Page 1 of 2

Toasting Tavern

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2002 9:31 pm
by The Z
(If I make any errors in my speech, please tell me)

Well, NWN has come out, and apparantly it has lived up to it's hype. In fact, I haven't seen as many positive reviews since BG 1 came out. I believe that despite it's obvious gearing towards immersion in multiplayer, it has one of the most intriguing single player games around. Thanks for the great game Black Isle.

On a personal note I would like to thank Black Isle, Bioware, and whatever other factions I missed for some of the greatest RPG's in the last five years (since Fallout 1). Their batting average has been incredible, and I don't think any CRPG's have rivaled their's for the combination of storyline, action, and epic tales.

*Raises Glass*....I would like to propose a toast, to the coming of NWN, the future coming of IWD 2, SW:KotOR, and Lionheart, and to Black Isle, who have managed to keep me glued to a computer for the last couple years of my life. To RPG'ing. To Black Isle........*Downs the champagne*

For another, less dramatic notice, please feel free to use this thread to Spam, echo my thoughts, or propose a toast of your own. Whether it's about your marriage (or divorce), your sport, or your computer, go ahead and make a toast....it's just more spamming material :D ! Cheers, and have fun. Feel free to drink without making a toast. By the way, I don't run this place, it's run by the wonderful people of GameBanshee.

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2002 9:44 pm
by Weasel
Between NWN, AOW2, RTK7, and waiting for the axe to fall on SYM...I will not be buying any game as of yet.

List of priorities.

1. SYM
2. Games

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2002 9:48 pm
by The Z
Do you mean conquering SYM, and brainwashing the denizens so that we'll be doomed to work at Bubba Gump's Shrimp Factory? Or just spamming SYM.....To spam or not to spam...that is the question.

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2002 9:58 pm
by Weasel
Conquering and brainwashing come after I find out Bucks news... :D

The answer to the question..not to spam. :D

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2002 9:59 pm
by fable
He may mean the bad news that Buck's referred to over the last week. I'm hoping it's no more than a required donation for membership. We'll see.

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2002 10:05 pm
by Weasel
Originally posted by fable
He may mean the bad news that Buck's referred to over the last week. I'm hoping it's no more than a required donation for membership. We'll see.
As always Fable reads the dark depths of my mind..(Hey leave my Master Plan alone).

At the moment my funds are limited..so I have to decide which way to go..(Yes it's already decided I will go with SYM)

A game I can get at any time...(meaning more funds..more games)

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2002 11:03 pm
by Chanak
A toast to Bioware? I'll drink to that! :D *drains murky glass of Silent Reflection, stares emptily into space for a moment...or an eternity, can't tell the difference...*

Yeah, I've been enjoying NWN. Despite my initial reservations, I like it. :D

@fable: a membership fee (hadn't heard the news)? Well, if it helps GB, I'm for it. :)

After all, if there's no GB - and subsequently no SYM - COMM shall have no Shining Citadel to spam from. :D

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 12:48 am
by CM
membership fee....err....ok that is gonna be interesting. :(
Depending on how much it is etc i might be able to stay.
Honestly GB is the only place i on the net where i would pay to stay.

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 12:51 am
by Aegis
Hmm, didn't catch the membership thing, unless it was that post in the Annoucment forum, if so, then I' did catch it.

I'd be willing to stay, as long as it's not some exorbent, ludacris amount (though, Buck would never do that to us. Weasel maybe, but never Buck :P ).

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 1:00 am
by Vicsun
Originally posted by fable
He may mean the bad news that Buck's referred to over the last week. I'm hoping it's no more than a required donation for membership. We'll see.
If a donation-for-membership is made I won't be able to stay. I can't pay myself (being below 18), and there's no way in hell that my parents will agree to pay for something like this (they just don't understand those things).

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 1:00 am
by Weasel
Before this gets flung to the wind..
Originally posted by Buck Satan
I'm pretty disappointed with a lot of the popups we've been getting from our agencies lately. They're completely unrelated to our type of audience and some (like the one you mentioned) are just downright embarassing.

Having said that, I'm going to be announcing a serious change within a few days that will include both good *and* bad news for GameBanshee visitors. The only reason I mention this is because one change will be the removal of popups on the site. Stay tuned.

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 1:07 am
by Aegis
When did he say that to you? Or where did he say that?

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 1:09 am
by Weasel
Originally posted by Aegis
When did he say that to you? Or where did he say that?
This thread

Check about a 1/4 of the way down.

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 1:10 am
by Yshania
@Aegis - check the pop up thread. :)

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 1:18 am
by Aegis
righto, thanks for the directions.

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 7:34 am
by Mr Sleep
I toast to everything ever, if everything wasn't exactly how it is now i wouldn't be typing these words... ;)

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 7:51 am
by Aegis
Originally posted by Mr Sleep
I toast to everything ever, if everything wasn't exactly how it is now i wouldn't be typing these words... ;)
Damn Sleepy, it's too early to deal with these paradigms... lol :D

(Please ignore most of my incessant rambling today, wokring off of three hours of sleep is never a good thing. I'll try to make as much sense as possible, well, as much sense as I usually do anyway... :D )

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 9:00 am
by The Z
Well, whatever keeps GB alive.....donations, or some other thing, would be definitely more worthwhile than wandering the net aimlessly.

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 10:51 am
by RandomThug
Noob

I am relativly horribly new. And I already notice the level of detail put into this piece of work by Buck. A fee wouldnt or shouldnt rather be called a fee, more of a due. Membership due's wouldn't be horrible, i already once in a while donate to penny arcade only because they provide me with a service for free. Now that I post to the banshee board/page and I want to throw out some gaming articles (I am a PC tech but aspiring PC Gaming journalist) I wouldn't think twice of aiding Buck in a Monetary tone.

And now for something horrible and lame.

Banshee to the Bone.
(sorry)
Thug

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 10:54 am
by The Z
To Buck and all his hard work ;) .....*downs the glass*