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i'm a spiritual being having a human experience. humans are omnivores. i'm not going to limit my experience, OP, it is a great one. we are all part of a huge cycle and everything eats everything.
when i'm a hawk, i will eat meat. when i am some sorts of plant (tomato, say) i will eat meat (look it up). when i'm a cow, hopefully i will eat grass and some occasional bugs.
why don't you become a grass farmer and raise beef that isn't cruel--and do something to help the world OP?
and actually, i eat more than just the meat. i make the bones into that wonderful all-healing broth. i eat the vitamin dense organs too. and i mulch the gardens with the rest. it is all bueno.
are there cruel farmers and cruel factory workers? sure. i'm not in charge of them, and i try not to support them. but it doesn't mean there is something wrong with meat.
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I've been only gearing my characters since 1.0.5 with found drops. With the increased drops, the possibility of lower level items being viable, and the adjustable difficulty, i feel like its much more reasonable to be able to get half decent gear without using the auction house.
As is, my DH and my barb are both viable for MP5+ playing, and im slowly working on my other toons. I'm even going so far as to refuse handouts from most of my friends, I want to feel like all of my progress is the result of my own efforts. The best part about this, it makes many more drops give me that "Yay!" feeling. i know i could upgrade many of my pieces with less than 100k, but im having a lot more fun this way, and its giving the game quite a bit more longevity for me. is anyone else trying this? or have given it a shot at least? How well is it working out for you? |
It is much fun to gear without AH but i don't know if anybody does it. Most of the gamers that are still playing D3 do it because they fail in playing other games or because they want to get 1.000.000.000.000.000 gold. AH system was a major step back to the game gameplay because everything was made the easiest way ever.
If you play for the gameplay you shouldn't use the AH that much because it is not fun. |
Since Diablo 3 was released I have only ever used the AH for selling items (usually they don't sell and i vendor them). I have never bought a single piece of equipment from the AH. Pretty much still stuck in MP 1 right now....
I'm also trying it with my mage, and yes, it's quite nice 8-)
However, starting with nightmare, I did a bit of cheating - i. e. I've used my other toons to search for gear, in different acts/diff. levels combination, in order to get drops witch are equal in level with the wiz. And I fell a bit on the dark side and used higher level gems :-)) But it feels rewarding nevertheless, even if, like you said, I could easily get upgrades for under 100k a piece. Here's my profile, since I'm on EU server: http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Algernon-2132/ |
I've been doing it since release. The fun in it for me is finding the stuff, not buying it. Though sometimes I'll buy some cheap upgrade, usually nothing over like 500k. Found almost all of my characters a pair of Depth Diggers, and like 3 Inna's helms...
Yes, been doing it since release.
To those who think the AH should be removed, think of how it was in Diablo 2 where you had to spend hours joining and leaving trade games just to get scammed and haggled to death. The AH was the logical and inevitable convenient commodity.
Yeah I tend to avoid the ah if I can. But mostly I farm my own items or trade with friends.
Not what i encountered in d2. Never tried to be a diablo tycoon unlike apparently more than half of the present d3 players. If i found something worth a hr or whatnot, i just made a game called 'X item for Y hr'. Or if i needed X item and had Y item or Z number of hrs to offer, i just make a game which name went 'YZ for ur X' and just started mfing. People would join and trade was mostly quick and painless. |
If i could reset my account i'd probably go self found only NO auction house. I probably will go self find in the future when the game is in even better shape for this playstyle. Currently i just have my DH like this but don't her much as i find she is in the worst shape in regards to having high latency.
