vault dweller!

[Volourn]

"Volourn's apparently got several. Maybe you can borrow one."

No. Fucknut. I don't have a stalker (well, i do; but that's not a problem).

Someone else has a Codex Stalker.

Do people here even read?

I may not not eb able to type; but at leats I have an exuse - I'm a Dumbfuck BIO Fanboy!

R00fles!

 

[Jed]

Who?

 

[Balor]

I wish I had Stalker...

But it's getting delayed again and again :D.

 

[Twinfalls]

There's always the Russian 'Stalker', Balor

 

[Jason]

I'm just glad to hear that VD is into ass-biting. Go with it.

 

[jiujitsu]

"Volourn's apparently got several. Maybe you can borrow one."

No. Fucknut. I don't have a stalker (well, i do; but that's not a problem).

Someone else has a Codex Stalker.

Do people here even read?

I may not not eb able to type; but at leats I have an exuse - I'm a Dumbfuck BIO Fanboy!

R00fles!

Finally! An answer!

I bet it's a girl. A girl that Volourn is in love with over the internet. He's unable to gain her love, so he wants to defeat her evil stalker with the hope of impressing her. In his frustration he is taking it out on us good, God fearin' Codexers.

We forgive you, Volly.

 

[kingcomrade]

Who's we?

 

[Sol Invictus]

VD doesn't hate Oblivion? That's news to me. VD's position reminds me quite a bit of Rick Santorum's. "I don't hate homosexuals. I hate the homosexual act."

Stop being a fucking pussy, VD. You hate the game, so just say it. There's no use beating around the bush saying you hate every single aspect of the game and then claiming that you don't hate the game. The distinction only makes a difference to morons.

 

[Bluebottle]

He say that because Gothic is getting better with every new game. TES games, in the other hand... mm, less skills for example. That is not a good thing. If a skill don't work, why to take it out of the game?, it is better to try to fix it. no?

Certainly I do not agree with a lot of Bethesda design choices for Oblivion; removal of skills, ability to join all guilds all the time, hand-holding the player, removing consequences. However it's not all changes for the worse.

Giving NPCs even the most basic schedule would be a step up from the lifeless drones that populated Morrowind. Radiant AI sounds like it'll even go someway beyond this, giving NPCs a different schedule each day, adding an element of randomness. Maybe it's just the Ultima VII fan in me talking, but I do think that could lend a lot to the series as a whole and is something I'll be watching quite closely.

Also it does sound as if quests have been given a lot more though, at least in keeping them varied and interesting. Like I said before I'd of liked it if they'd of kept the guilds somewhat seperate (so as not to be able to Lord it over everthing), but overall I think I'd rather have interesting quests.

So maybe Oblivion won't blow my socks off, but i still think it will be an interesting game, with some interesting elements.I just hope that there isn't a new M$ console on the horizon when TesV goes into production, then maybe they won't be so 'cut-happy' with features.

 

[Vault Dweller]

VD doesn't hate Oblivion? That's news to me. VD's position reminds me quite a bit of Rick Santorum's. "I don't hate homosexuals. I hate the homosexual act."

Stop being a fucking pussy, VD. You hate the game, so just say it.

Stop being a dumb fucking moron, Rex. I don't hate the game, I'll buy it when it's out, and if it's any good on any level (adventure, exploration, role-playing, even cool Jedi Academy-like action) I'll enjoy it.

Maybe you, if you like a game, can't see any flaws in it and think that it's the most awesomest thing at the moment. Not everyone sees things that way.

There's no use beating around the bush saying you hate every single aspect of the game and then claiming that you don't hate the game. The distinction only makes a difference to morons.

So far I dislike 90% of what's known about the game, BUT there is a small chance that quests, dialogues, and the unannounced mechanics are decent. Steve said they are ok, and while he could be looking from a different angle, I tend to believe him. However, Bethesda has been reluctant in the past to show weak areas of the game, and the fact that they never shown a dialogue screen or explained game mechanics in depth speaks against them. Forcing the Russians to postpone the dialogues & quests preview doesn't inspire much confidence either.

 

[Drakron]

Poor Sol Inv/Rex is till sad over lossing his position on the Codex staff over to VD ...

Thats what happens when you use your moderator abilities to edit someone else post to add something just to make a reason to ban him.

Maybe he wants his "art" back so he feels better.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Yeah that's probably it, Drakron. I'm still sad over lossing my position to VD.

What makes you think the RPG Codex is so important?

 

[MrSmileyFaceDude]

However, Bethesda has been reluctant in the past to show weak areas of the game, and the fact that they never shown a dialogue screen or explained game mechanics in depth speaks against them. Forcing the Russians to postpone the dialogues & quests preview doesn't inspire much confidence either.

That's an interesting position, but your impression is mistaken. We certainly don't think the quests or dialog are weak. While I'm not going to presume to know the motivations for asking AG.ru to delay part 2 of their impressions, my guess would be that we just don't want to give out too much info about quest content yet. Spoilers, you know.

 

[Drakron]

The fact you keep comming here?

The drama over the site art?

