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Thanks for the unofficial patches link, that will be a definite for me

I'm making Pasta tonight with mushrooms, red onions and garlic. Then I'll use a good quality supermarket sauce. The sauce consists of tomato, olive and chilli..yummy

What food will you guys be eating? Let me guess, Roast Swan ...or maybe Wild Rabbit and Guinness Pie....or I know!!!! A British Xmas dinner is not a British dinner without Eel and Partridge....so you probably having an Eel broth with roasted Partridge I know my British culture you have to admit

It's a big game or maybe they did finally fix it. I still got a handful of quests I've already completed show up a active again. A few I had to fix through console commands. There is also small stuff aplenty that you may start to notice the longer you go, like NPCs talking about long over events as if still ongoing, happens often. Maybe those NPC's talking about events in the game that are finished is by design, it could be sort of Time Elemental that has cursed the NPC's and its a separate quest to convince the NPC that the incident has occurred....you never know

Alright, here's my conspiracy theory. Obsidian always planned to release the backer website before Thanksgiving, that was their plan. It was evident in coffeetable's screencap of the preview of the website where the date for the cutoff of pledge changes was the last day of November. (November 31st not even a real date, and one of the bugs in the site). Ever since they hired Brandon Adler as Producer most of the devs took a step back with their community management and handed it all off to him. Before this you had Chris Avellone, Josh Sawyer and co. posting on their twitter accounts and in the forums they are active on whether there would be an update or not. This worked just fine until the skips in their update schedule starting in October, where we went for a month without an update and during the second week from the announcement made in the Announcements forum people were disappointed at the lack of an update, but more importantly not knowing about it beforehand, as there was no communication between the devs and the fans during this time until good guy Adam Brennecke came onto the forums to inform the fans that there would not be an update that week either. To make up for it he did some Q&As on the two following friday nights in the thread while he was staying back late to work on the game. People such as C2B stayed up all night waiting for the update and felt that they should have received prior warning so that they did not waste their time doing so, being one of the main community activists regarding the flow of information, there is a wealth of people like C2B who collect information about Project Eternity from the devs various personal sites and forums, trawl google news and do custom searches to find out information - thus bringing this information to the collective. This is the reason why some people take a special disappointment from such a lack of communication especially since it was there during pre-pro. Obsidian slowly started to realize through beta testing the backer portal that they would not be able to release a relatively-bug free backer website in time for the planned Thanksgiving update. It is possible that they gave Darren the benefit of the doubt up until the last moment, but come the 9:00AM meeting on the morn of November 26, they were informed that the bugs were not fixed so they would not be able to release the website on the planned date. Some members of the team felt that this would cause unrest among the fans so a PR spin was placed on Update 68 to try and avoid the storm. Using careful wording, Obsidian stated that they would not have the support staff available over the weekend to deal with any potential problems with the backer site, avoiding the statement that it was still buggy and not ready for release. It is unknown when Obsidian decided against releasing the backer portal on November 26, but the communication about this only passed to the community an hour or so before the update as once again, good guy Adam Brennecke returned to the forums to enlighten the community on Obsidian's decision, when no other dev took it upon themselves to do so. This caused many fans to become disgruntled with Obsidian forum member Sensuki, another member of the collective of Project Eternity information gatherers who started a thread hyping up the countdown to the big update as a throwback to the nostalgia of the Kickstarter campaign, which many fellow members embraced whether they posted or not. The miscommunication by Obsidian caused white knighting forum members to take out their frustration on Sensuki for posting the countdown thread too early, when he was going by the last known official information. It is Obsidian's responsibility to communicate changes in the schedule to the community, and in postponing the relay of this information until the very last minute they created this confusion. Adam did however mention that the site was still being beta tested, giving the impression to the people who read his post that the site was not ready yet. RPGCodex member Roguey was the first to accuse Obsidian of being partially untruthful in her posts in the RPGCodex Project Eternity Mega Thread and stated that if they did not post the website early the following week then it definitely wasn't ready, shielding herself in pessimism to protect herself from disappointment as she like many others longed for gameplay footage of the game. Other people were not convinced and in the early hours of the following Tuesday, the internet forums started to stir with posts from optimistic backers hoping that the backer website was ready to go and they would at last, be able to upgrade their pledge, watch the long awaited gameplay footage and finally be fulfilled. RPGCodex members started rolling dice based on the chance. C2B having not seen Adam Brennecke's previous post was sure the update would be today, he believed in Obsidian, his favourite developer, that their statement was true - the backer website was ready to go - it was Tuesday, it would be today. Alas much to his disappointment, good guy Adam Brennecke stumbled upon the hype thread after reading some new posts on the forums, only to inform the community once again that the Backer Portal was not ready. The internet sighed. Roguey was ecstatic, Obsidian had once again lived up to her expectations that they are beneath her one and only, Josh Sawyer, the shining light of RPG development, the man that can do no wrong. She had successfully shielded herself from disappointment once again. C2B however was not so lucky - his favourite RPG developer had let him down. All of those hours that he put into the community gathering information, championing their cause, what were they for if they could not properly communicate to him the situation, he had cancelled his plans to stay up for the big Project Eternity update only to find that it was once again not ready. He felt betrayed, so immediately he posted a thread titled "Seriously? What the hell?" to convey his disappointment, his feeling of betrayal. The PR spin on Update 68 did not sit well with Obsidians #1 fan. Hope you enjoyed the read That was a good read, eloquent and well structured

Actually I think you're the best, you always seem so pleasant, informative and reasonable Now guys I'll tell you what I am a little concerned about is that we still don't have definitive information around the implementation of Romance in PE. Surly that's more important than the silly backer portal? Lets focus more on getting Romance information and forget the other stuff...who is with me !!!!

Nice, very healthy

Why should I avoid crafting? Does it make you too powerful...also when you say "invo" what exactly do you mean? I found the crafting in Skyrim pretty consistently enjoyable, in that it was an incentive for exploration and a reason to really engage with the landscape. There's excitement in seeing a new type of plant and wondering what you can make with it, or delving into a silver mine or Dwemer ruin to get the raw material you need for your forge. The personal balance-preserving rule I would impose on crafting is this: Craft all you want, but never ever buy any crafting supplies. Use only what you can harvest, loot, or steal yourself. (Also-- and this probably goes without saying-- don't look up alchemy recipies on the internet. Discover reagent properties via experimentation, reading the in-game books and recipes you sometimes find, and/or by investing Feats in the Alchemy tree.) Hunting elk for hides and processing them into Bracers for skill development and cash value is rewarding and usually quite consistent with the role-playing of your character. Plus, it's unlikely that you'll get any game-breaking loot "too early" with just this method-- it'll help, but not overly so. On the other hand, buying hides, clicking on a few things to upgrade them, and selling them back to the merchant is incredibly lame, gamey, and un-fun. Parallel statements for Alchemy (find, taste, and experiment) and Enchanting (although purchasing some soul gems might be necessary to level this one up sufficiently, buy only the empty ones and go fill them yourself) are equally true. Those tips on crafting makes sense. Thanks

Not wishing to sound pedestrian. But wouldn't a locksmith have made more sense? Locksmiths are arrogant bastards around here, the nearest one is an hours drive away and just for picking the lock he would have charged me a couple hundred bucks no joke (plus extra nighttime charge) if it would have been pick-able. Its a very special complex lock. Been there, done that, paid a lot. Believe it or not but shooting the locking lug with a shotgun slug and replacing the damaged part of the door myself would have been way easier on my piggy bank. (And more entertaining as well) I didn't lock myself out, it was a door inside my house. *edit* I don't want to give the impression that I like shooting stuff at random, at one point removing the lock with the aid of a firearm was a viable, logical option, compared to the effectiveness of other tools and alternatives I had access to in that situation. Woldan don't be embarrassed I'm sure all of us in some RPG have resorted to violence to open doors, its lazy but not completely out of the ordinary. Sometimes your lock-picking skill is just not high enough. I mean its not like you doing this in RL

Just don't bring up Oblivion or Skyrim and you won't set off the powder keg. Come on Agx that was funny And its true sometimes your opinion on topics is overly jaded and cynical

I just bought Heretic Kingdoms on GOG for $6, it looks good http://www.gog.com/game/heretic_kingdoms_the_inquisition

Thanks that's exactly what I want to avoid

What's up with the fan cover frame? I though Far Cry 3 had 8 or 8.5 graphics at least. That cover looks like 4, maybe 5 graphics at most. Yeah I'm sorry to say this as I know it can be annoying when you having issues with a game but I had no issues with Far Cry 3 and I used M\Kb the whole time. Also my graphics did look much better than that, in fact I would say the graphics were one of the strong points of the game. The whole world seemed lush and beautifully rendered but I was able to run everything on max settings.

