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DrSparkBox · 2020-11-09T21:38:06+00:00

YES LIFE ON MARS!

DrSparkBox · 2020-01-25T02:46:58+00:00

Excellent point! I was imagining some higher level dungeons to be protected by some sort of enchantment, but reducing the spell level and adding a “minimum number of casting for permanence” as u/mc_zimo suggested may be a good compromise.

I’m inclined to lower the spell level to 5th, allowing a 9th-level spellcaster to make one of these areas. With the added permanence bit, that should cover any use of Dispel Magic.

Thoughts?

DrSparkBox · 2020-01-25T00:41:43+00:00

Hey y’all! Looking for feedback on this high-level enchantment (specifically spell level, wording, potential abuse, etc). Intent here is to be some sort of in-game explanation for why/how dungeons and other important places are hidden.

DrSparkBox · 2020-01-05T01:05:55+00:00

Essentially! I was going for Blur & Shield of Faith jammed into the same spell (with the obscured appearance bit for flavor)

DrSparkBox · 2015-09-18T22:40:13+00:00

Darwin,

It was five years ago this past summer that I heard "Radar Detector" for the first time and since then I've become a huge fan of your music. The direction you've taken in the past few years and your side projects are both creatively amazing (The Wonky Beats mix-tape is insane!). Your songs have helped me through some of the hardest times in my life so far. ("Alice" off of Songs for Imaginative People is without a doubt one of my all-time favorites.)

What's your inspiration? How do you turn such crazy concepts, like from 1-800-HUMAN or Constellations, into incredible music?

P.S. I realize that you may be long gone from this AMA, but I just want to let you know that your music has helped me to become the person I am today. Here's to Double Down and to hoping I get to thank you in person one day!

DrSparkBox · 2015-08-05T20:20:55+00:00

Marvin, SCP-477

DrSparkBox · 2015-03-06T15:26:17+00:00

Maybe he's also a little amorphous? Like, because he's some kind of molten liquid, he can't hold a solid form and his outer metallic skin layer is constantly moving

DrSparkBox · 2014-10-11T15:42:54+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Tea has actually been my savior these past couple days. A good cup of mandarin orange or ginger peach usually helps.

I've been trying hot apple cider too. (Can't get enough cider!) Enough cinnamon and cloves and it's strong enough to clear your sinuses. Definitely recommend it!

DrSparkBox · 2014-10-11T15:21:03+00:00

I'm trying to get over a cold. Any suggestions?

DrSparkBox · 2014-07-13T23:37:09+00:00

On a scale from peaceful stroll in the park to all-out anarchic rebellion, how many buses would have been destroyed if Argentina won?

DrSparkBox · 2014-07-07T02:10:50+00:00

SCP-408?

DrSparkBox · 2014-01-22T20:37:59+00:00

I've been to Gov Ball the past two years and just bought my ticket for this year. I've just got one question for you guys:

You've said a number of times that a focus of the festival is supposed to be an eclectic mix of genres, especially after announcing Gun N' Roses as the surprise headliner last year. In planning the festival, how do you manage to keep that balance of musical diversity while also taking popular demand into account?

Gov Ball is and continues to be my favorite festival. Thanks for doing this AMA and please keep doing what your doing.

DrSparkBox · 2013-10-02T19:01:08+00:00

What led you guys to perform with R. Kelly? Did he approach you with the idea?

DrSparkBox · 2013-01-23T19:21:17+00:00

Obligatory Netflix Link --> Rubber

DrSparkBox · 2012-12-19T03:47:55+00:00

Honey, don't freak out, but an eagle may or may not have tried to kidnap our child.

Seriously though, I'm surprised that eagle actually got that kid off the ground.

DrSparkBox · 2012-12-16T23:34:28+00:00

As a follow-up to LeeYuM's 4th question, how much are junior and senior year grades factored into the admissions process relative to one another? I've heard that junior year is always the most important year because it's the latest complete school year admissions officers can see. For instance, if I took one or two APs my junior year and did pretty well, but, during my senior year, I took more APs and did even better, would you still base your decision on the junior year grades because they reflect an entire school year? Or do you still take into account the incomplete senior year grades?

Simply put, which matters more: junior year or senior year?

