Captain Foo posted:

what the gently caress is all this words

Ferrinus posted:

How often is it that I actually show up on the Exalted community to make a comment anymore? Let me talk about Third Edition.

First of all, if when you were eight years old your parents told you that you were moving out of the cramped apartment that had shady electrical systems and rats in the walls to a beautiful single-family home with friendly neighbors who bring you pumpkin pies every weekend, and you cried and whined and screamed and they had to drag you out of the house while you held onto the rotten couch that smells like cat urine, and you have NOT matured beyond this point in your life, you might not like Third Edition.

Second of all, if you are the sort of person who cannot accept change to any extent, to the level where you keep a white shirt covered in holes and spaghetti stains and upon receiving a fresh pack of new white shirts from family on Christmas, throw the new shirts aside because you're used to the old ratty thing that you had previously, you might not like Third Edition.

Third of all, if you do not like engaging roleplaying games that are interactive, where you and friends design fictional heroes who are placed in a world filled with both wonder and danger, where-in you proceed to make what you will of that world be it saving the day while riding in on a horse plated with golden armor or manipulating people from the shadows to dominate it, wielding superpowers derived from the most powerful gods in existence, then you might not like Third Edition.

I see a lot of people griping about mechanics, and it just needs to stop. The change from First Edition to Second Edition was like upgrading from your old Playstation 2 to a Playstation 3. Some stuff was different, and at first you might not have seen the reason to upgrade at all, but gradually you noticed the Playstation 3 had better graphics and more modern games. Playstation 2 remained dear in your heart, but hey you could play some Playstation 3.

Third Edition is not the Playstation 4 to Second Edition's Playstation 3. When you start Third Edition you are put onto a rocketship which blasts you to the moon, where you participate in a virtual reality cyber game in a high-tech futuristic battlefield that pits intellect, skill, and courage against your enemies. You control the living avatars of your game with your very mind due to the updated hardware, and you see gaming taken to an entirely new level, and you're on the moon.

If you really liked having to just hold a controller, don't want to see new virtual reality games, are afraid of progress and the future, then fine. Play your Playstation 2 and Playstation 3. I'm not taking them from you. John Mørke isn't taking it from you. And if you want to ride that rocketship, you can bring your old gaming systems with you if you want to. But by the time you get up there, many you won't care about those things anymore.

I see too much emphasis being placed on the mechanics. But lets be real, there are lots of different roleplaying systems and they have lots of different takes on how combat plays out. Exalted Third Edition is not doing the nasty, boring, unfun things that previous editions did. But it is not going to be Warhammer 40K Roleplay, or Dungeons and Dragons, or GURPS. It's still Exalted. If you don't like Exalted, then hey don't ride this rocketship. But if you did like Exalted in previous editions, just not covered with vomit and cow feces, then you'll love Third Edition's approach.

Let me finish off by saying this. I've known Mørke for years now, and he's not stupid. He's not selling you just some mechanics. The combat is the corn to the fabulous, juicy steak that he's cooking up. Now personally, I like corn. I like it buttery and with a bit of pepper, and John knows how to make some drat good corn. But I'm not on this rocketship for the corn, and you shouldn't be either. It's the juicy steak that is there that you want. Exalted is a Storytelling game, and that storytelling and setting is that wonderful steak. If you only want to eat corn, or the corn is all you care about, then I can't help it if you feel unsatisfied. But if you take even a bite of this steak, you'll remember that the corn was only a side dish.

Ferrinus posted:

How often is it that I actually show up on the Exalted community to make a comment anymore? Let me talk about Third Edition.

First of all, if when you were eight years old your parents told you that you were moving out of the cramped apartment that had shady electrical systems and rats in the walls to a beautiful single-family home with friendly neighbors who bring you pumpkin pies every weekend, and you cried and whined and screamed and they had to drag you out of the house while you held onto the rotten couch that smells like cat urine, and you have NOT matured beyond this point in your life, you might not like Third Edition.

Second of all, if you are the sort of person who cannot accept change to any extent, to the level where you keep a white shirt covered in holes and spaghetti stains and upon receiving a fresh pack of new white shirts from family on Christmas, throw the new shirts aside because you're used to the old ratty thing that you had previously, you might not like Third Edition.

Third of all, if you do not like engaging roleplaying games that are interactive, where you and friends design fictional heroes who are placed in a world filled with both wonder and danger, where-in you proceed to make what you will of that world be it saving the day while riding in on a horse plated with golden armor or manipulating people from the shadows to dominate it, wielding superpowers derived from the most powerful gods in existence, then you might not like Third Edition.

