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• • Another IGN BS Article

  • good grief, wouldn't the slide left and right keys in doom when at a corner be and early example of that then?

  • Posted: 10/02/08 7:21 AM
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• • Another IGN BS Article

  • one of my favorite games is Thief from 1998. The point of the game was about cover. line of sight blockouts, lighting and sound.

    from Wiki

    The main tactic of Thief is to avoid fights and instead sneak around the enemies. Thief is sometimes described as either a "first-person sneaker", "sneak-em-up" or a "first-person looter" to emphasize this difference. Classification of the game has been slow coming, as three-dimensional stealth games, such as Splinter Cell (released in 2002) for example, only became more common years after the first Thief.

    Another innovation introduced by Thief is the careful use of sound effects as an integral part of gameplay. Sound cues not only tell the player of other characters in the vicinity, but also indicate how much noise Garrett makes when moving about an area. Too much noise can alert nearby guards, who will grow suspicious and come looking for intruders. There are a variety of tactics to avoid being heard, however, such as walking gently, steering clear of noisy pavement, or using moss arrows to create a carpet that muffles the sound of footsteps.

    In a similar vein, lighting became one of the most important strategies. A gauge at the bottom of the screen (called the 'Light Gem') indicates how visible the protagonist is. Entering deeper shadows or ducking makes the character less likely to be noticed. Walking about increases the risk of being spotted, and having a sword or bow drawn makes him very conspicuous in the game. The astute player is constantly keeping an eye on areas of light or shadow in case a hiding place is needed in a hurry, guard patrol routes, and the type of terrain they're walking on. A light source, such as a torch or a gas lamp, can be doused with a Water Arrow, creating an area of darkness in which the player may hide in. Electrically powered lights, as introduced in Thief II: The Metal Age, may simply be shut off by using a nearby switch or button; however, if no light switch is available, the electrical light will not turn off by simply shooting a Water Arrow at it. In Thief: Deadly Shadows, the player can simply 'pinch out' a lit candle by pressing the use button on it. A guard or any civilian may notice if a light source has been put out, likewise if something valuable has been stolen.

  • Posted: 10/02/08 6:42 AM
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• • Name 1 thing (yes, only 1) that you like the most about Eve...

  • single server persistent world.

    which means anything you, the player, do in the game affects others in the game and allows the emergence of unforeseen complexity by the game designers.

  • Posted: 10/02/08 4:00 AM
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• • What is a racist?

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    Originally posted by Kurush
    

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    Originally posted by Faxxer

    When I was a kid, we didn't have "Black History Month"  ...I find the idea enlightening and welcomed it, but what would happen if we had a "White History Month?"
    I thought it was cool when people started wearing "Black Pride" T-shirts.  Great trend in clothing and all around innovative, but what if I wore a "White Pride" T-shirt?
    That poll that was taken about Democrats not getting enough support for Obama because he was Black got me to thinking...  link here  http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D93AIV882&show_article=1
    What if they did that exact same poll and used only black participants, would they show any racism?
     
    I think...  if you ask most, they'll say the judge a person by their character, not skin color.  It's time to stop thinking of yourself as a victim and start being a leader in your community.  << I wonder who said that?
    

