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  1. I'm really still not sure what it is you want then that wasn't in the IE games already. The follow the leader button was there. You seem to just be upset that some characters may get there before others due to things like boots of speed? So you want a follow the leader button and a pace normalization button? Wouldn't just taking off the boots solve your problem?
  2. There was a thread put up, albeit not by a Dev or Mod so perhaps that's why you missed it. http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/65209-reddit-ama-2262014-discussion-thread-c2b-approved/ To the Devs: Thanks for all of the information you've shared so far! In this thread and others. For Adam, Josh, or whomever, I'm curious what you would you say has been the most challenging aspect to designing the game so far?
  3. Here lies Old Yarrick, Hero of yesteryore A righteous wise man of mystery and war On his deathbed people came from far and wide To wish him well, be by his side No one knows what to make of his last croon 'Always, always, keep the pantaloons' Thanks for the opportunity. I had some good fun writing this. I'm not sure if the name of the stone and the message of it will flow into one another in game. Hopefully they do.
  4. What the hell does the Bosnian war have to do with Kosovo? Also what do you know about the Bosnian war? Do you know how may Serbs were ethnically cleansed from Croatia and west Bosnia? Or do you want me to start with WW2 where the national tension culminated? Save me from your western media information, because they lied their ass off during the Bosnian war. If you are interested in the Bosnian war watch this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waEYQ46gH08 What has the Bosnian War and Kosovo got to do with each other? You really don't know? Well lets see.... Serbia was directly iinvolved in both conflicts and Serbian nationalism played a part in both wars Serbia took there military strategy too far, in other words what they were prepared to do to "win" In both cases NATO intervened to end the military aspirations of the Serbs I assume you are Serbian? Do you think that NATO treated the Serbs unfairly? The question is more about the Bosnian War Whatever you think about the wars in Yugoslavia in the last ~25 years, I highly recommend you watch the documentary that Sarex linked. While it glosses over a few things (especially the 19th/earth 20th century history), and is told from a somewhat Serbia perspective, there is indisputable first source information in it that flies in the face of what was told in the news to most of the world. What happened in Yugoslavia and Albania, and how those wars came to be, is not what most people outside of those nations think.
  5. Your concerns should be addressed to Amazon, or perhaps better yet, the Canadian government. Obsidian has no control over how you obtain the game or the shipping policies of the various retailers that sell it. It's quite normal for a U.S. company such as Amazon to have restrictions on international shipping due to cost and tax issues among other things, but it's usually costs and tax issues. From experience dealing with shipping things to and from Canada in the past, it's likely a tax issue for Amazon. Canadian taxes and restrictions on items coming over it's border can be downright ridiculous, and as a result many companies don't even bother. There is an Amazon.ca is there not? If the price is a lot higher up there it's more than likely due to the taxes the Canadian government has seen fit to place on the items being shipped from the U.S. to be sold up there. As I said, 'ridiculous' is the operative word to describe some of their tax policies on items coming over their border. That said, a download option for collector's edition buyers isn't a bad idea, but perhaps the logistics of it aren't all that feasible.
