Advice Journal v1 -Edit-

by Kevin • 29 Nov 2010, 01:42 • Journals
Hi there,

Potter and me are forever alone-nerds and we need good games that we can play together/against eachother.

On a side note, I need some good books to read, I prefer fantasy novels but historic novels are fine as well.

Thanks in advance ;)

Grtz

Edit : Since novels dont seem to be out of order, seeing the comments, I decided to post some of my favorite series :

- The Elves ( Die Elfen ), didnt find any translation to english yet but it should be available in most languages.

- The Night Angel Trilogy, so far extroardinary good.

- The Tawny Man Trilogy, just finished this one and quality-wise it's as good as The Night Angel Trilogy.

- Rides a Dread Legion

- The Magicians ( Lev Grossman )
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HardyRah 29 Nov 2010, 01:45
warsow.. =)

and for the books, Artemis Fowl or watership downs ? =P
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Kevin 29 Nov 2010, 01:51
Artemis fowl looks interesting, watership down looks a bit childish on the other hand, but after reading animal farm I try to fight against that prejudice, tnx for the advice!
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speci 29 Nov 2010, 03:27
Artemis Fowl is pretty good but honestly I read it in like middle school lol, good books none the less, well written.
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Nickje 29 Nov 2010, 01:52
+1 for artemis fowl :)
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pupupup 29 Nov 2010, 08:49
+1 Artemis Fowls are great
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caej 29 Nov 2010, 01:46
Games: Dungeons and Dragons Online. ET 2v2 ladder. Get xbox360/ps3 and play on co-op
Books: :( Dunno any good ones.
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crook 29 Nov 2010, 01:46
What kind of games?
Diablo II is always fun to play with a friend. (or QL)

WoT = great books (wheel of time)
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Kevin 29 Nov 2010, 01:49
Looks interesting, will have a closer look later on, tnx ;)
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Wesbo 29 Nov 2010, 10:39
WoT is really nice was going to advice you that one as well. Did you read a lot of Feist? Enjoyable too!
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Kevin 29 Nov 2010, 10:50
I have some Feist books ye, all have impressed me so far.
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Kenzi 29 Nov 2010, 01:48
Harry Potter for sure!

e: & no it's not a joke, bein serious
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cl4ym4n 29 Nov 2010, 01:49
For coop and/or versus...

Alien Swarm
Left 4 Dead 1, 2
Resident Evil 5
Borderlands
Call Of Duty 5
Splinter Cell 3, 5
Kane & Lynch 1 & 2
Swat 4
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speci 29 Nov 2010, 05:00
+1 Alien Swarm
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walle 29 Nov 2010, 01:54
World of Warcraft, there's also a lot of reading included so you dont need a book for it.
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CrimZon 29 Nov 2010, 01:56
heard wow book are quite nice :o
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walle 29 Nov 2010, 01:57
never heard of, but if thats true i should really get em!
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wArdi 29 Nov 2010, 01:55
The Left Hand of God
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hattivatti 29 Nov 2010, 01:58
Oh you fucking nerd.
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Kevin 29 Nov 2010, 01:59
that's rude, shame on you
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Nickje 29 Nov 2010, 01:58
LoL al beu gespeeld?
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Kevin 29 Nov 2010, 02:03
verre van , maar kan het ook moeilijk 24/7 spelen :P
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Enigma 29 Nov 2010, 02:03
De elven van bernard hennen is in nederlands=)
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Krein 29 Nov 2010, 02:18
'The Black Magician Trilogy' and 'The Age of the Five Trilogy' by Trudi Canavan if you like fantasy novels.

'King Rat' by James Clavell or '08/15' trilogy by Hans Helmut Kirst (alltho you might find it hard to obtain) are both really awesome historical (more/less) novels. Especially 2nd one.

You can also read pretty much anything from Miroslav Žamboch or 'The Man Who Never Missed' and 'Matadora' by Steve Perry.
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Kevin 29 Nov 2010, 02:28
wow, great comment

will look for these series, tnx alot!
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Krein 29 Nov 2010, 02:29
just passing by and helpin ;p
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unblind 29 Nov 2010, 02:32
been said before but im going to say wheel of time again

worms reloaded!
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envyy 29 Nov 2010, 08:56
+ FkN MiLLiONS!!11! =D great game , campaign gets fkn frustrating in the end tho :P
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Notorious 29 Nov 2010, 12:14
worms reloaded :dD
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azuKi 29 Nov 2010, 04:33
Dune and Ender's game are pretty nice books and are both series as well.

