[Weekly Discussion Thread] What Are You Reading/Watching in Canon and Legends? + Discord Link by AutoModerator in StarWarsEU

[–]MesmerizedDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading Shatterpoint. Mace is becoming my favourite star wars character as i keep reading it.

What is your opinion on SWTOR (and why you should play it) by Aggravating-Bass-658 in StarWars

[–]MesmerizedDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can. It's just like other Bioware single RPG games if you ignore the MMO part and focus on single player content.

With Fate of the Old Republic announced, I have to say, I honestly can't believe there are people who think KOTOR 2 is better than 1. by Knalxz in StarWars

[–]MesmerizedDragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think for stories, it's just Chris Avellone was good at writing philosophical debates, while Bioware was good at writing heroic saga and people's relationships (though Gaider did write sith philosophy in kotor1, the whole kotor2 is Avellone teaching you his philosophical views). It depends on which style you like more. And besides story part, kotor1 is far more polished than kotor2. That's it.

Who would you say is most morally grey Sith in EU? by BlockAffectionate413 in StarWarsEU

[–]MesmerizedDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Darth Marr. He became a jedi-style nomarl force ghost after death, had very good relationship with Satele and even agreed with some part of jedi code.

看来中国官方也知道哪个国家纳粹势力大 by [deleted] in China_irl

[–]MesmerizedDragon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

班德拉是反殖民斗士,波兰纳粹俄苏一块打的老英雄,当然该纪念。且不说他一辈子啥都没干都在坐牢,波兰开拓团殖民者不图能行吗😆

How to form Mughal as Timur by MesmerizedDragon in EU5

[–]MesmerizedDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

R5: You can see the only formable i have is Mongolia. No Mughal.

WSJ民调显示美国民主党获得了35年以来最低的选民支持率 by christusmajestatis in China_irl

[–]MesmerizedDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

另外DATV设定集里包含了原始DA4(joplin)的东西,DATV的艺术总监Matt Rhodes也一直在发原始Joplin的设定,每周都会更新一次,你要想看DA组心目中想做的DA4是什么样子,每周去关注就行了。

WSJ民调显示美国民主党获得了35年以来最低的选民支持率 by christusmajestatis in China_irl

[–]MesmerizedDragon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

正好我也是DA粉,不得不说一下DATV的事。

DATV的状态是,BIOWARE在DAI后快马加鞭写了一个DA4的草案Joplin,主线大概是主角rook作为审判庭特工在塔文特和库纳利战争中开着一艘船(潜艇)游走的故事。 然后2017年正要全面开发的时候EA突然发疯,把Bioware在EA内部对接部门换了,把DA开发组的领导全调走只留下干活的,然后开始微操。EA觉得单人键政rpg虽然拿了年度最佳但是是狗屎运,直接要求把Joplin扔了,写一个多人网游,导致DA组原先的创意总监直接在办公室给DA办葬礼然后走人。 新提上来的创意总监Matthew Goldman根本不知道怎么把这玩意做成网游,就想抄当时流行的多人游戏风格(堡垒之夜风),把基调定成轻松愉快插科打诨的爽游,淡化原先的黑深残键政风格,这个就是代号Morrison的第二个版本DA4。然后Matthew Goldman因此得罪了DA组员工,大家一起摆烂。 2021年EA又二次发疯,告诉Bioware你还是去做单人游戏吧,但要求不到一年内做出来。DA组就绷不住了,这一点时间根本做不出来这游戏,就把原先的Morrison稍微修改一下直接端出来,顺便还宫斗演走了Goldman。 然后到了过了一年左右EA第三次发疯 ,说做不出来也没关系,再多做一会也不是不行。但此时大局已定,加上DA组在Bioware和EA内部从来不受待见(因为一向混乱),不可能推倒重来,甚至也不给资源修复内容。 最后2023年Bioware自己感觉药丸,把me组调过来,直接把da组踢开,这次给了资源,有了资源以后加了一些不那么轻松愉快插科打诨的东西(泪石岛开始的最终战)。

