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Many of you seem to have overlooked this tidbit. I think many of the employees at the school would agree that the rule is stupid; they're just afraid of getting sued.

Since some of the posts in this thread were deleted, I'm not quite sure what you're trying to prove by mentioning this, but I think it's worthy of mention that although it took us a while to enter WW2, we still took in active role in helping out the nations fighting off Germany and Japan. China was sent funds for several years to help against Japan and Great Britain was sent lots of old battleships and other supplies. Just sayin'.

Your idea about a coalition of nations is a very good one, but there is nothing new about it. Many people have tried to make this a reality in the Iraq War, including George Bush (even before he earned the universal hate of all the nations in the world), but none have been successful. Although there is some blame to be carried by America, it wasn't our actions that destroyed the chances of some sort of coalition being formed. Frankly, I believe that, except in the case of a third world war, most European nations will not do anything more than just set up 'discussions' with nations like Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. They don't participate because they have an isolationist mindset, not because of an particular action of Bush. And before somebody tries to disprove that, just remember that this concept of a world coalition has existed since 1918, and has only seen some success when the whole world was in threat of domination by extremist such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

As I remember, some of the smaller nations that broke off of the Soviet Union have limited nuclear capabilities too.

I wish I could continue to ignore your posts on PCs vs. consoles like I do with everyone else who displays petty hate and arrogance in a manner similar to your own, but the fact that you intend to enter into the gaming industry disturbs me. Making rpgs requires more than just weaving stories elements together and creating memorable characters; it's also about finding fresh and innovative ways to immerse the players into your games. In the past decade, Bioware has been the best about pushing this strategy. Almost every single one of their games has brought something new to the table. NWN, for example, pushed a very user-friendly toolset, and JE tried a new kind of combat system. Even though I feel aspects like story and characters were weak in both these games, those new elements I mentioned set them apart from other products and make them worthy of recognition. Bioware is now furthering their strategy and finding even bigger ways to give players a different experience. Their MMO, if they are sure to not follow the dull model of others, could merge many of the elements of traditional rpgs with those of online games to produce a fresh hybrid. The DS game also has much potential. Just because it requires less cash and workers does not make it any lesser of a game. Chances are, if you keep your narrowminded view on how games should be, you will never become the great developer you dream to be.

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Huh? Fallout 1&2 are both great games, but saying they are perfect is just silly. Anyway, I would probably avoid remaking rpgs. The stories and characters that create the experience have already been explained, so there wouldn't be much room for fresh material. Besides, reliving old memories isn't nearly as good as forging new ones.

There are horsies, apparently. Or did you mean rideable horsies? Rideable horsies. The guys at Obsidian who worked at Black Isle before this haven't had the opportunity to make a game under a reasonable time table in a long time. I'm very excited to see how NWN2 will turn out. Best of luck to ya!

I've never played Warhammer 40k, but the Zerg and Marines always reminded me of Starship Troopers.

Maybe this means we'll get horsies. (w00t)

As a few others have mentioned, try the Baldur's Gate series. Although there aren't two distinctly different ways to play the game depending on if you are good or evil, they are still some of the best RPGs ever created. If you're still hungry for more, play the Fallout series and Planescape: Torment.

Trust me, it would take more than a few patches to make that game any good.

Heh, I thought you were one of those confused Europeans. It seems my sarcasm detector needs new batteries.

The most puzzling question of all is, what the crap does any of that mean?

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If Sony really will be selling their PS3s at a loss of $500 a pop, then I have a feeling it will fail no matter what. Joking aside, I can't disagree with your logic. Blue-Ray is what will make or break their product. It's kind of scary to think they're putting all their eggs in one basket on such a huge business issue.

Very verbose of you, Eldar. :D What exactly will Blue-Ray versions of a movie have that their DVD counterparts won't, anyway? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A bigger price tag. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just as I expected.

What exactly will Blue-Ray versions of a movie have that their DVD counterparts won't, anyway?

I would agree that it is Sony's goal to make the PS3 more than just a gaming machine but instead a home entertainment system, but the public still perceives it as a gaming console first and foremost, with a few nifty gadgets on the side that will likely just collect dust. Thus Hades' point of view ("the games are all that matter") is valid, though a bit off topic since this discussion is about Blue-Ray.

I think Epi is more interested in the fact that Blue-Ray discs are currently inferior to HD-DVD, despite many Sony fanboys' praises of how much better they would be. Of course, BR's current state is irrelevant. Only the capacity of BR at PS3 launch and the years following really matter.

The cover to the original Megaman is way better.

Those bastards are lying to us.

In the United States, I think the Xbox360 is selling for $400, with a strong possibility of it dropping in price right before the ps3 comes out. The difference in price could be as much as $300, which is a significant drop in price in my book.

Bah! We don't need Eldar and his silly little logic.