Never fear the Squid again!

[Spearthrower]

I came here after speaking to Asmodeus just to write a reply in the "Where have they all gone" thread......

After reading through the forums a little, I had to make a new thread (in honour of days gone by) to say that this still looks like a fantastic community! I don't know why this place has always attracted such a special group of people who have no fear in sharing in fun and frolics and calamari!

There are still some of the old time greats - I wont name people because I dont want to miss someone out and make them cry (like Durf - he's always blubbing when he's left in a corner by himself for a few minutes!! It's his fault anyway! ;)) And there are loads of new faces (probably have been here for YEARS!) who have added their own little special something.

It's really great to know that this place is not only surviving, but positively thriving! :) I am honoured to have had a small hand in the creation of this place and it is great to see when something grows way beyond its initial starting point! I don't feel any nostalgia at all.... mostly because nothing has gone... it all looks just as good as it was all those years ago.... and better!

So *raises glass with one arm round the Giant Squid* Here's to you guys and I hope you all have many more happy years here!

Cheers one and all :thumbsup:

Spearthrower
Thrower of spears

[FrostBurn]

Er, ok, erm, soo, who are you?

Or more importantly, who were you?

:grin:

[Spearthrower]

Er, ok, erm, soo, who are you?

Or more importantly, who were you?

:grin:


I am Spearthrower, thrower of spears, Defender of the Realm, Vanquisher of Giant Squid, Bearer of the Legendary Bowl of Calamari.

No?

*looks around for the forum sign*

Yes.... SP Forum - this is the one!! :wink3:

[nex]

I remember you... but you cannot remember me because I was only lurker back then with maybe 5 posts :smiley:

I still have saved SP Character Guides thread (1.09) that you started :wink3:

[Drystan]

Errr. Hi. :wave:

So errr. Just wondering what this has to do with the squid?

[LprMan]

Your nick is familiar, I have seen the old-timers mention your name multiple times. I'm not sure if I have ever seen you to post though, because I have been here myself only ~3 years :laugh:


Welcome back! :wave:

[Spearthrower]

nex.... that's cool! I lost those guides many years ago through hard drive failure! I loved my Werebear - I could play D2 again just to play that character again! :D

Drystan..... what has this to do with the squid?? Arrr, where's the ancient warning tablet when you need it? Have you not been beset by the squid in times past? I'd be surprised to find that my old adversary doesnt lurk here still! :o

Lprman.... I would estimate that I left here in 2001? Maybe early 2002.... I cant remember for sure! :)

[Corrupted]

Errr. Hi. :wave:

So errr. Just wondering what this has to do with the squid?
Spearthrower is back to vanquish it :badteeth:

Hello Spearthrower, you were before my time but I have heard of you, good to see one of the REAL oldschoolers popping by :wave:

[Spearthrower]

Hi Corrupted!

I feel like one of the ancients!! Isn't anyone going to offer this old geezer a chair by the fire and a drink to warm me cockles? :)

[Stargaze]

Gosh! It's alive! It's good to see that we're protected from the Squid again.

Welcome back, Spearthrower. Go, have a drink at the EMB, it's on Durf's card for all I know.

[Tom_S]

*No smilies enough for showing the surprise*

Speary, it HAS been a long time. Never fear, this thread will have them old timers out in no time (like me :P).

Not sure if you're back, but welcome back :)

[Drystan]

I've seen the squid (I think...) I'm really confused, so I'm going to believe what you say. :smiley: GL with the squid. :undecided:

[Spearthrower]

Hi Tom_S... my God - long time no see! From your avatar, you havent grown an inch!! :D

Still a member then? Why have some of Ye Real Olde Timers only got a couple of hundred posts? *confused*


Drystan.... There you go - you've seen him too. It's like one of those Arthurian legends right.... When doom approaches again (i.e. Big fricking squid) then doom's nemesis reawakens!! *sharpens harpoons*

[Stargaze]

Why have some of Ye Real Olde Timers only got a couple of hundred posts? *confused*

First, there were several forum hickups, second, I for one didn't play much for the last two years, so haven't got that much to contribute anymore (save for greeting fellow old-timers).

[Spearthrower]

Hey Stargaze! Great to see you! I guess if you no longer play, then you must be here just for the forum? :) What are you playing now?

[Tom_S]

<-------------------- Daughter :)

After you left there have been a couple of squid attacks taking everybody's post count back to 0. But nevertheless i was never much of a poster anyway.

[nex]

nex.... that's cool! I lost those guides many years ago through hard drive failure! I loved my Werebear - I could play D2 again just to play that character again! :D

http://free-kr.t-com.hr/nex/RPGForums_Net%20-%20SP%20Character%20Guides.htm

And yes, I'm a geek for saving all these old guides :tongue:

[Spearthrower]

Tom_S wow! How old is she?

Nex... that is so cool - a real blast from the past and you are an absolute STAR!!! I also lost that avatar many years ago... it was made for me by Freelancer.... is he still around? Wow, thanks a lot for that, it's made my day! ;)

[Dark Matter]

WB Spearthrower.

Now you have no excuse not to roll a Werebear and join in a 1.11 Tourney

DM

[Spearthrower]

Dark Matter - thanks! 1.11 now huh? I seem to recall hearing good things about it.

Actually, I dont have the game here... I now live in Thailand and most of my CD's are stashed away back in the UK. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be hard to pick up a copy as many people over here love the game too. I can probably get one of those all in 1 pack thingamees for the equivalent of a few pounds. I shall check it out, playing Titan Quest has reawoken a soft spot in me for hack and slash fests! :)

[Sint Nikolaas]

Hey spear, you're older then when I was even lurking, but where's your old nick (this one joined today)/ avy then?

EDIT: heh avy there already

[Tom_S]

Tom_S wow! How old is she?


She just made 3. *wipes the drool* :D:p

On the move as always. Go grab them cd's and start joining some tourneys.

[colony]

Wow, this is something I didn't expect:shocked:

Welcome back Spearthrower, back for some squid hunting then? Or just here to check this place is still alive?:grin:

[Spearthrower]

Hey spear, you're older then when I was even lurking, but where's your old nick (this one joined today)/ avy then?

EDIT: heh avy there already


I am guessing that I was deleted a loooong time ago!! :scratch: And with all the Giant Squid attacks that you guys seem to have survived, I doubt that my old account could be reborn.


Tom - awww! Well, it's obvious that someone's been busy outside of tourney's since I left!! :wink2: Congrats mate, she looks lovely!

I'll see what I can do - are these HC tourneys?


Colony.... Hi! :wave: Well, I just came back to say hello to people.... but now I am starting to get the idea that it might be fun to join in some demon slaying at some point.... it's like being a virgin all over again!!! :jig:

[somethingsin]

I'm thinking it got deleted in the '03 crash nick...

