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TheMeddler What goes here, anyways? from America's East Coast Since: Mar, 2011
What goes here, anyways?
#5276: Mar 12th 2012 at 5:07:42 PM

Okay, this post is random but must be written.

Gamer and I are in London, England!!!!!!

AND I JUST SAW LES MISIRABLES!!!!!!! IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!! AND TWO THIRDS OF THE CAST DIED!!!! AND THE MAIN CHARACTER WAS AN UNDERSTUDY BUT HE WAS STILL AMAZING!!!! AAAAAAAAAAH!

A Supernatural fan girl and proud of it. "Forget regret, or life is yours to miss"-Mimi Marquez from RENT
Hobgoblin Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#5277: Mar 12th 2012 at 5:10:50 PM

Yay! It sounds fun, Meddler. smile

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#5278: Mar 12th 2012 at 5:10:58 PM

Have fun in England, Meddler! :D It's awesome.

SilentReverence adopting kitteh from 3 tiles right 1 tile up Since: Jan, 2010
adopting kitteh
#5279: Mar 12th 2012 at 7:22:11 PM

You mean you people can go to other countries???? >.<

Fanfic Recs orwellianretcon'd: cutlocked for committee or for Google?
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#5280: Mar 12th 2012 at 7:23:10 PM

[up] Kind of late on the uptake, dude. Crewe was just in Spain not that long ago. tongue

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#5281: Mar 12th 2012 at 8:58:23 PM

I was in Canada last summer.

Yeah, yeah, I know I shouldn't be posting in this thread since I'm out of the RP, but I wanted to throw my two cents in. >.<

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#5282: Mar 12th 2012 at 9:00:53 PM

You can post here if you want. You're always welcome.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#5283: Mar 12th 2012 at 9:02:05 PM

No, for the sake of others I wll not be posting here any more.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#5285: Mar 13th 2012 at 2:24:03 AM

In case I can't hop in chat in a few hours after trying to get some shut-eye, I'll be gone for my community service from 10 am to 2 pm US Central. I'll also be volunteering on Thursday and Saturday those same hours.

TheMeddler What goes here, anyways? from America's East Coast Since: Mar, 2011
What goes here, anyways?
#5286: Mar 13th 2012 at 8:17:27 AM

Anom's Gone? :(

A Supernatural fan girl and proud of it. "Forget regret, or life is yours to miss"-Mimi Marquez from RENT
stargirl93 Snowy from Zemuria Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Snowy
#5287: Mar 13th 2012 at 12:01:31 PM

[up]Due to some...Complications...he dropped out.

I was in Ireland last April.

Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Meet The New Boss
#5288: Mar 13th 2012 at 4:48:37 PM

Okay... First, there was no response to my previous Discussion post, (mainly due to Meddler derailing things with non-RP crap, as befitting her name.) Anyhow, second, there's an issue this arc has inadvertently created.

There seems to be a disproportionate amount of Souls now.

I'm not sure of the exact numbers, but current estimates go like this:

Hearts of Gold: Luke, Jane, Daisy, Meddler, Lake, Unite, Ho-oh, Pleo Souls of Silver: Tagg, Fool, Crewe, Pentigan, Tracer, possibly Star, Nadia, Muddy, Sunny, Lugia, Nix, possibly Aurora, Gravemind, Sunny, Forte... (More?) Minds of Crystal: Anom, DS, Wolf, Slouch, Ribbons, possibly Straw, Crystallux

So yeah. Any ideas for evening it out besides forcing people to remove their attributes like Silent suggested?

And yes, I do have my own opinions, Every. I'm not going to bend over backwards for you -or anyone else- every time.

edited 13th Mar '12 4:53:16 PM by Umbramatic

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Mezzopiano You're shivering. Are you afraid? from That Cold Place Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
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#5289: Mar 13th 2012 at 4:51:21 PM

A few corrections to the list: Mezzo is not a Soul. Neither is Fortis. Forte is. Also, Crystallux is a Mind.

edited 13th Mar '12 4:51:28 PM by Mezzopiano

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#5290: Mar 13th 2012 at 4:53:11 PM

[up][up] To be fair, most of your last post was edited in later, so no matter who posted after you, it would have been bumped. I certainly didn't know there was more to your post than "Thanks anyway, Wolf."

