Harakiri

Is anybody getting or renting Heavy Rain. I'm renting it this weekend, hoping it's as good as the reviews say it is. The demo was great, hopefully the game will be as good as the demo.

I turned on Spike TV randomly and the first thing I saw was "Go to Hell". I knew it was for the game, but wouldn't some people who just flip channels onto that be kind of like "What's that mean?" It still says go to hell, unless they have changed it, but I saw the commercial yesterday and it was the same as it was a couple weeks ago.

I'm sorry, I believe Dr. Freeman is the most kickass thing on the Orange Box and he would like to have an appearance.

Welcome to the Tip It Rants Forum dear sir. If you are coming from the Runescape official forums, you may want to leave now because you would probably not understand the way we work around here. First of all, the point of all rants threads are for people to support or disagree and state a reason why. If we disagree, it doesn't matter, because it will still be here. Leaving space open for people who support is a futile gesture, since as it appears no one supports, there would be no space for support. And thus, we give our opinion on this general topic. Hopefully before you hit ten posts, a big number, you learn to understand what this forum is about, because it is not for inflated egos and people who believe they are the center of the universe and everyone revolves around you. We are allowed to post our opinions here. And for us being mod wannabes, you sure are taking this thread into your own hands and trying to make us do what you want. Maybe you should change your name to "Trolling Hypocrite"? So, if we can continue our debate unabated by your little idiotic trolls in the middle, then perhaps you might find a little bit more support. But when you take the time to troll everyone who disagrees with you, those who might agree a little or a lot are usually not going to agree solely based on your attacking other people giving their opinions. Once again, until you understand the general purpose of this rants forum, perhaps you should go back to the RSOF and take your trolling with you. ]

Updated with everyone's profile. Game will start tomorrow, anyone else who wants to join should join now. If Archimage wants to be god, maybe play as the other god controlling the characters (AKA, my backup dungeon master) he can. Tomorrow I'll have an updated map with the places people have influence. It will be rather cheesy looking, but should work well enough.

Ok, let me give you the rundown of skills. Strength-How hard you hit with weapons and blunt objects. How much muscle you have. Dexterity-How fast you can hit and avoid being hit. How fast you can run. Magic-How powerful your magic spells are. Health-How much it takes to kill you. Mana-How much power you have for magic. Mana does steadily come back to you through nature, but it's nice to have a lot for large spells. Cunning-How well you come up with tactics for battles and how much you can use blackmail and such to get people to work with you. Dinner time, then I'll post everyone's profiles and fix the rogue class.

OK, it has nothing to do technically with Runescape. I use the map, and that's about the extent of everything. You need no background knowledge of the streets, you need no background knowledge of the people or spells. You can make up your own spells, you can make up your own special moves, this is only using the RS map. I'll change where Rouges have influence too, Buthrope and Ardounge actually sound a bit more logical, so we can do so. I'll fix the problems with Rouges and post everyone who has signed ups characters. Hopefully that answers some questions. It has nothing to do with the game, it is just using the map. A lot of the types of people within the cities will be the same, but I'll explain what's in where and if you have any questions about the world or cities or anything, I'll answer them.

I'm going to class, so if anyone interested could post their characters we can get underway later in the day.

Sorry to disappoint...lol. No, basically this is backstory. It was never clear why Archimage was taking over the world, so I decided the reason was because he wanted to take over the Nexus Library, which Xarosen had told him about. Using Archimage has an output to get take over Gielnor (Archimage being a huge figure in Gielnor), Xarosen took him over and started warping his mind. Now that I've spoiled parts of the story I haven't even gotten to writing, I hope you understand where this Nexus War comes from, it is just explaining what happened in Runescape 200 years before the events in my story. Maybe you'll get to reading it someday since I've wanted to hear your opinion on it for a long time.

Oh sorry, I was jumping between peasants as characters and nobility, settled on nobility, and never changed the original skill sheet. I fixed it. Thanks for pointing that out.

