I hope it will be - I don't care to play with random strangers. Back in the D1 and D2 days, 3-4 of my friends and I had a lot of fun playing using the direct IP feature.
My only time switching skills before was at a very low level, so the drop back to 1 didn't matter much. I wasn't thrilled to have to spend the time running around raising Mining and Herbalism on my level 60 Death Knight, though. And I didn't want to level out of the BC level ranges until my skills were high enough to use them in Hellfire, etc. I suppose the non-gathering professions have it relatively easy; you can buy the materials needed to raise your skill on the AH.
Picking the low-level herbs did allow me to ship them off to one of my other alts, who was working on leveling the Inscription skill, so it wasn't a complete loss.
That's the past. Death Knights, as you know, start playing open world content at about level 60. I expect future hero classes (if there are any) will have a similar mechanic, but I don't work for Blizz and have no inside line, so that's just my speculation.
I have no problem with the idea of Death Knights (and any other future Hero Classes) starting out at level 55, but, please, please, when one of them selects a trade skill, let them begin with an appropriate skill level (55*5=275 maybe?), so they don't have to waste time running around the low-level zones, raising their skills to useful levels...
3R) considering how icky the stuff coming OUT of a reactor exhaust port probably is, it's not too surprising if it's hard to put a shield around. (you certainly don't want to keep it IN, and most people aren't interested in getting TO it)
The thermal exhaust port is said to be "ray-shielded, but not particle-shielded", which meant using proton torpedoes to hit it. I always interpreted that to mean that whatever the "thermal exhaust" consisted of dictated the type of shielding needed.
In highschool, two friends and I had a little contest - whoever could memorize pi to 50 places in the time between arriving at school, and lunch break. We all managed to do it, so I guess we were all winners. (though perhaps some would suggest that we were all losers:-))
I took typing class in high school as a Freshman, and learned to type quite well, but didn't wind up using a computer until the following year. In that short time, I forgot everything I knew about typing, and reverted to a hyper-advanced form of hunt-and-peck that I use to this day, ~28 or so years later.
I never used carbon paper, but I did use the delicious-smelling blue ink mimeograph machine in junior high to run off copies of AD&D character sheets.
I used to write my papers in college using Emacs. Many times I'd get to class late and frantically be tearing off the tractor feed guides from the paper as the teacher collected the homework...
Oh yeah, one more thing: Commodore sucks, Atari rules!!!!:-)
I was an 'incoming freshman' a quarter of a century ago. I, too, always resented being lumped in with all the other idiots when people made broad generalizations. Try to keep in mind that these generalizations are no reflection on you. All you can do is be yourself.
(This is mostly related to WW2 naval naming schemes)
Some classes of British ships used the 'themes' (e.g., Black Swan-class sloops all named after birds, and first letter schemes (e.g. B-class destroyers (Bulldog, Boreas, Brazen etc). I believe these were most consistent among the smaller ships.
American ships: battleships (these days, nuclear subs) named after states, cruisers after cities, destroyers and destroyer escorts after people, submarines after fish. Other classes had other schemes, but as far as I know, none were purely alphabetical.
One of the actresses in that, I believe Kristen Cloke is the name, looked pretty much exactly like an ex-girlfriend of mine. Twin sister/clone level of similarity... made watching it interesting and painful.
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I hope it will be - I don't care to play with random strangers. Back in the D1 and D2 days, 3-4 of my friends and I had a lot of fun playing using the direct IP feature.
My only time switching skills before was at a very low level, so the drop back to 1 didn't matter much. I wasn't thrilled to have to spend the time running around raising Mining and Herbalism on my level 60 Death Knight, though. And I didn't want to level out of the BC level ranges until my skills were high enough to use them in Hellfire, etc. I suppose the non-gathering professions have it relatively easy; you can buy the materials needed to raise your skill on the AH.
Picking the low-level herbs did allow me to ship them off to one of my other alts, who was working on leveling the Inscription skill, so it wasn't a complete loss.
You make a very bold statement.
And I'm sure their cost is a drop in the ocean compared to what Blizzard rakes in from monthly WoW fees.
"Blow Keith Lee" (whoever he is) would be the level 20 talent ability in the Maj'kal tree, of course.
That's the past. Death Knights, as you know, start playing open world content at about level 60. I expect future hero classes (if there are any) will have a similar mechanic, but I don't work for Blizz and have no inside line, so that's just my speculation.
I have no problem with the idea of Death Knights (and any other future Hero Classes) starting out at level 55, but, please, please, when one of them selects a trade skill, let them begin with an appropriate skill level (55*5=275 maybe?), so they don't have to waste time running around the low-level zones, raising their skills to useful levels...
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Yes :-).
Oops, I commented about this, but hadn't read your comment yet. Yeah, it's explicitly stated during the pre-attack briefing.
Let me preface this by saying that I HATE the midi-chlorian explanation of the force but, that said, it's still, technically, reasonable.
This reminded me of Jack L. Chalker's "Four Lord of the Diamond" series. Seemed completely out-of-place in Star Wars, though.
3R) considering how icky the stuff coming OUT of a reactor exhaust port probably is, it's not too surprising if it's hard to put a shield around. (you certainly don't want to keep it IN, and most people aren't interested in getting TO it)
The thermal exhaust port is said to be "ray-shielded, but not particle-shielded", which meant using proton torpedoes to hit it. I always interpreted that to mean that whatever the "thermal exhaust" consisted of dictated the type of shielding needed.
OH YEAH!! Explain the fucking EWOKS!!!!!
When a mommy ewok and a daddy ewok love each other very much...
In highschool, two friends and I had a little contest - whoever could memorize pi to 50 places in the time between arriving at school, and lunch break. We all managed to do it, so I guess we were all winners. (though perhaps some would suggest that we were all losers :-))
Arguments like this just go 'round and 'round...
I took typing class in high school as a Freshman, and learned to type quite well, but didn't wind up using a computer until the following year. In that short time, I forgot everything I knew about typing, and reverted to a hyper-advanced form of hunt-and-peck that I use to this day, ~28 or so years later.
I never used carbon paper, but I did use the delicious-smelling blue ink mimeograph machine in junior high to run off copies of AD&D character sheets.
I used to write my papers in college using Emacs. Many times I'd get to class late and frantically be tearing off the tractor feed guides from the paper as the teacher collected the homework...
Oh yeah, one more thing: Commodore sucks, Atari rules!!!! :-)
I was an 'incoming freshman' a quarter of a century ago. I, too, always resented being lumped in with all the other idiots when people made broad generalizations. Try to keep in mind that these generalizations are no reflection on you. All you can do is be yourself.
(This is mostly related to WW2 naval naming schemes)
Some classes of British ships used the 'themes' (e.g., Black Swan-class sloops all named after birds, and first letter schemes (e.g. B-class destroyers (Bulldog, Boreas, Brazen etc). I believe these were most consistent among the smaller ships.
American ships: battleships (these days, nuclear subs) named after states, cruisers after cities, destroyers and destroyer escorts after people, submarines after fish. Other classes had other schemes, but as far as I know, none were purely alphabetical.
Your coal-based steam-based water-based engine is actually solar-based. :-)
One of the actresses in that, I believe Kristen Cloke is the name, looked pretty much exactly like an ex-girlfriend of mine. Twin sister/clone level of similarity... made watching it interesting and painful.
It's that the New York TImes, the old grey lady, published a *nine page* video game review.
Well, "nine page" in a newspaper is only
I'm sick of these articles needlessly spread over multiple pages to generate ad revenue. Anyone have a link to the print version?
MAKE YOUR MONTHLY MINUTES
MOVE 'SIM' !
FOR GREAT PROFIT !
(For once, I agree with the Lameness Filter's judgment :-))
"Pray we don't 'improve' it further."
He's posting from over 2000 years in the past, and you're quibbling over a single hour?
Nifty. And POKE 33,0 messes it up, just like the original.
Perhaps he was dictating?
Judges Guild did one back in the early 80s - I think I bought it in 1981. (1st edition AD&D, of course). It only covered the first few Circles.