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I I - - - >> F O R W A R D - - - > P L A Y - - - "Darkness, that old familiar feeling, a constant companion lurking in the backdrop of most people's lives whether they chose to recognise it or deny it. For me darkness was the only way to tell if someone was human, before and after the...

I I - - - << R E W I N D - - - > P L A Y - - - "I was tired... dead tired. Far distant eyes looked beyond mine and it suddenly became clear that the vortigaunts were not bullshitting. The world really was a stage and as soon as I saw those lines of ones and zeroes flashing towards me it...

Events where people could get information on future targets: - Data centers - Combine or Resistance messengers carrying info (less of the case for the Combine but still cool regardless) - CCA outposts with their own bulletin boards and messages - Passing conversations between units or bandits...

It's understandable and not always easy to gauge 100 percent all the time what would have be best in each moment. My character did not want to vault the railing since it would have probably lead to him getting shot from in the courtyard or from above. I think through a GM's perspective it is...

If HORIZON was perceived as an intel squad it would not really matter as long as players actually enjoyed fighting against them and it was leading to cool scenarios. The fault of most intel factions is that across different servers they exist for their own sake rather than provide anything for...

I think with the whole bullet sponge thing Royce it is more of a general observation of OTF. I cannot recall getting into any encounters with your soldiers but there are instances with others (I do not know who) where I felt their portrayal and scaling was off. --- Heads up for Overwatch...

This will likely be the first and last time I leave a note on this board. Will somebody look after that cat when I am gone? I have no idea how it survived the shelling but if a thing like that can survive out here then maybe we can too. - Sam

There is a note left on a wall inside Demitra's busted up shack. Tell tale signs of a firefight tore through here, with scorch marks and warped metal. Demi, if you're reading this then I apologize about the fresh bullet holes on the wall panel over by the window. An old friend stopped by to...

Unironically it would probably be one of the easiest settings to pull off with plenty of room for unconventional map choices. Spawn a horde of antlion NPCs, give people vaguely sci-fi looking guns and a few choice addons for models + extras. It would remove a lot of headaches surrounding hour...

Outside the heavily fortified border of the Combine controlled cities and the remaining human settlements are a few pit stops along an inhospitable dilapidated road used by smugglers, traders, scavengers and various unsavoury individuals. If you are lucky you may yet find a safe refuge of a...

Nothing to be embarrassed about, even putting the most experienced staff to run those kind of events can lead to burn outs as opposed to more open servers with optional story telling. Railroading in general is very demanding despite how simple it seems, it essentially makes servers extremely...

Sorry to hear about how that all transpired for some people and I hope that next time around there is more clarity. I do not think anyone specifically was solely in the wrong here (I do not say this as a cop out either) but there were certain things that could have been explained a lot better...

<:: Starting booting sequence... <:: Complete. <:: Logging in... <:: Welcome [USER]. Objectives: [TOP PRIORITY] Stop the contamination from spreading Miscellaneous: - Destroy the Doctor's remaining data - Stop him Completed Objectives: - Doctor has acquired all the parts for her project -...

Memories are regrets, even the good ones. You never really know how good you had it until you realize that you are knee-deep in alien shit and about to visit the second world, and you don't need an interdimensional wormhole for that. Pissing my life away in Vakh's bar was heaven compared to...