Hi, and welcome to the SPF (wehavebeenaroundforawhilehaventwe)

Be sure to read the stickies and FAQ's, join some tournaments and drop by the EMB for a drink or two. And watch out for the shinkickers. Have a set of shinguards, they'll help a little, as they have pdr 10%...

*Faintly remembers hearing the nickname before*

errr... welcome back then, I guess. The above advice still hlds true, as there might be new info :P
and the EMB thing is definitely good advice

[Dark Matter]

Tourneys can be either/or or both SC and HC.

There are now a couple of generally accepted mods - RRM (Red Rune Mod - does what is says on the can, turns all runes red so they are easier to spot) and RWM (RuneWords Mod - allows SP players to make all the Ladder Runewrds too)

Some players play Vanilla - no mods at all, some play RRM only some (like me) play RRM/RWM. The MP games should say what mods are accepted. Some like Frostburn play both Vanilla and Modded and have separate stashes.

ATMA is now 5.05 and has a drop calc.
Flavie is also used to post grails and tourney updates on the web (here's an example from the current untwinked tourney http://www.freewebs.com/nubikoen/ )

Both ATMA and Flavie DLs are in the Sticky, as is the DL for the RRM/RWM

DM

[Spearthrower]

Thanks for the welcome somethingsin.

Dark Matter... thanks for the info.... oh! Mods!! And the ladder runewords? Sounds fantastic!

If I get back in it will be purely untwinked and hardcore! :)

[Dark Matter]

You mean when, not if !

[FrostBurn]

Some like Frostburn play both Vanilla and Modded and have separate stashes.
Actually, that would be Thyiad.:wink3:

I play Vanilla only, no mods whatsoever. When MP'ing, I supply my MP chars with vanilla-only items from my SP stashes, and as I do not mule off when MP'ing, I have no problems with those MP chars becoming tainted with RWM/RRM. I do not maintain MP stashes, however, I do mule between my MP-only chars. Basically, whatever items go on to MP, stays in MP, forever.

Lately, Thyiad has had this odd desire to build a vanilla-only MP char, which is why any games I've been hosting recently is vanilla only.

@Spearthrower: Thailand eh? How are you finding it? Is the humidity bearable? I presume you are in Bangkok? If so, is it better to walk rather than drive? I do know they have lots of squid over there, so you should be a happy bunny.

Edit: Have you been to the Angkor temple complexes? My family is planning a trip there perhaps next year.

[Thyiad]

*hears name mentioned* *wanders over*
Welcome back :wave: Stick around this time; I've not been privy to squid-sighting and I don't particularly want to. Anything/one that can keep it at bay needs to be tied to the SPF post.

*ties Spearthrower to a post* *wanders off*

[Spearthrower]

@Spearthrower: Thailand eh? How are you finding it? Is the humidity bearable? I presume you are in Bangkok? If so, is it better to walk rather than drive? I do know they have lots of squid over there, so you should be a happy bunny.

Yep - Bangkok - I've been here for over 3 years now!! :shocked: and I still find it extremely humid! My apartment never really goes below 30c even in the wee hours of the morning! I would never drive in this country for 2 reasons: 1) Because there are already squillions of cars on the road - even at 4am I have to wait for the traffic to cross my road.... and 2) Because the kind, gentle, friendly Thai people all turn into monsters when they get behind the wheel of a car - no one gives 2 hoots about minor things such as lanes, or pavements, or other cars!

Nope, pedestrianism is a way of life for me :thumbsup:


Hail Thyiad.... it wont be the first time I've been tied to the post.... I can handle it..... just leave the light on...... puuhlease..... thyiad? THYIAD? COME BACK!!! :nervous:

[FlimFlan]

Hello Speary. Never thought to see you back here. Have you talked to Apoc lately?:grin:

By the way, I changed my nick from Flanimal when I returned. Still prefer Flan though.

[Spearthrower]

I noticed your introduction thread earlier mate! :D

How's you?

Talked to Apoc? I dont think I ever had the pleasure.... I talked AT him a few times but I dont think it sank in!! ;)

[FlimFlan]

I noticed your introduction thread earlier mate! :D

How's you?

Talked to Apoc? I dont think I ever had the pleasure.... I talked AT him a few times but I dont think it sank in!! ;)

Doing fine and still living in MX.

Apoc was always so open-minded.:rolleyes:

[Pucho]

OMG H4x!
spearthrower! the one, the legend. Amazing... truly amazing!
Welcome back to your home

[Spearthrower]

lol Pucho.... thanks man, very kind!


I'm still ecstatic over getting back my old avatar!! :flip: :prop:

[DurfBarian]

* blubbers in the corner *

EDIT: Next time I'm in Krung Thep I'll look you up.

[Spearthrower]

DURF!!

It's good to see you again mate! You wont believe the number of times your name has come up over the last few years!

Most of them were on wanted ads...... :D

[Kefir-Tribe]

Welcome back! I saw your thread at the GO so I wasn't too surprised. I know your name by the legends and myths whispered by the white-bearded SPFers.

[Spearthrower]

Thanks Kefir-Tribe......

It really was just a visit before.... but I already feel so at home that I think I'll go and try and track down D2 tomorrow so I can come back to stay! :)

[FrostBurn]

It really was just a visit before.... but I already feel so at home that I think I'll go and try and track down D2 tomorrow so I can come back to stay! :)
In Bangkok? And you plan to buy an original?? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

[Spearthrower]

In Bangkok? And you plan to buy an original?? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

Yeah - that's the tough part!!

Also trying to convince people that I really would be happy to pay more for an original will be quite a good test of my thai!! :wink2:

[FlimFlan]

Thanks Kefir-Tribe......

It really was just a visit before.... but I already feel so at home that I think I'll go and try and track down D2 tomorrow so I can come back to stay! :)

So, you breaking out the threats now!

[FrostBurn]

Also trying to convince people that I really would be happy to pay more for an original will be quite a good test of my thai!! :wink2:
Try this:

นายทหารเวรการช่วยเหลือ&ค้นหา Diablo 2 LoD.

กำลังถูกอ้างความข้างต้น

ยิ่งกว่านั้นเปรียบเทียบ.การทดสอบของคุณว่ามาตรฐานมั นคือผลของการทดสอบที่ชี้ตอบสนองในทางบวกเพื่อสารที่ถ ูกรู้จัก

อยากiที่แต่งงานเท่านั้นกับคุณ

[Spearthrower]

So, you breaking out the threats now!

I dont have much choice mate, Thyiad's tied me up and Durf's blubbing on my shoulder! :wink:

@Durf's edit - please do mate, I'd be happy to take you out for a beer, a saki... or a jug of mehkong! :afro:


EDIT: Frostburn... as far as I can tell, that's a joke right? It's complicated to read with the briap tiap comparison..... and it seems to be talking about soldiers, rescues and exams? If it's not a joke, then I am confused!!! :laughing:

[RTB]

I missed that avatar, good to see it back in action. Did you pick your mod flavour yet? There's plain vanilla, RRM strawberry and RWM cheese. :badteeth:

[Spearthrower]

Hey RTB!!!

The old-timers have slowly shuffled their chairs over, grappled with their zimmer-frames and pulled on their slippers!!

I am not sure yet mate - I have literally been 4 years without even thinking about Diablo. I should perhaps learn whats different (i've heard that lots is) with the newer patches post 1.09..... especially if I expect to jump straight into non-twinked HC! ;)

[FrostBurn]

EDIT: Frostburn... as far as I can tell, that's a joke right? It's complicated to read with the briap tiap comparison..... and it seems to be talking about soldiers, rescues and exams? If it's not a joke, then I am confused!!! :laughing:
I haven't a clue! :laughing:

I typed into this English to Thai online translation thingy, and each time I clicked the 'Translate' button, it came up with a different sentence in Thai.

I just kept clicking until I found some that I liked, and then I copied and pasted it. :laugh:

[Nacaa]

I remember you!! :) Nice to see you back. Hope everything is good and I guess we will see you playing 1.11 soon no?

[RTB]

The old-timers have slowly shuffled their chairs over, grappled with their zimmer-frames and pulled on their slippers!!
But the avatars never change. :smiley:


I am not sure yet mate - I have literally been 4 years without even thinking about Diablo. I should perhaps learn whats different (i've heard that lots is) with the newer patches post 1.09..... especially if I expect to jump straight into non-twinked HC! ;)
As it always has been: just ask and someone will answer.

[Spearthrower]

LOL @ Frostburn.... well, you had me attempting to translate it and for a good few minutes, I thought it was a sketch from a Monty Python series or something!! ;)

Nacaa!! Great to see you again! How are you sir? I am expecting that 1.11 is where I will start (unless there something I should know after 4 years out of the game?)

[Jude]

Welcome back! Yeah, there were a couple of forum moves or something when we all had to reregister our nicknames.

It's been pretty stable, except for some squid attacks, since summer of 03, though.

I'd recommend staying Vanilla with the new patch until you get used to it. There are a lot of changes from 1.09 to 1.11. Mercs can now be hired at a level one below your character's. So it's much easier to switch if you want. They also level a bit faster than they used to. Also, skill synergies make for interesting point allocation strategies.

Jude

[Spearthrower]

Hi Jude..... thanks for the welcome!

That would also explain the differences in the boards - still the same day old blood colour, but there's something more swish about them now!

Thanks for the advice - I think I will definitely stick with plain 1.11 until I know what's going on.

What are the flavour of the month builds now then? I had heard about Necros and Pallies.... but it's all hearsay.

[FrostBurn]

What are the flavour of the month builds now then? I had heard about Necros and Pallies.... but it's all hearsay.
Depends on what your flavour is really. The generic advice is to build a sorc for Meph runs and a Necro summoner for level 85 area runs. But I reckon you already know that.
Sorcs: Meteorbs, Blizzballers, Pure Lightning, CL/FO.
Necros: Summoner, Boners, Poisonmancers.
Amazons: LF/FA, LF/Strafe/Multi.
Paladins: Zealots, Avengers, Hammerdins.
Assassins: Trapsin, Martial Artist (kickers, elemental)
Druids: Werewolves, Werebears, Summoners, Wind druids.
Barbs: Dunno, don't care.

[Repusz]

Welcome back Spearthrower, I have been rediscovering this place recently myself, and it is definitally a prospering community that has formed here with great personalities - elite players, cool guys, lunatics: like it has alwys been. :)

I believe you have left like at the end of 2002 cuz you were here when I first started posting in february 2002. It's good to see another old school familiar face.

[Spearthrower]

Depends on what your flavour is really. The generic advice is to build a sorc for Meph runs and a Necro summoner for level 85 area runs. But I reckon you already know that.

The Sorc part yes.... but Necros weren't really empowered in 1.09.... I enjoyed playing them but they weren't high level farmers.... something's changed there!! :)



Repusz! Another person I have heard the occasional mention of their name over the years! If you joined in early 2002, then yes, it must have been a good few months later that I left - you're probably right, around the end of 2002 then!!! Still 4 years!! :shocked: Good to see you here too!

[Stargaze]

I'm still ecstatic over getting back my old avatar!! :flip: :prop:

Where did you find it? Even I had problems to rediscover that pic ...

[water_moon]

hmm, well you weren't welcome properly by me before so the return post diserves one of these *hands over goodie basket of baked goods and squid repelant* though if you'd like to join the hunting parties the squid regulally makes it apperance and they form up over at the "new" bar, the EMB.

You still might want to read the FAQs, we have changed a few things, thgu hI'm sure it'll come back :wink3:

[Spearthrower]

Yeah, I remember that you used to host it for me sometime ago iirc Stargaze? In fact, didn't you host EVERYONES for a while? :grin:

I got the avatar back from the reply nex sent in this thread with the SP Guides of mine that he had saved. Apparently Freakshow still maintains the pic on his space as it is still pointing there!! I need to get in touch with him and thank him too - if I can find him outside of WoW that is ;)

If you ever happen to rediscover the original large size version of it (not this cut down for avatar) then I would greatly appreciate getting it back again too!

Cheers

EDIT
water_moon

Thankyou for your vaguely fishy smelling bakery produce gift.... I'll er... just set it down over here.... upwind! :grin:

Ah yes... the EMB.... havent really had a chance to talk about that with anyone. I heard about it on the grapevine but its more real being back here and everything..... I'll leave that for now.

"You still might want to read the FAQs, we have changed a few things, thgu hI'm sure it'll come back "

Read FAQ's? Ye GODS! What has happened? I think the old FAQ went something along the lines of

1) Ye Shall Not use the word idiot more than 3 times per sentence.
2) Ye Shall Not allow entry to anything large and aquatic with 8 arms.
3) It's Durf's fault.

Are you telling me that there's more to know now?? :laughing:

I'll check 'em out :thumbsup:

[tragor]

Not to fear, Spearthrower, the basics are still as they were. Just remember the golden rule (something about treating others, yadda yadda, whatever ...).

If that doesn't work, slap nebux with a trout. May not help, but it makes me smile. :azn:

Lots of names here I haven't seen since my return. Greets to DX, Nacaa, AlterEgo, RTB, wolfie, et al. It's nice to be back myself.

*
And now we dance
*

:jig: :jig: :jig:

[Hakai_no_Tenshi]

Talked to Apoc? I dont think I ever had the pleasure.... I talked AT him a few times but I dont think it sank in!! ;)

Rofl, I just *knew* this would pop up at some point in time ;) Long time no see my [I want my mummy] man. (Wonder how many people still remember that)

*mutters something about old timers not being as young as they used to be*

--T

[Serdash]

Oh.
My.
God.

