| Which of the following titles would you like to see become the title of this module? |
| Escape Pod Not Included |
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20% |
[ 6 ] |
| Code 7 Casino |
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31% |
[ 9 ] |
| Laser, Rinse, Repeat |
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31% |
[ 9 ] |
| Click Here to Be Deleted |
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17% |
[ 5 ] |
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| Fargmania |
 Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 5:46 am Post subject: Choose a Title or Bust |
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Well, we've had quite a vacation from our mission building.... mission. It's perhaps time to reflect upon all the titles that have been suggested, and choose one.
After reading through the threads, it appears that the general consensus is that we are moving forward with the gambling theme - in some format or other - and so I have chosen four titles that met the following criteria:
1) Does not conflict with a gambling theme
2) Received positive feedback in other posts
3) There is no third criteria
4) I liked it
Let's get votin' !!
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| Allen Varney |
| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 8:01 am Post subject: |
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To indulge in just the kind of needless pedantic quibbling that Farg certainly doesn't want to hear any more of, it seems that "Laser, Rinse, Repeat" makes somewhat more sense as a title than "Rinse, Laser, Repeat." The pun is on "lather, rinse, repeat," no?
All right, all right, I was only making a small observation, no need to get testy.... |
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| Fargmania |
| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 8:45 am Post subject: |
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You know I haven't had my shots, and it's never a good idea to rouse a rabid aardvark....
Oh, all right. I fixed it since I suppose you *are* correct, and it *does* make better sense that way. People more likely to get the joke, and all that.
What with it being the title, and all...
I mean I suppose it's important.
grumble grumble durned gammas grumble.... |
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| Jazzer |
| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| What?! You haven't had your shots yet? |
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| Moto42 |
| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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*hooks up the "Click here to be deleted" voting button to the Alpha Complex power grid.*
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| Takyn-U-RUN |
| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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You are SO far out of your service group's support boundaries there, brainy. Best leave that sort sort of thing to the professionals.
*tinker tinker*
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| Moto42 |
| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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I'm studying the effects of terminal feedback on the voting process, you are interfering with an R&D project. Please report to the nearest termination booth.
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| Takyn-U-RUN |
| Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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And your authorization files for using the extremely critical AC power grid--under Power Services mandate, mind you--in your experiment? They don't seem to exist. In fact, I went though all the records and made sure that they didn't exist. Very sure, Now, in exchange for Temporally-Delayed Reciprocal Benefit Assurances from R&D, I'm sure Power will sign off on this little project, for the betterment of all of AC's citizens, of course,
Topic? Oh, topic, yes... all good choices, methinks. Can't wait to get started. |
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| Moto42 |
| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:51 am Post subject: |
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*sigh* Deal. *Moto's PDC beeps and warbles for a few seconds.*
Tounge-tattoo right here to seal the deal. *presents the PDC to Tak.*
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| TROY-R-USS-1 |
| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:25 am Post subject: |
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It appears that "Code 7 Casino" is winning, and although the title fits twith the theme, I don't think that it's particularly funny, or attention getting. Laser, Rinse, Repeat, however, is clearly the funnier title
For what it's worth, I used to work for a computer game developer in Redmond, and I learned that while "design by committee" works for some aspects of game design, sometimes, you need one person with vision, presumably the one with a name similar to Allen Varnet, to go with what works best.
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| Fargmania |
| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Troy, you make a good point. If the voting was a landslide for a single title, that would be one thing. But with the voting so nearly tied up, a slight win might be a loss for all. A final decision will be made shortly, and then we'll stick with it. |
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| Allen Varney |
| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the compliment, Troy-R, but I'm entirely happy to shy back and let the collective genius of Paranoia-Live.net create this undoubtedly brilliant work all on its/their own. Not that you should take "collective" to imply any kind of treasonous Communist view, of course. |
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| Leon-R-DOE |
| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:11 am Post subject: |
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I concur with Troy that "Laser, Rinse, Repeat" is the funniest, by a good margin.
Now, if it could have a subtitle, or a supertitle, that indicated the gambling casino nature of parts of the module, that would be pretty darn cool.
Something like "How to win the Jackpot: Laser, Rinse, Repeat" (but better, please.. I'm not a title-writer by any means) |
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| Jazzer |
| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| Having watched the workings of our Mandatory Mission, I'm inclined towards the view that it needs a project leader. Hmm... |
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| Biggles |
| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:23 pm Post subject: I agree, sort of |
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I agree with Leon-R. If the mission revolves around a casino of some sorts, then the title should reflect that to some extent (e.g. HIL Sector Blues with police, Clones in Space with, well, space, etc.).
That leaves Code 7 Casino, which doesn't do that much for me. In my opinion (humble or otherwise), it lacks the punch and eye-grabbing, "Oh-that-would-be-messed-up" qualities of the classic missions from the early days. "The People's Glorious Revolutionary Adventure" makes you look twice at the cover, and then makes you think of how cool it would to play/GM it. Y'know?
To me, it hinges on "Code 7." Is that explained in the rulebook? Will the buying masses see this and know what it means?
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