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Originally Posted by IndyStruck

Bam. From the coal giver himself.

Originally Posted by seebs

Long story short:
If you ask this question of a large enough group of skilled professionals with relevant experience, you will get at least one "this is the best" and at least one "never use this" for every major product.

I think that a recent update actually got Norton off many peoples' "never ever" list, although I'm sure it's still on many.

Also, if you have a system where it is available, Microsoft Security Essentials is probably worth having; it appears to be the output of a small and exclusive team of MS developers who have heard of security and know that it is not a kind of flightless bird.

Oh, and also:

Be sure your main account is not running with admin privileges, and set things up correctly so that they don't need admin privs. You can't prevent the ncsoft launcher from telling you that you will need to accept "NCAccess", but the fact is, you don't need to if you've set the rest of your system up to allow the launcher to maintain games. In fact, you can replace ncaccess with a do-nothing program and everything continues to run just fine. (Again, *if* correctly configured for this.)

Originally Posted by Hyperstrike

8 Fire/Rads.

AVs? What AVs? Oh! Those guys over there on the floor who basically coughed themselves to death?

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Truth be told, I'd love to see Recluse do a face turn, with "He may have been an enemy, but he was still my friend!" angle. Honestly, as much as he's the head of Arachnos, the way the story is written, he's mostly just a figurehead anyway, and his Patrons fight each other constantly anyway. I say have Recluse walk out and let the Patrons fight it out for control. It can't make chaos within Arachnos ranks any worse than it is. And if they need an arbiter to keep them in check, that's what Arbiter Daos is for. Have HIM sit at the helm. instead of standing in the lobby.

I'd sell it thusly: After many years of fighting the Statesman, Recluse finally realises that he this rivalry has become part of his life, and part of what defines his purpose. Losing that purpose causes him to stop and think about his life, to think about what he's really trying to achieve, and to realise that there's nothing to be gained in this madness but more pain and more loneliness. He's surrounded by people, but they don't love him, or indeed even like him. With all the power and control in the world, he'd still be alone in his ivory tower. The one person who could understand him is now dead and gone, the one stable purpose he had is now missing. What, really, is the point of carrying on? What does Recluse want out of life, anyway?

The Letter Writer says that of all the Incarnates, Recluse is the smartest. Instead of resigning to his fate of being mind-controlled by the Well or trying to renounce his powers, he looks for a way to defy the well, but keep his Incarnate powers. If anyone has the answer on how to reach the power we need to fight back the coming storm without being the Well's puppet, it would be him, and that would bring a LOT of leverage if he decided to negotiate with the heroes.

Especially now that the Statesman is dead and the heroes have a more hated enemy. Especially since it's been so long since Recluse did anything major. Especially since Marcus was still his friend and he would hate Darryn as much as they do, and offer to help fight him. It could actually make for a very powerful scene between a disowned Recluse working alone and a grieving Miss Liberty. It could bring a clash of their resentment for each other, mixed with their respect for a fallen hero. It could bring an actual subtle human emotion to the table.

Recluse has the look, feel and mannerisms of a good villain, but he's lost street cred as one. Now would be the best time to turn him into a hero, or at the very least a rogue and have it stick. Arachnos can remain behind him, Daos can get a new look and pull the reigns on Arachnos now that Recluse is gone and "survival of the fittest" is not the order of the day. I would buy that. Hell, I'd like to see it!

Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow

Well, let's put it simply, then: Continue making sets with glowing auras as an Original option, but also include a NoFX option where said Original aura is a metaphorical representation and not a physical manifestation. Sound about right?

Originally Posted by Devin_Wilson

No DP guides?!? Wow... looks like the community is dwindling around here.

Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison

Carni,

Can I call you Carni?

How 'bout just Fax then?

Ok. So Faxy, here's the deal: The way I see it, a Warshade is just so much fun, that it'd be a crime not to recommend it. I'd have to turn myself in and everything. They'd lock me up and throw away the key.

And there'd be torture.

You wouldn't want to put me through that, would you?