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Random Babbling Thread 120

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by dmc, Aug 4, 2015.

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  1. Beren

    Beren Lovesick and Lonely Wanderer Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I dunno, things have been picking up here lately, and I've been enjoying it. It still isn't close to the glory days of the early 2000s, but still an improvement.
     
    Beren, May 21, 2016
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  2. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    I'm going to install a proper chat addon so that Keneth will be able to idle in style. :D
     
    Taluntain, May 21, 2016
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    Meh. I have no interest in idling on a chat app. That's what IRC is for. :p
     
    Keneth, May 21, 2016
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    Attack on Titan is one of the manga i dropped. I like the concept of it, but for as long as the series is getting, the plot wasn't moving forward fast enough for my liking.
     
    xosmi, May 22, 2016
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    Many manga suffer from that. Fairy tail for instance.
     
    Merlanni, May 22, 2016
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    Yeah, a lot of long lasting manga/anime take a long time to get to the point, usually with a ton of filler episodes for the anime to avoid it catching up with the manga.
    What i hate more is when i find a really good manga, but after one or two volumes, nothing is released anymore because the series was dropped, or the scanlation group stops working on it.
     
    xosmi, May 22, 2016
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    Well, that tends to be the case with all serial media and it's even worse when they don't tie up the arcs after it gets cancelled.
     
    Keneth, May 22, 2016
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    Well, when an artist has plans for a plotline to fill up at least 2-3 volumes, then gets told his manga will be cut after 2-3 more chapters, it's going to be hard to bring everything to a satisfactory close if any.
    In the end, it's all down to the publishers that decide what gets published and what gets axed in favor of something more popular.
     
    xosmi, May 23, 2016
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  9. Scot

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    Hello, it's me. I've been wondering if after all these years you guys and gals were still here.

    New software looks great. I guess I've been gone for over a year or so. I was going to post in the big hello again thread, but couldn't find it, but at least the random babbling thread seems eternal. I got into blacksmithing, in real life not gaming, and all of my non-working time has been involved with that and on forums about it. It is great fun, and I am still a rank amateur, but after a four day set of classes I know a little bit more. Believe it or not, on one of the sites they set up a forum based RPG involving blacksmithing, which led me to wonder whether any life signs were to be seen over here in the role play forums, but alas, there are none. At least the role play forum has a nice mausoleum where one can go look at the well preserved corpses of long ago. Good to see some recognizable avatars still here.
     
    Scot, May 23, 2016
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  10. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    WB Scot, the hello thread is in the SS forum, so you missed it if you didn't look there. Blacksmithing sounds interesting, post some pics in our new gallery if you've got anything to show already.

    And yea, nice description of our inactive forums there. :shake:
     
    Taluntain, May 23, 2016
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    Blacksmithing can be super gratifying. Unfortunately, my constitution has never allowed me to really get into it. I'll never be a master smith, but I can link together a mean chain mail. :shake:

    As for RP, the only place where I still see forum-based RPing happening is on forums largely dedicated to such shenanigans (GitP, PF official forums, etc.). I prefer VTTs anyway.
     
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    I'd argue that virtual tabletops are pretty much RP sessions with some added bells and whistles :p
     
    xosmi, May 23, 2016
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    I fail to see your point.
     
    Keneth, May 23, 2016
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    . <- This is my point. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
     
    xosmi, May 23, 2016
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Why are the points square, anyway? :hmm:
     
    Taluntain, May 23, 2016
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    They squared up against the coming bullets. ••• ━╤デ╦︻
     
    Keneth, May 23, 2016
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    I assume it's because of the font the forum uses ?
     
    xosmi, May 23, 2016
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    Growing up is a painful process and has its drawbacks.
     
    chevalier, May 23, 2016
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  19. Merlanni

    Merlanni Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Costs money.
     
    Merlanni, May 25, 2016
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  20. henkie

    henkie Hammertime Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Costs time.
     
    henkie, May 29, 2016
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