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I believe the Persians wore false beards, recorded as such on tax records from the era. So they were strap-on beards, like what the Egyptians used, just far more glorious?
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On the left, below "Fueling the Future", there are 3 lines of text. On the right there are 3 bullet points. Half-Life 3 confirmed! Sorry, I had to get that out of my system. I'm mostly surprised they weren't a part of the Linux foundation already. GabeN is obviously banking on Linux to help him make even more money than he's already making, so no surprise there. It would be pretty awesome if they wound up open sourcing some of Steam, but that's a pipe dream.
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I always get jealous of the amazingly glorious beards the Akkadian/Assyrian/Sumerian/Babylonian types had. I mean, I'm sure they didn't actually look THAT glorious in real life, but in the carvings they look simply magnificent. As with any historical records from that far back, it's very hard to separate fact from propaganda (like Roman historical texts making Hannibal out to be larger than life so that Scipio Africanus would look that much better for defeating him) from just plain fiction. Still, as Raithe pointed out, it was written by people he beat the crap out of, so I'm sure they weren't going out of their way to do him any favors.
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Gotta love Jim Sterling. His takedown of CoD: Ghosts, just before he left Destructoid, was a bit oveboard, but nevertheless quite entertaining. As usual, he goes overboard here, but is still quite correct in much of what he rants about.
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By the time MacArthur actually landed, he was greeted by a force of over thirty thousand Filipines under arms and a complete marching band. Holy smokes, that reads like something out of a Joseph Heller novel.
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So, indirectly, he's the father of microtransactions? Few fun facts about William Tecumseh Sherman: * He was called "Cump" by his friends and family. * He was called "Uncle Billy" by his troops. * After the Civil War, when Ulysses S. Grant became President, Sherman was appointed as General of the Army, one of only 8 men to ever reach that rank in the United States Army (the others are Grant, Sheridan, Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Arnold, and Bradley). It is the second highest rank possible to attain, with only General of the Armies, of which there have only ever been 2 (Washington, Pershing) above it. * The Sherman Tank was named after him.
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8th straight win for the Thunder. Kevin Durant keeps developing as a player with his rebounding numbers on the rise this year. He's averaging almost 8 1/2 boards a game, which is a really high number for a small forward (that's a power forward rebounding number). It's pretty crazy that he's only 25 and hasn't even peaked yet. The more important thing to watch on this team is the development of guys like Jeremy Lamb and Reggie Jackson. They're desperately going to need those guys in the playoffs to score. They've never really replaced Harden's scoring and they sorely miss him, even if they don't miss his nonexistent defense. The Thunder will need to make a move at some point this year and get another scorer, even if Lamb and Jackson come into their own. Goran Dragic would probably be the perfect guy for them to get. /crosses fingers
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I kind of miss the retarded backward flying dragons bug, though. That one was hilarious.
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The game is over 2 years old, I would sure hope they have most of the bugs ironed out by now.
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I'm counting on it.
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When you rock a luscious beard and a combover, you can get away with a middle name like Tecumseh Edit: Smedley might actually top Tecumseh for top wacky general name. I gotta say, that whole Business Plot thing sounds pretty interesting. I may have to read up on that.
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GFWL got patched out of DS and changed for Steamworks... for me the same ****, but it might be better deal for you... To the best of my knowledge, no it hasn't, it's still saddled with GFWL.
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Discuss the merits, tactics, and achievements of notable military generals in history. I'll start. William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) Major General William Tecumseh Sherman was Grant's most trusted Lieutenant during the American Civil War. He is best known for his March to the Sea (also known as the Savanna Campaign), from Atlanta, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia which effectively broke the backs of the Confederacy. He is widely recognized as the single most instrumental man to ending the war. Sherman is a polarizing figure. Depending on where in the US you live he is either hailed as a hero and brilliant strategist or villainized for his brutal tactics (Scorched Earth). Those in favor tend to state that his harsh strategy brought the war to a close far quicker than had he not employed scorched earth tactics (almost certainly true) and that thousands more would have died had the war dragged on (almost certainly true). Those opposed state that his inhumane methods hurt civilians (true) and caused massive amounts of damage that took decades to recover from (definitely true).
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Maybe Deathfire can make a second go of it and succeed? It's looking increasingly like it will fall well short (41% with 4 days to go). I guess it could still get a big push and make it, but it looks rather unlikely. I feel the initial pitch really hurt the campaign as it made it sound like just a dungeon crawler. Maybe in a few months' time, with some more in-game footage to show and a better, clearer pitch, it can succeed on a second attempt?
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Gotta love the updated Mona Lisa: It's funny because it's true.
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I like crafting up God armor and weapons. I never considered combat to be particularly fun in Elder Scrolls games, my approach to it has always been "Okay, let's just get this crap over with", so I'm in favor of making stuff that lets me get through the tedium of combat faster so it interrupts my exploring, jumping on rooftops, and just generally ****ing around, for a shorter period of time. I wholeheartedly support modding the piss poor UI and inventory.
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Vandalizing ancient artifacts, especially for a H2-esque crackpot conspiracy theory, is definitely not cool.
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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.
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Sound strategy, Bruce.
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Would any of you be interested in...
Keyrock replied to aluminiumtrioxid's topic in Pen-and-Paper Gaming
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35 wins might be enough to make the playoffs in the East this year. With what's projected to be the best draft in at least 10 years looming next year, it seems a good number of teams are executing Operation Tank Job.
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Twin Elms Fan Art from Chris Bischoff
Keyrock replied to BAdler's topic in Pillars of Eternity: Announcements & News
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Usually once I tire of killing enemies(which happens rather quickly since, let's face it, Elder Scrolls combat is not exactly thrilling to begin with) and run out of quests to do I usually turn to rooftop jumping and attempting to climb to places which I'm probably not supposed to be able to get to for my kicks.
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Yeah, the game is definitely more fun if you don't release the Kraken dragons. It's not a big deal if you do, they're not that much of a nuisance. Like any Bethesda game, the story is completely throw away, so no hurry to complete it. Bethesda's strength has never been writing or quest design. Their strength is making big, lovely sandboxes to **** around in. Also, making buggy game engines, I guess. Like any Bethesda game, I highly recommend mods that change character models/textures. Not necessarily the ones that turn all female characters into sex bombs and/or nudie mods, though, if that's your thing, then go hog wild, but something to make Bethesda's notoriously ugly faces a little easier to stomach. As Indira mentioned, adding mods will make Bethesda's already buggy game even more buggy, so don't get too carried away.
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