| Ahhh |
[Oct. 28th, 2009|01:08 pm] |
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Sammich + fruit = nomnom.
Blue October sky: Clear & Beautiful
Assessment: Ahhhhhh |
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| For those whot follow Looking For Group |
[Sep. 24th, 2009|09:47 am] |
Bout frigging time
I know, this is sad and vaguely fanboyish (which makes me want to slap myself) but I...
I...
...shipped *GROAN*
these two since about the battle outside mechastone.
I feel dirty for having used the word "shipped" as a verb in a statement where I was the subject and amusing-but-imaginary characters were the direct object.
I'd better hulk and grunt and have red meat for lunch to make up for it |
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| To all Boston-type peeps |
[Aug. 17th, 2009|03:23 pm] |
The illustrious ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) tiptoe39 and I will be in Boston this Saturday and Sunday (and a portion of Monday) and I think we'd probably like to meet up with folks at some point. I know I'd love the opportunity to get some game on for old times' sake. |
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| Hulk'n'grunt |
[Jul. 15th, 2009|10:56 am] |
We'll be moving in the not-too-distant future.
Anyone available near the end of august to pick heavy things up and put them down in a different location? |
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| Politics as interpreted by WoW |
[Jun. 22nd, 2009|09:21 am] |
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It occurs to me that there's a bizzare Liberal/Conservative twist to what type of WoW server you play on.
If you're on a PvE or RP server, you can generally be a lot more mellow. You can quest around, and know that you're not going to be messed with. You'll die if you go into a zone that's too high a level for you, but you're generally safe from being ganked unless you actively go into enemy territory. Since 80% of the area in the game is contested territory, you're only in danger if you actively go looking for trouble in the 10% of the world that's controlled by the opposing faction. The biggest threat you encounter is from the opposing faction actively and deliberately making war and raiding your capital, and even then you can't be physically harmed cuz you probably aren't flagged for PvP. That means that you're only going to come into violent contact with the opponents who are clearly marked as enemy combatants and are hell-bent on causing you grief.
This allows you to generally ignore them and even assign noble intent to the opposing faction. By and large you can do your thing while they do their thing. And even if they don't like you, there isn't much they can do about it.
On the other hand, if you're on a PvP server, you have to be alert the second you step into contested territory. That means that you can only be relatively assured of safety from the opposing faction in about 10% of the world that your faction controls. This has the side effect of making road travel ridiculously hazardous unless you're level 77+. Add this to the complication that you are completely incapable of communicating with them, and you can't really assign any noble intent to them. Sure, they COULD be just questing or farming mobs for skins or grinding rep... but if they see you, will they attack? Usually, you don't find out until you've been attacked. In these cases, the best way to survive contact with an enemy toon of any level (they might be twinked out with epics for all you know) is to either kill them first, or avoid being spotted by them at all costs (which is why you stay off the roads if you're a lowbie*)
In this case, Hobbes' state of nature is much closer to the mark. In contrast to the PvE servers, even if they're not actively making war, they still pose a direct threat to you. You can't assume that they mean you no harm. It's an existential threat.
They MIGHT just be hunting for the last quest drop, or they might be a griefer with the mentality of a 13-year old who gets off on ganking toons 10 levels lower than them and teabagging the corpses. You can try to be the better, more peaceful person and let them do their thing, but without being able to establish their intentions through communication, this is risky at best.
On the other hand, they might actually be doing their own thing and grinding rep, but they can't assume that YOU mean them no harm, because they can't communicate with you either. For them to let you go about your merry way is dangerous and risky for them, cuz for all they know, you could be a griefer with the mentality of a 13-year old who gets off on ganking toons 10 levels lower than them and teabagging the corpses.
So, on PvE servers, you can be sure that an enemy toon can't harm you unless you're actively looking for trouble (in a battleground or raiding the opponent's capital). On PvP servers, the only time you can be sure that an enemy toon can't harm you is if you're hanging out in your faction's territory, just about any time you see an enemy toon, it's a threat.
It's hard to maintain a liberal mindset on PvP servers.
And the real world has no zones where you aren't flagged for PvP...
