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Reply to Microsoft Parasite Patent to Immunize, and Then Self-Destruct - Update (see reply 65) in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote who="TeamM" reply="46" id="2873908"]I regularly hear people say that "messing with nature" is a bad idea. However, I am not sure what people think they mean when they say that. Apparently these folks are able to create a clear distinction between what is natural and what is not natural... I would love to know where that line is exactly. Could someone please explain their reasoning to me?[/quote] You know, semantics may sound good from a sound bite pov, b

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Reply to Deranged question in War of Magic Stardock Forums

"= extra hands." But are they able to use those 1 or 2 extra hands to advantage, or does the game begin penalizing when the player has more than the usual?

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Kantok" reply="254" id="2873586"] Quoting scratchthepitch, reply 250 That post is rude and uncalled for. I disagree. I think he's wrong, but it wasn't rude at all. [/quote] Since you are the one who was the intended recipient of Nesrie's post, it's your call.

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Reply to Microsoft Parasite Patent to Immunize, and Then Self-Destruct - Update (see reply 65) in Blogging Stardock Forums

I'm with tazgecko ( January 19, 2011 6:51:52 PM) on this. I'd trust gates as far as I could drop kick him with regard to monopolies. If he has his fingers on it, there is a heavy e. coli residue. Always. As for the tech to do it, what's to prevent the gm mosquitoes causing havoc with regular mosquitoes before they self destruct and what would b

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Reply to EWOM v. FFH2 (and SMAC) in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="StevenAus" reply="12" id="2873479"]Later versions of FFH2 and its modmods were able to give different attack and defense values, yes. (And it may have been in Civ4:Beyond the Sword, which the later versions of FFH2 were based on.) Best regards, Steven.[/quote] Thanks.

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Nesrie" reply="248" id="2873402"]You have no idea what they are going to release in these expansion packs just as most people had no idea how bad the game was going to be at release. If you want to throw your blind loyalty around, go ahead. I think you should thank them for the expansion packs they are giving people AFTER you actually see what you wind up getting. You also don't get to choose what is relevant to other people by the way. Your blind loyalty is perfectly relevant to

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Reply to EWOM v. FFH2 (and SMAC) in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I never bought Civ4, so never played the FFH mod. Were they able to figure out how to give units more than 1 number to handle combat (as in separate offense and defense numbers) or was that the same as the regular Civ4? The reason I ask is that soon after the game came out, I looked for info about whether units could be modded with separate offense and defense, but what I found said they could not. That was a major reason why I never bought the game back then.

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Reply to THESE ARE NOT THE DROIDS YOU WANT in Misc Stardock Forums

[quote who="Khardis" reply="7" id="2871416"](came to the realization this is basically a private discussion, better not to butt in. Keep up the good work, guys.).[/quote] Years ago, one night, I noticed a new bar had opened up in town. Looked like a country-western place since many of the people hanging around it or coming and going were wearing cowboy hats and I could hear country music. I was bored, so figured, ah, what the hell, I'll check it out anyway. Went inside,

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Reply to Live changing PC games in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I cant remember the name of it, but it was an SSI game about the Guadalcanal battles that is from around the mid-90's. Played all the campaigns and scenarios and then cracked the data files and began modding the specs on the ships and aircraft to better match their real life counterparts. No longer have the game, but I still think I have the manual boxed away somewhere.This game was probably the first computer game I really dived into and set me on the road to computer gaming addiction ruin.

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="enoeraew37" reply="215" id="2869797"]When did the gaming industry start following Kindergarten rules ? We should embrace him because he "tried" hard ? Did the "best" he could ? You dont know that. Jon has been silent and sheltered by Frogboy and Stardock. The story is a bit misty atm. Wheres the transparency Brad ? Regardless of what you thought of CiV Shafer stayed on while decisions were made that violate the GBoA. He didnt quit, he didnt speak out and he did what was

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="enoeraew37" reply="201" id="2868363"]Instead it seems Jon Shafer is like a catholic priest being shuffled to another church with the help of the very people who are suppose to stand against the evil said priest represents.[/quote] That comes across as written by someone who was either an "insider" who is now going through withdrawals and feels deprived, or from an envious "outsider" who is ticked off he never got a chance to participate in the "fun". It's

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="enoeraew37" reply="194" id="2867870"]Why are people so willing to give every businessman banker and crappy politician a pass these days? He was at the head of the ship that crash..whether its directly his fault or not doesn't matter...the man must answer for what happened on his watch.[/quote] That's called "bait and switch". And it is dishonest. Why don't grow up, little boy and get a life.

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Reply to Cake Simulator? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Kitkun" reply="12" id="2866482"] Quoting scratchthepitch, reply 11 Over the years I've had 2 monitors catch fire. Do they count as "baking programs"? If so, the ingredients are readily available and inexpensive. Just add dust and pet hair. I... how... [/quote] Are you asking how it happened? If so, the dust or pet hair caused a short in the circuitry.

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Reply to There's too much cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="95" id="2867781"]Sorry, I don't feel that everyone's point of view is equal and valid. In fact, I think visiting these boards has cemented the belief that some people's views are worthless.[/quote] Nobody's views are equal to mine. They are all of less value, some greatly so. And no one's views are valid if they differ from mine. ;)

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Reply to There's too much cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="BlackRainZ" reply="73" id="2867483"]Come on now, you are over analyzing based on one post, look at others. If someone says, hey "Life is a B@@@" I would not be upset by it but I would prefer my child not to hear that. I wouldn't think that person was stupid or ignorant and I wouldn't take it to be offensive but if someone directed it at me and called me a B**** there really isn't any room there for misunderstanding. Of course if my friend calls me that or if a stranger calls me th

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Reply to Being able to build farms only on fertile land no longer makes sense in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Mystikmind" reply="11" id="2866555"]This reminds me of an odd thing with the civilization series.... in civ 2 you can build irrigation in desert tiles, but in later versions you cannot?? The weird thing about this is that in reality, of course you can build irrigation in the desert, many countries do it quite successfully, but somehow someone somewhere came along after civ 2 and decided to ignore reality and forbid it??? So if big name games like the c

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="gmot" reply="189" id="2866349"] Quoting enoeraew37, reply 186How can you believe anything this company says when with one hand they offer the gamers bill of rights while with the other hiring, sheltering and embracing someone who would be its worst violator. I can't resist this thread just for comments like this. According to you, it's bad enough that Stardock hired Jon. Now they're sheltering him! So they've built him a house, or let him live

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Reply to There's too much cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Thormodr" reply="14" id="2866605"]Personally, I like the Paradox Forums or Civ Fanatics forums because they don't tolerate swearing. It allows people to be more articulate.[/quote] I wouldn't use the word articulate for a lot of what I read at CivFan. ;)

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