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Re: Fallout 3 gameplay video link here

2008-07-24T03:59:11Z

I've actually re-installed Fable to give it a good & fair go this time.
In spite of its console predigree I'm kinda hoping Fable 2 leads to the
next great MMO that Molyneux is hinting at wanting to spearhead. Good
times ahead for PC gamers we can only hope.

Re: So it's Fallout

2008-07-24T03:45:39Z

A cynic is just something people who are afraid of the truth call a
realist. :)
Hey, I'm *very* optimistic about D3. Maybe even Stargate Worlds. The
rest on its merits, which most times will be same ol same ol. I always
allow room for a game to pleasantly surprise me, though it's a much
smaller space than for a game to leave me with a 'meh' feeling these

Re: While you were all frothing at the mouth over FO3...

2008-07-24T01:05:03Z

I assume they wiped characters at the start of the open beta, and several
times before that, but the character database wasn't wiped when the game
officially started. The open beta was basically just a free trial for
the game, with characters limited to level 15. Like other free trials
you could continue playing your characters by subscribing to the game.

Re: While you were all frothing at the mouth over FO3...

2008-07-24T00:42:11Z

I thought they wiped the character database after beta, and maybe
even during beta, as I heard it.

Re: Dungeon Runners???

2008-07-23T23:33:39Z

I tried it out early on, then went back recently to see some of the new
enhancements... It can be rather fun, it's really more of an online
single player dungeon crawl... Free to play, fairly small premium
membership costs to get the elite stuff.
I described it previously as a bastard love child of Guild Wars and

Re: While you were all frothing at the mouth over FO3...

2008-07-23T23:26:28Z

What's wrong with MMO companies? Probably that they have marketing
departments in charge of their release schedules, not the programming
teams that have to make it all happen. The marketing gods say "we shall
release by date X, so say we all, make it so" and then go about their
business while the programmers sweat and panic. As deadlines approach,

Re: Fallout 3: Now I'm looking forward to it.

2008-07-23T23:13:53Z

Oh, come on - when's the last time you heard a primary school kid make
a Dune-related joke ???

Re: Fallout 3: Now I'm looking forward to it.

2008-07-23T23:09:24Z

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:49:41 +1000, Nostromo <nostr...@nospam.org>
wrote:
That'd be good.

Re: So it's Fallout

2008-07-23T23:07:14Z

WDS wrote:
as ive read on certain forum:
Bugs can be fixed but shitty design is forever.

Re: Assassin's Creed - R U L E S !!! (long rant)

2008-07-23T22:27:12Z

Yes. From what I read in the OP, there aren't any typical RPG elements
in it.

Re: Assassin's Creed - R U L E S !!! (long rant)

2008-07-23T22:22:08Z

Heh. Funny. Yeeeech! :-)
It's not progressive metal to me (progressive metal tends to be a bit
more complicated). What it is? In many ways I would say it's thrash,
although perhaps not thrash-metal. If you really want to get yourself
burnt(!), entering a debate about the different subgenres of Heavy Metal

Re: So it's Fallout

2008-07-23T22:07:44Z

...>
Yes. I hate those once-in-a-lifetime experiences:
- Rading Lord of the Rings for the first time
- Playing PS:T for the first time
- Seeing Halley's Comet
- (apparently) playing Fallout
Others?
OK, there are those that aren't to bad: Becoming a father (both times!),
for instance. But that also is a looong time ago, since I'm currently at

Re: Fallout 3 gameplay video link here

2008-07-23T21:46:47Z

Seconded. I'd rather have a 50% or better chance of something new and
innovative that's really great, than a guaranteed genuine recycled
imitation naugahyde.

Re: Fallout 3 gameplay video link here

2008-07-23T21:31:27Z

Man, I thought Powermonger was one of his best. Never heard of Hi-
Octane (wiki's it), doesn't sound like something I'd be interested in
even if it were any good. No one's perfect :). I never played The
Movies either for the same reason. I liked Black & White quite a bit
though contrary to what most people think of it. Even Fable is

Re: So it's Fallout

2008-07-23T21:31:14Z

Touche....
John Lewis