Sargallath Abraxium

...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!!...

...there's only one question ya has ta ask yerself in relation ta DIA-blows: Why in Christ Sake's did I buy this PoS? ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...yer a mean one, Mr(s). Grinch... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...ghosting, blurring, etc. takes place on most LCD screens while watching movies, playing fast-paced games (FPS' mostly), etc...basically, it jus' be the screen catchin' up ta the action on screen, so a li'l blurrin' or shadowin' be visible...in order ta curb this, the higher-end models usually 'ave a response time at or under 16 ms bwb (black-white-black) (DO NOT be fooled by an 8 ms grey-to-grey response time, as it usually means around 20 ms bwb)...jus' look it up fer a more in-depth description, as ya knows I's rather lazy when it comes ta stuff google-available... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...so we gots our rigs an' ye gots yer drawer full o' battery-operated teeth-chippers...we's all happy, I guesses... <_< ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...dear Gods; much more slobberin' o'er Unca Feargie an' he's'll be bound ta git a swelled head on 'im like Gaider's, an' noone 'ere wants that, does they???...next, we's'll all 'ave ta refer ta any Obsidz successes as "Feargie-esque" (anyone around on the BIOweenian Boards fer the whole Gaideresque bs knows what I's means)...too much arse-kissin' be a bad thing, kiddies... ...oh, an DIA-blows certainly ain't no RPG...PERIOD...Feargie had a bit too much o' the peace pipe in that interview, methinks... :D ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...I's thinkin' o' cancellin' me order fer the ViewSonic VP930B I hasn't recieved yet (been a month, fer shyte sake's an' still nuthin'...bastages) an' savin' up a bit more quid fer a Samsung 214T (Black)...looks rather yummy, it does...either that or the ViewSonic 2130B (Black)...decisions, decisions... :D ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...20" Acer Ferrari, iirc...yummy, indeed... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...best advice one can give on BoringWind: TAKE IT BACK FER A REFUND! ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

Right, just because their entry level comps are sh*t doesn't mean their high end ones are. Plus they are going to be the first to have quad sli. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...not ta be a killjoy 'ere at the Dell lovefest, but they're shyte...cheap-arse generic psu's, cheap-arse mobos, cheap-arse drives, an' cheap-arse generic RAM...yer jus' payin' fer the name (an' big bucks fer the higher-end models)...yer waaaay better off buildin' yer own if'n ya knows yer way around a computer, since I's'd be willin' ta bet more than half o' the kiddies on the Dell payroll who answer the damnable phone when ya call 'em 'ave ta remove they's head from theys arses ta answer the call... <_< ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...jus' picked up Anachronox an'll start givin' it a whirl tomorrow...from all I's heard o' it, she be a classic...let's hope... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...pleeze tell me that ain't a Dell... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...it ain't the cordless lazer mouse, jus' the MX510...still works fer what I needs it fer, though... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...what's wrong with the Saitek Eclipse keyboard???...matches the black/blue led theme o' me machine an' she's easy ta type on...dunna need 30 extra buttons I's'll ne'er use; keepin' it simple an' perty... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...ya know, it be really startin' ta scare me jus' how much I's lookin' forward ta NWN2...I honestly ain't been this stoked fer a game since waitin' on BG: SoA...let's hope this ain't gonna be a repeat o' the total letdown... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

CoolerMaster Praetorian Chassis (Black) with arcylic side-panel window AMD 3800+ X2 Dual Core OCed ta 2.4GHz Sapphire Radeon X800gto2 softmodded (16 pipelines) an' OCed ta 567/613 ASUS A8N-E mobo Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB SATA hdd 2x512 OCZ DDR400 Dual Channel Platinum Rev. 2 Enermax 485W Noisetaker Power Supply BenQ DW1640 DVD Burner LG DVD ROM Mitsumi floppy/7-1 card reader Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Soundcard Logitech Z-2300 speakers ViewSonic G90fB 19" crt ViewSonic VP930B 19" lcd (ordered...on the way) Thermalright XP-120 hsf on the X2 cpu with a 120mm UHS Panaflo fan Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 5 Rev. 2 on the video card 4 Coolermaster 80mm blue led fans (2 intake, 2 exhaust) CoolerMaster Musketeer II 5 1/4 Drive Bay Device CoolerMaster Aerogate II 5 1/4 Drive Bay Fan Controller 2 Sunbeam 12" Blue Cold Cathode Lights ( in an "L" pattern inside the chassis) 1 5-foot length of Sunbeam EL wiring (red) laced throughout the power cables Zalman 3-speed fan controller (for the Panaflo) Saitek Elipse keyboard Logitech MX-510 mouse (dark red) Func Industries 1030 mouse surface Windows XP Pro ...Grommy, waaay too much bs be floatin' 'round the web 'bout Seagate hdd's...they's ne'er done me wrong an' I's had a few...an', btw, Seagate purchased Maxtor a bit ago... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...hehehe...the dense dwarf got this thread 17 pages wit' nigh but PowerWords Lies, Myth, an' Innuendo...Volo fer de win...hehehe... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...'parently ye has a really hard time readin as well as spellin', so I's'll remind ya that the word "more" was in front o' integral fer a reason...Combat sells, addin' a wee more o' it ta a remade PS:T would help it git over wit' the general PC gamin' populus... <_< ...methinks insomniac was onta sumthin' wit' more cut scenes, voice o'ers, etc...save the kiddies from poppin' a blood vessel actually readin'... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...funny thing 'ere be that, if done correctly, the bugger would sell; mebbe not in DIA-blows numbers, but she would sell, an' sell well imho...but two big things'd 'ave ta be done in retoolin' her first: 1. Make combat a more integral part o' the game. 2. Cut the dialogue in half (unfortunately). Otherwise, this new generation o' gamers won't touch it. ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...

...honestly was thinkin' hard on it, but I's always felt that Ravel was left, well, undone...jus' wasna fleshed out enuff...might not be a popular opinion, but methinks TTO was the portrayed better... ...WHO LUVS YA, BABY!!...