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Quote:How would you hold and position the shield as needed if both hands are occupied with a two-handed sword?Originally Posted by Santorican
Are there any plans on making it so Shield Defense can be used with two handed weapons? Its been quite sometime since this issue arose and I would love to make a Spines, Katana, TW, DB, Staff/Shield Scrapper. -
Quote:Mm, book club is close but not quite. Sitting around a poker table and someone pipes up with that revelation, perhaps. Still not quite right, though. Just in general, it strikes me as rude to throw out spoilers openly like that, as they're kinda being shoved in people's faces whether they want them or not. The forums shouldn't be a place people have to avoid just to avoid spoilers being thrown out IN THE TOPIC LINES of threads. Within the thread, sure.Originally Posted by Shadowe
An analogy. We all love analogies. And then I'm shutting up about the issue.
Imagine you're a member of a book club that regularly meets up, and you discuss books.
Right at the start, one member of the club stands up and proclaims to everyone there "Professor Quirrell is possessed by Voldemort. I was surprised to learn this."
Some people say "yeah, I knew that". Other people complain that one of the singular plot points of the first Harry Potter book has been spoiled for them. The people that already knew say "don't bother coming here to discuss books if we're not allowed to tell you about them."
Even the person who originally spoke takes this view, saying that because the book has been out for so long, nobody should care about having something explained before they've read it.
Allowing people the choice to avoid the topic would be the polite thing to do, by explaining that they were going to talk about the plot of the book.
By forcing the knowledge on other people, they are being inconsiderate and rude.
All in all, though, the simple courtesy of a spoiler notice when posting about plot points like that isn't too much to ask. Or at the very least, keeping the spoilers out of the subject line. -
Quote:As are the snotty brats. Get over yourself. He was polite and helpful there and possibly helped to reduce clutter in the future.Originally Posted by Baler
Good to know the not-Mods are on the job.
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Quote:To a veteran player. Not to a new(er) player. Hell, I didn't know it myself and I've played since launch. Just never messed with the Shard lore much.Originally Posted by Stormbird
This is old, old information.
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Quote:I still see it used that way occasionally. Not often, though. It's the latest use of the word I rail against, though. Mainly because it has cropped up specifically as a jab at homosexuals ( Homosexuality to some = "something bad/stupid/to be ashamed of". "gay" = "homosexual". Therefore, "gay" = "something bad/stupid/to be ashamed of" ), even if many who use it in it's new context don't think of that when using it.Originally Posted by Matuse
Gay used to mean Happy. Know anyone who uses it that way? Neither do I.
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Quote:Sure they do. Plot-centric information that is only revealed late in the storyline. Basically like walking up to someone reading a mystery novel in the first few chapters and saying "Oh, Bob did it..."Originally Posted by Venture
Because not everyone agrees on what a "spoiler" is.
Yes, spoilers are INCREDIBLY rude by most peoples' standards. -
Quote:You know, reading the forums is how a lot of people learn tips and tricks when they're starting out in a game... Forums aren't an exclusive vets' club. Helping newbies is a big part of why they exist.Originally Posted by MisterD
Damn..get over it. If they are such NEW players..why would they be trailing about the forums reading every lil thread? They would actually be IN the game. Its not like teh post was made just to annoy people with spoilers.
So, what I'm trying to say is deflate your head a little and stop being such an elitist. -
Quote:Yes. Because I have this thing called "short term memory". Not everyone has the attention span of a chihuahua on crack.Originally Posted by Ultimus
If that was the case, if I was a new player I'd look at what I just wrote and be like "I have no idea what he is talking about" and forget about it.
It would be like if I told you the narrator is Tyler Durden. Are you going to remember that? -
Quote:...which not every player knows. Not everyone has been playing for yearsOriginally Posted by Ultimus
I don't really consider that a spoiler... it would be like me saying Battle Maiden comes from Warrior Earth!
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Quote:Maybe. But I find it kinda silly to take exception to a use of a word that's been commonly accepted since before my grandparents were even born.Originally Posted by Chyll
Don't remember saying it was new. And new or old doesn't mean that people can't have an opinion about it.
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Quote:Pff, I'd say it's been ingrained for at least a century now. It's nothing new...Originally Posted by Chyll
Doesn't mean that a better choice couldn't have been made.
