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Displayed name | Ephesos |
Member number | 4153 |
Title | Law Bringer |
Postcount | 4130 |
Homepage | http://www.freewebs.com/ephesos |
Registered | Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 17:51
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Andorra's somewhere between France and Spain, right? ... (checks wikipedia) Yup. And it has no income taxes. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 16:35
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Ah, I see Lego's ego is getting inflated by the discussion... or am I misreading the new moniker? quote:Because I'd rather see the government use the vast resource that is unemployed Americans to fix up the broken parts of the country. Fix some roads, clean up some schools, replant some forests... Cutting taxes will just allow businesses to make more obscene profits with the same numbers employed. Not to mention the fact that even if they do hire more people, it will be to their own end and not one that benefits the country (unless you're predictably focusing on the economic angle). And if I hear a single reference to trickle-down economics used as a counter-idea, I'll scream. And Lego, the Great Depression was a worldwide depression. The world economy just burned out after WW1. So it wasn't caused by tariffs. It was simply the fact that everyone's economy hit the red at the same time. quote:Nioca, it's just that Lego's idea is more flawed than most others I'm aware of. Thus, I feel perfectly fine criticizing it. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
The SpiderWebWorld in General | |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 16:21
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Lego as Poland... everybody has to trample him on the way to proving their point. I like it. :P Hm. I can't figure out one for me. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
Avernum 1: The Hardest Part *spoilers* in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 16:17
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quote:Wait... in A1? Bon-Ihrno is in A1? Where? -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
The Bad Get Polling! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 10:43
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quote:Yeah, in order for us to regret the release, it'd have to be really, really, really bad. Like Proving Grounds bad. :P -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
Avernum 1: The Hardest Part *spoilers* in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 10:41
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quote:Seconded. At least, that was the hardest major quest. My fighter just kept dying to fiery touches... he could deal enough damage to kill Grah-hoth fairly quickly, but so could Grah-hoth. It was one of the most challenging Avernum fights I can remember. Eventually, it worked, though. Slow is your friend. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 10:30
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Lego, I'm waiting for you to respond to my post. Otherwise, I'll have to crash the other half of the debate. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
November Posting Stats Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Poll in General | |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 10:12
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quote:(smites undead spam) Seriously, though... the post rate is tapering off again. And we don't seem to be drawing many new people. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 10:08
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Agh... I'm thinking of just turning this into my excuse to write a heck of a lot in a month. Actually adhering to the word count will probably kill me. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
The Bad Get Polling! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, October 31 2006 10:07
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quote:Rushing is relative... three weeks, however, was just insane. Three weeks from basically nothing to everything. So if you've already got a fair amount done, the deadline is completeld doable. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
Xeon, The Beginning in General | |
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written Monday, October 30 2006 22:25
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quote:I think so. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Monday, October 30 2006 22:21
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For the moment, I'll just stick to my part of the argument here... the rest got spontaneously more complex. Anyway... quote:That's a cop-out, and you know it. quote:Perpetuated despair and failure do not promote a good work ethic. quote:I'm thinking New Deal legislation here... let the government hand out jobs. But I kind of agree with you here. Hand outs are bad. Handing out jobs is better. quote:Yes there is. You said they were weak for lacking ambition. I maintain that they're strong for sticking with an underpaid, underappreciated job which forms an integral part of society. quote:Hm... in that case... DIE. I feel stronger already. :P (For the record, I'm all for calling one's statements and ideas idiotic, and do my level best to keep that separate from what I think of the person. So Lego, I don't think you're an idiot. I don't necessarily think you're a bad person. I'm just not sure I'd be able to listen to you talk in person for very long without vomiting.) -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
Episode 3: A New Game in General | |
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written Monday, October 30 2006 19:05
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quote:Best line yet. :D (though the Imban one comes close) I'm really just waiting for the boards to freeze up and have the story interrupted by an internal server error. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
Xeon, The Beginning in General | |
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written Monday, October 30 2006 18:58
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XxX, I strongly suggest that you try to work with Blades of Avernum for a while. It's a good way to get an idea of how much work the design process is on even a small scale. That makes it less of a shock once you realize how much more work it takes to make a game from scratch. It'll also help you refine your story-telling skills. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Monday, October 30 2006 18:54
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quote:Not to mention the subjective elements of quality, whereas quantity can be judged very easily and objectively. Thus, it's a safe bet to go for quantity, whereas quality is a risky move. Tyran, it's getting old. :P -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Monday, October 30 2006 07:34
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quote:Meh. It was allegedly discovered back in 1999, but the experiment couldn't be replicated so they retracted it. I'd personally wait a while before calling this one official. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Monday, October 30 2006 06:52
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EDIT: Tags. And yet again, fixing post to not repeat Kel. Drat. quote:You're trying to give yourself a cheap way out of any of your definitions with the debate equivalent of "answers may vary", that's what. quote:So... class stratification and general misery in a significant portion of the population is best for society? If I am wrong in this derivation, please correct me. quote:Complacence? What about satisfaction with one's life? What about not feeling the need to struggle past an already comfortable existence? quote:I have a serious problem with your "manipulation skills = strength" theory. It shows a total lack of compassion in your views. [ Monday, October 30, 2006 06:54: Message edited by: Ephesos ] -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Sunday, October 29 2006 22:07
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quote:It died a horrible UBB death when WKS posted the Karma Sutra in it. I'm honestly not sure if the content of the Karma Sutra eased the passing or not... -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Sunday, October 29 2006 18:45
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Yeah, and I'm not all that far out of the top 5. Don't count me out yet! And I think I've already passed Lego again. (Salmon, I thought that was somebody impersonating you...) -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Sunday, October 29 2006 18:41
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quote:Let me show you my Good/Evil results, which stayed constant over two tests: Good: XXXXXXXXXX (10) Neutral: X (1) Evil: (-3) I win. :D -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Sunday, October 29 2006 18:32
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EDIT: Fixed to not repeat what Kel said... don't write so fast, Kel! EDIT2: Post 2345... almost significant. quote:FYT, sorry. Research is incredibly important for everyone who makes the "important" discoveries. Newton's "standing on the shoulders of giants" quote comes to mind. Granted, some of it becomes pork, particularly if the "weak" get involved, as I imagine you think. Basically, I agree with Kel. Your definitions keep changing, and your sudden inclusion of luck is just a little evasive. Explain your concept of justice, please. It'll help sort out all of this semantic lunacy, particularly your willingness to excuse it by including luck as a variable. [ Sunday, October 29, 2006 18:38: Message edited by: Ephesos ] -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Sunday, October 29 2006 18:31
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I'm here a lot. Probably too often, but I don't really care. It's a fun enough community that I'm sticking around. Oh, I usually log out. Not really sure why. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
Xeon, The Beginning in General | |
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written Sunday, October 29 2006 18:19
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quote:Yeah, but not everybody can make a decent plot. I'd be more interested in hearing what XxX had in mind for that. Could either -X- or XxX change their moniker? Please? -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Sunday, October 29 2006 18:13
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quote:Wait, you mean two, right? Ack! I'm not ready! I can't do this! -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
Xeon, The Beginning in General | |
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written Sunday, October 29 2006 12:54
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XxX, I don't quite understand why you're posting this here. I mean, it's nice that you're making a copyright-infringing low-quality game and all, but where does this board enter into it? What did you mean by making this a poll, anyway? -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |