PENGUIN
Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot
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Post by PENGUIN on Nov 14, 2014 14:15:16 GMT 10
Welcome Beast!
We hope you will enjoy your time in the game.
Tell us about how you plan to approach this game. Will your character play a big role in your gameplan and if so, how familiar are you with the role you've been given and the roles of the other players.
If you have any technical questions please ask a host and we'll try to help.
Ever prepared, the Penguin is back! And how sweet it is.
Good luck!
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Post by BEAST on Nov 15, 2014 15:41:19 GMT 10
Hey! I'm so super pumped for this and hope I can get my shit together and do well. I'm not going to be in-character in confessionals because I've found that it wears me out too quickly if I am always trying to inhabit my rep but I do think that the quote above would have to sum up how I plan on approaching this game and how I plan to incorporate Hank's mannerisms and character into the game. I'm super familiar with Hank McCoy, he is my favourite of The X-Men and was top of my list of reps when I applied for this game because I knew that I could find a really good approach to the social and strategic elements on an ORG with a character like Hank because he is witty, charming, intelligent and yet is always composed and dignified. His characteristics will allow me to temper my more impulsive, irrational and emotional aspects and should lead to a fairly rounded and balanced game. Hopefully I can be somewhat competitive in the challenge arena should I find myself down there at any point but even more hopefully I can totally discard my need for challenge ability early on by completely avoiding the place altogether.
I've gotten off to clumsy starts in other games by being waaaay too committed to my rep, to the point of ostracizing others, but I plan on rectifying that this game by being prepared to abandon in canon aspects of Hank's personality should I need to in order to further my game. I read a stack of comics growing up but then went through a long period where they just kinda didn't really appeal to me. It was only really in the last year or so that I found myself compelled to pick up the odd comic book here and there and I would probably say I am a ton more familiar with the Marvel Universe than anything DC but I've also been binge-watching Linkara's Atop The Fourth Wall for the past few weeks and have picked up some more info just from that so I'm feeling pretty prepared.
Also, huzzah for Proboards. I always feel like I'm playing on home soil in a Proboards game. And knowing you aren't in the game helps a lot too because I may even survive the first boot this time!
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PENGUIN
Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot
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Post by PENGUIN on Nov 15, 2014 15:44:21 GMT 10
I was going to be in the game, but you would have been safe as I wouldn't have been on your tribe.
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Post by PROFESSOR X on Nov 15, 2014 16:30:46 GMT 10
SPEAKING TELEPATHICALLYYou have my favourite avatar
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Post by BEAST on Nov 15, 2014 16:42:19 GMT 10
Either way, good news for me!
So, so far I have spoken to only Tigra and Maddox. I think it's fucking cool that the Multiple Man has multiple men, like, whoever thought of that gets a big thumbs up for sure. Neither of those two seem bat-shit crazy so I'm still waiting to find out who on our tribe or group or whatever will be the bat-shit insane one that will fuck everything up. Probably Rogue, knowing that character's emotional stability at the best of times it would not surprise me to know someone completely off the wall was cast for that one. Or drop-dead boring, could be either really.
Arena format is the one format I haven't really played straight-forward so I'm interested to see how I fare. I think I can do enough to avoid going into the pit for this part of the game. Once we get to the sidekicks format though? OH BOY DID I SUCK AT THIS. Knowing that it is going to be sidekicks format come merge though would have to imply some kind of shake up between now and then in order for us to establish bonds outside of our designated groups now... right?
Anyways, I should know better than to waste time on idle speculations, especially after having lurked the last Versus! game... For now, it would seem that, for the first time in recent memory, I have gotten off to a somewhat solid start instead of showing up 8 hours after logins were handed out and then immediately falling behind socially, never to recover.
Huzzah!
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Post by BEAST on Nov 15, 2014 17:10:39 GMT 10
We've got a little bit of time left, I think. Nova and Wiccan have shown up now, but we're still missing another two. And as long as one of them hasn't showed, we can all feel rather comfortable. Don't you think? You know what? Hosts should just start throwing one extra, dummy rep on each tribe at the start of the game so that everyone gets their bloody inactive buffer that they all hope for. I can't believe that people would come into a game hoping someone on their tribe turns out to be inactive because that gives them a free pass for a round. Quit being so bloody lazy & paranoid. Parazy... no, Lazanoid. Yeah, lazanoid, quit being so lazanoid.
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Post by BEAST on Nov 15, 2014 17:41:36 GMT 10
Ummmm, so you guys really just let these people pick whatever character they wanted as a rep huh? Post-Crisis Superwoman?? Goddamn, wtf? ARKILLO? Who gives a goddamn toot about freaking ARKILLO? Why do people have to prove how "clever" they are by avoiding the obvious but GOOD reps? This is giving me Strandedvision sweats now... it's exactly like when a really good theme for Strandedvision comes up and people blow it by needing to show how "out of the box" their taste is. JUST PICK THE GODDAMN GOOD ONES.... ugh.
