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I agree that the option should be available for permadeath. The game isn't what I would call easy, it's just that the death penalty is super light and resting is overly powerful. It would be nice if the OC offered more than one option for mortality and recovery. Eventually we will have plenty of persistent worlds and modules that include more difficult scenarios. Consider the OC a training wheel version of D&D. Personally, I'm a wuss and enjoy the fact that I can move through the story without replaying battles over and over again. For me, the OC is about the story and watching it unfold. I'm happy with it not being difficult, but I can see where people deserve the option to make it so.

This bothers me as well. It would also be cool if you could simply right-click the Character's portrait to bring up it's inventory panel. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep, gotta agree on this one too. It's taken me a long while to get used to selecting the actual portrait rather than the character on screen. I don't know how many times I've moved my fighter away from a perfect doorway position because I though I was controlling someone else. Still, this is something I'll get used to over time, like the camera.

4 of those games are available on PC. I think for a game to be a "killer app" it needs to be an exclusive. Like Gears of War, for instance. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I disagree. First off, I see the PC and consoles as very different gaming experiences. I typically will buy sports games and action games for the console, while more complex games (particularly keyboard style games) are easier for me to play on the PC. PC games are typically played at a desk a few feet from the monitor, while consoles are played on a couch in my living room. There is also the cost issue, as a PC that can run these games as well as a 360 will cost about twice as much. Granted, the PC is also upgradeable and will always outperform a console in the long run. Secondly, I'm no expert on game development, but I believe that the Xbox is closer to a PC than the PS2 or Nintendo systems. I could be wrong, but this also makes it easier for development teams to create games on both the Xbox and the PC simultaneously. I don't think Microsoft should be penalized for that. Sony and Nintendo are more difficult to port onto a PC. I really see a "killer app" as a game that is top notch and only available on a single console. The PC and console market are actually pretty far apart. The real battle is between Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft, and I feel that the 360 has done a decent job of building a game lineup in it's first year that is competitive with what's available on other consoles.

Really? I can name a few top games. Hitman: Blood Money, Oblivion, Dead Rising, NHL 07 (way different than other console versions), Some racing games I don't care about, Fight Night, Tomb Raider: Legends, Prey...I'm sure I'm missing some but those are the ones that I enjoyed and offered a better experience than I'd find on another console.

I remember when I hooked up with both female romantic interests in Jade Empire. That was epic. Still, it's pretty easy to discourage the romances in Bio games, just say the most offensive thing.

I'm starting to agree with the complaints about the schedule. The Western conference teams are travelling just as much as before, and I'mn ot going to be able to see the Penguins/Sharks again until 2009. They need to fix it so that each team plays each other at least once. Maybe drop the division games down to six or seven.

I volunteer Volourn for the virgin sacrafice.

Does it have permadeath?

Attachments are your friends. Full images are mine. And WoW is slowly losing its initial appeal. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hehe, says the guy with almost 1000 hours into WoW.

If you are looking for RP, which seems to be your biggest gripe, I would avoid MMO's. I play NWN for RPing. I play MMO's for plain socializing.

I would say it took me about 10 hours to get to High Cliff. It's not a race. Anyways, I was amazed at the detail in the Bandit Hideout. It really felt like they had been gathering loot for years before I came along. Rooms were just overflowing with all sorts of odds and ends. Good stuff. I'm playing a Bard, and I've found that the AI is more effective at controlling my character than I am. It hurts my pride a bit, but I think my skills are only good enough to control a fighter. I also chose an overly annoying voice for my main character...I wish I could change that.

The real difference between GW and most pay MMO's is the fact that all the gameplay takes part in instances. That relieves a ton of strain on the servers, making maintainence and customer support much more affordable. GW is almost closer to Diablo or Battlenet on the technical side of things, because you are really just meeting folks in a graphical chat room, grouping, and then entering your own little world. That's the real reason for the lack of a monthly fee.

Actually I thought the Rangers, namely Kevin Weekes, played extremely well. Heck, they upset the Ducks the night before. San Jose didn't get many bounces, but Weekes made made a couple huge saves. The Rangers also got an absolute killer goal with .7 seconds left in the first. The Sharks never really recovered from that, and the Ranger PK unit played very well. Shanny is a frickin' legend.

Until we actually experience the ME dialogue in action, I think it's a bit early to condemn it.

Great read through Volo, strangely logical. I agree with everything so far as well. The camera has calmed down for me at this point, but I agree that two of the angles are useless.

Much like Silent Storm, the camera controls take some getting used to. Still, once they are mastered, they are way more effective than the original NWN camera.

Got a good 4 hours of NWN2 in, and so far it's been great.

I just picked mine up as well...somehow managed to weasel out of work about 2 hours early

I doubt they'd rescue Eko from the Polar Bear just to kill him a week later.

If it was shipped early and held off the shelves, then folks will likely have it in the next couple hours. Otherwise, probably by mid-day. Personally, I hope to pick mine up after work.

Unfortunately that would completely cripple the parity that the current NHL has. Bad teams would get worse and good teams would get all the top notch talent.

I question Minnesota's forward depth. I know they can play solid defense, but do they have more than one line that can score? I haven't followed them much this season though.

That's a Logitech controller, you want the official Microsoft Xbox360 controller for the PC.

Heh, that's the best explanation I've heard for the wierd NPC's in ES games.

I'm kinda curious here, how so? Because, on the surface, it's not evolution if it is "guided" by god (tho I'm prolly getting your meaning wrong). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm somewhat confused as well. I read it as a non-interventionist viewpoint. God is the creator, but he doesn't have any direct influence on the way things happen. He wound it up and let it go. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That was my impression of Krookie's post as well. Evolution does not disprove that there was a Creator. Even Darwin claimed to be more of an agnostic than an atheist.