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Yep, that still works, though I'm not sure what the attack speed thresholds are. He can also use items while Omnislashing. This includes TP scrolls, which keep channeling while you slash. If you're at a high enough level, it takes more than 3 seconds to slash, and you can literally TP home while invulnerable. 

... izzat what the thing's for? Comp's crappy enough what I have to do to it to make DotA2 run decently renders the in-game text mostly incomprehensible. I can't read the popup that comes from that bar at all, heh.

But ah, shame. Probably won't get any more games in, then, unless they keep it around afterwards.

I really doubt it'll end when the bar fills. Seriously, it launched late yesterday. Most events last ~2 weeks, not 2 days. 

Plus, some of us still have 250+ minutes left on our buff. To be fair, I paid for it with my first 2250 reward box... people are spending a lot on these rewards.

Just Cause 2, Far Cry 3, and probably a couple of other semi-open-world games:

Avoid game mechanics that limit my options. So many games present you with a vast array of options for handling problems, but then withhold half of them, or penalize you for using them. "You can kill everybody, or you can sneak past them... but everybody in the game will yell at you if you opt to kill people, you dirty murderer." Or "You can kill them, or sneak past them... but since you used all your skill points to know which end of a gun is dangerous, stealth isn't an option. And then we'll yell at you for not building a stealthy pacifist."

Far Cry 3 lets you stealth through outposts, picking bad guys off one at a time with your machete. Or lure the enemies out with noises, then light the jungle on fire and roast them. Or drive in with a technical and mow people down with a mounted machine gun. Or sic a tiger on them. I can do all of these things with minimal skill point investments, and (besides giving extra experience awards) the game doesn't care how I handle each situation. I'm not limited by my upgrades, and I'm not trying to figure out what solution yields the right alignment points. I'm walking up to an encampment and thinking, "So, what tools do I feel like using this time?"

I hope SK gets permanently trashed. What would we really lose, other than a chance to be forced to play that skillshot hero in all random?

Well, you'd miss this brand-new voice clip.

In other news, the king is dead, long live the Wraith King! And Legion Commander, though sadly not the other two heroes that had been indirectly hinted at. Plus, a new festive game mode for items and stuff.

I kinda forgot that when spamming Storm of the Century.

Besides, this is my savescumming run. I've accidentally killed Redcliffe before and I'll likely do it again, but right now I don't want to just because of a detail I forgot at 2 in the morning.

Just to fuel your OCD... it's possible to save everyone in the village, through copious abuse of healers. If memory serves, you get a special helmet(?) for it.

After a lengthy skirmish, I'm already injured, and my weapons are in need of a reload. With one smooth shotgun blast, I dispatch one last leopard.

"But no!", says the game, as two more well-armed murderers hear my gunshot, and come running up the hill to kill me. I slay one with a well-aimed headshot, but the other takes a few more bursts, and gets a few solid hits on me before going down.

Then, just as I'm getting ready to heal and reload... another leopard sneaks up on me. I fire one shotgun blast in a panic, and miss. The leopard doesn't give me a second chance.

Brutal Legend is okay. For $2, I'd say it's worth it. It's a fun little action romp with an interesting setting and decent gameplay. Just don't be surprised when it transforms from a decent hack-n-slash to a mediocre RTS halfway through.

Really considering getting the Stanley Parable. I've heard really good things about it, at least. Can anyone make a recommendation (either textual, or a nice review)?