a little bit, the amu i use is selffound
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Odin-1507/hero/8134147 (stats on bottom dont update, idk why.... that amu gives me way more dps!) |
Hello, I agree and had a similar experience in D2. Let me ask you this, if you wanted to get from point A to point B which was 100 miles away would you A) Walk or B) Drive? If you don't use the AH then congratulations, you waste more time finding gear than the rest of us. I don't see the problem with it, its global, safe (trade scum cannot trick you) and its easy to find an upgrade. If I wanted to upgrade in D2 I would need to setup a trade game wait for players then see there wares and make a judgement call on the improvement by either selling other items or hr's. In D3 there is one stable trading source (gold) which makes it a lot easier to trade and easier to find specific upgrades without having to setup X trade games to find a suitable upgrade or chatting to people on the forums. @jinsuke, just out of interest, if you only use the AH to sell then what do you use your gold for? Regards Apocalypse |
I've never used AH and never will. If the game, for some reason, gets MF nerf and becomes unplayable, I'll stop playing it. But I will never use AH - it doesn't feel right. It's as though I bought myself an academic title. Sort of. Having something without actually earning it.
Since the MF is influenced by the presence of AH, there could be an option of taking your char out of the AH environment. It's just and idea, I don't know whether it would work. |
I started leveling a wiz this way in the previous patch. Only cheating I did was using the gold and the plans I got with my other chars to craft items. Haven't played on her since .05, though. I'm having a lot more fun on my monk right now :)
its cool to know so many other people are doing this. ive only broken my rules twice i think.
right after 1.0.5, when i started playing my DH again and i couldnt stand not having movement speed increase, so i bought a set of 12% boots for about 15k. and about a week ago, i wanted to make my barb into a tank build, instead of a dual wield throw build. i had every other piece but no str based shields, so i picked up a real cheap one with sub par stats. other than that, ive been pretty lucky finding gear for all my toons. i found some lacunis for my dh, a zuni helm for my wd, and i have a decent schaeffers mallet that im trying to work out a build for on either my monk or wizard. i really like the lightning shield on that bad boy... |
my monk is 100% self found/self crafted with own crafting mats/self gems. Only thing I share between chars is the artisan recipes obviously since you learn them once and they are account wide.
Very fun, jumped for joy when I got these bracers yesterday, one step at a time. |
I have one character on hardcore that is committed to not using the AH (and no aid from my other toons, no gems, etc). The loot is a lot more exciting for me and the game play is very gratifying, except that it is unofficial and I have no friends that join me in this secret 3rd mode of play. The rest of my characters are hardcore which I play the majority of the time, and I also have 2 softcore ones for testing builds on.
However, it bugs me that people ridicule each other for playing this mode or that mode. People enjoy the game for different reasons, we just need to understand that hardcore, softcore, or no use of the AH offer a drastically different experience from one another. What may be entertainment for some may feel like work for others; what may be a waste of time for some to build up a hero only to lose him later may be a more potent use of time for others. Conflict arises when we fail to see and accept our differences. |
Have bought 1 or 2 things in 102 but that was it. I have hand-geared both my barb and DH since then. It's fun but way too much time and patience, i have been wondering if it's really worth it.
Well it would be fun on a personal level, but when trying to get through higher difficulties, playing off drops hinders progress, especially if drops are for other character classes. It would make sense that upon getting a pair of zuni boots I sell them to get nat prints, especially since i committed to one character class and don't have time to dive head on into new characters
On my wizard I use the AH, but on all my other chars (well, monk is the only other one I'm working on) I only use gear I find myself, usually from my wizard. I think I'm doing pretty well considering.
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Conveying Narrative in Story-Driven Video Games
Recently, the newest Call of Duty game has been receiving significant online criticism for its apparently crass and ridiculous story; this, per se, is not interesting to me. The games have historically, since no longer being set during WW2, had exploitative and poorly-written stories which began as functional, genre-typical backdrops to a first-person shooter game but over time became even lower-quality and overreliant on shock value to try and recapture the success of Modern Warfare's nuclear bomb mission and execution sequence. Those were very good pieces of action storytelling for a computer game; the former was unexpected and brief enough to retain its impact, and the latter was a strong homage to things such as Half-Life's introductory sequence. The criticism of Advanced Warfare, though, is interesting because it shows, to me, that there are two very distinct approaches to criticising storytelling in video games. Having not played the game I can only discuss the critical debate around it, but that is the interesting part.
