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1) I'm not saying Obs games aren't enjoyable, or that they can't do what they do best with a DS license. Rather, I'm thinking that unless something changes (either design concept or gameplay quality), Obs will be, I think, placing an emphasis on what isn't their strength. Again, I have not played AP, so I may be completely off the mark here. 2) Just because you dodge skills that break balance doesn't mean they aren't there. The player shouldn't have to metagame his way around game design flaws. It's not just Vampiric Feast or Force Storm, it's the fact that a Weapon Master is useless unless he picks [Favored Weapon (Falchion)], in which case he's pretty much unstoppable, the circumstance that there is way too much XP to go around and after level 21 you can sit back and watch your Jedi Weaponmaster auto-murder everyone, etc. Claiming that this isn't an issue because the player could perhaps avoid it by not using things that were obviously meant to be used is like closing your eyes in broad daylight and pretending it's midnight to avoid a sunburn. Further, I don't remember these games having a respec feature, so those are effectively wasted skill points, possibly gimping your build if you make a conscious effort not to (ab)use the win button. 3) Bugs... lucky you. You might not have found them, but they were there, trust me. Or, don't. Just head to the Tech Support forums here and take a look.

Yeah, the gameplay "works". It's not so bad it's enough to make you uninstall the game, but just compare with other games. That was my point -- a DS sequel, if true to the spirit of the previous installments, should be about having fun killing hordes of monsters with friends first, telling a story and making the player involved with the characters second. This isn't really OE's specialty. As for balance... what's there to say? You don't need to be a min/maxer or be actively trying to break the game; just take Force Storm/Vampiric Feast/Chain Shot, and win-button your way to victory. Don't bother with anything else, chances are it's underpowered and/or not working as intended. Polish is quantified exactly by the amount of bugs present at release. Err... yeah.

So far the weak points in all Obsidz games have been common: gameplay, balance and polish. In a game with a focus on characters, interpersonal relations and a strong plot drive, these can make up for the mentioned downsides. A Hack&Slash game however relies immensely on what these guys do worse: make games, as opposed to crafting stories (haven't played AP yet, though). That's why Blizzard is so successful -- their lore and storytelling sux but their games are a blast to play. I don't know what to make of this news.

Filthy revisionist, bourgeois reactionaries disguised as Marxists all of them, I tell you! Communists in name only!

And unlike AGW, current population growth rates will, with almost absolute certainty, cause all of that. And sooner, too. X DOWs Z -- Casus Belli: "You are making way too many babies!" "Nobody move, I'm a scientist!" Yeeeeah. Throwing credentials in people's faces never gets old, especially if there is no way they are going to be verified. I'm sure they taught you (because they did teach me, when I was failing my physics degree), that the less/less reliable measurements one has, the worse one's estimations become and the greater the possible deviation from one's predictions (error propagation, etc). I mean, I doubt they had satellites in orbit measuring the temperature in Antarctica in the 1890's. If the global temp average chart (worth its own thread) was from the 1950's on instead of starting in 1880, people would have a much harder time attacking such estimates... but then, local extrema kinda **** up the whole thing, what with the timescales involved and all. Not to mention that this is pretty much nth-hand data for the scientists involved in making predictions.

No, you dolt. The thing is, just because in San Marcos, TX property limits are enforced over the life of trespassers, no questions asked, it doesn't mean the rest of the world works that way. So yeah, I live in an "alternate dimension", outside of the USA (where even castle law isn't universally applied). It's a healthy habit to dislodge your head from your ass and look around, every now and then. Wait, nevermind that. In case of doubt, pull the trigger! Yee-haw! And hey, I'd also like to see you try to justify killing a warrant-bearing cop, by adducing the castle doctrine. Because that's what the commandos were. Mind the soap! No. Requirements (Section II, arts.93-108). Israel has stated that anything but "basic humanitarian supplies" will be refused entry. Of all the angles I've seen the legality of the blockade attacked from, the need for a comprehensive, permanent list of banned goods is the weakest. Interestingly, I've only heard it from you. Coincidence? I think not! Over here in the real world, we watch videos instead of mumbling randomly about their titles. Or maybe you have actually never seen an axe? Yeah, that must be it. LMAO @ the idea that Israeli govt = Israeli papers. Prove that Israeli papers are under the direct control of the Zionist apparatus and work as propaganda machines. And there was a news item posted earlier where it was specifically stated that soldiers were taken in with gunshot wounds, with testimonies that the soldiers' guns were taken and used against them. Prove that it was the soldiers who shot each other. Try, I don't know, being less brain-dead in general.

Yes, well. But it's also been sufficiently proven that your general ignorance is comparable only to your lack of common sense. So you'll understand if I don't take your word as gospel. Wrong, again The limits of the blockade extend to encompass *SHOCK!!!* the Gaza Strip. At any rate, I provided documental evidence. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it isn't valid (we accept Al-Jazeera, we should accept Israeli papers). Now find me proof they didn't use axes or firearms taken from the soldiers.

Yep, it would be wrong for me to shoot you in the face with a 12-gauge, out of the blue. I'd probably spend a few long years in jail. It's funny that it's you of all people that's trying to use this argument, too. The irony is killing me. Pretty cute how, when confronted with the fact that activists may have acted unlawfully, you pretend it's not about "legal matters". Then what is it, right and wrong? Ah, of course -- we can't have little laws getting in the way of the moral righteousness you so proudly hold a monopoly on! Ha, ha. Doesn't matter what I post, as you can just wave your hand and dismiss it as Zionist propaganda. At least two soldiers ended up in a hospital with serious injuries, including but not limited to, gunshot wounds. Look it up. If things didn't go worse for the commandos it's because they were trained to react as they did, and medical attention was provided quickly where needed. Don't be mad at the commandos, just because they aren't as good at dying as the axe-armed "peace activists". "Subdue", lol. Hmm. You must have missed the part where I explained how Israel has the right to board ships trying to breach the blockade. There was no robbery except for, perhaps, the one that had as an object your intelligence. So, the sources you haven't seen (or refuse to accept) simply don't exist, AND the sources you provide are all-encompassing of the truth. Hahaha, okay, your Holiness.

