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It's probably the best defensive skill in Avernum 1-Blades, and the most consistent across difficulty levels.

Originally Posted By: The praxis of practice Originally Posted By: Death Knight One of the only things I didnt like with guns in games was Fallout 1 and 2, guns were universally so lethal to the point where I dont rightly know if it's possible to get through the game with melee, unarmed or something else. Because spears and fists against firearms works well in real life? —Alorael, who wishes Fallout had the courage of its convictions and made melee severely disadvantaged against firearms unless you managed to start out right next to the guys with guns. I don't know about Fallout 1 and 2, but I know that going into melee in Tactics is generally a losing proposition. The melee weapons don't scale with the guns, and the later enemies will kill you in a single burst if you don't manage to drop them immediately.

As a book? Geneforge. As a movie? I don't think any of them would work as a movie.

There are quite a few people who have decided against vaccinating their children for horrible illnesses, but I assume this has more to do with these people being horribly retarded and unfit for parenting than any sort of misinformation. They hear what they want to hear and wind up killing their children and spreading disease. God bless America and all its wonderful mavericks.

I liked it. Honestly, I would have liked to see a bit more. Minor spoilers: Otherwise, everything was good. I think the scenario could have used a bit of fleshing out in places, but it was compelling and I enjoyed playing it. [rating]Average[/rating]

Originally Posted By: Null id That's never been a legitimate complaint for Bioware's games. You spend the vaaaaast majority of your time murdering people and things, you can only pick one, and all possible lone harem members are optional. When I played Mass Effect 2, all conversations with every single crew member wound up being about sex. Some even started that way. This isn't an exaggeration. Bioware games have become virtual harems for sexual deviants who want a little power fantasy on the side.

I just stared playing Fallout Tactics for the first time ever. Aside from the clunky interface, it's really good. Not too big on narrative, but the gameplay is like someone reached into my brain and constructed a game out of everything I love.

Originally Posted By: Death Knight ...the more bioware the better. I think the world could do with a few less cyber-harems, personally.

Quote: Thirdly, this usage places a (warranted?) stigma of immaturity on the forum as a whole. You're arguing this while pretending that you're a pony from a cartoon. To be honest, I can't stand MLP or image macros, but it's not worth crying over because it's not anyone's place to dictate how others should behave.

Thanks for the advice. Do you have any specific recommendations for textbooks?

I've always been interested in computer programming, but the only class I've ever taken was woefully inadequate and didn't let the students advance at their own pace. Now that I'm out of school, I'd like to try to teach myself. I've already learned a bit of the basics by teaching myself how to write scripts in Blades of Avernum, so I was curious as to what the next step would be. Any ideas or recommendations?

Originally Posted By: Scandal Rat From the evidence on Twitter, the big names from Black Isle have no idea what's going on, and most of them are working for Obsidian or inXile now anyway. —Alorael, who wouldn't be surprised if Interplay tried to revive Black Isle as a stunt. The studio is apparently in bad financial shape and they need any help they can get. How much the name means without any of the actual people is a very good question. That's what I was afraid of. Hopefully, this will turn out to be a good thing.

Baldur's Gate and its ilk are getting an update from a different developer.

Originally Posted By: Dead man Walking How many pages back did you fan back in order to Necro this old topic? Maybe it rose from the dead on its own volition.

I don't know. Even if I wanted to advertise the scenario again, I suspect that the people who would have played it have already done so. If you want a copy of the scenario, just PM me and I'll send you the link.

Originally Posted By: The AwEsOmE and Wise FlUtTeRtReE High school, Freshman. First quater: First block:Guitar Algebra Geology-geomotry, whatever the study of land is >.> And health. Second quarter Health is replaced by Physical Education. ... damn my life >.> Why must algebra be too hard? <.< Wait, you get to play guitar in high school? I wish my school had offered that opportunity.

I love video game music to the point where I actually have favorite composers. I'll spare you my vast collection of assorted youtube links, but I don't want to know the person who would turn up their nose at stuff like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DEpfH2rlLE&fmt=18 I completely understand Jeff's decision, though.

If anything, we could probably get a group going for the new Mann vs Machine game mode in TF2.

I don't really play much TF2 anymore. My time killer of choice these days is DotA. I suppose I can thank Valve for revitalizing that interest and ruining my life in the process.

I don't see how this helps Romney. If anything, it's going to scare the opposition into voting.

Originally Posted By: Future Wonderbolt In any case, I will stick to the original tf2, thanks much. I prefer my engineering to be done in its original 1080p glory and radiance. Dispenser?

Go to newegg.com and look for something with a non-integrated graphics card from maybe '10 or '11.

View of Lake Michigan This is the last picture I took from the balcony of the lakeside cottage that has been in my family for nearly 60 years. It's been sold, recently, and will be torn down later this year to make room for a modern dwelling. This was one of the last relics from my childhood. No matter what changed in my life, I could always count on the large family reunions we'd have there every summer. Unfortunately, things change and that anchor's aweigh.

It was supposed to be two movies until Jackson and his higher ups realized they could milk it for three. There really isn't any other explanation. If the "richness" of the story had called for a third movie the first time the scripts were laid out, the producers would have been more than ecstatic to greenlight it. It's not like this is some unknown property handled by an inexperienced director; the profit is already there.

The purpose of comedy is to entertain, so it really comes down to whether or not your audience will appreciate the humor. In this case, most people would probably agree that it was in really bad taste (and not funny enough to justify the backlash).