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Ask a Staffer Ep. 21 - Sapz
theshirn:
SAPZ GO TO BED
Janitor Morgan:
"* Kuruminut is KIX'D 8D" ?
When playing UFO, do you most often go for red, green, blue, or rainbow?
Do you do Danmakufu?
Tamer Anode/Cathode:
Other than (Do)donpachi, why bees?
E-Nazrin:
Is the yellow or black more important?
What makes shumps fun to you?
Sapz:
--- Quote from: Tamashii Kanjou on July 07, 2011, 07:40:02 PM ---Obligatory how did you find MotK?
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I followed Donut here from GameFAQs, to cut a (somewhat) long story short. I'd pretty much been using his threads on EoSD's message boards as my sole point of contact with other Touhou fans before that, so MotK was a nice discovery.
--- Quote ---Obligatory how did you become a staff member?
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A little after Matsuri stopped making the SotW after STGT '10 (I think), I spoke to him about it and we decided that I'd get it back up and running. I got Janitor primarily for that kind of thing, as well as keeping scoreboards in check, and after lgb left I got the HME mod position, and here we are today.
--- Quote ---Obligatory what DO you do here as staff?
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See previous post!
--- Quote ---And now for something completely different...
You spend the day with your 3 of your favourite characters from Gensokyo. How do you spend the day? Explain!
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Hm... for some reason, regardless of how I think about it, I can't imagine a day out with Nue, Remilia and... probably Youmu turn out to be anything other than absolute carnage. :V
--- Quote from: nintendonut888 on July 07, 2011, 07:58:32 PM ---Are you mad that this makes you have to go back and edit your post you were making before I posted this?
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This seems to have backfired. 8)
--- Quote ---Where do you get your kicks?
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They're all homemade!
--- Quote ---What is your favorite era in history, and how would you want a shmup to take place there?
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Probably ancient Greece, that always seemed like a really cool period to me. You could easily make a shmup out of the mythology, whether it was something canon or just a free-for-all between the Gods.
--- Quote ---About that game you complained about earlier, do you feel the awesome intro cheated you? Do you feel as though you were nickle and dimahoo'd?
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* Sapz kicks Donut
--- Quote from: theshim on July 07, 2011, 08:05:16 PM ---I confess disappointment that it wasn't my clip. :getdown:
And, because I've been waiting since my week to ask this:
Are you an Englishman in New York?
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Har har. Maybe one day. Right now, I'm an Englishman in New Malden.
--- Quote from: Iryan on July 07, 2011, 08:12:22 PM ---Why should we vote for you becoming president?
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I pledge to raise awareness for both shmups and metal, and abolish vegetables.
--- Quote from: nicole on July 07, 2011, 08:46:30 PM ---thoughts on the news of the world phone hacking scandal?
(tl;dr explanation for those who don't understand the q)
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Well, obviously it's a terrible thing for people to do since it's a huge invasion of privacy, but no particular feelings beyond that; I must admit I haven't been following the story very closely.
--- Quote from: KoiZengar Komeiji on July 07, 2011, 09:19:26 PM ---Expectations for STGT?
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Top 5 for sure, 2nd or 3rd as a goal. 1st is... somewhat unlikely. I'll be disappointed if we're below 5th, we have an extremely strong team this time around.
--- Quote ---Expectations for RL?
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Beyond continuing uni... not much right now, honestly. I'm hunting for a summer job, but that's not gone well so far. :(
--- Quote ---INSTANT BRAIN?
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INSTANT BRAIN!
--- Quote from: Genichiro on July 07, 2011, 09:38:41 PM ---How did you get into Touhou?
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I actually first saw a friend playing IaMP; it seemed completely bizarre how many projectiles and the like were going everywhere, almost like a puzzle game rather than a fighter for some of the spell cards. I got hooked after trying EoSD, working on a Normal 1cc (with max lives) and then an Extra clear.[/quote]
--- Quote ---Are you actually a bee youkai?
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I'll leave that up to your imagination.
--- Quote ---What do you do for a living these days?
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See previous post. Right now I'm living with my parents since uni is over for the year, and hunting for a part-time job, but no luck so far.
--- Quote from: Naut on July 07, 2011, 09:54:14 PM ---Chances of TiH taking #1 at stgt?
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100%, obviously.
...Slim, but I wouldn't call it impossible. We don't really have a sikraiken (though .ASP comes close), and we have a lot less experience as a whole compared to the cowboys, but I think our members are at least close to most of them in most games. We'll see how it goes.
--- Quote from: theshim on July 07, 2011, 10:29:49 PM ---NAUT >:( ?
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NAUT :D !
--- Quote from: Koishi-tirade on July 08, 2011, 12:41:59 AM ---Who is your most important person? (does not have to be named specifically)
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Eh, I can't really pick a single person. Probably my few really good friends from school.
--- Quote ---Rate your life on a scale of table salt to red velvet cake.
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Hm... I'd say it's around cheese on toast.
--- Quote ---What is the most delicious food you have ever eaten?
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Pizza in Malta. I don't know why, but it is always, ALWAYS the best thing I've ever eaten, and puts any pizza I've ever had here to shame.
--- Quote ---Would you prefer bionic or magical augmentation?
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Magical for sure. So many more possibilities, and so many things that could go wrong with bionic.
--- Quote ---How do you feel about Justin Bieber?
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This is pretty cool.
--- Quote from: nicole on July 08, 2011, 12:47:53 AM ---what sports, if any, are you into?
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I used to be really into karate. Other than that, not much, I'm not a big sports fan.
--- Quote from: theshim on July 08, 2011, 01:00:27 AM ---SAPZ GO TO BED
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The night is still young!
--- Quote from: rdjuugi Hoshiguma on July 08, 2011, 01:03:20 AM ---"* Kuruminut is KIX'D 8D" ?
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It's kind of a running gag. :V
--- Quote ---When playing UFO, do you most often go for red, green, blue, or rainbow?
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Well, I haven't played it seriously in over a year, but I remember by strategy was reds for the first three stages, and greens for the latter three.
--- Quote ---Do you do Danmakufu?
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Nope. I'm interested in creating patterns to dodge, but I know that even if I learned how, I'd still probably never get around to actually making them. I have a terrible procrastination habit.
--- Quote from: The Subconscious Colossal on July 08, 2011, 02:28:16 AM ---Other than (Do)donpachi, why bees?
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That is pretty much it, really. Honestly, I have no idea how it became such a big thing - I thought DDP was the coolest game ever for half a year or so, and suddenly I'm 'that bee guy'. :V
--- Quote from: IronE-Nazrin on July 08, 2011, 05:23:20 AM ---Is the yellow or black more important?
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Yellow, definitely.
--- Quote ---What makes shumps fun to you?
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Originally I was in it for the cool patterns, since that's one of Touhou's strengths, and the challenge, which was unlike anything I'd seen to that point. These days it's the challenge, the non-stop intensity and excitement of a good scoring run, and competition. There's nothing as satisfying as studying a game, planning the run, pushing it as high as you can go with it, practicing hard, and finally getting that one perfect run and beating everyone else. Improving a score for its own sake is fun of course, but I find I'm much more motivated when I'm actively trying to beat other people.