I'm just here because debate is like a drug to me. I collect the tears of rage in a bong and smoke them. Oh, maybe you could share?

Hands down my favourite manga and anime of all time; the captivating plot, dynamic characters, powerful music etc. make it almost impossible to stop watching/reading. The comedy is more drawn out in the anime than in the manga by a considerable amount. If you think it's intense now, wait until you reach the Kyoto Arc: your eyes will be glued to the screen. I'm currently at the part where the Department of Internal Affairs guy shows up to stop the fight at the dojo. Chapter 55 to be exact. Pretty awesome, the action is amazing.

My huge, major problem with Lord of the Rings: Why didn't Gandalf just have the bloody eagles fly Frodo over Mordor and prevent the killings and such before they even began? He decides instead to ask the eagles for help when Frodo and Sam are halfway up the bloody volcano? What kind of planning is that?

I am agnostic, I think there is something going on that we as humans cannot comprehend. Whether it be god or not, I don't know. I personally find myself likening the christian god to pictures of the Greek's main god, Zeus. I've heard in history channel shows and such that Satan was invented after Christianity became popular so people would quit blaming god for their problems. I think that the Christian faith borrows a lot from many other religions. Watching a show on Moses, the historians disproved everything that in the bible was said was an act of god, there are too many historical facts and scientific facts that get in the way. Where are dinosaurs mentioned in the bible? A day in god's life must be worth thousands of days on earth since humans did not appear until after dinosaurs and yet humans appeared within seven days of the Earth being created and animals flourishing there. I don't see how anyone can debate the fact that there are historical proofs and scientific facts that show a lot of the Christian religion is very exaggerated. I think dinosaurs missing from the bible is because of the fact that whichever prophets were writing the old testament had no idea about them. Jesus was a real person, but somebody exaggerated his story, turning him into the son of god. Overall, I am tolerant of Christians, I just couldn't sit in a church and listen to a chapter from the bible without standing and pointing out historical and scientific flaws within it.

I bet my principal has planted a bug on me right now, on my neck, a microscopic bug that tracks me and somehow can connect with my internet and show him what I am doing right now. HA! I have foiled your plan! Now what, you going to suspend me before I sue? Seriously, I've found this hilarious. My only question is, why would they infringe upon the privacy of these kids? Did they not think someone would find out? I will say what a lot of people are saying and say it is unconstitutional and I think that each student who was spied upon is told what the principal or teachers or whoever were watching them saw, and decide from there how much they should sue. I've always known the government and secret organizations are watching you and listening in to you, but it scares me that my teachers could be like Ceiling Cat and spy on me while I break one of the ten commandments...

First of all, those skill points already there under each class are what you add the ten points to. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. So as a warrior you start with this: Warrior: Strength-4 Dexterity-2 Magic-1 Health-4 Mana-2 Cunning-2 And need to add to it. As a warrior you already have influence over Falador and Camelot, it just comes with the class. I'm not going to officially start the game until more people show up, so I guess if you want to just fix your skill points and wait a day or so for more players to show up we'll get going.

I will try to leave enough lee-way that I can expect you to do stuff on your own while I'm gone since I have school and homework and such for most of the day. I'll steer you around and update as much as I can, hopefully someone will be an emergent leader and be able to steer everyone else towards the goal of a quest or battle.

Reading Rouroni Kenshin. It's pretty awesome so far, some of the comedy is not good, but it's pretty intense.

Thank you for pointing that out. It works fine on my comp, but let me see if I can find another one, maybe a bit smaller. EDIT: I can't find a smaller map, mainly because of how large the world is. I'm going to segment areas you can take over into pretty large areas so we aren't playing this all year. I'm also going to be posting maps of cities depending on where you decide to go to take over.

