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Post by
Adamsm
Lol, changed your mind eh Morec?
Post by
Morec0
Lol, changed your mind eh Morec?
The preceeding (now non-existant) post was a Joker refference. It was pretty funny, probably could have timed it a little better, though.
Post by
Behelich
No mobster died, hence not so funny.
Post by
Adamsm
Er...nvm, that was a brain fart on my part, thought I saw something else vanish from the board.....
Post by
Morec0
No mobster died, hence not so funny.
Read New York Times tomorrow, you'll find it was quite the opposite. Also, I want you to send the following to them in the form of a letter:
The murder weapon was a bone I took from the leg of the mobster with a birthmark on his left shoulder. You will not find it amongst the dead because I will be using it again and it will be left at the next crime scene. If you attempt to look for me or trace the following name I will know, and innocent people will suffer for your mistake.
Heed my warning or be murderers by proxy.
-Knight
Post by
355559
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
oneforthemoney
Alright.
Post by
oneforthemoney
So, let me get this straight Uraghn. Alec is currently:
A
) inside the belly of an old one.
B
) Currently surviving being in said belly by surrounding himself with lightning.
C
) Currently encouraging everyone else and healing them while doing the before mentioned.
D
) Throwing rocks around at people at the speed of sound, without being able to see them, while doing the before mentioned.
E
) Rebuilding the World Pillar, again without the use of sight.
and, last but certainly not least,
F
) Currently stopping the entire Temple of Earth from falling apart and instantly repairing it, while being unable to see what's happening, while inside the belly of the beast, while also repairing the World Pillar, and also surrounding himself with force lightning with no negative effects.
...Wow.
Post by
Behelich
It's UrAgahn. First 'A' is uppercase.
By all accounts, Benzene should have posted already and get the whole Forgotten One issue resolved. The only reason it took Esequiel so long to jump Joxans when the plot was rushed was the fact that we tried to wait on Benzene.
Toning down the repairing the Temple part - it is very much collapsing. Leaving the repairing the Pillar part, since it is happening slowly and does not interfere with the battle anyway.
Post by
oneforthemoney
They're fighting on the remains of the pillar, UrAghn.
Post by
Behelich
Oh? My bad, I guess I overlooked it. If you think it somehow influences the battle, very well, off to edit that one out, too.
Post by
Gumballs
Morning everyone :)
I'm feeling chipper today!
Post by
Adamsm
That's good Gum ^_^. I'm feeling chipper too as I got my check, so I actually have money lol.
Post by
oneforthemoney
So I spent the night thinking, UrAghn, on how to say this. And I came to the conclusion that it's not that I dislike who Alec and the Hollows are. Rather, it's
what
they are. See, I hate them because they simply 'are' things.
How can Carniveran appear on the bow of an airship without a portal? He just can. How can they destroy whole towns in seconds? They're just that strong. How can Alec rip a rock straight out of a solid piece of the earth? He just can. How can Alec manipulate multiple lightsabers at once without using his hands, and in doing so deflect someone's attacks happening right in front of him? He's just that good. How can Alec survive surrounding himself with lightning without being harmed? He just can. How can Hollows receive instant updates from spies covering literally the whole earth? They just can. How can Hollows heal instantly just by eating a lesser hollow? They just can. How can Alec stop a whole building made of solid rock from collapsing and crushing everyone? He just can. How...well, you get the idea.
There's no rhyme or reason to the things they can do. They're just that powerful. There's no reasonable explanation of how they can do all of these amazing things. There's no weaknesses that come with being able to do them. There's no build up to show how they do it. There's no limitations. They just...do it. And see, that's a problem. Just throwing out 'the force' as an explanation for all these Deus Ex moments and leaving it at that is weak. And what's worse? It eliminates any tension from the events.
See, I realize the bad guy should lose. It's a basic tenant of fiction, I recognize that. But what's fun about being the bad guy is constructing these events to oppose the heroes. To challenge them. And you know what really makes one wonder why they bother? When the heroes don't even need to try.
And that's my major gripe here. When I spend over one hundred pages of an RP building up events like this, it would be nice to see the characters at least be forced to try. But, Alec isn't trying. He's just doing. Roof's collapsing? Fix it. Trapped in a monster? Shield with lightning. Allies are injured? Heal them. I don't mind the heroes winning, but when they can just trounce everything that opposes them with literally contemptible ease, that's not fun for me. My characters don't exist here to make yours look good, UrAghn.
But you know what I find just plain insulting? The only time your characters in these last Makorr's ever have to try, UrAghn, the only time they ever are injured, or suffer, or have to work at something, is when they face enemies that you put before them. Just think of the message that sends.
Post by
470415
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Post by
Adamsm
Hey Hyper.
Post by
Morec0
Morning everyone :)
I'm feeling chipper today!
Mornin!
Post by
Adamsm
Gum, poast in Shadow Wings lol.
Post by
355559
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Post by
Adamsm
So apparently, without my beard...I look young; can't even buy a scratch ticket anymore without getting asked for ID.
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