Baku_ wrote:

oranos wrote:

PBlade wrote:

"To dissimulate is to pretend not to have what one has. To simulate is to feign to have what one doesn’t have. . . [P]retending, or dissimulating, leaves the principle of reality intact: the difference is always clear, it is simply masked, whereas simulation threatens the difference between the “true” and the “false,” the “real” and the “imaginary.” 

       - Jean Baudrillard.

Currently reading (or trying to) that.

lol Tell me about it. He posts like that on our faction forums too. ><

j/k

He meant the book, dammit!

PBlade wrote:

"To dissimulate is to pretend not to have what one has. To simulate is to feign to have what one doesn’t have. . . [P]retending, or dissimulating, leaves the principle of reality intact: the difference is always clear, it is simply masked, whereas simulation threatens the difference between the “true” and the “false,” the “real” and the “imaginary.” 

       - Jean Baudrillard.

Currently reading (or trying to) that.

For other uses, see Baku (disambiguation).

Baku (獏 or 貘) is the name of a fantastic beast in Japanese folklore, originally from China. It is usually depicted as a squat, trunked creature, vaguely resembling the tapir with which it shares its name in Japanese. It is often described in chimeric terms. Today the most common description gives it the body of a bear, the legs of a tiger, the nose of an elephant, the tail of an ox, and the eyes of a rhinoceros, but other descriptions exist, such as one from ancient China pegging it as a goat-like animal with nine tails, four ears, and eyes on its back.

The baku is a benevolent beast, credited in China with a general ability to ward off evil, but it has become best known for its ability to devour human nightmares and the bad luck that accompanies them. People waking up from bad dream may call out to the baku for help, repeating three times "I give my dream to the baku to eat," or a similar phrase. The creature's image is considered an auspicious ornamentation for bedroom accoutrements, and was once painted in gold lacquer on the pillows of nobility.

The baku is also considered capable of devouring the evil spirits which cause plague and disease, and sleeping on the skin of one is said to keep away sickness and bad luck.

Mizuki, Shigeru (2004). Mujara 5: Tōhoku, Kyūshū-hen. Japan: Soft Garage, p. 137. ASIN 4861330270.[/li]

• The Drowzee is a baku-like Pokémon, and Digimon features a character called Bakumon. The Monster Rancher series features a Baku creature as well.

• Baku are also found in Magic: The Gathering in the Japan-inspired set Betrayers of Kamigawa. [6]

• Baku appear in the Oriental Adventures supplement of Dungeons & Dragons, but are named "Shirokinukatsukami." Supposedly this is the longest single-word monster name in the game.

• The baku appear briefly in the book Sandman: The Dream Hunters, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano (published by DC Comics, Vertigo imprint).

• "Baku" is a main character in the Playstation 2 game Dual Hearts, characterized as a "pig" that eats dreams.

• A baku appears in an early episode of Urusei Yatsura, accidentally brought into the real world when the main character is woken from a bad dream prematurely. A baku also features in the movie, Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer.

• In Klonoa: Empire of Dreams, the villain, Bagoo is based on this creature.

• In Final Fantasy IX, the leader of Tantalus is named Baku.

The picture book "The Dream Eater" by Diane Goode tells the story of a young boy, Yukio, who meets a baku and brings it to his village.

LostProphet]MxO-PhanthomZtryker wrote:

Mobu wrote:

Was this a demonstration or did Gray have butter fingers?

 Lol.
So that's why the code bomb was yellow.

BUTTER OVERFLOW!!

/me waits patiently for old skool CoZ to get in here and get that

I have deckka for the SOG tag. Ha bet you didnt remeber that, that Deckka was in SOG. Now as for old timer, make me feel like i need a cane. I can see it now, Stealthin around with a cane to whack at the insolent childrens knees.

High Chancellor Cupcake.

Baku_ wrote:

I think items, or in-game ranks or something would kick *CENSORED* for CQ rewards... but there needs to be an honour system implemented to discourage ganking.

Yeah it goes hand-in-hand with being on the hostile server, but still... if you discourage killing lowbies, it makes the game more enjoyable for them... and more of a challenge to take on con greens+.

There really isn't a downside to implementing an honour system, unless you specifically went around looking for lowbie players to gank like old players like StaFF used to.

Pity was, he couldn't kill anything 10 levels below him as long as they had half a brain cell.

• Honourable kill (within 10 levels) = +2CQ
• Dishonourable kill (lower than 10 levels) = -1CQ

I really dont think CQs matter though, there are some who have very low CQs but undeniably still one of the best fighters on the server. 

There are also some people with very high amounts of CQs but theres no denying that the person sucks. 

Cqs  count for something but not much which is why having a CQ chart implemented on the website is pointless and a waste of valuable time, however a series of duels and winning tournaments says much more about how good someone is e.g Madbent lower CQ count then Illface but undeniably one of the best. 

This is fact and im gna support this all the way because i have a low CQ count lol.  :p

Baku_ wrote:

Ahhh a "my e-*CENSORED* is bigger than yours" thread... how I've missed these. lol

Now there's an old face.

I'll trade you CQs for post count, Pblade.

Baku_ wrote:

Yasamuu1 wrote:

wb dude, CoZ ftw

lol To quote a very good friend of mine.... "Indeed!".

Whoever came up with that quote has gotta be a dashing genius.

LostProphet]ZOMG!

You said you would, but I didn't believe you

wb dude, CoZ ftw