-defenestrates Spearthrower-

Where's joo been, mang?

[Spearthrower]

Tragor.... ok... got it... trout...nebux.... slap

Hey Doc! Well [I want my mummy] me! How the [I want my mummy] have you been?..... (probably not a lot of people I would guess!!) Good to see you're still here protecting people's stashes! (ooer) If there really was an epic period in the ancient past of this forum now known as The Atma Wars (part 1).... doesn't that make you some kind of God?? :shocked: *bows* Doc's been deified!!!


Hey Serdash! It's been a while!

*contemplates the meaning of defenstrate*

hmmmm. Why did you remove all my windows?

Hmmm must be some native ritual greeting....

*defenstrates Serdash and Doc, Tragor and Water_moon, Stargaze and Repusz, Frostburn, Jude and RTB, Nacaa, Flimflan, Nex, Drystan, Lprman, Corrupted, Tom_S, Dark Matter, Sint Nikolaas, somethingsin, Durf, Kefir-Tribe, Colony, Pucho and Thyiad*

Now all your windows are belong to us! Well, me actually! :jig:

[Spearthrower]

Hmmm

Can't edit to put a question in......

Can someone please explain to me what the use of the word Titan means when talking about a character build - I've seen it in guides and various threads but can't find any actual explanation of the term.

Is it something new?

[burke615]

Hmmm

Can't edit to put a question in......

Can someone please explain to me what the use of the word Titan means when talking about a character build - I've seen it in guides and various threads but can't find any actual explanation of the term.

Is it something new?
If you are talking about something like a "Titan Sorc", etc. I believe it refers to the magic affix "of the Titan", which adds to your strength. The general theory is to pump your strength and swing a big hurty two-hander at anything that is foolish enough to venture near. My (limited) understanding of the build is that you put ALL your stat points into STR. I've never been terribly interested in this type, so I'm not sure how they handle getting enough DEX to actually land a blow.

Anywho, welcome back! I recognize you, but back in 2001/2002/2003 I was mainly over in the [now defunct] Gen Strat forum (running with the Good Morning Group on BNet.) Heck, I even know what the [I want my mummy] you and Doc were talking about. Good to see you again!

[Spearthrower]

Hi Burke... thanks for the response and it all makes sense now.

I would guess (if things havent changed too dramatically) that you'd probably use a Blessed Aim Merc to sort your chance to hit out.

Melee Sorcs.... that takes me back!! hehe

Thanks for the welcome. :)

Spear

[Serdash]

Silly Spearthrower, I didn't remove your windows, I simply threw you out of one! :D

And as far as titan builds go, they're really not that great. You get a crap damage increase and some "bragging rights"(whatever those are good for) and you waste a lot of time. Attack rating is really best solved with a few charms, an Angelic Halo and Wings(+12 Attack rating/clvl per ring, two of them grants double the bonus, resulting in some nice AR boosts) and can be further pressed with an Eth rune to lower enemy defense.

Overall, titans are dumb. Very dumb.

Extremely dumb and... uh... stupid.

Yes.

Dumb and stupid.

[sunbearie]

*teleports into forum*

OMG the rumors were true, Spearthrower is back~ :thumbsup: How's thailand? or was that way long ago.

*teleports out of forum*



*leaves everyone wondering who the hell was that?* :fortuneteller:

Side-note: BA mercs aren't really necessary since enchant has ar bonuses. Times have changed....

[tragor]

:laugh:

Not too difficult, mate. [I want my mummy], even I figured it out and I'm no :brainiac:

It's good to see names I haven't seen in while. Makes me all nostalgic and weepy. :hanky: I'd better go kill something before I make a fool of myself.

* slaps nebux with trout on his way out the door *

[nebux]

If that doesn't work, slap nebux with a trout. May not help, but it makes me smile. :azn:

Tragor.... ok... got it... trout...nebux.... slap

* slaps nebux with trout on his way out the door *
hey, i din't do anything

[tragor]

hey, i din't do anything

cough, cough *shin-kicker* cough


*trout slap* :grin:

[Spearthrower]

Serdash... oh damnit... what do I do with all these windows now?

Ahh - I'm still of the HC untwinked mindset (mostly because I dont have any equipment anymore) so I was thinking along the lines of AR solutions that dont require eq!! :)

Sunbearie!! :D Hey man, how's life? Yeah, I'm still in smog central Bangkok. Doubt I'll be leaving for some time either! ;) AR from enchant? Goodness, all those melee Sorcs must be teh l33t pwners now huh? :D

Good to see you again! ;)

[Drystan]

Spear! I want my windows back! :smiley:
A fishymancer (Zoo keeper, summonmancer) is a good place to start. They're safe and can take things down fairly quickly. The skeletons can actually survive! They can also wear a lot of MF and don't require too much equipment. Just a decent starting char to get some wealth, if you wanted to know.


Definitions of defenestration on the Web:

the act of throwing someone or something out of a window

Man. Serdash, how often do you use that word? I've never heard of it before, but for you to know it, you must use it fairly often. Fun words to use in daily speech? :)

What the [I want my mummy] are you guys talking about when you say [I want my mummy]? Seriously, where the [I want my mummy] did that come from or originate?

[Dark Matter]

Drystan,

IIRC a hacker changed the word filter from *** to [I want my mummy] in the dim and distant past. Another did something involving the space bar, so you wouldn't get a space you'd get something else. At least, that's what I heard.

Before my time....

[Drystan]

Lol... That would've been funny.

Spear: You don't have our windows. I just realised that you threw us all, in one mighty throw, out of the window. :(

[Spearthrower]

I thought that defenestrate would be more amusing if it meant to remove windows... so I have decided to to define it thus!

All your windows are still belong to us! :evil:

Drystan - thanks for the ideas but i have already decided on one key thing. I am not going to mule at all ever again with D2.... I remember getting to the point where i had a separate hard drive for my Diablo finds and characters and I just dont want the hassle again! ;)

I am going to play totally non-twinked at all times. If that means vendoring uber Sorc gear I find with my barb, then so be it!! :wink2:

[tragor]

Spear: You don't have our windows. I just realised that you threw us all, in one mighty throw, out of the window. :(

That's some serious throwing. Launching a simple spear must be impressive to watch. :thumbsup:

Pretty funny on the filter. I was wondering where that came from myself. :laugh:

[RTB]

IIRC a hacker changed the word filter from *** to [I want my mummy] in the dim and distant past. Another did something involving the space bar, so you wouldn't get a space you'd get something else. At least, that's what I heard.
Nah, that was just how the filter worked back then, it was certainly more original than plain **. But the space character being made a swear word, that was done by a hacker. I just can't remember when that was, must've been early 2002.

[Spearthrower]

It was kind of funny that day... people got in trouble before everyone realised it was a hacker and not everyone suddenly catching en masse tourettes syndrome!