I see a lot of people griping about mechanics, and it just needs to stop. The change from First Edition to Second Edition was like upgrading from your old Playstation 2 to a Playstation 3. Some stuff was different, and at first you might not have seen the reason to upgrade at all, but gradually you noticed the Playstation 3 had better graphics and more modern games. Playstation 2 remained dear in your heart, but hey you could play some Playstation 3.

Third Edition is not the Playstation 4 to Second Edition's Playstation 3. When you start Third Edition you are put onto a rocketship which blasts you to the moon, where you participate in a virtual reality cyber game in a high-tech futuristic battlefield that pits intellect, skill, and courage against your enemies. You control the living avatars of your game with your very mind due to the updated hardware, and you see gaming taken to an entirely new level, and you're on the moon.

If you really liked having to just hold a controller, don't want to see new virtual reality games, are afraid of progress and the future, then fine. Play your Playstation 2 and Playstation 3. I'm not taking them from you. John Mørke isn't taking it from you. And if you want to ride that rocketship, you can bring your old gaming systems with you if you want to. But by the time you get up there, many you won't care about those things anymore.

I see too much emphasis being placed on the mechanics. But lets be real, there are lots of different roleplaying systems and they have lots of different takes on how combat plays out. Exalted Third Edition is not doing the nasty, boring, unfun things that previous editions did. But it is not going to be Warhammer 40K Roleplay, or Dungeons and Dragons, or GURPS. It's still Exalted. If you don't like Exalted, then hey don't ride this rocketship. But if you did like Exalted in previous editions, just not covered with vomit and cow feces, then you'll love Third Edition's approach.

Let me finish off by saying this. I've known Mørke for years now, and he's not stupid. He's not selling you just some mechanics. The combat is the corn to the fabulous, juicy steak that he's cooking up. Now personally, I like corn. I like it buttery and with a bit of pepper, and John knows how to make some drat good corn. But I'm not on this rocketship for the corn, and you shouldn't be either. It's the juicy steak that is there that you want. Exalted is a Storytelling game, and that storytelling and setting is that wonderful steak. If you only want to eat corn, or the corn is all you care about, then I can't help it if you feel unsatisfied. But if you take even a bite of this steak, you'll remember that the corn was only a side dish.

Ferrinus posted:

Sadly I can't talk detail about how mechanics work, or give any specific examples. I can only do is dance like a little birdie around the issues. I mean, even if I said that Exalted Third Edition got rid of all dice rolling in favor of flipping coins, it wouldn't make sense unless there was some context behind it.

Exalted Third Edition is a great setting that draws on your old loves, but will ultimately help you find new loves too. It's an epic world designed to evoke imaginative storytelling where you have fun times playing make-believe with your superheroes. The mechanics of the game literally just enhance your ability to do that.

Hey if you decided to make up your mind about this game before you've seen anything about it, then I'm not going to change your mind. What I can say is that if you are excited for Third Edition, your excitement is well placed and you won't be disappointed. If you're on the fence, then all I can say is that this that Mørke will deliver, but it won't be done with a forum post. It's going to be done with a quality product, so be patient and see what it has to offer.

Ferrinus posted:

Let me finish off by saying this. I've known Mørke for years now, and he's not stupid. He's not selling you just some mechanics. The combat is the corn to the fabulous, juicy steak that he's cooking up. Now personally, I like corn. I like it buttery and with a bit of pepper, and John knows how to make some drat good corn. But I'm not on this rocketship for the corn, and you shouldn't be either. It's the juicy steak that is there that you want. Exalted is a Storytelling game, and that storytelling and setting is that wonderful steak. If you only want to eat corn, or the corn is all you care about, then I can't help it if you feel unsatisfied. But if you take even a bite of this steak, you'll remember that the corn was only a side dish.

Ryoshi posted:

Someone give me some context for this so I know if I should be laughing or afraid for Fenris's sanity.

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

Froghammer posted:

My FLGS has long-since banned Yu-Gi-Oh of all stripes for precisely this reason. Something about it just attracts the worst sort of manchildren.

Ferrinus posted:

I do understand. It's December and your parents put the Christmas tree up, and you want to see the presents. Last year was a lame Christmas (you got socks and underwear?) and you're worried about this Christmas.

