ShadowPaladin V1.0

Meta Ridley is DEAD !!!! I'm very pleased with myself :D Ended up only using 30 missiles in the end even though I went and collected some more.

I ordered the second one. Wont arrive till after the holidays though. I've psyched myself up to go hunt missiles so tommorow I'll be back to playing and Meta Ridley will go down. (at which point I'll probably get my arse kicked by the next boss).

Ghost Recon III is on all other systems. So the 360 version will just be prettier. Gears of war might be good, but it may also be over in 6 hours. Which isnt worth

Ripping things in half , that was insane.

"So yes. Metal Gear Solid 4 could work on Xbox 360 ("maybe some nuance or a small detail here and there might be different") and the reason for that, apparently is that "there are really no differences" between the PS3, 360 and PC" You could say the same about the PS2 and the Xbox. Although why he mentions the PC dosnt make much sense since it's just a collection of parts not a "unit".

Ever played a game called "Fortress America" ?

Sanctions suck to put it bluntly. They only target the innocent and the weak. See above. Iraq was under sanctions for 10 years. More people died in that period than in the war. Infant mortality went through the roof. When the leaders dont give a crap about the people sanctions dont work. You can bet the leaders wont be starving.

Well like I already said KOTOR II was very good for Obsidian (as a new studio) at the time and they didnt have much to bargain with. Based on a succesful NwN2, that changes. KOTOR II dosnt really prove anything since the circumstances will have changed.

Wasnt that Georges plan prior to 9/11 ?

If they dont want to make KOTOR III then thats fine. But they may actually want to show what they can really do with a Star Wars game given the time and the freedom to do so. In which case best of luck to them.

Or negotiate a better contract before they agree to do it.Post NwN 2 I expect Obsidian will be in a much stronger position to dicatate terms than they were at the time of KOTOR2 where it was all about previous reputations. Thats clearly not going ot happen since LA own the property.

Tell that to the farmers who were murdered or had their land siezed. The people might welcome them. But it's not like the regimes have not burned down schools (sometimes with the people still in them). What I dont agree with is aid that goes with some sort of religious message. Then again If I was starving I'd probably be less choosey. I doubt it somehow although the training may have not been good. It would have been parts that were a problem. Sure you can force them. But then thats no different from what is going on in Iraq , forced democracy. So how can you be in favour of one and not the other? As I said I'm not against it in principle. But if it were my army I would focus on wiping out the dangerous threats first.

Not quite how I would have worded it. But I agree with most of it.

It's not like Atari are much better. I'm sure they learned a thing or two from KOTORII and I'm sure LA learned a thing or two as well.

Thats why you need a decent government. Since we are on a millitary thread. You know like how the US sends their experts to train the armies of other countries will they develop the expertise themselves ? If you ship modern equipment , you ship engineers along with it to keep it running(like the army does). Until such a time as they pick it up for themselves. Same with parts. Some parts are too complicated, but other parts can be made quite simply. No one really wants to go to Africa, because it's not a safe place. Which means no "expertise" unless you count those idealistic types who work for aid agencies. Thing is the government dosnt want educated people. Educated people are harder to control. By educating someone you are also impossing on them a particular way of doing things, rather than letting them find the way which works best for them.

It's not so bad it's only one thread. I know, morbid curiosity makes you read it :D KOTOR III as an offshoot of NwN 2 would make sense. Given the similiar nature of the rules systems. Plus you have what looks to be a nice engine for NwN2 so it's bound to get more use than just one game.

Well you know all that aid they get ? Farming technology is a lot cheaper than a tank.

That dosnt mean they cant progress. It may mean they cant progress fast to the point where we are now. But it took us 100's of years to get where we are now. They can progress to a point where they are advancing at a steady pace. As long as the leaders have the will to do so. Which right now they dont. They are not exactly encouraging investment with their antics. Although South Africa shouldnt be lumped together with Africa in general. I certainly wouldnt be against getting rid of the African leaders (the corrupt ones anyway) but if you are embarking on that sort of project you need to get the more dangerous ones out of the way first and that would be the Middle East.

Although it does beg the question why keep this thread rather than divert all enquieries to Lucas Arts dosnt it. I expect they have something lined up since NwN II is probably nearing the final stages sometime early next year.Dosnt mean it's KOTOR III though they did do everything they could to keep LA "sweet".

Thats kind of true. Although it applies even before any European intervention. War like sex is one of those human commonalities. Thats why I dont agree with shipping off tons of aid which is ultimately wasted in the long term. It dosnt allow them to strike a balance with the place they live in and that is important unless you want to be subsidised for the rest of your existence. Most of the current exploitation is African in origin (which is what I've been sayind for the last two pages). But as long as people just take the easy out and blame it all on events that happened in history then they wont progress because people will keeep spoonfeeding their corrupt regimes.

Would have been funnier without the typo

Apatheid only applies to South Africa. Ironic that it was instituted by people who Britain went to war with at one time. No one actually supported it in Europe hence the sanctions , sports boycotts etc. It's important not to mix up exploitation and investment. Obvious example would be everyone having their call centers in India. People are not going to do that if they are being blamed for all your woes, since they then become the obvious target for any agression.

He is right of course such ebb and flow are inevitable. However it's a matter of timescale. It's not likely to happen in the lifetimes of any of the people here, or even their children. One event can be a catalyst that totally upsets the natural order though.

If you want a response fix your quotes. There is really no need for that sort of quoting unless your trying to take things out of context.

Qui-Gon? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe if he got drunk. :ph34r: More likely one of the Sith though. Given Sidious' talent for precognition. Everything was done to "engineer" the perfect apprentice. Although Obi Wan threw a spanner in the works by segmenting him and destroying most of his little alien organisms.