Recent content by MikeTheElf

Well, as you can probably tell from my post count and date of joining the Escapist, I post quite rarely--in fact, this being my third post in one day may very well be a personal record. As I stated earlier: I generally avoid massive threads, because I don't have the time to sift through all of...

I generally tend to avoid excessively long threads, due to their nature of not containing anything worth discussing (if you notice, many threads that have hundreds or thousands of replies tend to be of the 'Why did you choose your avatar?' or 'Pick 4 people to survive a zombie apocalypse with'...

Marking something as 'low content' is not just to make people tack on nonsense to the end of 'lol' in order to make it appear constructive to the discussion; the theory is that you will actually contribute, not change 'lol' to 'lol I was laughing etc. etc.' or 'I quite enjoyed a hearty chuckle...

Sorry to have reintroduced some ideas XD If everyone is bringing the same issues up, however, they're usually pretty important. Names may not seem that important, but every name means something; why not look into name meanings and look for one that might appropriately describe some of your...

Some tips: 1- Get someone to check your spelling/grammar. If you really don't want your current English teacher to proofread it, hold onto the story until you have a teacher you like. 2- Even though lots of people are telling you it's an overused/cliché idea, write what you want to write...

I believe he meanas Oceania as in the Orwellian superstate, which included The Americas, the UK and Oceania. OT Governments shouldn't be interfering with the internet; the internet is in and of itself its own land, and shutting things down based on copyright claims may be construed as 'good'...

Tips? As a player: -I suggest making an effort to play the game while you're convened for your sessions; there's nothing more aggravating (especially to a DM) than players who are nonsensing about instead of playing. -Don't specifically attempt to break the game; It ruins the experience for...

4. Find a psychology textbook and look at human perception, unless you're one of those people who denounce psychology as a pseudoscience, that's scientific proof. Unlike what you think, there is backing to my arguments, and I request that you kindly quit denoucning me as a troll. I used the...

1- I agree partly with your 'future generations will pay more attentions to their children's gaming habits' bit--if applied to the ratings on games. You could probably attribute that to the current gaming generation's dislike for children in online play. The major problem with this being the...

As stated before: pokemon evolution is more akin to human maturation. Ice-cream possible answer 1: moo-moo milk is Johto's biggest export; miltank don't have to be native to Kanto, it's just like how you can buy milk without owning a cow. 2: It was a vegan alternative; In one of the earliest...

Morrowind is amazing. I've spent hundreds of hours modding and playing Morrowind. It's similar to Oblivion in the respect that it's Bethesda, a massive world (though Morrowind's is bigger), has tonnes of quests, etc.. There is little voice acting. Combat is a tad different (see eggy32's...

No, I'm saying that the human race is attracted to shiny objects. I didn't say more people would play games that look nicer; I said more people would be attracted to purchase games that look nicer. Of course people are also going to look into gameplay mechanics, but even then: novelty sells...

As I've stated: they just need to grab attention long enough for the target audience to purchase them; it doesn't have to be a successful object. Case and point: Laserdisc. For those of you who don't know what it is, I'll save you a wikipedia trip. It's the first attempt at DVD. It's a disc...

Due to an academic choice, I elected not to take another year of foreign language study in my last year of secondary school, and that bothered me. I always wanted to be fluent in several languages, for some odd reason, and being unable to continue to study French in a classroom environment, I...

1- Once the game is purchased, the developer has succeeded; a game does not need to hold attention for the developer to succeed; it needs to hold attention for the game to be considered 'good.' 2- Gimmicks make the games interesting enough from a graphical or interface standpoint. For...