Everything posted by Hurlshort
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Movies you have seen lately
They air brushed her face? Hmm, honestly that's not what I was really watching while she was on camera.
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Ex-Cop gets Jail Time
You can basically count on serving half the sentence you are given, unless you do something really bad in jail.
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Bioware - Are Their Games Actually That Good?
My most memorable romance was hooking up with both girls in Jade Empire. Given that it will never happen in real life, it was nice to do so in a game.
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What are you playing now?
Um, I don't think the "What You are Playing Now" thread needs a daily update when you are playing the same game. Proper forum etiquette also would dictate you say something more than simply the game title. For example: I'm still playing Age of Conan. I've reached level 17 and I'm almost out of the newbie island. There was a lot of server downtime this weekend, but the game launches officially today, so if you are interested go buy it. It's actually pretty stable if you have a good rig.
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short Empires Total War impressions
I think you can make they argument that any militant nation is savage, and really all the major empires in the world have relied on their military. Were the Mongols worse than the Romans, the Macedonians, or even the British Navy? They all have episodes of savagery in their history.
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Ex-Cop gets Jail Time
I agree with Sand. With great power comes great responsibility.
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short Empires Total War impressions
Um, the Mongolians took over China (The Yuan Dynasty). They established the Silk Road, hired Marco Polo, and created a pretty awesome postal service.
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NHL
I think I picked the Pens last round, so I went 1-1. I like Detroit for the Cup though. I think defensively they are just too strong. Pittsburgh will hopefully make it exciting.
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Mass Effect PC gone Gold
Your face is ridiculous.
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What are you playing now?
I don't think they are really similiar enough to make an easy comparison. They are really tailored to very different audiences. Take the combat, aside from a raid, WoW has a fairly slow pace to the fighting. It's almost turn based, in essence, and you can strategize a few moves ahead pretty easily. Conan has more of an action RPG feel to it, and in some ways it's closer to a fighting game. You have three zones of attack, left, right and center. You choose which of these three to swing at depending on how your opponent is defending. But you also have combo moves to use, and you need to think about when to use what combo. You can also fake an opponent by hitting a few times from the left, having him reposition his defense, and then using a powerful combo on the right. It is fairly easy to pick it up in game, but it requires a greater concentration. Couple this with the fact that you are usually fighting two or more mobs, and you have a pretty frenetic fighting pace. The setting is also dramatically different. It's like comparing Harry Potter to George RR Martin's Fire and Ice series.
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Mass Effect PC gone Gold
Actually, WoW has the most rigorous DRM process of them all.
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What are you playing now?
Reached level 15 in Age of Conan as a Cimmerian Gaurdian. The first 20 levels are pretty much a single player experience, in fact originally it was designed as such. It's a pretty decently paced story experience. You don't reach the main world until level 20, although you do share the beginner area with others.
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New Fallout 3 screens
Hmm...I liked Fallout AND I like Bethesda's entire lineup of games. Woohoo!
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What are you playing now?
Have you played through the Shivering Isles part? I found that a heck of a lot more entertaining than the original game. It seemed much more full of life.
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Mass Effect PC gone Gold
ME rocks. Worrying about DRM is lame. Enjoy the epic Space Opera.
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Bioware - Are Their Games Actually That Good?
Hmm...I really didn't think it through much, Sulik just made me think of Hamous for some reason. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ytp7zlSnf0 I always loved Hamous. Maybe it's the fact they both have accents and talk with a strange syntax. Maybe it's because they are both fiesty natives. Maybe I'm just being racist
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Bioware - Are Their Games Actually That Good?
Sulik was awesome in JA2 with his Ice Cream truck.
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Games you are looking forward to
I still believe! I think it's expected at the end of the year. I'm in the Warhammer beta as well. It's definitely a PvP focused game. That's not my style, but it seems like a solid title.
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NHL
Oh hey, lets not forget the whole 33 year gap between 3-0 comebacks. So will it be Philly or Dallas? Dallas made the first step towards an upset already.
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NHL
Phaneuf was pretty impressive in his seven game series, as was Iginla. He managed 7 points I believe, 3 of which were goals, and he had some big hits. He just didn't have a supporting cast. They still managed to go seven games.
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Bioware - Are Their Games Actually That Good?
I'm not talking about using the forum, I'm talking about the fact that this forum in its entirety is dedicated to Obsidian. It would seem odd to hang out here if you weren't a fan of at least one of their titles. It was really directed more at Pidesco and his retarded bastard comment.
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Bioware - Are Their Games Actually That Good?
I'm a bit surprised by the bashing of KotOR on these boards. Do you people also dislike KotOR II? Considering that makes up about half of this forum's reason for existence, I'm a bit surprised you would spend time here.
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Games you are looking forward to
I played WoW for about two years, and I found that LotR Online really replaced my WoW fix. The games are fairly similiar in terms of PvE. It's also extremely well polished and you get a lot of content. AoC is much rougher around the edges, and I have a feeling the launch is going to be a bit disastrous. Still, it's a much more unique MMO. It has a new and interesting approach to combat and it's a much grittier fantasy setting. I'm not quite ready to recommend it, but I imagine in a few months when the initial release storm has passed, it will be a very entertaining game. I'm not canceling my LotR Online subscription though.
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Books
I'm a bit worried that trying to put them in chronological order when Howard himself wrote them somewhat randomly will take away from the experience. According to the introduction, Howard himself recommended not putting them chronologically. It's been pretty easy to follow regardless. I'm about halfway through the first of three books, and I really like how most of the stories can be completed in a brief sitting.
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Xbox 360 Respawned
The year 2109.