Posts made by dvoraen

@Tez said in Your Latest Batch of (Silly) Drama:

@dvoraen I sell it on Temu, run by my cat, Temu.

You should name your next cat Ekko, because of this ad.

@Tez I have questions about what your side jobs are:

YouTube ratted you out.

@Gashlycrumb lol. This is practically an IT story waiting to happen, for security reasons.

Encouraging employees to click links in emails that lead to (random?) websites is a security risk. Period.

@TNP

@Dreampipe said in RL Peeves:

jury duty.

That’s me, too! Mine always come in December!

@Gashlycrumb

… that @hellfrog is going to rebrand and become @hellofrog. Think Hello Kitty, but amphibious.

News at 11.

@L-B-Heuschkel said in Unspeakables: The Politics Thread 2024:

I’m still waiting to wake up and realise that this was a nightmare.

Just the possibility gave me a massive uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. I’m not sure if I had an actual anxiety attack at work because of it, due to how uneasy I am over him (and more importantly, those associated with him) getting a second crack at the steering wheel.

@Jennkryst As the creator of this thread about SILLY drama, this post is worth five downvotes to you, and an injunction of all Mummy discussions lasting for a duration of 1e-5 seconds. It’ll be over before you know it.

Getting back on topic, the latest silly drama I know about is telling people on a MU* I have been possessed by my fictitious cat. Reasoning as given: “No no. I am more than okay to identify as a cat. I would get pampered, naptime whenever I want, the bed and every other thing in the living space would be mine, and I wouldn’t ever need to worry about money.”

Discuss.

@Roz said in why is nobody talking about Veilguard:

oh also, important update, since one of the rook faction backgrounds are the ANTI-SLAVER LIBERATORS i made my rook aleksei

Excuse me, did you just talk about Arx in a NON-ARX THREAD???

Anyway, more seriously I just want to know if you mean in terms of character choices and/or appearance, because in the latter case you have to supply a screenshot of Rook-Aleksei. I don’t make the rules.

@Pavel said in why is nobody talking about Veilguard:

Played it, finished it, and smooched Harding.

I agree that they sanded it down a bit too much, with very little resolution or development on several thorny pieces of lore from previous editions: the ghettos, casual anti-elven racism, Tevinter slavery, etc. But it has been a decade, and I’d wager most folk these days are after more joyous fantasy escapism than the grittier fantasy-like-reality.

I would say that a few of the key writers (such as Mary Kirby) no longer being at the studio is another reason for this. I mean, they literally announced it as Dreadwolf, then a whole lot happened in terms of staffing there before reannouncing(?) the fourth flagship game as The Veilguard.

I finished Final Fantasy XVI last night (without DLC) after waiting for the PC port to drop. I have feelings.

@Babs I just want to know why that game didn’t have short rels. You could have convinced @Meg to play then.

RISE FROM THE ASHES SO THAT I MAY POST.

It’s rare that a trailer presentation will get me instantly interested in something, but Sandfall Interactive did it with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. They are even releasing tracks from the score (on YouTube and Spotify) before release, as they give out information. And, um, I really like everything I’m seeing so far. But I’d rather the content speak for itself.

It’s a turn-based RPG inspired by a number of titles.

• Reveal Trailer - Why you should care.
• First Look Gameplay - 6m gameplay trailer with a couple (edited?) cutscenes
• Cast Reveal Trailer - Was not expecting one of those names.

BGM Tracks Living Rent Free in my Head
(These all link to YouTube.)

• Une vie à peindre
• Shadow of the Monolith

@Roz said in Inuki Ban Thread:

@dvoraen said in Inuki Ban Thread:

@Meg said in Inuki Ban Thread:

i have to admit, i feel like this is a situation where it deserved at least a warning. i get that the behavior was gross. i called it out as gross.

but i think there’s a line where like, idk, i think that it wasn’t a clear cut ‘would i expect to get banned for this if it were me’ in the rules.

of course, i’m not a mod and i don’t make these calls and i understand it can be frustrating to make these calls and no call is going to make everyone happy. that’s my disclaimer. just speaking an opinion, even if it is from the minority.

tbh, I’m of the opinion that this (the ban) was warranted. Much like how some games have banned players for their behavior in other places, that felt applicable here. It was really pretty apparent, from multiple threads, that this person’s behavior has involved multiple questionable decisions and comments at best, with questionable intent attached to them.

Mm, don’t totally agree there. Games do preban, or ban based on behavior on other games, but the forums generally haven’t. I think they’re pretty different venues with different risks.

Yeah, I think I can agree with that on the surface (meaning, I trust our admins as far as this forum is concerned). I think, speaking for myself only here, that my mindset has changed on certain things, namely giving chances, especially when the scenario is: “Person X has repeatedly shown ban-worthy behavior in the past, and is clearly showing signs they haven’t changed, in the present.”

@Aria said in Real life happy:

Today I was called “an affront to the system” and I have never been so flattered in my entire life.

Did you ask “how many systems?” and flutter your eyelashes?

@Meg said in Inuki Ban Thread:

i have to admit, i feel like this is a situation where it deserved at least a warning. i get that the behavior was gross. i called it out as gross.

but i think there’s a line where like, idk, i think that it wasn’t a clear cut ‘would i expect to get banned for this if it were me’ in the rules.

of course, i’m not a mod and i don’t make these calls and i understand it can be frustrating to make these calls and no call is going to make everyone happy. that’s my disclaimer. just speaking an opinion, even if it is from the minority.

tbh, I’m of the opinion that this (the ban) was warranted. Much like how some games have banned players for their behavior in other places, that felt applicable here. It was really pretty apparent, from multiple threads, that this person’s behavior has involved multiple questionable decisions and comments at best, with questionable intent attached to them.

There’s jokes in bad taste (I’m certainly guilty of these), and then there’s threats of self-harm and violence, however implied or circumspect. You should never treat the latter lightly, as I see it. Combined with what I’ve read of inuki’s past, receipted behavior, and that was enough for me to agree that they needed to be removed, because inuki struck me as a “can’t stop won’t stop” mindset, even if there were time gaps between events.

@Meg said in Your Latest Batch of (Silly) Drama:

@dvoraen I’m not saying I am RPing or not RPing, but I’m definitely not RPing, because I’m too cool and busy for RP, having a real life.

(Actually, I just play CS2 instead.)

Meg. Amiga. RP is your life.

You’re literally playing the role of a non-roleplayer right now. You RP’d without even realizing it.

Gotcha.

Okay. It’s been too quiet, and somebody messaged me on Discord wanting something dramatic to read. (ilu @Rucket) So here we are, in no particular order, dramatic things to read:

@Rucket wants to know why there are no ads on the site. I’m sure @Tez has plenty of explanations of why we can enjoy an ad-free experience, using all the MU* cliches you see from prickly staff that don’t want to be bothered with this subject when giving said explanation (like, you can hear the sighing while reading the response).

@Meg has been way too quiet. HAS SHE STARTED RP’ING AGAIN BEHIND OUR BACKS??? News at 11 in some tabloid somewhere written by ChatGPT.

And lastly, I totally think we should have a BMD get-together in the form of playing Dale & Dawson Stationary Supplies. If that doesn’t create entertaining drama, I don’t know what will, short of us murdering each other and throwing blame around in Among Us or something.

I ran out of ideas. Bye.

(I hope you’re happy, @Rucket. You brought this on yourself. )

@Roz said in Celebrities We Lost 2024:

Maggie Smith

Mother Superior, Professor McGonagall, you left a lasting impression on me with your work.

Rest well. And/or break a leg in what comes next for you.