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    RPGCODEX closed... Probably up to something.

    If they close GD they'll have to enforce stricter rules to control spam and if they enforce stricter rules they may as well keep GD open. Villain is CF? Does he have that much free time to keep two very active accounts?
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    RPGCODEX closed... Probably up to something.

    Dark Underlord having his lulz while upgrading forum software is the most probable option. Server is obviously operating, as other Sorcerer hosted sites are up.
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    Just cause its BETTER doesn't make NV perfect...

    NPCs had schedules in other games, like Ultima serial, with no quest compass (and even with no automatic journal, so one had to be kept by hand). What the game needs is a better information about the schedule of the quest object. For example, it should be possible to find out the information...
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    Just cause its BETTER doesn't make NV perfect...

    In addition to combat mechanics, a big flaw in Fallout: New Vegas is the way quests are handled. Quests were designed with quest compass in mind, and it shows. There are many quests where the player doesn't receive enough information and following the quest compass is a necesity. In addition...
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    Fallout listed as most significant game of 1997.

    Simplistic character system, bad FPS combat system, horrible encounter design, lousy user interface, dialogue wheel for the reading impaired, the worst side quests in a RPG, mediocre writing, bugs. It was significant enough to redefine the CRPG genre.
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    Searching for RPGs

    A few RPG elements do not make a RPG.
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    Searching for RPGs

    Jagged Alliance 2. The best tactical squad level game, featuring superb combat system, encounter design and AI, character advancement, different mercenary personalities, even choices and consequences.
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    General Gaming Megathread: What are you playing?

    X-Com: UFO Defense (a.k.a. UFO: Enemy Unknown).
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    More mud on the already tarnished reputation of Israels Army

    That was because Croatian people were oppressed and heavily persecuted in the pre-WW 2 Yugoslavia. Given that, anybody would have been considered a liberator (in the parts of the country that were not given to Italy, of course). However, it very soon became apparent that the only thing that...
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    More mud on the already tarnished reputation of Israels Army

    What Ratty said. In addition, a good part of Croatia (Dalmatia) was given to fascist Italy. edit: Croats from Bosnia and Herzegovina had a generally positive outlook on it, as they longed to become a part of Croatia for ages and it was their dream come true. They were the majority that...
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    More mud on the already tarnished reputation of Israels Army

    The "glorious" German army occupied my country and neighbouring Balkan countries, gave a good part of the country to fascist Italy and together with colaborationist government they instituted proceeded to imprison and murder thousands of civilians. My grandmother (she was at her teens at the...
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    General Gaming Megathread: What are you playing?

    Thankfully I completed two projects, so now I'm back to playing Prelude to Darkness. I recommend it to anyone that can tolerate frequent crashes (every 15-30 minutes), as that game is one of top 10 RPGs of all time on my list.
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    What's your GOTY?

    No game developed this year is worth a GOTY title. Neverwinter nights 2: Storm of Zehir was the best game in this year's sea of mediocrity, it was a very good game, but not even close to top RPG titles.
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    Planescape: Torment

    That's like saying that the Vault Dweller is restricted by his past living in the vault and his quest of finding the water chip and dealing with the Supermutant threat. You are restricted by your past in the sense of the plot - you're discovering yourself and your past, however, in numerous...
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    Planescape: Torment

    It was not the combat system (which was almost the same, with the exception of the spells) that gave the edge (considering combat) to BG2 over other IE games, but better design of the encounters. As long as the opponents are versatile (dragons in BG2 that have formidable physical and magical...
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    NWN2 is gold...

    A RPG can't get much worse than the first chapter of the NWN 2 OC. After that, it gets much better (the game as a whole is mediocre, with a few brilliant and a few abysmal moments). NWN 2 MOTB, on the other hand, is one of the best that RPG genre can offer. NWN 2 SOZ is an above average game...
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    General Gaming Megathread: What are you playing?

    Playing right now: Planescape: Torment with the unofficial patch 3.0, unfinished business mod and banter accelerator tweak Installed: Fallout with patches Fallout 2 with Killap's Restoration project 1.2 Arcanum with Drog's unofficial patch Vampire: Bloodlines with Wesp's unofficial...
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    Planescape: Torment

    Yes, a human being with developed higher intellectual functions is supposed to enjoy something else besides the instant "numbaz" gratification. You are creating a false dichotomy between the depth of writing and characterizations on one hand, and interactivity on the other hand. A game...
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