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The Pit / Re: A Drink for Real Gunners
« on: October 03, 2014, 11:43:46 am »
hick btu why ddi ya pots the exatc saem pictrue four tiems?? hick
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The Pit / Re: New undeniable proof that Muse is the devil
« on: September 29, 2014, 11:16:46 am »
I can hardly wait for the half life version of all this. 
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General Discussion / Re: goio's great community
« on: September 19, 2014, 01:34:49 pm »
What I honestly don't get is why, whenever female players decide to start up a female-focused group or clan, it always turns into such an ISSUE in the community (in any game i've been in so far), whereas if male players come up with a male-focused clan or group, everyone simply wishes them good luck and lets them be and have fun together. Nobody starts discussions about sexism in those threads, nobody makes fun of those male-perspective groups/clans, and nobody needs to lock those threads in the end.
In fact it is so much of a custom in the world of the internet to create male-focused groups based on male ideals and carrying male names that we do not even anymore recognize them as gendered. Just think about all the popular clan names that start like "sons of blah blah", "brothers of blah blah", "men of whatever", "kings of this and that" and so on. You might say that those groups are neutral in the sense that they welcome female players too, but in fact most female players find it hard to identify with a group whose very name excludes them by definition.
Note that I am not criticizing these group names, I am aware of how customary they are and I am also aware that those who founded them had no intentions of excluding women, they were simply following a widely accepted tradition.
What I want to point out is that having a gaming group like "girls of icarus" is not, in any way, different from calling a clan "boys of icarus". Both are gendered in a way, and both exclude a group of people at least in their names, though neither would be totally exclusive if someone was willing and able to adopt the perspective of the group. Yet, the difference is that a "boys of icarus" forum thread would never have generated this kind of backlash that people experienced after suggesting a "girls of icarus" gaming group. So then why not treat a female-focused gaming group in the same neutral, customary way as we are treating all of the millions of male-focused ones? Wish them good luck, welcome their group to the community, and that's it all.
Also, I am one of those players who have simply stopped using microphone even though I have one and could use it in most cases. Even with all the support and neutral treatment female players nowadays receive from many guys in games, it is actually still better to be the all-time forever "silent dude with the female character" than the occasionally, once or twice harrassed "stupid b*tch". There is simply a tangible difference in how people treat you, what offences they tell you, how much they listen to your opinion and so on. In simple terms, it is usually fun to be the silent dude, and it is often not fun to be the talking female player. I wanna have fun when I play computer games. And I don't mind guys calling me a "dude". It so doesn't matter to me.
In fact it is so much of a custom in the world of the internet to create male-focused groups based on male ideals and carrying male names that we do not even anymore recognize them as gendered. Just think about all the popular clan names that start like "sons of blah blah", "brothers of blah blah", "men of whatever", "kings of this and that" and so on. You might say that those groups are neutral in the sense that they welcome female players too, but in fact most female players find it hard to identify with a group whose very name excludes them by definition.
Note that I am not criticizing these group names, I am aware of how customary they are and I am also aware that those who founded them had no intentions of excluding women, they were simply following a widely accepted tradition.
What I want to point out is that having a gaming group like "girls of icarus" is not, in any way, different from calling a clan "boys of icarus". Both are gendered in a way, and both exclude a group of people at least in their names, though neither would be totally exclusive if someone was willing and able to adopt the perspective of the group. Yet, the difference is that a "boys of icarus" forum thread would never have generated this kind of backlash that people experienced after suggesting a "girls of icarus" gaming group. So then why not treat a female-focused gaming group in the same neutral, customary way as we are treating all of the millions of male-focused ones? Wish them good luck, welcome their group to the community, and that's it all.
Also, I am one of those players who have simply stopped using microphone even though I have one and could use it in most cases. Even with all the support and neutral treatment female players nowadays receive from many guys in games, it is actually still better to be the all-time forever "silent dude with the female character" than the occasionally, once or twice harrassed "stupid b*tch". There is simply a tangible difference in how people treat you, what offences they tell you, how much they listen to your opinion and so on. In simple terms, it is usually fun to be the silent dude, and it is often not fun to be the talking female player. I wanna have fun when I play computer games. And I don't mind guys calling me a "dude". It so doesn't matter to me.
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The Pit / Re: MORG Gaming Nights
« on: September 17, 2014, 10:54:56 am »
- Only people with an average hair body density of 10 hair/cm2 allowed.
