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by fgalkin
Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:56 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions
Replies: 16
Views: 5457

Re: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions

For the hell of it, I tried to start again as a Fire Godlike and got hit by a bug where the cutscene outside the ruins never triggers. That is literally gamebreaking, as I cannot advance further. So, yeah. Go Obsidian

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
by fgalkin
Sun Mar 29, 2015 5:00 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions
Replies: 16
Views: 5457

Re: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions

Aaaaand, the first bug reports are coming in http://kotaku.com/pillars-of-eternity-characters-crippled-by-ridiculous-i-1694367618 The relatively devastating bug, posted to Reddit by kiror yesterday, happens when a player tries to swap out a piece of equipment on a character with an item in their inv...
by fgalkin
Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:00 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions
Replies: 16
Views: 5457

Re: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions

Played it for about 4 hours last night. The difference between the beta and the finished game is phenomenal. I haven't experienced a single bug in those 4 hours. Is it really still an Obsidian game if there are no bugs? The game plays like an improved and very beautiful version of Baldur's Gate, but...
by fgalkin
Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:50 pm
Forum: Fantasy & Comics
Topic: Who is your favorite superhero?
Replies: 10
Views: 10098

Re: Who is your favorite superhero?

Judge Dredd.

Batman and Spiderman used to be my favorite as a kid (first one, then the other), and I still have a soft spot for them. But Dredd wins, hands down.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
by fgalkin
Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:44 pm
Forum: Philosophy & Theology
Topic: Big Popeing Megathread
Replies: 32
Views: 20514

Re: Big Popeing Megathread

Pope Francis compares arguments for transgender rights to nuclear arms race Francis's seemingly liberal stance has come into question HEATHER SAUL Author Biography Saturday 21 February 2015 PRINT A A A Pope Francis has been criticised for reportedly comparing the gender theory arguments that underp...
by fgalkin
Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:21 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions
Replies: 16
Views: 5457

Re: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions

Started another play-through, that one ended in ignominy, too. When I entered the dungeon, the game went into combat mode, preventing me from saving, leaving the area, or regenerating spells and health, and also looting corpses and containers. That last part is important because apparently, the game...
by fgalkin
Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:41 am
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions
Replies: 16
Views: 5457

Re: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions

Fun fact, they tried to make dropping items from the inventory possible without horribly fucking up the game, but then they gave up. So, now, dropping things on the ground is impossible (this isn't that much of a problem because there is a deep inventory, which is only accessible in "safe" areas tha...
by fgalkin
Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:12 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions
Replies: 16
Views: 5457

Re: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions

Known issues Obsidian is aware about, as per the Backers Beta Forum. Pathfinding - We are in the middle of revising the pathfinding system. In the Backer Beta at launch, you may see issues with characters jittering, getting stuck, getting "bottlenecked" between other characters, and overlapping thei...
by fgalkin
Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:06 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions
Replies: 16
Views: 5457

Pillars of Eternity Backers' Beta Impressions

After shelling out an amount of money that's downright embarrassing for a game, I now have early access to the Backer's Beta of Pillars of Eternity. https://scontent-b-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10312983_10100799500935774_919603290909504859_n.jpg?oh=7cc0baf16531e791dfa31105b6e4f253&oe=54...
by fgalkin
Tue May 06, 2014 5:45 pm
Forum: News & Politics
Topic: Ukraine: The Only Way to Peace
Replies: 11
Views: 1631

Re: Ukraine: The Only Way to Peace

Well at least there's a variety of things being said in the Western Media, unlike in some... Oh, which one are those? Because I can show you plenty of Russian sources critical of the actions in Ukraine. It's not like a large number of Russia's public figures spoke out against it, or anything... I d...
by fgalkin
Tue May 06, 2014 12:46 pm
Forum: News & Politics
Topic: Ukraine: The Only Way to Peace
Replies: 11
Views: 1631

Ukraine: The Only Way to Peace

Incredibly, someone in the West is actually saying reasonable things about Ukraine. That's definitely a first http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/may/05/ukraine-only-way-to-peace/ As the first heavy fighting begins in eastern Ukraine, with an attempt by Ukrainian forces to retake the town of S...
by fgalkin
Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:23 pm
Forum: The Arts
Topic: A (half) Century of Music
Replies: 259
Views: 85087

Re: A (half) Century of Music

Wait, wait, wait. Did Havoc just give Volare, a song so famous it was covered by Bobby Rydell, Dean Martin, Al Martino, David Bowie, Cliff Richard, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Dalida, Gipsy Kings, Chico & the Gypsies and Barry White a D, saying...
by fgalkin
Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:52 pm
Forum: Fantasy & Comics
Topic: Gargoyles Entire Series Legal and Free
Replies: 6
Views: 3119

Re: Gargoyles Entire Series Legal and Free

The uploader has not made this video available in your country.
Yeah, about that....

