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Originally posted by the Necromicon:
**Brothers in the back shootin crack now whassup?!
Girls, rub on ya titties, yeah, **** it, rub on ya titties!
Classic Monch. Finally, an Ambrosia SW member who apprieciates hip-hop.
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how true and how very innapropriate of you Necro, I thought you british cats had manners,
beside I'm from the Chi-,Ill- you figure it out.
b-boy/DJ @your service...
::dissapates::
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am I becoming a good guy???
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Originally posted by saphfire:
**What do you consider a long, long while? All I know is that if they spend too much more time on it, unless they revamp the engine, the whole technology will be obsolete by the time we all get copies and finish our masterpieces. I really don't want that to happen.
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uh, the technology in the CGE is already outdated. it has been for a year or two now. the reason we're all going to use it is not because it's cutting edge, but because it's better than nothing. that's not to say that CGE is bad , just that it's all were going to get (I don't think Blizzard is dishing out copies of their dynamic perspective engine, and last I checked Bioware wasn't sending us all freebies of the infinity engine). what I mean is, we're going to be working with outdated technology so long as we don't go out and program our own engine (and even then it won't stand up to industry leaders). it's not a bad engine, but it is not on the forefront of modern technology -- and it never was.
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Originally posted by chill_rx:
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how true and how very innapropriate of you Necro, I thought you british cats had manners,
beside I'm from the Chi-,Ill- you figure it out.
b-boy/DJ @your service...
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No doubt...myself, I'm a graff artist and an MC...(the four elements together ;))...you should get (url="http://"http://aim.aol.com")AIM(/url) so I can speak to someone who knows what good music sound likes.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, as you know we have something special for you at
Birdland this evening. A recording for Blue Note Records...
Let's take it back to the concrete streets, original beats and real live MC's...
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(This message has been edited by the Necromicon (edited 04-01-2001).)
(quote)Originally posted by the Necromicon:
**No doubt...myself, I'm a graff artist and an MC...(the four elements together:)
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"Bond, GlueBubble Bond"
::walks down the mountain::
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Originally posted by jmitchell:
**uh, the technology in the CGE is already outdated. it has been for a year or two now. the reason we're all going to use it is not because it's cutting edge, but because it's better than nothing. that's not to say that CGE is bad , just that it's all were going to get (I don't think Blizzard is dishing out copies of their dynamic perspective engine, and last I checked Bioware wasn't sending us all freebies of the infinity engine). what I mean is, we're going to be working with outdated technology so long as we don't go out and program our own engine (and even then it won't stand up to industry leaders). it's not a bad engine, but it is not on the forefront of modern technology -- and it never was.
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I understand, but the sooner we can start developing with it, the less advanced it will be when we can release a product.
On the other hand, I would rather have a complete, full-featured, bug-free product (with party support 
)released tomorrow than an incomplete rushed product released today.
Saphfire
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Originally posted by chill_rx:
**what ees thhizz "Middle Earth, bah ??
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Well, as I understand it (now I can't remember if this is true, or if I just heard this as gossip), The Hobbit was the first largely popular Fantasy Novel, and the Lord of the Rings was the first largely popular Fantasy Trilogy. Basicly, Middle Earth was the pionier of the fantasy world of today.
As for the game, what part of Middle Earth are you planning on you game being about, you you do decide to go ahead and make it? As respect to Tolkien, I'd ask you to stay in on the central continent. The Western and Southern are better left to one's own imagination (hence the name "Middle" Earth, because the continent's in the middle).
side note
And does anyone know how the LotR movies are coming? As I understand it, there's one coming out this winter, one the next winter, and the last the winter after that. Is that right?
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It has to start some where.
What better time than now?
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Originally posted by Theo Nean Donly:
**As for the game, what part of Middle Earth are you planning on you game being about, you you do decide to go ahead and make it? As respect to Tolkien, I'd ask you to stay in on the central continent. The Western and Southern are better left to one's own imagination (hence the name "Middle" Earth, because the continent's in the middle).
And does anyone know how the LotR movies are coming? As I understand it, there's one coming out this winter, one the next winter, and the last the winter after that. Is that right?
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1.) you got the movie thing pretty much correct. (I read Entertainment Weekly a little too much...). I got my first preview of LotR when I went to see Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (go see it in theaters if you haven't. It won't have the same imapct on a small screen). the preview looked alright. I couldn't really tell you much, other than that they seem to have the basic feel for scenery so far. as long as they don't bog it down with too many pop stars, I figure they can't screw it up THAT badly...
2.) Not that my opinion should sway you, I would actaully prefer it if any game made based on the Middle Earth universe didn't dwell to long on events covered previously in the books. they've already been done, and done better (no offense) than any of us would be able to redo them. I think you open up a whole new realm of possibilities if you try to concentrate on some of the more distant aspects of Middle Earth, like Rhun to the east, or the southern desert realms, or maybe the Dunedain kingdoms of the north, or even the whole plain war thing and the barrow king region west of the misty mountains. I am also personaly against trying to recreate the whole "west of the ocean" region talked about in the books, as it is only used as a foil and as a way to give depth to the elves/Gondor. There are about 0 hard facts given on "the west."
3.) Oh, and you guessed it. I know a good amount of useless stuff about Tolkien's world (I inherited a first edition collectors set of the 5 books from my parents, so go figure...). Good stories. Even better study on how to work with mythology. If you're ever in need of a reference to something that you can't find on your own, I might be able to help you out (might). And like I said -- I'd love to work on a Middle Earth game, if it weren't for all the logistical/legal issues. who knows. If you can find a way around the copyright problems, I'd be interested.
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Do not follow me for I may not lead. Do not lead for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me the hell alone.
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Originally posted by jmitchell:
**I inherited a first edition collectors set of the 5 books from my parents, so go figure...
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First editions? bloomin hell... :eek:
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Ladies and Gentlemen, as you know we have something special for you at
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Let's take it back to the concrete streets, original beats and real live MC's...
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