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Forum Games / Re: Super "What Are You Thinking?" ReBirth
« on: June 17, 2013, 01:16:38 AM »
He could simply be stalking you.
Watching.
Always watching.
Watching.
Always watching.
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Forum Games / Re: Super "What Are You Thinking?" ReBirth
« on: June 17, 2013, 12:01:28 AM »
Just caved and ordered a Mewtwo plushie from Amazon, after doing some price comparison elsewhere. It's going to take a while to get here, as it has to cross a very big pond, and then the continent.
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Gaming / Re: The new next-gen 2013 Xbox reveal (discussions here)
« on: June 16, 2013, 11:05:55 PM »
These are turbulent waters to tread in, and I can only see the idea backfiring. For AOL, it worked fine, as it was a given. You need to pay for Internet access. But, for games? So, your friend wants to borrow your game so he can see if it's worth buying. Well, he can't. He has to first buy the game to see if it's worth buying.
Sense make this does not.
Sense make this does not.
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Forum Games / Re: Super "What Are You Thinking?" ReBirth
« on: June 16, 2013, 09:51:03 PM »
Furniture-wise, my room consists of a bed, a box, some shelves, and an extra chair. Most of my furniture is in my living room, and most of it I got at the Rescue Mission. If I were to get more furniture, it would be some bookshelves and some end tables. A coffee table is also an option, so I can sit my laptop on it and watch movies.
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Fan Creations / Re: Tron's Drawing Practices - Saga 1.5 - The Spriting
« on: June 16, 2013, 09:36:36 PM »
Don't feel too bad. I thought he was a she, too.
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Gaming / Re: The new next-gen 2013 Xbox reveal (discussions here)
« on: June 16, 2013, 09:34:22 PM »
My hope is that perhaps the mass majority will prove me wrong, perhaps the system will fail utterly.
But, I've learned long ago that humanity is full of very stupid people, and their voices tend to be the loudest.
But, I've learned long ago that humanity is full of very stupid people, and their voices tend to be the loudest.
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Gaming / Re: The new next-gen 2013 Xbox reveal (discussions here)
« on: June 16, 2013, 09:19:07 PM »
Also, a focus on one-and-done games with virtually zero replay value...
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Gaming / Re: The new next-gen 2013 Xbox reveal (discussions here)
« on: June 16, 2013, 08:59:07 PM »Doubtless. No telling if a judge would side with them, but I can see where, from a "ruthless business" standpoint, they're getting their precedent from.
It's worth mentioning that the whole "temporary license to play" bullshit has been technically written into ToS by all of the big three for their digital downloads already. The thing is, it was always dismissed as the big corporation's tendency to overstate their legal rights in unfamiliar territory. The practical function of the consoles made it clear, that if for any reason you ever were ever cut off from their online services, you can still play whatever you had downloaded prior. It's just that you were on your own in doing so; since your license is revoked, the manufacturer is released from all obligations and responsibilities. I suspect that statement was intended to guard against liability for people who might otherwise sue for being unable to access the not-previously-downloaded remainder of their library following such a ban (or the inevitable "server shutdown" date, for that matter), and most certainly there are better ways it could have been worded if that is the case.
What Microsoft did is take that statement to the ultimate extreme. It is the effective result of any such draconian DRM scheme as we knew they were building, though, so I'm not sure why certain circles are treating it as a separate story. Bottom line is the same: They dictated that if your "license" is ever revoked for any reason, you are not merely forbidden to access or forbidden to download, you actually are forbidden to play. Ever. For one ill-conceived DRM game (Sim City says hi), that's bad. For an entire freaking console, that's an absolute nightmare.
And since they're also doing away with the rental market, a market that is pretty good at bringing in purchasers, they're unloading the entire clip into their foot. Games are expensive to buy. At $60 a pop, it's just not a financially feasible hobby for many. Thus, many people will rent games. Take the game home and try it out for a modest price. If they like the game, they're more apt to purchase the title for themselves.
