Corduroy - Pearl Jam
Immortality - Pearl Jam
Life Wasted - Pearl Jam
Go - Pearl Jam
Dissident - Pearl Jam
Brain Of J. - Pearl Jam
Low Light - Pearl Jam
State Of Love And Trust (Unplugged) - Pearl Jam
Black (Unplugged) - Pearl Jam

I'm amidst a phase.

Nothingman - Pearl Jam.

Graduate of Enumerator-Hostile, aka Vector to the power of oh dear lord this is fun.

Edit: Hello to you, Tytanya.  Always a welcome sight.

Zerotolerance wrote:

exsuscito wrote:

Ugh, I really don't.  I don't really frequent any chat service, but if I'm on one, it's MSN.

M$N. Why do you hate me? *Cries.* *Inconsolable.*

MSN's a fairly simple acquisition there, Bucko.

EndlessVoid wrote:

 

Poster from a recital I gave recently.

At first glance, I could've sworn that said rectal.  The picture seemed to fit.

Zerotolerance wrote:

exsuscito wrote:

There's no way to RP noirish things around a thirteen year old yelling "BOOM, HEADSHOT."

I've tried.

 

You need to have AOL Instant Messenger.

Ugh, I really don't.  I don't really frequent any chat service, but if I'm on one, it's MSN.

Syna wrote:

Kybutra wrote:

Insomnia Diversion Forums/Mxomainframe

 

Thrice.

Yasamuu wrote:

Summer Bonus is getting spent on an iPhone

Disowned.

Against my better judgement I may well be giving SWTOR a go, too.

I'll definitely come for a looksee this time.

DE, you've proven to be quite the commodity.  Applause for you.

Zerotolerance wrote:

exsuscito wrote:

Ah, thems the words of disdain.

W4r, code me my noirish Matrixy MMO, please.

We could continue to RP noirish things in Quake Live!

There's no way to RP noirish things around a thirteen year old yelling "BOOM, HEADSHOT."

I've tried.

Zerotolerance wrote:

exsuscito wrote:

Yasamuu wrote:

Zerotolerance wrote:

exsuscito wrote:

I truly don't understand what people are seeing in this game.  The story is hackneyed and the graphics archaic.  The character creation is pretty stunning, but is that really something for which it's worth paying another subscription?

Quote for truth.

 

I got the character creation confused with that of 'APB', so I actually r liar.

I like the direction this is going. If anyone decides to head over to Quake Live, my handle is barcodedmaggot.

It's a free version of Quake 3 Arena with a social networking aspect to it.

Ah, thems the words of disdain.

W4r, code me my noirish Matrixy MMO, please.

Yasamuu wrote:

Zerotolerance wrote:

exsuscito wrote:

I truly don't understand what people are seeing in this game.  The story is hackneyed and the graphics archaic.  The character creation is pretty stunning, but is that really something for which it's worth paying another subscription?

Quote for truth.

 

I got the character creation confused with that of 'APB', so I actually r liar.

Here.

Madbent wrote:

Vector:

Madbent

xMadbentx

Heiku

MadbentxV

Endonesia

Syntax:

MadbentxS

Recursion:

MadbentxR

I know that name.  Where have I seen that name?  It has Merv emanating from it.

Now that's a nostalgic sight.  I needs ta be fixin' ta be hangin' out whitch yo' crew, mang.

For the three seconds I was in SC I do believe it became the greatest faction in the land.

Empirical fact.

I truly don't understand what people are seeing in this game.  The story is hackneyed and the graphics archaic.  The character creation is pretty stunning, but is that really something for which it's worth paying another subscription?

Oh, of course.  I forgot about that.  Shame.

Did it reform?  I'd like to have my alt die in ID.

Omega0 wrote:

Gerik wrote:

GamiSB wrote:

Photoshoped!

I can tell by some of the pixels and having seen quiet a few shops in my time.

 

I'm not sure whether or not you really think I photoshopped that (why the hell would I even want to do that), but if you do, then you should know that I don't even have photoshop.

Just log into Mara and see for yourself.

MarsNova wrote:

exsuscito wrote:

On the back of some travel, in September '10 I will be studying for a degree (finally - I'm the wrong side of 25) in Creative Writing.  Depending on how that goes, I'm considering following it with a Masters.

I've never been a cutthroat career-minded person, so my hopes for a job afterwards involve lofty dreams of becoming a writer, and more realistic goals of freelancing and/or work for non-profit organizations.

Go for writer.  Do something you love atleast try so you can say you atleast tried dont settle for a "realistic" job. 

 

You're absolutely right, and I do plan to pursue writing as a primary goal.  I'm just not leaving it to 'fate' or all those other otherwordly things people believe in to decide for me whilst I sit on my asss scribbling and waiting for it to happen.  Call those 'realistic' jobs my bankroll towards writing.

Thanks for the comment - it's always good to hear it not just from a modest hope, but from someone else, too.

On the back of some travel, in September '10 I will be studying for a degree (finally - I'm the wrong side of 25) in Creative Writing.  Depending on how that goes, I'm considering following it with a Masters.

