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My impression from the books is that Belters were on average taller and thinner (with larger heads) than earthers, but not weird giant people. I think that Belter in the premier was kind of an exaggeration

Yeah I know. Running a game like this is all about prioritizing and resource allocation. You know that, of course. I'm sure everybody in this thread does. But the reason I mention it is because you are always short on time, money, and manpower. So you really have to make it a priority if you...

You can't stop it entirely, but you can mitigate it. But like I said, you have to build in tools from the ground up. A big part of successfully mitigating RMT is requiring that every account be linked to a real world item like a credit card. Free trial accounts that don't require...

I'd love to know VR's plan for RMT. Their intended mechanics are going to make this game a feast for gold spammers/farmers and RMTers. I'm sure with all the other stuff that's going on it'd be easy to leave this issue until it became a problem-- but that would be a big mistake. There are a...

Seems there is a definite "in combat" and "out of combat" distinction. Lots of abilities (certain rezzes, spell memorization) seem limited depending on if you are in combat or not...

Still a great show. Still too slow-paced.

Oh I don't doubt you're right. My long ass post was what I wanted to see, not what I expected to see. I'd have to make the game myself, probably, to get what I'm looking for. I'm not even saying I won't still try Pantheon even if they stick with the scaling stuff. I might, who knows. It's...

If you consider the original EQ trilogy poor game design then the discussion can stop here. Myself and a ton of others on this board consider TOT to be a flawed but fantastic form of game design. Are there things that I would change about TOT? Probably, but on the whole they nailed something...

Everyone has their own take, right? I mean, it's unlikely any two people would completely agree on every single aspect of any game. What I want is a world that is as open, free, and sandboxy as possible. Will people do "bad" and "undesirable" things when you give them that much freedom? Sure...

Yeah I agree. I made that same point in an earlier post. Limitation through character skill is the best way to deal with level disparities. A level 20 shouldn't be able to do the same thing with a powerful weapon that a level 50 can do. But that limitation should come from skill level. The...

Reply Right, but the damage caps based on character level functioned markedly different from the way scaled items worked. No one really complained about level damage caps, but the majority of people detested scaled items. Some people don't mind scaled items. Some people also don't mind...

Doesn't surprise me. What does surprise me is that they even considered that BS.

None of that stuff is scaling, but if your point is that even in the original trilogy had some examples of restriction by level you are correct. There were absolutely some level requirements in ToT. Scaling should just be thrown out entirely, and level restrictions should be as minimal as...

Frankly what they intended is irrelevant. The result is what matters, and they should learn from that. Destroys the spirit of the game? So you think the spirit of EQ was better represented after the implementation of all of those restrictions than it was during the original trilogy when most...

Things like Trivial Loot Code, item scaling, buff scaling (or blocking) and the like were exactly the kind of mechanics that signaled the end to the "golden age" of EQ. They were all unimaginative and heavy handed tactics by game devs that ultimately said to players "We want you to play the...

Also, apparently they are planning on level scaling buffs and items-- so powerleveling and twinking are essentially out, which is pretty disappointing.

I picked up on that too, as did a few other people I know watching this game. If Pantheon plans to limit what you can do while "in combat," I definitely hope they reconsider. Not being able to swap out memmed spells seems like a pretty bullshit restrictive mechanic. To my knowledge no one...

There's absolutely a market for a slow-paced and challenging mmo. No question. It's probably not a multi-million player market, but this game isn't set up to require multiple millions of subscribers to succeed.

Everything you mentioned was either featured or described in the stream

Game is definitely happening boys. Looks better than expected. The real test is getting in the driver's seat, obviously. Watching other people play mmos is never fun, no mater how fun the actual game is to play. Hope they change some of the sound and spell effects. Hard to tell watching...

Wow. In a crowded room of great tv shows, this show is somehow managing to come out on top. I was expecting this season to be really good after how great the last season was, but man they really fucking kicked it up a notch. I'm going to call it now. This is going to be one of those shows (a...

Now that was well done.

North County San Diego is a very silly place to have a game company, financially speaking. It was also the best place I've ever lived, so... I guess it depends on your priorities.

People seem to forget this one when they mention Zimmer. To me it's one of his finest scores. It's a fantastically underrated movie and the score fits the movie like a glove

For sure. Wow was a great game but it never scratched that itch EQ did.

Haha I'm not going to lie- I was thinking the exact same thing last week. I think that's just how the dude's facial hair grows- maybe.

He was a little too obvious. As others have said they could have driven home the point just fine with a subtler touch. But that's something I've said earlier too- this show seems to hyperbolize things in a way BB didn't. That said, the cons Slippin Jimmy pulls are nothing like covert...

Any particular reason they can't self- publish? Digital download etc

Yeah there were several things wrong with the tracker stuff. It looked like an RF unit, which would have a relatively tiny range.

We had a dude that was terrible at simple math in our group. Guy couldn't add his spell damage for shit. When we started using combat maps he would fuck up his squares for movement rate and spell range/radius every time. It got to be a running joke so that when it was his turn we would hang...

Yeah, the scenes have meaning, but (in this case) shooting them long-style doesn't have much meaning. That's my point. The whole montage where Mike disassembled the car could have been done in less 60 seconds and communicated the exact same thing. -Shot of Mike looking at the fully assembled...

Yeah, that looks like exactly the type of thing I'd like. I like off the path stuff but sometimes touristy stuff is popular for a reason. Is there a good time of year to go (or avoid) and is Madrid worth spending more than a day or two in?

Anyone live there or spent time there have recommendations? I'm pretty flexible with my time/location. I was originally going to spend all my time in Spain, but several people I talked to said they absolutely loved Portugal. Lagos, Portugal is the only set in stone spot I have in mind...

Great show, well written, well acted, everything. But man, they are dragging this out for all it's worth. This isn't a new phenomenon to this season, either. The directing and editing components are just glacial. I understand that they are trying to pull as many seasons as they can from a...

Their dedication to detail and scientific realism are two of the things that makes this such a great show. It's the type of thing you can feel while watching. Even if you don't know all the sciencey calculations yourself, you can tell that getting it right matters to the guys making the show-...

Yeah, to reiterate what others have said, the proto is officially a "player on the scene" now. It's a *part* of the story from here on out, but it doesn't remain the main focal point of the story forever. Things evolve beyond what they are pretty quickly. So if you were concerned that the...

They did a great job with casting. The books were excellent at the action sequences and storyline, but the characters (especially the protagonist) were a little flat. The actors in the show are adding dimensions to the characters and doing a great job bringing them to life. Really liking the...

Shit, Audrey did not age well :(. Ed was always kind of a rawbone looking dude, but he's positively ghoulish now. Surprised he hasn't been in more big name stuff- he has a great look for film.