Deadly_Nightshade

Thanks for the links, although I would not recommend a HP.

Uhh... That's not what I would consider romance - in fact I would find that condition more alarming than enjoyable. What you describe is more along the lines of what I was talking about in my last post when I mentioned "passions," an attraction that is very powerful and all-consuming but might not hold up to a long-term relationship. Sure, it might be great while it lasts, but I would rather spend time with a good friend who shares some interests, and not a lover who might be completely incompatible. If the two are are one-in-the-same, great, but that is an ideal situation and not very likely to happen. The more probable scenario, at least in my mind, for a long-term romance is that you, and I am speaking to the general audience here and not to qtpi when I say that, would get involved with someone you had known for some time and that you would not mind spending the rest of your life with. While this might also take some compromise, probably in the bedroom, if you know what I mean, the positive end results will, most likely, outweigh the negatives. Now, speaking from personal experience -although I am sure other members, Shryke, for example, have more than I do- I have found that my longest relationship was with with a very good friend who had many similar interests, she was the one who bought me my first copy of Bloodlines and saved my ass in Latin more then once, and even though we went our separate ways as far as the relationship we are still close friends. Maybe I am biased because of that fact, but it seems that I find those kind of relationships much more satisfying in than purely physical ones - something that is reflected in my current situation. Until recently I would have said I was single, but it now seems I have gotten myself involved with another friend as she has set up a second date - and that's not a bad thing, really, and even if nothing comes of it we're still having fun and enjoying eachother's company.

Ok, that makes slightly more sense;I'm looking at spending about that amount -preferably no more than $1,500- including the screen.

Yeah, this is old news - the book even had the scene in it.

Really? My local Gamestop said the 30th and the on-line pre-orders ship on the 29th.

You can get the second setup for only $800?! Or did I misunderstand your post? If not, I'll also be upgrading (I was planning to wait until I had a bit more disposable income to put into the project, but I might do it early if systems can be built, or bought, that cheap).

I believe they are perfectly legal if you have a genuine copy of the application or game - not that I wish to debate the subject in this topic. As far as the EULA goes, there has been legal decisions on both sides of the argument and thus that area is extremely murky and uncertain. Also, to quote Wikipedia -although I hate doing so- "...No-CD cracks have legal uses, such as creating backups of legally owned software (a user right by law in many countries)."

Not really, I thought those parts were well done but nothing out of the ordinary.

The punching was just to get the boat into position, it's really a prop that has no motor -any of the "real" boats would be fired at by the destroyers- and you have to either shoot one end of it or punch it out to sea. The sharks are really nothing more than a semi-clever way to prevent people from hitting the level's invisible wall while swimming; I was using an exploit to hunt them.

Shark Hunting? Sold! And here's the video!

N0 WAI?!

Well, I borrowed a copy of Crysis from a friend and found I could run it on a mixture of medium, high, and very high settings - still I drastically reduced the screen size and quality when running FRAPS (I'll have a video of the shark massacre up shortly). Anyways, I have decided that hunting sharks is the single highlight of the game, and thus I am very glad I did not buy a copy of it - although I might if I ever saw it for under $10.

Arcanum

****. Sorry about that.

There is a sever lack of "interesting threads," so I cannot see the need for another forum at this point.

Well, I have to say that I agree with Hurlshot about how one should settle down; a friend is much better than a passion when it comes to long-term relationships.

Ohhh...Those screenshots are much worse than I had feared, the game is "Oblivion with Guns." EDIT: Witch would be fine if it were not calling itself "Fallout 3."

No, and I doubt that I will see it until Netflix gets a copy.

Um... Until you take the amulet, the gates will simply not be there at all.

You can choose not to close them, or, if you really want to, you can mod the game to either leave them open but disable, or change, the main quest. You can also choose to not have them open at all either by modding or by not taking the amulet to the Captain of the Blades.

Cool, I'll have to catch that. We did well in women's' saber so it should be interesting to see how the men do.

And, just in case anyone missed this light hearted story: