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  1. Ars Nova
    .5% ENCOUNTER RATE!!

    CATCH DIS MMMMOTHAFUCKAAAA

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    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  2. Ars Nova
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    What?

    Ok yeah probably but mocking is r00d
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  3. Ars Nova
    No seriously

    Even in FL it only gets up to the early 100's at the worst

    Like I'm reeeeally close to calling B.S. but it's Boosa and there are hotter places in the world
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  4. Ars Nova
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    What?

    That first one's just Amaury, tho
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  5. Ars Nova
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    What?

    [✓] First Call-Out
    [✓] First Conversation Like Only One Person Understands

    Damn this dude's knockin' shit out left and right
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  6. Ars Nova
    Myth. Selling easier is more like it. It's not a long-term strategy.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    whoa

    EYO GO TALK ABOUT BOINKING LITTLE BOYS IN PMS WHERE THAT SHIT BELONGS THIS AIN'T THE PLACE
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  8. Ars Nova
    ...

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    You really aren't.

    Not to mention you're just plain wrong :v Pattern recognition is a perfectly acceptable, malleable, and entertaining form of difficulty, and nearly every game is fundamentally based on it in some way, including the two you're attempting to contrast. You learn what actions lead to what reactions, you are faced with a situation where certain reactions are desirable and certain others are not, and you use your knowledge to achieve the desired reaction. Where skill enters the equation is in actions which must be practiced to be executed precisely, which includes fighting, platforming, and plenty of other things.

    tl;dr a ninja slicing dudes in half is a lot more similar to a duck jumping on platforms than you seem to think
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  9. Ars Nova
    eh wot

    E: Hooray I won a thing I'll never use

    LEAST I KEPT IT FROM THOSE LIMEY UK DUNKSACKS, RIGHT BOYS?
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  10. Ars Nova
    ALL OF YOU CAN SUCK MY DICK

    EXCEPT SAX SHE'S COOL

    I mean she's welcome to suck my dick but only if she wants-*brick'd*

    Artist won't do you any good, it's private. Had to nab it off the Tumbles. But here's the full thing.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  11. Ars Nova
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    whoa

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    Yo what Wolf posted

    Is this real life

    ay gurl how u
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  12. Ars Nova
    I think several of the worlds have introductions like this. Halloween Town's is just the longest and most intricate. So yes, it could've easily come from a prototype, but I don't think I would've preferred it for a walkaround theme unless it were significantly fleshed out. It probably just sounds better because it hasn't been heard for as long.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX
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    No the Ven vs. Hook battle was "Learn how to block, scrub"
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
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    o/[​IMG]\o
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 18, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  15. Ars Nova
    o7 Miss ya bro, best wishes for the week
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 17, 2013 in forum: Departure Hall
  16. Ars Nova
    MAH DOGG o/
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 17, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  17. Ars Nova
    Did you find the secret hiding spot where she physically can't reach you
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 17, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone
  18. Ars Nova
    The word filter as I understand it exists as a warning. Bypassing those words should be done sparingly or in sections less likely to reach the public eye. Not to mention, a word filter that cannot be bypassed hampers civil discourse about or using the filtered words. If I want to discuss the social and cultural effects of the word 'nigger', for example, yes it's a harmful word but it should be accepted by any rational mind that it must be said eventually to be discussed; it's possible to live in a world without it, but it's not practical. That said, the filter also serves as a barrier to entry that prevents any ignorant jerk from signing up and immediately flooding the boards with hate speech. In other words, a sensible person shouldn't even know it's there, but that doesn't mean it's not doing its job. Some rules prevent, some merely deter.

    Also, the system isn't weak just because it doesn't account for every word. We just need to discuss the words that are filtered and inform the staff when someone discovers a word that probably should be filtered but isn't. I will say that it can be indiscrete in the case of words with multiple meanings, e.g. kinda hard to talk about the Chronicles of Riddick when 'dick' is censored. But again, that could be bypassed.

    In my experience the only true abuse of word filter bypass is in the Spamzone, where the rules are far more lax. The Spamzone also makes clear this lax attitude from first entry, and it is where most people first learn how to bypass the filter, so it has become a sort of cultural benchmark there. This is how it should be, if you ask me; it's a section frequented only by a core group that knows the risks, mostly unknown to casual passersby.

    The fact that the word filter does not hamper discussion between those who are conservative in their cussing and smart enough to use discretion is an aspect I like and wish to keep about the current word filter. Basically, if you're stupid enough to bump into it, you probably don't need to be saying those words; and if you're smart enough to bypass it but dumb enough to abuse that knowledge, you get burned. Otherwise, people are not adversely affected. To sacrifice that would be an unacceptable step backward, but any system that improves upon what exists without eliminating that aspect is fine by me.

    My only gripes with the current system are the lack of coverage for certain words—Though the exact words escape me right now, so I'm no help at anything lol—and disproportionate distribution of warns over issues of offensive language in the past. I'd like to see the rules written more clearly, even though that may not solve the problem so much as change the dimensions of it. It's at least a step in the right direction.

    I'd rather the asterisks. They're jarring and ugly, which is exactly what they should be, because that discourages people from cussing. Replacement words will just make people laugh or warp the forum's perception of those words, and then they will be abused to the breaking point. See: SomethingAwful, 4chan, Pogo and every site like it, etc. Also, in cases where you mean to discretely bypass the word filter, a word replacement would make it harder to find the filtered word and correct the mistake.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 17, 2013 in forum: Feedback & Assistance
  19. Ars Nova
    1. WHAT DO YOU THINK MY IMPRESSIONS ARE OF YOU*? CURVEBALL
    2. What's it like to be a Tumblr Celebrity™
    3. If you could master any skill right now, excluding ones you currently practice, what would it be?
    4. Can you recommend any healthy foods besides vegetables or weird-tasting fruit?
    5. Are you excited for anything right now?

    *If you're confuzzled then just treat this like a normal impressions question
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 17, 2013 in forum: The Playground
  20. Ars Nova
    Nah, allies can't finish off bosses. It requires an attack with a special property, which only Sora has. Maybe a stray lightning bolt caught 'im or something.
    Post by: Ars Nova, Aug 17, 2013 in forum: The Spam Zone