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UA and Control (Topic Split) in General | |
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written Saturday, April 10 2004 16:01
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This topic split from the Suicide topic due to being a ruin of a perfectly good philosophy topic. ---Unseen Avocado--- Alec (if you are the Custer person), when I was younger, my parents did everything they tried to make me co-operate. Believe me, they tried, and spanking was part of it. Nothing worked, because I refused to give in to them, to allow them to manipulate me, so however hard I disliked the punishment, I would not give in, I would not let them control me, I would not let them make me cooperate. I was always, totally determined not to let anyone manipulate me. I tend to manipulate my parents, in fact, making them get a bottle of water or some other menial task I could easily do myself. I used to be an awful lot more annoying than I (hope) I am now. Oh yeah. And it's also my opinion that I should be able to manipulate people however I want, although they shouldn't ever be allowed to control me in any way. Life isn't fun without an unfair advantage! I refuse to be manipulated. I refuse to do something without a good reason. I refuse to be like everybody else. I refuse to talk to people at school. I refuse to take a shower daily. I refuse to accept that I do not control the world. I refuse to conform. --- ---FatBatMonkey--- Since I was her first I bagsy the "taking the right-royal" rights: UA: WHOAH! Down with the pent up rage. Yeah Alec is the ole Custer. However for someone who claims to never be manipulated you fell into that one TOO easily. You were manipulated into rising to his challenge. And before you even THINK about technicallities, DON'T. I wrote the rulebook and then burned it, when it comes to technicallities and picking holes in arguements. Not being nice to people just because they exist is not only fascism but is also idiocy, hypocrasy and being plain bloomin'-minded. Making someone do something just because you don't want to is also NOT manipulation. They just see that you're a difficult brat and don't bother. Also if you were MORE annoying THEN, then whooooh. Yasuaih! Like spurting out that you're a pain to everyone you know isn't? Your opinions, proverbially speaking, BITE. That's not being human, that's being an insane despot. And you are controlled. Always. You live in a house, you are controlled by the owner. You use money, you are controlled by the government. You do ANYTHING, from walking down the street to having a Coke, and someone is in control of you. If your parents wanted they could take you to a psych and they could give you drugs whether you like it or not. And if you have an unfair advantage in life that you use too uch, you deserve what you get: knives in the back. Fair advantages are all well and good but what your suggesting will both, never happen and if it did, will earn you a good deal of enemies. I assume even you need sleep? You refuse to do anything without a good reason? What about these boards then? What's the good reason for these? To not be like everyone else, well you've kind of missed out some fundamentals there - you breathe, eat, sleep, walk all of that sort - you also look like a human which is just like everyone else, and you think you're the FIRST person to take that exact attitude? Heck no! At least add a LITTLE originallity. Me? I like being me. Flexible hours, good pay. Most of all I, like nearly ever person I know, don't like people who are too similar to myself. But with me, I've never found ANYONE who is remotely like me. It's fun. Not talking to people? That is just plain biggotry. It'll be the same old case: gets pushed around by a couple of older kids, so shuts EVERYONE out - even the ones trying to befriend him. Classic. Refusing to shower daily? HAHAHA! COME ON! That's a big stand against authority? That's just poor hygiene. Nothing more. Refusing to conform? Impossible. You wear clothes do you not? If someone fires a gun at you, you run away? (yes, you would so don't) You believe the Earth is round? They're all examples of conforming to the social norm. Lighten up! Don't be a big ole loner who dies lonely. Get out there, get a life, some friends. Trust me, despite whatever you put some people through, they'll still welcome you with open arms. You, most likely, won't live past the average (like the rest of us "plebs") and after you are gone, there will be only one thing that matters - how you are remembered. You could be remembered for being nice, creating world peace, inventing something or just being a nice family person. Equally you could be an evil tyrant (the path that you currently follow) and people will spit on your grave, burn your image, and generaly badmouth you. You could also be unremarkable and forgotten. You can't do anything after your gone so do something now before it's too late. Oh yeah! Rantilicious! Yeah! Bleh, meh, feh. N/O mate. Life is what you make it. --- ---laaran--- Unseen Avocado: I hope you refuse to come to Paris too so I am sure not to meet you --- ---Unseen Avocado--- quote:See italics. --- ---The Almighty Doer of Stuff--- But you don't exist, so it shouldn't matter whether he goes to Paris or not. (...) UA, why don't you kill yourself then? Honest question. I'm not telling you to do it or