Based on this story here, it's not required reading to understand this game, but this is where I got the idea for this game. History is said to repeat itself. New civilizations spring from out of nowhere; people slowly advance, then these same people disappear; new magics are discovered, then lost to the lull of time. And this cycle, this long wheel that slowly turns with each passing day eventually turns full circle, back to the start, back to the beginning. As it did during the first Nexus War. It was during the seven year mini-god war, when the gods sent their own emissaries to battle on the Earth, that Xarosen appeared to lead Zamorack's army against the forces of Saradomin, who were defending the Nexus Library. The Nexus Library was built to be run by librarians, scouring the world, collecting any information to add to the nexus. The nexus contained the most complete history of Gielnor, contained a file on almost every person in Gielnor, and was the largest library to grace the land. And because of all the books and files on various types of dark magic, monsters, ways to reach goddom, and thousands of other related paraphernalia, Zamorack wanted to take it over and use it as a school for evil. And thus the first Nexus War began. THE NEXUS WAR The wine bottle was half full, but not for long. In one large gulp Sir Giel, Librarian, finished the large bottle and set it atop the wooden table he was writing at. He wore his silver armor, sparkling in the morning sun that reached through the latticed windows of the library. A sword was sheathed on his back. He didn't need that at the moment, he would rather fight with his quill than with his sword. He dipped the quill into his little bottle of ink and started writing again. This time he wrote about the men fighting outside on the little stretch of island that led from the main entrance of the Nexus to the sea. They will all probably die in some fashion. The coming war could escalate into the second god war if the gods so wish. It is becoming a frighteningly painful revelation that our world is coming to this, all over this central brain. But, as everyone knows, without the brain you cannot live. And likewise, without the Nexus, the people of Gielnor could not live. This may seem like a building, but it is much more. It is where people are born, and where they die. This location was not just picked because of how hard it would be to navigate the sea to get here, it was also chosen because this is where the gods craft their creations. Through here daily come new souls, about to embark upon the epic quest known as life. Through here daily come the souls of those who have finished this quest, and are now continuing to a new quest with their gods. It is with a heavy heart, and a tearful goodbye that I bide thee. The attack on the Nexus comes unexpected, even Saradomin did not see his brothers ambush. As long as there are librarians though, the library will live on. I have already seen to it that the recruits, who have been trained since they were children, are hidden and ready to take the reigns if I die. If this quill could be used as a weapon, I would use it to murder all evil that does walk about this Earth. But I cannot, I am simply not Saradomin, nor am I worthy to be by his side when the evil of Zamorack comes through the steel doors of this library. I have left innocent children to die, and by doing so I am no better than those killing my best friends outside of this facility. Gods bless you children, may you prosper. He set the quill down as the sun gave way to dark clouds and rain pelted the windows. He pulled the sword from his back, and turned it in his hand. He was not meant to fight, he was meant to be a scribe or a salesman. He was meant to follow in his parents footsteps like his friends at the academy. But instead, he had been chosen to be the Librarian of the Nexus, the greatest, most precious place this Earth had. He grabbed his quill and placed it on his heart. He then grabbed a glue from inside of his desk and glued the quill to his chest. He would die with his first love. He ran for the door, heaved it open, entered upon a disgusting smelling battlefield, and fought against the men mercilessly killing every guard and soldier made to defend the Nexus. Every step that Sir Giel made came with a disgusting squish as he tread upon internal organs and seemingly dissected bodies. The fight lasted no longer than two minutes after the arrival of Sir Giel. Sir Giel's head would be posted upon a spear in front of the libraries doors as the evil ones entered, taking over the Nexus. How to Play and Other Such Menial Details This is fairly simple. You choose a name and a class: Warrior Mage Rouge Nobility That's