Sargallath Abraxium

...either way, seems we's all doomed...ah, well; we's had a good run... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...most new gamers these days look fer the eye candy an' not a handful o' aged 2D cRPGs...more's the pity... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...dear Gods; the gully dwarf makin' sense wit' a well thought-out an' dead-on-the-money perspective...ain't this a Sign o' the Apocalypse???... ...be afraid... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...no swappin' CDs be the only "advantage", sounds like (or ye could jus' do a full install o' the games an' not 'ave to after installation anyways)...jus' a quick money grab fer all those who need new copies, I's'd imagine... " ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...fer some reason, this li'l "discussion" reminds me o' the fun we's had wit' the rumor mill durin' IWD2's production...more's the pity... " ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...that's my line, lad...I's'll let ya borrow it this time, though... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...I uses a Linksys router an' dropped a Linksys wireless NIC in the fiancee's machine an' things run smooth...give 'er a hook, I says... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...oh, crud...why, Jebus, why???...ya didna install that Norton crapola in yer rig yet, did ya???...chalk full o' holes an' a resource hog like noone's business...ya'd 'ave been faaaaaaaar better off wit' Kaspersky, Trend Micro, etc...send it back, laddie; send the bugger back!!!... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...well, I was runnin' through Oblivion until it became far too Morrowindish ( I's'd also like ta update me view on Oblivion from very good ta damn, this be monotonous )...now, I's jus' waitin' fer NWN2 an' tinkerin' wit' Anachronox e'ery once in a while (unfortunately, I canna seem ta git inta the game no matter how hard I tries)...mebbe I's'll hit PS:T or the IWD's fer one more go 'round 'afore NWN2 hits the shelves... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...well, then, let's hope that NWN2 doesna 'ave the same problems wit' Radeon gpu's as the original NeverWorkin'Right does... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...unless you plan on runnin' games like Oblivion an' such at 1600x1200, ye'd be wastin' yer money goin' fer the X1900XTX, or e'en the nVidia 7900GTX...my Sapphire X800GTO2 softmodded (all 16 pipelines enabled) an OCed ta a li'l o'er X850XT PE speeds (575 core, 615 memory) runs Oblivion just fine at 1280x960 on me ol' ViewSonic G90fB...if I was ye, I'd jus' grab an AMD dual core (if ya can afford the 4400 X2, go fer it; but the 3800 X2 be fine as well) a 7900GT on an ASUS A8N-E mobo wit' 2 gigs o' ram (OCZ be me preference there) an' let the good times roll...that is unless ya wants the "top o' the line new tech"; I canna really see Conroe or the next gen AMD offerin' makin' too much o' a difference right now, ta be perfectly honest...today's dual core processors should be good ta go fer a few years anyways... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...I always luvs ta hear the ol' "rose-colored glasses" arguement when peoples bring up classics like PS:T an' how, years later, no cRPGs since match up ta it still...what a load o' bullshyte; still...as was mentioned already, change can be a good thing, but wit'out progress ta back it up, it be useless an' actually destructive ta the industry...there'll always be newer an' better eye candy, but the lack o' actual content in newer games be why peoples like meself an' others, ta this day, still mention the ol' classics wit' a tear in our eye an' an ache in our collective hearts...that be why theys still talked of an' used as the Measurin' Sticks o' the Industry, peoples; once greatness be achieved, anythin' less be a grand step in the wrong direction... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...jus' picked up a copy o' Oblivion an' I gotta say, with the exception o' targetin' suckin' on 3rd person view (me preferred view), she may jus' be the best new game I's played since the ol' IE engine retired; so far, anyways, ain't terribly far in her yet...certainly surprisin', what wit' Boringwind blowin' soo damn hard...if NeverWinter Nights 2 can boast this kinda gamin' entertainment, Obsidz'll 'ave hit the mother load... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...guesses I's'd win, then...'course, all who play PS:T do... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...Planescape: Torment (fer the umpteenth time), Icewind Dale (prolly on my 3rd or 4th playthrough this time 5 years ago), and BG II: Shadows of Amn (more's the pity)... :D ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...nuthin' like a good RPG...takes yer mind offa the real world... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...Ebay... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...yer in Baator, o' course there's gonna be a gauntlet ta run...wouldn't be realistic if'n there wasna... ...again, yer an intruder in the Fortress o' Regrets, surrounded by the Shadows o' all the mortals who had ta die so ye can stay immortal...makes sense they'd be a li'l POed at ya...an' Iggy was sent there by TTO ta dirtnap ya... ...yer breakin' in ta a prison ta free the lad whose sword keeps the place runnin'...figure the guards'd jus' let ya run along wit' 'im???... ...so we covered why there be a bit more combat after Ravel than before...what 'bout all the non-combat parts after her, huh???...like facin' TTO...or the three versions o' yerself...an' what 'bout sparin' Trias...or yer run-in wit' Advocate Infernus Forked-Tongue...an' savin' Curst from becomin' a permanent fixture in Carceri be worth that li'l extra combat, dunna ya think...I canna see any "mindless" combat anywheres in PS:T, closest thing'd prolly be the Modron Cube (fer those who didna figure Nordom was worth it)... " ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...first off, it's Ravel, not Raven...second, an' more important; if that was yer impression, ya didna play the game right...truly be a pity that anyone could come up wit' such a notion...kids these days need ta learn that there be more ta gamin' than "click, click, click...whoohoo, killed it"... <_< ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