  6. Not impossible at all. In each case I mentioned the information of the details of the acquisition and why was publicly available at the time (possibly still is if you look hard enough). I gave a very brief synopsis. Here's a slightly longer synopsis for the case of Origin: When it was sold to EA it had some financial troubles yes, but due to epic mismanagement and serious overpaying of some of the execs and lead devs. The lavish lifestyle of Garriot in particular being the prime factor as he was taking far too much money from the company coffers for himself. The money was available, Garriot decided he'd rather build himself a castle and keeping throwing lavish parties though. The company was his baby to do with as he wished, and he definitely had the means to keep it afloat. Going to EA allowed him to keep his castle, lavish parties, and other expensive habits though. So yea, you could say Origin was facing death or going to EA, but that's a serious over simplification, and not really how it was. Insofar as obtaining a loan back then, if he wasn't able to get a loan it's because the banks saw his mismanagement when they looked at his company books, not because of some recession or the savings and loans scandal. I don't know if you were around back then, but I was, and when Origin went to EA it was on top of the computer video game world, and EA (ECA at the time) was not near the behemoth it is now. In fact Origin going to ECA was a serious 'wait what!?!' moment in the industry as Origin had been perceived by most to be the more successful company at the time. ECA didn't have the huge hits that Origin had, in fact it had had a string of so-so titles for awhile, but it was managed far better. I do not like what EA has done to the industry, nor most of the games they've published in the last two decades (there are some gems from before) but I will say they are very good at managing their business, when so many others are not. Garriot basically leeched everything he could out of his company and then sold it. Origin could have survived and thrived on it's own if it had been managed even a little better by folks not near as greedy as Garriot. It's notable that even after EA acquired it the Origin folks who stuck around (Garriot being one of them) were paid too much and pissed away money on epic levels (which lead to it being eventually folded). There might not be a bigger squandered success story in the history of computer video games than that of Richard Garriot and Origin. Origin of course isn't the only company that folded or sold out at a time when it was raking in millions, you might be familiar with Interplay? I mentioned my greatest disappointments in gaming in the last 10 years above. In the time before that Interplay's demise was my greatest. Epic mismanagement and greed there as well, but not on the level seen at Origin.
  7. How it was done in the IE games was good. If I understand the OP correctly he wants a 'follow me' mode where all of the other character step exactly where the leader steps. While convenient, I do not think that would be a good addition to the game. It would take away from some gameplay as well as immersion. So you have a very dexterous trap finder who nimbly walks around the traps, so all other characters should be able to as well? Convenient, but conveniency is not always good as has been demonstrated in many a game in recent times.
  8. Most of the good companies that EA obtained and cannibalized were not in the position of be obtained or die. Bioware certainly wasn't, nor was Origin. Maxis, Westwood, or Bullfrog. All once great game companies who were either bought out against their will or sold themselves out (and in most of these cases in their prime). Bioware going to EA was one of the most disappointing things to happen in gaming in the last 10 years in my opinion. And I've lost oodles of respect for Ray for doing that as well as after I saw him in some interviews. The man totally has lost his way in regards to games (not sure about Greg as I haven't seen him in interviews, but I suspect he has as well). Obsidian Entertainment is the only current U.S. computer game company I have any faith in and respect their work at this point. Though I do have some hope InXile becomes a second. I once had great respect for Blizzard as well, but they're a sell out story of a different kind and the source of my biggest disappointment in the last 10 years of gaming.
  9. I know racist people. I've seen racism firsthand directed at others in a real way (not just calling someone a name, but in a manner that actually hurts the individual in some way), and have experienced it directed at myself in a real way. It exists. It however does not exist as a common thing to a level that it affects more than a smidgeon of the U.S. population's opinion of Obama. Those that defend Obama on grounds of racism really just show how little there is to defend, and/or show how per-occupied with race they are themselves. Racism isn't even remotely as prevalent in the U.S. as it is in South Africa (where it is still probably worse than it ever was in the U.S. as a whole, even in the darkest of times in that regard) or as some in the U.S. media would have you believe, and not even remotely might be an understatement. Also, It is probably safe to say Obama has gotten more votes due to his skin color than those he's lost because of it. I've heard far far far far more people say they were voting for Obama because he's black (in 2008) because they thought it was time for a black president than say they wouldn't vote for him because he was black. That Obama was black was overall an asset in 2008 USA, not a liability.
  10. Anyone supporting it certainly. Unless they are an evil MFer. No one with any sense of even a smidgeon of appreciation for liberty and the U.S. Constitution would support the U.S. Patriot Act. And it's worth noting that a majority on Capital Hill have supported it for over a decade. There's probably no better litmus test in determining if your representative is fighting for your freedoms and/or competent than if they support the Patriot Act or not. I've not read the whole thing, but I have read a bunch, more than enough to see how bad it is. And I'm aware of how it was written before 9/11, shoved through Congress, and what's been done in it's name since. It is an evil act through and through, and a good example of doublespeak in regards to how it's named as anyone but a real U.S. patriot would support this act if they actually were aware of what's in it. And supporting any act without being aware of what's in it is just plain dumb. Just because you've chosen to be unaware of something that is in the public domain, do not assume that most everyone else has chosen to be unaware as well.
