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Playable race of overpowered insectoids who don't fit any setting? Bad joke indeed. I also hope they won't go with some cheap fanservice. Like lizards and goddamned furries, as others here suggested. Hmmm. I quoted Phraints (from Arduin) earlier in the thread. The idea is that a spacecraft crashed gazillions of years ago. The aliens on board, the insectoid phraints, dispersed. They are inherently non-magical and have good resistance but are unable to cast spells. They speak human languages poorly, have to eat specially prepared foods for their mouth-parts and are feared and reviled. OTOH they are astonishingly fast, agile combatants and tough to boot. They are sought after as bodyguards. Now playing one was tough. The phraint is part of a hive mind and still feels lost in this strange world. You have a negative charisma stat and struggle to communicate. BUt it was awesome fun trying and the attitude of other characters to you was a blast. Maybe such a race should ne NPC-only (a largely silent, bizarre looking but deadly bodyguard like a Phraint, who you grew to understand over time, would be an awesome NPC IMO).

The Poles and Russians are crazy about CRPGs. There needs to be some consideration to localisation costs versus potential profit.

I can't *believe* nobody has thought of the ultimate adventure pad: A caravan. Well, more of an armoured wagon. With rooms. And creatures to pull it. And upgrades, like a battery of small cannon or magical powaz or teleportation. The wagon might be like Doctor Who's Tardis or Baba Yaga's hut (bigger on the inside than on the outside). You wouldn't have to trudge anywhere to use it, just park it up near a town and go adventuring! Yes, a Wondrous Wagon is my suggestion. Anything else is just too The Sims for me.

Although the localisation is awesome news, as is MCA writing a novella, I think there needs to be a stretch goal with a bit more 'OMG' in it.

Gorth please insult me and show the Americans what I mean by banter.

In all seriousness, please have them, loathe the game and the cretins that play it.

* Hot Elf Chicks © * Fireballs * Insane evil demonic statues with rubies for eyes * Dungeons * Loot * More loot * Epic battles * Bar-room brawls * Gory combat animations and uber-gibbing * Poison * Traps * Exploring and wandering about * Good music * Rust monsters

To illustrate Banter at it's best we really need an Australian to show up in this thread.

I've also figured out, using the power of my mind, that you have come across as both humourless and pompous. Look, we have got off on the wrong foot. I am having a laugh. In my country we call it banter, our version of trading quasi-ironic "yo mama" jokes. And the way the rules work in this game, the more you bite the happier I am. It's not trolling, but please try to apply your scientific method to the concept. As for scientists, wasn't climate change peer-reviewed and taken as a given. And what a load of horse**** that turned out to be. :D

"No I don't have feelings 'cause feelings are gay." -MC Vagina Can't tell if acting like a ignorant fool or just trolling. In any case, excuse me for assuming research in modern psychology and neuroscience conducted under the scientific method is more valid than whatever anecdotal experience you have. LOL. You just mentioned modern psychology and stuff and CRPG romances in the same thread. Nice one, Doc. Lighten up.

I am enjoying our light-hearted war of the factions of Romance (WotFoR) which reminds me of the Earthtone Alliance / Bright wars in Reamde (if you haven't read it, please do). We should have a competition amongst ourselves to settle this issue. The Forces of Romance (TFoR) should write a romance in their own thread. The Manly Forces of Reason (TMFoR) should write one too. And the winner takes all ::slaps romance junkies with glove and laughs::

Hello Armand, I too am enjoying your bardic revels. An ode to the heroic and macho romance-haters, and our eternal war with the romance-lovers would be welcome. Here are some ideas for lyrics: We hate romances, yes we do, oo-be-doo-be-doo Romances are for silly girls, Who wear their hair adorned with pearls (maybe you could do a surprise rap interlude here) The guys who hate romances are great As with their swords, orcs, they eviscerate (now night be the time for some tribal drumming and chanting). Thanks!

Indeed. An important thing I've learned from social and cognitive psychology is that men and women basically have the same clockwork. It is commonly believed that things like women being attracted in particular to the guys who are d-bags, or men being attracted in particular to dull women are genertically hard-coded from our days as cave people. This is a misconception. Our hardwired genetic code for cognitive functions is much less specific, an example of which would be something like facial recognition. The prior mentioned stereotypes are a result of a layering of societal norms. As such, Obsidian, having created their own societies, needn't make their characters conform to typical gender expectations. I think that is a good opprotunity to cast aside cheesy cliches. Your post made me go WTF, then I noticed you were from California. So I put on some whale-music and this post suddenly made more sense.

. And for these girly-men there is Bioware, where their needs are more than amply catered for. No it isn't. I shall mock them whilst I cast an eye over my collection of manly things and revel in my manly ways.

Look at the survey / poll of where fans come from. Over 60% from Europe. This is a no-brainer and will make Obsidian more money. Now where's the mega-dungeon?

"Build it and they will come" has it's place, but I am wondering if Obsidian have something else in their back pocket.

I know that criticizing poll methodology is very fashionable, but putting 'like PS:T' on this forum is a bit of a win button. I haven't seen so much love for WordScape, like, ever.

I hope Oz do a proper English English version, not Microsoft English version

Who "can't wait?" We were wondering. Sheesh.

No, you are most welcome and I would hate to be thought of as not being delighted to see new faces. It's just that this is a hotly-contested issue and I suspected that the pro-romance forces might have rallied allies from the festering craters of the abyss (Bioware Social). I came across as less-than-welcoming and I apologize.

I thought you were. The last time I was spoken to like that I was eight.

Lots of nubs pitching in here. Where, I wonder, are they being bussed in from?

Are you a schoolteacher?

Sounds an awful lot like a kit to me. No, because a kit is fixed and can't develop other skills.

I can imagine Lycanthropic characters making the cut.