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dent 308 wrote:

Welcome to DUST#%!.

Today I want to talk about your feelings. Feelings are important and we should all care about each others feelings. This is requisite to a functioning civil society.

However, Dust is not a society, it is a videogame. And many of you 'people' have excessively invested your emotions. Because this is a videogame I don't actually care about your feelings, and in most cases, your opinions as well.

What you can actually do in Dust is Decide.

You have to decide what you want to do, who you intend to do things with and how you are going to do things.
You also have to decide how you are going to react.

For this last bit I will employ Muppets(Gäó) to assist :

You can decide to be a muppet on a bus, being driven about and screaming ineffectively about your lot in life.
Screaming - http://i.imgur.com/mKbS52d.gif

You can decide to be a dude at a computer laughing about the stupid **** you see happening.
Laughing - http://i.imgur.com/AUnu9Gj.gif

The Universe is yours, choose wisely.

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dent 308 Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 2531	Posted - 2014.03.12 17:56:00 - [1] - Quote Welcome to DUST#%!. Today I want to talk about your feelings. Feelings are important and we should all care about each others feelings. This is requisite to a functioning civil society. However, Dust is not a society, it is a videogame. And many of you 'people' have excessively invested your emotions. Because this is a videogame I don't actually care about your feelings, and in most cases, your opinions as well. What you can actually do in Dust is Decide. You have to decide what you want to do, who you intend to do things with and how you are going to do things. You also have to decide how you are going to react. For this last bit I will employ Muppets(Gäó) to assist : You can decide to be a muppet on a bus, being driven about and screaming ineffectively about your lot in life. Screaming - http://i.imgur.com/mKbS52d.gif You can decide to be a dude at a computer laughing about the stupid **** you see happening. Laughing - http://i.imgur.com/AUnu9Gj.gif The Universe is yours, choose wisely. Hail Satan
Grease Spillett Axis of Chaos 363	Posted - 2014.03.12 17:57:00 - [2] - Quote I don't always QQ but when I do, I drink Dos Eques. Next time you see me, bring more friends. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBM5hM5LdDw
Buster Friently Rosen Association 2020	Posted - 2014.03.12 17:58:00 - [3] - Quote dent 308 wrote: Welcome to DUST#%!. Today I want to talk about your feelings. Feelings are important and we should all care about each others feelings. This is requisite to a functioning civil society. However, Dust is not a society, it is a videogame. And many of you 'people' have excessively invested your emotions. Because this is a videogame I don't actually care about your feelings, and in most cases, your opinions as well. What you can actually do in Dust is Decide. You have to decide what you want to do, who you intend to do things with and how you are going to do things. You also have to decide how you are going to react. For this last bit I will employ Muppets(Gäó) to assist : You can decide to be a muppet on a bus, being driven about and screaming ineffectively about your lot in life. Screaming - http://i.imgur.com/mKbS52d.gif You can decide to be a dude at a computer laughing about the stupid **** you see happening. Laughing - http://i.imgur.com/AUnu9Gj.gif The Universe is yours, choose wisely. This seems to be the general sentiment of the forum-thread-starters around here today: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QiHaQZKXE9g/UF14-eA4SWI/AAAAAAAACuU/VHZDNgSw3LI/s1600/jill-greenberg-crying-photoshopped-babies-end-times-17.jpg
Soraya Xel Abandoned Privilege Top Men. 1688	Posted - 2014.03.12 17:59:00 - [4] - Quote I endorse this thread. Choose to enjoy the ride. I'd like to be your CPM1 candidate
Leadfoot10 Molon Labe. General Tso's Alliance 774	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:03:00 - [5] - Quote My feelings are fine: I saw this coming a mile away and have been saving SP ever since. Woe to those with poor prediction/planning skills and the fragile emotions that often coincide.
Soraya Xel Abandoned Privilege Top Men. 1688	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:04:00 - [6] - Quote Leadfoot10 wrote: My feelings are fine: I saw this coming a mile away and have been saving SP ever since. Woe to those with poor prediction/planning skills and the fragile emotions that often coincide. Indeed. The game should reward planning. Including planning for the unforeseen or unpredictable. I'd like to be your CPM1 candidate
Buster Friently Rosen Association 2022	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:04:00 - [7] - Quote Leadfoot10 wrote: My feelings are fine: I saw this coming a mile away and have been saving SP ever since. Woe to those with poor prediction/planning skills and the fragile emotions that often coincide. As anyone with a modicum of rationality would do.
Soldner VonKuechle SAM-MIK General Tso's Alliance 377	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:14:00 - [8] - Quote Buster Friently wrote: Leadfoot10 wrote: My feelings are fine: I saw this coming a mile away and have been saving SP ever since. Woe to those with poor prediction/planning skills and the fragile emotions that often coincide. As anyone with a modicum of rationality would do. "But this is an FPS! Rationality be damned! " screamed the casual while trying to negate the pain of being woefully inadequate in life. If you don't understand politics or pulling triggers, I have no use for you.
Buster Friently Rosen Association 2024	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:14:00 - [9] - Quote Soldner VonKuechle wrote: Buster Friently wrote: Leadfoot10 wrote: My feelings are fine: I saw this coming a mile away and have been saving SP ever since. Woe to those with poor prediction/planning skills and the fragile emotions that often coincide. As anyone with a modicum of rationality would do. "But this is an FPS! Rationality be damned! " screamed the casual while trying to negate the pain of being woefully inadequate in life. Well, except it isn't the "casuals" complaining.
Soraya Xel Abandoned Privilege Top Men. 1693	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:17:00 - [10] - Quote My favorite thing is the veterans crying for respecs while claiming that it's the new players who benefit from respecs. ;) I'd like to be your CPM1 candidate

