[CP5670]

The problem with all the common profane words is that they are used so often and in so many different ways that they can literally mean just about anything (has anyone seen that fword.wav file on the internet? ) and thus have lost their intensity for any one of those meanings. This is why it looks stupid and embarassing when you play one of those missions that are riddled with four-letters words in every sentence; it just shows that the designer can't write. However, there is nothing to be "offended" at either.

UT? Mebbe I'm mistaken, but as far as I can remember the strongest word it uses is '*****' (or 'beeeyatch', if you prefer)

lol try playing a game or two online there; on some servers, everyone is hurling heavy curses at each other every five seconds for no reason at all.

[diamondgeezer]

Ah yes, I get you... we've got four machines on a LAN in our gaff, and when the mulitplayer gets going the language gets both loud and nasty. 'Specially UT

[ZylonBane]

ROTOSCOPE

[diamondgeezer]

Well, derailment aside, I'm hearing good arguments from each camp. But, the vote is telling me that cussing is A-1 Supar - those not in favour better start comming up with some even better reasoning

[vyper]

Listen *****, don't you start your ****ing swearing **** it my favorite ****-hot game, y'hear? ****....
 

My point being, anyone can swear - but if you have the brainpower you don't need to, to get your point across. I'm assuming by the 23rd century literacy standards will have increased a bit

[Blue Lion]

Personally, I wouldn't wanna hear anything that really wasn't said in the original game.

On a side note, these are funny as hell, if you haven't heard them

Quit laughing


Had your fun?

[Goober5000]

No, the cussing vote is currently only ~44%.  A majority of those who voted are not in favor of swearing; they just split their vote among different options.

What is the significance of the ukelele option?

[diamondgeezer]

Originally posted by Goober5000
No, the cussing vote is currently only ~44%.  A majority of those who voted are not in favor of swearing; they just split their vote among different options.

You're absolutley right. I'm just really bad with numbers

What is the significance of the ukelele option?

It's a Genuine Aloha Ukelele(tm). And I'm playing a short solo on it

[Goober5000]

Okay...but how does that relate to cussing?

[Blue Lion]

You ever heard one being played?

[Goober5000]

Yeah...why, do you think they sound bad?

[diamondgeezer]

Look, the last time I posted a poll I got shouted at for not giving a comedy fourth option, so don't you start on me, OK?

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by Blue Lion

Had your fun?

- I always thought he was asking "Is that your phone?"

[Blue Lion]

Learn something new everyday

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Look, the last time I posted a poll I got shouted at for not giving a comedy fourth option, so don't you start on me, OK?

Eh, okay.  I thought it was a comedy option, but I also thought it might be related to something I didn't recognize.

[Anaz]

...back on topic...

there are just some oh-**** moments that just aren't the same without a little profanity here and there...for example, when the first sath jumps in through the knossos portal I would have expected someone to say "OH ****!" as the warphole opened...

[Black Wolf]

It's all got to do with the situation I think. For example, in my NTV missions, the odd damn, hell, etc. escapes from the mouths of NTF pilots, as it suits to demonstrate their slightly less disciplined nature (not a lot, but slightly). I have steered clear of true profanities though, however, with the first deployment of the Collosus I think we might hear a **** or two. I have used crap before in mission, and I see no problem with that.

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by Black Wolf
...with the first deployment of the Collosus I think we might hear a **** or two.

LOL, that is hilarious without the quotation marks!  It makes it sound like...uh, the pilot has to - uh - change his shorts after seeing the Colossus for the first time. Come to think of it, if I saw an enemy ship the size of a small village coming after me, I might do the same thing.

I have used crap before in mission, and I see no problem with that.

Maybe you don't, but the community won't let you get away with putting a bunch of crap together and calling it a mission!

Again, quotation marks are A-1 SUPAR!

[Knight Templar]

you should go to bed man

[diamondgeezer]

Well, those in favour of turning the air blue have 50% of the vote (and I counted it up properly this time )...

That said, looking back over the campaign, I may be able to get around ye big F-word, even though it'd pain me to do it. You're still getting the kind of swearing you might expect in, say, a 12 rated action film, though

Actually, something's just occoured to me - Teminator 2, uber-film of all time, and 18 rated. Did that have the Deplorable Word in it? Cannae quite remember...

[EDIT] Thanks to an0n, the swearers are just edging ahead in the vote. w00+!