tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post5813166622354022883..comments2024-03-28T13:20:24.659-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Ultima Underworld II: Multiverse of MongbatsCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26567187190484875752022-05-16T12:45:06.724-04:002022-05-16T12:45:06.724-04:00I love how the game doesn't even try to explai...I love how the game doesn't even try to explain why an entire squad couldn't accompany the Avatar on his voyage to different worlds. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-14374427264845675262022-05-16T11:14:11.959-04:002022-05-16T11:14:11.959-04:00I know I'm waaay late to this conversation, bu...I know I'm waaay late to this conversation, but it doesn't seem like the emergency is really putting demand on the time of anyone involved anyway. For the most part, it's up to the Avatar and/or Nystul to actually solve the problem, so everyone else in the castle is pretty much just sitting and waiting. If anything, Lord British and the other nobles are less busy than usual, because they don't have problems from the rest of Britannia to worry about for the moment. So it really is kind of the perfect time for people to sit in their chambers and meditate on better ways of organizing society.NLeseulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10470251242004226908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63392432905186220652022-05-07T18:04:51.922-04:002022-05-07T18:04:51.922-04:00There's something regarding the blackrock gems...There's something regarding the blackrock gems you haven't figured out yet, and I don't blame you because it wasn't obvious to me when I first played either, but you'll eventually need to figure it out: Lbh arrq gb hfr gur fznyy trzf ba gur ynetr trz va gur onfrzrag. Vg jvyy znxr gur pbeerfcbaqvat snprg ba gur trz yvtug hc creznaragyl, naq jvyy nyfb tvir lbh zrffntrf vaqvpngvat gung gur oynpxebpx qbzr vf jrnxravat rnpu gvzr lbh qb vg. Lbh'yy hygvzngryl arrq gb hfr nyy rvtug trzf ba gur ynetr trz va beqre gb orng gur tnzr (nybat jvgu frireny bgure guvatf). Grpuavpnyyl Alfghy qbrf znxr fbzr xvaq bs pbzzrag nobhg "rkcrevzragvat" jvgu gur trz nsgre ur gheaf vg sebz n "pbby trz" gb n "jnez trz", ohg yvxr lbh V gubhtug gur snpg gung bgure snprgf jrer yvtugvat hc jura V jrag onpx jnf nyy vg zrnag.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301460117494492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-87165398447018404292022-05-02T17:58:31.772-04:002022-05-02T17:58:31.772-04:00The trouble with renegotiating during an emergency...The trouble with renegotiating during an emergency is that the people who the emergency is happening TO are almost always the people who had the least power to begin with. The rich always have the option to just fuck off in their yachts and wait until enough of the poors have starved to death to bring the cost of labor back down.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703211229982182936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33208101689483748552022-05-01T14:51:39.532-04:002022-05-01T14:51:39.532-04:00I skeptically followed that link, and didn't r...I skeptically followed that link, and didn't regret it at all.jebmakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465842548268743147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27945152862745174852022-05-01T11:30:24.557-04:002022-05-01T11:30:24.557-04:00Yeah, it seems, the only person capable of dealing...Yeah, it seems, the only person capable of dealing with LHC and CERN is a certain Japanese mad scientist with his microwave oven =)Lorigulfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48733596580536702612022-05-01T02:00:49.895-04:002022-05-01T02:00:49.895-04:00The Large Hadron Collider explains why I seem to r...The Large Hadron Collider explains why I seem to remember Ultima II happening on Earth, when it was clearly Britannia, and how the Stranger from another world was really the same person as the Avatar, which I don't remember as being true. As Tommy James might say, "the LHC is a helluva drug!"judd9https://www.blogger.com/profile/05775399294060687430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-74055233723594051482022-04-30T16:33:46.483-04:002022-04-30T16:33:46.483-04:00One thing I liked about Ultima and Starflight were...One thing I liked about Ultima and Starflight were the relatively open worlds that allowed you to explore pretty widely. arthurdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269435724709435094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3236437344553617232022-04-30T16:31:50.335-04:002022-04-30T16:31:50.335-04:00Hahaha! That is awesome. My life is complete.
Hahaha! That is awesome. My life is complete.<br />arthurdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269435724709435094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13590419637302023632022-04-30T13:49:52.987-04:002022-04-30T13:49:52.987-04:00Oh, I'm sorry, Ross. =( Did not mean to upset....Oh, I'm sorry, Ross. =( Did not mean to upset. Christianity pretty much paints pharisees as one-dimensional strawman hypocrites simply by their position of Jesus' antagonists ("satans") in discussions - and that leads many to believe that there were no actual wise, intelligent and humble pharisees at all, which is, of course, absurd. (I remember this one story about a pharisee teaching "entirety of the Law" standing on one leg, and his teaching was not something unlike Jesus himself would teach). I come from a culture where "pharisee" is connected more with Christian stories, even by laypeople and atheists (often - to attack an actual christian hypocrites of our day), so I used the word without proper forethought, and now do regret it =(Lorigulfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7105781261114297972022-04-30T11:16:46.285-04:002022-04-30T11:16:46.285-04:00The character I think of is Mama Berenstain (or Be...The character I think of is Mama Berenstain (or Berenstein, depending on which universe you come from). Always the voice of moral authority, but also so consistently depicted as a joyless scold that she tainted multiple generations' relationships with their mothers.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703211229982182936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38930658155678963402022-04-30T11:15:30.577-04:002022-04-30T11:15:30.577-04:00NB: modern rabbinical judaism descended from the p...NB: modern rabbinical judaism descended from the pharisees, and can be a little uncomfortable with gentiles using the term like they're a generic kind of fantastical strawman race whose existence is primarily to be the bad guys in moral lessons.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703211229982182936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1177476642705170902022-04-29T16:14:05.311-04:002022-04-29T16:14:05.311-04:00For me, this entire argument has been mostly tongu...For me, this entire argument has been mostly tongue-in-cheek, but I'll still offer that I find Erik's responses to be persuasive. I have changed my mind.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4009176599766510472022-04-29T09:52:25.004-04:002022-04-29T09:52:25.004-04:00It's funny that you make this analogy with nur...It's funny that you make this analogy with nurses and covid, because it's precisely what happened in Denmark - nurses were striking for 3 whole months in 2021. poster formerly known as VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766031949641666286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34530492864679718922022-04-29T06:37:28.872-04:002022-04-29T06:37:28.872-04:00Oh, so it's unlike calling someone self-righte...Oh, so it's unlike calling someone self-righteous, or sanctimnoious, or, maybe, "a pharisee" (borrowing from religion)? Thanks, then, it means something different from what I imagined!Lorigulfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31868168789067548082022-04-29T06:35:01.387-04:002022-04-29T06:35:01.387-04:00I once conversed with a person who notices a lot o...I once conversed with a person who notices a lot of Mandela Effects in our reality; they claimed to be from the world-line where it was called Queen Victoria Effect, since it was first noticed with something related to the Queen. I guess how it was called it depends from which world-line you arrived here? (shrug)Lorigulfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77363281130644489612022-04-29T05:38:40.277-04:002022-04-29T05:38:40.277-04:00This is my 2nd favourite Ultima game, just behind ...This is my 2nd favourite Ultima game, just behind Ultima VI. It has a special place in my heart, and I must have played it through to completion at least four times with different classes (Shepherd being my most successful - being able to pick your skills is so useful). Nice to see you picked the Avatar portrait I did for my second playthrough.<br /><br />As you've given U6 the second highest GIMLET, just behind U5 I'm very keen to see how you get on with UW2. I played UW2 first, at its time of release, only playing UW1 years and years later (and frankly struggling with it a lot)<br /><br />I hope to find some time to read your journey soon - pleased that you seem to be enjoying it from a brief skim.