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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, April 3 2006 22:37
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Despite the fact that this has probably been done, I want to know what to try next (I've exhausted the Geneforge series). [EDIT] I'm only including the Avernum and Geneforge titles. The other games seem arcane by computer standards. [ Monday, April 03, 2006 22:38: Message edited by: Nick Ringer ] Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 41 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=mbnKVWxhPNmw"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=mbnKVWxhPNmw"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- One of these words is mispelled. Posts: 284 | Registered: Tuesday, January 31 2006 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, April 3 2006 22:45
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Is it just me, or is A2 going to win by a mile? -------------------- "When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane." Posts: 120 | Registered: Sunday, January 1 2006 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, April 3 2006 22:48
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Nethergate might surprise a few people - or not... (By which I mean it kicks ass) [ Monday, April 03, 2006 22:48: Message edited by: Kid: A xx ] -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? *Name by Slarty, so blame him if it's filthy... Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, April 3 2006 22:55
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quote:The other games including BoA and BoE? On your head be it once TM comes along . :P Although I must disagree with A2 being the only one on that list not sucking badly. I rather like A3, myself. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 03:05
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Geneforge 3 is the best, of course. Hey, only my vote? How pity... -------------------- Download Geneforge 4: Rebellion You have 6 posts. Nobody cares what you think. - Thuryl Wikipedia may be your friend, but UBB is not. - Dikiyoba Posts: 1310 | Registered: Tuesday, December 20 2005 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 04:17
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If you already played the G series, why include it in the poll? Certainly not for completeness, given that you refuse to include Exile and (even more strangely) Blades. -------------------- 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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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 04:53
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There is one grain of truth there, though. The other games are indeed "arcane". Arcane, of course, in the dictionary sense, being magical/mysterious. Sadly also in the sense of "understood and truly appreciated only by very few". Or did you mean archaic? [ Tuesday, April 04, 2006 04:54: Message edited by: thaet waes gode cyning ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 06:02
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I think BoE is Spiderweb's best game my miles. So do many other people. If you try it, you'd be surprised. Need proof? Click here. There's more of these on pages 3-5, I think. There's also this. [ Tuesday, April 04, 2006 06:05: Message edited by: BainIhrno ] -------------------- "Let us see what the new day brings." - Temas, Areni. Visit my realm! Rate My Scenarios! Fort Emerald Robbery The Nephils' Defense The Final Spire The Fifth Tower of Magi The Portal Posts: 626 | Registered: Monday, October 25 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 06:41
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There is no Nethergate! Alas! My last post is nonsensical, and furthermore, I must have voted for something else... Eek! Darn my bad, alcohol-impaired memory! -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? *Name by Slarty, so blame him if it's filthy... Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 07:20
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Of the choices offered, A2 is the best. I strongly recommend looking into Nethergate as well. Blades of Exile is great if you can accept the engine, and Blades of Avernum is very good if you can accept the engine and the smaller scenario output. —Alorael, who still wants a Carbonized Nethergate. It has been promised, but before Apple's next big switch would be nice. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 07:45
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I also voted for A2 on the poll, but would recommend BoE for the volume of quality scenarios. The amount of fun gameplay you'll get from it will be greater than from any other Spidweb game. (BoA doesn't have nearly as many scenarios made.) -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 09:01
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By "arcane" I meant "old." Don't they both have the same base word? Viewing the dictionary entried of each archaic and arcane , I find that I used the word incorrectly. Shame on me ... MagmaDragoon, I too voted for Geneforge 3. Alas, I must try the Avernum Series. I can't JUST get Avernum 2, you know ... and to everyone, my most sincere apologies for not including the more archaic Spiderweb titles. -------------------- One of these words is mispelled. Posts: 284 | Registered: Tuesday, January 31 2006 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 09:09
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quote:No. Arcane comes from Latin arcanus while archaic comes from Greek arkhaios. -------------------- 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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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 12:19
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quote:Avernum 2 is the best of the series, but 1 was also really good, and 3 isn't bad either. I would play them in order if I were you, but you don't have to. Also, Nethergate is built on the same engine as the Avernum Trilogy, and is, in my opinion, the best game that Jeff ever wrote. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 12:49
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quote:In which alternate reality is Blades of Avernum older than Avernum 3? You put Geneforge on there, which was made years before BoA, and Avernum IV, which was years after BoA. Neither, to be sure, have any chance of competing with BoA. So which standard did you use? -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 14:13
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Apparently the standard was "games whose titles begin either with the word 'Geneforge' or the word 'Avernum.'" This is not chronological and omits part of the Avernum series (BoA), but eh. A1's my recommendation, although I wouldn't vote for it as the best. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 19:00
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Blades of Avernum doesn't start with Avernum, obviously. It starts with Blades. —Alorael, who supposes the list is ordered in reverse alphabetical order but in the usual numerical order. G is before A and 1 is before 2. It makes sense! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Tuesday, April 4 2006 19:31
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Yes, that was my point. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Master
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written Wednesday, April 5 2006 17:52
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You mays well start with Avernum 1 and move your way up. Based on the fact that E3 is my favorite Exile, I voted for A3, but get what you want. They're all good. -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, April 6 2006 17:45
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A2 was very good, but for some reason I really like A3 Posts: 23 | Registered: Saturday, September 6 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, April 7 2006 02:34
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no way any going to beat a2 in this one :D Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, March 29 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, April 7 2006 02:43
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quote:  There's a reason. A2 rocks. Personally, I prefer A3, but that's only because E3 was the first one I played - thus, when I noticed the recurring themes and cliches, E/A3 still felt like the most original of the storylines. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, April 7 2006 16:19
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A2 is really the best game made by Spiderweb. Posts: 57 | Registered: Monday, December 20 2004 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Friday, April 7 2006 16:29
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Originally by Clam: quote:Looking at your stats, Dikiyoba thinks that you must indeed value A2 highly to make a post about it. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, April 7 2006 19:18
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I'm sure many people are tired of hearing it, but I think that most people who say that A2 is the best Spiderweb game have not played Nethergate. [ Friday, April 07, 2006 19:19: Message edited by: Tyranicus ] -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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