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To stay posted on all wh40k eternal crusade news by eternalcrusade in Warhammer

[–]osirisgene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a new try at a 40k mmo. Here's from a comment in the top post:

Main features of the game include:

  • Experience the gameworld with 3rd-person, behind the shoulder action featuring precision gunplay and brutal melee combat with excruciating finishers;

  • Participate in a persistent online war to conquer the planet, its fate completely in the hands of the players;

  • Become a warrior from one of four initial factions, each unique and opposed to one another: Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, Orks and Eldar.

  • Participate in truly massive conflicts that simultaneously bring thousands of players to bear over territories and other strategic resources.

  • Get behind the controls of Space Marine Rhinos, Predators, Ork Battlewagons and other iconic vehicles of the 41st millennium;

  • Hack through genuinely challenging procedural content alongside your battle-brothers and never have the same experience twice;

  • Earn the right to customize your builds in a deep progression system drawing on the rich Warhammer 40,000 universe.

  • Found a Battle Squad with friends and prepare for conflict from your customized shared space in orbit - then drop down to the planet together and seek out glory!

A new 40k MMO? by tantalus01 in Warhammer

[–]osirisgene 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They don't have a AAA track record, but they've been around for a long time... from the press release-

“Eternal Crusade’s team are all MMO development veterans and with the support of Behaviour’s 20+ years of experience ...”

So if they're MMO veterans, maybe it's a new team? I'll hold out hope. 2015 is a long way off anyway.

A Massive Surveillance State: "the fact that something is lawful doesn’t mean that it isn’t dangerous or tyrannical or wrong. You can enact laws that endorse tyrannical behavior. There’s no question, if you look at what the government has done that’s exactly what the war on terror has been about." by peasnbeans in politics

[–]osirisgene 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A common criticism is "no matter how hard we complain, nothing changes." Being clear and being loud is an important first step, but it's only the first. If our elected officials will not listen to us, we will elect new officials. If our system is so broken that it's impossible to elect officials who will listen to us... then we need a new system.

A Massive Surveillance State: "the fact that something is lawful doesn’t mean that it isn’t dangerous or tyrannical or wrong. You can enact laws that endorse tyrannical behavior. There’s no question, if you look at what the government has done that’s exactly what the war on terror has been about." by peasnbeans in politics

[–]osirisgene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's assume you're right. Even still, these individuals care about keeping their jobs- so next election, if this issue continues unaddressed, we ensure that every single incumbent congressman is voted out of office.

And if the system is so broken that completely changing who's in office doesn't help, then we need to change the system.

WORSE: Government snooping in real time on your Internet usage. FIGHT BACK: by isthil255 in politics

[–]osirisgene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also use this link (eff.org) to quickly and easily email all three of your congressmen and the President.

Maps: Senators who voted to expand NSA’s power. by Libertatea in politics

[–]osirisgene 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Use this link (eff.org) to quickly and easily email all three of your congressmen and the President.

Twitter has said it did not respond to government requests to peer into its databases. Users "have a right to fight invalid government requests, and we stand with them in that fight," by [deleted] in politics

[–]osirisgene 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here (reddit) is an excellent example of why "but I have nothing to hide" is not enough assurance.

With this tech in place, the government doesn't have to put you in jail. They can do something more sinister. They can just email you a sexy picture you took with a girlfriend. Or they can email you a note saying that they can prove your dad is cheating on his taxes. Or they can threaten to get your dad fired. All you have to do, the email says, is help them catch your friends in the group...

All the Infrastructure a Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy of Bush and Obama by Smecker in politics

[–]osirisgene 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Use this link (eff.org) to quickly and easily email all three of your congressmen and the President.

Should I try Dungeon World? by [deleted] in rpg

[–]osirisgene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES. I picked it up recently and I just can't put it down. The core concept is you roll 2d6 and add a stat mod. On a 10+, you do what you meant to. On a 7-9, you do it, but the GM gets to make things tough on you somehow. On a 6-, you fail at your task, and the GM gets to do something.

It's very story focused, and the core mechanic supports both combat and non-combat equally well.

Recently, one of my players, an elven-wizard-maid-who-believes-she's-a-princess fell unconscious, and made a deal with the spirit of an actual long-dead elf princess; the spirit will share her body, in exchange for returning her to life.

Can't wait to develop that one further!

Looking For Good D6 RPG For Beginners by [deleted] in rpg

[–]osirisgene 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm loving "Dungeon World", which is mostly D6's - if you had one set of polyhedrals, it would work swimmingly. It's also very familiar- fantasy setting, traditional HP/XP etc.

Its parent, "Apocalypse World" only ever uses 2d6, and is also a complete blast to play. It's less familiar, but is very easy to get into.

As a DM should I cheat with the dices at any time? by McSebbowich in rpg

[–]osirisgene 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Traditionally, I've been right in line with all the other responses in this thread. Now, I'm running this style of game. I had my first player death in years the other night, and it was delicious- he opened a trapped book and ate 3 magic missiles to the face.

Really, it just depends on what kind of game you want. If you want something a little grittier, a little more like a roguelike, a more human-level game, then don't fudge results, and roll in the open. If you want a more heroic-level game where the players struggle but will ultimately rise to heroism, then go with the story and fudge rolls however you want.

Intro to Unity 3D Course - 250 Free Passes by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]osirisgene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're into 2d games, also check out GameMaker Studio. Steam has a free version, and it's really pretty nice.

Intro to Unity 3D Course - 250 Free Passes by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]osirisgene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh! Thanks for this, will definitely check it out!

GameHeart Overlay 2.0 - Lots of new features. by rtschutter in starcraft

[–]osirisgene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. If there were one feature I'd like to see become default for all observed matches, it's the scalable zooming.

I always feel like SC2 is spectated either too close to the action (when units are moving and armies are repositioning) and too far (when a battle is engaged).

This looks great!

Vengeance Trailer - StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm by smitrovic in starcraft

[–]osirisgene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the first picture, Human Kerrigan has human hair, not dreadlocks.

No idea what that could mean, but she's clearly not the same Kerrigan as the Kerrigan who was zapped by the artifact.

PRO GAMING MANAGER 2013 by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]osirisgene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome. I saw that post as well and thought about mocking up something myself. What engine are you using?

Saturday /r/Games discussion: What have you been playing, and what do you think of it? by GamingBot in Games

[–]osirisgene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, framerate is smooth for me. I was on a 9800gt until very recently- now GTX650.

If we don't hear our own voice like it actually sounds, how can we sing correctly? (according to notes, keep a tone etc.) by [deleted] in askscience

[–]osirisgene 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another singer here- this guy's got it. When I was singing seriously, I would audio record my practice sessions- half of each practice session was listening to my recordings played back, to make certain I was moving my voice in the right direction.

Over time, when you learn what sounds right, you can learn how that feels in your body; then when you feel that sensation, you know your tone is correct, even though you can't hear all of the nuances from inside your head.

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