ZylonBane on 2/12/2007 at 16:51
Quote Posted by John P.
In other words: "We have chosen an engine that we'll then give a complete overhaul to make it do what we want." Kinda reminds me of something...
What Irrational did with the Dark engine?
What Valve did with the Quake engine?
What Monolith did with the Build engine?
Quote Posted by Mercurius
Augmentation prejudice would make for a rather cliche'd storyline. I've had quite enough of the boo-hoo transhumans being oppressed bullcrap from X-men and various other American comics.
The theme in X-Men is prejudice against how you were born. A far more interesting theme is prejudice against how you CHOOSE to be.
SubJeff on 2/12/2007 at 17:25
Agreed. I think this could make a very interesting premise. And thanks to everyone who jogged my memory about the aug prejudice in DX1. I've still to see how much it exists in DXIW.
Papy on 2/12/2007 at 22:56
Quote Posted by heywood
[SPOILER]I'm just not sure I want augmentation to be a main theme again. I'd rather see them focus on a theme that IW hasn't already mined so heavily.
I see nothing wrong with the idea, but do you have any theme in mind? Personally, I must admit a don't have any precise idea about what I'd like to see. My only requirements is that it must not be a politically correct or selfish theme.
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
The theme in X-Men is prejudice against how you were born. A far more interesting theme is prejudice against how you CHOOSE to be.
I still don't like the idea, but... I'll propose a compromise. Replace "how you choose to be" by "how other people choose to be", put me in the middle of this, and now I could be interested. Like heywood, I'm wary about some kind of déjà vu, but I also think the theme could be viewed from a fresh angle. So in the end I have no clear opinion on the subject. The only thing I don't want is the theme to be about me. I don't care much about what happens to me, particularly in a video game, but I do care about ideas or what could happen to other people. Basically, I want a greater goal.
failure2comply on 3/12/2007 at 00:13
"Augumented people enter from the back" LOL - that has so many double entendres!
I like the idea of prejudice against people who choose to allow biomechanics to become a part of them. Makes for a very interesting development - and one that might even occur in RL very soon. I know that US soldiers in Iraq have been given options to "enhance" their nightvision through a simple operation which modifies their cones or something. Too lazy to dig up a link.
ZylonBane on 3/12/2007 at 00:35
Quote Posted by failure2comply
"Augumented people enter from the back" LOL - that has so many double entendres!
If by "so many", you mean "exactly one", then yeah.
SubJeff on 3/12/2007 at 00:39
Quote Posted by failure2comply
I know that US soldiers in Iraq have been given options to "enhance" their nightvision through a simple operation which modifies their cones or something. Too lazy to dig up a link.
Snap out of it. Link please.
Scots Taffer on 3/12/2007 at 00:54
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
If by "so many", you mean "exactly one", then yeah.
Nothing wrong with blazing a path in (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imt62lWUMoI) single entendre comedy.
SubJeff on 3/12/2007 at 01:07
Don't firking sigh at me when you said to their cones. I've never heard of any surgery to cones and googling cones and eye surgery comes up with nada.
failure2comply on 3/12/2007 at 01:07
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If by "so many", you mean "exactly one", then yeah.
Technically, that still leaves you with two choices... :cheeky:
I'll fucking sigh at you all I want. I don't care how senior you are in here.
