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Quote:You know, to be honest, my first thought as to how much a token was 'worth' was wrong too. Until I actually looked at how much the equivalent t9 repeatable stuff was worth I would have said a token was the rough equivalent of $5. It just isn't something that I really think should be 'worth' a significant amount really, but obviously that's just me.Originally Posted by Snow Globe
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Quote:In addition to what Zwillinger said, I'm not really sure what about the T9 reward tokens would lead you to think that each token placed will reward you with $15 of virtual goods. I mean right now it gives 8 windfalls, xp boosters and unslotters which basically equate to 750 points (so just shy of $10). And while the enhancement boosters don't come in groupings of 30 like they sell them in the store (for 900 points) but the 25 enhancement booster T9 reward is roughly about $10 worth of store items too.Originally Posted by Snow Globe
80 points = $1 a pack.
1 reward token = approximately $15.
$15 / 5 = $3 a pack.
So... What is being said is that either the developers are extremely bad at math (something I'm beginning to think) or that the perk for being a VIP means a player gets charged 3x as much as a regular customer.
So yea, they're generally equitable with $10 of virtual stuff on that tier. So given that I'd hope maybe 9-10 for each token.
Edit: Even if it's less and ends up being something like 5 packs it's effectively free so I'm not likely to be complaining about it. Maybe grumbling a little, but not complaining. -
Quote:I'm going to guess either not seriously or not at all. It'd be interesting to see it handled seriously, but those are the two options I'm guessing they'll go for and I'm really hoping they'll go for not at all as opposed to using it to make jokes.Originally Posted by Nericus
Yeah.....wonder how that is going to be touched on.
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Quote:Really? Somehow I've missed that.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Well he has sketched some of the critters he's seen.
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Quote:I've noticed an odd trend. People who saw The Dark Crystal either when it was first release, or when they were children have a tendency to really love the film. People who just happened to see it later in life however tend to be nonplussed by the film. I'm not sure why that is since I try my best to take off my nostalgia glasses when I re-watch it and I'm still just as entertained by it now as I was back then.Originally Posted by Freitag
I really liked NeverEnding Story. Dark Crystal was okay, but didn't grab me. The other movies you've listed I have not seen, although I really want to see Conan. Secret of NIMH is related to the book about the rats of nimh, I'm assuming? Those books were fun!
The Secret of NIMH is a Don Bluth adaptation of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. I'm not sure how true to the book it is, but I've always thought it was one of the better children's animated movies of its time. If you like it and watch it however I really recommend you stay far away from the horrible direct to video sequel.
Yea, it's a good example of how to correctly remake and translate a film for a new audience. A much better job than A Fistful of Dollars (from Kurosawa's Yojimbo despite claims to the contrary).Quote:Originally Posted by Chyll
Yes, it is a remake of the original Seven Samurai. However, it takes the premise and translates it remarkably well to the Old West of the USA. It is a worthy and enjoyable film on its own - more so if you know the source material and enjoyed that. -
Quote:I'm not really sure if the 'point 1' is so much a power as it is a byproduct of being the only people who can see strange, unusual and sometimes superhuman creatures living among us. Not only as a means of documenting their weakness for their descendants (because who else is going to do that) but also as a way of both telling fantastic stories and somehow warning the general populace (Grimm's fairy tales). I mean we haven't seen Nick documenting anything so far.Originally Posted by CrazyJerseyan
Cool show.
Agree with point 1.
Point 2, I just thought his aunt was a good fighter having honed her skills over time versus having augmented strength and speed.
Bruce Lee fought Kareem Abdul-Jabar easy enough
I'll actually be kind of disappointed if Nick ever gets any sort of super powers. It'd be like if suddenly Dean from Supernatural or any of the normal monster hunters from any number of novels developed super powers. It kind of becomes a let-down at that point. -
Quote:I don't have cable or anything so I didn't even know they were doing an adaptation, but isn't making broad changes to a King novel kind of the norm when adapting it for TV? I'm hoping that's the case anyway, since there's a lot of really bad King miniseries out there.Originally Posted by 2short2care
So far I am very disappointed of all the major changes that they are doing, Stephen King is my favorite author and it kind of makes me mad that he let's them butcher his story like this.
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Quote:I'm pretty sure the Grimm's only 'power' is the ability to see monsters where normal people don't. I've been figuring that the fear that's being shown to Nick is because the Grimms probably have a long history of not so much caring if the monster was good or not and just killing them when they were found. They've basically been the 'real-life' ghost story for the monsters growing up.Originally Posted by Mandu
Virtually every one of the beings seems to be intimidated and frightened by Nick. But so far his only Grimm power seems to be the ability to see them for what they are. Every one of the whatevers he encounters has some kind of supernatural speed or strength or something ability but they all see him as a threat.
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Quote:If you're playing with either very support light league or just on a league who doesn't know what's going on then the MoM trial seems to involve significant amounts of death.Originally Posted by EvilGeko
In what trials do you faceplant over and over?
