An entertainingly silly MMORPG - Page 16

Happy Monkey · 07-29-2005, 09:12 AM

Damn...

On a related note, someone once offered me two shirts (I don't remember what kind, they may have been Goth Kid) for my Mr. A. Their justification was that the minimum price on the mall was a billion meat. Of course, that was also the only price on the mall, and nobody was buying it...

vsp · 07-29-2005, 09:50 AM

Now that I looked at _who_ bought it, it's even funnier.

Yesterday, for some reason, the market on Goth Kid shirts was nearly dry; the lowest price out there was 200,000,000 meat. I had one, so I put it up as a joke at 199,999,995 meat.

Another seller popped up a few minutes later with 60 of them for sale, and put his at 100,000,000 meat.

I dug the concept of a ridiculous undercutting war, so I put _mine_ at 50 million.

He dropped his to 10 million.

I dropped mine to 1 million.

He dropped his to 250,000.

I dropped mine to 100,000, then figured "screw it" and put it at 500,000 and left it there.

HE BOUGHT MINE AT THAT PRICE.

Now, a REALLY funny bit. Check the market now, and the guy has 60 of them at 10 million apiece. There are a couple of dozen at 1 million or less, with the lowest at 75,000 meat. So much for the "corner the market" strategy.

Now the REALLY REALLY funny bit. Do you know how one acquires a Goth Kid T-Shirt in the first place?

1) Ascend.
2) Select a Moxie sign.
3) Buy the Torso Awaregness skill for 5,000 meat.
4) Obtain a Warm Subject Gift Certificate, which can be bought from the mall for as little as 445 meat if you don't have one or don't feel like adventuring for one.
5) Use it.

It's that simple. It's not that great of an item, it's not hard at all to obtain, and every single player can get one every time they go through a Moxie path.

Five hundred thousand.

I love this game.

Happy Monkey · 07-29-2005, 10:00 AM

I wonder if he'll still be doing it when I get home tonight... (crosses fingers)

vsp · 07-30-2005, 09:39 AM

Ronin is now only 800 turns long. THAT's going to save me some operating expenses.

cowhead · 08-04-2005, 08:28 AM

HELP! I suppose I ought to just ask this back at the clan.. and I have a bunch of stuff to drop off into the stash.. BUT! how in the f*cking hell does one get to the hole in the sky?!?!?!?! I have the furry fur, the giant needle and the awful poetry.. as well as the disturbing fanfic and every other damn thing you can get from the giants! do I need to use the procrastination potion? the fanfic?!?! ARRRRGH!

Happy Monkey · 08-04-2005, 09:07 AM

You need to turn the wheel until the Procrastination Giant is guarding the back door, and then use the castle map.

Bullitt · 08-04-2005, 09:51 AM

This kind of reminds me of text-based game i used to play online called Kings of Chaos. It used to be real simple and way fun, then when the second Age started, it kind of went to shit. Overly complicated, etc. took all the fun out of being one of the small guys and bleeding out the giant armies one attack at a time.

perth · 08-04-2005, 03:42 PM

I'm at the Sorceress' pets now with my hardcore oxygenarian Disco Bandit. It's been a long damn slog, but I'm getting close. I'll hopefully complete my first HC Oxy ascension by Saturday.

I will NOT do HC Oxy again until I've got some useful skills under my belt. It just takes too damn long.

Happy Monkey · 08-04-2005, 05:03 PM

Are you only doing hardcore?

perth · 08-04-2005, 05:58 PM

One character is hardcore only. I enjoy it, but the game can be frustrating at times.

cowhead · 08-06-2005, 12:17 PM

thanks.. yeah frustrating would be one word for it...

vsp · 08-08-2005, 02:40 PM

VERY nice. I will never have the patience to go through hardcore, so I'll remain envious of those pants.

The drawback, as you noted, is that they won't be usable until the endgame if you're Ascending as quickly as you can, but that 30% Moxie boost is _huge_.

perth · 08-08-2005, 02:46 PM

If you have an alt to do it, it's definitely worth it to just do one HC Oxy run. It got plenty frustrating at times, especially thanks to the RNG, but all in all, it was a lot of fun.

Happy Monkey · 08-08-2005, 03:00 PM

The +20% Item Drops will be useful in the endgame as well, when collecting red pixels/plot holes/etc for the next softcore run. Or to just farm clockwork parts or stars/lines for cash.

I just started a hardcore pastamancer run, to pick up a solitaire.

cowhead · 08-14-2005, 03:17 AM

where do the underpants come in? no really thanks for the tip. if you ever hear from jhonny_malakis.. let him in he's a really shrewd businessman on this game.. he single handle handedly (with stuff mining from myself) dropped the market for chef/bartender in a box...he's good... and a damn nice person (in the hating people in generall crowd.. and which of us are not?)