I still have to remind you about Icewind Dale, where your party is similar to a character in Diablo: they are totally blank. Somehow it is a fact that Icewind Dale is an RPG. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...wrong...IWD's characters are not totally blank; there are many instances in IWD where one's character's personality, alignment, etc. play a prominant role in discerning various game elements, not to mention a few class, race, an' gender specific situations...or e'en the "replay" situation wit' the blind dwarf smithy in HoW (where he remakes the blade ya only gits at the end o' the IWD)...all show personality an' other prominant RPG elements, which is why a "dungeon crawl" like IWD be still an RPG an DIA-blows be certainly not...'nuff said... :D ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

Not everything in my characters background will be used by the DM. Sometimes none of the characters background will be particularly relevent to the campaign at the time (especially true of characters who have traveled , and or are "odd"). Mario has a personality. If you think he dosnt, then you clearly don't have any idea. It's that personality that makes Mario and Icon. If you play a Mario game, you don't need to create a personality since there is already one there. Unless you had Mario the amnesiac of course . A Diablo character has whatever personality you want to give them. I always give my characters a reason to fight ,whatever it may be. Then it's not just click ,click, click, it's click , click , click with a purpose. By the accepted defintions it's an RPG.. Which is good enough for me and more important a common point of reference. Well PnP is all about creating a character from nothing. Which should make it good practice for creating a character in any game. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...nice cop-out answer...in other words, anything ya can think o' a reason ta play counts as an RPG???...ne'ermind, this is comin' from the guy who panned PS:T's story...next... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

Don't think so. It is a position that I often here from people who don't do PnP and hence are not used to imagining up characters. Mario is Mario he's a pregen character. Diablo characters only have classes they don't have pregenerated identities. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...bullshyte...an' jus' ta clear things up, I's been PnPin' since the early 80's, bub, so that li'l "you don't play PnP" gem jus' dunna fly...in DIA-blows, yer jus' a killin' machine, nuthin' more...much like ya is in Mario games...no character, no personality, jus' a "click, click, click" Death Machine...DIA-blows may 'ave one or two RPG-like qualities, but an RPG it most certainly ain't...unless ya wanna group 90+% o' all games inta yer wondrous li'l definition o' an RPG... <_< ...an' this from a PnPer...ya should be ashamed...or at least yer PnP group DM should be... " ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...cheap shot, SP...any character must 'ave at least one or two redeemin' qualities that make RPin' possible, an' DIA-blows dunna give ya anythin' fer any o' the characters 'cept "click, click, click"...yer character(s) in DIA-blows jus' be a basic means ta an end wit' no personality whatsoe'er...what's next, Mario the Great RPG...c'mon... <_< ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...