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I don't see the problem with an undercover agent having a plain, unremarkable appearance. After all, plain looks are hard to remember looks. Right. Nobody would believe that somebody looking like this could be a kick ass operative, right? He's more like the friendly neighbor type you always see mowing the lawn and stuff. Bourne is ok, but Bond is kinda over-doing it.

Well, that would explain it. It's still retarded since the scope of the game (ToB) is potentially way more disrupting on FR canon than just killing Mr. Stu. What's the point of allowing you to kill Drizzt, only to have him 100% unaffected by the encounter a few game days later? Let's not forget that in the SoA portion of the game, you can kill FAR more impressive spellcasters than this Harpell person, in the shape of Kangaxx the freaking demi-lich, and the Twisted Rune. Casters don't get any more powerful than that. Unless I'm mistaken, the latter are part of the FR lore too, but there seems to be no problem with killing them. I could have lived with Elminster or even this Harpell dude dropping in and tele'ing Drizzt and his pals out at the last minute. But really, standing there with a blank stare in my face while the man walks up to me merrily, takes away my loot, and proceeds to imprison me is stupid design in the scale of Malak of KotOR fame. And all to appease the raving tides of fanboys. Meh. Thanks, I wasn't sure about this, since my latest BG1 playthroughs have been with BGT.

ASVABs? What would be the point of that, bragging rights notwithstanding?

In BG1 I don't know. In BG2 it's "Malchor Harpell", whoever that is. Refuse to give up Drizzie's loot and he cutscene-imprisons you. He does have an Imoen's Belt so you can't chop him to bits before he can say a word, either. Great design, right there.

He can only be hit on a natural 20 as his AC is -17 or some equally ridiculous value. He also has 98% (gotta love AD&D rules) magic res, which makes targeting him with spells kinda pointless. He can be killed, but it's stupidly tedious and it's a fight that can't be won without cheese. You are NOT meant to be able to overpower him by that point, though. But the way they did it is probably the worst I can think of, short of giving him an "Imoen's Belt" type item... It's fun to cheat in a Sarevok and have them go at it, tho.

Ah, I think I see where you're coming from. But I always had the impression that the disciple is too... soft to be creepy that way. I admit, I haven't played female that much, but his attitude always struck me as more of childish admiration (what with the PC being his teacher and all) than romantic obsession. I found Atton WAY more creepy. And, let me get this straight. You don't want to hurt his feelings by telling him to GTFO, but a bit of telekinetic throat massaging is a-ok? Umm... :ninja10:

I've been wanting to get this one for a few days now, but apparently I've been unable to lug my lazy ass over to the store to actually pick it up. So, will this enhanced version be a downloadable patch, a SE kind of thing, or what?

How is the disciple creepy? Boring, a sissy, OK. But creepy? Really, explain this to me.

Luxa would've been an awesome party member. Awesome I say!

Since TSLRP is incompatible with mostly everything that is not especially designed to be compatible with it, my guess would be, not at release.

Hope you did it because the military life attracts you, rather than out of some sense of duty. Otherwise you may not be able to cope with the unbelievable amount of BS you'll have to deal with. Being in the military can be an extremely rewarding experience... or the absolute opposite. At any rate, good luck man.

Topic title and caption are like, win. Carry on.

I might get banned for posting a link to that... but I think it would be just plain wrong to keep this one for myself! linky! "Shudders" isn't exactly what this pic causes to me!

I prefer BGT myself over TuTu, but I reckon it leads more towards "mod" than true conversion since it adds some new bits (especially in the transition from BG1 to BG2), but all for the sake of continuity. And yeah, get the BG2 fix pack. It's a must, really. The BG2 tweak pack has some interesting components as well, but that may not be your cup of tea if you are going purist. The shapeshifter rebalance alone makes it worth downloading and makes Cernd actually useful. NPCs I went for efficiency in BG1 since they are mostly lacking in the personality department (BG1NPC somewhat fixes this, *hint* *hint*). In BG2 it depends on what mods I have installed and the alignment of <CHARNAME>.

