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Over the last 16 years, I've owned 2 trinitrons - a 27" I had for about 9 and a 36" I had for about 7. They were amazing. I never had any trouble with them until the last one died this past September, leading me to my 46" Samsung LCD. They were excellent TVs. Great picture quality. My main gripe is they weighed about 4 tons each and were extremely bulky. They were a total bitch to move, especially the 36" one. I don't miss them, because my newest TV is fuggin amazing, but they were great, at the time.
The sooner the last vestiges of that abortion are dropped the better. Now, let's focus on what Shadowrun fans really want - a good Shadowrun CRPG. Go Go Smith & Tinker!
I re-read most of them many, many more times than that. I've got books that I've had for almost 25 years that I still re-read on occasion. If I buy a book and I like it it, I'll re-read it a lot. If I buy I a book and it kind of sucks, I'll put it in with my mom's flea market stuff and recoup some of the cost.
Like the GP, I haven't been to a library since college, but I read quite a bit.
To me it seems like a Fallout veneer instead of actual "Fallout." Like they have these rudimentary ideas of what Fallout is and are trying their best approximation of them. For example, the BoS. They have repeatedly referred to the BoS as "knights of the wasteland," as if they run around saving humans from evil. The original BoS were nothing like that. From the Fallout wiki:Unlike the chivalrous knights of old, members of the Brotherhood are not interested in justice for the obviously weaker and less fortunate around them, but instead in keeping their secrecy and preserving and developing technology. Their motives are often unclear, and Brotherhood members are not people to be trifled with. It is safe to say, however, that if a group of Brotherhood knights appears to be helping some less fortunate people, their motives are not altruistic. I think people get confused by their ranks as Paladins and assume that's how they operate.
I don't really like how they have incorporated humor, either. Fallout was more irony, a darker sense of humor (e.g., save the vault - get kicked out because you were outside too much. world torn apart by nuke war - save the world by detonating a nuke). What we've seen so far from Bethesda is more slapstick-type humor. Of course that was present a little bit before, but it wasn't the prevailing type.
I think they have really, really missed the boat with their characterization of nuke technology as being sort of just scattered around. Cars did not all run on fusion cells in the FO universe - that one in FO2 was specially modified. So, shooting cars in their nuke fuel cell to make them explode and kill enemies is, well, I don't know what that is besides dumb on a lot of levels. I also think the nuclear catapult is a joke - really, this nuke device can be launched as a weapon at an enemy that's about 10 yards away and the user WON'T get fried, too?
The original 2 FO games were fantastic for presenting the player with tough choices, the consequences of which weren't always clear. That is, you didn't always know which was the "good" choice and which was the "bad" choice. You could easily choose what you thought was a "good" response and have half a town want to shoot you on sight. Bethesda has said many times they do not want to follow this path. There will always be a "good guy" choice/response and a "bad guy" choice/response and both will be easily distinguished from the other. That dumbs-down a bit of the game, IMO.
All of that is to say nothing of the cosmetic stuff that I don't like, either. a) The movement away from turn-based, isometric to 1st person, real-time (TB & iso was a deliberate choice back in '97, not a limitation of technology. That similarity to tabletop RPGs is part of what makes Fallout Fallout.). b) The re-skinning of the supermutants (which are gonna need a hell of a story to even exist in Washington D.C. and "oh, there was another lab" ain't cutting it). c) V.A.T.S. - pointless, as it doesn't actually affect your chance to hit- its an excuse for a "cool" bullet-time animation of your enemy getting blown apart. There are other things I have issues with, but these come to mind.
HOWEVER, this doesn't mean it will be some horrible, non-fun game. Truthfully, it will probably be somewhere along the lines of Oblivion - highly popular, some people swearing by it, others at it. If it was just some generic RPG in a post-apoc setting that uses a tweaked-up version of the Oblivion engine, it would probably be fine. I just don't think it will be a great Fallout game.
JMO, of course. Also, I realize the game isn't out yet, but we are kinda far along in the development cycle for Beth to do a 180 on most of these issues.
Wish you hadn't posted AC, because IAAB and I agree with much of your post. IMO, geographical restrictions should not necessarily be a primary means to define species, even if regional differences can be identified at the molecular scale. Although I believe that species can benefit from the higher resolution of conservation plans based on subspecies classification, I agree that a certainly not subject to peer review headline such as "Giraffes really 6 species" is lazy and the likely politicized review of the genetic evidence presents "bad science" in a much more positive light than it deserves.
The sad thing here is that supercomputers have been used (and heavily funded) by the US government for nuclear weapons research in the past. As far as nuke research goes, I kind of prefer they run sims on supercomputers instead of live-fire exercises.
Oh, I certainly understand there are different strokes for different folks. Its great that you've found many fantasy authors you enjoy. I wish I could say the same.
I agree. Sadly, I think those criticisms could be applied to a lot of popular fantasy: Jordan, Salvatore, Weis/Hickman/Dragonlance series, Goodkin. I like fantasy fiction settings, but I can't tolerate (most of) the writing.
Certainly. But, the OKC bombing was only 1 "car." Could this fabric, in sufficient quantities or w/e is necessary, withstand a force equal to a U-Haul full of fertilizer?
I don't mean to sound negative, though. This is really interesting from a nuts n' bolts point of view and would be great if it could help save some lives. I'd just like to know more about it.
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Over the last 16 years, I've owned 2 trinitrons - a 27" I had for about 9 and a 36" I had for about 7. They were amazing. I never had any trouble with them until the last one died this past September, leading me to my 46" Samsung LCD. They were excellent TVs. Great picture quality. My main gripe is they weighed about 4 tons each and were extremely bulky. They were a total bitch to move, especially the 36" one. I don't miss them, because my newest TV is fuggin amazing, but they were great, at the time.
