shanshan310
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I really need to play new vegas.
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AusGAF 9 - F*** Off, We're Full (Of People With Different Ethnic Backgrounds)
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Horror/Cthulhu roleplaying is something I'm a proponent for and after seeing the unveiling of Eternal Lies for Trail of Cthulhu, my mouth started watering.
The art totally helps sell the vibe of the whole thing, it's fantastic. It's a globe-spanning epic campaign, so it's something to work towards, but goddamn do I want to run or play this. It had been teased for a long time and was in the works for longer; it looks and sounds to be worth the wait. If people are comparing it to campaigns such as Masks of Nyarlathotep and Tatters of the King in a positive light, they've done or exceeded their job.
I'm going to pre-order the shit out of this one.
The art totally helps sell the vibe of the whole thing, it's fantastic. It's a globe-spanning epic campaign, so it's something to work towards, but goddamn do I want to run or play this. It had been teased for a long time and was in the works for longer; it looks and sounds to be worth the wait. If people are comparing it to campaigns such as Masks of Nyarlathotep and Tatters of the King in a positive light, they've done or exceeded their job.
I'm going to pre-order the shit out of this one.
FallbackPants
Member
A mate wanted to watch the One conference last night and I did notice they said they'd have news about the future of the 360 at E3. I missed that the first time. It'll be interesting to see what they say
Horror/Cthulhu roleplaying is something I'm a proponent for and after seeing the unveiling of Eternal Lies for Trail of Cthulhu, my mouth started watering.
The art totally helps sell the vibe of the whole thing, it's fantastic. It's a globe-spanning epic campaign, so it's something to work towards, but goddamn do I want to run or play this. It had been teased for a long time and was in the works for longer; it looks and sounds to be worth the wait. If people are comparing it to campaigns such as Masks of Nyarlathotep and Tatters of the King in a positive light, they've done or exceeded their job.
I'm going to pre-order the shit out of this one.
Dude, general board game question. What game would you recommend for a bunch of people who haven't gone further than Risk or Diplomacy? War games are about as far as me and my mates have gotten, but something different could be fun
If you've played Diplomacy and you're still friends, you've done alright.
How many of you are there and how much time would you be looking to fill? (I'm guessing you'll have a decent amount of time, given the length of those two games).
Ludo.
I laughed at it. It is shameful they they're able to count sales and revenue because their product breaks, a lot.
reptilescorpio
Member
More typical of what you would expect. Due to the heightened focus on racial issues this round we are seeing more incidents being reported.
The whole thing was a clusterfuck of "hey look at this awesome thing!" and miscommunication about everything. Spokespeople would be quoted as saying "everything is up in the air and we haven't made any decisions about this aspect" and then another will say "yes, Kinect will scan you in order to log into your profile, no correct scan, no playing all the games locked to your account".
No company lines to feed, just what ever they have heard passed around. How fucking stupid. Shocked no one called it the Infinite by mistake they were confusing each other that much.
Even funnier is that they have come out and blamed the media for all the bad PR and confusion! What a bunch of muppets.
ConstructMe
Banned
These couple of shitty supporters are really letting the club and its supporters down.
FallbackPants
Member
Something shorter than diplomacy would be a plus. Pretty much everyone was done with it after a while. Like two or three hours would probably be ideal. The group of people can vary but its normally around half a dozen? Give or take
The conference itself was pretty on message. But since it's been a complete mess. That said the latest, at least yesterday's latest, on used games working seemed pretty okay. If it blocks the disk after its installed on someone else's box is probably fair enough.
Jables Swan
Member
This would happen more than you would think at footy games. I would like to see people being pointed out more often than they are.
Jables Swan
Member
If that statement doesn't guarantee PGR5 on 360, nothing does.
And I wonder if that's a heavily-veiled statement about releasing a device that can play 360 games which also attaches to the One? He's probably counting sales of that as well.
Once you get into large numbers of players like that, finding a game to fit them all at one table, with the game still being functional, is a difficult task.
