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Hmm - 13 to 15 hours. I suspect you rushed it. If you had completed the majority of the sub-quests in Tien's Landing, but more importantly Imperial City (Chapter 3 I believe), the game should have taken you between 40-60 hours. 'Tis a shame really, because story wise/roleplaying wise w/consequences of action + RP opportunites, Chapter 3 was one of the finest moments in recent cRPG history. The arena itself absolutely destroyed any other RPG arena in shear depth.

Ignore this fool (even though I like this fool), as he's spewing anti-fanboi crap which arguably is even worse that fanboi crap (which incidently doens't exist in this thread). Normally I would flame some punk who rants like this but mkreku happens to be the third craziest and totally sweet & awesome Swede on the planet (after Kaftan Barlast & Freddy Ljungberg of course!). --- Don't knock the Marvelous Dragonfly! It happens to be the BEST MINIGAME EVAR!11! I WIN. YOU LOSE. GAME OVER. [/Volourn].

Interesting choice - but that leaves you Austria! You've got 2 builds.

Ha - Not to mention we would have been told the real story Chris & Co. were trying to tell with K2. Note to would be developers: Take your sweet time when developing, and if necessary slap you publisher in the face with catfish if they try and rush you! But don't pull a Van Buren...that would be bad.

While what you say is true - let's face reality Nurbs: A few lighting effect here and some shading there is hardly going to make a significant difference ("box obsolete abilities" or no), because they were simply recycling the same old engine. Therefore it would be more accurate to say that Avellone & Crew were limited by their engine, or lack of as the case may be - as such, the real limiting factor of constraint is the short development time given by LA.

Ender made a very intertesting point in the other thread, which seems to have relevancy in this PC vs console debate of ours: So the 7800GTX sells for $600 where as the PS3 will likely be in the $300-$400 range and have a more powerful GPU overall. http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/9132/PlaySta...n-GeForce-7800/ <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Could it be that consoles offer more bang for your buck - more than my sweet, precious PC?! Now either I'm seeing the light, or I'm falling from grace...depends on your POV.

What we really meant to say... :D

Really? But that's impossible. What the hell do you NorCal homies have over your SoCal homie brothas. <_<

WOW - I have to agree with you 100% n00b. This truly is the greatest MMORPG ever! For you see, the only good MMORPG is a dead MMORPG.

I WIN?

False. Every competitor PC RPG/adventure title is designed to be properly played with mouse & keyboard. Even RTS & FPS PC titles don't require joypad for "futher enjoyment" as they're designed to be enjoyed with the mouse & keyboard. The only PC genre where joypad/steering wheels/joysticks are recommended/designed over move & keyboard are racing games and flight/space sims (heck, does the latter even exist anymore?), which doesn't really appeal to hypothetical PC JE's market base (apart from the fact they are PC games). If you release an RPG for the PC that isn't desigend to utilize mouse & keyboard, you're putting it out of the market, which is bad business. ---

It is poor business. Period. If the maufacturer (Bioware), provides a dual analog controller (following the XBOX format, not PS2), they are incurring an additonal cost - a cost which could otherwise be avoided; a cost that reduces their profit margin no matter what. Futhermore, forcing/recommending the buyer to PURCHASE additional periferal devices PUTS IT OUT OF THE MARKET. It is flawed to compare XBOX JE to a suppositous PC JE, because they're simply not in the same market base. PC JE doesn't have to compete with XBOX JE - it has to compete with other PC titles. Other titles which don't require you to buy extra input devices just to play the game properly, or other titles where the manufacturer doesn't have to incur further expenditure in including a controller.

For the time being... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You mean your personal espionage chimp has infilitrated nVidia's HQ and is attempting sabotage as we speak?!

A test they passed with flying colors, I might add.

I'm geek enough to know GeForce > Radeon. "

But having no money after wasting fortunes on useless hardware that doesn't even work with the damn games Sucks Worse®. And that's precisley what PC's do. I hate to admit it, but it's true.

Can we abolish the stupid micro-writing meme? It was cute once, now it's not, so stop. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well given that it's simply a matter of mico-reading the mirco-writing, then it shouldn't be a problem.... OH, WAIT A MINUTE, that means you're illiterate. Well, I guess you just have to STFU. That's what I would do if I was illiterate, I'd STFU. So STFU n00b )

That's all one can ask.

Try not to be offended Archie my friend, but that means you obviously have no taste for a proper role-playing experience which provides sublte to contrasting variations in choices and consequences of action. If you feel you 'figured out the story in 15 mins', then it's your fault for lurking in the spoiler fora - 'cause there's no way you could have guessed the 'plot twist' at that stage! Unless of couse you prefer JRPG's with bubblegum storylines and ZERO roleplaying opportunites, then by all means be free to change your opinion. --- No greater truth than that. I must be in the Magical Volo's Bizzaro World.

I have to agree with Larrry & Moe Stooge on this. You're all pwned.

Valiant attempt Eru my friend - but that would be rather terrible: A WASD system would be diminish the movement JE's combat entails. The left analog stick allows for a gradation of varying diagonal angles, at which the rate of turning determines the speed. The scroll wheel would be a shocking replacement of the D-Pad. The D-Pad allows to SPECIFICALLY select which form you're using of the fly. With the scroll wheel it would be impossible given the latency of cycling through forms, rather than selecting them outright. Also, you would require two "heals", with the ability to use both at the same time if need by - one of chi, and one for heal. Futher, there isn't just one simple attack - there's also block, power attack and focus. And that doesn't even touch the combination aspect - such as attack + power attack having to be used at the SAME time for area attack etc. And flipping isn't just a matter of one key, as it needs to be specified. Example - block AND the direction AND the target select button (shoulder), will determine the flip/roll. And most importanly, ALL of the above mentioned maneuvers are a thumb's reach away and can be executed on the fly within a fraction of a second. -- Of course an XBOX clone controller can be used - but that's defeats the purpose of porting as Bioware isn't going to supply you with a controller; nor should you be expected to PURCHASE an addiitional periferal device over an above the odd $50 you just shelled out, just to be able to use the damn software. That's poor business.

"Ninja you say?! I'll Crush Ye Barnacles ye stinkin' ninja scum! Arrrrrr!!"

*pinkie* My side. I don't stay on other people's sides. Not even my own.

Don't worry about Mets - he's just collecting intel and dispensing it through the usual channels without ever experienceing JE's controls first hand. " :D

Not to kickstart the blinking XBox, to kickstart the Jade Empire franchise! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But JE was a good game. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But it only sold 500,000 copies. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And how many did PS:T sell? I'm sorry, but market demand is not directly proportion to quality.