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    Re: What DLC is going to be coming out and when?

    Brettonia doesn't actually have all that many units in Warhammer TT. My guess is CA will stick with factions that are varied on the TT already, so for Brettonia you'll be looking at mods I think....
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    Re: On the Decline of White Population

    "White" genes don't exist, the genes for skin colour have nothing to do with various other genes that tend to be typical for European populations, nor are they all recessive. All these genes can...
  3. Thread: XCOM 2!

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    Re: XCOM 2!

    And there's mods who allow every armour customisation regardless of armour tier.

    Still feels like an oversight though, especially given how different the aesthetics become with each tier. I was...
  4. Re: How would a greatsword work against a curved sword in a duel?

    Why would a knight ever take off his helmet for a fight?
    Despite Hollywood's aversion to them, for actual warriors, helmets were basically the first piece of armour they picked up.

    It seems to me...
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    Re: XCOM 2!

    Jake Solomon, the lead designer, apparently really, really hates Terror From The Deep. So despite that last scene, not a lot of people I'm aware of see it happening.
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    Re: Upcoming BBC show "The Last Kingdom"

    If you mean knitted as in the old timey fake mail shirts which were literally died knitwork, that's almost just as bad.

    Just give them something gambeson like, a bit early for the gambesons you...
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    Re: Batman vs Superman Teaser Trailer released

    Meh, it's going to be a success regardless I think.

    In my circle of friends I'm the only one who knows American comics so usually it takes effort to convince people to join me for these movies...
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    Re: Upcoming BBC show "The Last Kingdom"

    It's the leather that irks me most.

    Leather left untreated is not an armour!
    And when it is treated (boiled in wax or however it was historically done, it's a bit unclear), it's nothing like you...
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    Re: XCOM 2!

    Seriously? Even normal isn't much of a challenge, and I'm not some hardcore player (I even save scum when the RNG is being ridiculous or I've made avoidable mistakes like forgetting overwatches (I...
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    Re: XCOM 2!

    Okay, you're going on my list of dark VIP's
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    Re: Why do Governments need marriages?

    You mean 15th right? Pretty important difference in context.

    Anyway, looking at various religions is rather irrelevant i think. Different religions don't see each other's rites and sacraments as...
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    Re: Why do Governments need marriages?

    Other way around. Until the 12th century a Christian marriage as such did not exist (the very sacrament of marriage didn't exist), and even then our modern version basically stems from the 16th...
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    Re: Tarantino's The Hateful Eight

    Seriously? Mad Max is superior in every way.

    Typical overrated Tarantino flick. Usually the action and dialogue makes up for it, but there was hardly any action and the dialogue was simply boring....
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    Re: Batman vs Superman Teaser Trailer released

    Watchmen is not DC, it's Alan Moore. he had full editorial control AFAIK. When you say something is Marvel or DC, the implication is they are the ones behind everything. Like how the MCU is Marvel,...
  15. Re: What happened if a woman wore pants in the medieval period?

    I think you're more looking in the region of social embarrassment rather than witch-burnings for the vast majority of people.
  16. Thread: Fallout 4

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    Re: Fallout 4

    No, just no. Bioware romances are superficial, wangsty affairs and a blight on their games. All of their romance options are high maintenance, let's commiserate and have weepy sex, dull collections...
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    Re: Fallout 4

    It's kinda dumb how no one in Boston realizes that a shack with holes everywhere is about as useful as not having a shack at all.



    Presentation on the other hand is pretty good. Art direction...
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    Re: Fallout 4

    This, except for a few screenshots leaked yesterday and today, there is literally next to no information on the game.

    You gotta hand it to Bethesda, they know how to keep their mouths shut on...
  19. Thread: TES VI

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    Re: TES VI

    Isn't Dark Souls combat constant rolling to avoid damage? Something that'd get you killed in 5 seconds in real life?

