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Gustav Holst's The Planets, for instance.

Command & Conquer. The one and only. Also, some IL-2 Sturmovik. Really, how hard can it be to fly this thing!?

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Good thing you're broke.

You beat me to it. I'm still waiting for them to have some of the other faction leaders for that war stand trial for war crimes.

If they actually start doing that, this doesn't bode well for my social life. I barely have time to play all the games I'd like, let alone browse through timewasters like that...

Some of Heinlein's works are pretty good. Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land, for instance. Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a classic, too. Ender's Game is a must have in any sci-fi library as well. The sequels aren't bad, but they aren't in the same vein. I don't know if you'd consider 1984 as sci-fi, but it's a great book either way. I should be able to come up with loads of this stuff, but my memory just sucks. I haven't slept much either, so I'll probably add some more later.

I don't know about you, but I have been moderated for trolling. One of my two official warnings I got precisely because of that. And thanks to the mostly friendly disposition of mods and their willingness to to talk things out before enforcing the rules the hard way, I'm still able to post here. Maybe it's just that the disciplining isn't done publicly. Perhaps it should? Oh, that's that? I thought there was something else. As I said, no argument here. It's a matter of preference in the end, and the reason why I doubt I'll ever register there.

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Yeah that explains it, then. You register here to defend your beloved Codex, because you don't care what we think. Eh... okay. That's your opinion. It's not just the profanity, that's secondary. The trolling and violent disagreement (subtle or not) are also restricted here. I don't read the Codex regularly, but from what I have read, that's not the case there. I make a point of disappointing.

ESB was probably the best of the lot. That still does not prove that the infamous quality gap that nobody can quite put their finger on actually exists, at all, between the OT and the PT. Basically what you're saying is that the OT's main cinematographic merit was to innovate. That I agree with. Note that I haven't been saying that the OT is great or anything. All I say is that the PT is not significantly worse. And now that SW is no longer new, logic dictates that the merit of the franchise is... nil. That is not a problem for me as fortunately I'm not a professional critic. Also, I have a feeling you don't look for the same things in SW films I do. I'm happy with a healthy amount of action, loads of eye candy, and enough character depth and interaction to fill the gaps in between. That's what I watch SW for. If I wanted to do mental gymnastics, delight in the creativity of experimental or alternative cinema, or experience the ecstasy of a narrative masterpiece, there are many other flicks that are much better suited for that. But perhaps I don't hold the same expectations from SW as most people seem to do. For me, it's just mindless entertainment. And it's pretty good at that.

Yeah, yeah. That sounds like the "mathematics are FUN!" speech my old teacher used to give. There's a difference between subtly making fun of someone, and drowning her in profanity. And since you can't avoid discussions where people make things personal, I'd rather have the former, myself. No argument here. But I don't see how that has anything to do with what I said. Somebody said them Codexers don't care what we think of them over here. I think this "vaultman" proves the opposite.

I got tired of reading around the part where that Serge guy rants on how New Reno doesn't fit into a post-apocaliptic setting. I thought this was supposed to be an interview? Subtlety and tip-toeing are what make overly heated discussions fun. The language filter is great for that too, when someone tries to respond with profanity only to have their post edited into a truckload of asterisks. Profanity + lack of filter = schoolyard brawls

Yep. We need a game full of flying robotic lobsters, laserwhips, golden flying pirate ships manned by crews of furries, and the rest of that great stuff from the TotJ series. Aww yeah.

Maybe it's because he's nowhere as histrionic as... Kane doesn't have the uber cool fake Russian accent, either. That obviously deducts from his villain rating.

I haven't started with the expansion yet, even though I got it in a bundle for 40

Yet it's the PT that gets all the criticism. A very unspecific, vague and generic criticism, that could fit the OT just fine for all intents and purposes, too. If you say that SW is [insert epithet] when compared to some renowned piece of literature or cinema, you'll probably be right (though you'll have to support your claims much better than what I've read here), and I'll most likely agree. If you say that the PT is [insert epithet] when compared to the OT, then chances are you are unaware of the effects that nostalgia has in your judgement.

Rome: Total War. Boy, where has this game been my whole life? Also, I would be replaying some of the good ol' C&C games from the recent "The First Decade" compilation, if it wasn't so badly ridden with bugs. Not only did they not fix the old, known issues, but they also managed to create brand new ones! GO EA!

OMG teh prequels suxx0rz!!1%&! FFS teh OT r0xx0rz j00r b0xx0rz!!!1 There. Do I have to throw in a generic joke regarding Lucas' neck perimeter to mesh with the crowd too, or was that enough?

That is so very wrong.

Not only that. Apparently mets is able to live with the duality of pi being both an irrational and an integer simultaneously, as shown below: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah, the wonders of the sick-minded. "

It doesn't matter if the mods have slapped you in the past, be it publicly or via PM. Chances are, at least 2 of your "4 warnings" are unofficial, since as our friendly, next-door moderator explained, you'll be placed under moderation indefinitely or worse when you reach 3. If you have any official warnings, you must have received some explicit notification. edited for coherence.

...win.

And this, boys and girls, is what we call blatant shilling. )

Yeh. Big words make head hurt.