Gorth

The developers probably think that those rustling noises coming from their garbage bins at night is just the wind or rats

Wasn't it only the servants of the Nobles who lived on the "Marsh" side? Maybe we have to build a model town of Magritta

Fighting something that has a gazillion hp, immune to everything and kills you when it hits you is frustrating. Tests of patience are rarely fun. Fighting something with a clever AI, even if it has the benefit of prepared positions, ambush etc. is way more fun. You feel like you are fighting your way out of a situation, not getting punished by a designers laziness. Speaking of AI, the best one I've ever run across was in an old Commodore Amiga shareware game, Mech Warrior, which made excellent use of terrain, weapon choice (range/damage type/heat) etc. often putting up a convincing fight.

Had the "surreal" experience of having my credit card info pilfered somewhere and people using it to draw money from my account. Luckily it was discovered right away by the bank who contacted me, wondering why the heck I suddenly started spending lots of thousands of dollars worth of services (car rental, insurance etc.) in US, Canada and the UK. Got the transactions cancelled and all my money transferred back, the card blocked and fraud investigation underway. I think in the future, I'm not going to let go of my card when checking into hotels My otherwise excellently performing PC is standing still at the moment The external pump/reservoir combo broke down and I'm now on the hunt for a new cooling system. I don't think I'll ever get something as nice and quiet as the one I had though (the product has been discontinued). Time to check out other manufacturers

Beautiful place down there For a bit of fun, gather some Aussies and Kiwis in the same room and ask who invented the Pavlova

On this glorious day, the twenty fourth day of the sixth month of the two thousand and tenth year according to the current calendar, yet another Israel thread went down the drain Closed as it seems to have turned into a mine is bigger than yours contest... Good enough for daytime TV I suppose?

Environment Artist on Storm of Zehir?... I found the SoZ environments gorgeous. Ymmv of course

How do you explain TeX and LaTeX to the unwashed masses? That is the only "true" word processing system I know (and used for years). Most people want something they can watch in colour and go Ooh and Ahh

He's preaching to the choir. Ok, so not really, but at least this one listener nods his head sagely, having been campaigning against the atrocities that are minigames, qte's, boss fights etc. in crpgs since more than a decade (depending on when each lack of imagination feature was introduced the first time). Nice to know I'm not the only person in the world

vim Although they are getting a bit on "soft" side. I've heard you can even get a gui version now.

Damn indeed Maybe they should just build a huge sand barrier going all the way from Florida down to Venezuala... otherwise they are going to be pumping oil up from New York harbour soon

I might just give GTA IV a shot then, next time I walk past a store that has it. Thanks for the summary GDM

I've sometimes wondered if I should try out one of the GTA games. It just seems like there are so many of them by now, that finding the best "franchise introduction" seems a bit daunting. Played the very original GTA for an hour or two back when it was new. Seemed like a fairly simple 2d, top down racing game/shooter at the time.

Merging taken to extremes Can be both a good and a bad thing I suppose.

Start of old thread End of old thread Congrats Krookie... So, whats up next?

I think I'm going to cheer for NZ. There will be no end to the humiliation of my Aussie colleagues if the Kiwis get that particular "bragging right" of going through to the next round (yes, I'm an evil person)

Users... always whinging

Dear Malaik, Cowering in fear of a mere human, not to mention hiding behind shrubbery like a pointy eared tree hugger makes you a disgrace to your hold. For the sake of your family I encourage You to read through the attached application form for membership of the cult of Grimnir and consider taking The Oath. A friend.

Awesome!

>_ Playing a new round of SoZ. Gorth the Grim - Cleric/Doomguide, Keanu the Reaver - Barbarian/Frenzied Berserker, Salma Hi-jack - Rogue/Shadowthief of Amn. Taking the leadership trait and filling up with various cohorts. Chir is a current "fan favourite". Watch out Sword Coast!

What did I do now? >_ I swear I wasn't even near that place at the time!

Not saying that it is a doomed game, just that the tings that they seem to emphasize since the initial announcement has made my expectations plummet like a rock. Positive surprises still happen

It wasn't so much the combat system... I don't think it's changed much to be honest, besides adding more gore and "cinematic" flourishes. It's what I feel I can read between the lines about the game iteself, being all structured around setting up big boss battles, more effort going into minigames etc. If they also add QTE's, I'm going to hire a Voodoo priest to call curse down upon them It's like they've just got their own Polish translation of "Bland CRPG Making 101" and follow it to the letter. Reason enough for despair.

So much for trying to differentiate themselves from everybody else. Looks like their focus is all on "playing it safe". Good thing they didn't mention things like cinematic, immersive and action in the video or I might have revisited my lunch