Flying or Invisibility?

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Flight or Invisibility

Poll ended at Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:52 pm

Flight
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35%
Invisibility
13
65%
 
Total votes : 20

Flying or Invisibility?

Postby Shigy » Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:52 pm

If you could have one of these two powers (nothing else about you changed) which would you have? And if you feel like making a comment why?
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Postby Phaetonix » Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:29 pm

flight would be awesome, but i don't think its much more then a convenience unless paired with anything else. fly to school, fly to work, fly your G/BF(s) around for a unique date(assuming you can lift him/her). Invisibility on the other hand.. stealth, combat advantage, espionage, a bit more practical for being a super hero/villain type person. I would so take invisibility
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Postby Shigy » Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:45 pm

Well in my mind you could pick up and fly with anything you could normally pick up when not flying.
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Postby Tarryk » Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:13 pm

Had to go with flight. I'd make millions doing aerial photography.
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Postby Sunserro » Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:56 pm

Tarryk makes a good point, but I bet I can make more by selling nude photos of celebrities. Not paying for tickets for the rest of my life, also a plus (yes, I'm that cheap). That's why I'll go with invisibility, thank you very much. :D
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Postby Drexlore » Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:45 pm

I'll have to go with invisibility....so much fun to be had and very little chance of getting captured for study as to why I can fly...then again, thermal would give away invisibility, but I still went with Invisibility
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Postby Sneakpastu » Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:53 pm

Have to go with flight. Then who needs a yalm. *giggles*
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Postby Dasubervixen » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:34 pm

Invisibility all the way. There have been plenty of times in my life when I've wished I could disappear.

When will you be granting us these powers Shigy?
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Postby Shigy » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:43 pm

Dasubervixen wrote:Invisibility all the way. There have been plenty of times in my life when I've wished I could disappear.

When will you be granting us these powers Shigy?


As soon as I figure out how to work this magic lamp.
I'll be able to get to you all to do this by being able to fly lol
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Postby audrima » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:47 pm

flight! people ignore me already so the ability to just fly away from bad things is a big plus. though being afraid of heights means I would not go that high >.<


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Postby Joanwilder » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:59 pm

I've always wanted to fly, I still often have dreams that I can! :D
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Postby Shigy » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:00 pm

Joanwilder wrote:I've always wanted to fly, I still often have dreams that I can! :D


Yeah whenever I take over my dreams I go for a fly.
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Postby Jezebelle » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:20 pm

While both of these powers might be great on RK, I'm unconvinced about their application to RK4 without any complimentary powers. They've never really been at the top of my wishlist for more than a moment at a time.

With no protective powers, you'd need a lot of warm protective gear to fly. To get across town to somewhere you want to look presentable, you'd have to bring your clothes, makeup, hair supplies, etc., land somewhere nearby you can change out of your flight suit and get dressed, and then stash the backpack. Short-range it wouldn't actually save much time, especially if anyone sees you and demands that you explain yourself.

Long range, like flying to DragonCon, you'd have a lot to carry and it would be bulky and wind resistant and too heavy to hold on to for a long time. You'd need both hands to hold stuff, so you'd have to stop and rest frequently to check your GPS, which cost more than the plane ticket to get one that wouldn't crash flying 120MPH over roadless areas.

I've often wished I could turn invisible, but simply disappearing when everyone's already staring at you is counterproductive. The instinctive reaction is to look for where you went and/or reach out to touch the apparently thin air you vanished into.

Would the invisibility extend to the infrared and ultraviolet spectra that electronic security systems can see? Being invisible around people is a problem, since they won't be avoiding walking through you, and RK4 has player collisions. Being invisible around animals would confuse them, as most animals aren't as visually oriented as humans and would still know you're there. Being invisible all alone is, of course, just pointless.

Would it be just your body that's invisible or your clothes or whatever you're carrying? Having to strip down to vanish makes good TV, but it's horribly inconvenient and considerably hampers the usefulness of the power if you can't make things like cameras or money or flash drives invisible.

You know what superpower I want? I want the ability to occasionally NOT overthink things.
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Postby Joanwilder » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:37 pm

Jezebelle wrote:You know what superpower I want? I want the ability to occasionally NOT overthink things.


Hahaha! I <3 you Jez!
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Postby audrima » Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:13 pm

*nuzzlekisses jezy* your soo cute when you over think thing!


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Postby Vallikat » Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:22 pm

I chose invisibility.

I'm too much of a wuss to be able to fly. :)

However there are many times when I would like to not be seen for any number of reasons. :)
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Postby Shigy » Fri Sep 10, 2010 4:10 am

As much as having invisible ladies appear near me I think having some clothes that could vanish wouldn't be to much of a stretch on the deal. Think like the girl in in incredibles.
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Postby Tastyvixen » Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:38 pm

In that case I'd say invisibility. As long as things I'm hold go invisible as well...... like a big bag of unmarked bills. mwahaha
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Postby Ashval » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:27 pm

I had to go with Invisibility. It's the voyeur in me.
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