A Narrative Battle Report – Malifaux, 35SS, Mei Feng vs Rasputina
It has been a significant time since I last wrote a narrative battle report based on a wargame I have played, so here is one. As I mentioned in my recent article on "Forging the Narrative" in wargames, Wyrd Miniatures' Malifaux is an excellent game for marrying narrative and mechanics, meaning that even a fairly straightforward game suggests an exciting story.
For reference, the forces used in this game were:
Mei Feng (Imbued Protection, Price of Progress, Seismic Claws)
Kang (Imbued Protection, People's Challenge)
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Rasputina (Child of December, December's Pawn, The Philosopher's Stone)
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The schemes and strategy were Turf War, Bodyguard, Breakthrough, Protect Territory and Vendetta. The final score was 7-4 to Mei Feng (4 points from Turf War + 3 from Protect Territory vs 2 points from Turf War + 2 points from Bodyguard). The game was played at Iron Forest Games in Benfleet, with scenery provided by the club.
"Forging the Narrative" in Wargaming
In a previous article about the card game Netrunner, among other topics, I discussed how board games can combine thematic design with mechanical synergy – and how it is something which counteracts the lack of a narrative in something designed to be played over and over again. Board games, and to a similar extent miniatures-based wargames, need to be repeatable, almost non-narrative experiences because they involve large amounts of direct, unpredictable player interaction. Video games, on the other hand, have the scope in offering single-player experiences to tell a story – there may be different routes through that story, or different scenes to be selected, but there is still a story being told and the aim of the game is to experience it. This is ultimately the crux of the story versus theme dichotomy; the level of variance in the experience, and whether the narrative is crafted as part of the entire work, or emergent from interaction with it.
Video Game Review – Kickbeat (Version Reviewed: PS4)
Kickbeat is marketed as an "innovative rhythm game with a Kung Fu theme," but its level of innovation, when games like Final Fantasy Theatrhythm have explored adding combat and RPG elements to rhythm games in well-developed ways that closely tie licensed music to game theming, seems quite limited. Kickbeat is a straightforward rhythm game dressed up in theming that impedes play to an extent, and with a selection of music that is small compared to most competitors (Theatrhythm Curtain Call, which came out on handhelds around the same time, has a significantly larger and more varied song library – and even free-to-play rhythm games on mobile like Cytus and Love Live School Idol Festival have comparably sized or larger track lists.)
Video Game Review – Kapsula (Version Reviewed: iOS)
Kapsula is a puzzle game combining the reflex-testing of an endless runner with the block-matching of a game like Columns; the end result is something a little like Audiosurf but without the soundtrack element. It is well-suited to mobile formats, requiring only minimal inputs and – with a simple failure state and an interface designed to make repeat play as efficient as possible – being built from the ground up for intermittent play sessions. The mobile puzzle and skill game market is gaining a well-established set of ground-rules for designing a good mobile game – it should be as minimalist in terms of getting to play the game as possible, and as easy as possible to try again after a session, since mobile games are often played for short periods of time to fill a break. In this respect, Kapsula works well.
Video Game Review – Mecha Ace (Version Reviewed: iOS)
Choice of Games offer a wide selection of choose-your-own-adventure stories in a variety of genres, and were among the first to embrace the genre's popularity on mobile. While the package on offer in their titles is significantly less polished than a title like Eighty Days or the Fighting Fantasy titles available, the variety of topics covered is refreshing. Mecha Ace represents a foray into animé pastiche, and arguably succeeds.
