And the mask comes off.

[Minotaur]

none can stand up to Back Alley Broiler!!!!!

Sadly I don't have a screenshot of my PB with a kilt and bunny ears called Epic McPhail

[ryuplaneswalker]

Sadly I don't have a screenshot of my PB with a kilt and bunny ears called Epic McPhail

AR/Ice Manipulation, Named...Frosty the Gunman...he was an android snowman..who went wrong and decided to punish the naughty list...

[Taceus Jiwede]

Sure there is:  Rule 43

That isn't what rule 43 is........unless this "sword" was something else.

[pinballdave]

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

[Thunder Glove]

Since the "rules of the Internet" are not really a single list (other than Rule 34, which tends to remain constant in all variations), you should really specify which "Rule 43" you mean. There's "You can find anything on the Internet if you are willing to look for it long enough" and "It is a delicious trap. You must hit it", both of which are also Rule 43 on their respective "Rules of the Internet" lists (and are not the only such lists - Urban Dictionary has its own, with a much cruder Rule 43 that I won't copy here, as well as another 4chan site, with its own crude Rule 43 replacing the "delicious trap" one).

But I suspect the one meant here is "The more beautiful and pure a thing is, the more satisfying it is to corrupt it", which certainly applies to the situation in that thread.

[Taceus Jiwede]

Since the "rules of the Internet" are not really a single list (other than Rule 34, which tends to remain constant in all variations), you should really specify which "Rule 43" you mean. There's "You can find anything on the Internet if you are willing to look for it long enough" and "It is a delicious trap. You must hit it", both of which are also Rule 43 on their respective "Rules of the Internet" lists (and are not the only such lists - Urban Dictionary has its own, with a much cruder Rule 43 that I won't copy here, as well as another 4chan site, with its own crude Rule 43 replacing the "delicious trap" one).

But I suspect the one meant here is "The more beautiful and pure a thing is, the more satisfying it is to corrupt it", which certainly applies to the situation in that thread.

Ah that may be it then, I have always been more familiar with the crude one.  Although I would have been more taken back if he had said "rule 34" applied to it haha.

[pinballdave]

I knew I should have learned the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition

[Nyx Nought Nothing]

That isn't what rule 43 is........unless this "sword" was something else.

Rule 43: It is a delicious trap, you must hit it.

Which makes a certain sort of sense, i guess.

[Remaugen]

rule #34 - If it exists there IS porn of it on the internet.

[Remaugen]

As pointed out, I find multiple rule 43s, but only one rule 34.

Rule 43 You can find anything on the Internet if you are willing to look for it long enough.

Rule 43 The more Beautiful and Pure a thing is - the more satisfying it is to corrupt it.

Rule 43 When you can pancake, you should pancake, you never know when the next opportunity may arise.

[Harpospoke]

I just strongly disagree, both with this and with Positron's position. His article very much smacks of a "my play style is really the right way to play" even in giving lip service to those who play differently.  He even identifies "good" and "bad" reasons to reroll, and I think his reasoning is entirely backward to my preferences. 
 
You can try and argue that he isn't saying it was really a "problem" in the way we typically use the word, but he also uses the phrases "it had become so rampant",  that it's "terrible that our focus gets split between two characters",  and that it's a "bad reason" if you're just wanting to see how that combination works.  When he adds in that "these are lessons other MMOs learned from and are subtly acting upon" and explains fixes like  preventing any real customization at character creation, it's clear he really DID see it as a "problem" and overall, a negative trait to have in an MMO.  And he makes it clear by talking about Rift's approach as a good model, which made him never want to roll an alt. 

It does make it difficult to make the case that people just misunderstood one word he used when he backs it up with a bunch of other words that also suggest he didn't approve of alts.   Even if he just has a terrible grasp of the English language you would think his poor choice of wording would occasionally skew in the other direction on that topic.   When it always leans one direction, odds increase that these were his true feelings on the matter.

[Taceus Jiwede]

As pointed out, I find multiple rule 43s, but only one rule 34.

Rule 43 You can find anything on the Internet if you are willing to look for it long enough.

Rule 43 The more Beautiful and Pure a thing is - the more satisfying it is to corrupt it.