What program would you run on this?
Vista, with Aero enabled.
Those sovereign countries shouldn't seize the assets of US businesses in said country.
Maybe that's the key to losing a bunch of money very quickly.
their success is the same as that of the bearded lady
so, its like goin to grandma's house for Kentuckians?
I keed, I keed!
# of chairs thrown.
The sooner the last vestiges of that abortion are dropped the better. Now, let's focus on what Shadowrun fans really want - a good Shadowrun CRPG. Go Go Smith & Tinker!
I re-read most of them many, many more times than that. I've got books that I've had for almost 25 years that I still re-read on occasion. If I buy a book and I like it it, I'll re-read it a lot. If I buy I a book and it kind of sucks, I'll put it in with my mom's flea market stuff and recoup some of the cost.
Like the GP, I haven't been to a library since college, but I read quite a bit.
To me it seems like a Fallout veneer instead of actual "Fallout." Like they have these rudimentary ideas of what Fallout is and are trying their best approximation of them.
For example, the BoS. They have repeatedly referred to the BoS as "knights of the wasteland," as if they run around saving humans from evil. The original BoS were nothing like that. From the Fallout wiki: Unlike the chivalrous knights of old, members of the Brotherhood are not interested in justice for the obviously weaker and less fortunate around them, but instead in keeping their secrecy and preserving and developing technology. Their motives are often unclear, and Brotherhood members are not people to be trifled with. It is safe to say, however, that if a group of Brotherhood knights appears to be helping some less fortunate people, their motives are not altruistic. I think people get confused by their ranks as Paladins and assume that's how they operate.
I don't really like how they have incorporated humor, either. Fallout was more irony, a darker sense of humor (e.g., save the vault - get kicked out because you were outside too much. world torn apart by nuke war - save the world by detonating a nuke). What we've seen so far from Bethesda is more slapstick-type humor. Of course that was present a little bit before, but it wasn't the prevailing type.
I think they have really, really missed the boat with their characterization of nuke technology as being sort of just scattered around. Cars did not all run on fusion cells in the FO universe - that one in FO2 was specially modified. So, shooting cars in their nuke fuel cell to make them explode and kill enemies is, well, I don't know what that is besides dumb on a lot of levels. I also think the nuclear catapult is a joke - really, this nuke device can be launched as a weapon at an enemy that's about 10 yards away and the user WON'T get fried, too?
The original 2 FO games were fantastic for presenting the player with tough choices, the consequences of which weren't always clear. That is, you didn't always know which was the "good" choice and which was the "bad" choice. You could easily choose what you thought was a "good" response and have half a town want to shoot you on sight. Bethesda has said many times they do not want to follow this path. There will always be a "good guy" choice/response and a "bad guy" choice/response and both will be easily distinguished from the other. That dumbs-down a bit of the game, IMO.
All of that is to say nothing of the cosmetic stuff that I don't like, either. a) The movement away from turn-based, isometric to 1st person, real-time (TB & iso was a deliberate choice back in '97, not a limitation of technology. That similarity to tabletop RPGs is part of what makes Fallout Fallout.). b) The re-skinning of the supermutants (which are gonna need a hell of a story to even exist in Washington D.C. and "oh, there was another lab" ain't cutting it). c) V.A.T.S. - pointless, as it doesn't actually affect your chance to hit- its an excuse for a "cool" bullet-time animation of your enemy getting blown apart. There are other things I have issues with, but these come to mind.
HOWEVER, this doesn't mean it will be some horrible, non-fun game. Truthfully, it will probably be somewhere along the lines of Oblivion - highly popular, some people swearing by it, others at it. If it was just some generic RPG in a post-apoc setting that uses a tweaked-up version of the Oblivion engine, it would probably be fine. I just don't think it will be a great Fallout game.
JMO, of course. Also, I realize the game isn't out yet, but we are kinda far along in the development cycle for Beth to do a 180 on most of these issues.
At least, the parts we've seen so far. /sadface
Wish you hadn't posted AC, because IAAB and I agree with much of your post. IMO, geographical restrictions should not necessarily be a primary means to define species, even if regional differences can be identified at the molecular scale. Although I believe that species can benefit from the higher resolution of conservation plans based on subspecies classification, I agree that a certainly not subject to peer review headline such as "Giraffes really 6 species" is lazy and the likely politicized review of the genetic evidence presents "bad science" in a much more positive light than it deserves.
And I don't mean the Bethesda one, either.
Does that mean they spread its ashes around somewhere or what? ;)
I was sad it wasn't tagged "penis" like most of the stories were yesterday.
Oh, I certainly understand there are different strokes for different folks. Its great that you've found many fantasy authors you enjoy. I wish I could say the same.
I agree. Sadly, I think those criticisms could be applied to a lot of popular fantasy: Jordan, Salvatore, Weis/Hickman/Dragonlance series, Goodkin. I like fantasy fiction settings, but I can't tolerate (most of) the writing.
Yes, Professor, for the PC. I assume Shadowrun fans are aware of the PnP Shadowrun universe...
Can someone please stop screwing around and make a Shadowrun RPG?
Certainly. But, the OKC bombing was only 1 "car." Could this fabric, in sufficient quantities or w/e is necessary, withstand a force equal to a U-Haul full of fertilizer?
I don't mean to sound negative, though. This is really interesting from a nuts n' bolts point of view and would be great if it could help save some lives. I'd just like to know more about it.
Is this a new measuring unit, a la Libraries of Congress? Or are we to assume all car bomb blasts are equal?
The fabric sounds great, but there's not much in those citations other than the basic mechanics of the material.
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