I can't unwrap the presents for you. All I can say is I was there when you parents got the presents and it's some good stuff. The only thing I have the power to say is that your wait shouldn't be uncomfortable, it should be with excitement.

Yawgmoth posted:

Let it never be said that Ferrinus does not have a flair for the insane.

Ferrinus posted:

How often is it that I actually show up on the Exalted community to make a comment anymore? Let me talk about Third Edition.

First of all, if when you were eight years old your parents told you that you were moving out of the cramped apartment that had shady electrical systems and rats in the walls to a beautiful single-family home with friendly neighbors who bring you pumpkin pies every weekend, and you cried and whined and screamed and they had to drag you out of the house while you held onto the rotten couch that smells like cat urine, and you have NOT matured beyond this point in your life, you might not like Third Edition.

Second of all, if you are the sort of person who cannot accept change to any extent, to the level where you keep a white shirt covered in holes and spaghetti stains and upon receiving a fresh pack of new white shirts from family on Christmas, throw the new shirts aside because you're used to the old ratty thing that you had previously, you might not like Third Edition.

Third of all, if you do not like engaging roleplaying games that are interactive, where you and friends design fictional heroes who are placed in a world filled with both wonder and danger, where-in you proceed to make what you will of that world be it saving the day while riding in on a horse plated with golden armor or manipulating people from the shadows to dominate it, wielding superpowers derived from the most powerful gods in existence, then you might not like Third Edition.

I see a lot of people griping about mechanics, and it just needs to stop. The change from First Edition to Second Edition was like upgrading from your old Playstation 2 to a Playstation 3. Some stuff was different, and at first you might not have seen the reason to upgrade at all, but gradually you noticed the Playstation 3 had better graphics and more modern games. Playstation 2 remained dear in your heart, but hey you could play some Playstation 3.

Third Edition is not the Playstation 4 to Second Edition's Playstation 3. When you start Third Edition you are put onto a rocketship which blasts you to the moon, where you participate in a virtual reality cyber game in a high-tech futuristic battlefield that pits intellect, skill, and courage against your enemies. You control the living avatars of your game with your very mind due to the updated hardware, and you see gaming taken to an entirely new level, and you're on the moon.

If you really liked having to just hold a controller, don't want to see new virtual reality games, are afraid of progress and the future, then fine. Play your Playstation 2 and Playstation 3. I'm not taking them from you. John Mørke isn't taking it from you. And if you want to ride that rocketship, you can bring your old gaming systems with you if you want to. But by the time you get up there, many you won't care about those things anymore.

I see too much emphasis being placed on the mechanics. But lets be real, there are lots of different roleplaying systems and they have lots of different takes on how combat plays out. Exalted Third Edition is not doing the nasty, boring, unfun things that previous editions did. But it is not going to be Warhammer 40K Roleplay, or Dungeons and Dragons, or GURPS. It's still Exalted. If you don't like Exalted, then hey don't ride this rocketship. But if you did like Exalted in previous editions, just not covered with vomit and cow feces, then you'll love Third Edition's approach.

Let me finish off by saying this. I've known Mørke for years now, and he's not stupid. He's not selling you just some mechanics. The combat is the corn to the fabulous, juicy steak that he's cooking up. Now personally, I like corn. I like it buttery and with a bit of pepper, and John knows how to make some drat good corn. But I'm not on this rocketship for the corn, and you shouldn't be either. It's the juicy steak that is there that you want. Exalted is a Storytelling game, and that storytelling and setting is that wonderful steak. If you only want to eat corn, or the corn is all you care about, then I can't help it if you feel unsatisfied. But if you take even a bite of this steak, you'll remember that the corn was only a side dish.

Ronwayne posted:

Ferrnius essentially did the lovely fantasy RPG shill equivalent of the navy seal rant.

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

What happened to DeathmatchFM anyway?

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

What happened to DeathmatchFM anyway?

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

It doesn't need defending because it's perfect. Boom shaka laka motherfuckers!!!

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

It's better than chimp-designed game dungeon world, which is youth oriented and bydlo approved.

Ferrinus posted:

How often is it that I actually show up on the Exalted community to make a comment anymore? Let me talk about Third Edition.

First of all, if when you were eight years old your parents told you that you were moving out of the cramped apartment that had shady electrical systems and rats in the walls to a beautiful single-family home with friendly neighbors who bring you pumpkin pies every weekend, and you cried and whined and screamed and they had to drag you out of the house while you held onto the rotten couch that smells like cat urine, and you have NOT matured beyond this point in your life, you might not like Third Edition.

