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What are you currently reading?
author=Daemon of Caerbannog link=topic=1248.msg18855#msg18855 date=1212563805I'm going to put this in spoiler tags for people who don't want to have it ruined, but here's the excerpt I saw:author=Shadowtext link=topic=1248.msg18792#msg18792 date=1212538238
Is the Sword of Truth series the one where the hero ends up justifying killing innocent bystandards and "evil pacifists" because as the hero, he can do no wrong, and every female character ends up getting raped (occasionally by the hero), and there's some sort of evil chicken, and it all turns into a thinly veiled essay on the author's hardline manichaen philosophy? Like Ayn Rand wrote a series of fantasy novels?
lol, i knew this was all fake when i read the words "evil chicken". It really is a good series though, i'm thinking of buying it.
Her power, her magic, was also a weapon of defense. But it would only work on people. It would not work on a chicken. And it would not work on wickedness incarnate.
Her gaze flicked toward the door, checking the distance. The chicken took a single hop toward her. Claws gripping Juni's upper arm, it leaned her way. Her leg muscles tightened till they trembled.
The chicken backed up a step, tensed, and spurted feces onto Juni's face.
It let out the cackle that sounded like a laugh.
She dearly wished she could tell herself she was being silly. Imagining things.
But she knew better.
<snip>
Kahlan frantically tried to think as the chicken bawk-bawk-bawked.
<snip>
"Mother," the chicken croaked.
Kahlan flinched with a cry.
<snip>
In the dark, the chicken thing let out a low chicken cackle laugh.
It hadn't come from whre she expected the chicken to be. It was behind her.
"Please, I mean no harm," she called into the darkness. "I mean no disrespect. I will leave you to your business now, if that's all right with you."
She took another shuffling step toward the door. She moved carefully, slowly, in case the chicken thing was in the way. She didn't want to bump into it and make it angry. She mustn't underestimate it.
Kahlan had on any number of occasions thrown herself with ferocity against seemingly invincible foes. She knew well the value of a resolute violent attack. But she also somehow knew beyond doubt that this adversary could, if it wanted, kill her as easily as she could wring a real chicken's neck. If she forced a fight, this was one she would lose.
<snip>
The chicken thing let out a whispering cackle.
<snip>
With the next flash of lightning, she saw chicken feet standing between her and the crack under the door. The thing wasn't more than a foot from her face.
<snip>
The beak pinched the vein on the back of her hand over her eyes. The chicken tugged, as if trying to pull a worm from the ground.
It was a command. It wanted her hand away from her eyes.
The beak gave a sharp tug on her skin. There was no mistaking the meaning in that insistent yank. Move the hand, now, it was saying, or you'll be sorry.
If she made it angry, there was no telling what it was capable of doing to her. Juni lay dead above her as a reminder of the possibilities.
She told herself that if it pecked at her eyes, she would have to grab it and try to wring its neck. If she was quick, it could only get in one peck. She would have one eye left. She would have to fight it then. But only if it went for her eyes.
Her instincts screamed that such action would be the most foolish, dangerous thing she could do. Both the Bird Man and Richard said this was not a chicken. She no longer doubted them. But she might have no choice.
If she started, it would be a fight to the death. She held no illusion as to her chances. Nonetheless, she might be forced to fight it. With her last breath, if need be, as her father had taught her.
The chicken snatched a bigger beakful of her skin along with the vein and twisted. Last warning.
Kahlan carefully moved her trembling hand away. The chicken-thing cackled softly with satisfaction.
~Terry Goodkind, Soul of the Fire
It was posted specifically because it was so terrible no one could believe it was real. The other stuff I mentioned was also from people making fun of the series for similar stuff. Apparently it really goes down hill after the second book.
Obama is the democratic Nominee. Hurray.
author=Baron Myers de Guy, Keeper of the Bridge of Death link=topic=1254.msg18829#msg18829 date=1212547279What, you mean like "Even though we all vote republican, we're going to get upset about the democratic nominee?"
I still think there will be some crazy riot or something in the south. I mean look at the sexist and racist acts that still go on in the US today. Now they may elect a black president, and I just get this bad feeling of KKK-ness, or maybe even just southern people uprising. Am I the only one. Also, I bet his reign ends in assassination. Just because he is black (and no, I'm not being racist, I am saying that many Americans are).
Most of the rednecks I talk to (I live in the deep south, so that's a fairly large number) are convinced that McCain is a sure bet for the next president. The only thing they care about the democratic nomination is that they take a good deal of delight in the fact that the party has been in disarray over this thing for so long, hurting their chances.