Ripley Riley Incorruptibles 991	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:19:00 - [11] - Quote Leadfoot10 wrote: My feelings are fine: I saw this coming a mile away and have been saving SP ever since. Woe to those with poor prediction/planning skills and the fragile emotions that often coincide. I saved up SP and I still want a refund of the weaponry and dropsuit upgrades trees. It has nothing to with me poorly planning or predicting what was going to happen and everything to do with CCP respecting the decisions their players made prior all of this new content was released. "I need not food nor water. Your tears alone sustain me." - Ripley Riley
Roy Ventus Axis of Chaos 1313	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:20:00 - [12] - Quote Grease Spillett wrote: I don't always QQ but when I do, I drink Dos Eques. D: Grease! Hey. I can't get to my PS3 right now if you were wondering what's going on. On topic: People QQ too much for me. Be emotionally invested but don't let that cloud your judgement when you don't get your way. In the last three hours I've seen some of the most stupidest claims and QQ threads by people who usually have decent things to say. I'm not calling them out, but damn. I'll admit, at times I probably do seem like a fanboy because I try to look on the brighter side of things quite often. When I do have some major negative feelings, I don't go out posting threads. It doesn't help relieve my stress by coming off as a jackass like most people do, which is why I don't understand it. "There once was a time when there wasn't a Roy Ventus and it wasn't much of a time at all." Roy Ventus
Takahiro Kashuken Red Star. EoN. 2936	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:28:00 - [13] - Quote dent 308 wrote: You have to decide what you want to do, who you intend to do things with and how you are going to do things. THEN CCP ENTERS AND CHANGES EVERYTHING AND MAKES ALL YOUR CHOICES POINTLESS Fixed it Am also laughing and trolling I got my vehicle respec :D thx CCP Intelligence is OP
Anarchide Greedy Bastards 1924	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:33:00 - [14] - Quote When in doubt; biomass. My alts: General John Ripper, Draxus Prime, MoonEagle A, Cat Merc, Darken-Soul, Long Evity and DeadlyAztec11.
Common- Sense Zumari Force Projection Caldari State 31	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:46:00 - [15] - Quote Soraya Xel wrote: Indeed. The game should reward planning. Including planning for the unforeseen or unpredictable. Really? This has got to be one of the absolute dumbest things I have heard. I get the sentiment about respecs, choices, etc. However, telling players they should expect and plan for something that does one function this day to do something different the next is just This is a very nice statement to make in a real world application but not in any video game were the developers should respect and value a players time, commitment, and yes in the case of SP in a F2P game a financial investment.
dent 308 Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 2536	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:47:00 - [16] - Quote Stuff changes, a year from now devs and players will know things they don't know today. Also, post on your main or get out. Hail Satan
Kigurosaka Laaksonen DUST University Ivy League 597	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:49:00 - [17] - Quote Ripley Riley wrote: Leadfoot10 wrote: My feelings are fine: I saw this coming a mile away and have been saving SP ever since. Woe to those with poor prediction/planning skills and the fragile emotions that often coincide. I saved up SP and I still want a refund of the weaponry and dropsuit upgrades trees. It has nothing to with me poorly planning or predicting what was going to happen and everything to do with CCP respecting the decisions their players made prior all of this new content was released. everything to do with CCP being able to do as they damn well please in their own game. DUST 514 Recruit Code - https://dust514.com/recruit/zluCyb/ EVE Buddy Invite - Too damn long. Ask me for it.
DUST Fiend OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 12189	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:50:00 - [18] - Quote dent 308 wrote: DUST#%! Legit lol Perfect, best one I've ever seen ^_^ Videos / Fiction Closed Beta Vet; Incubus Pilot
Leonid Tybalt Fatal Absolution General Tso's Alliance 316	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:52:00 - [19] - Quote Actually no, a civil society doesn't require you to care about others feelings. In fact, cultures that acknowledge that feelings +äre subjective and only the problem of the individual and try to use logic and reason when dealing with others, tend to be more civilized than cultures that obsess over how everybody "feels".
DUST Fiend OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 12189	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:53:00 - [20] - Quote Soraya Xel wrote: My favorite thing is the veterans crying for respecs while claiming that it's the new players who benefit from respecs. ;) I seriously pray you don't get elected for CPM Videos / Fiction Closed Beta Vet; Incubus Pilot

