All Posts by Nerf09

Wealth Creation centric games are far better then Character centric games.

In the Character centric games, all your time and energy is spent on improving your one singular avatar.  Massive imballance issues require massive reballancing.  A level 1 character can never harm a level 60 character so stupid and lame ballancing is needed.

In a wealth centric game, a poor player can chip away at the resources of a rich player, so stupid and lame ballancing is not needed.

Eve Online IS NOT a wealth centric game, it is a Character centric game packaged as something different.  Nomatter what the blind fanboys say, a poor player cannot chip away at the resources of a rich player, therefore it is a character-centric game just like World Of Warcraft.

The Farscape theme would be perfect for a (bigger-better) pre-CU Star Wars Galaxies type of game.

You use 'military terms' for generic supply pools, and there is no real maneuvering since each town is like a little BF1942 map where the only time a player jumps from one little BF1942 map (town) to the next little BF1942 map (town) is when planes fly over.

-A "route" is where a generic supply pool magically teleports away.

-A "cut off" is where you capture the little BF1942 maps (towns) around another little BF1942 map (town)

-A fancy sounding brigade like "3rd Panzer Division" is a generic supply pool of equipment, almost exactly like an old AB supply pool before brigades.

Watching the movie I am reminded of my favorite scenes from the book.  Thats what fantasy is all about right?  your imagination.

When Raistlin first put on his black robes, it felt warm to the touch and comfortable.

When Flint ran down an alleyway from a cursed high sorcery tower, screaming at the top of his lungs in complete terror, and having his companions see'ing his terrorized face turn on their heals and run with him only to find Flint was running away from just a building.

Flint refusing to get on the boat, and when he finally does, he falls through the water like a rock almost drowning (not in the movie, and neither is the wicker dragon in the movie DAMN!)

Tasslehoff's indignation of being called a "thief".  He even had me convinced people are careless with their belongings.

I loved the memories, not the movie.

Released January 2008, its a cartoon.

I bet some of you are saying, "NO WAY JOSE!"

I thought it was barely OK.

Originally posted by Darth_Pete

 

Originally posted by Nerf09

My No List:

 

No #1)  Instances

No #2)  Instancing

No #3)  Quests

No #4)  NPC Loot

No#5)  Grinding

No #6)  Resource Grinding

SWG had it right, it just needed some tweaking and fixing.

 

Some things need to be instanced. SWG had Geo Cave or something where the acklay(or whatever?) was and it was just stupid when everyone and their mother was camping it. Same with places like deathwatch bunker etc.

One thing I also disliked was the doc buffs. You always had to have them to do anything really.

Instancing is never a solution, something else could have been done.

My No List:

No #1)  Instances

No #2)  Instancing

No #3)  Quests

No #4)  NPC Loot

No#5)  Grinding

No #6)  Resource Grinding

SWG had it right, it just needed some tweaking and fixing.

Originally posted by Jetset_Quant

In real live the air force dont let you jump into jet on your first day.  You need exp and training.  I cant see what the problem is.

At least in JGC there were many ways to get your exp.  Mining, killing AI, transport missions, scouting etc etc.  Rather than kill x AI ships over and over again.

 

What a qaint little story.  Unfortunately, in videogame life, it takes only a few hours to learn how to fly your new ship with a joystick.

I retried Jumpgate about 4 months ago.  And yes, it is another treadmill.  Improved graphics won't change that.

You could probably sign up for 14 day free trial, then cancel it 20 minutes later, and still get 14 days.

Yes, softcapping is lame.  We need more people in the forums to continually point this out to CRS.

And a little boost in FPS.

Stutters are worse then low FPS.  Stutters are those random half second (up to 3 seconds) freezes that gives you a serious headache. 

CRS said one thing they did was reduce memory requirements from something like 1.3 gig to 0.8 gig.  Game load times are also like twice as fast, when first loading the game.

Other stuff like improved sounds.   Paratroopers which are Rflemen, SMG, ATR, LMG, everything but riflegrenadier...Mortar paratroopers. 

What else?

Should be coming out January 21st or January 22nd.

Originally posted by Nasica

 

 

And here is the biggest problem with the 2pp system.
If, for arguments sake, Ron Paul is elected in a majority, when he tries to act on his electoral promises he will be unable to change anything due to votes in the house.

Whenever a Libertarian says something is "unconstitutional", take it with a grain of salt.

