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Sent the kidlet back home with Nana and Papa (me mum and dad) this morning. Was sad to see him go, as always. But! Next time we get him for a whole week, so looking forward to that. ^_^ And I'll have him for my birthday, so yay! \o/ It was a lovely long weekend with him anyways, Thursday to Tuesday, so I'll just appreciate the time I have.
Woah, sleeping poorly for three days in a row does weird things to the mind...
Sounds magnificent, thus hope everyones' week is as good as it's started out for you.
Whitby was lovely last friday and I might even have this Friday off - due to the Tour.
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I have wine.
That is all.
Red, white, rose????
Demanding people wish to know
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Morning...
Red, white, rose????
Demanding people wish to know
;)
Two quarter bottles of white. One J.P. Chenet (Colombard-Sauvignon) and one Casillero del Diablo (Chardonnay).
Morning...
Afternoon...
...technically.
Yep. It's like EVE - you can attack anybody you want, and anybody who wants to can attack you, and there's no PVP Off option. The only dissuading factor is the fear of getting beat down by someone else in return. Hardly something that'll stop trollish players, especially higher-level ones, from making a habit of ganking any newbies they see.Well, it just got crossed off my list of games to play.I hope the community dynamic overcomes Orthos very legitimate concerns, and the game isn't a mindless gank fest. This is an open community of PF players so I tend to think the beta will be cool. I hope this dynamic will guide the game after beta. There will always be douches, but the devs seem highly aware of the downside, and they seem to be driven by developing a very RP community game.
I would normally be more skeptical, but I am very encouraged by my experience with the PFRPG beta.
I hope people take a second look, and I hope the game doesn't disappoint.
Since it is/will be free to play, once it's been up and running for long enough for these questions to be answered, if the reviews by FAWTLfolk remain positive I may be able to be convinced to give it a second look. But my discussions in the PFO forums with other prospective players and Goblinworks reps did not paint a picture that pleased me in any way. Both were insistent that any allowance for turning off PvP would be "unfair".
Well in the only MMO I play they have alternate channels, that you can switch to, which helps eliminate griefers entirely (unless they really wanted to kill you). That'd be a good idea, but might not be concept they want to go for.
I want to get back to Lord Of The Rings Online when I return to Poland. I would also like to check what's up with Runes Of Magic as well... Do my characters still even exist?
Emotionally draining day.
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Aww..I'm sorry Ebon. Any idea why she panics?Is she not used to being alone?
Emotionally draining day.While I have no advice on potty training, you have reminded me of what I think is an interesting anecdote. When my nieces were younger (I think the eldest was 7 or 8 and the youngest around 5) the three of them, for no known reason, stopped flushing the toilet after using it. My brother and I were sharing an apartment and got fed up with walking into the bathroom to see an unflushed toilet. Sometimes there would be multiple children's worth of...stuff...in there. So my brother took my Dogma DVD, cues up the scene where the feces demon comes up out of the strip club toilet, and called his three lovely little girls into the living room. He sat them down, said "This is what happens when you don't flush," and pressed play. They were terrified of the "poopy monster" and did a good job of flushing from then on.
ROTFL!!!! Smart dad.
Oh! Oh! Me too! :DFreehold. What, no pics for me?You got it!
Oh boy. I gotta learn how to dropbox better. Give me a few, friend.
I have wine.
That is all.
Me too. Well, last night anyway. Half a glass of chardonnay goes a long way for FHDM.
Two quarter bottles of white. One J.P. Chenet (Colombard-Sauvignon) and one Casillero del Diablo (Chardonnay).Red, white, rose????
Demanding people wish to know
;)
I just got to trader joe's and get their box-o-wine. One box of chardonnay, another box of merlot.
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Finally saw the first Sin City movie yesterday. Pretty cool.
One of my wife's favorite movies. I am a true fan of Marv.
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Oh boy. I gotta learn how to dropbox better. Give me a few, friend.Oh! Oh! Me too! :DFreehold. What, no pics for me?You got it!
There are other, faster, easier ways. Come, join us. I've even made a special cake, just for you.
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There are other, faster, easier ways. Come, join us. I've even made a special cake, just for you.Oh boy. I gotta learn how to dropbox better. Give me a few, friend.Oh! Oh! Me too! :DFreehold. What, no pics for me?You got it!
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Since it is/will be free to play, once it's been up and running for long enough for these questions to be answered, if the reviews by FAWTLfolk remain positive I may be able to be convinced to give it a second look. But my discussions in the PFO forums with other prospective players and Goblinworks reps did not paint a picture that pleased me in any way. Both were insistent that any allowance for turning off PvP would be "unfair".Yep. It's like EVE - you can attack anybody you want, and anybody who wants to can attack you, and there's no PVP Off option. The only dissuading factor is the fear of getting beat down by someone else in return. Hardly something that'll stop trollish players, especially higher-level ones, from making a habit of ganking any newbies they see.Well, it just got crossed off my list of games to play.I hope the community dynamic overcomes Orthos very legitimate concerns, and the game isn't a mindless gank fest. This is an open community of PF players so I tend to think the beta will be cool. I hope this dynamic will guide the game after beta. There will always be douches, but the devs seem highly aware of the downside, and they seem to be driven by developing a very RP community game.
I would normally be more skeptical, but I am very encouraged by my experience with the PFRPG beta.
I hope people take a second look, and I hope the game doesn't disappoint.
Thinking about it, y'know, it really is unfortunate.
I was really looking forward to PFO when I first heard of it. Because I was near-certain that I'd be playing with fellow FAWTLfolk, which pretty much guaranteed a laid-back, friendly guild with little drama and no focus on ranks or position on the leaderboards - exactly the sort of things I looked to avoid in my years in WoW, and the things that led to the loss of fun in the first guild I joined, which led me to leave and join a much smaller, not-rank-invested one. I was pretty sure that fellow FAWTLs would give me exactly that experience.
I was not expecting a no-PVP-off option game, or people like this thread and beyond (and many others like it if you feel like doing the searching, I've had enough bile coming back up just rereading that thread itself) jumping in with their defenses for the system, and being very emphatic that it would not happen like that here, despite the fact that it happens everywhere, because human beings never really change as a whole. I was highly disappointed because of how much I'd been looking forward to the opportunity of gaming with you guys.
Bluh. I'm not even angry about it anymore like I was when we first found out. Just disappointed and sad.
That link also explains why a game with no PvP-off option is disagreeable to me. Because one incident - regardless of win or loss - is enough to sour an entire day for me. If I'm going to log off every time a PvP encounter happens, regardless of who wins, because the game makes me ill, what's the point in playing in the first place?
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On that note, Scint just gave me a great idea. Who all here's on Steam? We should start up a Steam group. Post/PM your IDs and I'll set everything up when I get home tonight =)
Woke up to a world filled with directionless anger.
Alright, I'm out. Time to get (more diligently) to work. Later FAWTLfolk.
Woke up to a world filled with directionless anger.
Some days man...Some days.
Emotionally draining day.
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Aw. I'm sure it will get better. Sorry you all went through that.
The return of Moorluck and the Errant Doctor has resulted in something wonderful- Just applied for TWO new jobs!!!
Good luck!!!
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Now that I've completed my stroll through the most recent posts, time to get back to work. It's gonna be a busy couple of weeks.
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On that note, Scint just gave me a great idea. Who all here's on Steam? We should start up a Steam group. Post/PM your IDs and I'll set everything up when I get home tonight =)
I think that's a great idea. :D I'm m4ul3r12 on Steam, feel free to add me. :) That's an open invite. ^_^
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Since it is/will be free to play, once it's been up and running for long enough for these questions to be answered, if the reviews by FAWTLfolk remain positive I may be able to be convinced to give it a second look. But my discussions in the PFO forums with other prospective players and Goblinworks reps did not paint a picture that pleased me in any way. Both were insistent that any allowance for turning off PvP would be "unfair".Yep. It's like EVE - you can attack anybody you want, and anybody who wants to can attack you, and there's no PVP Off option. The only dissuading factor is the fear of getting beat down by someone else in return. Hardly something that'll stop trollish players, especially higher-level ones, from making a habit of ganking any newbies they see.Well, it just got crossed off my list of games to play.I hope the community dynamic overcomes Orthos very legitimate concerns, and the game isn't a mindless gank fest. This is an open community of PF players so I tend to think the beta will be cool. I hope this dynamic will guide the game after beta. There will always be douches, but the devs seem highly aware of the downside, and they seem to be driven by developing a very RP community game.
I would normally be more skeptical, but I am very encouraged by my experience with the PFRPG beta.
I hope people take a second look, and I hope the game doesn't disappoint.
Thinking about it, y'know, it really is unfortunate.
I was really looking forward to PFO when I first heard of it. Because I was near-certain that I'd be playing with fellow FAWTLfolk, which pretty much guaranteed a laid-back, friendly guild with little drama and no focus on ranks or position on the leaderboards - exactly the sort of things I looked to avoid in my years in WoW, and the things that led to the loss of fun in the first guild I joined, which led me to leave and join a much smaller, not-rank-invested one. I was pretty sure that fellow FAWTLs would give me exactly that experience.
Building on the Steam idea, have you thought about just picking any auld MMO and trying to build it through that? I mean, I get PFO being a great opportunity, as PF most likely brought us all here in the first place, but you could grab another MMO, even a D&D one, like DDO or NVW, and ask people to come along. I'd be up for most any F2P or one-off payment MMO, particularly if I knew I'd get to play with a bunch of chill FaWtL folk. :)
Building on the Steam idea, have you thought about just picking any auld MMO and trying to build it through that? I mean, I get PFO being a great opportunity, as PF most likely brought us all here in the first place, but you could grab another MMO, even a D&D one, like DDO or NVW, and ask people to come along. I'd be up for most any F2P or one-off payment MMO, particularly if I knew I'd get to play with a bunch of chill FaWtL folk. :)
I wouldn't immediately be opposed. I just haven't found an online game I can get into since NWN1 and WoW.