Why should I avoid crafting? Does it make you too powerful...also when you say "invo" what exactly do you mean?

Thanks

Thanks for all the advice guys I have experience with Morrowind and Oblivion so I am kind of familiar with Bethesda games. My high-level strategy for Skyrim is as follows I'll start the main quest and then deviate to start exploring anything I want. I don't want to finish the main quest until much later I'll use mods. But only if they enhance the experience like better weather, insects, advanced Ai, more and different Monsters, harder and more dragons etc. I'll used Adult Mods for various reasons. If my character can kill whole villages and slay foul dragons surly he can be rewarded with decent sex scenes, full nudity and advanced aesthetics for the various NPC's in the game? I also find in Bethesda games I tend to become too powerful and there are no more challengers in combat, so I want to see if there is a Mod that can balance but I doubt it I'll also be playing the DLC's during this play through, so that should be exciting

Speak to Oby, we'll get you a nice Russian

Yeah! NATO only kill few thousands Libyan civilians by air strikes, "rebel's" after taking of power begin terror against opposition and ethnic cleansing ( add to this quantity of people killed during civil war by them also), weapons taken by rebels causing civil war in Mali, after extermination of opposition victors begin internal fight for power and Libya become more and more similar to unhappy Somalia. NATO during this intervention violate UN rules (do not participate in civil wars on one side of conflict), violate UN resolution ( ground air strikes and Spec ops instead no-fly zone). Yeah West, you do everything right! I think it's hard to find more shameful example of Western failure (or success, if they goal is just steal resources instead this childish blah-blah about democracy). Once again you have your facts wrong. Gaddafi hired mercenaries from Niger, Chad and other African countries to fight the NATO supported rebels. After the war they looted the armouries of Libya and took the weapons to other parts of Africa like Mali. Please provide links around the Ethnic cleansing that is ongoing in Libya. Yes Gaddafi's tribe suffered after the war and people that were aligned to Gaddafi but what do you expect after the atrocities committed by them against the rebels? The mission in Libya wasn't illegal it was a NATO mission. The question is did the Western countries that helped the Libyan rebels over extend there mandate, if they did that was good as it was needed to defeat Gaddafi. All the West did was provide air support and some trainers on the ground. The Libyan rebels did the rest But anyway are you suggesting that the situation in Syria is better than Libya today? That's what you need to ask yourself

Makes sense. Imagine my excitement as I'm about to only begin my journey in the world of Skyrim

Why? I am really looking forward to my first play through of Skyrim. I have loads of Mods I'll be using but I'll only be playing it in when I'm on leave in December and January

I don't know but your feverish dreams sound pretty cool to me

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bischoff/stasis-2d-isometric-scifi-horror-adventure-game?ref=live# Guys take a look at this and support this KS. The developer is a South African who actually still lives in South Africa (my home town to be exact) so I admit to being biased . But the real reason to support this KS is if you believe in the concept, and it does look good I am going to contact him on a private capacity and introduce myself. I am excited about this home grown project

They contribute mainly by stopping the US + minions from running off and starting conflicts, of course. Really? Well Syria is an excellent example of what happens when the West isn't allowed to intervene. Now compare that to Libya at the moment. Yes Libya has it issues around there new political identity but I would take the current state of Libya after Gaddafi was overthrown to Syria any day of the week Its important to accept that regime change is necessary and important in certain examples in order to achieve long term stability in a region. The question is really just how to achieve that regime change, Iraq bad example. Libya good example.

Wow that art is very impressive. What is very interesting is I see he is South African and lives in Johannesburg where I live We don't have too many South African gaming companies or people that contribute towards the industry so I'll definitely help fund this game

Constant presence of Russian Peacekeepers in Georgia (effectively stop Georgian-Ossetian-Abkhazian war in 5 days:cat: ), Moldova and Tajikistan, also Russia try send peacekeepers to Golan Heights, but other UN members vote against this. Oby I said "real" conflict that Russia has contributed troops towards But okay I'll research these areas and comment later. I don't know how accurate what you are saying is and also I don't know the context. But thanks for the information