melkathi Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 drama queens I wonder, you always hear about the drama queen, yet we never hear about the drama king. Where is he? Has he passed on? Is he having a secret affair with the duchess of comedy? I think he got turned into a llama by a witch who found toads too cliche. Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I think the question is how will Beamdog manage to make NWN worse? 2 "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "I'm gonna hunt you down so that I can slap you square in the mouth." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "Am I phrasing in the most negative light for them? Yes, but it's not untrue." - ShadySands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 drama queens I wonder, you always hear about the drama queen, yet we never hear about the drama king. Where is he? Has he passed on? Is he having a secret affair with the duchess of comedy? According to the first online Dictionary I googled: drama king noun informal noun: drama king; plural noun: drama kings a male individual who habitually responds to situations in a melodramatic way, e.g., Donald Trump 5 *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Beamdog Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition Meh. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I can't tell if that's supposed to be the enhanced edition in the video or just the old one. 5 "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyrock Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I can't tell if that's supposed to be the enhanced edition in the video or just the old one. Me neither. That's how you know it has the Beamdog Minimal Effort Seal of Quality! 4 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azdeus Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Beamdog Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition Yuck. Mildly put. Good remasters are always welcome. I want to be able to play oldie goldies on Win 10/Linux. gog.com I didn't remember if I've tried the gog version on Win 10 yet, but I downloaded it and did so; Had no issues. Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 NWN > ALL Until Beamdog makes it worse. Make an 'enhanced' eidition but won't bother to add feats, spells, skills, and classes from NWN2 or other fortmers that would actually make the game even more awsomesauce than it already is. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) "Belgium says loot boxes are gambling, wants them banned in Europe" http://www.pcgamer.com/belgium-says-loot-boxes-are-gambling-wants-them-banned-in-europe/ Edited November 22, 2017 by Bartimaeus 4 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Beamdog Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition Meh. Watching that trailer is pretty amusing since I got the original free from GOG. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Sorciere Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) The quality of Beamdog's work is highly underestimated in this thread. NWN: EE will be great, and functioning better on modern systems is one of the least reasons why. Edited November 22, 2017 by Belle Sorciere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiraLightfoot Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Yeah, this will have a huge impact on upgrading persistent worlds and multiplayer using machines and screen resolutions from this decade. At that, a number of original NWN1 devs are working at Beamdog now - this is another team, not the same as for BG/IWD EE, for instance. Plus a number of modders I have great respect for take part in this undertaking as active consultants. Edited November 22, 2017 by IndiraLightfoot 2 *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Sorciere Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I mean I've been running NWN on my machines since 2002, but I'll be happy when I can play in 4k and see my character...which I can't do right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-21-players-discover-bloodbornes-missing-monster-three-years-after-release 2 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injurai Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 "Belgium says loot boxes are gambling, wants them banned in Europe" http://www.pcgamer.com/belgium-says-loot-boxes-are-gambling-wants-them-banned-in-europe/ Even if they aren't technically "gambling" they are incredibly anti-consumer. Like, I get that free-economies need to encourage wealthy people to be more frivolous, but I don't think that's what is going on here. There are some whales sure, it's mostly preying on the short-sighteness of young people who waste away their parents money, all while ruining the aspects of a game that make it worth while playing on it's own merits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenixp Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 won't bother to add feats, spells, skills, and classes from NWN2 or other fortmers that would actually make the game even more awsomesauce than it already is.And break it like they did with BG1? Nah, as long as Beamdog's promise of mods remaining compatible stays true, this is precisely what we need - a re-released of a dated game that works properly and will work properly on future machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) i HOPE, they will make the Multiplayer part work again and support it. It IS the best part of the game - to create large persistent worlds with tons of extra content and live DMs running the show. This is still the best non-esport MP game out there. better than any MMO As for the lootboxes, any game that has built in transactions should be using a credit card verification system and be adult only - period. there are limits to how far revenue predatory should be allowed. You want people to pay you extras, make sure those are the people that actually earn money. Edited November 22, 2017 by Darkpriest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Ah, the glory days of Wing Commander... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W3N-yjFv4s 2 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marelooke Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 "Belgium says loot boxes are gambling, wants them banned in Europe" http://www.pcgamer.com/belgium-says-loot-boxes-are-gambling-wants-them-banned-in-europe/ Even if they aren't technically "gambling" they are incredibly anti-consumer. Like, I get that free-economies need to encourage wealthy people to be more frivolous, but I don't think that's what is going on here. There are some whales sure, it's mostly preying on the short-sighteness of young people who waste away their parents money, all while ruining the aspects of a game that make it worth while playing on it's own merits. A study requested by the National Lottery was released by the University of Leuven (also in Belgium) where the effects of the amount of gambling (and gambling promotion, by advertisements, television, etc.) children (10+) are exposed to was researched. The conclusion is pretty damning. Article (in Dutch) They state that the result of a questionnaire filled in by 645 children is such that they consider many of them are at serious risk of "developing problematic gambling related behaviour at a later age". They also talked to the parents and most of those have no idea what's going on (shocker, I'm sure) Big part of the article talks about casino games (which 1/3 of the kids 10-12 had already played in some form, either with family or online) and the gambling by the national lottery. I'll focus on the gaming related stuff though. One of the things apologists of the lootbox system always bring up is that in many cases these only contain appearance related items. This is explicitly addressed by the study: "Gambling elements are nowadays common in video games where they can help players progress faster or give them special visual appearance." I would not be surprised if Minister of Justice Geens already had access to the study or its results before it was published. He's as far as I can tell not the type of guy to make broad statements just to score which doesn't mean he 100% understood what is going on here, he doesn't strike me as much of a gamer. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 The Illuminati are making their own console: There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamoulian War Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Indie developers are leaving Steam in droves, because Steam with Steam Direct put the term Shovelware to the whole new level. It is even worse than Greenlight. In 11 months, they approved more than 6000 asset flips to their catalogues (that's more than 2005-2015 combined). According to some indie developers, the store is so much saturated, that even the more successful of them in past, are currently struggling to keep afloat and are pursuing other distribution means, most notably Switch. More info (NSFW) 5 Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 What is Switch? "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamoulian War Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Nintendo Switch Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) because Steam with Steam Direct put the term Shovelware to the whole new level. It is even worse than Greenlight. In 11 months, they approved more than 6000 asset flips to their catalogues (that's more than 2005-2015 combined). holy cow, nobody predicted this. nobody. Edited November 28, 2017 by Bartimaeus 1 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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