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Post by Atma on Jun 19, 2011 22:19:20 GMT -5
I am not looking at your butts
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Post by Atma on Jun 18, 2011 23:17:14 GMT -5
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Post by Atma on Jun 18, 2011 23:03:29 GMT -5
what
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Post by Atma on Jun 9, 2011 23:26:27 GMT -5
Personally I'm not creeped out by anyone or anything unless they're bringing harm or distress to another living being. Like stalking or threats or beatings or whatnot. As far as "manliness" goes, I say that's all attitude and why you do things and not what you're doing or what your hobbies are. Intent can make worlds of difference.
That and lol it's just ponies. I'm wondering why it's stirring shit up online in general. It's. Ponies. Like literally the most harmless thing.
No shame, no guilt here forever for anything I enjoy. Have an enjoy.
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Post by Atma on Jun 9, 2011 22:08:26 GMT -5
What's the deal with people in every forum suddenly having My Little Pony avatars? Yeah, I know it was created by the wife of the guy who did the Powerpuff Girls, but unless you lack a "Y" chromosome or you're gay, there's no reason for someone to have an avatar of a pony. This is the most incorrect post ever, congratulations. What the hell does gender or orientation have to do with liking anything? Absolutely nothing. Those that admit to liking it sound a lot more secure in themselves than you do, not gonna lie. Also you just steeled my resolve to watch this show. Quality is quality, no matter what the content may be.
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Post by Atma on Jun 9, 2011 20:46:42 GMT -5
Figured Atma would be in on the ground floor. This made me think of you. A present? For me? You're just trying to butter up the mod aren't you > But in all seriousness, yesss, fanart I don't have yet and it's silly/cute. I mean wait I don't have all the fanart already. I mean how does this forum know me so well now.
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Post by Atma on Jun 9, 2011 2:28:13 GMT -5
Atma was here, dwarves are for dorks, elves are for the elite (like Atma).
(I say this as someone who adores things like Dwarf Fortress. But elves have always fascinated me far more since I was a little tiny kid just peering into D+D manuals the first time.)
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Post by Atma on Jun 9, 2011 1:15:44 GMT -5
I'm gonna play the shit out of this game. We'll all have to get some co op going. Atma and Turnip and I were talking about it the other day in the IRC. This. Expect me to spam Amazon and Elf. The Sorceress is also fucking amazing looking but HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THAT AMAZON all my want and HOLY SHIT AN ELF all my elf JUST TAKE MY MONEY AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Post by Atma on May 29, 2011 5:25:58 GMT -5
Oh for Pete's sake. I can't believe I forgot Reginleiv. I feel like that Zetsubou-Sensei guy now. Realizing that the Wii's potential to compete with PS3 and 360 has been stymied by some idiot decisions not to localize some clearly A-grade (if M-rated) games has depressed the **** outta me. I'm in despair! Localizers overlooking quality games on a region locked system or porting it elsewhere has left me in despair! I want Reginliev so badly. My brother is the one with the Wii though so I can't hack it as he gets oddly angry about piracy despite committing it himself. It's one of the only games left that would make me get a Wii but they choose to skip over the good titles every time. Or they do this odd European release, which while Europe gets dicked over by game companies a lot, is bizarre to see when it's region locked. Give us a US version please! YOU HAVE A MARKET PLEASE USE IT Though if I remember right, wasn't Xenoblade announced for Europe then the US? THERE MAY STILL BE HOPE yeah right.
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Post by Atma on May 29, 2011 4:10:04 GMT -5
People who use anything as a scapegoat for their crimes are horrendous, disgusting, childish, deranged fools at best. They're trying to absolve all personal responsibility for it by shoving it onto literally anything else they think will work. For some, it's their gods, their demons and evils, and for some, it's media like "that there rap music" and video games and D+D and whatnot. If they have to use anything to pin it on but themselves, they were most likely going to do it anyways and had severe mental issues to begin with.
You did it, so just say you did and stop making anyone associated with what you blame look fucking horrendous by comparison. Fuck, you make the whole race look bad by comparison, regardless of belief or hobbies. Not to mention that literally everywhere still has an issue with victim blaming, especially in the case of rape, which is fucking vile. Combine that with trying to pin it on anything else and you've got a true example of someone ultimately vile.
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Post by Atma on May 27, 2011 7:44:20 GMT -5
Like many here, I was raised on games from the get go. Dad and Mom had me when they were 21 so they were still pretty much kids themselves. Dad had an NES and as soon as I could control it, I did. Which was around when I was 2, I'd say, at most. Before that I was teething on the controllers. It was something amusing I could watch and share with dad as a hobby.
He also introduced me to D+D and tabletop games in general when I was about 5. I didn't so much play it legit as I did use the materials to make up grand stories. Looking back now this is probably where my great need for incredible narrative in games was born.
It wasn't until I was about ten-ish I played Final Fantasy 6 on the SNES and finally got to see a grander sweeping narrative. Looking back now, I'd pinpoint it as helping me radically change my view and shape my tastes as they are even today. At long last, games could make me do more than feel accomplished for a bit for beating it, make me feel more than just anger at a frustrating part, or make me laugh at silly design choices. I was experiencing a full range of emotions and even crying, because of actual narrative and drive in a game. Fighting huge bosses felt better. Even the music meant more for placing a scene together. It was a whole new paradigm.
I still have many games from this era. They do reflect what I like now and what I have now shows how my tastes have evolved from them, but many themes stay the same. Grand heroism, strong narratives, moving tones, character development, interesting character relationships, big fucking weapons, and atmosphere out the ass. Preferably in a fantasy or sci-fi realm of some sort. I don't require all of these all the time anymore as I did in my early teens, and am branching out more often now, but I still find myself a sucker for all of it.