it. Weapons and armor should be fairly obvious: Warriors-Heavy armor and sword and shield Mage-Robes and staff Rouge-Light armor, but can use a longsword and a dagger at the same time Nobility- Wears light armors and can be outfitted with pretty much any type of nonmagic related weapon Depending on your class, you also have a lot of influence within various parts of Runescape: Warriors-Falador, Camelot Mage-Yanville, Wizards Tower Rouge-Back Alleys of Varrock, H.A.M Nobility-Lumbridge and North Side of Varrock In this game you also start with ten points to put into various skills. As you progress, depending on your actions, these skills will get more points added on. These should be pretty self explanatory. Strength will make attacks stronger, dexterity will make you more nimble and able to dodge attacks. Cunning is the ability to steal from others and get past hard obstacles, and mana is how much magic you can use per fight. ETC. When you post you character's class, please add ten points to whichever skills you wish: (These are the starting points for each class...distribute ten points to whichever skills you feel you'll need most, and as the game progresses more will be added on based on your deeds) Warrior: Strength-4 Dexterity-2 Magic-1 Health-4 Mana-2 Cunning-2 Mage: Strength-1 Dexterity-2 Magic-4 Health-2 Mana-4 Cunning-3 Rouge: Strength-2 Dexterity-4 Magic-2 Health-3 Mana-2 Cunning-5 Nobility: Strength-2 Dexterity-2 Magic-2 Health-2 Mana-2 Cunning-3 THE WORLD [spoiler=WARNING: HUGE IMAGE] As you start the game, if you decide that you want your faction to join you in the war, than I will make sure that you own that area. If it comes under attack, the person(s) who own that area will be notified and may want to defend this area from Zamorack's forces. The Nexus is not on the map because most of the game will not have anything to do inside the Nexus until later. GAMEPLAY I will give you an idea of what is going on and the team of new librarians can choose what to do from there. The game has a lot to do with gaining favor with various cities and factions. For instance, the first decision the team has to make is which of the cities they have influence in they want to try to recruit for the war. Together they must attempt to help solve problems and defeat evils lurking within the city or group before that city or group will hand their loyalty to you. As the game progresses, you will continuously gain influence across the land, and as Zamorack takes over some places, you need to take over others. You can help the ogres and gain their help in the coming battle, or you can go to Karamja and help them to gain the island as a place for innocents to hide during the battles, gaining more favor with the people. Some places taken over by Zamorack, you may want to take over, so you will have to call your forces together to fight in a war. I will help you along at first, til' you understand the basic idea of how getting the respect of a city works. The main goal here is to unite as much of the land as you can and take back the Nexus for Sarradomin. Once this goal is complete, a second game will start, but with a different story based on another significant historical event in my version of Runescape. As you choose cities to gain the respect of I will give you a map with NPC's who can give you side quests, and main characters who you will need to help in order to influence their armies to come with you to battle. All characters will be posted on this first post and updated as much as I can during play. Each of your characters stats, weapons and arms, and inventory will be under a tab for easy access if you want to see your progress. Once the game ends, a story-like version of the game will be written by me for all to see. So with that said, before I start the game, I would like anyone with any questions to ask away and anyone willing to play to post their character's name, class, and distribution of skill points. Players [spoiler=Roccodog]WARRIOR: Strength-7 Dexterity-7 Magic-1 Health-6 Mana-2 Cunning-2 WEARING: Heavy Steel Armor Weapon: Steel LongSword Influence: Falador [spoiler=Ares Biahorae]Rogue Strength-6 Dexterity-7 Magic-2 Health-5 Mana-2 Cunning-6 Weapons: Long sword and knife Armor: Light Armor Influence: Ardounge [spoiler=Mather]Rouge: Strength-5 Dexterity-5 Magic-5 Health-5 Mana-2 Cunning-6 Weapons: Longsword and dagger Armor: Light Armor Influence: South Varrock [spoiler=Retech's Unnamed Character]Mage: Strength-1 Dexterity-2 Magic-8 Health-3 Mana-8 Cunning-4 Weapons: Staff Armor: Robes Influence: Yanille [spoiler=RPGGamer]Rouge: Strength-2 Dexterity-4 Magic-2 Health-3 Mana-2 Cunning-5 Weapon: Longsword and dagger Armor: Light Armor Influence: Al-Kharid

