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Sep 04 2012, 01:33 PM
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TES III: Morrowind. Oblivion and Skyrim are good...
TES III: Morrowind. Oblivion and Skyrim are good games (particularly Skyrim, the dragon fights there are among the most thrilling and exciting fights I've experienced in my years of gaming), but...
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Aug 19 2012, 06:53 AM
Thread: My only "issue" with The Hobbit movie
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I'm sure good writing and good acting could...
I'm sure good writing and good acting could overcome that; In my experience, the audience will connect with a well-written character, no matter what he/she looks like. Truth be told, as much as I...
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Aug 18 2012, 02:32 PM
Thread: My only "issue" with The Hobbit movie
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Thorin is the oldest of the dwarves though, 17...
Thorin is the oldest of the dwarves though, 17 years older than the "very old-looking" Balin, and there are references to his long, white beard.
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Aug 18 2012, 01:35 PM
Thread: My only "issue" with The Hobbit movie
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That's exactly what I meant though, that the...
That's exactly what I meant though, that the creative teams PJ are working with could easily have created 13 distinct dwarf-looking dwarves that would have worked for the big audience. Based on...
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Aug 18 2012, 11:02 AM
Thread: My only "issue" with The Hobbit movie
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I'm pretty sure this could have been done without...
I'm pretty sure this could have been done without deviating from the dwarven visual traits. To suggest otherwise is, imo, to sell Weta, the costume designers, and the make-up artists, much too short;...
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Aug 17 2012, 08:10 PM
Thread: I laughed at this trailer..
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I tried WoW once, didn't get into it, but I have...
I tried WoW once, didn't get into it, but I have to admit, that trailer certainly did what is what supposed to do; It made me at least a little interested in the expansion, even though I know it's...
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Aug 10 2012, 04:58 PM
Thread: The Most Perfect Timing Ever In Lotro
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Wow, talk about an epic conclusion! ;) I've...
Wow, talk about an epic conclusion! ;) I've actually heard stories about people winning spars this way.
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Jul 23 2012, 05:15 AM
Thread: Dwarves are female too
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Well, I didn't respond directly to you, you might...
Well, I didn't respond directly to you, you might note, but...let's just forget that I ever named Gimli. All I was trying to point out was that one can't take a dwarf introducing himself in a mixed...
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Jul 22 2012, 06:54 PM
Thread: Dwarves are female too
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I'm not suggesting that Gimli was a female, mind...
I'm not suggesting that Gimli was a female, mind you (there's plenty of other things to suggest a male Gimli), I'm just painting a hypothetical scenario; A female dwarf who had gone through all the...
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Jul 22 2012, 06:36 PM
Thread: Dwarves are female too
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Why, because of "son of Glóin"? If Gimli was female, and had gone through all the effort of concealing that very fact, would she then just casually drop it in conversation like that, rendering her...
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Jun 29 2012, 10:54 AM
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I find the description very intriguing. Are we...
I find the description very intriguing. Are we hearing an early version of the Gondor theme already? Awesome! :D
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Jun 26 2012, 05:34 PM
Thread: The view from here
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Is that Rohan on the monitor? Bring in the...
Is that Rohan on the monitor? Bring in the CSI-team, so they can enhance the picture and give us more detail.
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Jun 22 2012, 04:03 PM
Thread: LOTRO Legacy by Chance Thomas
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Magnificent! The homage to the older tracks is...
Magnificent! The homage to the older tracks is just excellent. This needs to be added to the character selection screen.
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Jun 13 2012, 11:59 AM
Thread: Burnoth, Léofdag, Hutha, & Ulf
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Seems you were right on track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1dvPl0C778
Also, from the LOTRO-twitter: "If you watch the video carefully,you can see one of the actor's in game NPC.The... -
Jun 10 2012, 11:10 PM
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Re: Clearly the instance cluster will NOT be included in the price
Honestly, I would be extremely surprised if the instance cluster is not free to VIPs.
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Jun 10 2012, 12:15 PM
Thread: Why wasn't Lindon the elf starter area?
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Re: Why wasn't Lindon the elf starter area?
Why not? They have the luxury of having the groundwork of the story already laid out to them; The idea of them deciding beforehand that "these areas won't feature until the return-journey" doesn't at...
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Jun 05 2012, 09:53 AM
Thread: War Horse sneek peak??
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Re: War Horse sneek peak??
Does that session-play have anything to do with the level 75 Cargul people have reported seeing in the Trollshaws? The horse is level 75, and it seems the quest took you to the same area.
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Jun 05 2012, 04:31 AM
Thread: Riders of Rohan Trailer's are out!
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Re: Riders of Rohan Trailer's are out!
I recognize Burnoth (the guy who does the speaking) from somewhere...is it just me?
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Jun 03 2012, 04:20 PM
Thread: Following Thorin's Path
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Re: Following Thorin's Path
Do note though that the part of Mirkwood currently available in-game is located a long distance away from where Thorin and Company passed through; You could go to Mirkwood in-game, but you wouldn't...
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May 31 2012, 11:49 AM
Thread: LOL, Lego Helm's Deep!
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Re: LOL, Lego Helm's Deep!
If you're referring to the Helm's Deep set, that's Haldir. Of course, given his positioning, aiming at a torch-carrying Uruk berserker heading for a bomb below the wall, it's easy to think of it as...
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May 31 2012, 10:58 AM
Thread: Rohan is Coming
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Re: Rohan is Coming
These tweets are starting to form something akin to a pre-battle motivational speech. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say a trailer at E3, featuring a bunch of Rohirrim preparing for battle, their...
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May 30 2012, 11:54 AM
Thread: Poison in Middle Earth
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Re: Poison in Middle Earth
During the battle in the Chamber of Mazarbul, Sam is inflicted with a wound. As I recall, some time later (after the Fellowship've escaped Moria and are making their way towards Lórien) when Aragorn...
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May 25 2012, 12:52 PM
Thread: Dwarf Burglar, Rather than a new class
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Re: Dwarf Burglar, Rather than a new class
There are many things in the game that are taken directly from the Hobbit (from when they still owned that license), that does not appear at all in LOTR. While the game may, for the vast majority of...
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May 25 2012, 09:59 AM
Thread: Dwarf Burglar, Rather than a new class
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Re: Dwarf Burglar, Rather than a new class
That line is actually straight from the book (translated by Legolas, rather than directly spoken), though it is not aimed at Gimli; It is aimed at Sam.
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May 25 2012, 05:26 AM
Thread: Kudos to the Artists, Again
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Re: Kudos to the Artists, Again
Could it not be both? References doesn't have to be restricted to a single subject; I too believe this to be a Blue Wizard-reference, but the Brahmin-thing makes too much sense for me to discount it...
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