And yes - the (I want my mummy) was the sites filter for swear-words... obviously to make the swearers die with shame, change their lives around and become shining examples of humanity thereafter..... or something! ;)

[FrostBurn]

And yes - the (I want my mummy) was the sites filter for swear-words... obviously to make the swearers die with shame, change their lives around and become shining examples of humanity thereafter..... or something! ;)
Can we re-instate that? I'm a bit fed-up with all the 'wtf' popping up here and there.

And no, it doesn't stand for World Trade Fund.:rolleyes:

[salvo]

You've a cool avatar there senior, may we see the full version of it?
welcome back :wave:
-sal

[Spearthrower]

Can we re-instate that? I'm a bit fed-up with all the 'wtf' popping up here and there.

And no, it doesn't stand for World Trade Fund.:rolleyes:

You can do whatever the (I want my mummy) you please!! :grin:



Hey Salvo... I'd love to get a hold of the full picture myself - it was designed many years ago by a guy called Freelancer. He didn't post much but he made some stunning pictures for the residents here. I lost my copy in a harddrive crash a good 3 years ago and didn't even get this particular small version back until yesterday, courtesy of nix!

If anyone of the Golden Oldies (muaha) ever come across it on their hdd's please let me know! :thumbsup:

[SiTro]

I remember one forum a mate linked me to a while back that censored the terms "lol", "rofl", "lmao" etc. It replaced the offending terms with "I find that to be funny".

It didn't quite know what to do with "roflmaownbatbbialsbm" however.

On a more relevant note, welcome back Spearthrower! How did you manage to defenestrate all those people while still tied to the post? Impressive to say the least.

[FrostBurn]

How did you manage to defenestrate all those people while still tied to the post? Impressive to say the least.
He's got a boomerang on switch.....

[Spearthrower]

On a more relevant note, welcome back Spearthrower! How did you manage to defenestrate all those people while still tied to the post? Impressive to say the least.


I'd like to tell you.... but then I'd have to throw you out the window too!! :wink2:


Frostburn - it's a harpoon on a bungee! :evil:

[Butzull]

Well, well, well...look what the cat dragged in.

Speary...how are ya mate!

Yeah, I've been lured back after straying off for a while. Much has changed since the SPF Bash at your place. I'm back in Aus and *gasp*...married!

Anyways, good to "see" ya.

Butz. :dunce:

[Spearthrower]

Well, well, well...look what the cat dragged in.

Speary...how are ya mate!

Yeah, I've been lured back after straying off for a while. Much has changed since the SPF Bash at your place. I'm back in Aus and *gasp*...married!

Anyways, good to "see" ya.

Butz. :dunce:

:yikes:

Butz mate! How the hell are you? Wow! Some news there eh? Many congratulations!! I had heard along the grapevine that you were getting hitched but.... wow! :thumbsup: How's down under treating you? Must be a pain to always have to hold on to something to make sure you dont fall off huh? ;)

Oh, I've ressurected the Immortals.... they're now a HC Titan Quest Tourney group!! It also looks like I'll be getting back into some D2 HC! Maybe we'll get a game in sometime? Take it easy mate and very good to see you!

[Phosheez]

Good to see one of the oldtimers drop in to say hello. Hopefully you can keep the squid at bay because it's eaten a couple of my posts in the past week. Welcome back and maybe stick around for a bit!

[Spearthrower]

Good to see one of the oldtimers drop in to say hello. Hopefully you can keep the squid at bay because it's eaten a couple of my posts in the past week. Welcome back and maybe stick around for a bit!

Thanks Phosheez :azn:

Damn squid..... *sharpens harpoon in readiness*...... we're gonna need a bigger boat! :wink2:

[maxgerin]

For some reason, your nick is very familiar.
As well as the sig...
"Spearthrower
Thrower of spears"

I started visiting the forum late 2001 or early 2002, so that might be the reason.

Welcome back! :D

--maxgerin

[Spearthrower]

For some reason, your nick is very familiar.
As well as the sig...
"Spearthrower
Thrower of spears"

I started visiting the forum late 2001 or early 2002, so that might be the reason.

Welcome back! :D

--maxgerin

If it was the SP forum, I wouldnt be surprised - it wasn't as big as it is now -.... I only really posted here and in the Druid and Barb forums.

Thanks for the welcome back! :thumbsup:

[maxgerin]

Yup, I only post in the SPF ever since, at least as far as I can remember.

It was alot smaller then...and far far more friendly.
Not that it isn't now, but just can't help comparing. :tongue:

Anyway, enjoy your stay! :smiley:

--maxgerin

[Spearthrower]

Anyone else just have Giant Squid issues? He seems to have had a tentacle or 3 in the server then..... I chucked a nice shiny spear his way and he seems to have got the gist and left us alone!!

One thing I am really pleased to see over here now is a zero tolerance for hacks etc. That was always the way this place was in the past - across all the boards. But about the time I left a new acceptance seemed to spread that hacks and dupes were fine. I think the SP forum held out much longer than the other ones, but even here was being infected.

One of the things that stopped me playing D2 all those years ago was that I found, courtesy of Doc, that in the very very few trades I had made with forum members, I had received a number of dupes. That pretty much killed it for me - kind of took away the magic.

So, yes. I am really glad to see the strength of the anti-hack policy here, makes me feel a lot more inclined to play. ;)

[nebux]

if you want to remain "hack taint free" just don't trade at all or not trade in this forum.
with the latest B-net banned members that move to SP "legit" play, it's a no no to trade.

There are just so many new people coming through that place that have quit B.Net and wanna start "clean and legit, self-found except for the Enigma+BotD their friend gave them in TCP/IP"... there is a hacker exposed every other week...

[Butzull]

Anyone else just have Giant Squid issues? He seems to have had a tentacle or 3 in the server then..... I chucked a nice shiny spear his way and he seems to have got the gist and left us alone!!

Speary shows up and so does the squid. Just a coincidence I'm sure.

Is it on your tail or are you on it's? ;)

Butz. :dunce:

P.S. About getting a game in sometime...sounds awesome! Oh, and I'm working on a from-scratch, self-found 1.11 HC grail, not TOO far along, only at about 43%, but if you do want some twinkage at some point I'll happily send you anything I have doubles of. ;)

[tragor]

P.S. About getting a game in sometime...sounds awesome! Oh, and I'm working on a from-scratch, self-found 1.11 HC grail, not TOO far along, only at about 43%, but if you do want some twinkage at some point I'll happily send you anything I have doubles of. ;)

Someone tell me how you do that? My total finds from the day I started playing years ago doesn't add up to 43%. :shocked:

Apparently, I've got some innate anti-MF that is just killing it for me. I won't begin to describe the rubbish my builds carry (all self-found, no twinking allowed). IIRC, I'm in dire need of some WF. Wasn't that some kind of uber-MF capability?

The "best" weapon I ever found was a rare truncheon that has carried my HC Conc barb all the way to the Ancients. Not so sure he can beat them with it, which might explain why I haven't played him in a while. :tongue:

[Spearthrower]

Sounds like me Tragor..... I have the anti Waimea Factor..... at least it's fair - I have it in all games! :D

Butz..... it's already been explained man, get with the program!! ;) It's like one of those Arthurian Legend things - you know the ones... Ancient Darkness reawakening and the long lost hero suddenly reappearing to fight it in the hour of need! :P

Thanks but I am not twinking EVAR! ;)

[Butzull]

Butz..... it's already been explained man, get with the program!! ;) It's like one of those Arthurian Legend things - you know the ones... Ancient Darkness reawakening and the long lost hero suddenly reappearing to fight it in the hour of need! :P

Thanks but I am not twinking EVAR! ;)

Atta-boy! I just thought I'd dangle the carrot out before ya.

Oh, and Arthurian Legend my *cough*, I know you better than that...more apt would be comparing it to Demolition Man. :)

Tragor, sorry to hear it mate. Don't get too downcast though, I haven't even started any MF runs yet, just persistently sending HC character after HC character through the game to oblivion. Hence most is lower stuff, I have about 70-80% of Normal Uniques and Normal Sets, but only about 20% of Exceptionals and about 3 Elites.

I seem to have lost the knack a little since my return and have got my last 5 serious characters to Hell, but had them fall somewhere between Act I and III. My last one was going great guns until I got impatient late at night and went teleporting...I can't believe I did that!

Anyway, I digress. Speary, keep that damn squid away from here, it stinks on ice! ;)

Butz. :dunce:

[Spearthrower]

Consider the carrot utterly ignored.... in a politely grateful way of course! :)

Don't worry - the squid is under wraps.... seaweed wraps! Sushi for everyone!

But yes.... once I hunt down a copy, lets get a HC game going when possible. Just bear in mind that I might die inside the Rogue Camp - it's been that long! ;)

[P§ÝÇHÕ]

I do recognise Spearthrower indeed :wink3:

[Spearthrower]

I do recognise Spearthrower indeed :wink3:


Howdy Psycho.... still here? :wink:

[P§ÝÇHÕ]

Howdy Psycho.... still here? :wink:

Indeed. I had not played for a few months because of real life issues but am back :smiley:

[Spearthrower]

Indeed. I had not played for a few months because of real life issues but am back :smiley:

I am really wondering what my experience after a 4 year sojourn will be like. I think the first impression is going to be.... "Where's the higher resolution??" as I am sure it will look dated at first. But gameplay is where it's at in my opinion - graphics never really bother me as long as they dont suspend my belief!

I have a nasty feeling that I am going to get repeatedly owned. I can't remember much of anything to do with the game and the things I do remember have all probably changed!!

Still waiting to find a copy though, so no point in fearing the demon hordes yet!! :)

[P§ÝÇHÕ]

Ahhh many things have changed, young grasshopper. It is very different to what you have become used to. What if I suddenly told you that Fireball was an excellent skill to use? Or that Tornado was one of the best Druid skills created? You may even laugh when I suggest that Necromancers have two of the most powerful builds available.

A new world awaits your eyes.

[Butzull]

Indeed, the crazy one talks much sense. HC is tougher now than it was when we left previously, especially in Hell.

Butz. :dunce:

[Spearthrower]

Given my passion for inordinately variant builds..... I will probably need to play the old school cookie cutters now for variety!! :D

No one remembers my melee elementalist then back when they were considered to be impossible in Hell!! :D

I think the Necro sounds cool though - this will be a real shock to see them in pwnage.... and I heard that some Pally build was ridiculously tough too?

In truth, I will probably start with a Barb or a Druid as melee is my kind of thang! ;)

If you want to push me in the right direction for a Barb now, then go ahead, I am all ears.... I was thinking of a 2handed Zerker?

[P§ÝÇHÕ]

For Barbs...your old school Whirler still does well. Concentration Barbs are also very viable. As for Druids, one of the most powerful classes is a Druid that utilises Cold Skills and the good old Werewolf is also worth a look-see.

[Spearthrower]

Of those, only whirlybarb and Werewolf really appeal. I doubt very much that they have changed WW so I am pretty confident on that class.... huge hp, huge damage, huge leech..... pretty viable first HC attempt I reckon. Now I am going to go and find a skill calculator as I am still having trouble remembering the tree :)

I remember lycanthropy, werewolf form, fury, (EDIT - wrong name) Oak Sage and I guess wolves/vine. (EDIT: Remembered Feral Rage) Wow, it really is wierd that I can remember so much when push comes to shove! You'd have thought that the corresponding grey matter in my brain would've realised its worthless existence and extincted (new word!) itself a long time ago!! ;)

[Butzull]

I can't remember where things were when you headed off, but just so you know...melee things later in the game hit MUCH harder than they used to and are harder to kill, particularly untwinked, so you'll need to take the synergies into account.

Also, Leech has been nerfed pretty hard from the good old days, I can't remember the exacts, but I think it's something like 50% of specified leech in NM and 25% in Hell, add to that, they've made some critters, particularly some bosses (e.g. Hell Meph) unleechable. So get used to having to quaff some potions where you didn't used to have to.

It's not all doom and gloom, and hey, at least it is more challenging now. :)

Butz. :dunce:

[Asmodeous]

Gee, I dunno. Give somebody a link in a PM and look at what they go and do....

Good to see you posting here again spearie!

And you never really left. You where always here at least in "spearit" Nyuk!

Just for the record, I ran into old spearie on another game forum *cough*titans *cough* quest *cough*, saw a poster's thread by "spear thrower" and thought, nah, it can't be. So I searched his intro thread where he mentioned D2 and I dropped in a post and there he was.

Do I get a SPF brownie point now?

[Spearthrower]

Yes..... in this example, we can definitely say that it's not Durf's fault.... it's Asmodeous's!!! Ok, maybe Durf was the evil overmind behind it so we can attribute some blame! ;)

Butz - I fear I am not going to get anywhere near Hell yet hehe!

[Asmodeous]

Well, I was thinking of "blame durf" when I posted my own intro thread at that previously refered to "other" game site forum. So yeah, durf gets some of the blame!

[DurfBarian]

I am always the evil mastermind. :badteeth: Some say I was responsible for this drop (http://www.geocities.com/fukkit/Diablo2/Pindleskin.html) while Speary was away.

[Spearthrower]

Hmmm.... there's something fishy there!! :D

Well, I am really quite sad.

I just spent 3 hours traipsing round Bangkok looking for a copy of D2.... fighting all the way to get an original. There were cracked ones everywhere but not an original in sight. Right near the end, someone said to me - yeah I have an original but I have lost the box.... so I said fine. Bought it.... brought it home..... it's a damn cracked one!! :(

About my only chance now is through e-bay but it will take a while and I am not sure I will even get the thing delivered - it's very hit and miss here.... about 50% of mail gets through on time...... 25% comes months late and the rest disappears!

