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[X] Tech Crew (+Tech) : Check in with the smarties, who have been studying Pyre and possible countermeasures, but have been relatively isolated from the battlefield until now. (Includes Hank Pym, Beast, Mr. Fantastic.)
 
Scify said:
Well, there is NetTally (bottom of linked post). I think it still has some functionality that the built-in counter doesn't, and it updates fairly often.
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One of the big drawbacks of the built-in tally feature is that it doesn't always report the tally as it is now. For example, it's showing me the Tally as it was "Yesterday at 4:56 PM". I recall this being to ensure it doesn't bog down the site with requests, but it does prevent it from being as accurate as NetTally.

EDIT: Found the post describing the Built-In tally feature. The Important Notes section at the bottom include these caveats:
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  • When the tally is called, it displays the last tally executed on the thread
  • Only one tally may execute per thread, for all users. That is to say, if someone issues a tally after you, they will see the same result you do. This is for performance purposes.
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Guys can I convince any of you to vote ?

We just need one more vote for the tech crew to claim the lead

Come on don't you want to see what kind of mad tech Hank Pym and Reed Richards (who are smart enough to endanger/save the world by themselves on a good day) are up to when they are working together :V:V
Adhoc vote count started by sidestory on Dec 16, 2017 at 10:03 AM, finished with 84 posts and 54 votes.
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Adhoc vote count started by sidestory on Dec 16, 2017 at 5:57 PM, finished with 87 posts and 54 votes.
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[X] Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus : You may no longer have the power to strike down this enemy, but you did not come here alone. Time to make sure they can succeed where you cannot, by supporting them wherever you can.

[X] Finally, Everyone Was Working Together : Focus on coordinating the various available forces, and ensuring constant communication between everyone. This should ensure a more effective application of force, and prevent mid-battle confusion.

[X] Tech Crew (+Tech) : Check in with the smarties, who have been studying Pyre and possible countermeasures, but have been relatively isolated from the battlefield until now. (Includes Hank Pym, Beast, Mr. Fantastic.)

I have a great desire to double down on the tech crew, as they have the greatest shot of developing some kind of hard counter, but Tony is a field combatant right now and I'd rather people not die. So I am leaning towards running support, and trusting the guys to come up with something.
 
Let's close the vote!

[X] Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus : You may no longer have the power to strike down this enemy, but you did not come here alone. Time to make sure they can succeed where you cannot, by supporting them wherever you can.
Number of voters: 24
ShadowNic94, avatar11792, Rihtan, godofsmallthings, B_Leandro, Dr. Bob Doom, TheEyes,Tylonius, RookDeSuit, Night_stalker, Erzherzog_Karl, Riggnarock, 3ofspades, sidestory,ChronOblivion, devo342, Rivain, Rui, Wootius, ExNihilo, Walkin' Man, subsider34, Scify,Marlowe310811

[X] Finally, Everyone Was Working Together : Focus on coordinating the various available forces, and ensuring constant communication between everyone. This should ensure a more effective application of force, and prevent mid-battle confusion.
Number of voters: 44
ShadowNic94, avatar11792, Rihtan, godofsmallthings, B_Leandro, TheOtherSandman,Ghostdevil, codeRR, Markala, Last Endbringer, OSRFanatic0, Kaioo, Ridiculously Average Guy,inawarminister, Dr. Bob Doom, TheEyes, Tylonius, RookDeSuit, Night_stalker, Erzherzog_Karl,Riggnarock, 3ofspades, sidestory, ChronOblivion, devo342, Silvereagle21, hcvquizibo, wertsir,Zombie, Tetsurou, ToraTora, Narakhan, Akasui, Joker Eden, Evillevi, NexysDhyArchen,Silver719, tenchifew, Emizaquel, Karnax626, ExNihilo, subsider34, Scify, Marlowe310811

[X] ??? Crew (+ ?) : Mystery Option - results may vary. (Includes ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Number of voters: 25
ShadowNic94, avatar11792, Rihtan, godofsmallthings, B_Leandro, TheOtherSandman,Ghostdevil, codeRR, Markala, Last Endbringer, OSRFanatic0, Kaioo, Ridiculously Average Guy,inawarminister, Joker Eden, Evillevi, NexysDhyArchen, Silver719, tenchifew, Emizaquel,Karnax626, UbeOne, ExNihilo, Walkin' Man, subsider34


I could have closed it earlier, but there was an ongoing tie which I wanted to resolve. The mystery crew managed to edge out the techies by a single vote difference.
 
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Seriously? We are playing one of the greatest genuises ever born in the Marvel verse and people decide that rather than use his best talent they just have him punching people instead? Wow, that's just wow. Is there a greater waste of talent? All I can do is shake my head at that.

