Silent Star 4: Yin and Yang
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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Ircher He / Him / HisWhat A Grand IdeaHe / Him / His
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I approve of this.In post 2624, PookyTheMagicalBear wrote:id quickhammer him if you want to go now-
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PookyTheMagicalBear Pooky got your back
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ok lemme know when u make up your mindShow"I hope one day I can openly play as wolfy as Pooky and get zero pressure for it grumble grumble."
-MariaR
"I can't even look at the game anymore.
That evil teddy bear has got everyone twirling by his thumb.
It's like witnessing an slow but unavoidable train crash you can't stop."
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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PookyTheMagicalBear Pooky got your back
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i can hammer now?Show"I hope one day I can openly play as wolfy as Pooky and get zero pressure for it grumble grumble."
-MariaR
"I can't even look at the game anymore.
That evil teddy bear has got everyone twirling by his thumb.
It's like witnessing an slow but unavoidable train crash you can't stop."
-Norwee-
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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PookyTheMagicalBear Pooky got your back
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that seems needlessly risky cliddShow"I hope one day I can openly play as wolfy as Pooky and get zero pressure for it grumble grumble."
-MariaR
"I can't even look at the game anymore.
That evil teddy bear has got everyone twirling by his thumb.
It's like witnessing an slow but unavoidable train crash you can't stop."
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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PookyTheMagicalBear Pooky got your back
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VOTE: Robert M HunterShow"I hope one day I can openly play as wolfy as Pooky and get zero pressure for it grumble grumble."
-MariaR
"I can't even look at the game anymore.
That evil teddy bear has got everyone twirling by his thumb.
It's like witnessing an slow but unavoidable train crash you can't stop."
-Norwee-
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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Ircher He / Him / HisWhat A Grand IdeaHe / Him / His
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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clidd Jack of All Trades
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Yang
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Yin Townie
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When you turn to look behind you, the- hold on.
The man blinks. He pulls down his monocle to watch the assembled crowd better.
"Wait its over? What, since when? That seems kinda fast don't you think...."
Sunrise approaches faster then planned. Faster then the man planned anyway. This might be going exactly to plan for someone else.
The sunlight burns bright.
I'm only here to entertain!
I don't like guns.In post 2493, Flea The Magician wrote:No criminals here.
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Yang Goon
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When super smash brothers brawl came out, I was thrilled and excited to try out all the characters. In the previous game, I had been best with Yoshi and Dr. Mario. But in the new game, I was enamored with Zelda, a character I had found fun in the previous game but never had success with. In the new game, her moves had more damage and range. More importantly, she had a visual rework, and looked stunning.
I gave due diligence trying each character in the game, but settled on playing Zelda. She had a powerful fireball, a magic palm spell, and big kicks. I was able to beat my friends who had not played much every time and beat my friends who played plenty about half the time.
Zelda was special in the game in that she could transform into a different character in the middle of the match. Her other form was Sheik, a ninja, an element of the plot of Ocarina of Time in which she had a more masculine presentation as a ninja (or something like it) that disguised her and kept her safe from Ganondorf.
I liked the idea of being able to swap to a different character in the middle of the game. I definitely wanted to play Zelda most of the time. She had the magic, and a defensive strategy that I felt suited me. I learned to use the Sheik form well enough to beat specific characters that lined up more poorly against a nimble character, or used the Sheik form at the beginning of matches. Sheik's moveset had properties that made them deal the most damage earlier in the match.
Over time, I couldn't help but notice that the list of characters Sheik "lined up better against" was growing as I mastered both the Zelda and Sheik form. I couldn't help but notice that the time when it was "late enough in the match to swap to Zelda form" was pushed later and later, as the number of characters Sheik could finish off with tiny hits more reliably than Zelda's slow magical thwacks (prone to dodging) grew to include more and more of the cast.
I was increasingly dismayed by this. Sheik was only an accessory to a character whose aesthetic appealed to me. I spent eons deciding which of Zelda's dresses I most preferred and couldn't even remember what Sheik wore. Friends were forced to point out to me that I was just throwing games into losses by turning back into Zelda, consistently dealing less damage once I did so. At an incredibly rudimentary mastery of each character, Zelda could perform as well, but once I became adept at each character it became clear that Sheik's edge was a Swiss army knife, not a special purpose blade.
The point of the game is to win, presumably. As the foolishness of donning Zelda's dress became more and more evident, I played the form less and less. I reached a point where the only character I could list as a reason to play her was the Ice Climbers.
Someone discovered a new dashing strike ability for Sheik at around this point, months in. It required very specific timing. I spent about an hour trying to learn it, and couldn't. I decided since I couldn't use one of the characters special ability, I'd rather play a different character. But there was also an element of sour grapes, it felt like an offramp from playing a character who had seemed exciting and had gradually shifted into a begrudging necessity.
Years later, I played a different game, and learned of a similarly hard ability, and spent -6- hours practicing hers until I got it. It was a matter of will. There was a difference in my patience for something I truly wanted to enjoy.
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PookyTheMagicalBear Pooky got your back
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Yang my favorite SSB character was Pikachu and I would basically teleport around and avoid fights because he's too cute to fight.
Also I've never won.
also I want to see Tanner reset now that we've finally flipped his arch-nemesis.Show"I hope one day I can openly play as wolfy as Pooky and get zero pressure for it grumble grumble."
-MariaR
"I can't even look at the game anymore.
That evil teddy bear has got everyone twirling by his thumb.
It's like witnessing an slow but unavoidable train crash you can't stop."
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With no assumptions on Infinity and Norwe..
Robert was not a criminal.
Zero or one of Infy/Norwe are a criminal.
Tanner and Chara are acriminal.
Amy, Ircher, Flea, and Ydrasse arenot criminals.
One or two of Morning/clidd/Pooky/Nakata are acriminal.
Zero or two, but not one, of Morning/clidd/Pooky are acriminal.
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Assuming Infinity was a criminal and Norwe was not..
Infinity was acriminal.
Norwe and Robert werenot criminals.
Tanner, Chara, and Nakata arecriminals.
Amy, Flea, Ircher, Ydrasse, Morning, clidd, and Pooky arenot criminals.
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