buglips*the*goblin Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'm not suggesting I'm going to do anything. Or try to get up to shenanigans. I've just learned that when I set out on any kind of adventure, of even the most mundane sort, shenanigans have a way of happening along the way. All on their own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Got home safe and sound. Gonna take the rest of the week off from everything but work and just equalize. I hope everybody as good a time as I did. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHetman Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'm not suggesting I'm going to do anything. Or try to get up to shenanigans. I've just learned that when I set out on any kind of adventure, of even the most mundane sort, shenanigans have a way of happening along the way. All on their own. Shenanigans is that Irish pub that serves that really, really strong goblin beer ... Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttuckerman Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) No it's the French Resturant that serves Goblin food Chez Nanagins. Edit: BTW it did not work for Mexicans. They invaded and there are a lot of Mexicans in Texas. Edited April 22, 2013 by ttuckerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakandara Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 It was surprisingly tame, compared to what I've heard of past auctions (and I overheard several people offering the same opinions). I've got a few theories about this actually. First, it was a matter of cash flow. Two years ago was the last time Reaper allowed Swag Points to be cashed in for ReaperBucks; their exclusion has caused a significant deflation in the amount of available RBs for bidding. Second, there were a lot of what I would consider "mid-tier" items this year. These items repeatedly went for 400-600 RB. This was a number that was easily doable with only one or two people pooling their resources, so lots of people had that kind of cash available to bid. Thus, a lot of items (including some that should have gone for less, and some that should have gone for much more) sold for this price. Also, the DYOM went for as little as 900 RB! What a steal! I think people were waiting for the Vampire Packs (6 auctioned off). Yes, the DYOM went stupid-cheap. It was the only reason we bid on it. If we'd had the cash after that, we'd have bid on Kally too (Martin's paintjob alone was worth more than the 500 RB it sold for). There were actually 10 Vampire boxes that were auctioned off. They went for as little as 480, and as much as 650. ~v 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbdog Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Chiming in on the auction.. I think it was partly due to the fact that in year's past, they had printed out the RBs and so had like a bazillion worth to hand out to event participants. I remember that my boys only came for the weekend portion last year and still managed to earn over 500 RBs each (they used them to get a box of mouselings and something else, while failing a bidding war with Godfather Vince over some shot glasses - that was a blast of a bidding war by the way). This year, while the poker chips were really cool looking, they were seemingly very rare and limited to be handed out. My boys were there about twice as long as last year but only ended up with about 250 each. They got a mousepad and a very cool small glass sculpture (Thank you to GodFather Vince for allowing us small underlings for letting us win the bidding war this time.) With less RBs in flow, people had to band together to be able to even win the smaller items, much less try and go for the larger ones. I think whole rows of people banded together to try and get those 10 vampire boxes, which left few to band together on the other big items. It was fun, but not quite as much fun as when they were giving out the bazillion RBs in the past. Another thing of note... compared to last year's constant reminder's, mini games, challenges, updates, and play on with the 4 pirate factions in the house... I do not believe I heard mention even a single time all weekend any of the 4 factions. People talked up the Carnival aspect, but never had anything to do with the 4 factions. Despite the negative vibe that my post is giving due to the particulars in this discussion, myself and kids really did have an awesome time as usual, and cannot wait to do it again next year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwyksilver Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Do they take it away from you every year? Or do you just keep it in the car? I ask because I plan to attend RCon next year, and I'd like to evaluate my chances of becoming a back-alley pinata. *many days after RCon 2014* "Hey, how come I never see Buglips post anymore?" Ladystorm: "No idea. None at all. Too, bad, too. I liked him." Just stick to the story. Nobody suspects anything. Now everything will stay on topic. Just keep cool, stick to the script. Bugs...you do realize that this year...EVERY moderator with the exception of Frosch was at Reaper Con. It wouldn't just be Cher you'd have to watch out for 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I noticed the uncanny absence of official and moderated presence. For a little while I thought you'd all left me in charge here, but then I realized there's no way anybody would ever do that. Ever. Even if I was the only one left, I wouldn't be in charge. But I'm pretty proud of the fact that upon realizing we were operating under reduced manpower I did not go crazy. I was actually pretty good. I didn't even stage a coup and install myself as overlord or nothin. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyberwolfe1 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I noticed the uncanny absence of official and moderated presence. For a little while I thought you'd all left me in charge here, but then I realized there's no way anybody would ever do that. Ever. Even if I was the only one left, I wouldn't be in charge. But I'm pretty proud of the fact that upon realizing we were operating under reduced manpower I did not go crazy. I was actually pretty good. I didn't even stage a coup and install myself as overlord or nothin. I'm always here to keep you honest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Chaperone is only half a step away from co-conspirator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyberwolfe1 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Chaperone is only half a step away from co-conspirator. Considering I'm a troll in my own regard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Darsc Zacal Posted April 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 22, 2013 There was never any cause for worry or alarm. I had accumulated several images of bright shiny objects to post should buglips require distraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Chaperone is only half a step away from co-conspirator. Considering I'm a troll in my own regard? I think you just want me to attract all the attention and blame. Then when funtime is over you can say "But I tried to stop Buglips! I really tried!" And they'll believe you, too. They'll say "Well, that's okay psyberwolfe1, we know what Buglips is like. Thanks for trying." And then I'm doing hard time for no other reason than the fact that god made me with the unholy power of Sprite Uncontainable Game. Thinking I don't know your plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baugi Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 There were actually 10 Vampire boxes that were auctioned off. They went for as little as 480, and as much as 650. They auctioned off Vampire boxes for pretend money?! I'm sitting here ready to sell my foot for one because I missed the stupid KS, and they're GIVING THEM AWAY?! ... *facedesk* 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Knight Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 There were actually 10 Vampire boxes that were auctioned off. They went for as little as 480, and as much as 650.They auctioned off Vampire boxes for pretend money?! I'm sitting here ready to sell my foot for one because I missed the stupid KS, and they're GIVING THEM AWAY?! ... *facedesk* You'll be able to get one for significantly less than body part money when they go retail. O_o 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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