Clown cuffing self

omnitricks · Post by **omnitricks** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:46 am #76561

Whoever actually added that addition, why the heck did you have to do that? Don't you know sometimes a clown has to cuff especially in emergencies? But no, now they end up cuffing themselves so they end up in even more danger. What the hell.

I would say something witty about this but I'm scared the coders will nerf more so I decided I better not to.

Post by **lumipharon** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:50 am #76563

>choosing clown
>complaining about clumsy

Literally why.
If it's that much of a big deal you can just clean your SE.

Cheridan · Post by **Cheridan** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:51 am #76564

callanrockslol · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:53 am

I CUFFED PLS NERF

CLOWNS ARE NOT SECURITY

Gun Hog · Post by **Gun Hog** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:49 am #76596

You are a clown! Clowns are clumbsy!

Post by **MisterPerson** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:56 am #76597

But is clumsiness fun? I can see how it would be, but is it?

Incomptinence · Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:59 am

Not really no it doesn't really facilitate anything since anyone who isn't the clown rarely witnesses the trait in action and all it really tells clowns is DON'T EVEN TRY on a number of simple tasks.

Post by **lumipharon** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:18 am #76601

Well watching op here cuff him self when he's trying to be a vigilant would probably be pretty hilarious for everyone involved save perhaps himself.

Gun Hog · Post by **Gun Hog** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:42 am #76602

lumipharon wrote:Well watching op here cuff him self when he's trying to be a vigilant would probably be pretty hilarious for everyone involved save perhaps himself.

Well, a Clown's job is to entertain other people, not just himself!

Not-Dorsidarf · Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:33 am

I think this is hilarious.

Vigilante action = ded

You're the funnyman, not the greytide.
Honk at the dual esworders instead of unzipping your valids.

Fayrik · Post by **Fayrik** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:29 am #76615

As a clown, I nearly shot myself into crit trying to mine with a Kinetic Accelerator.
Then I realised. Clowns aren't useful for anything. So I went back to the station to honk at the crew.

Honestly I'd like to see this applied to mimes too. Entertainment roles for entertainment purposes when?

Xhuis · Post by **Xhuis** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:33 am #76617

imblyings · Post by **imblyings** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:13 pm #76619

>using cuffs as a clown

if you're not making a person commit suicide by stunlocking them through constantly slipping them on your pda or banana, you're doing it wrong.

Incomptinence · Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:28 pm

You know you all imply this means you will get to see a clown use cuffs and laugh at him. I can't remember the last time a clown got their clumsy on in front of me. The mechanic just means they avoid doing that stuff rather than bumbling.

Cheridan · Post by **Cheridan** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:45 pm #76623

Incomptinence wrote:You know you all imply this means you will get to see a clown use cuffs and laugh at him. I can't remember the last time a clown got their clumsy on in front of me. The mechanic just means they avoid doing that stuff rather than bumbling.

Mission accomplished either way tbh

kosmos · Post by **kosmos** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:29 pm #76624

I actually had a good laugh while being a clown detective without knowing about the clumsiness. I caught a prep, cuffed him (me) up and was confused as fuck for a whole minute, just standing there, trying to figure out what the fuck just happened.
After I read the line I thought it was the best thing. Just visualizing that shit is too funny.

10/10, clumsy should do more stuff like this, e.g. bumping your head into airlocks and running into walls.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:40 pm #76625

>bumping your head into airlocks
>damaging stun
>depending on RNG

No. Just no. Restricting clowns from combat is fine, but restricting their basic maneuvering?

Jacough · Post by **Jacough** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:25 pm #76647

Bug genetics for a clean se. If you can prove you're not a shithead using the clown role to harass people and be a cunt they MIGHT just be willing to give one to you.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:04 pm #76655

You do realise this is really old goon code right? And not a new thing?

And no, clowns can keep this handicap as most clown players would think its lolarious to kidnap people.

Post by **MisterPerson** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:50 pm #76707

Shitty clowns should be kept in check by administration, not punishments that hit good players. Well, "good", we are talking about clowns here.

Do people want more job-specific limitations like this? If so, what kinds?

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:01 pm #76717

Mimes should never be able to talk, and remove that shitty invisible wall ability

Saegrimr · Post by **Saegrimr** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:36 pm #76736

I'd rather clowns shoot themselves in the foot during a crucial moment and have everybody laugh their asses off than have to ban them.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:30 pm #76748

Already happens, if they try to shoot a gun it'll explode in their hands.

