Still more Threads that make us Laugh, Cry, or Both

SunTzuWarmaster · Post by **SunTzuWarmaster** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:09 am

I have an image on my PC, couldn't find it again, but it is one of the motivational-poster style pics and says:

KATANA
"It can cut through a tank. No, seriously, I read it somewhere on the internet."[/img]

Leress · Post by **Leress** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:40 pm

SunTzuWarmaster wrote:I have an image on my PC, couldn't find it again, but it is one of the motivational-poster style pics and says:

KATANA
"It can cut through a tank. No, seriously, I read it somewhere on the internet."[/img]

You mean this one
http://www.motifake.com/index.php?start=298

Absentminded_Wizard · Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:22 am

Leress wrote:Only thread I could find with that was this one...
http://bb.bbboy.net/thegamingden-print? ... hread=1088

Which was a response to this one
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=929623

I never got to the part about katanas. However, since I wasn't visiting the Den at the time, that first thread turned me on to the comedy classic Metascape. All in all, it was well worth the read.

SunTzuWarmaster · Post by **SunTzuWarmaster** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:26 am

Indeed, you win 1 internets.

Bigode · Post by **Bigode** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:19 pm

Frank wrote:First step is, of course, to reorganize the entire d20 boards in a manner that would break the CharOp hegemony. Mike selected to lump everything into a pile in the hopes of diluting things, but personally I would have simply divied things up in a new and arbitrary fashion to force people to form new cliques built around the new edition. So enter Creativity Corner. It's a replacement for the old d20 stuff and it's divided into complete different set of boards:

Controllers
Discuss characters who fill the role of controller here!

Defenders
Discuss characters who fill the role of defender here!

Future/Modern Gaming
A board for discussing gaming in a modern or futuristic setting.

Equipment
A board for discussing the creation and use of equipment in D&D.

Leaders
Discuss characters who fill the role of leader here!

Monsters
A board for discussing the creation and playing of monsters in D&D.

Strikers
Discuss characters who fill the role of striker here!

Frank, you rock.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:37 pm

Bigode wrote:
Frank wrote:First step is, of course, to reorganize the entire d20 boards in a manner that would break the CharOp hegemony. Mike selected to lump everything into a pile in the hopes of diluting things, but personally I would have simply divied things up in a new and arbitrary fashion to force people to form new cliques built around the new edition. So enter Creativity Corner. It's a replacement for the old d20 stuff and it's divided into complete different set of boards:

Controllers
Discuss characters who fill the role of controller here!

Defenders
Discuss characters who fill the role of defender here!

Future/Modern Gaming
A board for discussing gaming in a modern or futuristic setting.

Equipment
A board for discussing the creation and use of equipment in D&D.

Leaders
Discuss characters who fill the role of leader here!

Monsters
A board for discussing the creation and playing of monsters in D&D.

Strikers
Discuss characters who fill the role of striker here!
Frank, you rock.

Long live the king.

Calibron · Post by **Calibron** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:47 pm

Heh, awesome.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:07 pm

For future record, Frank made that statement on May 18, 2008.

Anyone know when the new WotC boards were implemented?

Bigode · Post by **Bigode** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:09 pm

I can only say I went there 2 days ago and it wasn't like that AFAICT.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:38 pm

Bigode wrote:
Frank wrote:First step is, of course, to reorganize the entire d20 boards in a manner that would break the CharOp hegemony. Mike selected to lump everything into a pile in the hopes of diluting things, but personally I would have simply divied things up in a new and arbitrary fashion to force people to form new cliques built around the new edition. So enter Creativity Corner. It's a replacement for the old d20 stuff and it's divided into complete different set of boards:

Controllers
Discuss characters who fill the role of controller here!

Defenders
Discuss characters who fill the role of defender here!

Future/Modern Gaming
A board for discussing gaming in a modern or futuristic setting.

Equipment
A board for discussing the creation and use of equipment in D&D.

Leaders
Discuss characters who fill the role of leader here!

Monsters
A board for discussing the creation and playing of monsters in D&D.

Strikers
Discuss characters who fill the role of striker here!
Frank, you rock.

I'm convinced now that Frank works for WotC as a double agent, and the Frank that we know and love is nothing more than an internet persona.

virgil · Post by **virgil** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:40 pm

I should hope Frank is an internet persona, because otherwise he's an aspect of the internet that spontaneously attained sapience.

the_taken · Post by **the_taken** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:12 am

Bigode wrote:
Frank wrote:First step is, of course, to reorganize the entire d20 boards in a manner that would break the CharOp hegemony. Mike selected to lump everything into a pile in the hopes of diluting things, but personally I would have simply divied things up in a new and arbitrary fashion to force people to form new cliques built around the new edition. So enter Creativity Corner. It's a replacement for the old d20 stuff and it's divided into complete different set of boards:

Controllers
Discuss characters who fill the role of controller here!

