Meshugger

you can add an additional donation, and they'll basically credit your tally to it. if you were trying to do it from the original thing, you'd have done your own amount, obsidian would send a survey to you asking exactly what you wanted to do with the funds (what level you were going for, if you were doing any addons, etc), and then you're good. Thanks for the info!

Ooops. Donated 65 buckaroos for the boxed version, but i forgot extra 15 for shipping, now what? Do another bid on 15 or....?

That would be one of the greatest paradigm shifts in humanity. No longer there would by any kind of "us & them", there would be no group-formations, no competition, nothing to compare to, no judgment or acknowledgement. Everyone would be an atom of thought in a sea of minds for common goal, which sounds waaay to Asimovian sci-fi for me.

The premise of your argument seems to be that when a new group moves to Sweden, that they won't embrace Swedish culture in any way. That does not have to be what happens. You can celebrate your traditions and heritage and still take part in your new home's cultural identity. Your use of these forums is a great example of diversity working. We are an incredibly diverse group here with quite a few different beliefs. Many of us come from vastly different cultures, and not all of us speak English as our primary language. We are brought together by a fairly simple thing, video games. It seems like a person's home country would be a bigger common thread than that. Well, what you are talking about is a majority/minority-society with a common social norm and identity. Nothing wrong with that.

Is there even a difference in foreign policy between the two? I was always under the impression that they differed the most on domestic and economical issues.

Until Turkey asks for (and get) NATO support, i suspect that this will end as a local conflict.

So, how did the debate go?

I fail to see how you think being nice to one another is an unsound social foundation. If you go back to read my earlier posts you will see how I write a lot about moral convictions and how those are the only limiting factor against the unity of humanity as a whole. Some people do not believe in democratic principles, and in tolerance. Unlike you, who seem to group together this with "ethnicity" (whatever that means in your vocabulary, I'm not sure) I think tolerance and understanding for different people in spite of superficial differences is a sign (and a product) of an advanced, healthy society. Acceptance and tolerance are neccessarily found in all healthy societies. You speak of multiculturalism as having no "underlying fabric", this couldn't be more wrong. In fact, multiculturalism has the strongest possible (and indeed also most general) underlying fabric - the one of mutual respect, tolerance, the recognition of the democratic rights of our peers. This is so simple, yet so very powerful. I can't imagine a more powerful "underlying fabric" to bind together a society. I provided examples on countries where people with different cultures intermingled with each other and the corresponding results. You answered with wishful thinking. Again, how will a nation of sweden and swedish culture exist it the country only consist of cultures that are not swedish to begin with? Or lets do an example on a smaller scale: This forum. We all share one thing that binds us together: We like RPGs, especially ones made by Obsidian. We have agreed to a set of rules, a set of conduct and even talk the same language! Those who break the rules are warned and then banned, and thus we have created our own miniculture of our own. Other people not so interested Obsidian are tolerated as long as they play by the rules set up by the forum. Hell, they can even have subforum if they want to. Now, some people suggest that we should change this. We should invite people who love cooking in korean, racing cars in german, and musical theory in swahili and 50-60 other different groups of interest. They will have their own code of conduct, communicate in their own languages and follow their own rules. Soon enough there's no clear majority and people will have nothing in common. What will then happen? How will mods manage it? What will be the common identity that sets Obsidian forum apart from all other forums?

I would like to add javelin and triple jump as well in order to make more use of the strength and dexterity attributes respectively.

Nah, that's just being PC. If you wanted to be realistic, it'd be something like: Males +2 strength. And nothing else. If you want to be PC, it's better to use the old "no difference" than to start fabricating stuff. It's obvious men are bigger and stronger, but with gameplay features that's about it. Completely unfair, but women are not more intelligent or dextrous, or anything, (unless by a tiny percentage) while men are significantly larger and stronger. One could argue women have higher charisma, but even that disregards lots of stuff, and is based on cultural bias. (the same bias that causes men to seem to have better leadership skills, ie charisma) See, this kind of bias is something I would really like to see in the game: then I could give the one saying it some "butt-kicking for goodness!" . Thanks for giving the example. I really hope for your sake you were just trolling . Uh, so you want a fantasy setting where men, in general, are not bigger and stronger and females? You do realize that the physiology have to change as well to accommodate this, right?

Just get the damn paypal-option already so i can do my pledge.

As I am already able to do all of these things in real life, I'll settle for the innate ability to cast magic missile twice a day instead. Hahaha

Sure, why not make the main character to be able to - fly - have super strength - super handsome - irresistible to the other sex Those are qualities that we all want, but are too afraid to admit to have. Lets drop pretenses now and succumb to what our egos really want!

I was about to post a long rant about this thread, but 'lo and behold i found a song that channels the same feelings sonically and lyrically: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zd_ryNVkKU

Alright, alright, sheeeesh. I didn't say that there are no ****posters spawning from this forum. The inanity of the OP just reminds me certain retardo'd threads like "rat diplomacy" from the 'Codex.

Oh please, I have read the codex long enough to notice that there's always a certain number of users that always manage to declare everything as **** no matter what. It wouldn't be too far-fetched for one of them slink in here and post from multiple accounts.

The main purpose of a video game is to provide enjoyment and some people enjoy games with less difficulty. This game should not cater to them. why not? does it hurt your experience with the game? To put it bluntly: in every project, games or not, when you try to do two conflicting designs at the same time you end up reaching bad quality in both aspects.

At first i thought that it was a troll from the 'Codex, but then i realized that those arguing most against the OP where from the 'Codex as well. So it this guy for real, or are they trolling themselves? My head is spinning...

The main purpose of a video game is to provide enjoyment and some people enjoy games with less difficulty. This game should not cater to them.

*sigh* You know like real life, achieving something requires a certain level of work. Now, since we are talking about a game, the more difficult it is, the more rewarding it will be to be able to finish it. If you suck at gaming, then (mentally) train, reload and do it again until it is done correctly. The best things in life do not stem from hand-holding, effortless pat on the back or getting awarded only by participating or showing interest, it comes from overcoming difficulties that you previously thought being impossible/unsolvable. Mediocrity should never be virtue in video game design. It should be a sin, an abomination.

"Today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration – that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There's no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather!"

Backwards countries are continuing being backwards. It would be easier just to the deport the guy.

That was exactly what i was looking for, thank you so much!

I watched three movies by Kurosawa this weekend: - Yojimbo (whoa!) - The Seven Samurai (magnificent!) - Rashomon (wonderful!) The man is like Kubrick, he could not make a bad movie. Or at least i haven't seen a mediocre one, let alone a bad one by him yet.

- The flamboyant gay wizard that hysterically laughs at everything and is more feminine than every other woman in the party - The "tough" female warrior that really just needs a real man to confide to - A priestess that is so innocent and holy that even the gods themselves cry tears over her divinity - The slightly handsome ranger with a five-in-the-afternoon-shave that broods a bit and has a mysterious past. But what he really needs is someone special to express his feelings to. Maybe it is you? - A barbarian that chews charcoal and breathes smoke. Needs something to fight or he will rape you out of boredom. Has a familiar that cries for him since he cannot. A manly man-man from manland, where men are men. - A loli ... .. Sorry, wrong forum.