Video Game Review – Eighty Days (Version Reviewed: iOS)
The rise of mobile gaming and the re-popularisation of the visual novel/management simulator via games such as Sunrider and Long Live the Queen has brought with it a number of solid entries in the genre, but few really capitalise on what computer games can offer the genre. Simply reproducing a gamebook is one thing, but what a piece of software can do is add vastly more options and statistic-tracking while keeping the player's experience unchanged. Recent mobile release Eighty Days is a good example of this; it is a very pure choose-your-own-adventure experience but one which has depth and variety beyond many examples that add significant depth and interest to keep the player returning.
An Article About Wolfenstein: The New Order
Wolfenstein: The New Order is a game which is best discussed after completion; its most interesting ideas, those that set it apart from the mixture of old and new FPS it is, are ones that are best experienced and then discussed. As a result this article will take the form of a short review and then a lengthier discussion of what the game does, and whether or not this is effective. As a game it plays very much like an early-era PC FPS; the player collects weapons, can carry many of them, dual-wield them and collects health items to heal. At the same time it has been updated to take into account the ways in which the genre has developed; the health items are supplemented by limited health regeneration to prevent situations becoming completely unwinnable, weapons and abilities are upgraded by completing challenges and mazelike secret areas hidden behind walls are replaced by small side areas containing optional collectibles.
It plays well; the player movement feels weighty and responsive like Killzone, the weapons feel powerful and the action is a good mixture of Call of Duty style visual setpieces and intense combat against large numbers of enemies. There are a decent number of missions, the writing is snappy and effective and the only real complaint in gameplay terms is that there are not quite enough action climaxes. It is, arguably, formulaic – but at the same time it is an update of a series that near enough invented the first-person shooter, and so adherence to a successful formula seems entirely understandable. Thus as a game it is easy to recommend Wolfenstein: The New Order to anyone who has enjoyed previous entries (such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein, or the classic Wolf 3D)
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Video Game Review – Strider (2014) (Version Reviewed: PS4)
Strider, the 2014 update of the established series of the same name, is a largely unremarkable and unpolished exploration platformer in the vein of Super Metroid. It has several strong features, but at the same time they feel underdeveloped and are rarely used in ways which innovate the genre. Its short length in terms of initial exploration means that the open-world exploration comes surprisingly quickly, but by the same token it comes before the player has really had much opportunity to use or master any of their newly-acquired abilities. This is in part due to the reliance on long chases and linear level design; the progression of the story drives the player through numerous areas without much opportunity to explore. Rather than acquiring an item and then returning through the area to use it, often the game will throw the player into a new area they may only visit a small part of with their current suite of upgrades immediately after making a first trip through one.
Video Game Review – Transistor (Version Reviewed: PS4)
Transistor, Supergiant Games' follow-up to the hugely acclaimed Bastion, can be seen as a refinement of its predecessor; it is a similar isometric action-RPG, with similar mechanics, challenge rooms, modular upgrades and difficulty mods. It even has a similar aesthetic/narrative design, with an omnipresent narrator making up for a mute protagonist. Yet calling it a simple science-fiction themed refinement of Bastion's theme is underselling it significantly; it is a more ambitious, more tactical and much more challenging title.


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1. Make this the week you do something you've wanted to do for a while, but somehow just haven't found the time. I've been told just how beautiful Central Park in Dartford is for years, but never stepped through the gate. Take a look at my photo and decide for yourself. Stacks of people were enjoying the sunshine – I should have visited years ago. I might make a resolution to visit a park a week.
2. When did it become so ridiculously difficult to do something so simple as buy a tin of paint? Time was, you picked the colour, checked it was for wood or metal and hey presto. Try the paint shelves of B&Q now, you need to be a rocket scientist. And the more types of paint they have on offer, the higher the price seems to rise.
3. I've said it before, but it's now worse than ever. The court system in this country wastes more money, more quickly and more consistently than anything else I can think of. And then this week I hear poor old barristers are struggling to make a living. You couldn't make it up.
4. Anyone else started noticing how pretty hanging baskets are? Honestly, I thought I was getting old when I started watching Countryfile, now I know I'm close to the knackers yard.
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January 2015 - Burning Issues in 2015
Hannah Arendt, the German-born philosopher who became an American citizen, emphasised that "only in a world in which nothing of importance ever happens could the futurologists' dream come true". The seventeen targeted murders committed by three French Islamic fundamentalists on the 7 and 8 January 2015, with the aim of sowing out-and-out terror, provoked an unexpected display of emotion and unity. Low self-esteem, and the mockery of those peddling a theory of national decline gave way to a mass awakening on 11 January, as the nation refused to be cowed and reaffirmed the fundamental tenets of the French republic. This is an important turning point - perhaps a historic one - as it shows an acknowledgment of the most precious features of France's and Europe's cultural and political heritage.
At first glance, mundane economic issues would seem to have little to do with these political events, and attempts to establish a link between the two might appear inappropriate. Unless, that is, the French begin to imagine a brighter future in which they as individuals can play a fuller part, now that they have tapped into a source of renewed self-confidence.
Across a united Europe, the business environment will be affected by nine sets of election in 2015. These include Greece, which will not leave the Eurozone nor have its debt erased, but its repayment schedule will probably be extended; and the still-United Kingdom, where close parliamentary election results on 7 May will lead to the Conservatives and Labour forming a "national" coalition government. Although the economic climate will remain extremely clement, the government will have to decide whether or not to organise an "in/out" referendum on Europe, something David Cameron hopes will resolve once and for all the tensions within his own ranks over EU membership, an issue on which the Conservatives face fierce competition from the populist UK Independence Party to their right. The Bank of England will not raise interest rates between now and then.[2]
The Eurozone could see a gentle upturn, riding on the common currency's exchange rate, which should work in favour of exports, and an oil price that is expected to stay low for several months due to increased production on the Arabian peninsula and North America, and reduced demand from emerging economies. Despite the reluctance of six ECB board members, the Eurozone might also benefit from the introduction of quantitative easing sometime between now and March. Is there any alternative when inflation is stuck at 0.3%? The ECB's goal is to boost investment in conjunction with the Juncker plan, whose effectiveness will be judged by whether it proves a springboard for a genuinely European industrial policy.
Due to strong economic growth in the US, the Federal Reserve is planning the opposite; its San Francisco's Chair suggested that the Fed will raise base rates in June. Discussions between the two central banks can only result in the realisation that they have no choice but to bolster economic recovery in Europe and that the Fed must allow the dollar to appreciate.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has had a real impact on European countries, as they have had to apply sanctions to enforce international law (German exports to Russia fell by 20% in 2014), yet the issue of borders of the autonomous Donbass region has proved a serious stumbling block in negotiations between the two presidents. Unless Ukraine forges closer ties with NATO (something that both Berlin and Paris oppose), the tensions between the two states will ease in 2015, although local clashes will continue to occur in a now largely static conflict. It will fall to the major EU diplomacies, along with the European External Action Service, to reboot the unfinished task of defining a framework for relations between the EU and Russia, which is in the obvious interest of both parties.
Among other geopolitical situations with an economic impact, it is worth mentioning a probably non-agreement/ non-aggression settlement of indefinite length with Iran, allowing business to pick up again; dynastic succession in Saudi Arabia; continuing Western military assistance to Baghdad but no boots on the ground; and the extension of French military operations in the northern Sahel, without any fresh military intervention in Libya. A rising China will face domestic development challenges and increasing demands from civil society. Modi's India will follow on its heels.
In 2015 the impact of geopolitical tensions on economic development, so evident in 2014, will be coupled with the increasing effects of domestic political change in established and emerging powers on public policy.
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[1] Article paru en français dans l'hebdomadaire Option Finance, vous pouvez le retrouver sur le site www.optionfinance.fr,
[2] Conversation with Sir Peter Ricketts, the United Kingdom's ambassador to France on 12 Nov 2014 (summary available on CFJC Investments website).