- Resistance: Avalon will accommodate such numbers and becomes great starting with 6 players. It's not a terribly long game, but it will work with the number of players you have.
Minions of Mordred have infiltrated the ranks of King Arthur's loyal knights. Mordred's spies know who the others are, but the knights are blind to this. Only Merlin knows who they are and can guide their way, but must do so carefully for if he is discovered then he will be assassinated and the kingdom falls.
- 7 Wonders also works well with up to 7 (surprise?) players and becomes great once you have 4 or more. This is not a long game either, but it is certainly a lot of fun and also works with the numbers you have.
Through 3 different ages, build your economy, technology, science and wonder of the world. Share resources with your neighbour while simultaneously screwing them over to your advantage.
- Citadels is very flexible with player numbers and goes up to 8 players. Another relatively short game, but is a great time.
Build a citadel worthy of a king while using the skills of assassins, thieves, wizards and warlords to build yours and hinder the progress of your opponents. Much of this is done in the dark as you don't really know who is who, so choose wisely.
- Battlestar Galactica may be worth a look as it is a longer game (3 hours), but is best played with 5 and no other number. This is rather restrictive, but is the only game I can think of which is more involved, will work with a larger number and not take all day.
If you've seen the TV show, I don't need to explain much of this. Some players are Cyclons trying to sabotage the ship and those on board in secret. Not all the cylons are aware that they are until it is revealed to them. Play your cards carfully while keeping your friends close and your enemies closer.
- Cyclades works with up to 5 and isn't too long, hour and a half or so.
Appeal to the power of the gods to grant you their boon by bidding against your enemies. Build powerful civilisations and crush those who oppose you.
- City of Horror will play with up to 6 and is about the same length as Cyclades.
Fend off the hordes of zombies while also fighting those trying to push you from safety into their clutches. Form allegiances and break them soon after, promise, lie, threaten, whatever it takes to survive.
ConstructMe
Banned
Yeah true, its just more fuel for the bullshit aimed at Collingwood though.
shanshan310
Member
Jarrod why can't I click to enlarge?!?!?!
This looks seriously fun. GM said he would look into it once we finish the DnD trilogy he's been writing. Whooooo.
This looks seriously fun. GM said he would look into it once we finish the DnD trilogy he's been writing. Whooooo.
reptilescorpio
Member
The players and the AFL have been really great about not blaming the club/fanbase and making it more about society as a whole. The zero tolerance policy on show from the Pies should shut up critics of the club hopefully.
FallbackPants
Member
Cheers dude. I shall check them out. Diplomacy etc are great but take so damn long. Especially if you get someone new, or someone (mostly its me) forgets the rules
I was thinking that too. But it doesn't really fit with Mattrick saying you're backwards if you expect backwards compatibility. It'd be a good E3 bomb though an Apple TV sized digital only 360. Just off the top of my head, could it hypothetically be plugged into the HDMI in port?
I was thinking that too. But it doesn't really fit with Mattrick saying you're backwards if you expect backwards compatibility. It'd be a good E3 bomb though an Apple TV sized digital only 360. Just off the top of my head, could it hypothetically be plugged into the HDMI in port?
ConstructMe
Banned
Magic I guess.
Yeah the AFL are ok, but the fans in general seem to say "lol typical collingwood scum"
Rep must hate bargains or something now, because I don't recall seeing him post anything about the fairly substantial Squeenix sale on over at GMG. They're also selling Football Manager 2012 for cheap, that being the same price Americans are paying for the daily Steam promo, except without the regional bullshit pricing shenanigans.
Excellent! I'm sure you'll be in for a good time. August cannot come soon enough. There's a cool free adventure (Murderer of Thomas Fell) for Trail of Cthulhu already and another for a couple of bucks (RMS Titanic - The Millionaire's Special) which is pretty great too.
Pelgrane publishes some seriously awesome stuff, I own just about everything they make. They've got some of the best in the RPG industry writing for them and the books are of top-notch quality. They don't rest on their laurels either, they keep outdoing themselves.
HOLY CRAP this is awesome. It was posted in some other thread and is just a coincidence, but this is a link to an official MS summary video of the One presentation on YT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0HgsIf-ps4
tehehe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0HgsIf-ps4
tehehe
reptilescorpio
Member
Those fans get the "are you fucking serious you bigoted arsehole?" look from me.
Man I hate AFL right now.
Come on dude, got my parents here for the weekend to see the boy while my Dad and I changed the rocker cover gasket (along with inlet/exhaust manifold gaskets obv) and the welsh plugs on my Falcon! Shit takes time yo.
Also that sale is meh, aside from Hitman slowlyyyyyyyyyyyyy getting to that magic $5 mark for me. Square has NFI about discounting their games gradually, no wonder they are disappointed in the sales.
Huh. I saw nothing there that wasn't already on my 360.
Kinect? Check.
TV stuff? Check.
Change inputs? Check (I own a TV remote).
Sports games? Check.
Microsoft first party titles? Check.
The fact that the EA video and the Kinect voice commands weren't real leave little to that. Aside from NFL!
pieatorium
Member
50 of the PS2's 150 million sales came after the PS3 was already released, I don't think half that is a crazy statement if they can get the price down to super cheap considering it's strongest market is the largest one.
They'll still get sports and multiplat shooters for a couple of years at least.
ClivePwned
Member
The big sellers this year will still be for PS3 and 360. Maybe even next year. Even without first party support, these systems still have some juice. Smaller publishers will move in once Ubi, Activision and Take 2 move out.
FallbackPants
Member
Months after booking tickets, I'm only now looking at travel insurance. Anyone have any recommendations?
ClivePwned
Member
you could try whoever has all your other insurance.
We're with NRMA and they've done us decent prices compared to the travel agents we got quotes from.
I've used http://www.worldnomads.com/ the last few overseas trips I've taken, never needed to make a claim so I don't know how that process is with them, but their prices have always been pretty good with decent coverage.
reptilescorpio
Member
Hai guys. 1200 allards for $5. Use XboxEMWAfbgedrppu code. Use IE as your browser to hit the link. Use a US address, will be redeemable on an AUS account though.
Could take up to 4 days to get emailed through. Also could get bumped up to 1600 allards for the wait.
Could take up to 4 days to get emailed through. Also could get bumped up to 1600 allards for the wait.
You rock. If everything goes through, I'll have paid a little over $20 (first purchase that I didn't realise went through, I used a location with sales tax :/) for 4800 points. According to the official MS website, 5000 Microsoft Points - $82.50. Bahahahaha.
And that's assuming I don't get the extra 400 per purchase. That'd add another 1600 to the total
Well and truly covers the over-exorbitant price charged for the Horizon rally pack (and other DLC).
bodyboarder
Member
You rock x 2
And to think I almost bought some the other day. Laziness for the win.
Edit: I think 4800 points should suffice.
FallbackPants
Member
Cheers dude. It was the best price until I realised I was covered for like two days too few. Adding an extra week added like $50, so I ended up going with Virgin. Hopefully its ok
Travel insurance is always a bit of a punt I reckon.
Um, you stand to the left on escalators! JUST LIKE THE ROADS
well in hong kong it's right on escalators and street walkin but left on roads for whatever reason! took me a while to adjust too. japan is also weird, it's like left in tokyo but right in osaka:/
reptilescorpio
Member
Giving them a weeks revenue. Everyone wants this to succeed man!
Fusebox might know how to get it going. Otherwise try Wilflare!
Usenet's dry, FYI.
reptilescorpio
Member
Also I would pay for more AD so if you find a way to get through let us know!
If you set up Hola or another free browser thing, you can go through and register a subscription with netflix.
The problem comes when you're like me and your CCard expired and netflix won't let you update it.
I paid for netflix for like a year, unsubscribed for 6 months, and now can't subscribe again for some reason.
The problem comes when you're like me and your CCard expired and netflix won't let you update it.
I paid for netflix for like a year, unsubscribed for 6 months, and now can't subscribe again for some reason.
davidnic
Member
Yeah I had to get them from a workmate.