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Off Topic / My Name

« on: February 10, 2004, 01:59:44 PM »

Hmm. Do you know if the one in the pink dress on the left is sold out?

You can take any of em, 'cept the one in the black dress is MIEN!  <3

I had a friend who wore the exact same black dress last year for sweethearts.

Wise decision

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Off Topic / The Meaning Of Life

« on: February 10, 2004, 01:51:45 PM »

If I read that right, you are saying that it seems illogical that a fair and compassionate God would not allow certain people salvation?

If so, then I agree with you. Nobody, not even the wicked and ebil are denyed salvation, the only thing needed is to ask for forgiveness, through Christ's work.

People tried to follow God's rules for a perfect life for thousands of years before Christ's time. There's the ten commandments, certainly, but also another 603 that are defined in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In all that time, not a single person could keep those rules perfectly, could have the absolute moral perfection that God calls for. (God, being a morally perfect and just being, cannot, will not allow imperfection into his presence.)

It's for this reason that Christ came and was crucified, to present some other payment for the sins of the world. When people talk of "the savior" or "the messiah," they mean it in the sense that Jesus of his own free will, offered his own perfect self in the place of the world.

Salvation is available, but God isn't one to force it upon us, he gives it up to us as a choice. Why?

I, and apparently you, could write code that outputs "I love you." Thousands of times, and it would never mean anything. Yet, said once from a real human being, it means everything. Love, or hate, or indifference, out of a free choice to love or hate or be apathetic, is the only thing that matters. So it is with God.

God is fair in denying salvation, we all had the chance to live perfectly, and yet we all choose to rebel, and for that we don't deserve anything. Yet, He is also perfectly compassionate in offering up His own self in our place. Christianity isn't about abiding by a set of rules, nor completing an endless list of tasks, it's just accepting the fact that Jesus is in fact Lord, and asking him to make his sacrifice apply to you. The rest is all just applications of that radical message.

I hope that wasn't too heavy-handed for issue, well, at hand. If you don't like it, go ahead and nuke it, but since you brought up your thoughts on God, I figured I might as well follow suit.

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Off Topic / The Meaning Of Life

« on: February 09, 2004, 06:38:34 PM »

If you need a reason for your life, make one. If you need justification for your existence, justify it. But don't go searching for the answer like somebody else can tell you, or like a slip of paper will magically flutter from the heavens with directions for your course in life.

I'd have to argue the contrary. I wouldn't have the meaning in my life I have now if I didn't look for it, and I wouldn't have the purpose I have if someone had not told me.



Nobody needs a reason to justify their life. But let me tell you, it sure as hell makes it more incredible and amazing to live out when you have a destination in mind, one where just moving in that direction provides joy.

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Off Topic / The Meaning Of Life

« on: February 08, 2004, 09:55:04 PM »

our reason for existance is to continue existing

Hardly seems like a worthwhile reason.

I follow Christ. Most fulfilling thing I've ever done and ever will do.

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General / Ns 3.0 Thoughts

« on: February 01, 2004, 10:11:50 PM »

Cara also increases armor absorbtion. I think with cara, you can take more pain under fire, so it'll be good if in co-ordination with a Bile rush, but if you're taking out eleced nodes and bases, then just go with regen.

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General / Ns 3.0 Thoughts

« on: January 31, 2004, 08:34:08 AM »

All things in moderation lolfighter.

Any idea what the effects of carapace on onos are? I haven't dared to try it in a game yet, I'm wondering if it's maybe a contender for regen.

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General / Ns 3.0 Thoughts

« on: January 27, 2004, 04:49:36 PM »

About focus and 1 hit kills, 1 hit kills are bad. Focus does need  some sort of advantage to using, but 1 hit kills? Especially at armor 3...

I think a better idea would be to use an armory to get grenades back. Although this would probably result in nade spam at some point...

I think  they were actively trying to nerf blink in 3.0...



Wow, when I get NS 3.0 working on my comp, I'll complain about it more. The only thing I can say is, why is my pistol firing so slow?!?

I suppose you're right, but focus should do at least something against armor 3.

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General / Ns 3.0 Thoughts

« on: January 27, 2004, 04:08:48 PM »

3.0 Has some balance issues, verily. However, they can be corrected with a few simple fixes:

Electricity covers just the turret factory or node, and costs only 10 res to implement.

Cat-Packs fixed.

Focus makes your first attack a hold-down deal. Hold down the button for 3 seconds, and when releasing, the attack has a 300% boost (Enough for a skulk to take out a LA with armor 3 in one hit, and enough for an onos to obliterate a heavy in a single gore.) However, for however long the button is held down, that same ammount of time is required before the attack can begin charging again.


