanding the obvious.
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Quote:My hand just left one hell of a red mark on my face for not getting that......Originally Posted by Days_
Something along the lines of... the gulf between a poster's joke and a reader's interpretation
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Quote:You think like me..............Originally Posted by Alasdair
Oh, I wholeheartedly agree! All varieties are nice, but I like raspberry the most.
Anything that has raspberries in makes me so very happy.
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GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!
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Quote:Never heard of this one before..... would ya mind informing me what the definition is?Originally Posted by Days_
sarchasm
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Quote:Had to quote this and add my thoughts. Im not about to call myself an artist but I do get a kick out of drawing. Because of that I have taken a number of classes in college and the one thing I didnt care for was the fact that none of my instructors or fellow students seemed to be even half as critical of my work as I am.Originally Posted by Zikar
Real criticism is hard to come by a lot of the time. People often feel that if they criticise someone's work that they may upset or offend them.
I think this latest "problem" kinda proves that. A lot of artists, for whatever reason, cannot accept criticism on any level. Worse still are their fans who seem to be infinitely more rabid when it comes to defending what they like.
And that isn't just AE, or CoH or anything. That's with every single thing out there.
I mean, I was actually getting tired of hearing that some of the things I was working on were really good when I thought they actually sucked..... ROYALLY. I was wanting some kind of negative criticism (aside from my own) for some extra push to improve my skills.
Personally I feel that if you are truly interested in what you are doing then very blunt, sometimes even harsh, criticism should be welcomed and used to make your next project (or fine tune the last one) even better.
And no I have not had an AE review by Venture. I think my creative writing skills are way below sub par and havent bothered to make and publish anything. Plus I dont actually like writing. -
Quote:Well if it makes you feel any better I aint got a problem with you.......... yet.........Originally Posted by Forse
I got off on such a bad footing I'm not even bothering with the Rep System. It'll only be shaded by my prior posting anyway.
They're not a good idea anyway. Just a poor excuse for a popularity contest. I won't be taking part in anything like that.
(No, I'm not bitter, Noooooo...)
I still dont understand how the rep thing actually works, like I said earlier im sitting at -7, with one negative (comment saying as a joke) and one positive. By all rights I should be back at 0...... I miss being at 0Quote:Lol, with rep turned off people can still leave rep. I'm now at the heady heights of +2 and someone decided to test giving negative rep on me with the comment itself being 'testing'. Cheers whoever you are, lol! 
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Quote:Dude........ I did not need to know that........Originally Posted by Mr_Samoa
Which is silly, because my tongue isn't that small.
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Quote:Ok, I can see your point on that. But I have a question, before the merge did you ever browse around the NA forums? Posts similar to this were always showing up there to basically point out how ridiculous the actual negative threads along the same lines were. Of course everyone and their brother would join in on the fun while saving the negative responses for the threads that were serious.Originally Posted by Forse
This wasn't regarding the OP. In fact, I did see the OP as just a tasteless joke.
What I objected to was the tangent the topic took when Solitaire made her 'joke'. It was tasteless upon tasteless, and only sought to reinforce the negative image I had already been given about these forums. And I did apologise to Solitaire for using her post as a sounding board, and this thread as a sounding board, but it is the straw that broke the camel's back.
If *everyone* is so glad to see the EU members on these new forums, then fine, more power to you. But stop making jokes at our expense.
These new forums are supposed to be a merge of the two communities. So far all I've seen is people staking claim to forums, posting silly complaints that are just non-subtle tongue in cheek jokes, and passive-aggressive posting about how this is NA forums and EU have joined. And then to top it off, the moderators go ahead and make a forum just for EU players to "feel at home"? Excuse me? What sort of nonsense is that for community cohesion? We're not such a frail community that we need a special place built for us within the community we're now a part of. All that does is feed segregation.
Now, I'm willing to admit that all that negative image I've been given has soured my attitude towards these new forums. But it should not be my perogative to go in all smiles and sunshine against all that negativity and just lay down and accept it for the good of others.
The Community Managers want a community. Then perhaps they should step in and fix it before it falls into segments again. Because so far all they've done is say "You're NA, and you're EU. Oh, and NA, play nice with the EUs. They're CoX players too..."
Which is entirely the wrong message to give out. It's bias, and it is reinforcing a segregation I don't want to see.
And by all means, poke fun at us NA people right back. Its pretty much what these threads are for, and personally I wouldnt find them half as amusing if you didnt. I mean come on, I can only rip on myself so much
I love Red DwarfQuote:You guys have the best TV and comedy
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Quote:Ok, dude (assuming you are a dude) I honestly couldnt care less where anyone is from. The only thing I care about is if the other person's brain works, if so great glad to meet them.Originally Posted by Forse
Actually, this might be the 'For Fun' section, but this is the General Discussion board.
I don't like that it has been lumped into a section where everyone assumes everything will be a joke. In the old EU Forums, this was placed near the top, near the Announcements forum.
It was a forum where people could share both serious and silly threads, as long as they were on topic. IE: A General Discussion.
So I fail to see why I should have to assume that every post on this forum has to be taken as a silly non-sequitor to the topic at hand.