I shall endeavour to get it though - wish me luck and if anyone spots a good deal anywhere, please let me know.... ta :)

[nebux]

@Durf rolf rolf rolf
@Spearhrower buy that damn game and stop spamming
*goes to kill mephisto with a light zon*
*she throws spears*

[Spearthrower]

*aims trout-shaped spear at nebux*

Did I fire 5 fish shaped throwy objects or 6?

You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do you, punkazon? :wink2:

[FrostBurn]

rolf rolf rolf
Roll on laughing floor?

@Spearthrower: Here's a controversial suggestion. How about buying and playing that bootleg copy that you have, but promising yourself that you will buy an original when you find one later? The morals can be debated until the cows come home, but the practical issue of it cannot be denied.

[Spearthrower]

Roll on laughing floor?

@Spearthrower: Here's a controversial suggestion. How about buying and playing that bootleg copy that you have, but promising yourself that you will buy an original when you find one later? The morals can be debated until the cows come home, but the practical issue of it cannot be denied.


Well, it's not really morals that are stopping me as I dont have any!!!! :laughing: No - just kidding. I do actually own the full game (stashed away in a dark, dark box, in a dark, dark attic, in a dark, dark house, in a dark.... hold on this is getting boring), that's why I wouldnt really care about using this copy.... but the point is moot because I can't patch up to 1.11 and I really dont want to restart in 1.09.

I am just going to have to be patient and try to order one online!



Nebux..... Rolf Harris?? :scratch:

[FrostBurn]

You can't patch to 1.11? Do you mean the bootleg copies in Thailand are fixed to 1.09? That's odd... how does that work?

[P§ÝÇHÕ]

Nebux..... Rolf Harris?? :scratch:

That's what came to my mind first :grin:

[RTB]

I am always the evil mastermind. :badteeth: Some say I was responsible for this drop (http://www.geocities.com/fukkit/Diablo2/Pindleskin.html) while Speary was away.
I vaguely remember modding that. A pity I lost the screenshot of Pindle dropping tissues.

[Spearthrower]

You can't patch to 1.11? Do you mean the bootleg copies in Thailand are fixed to 1.09? That's odd... how does that work?

Registary entries that aren't recognised by Blizzard patches, that's how I worked out it wasn't genuine.... anyway, probably crossing some lines here now so I shall say no more! :lipsrsealed:

Suffice it to say that I 100% want to buy an original - I am happy to own 2 copies of one of the best games ever made! :grin:



RTB, Is Pindle still run with a vengeance? If so, I am starting to feel sorry for the poor blighter.... 4 years and countless millions of people running him countless millions of times..... no computer character in history has been the target of such unwarranted violence... poor guy..... can you mod him a nice beach resort with a hammock and a couple of lady zombies just so he can have a break from it all? :prop:

[nebux]

wasn't me that typed wrong
i blame durf.
this thread is going like a bar and i like it

[DurfBarian]

I vaguely remember modding that. A pity I lost the screenshot of Pindle dropping tissues.
Somewhere on one of my computers I have screenies of a "Hamburger" drop. Someone must have been hungry.

[RTB]

Registary entries that aren't recognised by Blizzard patches, that's how I worked out it wasn't genuine.... anyway, probably crossing some lines here now so I shall say no more! :lipsrsealed:

Suffice it to say that I 100% want to buy an original - I am happy to own 2 copies of one of the best games ever made! :grin:
Registry doesn't matter much if you replace all the .dll's and .exe's, as well as patch_d2.mpq with their 1.11 counterparts.


RTB, Is Pindle still run with a vengeance? If so, I am starting to feel sorry for the poor blighter.... 4 years and countless millions of people running him countless millions of times..... no computer character in history has been the target of such unwarranted violence... poor guy..... can you mod him a nice beach resort with a hammock and a couple of lady zombies just so he can have a break from it all? :prop:
Of course he is. Though he's harder than ever now, with charges that always hit. He and his mob are also uncapable of dropping Tyrael's Might, Azurewrath and Archnid's Mesh.

DurfBarian: That's wasn't me.

[Spearthrower]

Of course he is. Though he's harder than ever now, with charges that always hit. He and his mob are also uncapable of dropping Tyrael's Might, Azurewrath and Archnid's Mesh.

Sounds like there are many many changes to this game! I look forward to getting hold of it and re-exploring.

PM sent to you RTB.

[Spearthrower]

Right - I am sorted.... I can play for now until my copy arrives!! :)

*rubs hands gleefully*

Hmm, still not sure what to play

[Butzull]

Right - I am sorted.... I can play for now until my copy arrives!! :)

*rubs hands gleefully*

Hmm, still not sure what to play
Umm, hardcore....definitely hardcore. ;)

Butz. :dunce:

[Spearthrower]

Well yes, I want to but I have to beat the game first!! :P

[Dark Matter]

I suggest you roll a Skelliemancer - You can beat Hell with them untwinked with stuff you find/buy/gamble/cube.

Follow Nightfish's guide http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=349093

[Spearthrower]

That's really not a bad idea.... my old zookeeper used to hang my old pc..... whereas this beast of a computer could have thousands of skellies running round! :D

[FrostBurn]

Or a sorc, Blizzballer or Meteorb, to run NM Meph until he stops bleeding, after which you run Hell Meph until he stops bleeding.

A much faster way to accummulate a lot of the good stuff. Skelliemancers are best suited to level 85 area runs, and those runs tend to be profitable over the long run.

Sorcs tend to be expert boss killers.

[Spearthrower]

In truth I will never be twinking - so doing a lot of runs is not on the cards.... I'll only be running things for the current character's needs. All the rest gets vendored.

Characters need to be non-cookie cutter really for me to get a kick out of them! ;)

For now though, I am going to make a SC character to beat the game with so I can unlock HC! Methinks I will use a wolf druid as I always used to enjoy them. Then I can start on absurd variants for HC play :D

[Milb]

In truth I will never be twinking - so doing a lot of runs is not on the cards.... I'll only be running things for the current character's needs. All the rest gets vendored.

Characters need to be non-cookie cutter really for me to get a kick out of them! ;)

For now though, I am going to make a SC character to beat the game with so I can unlock HC! Methinks I will use a wolf druid as I always used to enjoy them. Then I can start on absurd variants for HC play :D

You don't need to complete SC to make a HC character, just download ATMA and make one through there :smiley:

Welcome back to the forum btw :grin:

[Spearthrower]

You don't need to complete SC to make a HC character, just download ATMA and make one through there :smiley:

Welcome back to the forum btw :grin:


ARGH! :laughing:

I wish I had checked the forum before starting..... now I have a level 20 WW in softcore..... it's going pretty smoothly though so I might just run along with him and get to see the game before choosing my first HC character. I have to say, I am loving playing this game - it's a real blast realising all the things you've forgotten. Playing a WW came back to me immediately though and with Players 8 on, I can say that I havent even come near to being in danger yet. I think Duriel will be my first challenge.

