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Post by apianAnchorite on Jul 2, 2012 19:22:05 GMT -5
You've got yourself a case of the rangoon, there, friend. Suggest you edit your post with warnings, courtesy to boardmembers who don't want to eat a bug. If you haven't read the faq, it's super super useful.
By "this place," did you mean the forums or the medium? Cause, uh. If it's the latter, I'm pretty sure everyone here would agree with you. This game is epic harsh. If the former, I don't know what to tell you. Possibly you would have liked to hear that no, actually, everything will be rainbows and kittens and nothing will hurt? Which, I mean. I COULD tell you that, but it would be a lie. And the faster you come to terms with what the situation IS, the faster you'll be able to decide how to handle it, and the less likelihood that your sister gets permadead while you stand around waffling. I'm sorry, I really am, but there it is.
As for the shouting...have you tried the rage thread, or making one if there isn't one yet? I'm not a rage player, but I suspect it's not as straightforward as all that, especially before you hit godtier. I wouldn't give up hope just yet. It may not be happy or easy, but you DO have options.
...talk like what? ((OOC: yeah, it's a characterization choice, and it's still a hell of a lot easier than straight up yellow. Maybe just highlight it?))
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Post by stanzicApparati on Jul 2, 2012 19:29:56 GMT -5
[RAngoon wArning]
IT lOoks lIke yOu cAught OCtaroon RAngoon fRom sOmeone oR sOmething. I dOn't tHink fRom mE, bEcause tHat's nOt mY qUirk yOu're sHowing tHere. IT lOoks lIke mY qUirk yOu pIcked uP - sOrry aBout tHat.
DO a qUest tO gEt cUred oNce yOu mAke iT tHrough tHe fIrst gAte, iF iT bOthers yOu. OTherwise, jUst pUt a wArning aT tHe tOp oF yOur pOsts tHat yOu hAve rAngoon.
ALso, I wOuld sUggest eIther sWitching yOur sPecibus tO sOmething mOre uSeful iF pOssible, oR gEtting bEtter aT fIghting wIth bAckpacks. ASk yOur sIster tO gEt yOu a dEcent sPecibus wHen sHe hAs a cHance, mAybe?
ALso-aLso, gEt yOur sErver pLayer tO bUild uP. LOok uP "aTomyk eBonpyres" aNd tHeir rElevance tO cOnditions rIght aFter eNtry.
EDit: aDditionally, rE: tHe mEteors. NO, tHey wEre nOt a gImmick. I aM vEry sOrry, bUt yOur hOme wOrld iS gOne. THis gAme cAuses aPocalypses tO tEach uS lIfe lEssons. THere iS a rEason wE aLl hAte iT.
ANd, aA, aRe yOu rEally uNaware oF tHe fAct tHat hAlf yOur tExt iS sHowing uP iN yEllow? REally? THat sEems lIke a tHing yOu sHould nOtice.
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Post by disasterAverted on Jul 2, 2012 20:00:18 GMT -5
[RAngoon... tHing? WHatever, I'Ll aDd "wArnings" tO tHose oTher pOsts aFter tHis.]
AN FAQ? HUh. PArt oF mE wAs eXpecting oNe oR tWo sEarch rEsults, nOt tHirty-sOme. MOst oF tHem lOok pRetty nArrow, oR cLass bAsed. I gUess I'Ll jUst gRab tHe lOngest oNe aNd pEek aT tHe tAble oF cOntents... kInda oMinous tHat iT'd bE tHe oNe aBout bUgs...
OK. IT dOesn't sAy aNything sPecific aBout tHe sTart oF tHe gAme iN tHat cHapter (sHould iT?). UNless yOu're tRying tO tEll mE tHat I'M iN oNe oF tHose ATomic EBonpyre tHings, iN wHich cAse I dOn't tHink yOu're rIght. I mEan tHere's a lOt oF tHose iMps bUt tHey're rEally iGnoring mE. MAking a pOint oF iT aLmost.
STill, I tOld TImmy tO bUild uP aNd tHat wE're aPparently oN sOme kInd oF tIme lImit. HE sAid hE rAn oUt oF bUilding mAterials tHough. ASsuming tHis iS tHe sAme fOr aLl oF uS I gUess I'D bEtter cHeck oN
HOly cRap! SArah!
((Of course I'm highlighting it, that was an IC complaint. Also, is it actually canon that Rangoon matches the quirk of the guy you caught it from? I thought I was just supposed to imitate the same level of severity. I'm afraid I'm about to make sA look bad by retconning it to the right one then, please noone react to what he said until he gets a chance to edit his own post.))