Eventually. If I get to work over Easter I'll waste some money on it. But with FFXIII coming out a week before that, I think it will be a while after before I get to play it. Here is my character, I just started five or six days ago, so I'm probably not too good. http://social.bioware.com/playerprofile.php?char_id=1262456&nid=2283684110&game=ps3&display=character&persona_id=230093256 I'm hitting on Morrigan a lot. I like her attitude. If you see that I have the achievement for both putting the blood on the sacred ashes and killing the people who wanted me to put blood on the ashes, it is because when I put the blood on the ashes, Liliana ended up being my enemy and I needed her to open chests, so I just reloaded my save point before that.

I played Bioshock 2. I was very disappointed by it. I beat it in six hours, the plot just seemed to throw Ryan out the window, which sucks. I found it to be really monotonous as well, the same enemies over and over. I thought it would be good as maybe an add-on to the original, but as a sequel, I thought it was pretty bad. Not that bad, but it just did not appeal to me as much as the first. The plot towards the end was so convoluted as well, and while that can be a good thing, I just found it a bit too crazy. I guess it was kind of enjoyable at parts, but it just wasn't what I hoped for and I'm glad I rented it instead of buying it. Dragon Age Origins is my current project. Really fun game. Heavy Rain next weekend. FFXIII in a couple more weeks. Can't wait for Heavy Rain :P

Wow. I actually agree with you for the second time. I must be drunk or high or something. :blink: First of all, let me see definitive proof that making the game easier was because of rapid player loss. I think the only time Jagex has had enough player loss that it needed to quickly resort to adding new stuff was the PvP update. Nothing seems five times faster either. It still takes hours and hours to get your woodcutting to 99, or your fishing, or your defense. Maybe they did make it a little faster, but that was to reduce the grind so people could move on to the thousands of other things to do. And I am sure it was not for the impatient kids because they would still be leaving seeing how long it takes to advance levels in fishing and such. And I don't believe the impatient kids would resort to doing skills like that when they could just kill a lot of monsters. Why do they update for the higher levels? To compensate. There was not much to do when you made it to level 126, there was not much to challenge you any further. Then they started adding a lot of stuff for these players who wanted even more challenge, and even added a higher level cap. What else do skillers want anyway? Get a 99 skill and flaunt your cape instead of having a sense of achievement. First of all, you should still feel a bit of achievement if you hit 99, I don't see how the added bonus of getting a skill cape adds any less accomplishment. If you flaunt it, it is usually in a F2P world, and it is usually to be a douchebag. I still would like you to elaborate on how you don't get a sense of accomplishment because of a cape. Thank you for showing off that you have 99 woodcutting, and no, there was never a hard way. From what I remember, the repetitiveness of clicking on various trees was never too hard. Unless Jagex had the trees encased in armor you had to break through back then, which I never remember, it was never hard. It has always been a simple skill. If you have to chop down a few less trees who cares? It's still an accomplishment. Jagex adds new things to make it easier? Damn, they should have stopped adding weapons when they created adamant. We don't need rune or dragon, we could fight without it! Seriously, whatever they are adding to the game to make it easier, if you started the game nowadays and got these items would you still be complaining? No. Runescape is quite a funny joke. Ha! Look at that name !Run Escape? Hilarious! ITS TOO EASY is your reasoning here. You complain because you are apparently pissed that you had not waited for these easy items to get level 99 faster. Seriously, nobody cares. You wasted all that time in the past cutting down trees, get over the fact that it takes an hour less to do it nowadays. If you want, I bet Jagex could fix the problem by changing your woodcutting level to 1 again and you can get 99 faster. ANd also, woodcutting was never harder than it is today. It is still the same repetitive clicking of trees and still the same slow process of getting logs and banking them, burning them, or dropping them.

This is gonna be a weekday sort of thing, I guess three or four chapters a week will be posted for now. If anybody wants to talk to me about it, please do.