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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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written Tuesday, November 21 2006 09:46
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Any Shaped Something equipment is worth holding onto, as are the many seemingly useless reagents, many of which appear in the forms of leaves, flasks, or round things. Generally speaking, if you can't figure out what it's for you should probably keep track of it for a while. —Alorael, who got much less mileage out of item creation than he was expecting. Most of the way through the game there's nothing particularly good to make. The most he did was occasionally augment items he already found. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 21 2006 09:41
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Be productive and come back soon, Magma! GF4 is worth it. —Alorael, who doesn't think that FAQs need to compete. If Schro's is finished Magma can focus on different things or just provide an alternative perspective. Besides, if Schro is going to make walkthroughs for all the factions he'll be at it for a while. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 23:05
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There's a whole series of tragicomic ex-Spiderwebbers. Shotts and Vince/Tails are the ones who come to mind for me, but I'm sure there are others. They're not really members of the community, though. They occasionally become in-jokes, but they fade pretty quickly. —Alorael, who also doesn't think any of the true troublemakers came with a new game. There are always a few here today, gone tomorrow spammers, but true trolling takes diligence and dedication beyond the usual new game fans. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 23:00
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What simple animal can squeak? That requires lungs, or at least some kind of internal air pocket. Granted, launching projectiles probably requires some kind of large "exhalation," but it's not so simple. On the other hand, you could have a squeaky plant with no animal at all. Squeeze the air bladder and it rushes through the tube to hurl out thorny death. —Alorael, who concludes that batons are people too. You shouldn't kill them. You should love and cherish them, and you should never, ever sell them to a shifty servile merchant. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 20:19
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Abusive stunning paralysis. Sure, the game is better without it, but there was something satisfying about being able to fight Monarch without ever letting him move, let alone attack. —Alorael, who wonders now how the game would have worked with the new AP system and the old stunning system. Much more stunning would have been required to lock enemies down. It might have worked a bit. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 20:17
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Like who? It sounds like you mean TM, but he didn't exactly join the community when a game came out. Things were different before Spiderweb had its own boards. —Alorael, who has never seen any particular backlash against newbies with a new game before. He thinks it has more to do with last month's sudden surge in posts and surge in pointless posts as well. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 20:15
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I can't really say how many changes were made since I'm less than conversant with the original graphics, but all the changes over the course of the beta seemed like changes for the better. —Alorael, who didn't have any nostalgia to contend with. His is an entirely (subjectively) objective vote for improvement. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 20:13
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Aside from the hint books made by Spiderweb for every game, there are walkthroughs of varying quality for all the games. You'll generally find better material for the newer games for reasons I don't even want to attempt to explain. —Alorael, who may have to look into that. He believes Nethergate, A1, and A3 have been given the most exhaustive walkthroughs, but he hasn't been paying attention to the Geneforges and hasn't looked at the Exile walkthroughs for a while. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 20:11
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I don't think anyone should ever use that spell but X. Besides, think of the shock on everyone's faces when X's ultimate spell of anvil destruction becomes the key to his plans for world domination. —Alorael, who thinks X would make a nearly perfect benevolent dictator. He'd leave everyone to their own devices until they started disturbing his work, and then his solutions would be quick, neat, final, and quite probably hilarious Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 20:09
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Good enough techno that only plays while you play Undead Valley could be an incentive, I suppose, but that would have to be some very impressive techno. —Alorael, who might do it for some especially good Domenico Scarlatti. Not that Scarlatti is especially suited to dungeon crawls, mind you. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 14:21
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Think of this as a social debugging challenge, Aran. What input gets the output of the Spiderweb community up to par? —Alorael, who insists that any parallels with so-called social engineering is strictly in the mind of the reader. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 14:17
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He's said he wants to buy the game, but he wants to do it without giving out his address. —Alorael, who gave out his address willingly. When the SEP goons come bashing down doors he'd rather have his name on the do not eliminate with extreme prejudice list. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 13:37
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Aran: One warning for borderline CoC violation. Garrison: No, now is not the time for quantity. Spiderweb isn't dying and we don't need to bury it in spam in order to save it. —Alorael, who would rather let it die than resurrect it as some spamulent zombie. No, spamulent isn't a word, but it's a good neologism. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 10:44
