I've been sitting this past hour, wathing all the negativ, positive and totaly off-topic posts... And you know what I just realised?
Nothing! HAH! Nothing at all!

Anyways...

I am a bit unsure of the new direction of the game, but... as a loyal fan of the Splinter Cell series, I am excited about this and really curious of the end-result.
Not to complain about the complains, but... The previews we've seen so far, those where pritey basic... Alpha like --It looked like the Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Engine, modified to next gen gfx and a basic fighting engine. So as some other ppl have said... Just wait for the final release. But... Complain all you want! The series will still change, for better or for worse... we'll see.
If the game flops, Hopefully... Ubisoft will understand the second kick to the head and go back to the old ****.
If the game is a success, Be sure to see a slow transition back to the old series (Like SCDA but hopefully better)

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Originally posted by maxdoro:
Not to complain about the complains, but... The previews we've seen so far, those where pritey basic... Alpha like --It looked like the Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Engine, modified to next gen gfx and a basic fighting engine.

That's because it actually WAS Pre-Alpha at that point, as was numerously mentioned (no pun intended).

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Originally posted by Vth_F_Smith_:

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Originally posted by maxdoro:
Not to complain about the complains, but... The previews we've seen so far, those where pritey basic... Alpha like --It looked like the Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Engine, modified to next gen gfx and a basic fighting engine.

That's because it actually WAS Pre-Alpha at that point, as was numerously mentioned (no pun intended).

Isnt your sig against the forum rules?

No. It's not.

I see nothing about it that takes sides. As a matter of fact, it appears that he is taking both sides, supporting both darkness and light.

Smithie, very cool new sig. I was thinking of making something almost exactly like that, sorta.

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Originally posted by LaurenIsSoMosh:
As a matter of fact, it appears that he is taking both sides, supporting both darkness and light.

Exactly.

I'm a hardcore Splinter Cell Fan since Minute one of the Franchise - I enjoyed every Minute of the classic "hide in the darkness" system, yet I do have an open mind when it comes to new things and experiences, which is why I look forward to play Conviction and don't consider it a threat to the franchise.

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Smithie, very cool new sig. I was thinking of making something almost exactly like that, sorta.

Thanks Lauren, I'm glad you like it (although it's a bit cheap atm which is why I'm going to refine it).

He probably means the "NORG". Which can be seen as a hate club to less-realistic-shooters which is forbidden. Also, with the NORG, you're above the sig width-limits. But I understand the rules dont hold for Moderators.

The phrase in your sig also does not hold, because the very definition of darkness is that there is no light. Light needs something to light it up. An additional light source. With the absence of that, it's dark. The light source in this way is "artificial" (used in the abstract meaning, of course it can be natural). So the absense darkness is what defines light and not the other way around. But nice try.

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Originally posted by scworld:
He probably means the "NORG". Which can be seen as a hate club to less-realistic-shooters which is forbidden.

(..) But I understand the rules dont hold for Moderators.

Do I degrade any "less-realistic-shooters" in my sig somewhere? No. So, no hate club. Besides...NORG is rather a concept for a tactical-simulation than for a tactical-shooter (the genre's name already implies a slightly more arcad'ish approach of electronic entertainment) - so it's not even adressing the same genre.

However, as I know you for quite a while, I knew you'd react to that sooner or later because you simply needed to find something new you can complain about and start flaming another one, who is not sharing your opinion. You've become so calculable...

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The phrase in your sig also does not hold, because the very definition of darkness is that there is no light. (..)

Oh please...I really don't think you didn't get the analogy to the classic and the new direction of Splinter Cell.

But hey, two can play the nitpicking game. Even at night you see some stars or the moon above you - I would actually consider that lightsources in the darkness. Especially in an artificial environment, such as a room inside a building - there's never complete darkness because there are always lightsources, like digital clocks, stand-by lights etc. If you prefer a more Splinter Cell'ish analogy, here you go.

As soon as you shot / OCP'ed a lightsource inside the classic Splinter Cell, in order to create some darkness to hide in or the AI entered a darker part of the map, the guards instantly took out their flashlights in order to see through the darkness (which is why I integrated a guard holding a flashlight into my new signature).

A more philosophical approach to the subject is probably: Light can't exist without Darkness and Darkness can't exist without light because both is necessary to define eachother.

So again, "there's no darkness without a light".

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Vth, can I use my old sig then, so long as no-one copies it then surely it isn't an anti-SCC club and it doesn't offend anyone? *yes, thats an actual request*

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Originally posted by Tidenburg:
Vth, can I use my old sig then, so long as no-one copies it then surely it isn't an anti-SCC club and it doesn't offend anyone? *yes, thats an actual request*

Too late Stealth Chill didnt get his removed.

Stealth chill is using my sig? Oh well, i'll make a new 'un

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Originally posted by Tidenburg:
Stealth chill is using my sig? Oh well, i'll make a new 'un

I dont think he is doing it intentionally I think someone forgot to remove his he has 2 sigs anyways. Besides that I need my own sig do I need to do that through photoshop or something.

This is simply going around in circles now

@ scworld - No its not one rule for members and another for moderators, if you thought for one minute that it was you should discuss it in PT with a manager not here on the forums where it would be percieved by others as nothing more than an attempt to flame

@ ALL - I am looking for clarity on the signature situation in the meantime I'm locking this thread and if anyone wishs to discuss the matter with me in more detail please contact me in PT, thanks