Extra ideas:

Give the commander the ability to drop extra packs of grenades. 3 Grenades for 5 res, with the Upgraded armory and the grenade upgrade.

Beef up the fade armor and health / Decrease the drain from blink. This will give it the ability to stand up to one HMG or 2 Shotguns.

Add a "freelook" feature to the lerk, where when holding down control, the lerk still drifts in it's original direction, but can move it's view. This gives it the ability to make strafing runs without having to dive down into an electrified turret base. This makes it slightly less like a F22 and more like a commanche. Also, upon releasing the key, lerk automatically turns in the direction the head is pointed, giving the ability to do awesome 90 degree turns.

On a side note: I love the new lerk, and am going to focus on being the scariest damn lerk evar.

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Off Topic / Fanboyism

« on: January 22, 2004, 04:32:05 PM »

Halo : Not that great a game.

Halo, with 15 of your friends in the same room with you to shoot at... The best thing since sliced bread.

Most of the time, I'm on my PC, but when friends are over and want to geek it up, consoles come into their own.

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Off Topic / Verily, Another Irc Log

« on: January 21, 2004, 07:12:33 PM »

... and it has a spelling error.

You can't prove that.

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Off Topic / Verily, Another Irc Log

« on: January 20, 2004, 08:49:02 PM »

JA! MIEN LEAPEN!

That is all.



This post has been changed back into its original state by lolfighter on Jan 22 2004, 04:50 AM

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Off Topic / I Need Good Car Music

« on: January 20, 2004, 08:46:30 PM »

BTW: Whoever suggested 'Calm like a bomb':





DIE





God that song sucks... I'm looking for rock and roll and I get this jarbled crap suddenly blowing my speakers apart...

Just grab the Chili pepper's greatest hits CD. It's like sexy funk sex for your speakers.

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Off Topic / What Is This? Manga? Or Something

« on: January 20, 2004, 02:45:15 PM »

Actually == means 'set equal to', if I'm up on my programming lingo. Try and keep up, and stop turning people into cars!

No, == is the boolean operator, = is the "set equal to." In C++ at least.

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Off Topic / Verily, Another Irc Log

« on: January 20, 2004, 02:40:50 PM »

Most excellent.

Verily, the cultured and erutite tounges of old shalt be brought to use once more.

Nay dear sir, surely what your learn'ed mind is alighted upon is that most enlightened words.. erudite?

Erudite, as hath been shown to be elevated above the understanding or comprehension of common man.

Forgivith me, kind sir, but verily, the irony is a dilectable feast for my wit.

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Off Topic / Verily, Another Irc Log

« on: January 20, 2004, 02:35:29 PM »

Most excellent.

Verily, the cultured and erutite tounges of old shalt be brought to use once more.

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Off Topic / I Need Good Car Music

« on: January 20, 2004, 02:33:26 PM »

Admins are correcting people's mistakes to make a fool of you Gem, better watch out. 

The gig is up! Run!


omg! Jeebus save me! *anonymous admin runs*

Nice one. I was confused myself for a few seconds.

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General / What's Your Playing Style

« on: January 18, 2004, 09:41:40 AM »

Well, I'm a tribes man, so I have a great love of most weapons non-hitscan. GL for me!

I'm also a twitchy little SOB, so I like to get my grubby hands on a shotgun whenever I'm not comming. HMG's are for wimps, but I can handle them pretty well .

I'm usually either in the comm chair as marine or a base guard/GOTO man. As aliens, I'm really only good with the skulk, hiding in corners then biting the faces off half a squad until I get the res to drop a hive. I die in about 2 seconds as fade/onos, so noboby ever let me waste res by going to either of those lifeforms .

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General / Lunix Player Limit

« on: January 18, 2004, 09:36:17 AM »

Actually 9v9 wouldn't be bad. It would allow for even squads pushing in two directions. Maybe I'm just too obsessive-compulsive, but I hate having a squad of 3 and a sqaud of 4. Two squads of 4 = winnar.

Rereading that... Yes, I am CLEARLY too obsessive-compulsive.

Just put a base guard. Two squads of three, with a guy with three packs of mines at base, patrolling three resnodes. Take right care of that OCD.

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General / Your Funniest Mistake When You Were A Newbie

« on: January 18, 2004, 09:33:34 AM »

I didn't really make many newbie mistakes... I whored the forums for the better part of a year before launch, so I jumped right into the comm chair and was mistaken for a playtester a few times... Good times .

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Off Topic / I Need Good Car Music

« on: January 18, 2004, 09:17:22 AM »

I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind,
I left my body lying somewhere in the sanctum.
 

It's "I left my body lying somewhere in the sands of time."