I'm glad Obama got the nom. I would've probably voted for McCain if it had been Hillary....hesitantly. Obama's my favorite of the people who were in the running this time around....he's probably not the answer to the problems in this country, but he's the one that seems like the he'll do the least harm to the country.
It's a shame that's what it always seems to come down to, though. If some voodoo priest resurrects Teddy Roosevelt, I'm totally jumping ship to the "Zombie Bull Moose Party."
What are you currently reading?
Is the Sword of Truth series the one where the hero ends up justifying killing innocent bystandards and "evil pacifists" because as the hero, he can do no wrong, and every female character ends up getting raped (occasionally by the hero), and there's some sort of evil chicken, and it all turns into a thinly veiled essay on the author's hardline manichaen philosophy? Like Ayn Rand wrote a series of fantasy novels?
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/etc. Discussion Thread
That seems like a given. Level grinding and loot farming hardly seems the proper thing to do in a Pokemon MMO. PvP is where it's at.
On the other hand, I'd love to see it develop some sort of really robust economy that gives people lots of options for how to handle things. You could be a Pokemon Trainer, taking the usual PvP arc and probably having some sort of ladder ranking based on victories (possibly these would be tracked per-Pokemon rather than per-Player, since lowering a Player's ranking because he was testing out a new 'mon would discourage experimentation).
But you could also be a Pokemon Breeder, breeding rare Pokemon with awesome movesets, abilities, etc. It'd be neat if the breeding system was even more robust here so that a well-bred Pokemon would be a really prized commodity. There's already a strong enough system in place to offer breeders a lot to do, but I'd love to see a Breeder Ladder of some sort....maybe it could be based on reputation, where players who get 'mons from the Breeders give them points based on how pleased they are with their 'mons, or maybe the game could keep track of the successes of a breeder's mons even after a trainer has taken them over (assuming the player isn't both Breeder AND Trainer). Maybe they could even have some sort of way of letting Breeders earn the right to breed special moves onto Pokemon that would generally be impossible for them to get. As an example, the Surfing Pikachu would be an example--completely impossible in the games short of hacking or getting one from a special event, but in an MMO, why not let high level Breeders (whatever that means) get the ability to do that?
...they could also bump up the Contests system to make that an intriguing option for players who prefer that. Then you've got a handy triumvirate of Trainer/Breeder/Contest....preparing....person. I'd like to see other options, too, though.
Heck, they could probably even work in a way for Players to be Pokemon Rangers, or start or join a villainous Team Whatever.
...basically, I like the idea of more than one way to play the game. There's a lot that could be done with Pokemon and not all of it has to be cockfighting.
On the other hand, I'd love to see it develop some sort of really robust economy that gives people lots of options for how to handle things. You could be a Pokemon Trainer, taking the usual PvP arc and probably having some sort of ladder ranking based on victories (possibly these would be tracked per-Pokemon rather than per-Player, since lowering a Player's ranking because he was testing out a new 'mon would discourage experimentation).
But you could also be a Pokemon Breeder, breeding rare Pokemon with awesome movesets, abilities, etc. It'd be neat if the breeding system was even more robust here so that a well-bred Pokemon would be a really prized commodity. There's already a strong enough system in place to offer breeders a lot to do, but I'd love to see a Breeder Ladder of some sort....maybe it could be based on reputation, where players who get 'mons from the Breeders give them points based on how pleased they are with their 'mons, or maybe the game could keep track of the successes of a breeder's mons even after a trainer has taken them over (assuming the player isn't both Breeder AND Trainer). Maybe they could even have some sort of way of letting Breeders earn the right to breed special moves onto Pokemon that would generally be impossible for them to get. As an example, the Surfing Pikachu would be an example--completely impossible in the games short of hacking or getting one from a special event, but in an MMO, why not let high level Breeders (whatever that means) get the ability to do that?
...they could also bump up the Contests system to make that an intriguing option for players who prefer that. Then you've got a handy triumvirate of Trainer/Breeder/Contest....preparing....person. I'd like to see other options, too, though.
Heck, they could probably even work in a way for Players to be Pokemon Rangers, or start or join a villainous Team Whatever.
...basically, I like the idea of more than one way to play the game. There's a lot that could be done with Pokemon and not all of it has to be cockfighting.
What are you currently reading?
Haven't had a lot of time for reading lately, but I've been checking out Accelerando when I have a few moments lately. I forget the author, but I found it released through the Creative Commons on the internet for free, so I figured I'd give it a go. It's sort of so-so. The vision of the future it presents is exciting and awesome, but so far it's a bit lacking as a narrative. Seems so focused on the ideas that it neglects the characters.