Soldner VonKuechle SAM-MIK General Tso's Alliance 378	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:55:00 - [21] - Quote DUST Fiend wrote: Soraya Xel wrote: My favorite thing is the veterans crying for respecs while claiming that it's the new players who benefit from respecs. ;) I seriously pray you don't get elected for CPM I'd vote for a sadist If you don't understand politics or pulling triggers, I have no use for you.
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 466	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:56:00 - [22] - Quote Wait dent, are you advising people to NOT post? I won't stand for this!
Soraya Xel Abandoned Privilege Top Men. 1701	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:57:00 - [23] - Quote dent 308 wrote: Stuff changes, a year from now devs and players will know things they don't know today. This. Every year, dropsuits, weapons, vehicles are all going to change. Probably drastically. I'd like to be your CPM1 candidate
DootDoot Da Short Buss 227	Posted - 2014.03.12 18:58:00 - [24] - Quote Buster Friently wrote: Soldner VonKuechle wrote: Buster Friently wrote: Leadfoot10 wrote: My feelings are fine: I saw this coming a mile away and have been saving SP ever since. Woe to those with poor prediction/planning skills and the fragile emotions that often coincide. As anyone with a modicum of rationality would do. "But this is an FPS! Rationality be damned! " screamed the casual while trying to negate the pain of being woefully inadequate in life. Well, except it isn't the "casuals" complaining. I doubt the user that is complaining is the one that is on DUST 6-10 hours everyday... if there are any left... I'm sure there must. Everyone else technically is a casual user...
Common- Sense Zumari Force Projection Caldari State 32	Posted - 2014.03.12 19:01:00 - [25] - Quote dent 308 wrote: Stuff changes, a year from now devs and players will know things they don't know today. Thanks for that brilliant insight of the obvious. 1.8 changes are significant foundation changes to roles based on past errors. Not expected tweaks for balance. dent 308 wrote: Also, post on your main or get out. "You have no power here"
Soldner VonKuechle SAM-MIK General Tso's Alliance 378	Posted - 2014.03.12 19:05:00 - [26] - Quote Common- Sense wrote: dent 308 wrote: Stuff changes, a year from now devs and players will know things they don't know today. Thanks for that brilliant insight of the obvious. 1.8 changes are significant foundation changes to roles based on past errors. Not expected tweaks for balance. dent 308 wrote: Also, post on your main or get out. "You have no power here" Neither do you If you don't understand politics or pulling triggers, I have no use for you.
Anarchide Greedy Bastards 1928	Posted - 2014.03.12 19:08:00 - [27] - Quote Feelings makes you weak and irrational. Get rid of them. Here, take these pills. My alts: General John Ripper, Draxus Prime, MoonEagle A, Cat Merc, Darken-Soul, Long Evity and DeadlyAztec11.
Ripley Riley Incorruptibles 991	Posted - 2014.03.12 19:12:00 - [28] - Quote Kigurosaka Laaksonen wrote: Everything to do with CCP being able to do as they damn well please in their own game. You are right. They can do as they please. They could make Dust 514 into a Farmville style cow-clicker if they want to... it just isn't smart if they want to keep their current player base. And so we arrive back at my point, if CCP wants to please their (paying) customers then an SP refund for Dropsuit Upgrades and Weaponry is in order. "I need not food nor water. Your tears alone sustain me." - Ripley Riley
Kigurosaka Laaksonen DUST University Ivy League 599	Posted - 2014.03.12 19:15:00 - [29] - Quote Ripley Riley wrote: Kigurosaka Laaksonen wrote: Everything to do with CCP being able to do as they damn well please in their own game. You are right. They can do as they please. They could make Dust 514 into a Farmville style cow-clicker if they want to... it just isn't smart if they want to keep their current player base. And so we arrive back at my point, if CCP wants to please their (paying) customers then an SP refund for Dropsuit Upgrades and Weaponry is in order. You can post all you want, it doesn't change the fact that I do pay, and my continued playing isn't dependent on a respec. DUST 514 Recruit Code - https://dust514.com/recruit/zluCyb/ EVE Buddy Invite - Too damn long. Ask me for it.
Rynx Sinfar Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 1178	Posted - 2014.03.12 19:40:00 - [30] - Quote I'm almost inclined to agree to respec, that way they can have absurd amounts of SP and make decisions they regret all over again. Woo respec! Let's rage on badass looking caldari heavy. Woooo! 3 weeks later they realize they dumped SP without thinking and are crying respec again. There will be far too many regrets as is for suits. Oh I'll try out Caldari light frame level 1... argh I keep dying... I need better gear. Let's go level 3 for testing. ARGH still dying, I need the skill bonuses! Level 3 scout it is. CRAP these freaking proto gallantes! Proto it is! WHO MADE THIS CRAP SUIT ANYWAY? Respec! Respec! Subdreddit Director Leading contributor to the Great Text Wall of Subdreddit



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