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At risk of getting flamed. I have close to 100 hours into Amalur. I have just started running the main quest line. The faction quests are well written and overall I find the game to be much more immersive than Skyrim. I haven't played Skyrim more than 20 minutes since around Christmas. That was when I had discovered all the map locations and couldn't find any more quests to perform. Hopefully in a few weeks some immersive quest mods will come out and I will have reason to get back to Skyrim. One total draw back to Amalur is no possibility of modding as there is no CK available. The developer has hinted that possibly in the future they will release one. The OP has stated the same thing that I am sure many of us have felt for some time. Frankly Beth needs to do some SERIOUS introspective soul seeking and finally update to at least the standards of more modern games. I am waiting to see what they do with Fallout in the near future as they also need to pump it up a bit too. So if you haven't played Amalur give it a shot. I bet that you will find it is rather enjoyable. Maybe someone here with more knowledge than I possess will figure out how to make some mods for it to solve the few areas it is lacking in. It's not a perfect world but entertainment is what you make of it. By the way I don't feel that either game has too much replay value. Once you know the quest lines it is like watching reruns.

Butt where else would you store your second sword?

Their website is here. Thanks for the heads up on Ghostery. Set it up right away.

It's not so bad that they big brother the game while it is running as the fact that the clients do not shut down when you stop playing. I wonder why they need to keep their client running on your PC when you have finished for the day? And it isn't just Steam that does this RGSC, Origin, and all of them that I have seen do this. Who knows what info these clients are reporting back to the overlords. That is also one of the reasons I do not like the way not only games but many pieces of software already have or are going. One of the most insidious pieces of crap I have ever seen is the Adobe updater. Just try to kill that little bastard off. Everytime I think I have got it killed I'll open something in an Adobe program and the next thing I know it is asking if I want to update. That certainly is a pest.

How exactly was I trying to stir up trouble? By suggesting it is safer and better in my opinion to buy a hard copy? I must have missed the part where I suggested attacking Steam headquarters. I was reading a stupid article about virtual purchasing where Steam was mentioned as one example so I shared part of their download agreement on here and get assaulted for it. If anyone knows how to delete a thread I would be MORE than happy to. Actually you kind of said what needed saying in this case. As for me if the game isn't available from an online source I simply wouldn't be able to buy it. You are not stirring up trouble as far as I can see. The thing that just rips me to the bone though is the fact that the moment any topic like this comes up some smart ass has to start accusing people of piracy. Any of us that have been in the world of computers knows how the EULAs are set up and it was decided long ago that you don't own anything except basically a lease to use the product as long as you abide by the rules of the home owner's association. For me it is just the fact that the moment you say something that you should be able to use the product without having to connect to the mother ship the accusations and assumptions start flying.

Now that actually made me smile. :biggrin:

Way cool man. Sort of like Cowboys and Aliens goes med-evil. Just wish I spoke Russky.

RANT ON/ Aren't all of you getting tired of these same issues being brought up over and over again in new threads? When you buy a license to use Windows do you actually own Windows? Hell no you don't it is completely owned by Microsoft. You only paid for permission to use it and then only as long as you abide buy the terms of the usage agreement (EULA). When you installed Windows were you required to activate it? Hell yes again and you most likely did that by way if an internet connection. Now are you required to have an internet connection to use Windows after activation? NO unless you want it to update automatically and if you know how you can turn off automatic updates. Ok, so the same applies to Beth, Steam, and Valve. I purchase a usage license from them to play a game. I download and install said game the using the internet I activate it online. Then I go to the settings menu and place the game in offline mode. When the game installed and wanted to phone home I told the firewall no to begin with so it automatically set a rule that allows me to set the games permission to call home to allow, deny, or ask. So I initially set it to allow long enough to activate.Then I set it to deny as I know that Steam has a sneaky updating system that ignores the game settings. That way I get no surprise patching. I also have unstable internet where I live and this allows me to play even when it isn't working. Now, I am getting freaking tired of being accused of PIRACY for utilizing my computer to play a game that for some IDIOTIC reason you think MUST be connected to the mother ship to play. In the future the moment one of these threads pops up in my opinion it should be LOCKED immediately and any user making unfounded accusations of another community member should fall under the cracking on anime mods rule and be BANNED immediately. Who died and left you self righteous non tech savvy fools GOD anyhow? Also... who named NEXUS the anti-piracy police force? As far as I know no one did. The Nexus is and always has been a place for modders and people that wish to share in those mods to congregate and hopefully make playing their games a better experience. Getting banned if you are a pirate is one thing. Helping people to be able to legally play the game they purchased a user license for legally is another. /RANT OFF

I got my first and sufficient dose of anime with Sandy Frank's G-Force. That was enough to turn me away from anime for life. But, to each his own. You were fortunate to have 6 stations and PBS. Where I grew up in the Rockies we had KOA NBC channel 4 out of Denver (when it worked) and somewhere around 1968 or 69 they added another translator for channel 9 also out of Denver ABC (almost never worked) and no PBS ever.

There is a console command that allows you to set your status with a faction. i can't remember it at the moment but I have seen it here in the forums or of course you could always google it.

When I first loaded up KoA I didn't think I would like it. Now about 11 to 12 hours in and I am finding it to be very enjoyable. I played the dickens out of Skyrim until I just got so bored I can't even play more with a new character. Amalur has far better combat. I haven't tried the magic yet. The quest lines are fun and the stories even though they are go here get that and return have some nice twists to them. In my opinion I would say those that are bashing KoA haven't taken the time to play it. I am a true Bethesda believer when it comes to open world gaming but they better shape it up because there is now a lot of heat coming up on their a$. Oh yes and I might add that the entire time I have played I have had NO BUGS or performance related issues and no CTDs. AS for the similarities sure there are a lot of them. But you kind of have ot expect that in the genre of RPGs.

The solution you seek is called Conjuration. Max out the conjuration tree and summon dual Dremoras. You are fairly invincible at that point. Also you don't suck at Skyrim that is impossible. All you need to do is try a different strategy.

If you noticed at the end it said it was one of the most productive weeks they had ever had. Well, that tell me that the rest of the time they sit in Starbucks drinking too many lattes and slip out back to smoke their favorite substances too much.

For example I happened to be at the local mall over the weekend to buy a new mouse. While we were shopping we hit 3 of the major retailers for entertainment products such as televisions, computer peripherals and games. Not even the biggest retailer in our country (Multimax) has Skyrim on physical disc. They don't even know when it will be available. Also if and when it gets here the physical copy of the game will be $20 to $30 higher than it was for me to get it online. That is where (not supporting Steam) companies like Steam do once in a while come in handy. For people like me that don't live in the USA or someplace similar. Now if I could only find a keyboard that i like.

The CK most certainly does not require Steam to function. You only need it if you want to use Steam Workshop. If you aren't savvy enough to follow all the directions given in this forum to play Skyrim or use the CK without being connected to Steam then maybe you shouldn't be using the CK to begin with. Edit: By the way I am not a pirate.I am just someone that knows enough about what he is doing to get it done. I am getting sick of the uninformed telling those of us with a little know how that we are thieves.