Nope. Especially not if they are cops with a search warrant. "Deadly force" isn't a result-oriented definition, assclown. Attacking somebody with a machete constitutes an use of deadly force, regardless of whether you actually manage to kill them or not. Get a clue, m'kay? Oh, I get it. You don't really have anything meaningful to say, so you're just posting random nonsense hoping somebody will interpret and find a meaning in it for you. Tough luck. P.S. they did, alongside any guns they could take from the soldiers.

"Justified self-defense" does not cover assaulting anyone with axes and other objects that would be construed as deadly force in court... unless the soldiers were actually using or would have foreseeably used similar force themselves, without provocation. Do you have any proof of this? Being the victim of an illegal action does not necessarily mean that one is free to use deadly force in response... If, as available evidence suggests, the soldiers were attacked as they were conducting their boarding operation, they had the right and the duty to use their weapons. Of course, the contention that the seizure of the ships is illegal in the first place is debatable -- Israel has officially declared a naval blockade, which under international law, gives them the right to board or even outright fire at any ships, civilian or otherwise, breaching said blockade, even in international waters. Now, when does a naval blockade become "lawful"? That's rhetorical, btw. Lol @ "sublethal force", too. In 1941, during the opening phases of Barbarossa, the Germans captured millions of Soviets. By your logic, the Germans were obviously using "sublethal force", and weren't actually trying to kill anyone.

Heh. Except for a few honourable exceptions, this thread is a pretty good show of what passes for "common wisdom" these days. Yep, everyone's an international law expert, hardened soldier/law enforcement professional with years of experience under his belt, AND was there to give a first-hand account of how events developed, to complete with inside info on engagement rules, operational guidelines and objectives at the political level, on both sides. Ah, the internets... "Never miss a good chance to shut up." - Will Rogers

"Common knowledge", if you ask lord of flies, or use his sources. From your GlobalResearch link: Really, Global"Research"?

I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting that male views and attitudes are invalid. "Invalid" for what, anyway? Males are males, and we do our thing. It'd be like, I don't know, being anti-farting, maybe? Most people won't fart in a crowded elevator, but everyone does it at one point or another. Likewise, it's generally inappropriate to comment on your new boss's absolutely delectable legs when you are first introduced, but that won't stop you from noticing. I mean,

No. NO, NO, NO! The correct format is, "you will suffer 2d4 hotness damage", dammit! You just did too. Obviously, I'm immune to hotness damage or drain effects. Hello, Jay-Z? Success is the most powerful aphrodisiac. If Vin was just a mechanic working at the retailer around the corner earning minimum wage, he wouldn't be anywhere near as "hot" to them.

Uh... that guy spent an entire hour just ranting about how bad the plot is. I guess this could be the sixth one in the "5 Reasons It's Still Not Cool to Admit You're a Gamer". TL;DW

^ Take a look at Oblivion Lost. You may want to just skip the mandatory vanilla playthrough altogether, and just play the game with that mod. It adds a load of neat stuff and unlocks some things that the devs chose to leave out (blowouts!), and doesn't change the plot that I remember. It also makes the game harder by, for example, removing the NPC radar.

No. NO, NO, NO! The correct format is, "you will suffer 2d4 hotness damage", dammit!

Group dispersion, reload and jam fixing speed, recoil handling... I'm sure there's a bunch of things that skill % could model. That said, I never actually found out what was supposed to change in FO3, if you kept dumping points onto a certain combat skill. VATS %?

hai guis i play wow lol We both know that's not what usually gets you all the blank stares.

Huh? Are we reading the same article? Yeah, Word 2003 is such an outdated tool. You can't do jack **** with it. Which, surprisingly, is exactly what they spend most time doing at the EP. edit: beaten to the punch

1) Western democracies may not be very representative of the popular will, but they are most certainly quite representative of the peoples themselves. ie. I may want to get lean and muscular, but if I never stop eating **** and slacking around, I never will. 2) If you believe people in Western democracies aren't generally happier than people that have to walk a few miles every day just to get drinking water, only to see their children die from AIDS or malnutrition, or people that can just get thrown in jail for being caught with the wrong crowd or belonging to the wrong minority, I think you are in dire need of a reality check -- or maybe just therapy. Just don't speak for everyone else. 3) The right to carry weapons in the US isn't related to social peace or individual safety at all. It's an inherited tradition in a country with deeply grounded revolutionary roots. You live in Europe. Does an across-the-board guns ban prevent perps from acquiring guns? Does it guarantee that you won't be shot? Inconsistent argument is inconsistent...

No, it's ON TOP OF laptops, which they were already equipped with. Poor MEPs, God forbid they overexert themselves by lugging a multi-kilogram piece of equipment around! Too heavy? So how about using a notebook and a pencil instead, you useless lard-asses? See, stupid **** like this is what makes putting lof in charge of a camp for the political elites look like a great idea.

Oh, no doubt. Try chatting up some non-wargamer acquaintance of yours about the impact the Prussian Needle Gun had on the Austro-Prussian war. ...yeeeeeeeeeah.

Lol. It's not cool to admit you're a gamer? Try admitting you're a wargamer.