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Korru
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| Post #61: 28th Sep 2013 5:36 PM | |
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| Origo's avatar was probably one of my absolute favorites. I was rooting for him to be a badass from day 1. |
I looked at him and thought, he is probably a giant mutant fly under those wrappings. |
And him being attacked by spiders much like a fly probably cemented this thought for you. |
No, I had it thought out long before then:
http://www.ndimforums.com/lab3/thread.asp?threadid=510
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Zersch
birdhouse love
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| Post #62: 28th Sep 2013 5:39 PM | |
Togepi-looking Marek is still my fav. | |
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Korru
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| Post #63: 28th Sep 2013 5:42 PM | |
Stonehappy Lee takes the Oscar | | |
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Nofo
The Butcher
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| Post #64: 28th Sep 2013 5:46 PM | |
Ha, Angela ever being polite. Ha. That's a laugh. | | nav is ugly and i am pretty |
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Quizmaster Vern!
Of the people for the people
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| Post #65: 28th Sep 2013 5:55 PM | |
I liked Origo's avatar and thats about it | --------------------
Of the people, for the people!
YAW YAW YAW WINNER OF FELL GUYS! |
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mal
Pronouns: they/them
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| Post #66: 28th Sep 2013 6:08 PM | |
I liked the concept of Origo. He was a fellow masked person... but being in the other group I really didn't know anything about him. I think a lot of us pondered if he was actually a woman, if only for the lulz. | |
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Patrick
Sole Survivor
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| Post #67: 29th Sep 2013 11:22 AM | |
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Pat got really fucking boned by the Virus.
We apologize for that one. |
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| Also Pat, you're a piece of worthless debris, I risked my life for you and you didn't even come back by going the other direction. You rocked at the beginning and sank like a rock at the end. >:( |
I was so confused by what happened :/ | | |
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Patrick
Sole Survivor
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| Post #68: 29th Sep 2013 11:24 AM | |
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| Stonehappy Lee takes the Oscar |
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Justin
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| Post #69: 29th Sep 2013 5:27 PM | |
Dennis for #27. | | |
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PORL
UNFORGIVABLE
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| Post #70: 29th Sep 2013 6:34 PM | |
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Frederick Frederickson
Portrayed By: Benjamin Talam
The discerning voice of reason in a world gone mad, Frederick is remembered fondly by all for his proud take on civil rights and being the world's only walking item. Sadly, there isn't an awful lot else to say about him as he spent most of the Labyrinth adventure somewhere else. Where is he now? Who knows. He probably just blew up with the rest of it...
History:
Back on the forum EN, a user named Mercuzo joined the forum to promote an upcoming cross-site survivor game. Not being particularly into ORGs at the time, this went pretty much ignored. But the link was kept and I eventually came back around to their home site. The forum is called Korova Milk Bar, and it's the remnants of an offshoot site that came about from IMDB. With a similar origin story to our own forum, I decided to sign up and post.
When this game was running short on casting time and I still wanted more people, I went out on a limb and promoted Labyrinth over there. There was actually a fair amount of interest, with at least 4 people expressing a desire to play (including Mercuzo). I didn't push it though because I felt bad about the promotion to begin with. I eventually decided to cast the only person who followed up on their character creation request, which was Talam.
I played in a game with him on the site before, so I had somewhat high hopes. In the end I think the whole experience just blew his mind. The games they are used to playing don't come anywhere near the level of activity this one did. I also later got berated repeatedly by Mercuzo for not chasing him up about playing. Maybe he should've come on board instead, but then we wouldn't have had the man, the myth and the legend that was Frederick.
Character:
The idea behind Frederick's character was that he was a rational businessman who had a fairly high opinion of himself. Though not particularly cold, he was still pragmatic. The lack of coldness made him different enough to Dennis that I decided not to change anything up. I had no part in devising the character, and went entirely with the original design down to the Donald Glover avatar.
Funnily enough, despite the fact that Frederick spent most of the game not playing it, when he did show up he did so very much in character. If nothing else, I can't fault Talam on this front because he wasn't just playing as himself. Frederick very much was an act, and was very much exactly the way he was always supposed to be played.
He lost a bit of the warmth after his first initial phase. This was exacerbated a lot by his group, so I don't entirely hold him responsible for this. Because of his lack of activity, his group often ignored everything he said or berated him simply for appearing which only led to his appearances becoming rarer and slightly more hostile. I very much enjoyed his exchanges with Parker all the same.
The one moment he broke character was when he made a comment about being a "successful and attractive African American". This was a meme on his home forum, so it was obviously just a subtle fish to see if any of his buddies were in the game. Other than that he was largely consistent. His appearances garnered something of a legendary status, showing up like Origo at the worst possible times.
Journal:
His journal was as existent as he was.
Gameplay:
Not a lot to say. He participated in events on the days where he showed up, which meant occasionally filling out his journal with results of actions. He didn't gain any items and his role was one of the stranger things about the entire game.
Because he pulled the booster role, which was actually extremely valuable, it meant that Frederick had no function acting as a human shoe. So unlike the other inactives, Frederick had to be protected at all costs. It made deciding which party he should follow nightmarish, since there was no guarantee he'd be around to do it despite the fact it was sometimes needed.
This never became much of an issue though. He was separated from the half of the group that needed him when the bridge broke, but this was something that would've been largely unavoidable. The formula for the bridge separation was based on follow order, so even had he been active, chances are high that Frederick would've been on the wrong side of that. Other than that one time, Frederick was very much always there in the pack as a useful group asset by virtue of existing and not dying.
I have to give a tiny bit of props to him if only because he revealed his role. Generally I don't support role-claiming, but Frederick's role was more useful as an outed power and his lack of activity meant that it was essential the group knew exactly what he did. There was never a major call for him to do it other than avoiding being sacrificed. So it was partly self-preservation, but it would go on to very much serve the group.
For these reasons, even though his presence in the game was fleeting, the handful of things he did do were proactive. He never broke anything and he was a useful item until the end.
Conclusion:
I liked that he refused to accept the nature of time travel, and his digs and rivalry with Parker were so consistent that I have to give him props for those. On every other front though, I can't comment much. His lack of activity ruined him to the point where he was nothing more than a running joke.
I had no expectations from the player so it wasn't a disappointment. And the handful of times he did contribute were worthwhile enough to not rank him bottom of the pile. A more proactive Frederick would've been quite an amazing thing to behold, but it wasn't to be.
Wherever he is, I wish him well.
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Korru
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| Post #71: 29th Sep 2013 6:42 PM | |
Get into the backpack Frederick! | | |
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Vic
Sole Survivor
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| Post #72: 29th Sep 2013 6:54 PM | |
It frustrated me so much every time we tried to push him he would show up and post an action | | |
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Vic
Sole Survivor
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| Post #73: 29th Sep 2013 6:56 PM | |
I'd say Scott or Tyron next | | |
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Bonkers Dodging Bestie....Perry
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| Post #74: 29th Sep 2013 7:06 PM | |
I hated Frederick soooo much. I wanted to flat out kill him infront of everybody and would have not cared at all. | | |
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Natalie
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| Post #75: 29th Sep 2013 8:31 PM | |
Aw, so much hate for poor Frederick. :(
Still wish that bridge thing would have worked out better since he was following me, lost all that extra searching when we split. | A lesson without pain is meaningless. That's because no one can gain without sacrificing something. But by enduring that pain and overcoming it, he shall obtain a powerful, unmatched heart. A fullmetal heart. |
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