Discussion VideoGame / CantrII

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• GIFT: A few layers of anonymity, starting with each persons character not being linked to their account. The second layer, comes with the even more anonymous ingame radio. Does This Remind You of Anything? It has indeed been called 4-chan on the forum, generally by detractors. Very few lolcat pictures, but one instance of ASCII art. But this is perfect for couch warriors, trolls and other attention seekers to quickly get their fix, and stir up molehills.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

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• Internet Tough Guy: Ingame, the anonymous radio system basically breeds this type. Declare into the Internet equivalent, of a game on the Internet, that everyone is in serious trouble now because Sgt Hardpants is alive and well, and then go back to sleep, content in being a couch warrior, twice over.

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Mary Sue tropes

• Mary Sue: Also like you would not believe. Doesn't work so well in a communal roleplaying environment, as it does when it's just one person and their Word doc. Hilarity Ensues when one of these, meets a Parody Sue, and they don't have the nous to back up their rippling muscles, hourglass figure, cunning wit and deadly charm. Other sue tropes include
  • 30-Sue Pileup: My perfectly handsome character, is surrounded by other perfectly gorgeous characters. End result, is walking through the Uncanny Valley with porcelain mannequins on either side.
  • Jerk Sue: Bah, the elegant man says. All these fur wearing rabble are not worth my spit .... Wait, where are you going? Why are you leaving my perfect town?
  • Parody Sue: Nothing rattles cages more, then being upstaged in every department. And when it's a mere peasant doing so, the cage rattles even harder
  • Copy Cat Sue: In the old days, there were plenty of Clouds, Gokus, Egwene's running about. Makes for a jarring political discussion, having Sephiroth and Vader agreeing on terms.
    • Still abounds. See an unusual name, throw it into google and blanch at the Purple Prose that is spat back out. Strange name, supremely powerful, angsty backstory? Sounds perfect for Low Fantasy -ish roleplay!
  • Sympathetic Sue: Blind, mute, lame and stupid - enough disabilities for an entire school, jammed into one character. From Bad to Worse , when a second, or third pops up and feels their limelight is being stolen. Cue walls of text, of passive aggressive disabled combat, as to who has it harder. Pity the normals.