Community Member Spotlight: BonsaiK
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Alright, how did I not see BonsaiK coming?
Stupid stupid stupid!
Anywho, I did not know BonsaiK was in the Music... thing... TEACHING! I believe it said he taught people.
[sub][sub]Such a long read, I started to zone out on some of the answers.[/sub][/sub]
Well cannae think of anything to say other than "Good on ya Mr.[footnote]Yeah... I had to check on this one[/footnote] Bon".
Now you just need to answer my question.
Why is the "K" at the end capitalized?
Stupid stupid stupid!
Anywho, I did not know BonsaiK was in the Music... thing... TEACHING! I believe it said he taught people.
[sub][sub]Such a long read, I started to zone out on some of the answers.[/sub][/sub]
Well cannae think of anything to say other than "Good on ya Mr.[footnote]Yeah... I had to check on this one[/footnote] Bon".
Now you just need to answer my question.
Why is the "K" at the end capitalized?
This should definitely have happened sooner.
This guy is not only the love guru, but quite possibly the most level-headed person I have ever seen on the internet.
Try to imagine me respectfully bowing.
This guy is not only the love guru, but quite possibly the most level-headed person I have ever seen on the internet.
Try to imagine me respectfully bowing.
Glad to see he was spotlighted. We must plug his relationship thread more. Possibly make it a sticky. That would be just awesome.
And Bosniak, I completely disagree about Bioshock. I'll put that argument in a spoiler.
Phwew, seriously though, congrats.
And Bosniak, I completely disagree about Bioshock. I'll put that argument in a spoiler.
Bioshock was barely like System Shock 2 at all! It can barely be considered an RPG, the only RPG elements are swapping out plasmids/abilities. There were no real choices in the game except "kill child" or "save child", which was pointless anyway since no matter what you picked you ended up with roughly the same amount of ADAM in the long run, so it didn't really even have any good choices. Basically, it didn't matter how you played the game, there was no incentive to play through it as a different "build" so to speak, because there's barely anything to the RPG system! Plus the crafting system was ultimately pointless. I went through the whole game without needing it. It seemed as though they added it "just because". This made the gameplay boring and repetitive, and did nothing to encourage multiple playthroughs. Plus there was nothing to fear. Thanks to the Vita Chambers which revived you with no ill affects at all, completely eradicated any sense of danger the game could have had. Yes the story was good, but after a while I found myself to be disconnected from it due to the boring gameplay, and ended up continuing on solely for the weapon upgrade station. Because the weapon upgrades look awesome. I don't believe that its close to System Shock 2 at all.
Phwew, seriously though, congrats.
Thanks for all the positive comments, guys! I sometimes wonder if the things I do here impact anyone at all, as I almost never get mentioned in circle-jerk threads and such, so it's good to get some recognition. It's especially nice to see that people appreciate the Relationship Problem Thread because I've been getting a fair bit of stick for it lately, presumably because helping people on the Internet is uncool or something.
"BosniaK" sounds cool, maybe I should change my name...
What's the K for? That's a secret...
Oh come on, SS2 and Bioshock so close that they're just about the same game! Everything that's in System Shock 2 is mirrored in Bioshock, as Yahtzee's review points out. Cybermods/Adam, weapon upgrades, plasmids/psi, hacking, level design that makes you backtrack endlessly through bits you've already been through, massive sidetracking quests, even random food, it's all there. Even the vita-chambers are there, something that SS2 vets seem to forget - there's a "nano-reconstruction unit" in System Shock 2 that performs exactly the same function as the vita-chambers in Bioshock. System Shock 2 also had pissweak RPG elements too, because certain builds simply couldn't complete the game. "Role playing" doesn't refer to "rolling the dice", it refers to "playing a role", but if you don't have a choice of viable roles, well... the amount of RPGing you can do therefore becomes limited...Irridium said:
"BosniaK" sounds cool, maybe I should change my name...
What's the K for? That's a secret...
Considering his helpfulness with relationships and music, I think he deserved this, even if we disagree about certain things (he knows what I'm talking about...).
Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go make several ham-fisted attempts to boost my fame here.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go make several ham-fisted attempts to boost my fame here.
I don't think the Escapist could be dumbed-down. There's a simple reason for it, which is that there's a forum attached. Themis Media can see people's reactions directly and can see who their demographic is from what people write in the threads and on the comments about the articles.
DAMN!BonsaiK said:What's the K for? That's a secret...
Well, time to break out the thumbscrews....
Aww, I can't torture you, you're too nice...like a male, slightly less sunny version of Aylaine.
Although I do not currently require BonsaiK's services, he honestly deserves a medal for his relationship thread (guess you'll have to settle for the "star" badge! ). His responses are always coherent, full of sense, and just plain commendable. Another well-deserved community spotlight!
). His responses are always coherent, full of sense, and just plain commendable. Another well-deserved community spotlight!