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The amount of realism added and the number of people who would take advantage of theft doesn't justify the time and effort needed to set up and balance the system. How many areas would you give up in order to pick pockets? —Alorael, who has never really liked theft systems in games. There are always a few items that you are practically obligated to steal, but there's no indication of when or where. The responses never seem quite right. Besides, as an upstanding member of the heavily canister using community, you shouldn't pick pockets. You should blow people up and sift through the rubble for loot. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 10:38
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Please remember that this board belongs to a company. Jeff would like to sell his games, and he's less likely to do so if his forum practices tough love (or conspicuous hate, as the case may be). I'm all for stemming the tide of drivel, but doing so by applying vitriol isn't the right way to do it. Cannings and bannings may step up, though. —Alorael, who also is fully in favor of retributive edits. Lock your doors and threads, Spiderweb, because the mods know no fear and have no mercy. Well, okay, that's hyperbole, but still. When you post without a point you post with the devil. More slogans, too. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 10:34
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Give Jeff a little time. Would you rather get the game on time but not quite ready or maybe a day or two late and in a state of stunning perfection? —Alorael, who has no special information. He have any reason to think the game will or will not be late or that any particular stunning perfection is a reasonable possibility. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, November 19 2006 13:12
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Selling prices weren't affected by faction, but actually being able to sell can be. Yes, prices are visible. I'm not sure how you stole items in GF3, but you probably still can. No, creations don't have inventories. Where are they going to hold stuff anyway? —Alorael, who doesn't think he is really disclosing much here. If he never posts again, you know why. Mourn him, please. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, November 19 2006 13:09
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Check right here. —Alorael, who has decided to leave this topic open in case the original poster has something else to ask or add. Jumping on him for asking is not productive, so please don't. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, November 19 2006 13:07
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Geneforge is moving forwards, not backwards! Yes, values are still visible. —Alorael, who doesn't particularly want to see thieving become a complicated system. Geneforge isn't about stealing and really shouldn't be. Besides, equipping all those NPCs with stuff to steal would waste more of Jeff's time. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, November 19 2006 00:02
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Aran is part of the current management. His pretenses of populism are only a thin veneer, and when push comes to shove you'll see whose side the bots are on. —Alorael, also finds it only fair to warn you that some of the innocuous members in your midst are secret informers for the mods. Yes, let there be paranoia! Let the conspiracies know fear! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, November 18 2006 23:58
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These accounts aren't really all that harmful if all they do is register and not post. Sure, the newest member may be suspect, but newbies are always suspect. —Alorael, who considers this another sign of Arctic's dereliction of duty. In the old days these invisible newbies would have been safely eaten and no trouble to anyone. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, November 18 2006 23:53
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There's a reason for limited backpacks. Not being able to carry literally everything you could conceivably need and still be able to carry out all the loot you acquire means you need to make strategy decisions. The game is slightly better for it. —Alorael, who finds the game vastly better for the revamped encumberance system. It's now possible to play a frail caster or shaper without collapsing under the weight of anything valuable you pick up. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, November 18 2006 23:51
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Great. Godwin! A more apt question, however, is whether you would rather be a lackey to the oldbies or a flunky to a would-be rebel who holds no power and is seemingly regarded with near-universal derision and distaste. Besides, all this is temporary. When Richard White comes it won't matter who you are or what your position is. Yes, your only hope is to be eaten by GC2 first. —Alorael, who also sees a little false advertising here. "Reign in hell" is for Satan, not for Beelzebub. Know thy Book of Milton. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, November 18 2006 19:27
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A little bit. Actually, I considered picking a number of answers just to oppose yours, but most of them weren't funny enough to be worth writing. —Alorael, who can rephrase it to be closer to what he meant. Spiderweb games have so few characters that you can't go around excising them. On the other hand, you could remove the vast majority of the personalities appearing in the games without altering them in the slightest. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, November 18 2006 19:25
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I just quoted. The treachery is all yours. In other news, Spiderweb is currently 17% female, the enormous 31+ age category is tied for second largest group, and we have nearly as many atheists as Christians. Also, Spiderwebbers are nearly as likely to be married as they are to be single with a significant other. —Alorael, who thinks this may be the internet. Yes, it shows definite signs of internethood. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |