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In fairness to myself, part of the problem was not knowing how smart the game thought I was. So, it was hard to tell if it just hadn't made something clear or if I was supposed to apply my brains and make inferences.

January 9, 2014 | 1031 GMT <Stratfor.com>

Over Christmas I fan-patched Arcanum and had another go. Enjoyed it a whole hell of a lot more than my first few play throughs*. However, I found that after years of HUD-oriented quests I'd become an imbecile. I'd be told someone would be waiting for me somewhere, and ten minutes later I'd need to look up a cheat guide to find out where I was supposed to go. Now sure, you could argue that's what a quest tracker is for, but this isn't rocket science. I hope POE _will_ require me to up my game. Because it's crap right now. *Visit Tarant university and buy technical books, for the love of god!

I don't see the point of 'testing' the GM. That kind of oppositional play is for teenagers. My perspective is as follows: 1) RPGs should be immersive, and rewarding 2) Both immersion and reward _require_ an element of risk to be meaningful to a Mk1 human 3) Different players find different levels of risk to be optimal 4) I believe that dice rolls are a good way to handle high value risks, such as potential character death 5) I believe that dice rolls are the only way to sensibly handle high perceptual bandwidth or high stress vignettes, such as a fist-fight

Back worse. But I really can't face another day in a chair. I'm dragging myself off to the British Library. EDIT: Also:

To be fair, the 2nd episode is more a mishmash of "small cases", some of which are connected. It's a time jumpey one with lots of flashback sequences. Timey wimey jumpey? *punches Raithe*

No, it clearly isn't. Because I'm not saying don't say anything. I specifically listed a number of things which are less discussed and have the same themes. but with, you know, actual room for movement.

This "member of Waffen-SS from Eastern front" drawn Soviet soldiers in German uniform... because he is never exist IRL. This is obviousl Nazi propaganda, it's strange when such rude fabrication so good in brainwash of modern Europeans. See? Now that's MUCH more like it. Mangled and simplified grammar, but the nouns are dictionary translations. Could have dropped the 'so', but otherwise 8/10.

New Mexico, eh? Florida, step your game up. I'm laughing because I can imagine Woldan disliking this story for very non-standard reasons.

LOL Tone Loc. Takes me back.

But surely the point - and I find it hard to believe we as a pretty smart forum still wasting time on this, given we've said so numerous times - is that neither side can deliver the desired outcome of the other. No Palestinian body can agree to peace because it can't deliver it. And vice versa. Every time an Israeli government agrees to a deal it loses its mandate long before it can be implemented. Are there really no other issues the members would rather talk about? Issues that are live, unpublicised, and potentially solvable? Kurds, Tamils, animists, Sami... bloody butterflies or endangered sloths... anything but rehashing the same pointless talk?

If so, why the Nordic knights? EDIT: Not Nordic. That would answer itself! The teutonic knights.

Keep squarely in mind that we are dealing with a very complex issue. Changing someone's nature doesn't just happen over a few cups of tea. At least in real life. We are ALWAYS going to be dealing with a dramatic simplification, sometimes partly explained, mostly not. To illustrate I'll use a film example, because everyone loves videos. Clarice Starling shown here is an FBI student meeting serial kill Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is very definitely attempting to get the measure of her, to break her apart. I won't spoiler any further, but urge you to watch the film.

I have no problem with drinking for Valhalla.. I just want to be able to remember drinking for Valhalla and the fun I had doing so.. No offence, but that's why you're not getting let into Valhalla. EDIT: For the record, the reason that _I'm_ not getting let into Valhalla is that I'm a walty c*** wedged into a chair with cushions.

Well, in fairness, if we were out drinking I'd probably tend to agree with Woldan. It's not the bodywork which defines the car, it's the engine. But still, that last one, mate. Just no.

The axe is not balanced when it swings...

There are far worse places to be stuck.. and at least in this weather you still have internet access while stuck there.. Edit: Oh and congratulations KP. Remember to drink enough to make it memorable, not drink enough to have memory loss.. Don't listen to my cowardly associate. Drink like you were fuelling a rocket to travel to Valhalla.

Boobal recognition. And I used Google image search. Which is awesome.

Also her boobs have been 'adjusted'. Amanda Gift.

Lecherocious.

A sort of herbal teabag?

is it just me or is that last one so heavily airbrushed that she appears to have lost a nostril?

it would be a hell of a way to shake up a negotiation - actually taking a live elephant in with you.

Pinky and the Brain.

"One is Sunni the other Shia"? LOL. have to get into this later.