Evening Reading

Well that Mythos thing sure is interesting. I've played quite a bit of Diablo and Titan Quest in my time. Some of the screenshots look nifty while others look well.. just not so hot. This shot in particular screems Korean 2002 RPG. Ah well. I shall enjoy myself some Immortal Throne this weekend!

- Puppy killers paying up
- The fight against .xxx
- Vonage party
- Aliens!
- How fat is my ass, really?
- Tween battles

Lastly, been pondering the next home machine upgrade as I'm a couple generations behind and I figure Crysis will demand something sassy. TR has a pretty good run down of the latest in CPU land.

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    March 23, 2007 6:00 PM

    FRIDAY NIGHT! GAME TIME!

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      March 23, 2007 6:00 PM

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        March 23, 2007 6:02 PM

        City of Villains for me.

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          March 23, 2007 6:04 PM

          same. just hit 10, I'm scared :(

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            March 23, 2007 6:05 PM

            Me too - and I have a load of exp debt already. ;(

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              March 23, 2007 6:49 PM

              what I really dig, though, is how you get temporary powers now. that jetpack is fucking awesome (why did I listen to the people who said super jump is the way to go? I wanna flyyyyyyyy) and now I got a loa bone that will let me summon zombies. nice.
              and somehow I got like 10k infamy in the last two or three hours. what the hell happened?

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                March 23, 2007 7:00 PM

                oh man - I guess you have your bearings now... I've been floundering. I need to read up.

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                  March 23, 2007 7:14 PM

                  not at all, I'm just making shit up as I go. of course it helps that I found a class that is 100% up my alley (aside from healing myself I can do everything I would like to be able to do, really) and have years of WoW experience (however you dress it up it's still the same old crack... crowd control, avoiding damage, mana management...), but as for game specific stuff I'm damn near lost. still feels very alien to me, but little by little I'm learning.
                  btw, experienced people... at level 8 I bought full level 10 enhancement sets for all my abilities plus one level 5 enhancement each to combine with (ouch, like 6k of infamy lost, but thankfully almost all of my level 5 trainings combined successfully) which has helped me a great deal, and just now am I beginning to get the occasional level 10 drop... was that a decent idea or am I stupid for having done that? (back up to 21k infamy now)
                  any experienced dominators? so far I have levitate, dominate, mass hypnosis, confuse, power bolt, power push and combat jumping... at 14 I'll obviously take super jump, but at 12... any recommendations? I was thinking power blast, but how is telekinesis? any good? I don't 100% get the description...

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          March 23, 2007 8:11 PM

          Is there a free trial? I wanna try before I buy...

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      March 23, 2007 6:04 PM

      Bloodlines here I come. They told me not to kill humans indiscriminately, but there haven't been any bad consequences from wasting security guards yet.

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        March 23, 2007 6:05 PM

        it all depends on where you do it. elysium, combat zone or that other thing

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        March 23, 2007 6:11 PM

        For some odd reason, even though I hate dirty LARPers and vampires and goths... I am tempted to try this game. What's it like?

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          March 23, 2007 6:50 PM

          Like sex with a hot chick that kicks over a lamp and when you wake up the next morning you have super powers.

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          March 23, 2007 6:52 PM

          Bloodlines is a real-time game with the choice between first- and third-person perspectives. The player character's ability to overcome obstacles is in many cases a mixture of player and character abilities, with character stats determining the effectiveness of actions, and player abilities determining whether or not the actions succeed. For example, the ability to move silently and avoid being detected is heavily influenced by the character’s Dexterity and Stealth ratings; however, if the player does not stay in the shadows while sneaking past enemies, the character can still be detected.

          The player character increases in power dramatically during the course of the game through the expenditure of earned experience points on attributes, skills, and vampire abilities called "disciplines". A multitude of items, weapons, and books can be found or purchased that also make the player character more powerful.

          Unlike most RPGs, the experience needed to increase stats and skills is not awarded for killing enemies. Experience points are awarded solely for completing quests, no matter how many creatures the player eliminates in the process (though the quest objective often involves killing). This encourages the player to complete quests in creative ways and significantly increases the game’s replay value.

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      March 23, 2007 6:12 PM

      I can throw up a BF1942 server in .05 seconds if anyone wants

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        March 23, 2007 6:16 PM

        in fact.. I threw it up for the hell of it. check my profile for the address. usual password applies.

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          March 23, 2007 6:22 PM

          Got a question: if an engineer in BF1942 dies, does his ammo pack that his body leaves behind ever disappear?

          If not, then I see a strategy for taking advantage of this on certain maps. >:)

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      March 23, 2007 6:26 PM

      I'll be on sometime tonight :)

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      March 23, 2007 6:27 PM

      I need menz to play GRAW 2 coop with me since Foxhavvk and co. left me behind while I watched 300 :(

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      March 23, 2007 6:58 PM

      S.t.a.l.k.e.r... Takes forever to walk anyplace in this game.

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        March 23, 2007 7:03 PM

        I was this || close to picking this up at Fry's after work - but I've heard such mixed reviews - I think I'll have to wait for the hype to die down.. Any word on a demo?

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          March 23, 2007 8:13 PM

          it could be great after a patch right now its very good

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        March 23, 2007 9:27 PM

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