Eric

Sylvenger

Movies that made you cry...

December 24 2011
I recently purchased the movie Resurrection with Ellen Burstyn, a movie I've been trying to find on DVD forever. In it Ellen's character briefly dies but is brought back to life only to discover she can heal people. That one always gets me teary-eyed. Another little known flick is 'night Mother with Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft. It was originally a broadway play that they adapted for this movie. Sissy's character tells her mother (Anne) that she is going to commit suicide, so the whole movie is the mother trying to talk her out of it. Some others that I can think of:

Terms of Endearment - Duh, this one's a given.

Avatar - Those bastards shot down the home tree!! :(

Never Let Me Go - This one really got to me. The premise of the movie is kind of silly, cloned children being raised so their organs can be harvested when they're adults, but damn this one really had me sobbing, not just teary-eyed, I was full-on sobbing. Getting all choked up now just thinking about it. :blush:

The Color Purple - OK, if you didn't cry when her sister came back from Africa, then you're pretty much dead inside. :P

Well that's all I can think of off-hand. What about you guys?
Edited December 24 2011 by Sylvenger
Brad

Jedilicious

Re: Cross-Guild Pride Channel

December 24 2011
I believe the /Stonewall channel is just for Lords of Stonewall invites... not a broader cross-Empire LGBT chat channel. Stonewall shouldn't be shared with non-guild players (I believe).
Dustin

DustinJames

Re: Vent Vs. Cinematics - Is there a good solution?

December 24 2011
I just take the headset off; it's not too cumbersome.
Tommy

Tommy

Re: Vent Vs. Cinematics - Is there a good solution?

December 24 2011
I just tell people, "brb, watching a cinematic" and mute vent temporarily.
Will Tubbert

MarkNine

Re: We need to stop SOPA

December 24 2011
As someone who makes their living off of IP (first as a designer, now as a project manager in publishing), I agree with you whole heartedly. There are enough tools available now for protection of copyrighted material.

I'm a little concerned at the casting of IP-owners as bullies in the video. Just as a Mom & Pop shop has the right to sue a shoplifter, the IP-holders have the right to sue for their stolen work. Whether they've got a $20,000 a year business or a $2,000,000 a year business, they are the victim when it comes to piracy.

That said, I agree that SOPA, and the Net Neutrality powers that the FCC essentially gave itself this summer, are major warning klaxons to me when it comes to freedom of expression. Any ability for an entity to shut down a competitor, be it political or commercial completely skews, what I believe, to be the greatest gifts our country has given.
Romey

frontlyne

Re: Good guild members . . .

December 24 2011
OK, I think I get it. When it takes me back to main page at the bottom is the Add Character tool. But you have to, at least initially, manually input info.
Tommy

Tommy

Re: LGBT Guilds on Jekk'Jekk Tar

December 23 2011
Order of Lumara on Rubat Crystal is another one. They were placed on an RP server and decided to stay put. Really nice group of players.
Kidd Kasper

kiddkasper

We need to stop SOPA

December 23 2011
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First, let me say that I am all for people protecting their Intellectual Property. I'm also for protecting people from shady foreign drug outfits that sell US consumers harmful "medicines".

However, this bill is not the answer. I've read it in-depth. There are parts that are broad enough that it invites abuse and can be used in ways that are far more harmful than good.

The ramifications are far too impacting to just let this one go. So, I urge you all to contact you're Congress representatives and let them know how you feel.
Edited December 23 2011 by kiddkasper
X Centric

Xcentric

Re: No Holds Barred!!!!

December 23 2011
Quote by Aldente
Open your Abilities panel ("p"). Each of your abilities will be categorized as Active, Passive, Melee, Ranged, Force, or Tech (I think I got them all). Active is for abilities that you need to activate but that aren't attacks (e.g., stances such as Stealth). Passive is for abilities that are always on and generally modify other abilities (e.g., constant increased healing effectiveness). Melee and Ranged abilities are attacks that don't rely on Force or Tech. These sorts of abilities are not affected by No Holds Barred. Force and Tech are abilities that depend on Force or Tech, respectively.

