You know what headline I wanna see?
"Robots to Hunt the Blind".
They could play it on FOX.
The blind people would be caning their way around a mall, and the robots would be scanning, moving, and slashing their way after him/her.
If the blind dude got to the entrance/exit of the mall, they would get to live, and get a million bucks!
Who wouldn't watch that?
This is why Christians are given a bad name! Jesus wasn't about defying people, he was about helping people! This blond, blue eyed, white, vengeful Jesus is not who the guy was! Jesus -and this may shock you!- doesn't hate gays. Nope. Commonly held misconception. A camel fitting through the eye of a needle wasn't said about a gate. Giving a man another days work wasn't an act of defiance! Hitting the guy back would be an act of defiance. Telling people to turn their other cheek was his way of saying that we shouldn't fight if it's not necessary. If you can walk away, do so. That's what he was about. It wasn't about some Braveheart act of defiance. Jesus was a pretty cool guy, but he wasn't Arnold Schwarzenegger cool. He was Mr. Rogers cool.
Hi, I'm from a little place called America. I think that's an unfair comparison. People have been fighting bloody, dangerous, daring wars since the dawn of man. It's a natural part of our culture, our species, and our instinct. Sex, on the other hand, is dangerous, dirty, disgusting, and objectifies people. Sexual education should not be tought to our impressionable children before they turn 21, and Sexual intercourse should only be practiced to create a child, and even then nothing fancy. And if you recieve pleasure from such an act, you must immediately repent, or you, most likely, will go to Hell. Remember, fear the lord, kill Arabs, and God bless America!
urning the other cheek is NOT a vicious and offensive act. It's an anti-violence philosophy. If someone hits me and I turn the other cheek, I am showing that I am above violence, and that it is not the way to settle things, not laughing in their face because 'they're going to hell'.
Is there a way to mark points 1 and 2 insightful?
In all seriousness, though, you can call me paranoid, but I don't want the government monitoring what I do and say online while the Patriot Act is still in effect.
I'm with Kosi on this one, man. I could live with violence being evil, but sex? That's like saying carbohydrates are evil. You might not like 'em, but some of us love the occaisonal doughnut. Er, bad analogy.
I always thought the problem was just that Christians are supposed to be kind, loving, and have amazing cheek-turning abilities. You would just end up with games like "Christ Christ Revolution" and "Desert Walker Alpha 3: Tournament Edition". Might convey the true Christian spirit, but having lame as hell games is NOT the best way to convert people.
Not it at all. They weren't saying it wasn't his fault because he did the move in GTA, they were saying it was his dead friend's fault, because he took control of the car. Supposedly.
I have beat Diablo, and played Diablo 2 (Didn't like it as much) and, quite frankly, Guild Wars feels like neither. The combat reminds me of Dungeon Siege. There are plenty of games where you run around, make town runs, and fight monsters. What defines Diablo 2 is the combat. The frantic running away, using hotkeyed potions, switching spells, and returning to the fray. Guild wars' combat is nothing like that. There is very little frantic action, and a whole lot of waiting to use your skills and spells again, just like most other "MMO" offerings on the market.
Most will probably disagree with me on this, but that's how I see it.
Uninspiring? I thought it was great how they delve a bit deeper into his training, rather than just dropping him in the movie and having an "oh, his parents got murdered, so now he knows karate and stuff" explanation. Reading the comics, I always wanted more in that department. Damn, I am such a dork.
It is hardly similar to Diablo 2, IMHO. You don't fight hordes of monsters, you fight a few at a time, and you don't constantly run around in circles and quaff potions. The only way it's similar to diablo 2 is in the instanced dungeons and free multiplayer. If it didn't have free multiplayer, nobody would say it was similar to D2. I am so tired of people making that analogy...
That's one of the things I liked about WoW. You could literaly jump anywhere you wanted. If there was a bridge, you could jump off it. If there was a pit of lava, you could jump in it. Nice little touch that made the game a bit more fun.
I wholehartedly agree. Nothing can stand up to the best three films in the series: Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: The Ewok Adventure.
Hell, it might be worth the admission just to see Anakin flay the little tykes! Man, if only they replaced Anakin with Yoda. The battle of the shorteys! The ultimate fight scene! Screw the "storylines" and "character development". We all just go to see the lightsaber fights anyway, right?
Player created quests? Done right? Suuuure...
If they release enough content in the game, then when you level enough you'll get to the better quests and equipment, and wont get bored. Player created quests wouldn't work in the modern MMO, IMHO. You would just have a new way to camp monsters.
The reason the MMORPG is a nich genre is because nobody in their right mind is going to subscribe to more than possible two titles at a time, whereas most people wouldn't think twice about buying another FPS, even if they already own a few.
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Dude, it's not mythical. They go as follows:
11th commandment: Thou shalt reserve the right to preserve thy programs by making backup copies.
12th commandment: Thou shalt not illegally distribute Intellectual Property to thy neighbor.
13th commandment: Thou shalt not illegally tamper with hax0red filesystems.
14th commandment: Thou shalt obey thy major corporations and their corresponding organizations, including the RIAA and the MPAA.
15th commandment: Thou shalt not hax0r pr0n. It makes you go blind.
Let's see: Wasted off ass, or nearly suicidal? Tough call. Could I just get one with just the BIOS? Thanks.
Screw blind people. How long until I get my monitor contact lenses? That's what I really want.
You know what headline I wanna see? "Robots to Hunt the Blind". They could play it on FOX. The blind people would be caning their way around a mall, and the robots would be scanning, moving, and slashing their way after him/her. If the blind dude got to the entrance/exit of the mall, they would get to live, and get a million bucks! Who wouldn't watch that?
This is why Christians are given a bad name! Jesus wasn't about defying people, he was about helping people! This blond, blue eyed, white, vengeful Jesus is not who the guy was! Jesus -and this may shock you!- doesn't hate gays. Nope. Commonly held misconception. A camel fitting through the eye of a needle wasn't said about a gate. Giving a man another days work wasn't an act of defiance! Hitting the guy back would be an act of defiance. Telling people to turn their other cheek was his way of saying that we shouldn't fight if it's not necessary. If you can walk away, do so. That's what he was about. It wasn't about some Braveheart act of defiance. Jesus was a pretty cool guy, but he wasn't Arnold Schwarzenegger cool. He was Mr. Rogers cool.
Hi, I'm from a little place called America.
I think that's an unfair comparison. People have been fighting bloody, dangerous, daring wars since the dawn of man. It's a natural part of our culture, our species, and our instinct. Sex, on the other hand, is dangerous, dirty, disgusting, and objectifies people. Sexual education should not be tought to our impressionable children before they turn 21, and Sexual intercourse should only be practiced to create a child, and even then nothing fancy. And if you recieve pleasure from such an act, you must immediately repent, or you, most likely, will go to Hell.
Remember, fear the lord, kill Arabs, and God bless America!
urning the other cheek is NOT a vicious and offensive act. It's an anti-violence philosophy. If someone hits me and I turn the other cheek, I am showing that I am above violence, and that it is not the way to settle things, not laughing in their face because 'they're going to hell'.
Everything I do is passed through my ISP. So, uh, yeah, I do think they would have access to what sites I visit, and what I say online.
Is there a way to mark points 1 and 2 insightful? In all seriousness, though, you can call me paranoid, but I don't want the government monitoring what I do and say online while the Patriot Act is still in effect.
I'm with Kosi on this one, man. I could live with violence being evil, but sex? That's like saying carbohydrates are evil. You might not like 'em, but some of us love the occaisonal doughnut. Er, bad analogy.
That would make a friggin' hilarious text-based adventure game... If I had mod points, sir, you would get one.
So what you're saying is- Wait. Okay. So basically all Christa- Nope. I can't do it. Too easy.
I always thought the problem was just that Christians are supposed to be kind, loving, and have amazing cheek-turning abilities.
You would just end up with games like "Christ Christ Revolution" and "Desert Walker Alpha 3: Tournament Edition".
Might convey the true Christian spirit, but having lame as hell games is NOT the best way to convert people.
Not it at all. They weren't saying it wasn't his fault because he did the move in GTA, they were saying it was his dead friend's fault, because he took control of the car. Supposedly.
I want to sign up for this, but I'm not quite up to snuff on my foreign languages. Does anyone know how to say "n00b" in Japanese?
I have beat Diablo, and played Diablo 2 (Didn't like it as much) and, quite frankly, Guild Wars feels like neither. The combat reminds me of Dungeon Siege. There are plenty of games where you run around, make town runs, and fight monsters. What defines Diablo 2 is the combat. The frantic running away, using hotkeyed potions, switching spells, and returning to the fray. Guild wars' combat is nothing like that. There is very little frantic action, and a whole lot of waiting to use your skills and spells again, just like most other "MMO" offerings on the market. Most will probably disagree with me on this, but that's how I see it.
Uh oh. I think I'm gay :(
Uninspiring? I thought it was great how they delve a bit deeper into his training, rather than just dropping him in the movie and having an "oh, his parents got murdered, so now he knows karate and stuff" explanation. Reading the comics, I always wanted more in that department. Damn, I am such a dork.
It is hardly similar to Diablo 2, IMHO. You don't fight hordes of monsters, you fight a few at a time, and you don't constantly run around in circles and quaff potions. The only way it's similar to diablo 2 is in the instanced dungeons and free multiplayer. If it didn't have free multiplayer, nobody would say it was similar to D2. I am so tired of people making that analogy...
That's one of the things I liked about WoW. You could literaly jump anywhere you wanted. If there was a bridge, you could jump off it. If there was a pit of lava, you could jump in it. Nice little touch that made the game a bit more fun.
I wholehartedly agree. Nothing can stand up to the best three films in the series: Star Wars: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: The Ewok Adventure.
Hell, it might be worth the admission just to see Anakin flay the little tykes! Man, if only they replaced Anakin with Yoda.
The battle of the shorteys! The ultimate fight scene!
Screw the "storylines" and "character development".
We all just go to see the lightsaber fights anyway, right?
Player created quests? Done right? Suuuure... If they release enough content in the game, then when you level enough you'll get to the better quests and equipment, and wont get bored. Player created quests wouldn't work in the modern MMO, IMHO. You would just have a new way to camp monsters.
The reason the MMORPG is a nich genre is because nobody in their right mind is going to subscribe to more than possible two titles at a time, whereas most people wouldn't think twice about buying another FPS, even if they already own a few.
Damn, how many frags do you play to?!