tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post4984623598657861759..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 428: Quest for Glory: Shadows of DarknessCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73276606008109590722021-08-18T09:10:47.979-04:002021-08-18T09:10:47.979-04:00When you import a character into QFG4, the game gi...When you import a character into QFG4, the game gives you the option to verify the class and to choose any other class. I haven't tried it, but if it works as it looks like it works, ANY character can become a paladin at the beginning of QFG4.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70553117380409388052021-08-18T08:43:52.292-04:002021-08-18T08:43:52.292-04:00So long as you give him magic in the first game, a...So long as you give him magic in the first game, and drop your shield in the second, a thief can end up as a paladin by QFG4.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204901637975146609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69309736809172219442021-08-17T06:10:01.082-04:002021-08-17T06:10:01.082-04:00I literally got QfG4 and U8 the same day. As a mas...I literally got QfG4 and U8 the same day. As a massive Ultima fan, I rushed to play U8 and, guess what, eventually became disappointed (like most Ultima fans).<br /><br />So I only installed QfG4 much later, and it became one of my favorite RPGs of all time, and top 10 along with QfG1Pedro Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03572150497835442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42448959566107204802021-08-17T06:06:52.362-04:002021-08-17T06:06:52.362-04:00I remember Thief had some special stuff too. Also ...I remember Thief had some special stuff too. Also I'm not sure if it was because I played a Paladin with thievery skills (don't ask - I may have hacked a saved character...) I was able to get into the TG this game.Pedro Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03572150497835442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3544063659625151142021-08-17T05:13:45.599-04:002021-08-17T05:13:45.599-04:00We are getting to 1994 and Darksun 2, that was so ...We are getting to 1994 and Darksun 2, that was so buggy that after some patching, SSI decided it wouldn't patch it any more.Pedro Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03572150497835442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75520809841778494662021-08-17T05:10:47.463-04:002021-08-17T05:10:47.463-04:00Corey, it's "Frankensteen" ;)
(grea...Corey, it's "Frankensteen" ;)<br /><br />(great movie, love to know QfG4 was partially inspired by Mel Brooks)Pedro Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03572150497835442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-447185169301480052021-08-17T05:07:32.359-04:002021-08-17T05:07:32.359-04:00Thief because you start with more skills which mea...Thief because you start with more skills which means you can invest your points to buy other classes' skills. A magic casting Thief is too much fun!Pedro Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03572150497835442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61156226591411605492021-08-15T21:47:21.938-04:002021-08-15T21:47:21.938-04:00This is the first of the series that I played, but...This is the first of the series that I played, but never finished, to my memory.<br /><br />I do remember the “article” in Sierra magazine about the game: the reporter interviewed Max the fighter (who had previously been a shoe salesman who hated cats) , a wizard whose name I can’t remember (he magically produced salt for the meal the reporter had prepared), and Sammy the thief, who stole her watch. She decided to become a wizard, in case she wanted to move furniture.<br /><br />I desperately wanted this game, but our computer was an Apple IIc, and the game was too advanced, I think, for its processor, or something.cavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55556774779188048982021-08-15T21:39:55.087-04:002021-08-15T21:39:55.087-04:00For what it’s worth: https://www.spiegel.de/intern...For what it’s worth: https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/no-copyright-law-the-real-reason-for-germany-s-industrial-expansion-a-710976.html<br /><br />Quote: “ The German proliferation of knowledge created a curious situation that hardly anyone is likely to have noticed at the time. Sigismund Hermbstädt, for example, a chemistry and pharmacy professor in Berlin, who has long since disappeared into the oblivion of history, earned more royalties for his "Principles of Leather Tanning" published in 1806 than British author Mary Shelley did for her horror novel "Frankenstein," which is still famous today.”cavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65808541938934247302021-08-15T13:36:13.830-04:002021-08-15T13:36:13.830-04:00Long time listener, first time commenter. Wish I&#...Long time listener, first time commenter. Wish I'd known about the blog when he was going through the first 3 games in the series.<br /><br />I was late to Quest for Glory i. The sense that i didn't know about them or play them until Sierra started putting out compilations of them in the late 90s (i think?) Fell in love hard. Somewhere on my PC sits a folder that has moved from PC to PC with all my saved character files. <br /><br />I loved the narration and all the voice acting. I can't imagine this game without it. It brings so much to the game. I also love how in the beginning no one trusts or likes you but slowly everyone warms up to you. It's just done so well. <br /><br />The villagers voices (all bad Jack Nicholson impressions i believe used to leave me in stitches...)falselogichttp://www.falselogic.