That would be 69.14 meters in metric. Barbarians.

If you're not in the beta, and wondering why they felt the need to post this, it's because the beta is ridiculously easy. Like, one spell from the wizard clears a whole pack, and costs 5% of his mana easy. One hit from the Barbarian kills most mobs, AND tosses them across the screen like a ragdoll.

And that's without any gear -- get good weapons, and it only gets sillier.

But like they say at the end, all you see in the beta is a tiny part of the game, and you can't pick any difficulty but normal.

I'm glad to hear that eventually the game might be able to kill me. The beta hasn't even come close.

And I 2nd gwiz, it is fun.

^ he's right on the money

it's the auspiciousness of the first fish of the lunar new year

at this time, most businesses in asian culture give out yearly bonuses* and as such people are generally flush with cash -- there's also a huge aspect of traditions which supposedly bring good fortune in the coming year, and likewise taboos to avoid

virtually everything costs more during this season: airline tickets almost double (if you can even get a seat); taxis add surcharges; most all hotels and restaurants are booked to capacity, etc

*to their asian employees (one of the few times it sucks to be a western 'barbarian' out here - typically no bonus, but you're stuck with the extra costs of the holiday)

Oh sorry, I thought you were having a conversation, not masturbating.

Now that we all know how great you are for doing the wrong thing even though you're kind-of-sort-of against it, maybe I could just chime in to clarify:

First of all: I can read as well. I know you see a picture from a bad movie when I post. But that doesn't make your regurgitated diatribe about intellectual property rights that can be found anywhere on the internet where there is a dialog about torrents any more intelligent or original than what anyone else has to say.

Second: In no way am I deluded about the concept of intellectual property. I did not ever imply that Louie C.K.'s work has no value. In fact, I called it "stealing" to download it. I also closed my comment by saying that I probably wouldn't download the show.

And I am not under the impression that just because I can't hold something in my hand, that it has no value. All I said was that it's "silly" to think that experiencing someone's comedy can be a crime. The thing about the T.V. is merely to point out the insubstantial nature of the subject. When I go to buy a T.V., I can negotiate sometimes based on whether or not it's a floor model or still in the box. I can't ask a website for a discount if one of Louie's jokes is bad. And with a T.V., I can keep it for a while and then change my mind. Maybe I decide I don't like it and I want to sell it and use the money to pay for part of the next one. Or maybe I've decided to go to Thailand, and I sell the T.V. to my friend Bob for papaya-salad-money. The point is, the two things are different, not that one is worthless and the other isn't.

And you know what the biggest difference is? Someone should not be punished in anywhere near the same way for stealing five bucks worth of Louis C.K.'s material as they should be for breaking into a person's house and stealing their T.V.

Third: Louis C.K. is probably a multimillionaire. I wasn't trying to justify my behavior as much as correcting Kymbos for saying that he wasn't. But now that you mention it: I see that you steal based on DRM and other issues, but (and call me crazy if you want) when I steal, I take into account the financial status of the person I'm stealing from. It might not justify my behavior but it helps me sleep.

Fourth: I steal download things a lot of the time based on whether I think they are fairly priced. I loved the original Conan the Barbarian, mostly for it's kitsch-factor, but I still own the VHS. When the new one came out, I said to myself "that looks like a giant piece of crap taking a crap." So I downloaded it and you know what? I was right. Fuck them. I'm glad I didn't pay twenty-five dollars for ten-cents-worth of soda, two-cents-worth of popcorn and zero-cents-worth of nap time. And all just to grant some Hollywood producer his million dollar reward to play it safe.

One of my favorite things I've ever gotten for Christmas from my wife was the Criterion Collection edition of "Seven Samurai." I love it. It's got this great cover art that looks almost transparent even though it's printed on cardboard. I think it looks so good because it's taken from the original cellulose of the title screen but I don't know. It's also got a great supplemental book, a great CD of special features and anytime I want, I can sit down to three whole hours of good solid movie. I think it cost around sixty-dollars at the time we bought it and it was totally worth it. Meanwhile, somebody gave me the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" DVD and the ugly yellow text on the menu alone is enough to make me want to burn it for the insult it does to people who paid good money for it.

And you know what else? I doubt that if Louis C.K. were to meet me, that he would hold it against me that I downloaded his show.

I guess I've rambled long enough. I just wanted to make the point that the issues involved with intellectual property are complicated but the concept is something that little children can grasp. So it might not be beneficial to the conversation to write off someone's point that you might disagree with simply because you want to sound righteous. Especially when in the end, you admit that it's all just stealing anyway.

PS: The last book I bought was the hardcover edition of "A Dance With Dragons". I paid the extra money because I find physical copies more satisfying, and I couldn't wait for the paperback.

Barbarian captured my imagination simply because of the decapitation move, and the constantly progressing level backgrounds. Yay childhood!

Interesting. I was unaware of the Commodore 64 version, Mr. Sid!

Sweet links ant, thanks!

>> ^mrsid:

Not quite, it's the original version: Barbarian for the Commodore 64. Death Sword was a clone of that...


>> ^ant:

>> ^alcom:
That game the vid keeps keep cutting to is "Death Sword" for the Apple II! I used to play that on a monochrome monitor

Remember this one? http://www.virtualapple.org/conandisk.html ... I couldn't finish that last level.
http://www.virtualapple.org/deathsworddisk.html if you want to play Death Sword online.

>> ^alcom:

That game the vid keeps keep cutting to is "Death Sword" for the Apple II! I used to play that on a monochrome monitor


Not quite, it's the original version: Barbarian for the Commodore 64. Death Sword was a clone of that...

The Conan the Barbarian commentary is worth the price of the DVD - which you can get in the bargain bin for $5. Hysterical.

>> ^DerHasisttot:

>> ^gwiz665:
Are you asking for @Lilithia..? 'cause I'll play
>> ^DerHasisttot:
>> ^gwiz665:
I want to put my dick in this game.
quality doublepromote

Sooooo you and Lann are having an open relationship? I'm just asking because... erm... for a friend! Yeah, for a friend... lalala


No, you and me of course!

>> ^gwiz665:

Are you asking for @Lilithia..? 'cause I'll play
>> ^DerHasisttot:
>> ^gwiz665:
I want to put my dick in this game.
quality doublepromote

Sooooo you and Lann are having an open relationship? I'm just asking because... erm... for a friend! Yeah, for a friend... lalala



No, you and me of course!

Are you asking for @Lilithia..? 'cause I'll play
>> ^DerHasisttot:

>> ^gwiz665:
I want to put my dick in this game.
quality doublepromote

Sooooo you and Lann are having an open relationship? I'm just asking because... erm... for a friend! Yeah, for a friend... lalala

>> ^gwiz665:

I want to put my dick in this game.
quality doublepromote


Sooooo you and Lann are having an open relationship? I'm just asking because... erm... for a friend! Yeah, for a friend... lalala

>> ^shagen454:

I've watched over three hours of the beta now. I don't even think I want to play the beta at this point but still can't wait to get my hands on this no matter how bad the DRM is or how boring I feel when I watch someone else play, haha!
It says a lot about SC2, I still watch shit tons of SC2 matches and never get bored of it. But, at least D3 won't be as stressful as SC2... sometimes I think I'm going to break my computer when someone cheese rushes me... IT'S INFURIATING!!! AHHHHHHH! Makes me want to smash something just thinking about it!!


Three hours? I just skim through to see the interesting scenes. I didn't want to spoil it a lot. Heh! Now, if Blizzard would dump its stupid Internet requirement.

"People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians." - George Lucas

"People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians." - George Lucas