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Jumplegs forever. Not even particularly athletic, I just think being able to go "Nope, going over it" would be neat.
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Sep 28, 2014 00:06
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quote:[6:08:42 PM] Yasahiro: Adrenal Neurosympathy... Honestly, it only makes sense if you are a leader or you have to get people pumped. Get them hyped. Well a friend of mine wanted to chime in on the poll with uses for the various things. Frankly I'd just go for the bone marrow. Most of them wouldn't be that useful in everyday life for me, but it seems like it'd be the most useful if things somehow went badly.
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Sep 28, 2014 00:19
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If Depth Perception counts as a general vision improvement, I would love to never have to deal with glasses or contacts again.
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Sep 28, 2014 00:45
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Zack Ater posted:If Depth Perception counts as a general vision improvement, I would love to never have to deal with glasses or contacts again.
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Sep 28, 2014 00:48
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Would the bone marrow regeneration cover dental work? See the previous posts why why I was considering the eyeballs.
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Sep 28, 2014 01:14
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Ghostwoods posted:Muscle Fiber Density. Because I have auto-immune arthritis, and miss going for long walks. Exact same reason, though mine has gotten much better with injectable treatment.
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Sep 28, 2014 01:15
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Adaptive Bone Marrow. Faster healing, and better health in general? sign me up!
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Sep 28, 2014 01:39
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As much as I'd love jumpy legs and mimetic skin, probably secondary heart, because of reasons.
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Sep 28, 2014 01:52
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I never meant for Watkins to get thrown into the wood chipper as often as it happens in the LP. But I guess it's like 3X3 Eyes: Guy turns immortal, then suddenly gets an enormous string of bad luck that makes him GLAD to be immortal, like being regularly run over by a bus, melted by acid and so on. Certainly keeps Watkins in circulation and out of the hospital for my convenience.
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Sep 28, 2014 01:57
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Speedball posted:I never meant for Watkins to get thrown into the wood chipper as often as it happens in the LP. But I guess it's like 3X3 Eyes: Guy turns immortal, then suddenly gets an enormous string of bad luck that makes him GLAD to be immortal, like being regularly run over by a bus, melted by acid and so on. Unlike 3x3 eyes, at least Watkins kept his soul, and isn't metaphysically bound to someone  (yet) I should go re-watch that or read it for the first time.
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Sep 28, 2014 01:59
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Krysmphoenix posted:I thought about that too, but I've become rather attached to my glasses. Think I look better with them. It's weird, if given a choice of these ten things, that would be the first thing I cross off the list, while some people would leap straight for the chance. Yeah, I can understand that. I suppose I misspoke, it's not really the glasses themselves I dislike. I do actually like them, and do think I look better with them (though, then again, I can barely see myself without wearing them); but I hate having terrible peripheral vision, and being all but blind any time I don't or can't wear my glasses. Contacts help, but I've had (very painful) issues with them before, and don't wear them anymore. Prescription goggles help for one of the most prominent situations I can't wear my glasses for - swimming - but they tend to be expensive or of fairly poor quality. I'd probably wear non-prescription glasses, though, were my eyesight to be fixed.
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Sep 28, 2014 02:03
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Jumplegs. If I could jump a river without getting tired I'd never ride the city bus again. 
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Sep 28, 2014 02:07
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I'd say depth perception, because I've been stereoblind since birth and want to know what it's like to be able to turn left at a stop sign without being utterly freaked about about how close that car is or isn't. 
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Sep 28, 2014 02:10
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If jumpylegs also fixed my bad knee then it seems like the most fun option.
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Sep 28, 2014 02:29
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Jumpylegs would be the most fun, but I'd probably kill myself jumping over my apartment building when I land on my head. so regeneration it is!
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Sep 28, 2014 02:33
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Rather Watch Them posted:Jumplegs. If I could jump a river without getting tired I'd never ride the city bus again. See, I'd still be worried about landing on the other side. Gimme redundant organs any day.
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Sep 28, 2014 02:35
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I'm of the opinion that the bone marrow is the superior choice. Ability to recover from basically anything? Yeah, sign me up for that. One thing to consider with these though, is that to have them is to change who you are. Not just physically, but mentally. Having these sorts of extra abilities gives you extra options in any given situation, which means you may choose to make a different choice that old you would not have made. In fact, we can already see the effects of something like that. Speedball posted:I never meant for Watkins to get thrown into the wood chipper as often as it happens in the LP. But I guess it's like 3X3 Eyes: Guy turns immortal, then suddenly gets an enormous string of bad luck that makes him GLAD to be immortal, like being regularly run over by a bus, melted by acid and so on. Watkins keeps getting the poo poo beat out of him, but he survives thanks to his healing factor. But, Speedball, if he didn't have that healing factor, would you be putting him in those situations at all, or would you be more conservative with his unit? Because he's capable of surviving more dangerous situations, he gets put in more dangerous situations. Funny that.
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Sep 28, 2014 04:02
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Wow, was that mission all Thin Men? Really more of a victory lap, isn't it?
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Sep 28, 2014 04:48
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Glazius posted:Wow, was that mission all Thin Men? Really more of a victory lap, isn't it? And two seekers. It's sad really, that once they're introduced, every mission that isn't a plot mission has two Seekers, like clockwork. No more, no less. Every time.
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Sep 28, 2014 04:53
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Part of the reason I joined Something Awful was due to the awesome Let's Plays of the X-Com series. Couldn't read them without an account. I'm glad I did. This LP is especially entertaining. As for power, I'd pick Bone Marrow. Being able to heal quicker after an injury is always nice.
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Sep 28, 2014 04:55
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I had an abduction mission that was just eight seekers once. I had no bioelectric skin. or battle scanners. 