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Post by apianAnchorite on Jul 2, 2012 20:40:19 GMT -5
Eh? Nope, I knew. It seemed odd to call me out, of everyone on the fora, on readability given that I actually type in more-or-less correct grammar, spelling, and capitalization. That's all! ((And don't worry. You won't be making SA look bad.))
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Post by stanzicApparati on Jul 2, 2012 21:04:56 GMT -5
[RAngoon wArning]
YOu aRe iN aN aTomic eBonpyre, dA. TRust mE. IT iS oDd tHat tHey aRe iGnoring yOu. YOu sAid yOu're RAge, rIght? DId yOu tEll tHem tO lEave yOu aLone?
YOu nEed tO fArm bUild gRist. UNderlings dRop gRist wHen tHey dIe. YOu rEally dO hAve tO kIll tHem, I aM aFraid. GO fOr oNe oF tHe iMps uSing sOmething dEcent aS a wEapon, iF yOur sIster dId nOt bRing a nEw sPecibus fOr yOu; iF sHe dId, I sUggest gOing fOr aN iMp uSing sOmething dEcent aS a wEapon aNyways.
((Yeah - I've already edited my post already! And yes, as far as I'm aware, people do tend to use the same quirk as the person they caught rangoon from.))
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Post by jadedJester on Jul 2, 2012 21:21:36 GMT -5
Even if you can't get a good specibus, you'll still be able to alchemize a decent weapon, eventually, even if it may not be quite as powerful as something like a Royal Deringer. Until you manage to alchemize something good, or get a better specibus, filling the backpack with something heavy, like rocks, should probably help you fight, although I'm not sure if that would count as "shenanigans".
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Post by disasterAverted on Jul 2, 2012 21:36:11 GMT -5
HOld tHe pHone oN tHat mY sIster lOoks rEally hUrt. I wAsn't pAying eNough aTtention, iT's mY oWn fAult. NOt lIke yOu wEren't tElling mE oUr hOuses wEre fUll oF eNemies.
CRap cRap cRap. WHat dO I dO? SHe's hOled uP iN hEr rOom bUt tHey lOok lIke tHey mIght aCtually bReak tHat dOor dOwn aNy mInute aNd oH gOd I dOn't tHink aRms bEnd lIke tHat. I dIdn't tHink tHat "dYing" tHing wAs sUpposed tO bE iN tHe nExt tEn mInutes.
((But your quirk is so hard! Why couldn't it just be letter substitution like a sane troll?))
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Post by jadedJester on Jul 2, 2012 22:04:30 GMT -5
Oh, damn, that is bad. You're her server, right? Try moving something heavy, like a dresser or a bed, in front of the doors and windows, and then bash any imps that got to close with stuff like, I don't know, a microwave or something? Anything that looks big enough to hurt something should hold them off for a while.
You don't have a life player, and even if you did, they wouldn't be able to do any major lifey healy shit yet, so I really don't have any idea about what to do about a broken arm and severe wounds. Healing items or the Sprite healy thing might work?
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Post by stanzicApparati on Jul 3, 2012 3:56:42 GMT -5
[RAngoon wArning]
LArge aPpliances aRe mOst hElpful iN tHis aRea. SPrites cAn hEal aLl, sAve mOrtal wOunds; bRoken aRms aRe dAngerous, bUt mOre dUe tO tHe hAndicap tHey rEpresent. ENsure tHings aRe sTraightened, pRior tO bEam-fOod.
WEaponize yOur sYlladex. STrife wIth tHat, uNtil yOu oBtain sOmething sUperior.
((Heh. Because stanz isn't a troll - she's just spent way too much time around them. And hey - Gamzee's quirk is way more difficult! Or at least more headache-inducing.))
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Post by disasterAverted on Jul 3, 2012 6:02:45 GMT -5
[ANnoying tExt tHing wArning]
OK, I bLocked oFf tHe dOor wIth hEr dResser. THat lOoks lIke iT'll hOld. TOo bAd I cAn't pIck uP tHe sPrite aNd mOve iT. CAn tHat tHing mOve tHrough wAlls tO fInd hEr? IT lOoks lIke iT sHould.
SHe sEems tO hAve a lOt oF tHis "gRist" sTuff; I gUess sHe dIdn't wAit tO sTart fIghting. IF I'M jUst tRying tO gO uP a rIght-aNgle-fIlled sPiral sTaircase sEems pRetty eFficient (iF dAngerous). I tHink I cAn eVen sEe wHat I'M tRying tO rEach (iT lOoks lIke a gLowing sPirograph?). CAn I sAlvage pArts oF tHe hOuse tO mAke tHe rEst oF tHe dIstance?