Originally posted by Muirin

 

 

The talk must stop. We must secure our borders now. A nation without secure borders is no nation at all. It makes no sense to fight terrorists abroad when our own front door is left unlocked. This is my six point plan:

• Physically secure our borders and coastlines. We must do whatever it takes to control entry into our country before we undertake complicated immigration reform proposals.
• Enforce visa rules.  Immigration officials must track visa holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S. law.  This is especially important when we recall that a number of 9/11 terrorists had expired visas.
• No amnesty.  Estimates suggest that 10 to 20 million people are in our country illegally. That’s a lot of people to reward for breaking our laws.
• No welfare for illegal aliens.  Americans have welcomed immigrants who seek opportunity, work hard, and play by the rules.  But taxpayers should not pay for illegal immigrants who use hospitals, clinics, schools, roads, and social services.
• End birthright citizenship.  As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be citizens, the incentive to enter the U.S. illegally will remain strong. 
• Pass true immigration reform.  The current system is incoherent and unfair.  But current reform proposals would allow up to 60 million more immigrants into our country, according to the Heritage Foundation.  This is insanity.  Legal immigrants from all countries should face the same rules and waiting periods.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform/

 

It would  be cool if you can post a link with some of these claims you guys post, beucase so far i cant seem to find any of these negative things you guys say.  While i dont agree with him on every issue i agree with him on most of the issues.  But at least you know were he stands, hes a man of principles and integrity.

You are blinded by this nut, look at his voting record.  He voted multiple times NOT to put the military on the border.  He voted multiple times FOR more guest workers.  He voted mutliple times for more high tech visas.  He voted multiple times to let illegals get driver's liscences (and therefore vote).

Ron Paul is a Libertarian, and all Libertarians are open-border nuts.

Originally posted by Muirin

 

 

 

The talk must stop. We must secure our borders now. A nation without secure borders is no nation at all. It makes no sense to fight terrorists abroad when our own front door is left unlocked. This is my six point plan:

• Physically secure our borders and coastlines. We must do whatever it takes to control entry into our country before we undertake complicated immigration reform proposals.
• Enforce visa rules.  Immigration officials must track visa holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S. law.  This is especially important when we recall that a number of 9/11 terrorists had expired visas.
• No amnesty.  Estimates suggest that 10 to 20 million people are in our country illegally. That’s a lot of people to reward for breaking our laws.
• No welfare for illegal aliens.  Americans have welcomed immigrants who seek opportunity, work hard, and play by the rules.  But taxpayers should not pay for illegal immigrants who use hospitals, clinics, schools, roads, and social services.
• End birthright citizenship.  As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be citizens, the incentive to enter the U.S. illegally will remain strong. 
• Pass true immigration reform.  The current system is incoherent and unfair.  But current reform proposals would allow up to 60 million more immigrants into our country, according to the Heritage Foundation.  This is insanity.  Legal immigrants from all countries should face the same rules and waiting periods.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform/

 

It would  be cool if you can post a link with some of these claims you guys post, beucase so far i cant seem to find any of these negative things you guys say.  While i dont agree with him on every issue i agree with him on most of the issues.  But at least you know were he stands, hes a man of principles and integrity.

Thats some pretty hard core stuff there.  Maybe you should vote for Tancredo or Hunter.  Ron Paul isn't your boy.

Originally posted by Tontoman

 

Originally posted by Nerf09

 

Originally posted by Bl@ckVoid

 

Originally Posted by........ What the original poster fails to understand is any HC is only as good as the troops who serve under it.

 

 

This is what grinds my gears the most.  There are no players I 'serve under', its a fricking video game. 

All of the "leaders" or self proclaimed "officers" are lousy tacticians, at best they are mediocre cat herders.  Even ones who have claimed to actually be "leaders" in a real "military" are lousy tacticians.  The dynamics of a video game environment are entirely different then the real world, something they will never understand.  For one thing, nobody is afraid of dying.

 

On the smaller squad scale it worked fine.  Even though it was just a 'video game' the leadership in the squads added a lot to the game, it's why some of my best gaming ever was in WWIIOL.   Myself and tons of people had no problem with leaders.   You always had the lone wolves who just wanted a tank and drove off head on to the enemy, but with big squads they were diluted enough to be mostly harmless.  Fear of death, or lack thereof, is always a problem in video games.  The trip from FB to town before MPSs was probably one of the closer feeings to fear of death I've had in a game ;).

