Scarlet Shocker Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 I see a lot of threads about stuff but never a general discussion 3 There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator but only a fraction of people understand that.
FFFF Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 Only one has a dish named after him so therefore he must be the most superior. 1 1
Yomo Kimyata Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 1 minute ago, FFFF said: Only one has a dish named after him so therefore he must be the most superior. Only one has a cocktail named after him. Et tu, Brute? 2 Who run Bartertown?
A Cat Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 Patton is a talented fellow to be sure for developing the tank doctrine for the US in the early days, but with all respect, he doesn't have the achievements to compare to Wellington or Alexander. Some of this may just be an accident if history, where he wasn't handed a theater to display his talents before his death. But history only tells you what happened, not what could have. I'd say there's a power gap between Alexander's career and Wellington. Alexander achieved much more as far as conquests and establishing culture. But the Iron Duke was a much more successful statesman. Again, Alex died more or less still in the conquest phase of things. So perhaps this is unfair. But unless you have a time machine this is the best we have. Napoleon Bonaparte should probably be here replacing one of these guys. He has a lot of success in military and politics. 1
Snarky Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 20 minutes ago, A Cat said: Patton is a talented fellow to be sure for developing the tank doctrine for the US in the early days, but with all respect, he doesn't have the achievements to compare to Wellington or Alexander. Some of this may just be an accident if history, where he wasn't handed a theater to display his talents before his death. But history only tells you what happened, not what could have. I'd say there's a power gap between Alexander's career and Wellington. Alexander achieved much more as far as conquests and establishing culture. But the Iron Duke was a much more successful statesman. Again, Alex died more or less still in the conquest phase of things. So perhaps this is unfair. But unless you have a time machine this is the best we have. Napoleon Bonaparte should probably be here replacing one of these guys. He has a lot of success in military and politics. Napoleon also died a raging alcoholic 3
DougGraves Posted October 4, 2023 Posted October 4, 2023 Patton is massively overrated. He had a superior force against a dwindling foe. He was competent, but his achievements were what you would expect someone in his position to achieve. Wellington was good. But he generally just pulled the same tactic each time and was facing similar armies in every battle. Alexander fought every kind of battle possible at the time. He fought in almost every type of terrain. He fought against greatly varied opponents. He fought with and against small and large armies. Alexander was great. 4 1
UltraAlt Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 Well, Alexander was said to be the Son of Amun Ra. Either by granted title or by actual birth in some stories. So I think the Demigod wins out. 1 If someone posts a reply quoting me and I don't reply, they may be on ignore. (It seems I'm involved with so much at this point that I may not be able to easily retrieve access to all the notifications) Some players know that I have them on ignore and are likely to make posts knowing that is the case. But the fact that I have them on ignore won't stop some of them from bullying and harassing people, because some of them love to do it. There is a group that have banded together to target forum posters they don't like. They think that this behavior is acceptable. Ignore (in the forums) and /ignore (in-game) are tools to improve your gaming experience. Don't feel bad about using them.
Snarky Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, UltraAlt said: \Amun Ra. died a raging alcoholic 4 1
Skyhawke Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 All I'm hearing is we need to elect a raging alcoholic in 2024. 1 1 Sky-Hawke: Rad/WP Brute Alts galore. So...soooo many alts. Originally Pinnacle Server, then Indomitable and now Excelsior
Etched Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, Skyhawke said: All I'm hearing is we need to elect a raging alcoholic in 2024. Nope, not goin there! 😛 That would be a very dangerous place to go. @Etched After all, we know that @Snarky has it in the bag... Blood bag... Body Bag... Snarky '24. A vote for him is a vote to be sucked dry. Down to the last drop.
Major_Decoy Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 13 hours ago, Snarky said: all three died as raging altoholics Look, having two characters doesn't make someone an altoholic. 1
Clave Dark 5 Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 Only one has a nerd stand-up comedian who's appeared in just about everything, somewhere, named after him. Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Scarlet Shocker Posted October 5, 2023 Author Posted October 5, 2023 17 hours ago, Snarky said: a raging alcoholic I can't wait til the Devs release this as a secondary power set! Probably for outta Controllers to begin with, followed maybe by Stalkers There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator but only a fraction of people understand that.
Luminara Posted October 5, 2023 Posted October 5, 2023 Get busy living... or get busy dying. That's goddamn right.
Techwright Posted October 6, 2023 Posted October 6, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 6:48 PM, Snarky said: all three died as raging alcoholics 😕What history book are you looking at? Have you got enough crayons to go with it? 1
Arc-Mage Posted October 6, 2023 Posted October 6, 2023 Patton thought he was one of Alexander’s soldiers through reincarnation. If this is true, Patton literally trained under Alexander. Being constantly offended doesn't mean you're right, it just means you're too narcissistic to tolerate opinions different than your own. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility. Let's Go Crack a Planet.
Snarky Posted October 6, 2023 Posted October 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Techwright said: 😕What history book are you looking at? Have you got enough crayons to go with it? History book? Bah. Ancient vampires know things you mortals have to write half truths to your grandchildren about. 2 1
Greycat Posted October 7, 2023 Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) Alexander's a person. Patton's a tank and can shoot or just run over Alexander. Patton > Alexander. Wellington's a bomber. It can hit Patton well out of Patton's reach. Wellington > Patton. Wellington wins. Edited October 7, 2023 by Greycat Kheldian Lore and Backstory Guide 2.0: HC edition Out to EAT : A look at Epic ATs - what is, could have been, and never was Want 20 merits? Got a couple of minutes? Mini guide to the Combat Attributes window
Techwright Posted October 7, 2023 Posted October 7, 2023 20 hours ago, Greycat said: Alexander's a person. Patton's a tank and can shoot or just run over Alexander. Patton > Alexander. Wellington's a bomber. It can hit Patton well out of Patton's reach. Wellington > Patton. Wellington wins. As a person, Alexander could learn to use a Stinger missile. Alexander > Wellington.
TheOtherTed Posted October 8, 2023 Posted October 8, 2023 Going by his portrait, Wellington seems like he'd be a cuddler.
ThaOGDreamWeaver Posted October 9, 2023 Posted October 9, 2023 Patton has the most Marvel credits (depending on how many Koenigs you count) and also starred in Ratatouille. 1 WAKE UP YA MISCREANTS AND... HEY, GET YOUR OWN DAMN SIGNATURE. Look out for me being generally cool, stylish and funny (delete as applicable) on Excelsior.
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