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-29808221560538321512021-08-15T10:23:10.317-04:002021-08-15T10:23:10.317-04:00It’s quite telling how many feelings of nostalgia ...It’s quite telling how many feelings of nostalgia I get from the Might and Magic and Quest for Glory series; to me they are both the best examples just how good crpgs were... so many fond memories<br />I was one of those who never got to finish QfG4 because of a freeze on the final part of the game but reading this I have this huge wish to sit down for a long weekend and go through all the games. While this (along with Baldur’s Gate) was the first series where I actively tried for a magic user and enjoyed it a lot my favorite combination was a fighter with some thief skills like climbing, lockpicking and stealthRaul Vitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194073461128798356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41020171341501539152021-08-15T00:56:18.583-04:002021-08-15T00:56:18.583-04:00I don't know which version is being used, but ...I don't know which version is being used, but does anyone know of any bugs that haven't been fixed with the game?<br /><br />I've run into the domovoi bug in a replay. And I remember running into the Chernovy bug in the swamp the first time I played it.Drawdenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79320254091853951892021-08-14T20:57:41.336-04:002021-08-14T20:57:41.336-04:00It's not hard to imagine how the type of media...It's not hard to imagine how the type of media and means of distribution might create variances in the level to which piracy "hurts" the copyright owners. For me, the point is moot, since (as I said above) I think the copyright holder should have absolute authority to determine the means of distribution of his intellectual property. On the other hand, I don't really want governments wasting a lot of time on it. I'm mostly happy with the system we have. Individual pirates generally escape detection or care; copyright holders use their (civil) legal options to go after major distribution hubs; and the criminal justice system mostly doesn't waste its time on it. If measures to stop piracy hurt sales, then economics themselves will take care of that situation.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62195296619908238692021-08-14T19:58:53.619-04:002021-08-14T19:58:53.619-04:00That EU study finds that the maximum sales displac...That EU study finds that the maximum sales displacement rate falls within its error margin (27% vs. 36%). That's exactly the opposite of "proving" piracy doesn't affect sales. In fact, the study states there that "online copyright infringements are much more likely to have negative than positive effects."<br /><br />The section on games estimates a positive effect, but we must consider that they were mainly analyzing the effect on premium mobile games, and they counted every legal download as a "legal transaction" regardless of whether money was involved or not. So, it's not very useful for gauging the effect of piracy on commercial games.<br /><br /><br />Engadget's headline is, to put it charitably, misleading.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131989140638867919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6512019949825492352021-08-14T19:03:31.164-04:002021-08-14T19:03:31.164-04:00Here's an article on Gaiman's stance on pi...Here's an article on Gaiman's stance on piracy: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110211/00384413053/how-neil-gaiman-went-fearing-piracy-to-believing-its-incredibly-good-thing.shtmlJarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87262458575558048982021-08-14T19:02:29.495-04:002021-08-14T19:02:29.495-04:00There was a study that found piracy didn't imp...There was a study that found piracy didn't impact sales in any noticeable way, but it was withheld by the EU because that wasn't the conclusion the lobbyists were looking for: https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-22-eu-suppressed-study-piracy-no-sales-impact.html?guccounter=1<br /><br />Neil Gaiman once made an experiment where he allowed piracy of his books (rather than sending DMCA requests to sites that hosted them) to see what would happen. Most of the pirates were from Eastern European countries (specifically Russia I think) where people generally earn less money than in the west and living costs are lower. An English language fantasy book priced at western standards is going to be a big investment there. So people like to use piracy to get books and other entertainment, but they also use the piracy as try before you buy. Gaiman noticed that after heavy piracy of his books, his sales in these regions actually increased... because the pirates helped build a fanbase and recommended his books to their friends.<br /><br />In China, the first western video game translations were made by pirates. Chinese cracker groups raced each other to who could be the first one to release a cracked Chinese translation of popular western games. Some of these cracker groups later went legit, contacted western developers and offered to translate their games. And Chinese gamers then went on to buy these official releases based on the positive experience they had with the earlier pirate translations. Chinese people are generally not that good at English and the majority of gamers there prefers playing Chinese translations - and the same gamers who used to pirate now support the legit business of the former cracker groups because of how highly they value their high quality translations.