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| Displayed name | Slarty |
| Member number | 261 |
| Title | Raven v. Writing Desk |
| Postcount | 3560 |
| Homepage | http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/slartyvsdesk/ |
| Registered | Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Thursday, April 19 2007 19:57
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Exile II didn't have junk items, but I think it did have the five-use Horn of Warriors magical item. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Thursday, April 19 2007 19:47
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If I were to add Excalibur to my custom title list, his custom title would be Excalipur. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
| Bonus Army is released in Blades of Avernum | |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Wednesday, April 18 2007 19:28
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It's done through Yab-Yum. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
| I think I broke Greenfang... in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Wednesday, April 18 2007 05:04
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There is no way to keep Greenfang (without cheating or abusing the game engine). If he wasn't around to go rogue with Shaila, he will stay back when you head to the next province, presumably because he misses her. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Wednesday, April 18 2007 05:01
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I'd like to take a step back, and point out that this topic has very quickly generated angry (or otherwise fairly impassioned) posts from a number of posters. This must be pretty sensitive stuff. Synergy is right, I think, about values playing a role in emergency reactions, though I would maybe say personality or psychology rather than just values. Drew is also right. What we do is mostly instinct, but we also make choices that draw on bare bones, deep-seated pieces of our values and personality. People often talk about the "fight-or-flight" reaction. Well, what do you think determines whether you choose fight or flight? It's an instinctual choice, it's not something you ruminate on, but it will be different for different people. That said, I also agree that Synergy is off his rocker for suggesting that tackling the gunman would be successful. Almost no one will choose to "fight" in a very dangerous situation if it doesn't look likely to succeed, no matter what their values are. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Tuesday, April 17 2007 06:26
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I'm not sure if my desktop would break the CoC -- for, actually, various reasons -- so it will stay unsnapshotted. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Tuesday, April 17 2007 06:24
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Trollin' Salmon! -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
| Undead Bane? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Monday, April 16 2007 21:00
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Rotghroths are not undead, nor do they count as them. (No, they aren't zombies.) -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Monday, April 16 2007 19:04
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We live in a culture that glorifies violence, a culture that breeds alienation. It is so easy for people to slip through the cracks, socially. And we live in a culture in which abuse and neglect can't even be considered all that rare. Some of the adolescents I work with could very easily turn out like that guy. They probably won't, because they are getting lots of support services, and lots of care from lots of people. Many young people aren't that lucky -- especially if they tend to internalize their problems. We don't recognize children in trouble and we don't have the resources to care for them when we do. And when their troubles go uncared for, their life is going to be a pile. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Monday, April 16 2007 18:56
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Muffin's right. The Hairpins are great for random monsters, but against bosses, you are wasting an accessory slot. The Prism Specs give a RIDICULOUS bonus to ALL damage, a +50% bonus I believe. There are some other great accessories as well, like the 80% counter rate one and the berserk effect one. But more to the point, CT hands you a truly absurd number of Exilirs and Megalixirs. And you can BUY HyperEthers. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Monday, April 16 2007 18:48
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I graduated in 05, actually; they kept the account around for a year. I indeed do not have the original file anymore. SevenMass, if you want to post it somewhere else, you have my blessing. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Sunday, April 15 2007 19:49
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Falcon Hit was definitely one of the game's best values and was useful in tons of situations. Beast Toss (Ayla + Robo) goes in that category as well. Actually, I think it's the single most damaging physical attack in the game. Luminaire is actually the most powerful tech in the game; it just doesn't seem like it because of Crono's unimpressive magic stat. It's parallel to Cure Beam, actually, which is brokenly good if you give all your Magic Tabs to Robo. The other broken thing about Robo is, of course, the Crisis Arm. Though it takes some effort to set up, if Robo has 999 max HP, it's quite easy to use effectively. If anyone's hurt, Robo casts Cure Beam and heals everyone to max. If not, he Uzzi Punches for twice the damage you'll ever get out of Confuse or Triple Kick. Of course, he can also cast Shock at any time, which is actually the second strongest tech in the game, after Luminaire. Triple Techs suck, almost exclusively. Even with equal speeds you tend to waste a small fraction of somebody's speed gauge, as Drew mentioned it makes timing healing harder, but -- worst of all -- you can almost always do more damage with three single techs. There's an excellent FAQ explaining this here. (e.g., DarkEternal does 125% the damage of Ice 2, Fire 2, and Dark Matter; this will always be worse than Antipode 3 + Dark Matter.) -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Sunday, April 15 2007 19:11
