From what I'm reading here, it looks like the two-handed weapon glitch applies to the Two-Handed Fighting feat.

Dueling will work properly for one-handed weapons and Two-Handed Fighting is the useless feat due to the glitch.

Also, there was mention in my skimming that you can use the combat log where it shows each attack roll with bonuses and penalties to make sure you're getting the bonuses you're wanting to get.

Sadly many places don't have a good grasp of history, with many telling blatant lies or one sided opinions. Part of the reason could be an attempt to put it all behind us and move on, to try to forget the bad parts of our histories and move on to the better. Which is an okay idea, but they should at least cover some of the history, the good and the bad, but maybe at least try to highlight the similarities between us more. I guess some of it could also be due to the amount of history to be taught, you can only fit so much into a curriculum.

Most of what I know about Irish history was not taught at school, but taught during my college and university days, and also reading in my own time. I had a friend who was from Northern Ireland, and she had some very interesting stories to tell, sadly not all of them were pleasant. The problem with a lot of history taught today, is that they rely less now on facts, and more on new theories and opinions. Stuff that can't be proven, but which they argue can't be disproven. They use any new angle they can to try to sell a book. Which is why so many books and movies are just one sided and inaccurate, but because people seem to be more susceptible (or just stupid) these days, they take that stuff as 100% fact.

No need to be sorry, I knew it was a joke. But a little part of me wanted it to be true. I have not played the game in quite some time, so getting it on GOG would be a very good addition. But I know that we are not likely to get Blizzard games in here any time soon. Old Blizzard games that is, I have never liked the new Blizzard stuff, since Activision took over. I think the last game I bought from Blizzard was Warcraft 3 and it's add-on.

Thanks. :D

Yeah. I suppose it's a problem with history in general that because it's so hard to prove things one way or another it's easy to twist it one way or another to fit your agenda whether that's glorifying or vilifying a country or a person.

I think history should cover everything, the good, the bad and the ugly. Patriotism is all well and good but I think people should know the bad things their country has been responsible for as well as the good.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." if you don't know what went wrong in the past how can you be sure not to do it again in the future.
But I doubt any government will ever change the curriculum in such a way that it portrays the actions of their own company badly.

Someone's been derepping me every night.
Wonder who is.

I never detox.

History is vary rarely 100% fact. Information gets lost, misunderstood, or altered to better suit someone. As Churchill once said "History is written by the victors". But probably more fitting, he said "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it". Too many places alter history to better suit them. You are right that history should be impartial and open, not hidden and manipulated. That's why good historians will spend years working to uncover all the truth they can, from all sides, to give a more accurate portrayal of history.

My Irish friend let me see a book once that was written by a Southern Irish author and recommended by the Republic Of Ireland government. It was atrocious. It refuses to tell anything bad about Ireland, not even how the Irish used to raid the English and Welsh cost, which contributed to the English invasion of Ireland. It did not even really acknowledge the IRA. Sadly every government does this, they teach what is more beneficial to them. As bad as that is, Britain and Ireland are not too bad at it. While the schools may not teach it properly, we are free to research it ourselves, and there are many good impartial books out there. Some countries refuse to publish anything that goes against their view on history. Many dictator nations will out right lie about their history.

Anyway, how are you doing today? Are you looking forward to the weekend and Valentines Day with your partner?

Are they still doing that to you? I wonder why? What was your rep before they started down repping you?

458.

Do you think they are still down repping you, or have they stopped now?

Can't be sure. Maybe they'll attack again.
What the hell does this person have against me?

Unfortunately some people on here seem to -1 people for some silly reasons. All you can do it ignore them and not let it bother you. There is nothing you can do to stop it, sadly, and they are not worth getting yourself worked up over. Hopefully they have stopped now.

It was never my goal to claim the 10K post, I was right there with Endre enforcing the posting embargo. As for the prize, this is all I have to say. ;-)


Smiling again? She never lost her smile, that's the amazing thing about her, no idea how she does it, but she's a champion at it.
Glad you liked my happy dance, perhaps you could join me when your mother gets back up on her feet. :-)

At least I'm close to 451. That book is on my reading list for quite some time.

In Germany it's the other way around. German history? Nazis! Holocaust! Those are by far the things that are most present. Germany has no heroes like Arthur or James Cook or Francis Drake or Horatio Nelson. We only have Hitler, Himmler and Goebbels...

Now I'm not much of a person that sees much sense in patriotism. For me it's quite silly to be proud of things (or ashamed of, for that matter) that I had no part in.

When it comes to history (I studied it for some years at an university, and then for many more years by myself) the bleak truth is that it's by no means an exact science. Like journalism it's polluted by opinion and hearsay. Archeological artifacts are interpreted by people who of course are influenced by doctrine or personal theories. Contemporary writings are of course expression of the respective author's point of view - and the winners write history on their terms anyway.

Still I think that history is one of the most important disciplines - if you keep open-minded and wary of the pitfalls of bias of your sources. There is so much to learn about what makes people tick - and to close the circle and return to Godwin's law - the Third Reich is a prime example of what people are capable of if indoctrinated and dulled and - yes, in a way "hopeful" enough - because this is what Hitler IMO did - he gave people in a broke, depressive country hope - hope to have a job, hope to "be somebody" again (see: patriotism above), hope for "vengeance" for the shame of WW1 and Versailles and against the "rich, greedy Jews" while everybody else was poor.
AFAIK if you have a post that was heavily downrepped the effects only accumulate over the next few days. Now I don't know what your could have posted to earn that much wrath.

Hmm. Now that I see it, I think I also has 348 only an hour ago, right now it's 346. But then I posted in the Muhammad sex game thread - maybe somebody didn't like that.