I've never been a cutthroat career-minded person, so my hopes for a job afterwards involve lofty dreams of becoming a writer, and more realistic goals of freelancing and/or work for non-profit organizations.

A thank you to the following Vectorians, listed in no order:

Saintdaniel: My first captain in my first faction and my first real substantive interaction in the Matrix.  Took me in to the crew Boondock Saints with the faction 'Fight Club' and helped me as much as he could with my first fifty.  To freedom to let go and have fun as I was to building a character and persona, we somehow still found a way to a common middle and a mutual respect.  Saint's good people - a knucklehead with a soft, nougaty centre.

Yasamuu: He's absolutely right when he says that the game and its inhabitants have taught him a lot about himself.  Without any hint of patronisation, I've witnessed a teen go from acting as a teen would in a free realm such as an MMO, all the way to the mature, introspective individual he is today.  Great all-round player, always my first port of call when creating a PvP team (when that rarity occurred), and a firm MxO legend.  Hall of fame status for you, sir.

Walak: The court jester, only less self-referential and more unintentionally hilarious.  Thank you for the tears.

Tonyjaa: From the many, many, many duels in Baldwin to the respectful cease fire we shared in PvP, Tony's the most decent, humble person you'll ever come across on an MMO, and I dare say in real life, too.  A figurehead of the Zionist movement, and unofficial number one martial artist for alarmingly pure consistency in a system of button-mashing randomness.  He represented himself with a poise and grace, never saught admiration, but greatly deserves it.

PBlade: I think we somehow managed to only once cross paths in MxO (on our mains, anyway) but the respect he commanded transcended proximity.  A fine liaison on another server, but his reputation on Vector never once dwindled.  An inspiration in terms of commitment and enthusiasm, and a generally superb character.  Another hall of famer, and MxO legend.

Madbent: I never really got the opportunity to have a conversation with him beyond the usual polite exchange, but my admiration for his steadfast attitude remained.  As solid a Zion leader as you'll ever come across, and head of the finest faction Zion has ever produced (on any server).  If only I would've gathered the inclination for a Zion alt, I could undoubtedly say that I had a great time PvP'ing alongside him.  In that regard, however, I thoroughly enjoyed going against him.

Angelistico: The name will mean nothing to many of you, but to me he provided an outlet for my many philosophical meanderings, and a reliable as all hel1 back up in PvP.  Conducted himself with honour, and was was secretly a fantastic martial artist.  I enjoyed knowing him.

ILLFACE: Regardless of the many, many harsh words people have to say against him, he played the game exactly as it should have been played - with relentless fun and enthusiasm.  My time in Trinity was some of the best times I had on Vector, and to hear him laugh and joke about something completely different on Vent whilst 'enemies' on MxO were cursing his first born was a real lesson in not taking anything seriously.  He was one of the first to get behind me when I switched to machine (from any org), and it was greatly appreciated.

Des/Apos: Yes, you come as a pair.  Like ILL, they played the game strictly for fun and kicks.  Loved toying back and forth with them whilst Sniper Squad was going on and I was still a Zionist, and loved watching them grow into the baddest and best cypherite faction around.  Great guys, and a shame I couldn't have spent some more time with them.  

To be continued...

Bayamos wrote:

If you liked 1984 you'll probably like Brave New World.

I adore 1984, but never could get into Brave New World.  I still haven't finished it.

In other news - new Chuck Palahniuk in three days.  Much fervoured anticipation.

Intriguing, which is no mean feat with selective prose.

Herpes.

groin area of

James is undoubtedly talented, but a lot of his game is derived from his physical gifts.  There's never been a player with equal speed + height + power as he, so he should be making slashing cuts to the basket and getting easy dunks.

Jordan played in a different time, with slightly but significantly different rules, and in a world where having a franchise centre was paramount.

At the end of the day, they should stop with the comparisons and judge each player on their own merit.  Except for Kobe, because he's just downright irritating.

TonyJaa wrote:

Hydrazine wrote:

If you don't know by now, I played the Cypherite Liaison, exivy. 

One day I got an email in-game from recursion.rarebit and I was like, ????  It said "You've got a certain "CONFIDENTIAL" forum PM from me.  If you could read that and get back to me via PM, that would be great.  And don't mention this to anyone else--you'll see why once you've read it. =P"

I checked it and couldn't believe what I was reading.

I was part of the new 2.0 but arrived about a week after everyone else.  I really wanted an EPN position because I knew I could play that role well, but they were all taken.  I only told Sputteh that I was in LESIG, because we live together.  She ended up in LESIG also, so it all worked out anyway!

I decided to be a Recursion Cypherite! the complete opposite of what I knew!  Viraconrida was still in the crew and gave me a few tips before she vanished and the other Recursion Cyph never made an appearance.  So, I had all the Cypherites to myself! woot!  Eventually, I was the only active liaison for the cyph's and machines on recursion so I tried to involve the machines in as much as I could so they could feel loved too.  Kerevola helped me out a lot, though, and I appreciate her very much. 

