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The Hydlaa Plaza /
« on: October 28, 2004, 06:50:03 pm »
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« on: October 27, 2004, 03:04:13 am »
The event is this weekend you unenthusiastic majority.
Here is a guide to help you get started at the WPE.
Here is a guide to help you get started at the WPE.
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« on: October 22, 2004, 02:31:01 am »
A trip down memory lane...
My Results:
1. A thread in this very forum.
2. a resellerratings review
3. GuildWars fansite forum posts.
4. An emulation website I published years ago called SilkySilkySmooth.com ...I never finished it.
5. Voiceflux.net - a VB program I helped write that allows you to control you PC with your voice like StarTrek.
6. I think my friend used my name in Everquest.
7. an ancient flame war on amdmb.com that still gets my blood boiling.
ah! that was fun! Good times... good times...
My Results:
1. A thread in this very forum.
2. a resellerratings review
3. GuildWars fansite forum posts.
4. An emulation website I published years ago called SilkySilkySmooth.com ...I never finished it.
5. Voiceflux.net - a VB program I helped write that allows you to control you PC with your voice like StarTrek.
6. I think my friend used my name in Everquest.
7. an ancient flame war on amdmb.com that still gets my blood boiling.
ah! that was fun! Good times... good times...
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« on: October 17, 2004, 06:09:28 pm »
Thanks for using your first post to make that point, Edix 
Let me add that GW will be selling for $50 US. So I would estimate the expansions (chapters) being no more than $30-$50 each (leaning more toward $30). That\'s $3.33-$8.33 per month if you want to look at it that way, which I don\'t because the chapters are optional and you could buy them at any time, or you could skip some chapters and buy just those that interest you, or not buy any at all.
Here is a GuildWars comic and writeup. The comic could be applied to any game, but the writeup is very specific and quite comprehensive. Give it a read.
Let me add that GW will be selling for $50 US. So I would estimate the expansions (chapters) being no more than $30-$50 each (leaning more toward $30). That\'s $3.33-$8.33 per month if you want to look at it that way, which I don\'t because the chapters are optional and you could buy them at any time, or you could skip some chapters and buy just those that interest you, or not buy any at all.
Here is a GuildWars comic and writeup. The comic could be applied to any game, but the writeup is very specific and quite comprehensive. Give it a read.
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The Hydlaa Plaza / GuildWars - World Preview Event!
« on: October 16, 2004, 01:29:57 am »
The GuildWars WPE is nearly upon us!
Don\'t know what I\'m talking about?
Get informed at GuildWars.com
Download the Client (a mere 62 KB zipped)
Do you need a reason to play GuildWars?
Here are some:
- it\'s a free 3 day preview. you have nothing to lose.
- there will never be a monthly fee for this game
- there are no servers or \"shards\" to separate you from your friends. This way you will truly know that you are the best in the world.
- streaming technology allows the client to be small and updates & patches to be fast. This means they can change the game world in an instant... as you might see during this preview event on Halloween
- load up the client right now and see how amazing the in-game graphics are on the login screen! Yes, that really is the in-game graphic engine!
Anyway, as you might be able to tell, I\'m pretty excited about the whole thing. GW has fixed every problem that I\'ve ever had with MMO\'s, and I\'ve had quite a bit (just check my This is Why EQ Sucks thread).
Hope to see you all there October 29th-31st!
)Thinking of pre-ordering the game (as I already have)? You can get one of five in-game bonus items depending on where you pre-order. The pre-order also reserves you a spot in their beta weekend events.
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« on: October 16, 2004, 12:43:27 am »
Well done Sep.
Staying semi-on-topic, here\'s a 2-part Sims 2 comic from a wonderful comic strip site know as GamersGoneBad. Check it out.
Staying semi-on-topic, here\'s a 2-part Sims 2 comic from a wonderful comic strip site know as GamersGoneBad. Check it out.
