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Huh? Look, I love consoles, but they are limited compared to PC's. From the architecture down to the OS, you just can't upgrade a console and push the technological envelope like you can with PC's. The PS3 is a hefty machine, but it's locked into the current technology, whereas PC's will continue to get faster. Not to mention the fact that PC's are applicable in more than just gaming and media.

I miss the days where you had an all-star from each team. I know that means a team only gets to send one representative, but I think it's a good system. Why is a Chicago fan going to watch the All-Star game if they won't see any of their own players?

Technically, NCsoft is just the publisher and has nothing to do with the actual game. But I'd imagine they are responsible for a certain amount of customer support, and it sounds like this issue falls in that realm.

I think I'm going to throw up.

That was awesome! I like the Bowser soundtrack in Racoon City, very fitting.

I like the one where he made Adam Oates and Ray Bourque look like bumbling rookies, and the one where the guy is hacking at Lemieux so hard he loses his stick, and then he grabs onto him, and Lemieux still scores.

I have a couple friends who stick primarily to MMO's, one is on WoW and the other CoH. It's worth it for them because it keeps them from buying a new game every month. Obviously, everyone has different tastes. Typically I play an MMO for a few months, cancel, and then re-up if I feel the desire to play again. The only exceptions were WoW and AC1, as they were incredibly engaging at the time and I found myself playing well over the amount I consider necessary for $15.

Beat the crap out of the shaman with melee fighters? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He turns into some wierd earth elemental after I beat him down the first time. Basically, he cheats.

It's odd that you are willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a system to play Bioware games, but that $15 a month is unthinkable.

I keep getting my butt handed to me by a Lizardman shaman in act III. Seriously...I need a new strategy or something.

Actually, in my eyes WoW has pushed the idea of storytelling in MMO's forward. The game is much more dependant on quests than previous MMO's. It isn't until you get into the upper levels that "grinding" really becomes necessary. In fact, my highest level character is only 54 because I refuse to do anything that isn't directly related to a quest. Sure, some of the quests are generic kill 10 skeletons, but I still see those in single player games too. The problem isn't with storytelling, it's with character impact upon the world. WoW tells quite a few stories, and it even has a few in game cinematics, but you're not making an actual impact on the gameworld. There is no easy solution to this problem.

Yeah, the DM and Modding would need to be pretty active. It would have to be either a very small group of actual players, or a pretty big building team. Interesting idea. There are a few servers that allow you to build stuff, but you usually need to have a good relationship with the admin team. In ALFA, I was constantly trying to save money to build a temple of Tempus, but my Cleric died before it came to pass.

You speak truthiness

Didn't Jim Carey already make this movie?

what does "kickin A" mean? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think it's Cherokee for "He who flies with eagles and swims with sharks".

Lots of people? That's an exaggeration. It's probably about 1%.

Bloodlines was the only game I actually played through as a girl. Typically I stick with males, and also human instead of other races. I guess I just like playing myself in these games, albeit a more physically fit and better with swords self.

Uh, they both look like snowglobes. I see what people are saying about the 3D effect that NWN1 nailed. I just don't really care. I enjoy both spell effects. I think the actual character models in NWN2 are so far above what I had in NWN1 that it just doesn't bother me. edit: Thanks Deraldin for posting an actual comparison shot!

I decided to pump all my interest in Shandra. I liked her better than Elanee. Let me tell ya, I nearly cried myself to sleep last night over that bad choice.

Actually, I've yet to see many comparison pics between NWN1 and NWN2. My guess is because NWN1 looks ugly in comparison, but hey, I'm not making these insane lists.

Just watched The Break Up with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Anniston. It was decent enough. Not really a romantic comedy, which might be why it got trashed a bit in the reviews. Vaughn makes it worth seeing with his line delivery. Pretty cool Chicago scenes if you've ever visited, that alone was fun for me to watch. It's not a movie I'd enjoy without my wife, as we were able to relate to certain tendancies in the film.

Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating. I'm actually very thankful for this community. I've had a great time here over the last couple years discussing gaming and various odd topics. All the forum members make this easily the most entertaining board I've ever been a regular on. Thanks everybody!

It's funny, I hated how expensive my textbooks were, but I use quite a few of them in my career. Granted, I was a History major and now teach that in school. But I also use a fair amount of literature books. I'm glad I sold back my Biology books though.

Sorry, my response was more directed at Fenghuang and Gorgon. A new thread is fine.

Why? The thread is about UCLA. Sure it started out focused primarily on the tazer situation, but that is finished. It's now a discussion on the university system. Seems pretty natural to me. I don't know why we need to stick EXACTLY on topic in a WOT thread.