Tenzhi

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  1. My Toggle Man inspired character has Conserve Power set on Auto.
  2. Tenzhi

    How badly...

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha View Post
    No, the sword got broken by the guy he was fighting.

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    He also stabs someone with the sword blade in his teeth after having lost both his arms.
    I think that counts as pretty badass
    That sounds familiar. Like perhaps it's something I've seen and forgotten.
  3. Quote:
    Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect View Post
    Can't kill a single group of level 50 enemies while you're at work or sleeping, or watching a movie, or any number of other real life things that keep you away from your computer.
    I play the game while watching movies or TV all the time. And occasionally during brief moments of sleep, but those aren't intentional.
  4. Now that I've seen the XP Boosters, and seen that they're not Double XP but rather a 50% bonus, and about twice what I would've paid for *Double* XP - no thanks.
  5. I haven't purchased (nor even seen) one yet, but if I deem the price reasonable I may buy them. Double XP weekends are the only time the levelling speed seems tolerable to me, the rest of the time it feels so tediously slow.
  6. The power I used to like was Instant Healing. With it as an always-on toggle I could largely ignore the clicks in Regeneration, which made it feel more like Regeneration and less like Self-Only Empathy.
  7. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    Then I'll simply conclude by saying "your loss, mate".
    I've lost nothing tangible. Had I purchased Super Packs, I probably would have.
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    Yes but there is a difference between the OVERALL chance you have to get different things with these Super Packs. Sure the odds for the Black Wolf in particular are relatively low. But the odds are so phenomenally in our favor to get the complete Elemental costume set within 20-30 packs that it's just about as close to being strictly deterministic as the sun rising in the East tomorrow morning. Buy 30 packs and you'll have the set.

    I simply find fault with your seeming willingness to look at one part of the Super Pack system and label the entirety as "pure random gambling". Just because the Black Wolf is hard to get doesn't mean that ANYTHING else you could get from Super Packs is. *shrugs*
    I didn't say anything about the Black Wolf. I don't care about the Black Wolf. It is, in fact, not the smallest part of my consideration. There is no costume set that I would randomly pay 2400+ points for simply because I wasn't lucky enough to get it at around the 800 point mark.
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    Just about the only part of this I'd even come close to label "gambling" would be the single Black Wolf card. The rest of it is so close to the pseudo-deterministic side of the spectrum that I'll just have to respectfully disagree with your blanket statement.
    You can disagree if you like, but "gambling" is serviceable shorthand for spending money to have a chance at desirable returns. The only thing I desire from the Super Packs is the costume set and I refuse to bank on my luck in acquiring it. I avoid numerous other randomly packaged items for similar reasons.
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
    Yep the Black Wolf in the first pack is super-lucky. But in 20 packs I'd actually expect the full costume set and anywhere from 6-8 catalysts. I was averaging about 6 or 7 catalysts from each of the "24 packs" lots I bought.
    As I recall, it took me 22-24 packs to get the full costume when I did it on Beta. I have bad luck with gambling, so I've avoided the attempt with real money.
  11. Should be good for the game, at least.
  12. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Equation View Post
    It was just a joke.. out of love to you all.
    For a second, I could've sworn I heard the voice of GLaDOS...
  13. Tenzhi

    Player's Summit

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    Originally Posted by BenRGamer View Post
    Took it. Hopefully alot of people suggest an Account-wide Patron Pool Unlocker item in the Paragon Market...
    Had I thought about it, I would've hit Other and put that in...
  14. Tenzhi

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    Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
    Took it already. Gave it to some Vogons. They promised to make some firelighters with the results.
    As long as they weren't using it to write poetry on...
  15. Did I just see Betty White wielding a flaming chainsaw while mounted on centaur John Ritter?
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    Player's Summit

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    Originally Posted by Leo_G View Post
    When I think of post apocalyptic, I think of Fist of the Northstar....so we need to add Gumby-Physics to the game.
    Can't believe I forgot that one!

    Re: Thrown Weapons - I'd like to see such a set, but I'd want a better secondary to go with it on Blasters.
  17. Tenzhi

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    Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
    I did. They are still based "the fall of humanity". I seriously don't care if that is the starting point for the greatest comedy of all time, it is still based on ****.
    Actually, if there are any humans around, one could say they're based on the endurance and perseverance of humanity. Not that they deserve to persevere. Lousy bunch of glass half empty pessimists.
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    Originally Posted by Snow Globe View Post
    As for the other, it is still a ****sack world.
    And such worlds can be comedic rather than depressing, or didn't you read the entry you linked to?
  19. Tenzhi

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    Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
    The point is when you're dealing with a post-apocalyptic setting grim misery is generally implied.
    My point is that I've only rarely run across a post-apocalyptic setting that manages to *be* depressing, regardless of what may or may not be implied.

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    Arguing otherwise is akin to starting a debate on the color of the sky on a clear summer's day.
    Depending on your location and the time of day, the aforementioned sky could be any number of colours. And that's before getting into differences in colour perception.
  20. I sometimes play Defenders. My first 50 was a FF/Rad Defender.

    I occasionally play them now, but various things annoy me. The lack of mez protection in most sets being a major contributor. I tend towards FF/ and Sonic/ for that reason.
  21. Tenzhi

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    Originally Posted by Zyphoid View Post
    Any movie that starts with a Guy's wife an kid getting killed can be labeled as depressing.
    I disagree. That's the start - it can go anywhere from there. Now, if it *ends* on that note, then it's more likely depressing.
  22. Tenzhi

    Player's Summit

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    Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
    I was under the impression we were discussing the first one.

    Road Warrior was definitely more of a post-apocalyptic Leone western in tone...and the less said about Beyond Blunderdome the better.
    I was discussing the series as a whole. I believe I partially parsed it out earlier in the discussion by mentioning that the first movie was the darkest of the three. And I specifically made a man with no name reference due to the second movie.

    However, the first movie had less of the post-apocalyptic vibe, IMO. Watching it is almost like watching a movie in a completely different setting than the two sequels. And I'd say it has worse pacing than the sequels as well.
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    Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
    He isn't battling wizards & monsters, he hasn't trained himself to a superhuman peak of perfection, he's just a dude with a car and a gun.
    And John McClane was just a dude with a gun and no shoes having a really bad day. More than once.

    Dr. Henry Jones, Jr was just a dude with a whip fetish and a penchant for running afoul of Nazis.

    Alex Murphy was just a good cop who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    And let's not get into the depressing life of Martin Riggs.

    Many action heroes have (or have had) tough lives.
  24. Tenzhi

    Player's Summit

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    Originally Posted by Mental_Giant View Post
    Exactly.

    Wile E. Coyote is trapped in a Sisyphean hell... that's DAMN depressing. They don't even bother to make the Roadrunner appealing.

    Again, that doesn't mean it can't be funny. Just acknowledge the circumstances.
    If it doesn't depress me, it ain't depressing. Having all the elements that *could* elicit a particular emotional response does not necessarily make the whole emotive in that respect. More than the sum of its parts and all that.
  25. Tenzhi

    Player's Summit

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mental_Giant View Post
    Conan was depressing, most Eastwood-starred westerns were depressing, and almost every iteration of Batman (Hi Adam West!) was depressing.
    You're easily depressed.

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    Just because the stories are entertaining and action-packed, doesn't make the premise and background any less depressing.
    Next you'll say Wile E. Coyote's plight is depressing. All the pain and suffering he goes through just trying to get a meal. And then when he finally catches his prey it's *still* beyond his reach. None of the action involved changes this inherently depressing situation. At all. Presentation is meaningless.