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by Grazyn
Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: On felinids
Replies: 79
Views: 18958

Re: On felinids

i voted a few days ago that they should be a roundstart race again thinking the furry panic thing was idiotic and overblown but this thread makes me think i was wrong Ah the good old "I was totally in favour of this thing but the people who are in favour of this thing annoy me so much I'm voti...
by Grazyn
Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Results of the felinid vote
Replies: 171
Views: 60219

Re: Results of the felinid vote

wesoda25 wrote:Is there a current vote to disable rn or something?
Yes but it will be binding or non-binding depending on the results
by Grazyn
Mon Nov 18, 2019 7:37 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: TTV Simulation or I Have Too Much Time
Replies: 18
Views: 5161

Re: TTV Simulation or I Have Too Much Time

we'll change the bomb equations again, don't test us Research points are capped and the wiki already explains how to reach the cap in one boom. Explosion size is capped too. So even if they figure out the secret bomb theory of everything, there will be no difference in game except for higher number...
by Grazyn
Sat Nov 16, 2019 3:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: On felinids
Replies: 79
Views: 18958

Re: On felinids

The legacy thing was supposed to be a gateway to eventual discontinuation of felinids, but apparently they're still getting new stuff (es. the chocolate reaction thing) so I guess they're a limited premium unique mythic rare feature now.
by Grazyn
Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:27 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: On Mindshield Implants, what they do and don't mean.
Replies: 13
Views: 3554

Re: On Mindshield Implants, what they do and don't mean.

Being mindshielded does not mean you have to validhunt, or actively aid sec or heads. Not that you can't help them, but you don't have to help them. Especially if heads of staff and security are being particularly brutal enough to, under normal circumstances, warrant a crew revolt. In that situatio...
by Grazyn
Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:01 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Hulks and radios.
Replies: 15
Views: 3819

Re: Hulks and radios.

Tarchonvaagh wrote:So basically, when an asshole geneticist gives away hulk, and the radio is being a screamfest, what should you do?
Kill them. Hulks who are actively destroying things are valid, and hulks only scream on radio when they're destroying things. So, just go and kill them.
by Grazyn
Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:31 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Discord Rule 12 is silly.
Replies: 38
Views: 11049

Re: Discord Rule 12 is silly.

No. If you're called as a witness, you can't refuse to testify. Contempt of court applies if you don't. https://www.shouselaw.com/what-happens-if-a-victim-or-witness-refuses-to-testify your own link notes: there are legal reasons to refuse to testify. The reasons should be presented to the court at...
by Grazyn
Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:05 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Discord Rule 12 is silly.
Replies: 38
Views: 11049

Re: Discord Rule 12 is silly.

oranges wrote:in this case you are already incriminated, by some other evidence indicating you know about a leak, and the person who made it
Isn't this thread about whether knowing about a leak should be a crime at all?
by Grazyn
Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:28 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Discord Rule 12 is silly.
Replies: 38
Views: 11049

Re: Discord Rule 12 is silly.

Oh yes. Le epic 'This is a private space' meme. Fam, being a private space has nothing to do with having a good system of rules or not. And a good qualifier for that would be that the right to remain silent is intact otherwise you can not have a fair system. Isn't this more similar to "contemp...
by Grazyn
Sat Nov 02, 2019 6:53 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Burnt Out: The Antag Incentive
Replies: 18
Views: 3684

Re: Burnt Out: The Antag Incentive

"Return to lobby if not antag" in job preferences, but someone told me some time ago that there is already a way to do this with careful job settings
by Grazyn
Sat Nov 02, 2019 6:46 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Discord Rule 12 is silly.
Replies: 38
Views: 11049

Re: Discord Rule 12 is silly.

