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8507
Freely offered FPS concept, inspired by watching yet another lame episode of Star Trek TNG or Enterprise where everyone misses in phaser fights. Really it's...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 3, 2009
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8508
... Sounds like (to a first approximation) mortar-style weapons with control over the direction and strength of 'gravity'? Seems to me that a first pass could...
Philippa Cowderoy
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Feb 3, 2009
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8509
We were joking about a Freeciv game we were observing. About how the particular game we were watching had it all: hope, glory, ignomy, puzzlement, a cast of...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 4, 2009
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8510
... The vast majority of video games don't have lots of tiny individual cells of movement. There's a big difference between a whole picture moving in some...
David Haley
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Feb 5, 2009
3:30 am
8511
From: "Brandon Van Every" <bvanevery@...> ... Hmmm, killing hordes of natives and looting their gold... something tells me that orcs are a safer option. ...
Gerry Quinn
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Feb 5, 2009
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8512
... Screw safe. Make game development history by taking on real subject matter. ... Let's not infantilize. The main problem I see is that historically ...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 5, 2009
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8513
I find myself arguing a lot lately with Freeciv players about what the turn timeout "should be." There's this crowd that likes 50 seconds per turn at the...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 5, 2009
9:34 pm
8514
... Land of Legends. I don't think it has any timeouts at all, but the game never feels slow to me when playing multiplayer. -- Rainer Deyke -...
Rainer Deyke
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Feb 5, 2009
9:45 pm
8515
... Not that many units or cities involved, right? Cheers, Brandon Van Every...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 5, 2009
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8516
... Right. It's a beautifully designed game - deep, balanced, no extraneous elements, no tedium. It's by no means perfect, but it's still the first game that...
Rainer Deyke
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Feb 6, 2009
4:17 am
8517
... Now if I could preserve the atmospherics of Civ without the micromanagement... Cheers, Brandon Van Every...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 6, 2009
9:36 pm
8518
... Dear Gerry Quinn, You are the cancer that is killing the Vidya. Please never design any games. PS: You fail at life. 0/10 ;)...
LingMac
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Feb 9, 2009
11:25 pm
8519
... I only noticed this suggestion when LingMac replied to it. I must say, I find it impolitic. "The orcs and demons are evil, therefore we may kill or...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 10, 2009
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8520
... Disgaea (PS2) would like to have a word with you. ... Hahahaha! Sorry, I never imagined using a 4chan expression would generate so much confusion. The...
LingMac
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Feb 10, 2009
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8521
... Is there any cultural translation for that? Sounds like a Japanese title. Sorry but in the Judeo-Christian world view, demons are evil. Clear cut, end of...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 10, 2009
10:20 am
8522
... It makes a big difference if your city is within 3 squares of the opponent's; 4-5 is not as good. I read about a pure culture-flipping domination win in...
David Lamb
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Feb 10, 2009
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8523
... It is japanese, but is clearly based (loosely) on christian myth. "Celestia" is a series of sunny islands floating magically in the clouds, a few with...
LingMac
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Feb 10, 2009
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8524
... Indeed they did and I suspect that knowing this is exactly why I would guess that very few people today would have fun, or enjoy a game, that was about...
Ryan Fisk
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Feb 10, 2009
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8525
... I think the idea that games have to be entirely about "fun" is childish. In film, comedy is only one genre. I think many people have a desire to explore...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 10, 2009
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8526
... ...You psycho. I never wanted to do that playing Peacemaker. :) It was ironic in fact, that whenever I played as the israeli prime minister, the...
LingMac
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Feb 10, 2009
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8527
... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fun http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enjoy I stand by my use of the word "fun" and my use of the word...
Ryan Fisk
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Feb 11, 2009
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8528
< Snip - lots of discussion regarding Tolkien - showing the bad side of things - or the good side> When reading about this I am reminded of the game Fahrenheit...
Christian Lynaes
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Feb 11, 2009
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8529
... How much fun did you have watching Schindler's List or The Killing Fields? ... So I take it you don't accept the physics of the Tolkien universe out of...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 11, 2009
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8530
< snip lots of discussion about Tolkien > Just a quick reality check - especially as I remember Brandon and Ryan having somewhat heated discussions in the...
Christian Lynaes
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Feb 11, 2009
8:31 am
8531
Two points: 1. I read the primary conflict in Lord of the Rings, not as good vs evil, but as defender vs attacker. In this context, IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER...
Rainer Deyke
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Feb 11, 2009
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8532
--> intend to make war immediately upon starting the game, against any civ who's right next to you. Play the Aztecs just to further that goal. Send the scout...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 11, 2009
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8533
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Christian Lynaes ... Checking the thread title, I would say "yes." To recap, I suggested that someone make a MMORPG that...
Brandon Van Every
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Feb 11, 2009
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8534
... For the most part I'm quite sympathetic to this view -- that looking at the story from other perspectives is valid, interesting, valuable, fun,...
David Lamb
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Feb 11, 2009
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8535
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 3:27 AM, Christian Lynaes ... No, I'm afraid, though I've heard of games that supposedly let you make "good" versus "evil" choices that...
David Lamb
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Feb 11, 2009
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8536
... Whoah! Even if you initially agree to peace, you can declare war later. Even if they refuse to talk to you, you can alt-click on the name of the civ in...
David Lamb
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Feb 11, 2009
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