When you remove that market, you remove the consumers. We can't try before we buy. How will we know that we'll like the game? Why would we spend $60 on a game that could turn out to be really crappy? I'd prefer to drop $5-8 on a rental, try the game, and make a decision then. More often than not, if I really like the game, I will go out and buy it, either used or new, depending on availability.
This whole thing is going to hurt them badly. They're eliminating an entire market. That is possibly the worst business decision of all. Excising a viable and profitable market like a malignant tumor just so you can cut out another market? May as well just take the whole organ with the tumor. I'm sure we can live without that liver.
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Roleplay / Re: RPM POKEMON ADVENTURE THING
« on: June 16, 2013, 09:28:37 AM »
(I couldn't resist. 
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Roleplay / Re: RPM POKEMON ADVENTURE THING
« on: June 16, 2013, 09:20:24 AM »
"We have lots of sensitive equipment in here, so keeping dust down is a priority," Jonas nodded as he led them through the main lab, "The lab is climate-controlled, with its own air supply. It gets chilly working in here, sometimes." He nodded to another lab tech. "Hey, Eddie. 019 is back in its pen. My computer's in my lab, you need any of today's data?"
"Yeah," Eddie nodded, not looking up from his work, "just toss it on a cd and give it to me when you have time. Showing the new guys around?"
"Yeah, they just started with our team," Jonas walked through the lab and to a chamber at the end. "There's AC-065-Σ. Still alive and kicking. We had to shut down recently, got an attack from the other end, so it's only being used when needed. Don't really want Mewtwo striking back, you know? AC-065-Σ is pretty sensitive equipment--and valuable. The boss would have our heads, should anything happen to it, hence why we need to find other ways to better control Mewtwo, rather than by proxy."
"Yeah," Eddie nodded, not looking up from his work, "just toss it on a cd and give it to me when you have time. Showing the new guys around?"
"Yeah, they just started with our team," Jonas walked through the lab and to a chamber at the end. "There's AC-065-Σ. Still alive and kicking. We had to shut down recently, got an attack from the other end, so it's only being used when needed. Don't really want Mewtwo striking back, you know? AC-065-Σ is pretty sensitive equipment--and valuable. The boss would have our heads, should anything happen to it, hence why we need to find other ways to better control Mewtwo, rather than by proxy."
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Gaming / Re: The new next-gen 2013 Xbox reveal (discussions here)
« on: June 16, 2013, 08:50:40 AM »Not a lawyer, but my understanding is as follows:
The way it's legal is that they craft some Terms of Service that nobody ever looks at to make the end user agree to it and give up their rights. You can of course reject a ToS and enjoy your expensive paper weight, but as long as it qualifies as a form of copy protection, then the act of circumventing it is illegal under the DMCA.
Also, I suspect that Microsoft's evil team of corporate attorneys would be apprised of this and have already found ways to circumvent it. They would have tackled that snag long before any announcement was made, so as to avoid legal entanglements.
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Roleplay / Re: RPM POKEMON ADVENTURE THING
« on: June 16, 2013, 08:47:59 AM »"That's what you think now... Wait till Giovanni twists your inventions into weapons of mass destruction..." Dr. Wily II thought to himself with regards to what Jonas said, although he saw the same fire in the young scientist as he did those many years ago. Hearing the metal door slammed loudly behind him snapped him out.
"Keys, right. I'll inform Domino about it later." Dr. Wily II said, looking around to see that Ahrzayl had indeed followed along, although she seemed to be a bit distracted. "Back on topic. Where is my... Prized creation."
Jonas gave a nod and busied himself with putting the Ratata back in its pen, before sitting his laptop bag on his desk. "Yeah, the thing about that... I'll go get you some gear..." He stepped into an adjacent room, returning after a few moments with a stack of coveralls. He handed one to Wily, another to Ahrzayl, and instructed them to wear the suits while he donned his. After securing the hood, he put on his goggles, covered his nose and mouth with a white mask, and then pulled on a pair of rubber gloves. "We keep the main lab sterile, so once we get in there, you'll have to go through decontamination before you see AC-065-Σ." He checked a clock mounted on the wall. "The meeting should be wrapping up, soon, so when Yeung gets back, we can discuss prepping Mewtwo for an MRI."
