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Wot I Fink: Stories in Gaming

One of the biggest problems I come across in gaming is story. It's a tricky element to get right, and people are both going to want it or going to hate it. The biggest problem is that if you go for a story, you either have to keep it basic as a way to establish why the player is in the game in first place (I call this the "Call to Suspension" trick), or it becomes a core part of the game (I'd call this an "Experience", as you would have noted in a previous Wot I Fink). There's going to be a
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Wot I Fink: Copying

*sigh* Peer pressure. I'm going to be honest. A certain part of me has been both laughing and cringing at the recent influx of members who have taken to the blogs to express their feelings after certain events transpired (and a lot of me didn't want to acknowledge it with a Wot I Fink). However, it has been interesting to see everybody's thoughts laid out before I get to writing a Wot I Fink on the subject, and because of that, it's given me a lot more things to consider and talk about. S
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Wot I Fink: Family

I never thought I'd have to do this kind of entry, but my feelings on the matter are quite high, and I think I have some explaining to do. I'm sorry in advance. Hopefully it will never come to this again. I remember first joining RRU. It was just before dinner on a school night, all the way back in 2010. I had just gone through my emails (this was my second email account) on my brothers computer in his room (already showing who would be the richer one), and found a brand new RRU newsletter
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How to create my old signature.

Just in case you ever wondered. One day I'll rebuild this, but it'll look cleaner and with different images. "YOU, you are the reason I hope we bomb Australia you kangaroo loving douche bag, go kill yourself!" ~ Shadow322 "pepper314: maturity is the state of being a fully grown adult, it is NOT the behaviour and personality of said adult" These emblems were created at http://www.says-it.com. Slide your mouse over the images to see what they each represent
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Wot I Fink: Games shouldn't be called "Games"?

We're only three episodes in, but I'm sure everybody is already clambering over each other to slit my throat. Nonetheless, opinions must be shared. There's plenty on my mind, and I want to share it all. That said, looking over this argument, my brain is a little too scattered to note if I've forgotten anything, which I probably have. There will probably be a follow up article some other time. I'm quite annoying by casual gamers . That is probably the biggest understatement ever heard by any
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Wot I Fink: Women in Gaming - In-Game

NOTE: For now, I just wanted to put out a couple ideas on my stance. I also only covered women in actual games. Another time I'll go more in-depth with more examples and talk about the women who surround gaming. I've rewritten this argument so many times I've lost count. Every time I attempted to write it, I always came off as hypocritical or plain mad, seemingly ignoring the problems. And I know that even in this version, that will still happen. I want to put it out there that people WILL
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Wot I Fink: Modesty and Maturity

NOTE: For this episode, when I say "Modesty", I mean it in a professional, clean sense. People being modest, for example, "I'm terrible at singing" when they actually are really talented, is totally acceptable to me, and supposedly I am very modest in that sense of the word in real life. I wanted to start off talking about women in gaming, but Tracker pulled this to my attention. I am completely with TheDoctor. I am absolutely shocked that somebody is offended by so much as a
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Wot I Fink: Introductions

They always suck. But seriously, from now on, Wot I Fink is a new segment I'll be writing every once in a while with my opinion on an issue in the world, mostly covering gaming. Issues you can expect me to dump on: Sexism in gaming Casual Games/Gamers Nintendo/EA/Ubisoft Story vs Gameplay vs Graphics Indie Developers New Technologies (like the Oculus Rift) Consumers QC/QA Retro Gaming Player Interpretation and Meaning in Gaming DLC And so on, so forth.
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I really don't understand this.

I got this spam message the other day, and I was hoping it would be something at least barely intelligeable for me to pick on...I was lied to. Simply called "The best DISH offer EVER!!!", it reads: If you can read that, I'll buy you a muffin.
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RRURadio: Testing A New Service *Now*

So, as you may have seen, I made a topic about radio improvements, and the radio has now disappeared with no changes made. What's been going on is I've been investigating operating my own internet servers, including a few gamer servers and the RRU radio. I've got the software set up and the playlists set, and a mic is ready for recording, but I now need to get a new job so I can afford the last few pars for the server machine and for my own private ISP connection so I can host everything without
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I Need Help Conducting Research On Endings

One of the few things I'm terrible at () is ending a story. It's difficult, trying to think of some amazing way to conclude what could have taken a person hours, even days to read, play or watch. So, I was hoping for some input here. I want to know your favourite endings and your least favourite endings from anything. Movies, books, games, TV Shows, you name it. Hell, list more than one if you can. This research will help me a lot, so thank you.
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My Steam Library Update.

So, the Winter Sale was pretty big, and I spent a further $100. So, this is where my Steam Library is at now. Games Age of Chivalry Alice: Madness Returns Alien Swarm America's Army 3 Amnesia: The Dark Descent Assassin's Creed (Director's Cut) Assassin's Creed II (Digital Deluxe) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Digital Deluxe) Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Gold) Audiosurf BioShock BioShock 2 The Cat and The Coup Codename Gordon Coil Counter-Str
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RRURadio Changelist 1: RRURv2

Welcome. Please, make yourself comfortable. For once, you may take off your pants if you feel life it. Let's be calm and relaxed. So, as you may or may not be aware, I recently just finished school, and have one more exam left. Because of this, and the fact I will not be attending schoolies because of some passport issues, I will be dedicating my time to updating the radio. Previous versions of the radio from LZ and I were just a big list of songs, with new music added to the end. There was
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My Steam Library

So, everyone knows I went all out on the Steam Summer Sale. Well, I didn't stop (despite not having any money). Here's my current library: Full Games, Mods, DLC Age of Chivalry Alien Swarm America's Army 3 Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed II - Deluxe Edition The Battle of Forli Bonfire of the Vanities Templar Lairs Auditore Secret Crypt Bonus Skin [*]Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Deluxe Edition Multiplayer Character Cards Codex Line
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Ipt: The Video Game: Episode 3 - The Day The Data Died

IT'S THE ULTIMATE INTRODUCTION! Seeing as you guys won't get the jokes, I think I might as well share with you a new project I'm undertaking for my HSC. A point-and-click adventure game, "IPT: The Video Game: Episode III - The Day the Data Died" is my 'major' work for IPT: The Subject (Information Processing and Technology). Basically, the project is simply about us listing everything we know about IPT. Most of my classmates are doing simple websites, but I decided to think outside the...
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Hacking Games You Should Try With Friends

When you've got some free time, some free computers and server machines, create a network with a server attached to each computer and then each computer attached to a switch, and then try playing one of the following games: Uplink: Time trial type hack, and only works when using a line, tree or star network). Choose one server to be the hack target, and another to be the log target (must be in the middle of the network when using a line network). Lock the target server down with a proxy and a
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Rru Radio: Come And Get Some!

Hey guys! So, as you may have noticed, I have been privileged with the ability to be the new RRU DJ-guy, and as such, you can now click the "Radio" button above to listen to all your favourite tunes! I've restored almost 90% of all the tracks listed in the last two Radio Request topics, as well as add some of my own stuff to keep you all interested...however, I want more suggestions. As soon as the Radio gets to a reasonable size, I'll shuffle around all the songs every Friday, as well as add a
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[Draft] Notes On Ratchet & Clank Audio File Extraction

This is a draft version. The full edition, with more FAQs, pre-extracted files you can download and more research is still being developed. Hold on to your butts. IMPORTANT: This tutorial was made with PAL versions of the game, apart from #1, who performed this tutorial under my instruction on an NTSC copy. It looks like I'm the first to do it, so for the internet public at large, I'm just going to go over the basics to extracting sound files from the original 4 Ratchet & Cl
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Kids Shouldn't Swear, So Here's A List

Here, for you guys, I have the full list of words that LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga bans. This comes as I start wrapping up my modifications for the game. This list is hidden in the spoiler, and it does contain some f***ing amazing words. Please keep kids away from here. Fun?
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Skn Reorganisation

Bah storylines. That was never going to work. So, SKN is no longer gonna be a super awesome half-FP, half-RTS, super crazy story based overhaul. There's too much cuts I've had to make to get the game barely plausible, and now it doesn't even sound a bit like the original concept... Instead, it's going to be a large collection of mods, specifically mine, with a couple of awesome highlight levels from SKN making a return and whatnot. Here's what is expected to make it to the overhaul:
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30 Things You Should Never Do In An Elevator

Make race car noises when anyone gets on or off. Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of yor Kleenex to other passengers. Grimace painfully while smaking your forehead and muttering "Shut up, dammit, all of you just shut UP!" (I was the subject) Sell Girl Scout Cookies. (I was the subject) Perform a funeral service in the elevator. Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off. (I was the subject) One word. Flatulence! Do Tai Chi ex
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Some Skn Stuff (Overhaul-Ists Might Be Interested)

After having a talk with Tauka Usanake on Skype, I made this list of general stuff for SKN. It's not really that important to anyone waiting on the alpha release, but it's all the stuff I've worked on during the design phase which has changed since the Christmas update: Coward Raider-Type have been dropped. If a unit is injured and loses all health, medics with a stretcher will beam down to collect the raider. Now you need a "Safe Landing Zone" (replaces the Teleport Pad) or it's
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