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You sure you can't uninstall the patch from the CP? I haven't tried myself, but the option appears to be there.

And your point is? That the Australian democratic community is a shining example of how democracy is infallible? Get over yourself. I asked for French chauvinism, not Australian. rofl You are big on freedoms when you are big on freedoms. Either you support personal choice as far as political outlook goes, or you don't, it's that simple. Funny that you are quick to remark how others are not "all that special", and yet you feel qualified to establish which personal freedoms "make sense" and which don't. I mean, it's so obvious, you don't even need to explain yourself. Yes, I see the problem now. I think personal freedoms take precedence over the efficiency of any given political system. Apparently, it's the other way around for you. You mean it's not coercion from the state? Then what is it, pray tell?

Actually, it does. I'm guessing Lare either ran into a bug or is having trouble with the "AP ammo damage fix" component of the patch. (Un)install that and see what happens?

By itself, that means very little. Just that people won't always follow the most charismatic leader, but that's hardly news. You are not big on individual freedoms and tolerance, are you?

Boredom?

Agreed. I can't help but wonder, though: is that a sad fact of life or merely a consequence of thought railroading and opinion manipulation? Stuff like censorship is actually conducive to widespread stupidification. It is through analysis that truth is uncovered. In a world where childhood heroes range from Captain Testosterone to Crynaldo, critical thinking is not something that's exactly encouraged. But to what extent is that encouraged and promoted, really? It seems we have learned nothing. Or a lot, depending on your perspective. And that's why they are so useful. Emotions are much easier to manipulate than reason. No government would ever have reason to outlaw those when it could harness them.

Well, showing that somebody is a complete idiot is a much more useful and effective way of dealing with cranks than simply silencing or jailing them. That has more like the opposite effect - as evidenced by this thread. Of course, that doesn't work so well when the opponent has a valid point... or there's mostly complete idiots listening, to begin with.

So, if we can't trust ideologies to work as intended... are we just making up stuff as we go? Sounds like fun.

No, there should not. Why should some opinions be censored? If I hate Jews, why do I have to hide myself? Aren't there safeguards in place to prevent hate speech from becoming hate crimes? Or does censoring hateful opinions somehow solve the problem (of hate)? What good is censorship, anyway?

Wow, mildly pungent sarcasm. You're making progress, but you're not there quite yet. Hence my comment of him being a mediocre comedian. There really is nothing to agree or disagree with, because it's meant to be a humorous remark, not a political statement or scientific finding. The intent, I'm guessing, is to rustle the feathers of the PC idiots by using their own talk against them, and be funny at the same time. C&B, though.

**** yeah! Ideologues: a clever quote for every situation. On a somewhat more serious note, though, Marx's stuff sounds good too... on paper.

I think you need to read the OP again - it is obviously a jab at the pervasive notion that suicide and alcoholism are inherent to Scandinavian culture. And do get a sense of humour while you're at it. The most he can be accused of is of being a mediocre comedian. "Hate", rofl.

So, money = freedom?

How is he spreading hate, really? Or is he to be taken literally and he believes there's a genetic predisposition for failure, rape and suicide? Please.

To be honest, it's not the laws. It's the people. We really need to deal with this cultural self-loathing bull**** that's so trendy nowadays in the West. When even the French are measured in their chauvinism, you know there's definitely something wrong.

What? No. Remove mob-kill EXP and you shut down grinding. Exploring is about finding new places, not new mobs to kill (and benefit from the XP that nets you). You still get loot, too. It's been explained before. Combat XP punishes players that do not wish to play combat-focused characters, in a genre that does not necessarily revolve around combat. It's unfair to non-grinders. edit: posted before reading Spider's post. He beat me to the punch.

Hmm. And who belongs to this "capitalist class", exactly?

The question is why are you fighting those bosses in the first place? In Kangaxx's case, you get his ring. That should be reward enough. But you have also completed the quest that involves restoring him. You aren't being awarded XP just for finishing him off. It's the same with Firkraag. If you just attack everything in sight, I don't see why you should be rewarded, as that promotes metagaming instead of roleplaying. That is simply not true. It's just that it's usually more rewarding (in both XP and loot) to murder everything and everyone.

Source?

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That is the problem, made plain as can be; Players put themselves in the PC's place ~Instead of playing the PC... That's not Role playing, its improv (Games like Oblivion make it [almost] impossible to play any other way). ** "Role playing" started out as a teaching tool to impart empathy, and to enable one person to see the situation from another's "shoes". What you've described is replacing that other person with one's self and making decisions as seems right to you, and not as might seem right to them. You know, I was going to make a post yesterday saying precisely this. But I thought it would be superfluous, as you had explained it already and I doubt I could do better. All I'm going to add is that those who only play RPGs as themselves miss out on the great fun that is creating and putting on a new personality every time. That IS what roleplaying is all about. edit: lol alanschu

Yeah, that's pretty much all you need. Be sure to install the "NPC armor mod" component included in Killap's restoration patch, as well. It's pretty sweet.

Yes, I see your point now. But it's not really a problem when I can find a workaround for almost any copy-protection related annoyance within three clicks, is it? If anything, it's the publisher shooting themselves in the foot.

See, everyone has their opinion on what "justice" really is.

I do, actually. I don't gad about adopting cynical poses to try and look more in the know. So I don't begin by assuming all government is crap. Well. Good for you, then. I'd recommend NOT reading up on how the oil biz works, if your panties are so quick to get in a knot. That way you may get away with your non-cynical pose. no, jeesus... it has a definition, look it up. i can't even believe that i have to argue this point. so, by this idiotic logic, when i call you all retards for making me debate this, don't get offended because i really mean "people who wear nice shoes." Okay, so you just cut out the part of my post that addressed and explained the difference between scientific (retard refers to any number of well-documented medical conditions) and moral definitions, and proceeded to make a poor (both in quality and taste) analogy. Um, nice work.