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Suggestions Box / Re: weekly fiction?
« on: September 08, 2003, 07:30:25 PM »
Touche Words, Iconic Ghast
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A lot of people describe Scalzi’s Old Man's War novels as military science fiction, but I would classify its sequel Zoë’s Tale as a space opera. It’s a story about, well, Zoë, a teenage girl whose parents are invited to take leadership roles in building a colony on a new planet. Zoë is an enthusiastic member of the group sent to colonize Roanoke, despite the risks—and the risks are considerable even before the political machinations of greater powers boil to the surface. Continue reading Zoë’s Tale
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Rants and Stuff / Re: Ad Aware
« on: September 06, 2003, 04:18:54 AM »
Ad-aware is a truly useful and fantastic program that I would recommend to anyone. Between it and Mozilla's security features, I generally don't have anyone spying on me when I go online. The latest version has a spiffy new interface too.
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Suggestions Box / Re: What I want for TWG
« on: September 05, 2003, 01:25:15 AM »
Ramble refers more to the structure than the length, but I see your point.
Thanks for that. If i do have any questions or such, I will make a point to ask someone. Anyway, doing my part to fix the content problems, expect a review of the homebrew RPG "Powergame" in the next few days. Now I've promised it, I might actually get around to writing it.
Thanks for that. If i do have any questions or such, I will make a point to ask someone. Anyway, doing my part to fix the content problems, expect a review of the homebrew RPG "Powergame" in the next few days. Now I've promised it, I might actually get around to writing it.
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Video Games / Re: PS3
« on: September 04, 2003, 11:28:14 PM »
Hopefully I'll actually have enough money to buy a console in the next generation. Or at least a PC that can run games released in the last three years.
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Suggestions Box / Re: What I want for TWG
« on: September 04, 2003, 11:23:37 PM »
I found the site a few months ago, and strted reading most of the articles. I liked the idea of the site: a collection of writings about various games and assorted other nerdary. Coincidently, this was a round the time my existing forum community was falling apart, so I decided to join this one. I lurked the forums, decided that the people were interesting, and then registered and started posting, along with writing occasional reviews.
What I found was the biggest problem with the site is the lack of articles. Usually, there was about one a day, but sometimes there are several days with nothing new. Part of my joining was because I want to remedy this. It's a great site, but I felt (and feel) that I can add something to it. So far I've written three or so reviews, and I have a couple of ideas of some others I plan to write sometime soon.
I agree with the comments on needing more than reviews, but I see it this way. I am a new member to the community, and I'm still settling in and finding my place here. As such, I could write other things, but I see few of them posted, and so feel almost like they don't quite fit in. Entering an existing community, I don't want to be seen as trampling in and forcing you all to do things my way, but rather I want to meld to adapt to the existing community.
OK, I know that was a bit of a ramble, and had no actual flow to it, but it's my opinion on the matter.
What I found was the biggest problem with the site is the lack of articles. Usually, there was about one a day, but sometimes there are several days with nothing new. Part of my joining was because I want to remedy this. It's a great site, but I felt (and feel) that I can add something to it. So far I've written three or so reviews, and I have a couple of ideas of some others I plan to write sometime soon.
I agree with the comments on needing more than reviews, but I see it this way. I am a new member to the community, and I'm still settling in and finding my place here. As such, I could write other things, but I see few of them posted, and so feel almost like they don't quite fit in. Entering an existing community, I don't want to be seen as trampling in and forcing you all to do things my way, but rather I want to meld to adapt to the existing community.
OK, I know that was a bit of a ramble, and had no actual flow to it, but it's my opinion on the matter.
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Rants and Stuff / Re: Letting Your Fears In
« on: September 03, 2003, 07:58:31 PM »
Yeah, I'm not a fan of spiders myself. Recently, an aquaintance was storing his record collection in my garage. Unfortunately, several huntsman decided to come along for the ride. After killing two, I told him to remove the records, or I would burn them.
I still look on all sides of the room before entering it.
I still look on all sides of the room before entering it.
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Suggestions Box / Re: bylines
« on: September 03, 2003, 07:55:19 PM »
Yeah I'd have to third that gripe. As much as I love wasting time, I'm on a 56k, and I don't like loading a nw page and scrolling to the bottom to see the author.
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Rants and Stuff / Re: back online
« on: August 28, 2003, 07:16:21 PM »
There is no strategy in starcraft.
Every single game devolves into a tactic of rushing the others base in the same way. Basically, the winner is who can perfect the same sequence of moves. If you don't use rush tactics, you lose.
It's an overgeneralisation, but that's the way it happens most of the time. Since I don't like RTS though, it doesn't bother me.
Every single game devolves into a tactic of rushing the others base in the same way. Basically, the winner is who can perfect the same sequence of moves. If you don't use rush tactics, you lose.
It's an overgeneralisation, but that's the way it happens most of the time. Since I don't like RTS though, it doesn't bother me.
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What's this? / Re: New Game!
« on: August 28, 2003, 12:16:25 AM »
I'm actually setting it up right this moment. I'm using the avidgamers site, since my friend and one of the players convinced me to. If anyone's interested, it's at www.avidgamers.com/behemoth
Thanks anyway, though.
Thanks anyway, though.
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What's this? / Re: New Game!
« on: August 27, 2003, 07:28:11 PM »
The former idea gets my vote. Just as long asd the word "Arrrr!" gets used a lot, I'm happy
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Movies and TV / Re: Reson why new tomb raider movie floped
« on: August 26, 2003, 09:48:49 PM »
You, of course, have my vote for that. I mean, that pretty much ensures the movie makes cash.
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What's this? / Re: New Game!
« on: August 26, 2003, 01:47:10 AM »
The Star Trek and Pirate ideas both sound fairly interesting. I'd be interested in playing most of the suggestions here. I do suggest that if some type of commercial rules are used, to avoid relience on the players knowing the rules well, mainly because I don't have money to actually go and buy books. So count me in as a player. I'm too busy designing an entirely different forum based RPG for some friends I have to come up with ideas of my own.
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Suggestions Box / Re: I suggest...
« on: August 26, 2003, 01:38:04 AM »
Not so sure it's a good idea...I, for one, would be scared to know how much time I waste. It might actually encourage me to...*shiver* DO something.
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Everything Else / Re: Back from Vegas
« on: August 25, 2003, 10:40:26 PM »
Maybe you should consider multiclassing to "24". That should give a substantial rise in power, at least.