{"id":1923,"date":"2008-10-06T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2008-10-06T10:52:39","modified_gmt":"2008-10-06T15:52:39","slug":"a-weekend-of-sloth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=1923","title":{"rendered":"A Weekend of Sloth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned before that I do most of my writing on the weekends.  I write the bulk of the articles on my days off, and then go over them a bit the evening before they go live.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend I did nothing but play City of Heroes.  I filled up a whole server just making new characters and playing them to level 3 or 4, then dumping out and making another.  <\/p>\n<p>I fully realize the showing off your character is barely one step removed from drawing a picture and putting it up on the refrigerator. However, since this is pretty much all I did, it&#8217;s all I&#8217;ve got.  So, with apologies, here is what you&#8217;re getting instead of posts this week:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><table width='512'  cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' border='0' align='center'><tr><td><img src='https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/images\/coh_grimm1.jpg' class='insetimage' width='512' alt='He&#8217;s on liberty.  I&#8217;d consider this to be my &#8220;main&#8221;. I&#8217;ve made a ton of characters, but when it comes to gameplay he&#8217;s just the most fun.' title='He&#8217;s on liberty.  I&#8217;d consider this to be my &#8220;main&#8221;. I&#8217;ve made a ton of characters, but when it comes to gameplay he&#8217;s just the most fun.'\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class='insetcaption'>He&#8217;s on liberty.  I&#8217;d consider this to be my &#8220;main&#8221;. I&#8217;ve made a ton of characters, but when it comes to gameplay he&#8217;s just the most fun.<\/td><\/tr><\/table><br \/>\n<table width='512'  cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' border='0' align='center'><tr><td><img src='https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/images\/coh_grimm_id.jpg' class='insetimage' width='512' alt=' He should probably have been a tanker using Super Strength if I <em>really<\/em> wanted to adhere to the concept, but I tried playing a tanker (my first character, actually) and I hated it.' title=' He should probably have been a tanker using Super Strength if I <em>really<\/em> wanted to adhere to the concept, but I tried playing a tanker (my first character, actually) and I hated it.'\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class='insetcaption'> He should probably have been a tanker using Super Strength if I <em>really<\/em> wanted to adhere to the concept, but I tried playing a tanker (my first character, actually) and I hated it.<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p>He has Super Jump now, so this entire site is probably a lost cause.  Last night I was bounding around the rooftops of the city, wondering how long I could keep playing if I just quit my job now.  <\/p>\n<p>(My other character is &#8220;Fullmetal Jackie&#8221;, an Energy-based blaster on Freedom.  I&#8217;m not sure if I&#8217;ll keep her just yet.  She&#8217;s a blast to play with, but we&#8217;ll see how her powers develop.  I figure I&#8217;ll use Grimm for Solo play and Jackie for group play, and I&#8217;ll try to experience a little of everything the game has to offer.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned before that I do most of my writing on the weekends. I write the bulk of the articles on my days off, and then go over them a bit the evening before they go live. This weekend I did nothing but play City of Heroes. 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