Annotated 35-24
I don’t get Flo’s alt text here, which I’m running unaltered. Anybody know what this means? I tend to assume it’s a gaming term I’m missing.
“From each according to their ability,” as the communists used to say. Gravedust shooting non-powered arrows and Sundar throwing individual rocks are not exactly the major factors turning the tide here. But every little bit helps, and the stimuli may serve to distract the Beast, which is far from its home and still sorting out which of these aggressors are actually worth worrying about.
Rachel’s move might be extra confusing for it, as she hacks off an entire tentacle, but in doing so, she begins losing her irreplaceable ruler-sword. Though she’s often favored her hands, that weapon goes all the way back to her time with Mother Scarlett. Truly, I can’t imagine how this battle could see a greater sacrifice!
Hammerhead can’t resist the shiny object.
In this case, “Flag for pvp”, raise a flag to allow for player vs player combat, or allow other players to attack you in the open world. Mostly popularized by the MMO world of warcraft, though the term didn’t necessarily originate there.
Agreed, definitely PVP flag…in this case with PVP interrupting the more important raid boss fight.
Yeah, this is absolutely what’s being referred to: flagging in World of Warcraft (which this comic is partly inspired by, see the company being Hurricane) refers to putting up a PvP flag, allowing yourself to engage in PvP (and thus to be attacked).
It’s funny for MMO gamers and probably just MMO gamers.
I’d totally attack someone engaged in a boss / open world raid fight if they were flagged up because that’s one of the funniest times to gank people. Throwing a wrench into plans is fun. Hehehehe.
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That’s about the cruelest thing I’ve seen in the annotations to this comic so far …
You are right. Because that farmer’s soul “died”.
Right?
… right?!
A flag in this sense is a narrative cue that something bad is about to happen, I.e. what could go wrong? We’re winning! Just one more day to retire from the force and I can spend time with my family again.
I was thinking it must be something to do with flag football or capture the flag, but Professor Harmless/Inlaa are probably correct that it’s a reference to turning on PVP.