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No mentions of Dr. Wily? He was one evil dude!

Going with the hit nerve The main reason why I asked was because it's very easy to say "I tried it and got burned!" even if it never happened. Fortunately, you can still mail a cheque to the people to buy Geneforge. Or have you been burned by mail fraud too? And if it's THAT bad, don't you have any friends that don't mind using e-commerce, and you could just use them to buy the game? Refusing to purchase stuff online does not make a game like Geneforge unavailable. Aside from the fact that they also offer fax and phone ordering, it's not THAT difficult to find ways of buying the game without using your own credit card over the internet.

I think he just needed a way to try to rank Sarevok higher. I don't know many villains that connect to the saga or life story of the character.

I'm about to try hard, although I find goalies on both sides tend to suck serious ass. They flop like crazy, even if a pass gets blocked and is no loner crossing in front of the crease, they'll still flop across. I've scored a few goals by trying to pass for the one timer, but it gets blocked right in front of me, but because I'm now hitting shoot, the player immediately shoots and since the goalie has flopped across my side of the net is now wide open. As usual, scoring is way too high IMO. I'm averaging just over six goals a game, while averaging around 5 goals against per game. I'm demolishing the scoring race as a result, but my PK is 50%. I suppose I make up for it though as my PP is 54%

Ah. I don't know if that is or is not the case, but I'll take your word for it.

Why would your definition of a villain have a "In the case of SoA" qualifier?

Ahhh.. No. I never attacked anyone who said that Sarevok wasn't a good villain. I, OTOH, have been attacked for saying that Irenicus is a bad villain. Try again. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You have quite adamantly defended Sarevok, especially compared to Irenicus, this entire thread.

Most of the scams that arise from Paypal is that your money is TOO secure though. People have purchased expensive items using paypal, and then report that the account had been cracked and had the financial part of the transaction reversed, while still receiving the goods. Many of the scams revolving around Paypal are also emails that come out from scam artists saying "You're account may be compromised, come here and enter in your information so that we can fix it" type scams. Maybe I'm optimistic, but Hades One doesn't seem like someone that would be stupid enough to do that. But if Hades went and bought an item from "OMGZ0rs, ph4t lewt here Emporium, give as j00r credit cardz please!" then he got what he deserved. My credit card reverses transactions if my number is stolen, so I don't lose money to begin with. I'm guessing this isn't unusual, because my Dad has been burned (he has his own computer store) by credit card fraud, where he doesn't get any of the money because the credit card used was stolen. Even if I "got burned," the only cost I'd have would be learning a new credit card number.

At the same time, it seems just as difficult for you to comprehend that someone may think Sarevok is not as good a villain as Irenicus.

EVE is basically a game where you're a ship pilot of one of a variety of races. The game is pretty open in terms of how you specialize your character and how you can play the game, given the space archetype. You can be a pirate, mercenary, merchant, miner, and corporations serve as the guild mechanic in the game. Almost all of the economy is entirely player driven. You can check out buy orders and try to satisfy them in order to turn a profit, and perhaps check out the sell orders which is basically people selling the goods. The economy is actually really neat, although I only played the 14 day trial of the game. I was too busy with school at the time.

Yes, it does matter.

Have you played an MMO Walshingham?

You tried it once and got burned twice? How so? Besides, you don't need credit card numbers if you're paying via mail or via Paypal. E-Commerce is only a good way to get your numbers out on the web if you're an idiot with your numbers. You're just buying into the unsubstantiated ph34r of teh 1d3nt1ty 7h3f7. What site did you attempt your e-commerce purchase?

I'm playing 2006, as I only have a PC. The game does have a console interface though. It's not surprising that the bulk of the work is aimed towards the ginormous market of consoles.

What about NBA Live or the NHL series? Try winning games with a goalie that has an overall of 50. Or even scoring in NBA when your players have a FG rating less than 50. What about the fact that I can still consistently defeat way more powerful foes in Morrowind despite having crappier statistics?

You can only trade with a nation if you are not at war with that nation. During the peace treaty though, you can demand/offer the usual trade options in order to sweeten the deal if you're getting crushed, or demand stuff if you are annihilating the enemy. The reason why I posted is that metadigital said you could still trade with nations you were at war with.

I posted that because you said you could trade with people at war: In my screenshot, the diplomatic action was inititated by ME, and the only diplomatic option I can propose is a peace treaty. I cannot trade with countries that I am at war with.

The stats are affected by coverage though. How many times does it get completed with pass defense cranked and QB/WR pumped? Regardless, with a team of <50 FG rating players in NBA Live, you're not going to win, ever, given that they will blow wide open layups frequently. Better yet, try playing any sports game with a team of the players with the lowest ratings for speed, on any difficulty other than the easiest ones. Furthermore, even with an equivalent car model, I'm not going to win the High Speed circuit in Gran Turismo unless I've boosted the stats of my car. I can also consistently win fights in Morrowind despite being outclassed in every statistic.

Nope. You can order it by mail with a cheque. You can also buy it with Paypal (which does not require a credit card either).

You don't need credit cards (nor credit) to take part in e-commerce.

If the game was nothing more than single-player mob killing, then people would not subscribe to the game. I know I didn't play WoW just to endlessly kill mobs.

It's possible in an RPG for a wizard to beat a warrior in melee combat. In KOTOR, I was able to beat characters many levels higher than me (I was level 2) on Taris. There are many sports games where it is quite difficult to beat a better team, especially on very hard difficulties. Try playing a game of NBA Live with a team of people that are all less than 50 for their FG rating. See how many games you win. Likewise, it's also possible for me to beat a character in an RPG that is statistically superior to me in every way. In fact, most bosses in RPGs are statistically superior to the PC in every way. I played a game called 4D-Boxing back in the day, which let you create a character from scratch and improve his Power, Speed, and Stamina. Unless I had a good combination of all three, there's no way I had a chance at taking on the champ. He'd beat me every time, no matter how good I was at the game. But I wouldn't consider it an RPG.

Not sure what you're saying. But if he has a credit card, then he likely has the ability. Even if he is a grown man without a credit card, there are alternatives to purchasing the game without a credit card. Like I said, I doubt he lacks the ability to buy the game. He may not want to because of whatever reason, but that does not restrict his ability to purchase something online. He may not be able, but I highly doubt it, given that e-commerce tries to make itself as available as possible.

I think RPGs need more than stat based gameplay though at the same time. I don't consider NHL 2006 to be an RPG.

Oh, a con. I wasn't reading it like that. Still, how does it cheat you out of money?? I played WoW for a few months, but lost interest and quit playing. The only reason why someone gets "addicted" to the game is because they are enjoying it. Also, if anyone has access to it, PC Gamer ran an interesting article looking into the validity of the MMO's requiring a subscription fee. It was a good read.