The problem is when they catered to the video game crowd and added the MSPs, radar etc. and removed the uniqueness of the game.   With all the people in one battle, most of which seem to find spawning 300m away still too long, it's not suprising that leadership has gone.  Just how much do you need anyway with four MSP surrouding a city flooding it.... just do it, rinse, repeat.  The death of the squads was a large death to WWIIOL.  I must admit during my freebee weekend I didn't follow orders much, I'm not going to hang back with my ATG when I know tankers and sappers are going to drive right past me to meet the enemy head on (and dying in about a 1:1 ratio) leaving me sitting there with nothing to do even though I spawned in nice and early to stop an attack.

WWIIOL HAD some real life aspects that worked and it was amazing for a video game to have it.  Being a video game doesn't automatically exclude it with the right design and the right people.  As soon as you try and bring in the instant action people as well, then you get problems with design and the player base.  Can't have your cake and eat it too.

T.

 

 

The best thing added to the game in years  was mobile spawns, it didn't remove the fear of death.  People made boneheaded decisions before mobile spawns, people made boneheaded decisions after mobile spawns.  The game was a joke before mobile spawns.

I've never donated to a political campaign before, but 3 months ago I gave Duncan Hunter $100.  He is the only one who can win the general election.  Notice how Republicans are grasping at candidates.  First its Fred, then its Rudy, then its Fred, then its Huckabee....  All of those guys are globalists, willing to sell American jobs and prosperity to the lowest bidder.

The trade deficit is exponentially approaching 1 TRILLION dollars a year, and if you think the falling dollar will help, think again.  The Chinese yuan is pegged on the dollar, and I bet the EU, Canada, and India will raise their tariffs.  At least their countries aren't run by free-traitors.

Originally posted by truenorthbg

 

Originally posted by Nerf09

Ron Paul = Libertarian = Free trader.

Ron Paul wants to drop US Tariffs to zero regardless of what other countries do.  If you think job destroying NAFTA or Chinese trade is bad now, wait until you get a globalist who is worse then Bush.

Also, Libertarians love open-borders, another souce of cheap foreign labor they can exploit for a buck.

Very bad information.  Perhaps innocent misrepresentation, but I should clarify (correct) your comments in case some one actually reads them.

 

 

1. Ron Paul Supports a Secure Border*
2. Ron Paul is in Favor of Trade Agreements that are in the USA's best interests [the reason why your dad (or you) cannot find a middle-class job anymore is because they are being exported.  It is highly profitable for, say, as an accountant to have some one in India do it for 9.00 an hour as opposed to 18.50+ an hour here.
3. Yes.  Ron Paul is a Free-Trader, just as the Founders of the USA were.  Free trade keeps nations 1) free and 2) prosperous.

*Ron Paul opposes the North American Union and the construction of a superhighway that links Canada, USA, and Mexico that would be under the auspices of a NAU.  He supports a strong US Dollar, and is a Champion for the U.S. Const., which is a document that secures your rights to life, freedom of expression, due process, personal firearm possession, privacy, among many others.

Ron Paul's Official Position:

1. Physically secure our borders and coastlines. www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform/
2. So called free trade deals and world governmental organizations like the International Criminal Court (ICC), NAFTA, GATT, WTO, and CAFTA are a threat to our independence as a nation. www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/american-independence-and-sovereignty/
3. We must withdraw from any organizations and trade deals that infringe upon the freedom and independence of the United States of America. www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/american-independence-and-sovereignty/

 

1)  http://profiles.numbersusa.com/improfile.php3?DistSend=TX&VIPID=787

Ron Paul's immigration record:

-Cosponsoring legislation to increase H-2B workers who are present in the U.S. at any one time in 2005-2006

-Nearly doubled H-1B foreign
high-tech workers in 1998

-Voted in 1998 to allow firms to lay off Americans
to make room for foreign workers

-Voted against an amendment to reduce funding for the visa waver program.

-Voted on House floor against amendment to increase security with border fence in 2005

-Voted against amendment to fund program to deny driver's licenses to illegal aliens in 2005

-Voted against authorizing the use of the military to assist in border control functions in 2005

-Voted against bill to bar drivers' licenses for illegal aliens in 2005

-Voted against authorizing the use of the military to assist in border control functions in 2004

-Voted against extending a voluntary workplace verification pilot program in 2003

-Voted against using the military to assist in border control functions in 2003

-Voted against authorizing the use of the military to assist in border control efforts in 2002

-Voted FOR Section 245(i), a form of amnesty
for illegal aliens in 2002

-Voted in favor of a four-month extension of Section 245(i) in 2001

-Voted AGAINST authorizing troops on the border in 2001.

-Voted in 2000 against authorizing troops on the border.

