Nepenthe

Haha, it's a bit weird being back. I'm just casually hanging tho.

I know the feeling. I was gone from here for probably over a year and just started coming again casually. Now I visit here daily again (though I don't always do very much).

@TCB

She came back and thus there was peace on SSMB

i just realized who made this status after almost an hour

Hope you've been good the past couple months/years(?)

@Dejimon11 If it wouldn't have been, such a shame. I'm not a staffie anymore. |3

@Ferno Ayyy Ferno! I've been good! How about you?

a blast from the past came back to represent the best frog boi 

Lucio fans get a PRRRRROMOTION

@Nepenthe Been alright, even more of an art nerd now but I still visit here regularly even if just to haunt the statuses/ lurk a thread or two out of nonstop nostalgia.

The frog boi was my first gold gun on Overwatch, he is best boi.

Granted, I don't get the chance to play him anywhere near as often as I used to, since I've usually got to end up hopping on Zen or Mercy for heals, but I love playing him whenever I can, especially for those environmental kills

@Ferno I know what you mean. I should haunt every now and again, maybe when the next Sonic game is released.

@Ryannumber1gamer Oh, I one-trick Lucio to the max. I let other people pick up main healer slack. I like the movement freedom he gives, as well as being a skirmisher and harasser. You wear a lot of hats on Lucio. Current goal is to hit Diamond; got to the 2900s once.

I never die.

@Nepenthe I just logged in so I may be LTTP (got back from work), but cool to see you drop in for a visit! It's been such a long while.

@Milo Long time no see! It's actually heartwarming to see so many of the older folks.

No one's ever really gone

I somehow clicked on early 2013 status updates just a couple hours ago while I was asleep so it took me a while to piece together I was back on the main page bc of this lmao

I'm personally in uni now tryna get a degree and experience n stuff, having a bit of issues with work but hopefully itll all blow over soon. Good to see you around and doing alright, though!

2013 status updates. Has it been that long? Jesus.

And good luck on Uni; trust me I know that road's tough, but you can do it! Good seeing you too as well @The Deleter

To answer your question, surviving.
It's nice to see you back 😄

The fuck?

Thank you @Teoskaven And I'm surviving too, basically. xD

@Kuzu "Surprise, mothafucka."

@Nepenthe 3 Years. It's been 3 long years.

Three years?!! OMG. 😲

We figured you moved on to bigger (read: Less eccentric) places. Glad to see you back tho. 

Bigger? Yes. Less eccentric? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Is this the arc where old faces return for a thing with the current cast after the big eventful arc as a downtime thing in my shonen animes

Me and my friend basically have a combo that breaks total mayhem at this point, he goes Doomfist, and I go Sombra. I take down abilities, leaving characters defenceless to his attacks.

And I swear, there is no greater feeling in this world than constantly deactivating Pharah's abilities.

Sombras are getting good now and it's slightly frightening.

Don't worry, she's still pretty terrible on console. 

Well, mainly because no one can aim to actually finish off characters on console, so what typically happens is 

>deactivate ability

>no teammates around

>shoot desperately to try kill the enemy

>three enemies kill you

And that's Console!Sombra.

Well, PC!Sombra, in the right hands, is a beast. 

Note, in the right hands. I had one match where I literally kept punching her to death. It was kinda sad.

On console, her and Ana are kind of in the same area. Both can be really effective in the right hands, constantly deactivating abilities, being sneaky, EMPing at the right time etc etc, but Ana's problem is most players don't have good aim, especially in High Platinum/Diamond and in Quick Play, and Sombra doesn't have a lot of people bothering to learn her effectively. I've been using Total Mayhem to try learn her because there's more of a safety net there for screwing up, it allows me to learn good ways to flank enemies, and take down their abilities before getting out, or if they're weak, finishing them.

Nep is ready to beat everyone at MK8.

I would actually prefer to cooperate and play Overwatch. I main Lucio, because someone has to keep the DPS dumbasses alive with a friendship circle. Now come over here and let's have a party on the payload.

But I don't have Overwatch...

This saddens me greatly.

 Smash Bros?

But I want to get it. Don't know if  PS4 or PC.