*In this case, lowbie meaning level 76 or lower. Less than that and you're pretty much completely at the mercy of any random level 80 that's bored. |
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[May. 27th, 2009|10:06 am] |
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As of today, I have been happily married to tiptoe39 for two wonderful years.
That's all. Carry on. |
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| Ahhhh. |
[May. 4th, 2009|01:56 pm] |
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FACT: I just had some chicken vindaloo at the new Masala Wok in fairfax that hit the bloody spot.
In other news, I still kick ass at running games by the seat of my pants. |
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| ...nah-uh |
[Apr. 20th, 2009|10:03 pm] |
I just finished tonight's episode of Heroes.
I call bullshit. |
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| D'oh |
[Apr. 6th, 2009|10:02 am] |
Scratch that. There was a clerical error and the great fare we thought we were getting turned out to be for another weekend.
Have no fear, it WILL occur sometime this year. |
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| Hmph |
[Apr. 2nd, 2009|04:33 pm] |
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So my brother just called me up and told me that I'm not eligible to be a godparent for either of my nephews because I'm not in good standing with the church. Something about getting married without a dispensation to marry outside the faith.
Now, I'm not very religious in general, and I saw this one coming a mile away, but it still vexes me. More than I thought it would.
EDIT: My brother WANTED me to be a godparent. It's the catholic church that sez otherwise. |
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| Coffee is gooood... |
[Mar. 30th, 2009|08:43 am] |
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And the subject has thing zero to do with this post.
Anyhow, I have decided that at some point this year, I want to take tiptoe39 and myself up for a vacation in Boston for no reason other than to be there. No family events, no weddings, no obligations in general. Just us on our old stomping grounds with nothing but time to kill and maybe some old mates to see.
In entirely unrelated news, I've started a gaming wiki. |
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| Sutaa Waazu |
[Mar. 26th, 2009|09:14 am] |
So it looks like I'm going to be taking over GMing duties for my Sunday star wars game in a bit, soon's the Buzzmeister and Air Force Mom get hitched. Geez, hurry it up guys. :) So, who's familiar with the SAGA edition rules? I need to bounce a few ideas off of someone. I've got a pretty good idea of what fluff I want, but could use some feedback on crunch. On a side note, I got kicked in the head a lot yesterday. It was awesome. Posted via LiveJournal.app. |
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| OW. My brain just broke. |
[Mar. 17th, 2009|02:30 pm] |
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I was pondering various rivalries that the doctor has, and I came up with a pan-dimensional, cross-time matchup that would truly usher in the end of days.
 
The Doctor vs Nyarlathotep
No one can possibly stand against the Crawling Chaos or any of the other thousand masks.
But the Doctor can't possibly lose...
ph34r |
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| Bugger. |
[Mar. 6th, 2009|11:44 am] |
Can't help but feel a little ditched. Oh well. Life goes on and there's always next time.
Maybe it's time to look into rpgs on the 360. I've heard good things about Mass Effect. Anyone provide a yea/nay? |
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| I talk a good game |
[Feb. 5th, 2009|10:07 pm] |
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So as I'm pulling out of the parking lot at old towne and stop at a red light, across the street from a bank (1). A man approached me as I was waiting. He claimed to be in some sort of trouble that I think involved a flat tire. He swore up and down that he wasn't trying to pull any scam, didn't want any money, that his wife was in the bus stop shelter(2), he didn't have a weapon, etc and that he needed a ride down to his brother's place who he claimed would pay for a tow as long as he could get down there(3).
This all happened relatively fast and I ended up saying, "sorry, I'm in a bit of a rush", and continued on my way. Essentially, someone came to me asking for help and I said "no". Whether it was out of fear that he was just trying to pull something or plain old laziness and apathy doesn't really matter. I didn't help someone who asked.
Now, the aforementioned numbers are little holes that point to something not quite adding up:
(1) It was right across the street from a well-lit bank of america complete with an ATM. The chances of having so little money in an account as to not be able to afford a cab ride are low.
(2) It was 9:15 in the evening. The buses were still running.
(3) His brother is willing to pay for a tow but not to come pick him up?
I'm still a bit disappointed about generally thinking myself to be a somewhat compassionate person and then turning down someone asking for help. |
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