Recent content by sofaspud

All MMOs should probably have an ending date. But no MMO, especially one with a community as strong as City of Heroes has, should be ended like this. I've been in the game for five years. Because of City of Heroes, I've made real-life friends, some of whom turned into roommates, and some of...

The backstory is there in normal play, just not as a story element. But consider: why do Tarka charge headfirst, over and over again? Why do the Liir dance around you in tactical combat? Why, when you have a Hiver fleet incoming, do you need to make sure you're ready for a brutal fight? All...

It isn't an RPG, though signs are pointing at SotS2 drifting somewhat thattaway. What it can best be thought of, in my opinion, is as a setting. You've got piles of backstory, from how the humans got to the stars (and why their motto is repensum est canicula, or, 'payback is a *****') to what...

So, is it too nitpicky of me to point out that it's illegal to smoke inside a building in Seattle? :D

Wait, is it labeled as in this is so-and-so's burrito, or, is it labeled because that's what went into making the burrito? I don't think I want to eat a Rico Rodriguez burrito. On the other hand, if he just put his name on any old regular burrito, hell yeah I'd eat it. Rico's a wuss, he...

I'm sick of it in the sense that "Oh god Sony make it STOOOPPP". They got (practically) a free pass over the whole PSN thing. They have not learned their lesson. Sure, nobody is 100% foolproof against intrusions. But all of the recent ones were ones that we've been handling for a decade or...

Usually that's your computer, not your email account. That's not to say it *can't* be your email account; it's just that usually it's a bit of malware on your PC, often acquired by pointing at unsafe websites, like porn or warez sites (you dirty beast, you). At any rate, a good sweep with...

... what, it isn't obvious? Actually, the main reason is, back in the day, in Ye Olden Tymes before the modern internet, a lot of BBSes and suchlike had a maximum length of 8 characters for your username. "Couch Potato" is more than 8 -- I can count good! -- so I creatively shortened it...

How would I, or how have I? I suppose the most entertaining was the time we brought lawn chairs and a ice chest into a local books/music/movies store, and set up shop there in the middle of the aisle with a good view of the demo TVs. Toy Story 2 was playing that day, as I recall. It took a...

... turrets? *sob* I'm... I'm so happy! It would be just perfect if you could somehow cross-class... my infiltrator/engineer Shepard could finally come to glorious life! And pshaw -- pshaw, I say! -- on the enhanced melee abilities. While you melee-loving miscreants are murdering with...

Huh, I was going to guess Fang from FF13. *shrug* OT: I'm a married male (to a female; in this day and age it's nice that we have to specify, I think), and I don't particularly find myself attracted to dudes, but if there is a lady involved, okay! Let the fun times commence! Haven't yet...

Burntbredicus doesn't like me. My toast is always too light, or, blacker than the pits of the abyss and threatening to set off the smoke alarm.

During school, yeah. But then, I'm *paying* to be there, it's my money to throw away if I so choose. But never for work. It's called a 'work ethic'; I'm being paid to show up and do my job. If I need time off, I schedule it. Calling in "sick" when you're not sick is childish.

That's not what was said. The key words are "attack" and "stop"; if someone attacks you, you should use every method at your disposal to stop their attack. A single bullet, for any and all of the already explained reasons, is not a magic switch to make an attacker stop. Many documented...

A gun is always loaded because that forces you to treat it as if it is loaded. If you assume a gun is not loaded, someone gets hurt -- could be you, could be an innocent bystander next door, could be your roommate sleeping in the next room, whatever. There is no such thing as 'accidental...