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by Higgin
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:56 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Revs have a nice time at the cinema
Replies: 11
Views: 586

Re: Revs have a nice time at the cinema

the revolution WILL be televised :')
by Higgin
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:19 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: when the nut is so good it got me hypotized
Replies: 89
Views: 3632

Re: when the nut is so good it got me hypotized

The unfortunate thing is that ultimately, not everything is going to go your way. I think there's a very good point people are ignoring because it comes from the mouth of someone who is regarded by others as an ass - you are never guaranteed sanctity of your character. the point is well-taken, and ...
by Higgin
Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:25 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Remove Acting-Captain Antagonists
Replies: 6
Views: 1046

Re: Remove Acting-Captain Antagonists

edit as to what jacq said: this isn't really a policy issue, as there's not even a config to which this idea or the original correspond. should this be moved over to ideas? I would not be opposed to just preventing heads from being concurrent roundstart antagonists. As far as I'm aware, all that wou...
by Higgin
Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:04 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: The Players Club Corner
Replies: 1153
Views: 186160

Re: The Gupta Corner

I can see it

Page 20....

are we gonna make it, Guptsers..?
by Higgin
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:58 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: when the nut is so good it got me hypotized
Replies: 89
Views: 3632

Re: when the nut is so good it got me hypotized

Thank you for this last part higgin. I was not affected by it, but if I was, this would have saved my ass from being reminded of it when looking at my artwork list. This can also be done with books, there is a non 0 chance people force you to write a book one way or another and upload it. If you do...
by Higgin
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:28 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: when the nut is so good it got me hypotized
Replies: 89
Views: 3632

Re: when the nut is so good it got me hypotized

it's become harder for me to speak kindly on this every day it's come up, which has been every day recently, which is in no small part why I haven't. the policy ruling gave people an out for their objectives sucking or being unclear: you can ahelp to talk to staff about it. the ruling also upheld as...
by Higgin
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: should slimepeople remain enabled
Replies: 28
Views: 2327

Re: should slimepeople remain enabled

Vekter wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:31 pm Leave them in, it's funnier this way.
by Higgin
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:38 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Virology healing viruses and jellypeople
Replies: 19
Views: 1348

Re: Virology healing viruses and jellypeople

on skyrat, don't think emulating their rules is a good idea. point being put a bit more clearly: places that accommodate species with severe drawbacks, and have done so for a long time, generally don't allow other players to inflict those drawbacks on others if they want those species to be equally...
by Higgin
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Virology healing viruses and jellypeople
Replies: 19
Views: 1348

Re: Virology healing viruses and jellypeople

that was when I least expected it on skyrat, with roundstart slimes for a long time, the answer to this was historically: don't make contagious tox-healing viruses. pretty much don't make contagious healing viruses in general but for different reasons, expect IC beef over it. on here i'd suggest we ...
by Higgin
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Disable space dragon on mrp
Replies: 19
Views: 1537

Re: Disable space dragon on mrp

dragon's a lot like blob: big scaling singular threat that if you don't attend to it can very plausibly end the round. unlike most blobs though, it's mobile, it isn't constantly scaling (each portal represents a breakpoint of sorts,) and it doesn't necessarily end the round. it can also communicate!...
by Higgin
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:24 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Let's add an extra prisoner slot.
Replies: 11
Views: 1127

Re: Let's add an extra prisoner slot.

All prisoners spawn in with the following policy text, which should govern their interactions through the shift (or face administrative action): You are not an antagonist. Remember: you did sign up for this role. If you should want to walk the halls of the station once more, you should earn your fr...
by Higgin
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Supernutter Ruined by Singulor Vote
Replies: 38
Views: 1637

Re: Supernutter Ruined by Singulor Vote

I can't believe nobody has remarked on Timber giving us the two genders of admin: Batman or Joker. his pfp is literally batman just look on the fucking discord you can even see the hood and mask and- this begs the question of where everyone goes on the batman-joker spectrum. i wanna see that graph i...
by Higgin
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:09 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Supernutter Ruined by Singulor Vote
Replies: 38
Views: 1637