Edit: For the record I'm shaking my head at the fact that for some reason people thought that Tony would be more effective doing a role that literally dozens of other super powered people can play while his super genius is a far more unique talent that even less people have.
Adhoc vote count started by Red Bovine on Dec 16, 2017 at 5:33 PM, finished with 85 posts and 54 votes.
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Red Bovine said:
Seriously? We are playing one of the greatest genuises ever born in the Marvel verse and people decide that rather than use his best talent they just have him punching people instead? Wow, that's just wow. Is there a greater waste of talent? All I can do is shake my head at that.

Edit: For the record I'm shaking my head at the fact that for some reason people thought that Tony would be more effective doing a role that literally dozens of other super powered people can play while his super genius is a far more unique talent that even less people have.
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Looks to me like they voted to use that genius to support the other people fighting the monster since the Iron Man suit is out of commission.
 
Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus : You may no longer have the power to strike down this enemy, but you did not come here alone. Time to make sure they can succeed where you cannot, by supporting them wherever you can.

There's nothing in there about grabbing a weapon.
 
[] Finally, Everyone Was Working Together actually seems to have the most votes though (44 vs 24 and 25 for the other two in the tally list).

Actually, never mind, I got confused.

Though I actually AM surprised [ ] Sufficiently Advanced Technology Is Indistinguishable From Magic lost. I'm with the god of Red Bull on this one.
 
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Actually, yeah, now that you mention it I don't know why I voted the way I did; checking in on the tech crew sounds like a much more productive use of Tony's time. Guess it's too late now.
 
Hey, at least it was the JARVIS part of the vote.

100% of all AI seen in worm were benevolent, So I am sure this will end well. No chance of things going wrong at all.
 
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"Finally, everyone was working together" is a (ominous) Worm reference, as is "You needed worthy opponents".
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If you say so.

Not every superhero related work on SV or SB has to reference Worm. "Finally everyone was working together" isn't exactly iconic, nor is "you needed worthy opponents." They are both pretty bog standard tropes for superhero related media. Unless you want to tell me that the Avengers movie was referencing Worm when they all began working together at the climax of the film. The same goes for Ultron, the new Justice League, or, again, any superhero related media.
 
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pbluekan said:
If you say so.

Not every superhero related work on SV or SB has to reference Worm. "Finally everyone was working together" isn't exactly iconic, nor is "you needed worthy opponents." They are both pretty bog standard tropes for superhero related media. Unless you want to tell me that the Avengers movie was referencing Worm when they all began working together at the climax of the film. The same goes for Ultron, the new Justice League, or, again, any superhero related media.
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Except it isn't just a general idea, it's a word for word quote. Two very (in)famous quotes from Worm. On a website that has a lot of Worm Fics.
 
pbluekan said:
If you say so.

Not every superhero related work on SV or SB has to reference Worm. "Finally everyone was working together" isn't exactly iconic, nor is "you needed worthy opponents." They are both pretty bog standard tropes for superhero related media. Unless you want to tell me that the Avengers movie was referencing Worm when they all began working together at the climax of the film. The same goes for Ultron, the new Justice League, or, again, any superhero related media.
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Worm said:
Had Scion decided on a tactic that would cost him less time than he was losing by taking Eidolon's repeated attacks?

He had.

Scion spoke for the second time.

Four words, barely audible.

It took time to sink in.

Eidolon let his hand drop to his side.
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Worm said:
"You needed worthy opponents."
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Worm said:
Then, group by group, I captured the rest of the defending force. Some resisted, some predicted the attack, but it was a foregone conclusion. I had enough soldiers, enough tools at my disposal, that nothing here really stood in my way.

I created more portals, until I didn't have space for all of them. I shrunk them, reorganized. Where I could find the open space, I tapped other worlds, reaching for bugs.

Those bugs then swirled around my captives, flowing around their feet or behind them, where they wouldn't obscure the view.

I saw with compound vision. Five thousand pairs of eyes, collecting more with every second that passed.

I breathed with five thousand mouths.

I was adrift in a sea.

My eyes fell on Tattletale. Panacea was behind her.

She shook her head, putting herself between me and Panacea.

I reached out, my hand trembling.

It flopped down at my side.

I need her as an anchor more than I need her power.

Anchors…

My mom's grave… it was in Brockton Bay, right?

Brockton Bay. It took me a minute to find, more time because I was busy keeping capes out of Scion's way. Putting them through doorways, bringing them back. Always being careful to keep the doorways from being touched by his power.

I couldn't find the grave. No time.

What else? The mantle of power, of course.

Yes.

Tattletale.

And…

I reached out, tried to find others, and I failed.

It would- would have to do.

This was it. Finally, everyone was working together.
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