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Feeling a bit nostalgic... rock is the best cure sometimes Queen with Slash (Guns n' Roses) and Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) http://youtu.be/AasArumnUVs

The poll is rigged... no 'Gorth' on the ballot

What got me hooked on Tomb Raider in the first place was the sense of exploration and discovery. Loved going where no (wo)man had gone for centuries and sometimes beyond the games borders Tomb Raider 2 was fun too, albeit a very different game. At TR III, they had sort of lost their touch and it was too much linearity and puzzles. IV was the first I didn't complete (those were the days before cheats and tutorials widely available on the internet). I bought the... not sure what it's name is but the first one of the new generation of Tomb Raider (same visual style as the sceenshots from sorophx), but it's telling I don't even remember it's name (and dropped it after 10 minutes, never to pick it up again).

If she loves cheddar cheese, odds are good she's a lizard. I know from personal experience that lizards go absolutely bonkers and forget all shyness when there is cheddar to be had.

I suddenly realised how much I missed the good old 8 and 16 bit computer gaming days (when game play and ideas were priorities)

It was a bit funny though (in a good way)

"Classes have been simplified to make the game more approachable for new players." What new players? Just go ahead and rename it to Star Wars: The Sims Republic, already. Couldn't be any worse than what they've been doing since 4.0 dropped. A 5 level cap raise because that's right what's needed to look even more fabulous while you show off your neato CM gear on fleet, or "play" through the monthly 15-minute cutscene snoozefest. And yeah, shank tanks were fun, but it's about time they did something about that. Jugg "tanks" topping DPS in regs was ridiculous, and this is from a jugg tank player. But instead of fixing how the #1 mitigation stat is useless for PVP, they just up and nuke the layer of complexity provided by stance dancing. Worst of all is I'll probably throw at least 12€ their way to satisfy my morbid curiosity. Bah. Since everyone can throw guard on each other, there is probably not going to be any need for tanks at all in pvp anyway. Not that I do much pvp in the first place (did get one of my dvl toons to valour 10 for the achievment). The 5.0 changes looks like a mixed bag. At first I thought they had completely lost their sanity nerfing dps on assassins/sorcs only, but then I remembered that those figures are taken out of context. No idea how it's going to work together with the skill shuffling and utility remixes and who knows what other changes. Overall it sounds like a dreadfully boring solution they've thought up there. Dumbing down instead of making them more interesting. Not sure I'm going to bother with the new expansion to be honest. Grit my teeth today and finally finished chapter 16 on a second toon. Not looking forward to spend more time on that story arc. It might indeed be time to give the game a good long break.

Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time...

Being an old lover of Rogue, Nethack,, Angband and what have you their likes, I bought "The Curious Expedition" today. It looked like it would be something just up my alley. If not, it wasn't expensive

It's not the industry per se that worries the politicians. It's the financial services sector which makes up 78% of the GDP. The Brits are the true masters of Banking, making the Swiss look like amateurs. They've just been better at keeping a low profile and maintain their tax havens and general lack of transparency on the channel islands, London and Gibraltar. If they suddenly can't do all those less visible transactions without scrutiny through the already existing channels, it might cause more than just a few sleepless nights. They might even start frowning.

The Danes on the forum are likely to disagree with your assessment

...winter is coming.

Atari? You mean that company that went bankrupt a few years ago, and now they make online casino, and free phone apps Yes, the same company that wrestled the D&D IP from Interplay and killed off "The Black Hound" project. It's a strange world sometimes.

Never really got into the user made content, so NWN1 died for me before reaching the 4th gadget you had to find (iirc, it had the same quest "structure" as Kotor, go to the 4 corners of the known world and collect something to save the known world from some unimaginable evil). It could also have been Aribeths (sp?) voice that put me off the game, so dropped the game at the start of the 4th chapter/phase/whatever. Did complete NWN2 2 or 3 times, but after that it was also the end for me. Probably my least favourite Obsidian game to date (disclaimer: never completed Alpha Protocol, 2 or 3 mini games later and I uninstalled that game again). Did enjoy both NWN2 expansions though. Nevver got the NWN1 ones, although I think I might get some of those bundles on GOG.

