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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Amphion [/i] [B]I rented it and loved it. But the thing you mentioned about the health bars is interesting. I may have to play the computer version. Im glad to see you finally got Deus Ex though. You where waiting for it for a long time. Oh I think it was you I was talkign to a while back...have you done any more 3d? If this question makes no sense to you I have the wrong person so just ignore it. [/B][/QUOTE] Yes, that question does make sense, but no, I haven't done any more just yet. I've had a lot of other things on my mind recently. Which doesn't stop me going on the PS2, but anything creative kind of goes downhill, so i gave up for a while. Anyway, yes, the computer version had 6 different health meters: 2 arms, 2 legs, head and torso. Each meter had 90 points. If all health to your legs is lost, you have to crawl (As health is lost to them, you slow down as well). As health is lost in your arms, the weapon becomes more inaccurate. If all health is lost to your Torso or head, you die, meaning that you can't survive a GEP rocket, as I have done in the PS2 version. On the PS2 version, I think they just put all the health meters into one, which isn't quite as good, though it is a lot easier. Also, in the PC version you have to be more aware of the space in your inventory, as you often have to get rid of unnecessary items to make room for more important ones.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The Harlequin [/i] [B][font=gothic][color=crimson]I'd like to point out that the "Big Crunch" theory has recently been disproven. There is an opposite to gravity, rather imaginatively called antigravity. Three guesses what it does. So the universe could not contract to a point small enough to make that viable. I put that theory in just as an example of things that could not be explained, before Cloricus deciding that it could be.[/font][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Yes, I know, but the point I made was that [i]if[/i] the universe contracted (which I forgot to add that we now think it won't.. I say 'think' because many such theories have been proven wrong later) then time would theoretically reverse. Whether the universe actually would contract or not isn't really the issue here. [quote]A finite universe means finite possibilities. We've conceded that. Now, why has the universe not started repeating itself? Because it is infinite. I suppose you'll say what if we haven't reached the end of the possibilities yet? Well, then space would repeat itself. Which would mean that time would repeat itself. Because time and space are directly linked. Now, time repeating. Which is? Folding time. So even if it did happen, we wouldn't know. It would keep continuing until something changed. And if nothing changed, then it would keep repeating. It couldn't even end, because nothing ever changed. Which would mean it was infinite. [/quote] 1) A finite universe means finite possibilities: There is a theory that if a race with sufficient technology beyond ours were to come to Earth, we would mistake them for Gods. It may not seem relevant, but you could draw from that theory, that a universe with a large enough number of possibilities might be mistaken for an infinite number. Hence, you don't truly know if the possibilities are infinite until they are all used up, and if the possibilities are inifinite, they will never be used up. To put it short- you will never know if the universe has infinite possibilities. 2) Now, why has the universe not started repeating itself? Because it is infinite. No. That argument would work in the case of 'the universe has started repeating itself, therefore it is finite', but if the universe is truly infinite, you may suspect it, but you never know, because 'infinite' means, in the case of the universe 'never ending', therefore the only way to distinguish between infinite and finite things is the fact that finite things end, therefore you can only ever come to a conclusion if the universe is finite, because an infinite universe would never give the ending point at which you can make the conclusion. This is basically just expanding on the last comment. 3) I suppose you'll say what if we haven't reached the end of the possibilities yet? Well, then space would repeat itself. Space would theoretically repeat itself, if the probability of space repeating itself was great enough. Essentially, if there is a finite, but very large (in universal terms) number of possibilities, then Space is unlikely to repeat itself for quite a while. 4) Which would mean that time would repeat itself. Because time and space are directly linked. Now, time repeating. Which is? Folding time. So even if it did happen, we wouldn't know. There are more dimensions than just the three in space, and then time. We are completely oblivious to them, but it is believed by some that there are around 20, and this is just by our limited understanding. They may all be directly linked, or some may be linked to others, but not to all of them. You can not say with absolute certainty that time would repeat itself if space did, because firstly, we haven't noticed either, and secondly, there are so many dimensions that we are oblivious to, that they could have a huge effect on time, but not space, or the other way around. 5) It would keep continuing until something changed. And if nothing changed, then it would keep repeating. It couldn't even end, because nothing ever changed. The question cloricus asked is 'how can you prove it's an infinite universe'. I see no proof here, just a lot of theory and not a lot of facts. You said you could prove it, not that you could speculate about what would happen if time repeated. 6) Which would mean it was infinite I will end this post by saying this: How can a finite mind begin to comprehend infinity? You can't. We live with finite numbers, our mathematics is based around finite numbers, and infinity is where the rules that finite numbers uphold, start to break down.

Yep. Just weeks ago Deus Ex came out on the PS2. I'm not one to play my games for hours through the night, so I finished it a few days ago, but I am amazed... I never did finish the PC version, I got the dragon's tooth sword and then didn't get to finish. A few things struck me: 1- Difficulty. The game is mad a hell of a lot easier due to the fact that all of the seperate body parts, which used to have their own health meters, ar brought into one. A single head shot can no longer bring you so near to death, because the head shares it's meter with the rest of the body. And if you fall from a height, you no longer have to crawl around because your legs are hurt, until you heal them - for the same reason i also think medkits heal too much. On the easy mode, anyway. At first they heal 40, then 80, 160, and 320 out of 400 respectively, for each skill level. I don't know about the other skill levels, I'm starting on them now. 2- Maps The maps haven't been cut too much- I thought they did a great job of that, but instead they were divided far more than the original. Liberty Island, which used to be one big map, with the exception of UNATCO HQ, is now 4 maps. First is the area around UNATCO HQ (The Dock where you start is now connected to the HQ). Second is the side of the island where you start on the PC game. Third is the side of the island where you meet Filben, and finally, he inside of the statue. Hell's kitchen is now 3 seperate maps, excluding the areas which were on different maps before, lke the Ton hotel and the bar, and Smuggler's Lair. Overall, the size of the game is the same, but the maps have had to be cut into smaller peices, meaning that their layout had to be changed slightly, also. 3- Items All the original items remain, except for the laser sight mod, which ion storm left out because it never worked the way they wanted it to. I'm not sure if there was a reload mod (reduces reload time) before, but I don't remember it from the PC version. The HUGE difference in items is that there is no limited space as such- you can carry any amount of things. On my file, I had 5 Tech Goggles, Rebreathers, Thermoptic Camos, Ballistic Armors, and Fire Extinguishers, as well as several augmentation and upgrade canisters, and several weapon mods, and [i]all[/i] the melee weapons. This is because the interface has been changed a lot, to the same stle as standar FPS shooters. The only problem is, you can only carry 4 gun-type weapons. before, you could have the pistol and stealth pistol, sniper rifle, shotgun, assault rifle, and maybe a GEP (though it takes up a lot of space) now you can just carry 4 weapons. Shame. Overall, the game is great. Just as good to play. I'm not sure if the endings have been re-made for the PS2 version, but they are great. I have to say, my favourite ending is the Helios ending (this is not a spoiler, as I never said what happens).

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Herman [/i] [B]Yeh, that tis all true.. hey deus where the hell ya been? geton aim! and *points to titel* muhahahhahaahahh [/B][/QUOTE] Dear God No!!! I been many places, I done many things. But I'm back. Unfortuntely, Im not gonna be on as often as I'd like to be, and AIM doesn't work on this computer very well (I'm at a university, not the one i go to, on my Dad's Mac). The keyboard isn't too good either, the 'a' key is pretty unresponsive. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Herman [/i] [B]drn it....well do you have Msn? lol. I hear ya about the keyboard. Mesa just got done working out the bugs of the new forum... >< [/B][/QUOTE] No, I think this Mac just has something against messenger programs... I didn't make another post cos, well, I value my life too much to start a 'post conversation' about messengers....

