Profile for Or else o'erleap.
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| Displayed name | Or else o'erleap. |
| Member number | 335 |
| Title | Law Bringer |
| Postcount | 14579 |
| Homepage | http://www.polarisboard.net |
| Registered | Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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| Avernum 4? in General | |
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written Thursday, August 25 2005 15:26
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Jeff makes good settings and good game mechanics. A1 has virtually no plot, so it rides on its nice setting. A2 has a plot that disappears quickly, but the setting is still just fine. A3 leaves the Avernum setting and has a plot, but it's a bad one. Nethergate has a decent plot and a good background. I'm not qualified to speak about Geneforge, but the plot doesn't seem disastrous to me (although it does seem repeated, as Kel seems to have noted). One out of four is forgiveable. Three out of seven is uglier, if that's how you view Geneforge, but still better than 50%. One out of four BoA scenarios (AMR may not be a shining jewel, but it's perfectly fine) is ugly, but all that shows is that Jeff should leave the short plots to others. —Alorael, who is perfectly happy to play games for the background. Avernum has a good one. If A4 capitalizes on it, even if the plot isn't great, it can be a great game. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Pralgad or Pralgrad? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, August 25 2005 15:20
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Isn't Valorim more of a frontier than a backwater? Normally that means the opposite, but I guess the two can coincide when frontier also means man-eating monsters. Opportunity is balanced by the chance of being eaten as well as dying of diptheria or other roach-borne plague. —Alorael, who is sure Prazac has more than just four titles. Those are probably just the ones for informal use. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, August 25 2005 11:59
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He did live to see the day today, but not yesterday or the day before. Tomorrow he probably will have lived to see the day after tomorrow, but not today or yesterday. —Alorael, who recommends an advanced course in Muddled Biochemistry to anyone who is lost and confused at this point. Intelligent design may work in a pinch. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| I am the best. in General | |
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written Thursday, August 25 2005 11:57
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Congrats, Morgan! May you continue to be the best for many years to come! Jeros, if you think RWG is spam, you're clearly missing quite a bit. Read through it again more carefully. —Alorael, who will not lock this topic. If congratulations for round post counts are allowed, surely congratulations for superiority over everyone else can be properly recognized and lauded. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| What's Your Faction? in General | |
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written Thursday, August 25 2005 11:53
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The vahnatai made all the other factions. Therefore they are better. They also have shiny crystals. —Alorael, who would like to see what might happen if the vahnatai, the Church of the Divine Lucre, and the Cult of the Sacred Item met. It would be a religious race to loot the most from some very irate aliens! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| That stupid button!!! in The Exile Trilogy | |
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written Thursday, August 25 2005 11:48
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You can't press the button without killing yourself. It's there to kill you and for no other reason. You do get warned. —Alorael, who wouldn't take anyone who believes the rumors that Ahonar gives Class D4 protection. Ahonar gives you Level 14b resistance to nonspecific binding. Aydin gives you magical protection, but you have to get back into Avernum for it. You also have to have a total of 20 or more points in Gullibility distributed among the characters in your party. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, August 25 2005 11:44
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quote:Jeff never states his ideas more than a game or two in advance, but since making these games seems to be his primary source of income, an end isn't exactly plausible. A5 is quite likely if A4 sells well. I haven't heard definite intimations of another Geneforge, but that seems possible as well. And maybe, just maybe, there will be a completely new game soon! Don't hold your breath, though. quote:Thanks for the warning, but maybe you can fix them next time? —Alorael, who can see how Geneforges 2 and 3 are rehashes, but isn't 1 fairly original, at least as far as fantasy RPGs go? The demo is solid, at least. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| were did TM go? in General | |
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written Thursday, August 25 2005 11:34
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TGM was temporarily banned for goatse, as is standard, and permanently banned for circumventing his ban, as is also standard. Nobody hates him here (any more than before he was banned, anyway), and he wasn't and isn't a bad guy. Off-color, perhaps, and off-color from Spiderweb's already not quite picture perfect tones is saying something, but he and his army of accounts were part of the Spiderweb flavor. —Alorael, who thinks there has to be something that's put in the water in Finland to make people turn out as they do. Arctic turns out to be rather typical, actually, and that's disturbing and more than a little daunting. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Your Favorite Source of Energy in General | |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 18:25
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That energy goes to confining and stabilizing the plasma, I think. —Alorael, who would rather not gamble on the possible creation of easy energy via a process that hasn't worked so far. It could, but it would really be bad to figure out that it won't after refusing to invest in anything else. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 17:25
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Skype really is free as long as you're only communicating with Skype. It's getting a number that can be called by regular phones, or calling those phones yourself, that carries costs. —Alorael, who has no excuses for dialup. It's bad. Sometimes you just have to splurge (monthly) for your own good. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Your Favorite Source of Energy in General | |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 17:22
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Solar panels are definitely very popular and strongly encouraged, but they are still, as far as I know, not terribly efficient, fairly expensive, and extremely dependent on circumstances. They may be good, and they may help defray electricity costs, but solar energy can't solve the problem. —Alorael, who now fondly recalls the microwave power plants of SimCity 2000 and the "oops beam" fun that resulted. One can only imagine the joys of stringing power lines out to Mercury. Not that you'd have to, though. All you need is a satellite able to stay near Earth but out of Earth's shadow (and, ideally, not casting a shadow itself) with accompanying power lines. Still impossible, but less so. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Exile 3- returning book in The Exile Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 17:16
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It's a mistake! There are a few of them in E3, and there are more in A3. Jeff put some strange abilities on some items. —Alorael, who wishes his books would return when thrown. Then he wouldn't worry so much about using theme as projectiles. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 14:28
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Phone cards can't be cheaper. Skype is free. Or you could be paying extra to communicate with regular phones, but it shouldn't be that hard to convince people to download Skype. All the same, I'm not about to get rid of my regular phone. —Alorael, who will also have to admit that fitting a laptop in your pocket is difficult even if you do have wireless access almost everywhere, which costs a fortune. A cell phone still has its place... says the person who habitually carries one without turning it on. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Avernum 4? in General | |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 14:22
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Interface: I don't see what makes the interface so terribly Geneforge, and I'm one of the ones who won't register and play Geneforge. It has quick slots for spells and items. It has Geneforge graphics. That seems to be it, as far as I can tell. Plot: Be fair to Jeff. E3/A3 was his only monster plague game. Everybody likes Nethergate's plot, and I haven't heard many complaints against Geneforge because its plot is too mindless. Don't judge the entire plot by the preview blurb. E3/A3's problem really is that the preliminary plot is the entire thing. You find out that there are monster plagues in the very beginning, and you stop them. There aren't any twists or complexities. Graphics: I still think being able to tell the difference between a slith warrior, a nephil, and a goblin (Nethergate/A1 peach variety) will be refreshing. You know there will be new graphics. Geneforges 1-3 have many creations, but most don't fit into the previous Avernum games (they can be made to fit A4...) and many of Avernum's creatures don't have graphics yet. You Avernum graphics lovers are nuts. No, really! Kel: Drakey's response seems reasonable. You expressed fear of a vague, unenthralling plot with implausibly motivated villains. Drakey has at least suggested that it won't be that bad. —Alorael, who is looking forward to A4. It will be turn based. It will be Spiderweb. That puts it in the category of things he registers and enjoys. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 14:09
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You're missing chalcedony. Kill Pyrog, take his key, and loot his lair. —Alorael, who hopes he still has the brooch locations right. Chalcedony might be the one held by the man hiding in Mertis. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Avernum 3 maps in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 14:06
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Who will find and nudge Silver Harloe? —Alorael, who could only find one reference to an email address not at silverchat.com, and it's several years old. Worth a try, though. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 24 2005 14:06
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Who will find and nudge Silver Harloe? —Alorael, who could only find one reference to an email address not at silverchat.com, and it's several years old. Worth a try, though. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Your Favorite Source of Energy in General | |
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written Tuesday, August 23 2005 21:58