And you did not lose your position to VD, you lost it by trying to ban Roleplayer by editing his posts ... VD just taken over the news posting.

 

[Drakron]

...
We certainly don't think the quests or dialog are weak.
...

No shit Sherlock .

Any more obvious comments you want to make? like the sky being blue, the water wet, Oblivion being a console port, etc ...

 

[Balor]

Then, your guess is wrong, cause I doubt that description how RAI works and other stuff like that will include a lot of spoilers.
After all, I know that AG.ru reviewers are not idiots that like to post spoilers left and right.
At least, not any more so then, ahem, Bethesda with it's revealing a 'secret' guild and how to join as PR.

 

[MrSmileyFaceDude]

Wow, great response there, Drakron... re-read VD's post -- his implication is that Bethesda is hiding quest and dialog content because Bethesda thinks it's a weak aspect of the game. My post is responding to that implication. Did I really need to spell that out for you?

 

[Drakron]

And we take your word over because?

I agree with VD, game previews are like movie trailers ... we see what the company thinks its the best, not the worst.

 

[Sol Invictus]

The fact you keep comming here?

I keep coming to post here probably for the same reasons that DGaider and Volourn post here. It's not because we're masochists or that we even 'care' about the site. Simply visiting a website to post on its forum was never any indicator of the site's importance.

*Sigh* I suppose that the reason I still post here on occasion is because I think (in error) that mature and civilized conversations are still possible. Evidently, no argument is possible on this forum without some pseudointellectual coming up with an ad hominem argument or some witty remark followed by a few responses of "LOL!" or similar.

The drama over the site art?

How long ago did that end? Last I checked (which was yesterday), Saint and I were still on very good terms with no mention of the site art or anything for months. With the exception of my outburst on the forums, it was never really an issue. In the end, I did end up giving the artwork to the Codex after the front page turned out to be a huge mess, so what drama are you referring to?

And you did not lose your position to VD, you lost it by trying to ban Roleplayer by editing his posts ... VD just taken over the news posting.

VD was posting the news long before I lost my position at the site. And yes, I did lose it by trying to ban RP and editing his posts. That's pretty much it, not that it has any bearing on my posts today.

I happen to run two (and a few more upcoming sites) very successful websites with large communities of their own these days, and nobody seems to have a problem with the way I run things there. I haven't banned a single soul or edited anyone's posts, because people elsewhere on the internet seem to have a different, and more mature mentality than a minority of very vocal people here on the RPG Codex. For instance the other sites I frequent, nobody's called anyone a retard or some racial epithet thus far, so please stop trying to pretend that the Codex is some community pillar on the internet.

Believe me, it's not.

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

I happen to run two (and a few more upcoming sites) very successful websites with large communities of their own these days, and nobody seems to have a problem with the way I run things there.

Well aren't you special. Isn't he special everyone? Awww, our special Rex. He's so cute.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Do you have something more to add to that, or have you just returned to the Codex because you thought we forgot about your foray into Furcadia and furryism?

There's nothing like 'getting back with the gang' by coming up with a snappy little comment about me other people are doing it.

 

[Twinfalls]

And we take your word over because?

Can you at least admit you were wrong about the context in which MSFD made his comment?

 

[Vault Dweller]

However, Bethesda has been reluctant in the past to show weak areas of the game, and the fact that they never shown a dialogue screen or explained game mechanics in depth speaks against them. Forcing the Russians to postpone the dialogues & quests preview doesn't inspire much confidence either.

That's an interesting position, but your impression is mistaken. We certainly don't think the quests or dialog are weak.

Then where are the screens?

While I'm not going to presume to know the motivations for asking AG.ru to delay part 2 of their impressions...

Ever heard about Occam's razor?

... my guess would be that we just don't want to give out too much info about quest content yet. Spoilers, you know.

You mean like telling people that the way to the Assassins is to kill an innocent?

 

[Spazmo]

Wahey, another Oblivion thread. And here I thought I was missing something while my home connection was out (thank Optimus for the engineering faculty's computers and fat pipe).

As for questions of BIAS!!!!11, I will say what I always say when we're accused of bias:

If we say a game/company/press release/etc. sucks, it's because we think it sucks. If we say a game/company/etc is good, it's because we think it is good. There's no secret agenda. There's no conspiracy to complain about Oblivion and praise Gothic III (hell, I myself am largely ignoring G3 because neither of the first two games interested me at all). The only bias in action here is yours if you can't concieve of the idea that someone might find something to criticize in your golden cow of choice and instead decide it must be some sort of personal attack against you.

Now QUIT POSTING FUCKING THREADS ABOUT OBLIVION!

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

Damnit, Spazmo.. This thread had turned in to a Exitium vs. Vault Dweller thread until you brought up Oblivion again. Everyone knows Exitium vs. Vault Dweller is better than Oblivion.

Now to steer the thread back to the direction it needs to be heading towards:

Vault Dweller: Exitium said you secretly get down on your knees and open wide at the mention of Bethesda, much like a Pavlovian response.

Exitium: Vault Dweller said he couldn't decide which was tinier, the fonts you use on your sites or your penis, because you're Asian.

There. Discuss.