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Ah, okay. I was under the impression the character-specific abilities was going to be the focus of the game, like in the Gobliins games. I think I understand what they're (you're?) going for now.

I have a number of preconceptions about this game, based on what little I've heard. From the number of available characters (7) and the number of selectable characters (3), I'm assuming that a design goal is to have the player play throught twice with all different characters, and at the third playthtrough be "forced" to select two "old" ones, to discover that the puzzles and interactions will still be very different and interesting. Also, I understand that all the characters are unique (i.e. no Ken and Ryu) in terms of how they solve puzzles and interact with the world and other characters. Thirdly, I'm assuming that it'll be a great adventure game, which, as you say, means no/few simple and straight-forward solutions. If all these assumptions are correct, and I think they are (or I wouldn't have assumed them), it will be very challenging to actually provide a fresh and interesting experience for each subsequent playthrough. I'm not trying to be negative (I really expect this game to be good!), I'm just really curious as to what this game will actually be like, and this multi-character stuff just makes me even more excited and curious.By the way, this preview at RPS is interesting. Also, the game appears to look really, really good: [media=] [/media] The Gobliiins games were sweet, and, in fact, they still are – at least the two sequels. Gobliiins's puzzles were not that great, and it had that dumb health thing on top of that. Gobliins 2 and Goblins 3 is pure gold – great graphics and animations and great puzzles! Oh, and Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth was fantastic as well. Last I heard, they were making a 3D Goblins sequel. Why did adventure games die? 90s 3D, or at least that's how it felt. Playing Simon the Sorcerer 3D was the darkest, most depressing, soul-crushing experience I've ever had.

I'm super excited about this. However, when I hear about the multiple characters, my dumb brain immediately assumes that the high number of character combinations (35) will make the puzzle too simple. I never played much of Maniac Mansion, so I guess those who did could probably explain how this could potentially work. For example, will each combination have unique puzzles? Will there be a few different solutions for each puzzle, in which there are three roles that many of the characters can fill? I don't know, anyway I'm super excited.

So everyone knows you gotta have a sweet keyboard to prove yourself on the virtual battlefield and score all the points. I've had this beauty for close to ten years: It's the computer component I've held on to the longest by far. My keyboard so old, yo, it has a shop button that takes you to the internet store. Just look at it: Anyway, I decided I should get with the times and get a proper modern keyboard so my Starcraft RPM gets gooder. And now I've ordered a new one. Discuss: Are you happy with your keyboard? Are you unhappy? What's your favourite layout? Do macro keys suck or are they awesome? USB or PS/2? Do you use your keyboard as a USB hub? Do you carry it around in a carrying bag or case? Did it come with a carrying case? Did you buy one separately? Are you crazy?! What's your feeling on the Nordic layout? I think it's terrible. Do you use the Windows key at all? Wrist rest for lyfe or for suckers? One of the reasons I've waited so long with replacing the keyboard is I'm afraid it'll trigger a horrible carpal tunnel syndrome and my wrists will burst with tiny fragments of bloody, twisted gristle. What are your thoughts on pulsating LED backlighting?

I got a Qpad MK-85. It's actually got silent red switches, but the low resistance makes me push them harder and further than I really need to, all the way in, which makes for a clackity clicking. That's just a matter of adjusting, though, so I'll become a silenter and more stealthy typist.

So I got my mechanical keyboard today. Played a bit of Quake and programmed a bit of Java. Seems to work all right, though there's a CLICK CLACKETY CLICK CLACK

Coined.

I would carry on my normal life, but with one difference: a subconscious mind-embedded psycho-trigger that activated the next time you said to yourself "God damn it, I wish there was a program that ..." and then I would make that program.

So Siggraph always gives us sweet videos of the latest sweet graphics sweetness. Looking forward to these: [media=] [/media]

Yeah, so editing with formatingis messed up.

So, is the FCKEditor the reason typing formatting text is messed up? I mean, was it broken, or did you break it? Or am I the only one having problems?

SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE

What? I do that every month, but only right after restarting my computer, because AMD sucks.

Sorry! I watched it, but thought there was altogether too much tittering and giggling, and too little awesome stuff to see. I found the technology fascinating.

Ah, okay. I thought I heard something about every new version breaking your existing code because they redid something, but I'm probably wrong, or I'm right, and what I heard was wrong.

Isn't it a bit early to recommend Scala as a beginner's language? Isn't core parts of the language still in flux and IDE support still pretty bad?

I care about this stuff, but I didn't know about that site. Thanks!

Sean is super correct, at least in my experience. It probably varies Learning something out of necessity is much easier, even if that necessity is a virtual reality.

Whenever I read PTA I think of a parent-teacher association meeting, which is weird because I don't really know what it is.

Sweet, we have a staff now! Cleanup on isle American pop culture reference!

Yeah, I'm all embarrassed. I whined and bitched all day before realising I had the wrong month.

So, what, I can claim a plot of land in this city?

So, does anyone know what Blizzard's revenue model is with Diablo 3? Will it release a bunch of expansion packs like with World of Warcraft?

Well, it has six G buttons, what'd you expect?