Second of all, if you are the sort of person who cannot accept change to any extent, to the level where you keep a white shirt covered in holes and spaghetti stains and upon receiving a fresh pack of new white shirts from family on Christmas, throw the new shirts aside because you're used to the old ratty thing that you had previously, you might not like Third Edition.

Third of all, if you do not like engaging roleplaying games that are interactive, where you and friends design fictional heroes who are placed in a world filled with both wonder and danger, where-in you proceed to make what you will of that world be it saving the day while riding in on a horse plated with golden armor or manipulating people from the shadows to dominate it, wielding superpowers derived from the most powerful gods in existence, then you might not like Third Edition.

I see a lot of people griping about mechanics, and it just needs to stop. The change from First Edition to Second Edition was like upgrading from your old Playstation 2 to a Playstation 3. Some stuff was different, and at first you might not have seen the reason to upgrade at all, but gradually you noticed the Playstation 3 had better graphics and more modern games. Playstation 2 remained dear in your heart, but hey you could play some Playstation 3.

Third Edition is not the Playstation 4 to Second Edition's Playstation 3. When you start Third Edition you are put onto a rocketship which blasts you to the moon, where you participate in a virtual reality cyber game in a high-tech futuristic battlefield that pits intellect, skill, and courage against your enemies. You control the living avatars of your game with your very mind due to the updated hardware, and you see gaming taken to an entirely new level, and you're on the moon.

If you really liked having to just hold a controller, don't want to see new virtual reality games, are afraid of progress and the future, then fine. Play your Playstation 2 and Playstation 3. I'm not taking them from you. John Mørke isn't taking it from you. And if you want to ride that rocketship, you can bring your old gaming systems with you if you want to. But by the time you get up there, many you won't care about those things anymore.

I see too much emphasis being placed on the mechanics. But lets be real, there are lots of different roleplaying systems and they have lots of different takes on how combat plays out. Exalted Third Edition is not doing the nasty, boring, unfun things that previous editions did. But it is not going to be Warhammer 40K Roleplay, or Dungeons and Dragons, or GURPS. It's still Exalted. If you don't like Exalted, then hey don't ride this rocketship. But if you did like Exalted in previous editions, just not covered with vomit and cow feces, then you'll love Third Edition's approach.

Let me finish off by saying this. I've known Mørke for years now, and he's not stupid. He's not selling you just some mechanics. The combat is the corn to the fabulous, juicy steak that he's cooking up. Now personally, I like corn. I like it buttery and with a bit of pepper, and John knows how to make some drat good corn. But I'm not on this rocketship for the corn, and you shouldn't be either. It's the juicy steak that is there that you want. Exalted is a Storytelling game, and that storytelling and setting is that wonderful steak. If you only want to eat corn, or the corn is all you care about, then I can't help it if you feel unsatisfied. But if you take even a bite of this steak, you'll remember that the corn was only a side dish.

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

If you need further explaining then I'm afraid you lack the mental capacity to understand my explanations. I recommend you to find a kindergarten, to study on, because you appear to be stupid.

Nuns with Guns posted:

i appreciate Exalted for being the only game that adequately caters to my "fire zombie babies out of a vagina" fetish

Captain Foo posted:

weak burn dude

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

It doesn't need defending because it's perfect. Boom shaka laka motherfuckers!!!

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

If you need further explaining then I'm afraid you lack the mental capacity to understand my explanations. I recommend you to find a kindergarten, to study on, because you appear to be stupid.

Lightning Lord posted:

Is liking one of the worst RPGs ever made a Brazilian thing, like being really into Saint Seiya?

Lightning Lord posted:

Is liking one of the worst RPGs ever made a Brazilian thing, like being really into Saint Seiya?

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

You wouldn't know what a burn is even if you were a doctor on the burn ward.

Ferrinus posted:

Sadly I can't talk detail about how mechanics work, or give any specific examples. I can only do is dance like a little birdie around the issues.

Ryoshi posted:

Someone give me some context for this so I know if I should be laughing or afraid for Fenris's sanity.

Nuns with Guns posted:

I dont see how bringing up D&D 4.0 has anything to do with Brazilians.

Zurui posted:

Ferrinus is only the vector for the disease that is people pretentiously defending Exalted.

Alien Rope Burn posted:

Ooo! Ooo! I can. Wait.

who cares


Yes.

Alien Rope Burn posted:

Ooo! Ooo! I can. Wait.

who cares