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Post by WONDER WOMAN on Nov 15, 2014 18:19:06 GMT 10
lol
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Post by BEAST on Nov 15, 2014 21:29:54 GMT 10
Alright, well, everyone's here I guess and I've gotten enough of a first impression to do one of these first impressions rankings I know hosts love to see so you're in luck! While shopping today I happened to come across the fact that there is an Absolut Mango - did you know that? Anywho, I've blended up a big jug of Absolut Mango, fresh watermelon and some pineapple juice and ranking, what is it, 5 people? Ranking 5 people doesn't seem too ambitious right now so let's give it a shot: 1. Jamie MaddoxSo, I think I like this guy's sense of humour. It doesn't beat you over the head but he's still got a pretty engaging personality while also having the added bonus of seeming laid-back and chill. I used to come barraging into games like a freaking bat out of hell when I first started playing and now that I've got a little experience under my belt I can completely understand why that used to put veterans right off me. Anyway, we haven't had a super huge amount of talk yet and I do feel he's probably not the most on the up-and-up dude in the game but, for now, he's numero uno amongst this lot. 2. TigraI'm not one of those guys who puts *gap* in between rankings but, if I were, I would put one between Tigra and Maddox. This is simply because Tigra seems a little strung out and paranoid already despite the fact that she was around at the most opportune time to converse with the Multiple Man and myself and would have no reason to assume she'd be in any sort of danger when the game is two hours old but, apart from that, she seems very nice and I would not have an issue with keeping her around for as long as possible. 3. NovaOMG this guy. Playing the cocky, brash version of Richard Rider and not the emo version is amaze We've only had a couple of PMs but, another couple and he could very easily leap-frog Tigra into second spot. 4. RogueTalking about cutting it close. Was just about to lump her in with the "and the rest" crew but she just responded. Mind you, it was a PM that effectively said "thanks for PMing me while I couldn't be here, wanna give me all the goss so I don't have to catch up myself?" AND THE RESTI will give them time, knowing full well what it is like to start off horribly through no fault of your own.. but tick, tock, tick, tock. Also, my tumbler's empty so this is a cop-out ending so I can go fill it.
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Post by WOLFSBANE on Nov 15, 2014 23:00:28 GMT 10
I think you might be my favourite person already. Good luck SO much!
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PENGUIN
Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot
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Post by PENGUIN on Nov 16, 2014 1:49:25 GMT 10
Now that you've rated your tribe, rate the hosts.
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Post by BEAST on Nov 16, 2014 11:28:01 GMT 10
Ha ha ha! Nice try, Cobblepot. Since you guys are open ID I'm not supposed to let my knowledge of your alter-ego influence any decision making so PASS.
Now that I've jumped through that little loophole, what's the deal with the cats? NGL, it's kinda creeping me out. There's one on the right-hand side that is giving me the stink eye and it is piercing right into my soul. These little things always frustrate me because I feel like it has to have happened for some reason, which leads me to assume that there is, somehow, a way of interpreting this that could lead me to a clue for an item but buggered if I know where to start? I took a look at the profiles of any of the more feline-associated individuals and noticed that we all have birthdays set specifically so am going to note them down just in case
Catwoman Nov 30 (11 30)
Me - Dec 18 (12 18)
Tigra - June 19 (06 19)
I might have to go reread the OP on the special items clues to see if I can figure out how this might work..
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Post by BEAST on Nov 17, 2014 7:17:14 GMT 10
WONDER WOMAN, I am somewhat confused about this whole "request a special power" thing. Is this just something for fun or is it something that will be important to have considered? You said you would assign powers at random if I don't choose one?
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Post by WONDER WOMAN on Nov 17, 2014 8:49:17 GMT 10
None of the powers have any real power. they are all just for fun. Some characters (like yours) don't have obvious powers associated with them. So by now you may have spotted some other powers that you like. Or, we can just give you something to have some fun with.
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Post by BEAST on Nov 17, 2014 14:11:17 GMT 10
Yeah, I think I will leave that in your capable hands.
I guess it would be a good time for a bit of an update from me in regards to how things are going in the game?
So Madrox seems to be someone who is open to working quite closely with me and our conversations segued nicely from standard small talk into game-related stuff so it felt pretty natural, especially given that he was quite willing to share info with me without needing to be prompted so I guess that's an indication that he trusts me as someone he can be open with and bounce ideas off so that is good. His plan to recruit players who get sent into the arena and are resentful at their former tribes is a bit risky seeing as it would only really work for the upcoming round then we would either put one of the new recruits right back in and look like a group of turds or we would have to send another of our original team members in and look like a group of untrustworthy turds.
He also came up with some idea to split our votes or something in order to appear more fractured than we actually are or something? IDK, like, I tune out as soon as vote splitting gets mentioned cos I think it's just shorthand for "I want to look strategic even though I'm just complicating things". So, in short, I value Madrox the most as he is proving to be a useful, productive and informative ally, I just worry about him long-term and whether he can be kept on a leash or not.
The other person I would say I have gotten really solid with just over the past 24 hours is Kitty. Even though she is one of those long-form PM lovers who I normally find just "ugh", I haven't had much of a problem talking to her and think she is clearly someone I could work with in this game.
Then I would say Tigra is probably also someone who is important to my game right now - she has had her moments of mild paranoia but apart from that she seems very solid and not flaky.
Tonight it seems pretty clear we'll be sending The Invisible Woman into the arena (did you catch what I did there??).. I'm hoping then that Wiccan starts to show a bit more face because I've yet to really get to know him and it would really suck to have multiple inactives in the group of Marvel Heroes, right??
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