It's also the age and the reason I started going by the nickname Atma amongst my friends, a name I still proudly enjoy to this day. The name marks when I went from hobbyist to hardcore, and it won't change anytime soon.
This all showed me what games could do. I look at gaming nowadays and see it's come a long way. I also see it still has a long way to go. It can still be more. I am happy to see it become even greater as time goes by, evolving alongside it.
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Post by Atma on May 26, 2011 7:58:15 GMT -5
The best LPs are the ones done for offbeat things or done in a way you wouldn't expect. Pokemon Blue is a fantastic one. The guy abuses every glitch and cheat code known to man in this one and makes it highly entertaining and educational. It's a very unique play of a game we all know. Pokemon Quarts is a very long but hilarious playthrough of a very bad original Pokemon hack containing very poor English, terrible art, terrible jokes, and BARO amongst other things. I also get a huge kick out of the Final Fantasy 8 one. It is hilariously written and had me choking back tears the whole time. Robert sucks. My absolute favorite one though is Limbo of the Lost which chronicles an adventure game so poorly made and full of everything ripped off ever that I'm pretty sure there isn't a single thing in here original. The ending must be seen to be believed. This is the king of shitty games. The ones that are just straight up playthroughs can be boring at times, but these ones made me appreciate the effort people put in the, if only for these ones.
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Post by Atma on May 26, 2011 4:38:09 GMT -5
Perhaps I should have made myself a tad more clear, but I do not believe the couple who donated the money are "good." Good and evil are entirely subjective, and I believe they will be sorted out in time, be it by the universe's own luck, by their gods, by mine, or something else entirely. They fall under the "evil" part of my clause. I don't see them as worthy of respect by anyone, or their gods. My bit about "doing good" was directed to people in general about everything regardless. As I said though, it's subjective, and I don't think we can or ever will know for sure one way or another if god(s) exist or not. We won't know until we die, so I figure it's a moot point anyways, and so long as the individual is not championing against me, I've no beef with them, and even then I'd rather talk and debate with them before opening fire. I will refuse to treat hate with hate until it is my last possible course of action, and even then I'll be hesitant and sorry to. For the record, too, none of the marriages in California prior to Prop 8 passing were annulledAlso, poor choice of words using "lesbian (or any GLBT word) lifestyle." Every single creature is irrational. We are all emotional and dumb at times. We can all be brilliant and brave, as well. We are not perfect. Nor can we achieve it. We are not always logical and reasoned. Our evolution was based on need and survival and what made us strongest, not what made us smartest or most reasoned. That came with study after we survived long enough to be able to do so. Nor is the foundation of the universe always rational and reasoned, or I should say following our definition of reason. We got quantum physics and relativity screwing with us, which while reasonable now, weren't even a couple hundred years back. It used to be reasonable to believe things revolved around the Earth, now it isn't. The universe isn't gonna follow our definitions nor will it ever. We live in a universe based on chaos and change while following the laws of physics, which are laws that care not what we think is reasonable. All of my aspects of my person, reasonable or not to you or others, coexist within me and are able to work together, to the best of my own abilities. They are shown in my actions, and I shall judge others on their actions and backing their word with them and why as I hope they do for me. As far as I'm concerned, that's all I need to concern myself with in this life.
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Post by Atma on May 26, 2011 2:22:40 GMT -5
I can really only respond with this at this point.I praise and respect those that do good, regardless of where their good comes from, why they did it, or how they did. I hate and rail against those that do evil and harm, regardless of where their badness comes from, why they did it, or how they did it. Some may be doing the good for the promise of immortality, be it an afterlife or through fond remembrance by others, and while it's selfish, it's still good. We should all do good in the end. The people who donated (especially those out of state) and fought for Prop 8 are disgusting, no doubts. I cannot judge anyone and everyone of their faith based on their actions alone though. Nor should I. Nor is anyone of any belief exempt from any criticism or honest debate. Open vitriol, however, is another thing entirely. Morals and common sense should not come with any belief, nor are they taken away or bestowed upon us for believing a certain way. They should really come from within based on one's own values, but since most don't work this way, I'm going to work with them to help them when and how I can instead of working against and screaming. More often than not, this just results in nothing but hate. If they still refuse to better themselves through kindness, then I've done all I can and it's their loss. But at least I tried. Whatever works for the individual, I believe, is the way they should go through life. Even if it conflicts opposite of me, so long as they are not out to end me, I shall let them be. We're all human, we're all irrational, emotional beings sometimes. We're allowed to be. And it's a diversity I shall respect.
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Post by Atma on May 26, 2011 0:58:43 GMT -5
A few of the posts in the past page in this topic have come dangerously close to belittling peoples' beliefs here, and I would like to ask that everyone remain civil and debate nicely on this subject. It's an extremely touchy topic for most people, which is understandable as it's a very personal thing, so let's try to respect differing points of view and belief systems. Nobody's tried to attack or evangelize anyone using faith or belief or non-faith or non-belief or whatever you'd like to call it of any kind and I'd like for it to remain that way.
If I'm interpreting things wrong, I'm sorry. I still feel this needs to be said now. Carry on.
On the topic of "Is it okay to laugh at those that feel cheated or conflicted?" I think it's highly inappropriate to. A conflict of faith feels very similar to being cheated on or other emotional conflict. I wouldn't mock anyone for having upset feelings in those cases, nor can I blame or mock them here and now. If they gave up money or possessions they're dumb for panicking like that, and if anyone killed others over it, they're truly horrendous people, but I cannot mock or kick the ones who didn't do things like that now for feeling lost. What they need is to be able to talk to others, regardless of what they believe, and find their way again, no matter what the way for them may now be.
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