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The problem isn't running out of fossil fuels, really. It's running out of money to get it. If gas is $30 per gallon, a car becomes a really big problem. If obtaining coal requires extreme procedures, nobody will be able to afford power bills. Fossil fuels will still be there, but not useful. [Edit: Silver has the highest conductivity of the metals, but copper is close and far cheaper, so that's what's used, I believe.] —Alorael, who doesn't like the model of constantly improving extraction matching constantly shrinking "easy" reserves and constantly growing demand. The resources aren't endless, and sometime someone is going to have to fix the problem. Before it becomes an urgent crisis would be good. [ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 22:01: Message edited by: R & D & B ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 23 2005 21:54
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According to Drakey, who somehow knows everything, it's still an Avernum turn-based system and the graphics are very preliminary. This makes sense; I still remember when all the PCs in Nethergate looked identical. Give the engine some time to look pretty and distinct, please! The plot is also not vahnatai-centric this time, though they're still around. Story developing, probably literally. The spell system is "massively improved," which can only mean good things. quote:—Alorael, who likes the Geneforge graphics. Right now they look a little too Geneforgy, but you can't honestly claim that monsters looked halfway decent in Avernum. Geneforge is a big step up. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Identify the drawings. in General | |
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written Tuesday, August 23 2005 21:33
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You don't want to know. —Alorael, who wants a picture of Sir Gawain to go with Sir David and his green armor. He also wants you to know that his rifle has a much more awesome shade of black when rendered properly as a stick figure. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 23 2005 21:29
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The real problem is that no single entity is willing to build a hundred 30 megawatt plants when a single 3000 megawatt plant can be built with less expenditure of time and money. Putting up turbines or solar panels takes a long time to be profitable for an individual. Companies probably don't like making significant investments for modest gains in the long term when they could make more money quicker in other ways. Stranger, you have the problem backwards. Solar, wind, and hydroelectric power can't supply us now. Fission can. Fission can continue to do so for a very long time even if fusion doesn't pan out. Yes, the waste is a problem, but it's still better than the pollutants of current plants, and nuclear power isn't nearly as dependent on location. All you need is somewhere where the property values can suffer as (rather unnecessarily) flipped out residents flee en masse. I'm no expert on power, but the difficulties of using a plant in the Mojave to run NYC are obvious. Power lines are designed to minimize resistance, but they do have it, so some power is lost in transit. The longer the wire, the greater the loss. Additionally, either multiple lines have to be run to form a true power grid or there's a risk of a storm in Nebraska knocking out the line and cutting off power to everything east of the problem. —Alorael, who doesn't like the idea of burying waste in the desert very much himself. Shooting it into space has its problems as well. On the other hand, is covering an area with a wind farm or panels really any better than covering or using it to cover a large bunker with radioactive waste? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 23 2005 16:16
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Backing up a little bit, am I the only person bothered by the fact that Riibu declares, or at least somewhat implies, that her eyes are not blue because she doesn't like blue? If I could change my eyes to fit my tastes, they wouldn't be bright red. —Alorael, who is sick of the crosses and holy water. Honestly, it's enough to make one start shooting people at random. Or continue to do so, if that's what has to be done. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 23 2005 16:07
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Since nuclear energy is the one that really is ready to go right this instant with only construction costs, I'll back it. The waste definitely has its problem, but it beats a massive economic collapse from lack of fossil fuels. Heck, it beats funding the worst regimes in the world to support our economy, too. —Alorael, who will decide which future power supply to put his faith in when one looks good on more than paper and isolated tests. Biodiesel has promise, although it also may cause pollution problems. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 23 2005 16:01
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TGM hasn't returned in large part because he has not tried to return. Drakey can't set limits and deliver ultimatums when there's no interest on the other side. —Alorael, who is still waiting to see if TM turns out the same. It wouldn't be too surprising. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 23 2005 15:58
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Jesus has too much self-respect for Interlingua. If he really did speak all these languages, he was such a fair guy that he probably switched off every sentence. Maybe even every few words. No wonder the word of the Son of God is so difficult to decipher! —Alorael, who could even see Mr. of Nazareth making some mistakes speaking. It has to be hard to juggle that many languages at once. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |