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The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk 05-11-2011 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc v1.0 (Post 1126204)
Until the story explains how it happened very clearly and through direct narration of the event by Eleanor? I mean, I guess if you didn't bother to finish it you could have missed it, but it actually goes further to explain how Delta could use the chambers then the first did with Jack. You could easily put two-and-two together with Jack but the events around Delta's rebirth were a bit of a mystery up to that point.

I can understand missing a subtle point or clue, but when the lead female protagonist tells you directly as part of a story-controlled flash back I have to wonder.
I did finish the game (twice, in fact, I have the platinums for both games to prove it), I guess I just forgot about that being mentioned. It's still a ridiculous and pointless part of the games though.

mauve 05-11-2011 08:34 PM
Kinda off topic but relevant to first post: In L4D, I don't think the zombies have any intention of eating people. The comics made reference to people being bitten, as do a few lines of dialogue you occasionally get in Dead Center, but none of them actually seem interested in you as a snack. They just want to punch/kick/stomp on/claw/smash/throw cars at/puke on/ rip innards out of you and then leave your corpse on a sidewalk somewhere.

They're not hungry. They just hate you. You and your stupid, non-decomposing face.

Kerensky287 05-11-2011 09:09 PM
What does the Brotherhood of Nod do between Tiberium Wars? Philanthropy, probably, but what kind?

I always saw them as bake sale type people.

Seil 05-11-2011 09:23 PM
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Kinda off topic but relevant to first post: In L4D, I don't think the zombies have any intention of eating people. The comics made reference to people being bitten, as do a few lines of dialogue you occasionally get in Dead Center, but none of them actually seem interested in you as a snack. They just want to punch/kick/stomp on/claw/smash/throw cars at/puke on/ rip innards out of you and then leave your corpse on a sidewalk somewhere.

They're not hungry. They just hate you. You and your stupid, non-decomposing face.
Hmmm?

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What does the Brotherhood of Nod do between Tiberium Wars? Philanthropy, probably, but what kind?

I always saw them as bake sale type people.
They team up with the Brotherhoods of Winkin and Blinkin.

synkr0nized 05-11-2011 11:44 PM
They are deep in the rapture.
 
From what I remember, the splicers also spent their time between being promised drugs by the protagonists running the show(s) down in Rapture by hosting parties/hallucinating that they were hosting parties and amassing "fortunes" and claiming territory. And attempting to defeat Big Daddies to get at the girls and their Adam. Ostensibly they are so dependent on the drug that they have no desire to actually leave the one place where it is abundant.

That seemed to make sense to me.



If you want to feel bad for people, there're always the NPCs in MMOs/RPGs. They tend to stand in the same place all day and all night. Their poor families never get to see them so that they are there with little exclamation points and quests for you.

Aerozord 05-12-2011 12:03 AM
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If you want to feel bad for people, there're always the NPCs in MMOs/RPGs. They tend to stand in the same place all day and all night. Their poor families never get to see them so that they are there with little exclamation points and quests for you.
My theory is they are all under threat of their allying faction to stand there and give quests and behind their cheerful disposition is someone overcome with terror and dread. Those exclamation points are a warning. Run RUN BEFORE THEY GET YOU TOO

synkr0nized 05-12-2011 12:07 AM
This quest is a lot of fun. At least for WoW players, I guess.
 
It's too late -- they've gotten to players already.

Seil 05-12-2011 12:58 AM
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If you want to feel bad for people, there're always the NPCs in MMOs/RPGs. They tend to stand in the same place all day and all night. Their poor families never get to see them so that they are there with little exclamation points and quests for you.
I have a lot of respect for the fantasy peasent economic model...


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