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Those names have historic roots, based on history, The History, that actually happened, sadly most are named after massacred and extinct Native Americans, not only states but many cities and counties too. I just looked at what Mississippi meant and, surprise, it means "The Father of Waters" We know Massachusetts, Paris, Berlin, Cairo, Copenhagen, because we live on earth. When someone tells you they live in Copenhagen, you understand perfectly well what they mean. I do not intend to read the "Collected Volumes on the History of Dyrwood" or keep a "Concise Engwithian Dictionary" with me while I am trying to enjoy a story. So, you basically blame the developers for your own laziness and inability to immerse yourself in a story? Somehow, it's their fault for being too thorough in developing a setting? That's....not a very sensible attitude to have? Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Well, yes? But we're talking about culture (and the history that shaped that culture). I mean, I don't think anyone here will dispute that the Valian Republics are based on Renaissance Italy, for example, or that Eír Glanfath is heavily inspired by the Celts? Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Dyrwood is based on the USA. The USA has ridiculous names like "Delaware," "Massachusetts," and "Mississippi." Such silliness! Who would come up with silly names like that?! Why didn't they just call it "Pilgrim Land," or "River Land?" I do not want a linguistics lesson just by looking at a map! 3/10! Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

I like Durance from a story perspective, but I don't use him so much except for heals and some debuffs. Mostly, I just let him sit at the back and shoot at things. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

As it happens, I got my signed box, mousepad and T-Shirt this morning before I left for work. I live in Switzerland. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Not being able to reap the rewards fully after siding with Raedric? Well, of course upstaging the existing order would be more profitable, than upholding it. There is no incentive for Raedric to reward you, and no reason for him to open those areas to you? Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Thing is, the genre basically existed for like 5 years in total, then went bust. There were a few developers still making games, like Spiderweb Software, but for the most part, the genre was dead. It's like if everybody stopped making muscle cars for 30 years, then they made a Corvette. Of course, people are going to compare it to the classic cars, because that's the last important point of reference that they have. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Crazy **** lord turns out to be an **** and screws you over? Shock! Horror! Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Don't forget to remove those duplicate deflection rings that Eder has, or address the fact that Kana has no chants prepared, other than the ones he came with- so he can never get enough to cast an invocation. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Actually I find that the larger factor of his difficulty isn't so much his abilities as the position from which you have to start the battle, with all your squishies upfront asking for a beating.You do realize that you can change the order in which your characters start out after transitions by re-arranging the order of their portraits, right? Just put your tanks first, and you're good. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin Maybe you should play the game and this particular battle, before making wise comments? What about it? You run into the hall, in transition order (that is, in the same formation you do level transitions in), as soon as the door is opened. I don't see how my comment does not apply? Also, I didn't find the battle that hard, but I've had the Adra Cheese Beetle statuette, and it ate its way through everything. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Actually I find that the larger factor of his difficulty isn't so much his abilities as the position from which you have to start the battle, with all your squishies upfront asking for a beating. You do realize that you can change the order in which your characters start out after transitions by re-arranging the order of their portraits, right? Just put your tanks first, and you're good. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Just spam Mind Blades, with my cipher, just like I do with everyone else. :D Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Oh come on, it was just a joke. Why are you being so emotional, dude?

Is it just be, or did did anyone else notice that Dyrwood is basically a complete set of negative stereotypes about the USA set during the Renaissance? I mean, it has things like "former colony that still fetishizes their revolution centuries ago," "being a global leader in animancy research, while having a massive fear and distrust of same," "freeing the slaves, then keeping them down through racism and economic explotation," "massive religious persecution by out of control populist groups that basically defy and distrust all authority that is not themselves," "have a massive program of domestic surveillance led by Lady J.Edgar Hoover," "ended a war with a magical nuke," "love guns (and Magran)," and, of course, "have a bad relationship with the natives, due to a history of displacing them by wholesale slaughter." Do you think it was intentional by Obsidian? Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

