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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Unexpected Listens.
« on: June 27, 2012, 04:41:13 PM »
I heard Nickelback on the radio, and realized I liked it (please don't kill me)
oh dear

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Tournament Archives / Re: 2L2Q2 SBV and Predictions
« on: June 27, 2012, 02:29:17 PM »
Aaand I just looked at the brackets. Ekjflsjfskljfkdsjls
Why are you worried? VS vs Popup usually ends with the former winning.

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Existing Games / Re: the state of gaming...
« on: June 26, 2012, 03:51:59 PM »
Fallout is a great RPG with a nontraditional setting.



My point is they are selling basically the same game to people who continue to fork out money for the same stuff. There is not much changing in the genre so why do people continue to buy the games?


Pokemon has changed over the years

>10-year-old kid sets out to become a Pokemon master by collecting all the gym badges and eventually defeating the Champion. Also, at some point he has to stop an evil team that wants to use Pokemon for nefarious purposes.


 :rolleyes:
Fallout is a little to sanboxy for my liking, but it's still very good.
And yes, I really doubt the "advancement" of Pokemon, it's really not developed beyond any sort of superficial way.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: General Chatter Thread
« on: June 26, 2012, 03:49:19 PM »
I just blowed on him so he doesn't bothers me. Why would I kill a harmless insect that did nothing wrong to me ?

Besides, considering the usual power I use to smite something (which is to say : high), I don't want to smite my screen as well.
PAH, YET MORE EVIDENCE THAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE POWER YOU HAVE, AND ALL THAT LEAVES YOU AS IS A USELESS RUNT.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Unexpected Listens.
« on: June 26, 2012, 03:46:49 PM »
I also dig David Bowie pretty frequently.

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Existing Games / Re: the state of gaming...
« on: June 26, 2012, 03:45:21 PM »
This is just one genre. Genres will always look similar to each other and have similar plotlines. They're called cliches and they suck, but the public like them for some reason

Take, for example, the RPG market

Most of the JRPGs out there, especially the famous ones, follow this kind of route:

Normal kid, usually aged 10-13, is tasked with saving the world through some means or another, and does so

This easily fits:
- Golden Sun series
- Pokemon series
- Final Fantasy series
- Digimon series

and debatably fits:
- Luminous Arc series
- Radiant Historia
- Tactics Ogre series
- Dragon Quest series

and many others

The thing that separates these is graphics - some have 2D, some have 3D. Besides that, the core plotline is the same, battles are turn-based, yadda yadda

The point is, nothing's original any more. It's how you wrap up the core with other things, like graphics, sound, other features, gamepaly. That's what makes it unique


And FPS lost that a long time ago, in my opinion
FTFY


All the good RPGs are western these days, like the Witcher and Elder Scrolls games.


Also, this thread is totally ripped from a Cracked article.
Dunno about Elder Scrolls but the Witcher 2 is a sexy, sexy game. In more ways than one :P
The issue is that when someone says RPG, one almost automatically expects a fantasy RPG rather than a Sci-FI RPG simply due to the genre stereotypes. A more original setting in either a more futuristic area (Deus Ex) or an ancient one (like ancient Egypt) would be much more original and connectible than yet another Tolkien fantasy.

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Existing Games / Re: the state of gaming...
« on: June 26, 2012, 03:26:50 PM »
and you call my opinion bias...


Modern = Check
To do with war = Check
Shooters = check


quit trying to derail this thread, I'm ignoring you now as I see where you stand on it and will wait to have an intelligent conversation with someone else.
Counter Strike isn't original in setting but works far better than any other FPS and is quite a lot older than the pack of modern FPS currently about.

Also, while FPS are common their popularity is dropping simply because there isn't a market for redundant products.
Also, despite what Sys says, there is a declining sense of originality in mainstream games. Mass Effect did little but degrade from its strengths as an rpg, MMOs are becoming too cliched and many other RPGs such as Kingdoms Of Amalur and Skyrim lack lasting factor due to the limitations of sandbox games and unoriginal settings and environments (to be honest, I wouldn't mind a western RPG with the same context as a JRPG due to the more imaginative settings in the latter).
The whole idea of Sanbox games that are appearing, while completely non-linear and explorable, lack continuity and missions lack relevance relative to each other, and the characters are too numerous to be particularly good. It's like a good book or film; try and cram as much in as possible simply makes you lose interest.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Unexpected Listens.
« on: June 26, 2012, 03:12:32 PM »
I occasionally give Gary Numan a listen.

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Contests / Re: Vote BOTM July 2012
« on: June 26, 2012, 02:21:10 PM »
#3 is coolest.

