Scarlet Shocker Posted October 7 Posted October 7 I'm painfully aware of the emotions this might arouse in some of our community. I'm also aware that we can deal with being a bit tongue in cheek and we are stronger with what unites us than divides us. I don't want this thread to get political but I saw this in the Guardian (Sunday 6th Oct) and I gawped. Whilst I have never knowingly eaten tofu, and I'm unclear of what constitutes the "wokerati" I do read the Grauniad for my regular daily news and I saw this and thought of... well, actually us. It's not about partisanship other than about which side of the login screen for me. But to see City of villains (they should have given it a capital V) in a major news publication was... a bit surprising. And pleasing. We know City of Villains is the underdog. But it struck me that maybe one thing politics forgot is its people, and I hope sincerely that you all keep reading this - because there is a message here. City of Heroes/Villains still exists because of love. Love of our game our community and some of our original developers. Some people showed so much love that our game escaped into the wild and we now have a beautiful thing because some rules were broken and people power held sway over corporate interests. Communities will come together and find a way, given the opportunity and time. It won't always be a lovely garden filled with roses and kittens and there are bumps along the way. But the message is clear - we're ultimately all on the same time and we need to think more about one another than we currently do. Yeah sorry I guess I couldn't help but pontificate but I did want to share our home up in lights so please be kind to one another even when you disagree and take care of them as well as you and #ibtl 1 There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator but only a fraction of people understand that.
lemming Posted October 7 Posted October 7 What's the percentage of purse snatchers in Paragon compared to the Rogue Isles? 3
Yomo Kimyata Posted October 7 Posted October 7 1 hour ago, Scarlet Shocker said: Communities will come together and find a way, given the opportunity and time. It won't always be a lovely garden filled with roses and kittens and there are bumps along the way. But the message is clear - we're ultimately all on the same time and we need to think more about one another than we currently do. Yeah sorry I guess I couldn't help but pontificate but I did want to share our home up in lights so please be kind to one another even when you disagree and take care of them as well as you and #ibtl I hear you, and wanted to say so before this thread is imminently locked. 2 1 Who run Bartertown?
Scarlet Shocker Posted October 7 Author Posted October 7 1 hour ago, lemming said: What's the percentage of purse snatchers in Paragon compared to the Rogue Isles? That's actually a very interesting question. I guess it's equally mirrored in the RIP accosting innocent bystanders for no obvious reasons. At least the obvious purse snatcher is obvious but the cop can always claim "Police Business, step back!" and do what he wilt (which in the real world has had dreadful consequences. I cite Wayne Couzens for the most grotesque example - an evil evil despicable scumbag hiding behind his badge to do terrible things is something that was all fear and in that case came to pass.) RIP is always more deadly. Most Purse Snatchers are impoverished which is why they do what they do. It's not a justification it just is what it is. There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator but only a fraction of people understand that.
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