I really, really miss having NWN1 servers I enjoyed playing on. There's still a few of them active out there, but most of my old gaming friends have moved on to other things, and the remainder are just... for lack of a better word, too immature. The first server I played on (c. 2003-2005) was mostly adults in their 30s and 40s, and it really spoiled me; moving on in later years (2006-2010) I found myself in a younger community, early 20s to early 30s, and didn't care for it. Being only 29 myself, I guess I'm odd like that, but as far as online/MMO gaming goes I've always found myself more drawn to older generations of players than people my age.
I've been tempted a few times to sit down and build one myself... heck, I've actually started on at least one map. Just lack the motivation, I guess. I'd love to bring my world and ideas to life in NWN1 again. Even on bare-bones, expansions-only "base classes and a handful of PrCs, no custom classes, feats, or spells", 3.0 rules that NWN comes packaged with. I don't (yet) know enough about haks to add extra stuff. >_>
So I guess, consider this an interest check? idk. Maybe if I know there are interested people it'll persuade me to put a bit more work into it. =)
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PVP isn't my first choice, but the community has been welcoming and friendly so I have high hopes.
They named the sub forum for Fool's Company (our little adventuring group)
FAWTLY Towers. I was tickled. I hope that's OK.All are welcome, and if anyone signs up on GW you're invited to join Tavernhold for the land rush. You can switch later if you change your mind, but these guys seem pretty cool. :)
For some reason when I click on those 2 links I get a "Stack overflow at line:0" message. Stupid work computer and your pesky firewall
For some reason when I click on those 2 links I get a "Stack overflow at line:0" message. Stupid work computer and your pesky firewallPVP isn't my first choice, but the community has been welcoming and friendly so I have high hopes.
They named the sub forum for Fool's Company (our little adventuring group)
FAWTLY Towers. I was tickled. I hope that's OK.All are welcome, and if anyone signs up on GW you're invited to join Tavernhold for the land rush. You can switch later if you change your mind, but these guys seem pretty cool. :)
They are working for me so I think the links are kosher.
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They are working for me so I think the links are kosher.For some reason when I click on those 2 links I get a "Stack overflow at line:0" message. Stupid work computer and your pesky firewallPVP isn't my first choice, but the community has been welcoming and friendly so I have high hopes.
They named the sub forum for Fool's Company (our little adventuring group)
FAWTLY Towers. I was tickled. I hope that's OK.All are welcome, and if anyone signs up on GW you're invited to join Tavernhold for the land rush. You can switch later if you change your mind, but these guys seem pretty cool. :)
They work for me too, for third party confirmation. Links are solid.
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Building on the Steam idea, have you thought about just picking any auld MMO and trying to build it through that? I mean, I get PFO being a great opportunity, as PF most likely brought us all here in the first place, but you could grab another MMO, even a D&D one, like DDO or NVW, and ask people to come along. I'd be up for most any F2P or one-off payment MMO, particularly if I knew I'd get to play with a bunch of chill FaWtL folk. :)I wouldn't immediately be opposed. I just haven't found an online game I can get into since NWN1 and WoW.
So I guess, consider this an interest check? idk. Maybe if I know there are interested people it'll persuade me to put a bit more work into it. =)
Yeah, people are the best part. Makes or breaks an MMO for me. I'm sure people will chime in, if interested.
By the by, have you tried / heard much about Guild Wars 2?
Also, checked out that link. That thread read painfully.
I've heard various things about the GW series, nothing that really sold it to me, but that was admittedly back when it was near-brand-new and thus expensive. Though I do really like the art and the race designs, especially the Sylvari.
hey all, what did I miss
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made it to Houston last night. Arrived at my cousins just after midnight. Now to find stuff to do, for example find a welding job, maybe apartment hunt. Apparently I go stir crazy if I don't have something to physically do.
made it to Houston last night. Arrived at my cousins just after midnight. Now to find stuff to do, for example find a welding job, maybe apartment hunt. Apparently I go stir crazy if I don't have something to physically do.
I know that feel, it got me into gunpla
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NEVER! FACEBOOK EXPERIMENTS ON PEOPLE!!!!!!There are other, faster, easier ways. Come, join us. I've even made a special cake, just for you.Oh boy. I gotta learn how to dropbox better. Give me a few, friend.Oh! Oh! Me too! :DFreehold. What, no pics for me?You got it!
Oh, it's not so bad. I didn't even USE those body parts, and the new functionality helps get into those tight spaces.