There's also this series that I can't quite remember right now, I can clearly remember the cover of the book but, just can't remember the name. x(


Edit: Remembered it...the first book is called Sabriel. :D
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Krein 29 Nov 2010, 04:37
Dune? REALLY? I've read 5 out of 6 but after 2nd it was just boring and hurtful to continue -.-
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azuKi 29 Nov 2010, 04:44
Well, I read Dune, the first one but, never had time to read the rest, but I heard it was good... :D
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Krein 29 Nov 2010, 05:29
dont bother, its getting weirded and more boring :/
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quebratolas 29 Nov 2010, 05:29
quakelive
ET
poker
chess
fifa 2xxx
colin mcrae multiplayer (or smthin similar)
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Krii 29 Nov 2010, 08:32
valhalla_te
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mAhla 29 Nov 2010, 08:51
Doom High Resolution Pack - Epic CO-OP game ;)
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envyy 29 Nov 2010, 08:55
worms reloaded! !! !!
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Boss 29 Nov 2010, 08:57
Books: De wetten van de magie by Terry Goodkind?(there are like 9 of them, first one is the best though and a must read imo)

and play TrackMania nations forever

enjoy!
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Rhand 29 Nov 2010, 09:10
I've read his books, and re-read his closing trilogy last week and although he's able to write an interesting story, his urges to repeat EVERY-FUCKING-THING as if we're some brainless retards with no memory and his preachy attitude are fucking annoying. The end is pretty dissapoiinting too, almost like a child's tale.

The first one is relatively good, although I find book 2 and book 6 more to my liking.

PS: It's 11 books!
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Wesbo 29 Nov 2010, 10:41
Yup 10 + de ongeschreven wet! I still quite enjoyed reading the books so if you're bored you can always get them.
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Rhand 29 Nov 2010, 09:17
When it comes to fantasy books, it depends what kind of fantasy you like reading. I'm more a guy that likes Epic Fantasy with at least 6-700 pages per book so that's what you can expect when I give some authors and titles.


Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time (14th and final book will appear in March 2012)
Steven Erikson - Malazan Tales of the Fallen (10th and final book will appear in ~March 2011)
G.R.R. Martin - Song of Ice and Fire (4 books at the moment, but he's been busy with the 5th volume since 2005 or something and quite a lot of fans (including me) have given up on it)

There's also Stephen King - The Dark Tower which is western science fiction meets fantasy resulting in an interesting 7 books, with highs but unfortunately also some really low points. The ending is pretty amazing though.


When it comes to historic novels, I always greatly enjoyed James Clavell (Shogun, Gai-Jin) and Edward Rutherford (Russka). If you're not aversed to teen novels, I'd also advice you to read Thea Beckman. When I was a youth I was absolutely smashed by her, I loved her books and I still do actually. Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek remains to this day one of my favourite books ever.

Edit: and Bernard Cromwell is pretty good too. I liked Azincourt a lot.
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Kevin 29 Nov 2010, 10:23
When it comes to fantasy books, it depends what kind of fantasy you like reading. I'm more a guy that likes Epic Fantasy with at least 6-700 pages per book so that's what you can expect when I give some authors and titles.


exactly the same here, so I'll try to follow up on your advice, already ordered some books of wot


tnx btw ;)
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_Karrde 29 Nov 2010, 11:28
You should play Q3:CPMa, its the greatest fun if you want nerding with a friend.

Fantasy Books, some PC related:
- LOTR
- Warcraft: Deathwing (Its an older book, the next WOW expansion is about that dragon.)
- Warcraft: Lord of the Clans
btw. just search for Richard A. Knaak books, they are very good!
- Diablo (There were about 3 books I heard about and read, two or one of them was 10/10.)
- Darren Shan Vampire Series
- The Hobbit
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jnz 29 Nov 2010, 11:32
good choices
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potty 29 Nov 2010, 11:41
I see how it is... Not wanting to talk to me on IRC and not wanting to play games with me either. Might start being a dick to you again ;D
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Domi 29 Nov 2010, 11:44
Games:
Daiblo II, Quite nice if you have not played it yet, but I know you did :D
Failing to come up with more names right now, gotta wait till I am home =(
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