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Forum Games / Re: Super "What Are You Thinking?" ReBirth
« on: June 16, 2013, 08:27:45 AM »
Heh. I get my Sonic fandom in small doses over on the Sonic News Network. Almost everyone has a subpage with their fan character on it, so I've glanced at a few on occasion when morbid curiosity struck. Only one really sticks in my mind for sheer awfulness.
Mikke the Echidna. Also known as the living Master Emerald. She's so god-moding powerful, that she needs to keep the Master Emerald inside of her, or some such crap.
Of course, god-moding blatant Mary Sues are loved by all in Sonic fandom.
Mikke the Echidna. Also known as the living Master Emerald. She's so god-moding powerful, that she needs to keep the Master Emerald inside of her, or some such crap.
Of course, god-moding blatant Mary Sues are loved by all in Sonic fandom.
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Gaming / Re: The new next-gen 2013 Xbox reveal (discussions here)
« on: June 16, 2013, 07:59:51 AM »
There's ALWAYS lower, worse, stupider, and more inane.
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Forum Games / Re: Super "What Are You Thinking?" ReBirth
« on: June 16, 2013, 07:52:30 AM »
The most I can do for the Pokemon thread is continuenthe Team Rocket side, which I plan to do later on. I just finished playing a game, today was busy, and my plans are to wind down with a video, then tackle the RP.
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Off The Wall / Re: Latest Buys
« on: June 16, 2013, 01:10:08 AM »
Went to Hobby Lobby and got some art supplies. Gray brush pens, trading card blanks, trading card-size canvas, a cool gray 40% brush pen, and black drawing boards.
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Roleplay / Re: RPM POKEMON ADVENTURE THING
« on: June 15, 2013, 10:29:46 AM »Dr. Wily II cringed at the thought of Team Rocket probing into Mewtwo's brain. More so at what Giovanni has planned for Mewtwo. However, there's nothing he can do for the moment, he just had to bide for more time.
"Well, if there's nothing more to add, I would like to see the Alaka... I mean AC-065-Σ. Ahrzayl, if you would accompany me as well?" Dr. Wily II bowed, and began to make his way out.
Jonas stood as well, disconnecting the video feed and closing his laptop. "I'll take you two over, I need to put 019 back anyway." He put his computer in its case, slung it over one shoulder, then bent and scooped the Ratata under his arm. He led Wily and Ahrzayl out of the conference room and down the hall. Jonas walked with a cheerful jaunt, being quite young, obviously a new hire. "You guys are gonna get a real kick out of working with us." He looked over his shoulder. "I started working here three months ago. Used to be a civilian subcontractor for the DoD. I studied cybernetics in college, minor in neuroscience. Been learning a lot about genetics since I've been here and Giovanni's funding my major in bioinformatics."
Jonas turned a corner and walked down another hall. "Domino usually heads down the other way, but my lab is connected to the main lab, so we can get in through there a lot quicker." He stopped at a door and fumbled for a moment with his keycard. Swiping it, he juggled the Ratata to his other arm, scanned his right thumb, then keyed in the proper code. There was a series of clicks and a buzz as a green light blinked on. Jonas opened the door and held it ajar with his back, allowing Wily and Ahrzayl to pass. "This door slams shut like nobody's business, so make sure you're not dragging anything behind you. You'll have to ask the boss for keys to my lab. Usually, you'd go in through the main lab."
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Fan Creations / Re: Quickie's Stuff.
« on: June 15, 2013, 09:32:02 AM »
Since I had the figure on my drafting table while reposing it for display, I decided that it was high time I break out my gouache paints and give them a try!
Just finished the grayscale shading, so there's my setup. I needed to wait for the paint to dry a bit, as gouache is very water-soluble.
The grayscale.
Even after the paint had dried, when I applied the color wash, it mixed the grays around. That's how I learned just how water-soluble gouache is. It's like painting with thick watercolors.
The finished piece. For now, at least. I may apply more touchups later, but it's done for now. Media used: gouache on an acrylic wash.
I'm liking the gouache. For my next project, I plan to use it, perhaps do a mixed-media, as I like how acrylics aren't as water-soluble, and since I layer my paint, it's better that the medium doesn't dissolve the layer beneath it. But, for a quick experiment, I like the results, and it gave me some experience with using gouache.
Just finished the grayscale shading, so there's my setup. I needed to wait for the paint to dry a bit, as gouache is very water-soluble.
The grayscale.
Even after the paint had dried, when I applied the color wash, it mixed the grays around. That's how I learned just how water-soluble gouache is. It's like painting with thick watercolors.
The finished piece. For now, at least. I may apply more touchups later, but it's done for now. Media used: gouache on an acrylic wash.
I'm liking the gouache. For my next project, I plan to use it, perhaps do a mixed-media, as I like how acrylics aren't as water-soluble, and since I layer my paint, it's better that the medium doesn't dissolve the layer beneath it. But, for a quick experiment, I like the results, and it gave me some experience with using gouache.
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Roleplay / Re: General RP Discussion topic
« on: June 15, 2013, 09:08:03 AM »
Maybe I'll just go against everyone's expectations and evolve it into an Espeon. Though, I did want to call it Phoenix, so perhaps a Flareon would be better.
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Forum Games / Re: Super "What Are You Thinking?" ReBirth
« on: June 15, 2013, 09:03:43 AM »
First... I shall mop up this sticky mess I made...
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Roleplay / Re: General RP Discussion topic
« on: June 15, 2013, 09:02:37 AM »
I like mind screwy.
As for plushies, I have a Vulpix somewhere. Not sure where. Might have lost it when vandals broke into my mom's house and wrecked the place.
And no, haven't done anything with the Eevee. I'm waiting for the group to get back together.
As for plushies, I have a Vulpix somewhere. Not sure where. Might have lost it when vandals broke into my mom's house and wrecked the place.
And no, haven't done anything with the Eevee. I'm waiting for the group to get back together.
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Forum Games / Re: Super "What Are You Thinking?" ReBirth
« on: June 15, 2013, 08:58:43 AM »
Star Wars Land~!! 
Better get a mop for that moment of PURE UNADULTERATED ECSTASY NERDGASMING JOY OF JOYS!
Oh, and my painting fun is done, my wrist held out. Only dropped my paintbrush once due to weakness.
Better get a mop for that moment of PURE UNADULTERATED ECSTASY NERDGASMING JOY OF JOYS!
Oh, and my painting fun is done, my wrist held out. Only dropped my paintbrush once due to weakness.
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Roleplay / Re: General RP Discussion topic
« on: June 15, 2013, 08:51:56 AM »
Yeah, I'm tempted... for the cheaper ones from another seller.
Not much in Stone Town, but the group is heading back there. Wily is in a pickle at Team Rocket, and Saffron Sushi was torched.
Oh yeah, I've missed the Poke RP. What have I missed since I gave Quickie her Eevee?
Not much in Stone Town, but the group is heading back there. Wily is in a pickle at Team Rocket, and Saffron Sushi was torched.
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Roleplay / Re: General RP Discussion topic
« on: June 15, 2013, 08:47:07 AM »*Gives Quickie a Mewtwo Plushie*
I used to have a plushie (two, because a friend got me one), but they gone now. Though, there's a really nice new plushie out that I have my eye on...
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Roleplay / Re: General RP Discussion topic
« on: June 15, 2013, 08:41:16 AM »
Oh god... I suddenly remember my old RPing days on other forums...
I suddenly remember my first RPing days on some old BBS called the WBS Star Wars Cantina, waaaaay back in 97-98...
I was such an emo god-moding pile of crap!
MAKE THE MEMORIES STOP!!
*curls up under the table in a fetal position.*
I suddenly remember my first RPing days on some old BBS called the WBS Star Wars Cantina, waaaaay back in 97-98...
I was such an emo god-moding pile of crap!
MAKE THE MEMORIES STOP!!
*curls up under the table in a fetal position.*