<br /><br />Those are just a few examples of how piracy can actually be a good thing for you. Personally, I really don't care about pirates ripping my stuff. In fact, having your work appear on major pirate sites is a badge of honor: it means you have been noticed, and someone finds your stuff worth sharing with others! JarlFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139422412722665286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77652237859225184962021-08-14T18:58:40.866-04:002021-08-14T18:58:40.866-04:00Ah data. Like opinions, only a lot more work.Ah data. Like opinions, only a lot more work.Ctholinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86328191089794205762021-08-14T16:33:14.046-04:002021-08-14T16:33:14.046-04:00The issue is that having an internet mob decide wh...The issue is that having an internet mob decide what "problematic beliefs" are and act on it is a terrible idea. And responding to what you believe are "problematic beliefs" with a mark-and-destroy mentality (what so called cancel culture is about) is a very problematic belief by itself. You know what humans need? More empathic and nuanced communication, even (especially) when arguing tough, touchy subjects of much consequence. Censoring and cutting people off is the opposite of what we need.ududyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097534740684313565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-44698516198972731022021-08-14T16:32:11.787-04:002021-08-14T16:32:11.787-04:00The link between piracy and sales has never been c...The link between piracy and sales has never been conclusively proven. There's data to suggest that piracy hurts sales, there's data to suggest that piracy has no effect, and there's data to suggest that piracy helps sales.<br /><br />What is pretty solidly proven is that many anti-piracy measures hurt sales more than piracy does, or cost more than the lost sales would bring in. Gnomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920812227941556716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59793813947531454032021-08-14T16:24:07.449-04:002021-08-14T16:24:07.449-04:00"And it has been proven that piracy doesn'..."And it has been proven that piracy doesn't hurt sales in any noticeable way." I'm skeptical, but even if I weren't, I still would believe that the content creator has the right to determine how it is disseminated. I don't think the many blogs that reprint my entries are costing me any money, but it still pisses me off that they exist.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62828133440066526602021-08-14T16:20:24.321-04:002021-08-14T16:20:24.321-04:00Sometimes a really bad argument trying to support ...Sometimes a really bad argument trying to support something can do far more damage than a great argument for the other side. Personally though, as someone who doesn't really buy the idea that cancel culture's this horrible thing that'll destroy anyone that dares step out of line, all the examples of things that "should" be canceled seem pretty bad. Problematic beliefs definately aren't good, but generally that doesn't mean "never touch anything this person was involved in ever again", at worst it might mean "maybe not work with this person from now on". The only reason you really see the more extreme examples tends to be because those involve people that actively act on those problematic beliefs, and do so with money they make off of whatever they were in. This isn't like JK Rowling where she's pretty blatently anti-trans, actively does stuff to advance her beliefs, and massively benefits off of Harry Potter's continued popularity, we're talking about things that are comparatively speaking forgotten about and there's a pretty good chance the original people aren't seeing any benefit at this point. Twibathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872080022551062309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16422806022688310662021-08-14T12:23:20.850-04:002021-08-14T12:23:20.850-04:00It's funny, in my work the more my writings ar...It's funny, in my work the more my writings are copied and disseminated, even illegally (i.e. without paying the journal where they are published), the more I earn: I am researcher.Nifft Batuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436118163609366932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90882542186524381382021-08-14T11:13:40.131-04:002021-08-14T11:13:40.131-04:00Personal thoughts, not trying to explain anything ...Personal thoughts, not trying to explain anything at large: When I used to obtain warez, I was getting games that I would never buy. Either because I was too young or because I would never pay $50-60 for most things. In that sense, no sales were affected at all. But it means I played a lot of games - I wonder if I (and those with similar stories) positively contributed to their legacy to the degree that the piracy was "worth it." <br /><br />Music on the other hand is interesting - I certainly would pay $10 for a CD at that time, so anything I obtained via mp3 communities or early streaming affected sales. And certainly it mattered: the industry completely overhauled itself and adapted to shifts in technology and consumer expectations, although the transition was painful. Its kind of fun to look back and realize that Metallica was right about streaming and are absolved of all of the negativity they generated for themselves at the time. Or maybe they just distracted us all with a worse crime (St. Anger).Ctholinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32855971316181506842021-08-14T09:21:39.551-04:002021-08-14T09:21:39.551-04:00It's been proven that piracy doesn't hurt ...It's been proven that piracy doesn't hurt sales?Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-61311999402801117492021-08-14T07:25:30.041-04:002021-08-14T07:25:30.041-04:00That's very progressive of you.That's very progressive of you.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.com