I'm not entirely sure why the numbers need to be even, since the attributes rarely come up unless an arc is specifically based around them (such as the current one). In fact, pretty much the only non-plot-relevant thing they do is let Minds talk to Kyurem.

edited 13th Mar '12 4:53:21 PM by BadWolf21

Umbramatic Meet The New Boss from WAAPT usually, sometimes WHABP or maybe PEFE Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Meet The New Boss
#5291: Mar 13th 2012 at 4:54:18 PM

[up][up] Derp. Fixed.

[up] That wasn't aimed at you, Wolf, sorry.

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strawberryflavored Since: Sep, 2010
#5292: Mar 13th 2012 at 4:59:00 PM

Well, I've never really thought that the attributes need to be balanced.

And also, the discussion thread is not solely for RP discussion. There was a time where this was used for off topic discussion as well as RP discussion.

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#5293: Mar 13th 2012 at 5:00:52 PM

Hell, if you troll through the logs, the RP itself was used for off-topic discussion back when we were in Forum Games. Obviously that wouldn't fly now, but only because there are enough people that plots don't stall once a couple people leave.

SilentReverence adopting kitteh from 3 tiles right 1 tile up Since: Jan, 2010
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#5294: Mar 13th 2012 at 5:06:02 PM

Well, there are a couple of issues with balance that could get problematic at some point...

This arc was more or less designed to favour Souls, which while not a problem by itself does call attention to the numbers. It did present an incentive for people to (want to) make their characters Souls, which adds to their number in the wake of some players of other Attributes leaving, without much of an explanation beyond "it'll help me move in the twilit". And it is an Attribute-focused arc.

I'm more interested in an evening out process than in the Attributes being actually even, so it's no like I want Soul Attributes to be removed, I simply want the option to be available.

Things like: promoting arcs focused (or not) on certain Attributes, depending on whether we want people to make their characters hearts/souls/minds just because or not, and not leaving people who don't have Attributes at an obvious disadvantage; also defining their powers more clearly, for example, Hearts are supposed to be more emphatic, but whatever usable power they would get from that, which would essentially be The Force, is taken by Souls getting heightened Aura sensitivity; and Minds understanding Kyurem is a bit... situational.

As for Discussion usage, nothing to comment really. I mean, I usually fastforward through most offtopic post, which only causes a problem when I realize I have to reel back to find where did the subject change again. And I'm happy and envious <_< that people can travel to other countries...

Fanfic Recs orwellianretcon'd: cutlocked for committee or for Google?
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#5295: Mar 13th 2012 at 5:12:10 PM

I don't think of the attributes themselves as bestowing innate abilities, beyond the talking to Kyurem thing (and that's because he's one of the patron Legendaries of the attribute). Oh, and the "can give instructions to Legendaries under the domain of your attribute" thing, but that's something that separates people with attributes from those without, rather than separating the attributes from each other. Aura sensitivity is pretty much unique to Tagg, at least at that level.

If anything, I would say that being a Soul makes you more susceptible to being Aura sensitive, in the same way as the Masuda method makes you more likely to breed a Shiny. It's better odds, but it's still not likely.

edited 13th Mar '12 5:12:50 PM by BadWolf21

Tangent128 from Virginia Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#5296: Mar 13th 2012 at 6:16:19 PM

I'd just as soon make Attributes something every living thing has one of, and simply make the powers non-inherent to it. An attribute increases the chance of having some particular class of power, but in the end every human and Pokémon fall under one. (Possibly with other attributes to leave room for people identified as being none of the three covered.)

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memyselfandI2 Dunsparce Cloud from The Biosphere Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
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#5297: Mar 13th 2012 at 6:17:34 PM

Awww....but then I'd have to give my characters Attributes. sad

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
SilentReverence adopting kitteh from 3 tiles right 1 tile up Since: Jan, 2010
BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#5299: Mar 13th 2012 at 6:33:21 PM

Except they're explicitly something that not everyone has.

rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#5300: Mar 13th 2012 at 6:47:40 PM

[up] Yeah, pretty much.

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