The Back Room

[Nexaduro]

Hm.

 

I'll see about this.

 

However I have very limited internet capabilities at the moment. =\

[Retech]

Assuming the "traditional" aspects of the various genres, anything but Hegemony.

[Icuownage]

Space would be nice.

 

How about a space-esque dungeoneering?

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Your in a ship, cruising around the dungeons, armed with magic and disruptor rifles?

[Icuownage]

Noooo

 

Magic fantasy setting, with puzzles like in Space, skill set up like in Space.

 

Replace Ship with Castle :P?

 

ORRRR

 

PIRATE SPACE.

 

YOU LIKE WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS?

[Jehosaphat]

Anywho.

 

 

I am gonna start a new game after the 16th on two conditions:

Condition 1: I get at least three people from the Tavern to agree what type of game they want. (Hegemony/Dungeoneering/Space seem the likely candidates but others are also fine)

 

Condition 2: I am demanding that we get at least 3 people from outside the Tavern involved. I know Nex knows a roleplaying group that might provide us with some people.

 

 

 

Good luck to everyone =)

I'm up for anything but Hegemony, as that tends to be a time-eater.

[Seraphin]

Sure, why not.

 

I'm not usually a fan of hard sci-fi, so naturally I would prefer dungeoneering of some variety... But I am okay with whatever. I don't usually come by anymore, so if anything comes up, just give me a shout on messenger.

[Resistance]

Hegemony, I love this.

 

 

Dungeoneering/Space providing its not more of the same storyline (different genre please)

 

Political intrigue.

 

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Does anybody like the idea of playing a dungeoneering style game on minecraft? I could import buildings to form a massive city into minecraft in a matter of minutes around an hour and could act as a GM by saying things on behalf of NPC's. I could use randomly generate instances to create dungeons and make some myself.

It will be combat intensive and you will be able to do magic spells using plugins that I install.

Basically minecraft is a very good platform for creativity and allows for very explorable buildings with very clear mechanics. I believe it has a lot of scope to act as a good platform for a dungeoneering game and because of map editing I can make some extremely expansive worlds.

 

 

Potential classes:

Mage -

Enchanter

Alchemist

Summoner (access to summoning)

Landchanger etc (access to land changing magic)

 

Ranger-

Stealth - Access to invisibilty plugn for periods of time

 

Adventurer -

Swordsman - Swords, etc.

Adventurer - Comes with a bunch of useful survivalist items including a map.

Pyro - All items are enchanted with fire_aspect or ignite!

Rider - Can ride all mobs with a saddle.

 

Tinker

Engineer - Free items: Redstone allowance (inf), TNT allowance (10 per session, more can be purchased)

Scaffolder - Infinite supply of blue wool, destroyed periodically but can be used to block, etc.

Disguiser - can disguise as any player or mob.

 

I can work out a levelling system, rage/mana system for players. Levelling won't be arbitary, minecraft has put that into account. I think that simply increasing the Mana will do which will mean you can do more powerful spells without being afflicted.

 

I will tell the story through NPC interactions mainly but if a session is ended in a particular spot then I can work on a scenario happening and create a few illustrations for the start of the scenario but the main body will be through NPC interactions which is not disimilar to most D&D games. I can create out of game riddles to give access to places or give access to loot.

[The_Mather1]

To end this silence, how about we post our desktops?

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Yeah, I love my background, I've never been this satisfied with any other preset ever.

 

EDIT: And I just realized that I'd forgotten about half the stuff I have shortcuts to. Deleted the useless stuff and tidied it up a bit. There's still a [bleep]ing lot there, just half a line less.

[Resistance]

 

 

 

Mather, your desktop makes me sick. I think that the best bet is formatting your computer, it will be quicker than an attempt at cleaning that up.

[Ieyfura]

To end this silence, how about we post our desktops?

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Yeah, I love my background, I've never been this satisfied with any other preset ever.

 

EDIT: And I just realized that I'd forgotten about half the stuff I have shortcuts to. Deleted the useless stuff and tidied it up a bit. There's still a [bleep]ing lot there, just half a line less.

 

 

Damn, that's a nice desktop. O_o

[The_Mather1]

 

 

 

Mather, your desktop makes me sick. I think that the best bet is formatting your computer, it will be quicker than an attempt at cleaning that up.

Actually I use half of them, and the other half is stuff I use so seldom that I would forget I have it without the shortcuts. Actually there are quite a few there that are on autorun or locked in the taskbar... And it's clean, that went fast for something I did by accident.

There are still a few there that I have no idea what are, but it's 3-year licensed free shit from Autodesk so it might come in useful.

[Icuownage]

Well, after a bit of light censoring

 

There may still be a swearing word in there, so if you're really really against a possible swear then don't click to unhide.

 

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That's my desktop

 

And for what "Dusty.Txt" is, he gave me something and I needed to save it, so I saved it and kept it on my desktop.

[Corvus]

Normally wouldn't post a desktop image for a request like this, but I guess I should show my non-cluttered desktop in hopes that it inspires the people with horribly cluttered desktops to clean it up at some point.

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Hehehehehe....Mac.

 

 

Yeah, cleaning up the desktop is a progressive project...and really all you are doing is shifting all the clutter into folders (Which I do since I know I will never use them again, but there is always the chance I might need them.)

 

Ultimately though...I use the start bar more than the desktop, so most of the shortcuts just sit there, wasting bytes of space =P

On the other hand...it gives me a chance to show off my artwork so you know =P

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[The_Mather1]

May I ask why you haven't gotten a less abominable browser?

