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flamingkillamajig wrote: I'm glad so many people hate elves. They annoy me so much. I'm actually rather unhappy Tolkien was so fond of them.
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Funnily enough, I'm actually quite fond of Witcher Elves.
Unlike every other elf in fiction, they are not a race of all powerful, all knowing mary sues.
They certainly are arrogant though, but then again the humans are no better.
What I have
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Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
flamingkillamajig wrote: I'm glad so many people hate elves. They annoy me so much. I'm actually rather unhappy Tolkien was so fond of them.
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Funnily enough, I'm actually quite fond of Witcher Elves.
Unlike every other elf in fiction, they are not a race of all powerful, all knowing mary sues.
They certainly are arrogant though, but then again the humans are no better.
Nah, the Nilfgaardians orchestrated that whole Loc Muine thing. Which was a pretty dick move; I liked that city. It didn't need blood and guts everywhere, it was already in a bad place. I mean, that's just rude.
I think I might go Vran. Can't go wrong with an extinct race of magic lizard people, right?
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What I have
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~1660
Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
The burning pits of Hades, also known as Sweden in summer
Big things are going on in WoW RP, huehuehue. I will copypaste the chat log from skype, but the formatting seems to get messed up. Whatever. It's readable.
Spoiler:
Okay, I will explain.
Ashi told Koriandr there's a message waiting for him on the horse's saddle. BQ's mount is now masterless and inactive.
They intend to go looking for it after the peace summit.
To Ashiraya, BQ was like another person altogether. Ashi did not understand everything she did while corrupted.
BQ had certain precognitive abilities. That is why this message is so interesting. The 'message' is actually an enchanted scrying bowl. You know, like the ones the Alliance use to communicate in their early MoP quests.
[den 30 augusti 2014 02:47] Ashi:
<<< As far as Ashiraya herself knows, this message is intended for Koriandr and the MA, but as said she did not understand BQ so she can't know for sure.
But what they will find...
That is what I am going to spoil.
Here we go.
The event may change depending on character decisions but if they do what I expect them to it wll go like this:
MA arrives where they were told it will be and quickly finds the horse. It is soulless and docile.
On its saddle, they find the scrying bowl.
When picked up, the bowl jerks out of their hands, and lands on the ground. There, it projects a message.
It shows a horned, goat-like skull of saronite with glowing eyes on a shadowy background.
It gives them a speech of DOOM all Reaper-style, mortals you have become an annoyance etc.
It is clear that this is the voice of Runefang, finally answering the question whether it is sentient or not.
HOWEVER.
Then comes the twist.
As Runefang is -about- to finish its speech of DOOM, it is interrupted.
The scrying bowl makes a howling sound and violently pulls all present into the Realm of Shadows.
There, they are greeted by a visage. A hazy image of the Black Queen, in full armoured and armed splendour.
She thanks them for their excellent performance as her puppets and explains how everything has gone exactly according to plan.
Remember what I said about BQ's precognition? Runefang did turn Ashiraya into the Black Queen, but she realised that while the weapon obeyed her, it was not chained and could take control at any moment. She understood that this situation was not sustainable. The weapon's demonic masters in the Burning Legion may at any time command it to seize control, undoing all of her plans. So she forged a middle step of her Great Plan. She headed to Icecrown, ordered away all her servants, loosened her grip on their minds so that they would rebel, and waited. Sure enough, people gathered and attacked. She pretended to put up a fight but eventually let herself be defeated. In the Night Elf prison, she pretended to be insane, to manipulate her captors. The Black Queen lives on in Runefang and the Aegis Regina. Ashiraya herself is not necessary. The Alliance and Horde will try to destroy the armour and weapon, but a shard will survive of Runefang, and a shard is all that is needed for the Black Queen to live on. And as long as the Black Queen lives on, she can one day find a way to completely subdue Runefang, and become unstoppable.
She explains all this to the Mardenholdes and finishes by assuring them that while she did manipulate them, it remains to be seen whether the coming battle places them on the same side.