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Quote:Wait ... why do I need facebook integration on an online dictionary page? Its presence confuses me.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
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Quote:While there are certainly (debatable) issues with the devices powerset, its ability to be stealthy is most certainly not one of them. The pairing of cloaking device, and smoke grenade let you sneak around most anything in the game.Originally Posted by MriBruce
- Devices blasters. I seem to recall reading that the cloaking device is neither all that nor a bag of chips when it comes to stealth, but I can't seem to find that info now. (I freely admit to not really understanding what this feet thing is in stealth ratings.)
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Dark Controll has been announced for Issue 22. Also darkness assault for dominators.
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Quote:Yea, by all accounts the Rikti are really rather peaceful I believe.Originally Posted by Placta
The Rikti dimension was peaceful until forces from our world attacked them.
Of course then Nemesis automatons of prominent superheroes attacked their homeworld. So the Rikti we mostly encounter in game are the military forces effectively stuck behind enemy lines and even then there's a group of them trying to reach a peaceful settlement.
I'm pretty sure I got that mostly right anyway, I haven't run many Rikti arcs in a while. -
Quote:Ok, I feel much better knowing I'm not the only one who thought of Cary Elwes in Liar Liar after ZM's post.Originally Posted by Zwillinger
rawr...you're scared of the claw...
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Unless there's some pressing reason not to do so I'd like to suggest making a Nook (B&N) version of the book as well. Last time I saw analysts discussing B&N's market share of the ebook market (mid-summer) they accounted for about 22%-25% of ebook sales.
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Quote:It's actually been pretty awesome recently (though I haven't read it in a couple months). It was really bad for quite a while, but then it changed format similarly to what Newsweek and Time did recently. So it had nice articles about gaming related subjects that seemed to actually have substance to them (as opposed to infographics or biiiig giant pictures with a small written blurb that were so in vogue for quite some time). Made it actually interesting to read and one of the only game-related magazines I've purchased from work in the last year.Originally Posted by Silentkilla866
Man, Gamepro was awesome back in it's day.
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Quote:Well, it's the same director as The Cell, but I don't know that I'd exactly say an overabundance of gore his 'style'. He also directed The Fall, which was bloody fantastic and had a decided lack of gore. And his next movie is Mirror, Mirror which looks like ... a family fairy-tale comedy so ... yea.Originally Posted by Firemoth
Aside from the over abundance of gore (which I was informed after that it was the director's style), it was pretty good.
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Quote:To be fair, watching a rock do nothing against a featureless plain for 90 minutes would be better that the new Clash of the Titans. That said, having just walked in the door from a late showing of the film myself, I rather agree with your thoughts.Originally Posted by Starflier
Saw it, liked it. Definitely better than the new Clash of the Titans (can't comment on the old version as I've never seen it). The fight between Theseus and Hyperion was great. Really enjoyed the visceral 300-style fights.
Would certainly watch a sequel/follow-up to it.
7.5/10
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Quote:You know, I have to say, I've wanted DA revamped for quite a while (along with the Shard), but the removal of the fog makes me beyond sad. Really, the fog was one of the big things that makes the zone so cool.Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Going by what they've said so far, DA is "significantly different" to how it is now, and is the "lair of the dark god Mot" - so Villains might still be able to try and steal power from Mot, even while they're helping Heroes defeat him.
Also, even with the fog gone, they might still make the zone always be set to night, to fit in with the zone name and the theme of Mot. -
So for folks who don't know Desert Bus for Hope is a gaming marathon charity that raises money for Child's Play (rather successfully) that's run by the sketch comedy group Loading Ready Run.
The main reason I'm mentioning it here is they have a fantastic guest list this year that I thought some people might be interested in. Among others they have John Scalzi calling in later tonight; Yhatzee and Grant Imahara(Mythbusters) tomorrow; MovieBob and Notch on Monday; Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, and Paul & Storm on Tuesday. They had some folks from Extra Credits around last night and Kevin Murphy (Rifftrax and Tom Servo) was on earlier (they made the poor man do a 'normal view' joke).
Aside from that the LRR folks are pretty entertaining in their own right so the marathon can be fun to watch plus you can donate money to make them do silly things ... for the children. They're also auctioning off a lot of nifty stuff like a CoH Architect edition box signed by the dev team and a lot of art donated by Ken Steacy(comic book artist ... won an Eisner). -
Quote:I actually have better luck staying logged in on my Nook and my iPhone than I do on my actual computer.Originally Posted by DarkGob
Nobody can, it has nothing to do with your browser.
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Quote:Oh, Brave looks good, but come on ... Cars 2?Originally Posted by Arnabas
I think this looks good. Pixar can do no wrong in my books.
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RMTers are kind of absurd. I saw one spamming a weekend beta test of another game and offering a discount for their services.
Why would anyone pay real money for in-game money when it's not going to carry over to live? I'm sure a couple of people did, but it just boggles my mind. -
I've always more thought that the third slot was just unlocked by the story arc more than it required having the alpja slot. More just an additional reward than anything else.
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Quote:Also it's worth considering that there were a lot of sales leading in to Freedom going live. For instance the base CoH going for $2 for a while before the boxes were removed from the store.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Plus the various "box" sets as well as boosters and packs vanished from the store at the end of August. There may have been an uptick in sales before they were pulled but their departure without the Paragon Market online yet didn't help the bottom line either.
I'm not sure that would have had a huge impact on the bottom line or not, but it's worth a thought.