You are obviously not educated enough to appreciate the finer pleasures of life. Or something.

I am still pretty confused. So then, "artistic value" = creativity and imagination? Well, that would explain then why I can't seem to appreciate contemporary art. I value technique better myself. By that logic, I can see how Fallout would be more artistically worthy than BG. What with them creating a whole new (and possessed of a rather unique flavor too) setting, ruleset and all. But then Deus Ex wouldn't rate too high artistically, since it's a rehash of many sci-fi and fiction topics, and it's not that great or innovative visually either. It had a solid story and interesting hybrid mechanics, but that's about it. So what gives? Also, it's a good thing that somebody made the separation from "artistic value" and "entertainment value". Following the former reasoning, I am not going to dispute the artistic value of PST, despite the fact that that I personally hated it for its execution and dumped it less than four hours into the game. But then, I fail to understand why artistic value as has been defined seems to rank so high for some people (both players and developers) when it is obviously not a requirement for entertaining (I will henceforth use "fun" for convenience) games. That is assuming the purpose of games is entertainment and as a passtime and not a means of self-aggrandizement - for developers by setting themselves apart from the art-lacking, aimed-at-the-masses games, and for fans seeking to put themselves above the rest by being able to appreciate the magnificence of the Emperor's new suit. I much prefer a reasonably bug-free game with solid mechanics and internal coherence, than one that leaves me gasping at its imaginative world and interface design, and whose gameplay is hampered by bugs and awkward and/or tedious mechanics. Throw in a good (not necessarily innovative) story, and it's a winner for me. Yup, I'm that simple. edited for... coherence

Um, OK. The knife is useful maybe against lone enemies that don't use shotguns, but that's about it. A squad of AK74-armed soldiers can do a number on you if you aren't careful at that point in the game, IIRC. I remember sweating quite a bit to clear that outpost, and I did it by drawing them out and hiding in the bushes, then picking them off one by one. Maybe I was playing a higher diff, I don't remember. Less than a day apart. And yeah, once you get a hold of the fatter ARs and armor suits (I never used exoskeletons, myself), your life gets quite a bit easier. But then, why would you be using the knife? No. No, no, no. I don't suck. I'm fairly confident that's not it...

Not sure but I think Redemption's go at it was more a DM client than a true editor. AFAIK you couldn't make your own scripts or maps. As someone with ZERO artistic sensitivity, I would appreciate it if you could actually explain what you mean by "artistic value", as it's something that's being brought up repeatedly in the thread and I fully fail to grasp. I'm not being facetious here, btw. I would really like to know. Pretty maps and music? Innovative interaction mechanics? What?

What do you mean you look forward to them? JE has been out for PC for some time now... But yeah, I'm getting ME ASAP. From what I've seen and read here, looks like my kind of game. As for BIO... I don't think there's any other company that has produced nearly so many games I have liked. I don't know if their games are *that* good, but I sure have spent more hours than I can count playing them...

What the hell is he doing with his knife? Stabbing crates. Classic FPS gameplay right there. umm I meant the stroking the sharp edge with his bare fingers He thinks he's bad ass, but he's just an amateur.

Are you like... The Hulk of FPS gaming or what?

If you specify a little more what you want to do, we might be able to help. Are you trying to make her look like Hanharr or Atris? Otherwise, I have a feeling that what you are trying would require 2DA editing...

Lol yes. Because we know that SW is, above all, ruled by logic. EPIC fail. Oh, and your regard of the quality of the EU is of no consequence. Canon is canon, and different levels of canon are only relevant when there are conflicting sources. This is not the case so what we know about ranks in the Jedi Order from the EU is all there is to it.

No, that makes them teachers to their padawans, not Masters. Addressing and referring to a Knight as "master" is apparently nothing more than a sign of respect, not an actual consideration of formal rank. Surely you don't think that everyone that is addressed as "sir" actually holds a nobiliary title, do you? But yeah. From the perspective of the movies exclusively, it's an ambiguous subject. Like many, many others...

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