SCHEMES.
Epic, right?
[19:40] Ashi:
<<< she can freely tell the Mardenholde about all this, for they are painted into a corner.
If they destroy Runefang and the armour, they will destroy Runefang's consciousness, leaving BQ as the sole wielder of this unfathomable power. BQ will survive since a shard of Runefang is elsewhere. So she just needs to wait until someone finds this shard and bammm, new host to control.
If they lock Runefang and the armour into a vault, it is just a matter of time until it seduces the guardians. It may take time, but BQ is patient, and when it succeeds, a new host is gained, ready to continue her plans.[den 31 augusti 2014 20:15] Ashi:
<<< She also thanks the Mardenholde Accord for exiling Ashiraya. By letting her live, she may one day be useful as a puppet again, but by exiling her to Acherus, they prevented the possibility of her walking out into the world, realising the shard survived and destroying it, which would have killed the Black Queen.
#evilmasterplan
In hindsight, this will look confusing as feth to those who are not part of it, but I am so damn proud of this xanatos gambit anyway.
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New Zealand espionage mission against Germany resulted in their declaration of war on the New Zealand people. The best Naval Fleet happened to be nearby the German Homeland so the navy airforces and marines began their offensive immediately. Losses are expected to be heavy as the Germans are at an estimated full military capacity.
The Inca front is going swell as their outer cities are being occupied by our forces. Minor losses, as inca has been weakend by years of conflict with the once mighty nation of Iriquious.
Very few sources of Aluminium is left in the world. Using it as fast as possible before it runs out. The world will be a scary place without aluminium.
If i'm after something light to pass a bit of time, Cursed Treasure 2, a browser tower defence game.
Other than that, I'vejust started to play "Freedom Force Vs The 3rd Reich" which I got with "Red Faction" and "Red Faction 2" for about £3.50 from GoG.
Seems a very pleasant cartoon superhero type game with reasonable graphics for the era in which it was made, and a reasonable RPG element in that you can choose which powers/abilities you can improve on your group of heroes.
"Ask ten different scientists about the environment, population control, genetics, and you'll get ten different answers, but there's one thing every scientist on the planet agrees on. Whether it happens in a hundred years or a thousand years or a million years, eventually our Sun will grow cold and go out. When that happens, it won't just take us. It'll take Marilyn Monroe, and Lao-Tzu, and Einstein, and Morobuto, and Buddy Holly, and Aristophanes…then all of this…all of this…was for nothing. Unless we go to the stars." Commander sinclair, Babylon 5.
Bobtheinquisitor wrote:what is going on with APAC shipping? If Macross Island were real, they'd be the last place to get any Robotechnology.
Played through a relatively quick/easy "learning game" as Harald Bluetooth of the Danes... My nemeses were Alexander the Great, and Queen Liz of England. Let me tell you... That English queen LOOOOOOOOOVES to denounce people.
Played through a relatively quick/easy "learning game" as Harald Bluetooth of the Danes... My nemeses were Alexander the Great, and Queen Liz of England. Let me tell you... That English queen LOOOOOOOOOVES to denounce people.
Denouncing in that game is broken. If the CPU Civs do it to you then nobody bats an eyelid, but if you do it to one of them, regardless of the reason - for example, catching yet another of their spies trying to steal tech - then everyone loses their minds and you suddenly find yourself being denounced left, right, and centre by the AI.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Denouncing in that game is broken. If the CPU Civs do it to you then nobody bats an eyelid, but if you do it to one of them, regardless of the reason - for example, catching yet another of their spies trying to steal tech - then everyone loses their minds and you suddenly find yourself being denounced left, right, and centre by the AI.
Well, to be fair, the FIRST time she did it, I had just taken out one of the minor civs cities for myself (he had it coming, he jumped the mediterranean and was stealing my horse resources ) After that, she'd denounce me, it'd run its 10 turns, then on turn 11, she'd denounce me again, rinse and repeat.
