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  1. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    man. some of those stretch goals. totally fall under, "I would not play this game if it doesn't have this.." The low target ensures it succeeds as a KS I guess. Let me know if the game hits 3-4m though I guess. (or 8m to remove water content)
  2. Caliane

    GMO, Monsanto, organic dreadlocked nonsense?

    garlic cures cancer, tooth decay, and kills aphids, mites, and scale. Also, increases fertility in eagles with runoff. doesnt kill mildew though. Need copper bracelets for that. magnetic healing kills rhizoctonia, powdery mildew, and blight.
  3. Caliane

    GMO, Monsanto, organic dreadlocked nonsense?

    a compound that contains carbon?
  4. Caliane

    GMO, Monsanto, organic dreadlocked nonsense?

    if there is contamination in a local farm, you will only know after you are sick. Organic fertilizer is also not as safe as synthetic, either for produce. But otherwise, people are calling you stupid, because you are being stupid. changing the meaning of words to try and justify, your...
  5. Caliane

    Her

    Is this a prequel to Cherry 2000 then?
  6. Caliane

    Art

    The latter two are pretty clearly nice impressionist pieces. I don't think anyone will argue against them. the first two are aesthetically pleasing. Earlier someone mentioned not being able to tell the "Art" from the wallpaper. the flaw in that is suggesting wallpaper isn't art itself...
  7. Caliane

    Awesome Games Done Quick 2014: Speedrunning For Charity - January 5th-11th

    The 4x super metroid for any that missed it.
  8. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    few problems here. 1. not balanced between classes works more in a pve game, then pvp. like witchelves in warhammer. instantly murder like 3 classes even in a team fight. can 1v1 everyone else. but bright mages of course aoe fight gods. Bright mages being op didnt make playing an archmage...
  9. Caliane

    Helix - apocalyptic series from Ronald D. Moore

    also, scfi. the fuck with this marathon. what the hell are they thinking?
  10. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    it made me wonder when I said it. Swapping is of course a reaction to limited raid/party slots in dungeons. as well as the trinity design. It was intended to let people who were not specced healer/tank outside of those dungeons, swap to the needed role in them. however, problems arose...
  11. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    and when that happens, its almost entirely because when the player made their character in the first place, they didn't know what the games end game mechanics were. so didn't know they were making a wrong choice. and then 40+ levels later. they are forced to either abandon their character with...
  12. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    That is fucking stupid. Making design choices where one race is the flat out correct choice is wrong. In this case, the correct way, would be to make each have unique advantages. Ogre, has blunt damage reduction presumably. more hp. And possibly a larger hitbox/collision to prevent...
  13. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    DnDonline totally did have int rogues... unfortunately, as he notes. they were generally not all that welcome. as str/damage rogues killed things faster, and all the lockpicking, debuffs, stealth, traps, etc were easily handled by wands and spells that do the same thing. As he says...
  14. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    yeah. LoL I would bet does have a good ratio. And did basically NAIL the sweet spot of intrusion. The fact on the surface you even may think, its all cosmetic. but as others noted. Runes, rune pages, or buying champs. Skins were the only thing you can't buy with Ip directly. Although...
  15. Caliane

    Helix - apocalyptic series from Ronald D. Moore

    yeah. I dont know about this. Dull characters who you can't even remember who was who. idiotic containment procedures. oh look, man sized air vents... how is this going to be drawn out into a series?
  16. Caliane

    Art

    well I guess DC doesnt owe me any money for my work. I mean, I am creating digital files. and they are PRINTING them. That is totally transformative. Why are they paying me? That is the stupidest thing I ever heard. Enlarging something is not an original work. Thats like taking a...
  17. Caliane

    The Elder Scrolls Online

    it had a pvp system. it just didnt have pvp rewards. BGS vs world pvp. BG's should give less rewards. not more. that was WoW mistake. The advantage of bgs pvp is that it is on call. instant satisfaction. no searching for a fight, and generally a more or less fair one. Bg's were...
  18. Caliane

    Art

    How a Science Fiction Book Cover Became a $5.7 Million Painting Plagiarism has really become the newest art form.
  19. Caliane