- Must yell a lot, punch stuff in anger whenever losing and make forced sex jokes at least once a minute.
- Must be confident in own genitalia size and possibly brag about it in public.
- Must be into sports. (tennis, volley, chess and the like do not count).
- Must drink scotch and smoke cigars on a daily basis and preferrably during events.
- Muscles are not a must but are definitely a plus. Moustache can work as an alternative, bonus points for full-grown beards.
- Must enjoy pornographic material.
- Strictly straight-only. If not, at least act like it.
- Any word of cooking and shopping (exluding arms) will result to an irrevokable permanent ban from our little community.
If, as a woman, I happen to fit all of that, that's..ugh..worrying, right?
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World / Piron 1919
« on: August 29, 2014, 01:30:34 pm »
What's the story of Piron 1919? Is there a story to it at all? Is the date a reference to something? I can't find anything about this.
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General Discussion / Re: Ship names
« on: August 23, 2014, 05:05:34 am »
I've heard people calling the flak spire the "assassin" build.
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The Lounge / Re: Silly Ideas That Would Break the Game
« on: August 13, 2014, 12:57:46 pm »
Authentic game screenshot. Please make it happen. And next time, let me actually fire it.
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Those Japanese Signals
« on: August 12, 2014, 05:29:30 am »
While I'm sure that the Japanese community welcomed these signals (as did many other people who had fun with them during the first week or so 
) I still think that a game which is based so heavily on communication and cooperation should support the use of one single shared language rather than a set of different languages, even in case of voice commands. Probably the original idea was that different nations would use these commands only among themselves, but in fact nobody will ever bother to change them to English once they get into a public match.
If you guys start adding more languages to the current list, it's gonna get awfully confusing. And yep, the English transcription at the bottom of the screen doesnt always help, since one of the main points of the voice command is that you do not need to look at chat to know what is going on (sure, the symbols give a clue, but again you do not always have the luxury of looking at them in tense moments).
) I still think that a game which is based so heavily on communication and cooperation should support the use of one single shared language rather than a set of different languages, even in case of voice commands. Probably the original idea was that different nations would use these commands only among themselves, but in fact nobody will ever bother to change them to English once they get into a public match. If you guys start adding more languages to the current list, it's gonna get awfully confusing. And yep, the English transcription at the bottom of the screen doesnt always help, since one of the main points of the voice command is that you do not need to look at chat to know what is going on (sure, the symbols give a clue, but again you do not always have the luxury of looking at them in tense moments).
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Increase lobby match timer when crew joins
« on: August 09, 2014, 08:29:35 am »
This idea was brought up before, but the 'adding +10 seconds or so' idea was abandoned because it could be used for trolling. (Somebody won't let the game start by constantly reentering and resetting the counter, etc.) I would however appreciate an option where players simply cannot join in the last 5-10 seconds, only when the match has already started (maybe with a screen notification saying "this game is about to start, please wait"). Then you could choose ship/loadout just like now when you join an ongoing match.
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Gender-neutral accessories
« on: August 01, 2014, 02:58:51 pm »+1
I'd also add that a lot of costumes such as Corsair, War Room etc. are overly sexualised in the female versions. Some people may want to look like a legit female pirate captain, not a pinup! And there's also a couple of outfits (boiler room!) that have a very different style and just look kind of lame in the female version. The two versions don't need to look radically different if you're onto something awesome already.
I'd like a few more "serious" female costumes that are closer to the styles of their male counterparts. And for balance, a topless male "tribal" outfit.
this. so much this. my choices are so limited because I don't want something overly sexy. in a lot of cases, I feel I have to settle for drab...
I think this is the main reason I'm so disappointed there's nothing currently like Dust Rider available. Dust Rider is the perfect blend of badassery. it's not overly sexualized. it's also not bulky, dull, or outright weird. it's just awesome.
please, Muse, make more badass costumes. for both sexes. for all classes. FOR GREAT JUSTICE!
CHECK OUT DA STORE OMGOMG <3 <3 <3
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Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Bumper Stickers
« on: July 16, 2014, 10:07:31 am »
One of my favourites, I once named my pyramidion after it:
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General Discussion / Re: No Noob is Good Noob
« on: July 14, 2014, 12:17:02 pm »
Fourteen chicks here need an engineer. (omg no more empty lobbies!)
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General Discussion / Re: No Noob is Good Noob
« on: July 14, 2014, 08:27:33 am »
I don't get it. Why don't we call new players 'new players'?