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  1. DarkFool

    DarkFool Nemesis of the Ancients

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    #41
    I'm picturing this beautiful hybrid between a Golden Compass-style world, and Diablo 2.

    *squeals*
     
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  2. Dark Elf

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    Actually, I wouldn't be surprised at all if it turns out they've merged the Druid and the Barbarian classes and that the Barbarian can now turn into polar bears.

    All the transformation spell needs to do is to make that beard expand after all.
     
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  3. DarkFool

    DarkFool Nemesis of the Ancients

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    DarkFool, Oct 21, 2008
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    #43
    I like that idea. I loved the weapon specialization, but always thought there should be more... diversity. I think I may've to re-install D2 again, and play it through. Again. ^__^
     
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  4. Dark Elf

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    Dark Elf, Oct 21, 2008
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    #44
    If it's of D2 barbarians you speak, there's quite a lot of diversity available to them as it is. Whirlwinder, Berserker, Frenzier, Thrower, Singer, Hybrid, Dragoon and Ironbarb are the builds I could think of right now, and I'm sure there are more. The synergy bonuses brought by the later patches were a gem really.
     
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  5. Philes

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    Philes, Oct 21, 2008
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    #45
    Agreed DE, the synergy stuff opened up a whole new aspect of the game. Along with all the runewords they added and items the modified, patch 1.10 (I think?) basically made it a whole new game.
     
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    Dark Elf, Oct 21, 2008
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    #46
    It's one of those additions in life that feels so natural that once experienced, one 1) can't imagine what life was like before it was introduced 2) seriously questions why the hell nobody thought of this before.

    On a completely unrelated note, Duke of Earl kicks ass as background music whilst one is compiling a behemoth of an Excel (well, Open Office Calc actually) spreadsheet that's grown to include nearly 400 different calculations. Any moment now, my head will jump off my spine and escape through the window.
     
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  7. GrimmHatter

    GrimmHatter Active Member

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    GrimmHatter, Oct 22, 2008
    GrimmHatter, Oct 22, 2008
    #47
    Oh and I thought I was the only one that used the "Poor Man's Excel." But DE, you contradicted yourself. I would consider the first and second halves of your post to relate rather well.
     
    GrimmHatter, Oct 22, 2008
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  8. Dark Elf

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    Dark Elf, Oct 22, 2008
    #48
    True, before my awesome calculating program the world was truly fumbling in the dark (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, since once groped, you have all the legitimate reasons to squeeze unidentified objects).

    It so happened that we didn't need about 90% of the calculations in my awesome matrix.

    The spreadsheet was done in preparation for a group work we had today at uni, compiling essays and writing a report based on the results and such. It took all fucking day and we wouldn't have finished today if it weren't for my altruistic heart that botched aikido class in favor of some major quality time in front of Open Office.
     
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    DarkFool, Oct 23, 2008
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    #49
    I think I'm going to spend saturday playing D2 all over again. ^__^
     
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  10. GrimmHatter

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    GrimmHatter, Oct 23, 2008
    GrimmHatter, Oct 23, 2008
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    That's way more than what I use mine for. Ever since I graduated, my home spreadsheet use has been reduced to modest bookkeeping on my beer I brew; water source, starting volume, specific gravity, amount of (extra) sugar/molassas, starting fermentation date, daily temperature checks, ending fermentation date, ending specific gravity, ending ABV, etc. This way, if a particular batch comes out kickass, I'll know exactly what I did and be able to duplicate it. I'm starting a porter brew next week that I'm (optimistically) hoping will be done by Thanksgiving that should taste pretty good.
     
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    Dark Elf, Oct 23, 2008
    Dark Elf, Oct 23, 2008
    #51
    My mead still tastes utter shite and I no longer have any hope of great taste miracolously appearing after long enough storage. All I know is that if you drink the first bottle quickly enough to pass relatively undetected by the taste buds, the ones that follow won't taste so bad. I've calculated the alcohol content to be at around 14%, but it's either stronger than that or all the impurities I'm sure it's contaminated with gives it some extra punch, because for all its vehement taste it kicks like a horse.

    If I ever come across some cheap hops and barley, I'll try making beer.
     
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  12. DarkFool

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    DarkFool, Oct 24, 2008
    DarkFool, Oct 24, 2008
    #52
    It's only been sitting for a few months, hasn't it? It's supposed to have a YEAR. MINIMUM. Did you miss that note, or what?
     
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    Dark Elf, Oct 24, 2008
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    #53
    I'm too impatient. It's alcohol. I need it now!
     
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    #54
    Then don't bitch about it's taste!
     
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    #55
    No, but my inner grammar nazi will bitch about the word above instead!
     
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  16. GrimmHatter

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    GrimmHatter, Oct 24, 2008
    GrimmHatter, Oct 24, 2008
    #56
    Beer would be more up your alley then. It doesn't take near as long to brew and you can buff the ABV just by adding more sugar or molasses. Let it ferment another couple weeks and let it sit about an extra week longer after it's been bottled. No waiting a fucking year to get sloshed on your own shit that just ends up tasting like ass.
     
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    DarkFool Nemesis of the Ancients

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    #57
    That works perfectly. The mead, there referenced as "it" owns the way it tastes, therefore my usage is correct. Bitch about something else. :p
     
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    Jungle Japes, Oct 25, 2008
    Jungle Japes, Oct 25, 2008
    #58
    That's a negative. 'Apostrophe-S' at the end of a pronoun always implies "is," not ownership.
     
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  19. Grossenschwamm

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    Grossenschwamm, Oct 25, 2008
    Grossenschwamm, Oct 25, 2008
    #59
    That's pretty wrong, but I'm not as shocked as I could be. Why'd you think you could get one over on an english teacher in the realm of grammar?
     
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  20. GrimmHatter

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    #60
    DE teaches english??
     
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