GANONFROG'S PROFILE

@Pentagon: Honestly, that game sounds pretty awesome. Now I'm kind of curious what kind of gameplay advantage going into corpse mode could have. I guess it would depend on how functional you are as a blob of gore.


If, in a futuristic setting where biological and genetic engineering are relatively advanced, someone were to release a virus or series of viruses containing synthetic genetic material into the world with the intention of inducing some kind of mutation or "disease" within a large group of people, not with the goal of killing or inconveniencing them, but rather to cause a dramatic change in the way they function, would they realistically be able to do so, and what, exactly, would the change be?

geez that sentence was long and clumsy

Nothing convoluted going on here. Nope.

Sprites for a secret project. I'm getting single frames done before animation for the sake of screenshots.

I'm also really confused by the idea that introversion/extroversion could be good or bad at all. They're just things. Though I do wonder if you're misinterpreting the most extreme side of introversion as being the only side.

Really, all that defines an introvert/extrovert is how they instinctively react to being around people and being alone. An introvert is overstimulated in a crowd or tense social situation, making them uncomfortable, while an extrovert is under-stimulated while alone, making them restless and frustrated. I guess one could see that and say that a balance would be best, going by that alone, but even then there's the issue of such a balanced person having less of a tendency toward specialization in what they do. Since an introvert can spend time alone, just mulling over ideas and thoughts for hours without a problem, they have more potential to be talented artists, writers, scientists, etc. Extroverts, on the other hand, can work with people without easily getting burnt out, and thus make awesome CEOs, performers, negotiators, etc. So, short version, extroversion and introversion aren't good or bad. They're just things.

Now, yes, there are psychological disorders that play off of introversion and extroversion in ways that make it look like they're the problem, but usually it's more of an interaction leading to a bad result, rather than the more mundane, common piece of the puzzle (The intro/extro personality) being an issue. It's like people blaming violent video games as being the reason behind a kid's crazed killing spree, when really the kid's delusions and anger management issues are the reason why he took a look at that game and decided that, hey! This looks like a good idea to take into real life!

As an introvert with social anxiety disorder, I'm still easily able to tell the difference between what reactions to social situations are just my introversion, and which are due to my fight or flight instincts being a confused mess. Protip, not wanting to go to that guy's party out of mild discomfort about the idea of dealing with a bunch of people is my introversion. Wanting to run away from his karaoke machine as if it were a bear about to maul me is my anxiety disorder. (That, and the fact that no sane person would ever own a karaoke machine and I probably came to the only logical realization that he may actually be a bear wanting to maul me.) So yes, the two of them are similar, but they're not at all the same thing. That same sort of connection can be applied to pretty much any other personality disorder and how it makes people react around other people and/or suspicious karaoke machines.

Well, this turned out exceedingly average:



Oh well. Practice is practice.

I hope it's not too late to join. I want in on this robot fighting action. Or something.

My options for chips may be limited, but that doesn't mean I'm stuck with the worst. I will gladly take Defendo, the chip imbued with the power of Canadian Mounties.