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    It sort of works that way in Australia. It's effectively made up of a number of City states with a large percentage of the population living in those state capitals. Of course, the people of Cornwall are going to be mortally offended that you left them out Edit: I took a look at Gromnirs link regarding DNA mapping of the People in the UK. Interesting reading
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    The Anglo Saxons were replaced by the French. Later mixed with immigrants from the days of Empire (Indians, Africans, Scots, Irish etc.). The monarchy is German. I don't think such a thing as an "Englishman" really exists outside of fairytales and romance literature.
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    I've only completed the game thrice or so, but I always got mauled badly by Greywolf In the end, I decided some emeralds are just too hard earned
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    A bloody shame that I already got a signature...
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    I don't think it's an exact science Personal theory, it's like a rock band or a sports team that for a short while get together and create something where the total is greater than the sum of its parts. Nobody can really explain while it is so and attempts at recreating it always ends up at attempts at recreating it. Maybe it's just the right People in the right place at the right time doing the right things. I think you just answered your own question. There are probably some less known games out there that does, but none spring to mind immediately.
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    Sad thing is, these forums had that Feature many years ago. A tiny black square with a Little White circle in it to the left of threads with developer posts. That was many forum versions ago though (like somewhere between 8 and 10 years ago?).
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    I've tried a number of rts games, but most weren't really my thing. Only ones i liked so far were the original Age of Empires and the Infinity Engine games. I guess I belong to the club of frantic click-fest haters and like playing them like a slightly sped up strategy/tactics game rather than a 2D action game.
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    Moved to to the gaming related section
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    "Double lip piercing"...
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    I can just imagine Brits spontaneously turning into Scotsmen... http://youtu.be/qxDJMn-534Y
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    Indeed
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    I don't care what Resolution those old IE games have, there is something about their graphics and visual style that is unique. I miss them so much (ugly warts, tiling and wonky avatar animations included) Nice story telling so far
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    Nice to see another Scandinavia and the World fan
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    Warlock 2: The The Exiled. Despite more options, races etc. I'm not really sure if the game itself is more "fun" than the original. Something about the Balance, encounter designs, such as they are when randomly generated, feels off. Hard to explain.
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    After a Long and valiant fight against the system, my presence has finally been officially acknowledged and my current Location accepted as being the place i actually live. Germans may recognise the term "Anmeldepflicht". I now live officially in Berlin and can say I'm also a Berliner. Now for a bank account, medical insurance and a Tax ID number. Well... Rome wasn't built in a day (old proverb where i come from)
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    I know you meant it sarcastically, but don't underestimate the human need for identity and to belong to something. The Feeling of vulnerability and insecurity following a sudden Stripping away of identity as well as the time until you start building a new identity is very real. People are funny like that sometimes, preferring the devil they know over the ones their imagination create.
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    You need to work a bit more on that vanity of yours, it's underdeveloped I haven't unlocked all rooms on Tattooine, but the Nar Shaddaa place and the two capital world places are unlocked. Didn't really get anything done about it yesterday as the west coast Servers seems to be fubar stability wise at the Moment. Decided to try out rolling a low Level character on each of Shadowlands (east coast) and Red Eclipse (europe), just to try out the lag times. Red Eclipse almost brought a tear to my eyes with lag of only 80ms. Haven't seen that since the 45ms on the late Apac servers (on a good day, i usually get around 280-300ms on Begeren and Harbinger).
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    Got myself some nice new homes on Coruscant, Dromund Kaas, Tattooine and Nar Shaddaa. Currently only the energy and time to start "decorating" my vacation retreat on Nar Shaddaa. I guess i have to do more HM FP's again as well as OPS to grab some more stuff to hang in my hallways as trophies.
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    Arrived in Berlin. Got myself a temporary roof over my head and had my first day in the new work place. I'm probably not going to relax properly and kick back until I got a more permanent arrangement though. Time to start hunting those web pages and see what's available in the the general area. You have to admire the German system... you are required by law to register yourself as living somewhere within 14 days. You need an appointment at the relevant authorities. You can't get an appointment any sooner than 30 days. I think I'll go down and visit them tomorrow and ask how the heck that is supposed to work
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    Didn't vote. Neither game's predecessors have made them "must have" games. I loved Witcher 1 yet couldn't bring myself to bother with Witcher 2. One of those games that is going to hog HDD space never to get played again most likely. Story didn't live up to the first game, combat was awful and the UI horrible, just horrible. At least i managed to play through Dragon Age 1 and 2, although the latter tried very hard to shoo me away with an encounter design that was... not sure what. Intended to chase away players from future games? Never mind that the combat system was just plain boring and a major let down from the first game. So two franchises with decent first entries and sequels that tried very hard to give sequels a bad name. Makes me very apprehensive about a sequel to the sequel for both games
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    Thread pruned a bit. Remeber guys. profanity in pictures is circumventing our beloved language filter...
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    Staying in a hotel room at the moment. Removal guys have picked up all my stuff and filled a container with it, ready to ship it overseas. Cleaners will appear tomorrow and give the place a makeover and Monday I'm handing over the keys to the landlord. Wednesday I'll be on a plane to Europe Just sitting here. customising my new laptop and after 30 minutes I already hate Windows 8.1 passionately. I need to find some of those UI improvement tools, this is just bad. Very, very bad.
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    Just being fashionably late to the discussion... All bow down and offer praise to #pragma !!! The movement, also known as pragmatism and its practitioners as pragmatics is where it's at. Want something done? Forget about petty bickering, daydreaming, wishful thinking, territorial pissing and just get your lazy butt in gear and actually *DO* stuff. It's surprising how much people can do if they free their minds from the shackles of conventional thinking, doctrines and dogma
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    Sharks are an important part of the Australian eco system. They help keep the surfer population in check by reducing their numbers to sustainable levels, culling the slowest and weakest specimens, motivating the others to move faster and be more vigilant about their surroundings.
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    Quo Est Demonstrandum (sp?), colonialist rule is better than democracy Semi serious, semi joking. I admire your optimism Bruce, but I don't always share it. My money is on Entropy who always win out in the end.
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