Re: Supernutter Ruined by Singulor Vote

this is an amazing thread title btw Letting this slip would be very much a rule 0 thing. Other than that, it's hard to conduct an in-game vote which really prompts everyone involved in the round. From IC point getting the entire crew on it should be enough, but aiming to end the round like that woul...
by Higgin
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:29 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: headmin takes offense to nutter's server tribalism
Replies: 41
Views: 1711

Re: headmin takes offense to nutter's server tribalism

DrAmazing343 wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:27 pm
oranges wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:32 am i have a video of lukas getting robusted by a catgirl on skyrat.
I can’t tell if you’re at all serious here but I’m fucking dying imagining it anyway
it's real
by Higgin
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:42 am
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Antagonist handholding AKA Heretics
Replies: 32
Views: 2529

Re: Antagonist handholding AKA Heretics

It's interesting to read this with fresh recall of the last several non-path reworks of heretic (including Melbert's probably biggest changes on DDR, research, and the cloak/bladebreak) all aiming to make heretics less prone to totally fizzling in the early game and a bit more meaningfully* predicta...
by Higgin
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:43 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Fortifying departments w/o provication
Replies: 28
Views: 2169

Re: Fortifying departments w/o provication

this will get a little off-topic because it goes into the reasoning behind this sort of enforcement entirely. my aim (and the aim of many others in this regard) is to try and keep people in a specific sort of mindset when approaching the game. our role ultimately is to preserve the best game space ...
by Higgin
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Shovestun Removal Testmerge Feedback
Replies: 20
Views: 2732

Re: Shovestun Removal Testmerge Feedback

looking forward to seeing this live - the one thing it occurs to me might cover some of the unexpected benefits of this PR is to either: A) make grabs more effective on people who prone (maybe just voluntarily, or after a delay?) B) make getting hit with a Knockdown while prone still disarm the targ...
by Higgin
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Fortifying departments w/o provication
Replies: 28
Views: 2169

Re: Fortifying departments w/o provication

a secoff who thinks "john shitter is on the manifest and 4 weeks ago he kept tiding into the brig so now whenever i see him online i reinforce the brig" without any inciting incident that round is breaking the rules in my eyes. your reasoning and motivation should be sourced from the curr...
by Higgin
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:52 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: how to tame feral cats
Replies: 7
Views: 487

Re: how to tame feral cats

real
by Higgin
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:10 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Fortifying departments w/o provication
Replies: 28
Views: 2169

Re: Fortifying departments w/o provication

I'm inclined to say yes, and even if we were to say no, barely any. Being able to change the environment you play in is no small part of the fun of this game. A lot of things are built-in with vulnerabilities meant to be exploited or used, and people less obviously trying to play around them is alwa...
by Higgin
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: roleplay thread
Replies: 16
Views: 676

Re: roleplay thread

"FUCKIGN... LAG"
by Higgin
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:43 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: headmin takes offense to nutter's server tribalism
Replies: 41
Views: 1711

Re: headmin takes offense to nutter's server tribalism

I think server tribalism should be a rule 11 issue and Terryites a protected class

Beautifully efficient process on display though
by Higgin
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: headmin takes offense to nutter's server tribalism
Replies: 41
Views: 1711

Re: headmin takes offense to nutter's server tribalism

i bet the campbell mafia had something to do with this
by Higgin
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: happy mothers day, mso
Replies: 12
Views: 494

Re: happy mothers day, mso

BonChoi wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:23 pm fuck you you scared the shit out of me
real shit, me too

edit: MotherStonedOne appreciation thread good though
by Higgin
Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: /tg/station Yearbook: Most Likely to [____] Edition
Replies: 17
Views: 751

Re: /tg/station Yearbook: Most Likely to [____] Edition

I nominate Kawoppi as most likely to be finding buried treasure and catching a prize galleon somewhere windward of St. Kitt's and Nassau.
by Higgin
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: Policy Discussion
Topic: Update the policy on antag tokens.
Replies: 38
Views: 2307

Re: Update the policy on antag tokens.