  11. How are they being self-righteous for calling for the repeal of legislation that is unconstitutional and downright evil? Can you point to a single instance of that legislation preventing a terrorist attack? The Federal government cannot. And even if it could, what's the point of fighting wars for freedom if at the end of the day you have none? Haven't the terrorists as they are advertised on TV who supposedly hate our freedom won if we legislate our freedoms away?
  12. Oh? So you're insinuating I'm crazy? What's wrong with the link? Obviously you didn't realize what it was if you're making that insinuation. Either that or you're a extra special level of brainwashed to have such a knee jerk reaction to what I linked. I'll give you the option to check again. I'll agree the website could be better designed, but the information I linked is anything but crazy. It's one of the best books I've ever read (and I read a lot) for a variety of reasons. Not the least of which is it's enlightening on a level that most are not, especially if you know your history, and have done research yourself on some of the subjects the author touches on. If I recall right you're a teacher aren't you? Forgive me if I'm wrong but I seem to recall you saying such sometime ago. If there was ever a book you should read as a teacher or as a parent if you have kids in the public school system in the U.S., Europe, or any other nation that has a schooling model based on theirs (which is most at this point), the book I linked or possibly another one by the same author is one that should be read. The author, John Taylor Gatto, was kind enough to put the book I linked on his website for free. If you don't know who he is, I suggest you look him up, and then read his book either on the website or order a copy. Also, putting aside the innumerable things wrong with the 'mental health care' system in our nation, what gives the Federal government Constitutional authority to say or do anything at all in regards to 'mental health'?
  13. Good question, and not an easy one to answer. The reasons Teddy was bad are not as obvious as the reasons his cousin or many others are bad, and require a lot of knowledge about the times and 19th/early 20th century politics in general both in the U.S. and abroad. It would take me a long time (probably the equivalent of 3 semesters worth of U.S. history classes focusing on those times) to fully explain why and I just don't have that time. In very short however, Teddy was in the pocket of the bankers on a level never before seen up to that time for anyone sitting in the White House (he was VP first, and became President on McKinley's assassination, supposedly by a lone acting anarchist ('anarchists' were often the scapegoats of their day like 'terrorists' are today, and 'revolutionaries' were before them)) in particular J.P. Morgan who was essentially either in league with various European oligarchs (particularly the English branch of the Rotschilds) or basically their U.S. agent depending on how you look at it and when. McKinley's death was extremely convenient for the bankers who wanted to bring the U.S. into the central banking fold, and even more convenient was who his replacement was. As Teddy was largely a yes man for them, a Presidential yes man. Teddy's story and why he's bad spans 3+ decades of U.S. history (European history to an extent as well), sees him being a key figure both purposefully and probably just as a pawn in seeing the U.S. transform from what it was into a both a fully fledged imperial power and brought under the thumb of the British central bankers (in league with some newly minted U.S. oligarchs such as Rockefeller), and culminates in him paving the way at JP's behest in getting Wilson elected (Taft wasn't the puppet to the bankers that Wilson/Roosevelt was). Both Wilson and Teddy were puppets, both were very different people, but both were full of themselves. Teddy was an ego-maniac of near unparallelled level in U.S.history, and though I wouldn't say anyone who's ever been president is dumb, Teddy is probably the least mentally gifted of any we've ever had (he was still smarter than your average Joe though), and probably the most susceptible to manipulation due in part to that ego. And that manipulation came at a key time in U.S./world history. Though Wilson gave us the corrupt central banking system we have along with it's symbiotic parasitic income tax, and The Great War (WW1), Teddy paved the way for all of this like no other President, Wilson just sealed the deal. Serving the U.S. up to the very interests we fought a revolutionary war to escape, and we went on to fight two world wars and a whole bunch of others since for those interests.Though I do believe both of them did it largely unintentionally, as I said, they were puppets. U.S. history, and world history is not as simple or black and white as folks are taught in high school and even most college courses. It's made up of a great many interrelated things, some of which span centuries in scope, and much of which is almost never mentioned in textbooks. Some of those old scopes having direct and real impact on today's world. The majority of the U.S.'s current troubles can be traced back to the early 20th century though, to the time of Teddy, Wilson, et al. But really, this may not make much sense if you aren't very knowledgeable in history.