-Voted against authorizing the use of troops on the border in 1999

-Voted AGAINST killing pro-illegal-alien
Section 245(i) program in 1997

2)  Ron Paul on tariffs:  "We merely need to lower or eliminate taxes on the American people, without regard to what other nations do."  

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul254.html

He's more Libertarian then good Republican.  You will never win an election by telling the voters they are earning too much money.  Or give your job to Indians.  Or give your jobs to Chinese.  In fact in a recent poll 6 out of 10 Republicans are now having serious reservations about free trade, not just managed free trade agreements.  GOOD!  The Republican party was founded by anti-slave (anti cheap-labor) protectionists.  Its about time the Republican Party return to its roots.

3)  The founding fathers were not free-traders, they were not Libertarians.  The founding fathers ran their entire budget on tariffs.  Thomas Jefferson even wrote on trade reciprocity:  

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/jeffrep2.htm  The founding fathers were not free-traitors.

Report on the Privileges and Restrictions on the Commerce of the United States in Foreign Counies

The following principles, being founded in reciprocity, appear perfectly just, and to offer no cause of complaint to any nation:

1. Where a nation imposes high duties on our productions, or prohibits them altogether, it may be proper for us to do the same by theirs; first burdening or excluding those productions which they bring here, in competition with our own of the same kind; selecting next, such manufactures as we take from them in greatest quantity, and which, at the same time, we could the soonest furnish to ourselves, or obtain from other countries; imposing on them duties lighter at first, but heavier and heavier afterwards, as other channels of supply open. Such duties having the effect of indirect encouragement to domestic manufactures of the same kind, may induce the manufacturer to come himself into these States, where cheaper subsistence, equal laws, and a vent of his wares, free of duty, may ensure him the highest profits from his skill and industry. And here, it would be in the power of the State governments to co-operate essentially, by opening the resources of encouragement which are under their control, extending them liberally to artists in those particular branches of manufacture for which their soil, climate, population and other circumstances have matured them, and fostering the precious efforts and progress of household manufacture, by some patronage suited to the nature of its objects, guided by the local informations they possess, and guarded against abuse by their presence and attentions. The oppressions on our agriculture, in foreign ports, would thus be made the occasion of relieving it from a dependence on the councils and conduct of others, and of promoting arts, manufactures and population at home.

2. Where a nation refuses permission to our merchants and factors to reside within certain parts of their dominions, we may, if it should be thought expedient, refuse residence to theirs in any and every part of ours, or modify their transactions.

3. Where a nation refuses to receive in our vessels any productions but our own, we may refuse to receive, in theirs, any but their own productions. The first and second clauses of the bill reported by the committee, are well formed to effect this object.

4. Where a nation refuses to consider any vessel as ours which has not been built within our territories, we should refuse to consider as theirs, any vessel not built within their territories.

5. Where a nation refuses to our vessels the carriage even of our own productions, to certain countries under their domination, we might refuse to theirs of every description, the carriage of the same productions to the same countries. But as justice and good neighborhood would dictate that those who have no part in imposing the restriction on us, should not be the victims of measures adopted to defeat its effect, it may be proper to confine the restrictions to vessels owned or navigated by any subjects of the same dominant power, other than the inhabitants of the country to which the said productions are to be carried. And to prevent all inconvenience to the said inhabitants, and to our own, by too sudden a check on the means of transportation, we may continue to admit the vessels marked for future exclusion, on an advanced tonnage, and for such length of time only, as may be supposed necessary to provide against that inconvenience.

    

   4)  "Ron Paul opposes the North American Union and the construction of a superhighway that links Canada, USA, and Mexico that would be under the auspices of a NAU. "  Thats only to get the Conspiracy Theorist nutters to vote for them.  There aren't very many.  50,000 max.

   5)  " He supports a strong US Dollar"  The last time a free-trader ran an American economy, the Confederate economy experienced over 100,000% inflation rate.

   6)  "...and is a Champion for the U.S. Const"  Libertarians believe in extra-Constitutional Doctrine.  Just like a Commie or Democrat-Socialist.

   7)  "U.S. Const., which is a document that secures your rights to life, freedom of expression, due process, personal firearm possession, privacy, among many others."  Paul also supports giving all 6 billion foreigners US Constitutional rights, thereby watering down US Citizenship.

    

   I am very well aware of Ron Paul's positions, and the Libertarian Party's positions, which is why I am voting for DUNCAN HUNTER '08!
   

Originally posted by hazmats

 

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He also received $400 million worth of earmarks this year :)

Guess that makes him a hypocrite nut.

Originally posted by truenorthbg

 

Originally posted by Nerf09