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
by fgalkin
Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:39 pm
Forum: News & Politics
Topic: China's meager aid to the Philippines could dent its image
Replies: 12
Views: 2244

Re: China's meager aid to the Philippines could dent its ima

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. The article is bullshit.

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-chin ... es-2013-11

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
by fgalkin
Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:35 pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Robocop Trailer (2014) released
Replies: 10
Views: 10166

Re: Robocop Trailer (2014) released

I don't know, focusing more on the dynamic of losing his humanity and how that affects not only himself, but his family, could be very good. His loving wife and child are pretty much swept under the rug in the original, and while they attempt to make some connection in the later movies and TV shows...
by fgalkin
Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:30 pm
Forum: News & Politics
Topic: China's meager aid to the Philippines could dent its image
Replies: 12
Views: 2244

Re: China's meager aid to the Philippines could dent its ima

$2 million is less than $450 thousand? Or does only money count and tents and emergency supplies do not?

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
by fgalkin
Thu Sep 05, 2013 3:42 am
Forum: Great Hall
Topic: Alpine Train Adventures (56k DIE)
Replies: 1
Views: 875

Alpine Train Adventures (56k DIE)

Now that I finally have Internets at the new place (no thanks to you, Cablecom!), I can put up pics from last Sunday's Rail Adventures (TM) The Golden Pass is a famous Swiss tourist train that runs from Luzern to Montreaux via Interlaken and Zweisimmen through the Alps and offers great views from it...
by fgalkin
Thu Sep 05, 2013 3:41 am
Forum: Great Hall
Topic: RIP Frederik Pohl
Replies: 1
Views: 814

Re: RIP Frederik Pohl

RIP to a great Technite :(
by fgalkin
Sun Jul 28, 2013 9:24 am
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: EXALTED! Third edition. Kickstarter.
Replies: 23
Views: 5279

Re: EXALTED! Third edition. Kickstarter.

Hmmm, well, I think I've seen enough to say I'll be giving it a pass. Pity, but I suppose it was to be expected with the current bunch at the helm.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
by fgalkin
Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:25 pm
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: The Witching Hour (40K Forum Game)
Replies: 40
Views: 11394

Re: The Witching Hour (40K Forum Game)

Are you still taking applications? Will this be forum or Skype?

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
by fgalkin
Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:14 pm
Forum: Philosophy & Theology
Topic: Pat Robertson challenges creationism
Replies: 11
Views: 4906

Re: Pat Robertson challenges creationism

Uh guys? Young Earth Creationism is only the silliest brand of creationism, but hardly the only one. Pat Robertson didn't challenge creationism, he's still very much a creationist, just an Old Earth one.

Have very nice day.
-fgalkin
by fgalkin
Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:47 pm
Forum: Great Hall
Topic: We Survived
Replies: 44
Views: 7975

Re: We Survived

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/living-hell-nycha-houses-article-1.1197748 For more than a week, hundreds of public housing tenants — mostly ailing or elderly — have been trapped inside their upper-floor apartments, waiting in vain for the return of elevators, lights, heat and water. They say th...
by fgalkin
Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:44 pm
Forum: Great Hall
Topic: We Survived
Replies: 44
Views: 7975

Re: We Survived

Hrmph. So I am reading it wrong. Man, that just makes this pure bullfuckery. Not that ignoring the poor in the name of politics is okay, but at least there's a rational (if fucked up) reason. This sucks hardcore. Remember the Louisiana Superdome during Katrina? It's exactly like that. Have a very n...
by fgalkin
Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:41 pm
Forum: Great Hall
Topic: We Survived
Replies: 44
Views: 7975

Re: We Survived

Bloomberg is the richest man in New York, who financed his campaigns out of his own money, to avoid spending caps (I believe he spent over $100 million on the last one). Plus, he is not running for re-elction now. The problem is that he, and others in the city administration, simply don't give a fuc...
by fgalkin
Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:50 pm
Forum: Great Hall
Topic: We Survived
Replies: 44
Views: 7975

Re: We Survived

Smooth. There seems to be alot of politics in the relief efforts from what you're showing us F'galkin. Do you think so or am I reading things that aren't there? If by that you mean, whether aid is distributed according to party affiliation, then no. It is distributed by class . Anyone who lives in ...