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So only games developed for PCs first are "true RPGs"?

I don't think this board has a problem with trolls; the mod team is usually pretty on top of things IMO.

I wasn't intending to mock your word choice; if you thought that my apologies. I do hate the word though as often used on RPG-related board, which is why I specifically didn't address it in my reply to you but in a separate post. So is your problem the wording of the concept or having these power itself? If it had said "Indomitable - Through battle training, skill and experience you've learned techniques and battle stances and battle strategies that improve your control of the battlefield. When this mode is activated, you gain a slight increase to attack and damage while being immune to stun or knock down effects. When the mode ends, you will be unable to reactivate it for (x turns) due to the greater stress applying these abilities have on your mind and body." (or some other "more believable" explanation) would it have been better? Or would you never buy this? Should a warriors only progression be that he hits more often and with better skill while a mage learns more magic every level and raises their utility? So in essence you think a game shouldn't have elements of "game" in it if they don't rigidly conform to anything that doesn't exist in the real world...but you're okay with magic and dieties walking the earth in most fantasy RPGs?

Some of them are classed as "behavioral" questions. Experience, Organization Skills, Communication Skills, Behavioral Questions, Job Related Skills/knowledge are some of the broad categories interview questions may fall on (there are probably more I'm blanking on).

Why am I the only one that makes fun of the popular usage of "lore?" I went through that list just hoping it would be there. So alone. What's the popular usage of "lore"? I like making fun of the word "immersion" myself.

I can't see how Gaider is insulting his potential market. The kind of "fan" being discussed is either never going to buy the game (because they don't like him, bioware, bioware's games, bioware's current direction, puppies, whatever) OR They're going to buy the game despite claims that bioware ruined their life and kicked their puppy and stole their kittens and then complain how the new game stole their puppy and brought back their kittens by kicking them all the way down the street. In other words, he's not really insulting the audience that'd actually either already want to buy a Bioware game (they wouldn't see themselves in what he said) or they'd be willing to look at any specific game and evaluate that game on its merits (which means what a dev says is irrelevant to their experience). also, some people have a sense of humor.

Prepare yourself for questions that may not be worked related for example What is your biggest weakness What do you do when you are really stressed out What would you say are your biggest assets when working in a team What would you consider to be unacceptable work developments or conditions (I answered this recently I said " I'm a liberal and don't accept bigotry") What's your view on working overtime? Be honest about what hobbies you enjoy but try to show some variation Good Luck "If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be and why?" Yeah that one threw me in an interview. Good luck with your interview. For me as a hiring manager, things I'd recommend to candidates are that generally speaking it pays you to understand the kind of job you're applying for; try to be specific in answers and not vague or worse alter the question to something you'd rather answer. Also while it can be good to detail career goals if it comes up, try not to give the impression that you only want to do the job for 2 months before moving on to something better, a lot of times people who are hiring and training staff in how the company works are reluctant to invest in a new hire if they think they'll be doing the process again before the year is out. I think here the job postings have to say if the job expects non-normal work hours so most people expect it. I think the question goes like "Is there anything that would limit your flexibility during peak periods when extra hours may be necessary" or something like that.

Yeah having heard the relevant passage, they were very much of the "yeah, maybe, someday" kind of comments. Still I'd like to see it happen.

I'd love some more Jade Empire - particularly if they address some of the flaws of the original. But I really liked the original despite those flaws. EDIT: They should have shot somewhere other than they did. The lady(?) in the back yawning during their interview was distracting.

There should be an internet petition in there, full of nicknames, just for good measure.

Your question broke my immersion in this thread. Also if you want to shield bash more than every 15 seconds, you should make your shield your primary weapon. Can you see it, wading into battle a shield strapped on each arm and ready for battle...?

Maybe its for handy toilet paper?

Why not both?

I'm pretty sure not taking leadership abilities (Shout at your troops and rally for a +2 benefit) doesn't really mean you're a poor leader without those skills. It also has to be about how you choose to use your character's abilities, or at some point you're watching a movie not playing a game. There has to be some balance between what the player expects to do and what the avatar on screen can accomplish. Note that the "ability" to wield a sword or to activate a parry mode or activate a stinging strike aren't distinct; all are inherent abilities your character owns. They're not dependent on your ability to accomplish those. But if your character chooses not to use parry mode...they're not a better or worse sword fighter, just one who isn't about parrying. The questions should be about the validity of the abilities not that you have to choose to use them. I suspect what you're really getting at is less the verisimilitude of the abilities but rather the utility of the abilities and your own dislike for micromanaging; I'd be very surprised if lower difficulty setting required much micromanaging of ability.

Walsingham stars as Snake Plissken in ESCAPE FROM UK

Not really a fun weekend for those who were mods at the time.

Yeah never read or watched a Twilight film.

He could hope he stumbles across a working android and a cool car like Logan did in Logan's Run (the tv series, the robot in the movie wasn't terribly helpful and I think they walked everywhere in the movie too).

Why would home computers go away? Is the commercial and professional world switching to tablets too? AutoCAD iOS version maybe? Eventually I think all the radio/tv/console/computer/media stuff will merge into one sort of thing What do you mean, "eventually"? You can already do all of that on a stinkin' normal PC today. Not in the way I mean it, but essentially yes I think that something akin (but not quite like our current PC concept) will be used to interface with entertainment options that are not held on a computer in your house; there won't be a need for separate anything as between the "PC" and the outsourced data you'll have at your fingertips a way to control all of your entertainment and possibly a lot of your general living experience with the "PC". We've taken huge steps towards it but not to the degree I predict it will go.

The moral I learned - don't watch documentary's about sci-fi films of the 50s before going to bed. "Why?" you may ask. Because sci-fi films of the 50s tended to be grimly nihilistic (it happens when you think a nuclear bomb is going to be dropped on you at any second). Naturally, with such images poking through my head, I promptly went to bed and had apocalyptic dreams. Various kinds of decay and destruction and annihilation, either societal, personal or professional.

Going to see this next week. I was rather disappointed in who was chosen to play Jace. But I'll wait and see how it plays out. I saw it, never read the books. It was okay but could have been better. Edit: Also re-watched THE INCREDIBLES - lovely fun superhero film FORBIDDEN PLANET - best sci-fi film of the 50s, IMO.

Why would home computers go away? Is the commercial and professional world switching to tablets too? AutoCAD iOS version maybe? Eventually I think all the radio/tv/console/computer/media stuff will merge into one sort of thing (which, I suppose, could be looked at as a home computer, but I think it'll be more expansive than our current concept of a home computer).

Eh...eventually all of the consoles will go away (as will home computers). But, I'm a bit wary about the console market not really having any competitive spirit, though.

Well depends, you still need something wide enough to cover the dome as the teepee would narrow. Wigwam would fit better, to be honest, with its curved structure over an igloo.