Cheimon · Post by **Cheimon** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:36 pm #76749

Unless they're antag, for some reason. Apparently it wouldn't be fun to have the normal limitations of the role placed on traitors?

Post by **lumipharon** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:41 pm #76750

antag clowns don't start with clumsy.

Post by **MMMiracles** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:44 pm #76752

The thought of a traitor clown shooting themselves in the foot with their revolver in an assassination attempt is pretty funny, though.

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:31 pm #76763

They rarely, if ever, hit the foot ._.

Sat Mar 21, 2015 12:31 am

MMMiracles wrote:The thought of a traitor clown shooting themselves in the foot with their revolver in an assassination attempt is pretty funny, though.

Not really fun for the clown.

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:35 pm #76902

omnitricks wrote:Whoever actually added that addition, why the heck did you have to do that? Don't you know sometimes a clown has to cuff especially in emergencies? But no, now they end up cuffing themselves so they end up in even more danger. What the hell.

I would say something witty about this but I'm scared the coders will nerf more so I decided I better not to.

have you tried not being a clown

Scones · Post by **Scones** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:45 pm #76905

Clean your SE if you want to be Honkles the Validhunter

Otherwise, shit is just funny.

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:55 pm #76907

for reference I found about this before it made the changelog and I just ended up laughing my ass off, shit's funny

(okay part of that was because it used to be buggy as fuck)

Babin · Post by **Babin** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 4:18 pm #77954

This made me laugh so I suppose you're a successful clown!

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:03 pm #78229

>implying successful clowns ever make anyone laugh
You must be new here.

Ezel · Post by **Ezel** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:48 pm #78943

lumipharon wrote:antag clowns don't start with clumsy.

Inb4 gives clown 3 tasers and shoot without exploding in the face
To perma brig with him

Post by **PKPenguin321** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:53 pm #78945

Ezel wrote:
lumipharon wrote:antag clowns don't start with clumsy.

Inb4 gives clown 3 tasers and shoot without exploding in the face
To perma brig with him

unfortunately this already happens

Incomptinence · Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:11 pm

Don't clowns shoot themselves with guns now because deleting the entire armory in a clumsy fit was too fun for our coders?

Amelius · Post by **Amelius** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:28 am #83207

Incomptinence wrote:Don't clowns shoot themselves with guns now because deleting the entire armory in a clumsy fit was too fun for our coders?

That was always hilarious and probably the best usage of the clown/clumsy role ever. Hate that they removed it.

Arete · Post by **Arete** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:10 am #83212

MisterPerson wrote:Shitty clowns should be kept in check by administration, not punishments that hit good players. Well, "good", we are talking about clowns here.

Do people want more job-specific limitations like this? If so, what kinds?

Mimes and clowns have limitations because they're expected to fuck around and don't have any responsibilities.

Post by **Shaps-cloud** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:56 am #83249

Ezel wrote:
lumipharon wrote:antag clowns don't start with clumsy.

Inb4 gives clown 3 tasers and shoot without exploding in the face
To perma brig with him

If you give a clown a taser I think you need to step back and reanalyze your metastrategy

DemonFiren · Post by **DemonFiren** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:54 am #83264

Practice lasers are what you want.

Not-Dorsidarf · Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:29 am

*puts in backpack*
HONK

wolfernater · Post by **wolfernater** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:38 am #83289

Clumsiness might not be fun, but it is funny. If you're not the kind of person who finds it hilarious when you attempt to cuff someone and accidentally cuff yourself, chances are you're not someone who should really be playing clown. Y'know what a real clown would do with the banana peel he has? Slip himself. Clowns are about slapstick humor and in particular, slapstick against them self. Lets face it, in a normal situation a clown shouldn't be cuffing people and playing vigilante and the only time he should is if the station has gone to utter shit. If the only hope to the station is the clown. Then in the last moment of hope he fucks up, cuffs himself, and dies. That's hilarious. Clown and mime seem to have become the playhouse of players who think of themself as robust. And does anyone like to see those players? When these people exist to be nice and actually helpful interactive members of the station, cool. But most of the time, they're not. And it should stop. Cuffing yourself however, should not.

Not-Dorsidarf · Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:33 am

Wolfernator has it right.

The clown is a job that's fun for the people AROUND the clown