anything. --- ---Unseen Avocado--- The reason is likely because I don't mind living in life too much right now (it's not that bad, except for no control.). And I like classifying everyone I meet as idiots. Did I mention I can't recognise faces? I very often confuse one face on television with another. The reason likely being I seem to recognise people solely by their hair. (I never go outside, so television is pretty much the only place I see faces.) --- ---Nemo Custer Impune Lacessit--- The pharmaceutical industry is a wonderful thing; I am quite sure that there are drugs which can fix UA, and equally sure that, due to the institution of government being basically good and in the interests of its people, he will eventually receive them whether he pleases or not. --- ---Unseen Avocado--- Alec: True. But it is impossible to control to the atomic level. That is, I am doubtful that there is a drug out there that would make my skin turn green and blue within 60 seconds. And, as I mention above, there is either Total Control (in my definition, the ability to change the universe or anything in it instantaneously), or No Control at all. All or nothing - anything in between is pathetic. As a result, I do not consider drugs to be able to control be to the atomic level, and thus they do not control me to any extent that would be considered Total Control, as by me. --- ---laaran--- Unseen Avocado: Maybe you should look towards hinduism. They also speak about controling their own body. Maybe you just want to feel that you control yourself, and maybe hinduists just want the same thing. I don't know for hinduists (because I don't know any directly), and I don't know you either, so I think I am insulting no one speaking this way --- ---Nemo Custer Impune Lacessit--- quote:You can't control anything at the atomic level, either. Doesn't that make you a failure, too? --- ---FatBatMonkey--- Sorry everyone! Excuse me while I laugh! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAA! HAHAHAHAHA! There all done now. Okay ridiculous assumptions and stupidity aside: Thuryl: actually I hate to admit it but I kind of failed to examine your post so what I wrote wasn't in response to yours. Your philosophical ramblings look very interesting but I'm half asleep at the mo and can't understand some of it. Fruit: By the numbers; 1) You were manipulated, it doesn't have to be forceful to do anything - in fact manipulation is best done subtely. He challenged, taking into account your easily sparked aggresion and left you with the option of backing down or rising to it. The result was obvious. In this case "free will" was an illusion, one that only you saw if I might add. 2) Legal agreement? Yeah, right and I'm Dick Clark's hair. If you're so convinced as to the watertightness of said documentation (if it even exists) send me a copy by all means and I'll be happy to show you where it's just plain silly. My e-mail address is there for all to see. 3) Fer cryin' out loud! And you don't think ANYONE ELSE has to deal with that? Of course talking to some people is a bad idea because they're downright not nice. So what? There's a chance that a meteorite could crash down and kill me as I write this now, but at the end of the day I'll still take the chance. "The path of least resistance will rarely lead you beyond your front door." Then again considering your words this quote is probably not apt and you most likely think that a good thing. 4) You order your parents... YOU HAVE ISSUES! 5) What's wrong with my emphasis? And I am perfectly calm. It takes a heck of a lot to strike one of my nerves. Whereas the opposite seems true in your case. (Yasuaih isn't a vocal noise by the way.) 6) No, it wasn't the insane part that was bad, I'm insane, freely admitted, quite a few people on these boards also - more than you would think. Despotism, however, is extremely... ahm, stupid, in this day and age. 7) You take the "three-year-old" arguement. How "mature" of you. However - to take the philosophical standpoint - control is irrelevant. Due to the Chaos Theory and the whole field of entropy, everything will wind down. Control is a temporary thing - it can be gained in many ways - but once it is gone, it can never be taken back. But you aren't really talking about control, you're talking about power - raw and unharnessed. Those who seek power only find a means to an end. Those who seek wisdom find a tool. 8) Who WOULD want control over you anyway? There's obviously no point - you have no apparent intelligence, you cannot socially interact with others and you are, without a doubt, not that big. 9) Trust and believe: the universe does not like unfair advantages. Where there's a will, I can always find a way. 10) When WON'T it be unavoidable? And the way you're doing it, you're not going to be that different. I'm very much more different than you or probably anyone on these boards in ways I really don't care to name. 11) I never assume. Assumption is (as I have always said) the mother of all f ups. And I am still very calm. 12) I'd swear blind that you would be lying on that one, but hey, if you don't talk to ANYONE then that actually may be possible. 