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Achilles

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Posted in: Mass Effect 1 Virmire Question
  Achilles
02-16-2011, 5:28 PM
#23
Maybe this happened due to a forgetfull developer? It's my understanding that devs typically put someone in a room and tell them to create all the items for a game. I'm guessing that this part of the project wasn't assigned the top level of oversigh...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect 1 Virmire Question
  Achilles
02-16-2011, 3:28 PM
#20
Is that one of the Geth Armory products? Always stuck me as funny that none of Saren's Krogan wore them, but Morlan could sell them out of some Citadel back-alley. Also, if the Krogan and the Turians hate each other so much, why are the majority of...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect 1 Virmire Question
  Achilles
02-15-2011, 6:58 PM
#15
I was wonder what you were talking about, but now I get it.... From the sewer entrance. Can’t you get to that stash even if you took the other entrance? I think you can, but you can’t go beyond the door at the bottom of the stairs. Also like goin...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect 1 Virmire Question
  Achilles
02-15-2011, 5:56 PM
#13
Don't forget the stash of phat lute behind the stairs (the staircase is immediately through the door that your party member unlocks during the cutscene)....  [Read More]
Posted in: Achilles Has A Birthday
  Achilles
08-23-2010, 3:05 PM
#6
Thank you everyone. Especially Sabrez, whose post almost caused me to pass tasty beverage through my nose. @mimartin: Why do we have to choose between angel food and devils food? Huh, why?! Thanks for the thread, my friend. :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)
  Achilles
12-29-2009, 4:57 PM
#9
Not equal, but connected or associated with. You said: "But since the concept includes many theories, as there is many types of creationism, I though you were talking about the most known theory of abiogenesis, which is the primordial soup and...  [Read More]
Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)
  Achilles
12-29-2009, 4:10 PM
#7
I know what abiogenesis is. But since the concept includes many theories, as there is many types of creationism, I though you were talking about the most known theory of abiogenesis, which is the primordial soup and the formation of monomers. First,...  [Read More]
Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)
  Achilles
12-29-2009, 1:39 PM
#5
Indeed. When you say abiogenesis, are you talking about the "soup" theory? I'm assuming that you're referring to "primordial soup"? The concept is a little outdated, but essentially, yes: abiogenesis is the study of how living ma...  [Read More]
Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)
  Achilles
12-29-2009, 12:45 PM
#3
I believe on creationism "and" abiogenesis, instead of "versus". I guess I would need to understand how you are defining those terms before I could fully grasp the argument. If life popped into existence, fully formed, per creat...  [Read More]
Posted in: Life origins (aka creationism vs abiogenesis)
  Achilles
12-29-2009, 2:11 AM
#1
It is an unfortunately reality that many people consider the scientific theory of evolution to be a life origins topic. The reality is that the theory of evolution makes no claims regarding life origins. The theory states that all life sprung forth f...  [Read More]
Posted in: T3-M4 Dialog Skipping Fix
  Achilles
11-02-2009, 11:44 PM
#10
hehe, I set out to fix this about 3 different times and then promptly became interested in another game. I'm glad to see that someone finally got around to making this happen. Well done, Your Monkeyness....  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
04-02-2011, 7:31 PM
#186
Don't know if people have noticed this, but Play Magazine names Alpha Protocol the most underrated game of the last year. (http://www.play-mag.co.uk/features/top-5-most-underrated-games-so-far-this-year/) Metro 2033 and Resonance of Fate both also g...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
07-07-2010, 2:43 PM
#173
When those complaints/reviews harm sells, then they may be at least noteworthy if not newsworthy. Sure, but that's a whole 'nother can o' worms. 1) How can you show that the reviews are impacting sales? 2) What is the baseline for establishing the l...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
07-07-2010, 2:15 PM
#171
For the most part, the minigames are avoidable (except in the tutorial, perhaps for obvious reasons). QFT. A vast majority of them are optional. A fair number of mission have one unavoidable minigame. Some people say they are too difficult. I've a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
07-07-2010, 1:26 PM
#168
People will always find something to complain about. That some people are annoyed hardly seems newsworthy. If they are annoyed with the game and not pissed about bugs, then what specifically is their deal? They were expecting a Mass Effect clone and...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
07-06-2010, 9:24 PM
#160
I'm certainly not jumping to the conclusion that "didn't sell as many units as we'd hoped" = "the game did not turn a profit". I totally get "not profitable enough to justify a sequel" but that isn't the same thing....  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
07-06-2010, 7:22 PM
#157
Not sure I would want a sequel (VtM:B II anyone?), but I will be kinda sad if there isn't a patch. Granted the bugs I've encountered are minor (with two one-off exceptions), but still. I'd like to read a post-mission report and feel comfortable that...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
07-06-2010, 1:13 PM
#151
^Oh, this annoyed me as well. I was stealthy CQC (with rifle) and never killed people (because I Judo-chopped them) unless I got involved in a shout-out. And, like you said, innocents and ehm...not-so-innocents aren't that different so I accidentally...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
07-06-2010, 12:10 AM
#149
The devs wanted to created a game in which there are a lot of different ways to accomplish the mission. The recommendations above seem to run counter to that. For instance I prefer to utilize stealth when I play. It would irk me to be forced into &q...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
06-22-2010, 9:21 PM
#145
"It would be a shame if some of the shallow, missed-the-point reviews we've seen ruin any such ideas." Me likey...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
06-14-2010, 11:53 AM
#143
Started my 4th play through last night. First three were stealth based (Field Agent, Recruit, and Veteran). Now I'm going slightly more combat. Shotguns are cool. Firing at close range seems to make heads disappear. Medium range causes knock-downs w...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
06-12-2010, 4:22 PM
#140
I certainly didn't do myself any favors in End Game, but I did manage to complete AP without armor. Died A LOT of times on the live-fire test range....  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
06-11-2010, 4:17 PM
#139
It would seem that armor is optional for stealth play. Doing a run on Recruit settings. Finished Saudi, Taipei, and am nearly finished with Rome and haven't put armor on once. Obviously, I don't think I'd be able to get away with this if I was doing...  [Read More]
Posted in: Alpha Protocol - Obsidian's new RPG
  Achilles
06-07-2010, 1:36 PM
#125
I took a break from not sleeping long enough to come into work today. Since I can't play AP, I guess I might as well talk about it. Re: bugs - there is some texture flickering in Greybox (multiple doors rendered one on top of the other). Also, the &...  [Read More]
Posted in: Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (spoilers ahead)
  Achilles
07-20-2011, 11:14 AM
#371
And, unless I'm playing as a Toreador or Brujah, I skip the zombie quest and pimp for Romero instead. It's just not worth the frustration. I managed to beat it once as a Nossie, but I was never able to do it again without Celerity. I used the communi...  [Read More]
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