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Oh, it's not a report or anything, just a genuine interest in this fascinating topic.

Thank you for this stimulation discussion. Personally, I think the breakup of the USSR in 1991 and the collapse of demand for Kazakhstan's traditional heavy industry products resulted in a short-term contraction of the economy, with the steepest annual decline occurring in 1994. In 1995-97, the pace of the government program of economic reform and privatization quickened, resulting in a substantial shifting of assets into the private sector. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium agreement to build a new pipeline from western Kazakhstan's Tengiz oil field to the Black Sea increases prospects for substantially larger oil exports in several years. Kazakhstan's economy again turned downward in 1998 with a 2% decline in GDP due to slumping oil prices and the August financial crisis in Russia. The recovery of international oil prices in 1999, combined with a well-timed tenge devaluation and a bumper grain harvest, pulled the economy out of recession in 2000. Astana has embarked upon an industrial policy designed to diversify the economy away from overdependence on the oil sector by developing light industry. Any thoughts?

Gabs isn't relevant. Only PST is.

Yeah, Civ4 has kind of ruined standard RTS games for me now. I've never liked base building/resource gathering/teching in RTS, since it was pretty much a matter of memorized automation and improving your click-per-second skills. Not to mention that Civ4 has much more enjoyable tactical combat now. I prefer it both strategy and tactics-wise. Civ4 (Hopefully Supreme Commander and Sins of a Solar Empire will get me back into RTS, but I don't foresee any other one out soon that might do this)

You would think so, wouldn't you?

I was just wondering what everyone thought about the economic state of Kazakhstan. Though 43% are living with under $300/yr, the Kazakh government seems to be trying its best. In fact, $13 million has been promised to Semipalatinsk, and a further $43 million has been pledged from abroad - though only $3 million so far has been realised in actual projects. I think part of the problem is that, between 1945-1991, the former Soviet exploded a total of 607 nuclear bombs in Kazakhstan near the city of Semipalatinsk. Kazakhstan is the size of France, but with widespread radioactive pollution, high levels of cancers and birth defects, grinding poverty and despair. Heck, suicide is widespread, particularly amongst young people. The good thing is that it's developing an oil industry and will, in ten years' time become important oil exporting nation and an essential strategic partner for the EU. In fact, it possesses enormous fossil fuel reserves as well as plentiful supplies of other minerals and metals. It also is a large agricultural - livestock and grain - producer. Kazakhstan's industrial sector rests on the extraction and processing of these natural resources and also on a growing machine-building sector specializing in construction equipment, tractors, agricultural machinery, and some defense items. I'd like to know your opinion.

It was, wasn't it?

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My counter of choice

Furthermore, the makers of OFP have broken their links with Codemasters. 'Operation Flashpoint 2' is owned by Codies, but the real devs - Bohemia - are making Armed Assault instead, a 'spiritual successor'.

On one hand, there is an audience for imperfect heroes

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And this, of course, is why I'm sticking to what the toolset will give me.

Down with the King: You are the king. Someone tried to poison your food, and you investigate two suspects. Interesting scenario, but the writing was decent at best, and the PC choices felt pretty leading and forced. Aborted. Escape from the Tilane Mine: You

If you have friends, then play with them.

Yeah, those SW books aren't completely sad.

Try to say that to Boba Fett :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Bad example. Boba Fett was the best bounty hunter in the galaxy, and a total exception. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Didn't Boba, like, get knocked into the Sarlacc pit by a near-blind Solo?

Hmm, the demo wasn't scary.

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Battlecooties!

What RPG doesn't involve repetitive dungeon romping or combat encounters? What RTS does involve repetitive base building and teching? lol generalization

I saw him first, jerk!

That's why you shouldn't play with random people.

"As part of the conference call discussing their third quarter fiscal year 2006 results, THQ announced that the Gas Powered Games strategy game Supreme Commander and GSC Game World's action game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl will not be released during 2006. Instead both titles are scheduled for THQ's fourth quarter of the 2007 fiscal year, which means the games should see the light of day sometime between January and March 2007." I'm concerned about the STALKER part, but SupCom will be in 2007 :ph34r: Which is good, if that means more time spent on refining it.

No, my friend. Its much much worse. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You're a shemale? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, my friend. Its much much worse.