Thanks for the idea though :) and the welcome back!

[Butzull]

..... it's going pretty smoothly though so I might just run along with him and get to see the game before choosing my first HC character.
Boo!!! Get back into HC ya blouse.

Butz. :dunce:

Note: No offence to blouses was intended in this statement. ;)

[Spearthrower]

I want to mate.... but I think it only fair that I do so totally legitimately! :)

Once Hopper beats the game, I will be back onto HC with a vengeance!

Level 20 and no deaths, so I think it must be coming back! ;)

[fnarkl]

Some people never go away Speary..they lurk:evil:

[Spearthrower]

Some people never go away Speary..they lurk:evil:

:laughing:

Hey fnarkl! Wow you really are a lurker eh? 4 posts? I remember you having a few more than that before!! :rolleyes:

How's it going? Still playing D2 then?

[lone_wolf]

tss they could atleast have tired you to a post in the bar. Ohh well welcome home speary. Now that post count is way to low so please make a mictarian effort and get back in the game:wink3:

you been missed by the way.

and its a shame that our dates are all wrong

[erics]

I want to mate.... but I think it only fair that I do so totally legitimately!

...an interesting quote if taken completely out of context

[Toppo]

Indeed :thumbsup:

...

WB, Spearthrower.

[Spearthrower]

Hey there lone_wolf.... good to see you again! :) Yes, I dunno... come back home after 4 years and they go and tie me up in the broom cupboard! Pffff

You mean "join date"? If so, mine were wrong anyway - I lost mine about 3 times on this forum I think! :D I believe I first registered here in 2000... but under a different name for a few months. Then after a crash someone took the other name so I fell back on my email address... and it kind of stuck ever after! :)


erics..... I was just being coy! ;)

Cheers Toppo!.... Hmm I remember that name but if my memory serves me correctly.... not from the SP but another subforum? Hmmmm *ponders*.... no, can't think! :D

[Butzull]

...an interesting quote if taken completely out of context
Heh, I see what you mean, although Speary and I go so far back I'm sure he's not impugning my integrity. :)

Besides, he knows I still have photos from his place...Speary, Darkness, Mavis_Cruet, Waimea, AngelOfBoom, all of you...be afraid...be very afraid! :)

Butz. :dunce:

[Spearthrower]

*shudders*

We should have made a concerted effort to take pictures at the start of the weekend before everyone looked so hideously wrecked! :D It's more like a set of pictures of Pindleskin and crew ;)

[Liquid_Evil]

Welcome back speary. It's been a while. The more things change, the more they stay the same I suppose. And I remember those pics...you were the good lookin' one right? :wink3:

[Butzull]

Nah, I think Waimea was always the sex symbol. :)

Speary was the one hiding under the doona/duvet cover.

Butz. :dunce:

[Spearthrower]

Hey Liquid.... don't listen to Butz - he was drunk as an Ozzy.... :P.... of course I was the good looking one!

*pays liquid_evil the arranged fee*

[Baranor]

I *knew* it! Where HAVE you been!

Ha! Spearthrower! Ha! HA! Snuffed you out I did! You cannot hide form the Bear :D

[Spearthrower]

Hey Baranor!

Damnit, that's a blast from the past!! :)

I think I knew you from the Druid forum from before the creation of the SP forum?? It was a long time ago whatever!

I remember many a good druidic chat in the past.... I think you were one of the few to actually have any faith in my MeleeElementalist :D

And you are still playing after all this time.... Diablo 2 is 1 in a million, after all these years so many people are still here. I can't believe how much fun I have had playing it these last few weeks - I dont play it anywhere near as much as I used to, but it is still captivating enough for those shorter stints!

/ramble off

Anyway, really good to see you and hope to chat with you some more! :)

[erics]

/ramble off

I'm sorry, but that command does not work in this forum. Other commands that don't work:

/quit
/leave
/find zod
/slap mods
/spell correctly
/read stickies

Hope this helps :wink3:

[Spearthrower]

You mean that ramble is always set to on?

That's fantastic!

Pull up a chair and let me begin...

See it all started with a filly named Mary and a large bag of sand. They were the heady, halcyon days of 1920's springtime. The days were short and sharp like a broken spoon. We would walk among the cherry trees - you know those cherries - the ones without stones in.... really good for the skin, well she had great skin, let me tell you! There was this guy once who couldn't believe how good her skin was and she told him about the cherries. So there we all were with the cherries and the broken spoon....

are you sure I can't turn ramble off? It's beginning to make horrible horrible sense!!!

[erics]

*grabs a pop, bag of popcorn, and a comfy chair*

It should probably bother me that I understood that, but it's Friday so the brain is already turned off...

[tragor]

STORY TIME!! :jig:

Please continue, Speary. Making sense is optional.

* lounges in his giant beanbag chair *

[Spearthrower]

.... when a car crashed into a tree. Nowadays you might not appreciate the significance of that, you young whippersnappers - dont know your born these days.... let me tell you - when I were a lad, I would get up before I went to sleep and do 9 days a week down the coal pit in the rain, the freezing torrid rain of primordial acid!!! Cars back then, in those halcyon days were precious, unique rarities you see... they weren't strewn casually all over the roads like passion dropped clothes trailing their way from the front door to the bedroom.... oh no.... they were a sight to see. Often times people would pop out for a daytrip - take the whole family, the neighbours kids, the slaves and farm serfs and go out JUST on the slightest off-chance that they might see a car! Of course, the serfs would be whipped later for shirking their work and sometimes whole families would starve because the whip-maimed-serfs couldnt work hard enough to feed them... but that's a by-the-by. So this car.... a really nice old model... a Fordulam Ferrarium - they had proper names in those days... Latin like.... not these neo-post-modernist lefty coffee-drinking names of today like your "nova" or your "duo".... who really wants a car with less than 4 syllables?? You gets what you pays for and thats a fact. This proper old vintage classic car with a multi-syllabic name crashed right into that tree that day... right in front of our very noses... except Mary as she was facing the other way, and exploded in a ball of flames.....

*desperately searches the stickies for the /ramble off button*

[FlimFlan]

STORY TIME!! :jig:

Please continue, Speary. Making sense is optional.

* lounges in his giant beanbag chair *


Be careful! He's been known to try and lure unsuspecting SPFers to sit on his knee.

[Spearthrower]

Be careful! He's been known to try and lure unsuspecting SPFers to sit on his knee.

Thats a time honoured and venerable tradition that - my knee is always at the service of story-needing SP Forumites!!! :thumbsup: