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09 Oct 2024, 9:07pm

Well, when it is about an unspecified user, it could be anybody.

And the Far God knows I’ve managed to ‘unsettle’ a few people with the inordinary (and rather weird) thing I have going with my character.

10 Oct 2024, 6:34am

Kasumi GotoWell, when it is about an unspecified user, it could be anybody.

And the Far God knows I’ve managed to ‘unsettle’ a few people with the inordinary (and rather weird) thing I have going with my character.

No worries, I would not dare ghost the Master Thief herself

10 Oct 2024, 3:42pm

There’s not much thieving to be done with that body… not without a significant effort, anyway.

And while that may be the namesake for the second name/alias, there are not many thieving tendencies to be found at this time… well, except for data that isn’t behind the galaxy’s most secure firewall.

10 Oct 2024, 5:24pm

Kasumi Gotowell, except for data that isn’t behind the galaxy’s most secure firewall.

Back in my other live, people knew me as V. And I breached the most secure firewall ever to be created. Well, tbf I had a little help from... a friend. A ghost. A rockerboy legend. If you feel like it, swing by "Night City" (TNM-NTM), drinks are on me and we share some edgerunner stories!

10 Oct 2024, 5:38pm

Yeah, thanks, but I've got my own sneak-away spot already. I'm also not much a person for parties or drinks.

Yes, I know, I'm boring. But not much I can change about that.

21 Oct 2024, 8:01pm

Because I was watching CitizenCon a bit: is anyone of you playing (or has been playing) Star Citizen? Are you following that game? I find it fascinating to see how a lot of ED YouTubers went "over there" the past couple of years, praising it as the better space sim, but somehow it's just a shell of a game wrapped in a lot of promises. Don't get me wrong, some of the technology is fascinating but it feels more like a demo than a real thing. Anyway, I guess I'm just happy that ED is a proper game AND gets further development (for a fair price as well).

21 Oct 2024, 8:24pm

I used to consider it, but the stories of elevators killing you and yoinking you into the void, invisible objects to crash into and explode your ship, plus known server crashing issues and whatnot... well, it's not made me want to try, really. Plus, stupidly expensive ship sales and some of them are forcibly designed to be used by a "crew" (with, apparently, NPCs deliberately worse than players, though I wouldn't know how much or if that even exists in the game as a functionality yet).

I know there's some gameplay foundations behind it, and the visuals do look good (the framerates, not so much, I hear), but... ehhh. I'll continue to watch from a distance and if it does ever make it to a 1.0 release while being a stable experience - then maybe.

27 Oct 2024, 9:26am

Are there any fans of Grand Admiral Thrawn (known as Papa Smurf to a friend of mine) here? And if you, have you checked the new SW canon novels e.g. the Ascendancy trilogy (my absolute favorite)?

I was always wondering how something like the Chiss Ascendancy, maybe as long lost human offshoot in a far away part of the galaxy (maybe early exploration ships?), with significant cultural and biological differences to the humans in the bubble, could impact the story in ED. Like a half-human, half-alien superpower, with new ships, new technologies, new game activities.

31 Oct 2024, 5:48pm

Kasumi Goto...

B. Why is this even relevant? Sure, the namesake is a character from a different franchise (who is also not a psycho, thus you are showing your ignorance on the subject matter), but that doesn't mean they are automatically connected. The name has roleplay significance instead.

I was just curious. If you borrow a name and the character, I thought LARP'ers try to look the part.
Also, have you ever met an actual criminal who is not a psycho? (The loser is usually hidden under few thick layers of BS)

Here is a funny story from RL. There was I guy who was really successful. Had everything he needed. Got bored, started moving drugs in massive quantity just to see how far can he get. Made and kept millions. Ended up in a slammer, of course. You know what was the hardest part in prison for him in those few years? Being surrounded by absolute morons and sociopaths aka total losers.

Post edited/moved by: Artie, 01 Nov 2024, 12:19pm

Meowers

31 Oct 2024, 7:46pm

AHAlso, have you ever met an actual criminal who is not a psycho? (The loser is usually hidden under few thick layers of BS)

Here is a funny story from RL.

Not everyone on here is a mum's basement dweller. Otherwise, nice flex, bro.

Post edited/moved by: Artie, 01 Nov 2024, 12:19pm

31 Oct 2024, 8:40pm

AHblah blah

No I haven't met any criminals in real life and it's totally beside the point at that because it is a fictional character you're talking about.

And evidently have not the slightest clue of because you haven't played Mass Effect and have no idea about the nuances of the character you so happily make assumptions about. And there is a point to be made you should have a clue what you're on about before opening your mouth, although that seems to interest you less than trying to make snarky remarks to get on people's nerves when they've done nothing to warrant it.

Post edited/moved by: Artie, 01 Nov 2024, 12:19pm

31 Oct 2024, 9:05pm