GIven hOw hErs aRe aCting I wOnder iF mAybe mY iMps aRe a bUg. LIke, I dUnno, tHey wEre mAx_iNteger aNgry aNd tHen sOmething tRied tO pIss tHem oFf mOre? IS tHat tHe kInd oF cOding tHat mAkes a 60 cHapter gLitch gUide? I'M kInd oF sCared tO mEss wIth tHem nOw iN cAse tHey aLl sLart aCting lIke tHat aT oNce.
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Post by stanzicApparati on Jul 3, 2012 22:12:12 GMT -5
[RAngoon wArning]
SPrites cAn dO mAny tHings. THey aRe tHe oNly tHing mOre cRyptic tHan MAges aNd WItches, tHough.
I wOuld aDvise iNstalling gRist tOrrent. MAny oF uS fInd iT hElpful.
ROoms cAn bE rEdesigned, cErtainly, tO aNy cOnfiguration.
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Post by disasterAverted on Jul 4, 2012 9:25:13 GMT -5
[BUggy tExt aLert]
THere, sHe's oUt. I rIpped oUt mOm's bEdroom aNd pArt oF tHe kItchen aNd uSed iT tO fInish tHe sTaircase. THey wEre pRetty tRashed aNyways. I mAnaged tO gEt tHe sPrite tO fOllow tHe cUrsor bY dAngling a cAt tOy iN fRont oF iT aNd iT hEaled hEr aRm wIth gLowy bLue lIght, wHich iS nIce. I cUt a hOle iN tHe wAll sO I cOuld fLoat hEr lAptop tO hEr aNd tHe sPrite dEfended hEr oN tHe wAy tO tHe sTaircase. APparently eIther tHe cAt oR tHat pOster hAd lAser vIsion.
I cAn't sEe hEr aNymore, tHe vIew's sTuck oN tHe hOuse. ANd tHe sPrite dIdn't fOllow. PLease tEll mE tHat dOesn't lEad sOmewhere eVen mOre dAngerous.
SPeaking oF wHich tHere aRe wAy tOo mAny iMps iN hEre nOw. THey're sTill iGnoring mE bUt I'M aFraid tHey mIght sTop iF I tRip aNd fAll iNto oNe tOo aGgressively, aNd tHey're eVerywhere. I sTill dOn't hAve aNy "gRist" aNd I'M nOt aBout tO fIght tHis hOrde fOr sOme. ANd TImmy sAys tHe sPawn rAte's sTarting tO cAtch uP wIth hIm aNd hE cAn't sIt hEre aNd wAtch mE wAste mUch mOre tIme. CAn't I jUst rUn aWay?
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Post by apianAnchorite on Jul 4, 2012 17:36:36 GMT -5
Yes. You should do that.
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Post by stanzicApparati on Jul 4, 2012 19:13:10 GMT -5
[RAngoon wArning]
CAn't aBscond, bRo! EIther gO tHrough tHe fIrst gAte oR sTart fIghting sO tHat yOu cAn dO sO.
IT iS qUite lIterally tHem oR yOu - aNd yOur sIster, aNd yOur oTher cO-pLayers. NOne oF uS lIke iT. IT iS mErely sOmething yOu...aDjust tO, oR tHe gAme kIlls yOU.
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Post by disasterAverted on Jul 4, 2012 20:06:13 GMT -5
OK, bUt sEriously, I'Ve bEen iN tHe gAme lOnger tHan sHe wAs aNd sHe gOt oVerwhelmed wIth a rEal sPecibus wIth a rEal wEapon tHat sHe aCtually kNows hOw tO uSe. SO iF aLl tHese mOnsters dEcide tO aTtack mE aT oNce I rEally, rEally cAn't bEat tHem.
I'Ve gOt TImmy rIpping uP tHe wHole hOuse mAking aN eScape rOute lIke SArah's, bUt I dOn't tHink iT'll rEach. ALso... wHat tHe hEck?
OK aPparently SArah's hEre nOw aNd sHe's gOt a sWord tHat's gLowing. WHere'd sHe gEt tHat? SHe sAys
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Ahem. Please forgive my brother for being such a helpless moron and wasting all your time trying to not beat the very first level of the game. I should not have to bail him out this early. You won't be hearing from him for a while since he's gonna leave his computer behind like a moron.
sA, Rangoon warnings don't do any good in threads in which you know a newbie is posting unless you actually explain what "Rangoon" is. This should've been obvious.
Oh, and no I'm not a doomed timeclone. This time.
sA out. And dA out too.
((I'm hoping this is minor enough to get a slide on the "no future/past selves posting" rule))
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