I voted indifferent.  I don't think that, in the absence of equality of opportunity, it's fair--which isn't necessarily unfair; indeed, if it were widely available, then I don't think it would be unfair, which isn't necessarily fair.

Quote from: Phobos on September 19, 2012, 04:23:31 PM
I voted yes. I can confirm this statement is a logical fallacy, and just an excuse to scorn players who don't try to impose their play standards on others. Just because someone is open to the consideration of players using a certain mod does not automatically make them dependent on it. I played in SleepKiller's 1v1 cloud city tournament, without any radar or crosshair mods (except sniper), and I managed to win. He also thought I would be too dependent on the mods and dared me to play without them, which I did. The only thing I rely on is skill and good ping. I can't speak for anyone else who votes yes but I'm willing to bet you are most likely wrong about them too.

You didn't just win, you dominated.

I think that there's a predisposition of talented players towards the use of modifications, simply because in order to to be talented, you need to have played for a while and the more experience you have, the more likely you are to use a modification.  I think that describing this phenomenon in significantly different terms boarders on correlation.

Quote from: ImmortaL Anyder on September 19, 2012, 06:20:08 AM
LoL everybody said that many times, I think we all got it ^_^

I don't want to be late, but has anybody said that the screenshot could be taken in single player?

Quote from: Agent Z on September 15, 2012, 07:11:14 AM
The easiest way for me to put screenshots in a spoiler from xfire is by going to the image and pressing "full screen" then a full screen view of the image comes up in a new tab, from there you just copy that link into a spoiler.

Alternatively, if your browser is Chrome you can right click on the image in your gallery and select the option that says "

• pen image in new tab."  I believe that Firefox has a similar option but I don't know about Internet Explorer.

Whether it's a cheat or not is determined by whether or not there is an expectation that the radar not be used.

As to the related, yet unasked, question as to whether or not it's fair, I leave this slightly relevant quotation from The Rev. Dr. Sir Stephen T. Colbert's I Am America (And So Can You!), for the sole reason that it's a funny excerpt:

"[...] Think of it as a ladder. No matter what rung you're born on, you have the exact same opportunity as everyone else to get to the top. Sure, you might say that some folks have less distance to climb up than others, or that many of the lower rungs are slippy because they're covered with garbage and your high school didn't have an AP Ladder Climbing class, and the rung right above you is out of order and your landlord keeps saying he's going to fix it but he never does and all the while the guy who hangs out on the corner of your rung is constantly trying to get you high, and you're wondering if maybe you could get a little help up this ladder? Well, Mister, all the help you need is at your fingertips, if your fingertips are touching your ankles. I'm talking about bootstraps.
You can always pull yourself up by your bootstraps or turn the lemons life has given you into lemonade. [...]"

Quote from: {212}Mart on September 17, 2012, 03:12:50 PM
   
Maybe  , but it is still an unfair advantage for those of us who don't want radar or don't need it 

Strong pro-self trolling. :-D

Congratulations, Kit!

Quote from: Kit Fisto on September 03, 2012, 05:30:06 PM
Thanks for the intro buckler! And yes I won't mind hearing your opinions on mods/maps. Just pm or xfire me when I'm on! Glad to be a part of the team! 
Edit: ohh my name is green!! Yea!!

I'm not proud of the length it took for me to think of this comment, but the Dodgers know a lot about the color green: they just dropped a ton of it to assemble a team that may not even make the playoffs... :-)

Okay, rundown of most of today's games (summing up other people's posts).

212 vs. FC, Bespin: FC won, 2-0.
Cloud City: http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/125258328-4.jpg
Platforms: http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/125258318-4.jpg

FC vs. 212, Kamino: FC won, 1-0.
http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/125259351-4.jpg

212 had, at times, ten players; two players left before the countdown of their forfeiture.

YAK vs. FC, Tranquan: FC won, 1-0.
http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/125260547-4.jpg

I think this one went fairly smoothly; I needed to step out for a little bit, but no problems were reported.

FC vs. YAK, Mustafar: FC won, 1-0.
http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/125261533-3.jpg
This game also went fairly smoothly; again, I needed to step out, but again no problems were reported.
YAK is, accordingly, eliminated.

The relevant videos will be associated with the games... eventually (but all have been uploaded).

This list is not really ordered in any form.

10: House, M.D. (FOX);
9: Fringe (FOX)--I haven't seen much of X-Files, this show's spiritual predecessor, but it's quite good;
8: Psych (USA)--a program with the premise that an operator of a private investigation firm is able to present himself as a psychic detective and consult with the police--freelance work isn't the biggest portion of the show--because of a perfect recall as well as other lessons learned in his youth;
7: Burn Notice (USA)--this show has been steadily declining in quality;
6: Epitafios (HBO, Latino);
5: The Closer (TNT)--I think I'll also include Major Crimes, but it's pretty early;
4: Grimm (NBC);
3: Community (NBC);
2: Franklin & Bash (TNT); and
1: The Wire (HBO)--I've only seen a couple episodes, but I'm liking it.