I hope that helps.


i could kiss ya! yars that helps! Thanks!
Dustin

DustinJames

Re: No Holds Barred!!!!

December 23 2011
I believe most of the Smuggler skills are tech (Both Gunslinger and Scoundrel).
Patrick

Van

Re: SWTOR Companion Gift Guide

December 23 2011
Awesome! Thanks for posting. We actually where trying to figure this out last nite in guild chat. Corso is so damn picky!
X Centric

Xcentric

No Holds Barred!!!!

December 23 2011
So, I have a smuggler skill called No Holds Barred (tree skill).
It reads.. "No Holds Barred
Increases ranged and tech critical chance by [2 / 4 / 6]%."

But how do I know which of my skills are ranged or tech?
I've read healing skills are tech. that's good!

But I have various skills, like my beloved Back Blast, that I have no idea if they are affected or not. And no way of knowing in-game that I can see.

Any ideas? (I should prolly post this on the swtor forums as well)
Thanks in advance!
Erik Branman

Xakhareth

SWTOR Companion Gift Guide

December 23 2011
Hey all!

So, I only looked through the forums quickly, but thought I'd toss this up as a resource in case others needed it - it's especially difficult to figure out what Khem Val wants for Valentines Day .... other than freshly torn out hearts. So, I came across this:

(a link to GoogleDocs - I did test it)

SWTOR Companion Gift Guide

or this:

SWTOR Forum Thread

Enjoy!

-Xakhareth
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Whittier Strong

SiranNataan

Re: Openly Gay Trek Character

December 23 2011
My frustration with Frakes is that he could have done what Shatner did. When they were filming the famous kiss with Uhuru/Nichols, the plan was to film an alternate end to the scene for Southern markets, in which Kirk leans in for the kiss but never actually kisses her. However, Shatner ruined those plans, because every time they tried to film the alternate scene, he would cross his eyes or make a face or some such, so that they were forced to scrap their plans for two separate versions. The interracial kiss ended up showing in all markets.
Tommy

Tommy

Re: Tips & tricks for swtor **Updated with new info**

December 23 2011
Quote by enrapture
You will reduce the time for crafting by increasing affection with your companion. Also, the success rate on missions is increased with higher affection.

Very good to know! Thanks for sharing this treasure trove of info!
Edited December 23 2011 by Tommy

Unknown Person

Re: Star Trek: The Journey

December 23 2011
:voy:


Episode 471 - Voyager - "State of Flux" - 04/10/1995

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=4111

Janeway and the other senior officers attempt to flush out a spy who is sending information to the Kazon.


Enjoy!
Patrick

Van

Re: Our new server

December 23 2011
12/22 - Seems to be a wait now and it's only 3pm PST. So far it says 25 min is the wait, was 309 in queue when I started.
Tommy

Tommy

Re: Openly Gay Trek Character

December 23 2011
There was an episode in TNG where Riker fell for a member of an androgynous species that believed that any expression of gender was a perversion. Riker's feelings were reciprocated, but the alien was later forced into "reparative therapy." They chose an actress for the role, but Jonathan Frakes went on record stating that he would have preferred a male for the episode, as it would've driven the point home better.
James

ArmyDogDoc

Re: Official Crew Skill Tracker

December 23 2011
Bren has Artifice on the Empire side.
James

ArmyDogDoc

Re: Good guild members . . .

December 23 2011
I'm having the same problem. I click on profile/characters, and it takes me to a screen that says:

You don't have any characters listed yet.
Click here​ to add your first character.

So click on "here" and the link just takes me back to the main page.

Name: Bren
Class: Warrior\Juggernaut
Faction: Empire
Guild: LoS

Name: Trak
Class: Trooper
Faction: Republic
Guild: KOS