LadyCrimson

I train them all. Although not the first couple times through. Only later. I'm not sure why, I only ever really use Atton and Disciple. But I liked having the others be Jedi for some of those missons. Plus I like lightsabers.

Guys, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying the graphics are really crappy. But it didn't look as good while actually playing the game/moving around as in the still screens, if that makes sense. I'm sure it depends a lot on the system and resolution. I tried to play it at 1600x1200 but my mid-high AGP system w/it's new geforce card stuttered and dropped so I had to use 1280. Some of my friends couldn't even get the demo to run. And at 1024 it looked like a fuzzy oil painting to me. Maybe it's just my eyes and what I prefer - I like game graphics that look crisp and sharp, not painting-like. *shrug* The earlier screens loaded surprised me because they didn't look anything like the demo would indicate. If you're curious, I'm sure the demo's still out there.

You're correct, good sir. ....my brain knew that, but apparently my fingers didn't.

No, I don't think it's that pretty for a 3D game - it looked ok when zoomed out but the further you zoomed in the worse it looked to me; I didn't have it on super high AA settings or that resolution you're using, etc. tho. And not that pretty is a requirement if the game's fun. The demo was very short, which could've been misleading, but the controls/viewpoint were really awkward - in the demo those early caves had some weird clipping bugs or something as you'd enter them as well as some frame rate drop issues; and the linear pathed outdoors reminded me of Dungeon Siege mapping. Some of the spells looked interesting tho. I was hoping it'd be something my D2 playing buddies might like but they didn't care for it when I asked them to check it out. Unfortunately the only screen I have from the demo that I didn't delete is the one below - it's a zoomed in one.

I think it's an over-reaction. But I can see how some folks might get in arms over it...TV can be a powerfully influential medium, even if it's unintentional or irrational. *points to alanchu's quote*

Titan Quest - I played that demo, it seemed terrible. Those screenies make it look more interesting. Improved since the demo or just prettier farther along in the game than the demo let you go? WoW screenies - makes me want to reinstall WoW and play my Hunter again...

Yes, that early Atton convo does determine some of those things. I dont know if it's only choosing male/female or whether the DS/LS is a part of it as well...I'm sure someone else here will know.

Thread pruned a bit. Since past threads are locked, I see no harm in trying out a new thread for new members to voice their opinions. If you don't with to participate, that's cool...just remember not everyone was around for the old topic runs. If anyone is interested in past opinions, one of the older closed threads is here.

After a bit of thought, I think as amusing as these types of threads can be, they're more related to spam rather than discussion of SW universe type things, and thus...

I still enjoy watching it now and then but yes, 10 years is a long time for any show, and if they wanted to cancel it now, I wouldn't complain. I still miss RDA as well...that new guy is ok, but he's still missing something...like chemistry with the other characters...

For your first time through the game, there's no 'best' but it is generally thought to be better to try and not level the npc's up (as much as possible) until you turn them to Jedi. It depends a lot on what you want to do with the character, tho. For example, Disciple is a soldier, making him a seeming melee kind of guy, with lots o' feat points etc. But if you Jedify him, he's a counselor and stops getting thosefeats so often. Thus for him, I'd raise his level to about 14-16 for the feats to preserve him as a more melee type. If you didn't care about his melee, then you might not do that. Both Bao-Dur and Atton benefit a lot more by holding off on leveling as much as possible. There's an influence faq at gamefaqs.com that lists influence stuff. Of course, it has major spoilers so fair warning if you go there.

Is the difference here just the price factor tho, or something else?

I upgrade my card to play Oblivion, and my computer isn't too shabby for an older style rig, I could play all the new games. So what do I play when I want to do something other than graphic/video stuff? ....DungeonKeeper. I'm sooo a creature of habit...

Actually, I found Doom the movie rather amusing. Not good...except for the 1st person bit gimmick, perhaps...but amusing... I watched The Edge again. It was mostly notable for the bear and noticing that Alec Baldwin fares better at playing, ah, evil? bad? characters with some complex shadings than when he plays a 'good guy'. The Cooler had me re-evaluating him entirely. Think I'll watch that again too.

If you can afford it I'd go w/plasma. I find their picture brighter and prettier and...just better. Not that I've bought one and taken it home. Just what I see in the stores all the time as I browse, dreaming....and from Consumer Reports reviews. I love Consumer Reports... Plasma supposedly has a minor caveat of eventually losing about 30-50% of it's original 'brightness' over the course of some years...I don't remember, maybe 3-5? If that's not a concern...then plasma. I don't know if it's better for gaming tho.

I don't think it's a big deal, Hades...just something to blather about. Although from a genetics point of view, it might be interesting to know what the codes are for 'black' - ie, does DNA mix color codes (or whatever) to come up with 'black' or is it a single unique 'code' with some minor variables that make black be various shades... ...er, someone stop me, I know nothing about genetics. lol

Well, I don't know about sweeping generalizations or 'is black a color' debates, but I do know that my hair, when the sun shines through it, has a very visible reddish brown core, like redwood tree bark. But it's very black on sight, otherwise. At least, it was before the grey started popping out all over the place...

Heh I kept thinking you were Disciple. The vids cool...I know what a pain it is to try and piece bits together like that. Not my kind of music either, tho.

A recent Robin Williams movie about him taking his family on a vacation in a large motorhome. It was so abysmal I can't even be bothered to Google the name.

But it didn't have Atton! *wink*

Alcohol is a personal pleasure, too. It harms livers and other things. it's addictive, it causes harm via consumption and lapses of intelligence or motor control. People still use it to party next door, being a part of both noise and trash pollution. It's still legal and most neighbors don't blink an eye or call the cops for 'violations' unless actual violence is a factor, because it's a socially acceptable drug despite it's rather proven 'harm' to society and people. The thing about smoking is that's it's just currently trendy to bash and crusade against it. People always need something to bash and blame, and with all the media influence and the fact it's not a 'fun party drug' smoking is an easy one to do it with. To me it's less whether such small personal pleasures are useful or not, or harmful/annoying or not - it's that such legal definitions/measures are often designed as the start of making things illegal, or for people abusing the system simply because it's 'trendy' to bash on the one thing vs. another, and that direction I disagree with. Edit: ie, I'd feel the same if they were trying to make beer or burning inscense something you couldn't do in your own home.

Mira is based on your Light/Dark dominance. Bao-Dur's influence (and hence Jedi-turning) is based on him being in your party during certain events, where he can 'observe' them and thus be influenced. He has no dialogue influence options. Visa's initial cutscene is also based on your current Light/Dark dominance - if I recall correctly the scene is played when you first reach either 1/4 light or dark.

K2 - and, heh, I think when this thread was created there was no SWUniverse forum.

*scratches head* The numerical version number is underneath the top header, as it was for the last one. If you think that's a serious confusion issue, I can put it in as part of the top header.

Yes, there's an hour long time limit to editing posts.