Blaze of Glory

[quote who="MagicwillNZ" reply="41" id="2696332"]It is very fortunate that people's personal wealth has no bearing on whether they are charged with crimes or not. Justice is blind. In this world, you can't just hire a team of expensive lawyers to shield you from the full force of the law, whether you are stealing billions in taxpayer money or going on pedophilic excursions overseas... ...oh wait, I'm sorry, it seems I got my realities confused again. My bad.

I played a game where I could have sworn I chose medium map, 5 other factions and wound up on something that was really a large island with just me, the Altar and a neutral. Small enough to where there were only 6 cities on the whole thing. Anyway, to the point. I noticed the Altar conquered the neutral and by the kingdom info, they were really building up an army. I mean it was supposedly several times mine. So I start cranking out units, which the empire still can't seem t

[e digicons]:rofl:[/e] Certainly entertaining. I don't think I have seem more effort used in such a limited song ever. Don't get me wrong, it is a very fun song. The band in the video sucks, but the drummer is fun. Thanks for sharing. As I said, I overstated Tre. I like him and the band. Billy Joe is wonderful and I am sure those that know Green Day and love them, it is like saying the sun rises. That said, way back in the day when I was barely out of&nb

True, it was an overstatement on my part. Tre isn't the best, but he certainly is fun. Yeah, I heard of Rush, bad a couple of albums. They had some good stuff, but that was an era where much of that music just didn't hold up well. I think it was the synthesizers.

I have a lot of respect for Green Day. Holiday has a very Clash thing going on. At the end of this video is a very honest rep of what it means to be famous. Tre might be the best drummer since Keith Moon. He is certainly entertaining. The bassist is very good. I think he is the cement of this band. Of course, I am nuts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5aQFRc4okE

Crusader, No Remorse. Damn good game.

Hey, I understand it has been brought up before. I am a bit excited myself over CIV V. Call it a fetish from days gone by. Let it go and kudos to FiAtin's excitement.

[quote who="WaitingOnTheGame" reply="31" id="2693590"]Lots of people cheat. In fact statistics how its probably the majority. What it comes down to is that Tiger is rich and a public figure, hence the jealousy and hypocrisy. Said jealous hypocrites need to get off their high horse and realize that they are human same as the rest of us. And when you feed the monster, you are only hurting. You think all this tabloid attention is good for his kids? Are we absolved of the responsibility we deserv

To me, the most misunderstood phrase of the declaration of independence was the pursuit of happiness. Jefferson himself said you have the right to pursue happiness. It is up to you to catch it. Let this thread die and perhaps spawn a better one.

Thanks Raven, yes, I do have "passion" when it comes to causes where "might makes right!" Personally, I think the current system is designed to "what is the least we have to give society to get the most out of it". Well, the tipping point of this system is the American Revolution at best and the Terror, Nazi Germany, Stalin's Russia and countless other examples at the worst. If you want a thriving business, you need to retain skilled employees. You can't retain them by treat

So sorry for the ranting, flaming and whining folks Look, I know there are areas of the world where it is perfectly legal to have sex with what we would consider underage girls. Hell, each state has different rules. Yes Raven, there are some really screwed up rules that have ruined many young lives. That is being corrected in many states as they realize what the did was getting regular guys like your friend in trouble. That said, there is no excuse for a middle aged rich man t

Hey, no harm, no foul. I am not advocating my thoughts, just clarifying yours. I have a "broad tent" view. However, if Stardock's view was [Quote] Correct, - I'm glad you're 'totally OK with that', however, were you not it would make no difference....[e digicons];)[/e] [/Quote] kind of makes it sound like if I am against pedophilia, my opinion would not matter... just saying.. No need to argue, I understand your point. A little contrarian on a Friday

[quote who="Jafo" reply="16" id="2692910"] If you choose to look at history or not, some of the worlds greatest cultures not only allowed but also promoted pedophilia and homosexuality. Please don't equate one with the other by association. One of those two is an accepted and welcome group within society welcome here without reservation, and opinion to the contrary is not acceptable. The other is not.... [/quote] You seem to my small mi

[quote who="WaitingOnTheGame" reply="4" id="2691933"]Money is everything....... this is news?....... No wants the truth or "justice", people just want money. So many people have scored huge off of deals like these..... it goes both ways. The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape scored huge, and who knows what happened there. I don't want to diminish sexual abuse or the problems it causes, but who knows what this guy actually did. Victims are not always victims. [/quote] Ye

[quote] couldn't have said it better myself. I especially agree that judging the past based on our cultural values today is an exercise in pretentious futility. [/quote] yep, two or three underage girls totally deserved it! Tramps!

[quote who="Raven X" reply="9" id="2692090"]Money is power, and justice is power...by cross definition, money is justice and with it you have the power to buy your way out of anything. OJ got away with Murder and we're worried about some foreign underage prostitutes? You guys would Hate Bangkok, Thailand, most of Asia for that matter, not to mention anywhere in South America from Mexico on down. There's a huge world trade for under age prostitutes of all ages, races, sexes, creeds, and colors

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-20/jeffrey-epstein-billionaire-pedophile-goes-free/full/ This jerk should be on top of the "remove from humanity list" but the lawyers are good. That's right, he got less than other assholes selling drugs to your kids or stealing your car. "Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you

Same thing with humans [e digicons];P[/e]

[quote who="Das123" reply="120" id="2684615"]downloading now ... [/quote] Same here

[quote who="Tasunke" reply="11" id="2684421"]An Oak Spear?? 6 ATTACK? WHAT!!! did I miss some update where Oak Spears are now 6 attack? [/quote] I think it was 5 last time. Perhaps the strength of the soldier made it +1 on the attack? Since leather armor is 8, having an attack of one or two wouldn't do much. It looked like they were scaling weapon attack points up in the last beta. Claymores were 30!

The poster is pretty funny. Although I feel Gollum's backstory and character were more interesting.[e digicons];)[/e]

[quote] Ok I have a feeling you don't really understand the difference between the real world and a story narrative. 1) Yes? How is this a bad thing? How is this a hallmark of a bad movie? 2) Like? 3) She is not smart. She is sent to a "special" school. So you get angry at the nonexistent person because they can't read? Don't you like get that that is the point of the whole movie? That these people are wasted due to the

I would rather have the last beta polished and extra day than have it rushed with a problem.

[quote who="Dagwood" reply="24" id="2682683"]@Reianor - we clearly just have a difference of opinion on this. By your logic, why even bother having to learn spells at all? We could just spend all arcane knowledge "leveling up" the spell books. Then get all the known spells for each level of each respective book we choose/find. The only limiting factor on use would be by shard/essence/mana requirements. That's certainly an mechanic I've seen implemented before, and I'd be

My suggestions are: Spell casters in cities with certain improvements like a sorceror's tower, a shard or even a bigger bonus of the shard shrine, can give a boost to the essense/mana cap magic users in the same tile can combine their essense into a major spell. Essentially letting a main spell caster combine all their essense into one big spell. perhaps a way to syphon magic from a shard to produce a magic item. You could only syphon off so much to