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Quote:Sigh... am I bad person for choosing the red ending, I really wanted to see Shep make it through, Geth and EDI be damned (bummed about that though) - while it doesn't implicity imply that he survives I like to think he does.Originally Posted by BellaStrega
As I said, the ending is weak, but the extended cut provides more information and more resolution, which is an improvement. I don't have a problem with how things end for Shepard, though, and you apparently do
I'm on my 3rd play through and I think I might go with the blue ending this time, with the extended cut it gives the blue ending a sort of "ascend to godhood" kind of vibe - not happy with that mind you, I'd just like an ending with Shep grabbing a parachute and making one helluva HALO jump right into London.
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Quote:You can provided the car has enough momentum and there are the right breaks in traffic. Turn signals and emergency flashers are helpful as well.Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
This for me.
I don't like driving at all and would love to take a nap or do whatever while the computer drives me to and from work/home.
P.S. I'm curious though: How did you cross 4 lanes of traffic when you're engine died on you Ironblade?
The trick is to maintain momentum and avoid maneuvers that cost you that momentum like hitting the brakes and making abrupt turns or lane changes then spread you lane crossing out. This is all moot though if you have the space to just zip over and into the emergancy lane which then leads to....
Power steering might be a pain as well as power brakes but given a reasonable amount of space this isn't a big challenge.
The biggest danger in a situation like this are inattentive or unaware drivers followed by drivers who cannot judge speed correctly ( all drivers to some degree frankly). -
Quote:Yep, the golden rule definetely applies to going fast. I've got an odd rear factory tire size and BFGoodrich quit making that rear tire so its either go back to the 1st gen GYF1 tires (absolutely craptacular) or drop some coin on new rims and get the Michelins I really want... sigh... 3600.00 bucks later that is.Originally Posted by KnightOwl
One of the nice things for me about video games as a hobby is that they're comparatively inexpensive.
About a year ago, I bought a car (for me, a high performance car) and was introduced to the world of the performance/car modding enthusiast, and wow, that stuff gets expensive quick -- even cosmetic or minor modifcations (like wheels/tires, exhaust) add up quickly, and "high end" mods like forced induction systems and the subsequent tuning required, get prohibitively expensive really quick. -
Pffftttt.... just need to make it to Mars and then find out why Pluto's orbit is wobbling.
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Quote:Sigh... your probably right, moreso than I would like to admit on an individual basisOriginally Posted by Dark One
Some are, some aren't. Let's face facts. There are some people on this planet that would have absolutely NO idea on how to actually survive if they were bereft of technology. If they couldn't google how to build a campfire, they would freeze and even if they could google it, if they didn't have magnesium firestarters and matches, would still freeze.
Conversely, for the less developed nations on the planet, not much would change. -
Quote:They will probably work pretty good until somebody panicks and hits the manual control (witness Air France flight 447), Jalopnik (gawker media) ran a story where an autonomous car lapped (here is a different Wired story - http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/03...ts-pikes-peak/ ) Infineon raceway IIRC than most drivers.Originally Posted by DarkGob
Honestly, I trust a robot car more than actual drivers based just on what I see on the road every day.
Pretty cool but as a guy who really likes to drive (yes, I am a mutant that derives pleasure from the actual act of piloting a car) I'm not a fan of autonomous cars. Although it will be nice on the highway when the majority of cars are autonomous and travel is very effcient - mayhap I64 in SE Va will actually work like its supposed to. -
Quote:Yeah its all fun and games until the cat pisses on the cranial spike and then its zombie time, and you know cats are just waiting until there is a cranial spike critical mass out there. They do that, they plan, they wait, then they strike.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Yeah don't these philistines realize the future is direct downloads into the brain via cranial info spikes?
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Quote:Just taking this at face value but are you suggesting we have evolved ina relatively short time to the point where humans are completely reliant on technology to survive?Originally Posted by Another_Fan
No electrical devices work anywhere on the planet but human life still manages ?
Little hard to work past. -
Quote:Forgot to specifically mention no SG base love... yeah that totally killed CoXOriginally Posted by Xzero45
Architect Entertainment, I13's PVP changes, Enhancement Diversification, City of Villains, Going Rogue, raid-style end game content, OP Incarnate Powers, a non-existent Moon Base, and any other feature anyone ever complained about all teamed up to kill CoH.
Otherwise your list is pretty inclusive.
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Quote:And nuke damnit! Here's to the level where Beefcake herded every last golden toilet on the level and all the rages I popped and the nuke that killed them all (when you could nuke everything in the old days)Originally Posted by SpyralPegacyon
You gave us a world where we could fly. I can't thank you enough for that.
