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Nah, my ex used to do that shit. Drove me crazy. When I'm watching a show I'm not doing anything else. I'm following the show just fine- but I feel like it's because I read the books. Several times I have caught myself thinking, well, I know what's happening because I read the book, but...

Liking this season much better than the first. Starting to get really impressive as people are coming into their roles and the budget seems to have improved. Definitely different timeline than the books, but I've given up trying to make the two versions mesh and I've just been watching the...

Wizard and Glass was the 4th book- and yeah, the story he tells in that book about young Roland, his friends, and Susan is one of the better things King has ever written.

And yet, the series still manages to be great...

I didn't mean the quest system specifically, no. Last thing I'm going to say on the subject because I don't want to shit up the thread trying to rehash "what happened" 10+ years ago with a failed mmo when we clearly have different perspectives and different ideas about some things (though we...

We must have different definitions of what "turning the game into a theme park and bringing it in line with EQ 2" means.

Dullahan bro, you aren't wrong in what happened, but you have the timeline a little off. I think Denault is confused too, though. The changes you are talking about (turning the game into a theme park and bringing it more in line with EQ2 etc) are absolutely related to SOE- Because they...

Yeah it brings up some questions: 1. Did Drummer betray Fred? I think there is the assumption she did, but 2. If she did, then did the coup people know? And if they knew, was her shooting them an indication that she regretted the betrayal and was moving back into the "fold" with Fred?

Never said the problems were development related. There were several problems from an operational perspective, though. SOE handled customer payment and getting important information from them was a constant roadblock. I don't remember all the issues (it's been a decade), but one of the...

Well, Mars isn't a colony and hasn't been for some time. Plus, it seems things have progressed to the point that no one is going to tell a woman who wants to join the military "Nope, you gotta stay home, do laundry, and pop out babies." The show takes place in something like 2350, not 1850.

Yeah, it's kind of funny. The life cycle of a making a game- especially an mmo- is such that by the time you release the tech you started with is 5+ years old- which is pretty much geriatric when it comes to digital tech. I wrote a long (probably dull) essay once on how to shorten the life...

Sigil used SOE as a publisher and as a result it made some things difficult. Obviously, it was their choice to use SOE to publish (you could argue they didn't have a choice maybe). There is no doubt that Sigil has no one to blame itself, but blame isn't my point. I'm speaking, broadly...

That's assuming they want to be published by DBG. I would think so (the benefits could be significant) but who knows. Ceding control over your game in that way can have negative consequences too- as we learned at Sigil.

I agree, but that's what all the other episodes are for. I don't mind two off the cuff "Robot Chicken" style episodes of pointless creativity in two full seasons. What I'm saying is even with zero plot those two episodes are at a minimum interesting enough to watch.

Look up camping in the Lake Hebgen area. Absolutely gorgeous area and close, but not as popular as the park itself. All that stuff anywhere near YS fills up fast, so I would move quick. Alternatively, you can camp in at Jenny Lake in Grand Tetons. Also close and (if you ask me) even more...

Not a good look for old McQuaid, no doubt. You never want your hair looking like a toupee. Guess he's too busy making Pantheon to give a fuck :emoji_grin:

That's not how he comes across in the book though (if he's playing the guy I think he is). He comes across as a fatherly figure who has nothing but the best intentions for everyone. His whole MO is pretty much the opposite of Machiavellian

Read the book. He's kind of a clumsy writer. He fat fingers the fuck out of the execution but still manages to push some really interesting concept buttons in the process. This is probably only the second time I've ever said this, but this may make a better movie than book. I'll probably go...

See, that's a good example. I don't know how "funny" that is in terms of laughing out loud, but if you don't find that satirically creative and bizarrely perverse enough to be amusing, I can't relate to you.

She seems like a competent actress who could probably nail the character. I just have a feeling she hasn't read any of the source material so she doesn't have a firm feeling for the type of person Avasarala is. Jefferson Mays does a great job with that character in the audiobooks. If the...

It's great sci fi no doubt. Show is hard to follow at times but still great This part is definitely true. Totally missing how belters relate to Mexicans though... Edit: Just saw your sig and avatar. Everything clear now, no need to explain. Carry on.

Not sure why they are changing so much from the books... seems unnecessary.

I think the TV episodes are my least favorite, but like Homsar said, even the worst episodes have plenty of great moments. And the worst episodes on R&M are better than the best episodes of 90% of what else is out there.

All credibility gone

From where I was sitting it looked like she didn't send it anywhere. She simulated sending it into the sun to fool the crew of the Roci and left the sample right where it was. I could have missed her sending it somewhere though.

We can call it a coffin, but the idea is to have some sort of tradeskill-created item that allows you to complete a "corpse summoning ritual" within a certain radius (i.e. within the same dungeon) of your corpse that summons your body back to you. You could get pretty creative with the...

That's exactly the kind of creative problem solving we need more of. You're driving the player economy while providing players with a way to retrieve their own corpses without just handing it to them. Big thumbs up for that idea.

You bring up a good point. EQ's death mechanic had a lot of unintended and intangible consequences. For one, it could be a great way to prevent people from permacamping shit. How many of us can remember hanging out in a dungeon waiting for the group camping X item to either leave or wipe...

I don't know if the VR guys have made a statement on what their plans for death mechanics are, BUT Death mechanics will be the "canary in the coal mine." For all their professed desire to make an "old school" EQ-like game, if we start seeing them walking back death penalties we'll know we are...

Could come into play later, but I bet it doesn't. I think think it's as you described it- a mini vignette on not only science/engineering, but also on the history of the Earth/Mars/Belt paradigm. They go into detail about that stuff in the books and I think they are trying to find a way to...

Yeah. They aren't doing a fantastic job of making it clear what's going on half the time. I only know what happened because I read the books. If I hadn't, I'd be confused as hell about several things right now. All I can say is be patient and it will eventually become clear.. Cybsled did a...

Yup. An absolutely essential part of her character is how creatively and effectively she used profanity. If they ditch that, they lose a big part of what made her great in the books. Really enjoyed the last episode. Feel like the show is definitely coming into its own. In Season 1, show...

There's a difference between imitation and homage. Granted, it's a fine line- easier to identify than to define. ST did a fantastic job of honoring the genre and time period and walking that line.

Not off base. Anything aside from straight in-game unedited and unscripted footage is totally useless imo.

Show Draper is pretty true to book Draper- especially in light of what we see of her in book 6. I am good with the way they are portraying her. She is much more true to book character than, say, Amos. Kind of annoying how much leeway she is given with disrespecting Sutton. No way someone of...

Metacritic is usually pretty accurate imo, but they are flat wrong on this show. 67 isn't a bad score for Metacritic, but it needs to be 85+. I read some of the reviews and noticed most of the critics seem to have written their critique's after the first three episodes. I felt like the show...

I actually feel ya on this one. I've been trying to watch the show through the eyes of someone who hasn't read the books and I feel like I'd be missing quite a lot of stuff due to the direction. I'd say stick with it. Rewatching the first season might be a good idea, since the guys doing the...

Meng was just that- a trigger and a mechanism to explain certain things about the Expanse universe. I didn't mind his subplot in the books, but his insights and catalytic purpose can easily be replaced in the show without losing much, if anything, from the narrative. I'd contrast this with...

I liked episodes 1-3 a lot, but it picked up speed quite a bit in episode 4.