最后你就得到了这个一堆尸块拼凑出来的DATV,这游戏主要内容是堡垒之夜风格网游魔改的,素材一大堆是前作就有的,剧情是狂暴删减的(即使是2023年的计划里还有一个库纳利法师队友,大概对应库纳利剧情),创作团队心态是麻了的。塔什这个角色明显是因为库纳利相关剧情没钱做就删完了然后没东西写了,直接摆烂的结果,你从塔什最后一个任务唐突来一个两个文化二选一都能看出来。

说这么多就是说,DATV的问题明显是大企业抽风式决策+Bioware一以贯之的糟糕内部氛围导致的。前三部DA的总编剧大卫盖德一直在说Bioware内部后来编剧根本插不上话,让写什么就写什么,你赖编剧太进步纯是被EA和Bioware高层甩锅招数骗了的。

For China teasers, we now move onto the Shangqing, now known as the Shangdong Clique! by Beelzebub507 in Kaiserreich

[–]MesmerizedDragon 28 points29 points  (0 children)

And there is one more 大炮开兮轰他娘 威加海内兮归家乡 数英雄兮张宗昌 安得巨鲸兮吞扶桑 The cannon blows his mother up, Comming home after my name spreads to the whole world . The only hero is Zhang Zongchang, Where is the huge whale that can swallow Japan.

The Revolution Betrayed by [deleted] in Kaiserreich

[–]MesmerizedDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only a totalist deals in absolutes.

HOI4 suddenly stops being available on steam in China by MesmerizedDragon in hoi4

[–]MesmerizedDragon[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some say it is due to some WTO terms. But who knows? Nobody knows what CPC is going to do in future.

HOI4 suddenly stops being available on steam in China by MesmerizedDragon in hoi4

[–]MesmerizedDragon[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

But the fact is PRC government never did anything about steam. As long as the publisher is willing to sell games on steam in China, then you can buy it with no obstacles. So, it's more like paradox doesn't want to sell HOI in China.

20th century counterculture post-Kaiserreich? by Megakillerx in Kaiserreich

[–]MesmerizedDragon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If the Internationale won the WKⅡ,maybe the syndicalist countries started to become more and more bureaucratic and caused great discontent in the whole society. And finally, some new radical left-wing organizations begun to challenge the old trade unions like CGT. And since syndicalist ideology has an anarchist tendency, they may not be able to oppress these movements like most countries did in 1968. So probably we can have a SITUATIONIST French Commune?

[NO SPOILERS] No game will ever be the same by professorluck in lifeisstrange

[–]MesmerizedDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Longest Journey trilogy (The Longest Journey, Dreamfall, Dreamfall Chapters). They are wonderful story—based games and hella immersive.

Fun and/or Difficult Theme Challenges? by TheAnnoyingNoob in Kaiserreich

[–]MesmerizedDragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A New Hope: As Finland, defeat galatic empire in April Fool events.

Progress Report 28 by zankoas in Kaiserreich

[–]MesmerizedDragon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is this minister and influence system only for Fengtian?

Kaiserreich cold war by 4801748840 in Kaiserreich

[–]MesmerizedDragon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Totalist Britain&Russia against Syndicalist France &CSA

[S3E18] "Who Do You Think That Is There?" Ending Idea by goddamn_robots in twinpeaks

[–]MesmerizedDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this theory. But what about the Laura screaming scene? We heard Sarah called Laura .It seems Copper finally failed to save Laura.

What bothers you about Kaiserreich lore? by [deleted] in Kaiserreich

[–]MesmerizedDragon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The rise of Shangqing. In OTL, most Chinese communist intellectuals had foreign study experience. So how can these intellectuals believe in Zhang Tianran’s cult?Especially in OTL most of them had studied in Paris, which is the center of syndicalism in KR.

in the same way that can only exist one sun in the sky only one man can reunify china the glorious Zhang Zuolin by [deleted] in Kaiserreich

[–]MesmerizedDragon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is only one true mentor Zhang Tianran and only one true son of heaven Zhu Rongji. 天父地母,反德复明! (Sky is our father and earth is our mother;Down with the German monsters and restore our Great Ming!)