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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Apologies if this has already been asked but have they given any reason why there's no planned release on the Xbox? They've obviously released the last few FF titles across both consoles, including 11, seems a little short-sighted cutting the Xbox out the equation. Unless the decision wasn't...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I'm almost moved to tears by all this communication from S-E. Having played FFXI from NA launch where all player communication, Japanese included, was treated mostly with stony silence or the odd contemptuous, "You're not playing the game how we want you to, you need to adapt not us!" this is...
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Again drawing comparisons from FFXI, all craft skills had certain synths which required other crafts to produce. For example, making a Scorpion Harness required Bonecraft and Leathercraft. I don't even want to revisit the trauma that was making fireworks with Alchemy.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Any announcement on whether they plan to throttle the game's framerate across the platforms like they did with FFXI? 30FPS was pretty unforgiving in certain events with rooms full of people, voke bots, and JP latency advantages.
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    Daft Punk

    Well, Discovery had Barry Manilow singing on the Superheroes track and the album still kicked ass.
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    Games that gave you the most bang for your buck

    Mass Effect 3 multiplayer element only. Considering it was an afterthought to the SP game I'm still playing it over a year after it's release and see nothing changing that anytime soon. Prior to that it'd be Adventure on the Atari, Chucky Egg 2 on the ZX Spectrum, Turrican on the Amiga...
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    Daft Punk

    Extended live version to keep the juices bubbling.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Paladin will have to suffice until they release ninjar!
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    The big thread of game industry fuck ups

    I had to double check there, you reminded me of an old Spectrum game calledHarrier Attack. Amazing graphics warning!
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    EQ F2P- Returning Players & Current Content

    I'm really surprised the mods haven't come down harder on the morons who post over on the SOE forums. Factoring in their efforts and SOE's non-existent marketing acumen I'm amazed any new/returning players touch the game.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    The question I'm asking myself is do I just play this on the PS3 when it launches or use this as an excuse to buy myself a desktop.
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    Do You Cheat in Video Games?

    About the only time I "cheat" is when I read up optimal ways to play RPGs such as Final Fantasy. That said, I'll generally play it through once and then go back with hints and tips to fully experience the game.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    That gave me flashbacks to when they destroyed PS by introducing the BFR mechs.
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    Gavinrad's Mass Effect 3+ Thread

    I feel your pain. Eagle 10, Crusader 9, Javelin 8 and yet Harrier 2 and no Lancer.
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    Gavinrad's Mass Effect 3+ Thread

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 2, 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Widow Sniper Rifle - Damage increased from [514.1-642.6] to [591.2-739.0] Yeah, it was already awesome and then...
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    Gavinrad's Mass Effect 3+ Thread

    Aside from the fact they had to do this after yanking support, it's not a good thing. Now the UR pool is considerably more daunting to newer players with the addition of all those new weapons, some of which are utter garbage. As for Valiant, it was tied with the BW depending on your...
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    Gavinrad's Mass Effect 3+ Thread

    What exactly do you get with the Citadel DLC? Is there a mission as well as all the fluff stuff? I swore off any SP DLC after the shockingly bad ending to the trilogy but if it lets me close the door on this incarnation of the universe with happier feelings than I currently feel towards it...
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    Lucasarts shut down.

    I think the last game they made I enjoyed was Masters of Teras Kasi so, yeah, a while ago. And, yeah, I have low standards.
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    Gavinrad's Mass Effect 3+ Thread

    Give me Elite in a Mass Effect universe with ME ground combat.
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    Cheap PS3 game recommendations?

    You're making me consider getting PS+. I wasn't aware they toss out free, and decent, games. I thought it was just early releases and discounts on existing titles.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Proving without a doubt that dorfs are the coolest race.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    I'm surprised and impressed. Heard too many awful MMO songs over the years but those two were actually worth listening to.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    It'd be inappropriate not to post this.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    That was another cool thing about EQ. You were aware of guilds on other servers and followed their progress and exploits with interest. With the exception of world number one guild cult-following in games like WoW, I struggle to think of any MMO where other servers used to post congratulatory...
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    I experienced this to an extent with FFXI but the majority of people I knew on there were NA and I've only met a handful of them in person since and kept in touch with very few outside of that. EQ on the other hand, I'm still in touch with the majority of my EU guildmates and a bunch of other...
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    If I'd been a dandelion-eater maybe but as I was a dorf then I had no real issues butchering PoG. The population of Kelethin on the other hand...
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    The Tunare raid is a sore spot for me. First Petrified Heartwood Flamberge we had drop was due to go to my pally and the Guild Leader ended up gifting it to his German SK pal who fucked off and server transferred a month later. Then I discovered I'd ballsed up my rep for my epic turn-in and...
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Liking the addition to the thread title.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Didn't Cats form on Mith Marr then transfer to Drinal? It's so long ago now and my memory is complete arse at the best of times.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    He'll probably want assurances you weren't the guild officer first.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Yeah, very good point. It released in May/November 2002 on PS2/PC in Japan according to wiki which would explain it. Yeah, even with Unholy Steed it's an impressive achievement.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Guessing you're thinking of Angelyina. I think I remember your pally, was he a High Elf?
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Think he was eventually banned. Well, he was banned a bunch of times but kept returning as Dachandex, Dachandexx etc. Cats imploded a while back as well with most of their core jumping over to Maelin, including Aakla. Then, ironically, they merged servers and Drinal and Maelin were combined...
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    I was with DMs as well, depends when you joined though, I left just before they broke in to Time. Prior to that I'd been with them since Velious. Spent most of my time on my pally Grizzlebeard but switched to a wizzy called Belial in the latter stages of PoP before I left for FFXI.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    I remember similar drama in Ssra. On Drinal the Asian zerg guilds kept to themselves and screwed us Euros equally as much as the US guilds until PoP hit and then for some reason they vanished almost overnight.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Even more embarrassing to be cock-blocked by a two person guild then.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Whenever I see Abashi's name my mind always goes back to the GU Comic strips.
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    Aradune Returns to EQ aka the EQ Nostalgia thread

    Selo's didn't work indoors did it? At least SoW boots had a brief moment of usage before the Run Speed AA's overshadowed them.