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You mean why I prefer IE8 over all the other ones? (I have Lunascape and Safari installed for when things crash, as invariably happens regardless of which system you use)

 

 

IE8 isn't one of the new breed of stealth updating, popup blocking, tab destroying crashfests that is currently in vogue...

 

I can use it, it works, I have yet to have a problem with it. Why would I want to spend half an hour/a few weeks fine tuning other browsers to achieve what IE8 delivers already?

 

I mean, I use the internet for researching, looking at the Tavern and occassionally downloading software...I rarely have more than 3 tabs open...So why would do I need a all singing all dancing browser?

 

I really do fail to see how IE8 is 'Abominable'...

[Ieyfura]

My current get up at the moment. I usually change it monthly. Don't know why, but I like to change it a lot. xD

 

 

 

 

@archi. If I remember correctly, IE9 is out if you're looking to boost your net security and processes up marginally.

[Nexaduro]

My browser at the moment:

 

 

 

[The_Mather1]

Nex, your spoiler is empty.

 

You mean why I prefer IE8 over all the other ones? (I have Lunascape and Safari installed for when things crash, as invariably happens regardless of which system you use)

 

 

IE8 isn't one of the new breed of stealth updating, popup blocking, tab destroying crashfests that is currently in vogue...

 

I can use it, it works, I have yet to have a problem with it. Why would I want to spend half an hour/a few weeks fine tuning other browsers to achieve what IE8 delivers already?

 

I mean, I use the internet for researching, looking at the Tavern and occassionally downloading software...I rarely have more than 3 tabs open...So why would do I need a all singing all dancing browser?

 

I really do fail to see how IE8 is 'Abominable'...

In wasted processing power, IE tops the scale alongside Safari and Firefox.

And while it is true that a top-grade-functionality browser like Opera requires setting up to be enjoyable, Chrome requires no work at all, is near crash-proof and has compatibility with any addons you may find use for that you can find.

 

I know using the standard browsers for the two leading OSes may seem like a good idea, but who would you rather trust? The company who can't take care of the customers, the company who sells half the product for ten times the price or the company who time and time again gives to their users and has yet to ask for a dime for their services?

Google's software is in a completely different league than anyone else's. There's a reason 99% of all internet-literate land dwellers in existence use Chrome.

 

As an example my class is the one where most computer geeks go (not IT, because IT is mostly for people who just think they know computers), and there's only one here who does not use Chrome, and that guy is incidentally the same guy who lately has taken a habit of using a pillow when sleeping in class. Still he has the wits to use Firefox instead of IE though.

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archi. If I remember correctly, IE9 is out if you're looking to boost your net security and processes up marginally.

I have no idea what Net Security means...In my experiance it means pop-up blocking.

Increasing the number of processes...I don't think I need more.

 

Added to that IE9 distorts certain webpages.

(Also it is a damn pain to get back from IE9 to IE8, I know, I have tried it)

 

In wasted processing power, IE tops the scale alongside Safari and Firefox.

Wasted processing power?

At the moment I am running Media Player, Steam, IE8 and notepad...Does it overly matter that it is wasting a marginal amount of processing power? (According to a very quick search Google Chrome uses, on average, more processing power, but uses less maximally)

I have never had call to use the internet while doing something else...I have never had reason to have several dozen webpages open at the same time...I have never had reason to use the full processing power of my computer to surf the web.

 

Frankly the more processing power it frees up, the more you end up using so it is just a false economy.

 

but who would you rather trust?

 

has yet to ask for a dime for their services?

I hate to indulge is mass conspiracy theory...But doesn't that seem terribly odd to you?

Microsoft, an organisation that makes money, makes products, sells products, makes money.

Google, an organisation that gives away free products...and thats it.

 

No, the truth of Google is either, they are advertising, or they are collecting information to dominate more of the search engine browser market, which allows them to dominate advertising, which allows them to make significant amounts of money.

 

I am not suggesting a conspiracy...Just that Google makes its money in a different way to Microsoft...

 

There's a reason 99% of all internet-literate land dwellers in existence use Chrome.

(not IT, because IT is mostly for people who just think they know computers

I would love to see your criteria for that survey...

 

"Do you live on land?"

Yes

"Do you use Google Chrome?"

No

"Do you consider yourself a repressed minority?"

No

"Nope, you are not internet-literate."

 

 

 

 

Google Chrome might offer a brilliant experiance...Its not what I found when I used it, I found a frustrating experiance where it failed to do what I wanted it to do in a timely manner...I am not denying that Chrome has its positives...again I did not find them when I used it....Or that Google isn't a customer orientated company...Unsuprising since it is a service based industry it is competing in...

What I am denying is that I would benefit from using the program.

 

And given your defination of 'Abominable' is:

Uses slightly more memory

Doesn't conform to what my friends are using

Company may be part of a global conspiracy to steal my internetz

 

I really don't see how your argument is justified in any scientific sense, its just silliness with a frosting of science:

[The_Mather1]

I'm not saying Microsoft and Apple are conspiring about anything, I'm just saying they care more about the money than their customers, something which is apparent in their products. Google however goes to great expense to ensure that their customers are happy (and employees as well, Google headquarters is more like a luxury hotel than an office Scratch that, there's no hotel that can even compare to Google HQ).

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This is because Google makes money by providing opportunities for advertising, while Microsoft and....Apple...make money by providing items people 'need' to buy.

 

It doesn't really have comparative value...any more than a goldfish can be compared to a sparrow.

[The_Mather1]

Yeah it does, because you can also notice the difference in quality in the products that earns them money through sales, such as the Android OS when compared to Windows for phones and iOS.

[archimage_a]

I am really at a loss as to how to respond to that...Your argument has no substance, you are merely saying 'It is better because it is better because it is better.'