Oh yes. Le epic 'This is a private space' meme. Fam, being a private space has nothing to do with having a good system of rules or not. And a good qualifier for that would be that the right to remain silent is intact otherwise you can not have a fair system. Isn't this more similar to "contemp...
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:06 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Talking mimes shouldn't be valid
Replies: 66
Views: 17035

Re: Talking mimes shouldn't be valid

why pick the job meant to be used as a newbie role to just be a general nuisance / hunt antags / gather gear so when antags reveal you can proceed to hunt them? Assistants who don't assist deserve death Assistants are literally given a link to various gimmicks they can do instead of assisting in th...
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:47 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Enforce higher expectations for heads of staff and security roles
Replies: 112
Views: 23412

Re: Enforce higher expectations for heads of staff and security roles

"friendly tabling" doesn't exist now that tabling does damage. Even discounting the damage, there's really no difference between getting tabled and getting whacked with a stun baton. If you did either to anyone - much less security, a head, or the captain - you're valid salad. This is ano...
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:03 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Enforce higher expectations for heads of staff and security roles
Replies: 112
Views: 23412

Re: Enforce higher expectations for heads of staff and security roles

Don't you have to play for n hours to unlock the captain role? New players should have a fair grasp of escalation rules by then, at least enough to not go "HE TOUCHED THE ROYAL PERSON! OFF WITH HIS HEAD" at the first push or shove. To be fair though if you instigate a fight with someone d...
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 29, 2019 7:19 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Enforce higher expectations for heads of staff and security roles
Replies: 112
Views: 23412

Re: Enforce higher expectations for heads of staff and security roles

Don't you have to play for n hours to unlock the captain role? New players should have a fair grasp of escalation rules by then, at least enough to not go "HE TOUCHED THE ROYAL PERSON! OFF WITH HIS HEAD" at the first push or shove.
by Grazyn
Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:25 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Crusader Kings III
Replies: 54
Views: 17458

Re: Crusader Kings III

Neat So CK3 will be in a playable state sometime 2021. I'll keep it in mind for then You should do a Muslim Britain AAR when it comes out, funny to think it actually became reality in the meantime. didn't xsi already make an AAR that was exactly that That's what I meant. I learned about the game fr...
by Grazyn
Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:19 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Dragging Around Birdboat
Replies: 46
Views: 12004

Re: Dragging Around Birdboat

We get it, you want to shit up places without repercussion. It's not going to happen. Quite the contrary. I'm very much against shitters roaming free with no recourse. I just don't see how a visual gag/infinite food for flymen is equivalent to fireaxing every window you can see. Honestly, there's m...
by Grazyn
Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:03 am
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Crusader Kings III
Replies: 54
Views: 17458

Re: Crusader Kings III

XSI wrote:Neat
So CK3 will be in a playable state sometime 2021. I'll keep it in mind for then
You should do a Muslim Britain AAR when it comes out, funny to think it actually became reality in the meantime.
by Grazyn
Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:41 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Talking mimes shouldn't be valid
Replies: 66
Views: 17035

Re: Talking mimes shouldn't be valid

I don't think you can do something that makes you valid and then kill anyone who comes to kill you, unless you were already an antag.
by Grazyn
Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:38 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Dragging Around Birdboat
Replies: 46
Views: 12004

Re: Dragging Around Birdboat

Would you kill Poly because the CE came and disassembled your autism project? Would you expect to be protected by the rules if you did so? A more fitting comparison would be killing Poly after someone fed him a ton of crackers and was dragging him around with an open radio. You're right, that is a ...
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Note worthy one off events. The thread. The nostalgia
Replies: 34
Views: 8125

Re: Note worthy one off events. The thread. The nostalgia

About Zaross, I still remember the time he spawned as wizard in the wizard academy away mission, bought a stand and a staff of change, shot the stand until it turned into a mediborg, ordered it to remove his exile implant, then went on to murderbone the station. Also when Kor merged the PR that repl...
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:20 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Dragging Around Birdboat
Replies: 46
Views: 12004

Re: Dragging Around Birdboat

deedubya wrote: Would you kill Poly because the CE came and disassembled your autism project? Would you expect to be protected by the rules if you did so?
A more fitting comparison would be killing Poly after someone fed him a ton of crackers and was dragging him around with an open radio.
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:10 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Dragging Around Birdboat
Replies: 46
Views: 12004

Re: Dragging Around Birdboat

The pet policy has been around because there's hasn't ever been a good reason to kill pets, meanwhile birdboat seems to have been specifically made to annoy people and ruin the janitor's day and does not deserve the same protection Back when Ian was first introduced, people would kill him to killba...
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:00 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Dragging Around Birdboat
Replies: 46
Views: 12004

Re: Dragging Around Birdboat

I would think killign animals to be in the same position as "sprading WGW over intercom", or "Viro fucked up and released a virus". Not a bannable offense, but an action that will lead to rightful IC lynches. Now, if Clown is the one doing it, would it be considered as a prank, ...
by Grazyn
Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:30 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Remove Escalation
Replies: 57
Views: 15434

Re: Remove Escalation

Hard red line should be death, not permanent round removal. Everyone in the game is given an epinephrine pen for a reason. There is no reason you cannot beat someone into crit, epi-pen them, then fireman carry their ass to medbay. Beating someone to death is frankly bad roleplay as you are beating ...
by Grazyn
Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:57 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Free Terry
Replies: 19
Views: 5270

Re: Free Terry

I play on Terry and every round is either revs or cults. Yes there are other antags mixed in but rev/cult will define the round so that's how it feels like.
by Grazyn
Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:49 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: ban fusion shitters
Replies: 45
Views: 11499

Re: ban fusion shitters

Exotic gases, you mean stimulum and hypernobilium? Stimulum hurts you so much that its more potent as a deathgas than making you go faster. Hypernobilium has not really any uses besides TEGs and the SM. Making more power? Oh man, wonderful! What uses does it have? The answer is just shocking people...
by Grazyn
Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:24 pm
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

Iatots wrote:Spoiler alert:
3rd headmin: i vote for whatever the community decides on
Morto: uhoh
Spoiler: Morto is the headmin against it
by Grazyn
Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:50 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

To clarify: The reason why there's currently a stalemate is because one of the head admins have not gave their definitive choice regarding this. I'm still waiting for their vote since a week ago. Is there a reason why you're not going with simple majority since you're 2 vs 1? What if the headmin sa...
by Grazyn
Thu Oct 10, 2019 6:58 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

OOC has discussions about stuff not pertinent to the game all the time. If someone is obviously trolling, fishing for reactions, ban him. If someone is feeding the troll by taking the bait and flaming, ban him. Why? Because otherwise OOC turns into flameshit general and they have to mute it anyway?...
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

OOC has discussions about stuff not pertinent to the game all the time. If someone is obviously trolling, fishing for reactions, ban him. If someone is feeding the troll by taking the bait and flaming, ban him. Why? Because otherwise OOC turns into flameshit general and they have to mute it anyway?
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:31 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

Yeah it's a translation. My point still stands. You can have a single person who's being an obnoxious bully but you can't ban him because there is no rule for it, so you make one. Would you think this prompts more shitters in the future to have a shitty behaviour in the attempt to change the rules?...
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:18 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

Yeah it's a translation. My point still stands. You can have a single person who's being an obnoxious bully but you can't ban him because there is no rule for it, so you make one. Would you think this prompts more shitters in the future to have a shitty behaviour in the attempt to change the rules? ...
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:44 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

Si tienes que cambiar las reglas porque una sola persona causa suficiente drama, por ende tu consideras que cambiar las reglas es necesario, el problema no son los jugadores, sino la persona que con actos de hyper sensibilidad y un acto de victima mueve su propia agenda para poder darse poderes par...
by Grazyn
Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Classic traitoring tactics that need to be used more
Replies: 92
Views: 22647

Re: Classic traitoring tactics that need to be used more

Unpopular opinion but I'd like to see more old school murderbone. Not the team antag or subverted AI type, just solo traitor using whatever broken mechanic we have right now to go to town and kill everything in the most efficient way. Just like that, pop pop pop and everyone around him going horizo...
by Grazyn
Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Classic traitoring tactics that need to be used more
Replies: 92
Views: 22647

Re: Classic traitoring tactics that need to be used more

Unpopular opinion but I'd like to see more old school murderbone. Not the team antag or subverted AI type, just solo traitor using whatever broken mechanic we have right now to go to town and kill everything in the most efficient way. Just like that, pop pop pop and everyone around him going horizon...
by Grazyn
Mon Oct 07, 2019 6:02 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Things we love about the current state of /tg/
Replies: 28
Views: 6092