And it doesn't change the fact that all this humour is still being based on the same stupid topic. It was amusing on day 1. Now it's a passive aggressive defense in response to us joining you.
Or are we going to continue to mock the way in which I'm posting, and the place in which I'm posting, instead of actually addressing what I'm posting.
And I PERSONALLY assume that anything I see like the OP is a joke unless stated otherwise, and if it isn't a joke..... well then I just find it sad. Needless to say thinking like this has at least made MY world a happier place.
If you want to see things differently fine, but im going to continue to make sure the time I spend online is less depressing than the crap I see and hear about in the real world. -
Quote:That was my thought. I mean, I generally treat everything as a joke unless stated otherwise, and since I tend to have an odd sense of humor it usually works out for the best.Originally Posted by Solitaire_NA
WOW this is obiviously a joke thread. Chip on your shoulder much?
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Quote:Greetings, you are currently in the "For Fun!" section of the forums, a good deal of what gets posted here is more often than not a joke.Originally Posted by RaiderRich2001
Actually, "North American forums" was really sort of a misnomer for those forums. I think we've had a number of UK and EU posters on ours for a while now... don't see what the problem is now or why people would complain. Unless it's a joke.
Enjoy your stay and feel free to come back any time.
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Quote:...........Originally Posted by Katfood
Lounging around is for lazy Europeans, here in NA, we WORK on our forums!
thats a good one
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Quote:I think you need to go looking for you sense of humor because im almost positive that you lost it somewhereOriginally Posted by Forse
PLEASE tell me your joking.
Please.
Because you know what? I'm sick and tired of people like you acting as though we're immigrants to your precious forums.
You know what? The forums were MERGED.
Stop with this stupid NA and EU nonsense. Destroy the 'EU Lounge' it's a terrible idea and just feeds segregation.
Face it, the NA Forums and the EU Forums are both dead. This is the result. We're ALL new to this forum, it just has all the old posts from two forums.
No-one's interested in who was here first, or who claims what section as theirs.
This is OUR forum, as CoX players. Suck it up and get on with it, you have to share, and you can't keep up the "Oh, allow me to pat the heads of these little EU immigrants to our wonderful forum" or the "AH I HATE THESE EU GUYS!" attitudes any more.
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Quote:I bought one purple and earned one purple.... of course the one that dropped for me was also a confuseOriginally Posted by Prof_Backfire
I always get Confuse purples...
Well, cept that one melee purple, I'm still spending all the profits from that one.
Y'know, purples are really a good incentive for newbies to get the impression that AE will leave them utterly gimped.
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Oh, well thats just great............ which one of you did that?
Edit: Ok im confused, I got a red rating followed 8 mins later by a green rating... and im at -7 points. How exactly does that add up??? -
Sitting at 0 rep right now and I actually like that. Means I havent pissed anyone off yet, and thats always a plus
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Hmm..... this is a hard one. I dont really consider any of my characters names to be "cool".
I mean, I like Leinad Aicrag, but that is just because he is based on myself.
Then there is Ice Notch, Ice/Axe tank... didnt get the idea for the name from his powersets.
And then there is Criaga, been using this name a lot everywhere because of how much I enjoyed playing her. Crab Spiders are fun in mini MM mode
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Quote:The last time I bothered to have a go at CO I was challenged to a duel 3 times, by the same person, one right after the other. The fact that some people cant take a hint the first time I click "decline", makes me really not want a feature like that in this game.Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
this has been roundly and soundly opposed by a large and vocal number of posters, and would cause far more canceled accounts than it would draw in, duel spamming is annoying enough in the other fantasy mmos, lets leave them there.
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Havent shoved one into a Kheld before but i have put one into Tactics. It tends to fire fairly randomly, but there have been times when it fired twice in a row which gave a really nice boost. Yes it does stack with itself, but it happens very rarely.
Anywho, if you can find a way to fit it in without taking the slot from a power that really needs it you might as well do so. -
Well except for the guy that used the same name on both forums, search your name in the members list. Im willing to bet that whoever has your name for the other side has never made a post. At least thats what a number of other people with the same kind of addition to their name have found. I almost had it as well, but I changed my name just before the merge, but there was another person with my old name that has never made a post.
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Actually now that I look.... it almost happened to me. Just before the forums went down I altered my name, there was another Mortis..... also with 0 posts, didnt bother to check when they registered though.
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Thankfully this didnt happen to me, would have been really annoying.
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Quote:Ive also tried it.... was unimpressed by anything about it other than the character creator. Plus it runs slow as hell on my comp, and it isn't that bad of a machine.Originally Posted by Jetpack
Considering how long PP has been playing it, and how close it is to release, it is safe to say that if she doesn't like it now, she isnt' going to.
Needless to say I'll be staying here when it releases and until this game goes under.... may that never happen
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So...... would it be safe to assume that the badges are awarded account wide and will be there whenever I log my characters in next?
Aside from that I'm covered for a while, did a year sub when I got my tax return earlier this year
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Did a lot of aimless wandering around the interwebz....... dear god did i miss the forums. I pray they never have a reason to ever take them down again