Fledgling Fyora windage Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 When I first started playing GF, I noticed the "splashing" death and thought "My guts just spilled on the ground. Cool." Then I realized that it was all my items falling to the ground, ownerless. Not quite as cool, but still my preferred way to die, compared to the "flashing grunt." I guess it all depends on exactly when the shutter clicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 We had something like this before, though admittedly it was a while ago. Last time, this was directed primarily at real-life death and as an afterthought at PC death. Since I didn't post in the other topic 3 1/2 years ago, and it's been some time since I played, here's what I think about RL death. Also since I realized only after the fact that this was in the GF forum, not in General. ------ At the risk of sounding cheesy I'd have to say that my favorite kind of death would be in some act of heroism. Selfish reasons, really. It should ensure I a) feel tremendously good about myself just before it ends, I will be remembered as a kind of larger-than-life altruist super-hero, and c) if there does turn out to be an afterlife based on moral behavior, I could score a few last-minute points that make up for all the liberalism and the wanking. Er. Failing that, I'd like something that I can see some time away, giving me time to sort through my stuff and also the opportunity to enjoy every remaining second of my life more consciously than ever before. Worst way I could imagine is a sudden, unexpected death that would leave all my cluttered affairs, unfinished projects, unfulfilled dreams behind. And that's my portion of gruesome for today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk MagmaDragoon Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Sirrus:...And that's my portion of gruesome for today. That is my favourite way to die. Crumble down and became gruesome! ... I watch too much FMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Death itself is not gruesome. It's the cause of death that can destroy appetites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Originally by Arancaytar: Quote: Also since I realized only after the fact that this was in the GF forum, not in General. Why don't you start a topic on death in General so that we can have a lively debate? Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Slippery Salomon Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Dikiyoba:Why don't you start a topic on death in General so that we can have a lively debate? Dikiyoba. There is no ownership amongst topics. You start it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Let's make Tyranicus do it. He probably has a lot to say on the subject. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Zeviz Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 The next thing you know, we'll be forming an exploratory committee to research the approaches towards selecting the most suitable venue for appointing the designated official, or at least authorized, topic starter with the limited privileges of opening up the discussion of the topic in question in the venue agreed upon in prior deliberations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Slippery Salomon Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Zeviz:The next thing you know, we'll be forming an exploratory comittee to research the approaches towards selecting the most suitable venue for appointing the designated official, or at least authorized, topic starter with the limited priveliges of opening up the discussion of the topic in question in the venue agreed upon in prior deliberations. Could we at least arrange a time or a place of the exploratory committee (drawn up of representative duly elected members of both the community at large and district representatives, as well as community ex patria) meetings so that the damn notice can get approved by the memorandum committee for disbursement to our various printing outsourcers for proposals? On that note, has anyone seen the RFP guidelines? I know they were/are/will be in the RW library at some point. I'm just not sure when. Edit - It was a tense time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Emperor Tullegolar Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I think my favorite way for Salmon to die would be dumping him in the middle of the Sahara Desert and watch as his eyes slowly dry out of their sockets, all the while treating myself to sushi and fresh water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Archaeolagent Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Clearly Salmon will die of food poisoning from tainted spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 It's not how you die so much as the mess you leave behind for others. No neat little pile of treasure to be looted. Good luck getting the committee together since you will also have to agree upon the agenda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk MagmaDragoon Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Emperor Tullegolar:I think my favorite way for Salmon to die would be dumping him in the middle of the Sahara Desert and watch as his eyes slowly dry out of their sockets, all the while treating myself to sushi and fresh water. Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Sirrus:At the risk of sounding cheesy I'd have to say that my favorite kind of death would be in some act of heroism. Selfish reasons, really. It should ensure I a) feel tremendously good about myself just before it ends Unless you die attempting to save someone from a burning building, in which case you'll just feel as if you're on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Or if part of the building falls upon you, you'll just feel crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Dikiyoba's favorite way to die in the games is when you make your fyora attack your character right after they used the Geneforge, because it makes no sense whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Emperor Tullegolar Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Is it just me or didn't Exile have far more violent sound effects? I seem to remember when your entire party died in Exile III, it makes a sound as if you were all being ripped apart by monsters. That was my favorite way to die. In Geneforge? Misusing a geneforge is the best way to die, of course. What can I say, I like excessive violence. It's the American way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Slippery Salomon Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Sirrus:And that's my portion of gruesome for today. Speaking of the grue, zork 1 and zork 2 can be found here with all the rest of the junk I upload to the cloud. Windows only, although a wiki hunt will land you in Macompatible lands. As for the other question, my party is likely to die because I don't pay close attention to their health. Me? Senselessly and dramatically. Likely from falling or drowning, is isn't drowning just slow motion falling? Without screams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 -X- would like to die invading Canada. Assassinated in his sleep, just what those cowards would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 What's with your obsession of invading Canada? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Emperor Tullegolar Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Manifest Destiny of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Naturally, but why Canada? Why not some other country that's actually committed a major crime against us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Emperor Tullegolar Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Look, it all boils down to delicious oil reserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 But Canada doesn't have that much oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk John S Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 That's what they want you to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Pope John XX:That's what they want you to think. How do you know that? EDIT: And thus, with the passing to the new page, so ends the legacy of the cheesy one-line posts. And now... a moment of silence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Actually the Canadian tar sands are an even larger reserve of oil than Saudi Arabia. The extraction isn't as easy, but they are doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 But if you invaded now, you wouldn't be able to get that oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Emperor Tullegolar Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 The list of countries with the highest oil reserves and the list of countries America intends to invade are practically the same thing. Saudi Arabia is a close ally/Bush's-personal-friends so we won't be invading them any time soon. Guess who's next on the list ? It's only a matter of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Fort Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 That's a cynical jump. Anyway, the most important aspect for me about how to die is how people will view your death afterward. Whatever would make me famous would be the best way to go. I would prefer to be known for a heroic act, but dying while doing a very sinister activity is better than not being known at all. At the top of my list would probably be intentionally killing myself with a grenade as a last resort in order to kill terrorists and foil their plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Garrison:That's a cynical jump. But not unlikely. The connection between oil and the war on terror is disturbingly close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Aequitas Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Quite. Iraq has, what, 53.1 billion barrels of oil in reserve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Dominator52:Quite. Iraq has, what, 53.1 billion barrels of oil in reserve? That's what the U.S administration WANT you to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I'll tell you how I don't want to die, of boredom while reading this thread. The oil industry has the president in its pocket and Cheney to pull the strings. Can we move on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Emperor Tullegolar Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Hmm. I wonder how much oil indeterminate state has... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 That would be telling. Besides The Simpsons last Sunday showed what happens when you try to invade against a determined civilian population that doesn't want to be occupied. You will be met with subversive resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Sirrus: At the risk of sounding cheesy I'd have to say that my favorite kind of death would be in some act of heroism. Selfish reasons, really. It should ensure I a) feel tremendously good about myself just before it ends, I will be remembered as a kind of larger-than-life altruist super-hero, and c) if there does turn out to be an afterlife based on moral behavior, I could score a few last-minute points that make up for all the liberalism and the wanking. Thank you for that image, Aran. I really needed to know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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