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It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the Countess were actually preserving her youth in this game's story. A lot of crazy stuff happens when magick is involved

Quote from: Sirus on May 11, 2013, 02:04:58 am

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Quote from: Vector on May 11, 2013, 01:41:17 am

The same asshole who's been fucking my course the entire semester stood me and my partner up for a project meeting he'd specifically pushed us to come to after we tried to cancel.  We've emailed twice and he hasn't replied.

I am... so upset right now.

Do what Gordon Freeman does at a time of scientific need.

Hit things with crowbars? Throw random switches? Grab a gravity gun and go nuts?

Make a deal with Gman?

I don't think Gordon ever actually made a deal with the G-Man. Or maybe he did and we just never hear it.

He did. At the end of HL1. The Gman gives you a job offer. you can accept, or be teleported into a place filled with the hardest mobs in the game, with you having no weapons.

That can be filed under coercion, which is of dubious legality. If someone said "be my slave and fulfill my every wish or I'll drop you into that pit filled with hungry crocodiles", any court of law would support you agreeing to become a slave only to escape or call the police at first opportunity. G-Man only gets away with it because he appears to be nigh-omnipotent.

Quote from: Vector on May 11, 2013, 01:41:17 am

The same asshole who's been fucking my course the entire semester stood me and my partner up for a project meeting he'd specifically pushed us to come to after we tried to cancel.  We've emailed twice and he hasn't replied.

I am... so upset right now.

Do what Gordon Freeman does at a time of scientific need.

Hit things with crowbars? Throw random switches? Grab a gravity gun and go nuts?

Just for fun (and because I'm bored out of my skull), have Olison's and Gregor's odds at not horribly dying!

Olison - Assuming he's using an Iron Lance for damage and accuracy
versus Ballista:
Olison has a 94% chance to hit twice, dealing 8 damage each time.

versus Knight:
Olison has a 93% chance to hit twice, dealing 4 damage each time. The Knight has a 57% chance to hit, dealing 12 damage.

versus Mage:
Olison has a 83% chance to hit twice, dealing 13 damage each time (enough to kill). The mage has a 74% chance to hit, dealing 16 damage.

Gregor - Again, assuming Iron Lance for accuracy and damage.
versus Ballista:
Gregor has a 98% chance of hitting twice, dealing 10 damage each time.

versus Knight:
Gregor has a 97% chance of hitting twice, dealing 6 damage each time. The knight has a 60% chance to hit, dealing 10 damage (reduced to 8 if personal skill activates).

versus Mage:
Gregor has an 87% chance of hitting twice, dealing 15 damage each time (enough to kill). The mage has a 77% chance to hit, dealing 16 damage.

I blame school, Sirus.
I blame school.

Fair enough

I kind of feel like a death or glory charge for the ballistae is a valid plan (not good, but there are no good plans here), and Gregor should try to talk her into it. Obviously, Valor would go with her for support bonuses, and because Valor and Seyena screaming in fear as they charge the ballistae would be incredible in a number of ways, in addition to being support fuel.

It would indeed be hilarious. However, Seyena wouldn't be sticking around to provide bonuses (she'd have to get backup) and Valor would be useless against the knight (13 AT vs 13 DEF, not to mention weapon disadvantage). Sorry

And again, it all depends on whether Haspen even allows this plan of action.

I assume you mean north-east, not north-west.Edit-ninja'd.

The only serious problem I have with the plan is that there is a VERY HIGH chance of both Seyena and whoever she takes up first, (Probably Gregor or Valor,) can die.

She gets nailed by the Ballista, other guy gets knocked out by mage and knight. And then they are both out of the game.

Olison might actually be the best first choice, I think. He's got the best evade of the three (though not by much) and was no weapon triangle disadvantages. Not much DEF or RES though. Gregor's got the best attack strength and the best DEF, so if he could take out the archer in the first strike or force him to move, that'd help. Then again, the mage would be alive and could cause serious hurt. Valor unfortunately seems to be the worst in this situation: best accuracy by far, but he lacks punch, has a disadvantage against the knight, and his DEF is the worst.