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Help me out here people. I get the vibe that KOTOR is fundamentally different from SW Galaxies. What is the difference between the two? Why would a KOTOR MMO succeed where SWG tanked? Isnt it all the same game universe?

I cant imagine how this would be possible in an MMO. I mean, one persons actions effecting the game for thousands? The closest I've seen is server wide objectives. Horizons used to have all sorts of building projects, like bridges and tunnels, that required teams of crafters to complete. Once they finished, a new area would open up. LotR Online recently did a similar thing to unlock a new area as well. Also, LotR Online has some separation of areas to give an illusion of making an impact. For example, you start off in a vibrant town, but during the prologue, the town burns down, and once you enter the full game world it is still a burnt ruin. Also, the members of the fellowship are behind certain doors that you can only enter at certain stages, giving the impression that they have moved on at the appropriate time. It's all illusionary though. I don't know how they could really feasibly allow each player a sense that they are accomplishing something unique to their world. Thats a good point, the creation of things. WoW took that approach a few months ago when they opened up a new Blood Elf area, players would complete certain quests to "liberate" the new town and open up its vendors. It obviously couldnt work wrt destroying a boss/structure/dungeon, etc...

I cant imagine how this would be possible in an MMO. I mean, one persons actions effecting the game for thousands?

Hmm, Ill have to watch them when I get home. I never watch the credits.

^I didnt see SLJ in it anywhere.

@theslug: Ive used AmeriTrade in the past and they do not charge a commission nor a money transfer fee (though your bank may). The only cost of doing business with them is the one time per transaction fee for stock purchases/sales, which is fixed regardless of the size of the transaction.

Iron Man Got it Friday and watched it 2-3 times over the weekend. I thought it was excellent and Iron Man has been a comic hero of mine from way back. Ok, so I found it a little silly that after the escape all of his shirts were tailor made to have an hole in the center to perfectly fit and display his heart magnet thingy.

Unless it was already in development it couldnt be 3.5E and must be 4E, right?

Oooooooh, I see. Well...er....

What are you guys talking about? I read the passage and it concludes with him killing the bandits and saving the boy. Where does it say anything about pedophelia?

I think there would be a pretty huge disconnect for me if I had to play as a female. In RPG's, the player I create is the fantasy extension of "me" and my ideals. Thats why I always play as a "good" character (cant connect with the evil/jerk options). Also, I dont get any jollies from looking at a pixelated bum nor would I want to explore a romance with a male NPC. *projectile vomits* Maybe that makes me not such a good rpg-er but I can definately understand why a female wouldnt want to be forced to roleplay a male.

I dont have any alts and I rarely try to figure them out. Sand is kinda easy because he has certain "tells" in his writing style. Hell, someone can pretty much just change their avatar and Ill think they're a new person.

Ive seen him as recently as last year. He used to hang at Silmarillion's forum, www.ufrforums.com

I remember him from the BIS boards. He usually started stupid threads and never posted in them again. He was a strange one. He was legend, single handedly starting the Tarrasque rumor.

It could be argued that we "ethnically cleansed" the Native Americans.

Call them back, the worst you can hear is "no thanks". Maybe forgot to call you back or you just got lost in the shuffle. Ah, so just under 1 year (1 "working year" = 2080 hours)(52 weeks * 40 hours/week)

That just gave me an idea, have you considered joining a Union? Regardless of which profession you chose (plumber, electrician, welder, etc...) you would enter the program as a "journeyman" or apprentice and they would provide for you all the training you will need to fulfill the job of your selection. I think it only takes 1-2 years before your a full blown (x) and making good money. I dont even think there are any prerequisites.

So I just finished up two days of jury duty. I was hoping I wouldnt get selected for a case and be immediately released but lo and behold I got chosen for a civil case. The five minutes of interest I had in the case was quickly replaced by blinding rage at having to spend two days in the court house. I didnt even leave the damn place until 7:02 pm last night because we were wrapping up deliberations.

W00t for your mother!

Gaming for me started in the heady days of mall arcades. I would literally spend hours in there playing Gauntlet and this one where you drove a spy car. Home gaming started with pong, then the Atari 2600, then the Commodore 64. I got my first "real" computer while in the Navy, a rocking 75MHz Acer, and as a special offer offered something called Windows 95 as a free upgrade when it came out a few months later. Doom, Hexen, Heretic, Duke Nukem, Rise of the Triad...spent hours and hours playing until I would have to quit from vertigo induced nausea. Then one day a friend loaned me Baldurs Gate and it was all over for me. When I wasnt playing BG I was thinking of playing BG. Im not into shooters anymore and now Ive been on the WoW needle for years.

That was: Zot, Fot, Pik EDIT: Beaten to the punch.

We do indeed and it is ~Di. IIRC, shes had several published and has enjoyed success. Ive asked her for years to tell me one of the titles but she rightfully plays that information close to the chest. The curiosity is killin me though.

Im bummed to see Wals say Meta's never coming back. Hes a very interesting fellow.

Sheesh, get busy on your quests slacker. On the left of the screen, 3/4 of the way down there are three different heads peeking out, what is that?

We dont have welfare? Where the hell have my taxes been going all these years?