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 Topic: Which is better? PC or Mac |
mDrop
Replies: 32
Views: 633
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 Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Sun Dec 15, 2002 6:08 am Subject: Which is better? PC or Mac |
| I haven't used Macs in years, except when I have to use the internet from the university library. For me, the philosophy 'what ever get's the job done' applies. I work with people who use Macs because ... |
| Topic: AD&D Games Question |
mDrop
Replies: 17
Views: 358
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Sat Nov 16, 2002 9:11 pm Subject: AD&D Games Question |
| I think that's the best thing about D&D wizards, they are only powerful when not surprised and you have to really think what you will need. As I play D&D mostly online now, restoring a saved game and ... |
| Topic: Oppressed technology |
mDrop
Replies: 41
Views: 619
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Fri Nov 01, 2002 9:37 pm Subject: Oppressed technology |
| @Lintra, fusion power is good, but it's been "right around the corner" for many years. I doubt that we'll have enough fusion power when fossil fuels start to run out, we might not even have one single ... |
| Topic: No Fast modes of Transport in RPGs |
mDrop
Replies: 24
Views: 388
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Thu Oct 31, 2002 1:54 pm Subject: No Fast modes of Transport in RPGs |
| And in many games, like Morrowind, the gameworld would shrink in size when players got horses. So to make the world appear bigger, it's better to force the player to walk. An interesting fact is the i ... |
| Topic: Oppressed technology |
mDrop
Replies: 41
Views: 619
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Thu Oct 31, 2002 1:57 am Subject: Oppressed technology |
@Lintra, the BMW's point was to use other renevable energy sources to produce hydrogen. So other fossil fuels would not be needed.
Yes, we are still years away from the proper solar/wind/tide-power ... |
| Topic: Why are RPGs called RPGs? |
mDrop
Replies: 23
Views: 300
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Sun Oct 27, 2002 3:19 pm Subject: Why are RPGs called RPGs? |
@Joey Nipps, you're right in a way. I come from pnp games, so my views on RPGs are very much different from those who play only CRPGs.
Developing the character is one of the basic concepts in almos ... |
| Topic: Why are RPGs called RPGs? |
mDrop
Replies: 23
Views: 300
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Sat Oct 26, 2002 1:40 am Subject: Why are RPGs called RPGs? |
| @Gerad: No. The accurate term for RPG is a game where you really play the role, by changing it and developing it. In every game, you assume some "role" and play it, that does not make it a CRPG. The p ... |
| Topic: Oppressed technology |
mDrop
Replies: 41
Views: 619
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Fri Oct 25, 2002 6:54 pm Subject: Oppressed technology |
| The storing of hydrogen should be quite safe. They have conducted many field tests where the hydrogen tanks have been punctured or smashed violently. They should be as safe as petroleum tanks, if not ... |
| Topic: Why are RPGs called RPGs? |
mDrop
Replies: 23
Views: 300
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Fri Oct 25, 2002 6:36 pm Subject: Why are RPGs called RPGs? |
| @Jaz, Provis, you are right. D&D was the first role-playing game with constant, agreed upon rules. Until then, the RPGs had been mostly used in psychology and other human sciences as a way to act out ... |
| Topic: Manuals |
mDrop
Replies: 23
Views: 288
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Thu Oct 24, 2002 12:50 pm Subject: Manuals |
| @Pinnen, sadly, it is a good term. I think the dumbing down started before this cross-platform trend began. When the big business got in and game houses grew, they needed to take the "casual player" i ... |
| Topic: Manuals |
mDrop
Replies: 23
Views: 288
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Forum: CRPGs General Posted:
Thu Oct 24, 2002 10:15 am Subject: Manuals |
| With some games, manuals are really important. Especially the hard-core flight simulators (what happened to them?) were impossible to learn and play without studying the huge manuals describing combat ... |
| Topic: Oppressed technology |
mDrop
Replies: 41
Views: 619
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Wed Oct 23, 2002 6:26 pm Subject: Oppressed technology |
Here's a link to BMW's CleanEnergy site:
http://www.bmw.com/bmwe/efficient_dynamics/cleanenergy/index.html
The GM base looks like an oversized skateboard, with wheels on sides. GM itself calls the ... |
| Topic: is Windows XP any good? |
mDrop
Replies: 22
Views: 489
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Wed Oct 23, 2002 1:46 am Subject: is Windows XP any good? |
How about switching from w2000 to XP? any good/bad experiences?
I'm seriously thinking about it, since my w2k-installation is having serious trouble running games that worked fine on my old 98SE in ... |
| Topic: Oppressed technology |
mDrop
Replies: 41
Views: 619
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Tue Oct 22, 2002 1:34 am Subject: Oppressed technology |
 Still, the BMW looks quite nice. One of them was on display here during this fall's Neste Rally. Too bad they didn't let people take it for a test drive  |
| Topic: Oppressed technology |
mDrop
Replies: 41
Views: 619
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Forum: Absolutely Off Topic Posted:
Sun Oct 20, 2002 10:29 pm Subject: Oppressed technology |
| The 750hl has a hydrogen combustion engine, which is fundamentally different from fuel cell approach, although BMW uses fuelcells to produce power in 750hl. I'm not sure about fuel-cells, but hydrogen ... |
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