Oh come on, how hard can it be. Just bang two rocks together and you have fire to keep yourself warm here Actually, not sure what people are used to on other boards. Lurking a bit on the Paradox forums every now and then, but that's about it (having done that since EU III was released).

If I remember correctly, it was a decision made by Atari, being the big guy at the time calling the shots. They probably expected the Bioware community to outlive the Obsidian community

Slowly starting on the process of handing over stuff to colleagues. Still an awful lot to do in my last two weeks here though. I handed in my resignation last week, going to work a few more weeks and taking some time off to drive around and see places in England before doing my own "brexit".

Tomorrow never dies... (yes, obscure Bond reference). Future news here

Start of old thread End of old thread Probably a decade late to be relevant, but Neverwinter Nights 2 forums reopened on the Obsidian forums (probably as a result of the demise of the Bioware forums where they used to be hosted)

(Insert some clever quote from the Doors and this is the end here) More music here

Music from the past... Start of old thread End of old thread Last contribution: Was searching for something completely else on youtube when I saw this "music video". The animation is one of those completely irreverent Danish things, a move called Ronald Barbaren (Ronal the Barbarian in the English dubbed version). Yes, it features a lot of Babes, Balls, Boobs, Biceps and Barbarians. Wouldn't recommend watching it (the full movie) at work http://youtu.be/-isQ68kitcs

He's probably spent too much time with Dak'kon in PS:T, pondering how order and structure is trying to put shackles on and limit Entropy.

I disagree. JK is just...traditional. To the fault. But then you've IA that is anything but traditional...so it evens up? For anyone wanting a KoTOR 3...they have it. I was just mentioning the reality of a situation. Also about the SW...it is a good class...if you want to be a slave and a servant through and through(most likely both). SW often remarks how he is of ancient Sith lineage, but for some reason it all rings empty. On the other side you've the likes of Inquisitor who are indeed slaves and are painfully aware of that and will do anything to remedy the reality of a situation. Once the Inq begins throwing around stuff like "...too bad they aren't me!"(or the ultimate silliness "shut up and let me think!")...you know the **** hit the fan. Thusly I could never get into SW mindset: either a murderer or a slave...wtf? But then again the SW was inspired by Vader, so...it is a proper way to do it. Vader himself was a slave all until Luke set him free in RoTJ(or perhaps even as early as Empire). My problem wasn't so much with the class mechanics, I love both the tank and the dps specs for both (which is why I played several alts through both SW and JK stories). The stories even start decently enough. Problem for me was, when you get to chapter 3 it has devolved into bizarreness and endless grind of hordes of high hp trash mobs, JK on Corellia being especially dreadful and uninteresting. The Sith ghost that Vowrawn (sp?) pulls out his hat for you to kill in the SW story made as much sense as Kai Lengs presence in ME3. None at all As said, don't get me wrong, I love the game. With that much content there is bound to be things you consider ups and downs.

Words are just a way to express something. Somewhere along the way, it gave an evolutionary advantage being able to communicate with them, so our physique and brains adapted to it. You might as well express yourself with cat pictures, putting your fist in somebody's face or put your body in front of an armoured vehicle to protest something. Ask yourself, if you plan to take a cup out of the cupboard, does your brain hear the words "open cupboard, reach for cup" or do you see a mental image of it happening. Not sure about the answer to be honest, as conscious thought seems to chase the image/words away from your mind. I do know, if someone asks me what I planned to do, it's easier to express in words that I planned on taking a cup out of the cupboard than doing some elaborate, stylistic dance illustrating how a cupboard open and a cup approaches my hand. Edit: wow, Amentep is fast, putting it in less words than me no less

You can do it mate (said the restless itinerant) Slightly similar situation, handing in notices for this and that, cancelling my tenancy, utilities etc. while looking for an apartment in Brisbane and checking flight tickets to same place.