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mvassilev
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posted November 08, 2015 09:32 PM |
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12 years of HC
12 years, 1 month, and 4 days, but who's counting? 
Usually in these threads, I highlight some posts I've made over the year, but I haven't been as active, so instead I'll explain why. My primary interest at HC is the OSM (as everyone knows), and while it seems to be more active than last year, my standards for discourse have risen. To put it bluntly, most OSMers are bad at engaging charitably with other people's arguments, misinterpreting each other all the time, and people rarely change their minds, plus there's too much general rudeness - the goal seems to be more to beat down your opponent, rather than convince them. Having seen communities that have better discourse norms than this, arguing here has lost some of it's appeal. Unless I see a change in this, I'll continue to be mostly inactive.
I still check the page every day, so I'm still around if anyone wants to HCM me.
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Eccentric Opinion
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Drakon-Deus
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Qapla'
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posted November 08, 2015 09:36 PM |
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Well, you managed to be more active than many other "old" ones. Props for that.
I registered in Nov. 2005 but I was anything but a regular poster until much later.
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Stevie
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posted November 08, 2015 09:48 PM |
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Edited by Stevie at 21:49, 08 Nov 2015.
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Had a brief exchange of words with you one time. Definitely felt like it was worthwhile. Sometimes you just have to choose your battles, you know. Not everyone has the appropriate mindset when entering debates. From my experience, most want to force their arguments and opinions down other people's throats and it's very easy to degenerate into ad hominem, ego wars or cynical rhetoric (probably a flaw of mine too, I fall for provocation sometimes). The line where integrity and rewarding conversation can be found is pretty thin.
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The Young Traveler
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DagothGares
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No gods or kings
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posted November 08, 2015 11:37 PM |
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*mandatory flag waving*
HC still my favourite swamp hub this side of the intertubes.
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fred79
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 09, 2015 02:44 AM |
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i can't tell if i'm getting better or worse in debates(it seems i was both more eloquent in the past, and more caustic). my beliefs are pretty concrete, though. i seem to have reached a point in my life where changing my mind about things is just a waste of time, considering the state of the world. the way i see it, my beliefs are infallible, and a solution to problems, if somewhat skewed at times(my intent, though, is always for the betterment of mankind and the state of the world). the core of what i try to get across is what matters the most to me. if i see a better logic, though, i'll try and assimilate that into my inner workings. i'm always trying to improve, overall. on specific things, not so much. the way i look at it, if i get the bulk right, the specifics can slide. they're mostly immaterial, anyway; and only offspring of the larger picture.
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blizzardboy
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Nerf Herder
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posted November 09, 2015 05:51 AM |
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mvassilev said:
12 years, 1 month, and 4 days, but who's counting?
Usually in these threads, I highlight some posts I've made over the year, but I haven't been as active, so instead I'll explain why. My primary interest at HC is the OSM (as everyone knows), and while it seems to be more active than last year, my standards for discourse have risen. To put it bluntly, most OSMers are bad at engaging charitably with other people's arguments, misinterpreting each other all the time, and people rarely change their minds, plus there's too much general rudeness - the goal seems to be more to beat down your opponent, rather than convince them. Having seen communities that have better discourse norms than this, arguing here has lost some of it's appeal. Unless I see a change in this, I'll continue to be mostly inactive.
Bye  
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Lord_Woock
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Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted November 18, 2015 10:36 PM |
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I guess maybe you're not a noob anymore, Mvass.
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Yolk and God bless.
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My buddy's doing a webcomic and would certainly appreciate it if you checked it out!
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Drakon-Deus
Undefeatable Hero
Qapla'
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posted November 19, 2015 07:02 AM |
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Only thing I can add now
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mvassilev
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posted December 12, 2015 09:17 AM |
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Lord_Woock said:
I guess maybe you're not a noob anymore, Mvass.
It is as if a hand descended from the heavens and brought me up to live among the gods as one of their own.
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Drakon-Deus
Undefeatable Hero
Qapla'
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posted December 12, 2015 09:19 AM |
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And it's like I don't give a damn about labels like "noob" anymore. Unless it's NoobX  
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Homer171
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Supreme Hero
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posted December 12, 2015 10:13 AM |
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Yeah, not so much constructive talk nowdays but world and people have changed over the years. I remember you mvassilev from heroes related posts 5-6 years ago or so.. But looking at your created threads i see you really are OSM guy
Respect for your contributes over so many years
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Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
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OhforfSake
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Legendary Hero
Initiate
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posted December 12, 2015 01:43 PM |
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Pretty sure it gotta be more than 5-6 years ago. The one and only time I ever saw Mvass write anything in a heroes related section he turned out to be biggest n00bie I'd ever laid my hands on.
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fred79
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted December 12, 2015 02:34 PM |
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OhforfSake said:
he turned out to be biggest n00bie I'd ever laid my hands on.
was it a caress, or something more forceful?
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Celfious
Promising
Legendary Hero
From earth
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posted December 12, 2015 05:39 PM |
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Mvass I don't OSM much. You used to post weird stuff too though. I think we have both calmed down in the past years. I've learned to spell better thanks to spellcheck reminding me as well. But that's besides the point.
.999~ is 1 to the most closest degree possible. But it's close enough for me this day sir. Gf
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mvassilev
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posted December 12, 2015 08:53 PM |
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OhforfSake said:
The one and only time I ever saw Mvass write anything in a heroes related section he turned out to be biggest n00bie I'd ever laid my hands on.
I maintain that Dungeon is the weakest town in HoMM 3. It has nothing going for it.
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Homer171
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posted December 12, 2015 09:57 PM |
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Oh yeah, OSM is deffinetly you'r side of expertise 
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Lord_Woock
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted December 14, 2015 10:45 PM |
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mvassilev said:
OhforfSake said:
The one and only time I ever saw Mvass write anything in a heroes related section he turned out to be biggest n00bie I'd ever laid my hands on.
I maintain that Dungeon is the weakest town in HoMM 3. It has nothing going for it.
Don't you dare diss the Shak Attack!
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Yolk and God bless.
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Homer171
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Supreme Hero
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posted December 15, 2015 01:55 AM |
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Quote:
It has nothing going for it.
Low level shooters are nice, specially beholder/evil eyes. Mino's! Don't forget Gunnar.
Trogs bad, try Imps. Manticores sucks, so does Wyverns and Cyclops. It's average town, nothing horrible.
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