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B] [color=royalblue]Given current technology, it would be impossible to launch warheads from the station. The force from launching a warhead would actually push the station out of its orbit -- remember, the station has nothing to "grip" onto and thus, the major force of a rocket would push the station out into space and it would never be seen again. I'd have thought that was just common sense. :)[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] I suppose it is common sense, but Newton actually had to incorporate it into his laws before people accepted it. It could be possible given current technology, though the only way I can see is to fire another missile in the opposite direction, which puts more stress on the station, and is a waste of good material (I assume that if they did do this, they wouldn't use an actual armed missile, so I'm not going to go into the problems if that were the case), and also, if the launchers were misaligned, the sation would slowly (or not so slowly) spin. [quote]A state of infinite speed might as well be at rest though. If something was moving at infinite speed, then it would pass through through all points in the universe at once. So it wouldn't really be moving at all, it would be everywhere.[/quote] Yes, but it's hard to imagine such a thing. We don't really know that that is the case. It's difficult to comprehend such a thing. Looking at it with our normal perception of the universe, this is correct. but our 'normal' perception of the universe pretty much ended at the beginning of the century, when both quantum physics and relativity were put forward. OK, we don't look at te world any differently, because we never have o interact with things going near the speed of light, or things smaller than atoms. In our everyday lives, nothing has changed. But if these particles exist, then the world in which they do so would be completely different - Imagine having to put energy into something to slow it down. It doesn't work in our normal view of the universe. Of course, there is another possibility.. and I do use the word 'possibility' lightly, as this is just what I tjought in the last 15 minutes: If the universe were to stop expanding, and to contract instead, time would reverse it's flow. This is due to one of the laws of thermodynamics. For the universe to contract, the law would be broken (I don't know the exact details of this 'law' but I'll look into it). Hence, at any point in the universe, time will always flow towards the point where the universe is at it's largest. Perhaps a similar principle applies to the light barrier. In the case above, we see the contraction of the universe as in the future, going towards the eventual collapse of the universe. If we look from a particular point after the contraction, then from our point of view with regards to the flow of time, the point at which the universe is largest is in the past, and it's collapse is in the future. However, look at it from the point of view with regards to the flow of time at that particular point, this is reversed, and the point in time that we are at, actually appears to be in the future. Maybe a similar concept applies with the light speed barrier. Although any speed beyond this would appear, to our limited perspective as faster than the speed of light, to the beings (if there are any) on the other side of the light speed barrier, they may move in the same way we do- and our side would seem to them as 'faster than light'. This is a very strange concept... one of my '15 minute concepts'.. though it is just a personal idea, and to be honest, if it's correct then there is no way to prove it, and there probably won't be for a while. but the more plausible idea is, in fact, that the particle is just 'everywhere' at rest. EDIT- please excuse any spelling mistakes. certian keys aren't very responsive on this keyboard.. Okay, BIG EDIT here.. I just read through what you've been writing in the past week and [i]what a load of crap it was[/i]. No one has been able to explain why moving air creates low pressure. So what?.. It makes sense, it's simply the reverse of the fact that [b]Areas of relative low pressure make air move.[/b] It makes more sense than claiming that there is less air, which is, by the way, false. Instead consider this... Why do things fall down?? Gravitational Force What causes this force?? Interactions between matter Why does the matter interact?? Now this is where all kinds of theories come in. One of which is the action of gravitons- elementary particles which cause gravitational interaction. but why do the particles do this? you can't explain everything. Whenever you advance up one level of explanation, another appears which asks more questions. What is matter, really? and why does it behave the way it does? you can't explain it. The only reason you don't ask this question is that every day, you live in a world where matter interacts, things fall down, and many other things we take for granted. Another one- what is charge? yes, it arises from electrons, and we know what they are, they're small lumps of charge with mass (or mass wih charge) but what is charge? We don't know. The general point of this is- There are some things you can't explain, and you simply have to accept, because if they didn't work that way, the universe would be entirely different. Moving air creating an area of low pressure is one of the less difficult problems. [quote]I have friends with PhD's on their walls[/quote] in what? air movement? A PhD is useless outside it's area of specialism, so a PhD means little unless you say [i]exactly[/i] what area it's in.