PC. Faster updates, a working reporting system, and better aim assist controls. Some characters are apparently nigh unplayable on console.

@Jovahexeon Ace Joranvexeon I don't have Smesh.

I thought I felt a disturbance in the MK8 force...

@Nepenthe That saddens me immensely. 

I'll see. I want to get the game but I'm not that great...

currently procastina--

HOLY SHIT YOUR HERE!!

Hooray you play a healer.

I mainly play Mercy.

(Although I am wearing a Rein t-shirt)

xD I got tired of teams never putting a healer on so I started instalocking him. Plus Lucio is super fun to play, and I'm guaranteed a gold medal in something without having to be the best killer. So why not?

I just like people owing me

And I mean normally I choose between being tank or healer, way too many people just play DPS...

I only like tanking if I've got a got healer who's gonna pocket me. Just stand next to me and I can do a little work as Orisa.

What would be a good starting character?

I was bout to take a break myself but I'll say hi to you before I do. Been a minute

@Diamond Dragon X Soldier is recommended as the starter because he's a jack-of-all-trades gateway character from traditional FPS games. If you've touched CoD, you'll know how he plays. Plus, he's got some nice abilities like sprint and area healing to give you staying power. However, feel free to try everyone in Quick Play games until you find your niche(s). You should ideally be able to play one single character in each of the four classes.

@Josh Long time no see!

So I have to main 4 characters?

I played OW once  when it was a free weekend.

I think I played with Soldier 76.

Well, I main Lucio. However, I can be effective with Soldier, Pharah, Reaper, Junkrat, Winston, and Orisa. Sometimes, Lucio isn't needed or isn't working as well as I'd like him too, or I'm just dying too often. Team comps and skill levels can alter the flow of a match on the fly, so to be as effective as possible you need to be flexible. But that's the fun of Overwatch.

If you want to main only one character however, no one's going to fuss if you main a healer or a traditional tank. xD

Working.

Overwatch and a Lucio main, two good decisions at once. 

I love playing Lucio myself as a main healer, he was even my first gold gun and the character I trained to comp with in terms of healing, at least at first.

But then I realised I'm on console and unless playing with friends, typically end up getting stuck with a team who don't wanna group up because as we all know, flanking on defence is the best way to handle things.

and that's the story of why I have to play Mercy on Season 6 as opposed to the funnest healer around.

But yeah, good to see you around again.

@Diamond Dragon X It's not a case of having to pick mains, but Overwatch is built on team composition and in general, trying to be flexible. Every hero is simple to pick up and have skills that transfer over to other characters, but again, it's all about hero composition. If you want to win, sometimes you have to bite the bullet and pick a character you might dislike or not play who you want to play as in order to help your team. In most cases, if your team runs 5 DPS characters, running Hanzo or Genji, or someone like that typically means your team will likely lose.

Of course you show up when I'm napping as I am absolutely exhausted from working so much...

The working world is something else ain't it? Nice to see you around here again Nep! ?

Hi Kiah! Long time no see!

And it certainly is. I close again tomorrow. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun.

Closing...that's the story of my life girl. I'm scheduled to close 5 nights this week...

Aw, he's a Yorkshire lad!

Maybe you should apply to IDW for a job as an artist? Also nice character 

He looks like ashura lol

Wow, Scrouge's redesign for the comics looks great!

(Nice work.)

Is that Manic as a stoner or something?

@Josh Looool, he actually was based off Ashura! I just made the black parts a darker green.

@Dejimon11 If they're doing an open hiring process, I might. Although I need to do some comic stuff. Haven't in a really long time.

@SenEDDtor Missile My hedgie is a powerless 20-year old drunkard who likes black fashion. He is absolutely perfect.

Asura is usually rethought as a saiyanhog type char so this is refreshing

My hedgie has always been without powers as a basic starting point in any work or RP, aside from basic rolls and things. Makes him more fun to write about or put on an adventure since he can't Saiyan his way out of an issue.

Awesome work as always Nep!  

No it still is for something. They're pretty much starting over from scratch also people lost their jobs....sooooo

They may also not use the freedom Fighters and egg bosses so...