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Shenk the Overseer: 20 - really easy boss, all the hype about him from the townspeople never came to be true. I did like the idea of the siege though.

Frozenstein: 70 - challenging, and I like his name. Not much else to like about him though

Bishibosh: 80 - I love this guy because I love the fallen in general. His name is ridiculous and he presents a very minor challenge. It's funny how what seems to be the fallen's spiritual leader appears right at the very beginning of act 1. It goes to show just how weak those guys are.

Corpsefire: 70 - his name suited his ability and it made me feel big to beat him the first time around

Rakanishu: 70 - not as fun as Bishibosh was. I guess his name seems less hilarious to me (god only knows why). Definitely more of a challenge though, he makes hardcore single player scary.

Treehead Woodfist: 75 - I like his concept as a guardian of the tree of Innifus gone a wee bit crazy. Kind of gives me a jolt when he pops out of nowhere running at you with his posse.

Beetleburst: 55 - not interesting at all but a bit scary to fight

Coldworm the Burrower: 90 - Everyone else hates her but I like how she looked like this disgusting, bulbous queen and that she had mad poisoning skills. I enjoy watching her death too from a safe distance.

Fangskin: 75 - such a challenge, very much like facing Rakanishu except in much closer quarters with knockback. Not relaxing at all, no siree.

Ancient Kaa the Soulless: 70 - he's novel because you'll never know which tomb he's in. I like his name (a recycling of one that was almost used in Diablo 1 if I remember correctly) and I like Greater Mummies in general. They always looked pretty cool.

Stormtree: 65 - I find him memorable but he wasn't really all that amazing

Grand Vizier of Chaos: 60 - I like his name but can't understand for the life of me why he's called that. He was somewhat challenging.

Infector of Souls: 60 - memorable because he swarms you but other than that he was so-so

Eldritch the Rectifier: 40 - boring but nice and close to the waypoint so he gets points for being convenient!

Sharptooth Slayer: 20 - I have barely any opinion on this one

Pindleskin: 50 - he lived (in a manner of speaking) in a cool area but other than that was boring

Colenzo the Annihilator: 30 - easy and boring

Achmel the Cursed: 40 - more challenging than Colenzo and slightly more memorable

Bartuc the Bloody: 70 - nice but confusing backstory, how the heck did he go from warlord of blood to some council member type? He could of used a sword.

And what a great series it hopefully will continue to be!

Hopefully being the key word here... Whoops, downer moment there, sorry about that. It happens.

Excuse me if I go and wipe away a tear. So many memories, what a great series it's been...

I thought it was a pretty bad movie with only the visuals keeping me interested. They were definitely great although I don't think they were as dazzling as some people seem to think.

The plot as has already been discussed was full of cliches and the characters were black and white, boring archetypes. The acting didn't help either, I didn't find any of the actors bringing subtlety or life to the cardboard cutouts they were playing. I thought Sigourney Weaver was especially bad in the first quarter with her line delivery ("Where's my cigarette? What's wrong with this picture boys? Aren't I just such a badass?") The pilot woman took the cake for the worst actual lines though. The script as a whole was as cliched as the story. Check out the Braveheart-esque speech towards the end.

But yes the visuals were very cool and brilliant to look at. The 3D perspective is fun but not as fun as I expected. It really didn't seem that much better than 2D although in some scenes it really did make all the difference.

I still can't believe Cameron spent twelve years making this film using such an enormous budget. You'd think he could have gotten better writers with all that money. And to think, just a few days before the movie premiered, one of his associates was raving about Cameron's incredible story-writing faculties on Charlie Rose. What a joke.

To me, Avatar epitomizes all that's wrong with Hollywood blockbusters nowadays. It's all "style over substance." You see the same stories being remade (think romantic comedies) over and over again and action movies piling on special effects to make up for weaknesses in plot, acting, and direction. I found Avatar entertaining, but it's definitely something I'd only want to see once. Not a great film by any means.

All the music was just perfect, I don't think I could choose one track over the other, they were all equally effective.

Or better if it could detect if you have bought 5 or more battlechests due to your lack of organization, (like me) you would at least get recognition for your incompetence. like title "big spender" or such. im just kidding i dont expect anything... who else has purchased a rediculous amount of copies of the game tho?im sure im not the only one

No way, you must be exaggerating! You've had to buy five battle chests? That just boggles my little mind.

Haha, I wouldn't get your hopes up too much. Seeing how Blizzard handled our hopes with this patch, they're just as likely to get dashed as fulfilled. That being said, I'll still be hoping along with everyone else for something new by the patch's release. God willing, it will happen.

Well it's here finally. My ears are ringing with Handel right now. It's great that Blizzard is still improving such an old game when most companies wouldn't be bothered.

None of the changes however get me really excited, as expected there aren't any new quests or content additions. Ah well, I'm grateful for its existence at the very least but it doesn't exactly want me to jump off my chair and search furiously for my CDs..

Virtual reality will not replace reality because we still need physical exercise. We can not get physically exhausted from virtual reality. We can only simulate it for as long as we are inside the reality.

Well I'm sure VR will never replace the real deal, I never implied that. But it will be huge in our lives that's almost certain. Just imagine how much time people will spend in it for sexual satisfaction alone! You get the idea.

well... like every other new media in the history of human kind is supoused to replace the previous ones... so don't worry, i'm sure it wont be that importnatn in peoples life

Well, I don't really mind what people do with their own lives so long as it isn't immoral but I know I'll be trying to keep my time spent in virtual reality as low as possible. I doubt I'll be able to avoid it completely though when everyone else is using it so I know I'll still be using the technology regardless. But I do still think it will be very important in people's lives,

You only play games in it Or simulate a beach or something. You don't live there. Not more than you live in your computer.

I don't know about that. Reading articles on virtual reality seem to insinuate that it will play a much larger part in people's lives than just gaming. It is predicted to eventually replace TV and the internet. Therefore, people will probably spend a huge amount of their time in the virtual world.

I don't think virtual reality is really my cup of tea. I mean there's escapism and then there's escapism. I don't want to live my life in an entirely different reality from the one I live in now. It's just unsavoury to me. It's why I don't like the idea of doing drugs. It just seems so delusional...

Whoops, so sorry my friend, it was someone else. I guess I'm just so used to you now! I was afraid you'd gone bipolar there for a sec!

A monologue is the best way of telling a story. Marius told us his story in D2 with a kickass monologue

Alright. Then why did you denounce monologues as embarassing storytelling in your previous post?

You may say that, but in the industry, it is common knowledge that if you have to use a monologue (in film, tv, vg, books), you have failed. If you can tell a story and involve other characters, it becomes much more interesting to the everyone. Why do you think most monologues in movies are actually voice overs? Because a single actor can't hold everyone's attention the way multiple actors can.

Just imagine hearing one voice for an entire game, with a 5 minute monologue for every single quest, and you can't skip it. You would go insane! Now throw several different voices and personalities in there, and it is now not only bearable, but enjoyable and interesting.

And what does RPG stand for? Role Playing Game. You are playing the role of a character. If you want to play the role of someone you can completely create on your own, write a book.

Whew, I'm a little bit late on my reply for this one. I haven't been keeping track of this thread much.

Firstly, I did put up with monologues for an entire game back in the first two Diablos and I have to say I thought they were very effective story telling devices. I loved them in Morrowind too. Monologues I find are able to get more lore into the game efficiently which dialogues simply can't do as well. You'll always have those superfluous answers from one of the speakers (ex. "Indeed." "I didn't know that." "I feel fine, how are you?") I do acknowledge however that not everyone will share my sentiments and that dialogue has its advantages as well. Looking at Warcraft and Starcraft however, I don't find dialogue has ever been Blizzard's strong point. The way the write it has always sounded a bit stilted to me which is more evident in Warcraft than in Starcraft.

And yes, I know that I'm playing the role of a character who has some pre-existing traits. I just don't like having the character's entire personality handed over to me. I think RPGs are more engaging when they leave more to the player while maintaining a skeleton personality for the character.

And keep in mind that monologues are not devoid of artistic integrity and interest. Shakespeare soliliquies come to mind. I don't think there should be any shame in using a monologue system.