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Sep 28, 2014 04:57
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Glazius posted:Wow, was that mission all Thin Men? Really more of a victory lap, isn't it? Five thin men, three sectoids, two seekers. No mutons this time, but they're still around. We had three Thin Men surrounding, shooting, poisoning and suppressing Cammy, but Lightning Refkexes let us slip out of the suppression and blow two up with Hilda sniping the third. Eva blew up two sectoids and Hilda shot the third. Leroy revealed two seekers and shot one while Cammy hit the other, and this is where bioelectric skin really earned its keep as it makes seekers so much less of an issue. The last two thin men were in the bookstore, but one took cover ouside as we approached. Dr. Gomez missed her shot but Bar-lev is horiffically accurate and basically hundred percents anything in low cover. Princess's invsibility let her slip inside the building before the last Thin Man could react, and she has Gunslinger which makes basic pistols lethal on Thin Men. While all that was going on Cammy was taking a well-deserved break by hanging back and getting the last of the meld.
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Sep 28, 2014 05:00
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I have to say I would choose bioelectric skin. Having an entirely new sense organ, plus electric-shock skin, would be pretty boss. I've been scuba diving a few times and it's awesome but you're so out of your element it's hard to appreciate everything. Being able to literally feel the life around you... that's the stuff of dreams. PS that was an excellent update Speedball 
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Sep 28, 2014 05:10
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Speaking of The Thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8faq5amdK30
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Sep 28, 2014 06:21
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I would have to second the bioelectric skin choice. As a civil engineer, this would be incredibly useful during inspections/checking for defects. Currently, devices (which are typically large and/or unwieldy) are used to achieve what the bioelectric skin does, that is to say, generate an electromagnetic field/current that is run through metallic objects to detect these defects. To be able to do this without said equipment could make field inspection of large metallic structures easier and cheaper, allowing for more frequent analysis of structures that may be suspect, such as steel bridges approaching the end of their design life, or structures damaged by seismic activity, a significant issue here in the US. Likewise this could be extremely useful for mechanical engineers.
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Sep 28, 2014 06:32
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I'm gonna be the odd one out and go with Adrenal Neurosympathy. I'm going to assume that, if it were a thing in real life, it would trigger off of basically anything that gives you an adrenaline surge or endorphin rush, rather than just from blowing a hole in a Muton. You'd be very fun at parties, concerts, conventions, etc.; everyone there is automatically feeling better if you are. You could be one of the most valuable players of any sporting team, just by virtue of you making everyone else play that much better. And you'd get one hell of a reputation for your sexual prowess. If we were to go with the assumption that the only biological method of triggering it would be to kill something, then I'll go with Secondary Heart instead. Preferably one that's transplanted from someone else rather than made from my own tissue; I've got a history of heart disease on both sides of the family.
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Sep 28, 2014 06:48
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So ideally Adrenal Neurosympathy would mean you'd never need coffee again? I would enjoy that.
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Sep 28, 2014 07:15
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By the way the person asking the chicken and egg question as far as whether the regen gene mod is causing him to use his Assault more aggressively and thus putting them in situations where they need it, that's just what you do with Assaults and sometimes they get shot to poo poo for it. Assaults are for running into the face of aliens and making them dead regardless of what else they have.
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Sep 28, 2014 07:29
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Feinne posted:By the way the person asking the chicken and egg question as far as whether the regen gene mod is causing him to use his Assault more aggressively and thus putting them in situations where they need it, that's just what you do with Assaults and sometimes they get shot to poo poo for it. Assaults are for running into the face of aliens and making them dead regardless of what else they have. And sometimes this gamble does not pay off. RIP Allen.
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Sep 28, 2014 07:39
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Speedball posted:So ideally Adrenal Neurosympathy would mean you'd never need coffee again? Need, no. want, on the other hand.....
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Sep 28, 2014 07:44
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I don't think I'd actually pick it for that reason, but I imagine a Secondary Heart would grant you a (slightly) longer lifespan despite chowing down on Big Macs daily. It wouldn't be GOOD for you, and you'd still be an unhealthy fat gently caress, but if you desperately want to spend a few more years slurping up fried foods a Secondary Heart is probably a good investment. Also, you know what I'd like to see? A soccer match where everybody has Muscle Fiber Density...and probably some body armor so that trying to stop a ball with your chest doesn't leave a smoking hole in your torso. Shaolin Soccer come to life!
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Sep 28, 2014 07:51
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Speedball posted:So ideally Adrenal Neurosympathy would mean you'd never need coffee again? I think it's more that so long as you maintain a steady diet of coffee, none of your coworkers will ever need caffeine again.
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Sep 28, 2014 08:23
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Neural Dampening. Entirely because I have anxiety issues. If I didn't, jumpylegs 4 evar. 
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Sep 28, 2014 09:30
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Jumpylegs or Bone Marrow for me. Either would be incredible fun.
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Sep 28, 2014 14:47
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Neural Feedback, because it might be fun than my current neurology and even if it isn't it might be less un-fun. v vOr mimetic skin if it lets the user choose colors/patterns other than camouflage, to go streaking in technicolor. There seems to be a pattern among these responses...
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Sep 28, 2014 15:44
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silentsnack posted:Neural Feedback, because it might be fun than my current neurology and even if it isn't it might be less un-fun. v People getting old and broken and wanting to fix it? 
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Sep 28, 2014 16:32
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Bone Marrow, don't really find myself having much use for the rest but some improved healing would be nice. Maybe it'd even cure my diabetes.
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Sep 28, 2014 16:33
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AJ_Impy posted:Regeneration. Effective physical immortality. Ding ding ding!
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Sep 28, 2014 17:41
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AJ_Impy posted:Regeneration. Effective physical immortality. I'd probably pick regeneration too though, it seems like it would improve your health the most overall.
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