13) So EVERYONE'S an idiot now? Well... yeah. Every single person alive I would actually have to class as an idiot. In your case the problem is that you forget that you are a person alive and are also an idiot. I never made that mistake. People talking to you for no good reason? Have you actually thought about this or have you just said it? I REALLY do think it's the latter. Put some thought into it. And no you're not the only person to be an English and grammar freak. (GRRRR!) But you're in the minority who snubs people on that basis. 14) Do you even bother to wash your hands after going to the bathroom? 15) I never said death was bad. But humans have an inbuilt "survival mechanism". When something is trying to kill you generally your "rational" (I'm using the term VERY loosely in your case) thought will not enter into it. 16) You have no anger management do you? Nor any real idea about "reality" and social conduct. Nor ettiqute (sp?). In your case it sounds like you need friends full stop. 17) You really are a spiteful, evil person. Are you aware of this? 18) Nor will your's to them. EVER. But they're the ones that are still breathing. 19) Oh now you stop being childish! For crying out loud! Act your age, not your IQ! Just because someone disagrees with you doesn't mean jack! 20) (and finally) And still no-one would give a damn! You can't play god wherever you try it so get off your high horse and fight like a man. Seen italics, they bored me. Just watch your tongue, at some point you'll graduate from the baby pool and then you'll have to swim with the sharks. And something tells me you won't like that. Scrap the N/O, you're just being selfish and annoying. It's long. It's a rant. It's rantilicious! Bleh, feh, meh. BTW: When it comes to drugs there is no choice. And actually maybe not blue and green in 60, but dead in 13? Yes. Called nerve gas. Fun thing that it is. Gwan Alec. --- ---Nemo Custer Impune Lacessit--- UA, there is such a thing as levels of control. 'He doesn't control me down to the atoms' is true, but 'he doesn't control me at all' isn't. Legally, he can have you committed and you can't do jack about it. On the other hand, you consider yourself 'in control' because you can tell them to get you things and they do. (By your own arguement, you don't control them because you have no atomic control over them either, but that is neither here nor there.) If you told them to get you an elephant, they would say 'Sod off, Hugo' or some variant thereof. If you pitched a fit over not getting an elephant, they'd have you committed. It's not 'control' at all, it's just being a whiny little snot until people do things out of pity for you. There's a difference; you can't behave like whiny little snot and expect people to do things for you outside of the situation in which you now live. In other words, they can say 'Sod off, Hugo' if they don't care for your merde, and you have no reciprocal ability. So face it: your parents do control you. And saying things like 'WELL THEY DON'T CONTROL MY RESPECTIVE SUBATOMIC PARTICLES!!!!!!!' just makes you sound like a freaking idiot. And people act like idiots to conform to the masses. --- ---Unseen Avocado--- You all seem to forget that since it's me so obsessed with not being manipulated, your definitions of control, manipulation, etc, etc. do not matter. This always happens when I release the views I have, above. I have a finely balanced definition of control and manipulation and I don't need everyone in this topic trying to guess exactly what balance it is. If something someone does does not fall under my category of 'manipulation', and it does you, I don't need you running after me to try and correct me. A lot of people will know that people like me cannot be argued with because they will never give in and admit they are wrong. Thus, your attempts to convince me that my view of manipulation will not work. Control that is not unlimited is irrelevant, but I will use it whenever possible as it is preferable over no control. Manipulation that is not significant to me (i.e. replying to a post) is irrelevant and I am not bothered by it. I have no desire to screw my brain up by thinking about such things. I am, quite simply, all or nothing to the above, and I find it highly unlikely you can change me over the Internet. Oh, and I never started talking about subatomic. Only atomic. Nor did I start shouting. It would help matters if you didn't exaggerate unneccesarily. Alec, frankly: I dont' care. If you threaten to destroy my beliefs using logic, I stop respecting your opinion and thus stop listening to it. It is useless to argue with insane people, because they can never admit they are wrong. FatBoyMonkey: I don't bother to wash my hands after using the bathroom. Ever. "Who WOULD want control over you anyway?" I can be as paranoid as I like for any reason, including none. "So EVERYONE'S an idiot now? Well... yeah. Every single person alive I would actually have to class as an idiot. In your case the problem is that you forget that you are a person alive and are also an idiot. [continued]" I have all sorts of idiotic points about me. I don't deny it. Like being an insane, anti-social retard. Listen to this; I don't like reality because I feel insecure because I have no power. As a result, I detach myself from the real world as much as possible. I find the Internet presents an excellent way to detach myself from the world. "You really are a spiteful, evil person. Are you aware of this?" Yes. Depending on my mood, my insanity level adjusts accordingly. "And still no-one would give a damn!" And I dont' give a damn to you, either. --- ---FatBatMonkey--- Hmm... you really need to calm down. BTW, just because someone puts something in Caps doesn't mean they're shouting. In my case it's always to put emphasis. The problem is that it is so far out of the norm that posts like your earlier ones are not the sort of thing that get left alone. You want to try and emphasise the good points (everyone has them even you) and minimise the bad ones. Things like that always come under fire. (Especially in a board like this where there are many experienced flamers just itching for a good fight since they no longer have Misc.) No-one is querying your view of balance. (except for those who believe you are insane) And certainly no-one is trying to guess it. And talking of people who will never have their minds changed: Hello I'm me. No-one has EVER managed to get me to admit I was wrong. And life is always fun, you just need to see the irony. We are not trying to convince you of anything (with the possible exception of Alec who is always trying to convince someone of something ) we are all merely expressing our opinions. Whether they be faulty or not, their our opinions and we love 'em. Settling is not a good mental attitude to take; it makes you feel that you aren't good enough. And if you were to mess your brain up, you wouldn't be alone: once again, hello I'm me and I'm 100% guaranteed genuine insanity-on-a-stick. The all-or-nothing attitude is a dangerous one, simply becauseit is rarely accurate and is a risky gambit full stop. And of course you are right - I doubt I could change anyone's mind simply by talking to them; first rule of hypnosis: you can never get anyone to do something which violates their basic nature. Same is true in general. However, if I could show you some of the things I've seen, people I know, thoughts that I have that are so abstract that they almost move up a level... I know that convincing you of anything would be simple after that. Also you classify yourself as an "insane, anti-social retard", now, the first, from talking to you and my basic RoH, I would agree. Second, by the same yes. Third? Probably not. I would say that from your arguments that you are not and it is merely a label attached to you that you've had so long that you use it yourself. Unless you have my sort of "disability". Never be insecure. I learnt this and can use it. It's a kind of mental toughness. Physical's all well and good, but this will give you the ability to do anything you want to. Finally, and certainly by no means unimportant. I only said that if you continued on this course that you would most likely be hated for long after your death. That people wouldn't give a damn about what you thought. I was probably right about that. But listen to this if nothing else: I care. I, most likely, care too much for my own good. I don't like to see people unecessarily hurt (whether physical or mental). But I have an "understanding" of humans. It runs deeper than mere psychology. I call it my Rules of Humanity: the set laws and paths that it follows. Everyhuman acts within this mould and act for a reason - a kind of cause and effect. I digress. The whole point is, is that were you to (theoretically speaking of course) walk into my house tomorrow and kill all of my family while I watched, then while I would be displeased about their demise, I would never feel anger towards yourself. You acted and for a reason. Whatever the reason, you thought it was enough to perform the act and so did it. And if that reasoning is such, then... fair game. I must however make the distinction between "for a reason" and "felt like it" one you do because you feel you must, the other, a pointless whim. One I give lee-way for. The other... not. This, most likely, raises more pointless queries than it answers. Oh well. It's just another production of rantilicious inc.! Back with the N/O. --- ---Nemo Custer Impune Lacessit--- quote:--- Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
scenario criticism in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Saturday, April 10 2004 10:49
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... The difficulty setting in BoE was instead the difficulty of the scenario you elected to play for the party you brought in. If you sucked, you used a party over the recommended level. If you were godlike, you used a party below the recommended level. It was that simple. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Favourite Smells in General | |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 18:58
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Please drown yourself in cement. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 18:49
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The edit button feels alone and unloved. Also, there were no difficulty settings in BoE except for "Make game easier" and "Fewer wandering monsters". Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
How crap can you get? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 18:38
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If the game was free, how could they possibly make enough money to make more games? Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
scenario criticism in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 13:20
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Do not triple-post. Edit if you must make an addition to an existing work. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