So to me they're a bit shit. Promote more positive notes and promote more types of tokens that are actually worth redeeming for the average player (usable any time even when they don't want to be antag) and are worth redeeming for the admin (basically any shifts chaotic or quiet). what sorts of thi...
by Higgin
Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:14 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)
Replies: 58
Views: 3652

Re: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)

Although it kind of feels as if you've lost the scope of my point here, I just don't want captains going around chasing spies for stealing something from RND or hunting down a traitor who assaulted someone unrelated to them, I feel as if these things should be left to security if they are present. ...
by Higgin
Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:46 am
Forum: Policy Discussion
Topic: Remove "Punishment" from Asimov Policy
Replies: 8
Views: 1461

Re: Remove "Punishment" from Asimov Policy

I think a short and simple solution is something small at the end like "refusing to locate a human for a human harmer is not punishment". Or something of the sort yeah this cuts to my concern really, if we're going to keep punishment as common language just something to the effect of, &qu...
by Higgin
Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:02 am
Forum: Policy Discussion
Topic: Update the policy on antag tokens.
Replies: 38
Views: 2307

Re: Update the policy on antag tokens.

I think the level of preciousness of antag tokens is outdated with the advent of Dynamic. I also think we shouldn't be giving them for whatever reason, as that can lead to bad things slipping through the cracks (i.e.: breach of admin conduct where an admin gives tokens to their friends). But I also...
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:27 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Cut character backstories
Replies: 25
Views: 979

Re: Cut character backstories

snip snip snip snip snip snip i'm running out of snips not this moth, i'll tell you what I will play a moth named hollandaise and either prove a point or be bwoinked for the cause (maybe) (please check back in to see if this is a joke or not) (I will ahelp to ask probably) Admin-PM from Higgin: nice
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Admin Feedback
Topic: Togopal
Replies: 40
Views: 13230

Re: Togopal

level-headed, dedicated, but also deeply compassionate - seems to be willing to take on any problem and put in the effort to reach the best outcome for people
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Cut character backstories
Replies: 25
Views: 979

Re: Cut character backstories

snailomi wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:13 pm
Higgin wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:59 am
snailomi wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:22 am
Higgin wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:06 am snip
snip snip
who named them that, was it the wizard or self-chosen or what
The wizard did it and then just kind of fucked off so it just called itself the sauce it used to be. Who doesn't want to he named after fucking egg yolks and butter, though?
not this moth, i'll tell you what
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:51 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)
Replies: 58
Views: 3652

Re: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)

I don't think the captain should concern themselves with chasing down bad guys unless there is no security presence on the station, it is simply not their job to be doing that. The captain spawning with a mindshield is a rather moot point to me, it doesn't make their job any more or less security, ...
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pains, Traditions, and Rituals New Players Will Never Experience
Replies: 196
Views: 84981

Re: Pains, Traditions, and Rituals New Players Will Never Experience

stairmaster wrote: Sun May 07, 2023 9:38 pm remember when you needed paper to play cult
MAGIC SIGN: EVIL DREAM SEALING TALISMAN!
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:59 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Cut character backstories
Replies: 25
Views: 979

Re: Cut character backstories

snailomi wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:22 am
Higgin wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:06 am god help you if you are a moth named Soup though
What if my character's backstory is that they are a bowl of sauce that was polymorphed by a wizard into a moth? Then, can i name my moth Hollandaise?
who named them that, was it the wizard or self-chosen or what
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:56 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: local terrynut upset because fruitmin
Replies: 47
Views: 1765

Re: local terrynut upset because fruitmin

Timonk wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:44 am Image
our bus will win, it's invisible so we have the element of surprise
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:23 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: local terrynut upset because fruitmin
Replies: 47
Views: 1765

Re: local terrynut upset because fruitmin

one thing about "losing" an antag round is that it's often easier to say you could have kept it and done so much cool shit and been the main character if not for that darned event and buttonpressing than to cop to there having been other things you could have done in the face of the situat...
by Higgin
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Cut character backstories
Replies: 25
Views: 979

Re: Cut character backstories

When I brought Hali Psy over, I had to retcon a small bit of his backstory to where being as much of a nutty fruitcake as he is was something NT cared less about than that he was a cat. otherwise, I don't think there are any I've lost even in part to tg. It's a pretty ecumenical setting beyond the s...
by Higgin
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)
Replies: 58
Views: 3652

Re: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)

Because it changes the focus of the jobs from what I think it should be about (command management, leadership, gimmicks) to being the one person on the station who does everything and steps on everyone's toes. There are already plenty of exceptions to RPR 9 and 4 that allow the captain to step in w...
by Higgin
Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Make Felinids Have A Harder Time Escaping Neckgrabs
Replies: 6
Views: 944

Make Felinids Have A Harder Time Escaping Neckgrabs

Image

most felinid traits are nothing or actually work to your advantage

let's change it up a bit, fuck it, even make it like pushover or something idk
by Higgin
Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Event rounds need to be handled sensibly
Replies: 12
Views: 1329

Re: Event rounds need to be handled sensibly

It's gotten out of hand. Too many people are incapable of making reasonable complaints about admin events and it's bordering on shitting up the entire process and complaint forum by bogging it down with pointless complaints that inevitably cannot lead to anything. Admin events are not something you...
by Higgin
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)
Replies: 58
Views: 3652

Re: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)

This is what I'd like to see for TG instead of saying the captain can valid whoever the heck they want because they're in everyone's lane. Why is that? Is it an issue of OOC balance in the round, or wanting the Captain to have a particular distinct feel as Command rather than Action Hero, or what's...
by Higgin
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:08 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)
Replies: 58
Views: 3652

Re: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)

If a captain walks into medbay and starts doing surgery on people when that medbay is fully staffed with doctors who are willing to do surgeries and the doctors start to get pissed at the captain I'd call that a breach of RPR 9. The role of captain should not be treated as an all access do everythi...
by Higgin
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:45 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: The Players Club Corner
Replies: 1153
Views: 186160

Re: The Gupta Corner

DrAmazing343 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:01 am well guptoids I know what the new goal is
Kill Jonathon Gupta. Now!

?
by Higgin
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)
Replies: 58
Views: 3652

Re: Captain, Security and RSR 4 (and RSR 9)

IC should carry. The concern here is motivated by an OOC interest in keeping stories interesting by preventing dogpiles and brutal stomps where not needed. The problem is that the IC interest and OOC interest often run headlong into each other, and the OOC interest relies on information players do n...
by Higgin
Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:37 am
Forum: Former Admins
Topic: [No Longer Admin] Epoc
Replies: 3
Views: 1165

Re: Epoc

great fun to admin alongside and really loves Sybil, trying things and bringing in cool maps to give people a chance to change it up - a general treat!
by Higgin
Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:21 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Mononyms: based or cringe
Replies: 31
Views: 1177

Re: Mononyms: based or cringe

Striders13 wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:55 am soup is not a valid moth name
how about Stu
by Higgin
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:06 am
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: Mononyms: based or cringe
Replies: 31
Views: 1177

Re: Mononyms: based or cringe

they are fine
by Higgin
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: you must ICly do nothing peanut thread
Replies: 111
Views: 4490

Re: you must ICly do nothing peanut thread

I'm coming around on thinking this was an entirely fair and reasonable shoot on xzero's part. It might suck to be up against a stacked deck with the opposition, but if how it went down felt bad or less dramatic than it could have been, it's the fault of nobody involved, it's just how things shook ou...
by Higgin
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: Player's Club
Topic: The Players Club Corner
Replies: 1153
Views: 186160

Re: The Gupta Corner

if Jonathon Gupta was a scooby doo villain what would his elaborate plot be