Happy new year my friends! I hope the coming year is prosperous for BoC and for you all in real life.

I've never really had a problem with it and I've had Steam for a few years now. *shrug*

I didn't say it was exactly the same...

Young hero is forced to flee his idyllic homeland after a quest is forced upon him and he must leave in order to protect all he loves.

I think that's more or less the fantasy genre summed up nicely. You might even add Star Wars to the list.

Agreed completely. That's a very loose, generalized plotline that's been used a million times. Tolkein didn't invent it. I loved the WoT series simply because it wasn't your usual fantasy setting, yet was still readable and coherant. I lost interest during the fourth book because my limited attention span couldn't follow the multitudes of different plots going on. But I do very much plan to re-read the series as it's still the best fantasy series I've read (LOTR included).

I do. I play Day of Defeat: Source every now and again and I used to play The Ship.

Baaaalaaaamorrrryyy!

Haha!

Very fine work indeed. Those traps are brilliant (and fearsome!)

Well done Ihiniar, great reports!

[Sergeant Hoagie, Junior Regdar, and Senior Tiberius]

Rehearsals for the upcoming performance on Sunday will take place this Friday evening.

Sergeant Hoagie, Junior Regdar, and Senior Tiberius please attend!

Don't Uni students living on campus get some kind of internet connection in this country?

[When:]

This is the regularly scheduled slot for rehearsals for Sunday's performance at the theatre. (This week is delayed one day as everyone but Hoagie decided not to turn up on Friday.)

When: Saturday, August 18th, 9pm GMT
Who: Hoagie, Regdar, and Tiberius please attend!

[OOC: Please turn up guys as we need to run through the performance before Sunday..]

Hoagie and I are still in the process of discussing the Dragoons as a whole, and seeing if parts of it need reinventing or updating. Once we decide on a clear focus for the squad, then you can be sure there will be lots of Dragoon themed events.

Why are you moving to London to go to school in Wales? *boggle*

Congrats Cel! Now is the best time to play and/or finish any projects you have going because in 6 months, that baby who sleeps all the time will suddenly be awake all the time. Not only that, he or she will pester you to no end. I haven't been able to do anything on the computer for a year now until the kid is in bed.

You do realize your life as you know (knew) it is now over right? Fatherhood is a different world completely and not for the faint of heart