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#1 Lequis MX

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Posted 18 February 2002 - 05:49 PM

This is the first time I've visited this board(so I assume this will be locked or something Posted Image

) But I've heard a lot of good stuff about Cythera...and I'm wondering, apart from having played it for like 5 minutes once, is it a good/cool game? For whatever reason, playing it in the beginning for a few minutes never really suited me as far as the game itself. Any insights that someone could give me?

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#2 idiotSavant

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Posted 18 February 2002 - 06:04 PM

Its a great game! Very cool. Try playing it again, you'll enjoy it. And we could use some more "newbies". Posted Image

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#3 SuperNova

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Posted 18 February 2002 - 06:27 PM

It can be a fun game after you advance a few levels, and get some of the powerful equipment, and if you ignore all of the bugs.

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Posted 18 February 2002 - 07:42 PM

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get some of the powerful equipment

HECK YEAH! Have you tried the sword of Heroes lately? Or what about the Mystic Armor! GET THE GAME!!!!! IT ROCKS!!!!! Posted Image

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#5 Lequis MX

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Posted 18 February 2002 - 08:22 PM

Hey, why do you guys mostly all have really high karma? does that mean that if I hang around here.......

No, but the guys on B&B were right.

No, really though, I guess I will DL it and perhaps then buy it...

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#6 idiotSavant

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Posted 18 February 2002 - 08:27 PM

Oddly enough, lately, thats been commented on a lot. Odysseus stares accusingly at Bryce Posted Image

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Posted 18 February 2002 - 09:18 PM

[quote]Originally posted by idiotSavant:
Oddly enough, lately, thats been commented on a lot. Odysseus stares accusingly at Bryce
Seriously, I'm sorry about that whole thing, but the truth must be told.

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 04:47 AM

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Originally posted by Lequis MX:
This is the first time I've visited this board(so I assume this will be locked or something ) But I've heard a lot of good stuff about Cythera...and I'm wondering, apart from having played it for like 5 minutes once, is it a good/cool game? For whatever reason, playing it in the beginning for a few minutes never really suited me as far as the game itself. Any insights that someone could give me?

-Nat

Actually I found it pretty hard to get into- it's pretty dull at the start. It gets better though. Until it asks you to register...

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 09:29 AM

Welcome to the Cythera boards, and yes, it does get exciting further in to the game. Grrr, I'd post more, but I was working on schoolwork/coding/working on my science project/away. Grrrrr. Anyway, iBack.

Oh, and you can't get mass karma yet. You first must go through our extremely painful initiation which involves a fire, a carpet rug, an iMac shell and a pineapple. Posted Image

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 09:51 AM

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Are you refering to the process by which crons are written? Posted Image

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 04:23 PM

Is Cythera a good game?

Yes.

Do the people on the Cythera board have rediculously high karma?

Yes.

Therefore, would it be a good idea to play Cythera and hang out in this board?

Yes.

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#12 SuperNova

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 04:42 PM

[quote]Originally posted by ferazel_09:
Oh, and you can't get mass karma yet. You first must go through our extremely painful initiation which involves a fire, a carpet rug, an iMac shell and a pineapple.

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 07:04 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Bryce:
Are you refering to the process by which crons are written?

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#14 Lequis MX

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 08:23 PM

TS....Explain?

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 08:26 PM

[quote]Originally posted by SuperNova:
Sounds like fun, what is the pineapple for

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 09:10 PM

No offence to anyone here, but I never really enjoyed Cythera. That said, I'm glad that you all seem to enjoy the game so much and have created such a wonderufl online community here.

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 09:13 PM

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Originally posted by Lequis MX:
TS....Explain?

Team Story. Try looking in the 'best of cythera' archive to see examples.

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 11:05 PM

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No offence to anyone here, but I never really enjoyed Cythera. That said, I'm glad that you all seem to enjoy the game so much and have created such a wonderufl online community here.

Actually, while the game is OK, it's a long way from the best RPG out there - the original Exile series far surpasses it, and the Avernum conversion makes them better still. To me, what stands out about Cythera is the world that was created for the game, in which most of our stories are based. What's so good about it is hard to quantify, but it seems to provide a rich arena in which our apparently fertile imaginations can play. Posted Image

And don't remind me about that pineapple! Posted Image

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 11:17 PM

Anyway, I liked Cythera better than Exile, but both engines have good points.

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Posted 19 February 2002 - 11:24 PM

I wasn't referring so much to the engine, as to the games themselves. The Exile series has a huge advantage over Cythera, just by the sheer size of the games; there's so much to do, and most of it's innaccessible until you register - while I gather you can complete almost all of Cythera before registering, which makes it seem kind of pointless. Paying good money just to see the ending seems a bit of a waste, to me. Mind you, there are the other in-game benefits...

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Posted 20 February 2002 - 10:04 PM

I can't really offer a good answer to this topic, seeing as I've never played past Omen's Test. Posted Image

But from what I've seen, it's pretty good...I've learned enough from the webboards to know.

Although yes, there definitely are better RPGs, such as Nethergate, Realmz and Chrono Trigger. Those are cool. But, as cache22 pointed out, Cythera is a good world for basing stories in. Nethergate's plot is more or less set, since it's based on a Roman/Celtic war, although the characters would be good. Realmz, as I recall, is more or less just your basic RPG, and although it -could- be used for stories it's too varied. Not enough to base it on. Chrono Trigger could be interesting for stories, but the characters are too set. You can change the name, that's about it, so having your own characters wouldn't really work.

So, as far as I can tell, Cythera certainly isn't the best RPG, but it's perfect for our purposes. Posted Image

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Posted 20 February 2002 - 11:30 PM

[quote]Originally posted by SuperNova:
Sounds like fun, what is the pineapple for

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Posted 20 February 2002 - 11:33 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Avatara:
Its so you can't complain to us you were dying of hunger.

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#24 SuperNova

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Posted 21 February 2002 - 12:11 AM

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Hmm, yes, and if you peel it first you won't end up with any scars when you bite into it.

Still not as bad as fighting a lich when I can't use my magic neutralization trick on them.

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Posted 21 February 2002 - 12:17 AM

Heh... Just opped in ta say hi and noticed that you guys are right, but why?
Why to the Cytherians have ridiculousy high karma? Nice mods Posted Image

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Well I see that most people i know are still posting, except me. I have sunken to an all new low -I use a PC that runs Windows- *Audience gasps* but i still like Macs more *Sigh of relief*. And to answer your question, yeah Cythera is a cool game sometimes. It can be very boring if your stuck but it's really fun, at least i thought it was.
/edit god i don't post much, infact here and the EV/EVO chronicles has been the only posts i've made, that is really really really sad Posted Image

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