What baffles me is that Classicus most generally does more work on his splashes, if #3 is Classicus.
I doubt it's Classicus's, his splashes are cooler.
I'll vote 2, it's pretty cool.

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Tournament Archives / Re: RIP3 Signups!
« on: June 24, 2012, 04:37:50 PM »
Team name?
Oh sorry,
Team Blasphemy Made Machine

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Tournament Archives / Re: RIP3 Signups!
« on: June 24, 2012, 04:31:54 PM »
Bots are attached.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: General Chatter Thread
« on: June 24, 2012, 03:46:28 PM »
i'm on r/Christianity
I'm not a redditor but I'd view both r/Christianity and r/Atheism just for the discussion factor. I'm more or less Atheist and I disagree with a lot of Christian values but it's always nice to see both sides of an argument.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: General Chatter Thread
« on: June 24, 2012, 12:07:05 PM »
I honestly don't care about driver off the track, just that Vettel is boring, and Alonso is an asshole. And Spanish.

And Maldonado has crashed on purpose 2 or 3 times now, and that was one of those times, he should have yielded and overtook later. The fact remains that Maldonado speared off Hamilton.
Hamilton forced him off the track though, which is what led to the whole event, so I'd say they're both to blame.

Also, please cut your attitude about these dudes, Vettel is a decent driver when he's under pressure and Alonso did great to get where he did.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: General Chatter Thread
« on: June 24, 2012, 11:34:54 AM »
My views on the race:

Good:

-Vettel didn't finish
-Red Bull didn't win

Bad:

-Maldonado speared Hamilton off. :FFFUUU
-Alonso won. I cannot express my hatred for that man.

Other than that, Vergne drove like an asshole.
Hamilton is a smug git and he annoys me far more than Vettel.
I dunno about Alonso, he's competitive but he seems friendly enough.

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Existing Games / Re: Lollipop Chainsaw
« on: June 24, 2012, 10:02:15 AM »
Apparently this is decent but not great, mostly due to the mini-games and a lack of focus on the combat, which is a good element of the game.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Top 25 favourite songs ATM
« on: June 24, 2012, 09:57:22 AM »
1. Ozric Tentacles - Yog-Bar-Og
2. Sectu - Nightwraiths
3. Anubis Gate - Hold Back Tomorrow
4. Ulcerate - Drown Within
5. Immolation - Higher Coward
6. Suffocation - Liege Of Inveracity
7. Stephan Forte - Prophecies Of Loki XXI
8. Gorguts - Condemned To Obscurity
9. Nasum - Time To Discharge
10. Pig Destroyer - Soft Assassin
11. Incantation - Golgotha
12. Demilich - And You'll Remain (In Pieces Of Nothingness)       (name is lel)
13. Demigod - Deadsoul
14. Unholy - Gray Blow
15. Unexpect - Novae
16. Monstrosity - Remnants Of Divination
17. Death - Voice Of The Soul
18. Dying Fetus - Devout Atrocity
19. Carbonized - For Those Who Pray
20. Obituary - Cause Of Death
21. Immolation - The Purge
22. Fallujah - Cerebral Hybridization
23. Pallas - Falling Down
24. King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet
25. UFO - Crystal Light

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: General Chatter Thread
« on: June 24, 2012, 09:12:57 AM »
Schueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Anyway, fantastic F1 today, nice to see Michael actually place somewhere.

Fantastic race. Would have really like to see Grosjean fighting for the win, shame about his alternator going. I'm actually glad something happened with Vettel, I really don't like it when he darts out in front and just cruises to a win. That's far too boring, especially after last season.
Really Alonso pulled a similar move though on a smaller scale.
I actually like Vettel as a person, he always comes off as a nice guy and while confident he never comes off as smug unlike Hammilton.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Re: General Chatter Thread
« on: June 24, 2012, 08:49:32 AM »
Schueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Anyway, fantastic F1 today, nice to see Michael actually place somewhere.

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Existing Games / Re: Retro & Classic Gaming
« on: June 24, 2012, 07:51:49 AM »
doom was in mine too along with duke 3d and a little wolfenstein 3d, it came a tad later then most my previously posted gaming memories though.
PC gaming master race.
qft

Anyways... Age of Empires 1, Warcraft 2, Worms Armageddon, Civilization II, Sim City 2000... what else... Wario Land 1, Pokemon Blue...
Played the bolded as a kid. Worms Armageddon is probably my 3rd most played game of all time.

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Tournament Archives / Re: Blades of Fury^2 Awards
« on: June 23, 2012, 11:55:27 AM »
Billet 3 I'd say.

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