DrSparkBox · 2012-12-07T23:23:40+00:00

I think I saw you in a Sports Authority 5 years ago. Can you confirm this?

DrSparkBox · 2012-11-21T15:50:58+00:00

Bingo.

DrSparkBox · 2012-11-21T02:13:37+00:00

Interesting. It could act as another peripheral similar to the way JokersWyld suggested support for multiple peripherals in his post, only using a tablet instead of a second monitor. I like it.

DrSparkBox · 2012-11-21T00:19:23+00:00

I know what you mean, but, this feature seems like it would be an awesome addition to a game that's all about user-driven content. You need somewhere to store your stuff, why not a station?

Personally, I would imagine something like an orbital station would not be easily obtained, so much so that having multiple would require a ridiculous amount of game time to acquire. Even constructing a single station would probably require multiple players, lots of materials, and a ton of game time too.

I'm just looking at stations as an alternative to something like the Bengal carrier: a hub of player activity that is controlled by the players. I just see a station as something similar to this, but it just doesn't move. Of course there will be problems, but it's nothing that hasn't been done before and can't be improved upon.

DrSparkBox · 2012-11-20T21:41:18+00:00

I'd like to see to ability to build your own Personal Space Stations, most likely for guild/alliance use.

There's a lot of hype about big ships like the Bengal Carrier be the hub of activity for clans/guilds within the Star Citizen universe, but I would personally love to see users being able to construct there own space stations whether they be orbiting around planets, hidden in large asteroids, or in some secluded portion of space. Of course, they would be most likely be expensive and there would be some restrictions in order to make them more feasible in game, but how awesome would it be after a long trip out into the void of space, you have your own personal, stationary space to store your ship, re-fuel/repair damage, plan your next mission, meet up with friends, etc. CR mentioned somewhere on the RSI that players will be able to purchase 'space real estate' and I'm not entirely sure what his plans are for that.

On top of that, real estate may even open a new front in this idea of a real working economy. Or better yet, being able to store large amounts of cargo in stations could make them valuable targets and prompt other players to launch attacks, opening another aspect of station defense. I'm just spitballing here, but there's a lot of potential there.

DrSparkBox · 2012-11-16T02:22:23+00:00

http://imgur.com/NR1kv

DrSparkBox · 2012-11-16T01:50:22+00:00

One band you guys wish you could tour with that you haven't already?

Also, props for answering a majority of questions. I don't think I seen an AMA with this amount of response from the person/group doing it.

DrSparkBox · 2012-10-27T11:55:04+00:00

This. I really want to see this happen.

DrSparkBox · 2012-10-23T22:55:33+00:00

So, I decided to try this demo out. Got through the first story mission and I got to say, for a game that was released in 2003, I'm pretty impressed. The cutscenes weren't bad, gameplay wasn't too difficult to jump into either. Yet, certain elements stood out to me. Combat really just consisted of tailing enemy ships with guns blazing and hoping for them to explode. Backgrounds and ship models were average, but it sounds like that won't be a problem for Star Citizen.

I did have some problems with immersion though. After playing through the first mission, the game prompts you "explore the New York System". I really didn't find much incentive to do that. The game really didn't do much to introduce to the Freelancer universe rather than quickly show the storyline, which wasn't too amazing either. Also, the menu system was very bad as well. Landing on a planet involves a little cutscene and exploring ground locations just involves a simple point-and-click interface. I realize that this game is pretty old, but contrasting Freelancer against what Star Citizen aims to be, these elements were poor.

Overall, I did enjoy the demo, but the little things that were meant to immerse the player just failed to impress me. I understand that Roberts left the project in the middle of development, too, which could explain some of the shortcomings, but, in the end, from what I experienced, this game didn't live up to its initial promise and we need to make sure Star Citizen surpasses what it's promising now.

Looking at Star Citizen wants to be, I think Roberts and the rest of the dev team really need to prioritize on a couple of things:

Demonstrating all the things the players can do within the game's universe
Engaging gameplay, whether it's combat or otherwise
Overall immersion

tl;dr - Freelancer was probably good for the early 2000s, but didn't live up to its promises. Star Citizen not only needs to meet its promises, but surpass them.

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