Wow. A lot of posts since I last 'appeared' a week and a bit ago. The speed of light is not the absolute fastest that any matter can go, in theory. There is a perfectly sound theory that some matter can, and does, go faster. Think of a hill. You need a certain energy to travel at a certain speed, which has been known for a while, but we always assumed that this amount of energy increases uniformly with speed. In fact, what happens is that the amount of energy increases exponentially, and reaches innfinity at the speed of light. Only things with no mass whatsoever, such as light, can travel at this speed. However, on the other side, it starts to go down again. However, the hill is actually more of a mountain, the peak of which has infinite energy. Theoretical particles can travel faster than light, however the energy involved uses imaginary numbers- a very abstract, but useful principle, which has little relevance in day to day life, The most important term in imaginary numbers is '[i]i[/i]' which is the square root of -1. If such particles do exist, then they would percieve the universe in a completely different manner. Rather than having to gain energy in order to go faster and reach the speed of light, an increase in energy would actually slow them down. Where our state of rest is a speed of zero, theirs would be a speed of infinity. Again, this is entirely theoretical, but possible even by the laws of relativity. The fundamental fact here is this: [b]Relativity does NOT state 'nothing can go faster than the speed of light'. What it DOES state is that nothing can go AT the speed of light.[/b] the speed of light is not so much a limit, think of it as more of a wall. If you are on one side of the wall, you can not get to the other [i]VIA ACCELERATION ALONE[/i]. There may be new areas of physics emerging which allow us to break the light barrier, I don't deny that. However, using current theories, it is impossible.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cloricus [/i] [B]James for one there is no real way of knowing if we can go faster until we try. But the olny bundary I can see that we can't pass now is faster than matter and we don't know how fast that it. But again there would be ways around that. e-nv t6 T= -- /(x) 2 (--) (6) E=mc2 That my friend is supposedly one of the formula to bypass e=mc2. That?s if e=mc2 is even rite. [Sorry for its crudeness but it's hard to put formulas in to this.] [/B][/QUOTE] Don't get me started on relativity... I've already been through a similar argument before... and looking at that formula the only thing I can think is ''... what the hell??''... can you explain what's going on there, because as far as i know, it could mean anything... E= mc squared can not be bypassed. E= mc sqaured is the formula which states that matter has a certain energy, and energy has a certain mass. You can't just bypass an object (mass), so it is weightless, nor can you bypass a flame (energy-ish) so it doesn't burn you, so you can not bypass relativity. there are probably ways to get from one place to another, faster than the fundamental limit of the speed of light, but it can not be done simply by moving faster than light. Information, it is now known, can travel instantaneously, via a principle of quantum physics known as entanglement. In relativistic physics, this should not be possible. But bear in mind that quantum physics generally only applies to very small particles, on the atomic level and smaller. It is possible that matter may be able to travel through a wormhole. It is hard to visualise how this may happen because we percieve the universe in 3D, and it is hard to imagine how the universe may twist and bend around us, so a wormhole could send us to a different part altogether. Some scientists believe that there are more than 20 (I don't know the amount) dimensions in the universe, rather than just the 3 that we see and the 1 (time) that we progress through. By the way, you're 2 years older than my brother. at that age, even I naively believed that such a thing may be possible, but now, after studying relativity at university, I think not.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cloricus [/i] [B] Intent does mean nothing, use this example. "I had no intent to kill that person" - Court trial 20/4/2002 That guy had no intent to kill the person but the person is dead thus intent makes no difference. [/B][/QUOTE] Umm... could you be a bit more specific?? ''I had no intent to kill that person'' means nothing to me.. they could have ran the person over, murdered them, it could have been a case of medical negligence for all I know, so [i]be more specific[/i]...

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BulmaVegeta1 [/i] [B]Wouldn't it be cool if blitzball really was a real sport? I know it's proably never gonna happen, but I can still dream. It would be so great if it was real. I'd love to play. Really, it's just a mix of football(soccer) and football(american). The only thing different is that it's underwater. The only problem is breathing!!!:rolleyes: (figures) It would also be cool if all the FF characters were real (espically Tidus) but that's just a dream. It's never going to happen, and I guess dreaming is the only thing to keep me happy.:bawl: :sleep: :cross: [/B][/QUOTE] Sorry to say this, but... speaking realisticaly, it'd be hard to play blitzball as a real sport, due to the fact that water is so much denser than air, so the bal would slow down incredibly quickly. Also, for the bal to move in the same way as in the game, it'd have to be a pretty exact density, because if it was too heavy or light, it'd float or sink when thrown. One more thing.. have you ever thrown something underwater (or tried).. it is very difficult....

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The Harlequin [/i] [B][font=gothic][color=crimson]So, American is justified in the killing of innocents, due to their cause, but the Taliban isn't, that's what you're saying. To the Taliban and their ilk, America is as corrupted and evil as the Taliban is to us. The difference is intent then. They meant to kill innocents, America didn't. That's the only real difference, and intent means nothing. So there is no difference.[/font][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Intent means nothing??? what?? So what youre saying is that there's no difference between a mass murderer and someone who accidentaly ran someone over? because if intent really does mean NOTHING, then that's exact what you're saying. pick your words wisely.

I've got the UK release of VF4 now... all I can sy is.. I'm glad thaat the japanese and chinese voices haven't been translated, because if they say anything like the english people (e.g... 'Why am I soooo great?!?') I'd probably kill my PS2, and I don't want that... anyway.. other than the english voices, great game...

I would probably own the village mafia... but no one knows that, apart from the rest of the village mafia... or 'otaku mafia'.. heh..

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by DarkOrderKnight [/i] [B]Transitic, could you post a little more info about paypal? They are still a little skeptical. Actually they most likely won't even listen... But I would apreciate it. [/B][/QUOTE] Just go to Paypal.com, it pretty much explains everything on the site. The money is sent via email, and you have control over how much you send. As far as I'm aware, the other person never sees your credit card number (though I've never recieved money, so don't quote me on that).

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Duo Maxwell [/i] [B] Doesn't your cat also lay across your sholders? ...which always reminds me pirates.[/B][/QUOTE] Yes. Did I tell you that? I don't remember... all these exams are killing my brain... bad exams, BAD.. edit: Ack! look at my post count! noooo!!! the first time I've looked at it in ages and it says '666'

My cat does the wall of death up our sofa.... do I really need to say more?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Duo Maxwell [/i] [B] ahh... true... the thing in my sig... you know that thing... that I sent you a while back? no? To quote "happy monkeys" should help you remember... yes THAT thing [/B][/QUOTE] Yes, I know [i]that[/i], but how does it help you adopt me??

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Duo Maxwell [/i] [B]and isn't it "All your BASE are belong to us"? But given the circumstances I'll let you have it as monkey.... I'm watching you [/B][/QUOTE] Yeah, but I can't say 'all your base are belong to us' hen we're on about monkeys, can I... I have to be original... ish..... Oh, no.... what [i]is[/i] that in your sig....

[img]http://www.mutedfaith.com/images/goodfriend.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.mutedfaith.com/images/teen.jpg[/img] Now that is not on... My family is not dysfunctional... though I am surrounded by idiots... [img]http://www.mutedfaith.com/images/spirit.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.mutedfaith.com/images/pain.jpg[/img] .....great... just what I need...

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by starlight [/i] [B]what is it with you guys and monkeys? [/B][/QUOTE] Hey, we have a saying around here.... "All your monkey are belong to us..." Basically what it means is... I was the first to ask for a monkey, so the monkey is MINE!!! [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Duo Maxwell[/i] [B]But I'd be the bestest little adopted sister sorta person ever!! I'd love you and hug you and pet you and be the most nicest person you ever knew! I wanna adopt you!! [/B][/QUOTE] EEK! *runs away* random guy: That monkey ain't comin' back... no, sir...

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B] [color=royalblue]I still want to edit your username... ...whenever I see it, it makes me want to kill the nearest, cutest object...[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Speaking of which, could you do me a huge favour and turn my underscores into spaces?? pleeease..... :) ..if you need an excuse, I think my name is pushing the frames out by a couple of pixels.... anyway.... onto the topic.... [quote][i]Spikey said[/i] I am a little annoying myself. I talk a lot. I cannot shut the heck up. I just really like to talk. But sometimes I am not. [/quote] ...As illustrated by what you said... I know lots of dense, annoying people... for example... [quote] Person: Danny, people think I'm crazy Me: and.... Person: They say I should see someone about it ... Me: and.... Person: Will you do? Me: no Person: Why? Me: They meant a proffesional, and they were only joking Person: But you're a professor.. Me: No I'm not, and that's not the same thing anyway Person: oh....... [/quote] Try to work with [i]that[/i]....

1) Gender: [b]Male[/b] 2) What do you believe in? [b]Evolution: Yes.. Creationism: Unsure, I do not believe in creationism as in the sudden appearance of man, but perhaps as the kick-start that must have been necessary to begin life. [/b] 3) Why? [b]In my opinion, too many people take the bible to mean exactly what it says, I believe that there may be a lot of symbolism in there, as in most books.[/b] 4) What is your religion? [b]Uncertain[/b] 5) How strong are your religious beliefs? [b]Uncertain[/b] 6) Are you very familiar with any evolutionary theories? [b]extremely[/b] 7) Ethnic Background (your nationality eg. Asian, caucasian, etc.): [b]English, Caucasian (Note: Caucasian is NOT a nationality)[/b] 8) Where have you lived most of your life? [b]UK[/b] 9) Have you ever taken a course in modern biology? [b]If biochemistry at degree level counts, then yes[/b] 10) Do you believe in God ? [b]Didn't you ask 'What is your religion??[/b] [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by gokents [/i] [B] i dont think that one animal became a totally different one[/B][/QUOTE] You do realise, we all came from amoebas, right.... [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cloricus [/i] [B] 4) What is your religion ? If I find a good one I might consider joining it. [/B][/QUOTE] That's just about the funniest thing I've seen all day... [quote][i]Originally posted by James[/i][b] Just look at how dead trees turn into coal...and how mountains form from volcanoes over millions of years...this is all a process of evolution. No way to deny it.[/b][/quote] Er... sort of... but trees decaying is a chemical reaction that happens over time, and mountain formations are formed from random eruptions... evolution in living things is due to small changes like those, but also it depends upon the environment alot more, as certain changes are favoured by certain environments. Although, a new theory is that evolution is merely a product of luck.... -------- Here's a point.. lots of you say you disapprove of Western Religions... how many of you disapprove of the religion ([b]i.e. the belief[/b]), and how many of you merely disapprove of the organised religious groups ([b]i.e. the church[/b])...

My little brother-- he can be OK sometimes, but we kind of drive each other insane, most of the time...

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rick Hunter [/i] [B];) Sadly going through these post I've seen all the anime listed, keep in mind what one believes to be rare is not rare to another, it all depends on location, location, location!;) [/B][/QUOTE] And in my location, any kind of anime is rare.... Maybe we should illegalise anime in the UK, that way all sorts of 'anime dealers' would appear in dark alleys...

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Duo Maxwell [/i] [B] Oh, my god I never thought of that! Danny your a monkey and you never told me?!? I would've adopted you if I'd known that! ;) [/B][/QUOTE] Actually, I am a new breed of smart-monkey :D Why do you think I never told you? I can't be adopted by someone 5 years younger than me... :p

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowGohan [/i] [B] [SIZE=1]Do you mean certain items that can give you say, 5 skill points to use on your aspects, speed, power, etc.? If it is, that system is also used on an RPG called Ever Grace, and there are these thingies that you get from sometimes killing enemies called blue fruits. It lets you spend 5 points on your aspects, which you can distribute how you like. I think that would be a good system for DMC2 to use, 'cause as Deus said a level up system may not suit DMC2, because it's not turn based. [i]But[/i], Castlevania on the GBA isn't turn based, and you get EXP from killing enemies, platform style, not turn based. So this may work if DMC2 turns out to be a Castlevania type game, which would be cool.[/SIZE] [/B][/QUOTE] Nah, you don't get items that let you spend on abilities in Deus Ex. You get skill points by doing certain things, such as completing a mission or doing certain things toward completing it. You get even more skill points if you find a hidden way of doing it, such as one point where you can sneak into the enemy base by blowing up a coke machine which hides the back entrance. The skill points you earn can then be spent on certain skills.