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« on: September 07, 2004, 04:48:53 pm »
You can\'t just dismiss the evidence as BS when it\'s factual and clearly makes the original claim an impossibility. Yes, this does raise more questions than answers, but we should not subscribe to what the government tells us just because its easier. It is our responsibility to ask questions and keep the government in check.
Here are some solid arguements:
Demensions of damage were 26 feet by 90 feet; demensions of a 757 are 40 feet by 125 feet.
Notes to Monketh:
- The US is refered to as a Democratic Republic.
- Bush was on vacation before 9/11 42% of the time according to Michael Moore in Fahrenheit 9/11 who quoted the Washington Post.
Here are some solid arguements:
- Damage pattern shows only a superficial relationship to the profile of a 757.
Demensions of damage were 26 feet by 90 feet; demensions of a 757 are 40 feet by 125 feet.
- Columns are bent towards the center of the hole and/or outward.
- There was a fence, a generator, and spools under the right engines projected path... all untouched.
- No photo\'s shown of seats, bodies, luggage, or plane parts.
- White explosion - not from jetfuel.
- Witnesses plot the 757 on a different flight path.
- All videos of the crash were seized by the FBI, save for 5 frames from a single Pentagon surveillance camera with crappy resolution, signs of alteration, and incorrect timestamps.
Notes to Monketh:
- The US is refered to as a Democratic Republic.
- Bush was on vacation before 9/11 42% of the time according to Michael Moore in Fahrenheit 9/11 who quoted the Washington Post.
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The Hydlaa Plaza / Definitive Answers
« on: September 07, 2004, 01:04:00 am »
All points are addressed in the link below. Keep in mind this is a 35 page long slideshow presentation, so if you don\'t want to read it all, at least click through to the end and look at all the impressive and descriptive pictures and illustrations. This research concludes what I have already concluded: there is something they are not telling us. Those of you who\'ve already dismissed this as a groundless conspiracy theory would be better off taking Levski\'s advice and remaining neutral until all facts are known. You may agree with me after reading the facts in this link...
HERE IS THE DEFINITIVE LINK
HERE IS THE DEFINITIVE LINK
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« on: September 06, 2004, 09:46:44 am »
Good link.
Relevant Quote:
\"The major basis for these claims can be summed up thusly: \'It\'s obvious that a crashing 757 wouldn\'t cause the kind of damage that is clearly visible in pictures of the Pentagon.\'
The problem with this reasoning is fairly obvious: There is not a large body of data on what happens when you crash a 757 into a large concrete pentagon-shaped building. In fact, there\'s no data at all concerning what happens when you crash a 757 into a large concrete pentagon-shaped building except, presumably, the very pictures that the author is summarily dismissing.\"
Relevant Quote:
\"The major basis for these claims can be summed up thusly: \'It\'s obvious that a crashing 757 wouldn\'t cause the kind of damage that is clearly visible in pictures of the Pentagon.\'
The problem with this reasoning is fairly obvious: There is not a large body of data on what happens when you crash a 757 into a large concrete pentagon-shaped building. In fact, there\'s no data at all concerning what happens when you crash a 757 into a large concrete pentagon-shaped building except, presumably, the very pictures that the author is summarily dismissing.\"
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« on: September 06, 2004, 02:40:11 am »
After playing this game for a day, I\'m beginning to dislike it.
- It felt a lot like Everquest--which I hate.
- Huge amounts of time and effort are needed to get anywhere in the game.
- Running away from a fight you\'re sure to lose seems like an impossibility.
- Stupid courier quests are present. \"Take this letter...\" [to hell!] I am not your damn errand boy!
- And the zone loading times can kiss my ass. I don\'t ever want to load another zone!
- It felt a lot like Everquest--which I hate.
- Huge amounts of time and effort are needed to get anywhere in the game.
- Running away from a fight you\'re sure to lose seems like an impossibility.
- Stupid courier quests are present. \"Take this letter...\" [to hell!] I am not your damn errand boy!
- And the zone loading times can kiss my ass. I don\'t ever want to load another zone!
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« on: September 05, 2004, 08:25:58 pm »
After watching that flash presentation, I did some additional research...
About that area of the Pentagon and its intact windows:
?\'It was the only area of the Pentagon with a sprinkler system, and it had been reconstructed with a web of steel columns and bars to withstand bomb blasts. The area struck by the plane also had blast-resistant windows?2 inches thick and 2,500 pounds each?that stayed intact during the crash and fire. While perhaps 4,500 people normally would have been working in the hardest-hit areas, because of the renovation work only about 800 were there?.\' More than 25,000 people work at the Pentagon. [Los Angeles Times 9/16/01 (C)]\"
Here\'s some additional info:
...with all the light post it took out, its trajectory may not have allowed it to first hit the \"Pentalawn,\" but to instead fly straight into the building.
Source
From the accounts, Flight 77 was most definitely hijacked,
but where did this plane go if not into the Pentagon?
I haven\'t heard of any other incidents that could explain the deaths of its passengers.
And why did the FBI confiscate all the videos? What is there to hide?
...bastards
About that area of the Pentagon and its intact windows:
?\'It was the only area of the Pentagon with a sprinkler system, and it had been reconstructed with a web of steel columns and bars to withstand bomb blasts. The area struck by the plane also had blast-resistant windows?2 inches thick and 2,500 pounds each?that stayed intact during the crash and fire. While perhaps 4,500 people normally would have been working in the hardest-hit areas, because of the renovation work only about 800 were there?.\' More than 25,000 people work at the Pentagon. [Los Angeles Times 9/16/01 (C)]\"
Here\'s some additional info:
...with all the light post it took out, its trajectory may not have allowed it to first hit the \"Pentalawn,\" but to instead fly straight into the building.
Source
From the accounts, Flight 77 was most definitely hijacked,
but where did this plane go if not into the Pentagon?
I haven\'t heard of any other incidents that could explain the deaths of its passengers.
And why did the FBI confiscate all the videos? What is there to hide?
...bastards
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« on: September 02, 2004, 05:45:56 am »
Here is a recent interview with Jeff Grubb (RoE\'s lead programmer) - by MMhell, Thursday, August 26, 2004
My favorite quote is:
\"As long as I keep breathing on this earth, I will do everything I can to keep the game running for all that wish to enjoy it as much as I have.\" - Jeff Grubb
And I\'m thinking, yes it can compete with planeshift.
Also, another competitor, GuildWars, is coming along nicely, and they have their second world preview event scheduled for October 29-31.
This is another MMO with no monthly fee, but you do have to buy the game. I\'m really excited about this one. It bares many similarities to Diablo II with none of the tedium of traditional MMO\'s. At the vary least, give the free preview a look near halloween.
In the meantime, can\'t wait for the Rubies of Eventide page to get back up so I can check it out.
My favorite quote is:
\"As long as I keep breathing on this earth, I will do everything I can to keep the game running for all that wish to enjoy it as much as I have.\" - Jeff Grubb
And I\'m thinking, yes it can compete with planeshift.
Also, another competitor, GuildWars, is coming along nicely, and they have their second world preview event scheduled for October 29-31.
This is another MMO with no monthly fee, but you do have to buy the game. I\'m really excited about this one. It bares many similarities to Diablo II with none of the tedium of traditional MMO\'s. At the vary least, give the free preview a look near halloween.
In the meantime, can\'t wait for the Rubies of Eventide page to get back up so I can check it out.
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« on: September 02, 2004, 05:19:47 am »
ATM\'s gave out free money to everyone.
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General Discussion /
« on: September 02, 2004, 05:07:32 am »
There you have it, Talad.
Open your doors. Strengthen your team.
Only good can come of this.
Open your doors. Strengthen your team.
Only good can come of this.