Everything posted by Hurlshort
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What's on the idiot box?
Spectral was also recommended to me by Netflix. It was pretty decent. Kind of had an XCom feel with this scientist who kept upgrading gear on the fly to fight new enemies. I mean, they make a plasma gun at the end.
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The Funny Things Thread
Technically we don't know if either of them are killers. One is an actor from a horror movie and one is an actor for a fast food restaurant. My money would be on Ronald to have a few bodies buried in the backyard, if I had to choose.
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Politics 2016
Are we talking about the candidates or supporters here I don't know, I am lousy at math.
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Politics 2016
On a morally principaled scale of 1-10, Clinton voters are a 3 and Trump is a 2. Sanders supporters were a 5, but they dropped to a 4 if they switched to Clinton. This is math people.
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Politics 2016
As morally lacking as the rest of the Clinton voters I suppose. (Which is to say, you are probably reading too much into these rather glib comments.)
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Politics 2016
Volo, of course, is right. I guess I should say "morally principaled compared to the rest of our politicians."
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Politics 2016
Labels are for small minded people.
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Politics 2016
I was listening to a radio show go over the sound clips from all the candidates we had this year in the two big parties, and I was trying to figure out who, out of that cast, I'd probably prefer to be president. I'm thinking my list would be something like: 1. Rand Paul (arguably the most intelligent of the candidates) 2. John Kasich (fairly moderate choice) 3. Bernie Sanders (morally principaled) That's as far as I got.
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I still think of KOTOR 3, and you? : )
Great. Makes sense now that they simplified the companions. I love that I don't have to give them a full set of gear anymore too, and any one of them can heal me. edit: So that probably means if you get your BH to the KOTFE, you get to kill Gault.
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I still think of KOTOR 3, and you? : )
The BH storyline is pretty weird anyways. There is no real good reason why they are connected so closely to the Empire. Most of the planet storylines don't go well with the whole idea.
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I still think of KOTOR 3, and you? : )
I did notice in one of the expansions I had an option to kill a companion. I didn't do it, but I wondered if it lets you follow through or it is simply a threat. edit: I hate Gault, but thankfully I can just use someone else on my BH.
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I still think of KOTOR 3, and you? : )
Yep, players are the worst. I'm actually enjoying playing through the expansions with more than one character because of all the dialogue options. My trooper is a pretty typical good guy soldier, while my Jedi Knight is arrogant and power hungry. The game gives me a good deal of control over that development. Sometimes the conflict over light and dark side choices is actually pretty good too. Example:
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RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS
I don't think any of this is true. I think you are trying to convince me, and you are worried about me wasting my money, and that is why you responded to my posts. I also do not buy products on zero information. Instead I read great stuff on these forums, from great posters like you, who put up neat pictures and tell interesting stories about the games. I also just tend to buy games from developers I've liked in the past. It doesn't really matter what the word on the street is, the developer has equity with me and I'll support them with my dollar until they lose it.
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RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS
Ignore everyone, really. Games are much more fun when you play them for what they are instead of 800 people taking turns telling you what to hate them for. Yeah, because being a completely uninformed consumer sounds like a great idea. Your point would be more poignant if it weren't for the fact that opinions in games are incredibly subjective. Really the only thing you will get a consensus on is whether the game runs or not, after that it is going to be individual mileage. There should be a review site that just tells you whether the game will crash. That would make me an informed consumer.
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I still think of KOTOR 3, and you? : )
I feel I should also point out that TOR seems to be doing quite well financially. There is no real evidence that it will be shutting down anytime soon. It may not have found the goldmine that WoW managed to unlock, but it seems like it has settled into a decent sized player-base that should sustain it for years to come.
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I still think of KOTOR 3, and you? : )
TOR is what we have, and they wrapped up the Revan storyline, regardless of people liked it. I doubt they will try for a reboot anytime soon. I am actually glad TOR has moved away from the KotOR stuff. The Eternal Empire stories have been a good deal more engaging as a single player rpg experience. They also made the emperor somewhat more interesting. But yeah, play through the 8 TOR storylines. It is rigged so you can just do story mossions now instead of grinding through side missions.
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I don't really pay attention to advertising. Or previews. Or reviews. I find that is the key to happiness.
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What You Did Today
Congrats and commiserations to TN. Might be a bit upsetting for the kid, no ? The kid was 19, I believe. Maybe a bit traumatic, but I'm sure the kid realizes his dad died doing something he loved.
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What You Did Today
Alan Thicke passed away of a heart attack. He died playing hockey with his son, which is pretty much the way I'd want to go as well.
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Movies You've Seen Recently Thread
Keanu - Hilarious and ridiculous. If you enjoy Key and Peele, this is them at their best. Self/Less - This was panned pretty badly by critics and viewers, but I was looking for something not too serious to watch and I like Ryan Reynolds, so I gave it a shot. First off, the shooting locations alone were worth a watch for me. They start in Trump's personal apartment in NY. It was a fun glimpse into that whole baroque palace. Then it moves to an awesome place in New Orleans. Really it was like an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. The story was a bit silly, but it wasn't really badly acted, and the action was decent. It was better than expected.
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RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS
Your ending certainly was personalized, as people who died in 1, 2, and 3 did not suddenly come back to life at the end. I would say it would be an unreasonable expectation to have personalized slides for every decision made over the course of three games.
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It's just weird how quick people are to try and diminish their experiences. It's interesting because the ending of KotOR 2 is actually what brought me to this forum. It was a head scratcher and I was looking for more analysis, and I found some great discussions here about it. I would never say that ruined the game for me though, on the contrary, the game was so good I wanted to know more at the end.
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I don't get the whole hubbub over the ending of Mass Effect. It was a solid series throughout, people make way too much about the last 20 minutes. The cannon ending is pretty simple, the Reapers were dealt with and the universe isn't all that much different than it was before they arrived.
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That's good to hear, ME was amazingly good at making me feel like my decisions were carrying over to each title. Best character development over a series since Quest for Glory.