WHERE CAN I BUY BLADES OF AVERNUM EDITOR? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 06:06
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I am most definitely not a pal of yours, and I believe that this will soon be goodbye. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
WHERE CAN I BUY BLADES OF AVERNUM EDITOR? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 06:04
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Repeat that message one more time and you have my assurance that you WILL be banned. Profanity and flaming are most definitely against the code of conduct of these boards. Whereas it's not my jurisdiction to lock topics here, I can try to get you banned so fast you won't know what hit you for this foolishness. Calm the heck down and phrase your questions like a normal, rational human being. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
WHERE CAN I BUY BLADES OF AVERNUM EDITOR? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 06:01
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Lewi, I am a moderator of these boards. Please tell me exactly how much you want to be banned, as you are heading for a ban presently. [ Friday, April 09, 2004 06:02: Message edited by: Imban ] Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
WHERE CAN I BUY BLADES OF AVERNUM EDITOR? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 06:00
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You sag with much burning heat. Talk reasonably, like any sensible person, and maybe we you wouldn't deserve the insults for being too blind or lazy to look around the site. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Small Rebellion: Marble Statue in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Friday, April 9 2004 04:21
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Alternatively, you could strive to slaughter every living thing on the island. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Mac or PC? in General | |
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written Thursday, April 8 2004 20:56
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Even assuming that there are both more Windows users than Macintosh users and more stupid people than smart people, these assumptions are still unrelated. From this, I could say that you have less of a chance to be a smart Mac user than a smart Windows user, and I'd be right. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Article - Choices and Linearity in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Thursday, April 8 2004 20:52
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Well, it wasn't default to BoE. The fact that you added it yourself to Bandits 2 didn't add it to any of the other scenarios that needed it. :P Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Article - Choices and Linearity in Blades of Avernum | |
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Well, it wasn't default to BoE. The fact that you added it yourself to Bandits 2 didn't add it to any of the other scenarios that needed it. :P Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Roses of Reckoning (BoA) is Released! in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Thursday, April 8 2004 06:47
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Well, according to the Spidweb scenario tables, the first 3rd party scenario released (that survived to First Efforts) was Castle Perilous (4/10/98). The first 3rd party scenario to make Solid was Magnificent Six (4/20/98). Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Are there any ???? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, April 7 2004 15:41
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*checks* I wouldn't have ever guessed it... :P Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Scenario compatibility in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, April 7 2004 11:54
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The difference is that converting a PC graphics file into a Mac graphics file on a Mac is possible, while converting a Mac graphics file into a PC graphics file on a PC is impossible, so I'd have to get someone like TM to do it for me. Always bundle your scenarios with the graphics file in a PC-readable format, or you'll seriously piss a lot of people off. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Are there any ???? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Wednesday, April 7 2004 11:49
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Moderators can view people's login names (for identification purposes, I suppose). So I'd only have to guess his password. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
intended behavior? (damage_near_loc) in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Tuesday, April 6 2004 15:29
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Basically, don't try to make area-of-effect projectile attacks like this. It's fine if the center of the area is the caster, though. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
intended behavior? (damage_near_loc) in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, April 6 2004 15:29
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Basically, don't try to make area-of-effect projectile attacks like this. It's fine if the center of the area is the caster, though. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