Huh. Usually when I denounce someone, it causes a World War.
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
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Is it just me or is your player on Pro mode extremely fragile??? and even if you are the leading goal scorer (I created a Striker who was a "Finisher") in the whole world, you're still the 2nd or 3rd string player?
Currently, my guy is playing for Arsenal/USA and the club seems to only want to use me in UEFA/Euro League stuff or FA stuff, but no BPL stuff at all (the only reason I have any time in BPL with Arsenal this year is due to injuries )
Wait, that game allows you to play as a single player on the team, rather than as someone commanding the whole team?
Cause... that sounds kind of cool. Much cooler than the average sports game.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
Wales: Where the Men are Men and the sheep are Scared.
Yeah I believe it's a single mode with the game were you follow the career of and play a single footballer. Other modes are the standard control the whole team,
Melissia wrote: Wait, that game allows you to play as a single player on the team, rather than as someone commanding the whole team?
Cause... that sounds kind of cool. Much cooler than the average sports game.
FIFA is the first that I've come across, since sports games have added a "be a pro" mode (they all call it something different) where it gives you the option to play as the whole squad, or just your created person. Even the last NHL game, and Madden games that I had (I think Madden was about 07 or 08.. and NHL was probably 2013) only allowed the person to control their created person in the career mode.
Melissia wrote: Wait, that game allows you to play as a single player on the team, rather than as someone commanding the whole team?
Cause... that sounds kind of cool. Much cooler than the average sports game.
FIFA is the first that I've come across, since sports games have added a "be a pro" mode (they all call it something different) where it gives you the option to play as the whole squad, or just your created person. Even the last NHL game, and Madden games that I had (I think Madden was about 07 or 08.. and NHL was probably 2013) only allowed the person to control their created person in the career mode.
Mutant League Hockey was the last sports game I enjoyed. The first sports game I enjoyed was Mutant League Football.
I also played NBA Jam, Barkley Shut Up and Jam, NHL on the Sega, and Fight Night. It was no Mutant League.
Well, that goes to show how little I've been paying attention to sports games.
Which NHL game? The last Hockey (And also the last sport) game I got was on Sega Saturn, to reference how out of touch I am
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
The hockey games were the ones I enjoyed the most anyway.
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
JSF wrote:... this is really quite an audacious move by GW, throwing out any pretext that this is a game and that its customers exist to do anything other than buy their overpriced products for the sake of it. The naked arrogance, greed and contempt for their audience is shocking.
After 3 days on DayZ without a fatality, I got shot at three seperate times, almost died four times from zombahs, Encountered EIGHT different survivors and sniped 2 people.
I have a Mosin with steadier, and sight. Got the chance for an AKM or AK101, but really, I don't like the lack of sniping capacity. Also picked up a longhorn, probably will try and find something a little better with the pistol.
I love the whole getting wet thing as well, really makes things difficult. Do you go out in the rain, risk getting an infection, or do you stay in and hope to gods that noone bumps into you.
Seriously..... after the Ornstein and Smough battle, the last couple bosses have felt really simple. Also now I'm rolling with Smoughs hammer and working on getting strong enough to also hold a shield.
Doctadeth wrote: Okay, so got gunned down by an AKM bandit out of nowhere. Gotta hate those belligerant teenagers who run and gun....not even for the loot.
Dayz is still OK, but....gods, I hate the people.
Did they not stick together roleplaying servers to diminish that a bit? I mean they're full of people who can't act and put on terrible, terrible accents, but generally its frowned upon to kill people without a reason first (even if that reason's to act like a complete psycho, as long as you're entertaining first). Still the main game should offer the opportunity not to be killed by someone who still thinks they're playing Battlefield, but its been yonks since the game had that sort of atmosphere.
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) After that, she'd denounce me, it'd run its 10 turns, then on turn 11, she'd denounce me again, rinse and repeat.
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