Rule 43 When you can pancake, you should pancake, you never know when the next opportunity may arise.

Rule 43 I have also seen as a rule to justify creating an abridged series usually as a parody.  There is also the 4chan definition mentioned earlier.  I actually wasn't familiar with the most common use of Rule 43.

My favorite is the "When you can pancake" one though, that is new to me.

[Harpospoke]

The earlier discussion about the media coverage of Vista and Win 8 made me think about the media coverage of the recent NFL scandals.   From the coverage in sports media, you would think the NFL fanbase is in an uproar and taking to the streets with pitchforks.   But then you see the TV ratings and you realize the only real "outrage"...is in the media itself.   The NFL fanbase doesn't actually seem to care.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/sports/football/tv-ratings-soar-amid-nfls-woes.html

My view of Vista and Win 8 however isn't actually based on any reaction from the media.   I actually don't know what "the media" is for things like that.  I never read any articles on about it.  It's not like CNN or FoxNew covers it.   My perception is 100% from friends and message boards.   I decided against moving to Vista because players on the old CoH boards didn't like it.   Something along the lines of 5-1 against it.   ...So I stuck with XP.   There are of course the few who love those OS and never have any issues at all, but I find that if there is a way to have a problem with a computer related thing...I'll get it.   When XP is working so well for me...I don't have any motivation to change.

[Remaugen]

My favorite is the "When you can pancake" one though, that is new to me.

Thank you, I just made that one up as I was moved by the moment. 

[FloatingFatMan]

So I stuck with XP.   There are of course the few who love those OS and never have any issues at all, but I find that if there is a way to have a problem with a computer related thing...I'll get it.   When XP is working so well for me...I don't have any motivation to change.

You do realise XP is completely out of support now, right? No security patches, nothing.  Also, you're going to start coming across lots of apps that just won't run on it anymore.

[adarict]

The earlier discussion about the media coverage of Vista and Win 8 made me think about the media coverage of the recent NFL scandals.   From the coverage in sports media, you would think the NFL fanbase is in an uproar and taking to the streets with pitchforks.   But then you see the TV ratings and you realize the only real "outrage"...is in the media itself.   The NFL fanbase doesn't actually seem to care.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/sports/football/tv-ratings-soar-amid-nfls-woes.html

My view of Vista and Win 8 however isn't actually based on any reaction from the media.   I actually don't know what "the media" is for things like that.  I never read any articles on about it.  It's not like CNN or FoxNew covers it.   My perception is 100% from friends and message boards.   I decided against moving to Vista because players on the old CoH boards didn't like it.   Something along the lines of 5-1 against it.   ...So I stuck with XP.   There are of course the few who love those OS and never have any issues at all, but I find that if there is a way to have a problem with a computer related thing...I'll get it.   When XP is working so well for me...I don't have any motivation to change.

With CoH and Vista, the people with the most problems were the ones with laptops. I spent a ton of time tweaking ATI drivers on Vista laptops. Thank goodness for Billzbubba. I learned more about mobility drivers than I knew existed. In any case, we were able to resolve almost every problem with Vista relating to CoH. This goes back to what is said before though, about how a lot of the problems were directly related to other developers not fixing their code until after Vista was out.
I'm ok with letting some devs off the hook. Not everyone can afford to grab the betas and split their devices time between production and betas. ATI and Nvidia have no such excuse, and made the process significantly more painful for users than it needed to be.

[dwturducken]

Ah that may be it then, I have always been more familiar with the crude one.  Although I would have been more taken back if he had said "rule 34" applied to it haha.

What doesn't Rule 34 apply to?

[Shadowe]

What doesn't Rule 34 apply to?

Rule 34. And Margaret Thatcher.

[houtex]

What doesn't Rule 34 apply to?

Rule 35: The exception to Rule 34 is the citation of Rule 34.

'Course, my favorite is Rule 20: Nothing is to be taken seriously.
 

[Taceus Jiwede]

What doesn't Rule 34 apply to?

Lol okay ya that's true.

Rule 34. And Margaret Thatcher.

Shhhh!  If the wrong person catches wind of that statement........Then rule 34 would apply in the form of Margaret Thatcher with some kinda Rule 34 embodiment.