I Fail at Gaming, Too

[rowyn]

"I'd like to surrender," I say through my villainous avatar to the Longbow heroes gathered in the city square. "I'm tired of this life of crime. I want to pay my debt to -- "

Longbow Nullifier hits YOU for 95.5 points of crushing damage!
Longbow Flamethrower hits YOU for 53.2 points of fire damage!
You are on fire! You take 53.2 points of damage.

"Ow! Hey, quit it! I'm trying to surrender here!"

Longbow Warden hits YOU for 73.8 points of lethal damage!
Longbow Nullifier hits YOU for 45.5 points of crushing damage!
You are on fire! You take 53.2 points of damage.

"Ouch! Look, can't we talk -- "

You are on fire! You take 53.2 points of damage.
Longbow Minigun hits YOU for 100.8 points of lethal damage!
Longbow SpecOps stuns YOU!

"ohhhh .... uh ... about this ... ?" My avatar weaves dazedly from side to side.

Longbow Nullifier hits YOU for 52.5 points of crushing damage!
You are on fire! You take 53.2 points of damage.
Longbow Warden hits YOU for 73.8 points of lethal damage!

" ... well, you're going to put me in jail after this, right?"

You are on fire! You take 53.2 points of damage.
You have been knocked unconscious!
Engaging transporter ....

You wake up at the hospital.

"Hey," I say to the indifferent interns. "Is this the prison hospital? When's my court date?" They don't answer me, and no one stops my avatar from wandering back to the street.

"I just can't get the hang of this," I mumble. I spot a group of Wyvern agents, also heroes, and move my avatar to them. "Hey, I'd like to surrender ... "

Wing Talon Agent hits YOU for 93.8 points of lethal damage!
Wing Talon Agent hits YOU for 103.8 points of lethal damage!

"... *sigh* "

[Note: not actual City of Villains combat text, which is much spammier and I don't remember the exact wording of. ]

Comments

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

The silly thing is that the controller trio would probably be best off street sweeping in hazard zones for xp. Unyielding is a challenge, but large groups of blues and whites aren't so much.

Of course, challenge helps with not falling asleep while waiting for enemies to fall over and not activating powers because you'll run out of endurance. Sooo looking forwards to stamina.

[rowyn]

Being healthy helps, too. I hope you and Lut are both doing better today!

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Yes, because I totally didn't play Sins of a Solar Empire for three hours after logging off, then write a half-delirious outline for a Crimson/Era romance based on mutual electrocution. @.@

[rowyn]

a Crimson/Era romance based on mutual electrocution.

Are you sure "romance" is the right word for that?

So, how is chapter 5 coming along? :)

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

The mutual electrocution was not the romance, it was just what sparked it. In that outline, which I might not use.

5's about half done, assuming it ends up being the same length as the others. Sooner or later I need to actually have some plot, though, which is starting to worry me.

[rowyn]

"Might not" use? Oh dear.

I thought you already had a plot: "why did someone want the Divergent Series sabotaged?"

Or do you mean "the chapters have to be more obviously relevant to the plot"?

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Eventually, the characters have to remember about the plot, yes, and stop quibbling over who killed who.