Re: Things we love about the current state of /tg/

Shadowflame909 wrote:That's why I only do it on lowpop/event hall noobie server since they don't know how to call the shuttle.
Eh I had the opposite experience, someone says "AI call the shuttle", the AI law2s it and then nobody recalls it because they don't know how besides shouting "AI RECALL IT"
by Grazyn
Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:54 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Assistants and Maint Access
Replies: 101
Views: 28065

Re: Assistants and Maint Access

I mean we all know this policy thread will be closed with some unsubstantial "headmin ruling" that won't actually change anything, may as well suggest radical solutions so next time the same thread pops up it will be easier to dredge them up again.
by Grazyn
Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:20 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Assistants and Maint Access
Replies: 101
Views: 28065

Re: Assistants and Maint Access

If all the suggestions to fix assistants boil down to "remove everything that makes them able to interact with the round in a meaningful way" well, the problem lies in the assistant role itself. So, just remove the job. "B-but new players need it to learn to play the game!". Eas...
by Grazyn
Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:27 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Assistants and Maint Access
Replies: 101
Views: 28065

Re: Assistants and Maint Access

If all the suggestions to fix assistants boil down to "remove everything that makes them able to interact with the round in a meaningful way" well, the problem lies in the assistant role itself. So, just remove the job. "B-but new players need it to learn to play the game!". Easy...
by Grazyn
Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:21 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Things we love about the current state of /tg/
Replies: 28
Views: 6092

Re: Things we love about the current state of /tg/

Is there anything to love about /tg/ anymore? The coders are shit (medbay changes/drag changes). The admins are banbots. Most players are low rp TDM/RDM/Validhunting apes. The only good thing left is the drama. Last connected: Oct 03 You sure seem to still enjoy connecting to the servers for someon...
by Grazyn
Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Classic traitoring tactics that need to be used more
Replies: 92
Views: 22647

Re: Classic traitoring tactics that need to be used more

Ask your target how to do a relatively complex thing then kill him while he's typing
by Grazyn
Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:17 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Assistants and Maint Access
Replies: 101
Views: 28065

Re: Assistants and Maint Access

Yeah tools are one of the reasons maint is useful for assistants, at least on meta. On mid-highpop public toolboxes will be emptied 20 seconds after roundstart, and tools from the vendor are out of question (they'd cost more than you can earn in an entire shift), so you have to scavenge them from th...
by Grazyn
Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:08 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Assistants and Maint Access
Replies: 101
Views: 28065

Re: Assistants and Maint Access

Well we must also take care not to push too much in the other direction. Assistants occupy an important niche in the station ecosystem, they provide minor conflict and distractions for sec. If you crack down on it too much, it gets to the point where anyone breaking space law can be automatically me...
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:16 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Assistants and Maint Access
Replies: 101
Views: 28065

Re: Assistants and Maint Access

I would rather just have assistants changed to visitors and have the AI's laws changed to only work for employees of nanotrasen. It would make things for shitter assistants harder, and give borgs leeway to end them for being shitlords. Forcing assistants to be non-human race only (opposite of heads...
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:13 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Assistants and Maint Access
Replies: 101
Views: 28065

Re: Assistants and Maint Access

I would rather just have assistants changed to visitors and have the AI's laws changed to only work for employees of nanotrasen. It would make things for shitter assistants harder, and give borgs leeway to end them for being shitlords. Forcing assistants to be non-human race only (opposite of heads...
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

It's called Toggle dead OOC and it's the fastest way (out of selectively muting shitters) to stop flame, harassment and shitposting dead in its tracks. It also doesn't give an announcement unlike regular OOC mute so normal, living players would just see OOC suddenly become a calm and friendly place ...
by Grazyn
Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:35 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Update to rule 1.
Replies: 187
Views: 62693

Re: Update to rule 1.

I think admins should use the "mute ooc for dead players" button more. It really goes a long way
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:12 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Assistants and Maint Access
Replies: 101
Views: 28065

Re: Assistants and Maint Access

Procedurally generated maint when
by Grazyn
Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:09 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: IS IT REVS?????
Replies: 26
Views: 6072

Re: IS IT REVS?????

Timonk wrote:Typing out Revolution instead of revs can be deadly in some cases
"REVS!" is ok

At this point, the only ones who still say "It's revs!" are memesters who want to stir shit up in policy discussion because "tHerE's nO dIffErEnce"