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Are you serious, Muffin? I tend to assign my creations unique names. There have been quite a number, but my favorite was probably Vercingétorix the Vlish. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
| Bored... in The Exile Trilogy | |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Sunday, April 15 2007 05:29
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If you like this sort of thing, you might check out console emulation. The NES and SNES in particular were loaded with RPGs, including a few real gems. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
| Bored... in The Exile Trilogy | |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, April 14 2007 18:36
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I'm almost sure the barriers didn't come down in my copy of Exile 2 v1.0 back in the day. I wonder if this is a Mac vs PC thing. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
| Yet another poll in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, April 14 2007 17:08
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I can forgive the lack of Rentar, but there's no Erika and no Aimee. That's ridiculous. Enla and Ostoth deserve spots too. Silverio, Mairwen, Aydin, and Kyanan all made repeat appearances and deserve to be on the list more than some who are. And Seles and Vidrain are certainly no less notable than "Formello's Wizard." Are you talking about Miles? Alice? Townsend? ...please. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
| Geneforge 3. in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, April 14 2007 12:20
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Geneforge 3 isn't a bad game at all, but it was a bad sequel. The major complaint was that the plot was one-dimensional and highly repetitive, especially if you'd played the first two games. There was also the lack of innovation. Although G3 had a few new ideas (such as item enhancements, and Alwan and Greta) the game was almost identical to G2 technically. Which is to say, it's mostly great -- but when you've played the previous games and are on your 200th zone of the same plot and the same mechanics and the same enemies, it starts to get old. If you can get past those, it's a solid game with enough character-building depth to offer a lot of good play time. But if you're new to Geneforge, I wouldn't start with G3. Maybe either G1 or G4, depending on your tastes. EDIT: Double-sniped. Sheesh. ET's right about the boats, though; they were possibly the worst thing about any Geneforge game ever. [ Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:22: Message edited by: Slartypants ] -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, April 14 2007 12:20
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Geneforge 3 isn't a bad game at all, but it was a bad sequel. The major complaint was that the plot was one-dimensional and highly repetitive, especially if you'd played the first two games. There was also the lack of innovation. Although G3 had a few new ideas (such as item enhancements, and Alwan and Greta) the game was almost identical to G2 technically. Which is to say, it's mostly great -- but when you've played the previous games and are on your 200th zone of the same plot and the same mechanics and the same enemies, it starts to get old. If you can get past those, it's a solid game with enough character-building depth to offer a lot of good play time. But if you're new to Geneforge, I wouldn't start with G3. Maybe either G1 or G4, depending on your tastes. EDIT: Double-sniped. Sheesh. ET's right about the boats, though; they were possibly the worst thing about any Geneforge game ever. [ Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:22: Message edited by: Slartypants ] -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, April 14 2007 12:01
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Actually, that class would suck. If you aren't going to shape much, the Infiltrator and Servile are clearly better. If you are, the Lifecrafter would likely be better anyway. That class would need more than "genarally" balanced HP and Essence in order to be remotely useful. Luck also does not increase resistances. It increases displayed resistance but won't decrease your damage one whit. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, April 14 2007 09:27
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Yeah, the barriers will only come down if you've registered. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, April 14 2007 06:46
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Horses make a huge difference in how much time it takes to do anything. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Saturday, April 14 2007 06:42
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Crono, Ayla, and... Frog? It's hard to imagine a best team that doesn't include Robo, given how broken he is. Frog, on the other hand, doesn't have any good magic and doesn't have a strong physical tech like Crono and Ayla. He has a decent regular attack but it requires using up his Accessory slot. He doesn't have good doubles or triples in that group either. I guess he's better than Marle, but really, why Frog? -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, April 13 2007 11:58
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Avernum 2 and 3 might be worth a shot, but there's very little in them that wasn't in Exile 2 and 3. Registration is worthwhile. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, April 13 2007 11:08
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I think I will wait for Kel to make another scenario before bating any breath on another Blades game. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, April 13 2007 10:16
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I hear the sprites in Nethergate 2.0 are modelled after the ones in Rainbow Brite. :P -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |