Re: Rethinking Player-Durandal Relations in Rubico


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Re: Rethinking Player-Durandal Relations in Rubico

Posted By: Aaron Sikes Date: 8/14/06 3:18 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Rethinking Player-Durandal Relations in Rubico (rampancy)

: It's interesting to note how Durandal regards the player from M1 to M2 and
: beyond. Going back over M1A1 I feel that Durandal's pull towards us is
: something akin to a little child fascinated with a new toy (I think an
: example of this can be seen in Blaspheme Quarantine). By the time M2 gets
: going Durandal's seen what we're capable of and for the most part thinks
: of us as a pawn, and by the time Infinity ends Durandal (or at least the
: Durandal-Thoth entity) recognizes us as something much more. I never got
: the impression that his attitude to us becomes something more personal in
: M2 - maybe you're thinking of Begging For Mercy Makes Me Angry?
Yeah, right around there the feel of Durandal's interest in the player turns decidedly personal, for me anyway. But in earlier levels, like We're Everywhere, there seem to be hints that Durandal's concern for the player's welfare is more than simply pragmatic.
"...you'll want to get out of there in a hurry."
: Don't forget that we have a vested interest in what's going on on the
: Salinger as well.
Right. But at the beginning, we don't know what's going on. It's only after we hear from Lysander that the veil gets pulled aside.
: True, but seeing has how Durandal has a highly vested interest in seeing the
: Pfhor suffer, I doubt he'd walk away if he didn't know that the UESC had a
: good chance of winning after the "positive" outcome of Hairy
: Legs, especially with Carraway alive...which is all the more apparent when
: Durandal sends us back to Pfhor Prime (assuming you take the branch point
: from the Salinger to the Pfhor Plank).
Good point. It's kind of hard for me to contribute much more on the topic, as I don't recall the Rubicon storyline in more than little bits and pieces.
: I think Steve touched on that in his original Volunteers series - in fact, I
: think this symbiosis is pretty well laid out in the final chapter screen.
Any idea where I could get a look at the Volunteers archives? I know Steve's earthlink site isn't up anymore.

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: Yeah, right around there the feel of Durandal's interest in the player turns : decidedly personal, for me anyway. But in earlier levels, like We're : Everywhere, there seem to be hints that Durandal's concern for the : player's welfare is more than simply pragmatic. : "...you'll want to get out of there in a hurry." : Right. But at the beginning, we don't know what's going on. It's only after : we hear from Lysander that the veil gets pulled aside. : Good point. It's kind of hard for me to contribute much more on the topic, as : I don't recall the Rubicon storyline in more than little bits and pieces. : Any idea where I could get a look at the Volunteers archives? I know Steve's : earthlink site isn't up anymore.

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RX Tycho Plank = Too Much Fun	rampancy	8/13/06 10:56 a.m.
Re: RX Tycho Plank -- Request	Aaron Sikes	8/13/06 12:03 p.m.
Re: RX Tycho Plank -- Request	Adam Ashwell	8/13/06 6:47 p.m.
Rethinking Player-Durandal Relations in Rubicon	rampancy	8/13/06 7:08 p.m.
Re: Rethinking Player-Durandal Relations in Rubico	Aaron Sikes	8/13/06 7:55 p.m.
Re: Rethinking Player-Durandal Relations in Rubico	rampancy	8/13/06 10:45 p.m.
Re: Rethinking Player-Durandal Relations in Rubico	Aaron Sikes	8/14/06 3:18 p.m.
Steve Levinson's Rubicon Volunteers Posts	rampancy	8/14/06 6:08 p.m.
Re: Steve Levinson's Rubicon Volunteers Posts	Callie21V	8/14/06 6:46 p.m.
Re: Steve Levinson's Rubicon Volunteers Posts	Aaron Sikes	8/14/06 7:02 p.m.
Re: Steve Levinson's Rubicon Volunteers Posts	thermoplyae	8/16/06 4:40 a.m.
Re: Steve Levinson's Rubicon Volunteers Posts	Claude Errera	8/16/06 4:58 a.m.
Thanks Claude, and a question	Steve Levinson	8/16/06 2:56 p.m.
Re: Thanks Claude, and a question	Claude Errera	8/17/06 7:09 a.m.
Re: Steve Levinson's Rubicon Volunteers Posts	Andrew Nagy	8/16/06 4:06 p.m.
Re: Steve Levinson's Rubicon Volunteers Posts	Callie21V	8/16/06 5:19 p.m.
Bingo.	Claude Errera	8/17/06 7:19 a.m.
Re: Bingo.	thermoplyae	8/17/06 7:50 a.m.
How romantic!	thermoplyae	8/14/06 4:57 a.m.
Re: Rethinking Player-Durandal Relations in Rubico	Scott	8/15/06 4:06 a.m.
Re: RX Tycho Plank -- Request	LysanderX	10/17/06 8:59 p.m.
Re: RX Tycho Plank -- Request	SnowCrash	10/18/06 1:45 a.m.
Re: RX Tycho Plank = Too Much Fun	Steve Levinson	8/13/06 3:26 p.m.
Re: RX Tycho Plank = Too Much Fun	Adam Ashwell	8/13/06 4:15 p.m.
Re: RX Tycho Plank = Too Much Fun	rampancy	8/13/06 6:56 p.m.
Re: RX Tycho Plank = Too Much Fun	Bobman	8/15/06 11:28 a.m.
Wait - Rubicon X is released?	Blayne	8/16/06 12:03 p.m.
Answered his own question by reading posts NM	Blayne	8/16/06 12:07 p.m.
Re: Wait - Rubicon X is released?	Forrest of B.org	8/16/06 12:22 p.m.



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