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Lit Apropos of Nothing - ACKBAR IN CAPITALS - The Lit Forum Social Thread, v2.0.15

Discussion in 'Literature' started by Master_Keralys, Jan 1, 2009.

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  1. The Loyal Imperial

    The Loyal Imperial Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    It continues to puzzle me that they never went back for a sequel or anything else like it beyond Empire at War. Even with whatever bizarre thing passed for their production strategy, you'd think they'd leap on the chance to slap the Star Wars label on something as relatively inexpensive to make as a strategy game.
     
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  2. AdmiralNick22

    AdmiralNick22 Retired Fleet Admiral star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    If Disney makes a sequel to Rebellion set during the post-Endor era, I will name my first son Mickey. Come on, Disney, male me do it! :p

    --Adm. Nick
     
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  3. blackmyron

    blackmyron Chosen One star 7

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    I SAW THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL WHEN IT WAS BROADCAST ON TV.

    :p
     
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  4. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Well, speaking of friends who like SW, it's weird. When Rebellion came out, I had maybe one other friend who was into the EU as much as I was, and a couple of casuals. The rest of my friends rather ostentatiously didn't care for Star Wars.

    But everyone loved Rebellion. It was so popular among my friends, that it wasn't clear to me until I had a big online presence that Rebellion was perceived as a massive failure. It's always been odd to me because everyone I know who actually bothered to play the damn thing has always thought of it fondly, to this very day.

    All I have to do is mention the game to people, and they're like "man, I wish it still worked on modern Windows" to which I can make their day by telling them it does. :p


    EaW was sadly disappointing. Visually pretty space battles -- which was Rebellion's weakest point -- but really boring ground missions, and no real strategy. You just build things to fight and fight and fight some more. Boooring.
     
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  5. Trip

    Trip Force Ghost star 4

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    yeah but ur old so it doesn't count
     
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  6. blackmyron

    blackmyron Chosen One star 7

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    I agree on the main game, but Forces of Corruption was actually pretty fun (and just one of the endless parade of Lucasarts Never-Resolved Cliffhangers).

    Hey, I was only six...

    ... alright, fine, I'm old. :(
     
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  7. Gamiel

    Gamiel Chosen One star 9

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    Me, I am a history student with a speciality in Swedish and Slavic history. I have also gone courses in Finnish-, Film-, African- and North Americas Indian history.
     
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  8. AdmiralWesJanson

    AdmiralWesJanson Force Ghost star 5

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    "Where did you dig up that old fossil?"
     
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  9. TrakNar

    TrakNar Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    GAH some of these nested quotes get a bit crazy when they
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  10. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    TrakNar, what kind of device are you reading the forums on? I saw the same thing when reading the forum on my iPhone thanks to the little bitty narrow screen, but here on my laptop it looks normal again.
     
  11. TrakNar

    TrakNar Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    iPad. On my laptop screen, the nested quotes look fine.
     
  12. blackmyron

    blackmyron Chosen One star 7

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    Hopefully I've aged better than Obi-Wan...
     
  13. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    Lots of historians here! I wonder what (if anything) to make of this very interesting confluence or coincidence or whatever you want to call it.
     
  14. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I hear you.
     
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  15. Trip

    Trip Force Ghost star 4

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    wow u could be my dad practically
     
  16. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I'm his age.

    I have a 9-year-old. That means I'm only old enough to have a 9-year-old. And 9-year-olds can't post here. I'm not old enough to be anyone here's mother. [face_not_talking]
     
  17. CooperTFN

    CooperTFN TFN EU Staff Emeritus star 7 VIP

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    Current high school freshman have lived their entire lives in the time I've been a member of this board.
     
  18. Lugija

    Lugija Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I went to school when people were upset about Chewie being dead. Now I have a cool hat to show that I am a technical student and people are upset about Chewie being alive.
     
  19. Gamiel

    Gamiel Chosen One star 9

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    A theory what the big reveal in the Old Republic will be

    [​IMG]
     
  20. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    In my experience there's no such thing as luck.


    Sent from a loaner phone with horrid autocorrect. Expect lots of errors.
     
  21. Revanfan1

    Revanfan1 Force Ghost star 6

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    I went to school when...oh, wait, I don't graduate for another two weeks. [face_laugh]
     
  22. Jedi Ben

    Jedi Ben Chosen One star 9

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    So you're.. older?
     
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  23. Findswoman

    Findswoman Fanfic and Pancakes and Waffles Mod (in Pink) star 5 Staff Member Manager

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    Exactly why I am wondering what to make of it. :)
     
  24. blackmyron

    blackmyron Chosen One star 7

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    CONSPIRACY!
     
  25. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Well, what's history? Reading a bunch of textual sources and trying to form a continuous narrative from them while explaining contradictions and having debates over which sources really count and which sources don't.


    Sound familiar? :p
     
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