    The Elder Scrolls Online

    see, that is my problem with most peoples statements on what pvp should be. Is it just me that likes all of the above? Sometimes I log on and want to go exploring, questing, whatever. And have the excitement of having to watch my back at all times. or to be on the other side, and go...
  20. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    If you are not building the world with flying mounts in mind in the first place, I would highly recommend you cut the idea out entirely. Flying changes how the entire layout of the world is handled. And either you built for that, or you didn't. adding it later, will break all the content prior.
  21. Caliane

    The Elder Scrolls Online

    did you not raid towns/cities too? Deep run tram. Grom gol. Undercity. Duskwood/westfall was good too. all of STV was a battleground at all times. Wow's contested/uncontested system was pretty good. The layout for graveyards in most cases good, to promote travel to attack. player...
  22. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    seemless vs instance is a purely hardware/network issue. it has nothing to do with art assets.
  23. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    12 is too many imo. 1-4 on keyboard. either alt keys for 1-4. or q,e,r,f. space jump, v block/dodge, shift run. 2 on mouse 1, and mouse 2. 8-10 skills, +jump/block/run/maybe crouch. Can't argue with full remapping. And yes, many options for those 8-10 slots would be nice. (pita...
  24. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Fizzle? are you guys fucking serious? You want them to put in a PURPOSELY unresponsive UI, on a RNG? no, that is stupid.
  25. Caliane

    The Hobbit

    oh, and it should be noted, that if the Dwarfs, and Elves had actually fought, Sauron wouldn't have stood a chance. The WW2 allegory of course. The only reason he was a threat, is no one was fighting back. Dwarves turtled up and shut everyone out. Elves said, "fuck it, we don't care, we...
  26. Caliane

    The Hobbit

    Most of the older elves already sailed west. And no, Elrond and Galadriel were strong on their own. the rings were just icing on the cake.
  27. Caliane

    Stories in video games

    Ok. heres the plan. Recaps. Like how tv shows will repeat, abridged version of scenes you just watched before the commercial break. or, have new season recaps, or before episode recaps. When you write and make your cap, craft recap scenes that will play the second time, if you die and...
  28. Caliane

    Should I buy a Wii U? Looking for pros and cons.

    you had 2 other consoles and didnt already have gamefly?
  29. Caliane

    RPGs of 2014

    ok. but are you really saying DA:O isn't a better "game" then divinity 2? I like Divinity 2 alot. sure. but honestly, its mostly the charm in the writing. the game has character. something DA is of course massively lacking with its boring as hell world building. Remove the Alistar romance...
  30. Caliane

    RPGs of 2014

    I would call it above average. Plenty of flaws. but certainly pretty sound. And if I played it on ps3 or xbox, I would probably outright call it below average.
  31. Caliane

    Stories in video games

    My first post was bitching about getting railroaded and games being on rails. But this one is sortof going to counter it. Mass effect 1 spoilers. Im not going to bother actually tagging it, its been long enough. There are 2 pretty oh shit memorable moments in Mass effect 1... that you can...
  32. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    not stealing Lotro's music system... Crafting was a good base too iirc. Highly interdependent on other professions to make anything.
  33. Caliane

    Stories in video games

    I think cut content has a massive impact on game story and narrative as we know it. especially for bigger games. its probably not surprise that most of the super effective narratives are by indie devs who are writing and programing the game themselves. Bastions, cave story, those you...
  34. Caliane

    Stories in video games

    plancescape is actually not a good example of narrative and gameplay coexisting. The gameplay in that was completely second string to narrative, and the game suffered from it. It would have been better if the combat was stripped entirely, and the game was a puzzle/adventure game.
  35. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    yeah after playing Darkout, vs Starbound/terraria. or Diablo etc. Darkness can have its place. and can be done well. but often, its just more oppressive and annoying then actually a good mechanic. It often will just make the game ugly and will just make the game tedious. like weight and food...
  36. Caliane

    Stories in video games

    huh. this does bring up the question of show don't tell, vs telling in games. you are arguing the story should be simply told. in the background. PoE flavor text. TF2 comics, and dialogue. Metroid prime data logs, etc. Thats... kindof atypical. We can look at bioshock for this. Bioshock...
  37. Caliane

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    yeah. im inclined to say pulling and static spawns are a tactical gameplay design players like more then dislike.
  38. Caliane

    Stories in video games

    Gameplay should pretty much never be forced to serve narrative. No fuck you 20min start of Last of us. as much as you people want to defend that shit. its not fun. go watch a movie. if you want to put me into a scene like that, let me go wander off and change the narrative. much like...