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Meta Game Discussions: Or why the RPG Section sucks, and people post in Off Topic.

Started by Serious Paul, April 10, 2008, 12:08:32 PM

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walkerp

#30
April 11, 2008, 04:09:10 PM
I think part of the problem is that all of us are pretty competent gamers and have thought about it a lot.  So when it comes to the kind of non "political" things that you would prefer to see more of Serious Paul, there isn't as much to be said.  Whereas with industry gossip, evidence-free speculation and general bitching and fighting, us humans can do those things forever.

I think your point is well taken though. I spent a lot of time blathering on about 4e even though I will probably never play it and it won't impact my gaming life in any real direct way.  A friend once told me that it is a good goal to try and talk about stuff more and people less.  I think that's kind of what you are saying here.
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Pseudoephedrine

#31
April 11, 2008, 04:46:21 PM
Quote from: Serious Paul*Nods*

I think I get what you're saying James. And now cake and sodomy. C'mere Pseudoephedrine!

I love you too, SP.

Hey, how are those Shadowrun books you bought holding up, anyhow? You evidently bought a huge shitload of them off an IRL buddy of mine a few years back. Now he's jonesing for SR, but he's unwilling to pick up the new edition because it's supposed to be shit and he sold you all his old books, so you'd better be enjoying them, since you're indirectly denying me the ability to fire a rapid-fire railgun through an elemental's midsection
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James J Skach

#32
April 11, 2008, 04:51:58 PM
Quote from: PseudoephedrineI love you too, SP.

Hey, how are those Shadowrun books you bought holding up, anyhow? You evidently bought a huge shitload of them off an IRL buddy of mine a few years back. Now he's jonesing for SR, but he's unwilling to pick up the new edition because it's supposed to be shit and he sold you all his old books, so you'd better be enjoying them, since you're indirectly denying me the ability to fire a rapid-fire railgun through an elemental's midsection
BTW, for those of you who don't know Pseudoephederine, that's foreplay...
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Serious Paul

#33
April 11, 2008, 11:46:15 PM
Quote from: PseudoephedrineHey, how are those Shadowrun books you bought holding up, anyhow? You evidently bought a huge shitload of them off an IRL buddy of mine a few years back.

Really? Small world. I'm not sure who you're referring to, since for a while there I was snagging everything SR3 related so I had triplicates of everything. (My players are lazy poor gits!) But all of my books-except the ones Andy stole! You fucking bastard! Unjoin the Army and bring my Tir books back!-are sitting on the shelf in front of me.

QuoteNow he's jonesing for SR, but he's unwilling to pick up the new edition because it's supposed to be shit and he sold you all his old books, so you'd better be enjoying them, since you're indirectly denying me the ability to fire a rapid-fire railgun through an elemental's midsection

Actually we're doing an awesome one shot this coming Thursday. I'll be posting up a bunch of stuff about later this weekend.

Aos

#34
April 12, 2008, 12:30:49 AM
Quote from: James J Skachacidic Aos-snark ;)

I'm just here to help, really.
You are posting in a troll thread.

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Anthrobot

#35
April 13, 2008, 08:21:37 AM
Quote from: Serious PaulI am a bit sick of people who think that just because they post a few more times in the RPG section than other users that they're something special. (Yes, I know. Just think of this as cathartic for me, okay?)

Is this a dig at Kyle Aaron? Because if it is I'll have you know that he doesn't practice what he preaches and often posts in the off topic forum as well.;)
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Aos

#36
April 13, 2008, 12:32:42 PM
Say it isn't so!
You are posting in a troll thread.

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Kyle Aaron

#37
April 13, 2008, 09:17:28 PM
I never said no-one should post in Off-Topic, just that it should not be a Tangency-style focus of the site, since it is after all therpgsite.

I try to make sure that my roleplaying-related posts are more than half of all my posts. It's a bit like in a game session - I want us to spend more than half of the time gaming.
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Aos

#38
April 13, 2008, 09:26:26 PM
The rest of us would surely go wrong without your fatherly guidance.
You are posting in a troll thread.

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Blackthorne

#39
December 19, 2009, 02:16:40 PM
There is a saying among my people: "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself."

In order to see the kind of RPG Section (or anything else) you want...you'd have to create it. By posting. The kind of topics you want. To read and talk about.
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