So, I got to enjoy NightTrace's thoughts on many many issues  and I tried to keep everyone from being bored at Camon Central.  NT and I actually got along very well.  He had a point of view many didn't understand but I could see it. 

I ended up getting some partners in crime - Rejex and Stanten, and they were great.  They passed me up in leveling and both hit 50 before me!  I think we are the only org on all 3 servers to have all 3 liaisons at 50, plus Kerevola was 50 too.  Stanten turned into the leader of our crew.  He had great ideas and the time and energy to put into his character, even farmed Rejex and I patcher's bandana.  He was like XIV's big brother.

I had decided to give exivy a french background and brushed up on some of the language and had a good chat with an actual frenchy while we were running missions. I think goligoth might remember that lol.  She was friendly to most but liked to slap faces too.  Fenshy (fenshire) and I had a weird relationship that started when he invited me to his bachelor party, which was all zion, and I got naidian to come and she was all stiff agent and I was being crazy, having fun. Ever since then, fenshy always asks me to rejoin zion  and we have good banter.  Something else I remember was that I named ChloeAnne's perpetual orb, sudapop. Rarebit had named the bad guy for that event, Suda, and I made fun of it all night in crew chat.  Then when Chloe got the perp, she wanted to name it and I threw out sudapop and it stuck! There was Ebola, who stayed Cyph through thick and thin, a real trooper and not just an alt that logged on for events.  Merchant was my missioning buddy and seemed to always be on when I was.  I appreciate his help very much, since we weren't suppose to ask for it.  Atlasts is a sweetheart and I could always count on her.  Maybe I shouldnt name names but I think I did pretty good not showing favoritism to anyone.  We were a small group so I knew the entire organization pretty well.  I interacted with anyone that wanted to interact with me.  I really was in it to give the players an enjoyable time because I remember how much I enjoyed interacting with Keterina.  Thanks ManicV for your job with Ket, you left too soon but gave us a good villian with Systematica.

I have many fond memories with XIV and I had a lot of fun helping you all have fun.  I hope that I did a decent job, I wish that I had had more time back then to develop her character more and come up with some good side stories.  Hindsight is always 20/20.  I wish it could last much longer, as we had more ideas and more fun times planned. But, in the words of Trucidos, "It is what it is."

Thank you for everything.  Its been a great ride and I doubt I will ever have the chance to do something like this again in a game.  It was a truly unique experience in which I am greatful.

~ XIV ~

So the best Vector Liaison was Manic!Congratulations to you sir..You deserve it!

 

No, no, something got lost there along the way.  You really don't know who Systematica is, Tony?  I thought it was one of those things where everyone knew but the person in question never acknowledged it. 

Well, I won't spoil it for you.

Trust SD to be looking the other way when they close the gates. 

Moron.

I find absolutely nothing about this game interesting.

Shrug.

JEasy wrote:

At this time he will be crowned "The Next Michael Jordan".

By a misguided media and a few sycophantic fans, perhaps.  Justified?  No.

I didn't put idiots on ignore, it was always more entertaining to read their vitriolic bile in full.  I did have a few annoying people on ignore, though.  Those who ran long or/and brightly coloured macros in area chat, all the time.

All kidding aside, I would go if I had the spare cash.  A last hurrah would be fitting, me thinks.

Whilst I don't have a team as such, I have always rooted for the Suns.  Seeing as though that's a fruitless task for a good few years yet, I'm going with the Magic.  I just can't stand the Lakers at all.

Magic in six, with a Howard lob to win it all at the buzzer.

As 2.7 of you know, I drifted away from Vector in my final months.  I had grown tired of the facsimilied pan-seared macho bullshiit, and my old age saw me favouring Syntax where I could engage in actual con.ver.sa.tion (Kon-ver-sey shuh n) without having to watch my asss quite so much, be given confusing nicknames, or downright hated by those who really should seek alternative, calmer entertainment.  In hindsight, I think those were the initial signs that I was a little burned out, with PvP, at least.

However, Vector was my home server, and I will forever hold it in high regard.  I had genuinely, genyouwinelee fun nights in the Megacity with some genuinely good people.  I may well wrap this up and write a list of those who I feel are worthy of spotlight.  Most of those good people know who they are - I didn't make a habit of putting myself around a whole bunch, so the circles I ran in were somewhat lacking in radial girth.

As mushy and nostalgic these final posts will invariably be, I see even more reason now to not sugarcoat.  I never once gave the time of day to many of you, but many, many more of you made an impression which was never vocalised, but supremely and internally heralded.  Thank you to those individuals for making my playing experience what it was, however your impact was felt.  I suppose to cauterise the wound of those I was disinclined to mix with - my experience wouldn;t have been as rich without you all providing some perspective.  So thanks to yous, too.

Particular battles and occasions escape me, but the residual fondness for the server where I first walked the streets, remains.

Well done, we created quite a community (and not quite the confederacy of dunces the other servers would like to believe).

exsuscito/Chinatsu/Matt

Perhaps not.

Oh, how I'll miss you, forums.

Why I never had an alt in this faction, I'll never know.