...but then, it's science fiction, or maybe cyberpunk. That describes a good 99% of the genre.
I like this whole "free books that you buy if you like later" (legally) thing, though. I think I'll try some of Cory Doctorow's books after this.
...but then, it's science fiction, or maybe cyberpunk. That describes a good 99% of the genre.
I like this whole "free books that you buy if you like later" (legally) thing, though. I think I'll try some of Cory Doctorow's books after this.
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/etc. Discussion Thread
author=Work, Baron of Forever Progress link=topic=1247.msg18706#msg18706 date=1212465074Hopefully one that doesn't fall into the same MMO traps. Something based on the games that already exist, and with PvP being very much at the center of everything.
I own one of the new ones. I forget which.
I am thinking of picking it back up again. I was pretty bummed out by the highly inconsistent and shitty interface.
I wish Nintendo would just wisen up and make a Pokemon MMO.
Basically, just a normal Pokemon RPG, only instead of other trainers being NPCs, having them be players. But how would Gyms be handled? Would they be a player-run thing, or would they be NPC-monster thingies? Or maybe they'd just be moderator-driven....hmm.
This is fun. Pokemon MMO thoughts, go!
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/etc. Discussion Thread
author=dethmetal link=topic=1247.msg18695#msg18695 date=1212461846Trademarks don't always mean anything, but they can be a sign of things to come. It's not uncommon for a game company to trademark anything they can think of that might be used for their games to prevent other people from using the names--same thing with registering domain names. It costs practically nothing (from their point of view) to trademark these things. You do have to show due diligence in maintaining a trademark to keep it, though.
Holy shit. If DuskGold and DawnSilver are trademarked, does that mean a remake is planned? Gold, Silver, and Crystal are the best Pokemon games there is. Period.
Keep in mind, Squenix registered "Chrono Break" eons ago and never did anything with it, along with a couple of other things that people were certain meant sequels to beloved games.
I'm interested in Platinum, but I still don't know enough to know whether or not I'll pick it up. It's kind of interesting that it sounds like they're giving other Pokemon "new forms," I guess in the style of Deoxys. But it sounds like it's mostly Event Pokemon, like Shaymin. It's interesting that they apparently change Type that way, though. That's pretty different.
I really wish they would make use of the Mystery Gift via Nintendo WFC thing they added, though. Or use the Nintendo Channel on Wii for Mystery Gift events. It would mean not having to go to stupid Toys R' Us events, being surrounded by the small, noisy, primary demo....and then maybe they could actually give us the items that get us into the Special Events, like they ought to!
Wow, guys. Impressive, everyone!
You know given that this is an amateur game creation community, technically you can program content.
MMO
The big problem with MMOs to me is how hugely they miss the point. MMOs are an example of a perfect opportunity for real, honest-to-goodness roleplaying in video games, but none of them has even attempted that from what I've seen.
Part of the problem is that it's pretty highly dependant on community, and that's not something that's as easy to herd as numerical stats and experience and suchlike. And the larger a community gets, the less possible it is to easily control.
As it is, I think Dungeons and Dragons Insider's toolset is going to do a much better job at that sort of thing than MMORPGs have, though with only a handful of players at a time. Which is probably better anyway.
Still....it would be nice to see a game where you really could roleplay in a persistant environment with events actually happening all the time--especially if they could be initiated by players rather than having to be scripted. Maybe someday an MMO company will figure it out. Maybe it's just a question of getting enough processing power.
Part of the problem is that it's pretty highly dependant on community, and that's not something that's as easy to herd as numerical stats and experience and suchlike. And the larger a community gets, the less possible it is to easily control.
As it is, I think Dungeons and Dragons Insider's toolset is going to do a much better job at that sort of thing than MMORPGs have, though with only a handful of players at a time. Which is probably better anyway.
Still....it would be nice to see a game where you really could roleplay in a persistant environment with events actually happening all the time--especially if they could be initiated by players rather than having to be scripted. Maybe someday an MMO company will figure it out. Maybe it's just a question of getting enough processing power.
Square-enix.. No more creative games!
author=Work, Baron of Forever Progress link=topic=1226.msg18551#msg18551 date=1212361641Man, I get that it's not everyone's cup of tea, but anyone who says TWEWY wasn't original and creative is using some definitions of the words that I've never heard of before. Monsters based on tribal tattoo-art, fashion-and-fad-based equipment and stat gains, not to mention the core gameplay mechanic where you control two different player characters simultaneously using different input schemes for both...
The only bit of originality that was left at Squenix was Matsuno and he left.
...so what is everyone's concept of creativity, here? Is this another one of those "My hobby is more artistic than yours" things, rather than a video game thing?
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