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ArcherOmega

Cute perspectives on \"Social Darwinism\"... When it comes to capitalism, I'm about as \"capitalist\" as it gets. Worked my way up from packer, to math scholarship, to engineer, to post-grad, to \"Fortune 500\" board room meetings,back to private industry, etc. My mortgage was paid off years ago ...

ArcherOmega

Illegal age discrimination only exists in the employment world, specifically to employees over the age of 40. (See the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967). Disability is also a federally protected class. Is it abhorrent to discriminate against blind people driving? Let's say universal ...

ArcherOmega

Some elderly represent a danger to themselves and society, but \"testing\" by age clearly discriminates. Based on tech advances in precision GPS, I doubt it will be necessary. Either directly or indirectly, corporations already track our purchases, phone calls, and web activity. I can very easily ...

ArcherOmega

The CD player ship reminds me of the top portion of a \"Mech\" from \"MechWarrior\".

ArcherOmega

Good post, nice ship, and a great use for the steel. I worked within 1-3 blocks of the WTC many, many, years. (3 different buildings - on John St., William St., and Park Row.) I commuted there every day on the \"E\" subway train, getting off at the station at the lower level of the towers. I had ...

ArcherOmega

Spoke w/another pilot here in NYC, AriesRex, a Descent gamer way back to '96 & on-line regular in the late 90's & early 2000's. Sez he's interested, too.

ArcherOmega

I'm interested, depends on date & if I can get off work / job projects.

ArcherOmega

Publisher...full team...shipping in 5 months...develop things the right way...proven gameplay and code first...6DOF shooter on the Source engine...gameplay and code almost complete...

Nice work...

Don't lose the momentum here...can we add \"tri-chording\" to these sound bytes?

ArcherOmega

roid wrote:SOMEONE sells guns for a living. who

LOL

ArcherOmega

Social science “laws” are academic constructs which break down VERY rapidly outside of the pristine fantasy world of the classroom. Environmental contaminants like political contributions, bribery, nepotism, discrimination, malice, sickness, and old-fashioned organized crime chew ‘em up and spit ‘em ...

ArcherOmega

\"Such a man is also best kept huddled in urban centers, where he feels safer than he might if thrown out on his own into a rural setting\"

What a ridiculous stereotype

ArcherOmega

Agree w/ DCrazy. If these guys found a way to produce \"perpetual\" energy from a variation in a simple machine, they are creating more from less, something from nothing. In the science community, this would be BIG. Really BIG. This would put them on a level with Einstein, perhaps above. This would ...

ArcherOmega

What counts BEOWULF, is that your decisions got you out of that unscratched. I fought back and won during an assault, and my machismo wasnâ??t any better off for it. I live in NYC. A few years ago, coming home from a night class on a near-empty street, I saw down the block a panhandler asking people ...

ArcherOmega

Been a while since I've heard these...you had some good new ones there. A few I remember- >What's another word for thesaurus? >What do they use to ship styrofoam? >Why is abbreviation such a long word? >Why does sour cream have an expiration date? >Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one ...

ArcherOmega

Lag is just a technicality at the 30 ms range. Iâ??ll approach this differently (though simplistically) on a 30 ms pulse cycle for about Â¼ second. (Though Iâ??m not sure how a chart will show on the DBB editor) 2 Pilots, MD Attack Vs. Evasive Maneuvers Millisecs...Pilot 1.... ...

ArcherOmega

LOTHAR My opinion is that you canâ??t MEANINGFULLY react to an event in the <30 millisecond range in a game environment. REACTION involves mental processing time, movement time, and device response time. If you could MEANINGFULLY react to an event in that millisecond range, youâ??d be able to dodge b ...

ArcherOmega

I know I risk beating a very dead horse, but I sooo hate it when people give bad info. And I sooo hate it when people misrepresent what I said. I did not say changes in speed cannot be "sensed". (We can all see the photoflash of a camera, which is in the millisecond range). What I said was you ...

ArcherOmega

>TOP GUN- AVERAGE reaction time is within the range I specified. Krom is NOT an experienced competitive world champion drag racer. Hitting the gas throttle & shifting for a pro of that caliber within milliseconds is an anticipatory move based on experience, not a reactionary one. Thatâ??s why there ...

ArcherOmega

I can very clearly tell a playable difference between 60 and 95 MS, if you can't then you aren't fast enough of a pilot for it to make a difference for you. But seriously, between 0 and 2 MS...on a LAN, that is the optimal multiplayer condition. Nobody said "for internet play only". Human reaction ...

ArcherOmega

In a purely technical sense, if all other technical assets are identical, better ping is an advantage. Competitively speaking though, the difference between 60 & 95 ping between pilots of equal skill is negligible.

ArcherOmega

â??Newâ?

ArcherOmega

I have a Radeon 9800 Pro / Intel D865GBF motherboard / NEC Flat Panel - and had a similar problem. Try going to the D3 launch screen >Setup >Video Tab >Redetect Available Rendering Devices.

If an option to take â??Direct 3D â?? Primary Display Driverâ?

ArcherOmega

You know, you say it like it's a BAD thing that Bubbalou didn't know that Subghey Dancer has BP banned. â?¦ as in...Yuo Aer Teh n00b!!11!!1!one!!1eleven! :) Typicalâ?¦this kid paints himself into a corner trying to look cool, then his clique-buddies come around & offer moral support via the ine ...

ArcherOmega

<ArcherOmega>Maybe you should play something other than Subway Dancer !! BUBBALOU, dood, the BP has been BANNED from SUBWAY DANCER for ages. :P If you were a random combat competitor, you would know that. Get back in your MAGNUM, go under ALIAS & report immediately to the nearest HALCYON level to ...

ArcherOmega

Lothar wrote:Because most of us would rather have good fights than easy kills. Fly whatever you want, of course -- if you're good enough, the BP might handicap you just enough to lead to more good fights and less easy kills for you

Though not mentioned specifically in â??defacto legal termsâ?

ArcherOmega

PW, dood

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1st let me say your efforts to enhance the game are appreciated.

I stand by my original suggestion that MD should be required to strike a â??sweet-spotâ?

ArcherOmega

40,000 dogfights & I have a winning percentage in random combat fighting primarily in a BP.

My bottom line is wins & losses, no matter how anyone else regards the ship. I like it, Iâ??ve mastered it, & I win in it. Thatâ??s good enough for me.

ArcherOmega

PLASMA & MICROWAVE are the â??enhancedâ?

ArcherOmega

How about a level with a separate area that favors each ship and handicaps the others?

Example:
>The â??MAGNUMâ?

ArcherOmega

SKILL FIGHTERS & NOOBS, BIG HEADS & DANCERITES, etc.

Heheheâ?¦I just call them â??SHARPSHOOTERS & TUNNEL GUNNERSâ?

ArcherOmega

I agree, the layout is too small for shakers

ArcherOmega

.. RANDOM COMBAT / ANY TIME under their PRIMARY TAGS, the measure of a true COMPETITOR. â?¦I don't see how "primary tags" even matters. It seems like an artificial constraint you've tried to force upon people just so you can make up your own bogus definition of "true competitor" â?¦I was woozly aft ...

ArcherOmega

In all the put-downs, semantics, and innuendoes thrown around, I showed BETTINA (and in fact ALL the SD pilots) professionalism :D , kindness :D , and respect :D as competitors. (And always will). I network 3 PCâ??s at my house. My other friends & I have fought them all at random, & itâ??s a gas : ...

ArcherOmega

1st, Letâ??s get this out of the way. Top Gun - I have played D1 from Day1 right on into D3. 2nd-ly, I wouldnâ??t put down â??Sharpshootersâ?

ArcherOmega

Trouble with Magnums in SD

? Hereâ??s what I do-

â??Tri-fusion w/any 2nd-ary simultaneous comboâ?

ArcherOmega

(KURUPT - My response was intended as a joke, kid :) . I didnâ??t know it would be so far over your head. You really wanna fight me? Are you sure? â?¦ Hehehe :twisted: . Weâ??ll talk about that later. In the meantime, lighten up. :P ) The INGUS - BETTINA battle goes beyond their wins & losses. I sai ...

ArcherOmega

Kurupt, in one way, you amaze me. An old saying, â??There are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, those who wonder what happened.â?

ArcherOmega

How come most of you BIGHEADS fly in Armored TANKS.....Geez, is that what it takes? Bettina Dancer heck callin them noobs i hevnt ever seen u play beofre. I thought I was the only fighter that noticed thisâ?¦but now I see other pilots bringing it up, too. But Iâ??ll take it just a little further- : ...

ArcherOmega

Ingus's shinobi shozoku is still too stiff. <ARCHEROMEGA laughs until he falls off his seat. That was a good line. :D > send Krom, Crown or Shadowfox in there, just watch for the stampede of shrieking subway dancers running for cover. Send in only your best pilots or wait until INGUS gets more ...

ArcherOmega

Subway Dancer pilots are experienced gamers and exceptional pilots. If you hate a level, that's your business, but don't stereotype & flame the pilots. ...exceptional pilots? those guys are at the bottom of the barrel. have you actually seen an exceptional d3 pilot? they dont play in SD. ..thinkin ...

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