Maelstrom

The only legit advice I actually see in here worth its salt is Neo's and Cepheus'. Be confident. Head up, shoulders back, just ignore them. They're losers with nothing better to do than to fish for reactions from you. If they think being gay is a bad thing, turn it against them. "I'm the gay one here? You're the ones following me all around school like you like me or something. You wanna kiss me is, is that it? Come out of the closet guys, I won't judge you. Go ahead. It must be so hard for you keep your secret in. If not, get lost. I got better things to do." If they try to hurt you, scream rape. Because obviously they have the whole gay thing on their minds so much and they keep targeting you and you figure that they're just projecting their feelings onto you as a scapegoat for feelings they have and can't express because it seems shameful to them. heh, that last would be the perfect thing to talk to a teacher about. Tell them you think they're gay because of what they're doing and they need help coping with themselves. *cackles an evil cackle* Side note: it is both practical and advisable to develop friendships with people who are confident and play sports. They'll back you up. If they're cool like I was, anyways. The confidence even when you're not actually sure is a huge thing in life. Even if its fake, people will respond to it positively. If you show outwardly that they can't shake you, they'll lose interest and go away. And if you are continually successful at pretending to be unshakable, do you not become unshakeable in fact? If fighting really isn't feasible for your situation, then be bored. Stand there and look at your watch and then look at them without saying anything and have a bored expression on your face. And if they force a fight, try to take at least one down. Earn a little playground cred that way. Then if they try to get you in trouble for it, you can tell them truthfully that you talked to teachers and staff and they didn't actually do anything to help. They wouldn't leave you alone so you had no choice but to try to do something to change things. You don't deserve to be hounded like that. And then if you get hurt, your parents can sue the school because they didn't take appropriate measures after being alerted to an ongoing problem.

Bah Humbug Happy belated birthday, Valor McScrubNugget. =P

Tfw I don't wanna go back. But they're making me. Frack.

Sometimes it seems unfair that events so old can reach forward through the years, sinking claws into one's life and twisting all that follows. Yet perhaps that is the ultimate justice: we are the sum of all we have done added to the sum of all that has been done to us. There is no escaping that, not for any of us. - FitzChivalry, Farseer Saga by Robin Hobb

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The vast majority. It is a trend that characterizes the company. Do you disagree?

I'm so tough I read books. Without pictures.

"The White Prophet's premise seems simple. He wished to set the world in a different path from the one it had rolled on through so many circuits of time. According to him, time always repeats itself, and in every repetition, people make most of the same foolish mistakes they've always made. They live from day to day, giving in to appetites and desires, convinced that what they do does not matter in the larger scheme of things. According to the White Prophet, nothing could be further from the truth. Every small, unselfish action further nudges the world into a better path. An accumulation of small acts can change the world. The fate of the world can pivot on one man's death. Or turn a different way because of his survival. And who was I to the White Prophet? I was his Catalyst. The Changer. I was the stone he would set to bump time's wheel out of its rut. A small pebble can turn a wheel out of its path, he told me, but warned me that it was seldom a pleasant experience for the pebble." - FitzChivalry, character of Robin Hobb's Farseer Saga.

Do you really want to count all the mario spin offs? Cuz we can do that. And none of us will be pleased at the end. Dem sports games, dem olympics games, them dk vs mario games, dem mario party games, that SE + ninendo mario party game, a friggin toad game (Toad is the goddam slippy of the mario universe. Ain't nobody that likes that guy), them yoshi and DK games that ruin rather than revive the beloved classics they're based off of because they changed the wrong things... I played GoI too, as my first time playing the PMD series in quite a few installments and agree that it was really weak, like they took a lot of shortcuts and buffed up the graphics a little bit. Rumble blast, the AR game, the 3D pokedex, the pokemon drawing tutor game, the ranger games and the other pmd games of recent memory... The innovative thing that I was excited about was that headset that Sony introduced. But yeah, Nintendo's main innovations lately were the Wii U gamepad, which has not been used as well as it could have, and the amiibos, which I actually like but can very easily see the exploitation on the horizon. One of the things I actually applaud Nintendo for is that LoZ/Dynasty Warriors crossover. It's a great start on the idea that maybe we can combine the favorite characters from one series/franchise with the gameplay of another that will be fun for fans and new players alike. Which reminds me of how FF Theatrhythm was awesome and how Curtain Call is gonna be even better. Oh, and was anyone impressed by anything they'd seen or heard about zombie U? Looked like the generic, B grade zombie killer game that felt out of place next to all the titles for the WiiU that all screamed that the WiiU is a child's console, not a gamer's console. Nintendo's had some good stuff, but overall... I'm quite disappointed.

http://www.smashbros.com/us/howto/entry2.html Remember way back when, when I wanted smash to be customizable like Soul Caliber- be able to customize primary weapons/attacks to affect the way they deal damage or affect a target? Well Nintendo actually went and did it. If you'll look at some of the old direct stuff, they showed mario shooting different fireballs than usual. One shot straight forward very quickly, and the other was larger, moved slower, but hit multiple times if enemies stayed in its path. They also showed DK doing his headsmash on Lil Mac, taking a very long time to attack but completely ignoring hits raining down on him. Turns out they're giving each special attack two other alternative variations to choose from. This can only improve the technical depth of the game. As a side note, in one of the older videos they showed a player fighting the big ghost dragon thing from Find Mii, with a cage hanging in the background with a captive mii inside. Probably the in-game fight that unlocks the Mii for your roster.

Man, you're just wrong all over the place, but let's just talk about this point for now. http://www.smashbros.com/us/howto/entry2.html 3 overall types of Mii's = 3 classes of movesets. But each move can be customized so it's actually well over 3 movesets. You CAN customize clothes and hats for you mii. Mii's in smash >>>> pacman in smash.

Now I'm geeking out over the new halo stuff though. cuz that new spartan character is talking to the Arbiter in the trailer. And it seems the Arbiter needs the master chief for something. Maybe for more fore-runner based threats, maybe to help the Arbiter end the civil war that has torn the elites in two since even before the events of Halo 4. Esp. since it looks like they're on the Arbiter's home world, and the elite in the corner and the visor reflection is wearing the iconic armor that only an arbiter wears. Who is the new spartan? Another spartan 4? A newer gen spartan? In any case, he's got the latest armor. And like with the shielding on spartan armor, it looks like they incorporated reverse engineered tech. The suit incorporates the lines of light that was mainly attributable to the prometheans and the Didact.

Depends on which DBZ game you're talking about too. they've changed controls and mechanics around a lot with DBZ games. I'd still like to see an entirely pokemon version of SSB.

*ftfy Nintendo is struggling...

As a former Nintendo fan, I have to say that Nintendo's done a lot of disappointing shit in recent years. They've made some missteps and they're in the red thanks to poor WiiU sales. Some of this topic could be devoted to going into excruciating detail some of the bad ideas they've hatched, but that's not gonna be the main focus. The main focus is discussing what they COULD be doing that would make Nintendo great again. I know someone mentioned it before me, but since then I've been latched onto the idea of a Pokemon Snap game for Wii U. You use that tablet as a camera the same way you use your 3DS in that AR minigame that netted you the DW forms of the gen 5 genies. Or the same way that LoZ style wiiU demo game was on a rail but you moved the game pad to aim and shoot. I think most people can agree that the original pokemon snap game was pretty fun with a lot of little secrets and eggs to unearth new pokemon. I mean, you have to knock a charmeleon upside the head with an apple to knock it into a pool of lava so it could evolve into a charizard for you to take a picture of. Not only is that hilarious, but creative and fun. Now with so many pokemon to choose from and all sorts of environments explored in all the regions, there's no shortage of locations and scenarios where they could bring pokemon to life and interact with each other. I think Nintendo had a good idea early on in their out of box games in that some games were 3 v 1, tv screen players joining together to face off against player 1. I feel like there should be a lot more games and franchises that could take advantage of the fact that there could be a single super player supporting or facing off against other people. For one random example off the top of my head, if you look at the upcoming Hyrule Warriors game, they've got link and other characters fighting the masses in typical dynasty flash, complete with boss battles. What if upon beating a boss character, you were able to play as that boss and defeat your friends? Cuz lets face it, LoZ boss AI is made to let you take advantage of weakpoints and flaws in attacks. Why don't you show 'em how it's done? Anyway, it's a half-baked idea that could be fun. I'm sure you guys can think of other ways to put the game pad to better use. Almost forgot. My favorite idea for the pad is for RTS games. RTS games like StarCraft rely on a logistician to make decisions and micromanage an armed force in order to balance resource gathering with troop research and production. And you usually have a special hero unit or two that has increased abilities and stats, and maybe even unique abilities to call upon. This is a guy you want to send into the fray as your balance tipping powerhouse. But take your attention away one second and shit could go wrong and your guy is making his last stand because the AI is stand and fight until told otherwise. The big change the game pad could make is to give at least one player direct control over a hero unit, FPS style, in order to make a difference in the battle. While the logistician issues commands and focuses on tech and troop generation and overall control of the battlefield, the other player can be deployed to pinpoint locations to make a difference in the battle. Punch through that defensive line that would have eaten up scores of ai number crunching troops would have broken upon. Raid the middle map contested resource areas and provide security to your supply line. Be that fucking invisible ghost that snipes all the minions or calls in that nuke to the middle of the enemy base. Really be able to hit and run in the vulture and laugh your ass off as they enemy runs into the spider mines you expertly laid down either before hand or during your escape. There are those guys who do the tactics and turn based strategies and minute by minute race and item builds... and there are the guys who can dip dodge duck roll and shoot things in the face without taking a scratch. Maybe these guys can learn to play together, eh? Discuss.

Can't stop listening to this one. This is way better than the original miku hatsune vocals but wish some professionals had done a cover of it, but alas this is the best alternative.

Banned for not siding with the superior choice. =P

Banned for being nitpicky.

Banned for not frequenting the forums often enough.

Ground/Fire, the better to beat you down with Kyogre, my dears.

Pac Man for lamest fighter so far.

Happy Birthday Zipo I got you some propane and propane accessories.

I am disappoint, son.