Larian Studios Forums General Chat Hey boys and girls

Long time no see...how has everyone been?

I am getting ready to head back home from Kuwait.

Um...yeah, so what have I missed?

You have missed the Games Convention and the accompanying buzz. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I'd say go over to RPGWatch, wheRE you can see the latest news, including a bit that is currently discussed in the thread "Release date" above in this forum.

Alrik

hey Nero!

good to hear from u again. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> & great that u're going back from Kuwait. that means u'll be safer when u get back home. till then, take care & stay safe! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />

Hey Nero! Good to hear that the boys are coming back! You haven't missed much here, but I'm sure your misses missed you a lot! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Glad to hear you're headin' back, Nero! Can't be too soon, IMO <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

13 days...not that I'm counting or anything. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

... and 3 hours, 17 minutes, 22 seconds, and I'm also not counting, just a wild guess <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

Nice to have you back Nero!

Quiet enough here already <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sleepey.gif" alt="" />

Boo!

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

*goes into hiding*

There's no need to fear, he's just a figmentation of your imagination! Lets try some stupid magic from an even stupider movie: "RIDICULOUS!" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Um, what was this supposed to be now ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

It's from Harry Potter, Alrik. In the third book a monster called a bogart is introduced. It's a multiform, which manifests into the one it attacks whorst fear. The way to beat it is with laughter so you imagine it as funny as possible and do a spell with the madical word ridiculous. If done good enought the bogart goes away.

The films might be silly (I have a hard time NOT seeing them as silly to be honest), but the books (at least the first three or four) weren't.

Übereil

Ah, now I understand. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

And I think I've heard of it already ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I've only seen the first 3 movies, and by THUNDER I never want to see another one! I've never read any of the books, and I don't intend to!

The books are way better than the movies. I only saw the first two movies. The third was on TV here in Sweden a while back. I stopped watching after 5 minutes... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

Übereil

Good for you! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> Don't finish it, it gets really corny. The problem is, I never got ahold of any of the books, and I don't really like the setting! Oh well, different people have different opinions. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

That I started reading Harry Potter when I was 13 might have been the major reason I liked the books so much. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> But I didn't like the movies (the first one was ok). They didn't resemble the books well at all IMO.

They ARE children's books though (well, children under 20 at least <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />). They're not overly sophisticated, and there are tons of holes in the setting and stories. But there are some nice ideas and story twists in them IMO, so they're not a complete waste of time. Especially not if you're too young to spot the holes. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

And IMO the important thing is wether you like them or not. If you like them, there's nothing wrong with that. I'm not a fan of elitism based on taste (I have good taste, and since I don't like that book it is a bad book, and everyone who enjoyed it is therefore idiots), and I therefore try to avoid it. Not that I'm allways good at avoiding it, mind. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Übereil

I totally agree. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />