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Nope. Sucks, don't it? "

I don't know about that. Who is responsible for the QA? In small companies I believe it's up to the publisher. Who is responsible for giving the final thumbsup for the product? LA is. Beta testing is not the same as QA. Surely you meant 'ruining'? ^_^

The devs have stated that K2 couldn't run on the PS2, due to savegame issues, mainly IIRC. Don't know about the GC.

IMO that's wasting the game, but each to their own.

Good luck with that. I haven't seen a single LA staff member respond to anything on those forums. My guess is they just put them up for the kiddies to play. I don't think there is money worth reading all the tons of crap posted there on a daily basis, let alone take any of it seriously enough to reply. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that what you're proposing is unheard of, except in extreme cases, which from what I hear, this is not. All this business just proves what a crappy company LA has become. It was up to them to reject the RC if it was too buggy, but they needed it released in early December, badly. The C.R.E.A.M. Factor strikes again.

Right. However at the beginning of BG II, the old crew were all around level 6 or 7, which was consistent with BG I. Character background doesn't hold the same weight as character development during the story IMO. If you see some characters you personally took all the way up to the 20, shrinked town to level 3, it doesn't feel right.

It depends. If the Source engine is the cause for Bloodlines' issues, then definitely no. But if that's just Troika's fault, then maybe. Although to be honest, I didn't find that the animations added that much to the gaming experience compared to KOTOR (if at all). I assure you, HL2 implements a much more complex use of the Source engine, and it runs smoothly and without crashing even in rather crowded areas. My system is far from state-of-the-art and I was able to beat HL2 in the medium-high graphic settings. VtmB's issues are just due to a lousy QA job on Activision's part, and poor design on Troika's. I agree that the physics of the engine aren't needed in a RPG, but that can probably be suppressed. Surely you are not suggesting that it would take more time and effort to modify an existing engine than build a new one from scratch. Lately, when companies develop their own uber engines for new games, they tend to place less emphasis in other aspects of the game, namely the fun aspect. I'd rather that didn't happen to KotOR.

No, he said "sig." If he means "avatar" he should say "avatar." I meant both. The avatar is HUGE in file size (700 kb), and the sig was huge in pixel size (about 500 px). The sig has been removed though. Now only the avatar remains. I'm fine, thank you very much. You know, it's funny to read you complain about this 'whinefest' and all, when the easier thing to do would be to just let it be. Yes, it might be a whinefest alright, but if everyone used 500 px sigs and 700 kb avatars, not even that uber broadband connection you're so proud of would be enough to read the boards. That's why the forum rules are the way they are. I didn't think it would be so hard to understand FFS.

LOL. Same goes for you, dumb*ass. It's a 25k sig. Get. F*cking. Over. It. Or take Master's advice: ROFL. When you quote that idiot you know you have reached a new level in stupidity. Congrats, your grandchildren will be proud. Again, if you don't like my sig or are concerned about its size, you can report it to the mods, which will most likely tell you to suck it down and STFU. However, I am going to report that guy, and, most likely, his profile will be modified. In this particular case, I win, you lose (well, not you, but that guy). )

Cool. Volourn joins in. There goes the neighborhood. Ya, I could care less about people breaking the rules by posting whatever crap they come up with, I just don't read it, and that's about it. But when it comes to 500 px sigs and 700 kb avatars, and then I am told about how my gifs increase loading times, my flame sense kicks in. You understand.

His sig is 25k. Your gifs are still more annoying to load. It's forum etiquette. Are you just slow or is it something more serious? Have you seen his avatar? And I don't give a flying f*ck about forum etiquette, I just stick to forum rules, which he doesn't. Again, next time RTFM before attempting to play smartass.

Combined my two gifs don't reach 50kb. Besides, they are not in violation of the forum rules. Those huge ass signatures, however, are. Next time RTFM. Not to mention that that dumbass' avatar weighs 700kb. Still want to tell ME how my crap is slowing the load times down? Get a clue.

are you could just close your eyes and not see them. Or you could just grow some brains and then stop spamming your usual irrelevant crap. That AND the reduction of those huge sigs would make me happy. )

I don't know about level cap, but they sure as hell should include a sig size cap for these boards. You want to boast about your cool drawings, start a new topic about it. Don't assume everyone is interested in them, and force us to see them.

Yeah, thank you guys for beta testing it for us PC'ers! Yeah, it might be the best console around, but that's just not good enough. And no more coffee for you.

That is just retarded.

Suckage.

Correction. An expansion would suck for YOU impatient xbox people. That's yet another downside of getting the game earlier. You could always buy the PC version when it comes out. You know, it's the right thing to do.

I'm too tired for a Possible Game Mechanic Problem, Pt. III. I leave it entirely in your hands, GoA.

Umm... right. But that doesn't apply here since the K2 storyline is not that open. You cannot choose just to sit back and let 'em bad boys take over the galaxy while you sip beer. In this story, you kick their asses, despite your reasons for doing so.

Spain.

What do you mean by this? Uh... I mean that the original non-dubbed version of a movie/TV show is always better than the dubbed version, once you get used to watching the original, and then compare it with the dubbed. Clear now?

I don't think so. It makes sense to have the hero of the story shape the universe around him through his actions. The opposite would make no sense. A fully-scripted environment that overlooked the actions of the player would be... little immersive and it would substract from replayability as well.

I think he'd rather have scandinavians raping English than english raping Dutch. That depends on the quality of the dubbing. I have played games with outstanding translations, and some others just suck. Such is the case of HL2. I can't believe they allowed such a crappy dubbing for a game that has supposedly rocked the gaming industry. Oh well... It's a matter of getting used to it. Where I live, all movies are dubbed. I have heard we have some of the best dubbing pros here, and sometimes they are full-time actors of their own. If the translation team is good, the result will be good. However, I agree with you that nothing compares to the original performer once you get used to it.

Alas, I just ran out of cookies.