Defenders
Discuss characters who fill the role of defender here!

Future/Modern Gaming
A board for discussing gaming in a modern or futuristic setting.

Equipment
A board for discussing the creation and use of equipment in D&D.

Leaders
Discuss characters who fill the role of leader here!

Monsters
A board for discussing the creation and playing of monsters in D&D.

Strikers
Discuss characters who fill the role of striker here!
Frank, you rock.

WOW! MY MIND IS BLOWN!

I wonder if Autumn is getting this?

JonSetanta · Post by **JonSetanta** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:30 am

WHAT THE HELL
It's like the Lathe of Heaven or something.

.. or a Wiz0 is spying on us.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:40 am

sigma999 wrote:WHAT THE HELL
It's like the Lathe of Heaven or something.

.. or a Wiz0 is spying on us.

No, it's obviously Frank!

It would be so anti-climatic if he wasn't the mastermind behind it all!

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:08 am

sigma999 wrote:WHAT THE HELL
It's like the Lathe of Heaven or something.

It grinds exceeding fine.

-Username17

JonSetanta · Post by **JonSetanta** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:12 am

Now, Frank, when you enter the hypnotic state, I want you to think "Fighter fix".

...

Antwerp.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:47 am

sigma999 wrote:Now, Frank, when you enter the hypnotic state, I want you to think "Fighter fix".

...

Antwerp.

Alas for the rolling smiley, for he is with us no more...

Edit:

So I guess I'll just settle for this:

xD

Meg · Post by **Meg** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:39 pm

What's better, is that that reorg apparently came as a suggestion directly from R&D. So Frank's double life goes much higher than just the online team.

Also, FWIW, that split isn't splitting the optimization area. It was to split the
"Character Building" area which was one board to cover classes, feats, races, powers, rituals, and skills. But THIS was the format decided on

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:54 pm

Well, incompetence still can't be ruled out. But I think my devil's advocate theory that Mike was acting intelligently and purposefully with the intention of destroying the community you had spent years to build is looking stronger. I'm sorry you had to go through that, I know from experience that it isn't easy.

-Username17

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:38 pm

Meg wrote:What's better, is that that reorg apparently came as a suggestion directly from R&D. So Frank's double life goes much higher than just the online team.

Also, FWIW, that split isn't splitting the optimization area. It was to split the
"Character Building" area which was one board to cover classes, feats, races, powers, rituals, and skills. But THIS was the format decided on

That's actually kind of odd. I mean, I'd put all character-developing in together, or have a "Team developing" forum so people could easily explore team synergy, since that seems to be so important in 4e. A lot of the powers I've heard described lend themselves to a format where one uses a power to somehow affect the enemy, and one or more other party members takes advantage of the weakness and attacks the enemy.

Leress · Post by **Leress** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:14 am

Sword and Board

Okay first for some reason my posts in the thread were erased (I didn't even say anything bad)

Second aelryinth, is doing all kind of bullshit with the build

ubernoob · Post by **ubernoob** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:46 am

Leress wrote: Sword and Board

Okay first for some reason my posts in the thread were erased (I didn't even say anything bad)

Second aelryinth, is doing all kind of bullshit with the build

God, I hate that guy...

Kaelik · Post by **Kaelik** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:01 am

Wow, if you disallow items, feats, and then give out free bonuses to a specific type of fighter, he can still be less useful then the average Monk.

That's special.

Also, I teleport my sword into Tiamat's Heart

The best part is, he's totally serious in thinking this is a legitimate "exploit."

Absentminded_Wizard · Post by **Absentminded_Wizard** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:27 am

Leress wrote: Sword and Board

Okay first for some reason my posts in the thread were erased (I didn't even say anything bad)

Second aelryinth, is doing all kind of bullshit with the build

Wow, I love how "common sense" means "what I/my friends do in our games."

Kaelik wrote:Also, I teleport my sword into Tiamat's Heart

The best part is, he's totally serious in thinking this is a legitimate "exploit."

:shock:

Such abuse of the English language. At least the people who argued that clerics could spontaneously cast Leomund's Secure Shelter were intentionally making a joke.

Psychic Robot · Post by **Psychic Robot** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:19 am

No, no. That guy has to be joking.