Thank you guys for my fondest in game memory -
I'm there now, been enjoying Secret World right up to Egypt - definetly enjoy the atmosphere and the puzzle solving aspects of the game (even if I use cheats from time to time)
Will probably be my home MMO for the foreseaable future - Never could get into Champions and DC Online was a pleasant diversion but I will really mis CoX and with it the ability to flesh out my toons in both costume and bio (something I really hate about TSW - no bio space - damnit my character has at least 1024 characters of story to tell)
And there is still Mass Effect 3, Skyrim and Minecraft to keep me busy as well.
Which reminds me, I need to take some full body mugshots of all my CoX characters and burn'em to a disc along with their bios and store them with my D&D characters just so I can dig'em out every once and awhile and read'em. -
Quote:So what are you guys gonna do as the end draws near? I think a big ol' computer busting group pic is in order as the lights dim and go out.Originally Posted by Lobster
I'm gonna miss you drunk $%%<$ #$%% #$$.
Let's burn this thing down. Or something.
Also been saving a warburg nuke for something special, seeing as how after november 30th there will be no more warburg nukes, I would be glad to use it on some sort of 'splody send off for CoH. -
Quote:Then its going to be;Originally Posted by EvilGeko
I thought they might, but I don't think any of their other games have subscriptions anymore.
"While we cannot refund your subscription we can transfer the pro-rated amount to your NCSoft points account"
Or whatever they are calling their generic online currency - as the saying goes you'll probably be able to get your money back when you pry it from their cold dead hands
Hope I'm wrong though given the length of your sub, I certainly hope you get a refund rather than some cheesey offer. -
Quote:You know how thats going to go;Originally Posted by EvilGeko
For 8 years, I paid for this service and I don't regret a penny of it. Still cheaper than going to the movies. I do want a refund for the sub that goes through May of next year.
"Unfortunately Mr. EvilGeko we cannot refund the dollar amount, however we can transfer your pro-rated subscription to one of our many other great games". -
Quote:Yes, and the opposite is euphemistically called a "right to work place" when it should actually be called a "right to fire place".Originally Posted by Kitsune Knight
It's where you're forced to be part of a union, whether you want to or not.
Anyways thats neither here nor there.
I hope from the 23 to the 30 we will have the mother of all events as I'd rather go out blasting my *** off right up until they hit the switch! -
Yep, was getting resub for the year in october anyway - be glad to give that money to you if your going to keep the lights on
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Quote:Heh, girl's got steel fever!Originally Posted by konshu
Don't worry about Lois. I hear she's given up on aliens and has turned to robots. She's keeping the Red Tornado in her dresser drawer.
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Quote:Thats true, but perhaps they could just go the Blue Thunder route (man that was a cool movie and IIRC one of the inspirations for Airwolf)Originally Posted by Father Xmas
One of the points was that Airwolf looked like an everyday commercial helicopter, a wolf in sheep's clothing so to speak. Other than going NOTAR there really hasn't been a lot of advances to the look of commercial helicopters.
I wonder how well a Blue Thunder type TV show would work today? The movie's conspiracy premise certainly wouldn't be to out of touch.
edit --> Huh didn't know there was a Blue Thunder TV series (only 11 airings), was checking Netflix to see if they had the movie down for streaming. -
A reboot would be cool, but I fear the show would try and top the previous airwolf in some ridicuolus way like an all polymetal allow chopper powered by unicorn farts so that it cleanses the atmosphere saving whomever from certain doom.
To be honest, I'd rather just see a next next gen helicoptor as a rebooted Airwolf (that would probably be pretty wild) with a focus on characters and good story telling. -
Cool, Farscape is up there - although that reminds me of my Gigi Edgley is so damn hot in pasty grey and white make-up fetish.
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Bumped into this awhile ago either stumbling through links posted here or maybe somebody posted it directly, but yeah, think I'll be checking this out when it hits.
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Man, I'm running in to the same problem (originally posted this under "Paragon Market Greyed Out"
I've dug up the hosts file and opened it in notepad but its empty except for a few comments.
I checked the link provided by Aggelakis and the page loads but the market still doesn't load (I tried cutting off various protections but to no avail).
I'm really at a loss as to what to do about it (should I delete my entire CoH folder and do a fresh install??) -
Still just a grey screen for me - I certainly hope its some sort of maintence as frustrating more or less just touches the tip of the iceberg.
Every other tab works fine (well except for the cart tab which is grey too)? I wonder if windows or malware or something else is blocking the store? -
I seem to be running into a problem when I que up the Paragon Market - the market browser(?) is greyed out when I attempt to use the market tab, however when say I go to my account tab it loads just fine?
Its been a bit since I've been on (RL + plus other games) but IIRC this occurred to me about a month or so ago and I just chalked it up to maintence or something else?