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Reply to Anonymous Claims Crashing CIA Website, Stealing 46,000 Peoples’ Info and Now is Threatening Israel. in Internet Elemental Forums

Wow, the attack on the good guys... ... the little problem is that Israel was stealing from US nuclear stockpiles long time ago: http://americanfreepress.net/?p=1876 And has a serious arsenal of nukes. Why is it okay for Israel to have nukes, and not okay for Iran? Israel has been committing atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza strip for long time - retaliatory attacks against civilian buildings, violence

Reply to 0.78, 0.79, 0.80 Speculation in FE Beta Elemental Forums

[quote who="xaltotun" reply="15" id="3082012"] Pirates? What a cool idea. They sail along the river or the coast line and loot cities.... A new Heavenfall mod for FE?[/quote] Indeed, the game severely needs pirates - and zombies, robots and ninjae. These are the scientifically proven components of every successful game.

Reply to Consumer Protection Laws need an Update in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

But... but... Consumer Protection Rights ARE getting updates. That's what all the SOPA, PIPA and ACTA are for. The obsolete Consumer Protection Rights are in the way of corporate profits. They must go.

Reply to I hate passwords in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

http://xkcd.com/936/ Enough said

Reply to Get a job, kid in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

The original post has one obvious fallacy. If you never accept people without experience, how the hell are they gonna get some? I know a lot of motivated, knowledgeable students, and I have met CEOs and senior executives who knew little besides internal intrigue, playing golf with the right people and stabbing their betters in the back. Oh yes, we need to rationalize and justify interns - we have a crisis, every free position has several candidates, so let'em work for free.

Kill the wizard, shag the broad, stash the cash, and save the world! in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Okay, let me start. I hope it's at least GOTY material! Ambition and mediocrity often go hand in hand: ... Once upon a time, the kingdom of Tczizhma prospered, its subject happy and wealthy, roads safe, fields full of golden wheat and its history a happy tale of lasting peace. The crown prince Chrodosh was getting ready to marry his beloved, princess Ochechule from the neighboring kingdom, and the people looked forward to a glorious feast. However, the night bef

Reply to Conquest of Elysium 3 in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Damn, I can hardly wait, I admit I am counting the days to the release.

Reply to Where were you when Elemental was first released - random recollections of pacov in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I remember sitting at an Oracle executive meeting, there was some presentation running, the sales were down, the numbers were not good, the room was thick with nervous anxiety, everyone's sweat masked by deodorants in the air... then suddenly, an intern busted in, handing the speaker a small piece of paper. The speaker excused himself, looked at the paper, and then proclaimed, voice trembling with suppressed anticipation: "Gentlemen, it's out. Meeting adjourned." Next moment,

Reply to Empire in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I believe Steel Empire http://hol.abime.net/2116 It had a D&D flavored sequel Fantasy Empire: http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/825/Fantasy+Empires.html

Reply to The games you find truly groundbreaking, original, awe-inspiring and memorable in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I have to add a little old gem I have discovered recently - King of the Dragon Pass. A hybrid between tribe-management and gamebook-style decisions. Heavy emphasis on lore and story (countless events, decisions and disasters), no animation however, only static screens with (beautiful) artwork and text. Recently released for iOS.

Reply to Crusader Kings II Demo Released in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I dislike how they removed the specific name for weapons (longsword, shortsword, morgenstern, etc.), and went with Infantry weapons III, the generic stuff kills the atmosphere. "My dead princess, the dastardly Duke of Ipswitch has challenged me to a duel. I will take my masterwork Infantry Weapon IV, inherited from father to son for generations in our family, and will show him what honor is worth."

Reply to [.77][Balance] Dodge, Accuracy, and Encumbrance in FE Beta Elemental Forums

Not wanting to spoil the fun, but the idea that a plate-armored combatant is a lumbering behemoth that is unable to move with speed, but can take direct hits with little effect is not quite correct (along with huge axes and swords weighing more than 5kg).