07-29-2005, 09:12 AM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Damn... On a related note, someone once offered me two shirts (I don't remember what kind, they may have been Goth Kid) for my Mr. A. Their justification was that the minimum price on the mall was a billion meat. Of course, that was also the only price on the mall, and nobody was buying it... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-29-2005, 10:00 AM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I wonder if he'll still be doing it when I get home tonight... (crosses fingers) __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-04-2005, 08:28 AM	#5
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	HELP! I suppose I ought to just ask this back at the clan.. and I have a bunch of stuff to drop off into the stash.. BUT! how in the f*cking hell does one get to the hole in the sky?!?!?!?! I have the furry fur, the giant needle and the awful poetry.. as well as the disturbing fanfic and every other damn thing you can get from the giants! do I need to use the procrastination potion? the fanfic?!?! ARRRRGH! __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

08-04-2005, 09:07 AM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	You need to turn the wheel until the Procrastination Giant is guarding the back door, and then use the castle map. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-04-2005, 09:51 AM	#7
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	This kind of reminds me of text-based game i used to play online called Kings of Chaos. It used to be real simple and way fun, then when the second Age started, it kind of went to shit. Overly complicated, etc. took all the fun out of being one of the small guys and bleeding out the giant armies one attack at a time. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

07-29-2005, 09:50 AM	#2
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Now that I looked at _who_ bought it, it's even funnier. Yesterday, for some reason, the market on Goth Kid shirts was nearly dry; the lowest price out there was 200,000,000 meat. I had one, so I put it up as a joke at 199,999,995 meat. Another seller popped up a few minutes later with 60 of them for sale, and put his at 100,000,000 meat. I dug the concept of a ridiculous undercutting war, so I put _mine_ at 50 million. He dropped his to 10 million. I dropped mine to 1 million. He dropped his to 250,000. I dropped mine to 100,000, then figured "screw it" and put it at 500,000 and left it there. HE BOUGHT MINE AT THAT PRICE. Now, a REALLY funny bit. Check the market now, and the guy has 60 of them at 10 million apiece. There are a couple of dozen at 1 million or less, with the lowest at 75,000 meat. So much for the "corner the market" strategy. Now the REALLY REALLY funny bit. Do you know how one acquires a Goth Kid T-Shirt in the first place? 1) Ascend. 2) Select a Moxie sign. 3) Buy the Torso Awaregness skill for 5,000 meat. 4) Obtain a Warm Subject Gift Certificate, which can be bought from the mall for as little as 445 meat if you don't have one or don't feel like adventuring for one. 5) Use it. It's that simple. It's not that great of an item, it's not hard at all to obtain, and every single player can get one every time they go through a Moxie path. Five hundred thousand. I love this game.

07-30-2005, 09:39 AM	#4
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Ronin is now only 800 turns long. THAT's going to save me some operating expenses.

08-04-2005, 03:42 PM	#8
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I'm at the Sorceress' pets now with my hardcore oxygenarian Disco Bandit. It's been a long damn slog, but I'm getting close. I'll hopefully complete my first HC Oxy ascension by Saturday. I will NOT do HC Oxy again until I've got some useful skills under my belt. It just takes too damn long.

08-04-2005, 05:03 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Are you only doing hardcore? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-04-2005, 05:58 PM	#10
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	One character is hardcore only. I enjoy it, but the game can be frustrating at times.

08-06-2005, 12:17 PM	#11
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	thanks.. yeah frustrating would be one word for it... __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

08-08-2005, 02:40 PM	#12
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	VERY nice. I will never have the patience to go through hardcore, so I'll remain envious of those pants. The drawback, as you noted, is that they won't be usable until the endgame if you're Ascending as quickly as you can, but that 30% Moxie boost is _huge_.

08-08-2005, 02:46 PM	#13
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	If you have an alt to do it, it's definitely worth it to just do one HC Oxy run. It got plenty frustrating at times, especially thanks to the RNG, but all in all, it was a lot of fun.

08-08-2005, 03:00 PM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The +20% Item Drops will be useful in the endgame as well, when collecting red pixels/plot holes/etc for the next softcore run. Or to just farm clockwork parts or stars/lines for cash. I just started a hardcore pastamancer run, to pick up a solitaire. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-14-2005, 03:17 AM	#15
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	where do the underpants come in? no really thanks for the tip. if you ever hear from jhonny_malakis.. let him in he's a really shrewd businessman on this game.. he single handle handedly (with stuff mining from myself) dropped the market for chef/bartender in a box...he's good... and a damn nice person (in the hating people in generall crowd.. and which of us are not?) __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

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