I tend to agree with the OP and bemoan this unfortunate definition shift, but I also accept that it appears pretty ingrained at this point.
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Another Anime mainstay we DO have is the cherry-blossom shower: Leaves aura, tinted pink.
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Quote:So what's your point? And dual pistols with silly twirls and flourishes are a mainstay of action movies in general and comic books. Anime is a LONG way from holding any sorta monopoly on that.Originally Posted by dugfromthearth
martial arts
warrior outfits
dual pistols with silly twirls and flourishes
giant weapons
I think mecha are really the only mainstay of anime that are not supported now. -
Quote:Someone's been reading CAD.Originally Posted by Quantum Evil
Xanatos used to make positive posts about CoX, but then he took an arrow to the knee.
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Quote:All my base are not belong to you.Originally Posted by Xanatos
You have no chance to win make your time
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I see your
Quote:And raise you oneOriginally Posted by Chris_Zuercher
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Quote:No, but when we're talking common usage vs a nearly completely obsolete one, I'd say it's kinda silly not to accept it.Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Just because "ain't" is in the dictionary doesn't mean I accept that, either.
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Quote:Funny thing about words. They can have multiple meanings:Originally Posted by RedwoodTheElf
Decimate: A Roman punishment for cowardice in the legions. Every tenth man in the unit of the man who showed cowardice was killed.
Thus, Decimate means "To reduce by 1/10th" - I'm pretty sure that I'd want to do far more than THAT to my enemies, titan weapons or not!
The word the writer is seeking for is "Devastate" - I blame the hordes of uneducated news reporters who have confused the two for decades...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/decimate
decimate [des-uh-meyt]
Example Sentences Origin
dec·i·mate [des-uh-meyt] Show IPA
verb (used with object), -mat·ed, -mat·ing.
1. to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
2.to select by lot and kill every tenth person of.
3.Obsolete . to take a tenth of or from. -
Quote:I'm not, you're not my time. Besides, I'm already engaged.Originally Posted by Xanatos
Stop trying to engage me. You won't win.
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Quote:Granted. That covers both sides, though - the dissatisfied and the "fanboys". Kinda comes down to extremism on one side clashing with extremism on the other, and both generalizing the other side by their extremists.Originally Posted by Jophiel
That and too many people can't read an opinion they don't like without dismissing it as "whining" to make themselves feel better (or try to shame the other guy into silence... or both)
...seems to work like politics and religion that way. ><
Then I'd suggest you take the advice you gave to me earlier.Quote:Originally Posted by Xanatos
Yeah I know how forums work. But thanks for the heads up. -
Quote:Why are you assuming I'm referring to anyone or any specific incident. The post I was replying to was about CS people putting trolls on ignore. I replied to that statement. I said ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about people who disagree and/or are not "blind fanboys" being trolls. Do try to respond with what was actually said rather than strawmen you fabricated, people.Originally Posted by Xanatos
So anyone that isn't a blind fanboy must be a troll?
Nice one.
All I said was that I'd rather CS reps put trolls on ignore than try to waste time justifying themselves to them. I never said anything about who was and was not a troll. -
Quote:I never said I disagree with his grievance. Nor would it make him a troll if I did. It's his method of delivery that is the problem. But, I never called anyone a troll, I made a general response to a general statement. Given the conversation history, I know who you're referring to, though.Originally Posted by FloatingFatMan
So, because you disagree with his grievance, he's automatically a troll?
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Quote:Better yet, four words: GO GO GADGET 'COPTER!Originally Posted by _eeek_
Yes, that's brilliant! I want a balloon flight ability! Forget the magic carpets. I want a handful of helium balloons!
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Quote:Well, the problem is that too many people can't give negative feedback without "whining". There's a difference between voicing your negative opinion in a constructive manner and just plain whining. The former is exceedingly rare on the internet.Originally Posted by Dante
And 'whining', don't forget 'whining'. Dismissing feedback as whining these days seems to have become commonplace on these boards.
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Quote:Depends on which set and whether you're counting the tintable and non-tintable versions of some options as separate options.Originally Posted by Jophiel
The base power set comes with... 4(?) skins. That's less than the other power sets as other have pointed out. Even with the "booster", the options feel a little limited but I think that's a case of each piece being so distinctive that you mentally eliminate most right off the bat.