Charles22
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Joined: 5/17/2000 From: Dallas, Texas, USA Status: offline
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Yes, Bill, I did consider your comments rather ironic to me on that basis (but I read that post after I had read the one you made, here). With the exception of my comment on the ramifications on the AI of the breakdown rules, I made no definite statements on my "wanting" what I was suggesting, and even the AI mention was only a red flag going up. Is it just me, or is it possible to make suggestions without my necessarily knowing whether I like them? I like to imagine reality (how's that for something of a contradiction? - hey that's a phrase for your phrase thread), and in so doing I speak in the present mode and in the future at the same time (sorry I'm sounding really weird here), for I can see that on the surface my idea sounds appealing, but at the same time, I've seen a number of things that at first looked appealing, which turned out as so many disasters, so while with some people stating an idea may mean that's what they want, it doesn't always work that way with C22. I don't mean to be troublesome, I just tend to think differently at times.
So, it appears as though y'all think I'm just buttressed up with what I'm suggesting has to be that way or the world is going to explode and it's pretty far from the truth. For the most part, I'm pretty much trying to show what may not have been considered, for surely, as y'all must know, every new idea and innovation creates a whole new host of complications.
I think you were edgey with me, because sooner or later the ideas have to stop and the game has to be final, and as you may know from a somewhat frustrated post I made days ago, I understand that reasoning and it's frustrating for me as a campaigner to be dealing with new versions. As well, it might be a good thing to realize that a good deal of us have no dealings with the game industry other than buying games, so that we have no idea when ideas for new innovations to enhance reality are welcome and when they are not. Why Steve's comments were welcome and mine were not, I'm not really sure. In any case while I said if you didn't want *any* ideas, what I meant was *my* ideas. I hadn't seen anyone's ideas squelched lately, so this puzzled me even more. Who's to say, as certainly I cannot know, whether some idea will come along from me, or anyone else for that matter, that will suddenly ring out a "Stop the presses" sort of reaction? As well, y'all have a lot of undefined games remaining as far as I can see, it wouldn't be entirely out of the realm of possibility that an idea formented here, could completely change something signifigant elsewhere. I'm perfectly at ease with having my ideas rejected, all I expect, is that, perhaps, my little contribution may spur on a yet brighter idea elsewhere, and let's face it, even if my idea is way too late, it may spur something up later. I've had way too many incidents in my life, where someone might say the slightest word, and it can get me to thinking in very profound ways (for me anyway), for me not to think that even if an idea is misapplied, it may get another one off the ground by someone completely different.
I'm sorry if my ideas are too analytical, too prideful, or too ill-timed, or whatever my problem is.
As far as why I thought you had a harsh attitude towards me, the first three words did it. It may be, "it", but I certainly never heard that before, seems every version ends up having patches. If the AI would start breaking down horrendously, I don't think y'all would want that to be the final version. As far as the next sentence went, a lot of people use those same words with hostility, The winking smiley, as stupid as it may sound, looked like a way to get the satisfaction out of launching on me, while using the smiley to sort of ease the edge off of it. As hearing somebody say, "I imagine reality...." may be difficult to deal with, such is a flaming while the other person is smiling. Though it may not have been your intent, it reminds me of the stupid habit people have these days of saying things like (and doesn't this sound military?), "With all due respect sir...." and then go through the most disrespectful approach to whom they speak, as though the disrespect should be ignored when it follows that phrase.
Paul: Are you generalizing me? I've made numerous suggestions to this board and as far as I can recall not a single one of them have been taken up. Does it bother me? I hope not. Perhaps y'all are annoyed that I continue to make suggestions which are much lamer than everyone else's and I just haven't taken the hint. Believe me, I don't feel the need for any of my suggestions being taken up, if you can believe what I said to Bill, I'm just making contributions, do with them as you will. I'm not offended that my ideas aren't taken up, I'm entirely used to that sort of thing, I'm only a bit shocked that somehow my ideas aren't welcomed in that one instance. If my post was the beginning of no more ideas for v.3.0 (but then I'm not necessarily directing all my comments toward to that end anyway), fine, it's just that I wasn't expecting it quite so abruptly and more in line with a general announcement.
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