That's not an argument in case there is no item damaging mechanic in the game. Your armor would eventually get damaged too in the real world, but the game does not contain this mechanic. So either way all of the equipment (including yours) would have to be subjected to damage, or none. The latter is the case for this game. Thank god that never made it in the game. I dont like that in any game elder scrolls or fallout. A better argument is that unless the enemy is exactly your size and shape, the armor isn't going to fit or provide much protection. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

I have the same bug, too Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Have some Mongolian throat singing rap Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

His problem with Guns, Germs, and Steel seems to be that it's a pop science book. Which it is. So is "A Brief History of Time," no one actually cites it, either. Doesn't make it actually wrong, though. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Overreaction. This threats everyone keeps recieveing are hot air. Think for a second who is making them? Kids, drunkard and overemotional people with hair-triggers. Most of them don't mean a thing they posted. Most don't even live anywhere close or have the means to travel half way around the globe just to hurt some stupid person. And most of them won't even know where said person lives. So yeah, you got a bigegr chance to get hit byy a lightining while holding a big metal rod on a roof of a tall building during a thunderstorm than actually come to any real physical harm. Oh, so, school and workplace shootings are not totally a thing anymore? When did that change, and why did no one tell me? Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Except it doesn't. It's a work that is very poorly cited, which is at the heart of the problem of the work. He makes assertions with zero evidence or citations, again and again in his book. If I'd have written a history paper in college, or even high school the way that book is written I'd have gotten a deserved F even if what I wrote was 100% correct. I realize the standards have slipped in the last decade or two (holy **** at what I've seen some AP history teachers let their kids get away with recently), but there's no good reason someone with the credentials and background as Diamond is writing so poorly. 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' appeals to the layman, appeals to some modern theories of genetics, fits a popular dialogue regarding plague, and other often misguided things. Read a bunch of history books on the subject prior to it's publication (as I did once upon a time) that actually do have good scholarship, citations,and much better discussions of the evidence known, and you'll realize that Diamond is grasping at straws much of the time in his work, especially when he's discussing the 'germs' aspect of it. And no, for the most part, the Europeans were not actively trying to spread disease, that's another myth. Especially smallpox, which is generally believed to be the biggest killer. Doing so could and would very possibly lead to suicide, as the Euros were not exactly immune to it themselves. And yes, Howard Zinn was a quack historian on par with Diamond. They both are cut from the same ****ty cloth. Perhaps, someone like Rushton is more of a scholar for you? Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

In 1494, the population of Hispanola was over 3 million. In 1508, it was 60,000. This was under Columbus' direct governorship. It has gotten so bad that Queen Isabella removed him from power, in part because he would refuse to let the Native Americans to convert so he could keep them enslaved, and also due to repeated complaints of gross mismanagement (which were found true by de Bobadilla). Thus, you cannot say that Columbus was just a man of his time- he wasn't, because even his contemporaries thought that he was horrible. The Bobadilla report confirms it http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=ELAI0029&SID=2&DatabaseName=Ancient+and+Medieval+History+Online&InputText=%22order+of+Calatrava%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=Bobadilla%2C+Francisco+de&TabRecordType=All+Records&BioCountPass=1&SubCountPass=2&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=3&AmericanData=&WomenData=&AFHCData=&IndianData=&WorldData=&AncientData=Set&GovernmentData= Columbus' defenders really should learn some history first. Have a very nice day -fgalkin

Why? Would it bring the dead back? (Btw, yes, I've left America for Europe and I'm loving it. Even with Obama's bull**** new foreign asset reporting law.). Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Yes, syphlis originated in the Americas and was spread to Europe by sailors. But, last I checked, Europe didn't lose 90% of its population then. Also, you may want to choose a less biased source next time. Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

Have a very nice day. -fgalkin

I've never been able to finish playing this build- the ogre didn't spawn (!) and Dyrford Ruins are bugged to hell and just impossible (I've had two game-breaking bugs there). Looking forward to actually finishing the game in the next build Have a very nice day. -fgalkin