[quote who="seanw3" reply="24" id="3112852"] So Frogboy, what exactly are your specs again? Or could you recommend the ideal machine for around 5 grand to maximize FE performance? [/quote] I really don't think you'd need more than 2 grand for a rigged out machine ... unless you don't find any deals/ get unlucky. That being said, I don't know a lot about building custom machines ... but 5 k sounds a bit ... high?
[quote who="Nomorebeef" reply="10" id="3112834"]Watch out for this guy. He needs everything spelled out for him.[/quote] [e digicons]:grin:[/e]
I think they should rename the Star Wars: The Old republic discussion thread. Rename it to "Discussions on morality and related philosophies"
I would agree that the "5x5" is in fact a "50x50". Therefore the 100x100 would only be 4 times larger, not 400 time larger.
[quote quoting="post"] The title says it all. [/quote] I wish more threads were like this ... [e digicons]:|[/e] What lucidity, what passion, what extrapolation. The time and thought that must have gone into a post such as this, it boggles the mind.
Hmm, I see.
Of course Christian theology has much of its origin in Greek thought because the early disciples, including Paul, were Greek educated, and all of the New Testament was originally written in greek. St. Augustine iirc was a neo-platonic philosopher, as well as a Christian theologian. This does not mean that 'Moral Law' is naturally inherent however. Ethical Monotheism believes in 'revealed truths', as they must be revealed to the masses bec
[quote who="seanw3" reply="28" id="3111721"]This mod lays the groundwork for some really great resource mods. One thing I want to do is make certain buildings give you a person as resource.\ Ex: Town Hall gives +1 Administrator. This Administrator will have a few used in a city and may be spent to build special things later on. So you can spend 1 Admin, 1 Slave Driver, and 3 Laborers to build a Plantation. The Plantation will provide +1 Grain, 10 Food per Grain, and 4 Cro
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="16" id="3112487"]I'm not inclined to invest in Android development.[/quote] /me breathes a sigh of relief. Seriously though, it is possible that the Android bubble has already begun to pop, and that the momentum will shift to the next mobile device shortly. My advice would be to either lottery pick one of the new up and coming mobile devices, or stick with a solid Console like Xbox or Playstat
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="122" id="3112485"]It's pointless to try to give an early beta a review score. I think something got lost in the debate. What I am saying, and you will see this happen in the coming weeks: The PREVIEWs will be written. They will be posted. And then the battle in comments areas will occur. You will likely find that almost anyone who totally craps on Fallen Enchantress has never played WOM or FE. But they heard "how bad" WOM
[quote who="Mmrnmhrm" reply="121" id="3112483"]It really isn't that useful to have anti-fanboys (ultra critics) sitting there with their comic book guy voices saying how low they'd rate FE when any reasonable person knows that FE, even in early beta, is a pretty decent game. We all saw the polls. Virtually everyone who voted said the game was Great or Good in beta. I understand that some people get off on thinking that they are somehow better by saying everything suck
As to the OP ... hmm The Android craze is surprising (at least to me). Platform usage seems evenly split (as far as consoles go).
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="12" id="3112473"] Not too many privately owned tech companies these days of significant sized controlled by 1 guy (facebook is one ironically).[/quote] Will you and Facebook incorporate hereditary rule? ;) Or will you pick a successor like the first two sage kings of China.
[quote who="ChungasRevenge" reply="116" id="3112461"] Quoting Tasunke, reply 113Not sure. I think I ended up buying like 5 copies of Civ IV over the years. Why would you buy the same product 5 times? Make no sense. Twice maybe, but 5 times??? Would you lose your head if it wasn't screwed on? [/quote] Well I move around a lot, and I think I bought my first Civ IV at least 6 years ago. I bought Civ IV twice, W
[quote who="Trojasmic" reply="115" id="3112456"] Quoting Gammit10, reply 112Ahhh, marketing. Or as I call it, psychology of the critic and consumer. Using Metacritic's numbering system from http://www.metacritic.com/about-metascores At launch, I would have given WoM a 15-20. In its present state, I would probably give it 40-50. As of 0.86, I would give FE a 60-65. If the tech tree, faction differentiation, etc. gets cleaned up,
Not sure. I think I ended up buying like 5 copies of Civ IV over the years solely because there were mods/ stuff I liked other than pure sandbox. That being said, I'm probably an outlier. And plus, with digital distribution (and eventual cloud gaming) having to buy a second copy after you 'lost' the first one is basically nonexistent. Instead, you only have so many years to play a game until the game is 'locked out' for whatever reason. But y
While Kraxis should have the 50% diplomatic bonus, I think Pariden should get double Influence from precious locations :) As far as ground cover, I would probably prefer Variable ground cover ... where its thick in some places and sparse in others (independent of resource density)
gotta start somewhere though :p Anyways, I think more advertisements = more critics willing to review the game ... and therefore you get a more normalized meta-score, as opposed to something skewed heavily (likely for the negative). And yes, I think there is something to be said about a good advertising campaign and higher ratings. (not hype, but advertisement)
MASSIVE SPOLIERS!!!!!!!! [spoiler]Is the ending really the same regardless of what you choose?? That is pretty lame.[/spoiler]
[quote who="Lonemessiah" reply="100" id="3112103"] Or Crusader Kings 2 which wasn't and got a really high score despite being about as niche as you can get.[/quote] Crusader Kings 2 had those awesome youtube videos ... which is about the best advertising you can get these days ;)
I wish I knew more about marketing ... I really do. The way I currently see it, paying for advertisements on Critic review sites is the best bet ... while (due to digital distribution) the release schedule shouldn't be affected. At least, I hope the release schedule isn't affected by any arcane marketing practices. Advertisement and $$ to Critic sites = good ... rushing or delaying a launch based on some 'golden moment' = bad, at least from what I under
[quote who="Crono908" reply="23" id="3112053"]See, Star Trek the Next Generation actually got better after the passing of Gene Roddenberry, rest his soul. Maybe thats what Star Wars needed, George to die before he made the second trilogy.[/quote] Possibly.
True, Hedonism is more on the desire-based pleasure side of things, while Asceticism is usually pleasure based upon having no desires (or at least Buddhism seeks to remove suffering with the removal of desire). The thing is, is this pleasure? Or simply the removal of suffering. Personally I think its semantics ;) --> I'd agree though, that life is usually better if you aren't constantly pursuing desire-based pleasure, but instead take a path of modera
I wonder how quickly this thread will get locked ... As far as moral relativism I'll organize what I've observed in an over simplistic way, like I would any video-game based observations :D The Hedonists -> Pleasure is the most important. Some hedonists can also be pragmatists. Pragmatists -> Success is best. Do what works, having skills and being productive is equivalent to being morally correct. Some can also
[quote who="Murteas" reply="49" id="3111670"]The things you mention as basic framework, are actually something that is relatively easy to change, and will get smoothed out in the balance and polish passes.[/quote] Even simple XML changes need to undergo balance passes .... With an undedicated one person mod, it could take me a year to figure out the specific XML I want for the finished product. (first I make a whole lot of changes, then I figure which changes do too much and w