Reply to Issues carried over from Elemental in FE Beta Elemental Forums

To original topic - there is way too much carried over from Elemental to my liking. Most of all, the flat, machine-like, unambigious design to everything - characters, events, gameplay mechanics. Why specializing on different profession when you can be everyhing - both steel-clad behemoth and casting machine of death. Why ponder over various weapons when one is always clearly best, since there are no significant cons and pros to them. Why think about city designs when the building placement h

Reply to What monitor to replace Dell 2209WA in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

Just a note to difference between IPS and TN - Dell 2209wa - having it returned for warranty, I had to fall back to my old Samsung 710T 17'' TN LCD I bought in 2004. The monitor has horrible backlight bleeding on the side, and the colors are not good (spatial dithering, apparently), but I tried to play my favorite Mount and Blade - With Fire and Sword, and I was amazed - suddenly, I was able to compete in twitchy swordfights with the best players on the server. The reaction times impr

Reply to What monitor to replace Dell 2209WA in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

Yeah, I read that review on prad.de, it was just about the only I could find. I suspect it's because the company is still Fujitsu-Siemens, so they will probably push their product on German market. I had FS Pocket Loox c550 (still have, but no longer use it), it was a nice piece of HW with beautiful display and good performance. Well, I will probably go with the Eizo, I suppose. Let's hope their reputation means they did not take the path of "budgetization" as Dell and other d

Reply to I don't like hit-point based systems in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="onomastikon" reply="19" id="3072941"] Be that as it may: Great picture above!!! Which one are you?!?[/quote] I am the guy on the right, or I was, since the picture is from 1996, I guess. The guy on the left is a guy who eventually hit me in the leg a year later, which resulted in a surgery and lasting problems with my knee. But we had our fun ;-) Here is the whole group a year later, I am the guy in yellow/blue with sword and dagger: <a href="http://www.volny.

Reply to What monitor to replace Dell 2209WA in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

So, my latest candidate is EIZO Foris FS2332. Pricey, as all Eizo monitors, but I hope it is worth it. The reviews are good, it's 8-bit.

Reply to Reaction time survey in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Donfield" reply="6" id="3072949"]I'm also using a wireless laser mouse, cable mouse might affect results. As well as your type of connection.[/quote] I don't believe the test is run from their server, it must be client-side application running locally in your browser as an applet. Otherwise, it would have no sense, internet lag is usually huge, especially between continents. BTW new personal record, 196.6. I have discovered a neat trick - Don&

Reply to What monitor to replace Dell 2209WA in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

DrJBHL - I seriously considered ordering from Amazon, but the supplier stated he won't ship electronics outside of the USA, so I am out of luck (I live in Czech, Europe). I have finally decided to return my 2209WA (my warranty expires in March), because there is no saying when the problem becomes permanent. I should be able to get my money back, since 2209WA is sa

Reply to Reaction time survey in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Seems like the equipment matters a lot. I tried at work where I have cheap, but fast TN monitor, and achieved an average of 204.7 out of 10. So the test is probably not too objective. It also signifies the importance of a good hardware for fast games.

Reply to Reaction time survey in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Well, input lag of monitor and response time of the mouse may also affect the test. Still... I thought I could do better. After repeated attempts, I was able to improve to somewhat below 230 on the average, but that is really the best I can do. I suppose you can train yourself over time, but I don't think radical improvement can be achieved. Hey, 234 at 60 year is pretty impressive! The graphs suggest that at late 50's, it gets a lot worse.

Reply to Why Tactical Combat is Boring in FE Beta Elemental Forums

It was not "hundreds", merely dozens.

Reply to [POLL] Lets vote on the stuff we most want improved! (0.77) in FE Beta Elemental Forums

I will present only one, it's not in the list, but I consider it the most important: Remove the chores! Chore is everything that does not present interesting dilemmas for the player. As it is, building placement is a chore, you have to do it, but it really does not matter. Combat is a chore too, because it boils down to a row of melee units bashing each other, while the casters cast. Caravan micro is a chore too. Get rid of them, they make the game feel slow.

Reply to Why Tactical Combat is Boring in FE Beta Elemental Forums

What could work are attack with special effects - weakening, poisoning, sleep-inducing, petrifying, armor-shattering, etc. And corresponding resistances for the defense. Also, greater weapon diferrentiation by damage types I speak about elsewhere. What is essential, however, is, that the combat should present you difficult choices. Without choices to make, gameplay is boredom.

Reply to I don't like hit-point based systems in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

All our real-life attempts at fighting emulation aside (I used to teach swordplay when I was young, http://www.volny.cz/nakamura/gfx/7.jpg , would you believe that? ;-), I think the approach to storytelling is not the only one possible - albeit adapted by Hollywood and many writers. The alternative is just to tell a story of a nation, or a tribe, or a fortress full of dwarves. Even there, in a