key lovvest level school VODT in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Tuesday, April 6 2004 15:14
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Do you have a broken w key or are you just a triple-posting idiot? *mutter* Er, what I meant to say is that you shouldn't post more than once in a row in the same topic. There's an EDIT button for changing your post. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Article - Why? in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Monday, April 5 2004 15:48
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I suppose you're right. You absolutely need a plot to justify that you're going out to destroy things, but when I come to an ogre cave in the road, I don't ask why it's there unless, after clearing it, I thought it was boring. (EDIT : This was aimed at Kyna.) [ Monday, April 05, 2004 15:49: Message edited by: Imban ] Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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written Monday, April 5 2004 15:48
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I suppose you're right. You absolutely need a plot to justify that you're going out to destroy things, but when I come to an ogre cave in the road, I don't ask why it's there unless, after clearing it, I thought it was boring. (EDIT : This was aimed at Kyna.) [ Monday, April 05, 2004 15:49: Message edited by: Imban ] Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Article - Why? in Blades of Avernum Editor | |
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written Monday, April 5 2004 15:39
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Surprisingly enough, I'm going to have to agree with Vogel here. Sure, I respect the stories of some of the more plot-heavy scenarios, but I always played Blades of Exile primarily to have fun rampaging around the landscape and doing More Or Less Good. This is why Doom Moon II is probably my favorite scenario of all time. While it most certainly had a plot, in fact, quite an interesting and unusual plot at times, no one really played Doom Moon II for the story of the dragons' revenge upon the kingdom for the death of one of their kind. Heck, most of the plot twists could have been seen coming from miles away. What made Doom Moon II one of the best scenarios was simply that it was a great combat/adventure game. You were always on the edge of your seat wondering what in the devil you were going to go up against next. Would it be hordes of Slith Archmagi and Archpriests? Would it be Margoyles, with 10d10 attacks and acidic spit? Or would it be one of the mighty dragons, with thousands of hit points and horrifically powerful special spells? That's what you played Doom Moon II for - the fun of taking on whatever was thrown at you, barely surviving, and charging on, ready for more. I guess what I'm trying to say is that designers have to remember that they're making a game, not a novel. While a good plot can certainly make a scenario more enjoyable, challenging, fast-paced, fun, and unpredictable gameplay goes so much further. (As a corollary, I have to typically agree with Drakefyre on pointless battles. Repeated, unavoidable fights of the Napoleonic Wars style can quickly kill the pacing and fun of any scenario. If you're going to give us stuff to pointlessly massacre, at least have a heart and make the battles as quick as possible.) Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
Article - Why? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Monday, April 5 2004 15:39
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Surprisingly enough, I'm going to have to agree with Vogel here. Sure, I respect the stories of some of the more plot-heavy scenarios, but I always played Blades of Exile primarily to have fun rampaging around the landscape and doing More Or Less Good. This is why Doom Moon II is probably my favorite scenario of all time. While it most certainly had a plot, in fact, quite an interesting and unusual plot at times, no one really played Doom Moon II for the story of the dragons' revenge upon the kingdom for the death of one of their kind. Heck, most of the plot twists could have been seen coming from miles away. What made Doom Moon II one of the best scenarios was simply that it was a great combat/adventure game. You were always on the edge of your seat wondering what in the devil you were going to go up against next. Would it be hordes of Slith Archmagi and Archpriests? Would it be Margoyles, with 10d10 attacks and acidic spit? Or would it be one of the mighty dragons, with thousands of hit points and horrifically powerful special spells? That's what you played Doom Moon II for - the fun of taking on whatever was thrown at you, barely surviving, and charging on, ready for more. I guess what I'm trying to say is that designers have to remember that they're making a game, not a novel. While a good plot can certainly make a scenario more enjoyable, challenging, fast-paced, fun, and unpredictable gameplay goes so much further. (As a corollary, I have to typically agree with Drakefyre on pointless battles. Repeated, unavoidable fights of the Napoleonic Wars style can quickly kill the pacing and fun of any scenario. If you're going to give us stuff to pointlessly massacre, at least have a heart and make the battles as quick as possible.) Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |