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  1. poptart_fairy
    So your canon is more important than the world's writers. kk.
  2. poptart_fairy
    ...why can't your characters just come from a third version of Paragon, rather than changing fundamental moments of Praetorian lore? It's established Tyrant was the one who killed Stefan.
  3. poptart_fairy
    My Hero character is Janet Forestar, a transgendered Heroine whose panicked and twitchy personality resulted in a flashy, OTT fighting style and approach to heroism - very much about the showboating, but still putting the defense of innocents over her own wellbeing, or the chance to put away a criminal.

    Later tonight I'll be making Johathan Hicks, the man who never had the opportunity to express himself as Janet Foster, and thus never transitioned. Extremely closeted and withdrawn, he funneled himself into his work and became an ative supporter of Tyrant - he knows the Rebels are, technically, in the right but he can't bring himself to undo what he's worked for and potentially face up to the dirty truth.
  4. poptart_fairy

    So Praetorians!

    POST-ACTION

    Toying with the idea of creating Johnathan Hicks in the Praetorian universe, who - unlike 'Prime' Janet Foster - wasn't rised in the kind of environment that made her comfortable with coming out, so she was stuck in her male identity and became incredibly brusqe and cold over it. Nothing distracts you from inner emotional trauma more than the oppression of rebels you know are in the right.

    'course, in its current incarnation that seems really gimmicky so needs a fair bit of tuning.
  5. poptart_fairy
    Alternately, it just makes you look extra finnicky and convoluted.

    Really, I've never understood the need to stand out more than things such as Kheldians already do. Bitten more than once by special snowflake syndrome, tbh.
  6. poptart_fairy
    ...I'm quite clearly talking about people who use the iconic AT powers and expect to be taken as something else, Fanservice.
  7. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Leo_G View Post
    Then I have to wonder why so many creative RPers have to jump to conclusions about *any* character? When I see a defender with Dark Miasma, should I jump in as fast as I can and say "Ah, so you hold the power of death on a leash. That'll be a great help in blah blah blah," or would standing aside and listening to the character, only bring up what their power really is if its vital to the story, be easier than either the 1st possibility or having the player OOC all the time?
    Dark Miasma is not as distinct or defined by the canon as Kheldian forms, tho'.
  8. poptart_fairy
    I'll accept that game mechanics can be ignored as long as a convincing face is put on it. Hence why I have issues with Kheldians and Arachnos ATs being anything but - it's a little difficult to take the "but but no" reasoning seriously when you're using their powers and wearing their uniforms, in and out of combat.
  9. poptart_fairy
    that's great shocker but their lead developer isn't on the eu board

    But, whatever. Exactly the same as the other threads. WE WUNT RESULTS (but pst let's wet ourselves at the wrong people kkies).
  10. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Starsman View Post
    There is no desk job that is hecktic enough to keep you working every minute of the day.
    Nor is there an excuse do stuff that you know will get you disciplined, tbh. Find another way to goof off.

    And yes, I do have experience with this sort of thing. It's precisely why it annoys me seeing people like go on about it, because people like me ending picking through the ******* slack.
  11. poptart_fairy
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    Originally Posted by Starsman View Post
    That aside, we all know that most players post in forums in their "idle time" at work. I work in IT, and I know what companies, specially large ones, tend to do. We make constant searches online for employee names, find Facebook pages and try to associate obvious online activity to our employees records. There are many things that can get employees in trouble, from harassment of other employees, open company demoralization and, the simplest of all, too much work-unrelated activity during work hours.

    I can see many people's jobs being threatened by this. I have not read deep enough, but I pray they don't dare do the change retroactive to all posts that have been made in the past. Many won't have any way to escape online life snooping from their employees, and huge disciplinary actions should they find hundreds of posts in a gaming forum during work hours. I'm actually glad I only posted in WoW forums that one time I needed help with my account and that post was done a Sunday.
    Yes, how dare companies make sure company time is spent on the company.

    Jesus. This is the only opposition to RealID I find absolutely laughable. Concerns about security are one thing, but evading the consequences of goofing off is quite another.
  12. poptart_fairy
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    Originally Posted by SwellGuy View Post
    Well possibly because what you call scaremongering is what some people simply consider reasonable caution.
    Good thing I've been citing specific examples of what people respond to the scheme with, rather than talking about you personally, isn't it?

    Anyway, I think I've had about enough of retreading the same ground here. Cut down one strawman and five more pop up.
  13. poptart_fairy
    Which handily supports my point: namely that seeing someone's random name on a forum is not going to destroy lives or lead to the loss of identity, unless you've already compromised your security through other means. I simply do not understand the level of scaremongering that goes on, I simply don't.
  14. poptart_fairy
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    Originally Posted by SwellGuy View Post
    Identity theft is a crime. Having your name readily available removes one hurdle for it. So like locking your door at home to deter less determined criminals making your name less available will deter less determined criminals.
    Except in this case identity theft would only happen if you had posted intimate details in places that they could be obtained from. The ruckus people are making is over names being displayed - that's it. Nobody has yet to explain to me how somehing like that can bloat into fullscale identity theft without relying on extreme hyperbole.

    Breaking into someone's home only requires you be at their door.

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    You seem unconcerned about people's names being public so I wonder why your forum name isn't your real name?
    Because I'm known online by my handle rather than Ryan Hughes? This was a fantastic attempt at being clever, but I said in my first post here that handles are preferable to real names. Why do so many people skip over that?
  15. poptart_fairy
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    Originally Posted by SwellGuy View Post
    Do you lock your doors at home? Why? A determined thief will get in any way.
    Someone breaking into my home and discovering my real name are not the same thing.
  16. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by NinjaPirate View Post
    For a specific example, former governer Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account was hacked this way, the hackers just scrounged up enough 'personal info', via just normal Googling around, to bluff their way past Customer Service.
    Hacking the e-mail account of a high profile individual is a far cry from seeing the name of some random forum goer.
  17. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SwellGuy View Post
    I work somewhere were our phone numbers and addresses and salaries and job titles and believe it or not our user ids for work are public information.

    So while it may be no problem for you, it would be unacceptable for me.
    Yet how this would result in the loss of account and identity? I notice people don't seem to be addressing the points I've raised here. Telling me it would happen is not the same as telling me how it would happen.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by NinjaPirate View Post

    And I reiterate the increased general mail spam this will generate.
    The mail spam has been increasing regardless of names being attached to forums. Plus, you know, spam filters.
  18. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA View Post
    Well how exactly is people knowing your real name on a board making you any more accountable?
    Did anyone actually read the first line of my first post in this thread?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Testosterone-laden Stud Muddin
    Anyway, as for the announcement itself I'm in full support of it - even though I can definitely see why the use of a global username would be preferable to real name.
    If the real name had been replaced with a username my stance would be no different, I just wouldn't be having some very odd strawman thrown at me in the process.

    Also np, that's a cute way of avoiding the 'determined' part of my post without ever actually addressing anything.
  19. poptart_fairy
    I'm not looking at it as a matter of security though, simply one of accountability. Honestly, if someone is determined and/or sociopathic enough to get at your real world information then exchanging a forum avatar for a real name isn't going to deter them a great deal in the long run, I feel.
  20. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PennyPA View Post
    You asked how this person did it with my name, I answered who knows.

    Excuse me for not giving you all the details for you to examine and discuss. You know it all apparently and the final word. GLHF.
    Excuse for me asking someone to elaborate on an (apparently) life-wrecking incident which they blamed on two words. If they can destroy your credit rating like that it sounds like something a hell of lot bigger was involved, especially when you refer to them as 'an employee'. Of who? Yours? The same company? Someone on the other side of the world who only gained your name through a forum post?

    Context is a big thing if we're going to scaremonger.
  21. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PennyPA View Post
    Who knows?
    Therefore blaming the simple face of your name being responsible is shakey ground to base an argument on, when even you don't know what happened. I don't blame people for losing their identities, I'm not just a bleeding heart who will automatically assume they did everything in their power to prevent it happening. People forget things, and it snowballs.

    When I ask people how the forum RealID can result in the loss of life, account and home to complete strangers, I expect a little more than a shakey, half-unknown anecdote if I'm being frank here.

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    Originally Posted by NinjaPirate View Post
    That still doesn't mean it's "okay" when someone who hasn't been especially diligent about such things gets digitally violated.
    Nobody's said it's OK that it happens. People are saying it happens when you've been reckless, regardless of how little. Difference.

    Oh, and your posts are already signed to the left. Shrug.
  22. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PennyPA View Post
    Why? So you can steal it too?
    No, just so I can drop the ridiculous mental image of someone wandering into a bank and clearing out my accounts simply because they have my name, ignoring any social security numbers, tax codes and so forth. Hence why I asked for more context - if you're going to bark at me for not knowing the 'real world' then it's a fairly good idea to explain why your world apparently lacks basic security features, common in every single banking account known to man.
  23. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by PennyPA View Post
    You are insulting with this uncaring attitude and even being snarky with the "np".

    I have been a victim of identity theft and it was due to a corrupt employee using my name to get bad loans/accounts. You can be careful all you want, but there are those that will take from you without you ever knowing. Shows how much you know about the real world.
    np's being pretentious and irritating by signing off his posts. Shrug.

    Anyway, I'm curious how with your name alone the employee managed to pull this stunt. We need a little more context than that, I think.
  24. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by NinjaPirate View Post
    -np
    np? Yes, no problem.

    I've just done a search for myself and several other people I know, with a significant number of people sharing that name appearing on the search. I cannot see how someone's life or account is going to be 'stolen' unless they've been reckless with their private details.
  25. poptart_fairy
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Nethergoat View Post
    You know what removes that worry from the minds of the gaming public?
    This is a wonderful counter-argument, unfortunately this is the same gaming community that has gone ballistic over such things as "Away From Keyboard" being changed to "Away", and threatening massive boycotts of Blizzard over additional raiding options. I'm not very well inclined to take the more excessive elements of paranoia too seriously due to that.