    Combat could use an overhaul though
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    Re: 'Star Wars' discussions

    Seriously? Just because the main characters are not white males this is PC? Despite nothing we know of the plot emphasizing their race or sex?
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    Re: Fallout 4

    Regardless of that it was still a dumb system. A lockpick of 74 was useless, it needed to be 25-50-75-100 IIRC. The difference between speech and charisma was not intuitive regarding conversation...
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    Re: Jessica Jones (2nd Netflix Marvel series)

    never really followed the whole Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist,... segment of Marvel, but this actually sounds interesting.

    Criticizing her power set or origin seems rather silly, the entire...
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    Re: Fantastic Four (2015) - First Teaser is Out.

    I'd say Doom is one of the few characters that would still be a credible threat after Thanos. But I'm a Dr. Doom fanboy (while simultaneously detesting F4) so I might be biased.

    Still a villain...
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    Re: Batman vs Superman Teaser Trailer released

    You know for a second I was thinking they were going for a Flashpoint Thomas Wayne origin for Bruce. Got nerfed by the childhood scene unfortunately.
    That would have totally explained the older age...
  25. Re: What in your opinion makes a Fantasy book, good?

    Something else I dislike: prophecies.
    So many god damn prophecies. And they're all bloody useless until after the events have transpired, when everyone collectively goes "oh that's what that meant"....
  26. Re: What in your opinion makes a Fantasy book, good?

    The world is what matters most to me. I want to feel a certain gravitas when it comes to cultures, states, religions,... the feeling that these have been shaped by hundreds if not thousands of years...
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    Re: Fallout 4

    But it's not on android. Booh.

    I just reinstalled FO3 with FWE and some mods. I forgot how dated it is, even compared to FONV.
    FONV really changed a lot of small things that you take for granted,...
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    Re: Fallout 4

    depends on how it will be used. More of an assisted jump than true flight would hardly be OP
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    Considering release is in a few months, I'm pretty certain everything they mentioned is fully playable and in beta status.

    Except for not being a fan of the engine at all (didn't like it when it...
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    Re: Fallout 4

    Anyone recognizes the landmarks? The Greco-Roman building and obelisk should hint at the location I think, or the cavalry statue. Probably Boston, but yeah, I don't know the US.

    Looks liek we'll...
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    Re: Fallout 4

    I was being facetious, since so many people consider them seperate entities while certainly Beth and Zenimax are essentially the same.

    Shhh, i just want a badass Brotherhood after the goody two...
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    Re: Fallout 4

    Beth/Zenimax/ZOS (I forgot who's a shell company of who) are still developing TESO so that's doubtable.


    Commonwealth with a war between the Midwest brotherhood and the Institute is my dream...
  33. Re: Are Argonians, Akavir, and Dragons somehow related?

    Dragons don't "come" from anything, they just are. Most likely aspects of Alduin/Akatosh.

    What Akaviri, rather Tsaesci, are is disputed. Some say the snake vampire bits is metaphorical, and them...
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    Re: Awesome 40K Pictures

    Didn't know we had access to plasteel.
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    Re: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Is it obvious when act 2 starts? So I don't miss anything interesting.

    Also, can I craft my original witcher gear again? Apparently it gets upgraded later on in the game, but I sold it way back in...
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    Re: Post the worst eurovision songs of all time

    Can someone explain to me why they never sent actually popular artists, or even songs from genres people actually listen to?
    It's always this ridiculous eurotrash, either overly melodramatic or just...
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    Re: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    and the cards that summon all their equals from the deck.

    Though that can work in your favor as well, when it forces half his hand in a single round. leaving you with two easy wins
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    Re: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Something I haven't really seen being touched upon: couldn't it in part also be that GFX cards have barely advanced since the trailer?
    My GTX 670 is still a viable card, actively being sold. The 970...
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    Re: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    try and find the nekker nests if you haven't yet destroyed them. They usually spawn a warrior in my experience.
    There's a bunch close to each other in the Eastern fields
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    Re: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Hmm, the beard's not that immersive. I think it stopped growing and I'm nowhere near hobo-infested-with-lice levels.
    Not even 2 inches long, pff. That's close cropped, and the close cropped style in...
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