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    I don't know.  I got called Osama a few weeks into boot camp.  Yep, same fucking uniform on our backs, and some guy couldn't resist.  No, it wasn't a joke.  He got pissed, and that was the word that came out of his mouth.  He really meant it.  I was one of them.  Isolated case.  A few DI's on a training course thought it was hilarious that they thought I looked exactly like another guy.  Take a guess what our only physical similarity was?  Those were the only DI's like that, though.  Slurs in elementary (mostly minor) and high school (little bit worse).  "Go back to Iraq, so we can bomb your ass."  I'm not even from Iraq.  That was only one kid and his friends, though.  I did some pretty rigorous martial arts in school, so I wasn't a wimp, but I was never quite sure whether those guys would take it a step further.  I was a little afraid simply because of numbers.  It pretty rarely crossed my mind when they weren't around, but I always wondered that when they were nearby.  I went to school in a city which has among the highest concentration of my ethnicity in the country, too, so I had it ten times easier than most on these issues.
    I get at least one hateful stare every month.  You're probably wondering how I know.  Oh, you know.  It's not hard to mistake it when somebody looks at you and your blood runs cold, and every part of their face and body language screams, "You don't belong here.  Get out of my country.  It's mine, not yours."  I don't really blame them, as this kind of attitude is still pretty commonly taught to American kids.  Immigrants are lazy leeches, and if you could get rid of them, you would fix all problems in this country, etc.  Even when my family was doing really badly, when my parents separated and my mom lost her job, and the three of us were living in a studio, we never took a cent of welfare money from the government.  Oh, I got free lunches, I guess.  That probably enrages some of you, though.  Anyway, it's rare enough that I don't care, to be honest.  Still, I'd say that when a white person gets mad at me in public, there is a 1/5 chance they will use a racial slur.  I'm actually being very conservative with that estimate.
    Yeah, I was born here and have lived here for most of my life here.  I've competed in statewide drama competitions and won, and I've done public speaking on and off.  I consistently scored near perfect on the English section of the SAT when I took it.  So yeah, I can speak clearly and without an accent.  Most of the girls I know consider me good-looking.  I keep up on domestic issues more than anybody else I know.  I enlisted at nineteen.  I'm not even black or latino.
    I had all of that going for me, and I still encountered the stuff above.  If I was black or latino or had an accent, it would be fifty times worse, without exaggeration.  If I was black or latino, I would also have the benefit of then hearing some white people say that whites have it worse than blacks because of reverse racism.  Hahahahaha.  Amazing.  I understand what they (blacks and latinos) go through, though.
    See, it's not bad for me in the US, but I've actually lived in countries where there was real racism against people of my ethnicity.  In Kuwait, most of my kind are domestic help.  So that's what kids looked at me as, when I was going to school there for a few years, since my dad was an expatriate there.  They don't even realize it, but I could feel their attitude, just hanging around them.  It's the same way many whites don't hide what they think of blacks, even when they think they're not showing it at all.
    Anyway, let me explain why most people are afraid of "white pride" and white associations.  First of all, it's because there are still many people alive today who saw atrocities committed under those banners.
    Second, white isn't an ethnicity.  Start a group celebrating German, British, Irish, or French culture, or anything else which will probably be almost all white.  Nobody will care.  Start a group celebrating American culture.  Even that will be mostly white.  If you are so prideful of your culture, have you bothered to trace back your roots?  Have you bothered to celebrate the traditions of your forefathers who came to this country?  I have.  I know plenty of whites have too.  I like it when they do.  Good eats at those restaurants and on those occasions.
    What is "white" pride, though?  Would that be only related to skin color?
    Blacks are a unique ethnic group.  They're a minority who have had to stick together and develop their own culture because they were on the defensive for their first two-hundred years in this country.
    Third, whites are the plurality, even now.  Most black community groups are an attempt to help compensate for systemic bias and low socioeconomic status.  What would white community groups do?  Ensure whites retain a disproportionate amount of political and economic power?
    Finally, your "stop being a victim" comment.  [Yeah, I know who originally said it.  I say your comment because you repeated it.]  You've started a bunch of threads on this topic.  I've never mentioned racism until now, unless somebody else started talking about it.  I just try to live myself.  You come here and complain about how whites have it so bad.  So who's being a victim, again?
     

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    Thats a good piece of writing. well done and thanks.

    Racism is simply acting differently to people on the basis of their race. We all react differently to people on the basis of their race. The best we can ever do is to try and not let our emotional responses damage our opportunities.

    There are core problems, someone of a different race may have significantly different social values. Should we respect those values? should we respect their right to hold a different view? If they are a citizen in our democracy should the government support their opportunity to express those social differences? Does an extensive history of repressing and punishing a races social values and social pride deserve consideration? Does someone who has faced a continued loss of opportunity on the basis of race deserve some help? Is the child of someone who has faced a continued loss of opportunity on the basis of race deserving of some help?

    It is not a simple issue.

  • Posted: 9/22/08 5:06 AM
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• • coolest thing on youtube u have seen

  • RC Plane skills

    fun on a bike

    ballad of black mesa

    great editing

  • Posted: 9/17/08 5:58 AM
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