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DrMaximus said:
Finals = finished. Now my late nights can be spent back on SDN where they should be.
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Yay! You know Scrubs comes on TV at 2:30 AM (central time) on the WB network? I'm always up that late watching it. They are 3 episodes into the last season (the medical school one). It's okay, but I prefer the regular Scrubs episodes more.
 
Random, but I just noticed a select few people have the "rocket scientist" logo badge thing on their profile. I want one.
 
I totally forgot RP was a physician... It's straight-up blunt answers like this that helps him and hurts him at the same time. But it totally makes sense where he comes from. I mean, it's not like everyone who had serious sickness before Medicare/Medicaid era was left out to die or anything. He could have probably framed his answer in a little better way by explaining what's wrong with the current system
 
Iliketoytles said:
Yay! You know Scrubs comes on TV at 2:30 AM (central time) on the WB network? I'm always up that late watching it. They are 3 episodes into the last season (the medical school one). It's okay, but I prefer the regular Scrubs episodes more.
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For sure. The med school isn't a bad show. I feel like they should have just severed their ties with Zach Braff and the rest of them, though. I love Turk and everyone, but if you're going to make a new show, go all the way with it.

I wish they would have made like twenty more seasons of the real Scrubs honestly...
 
So I'm thinking of getting a game or two for the 360 now that finals are over as a little congratulatory gift for myself. I was thinking of Skyrim, Arkham City, AC: Revelations, or even something in 2010, too.
 
ManBroDude said:
So I'm thinking of getting a game or two for the 360 now that finals are over as a little congratulatory gift for myself. I was thinking of Skyrim, Arkham City, AC: Revelations, or even something in 2010, too.
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I haven't played sky rim, but I hear it's an awesome game.

I'm debating between a star wars or zelda game to pass the time. I'm a huge SW/Zelda nerd... so the decision is tough.
 
Will probably be here while I study for my MCAT retake. 🙁
 
are u guys ready for Tebow vs. Brady tomorrow!
 
Now that Kim Jong Ill is dead, does that mean that North Korea will soon allow DO's full practicing rights? Fingers crossed lmao!!! Get on this AOA!
 
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[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xafqYFf-r0&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

Oh Dr. Cox... you are awesome.
 
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiHVKEElU4w&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]
 
DrMaximus said:
Only a few more weeks until I can get Skyrim! I'm stoked about it.
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Pulled the trigger tonight. Amazon offers free Amazon Prime (2 day shipping) to all students with a valid .edu email address. As soon as my girlfriend's family leaves town after Christmas, I won't even know what to do with myself (or with my time)!
 
ManBroDude said:
Pulled the trigger tonight. Amazon offers free Amazon Prime (2 day shipping) to all students with a valid .edu email address. As soon as my girlfriend's family leaves town after Christmas, I won't even know what to do with myself (or with my time)!
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Had to check it out. Looks like a good deal if you order a lot of stuff throughout the year, but I just can't justify the $79 annual membership fee since I don't.
 
ManBroDude said:
So I'm thinking of getting a game or two for the 360 now that finals are over as a little congratulatory gift for myself. I was thinking of Skyrim, Arkham City, AC: Revelations, or even something in 2010, too.
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idk if you are a fan of the gears of war series but i have been HOOKED on GOW3 lately👍
 
I posted a question on a site that rhymes with Schmeddit, and the consensus was that I should pick up GOW 1 and 2 for cheap and/or used and play through their campaigns before delving into 3.
 
ManBroDude said:
I posted a question on a site that rhymes with Schmeddit, and the consensus was that I should pick up GOW 1 and 2 for cheap and/or used and play through their campaigns before delving into 3.
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yes beat them on easy so that you can get the plot down.
 
So I barely got past the character creation screen in Skyrim yesterday and was just so disappointed. I've never played any of the Elder Scrolls series, but am no stranger to RPG's (FF, Earthbound, Secret of Mana, etc). I lost it when I shot someone in the EYE with an arrow and she proceeded to still hack and slash at me like nothing was wrong. It's 2011. We need to have better RPG's, and this is not game-of-the-year material, fanboys. And after the buttery smooth 60fp frame rate of MW3, it also just looks choppy. I found this post which summarized my irks:

Forewarning - I'm a casual. I only play Red Dead, Halo, and, recently, Skyrim. But this is something my brother and I were talking over last night and I wanted to get you guys' input on it.
I really enjoy Skyrim, but the combat is not fun. That's not to say it can't be fun - there have certainly been enjoyable moments - but the majority is literally button bashing. Worse, it doesn't seem to matter how good you are at the game (if you can indeed be "good" at Skyrim) as it seems to be a battle of statistics.
When I say a battle of statistics, I mean hit points, damage dealt, bonuses from enchanted items, critical hit likelihood, sneak attacks dealing double damage, etc etc etc. It's all a roll of the dice, and you can stack the dice in your favor by levelling up and gaining relevant perks.
Aren't games better than this by now? I imagine that hit points and statistics were built into early RPGs to mirror what was going on in the table top community, to build in varying combat situations to an engine which couldn't show them. It makes sense for an early RPG to have a ten percent chance of a critical hit to depict the chance that you might strike an opponent's torso or head.
But this is 2011. You can actually strike an opponent's torso or head. Instead of a perk for decapitation, you could actually sideways swing at an opponent's unguarded neck and decapitate them. Instead of having a chance at a critical hit with my arrow, I could aim at an unarmored spot.
This is all born out of frustration - of being relatively new to the genre and having humans with an arrow poking out of each eye advancing on me while trash talking. It just seems so silly and pointless now that we have the technology to effectively implement a system that takes out the random elements added to bring realism to the game.
Implementing a good melee combat system in games is notoriously difficult, but I imagine that by making it more about what you do in battle and less what your statistics are, the combat in Skyrim would be tremendously improved. Do the random elements, dice rolls and emphasis on having the best statistics over the best skill come from historical RPGs? Are these elements of the genre so entrenched they can't be changed?
Honestly, despite Skyrim being an "action RPG", I think the fact that you get to swing a sword in real time is all a bit illusory. I don't see a giant difference between that and a traditional point and click RPG. In the latter, you'll select your attacks and carry them out and it'll deal a set amount of damage, and if you're lucky your adversary's model may react to the attack that your player model deals. In Skyrim, it seems that the only difference is that you are the mouse doing the clicking, and I think they can do better in terms of offering immersion and challenge.
TL;DR the combat in Skyrim is more about who has the best stats than who is the better fighter in the game. Why is this, and can it be changed in the future?
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^ unfortunately, this is the way of the Elder Scrolls. It's much more focused on story, and you evolving into the badass you're supposed to be (becoming the dragonborn, saving skyrim, and resolving the civil war)

Yes combat is there, and it may not be as awesome as you'd expect, but the game is more than combat. It's not a true action RPG in which you can hit weak spots, decapitate foes, etc. It's still very much like a traditional RPG (those RPGs you mentioned, they don't take into account any aspect of combat other than smash A and B, or hit "Attack" on the menu). Also, if you were naturally skilled at maneuvering in combat, there would be no point to level up, no point to get better gear because what would it matter? you'd dodge any attack and go for the throat every time.. it would become stale. While playing Skyrim, I feel that I do get stronger naturally over time as I progress through the game. Sometimes I wish I could dodge/throat jab/etc, but that's not how the game is meant to be played.

If you want a true action RPG, play something like Monster Hunter. The skill level in Monster Hunter is solely upon the player (i.e. how well you dodge, counter-attack, and hit certain body areas).. but that game has little storyline to it.

p.s. I ain't a fanboy of Elder Scrolls. This is actually my first Elder Scrolls game... I'm not saying that it's the best game evar, but you may be coming into the game with the wrong mindset/expectations.
 
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This is blasphemy. Seriously, Games aren't perfect. Taking a headshot does more damage, but if a single head shot killed everytime, the game would be easy. MW3 also doesn't have to render the HUGE roaming area of Skyrim. However, you're entitled to your opinion. I just completely disagree. Totally deserves game of the year.

ManBroDude said:
So I barely got past the character creation screen in Skyrim yesterday and was just so disappointed. I've never played any of the Elder Scrolls series, but am no stranger to RPG's (FF, Earthbound, Secret of Mana, etc). I lost it when I shot someone in the EYE with an arrow and she proceeded to still hack and slash at me like nothing was wrong. It's 2011. We need to have better RPG's, and this is not game-of-the-year material, fanboys. And after the buttery smooth 60fp frame rate of MW3, it also just looks choppy. I found this post which summarized my irks:
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By the way, my first Elder Scrolls game as well. I never thought I would like them like I liked Fallout.
 
*cough*fanboy*cough*

I keed, I keed. I'll give it a few more hours and see if it grows on me before I return it.
 
Thought I'd say it since nobody else has yet! HAPPY NEW YEARS everyone! Hopefully most of us will be completed with our first semester of medschool this time next year!

It's 3 a.m... I should probably get to sleep.

Oh, almost forgot:

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Usually these voice-overs turn out horrible... but this one is so perfect :laugh:
 
I just beat Skyrim main quest at level 24. I am waiting for the new Final Fantasy in January. Dr Wily, are you going to make 8 new robots for Megaman XI?
 
spoudaios said:
I just beat Skyrim main quest at level 24. I am waiting for the new Final Fantasy in January. Dr Wily, are you going to make 8 new robots for Megaman XI?
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You bet. This time, I shall prevail!
 
school is in a week... ah where did this break go
 
Late night thread! Checkin' in at 03:00 in the ED on a Saturday night, nothing too exciting. Best one: 12 year old kid was sat down by his dad to have a serious conversation about his bedwetting in front of his mom. Turns pale and Wham! Vasovagal syncopal episode. Poor lil guy.
 
Well my city has been under a couple feet of water this week...lots of fun, if only there wasn't sewage in it I could go swimming
 
Did anyone else see that there's an SDN app for phones? It's free till February 1st. I just got it.

Ughh... I have no life. 🙄
 
I'm going to have to try that out. I wonder why its only free for a time. . .
 
They're offering the paid version for free right now. There will be a "lite" version supported by ads everywhere that will be free that goes live next month.
 
KnightofBaldMt said:
I checked last night and it was $0.99... I might have to get it anyway.
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At the top of SDN (under "Notices") where it has that black icon "Available on the App Store", it says Android users have to pay 0.99. Do you have an android?

The app is actually very well designed and organized. I'm impressed so far.
 
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