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Made another attempt at re-playing PoE. Made it through to the city, got myself into the inn, and then hit that "Right....where's my enthusiasm?" moment.

I think that's part of what makes Modesitt writing work. In a lot of the cases, the protagonist isn't the important part of the book, but rather the specific philosophy, or interesting idea that's the basis for the book is the important part. In fact, I'm pretty sure on a few occasions he's pretty much done the same story, but with the central argument reversed so what was considered "good" in the one story is the "bad" in the other. Like he's done the argument for pre-emptive action versus waiting for evil to act and which is more ethical. Then a few books later, he's run through why the ethical thing is to wait, even if people die. The characters are just a framework for posing the ideas and running through them in a logical manner.

I enjoyed DX:MD for what it was. Plus, the Prague hub was darn good, and the increased verticality added to the whole thing. It's just unfortunate it was about 2/3rds of the story, which left it feeling unfinished and a "wait, is there DLC coming to wrap this up or what?"

Of course, how much of the budget got sunk into the DLC with Deus Ex? And I'd say part of the reason they lost so much was that it all looked incredibly crappy DLC that no-one wanted. Probably because it was such purely stand-alone crud or set in the middle of the story, but couldn't be integrated to the main story.

For some reason I slid back into listening to my old Music from the Succubus Club album... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjK6hKahU8

Wait, what? I thought you hated Pillars. What prompted you to back this one? I'm pretty sure the discount was sent out to people who backed PoE in general. Not something that waited for you to back PoE2 first.

The Graham Norton Show - With Danny Boyle and the stars of T2 Trainspotting, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle and Ewen Bremner. A few interesting background stories from them all over the original film, the new one, their friendships over the years and where they are now.

Oooof! I've never played that before. Already acquiring... Heh, it's when you check out the imdb of Privateer 2 and see just how many names turn up in it. Clive Owen as the protagonist, with supporting roles from the likes of John Hurt, Jurgen Prochnow, David Warner, Amanda Pays, David McCallum, Brian Blessed, Christopher Walken... Some glorious overacting and scene chewing.

Hey, maybe the axial tilt of the planet is different which shifts the hot/cold aspects around some? Also, for the real world example, think of the general heat and humidity in the southern tip of Argentina and such in South America, even with Antarctica being a fairly short distance away. Plus, the description does describe volcanic islands, so consider how much geothermal heat might be affecting the area?

I have fond memories of his turn in Privateer 2.. Ah, the fmv rush of the 90's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTqUYp8jRqo

Okay, maybe not funny as such...

Well, isn't that melodramatic schlock part and parcel of space opera moments? You can't have a good, fun, slightly silly (with elements of camp) space opera story if a certain amount of schlocky melodrama is missing...

Fraid I haven't been up to Leicester in yeeears, so I can't be of help.

I think in some ways a lot of people were more willing to pledge at the higher levels for Eternity because at the time Obsidian needed it. There was that feeling that if they didn't succeed with the kickstarter it was going to have to start closing its doors. With this one, it's coming across more as a helpful thing rather than a needful thing.

Buzzy Magazine interview with Eric FLint.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stKjEC1CZ2k

Heh. I hadn't seen these before.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRJ2wAwWl2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhjvtxtq5wc&feature=youtu.be

Having a little poke at Wasteland 2 Directors Cut. Haven't actually played through the Director's Cut before, so apart from the camera change and visual aspect, haven't really seen what's fresh and different about it yet.