  14. Necrophilia is probably legal in a lot of states. Unless something is expressly made illegal, it's legal, and I doubt every state legislature has gotten around to passing laws about necrophilia. Though of course the case could be made that it's rape as the dead cannot consent, though they also can't say no. I'd like to see citations of that poster. I'd wager a number of it's claims are misleading or even false. As a related aside that isn't on the poster. A few weeks ago a couple guys in upstate New York got caught on camera making it with a cow and were subsequently arrested. So apparently interspecial love is illegal in New York, or maybe it's just human bovine love, or maybe it was because there was 2 guys and 1 cow, I don't know. Such an intolerant society we live in!
  15. That is an assumption, and an erroneous one at that. So far the only major groups campaigning to change gun legislation are the ones either for gun control or for making them illegal. I have never seen the NRA or any other pro gun group clamor that they would like to have nukes. Despite the stereotype most gun owners are not insane rednecks. Woah...Columbine and Newtown never happened? It's easy to tell those who lost family, it never really happened...right? The important thing is, we can all go target shooting. That's what matters. Where did he say Columbine and Newton never happened? What does that have to do with anything? Who mentioned anything about target shooting aside from you?
  16. Many citizens of Israel don't support Zionism. Jew and Zionist is not synonyms. Perhaps some 2nd or 3rd generation Jewish Israelites don't support it, but it's safe to say that the vast vast majority of Jews who landed in Israel during the 20th century supported Zionism. That said, no, being Jewish definitely doesn't mean you're a Zionist. And that said, Zoraptor makes a sound point. I probably know more Jews that are against Zionism than for it, even amongst the active orthodox community. Many Zionist Jews go out of their way to denounce non Zionist Jews as not even being Jewish at times, and it is the Zionists who for better or worse give the largest impressions in most folks minds as to what the Jewish people want. So much so that a lot of people assume all Jews are pro-Israel. They're also the ones that pull the anti-Semitic card out whenever someone criticisms them. A good documentary to watch on that particular subject and a study in brainwashing/propaganda in general is called 'Defamation'.
  17. Yes, I do. And FDR ranks among the worst presidents we've ever had in my opinion. Of course there's a poopton of misinformation out there that he's great, along with his cousin Teddy (who is also amongst worst). Lincoln wasn't the pure shiny gem of perfection of a president most popular history books/movies would have you believe either. Your average high school text book (which is the extent of most people's history knowledge if they even paid attention to that) glosses over a great deal of what they (and others) have done and puts them on a pedestal of sorts, largely because they did much for the oligarchs who determine what is in those text books. Don't know what I'm talking about? Start here, and go from there. Regardless, yes, there's been overreaching of powers by the Federal Government since the first decade (ie: Alien and Sedition acts) of the existence of the U.S.., and *some* of those overreaches and injustices have gone away between then and now. Generally only because of folks standing up and fighting them. Sitting around and saying something along the lines of 'hey, other bad has happened before so the current bad will magically go away eventually, we just need to sit tight and that will happen' is... a bunch of things, none of which are good. But, moreover, the bad as it were, is at unprecedented levels in the U.S. and climbing fast. So fast, it's become apparent even to many of those who are half asleep. Many still are asleep though.
