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Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by dmc, May 5, 2011.

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  1. Merlanni

    Merlanni Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Remove all ads!
    That makes you think. That economy works better than ours.
     
    Merlanni, Aug 23, 2011
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  2. Daie d'Malkin

    Daie d'Malkin Shoulda gone to Specsavers

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    Seriously. Dissertation sucks. I will be very glad when it is done and gone.
     
    Daie d'Malkin, Aug 25, 2011
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  3. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    How do I vote for the Council of Six in the next general election?
     
    Montresor, Aug 25, 2011
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  4. Merlanni

    Merlanni Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Better keep you off.
     
    Merlanni, Aug 25, 2011
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  5. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    Hello to you all;

    I've decided to come back after receiving a happy birthday note from the site (much obliged automated reply script!), I had almost forgotten about BoM. Anyway as it should be apparent for some, I come and go for long periods of time on this website. I'm like the wind or ... I dunno... something that come and go ? A Monarch Butterfly ? Or some sort of migratory animal ?

    Hum, there doesn't seem to be a lot of new faces since last time I was around.

    @ Triactus; Adobe Premier Pro ! That takes me back to my cegep years ! That bloody program that never seemed to do what I wanted :lol: Try editing a short film from 3 hours worth of material on a Pentium IV with 768ish mo RAM and a mediocre integrated GPU. 'twas not pleasant

    @ Montresor; Cowled Wizards for Parliament ! :roll:
     
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    Ofelix, Aug 27, 2011
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  6. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Good to see you Ofelix! :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, Aug 27, 2011
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  7. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    I've been having a lot of fun this afternoon playing Thy Dungeonman III
    Ye find yeself in yon dungeon. Thou art surrounded by thy graphics :lol: awesome. Despite its look and feel 'tis a relatively new game. Anyway, since it's a text based adventure what's the first thing I did ? Tried to abuse the parser obviously :p

    Not much else to say really; my new job doesn't start until September 6 so right now I've got tons of time to waste.
     
    Ofelix, Aug 28, 2011
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  8. Deathmage

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    Ah, Ofelix! As I recall you study History as well. Welcome back!
     
    Deathmage, Aug 29, 2011
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  9. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    Studied to be precise; I've changed direction and now I study linguistic.
     
    Ofelix, Aug 29, 2011
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  10. Triactus

    Triactus United we stand, divided we fall Veteran

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    Hey Ofelix! Long time no see. Welcome back! :)

    Did Irene trouble you last night? Went through Montréal yesterday and the rain and wind were something...
     
    Triactus, Aug 29, 2011
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  11. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    You could say that yes. Damn Rain ! I had to put on a sweater 'cause of the cold ! A sweater, in August, madness ! Now Galarneau is up in the sky in all its majesty, still cold though currently 13 C.
     
    Ofelix, Aug 29, 2011
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  12. Gaear

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    ^^ Vindication for Triactus! ;)
     
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  13. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    A query to all who have played Fable III; Can someone tell me what race your dog is ? Because I kinda want one in real life. Especially if it's real life counterpart is as gleeful as in the game. Damn that dog hasn't got a care in the world. He's, without a shred of a doubt, the happiest creature in all of Albion :roll:. Plus it could dig up treasure for me too I guess.
     
    Ofelix, Aug 29, 2011
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  14. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    After an evening with a buddy ...
    * playing PS3
    * noting with utter dismay the simplistic horror of console user interfaces
    * lamenting the crudeness of the controls
    * bemoaning the console style over the top game mechanics and graphics
    * refreshing my fervent dislike of QTAs
    * registering with sadness that my buddy was actually satisfied with it
    ... I make hereby official my ruling that 'consolers' are a lesser breed of gamer.

    You're welcome.

    That said, as an occasional guilty pleasure, consoles are tolerable, if barely. Also, console games, in all their simplicity, can safely and conveniently be played drunk, which is an occasional and situational advantage. Try to go on a raid in an MMO drunk. Impossible, your mates will kill you.
     
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  15. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    Lesser breed eh? Switch "console gamer" with "MMO gamer" and we totally agree mate'. I tried a mumorpuger once for about an hour, I had to wash myself afterward since I was terrified I had contracted a severe case of "the retardation" :p :facepalm:

    .... Please don't take my answer too seriously I certainly didn't :lol:
     
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  16. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    You see - usually I play RPGs. IMO that's the real thing. I have already gotten myself DeusEx 3 and will play it tomorrow and over the weekend.

    Point about MMOs is that to play them properly in a raid you better be concentrated and know what you're doing or the rest of the party dies, your mates get pissed over the waste and loss of limited and precious game time and don't take you with them the next time. MMOs are pretty unchallenging when you play solo and level. They are something else entirely when playing the raids in teams. I have myself kicked players out of my parties for their poor performance. Nothing more annoying than having to replay an instance only because some bum fumbled the fight, didn't do his job, or got everybody killed.

    Besides, I rank FPS players only slightly above console gamers. At least they're using PCs.

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    Besides, coupling the DeusEx 3 with Steam is a crap idea and a big turn-off already, and the game isn't even installed yet.
     
    Ragusa, Aug 30, 2011
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  17. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    [​IMG] Oooohkay, what have you got against console ? Did a Mega Drive (that's the Sega Genesis if your not European) beat you up for lunch money in elementary school or what ? Btw, I'm not offended or anything I just tried to be funny by being a sarcastic smartass (I did say try ok?). As far as I'm concerned I'm enjoying my console games, a lot, and I'm not about to let someone else opinion's change that. I may not agree but you're still entitled to your opinion.

    Deus Ex 3 is out ? Damn, under what rock have I been living ? Do let us know if it's awesome m'kay ?

    Augh, the only booze left in the house is Sambuca ?! Ewwwwww. That's barely a drink at all. I need a manly alcoholic beverage like um, Gin or Chartreuse or Red Wine, hell I'd even settle for nice cold one.

    Oh wow :kneel:
     
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  18. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    Ofelix,
    so you're one of them. Figures. :p

    No, the fun for me was in writing my first post mimicking the style an international convention, with preamble, making my verdict, incontestable anyway, even more final. And I really don't like consoles. IMO console controllers are have been developed by donkeys for monkeys.

    And as for manly drinks, you need decent bourbon.
     
    Ragusa, Aug 31, 2011
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  19. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    Alright, this is getting old let's agree to disagree ok ?

    Anyhow, got a dentist's appointment later today, bleh. Also being broke is getting annoying, can't wait for my new job to start.
     
    Ofelix, Aug 31, 2011
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  20. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    The hilarity of the analogy aside, this is just another example of 2 words with almost identical spelling but pronounced differently.
     
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