P.S.: Gdh, you also watch Fringe... when do you think Nina Sharp will call in the debt that nobody ever talks about?

Outside of Fight Club at number one, my list is in no particular order.

1: Fight Club;
2: Pulp Fiction;
3: The Batman Trilogy (TDKR almost came out on my birthday, too!);
4: 12 Angry Men;
5: Watchmen;
6: Beverly Hills Cop films;
7: My Cousin Vinny;
8: The Matrix;
9: Minority Report; and
10: Airplane!

It looks like I ordered a accidentally.  Oh well.

Okay, let's see what's happened thus far today!  Accompanying video will be up shortly.

FC vs. 212 on Tranquan:
FC won, 1-0.
http://www.xfire.com/communities/perfectlittleangels/?view#125142019

FC vs. YAK on Dantooine:
FC won, 1-0
http://screenshot.xfire.com/s/125142751-4.jpg
(Players: http://www.xfire.com/communities/perfectlittleangels/?view#125142764)

FC vs. 212 on Bespins:
Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong. There was imbalanced team numbers, there was flaming, there were even two girls making out. Okay, that last thing wouldn't be wrong and didn't happen, but these matches were just... bad.  I don't know if there is a way to describe these matches without borrowing the words of .

Now that they're formally scheduled, I don't think I will be available for any (even though it was highly unlikely to begin with).

212 (attacking) vs. FC (defending)
FC wins, 2-0.

A member of 212, on Echo Base (Map 2) used DT and may have made a false start.  I wasn't able to catch either.  But a forfeit wouldn't change the results of the series.  Also, 212 was a bit late and I don't recall the penalties associated with that.

Game 1:
http://www.xfire.com/video/59e3d1/

Game 2:
http://www.xfire.com/video/59e3d4/

FC (attacking) vs. 212 (defending)
FC wins, 1-0.

Video will be up eventually.  People who watch all of it will see how to defeat FC, but I will give you an early hint: it involves spiking their drink so they fall asleep; they're a juggernaut. (ETA: The sarcasm may be a little hard to detect. This paragraph was intended to be sarcastic.)

Also, a member of 212 (Sammy?) cursed. He had been warned.  Also, Soul and various members of FC got into a little flaming war. Not sure how much of that will be on the video.

Bye!

If you come back in the middle of May, I will upload, if I'm back home in time, a picture of the Giants' World Series Trophy (even though I'm on record as picking the Phillies) for you to 'mire--assuming, of course, that the greatest franchise of all time decides to share again.  Because they gonna win. u mad?

P.S.: Okay, maybe the Dodger's future is looking good.  But remember that the Aubrey Huff looked better in his rally thong (no homo).
P.P.S.: For a Dodger's fan, you're not so bad! Take care!

Quote from: kitfisto15678 on August 07, 2012, 09:56:56 PM
So here are the "rules" for this theoreticall question:
You can only choose one, no "I would keep both" answers.
The idea of this is to see if people like Star Wars better than SWBF or the other way around.
If you choose Star Wars you can NEVER play SWBF or any sequal.
If you choose SWBF you can mod and play any sequal to SWBF but you can NEVER watch a Star Wars movie again, ever. 

This is a "let me think about it" kinda poll. ( I love coming up with polls  ) Put why you choose what you did.

First, I'll answer this question as it was intended: I choose the game, even though I don't play with heavy mods.
Now, I'll troll.

This thread... it's... it's...



Yeah.

You see, this question is impossible to answer.
As it stands, one cannot choose choice two, because that in the game there are clips from the Star Wars movies, which would mean that one would break the clause stating that "[one] can [never] watch a Star Wars movie again, ever" (emphasis removed). [Meta troll comment: If these clips are acceptable, that would mean that we could watch either (i) a series of clips or, if it is acceptable as long as the movie is not in its entirety, (ii) a movie with something edited out.]

Which means that the only option is choice one, which thereby makes this a poll that only a Dodger's fan could come up with. :-)

Quote from: Phobos on August 07, 2012, 11:04:29 PM
I would say game of thrones fits that criteria IMO but that's another subject altogether.

I haven't read, and don't plan on reading any time soon, R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, but I am considering watching the television program... do you think I would miss out or otherwise be unable to follow the series?

Also, just about everything on HBO is fantastic.

Quote from: Oven on August 07, 2012, 11:23:34 AM
I'm fine with this but I would have to talk to the other admins to see who is available. Most likely someone would be online.

I am available all day Friday, for what it's worth.

I, unfortunately, won't be. Also, on the subject of availability, I do not expect to be available the weekend after this.  Of course, if I'm online, I'll be online, but I don't expect to have too much opportunities to be online.  Additionally, my availability on Saturday will also be questionable, but I don't expect anything to prevent me from being available on Sunday.

Yes, I have an idea for a map: Matt Kemp Back On DL. That would be nice. Ah, wishful thinking.