  18. Its really refreshing and good to see an American on these forums saying something positive about there country and not seeing Obama as a complete and utter failure. So thanks for this post So the best accomplishment we can come up for Obama is that he was born with a certain tint of skin? This is a positive thing? How amazingly convoluted, yet reflecting the affect the divide and conquer aspect of racism propaganda in the mainstream western media has on many. A media which not only refuses to let racism die, it generally tends to promote it. This is not something to be proud of, and so long as folks make issue of it, it will unfortunately be an issue, for some. Rasicm will finally die when it's no longer an issue what color someone's skin is at all. The future we should hope for is one where Obama is not remembered at all for the color of his skin. So long as folks make issue of it, in any manner, that future will not be attained. To most folks it really isn't an issue whether Obama is black, white, purple, yellow, or polka dotted though, because it has absolutely no bearing on how good or bad a person or President he is. And he's a pretty bad one. There's a lot I can say positive about my nation Bruce, but my president is not one of them. I'd certainly rather be living here than there, or most anywhere else. Obama isn't a failure to himself, he's actually been quite successful in his endeavors. However he, and the rest of the corrupt government we have is a failure of the American people to hold our representatives accountable. He is our (the collective U.S. populace) failure. There is pretty much nothing to celebrate in his Presidency unless you're a communist, a globalist, dislike the U.S. and want to see it fail, or are just plain naive/ignorant enough to believe enough of the lies.
  19. Neither Obama, nor Bush will be looked at favorably by historians who don't have their heads in the sand and who appreciate freedom. Clinton *maybe* by some, but only because he presided over the nation in a time when there was an economic boom (that had nothing to do with him), and when compared with those who came after him looks good (but he was anything but good). In the U.S. we've had one bad president after bad president, each being worse than the one before for a good two+ decades now. Think it can't get worse than Obama? It really can. And why largely has to do with the fact that none of the last few presidents have the interests of the citizens of the U.S. in mind, and all of them are globalists who work essentially on the same team despite their occasionally differing rhetoric. And most importantly we have a populace that let's them get away with what they do, that is largely polarized along 'party lines'. Heck, many people in this thread actually think Obama hasn't committed crimes and has done everything legally. Anyone who thinks that isn't familiar with the U.S. Constitution or many of the laws that govern this land. Both Obama and Bush could easily be tried in a fair court of law and convicted of numerous crimes and abuses of office. However, that fair court does not exist because the American people as a whole are ignorant and naive. In the end we get what we deserve as a people out of our government.
  20. You mean this conversation that has nothing to do with PoE? This conversation that's devolved into one of prepubescent sexual innuendos?
  21. Juice Rap News is win. I've been a fan for years. You get more truth from any one of their videos than you'll get from any major news source over the course of a week or more.
  22. Approved yes, legal no in some cases, arguably all cases. But who's to let law hinder the actions of a President these days? Certainly not a public with their heads in the sand, and their fundamental naivety or ignorance of laws.
  23. Won't happen. Very sadly and to our great detriment the U.S. is far too polarized along 'left/right' politics, like so many other nations these days. If it wasn't Bush would have been impeached. Both Bush and Obama have done more than enough to be impeached many many times over (and the same could be said for most of the people in the Senate and Congress). Also, the Senate, which tries an impeached President, is not currently how it was originally designed to be (the 17th amendment is one of the ones that needs repealing) and as it currently is, is really just far too corrupt to properly handle an impeachment trial even if the house votes to impeach. Not to mention the judge who would preside over it is a beyond corrupt bought and paid for evil MFer who is playing for the same team Obama plays for. If Obama actually was impeached the trial proceedings would be a farce no matter how guilty he is. Our mainstream media is bought and paid for and petty as can be as well in regards to domestic politics, so the serious Constitutional and legal issues are generally overlooked in favor of sensationalistic crap and lies meant for a polarized audience with a short memory and little understanding of history, the Constitution, the laws of the land, and their importance. And that's the audience, most people don't even pay attention. They're too busy dancing with the stars, watching some sports event, gossiping about Snooki, or something else that has no real bearing in their life. The impeachment of Clinton exemplified this, and memories of that trial are still fresh enough in many folks minds. Also, the elites that pull Obama's strings aren't likely to sacrifice him, especially considering that at the moment and for the foreseeable future at least there's nothing substantial to sacrifice him for. He's their baby, has been delivering quite well, and they are full of enough hubris to not give all that much poo about the reputation of the U.S..
  24. You're a pretty perverse individual and delusional.
  25. Absolutely no where in their story is it even remotely implied. Quite the opposite really.
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