<br /><br />Cheers, ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706277522752281968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45411695329292462452022-04-29T05:31:31.219-04:002022-04-29T05:31:31.219-04:00Oh wow, the Nanna workers' strike debate rages...Oh wow, the Nanna workers' strike debate rages on nearly 30 years later! Though back then I think I mostly debated it to an audience of one - i.e. myself ;) My main gripe with it was that it could break the game if neglected - the dispute would be unresolvable, Nystul would be weak from hunger and not talk, and well he's pretty key to progressing the game..!<br /><br />I'm sure the bug was patched by the time of the CD release, though as I was on the original 3.5" version it was something I knew to be wary of...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706277522752281968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47565693417620477352022-04-29T04:27:17.655-04:002022-04-29T04:27:17.655-04:00What do you mean by Mandela? Wasn't that calle...What do you mean by Mandela? Wasn't that called the Mengele Effect?Red Hexapushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297451754122514294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6868767211284856002022-04-29T01:27:44.887-04:002022-04-29T01:27:44.887-04:00Another thought sorry: to add to my point of not l...Another thought sorry: to add to my point of not liking the analogy, if the nurses take off time to negotiate while the burn victims arrive they are going untreated. With the castle situation the situation is dire, but there is plenty of time for people to talk to each other without making the situation worse. <br /><br />For me, that makes it an acceptable situation to voice *reasonable* demands. Unreasonable might be to suddenly demand larger living quarters when the castle is already cramped or additional food when it is being rationed - a basic level of respent isn't.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947258450306994754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20258757287999715982022-04-29T01:22:34.564-04:002022-04-29T01:22:34.564-04:00I don't think the fire victim situation is a g...I don't think the fire victim situation is a good analogy. In that case the nurses are needed to ensure the immediate survival of 16 people unless the nurses help out.<br /><br />With Nanna she is complaining and the servants are a bit ruder than usual, but they are fulfilling their duties. And even if they were to go on strike, no one is dying because of that. Lord British might have to prepare his own food in the kitchen and make his own bed. It's exactly not the case that the castle is on fire and everyone is needed to put it out.<br /><br />Moreover, I think the situation is pretty much a nightmare for the servants. You have all the dignitaries and VIPs of Britannia in the castle due to the celebration - just imagine you had to cater a really important wedding and then it never ends and all the guests stay around. <br /><br />Moving back to the Nurses analogy, in many countries at the height of the pandemic COVID was like a bit like having fire victims show up every single day. At some point understaffing leads to there being an immediate crisis *all the time*, so that there is no safe moment to negotiate.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947258450306994754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20549754062585663782022-04-29T01:21:32.049-04:002022-04-29T01:21:32.049-04:00Oops, that was me. New phone...Oops, that was me. New phone...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469733830517678716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53939381751142323852022-04-29T01:20:28.405-04:002022-04-29T01:20:28.405-04:00I dunno, it's not like Lord British busy at t...I dunno, it's not like Lord British busy at the moment. In fact, he's even more ineffectual than usual! Seems like the perfect time to sit down with him and say "it's time we had a talk about how absolutely pants you are at running a kingdom ". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43147635536700296532022-04-29T01:08:50.241-04:002022-04-29T01:08:50.241-04:00Trying to equate making extra profit by starving p...Trying to equate making extra profit by starving people during a famine with demanding some participation in how you're governed is morally bankrupt. Thou hast lost an Eighth! joehbrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837988222714030857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-83827537297787262052022-04-29T00:49:46.269-04:002022-04-29T00:49:46.269-04:00Nurses renegotiating a contract during COVID is fi...Nurses renegotiating a contract during COVID is fine. Nurses renegotiating a contract when 16 fire victims have just shown up to the E.R. is reprehensible. This feels like more of the latter. We're going to die without food and oxygen. We don't need Lord British meditating on the caste system he inadvertently created.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com