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Hello,

my name is Laszlo, and I'm from the same little country as DominionsFan:)
I'm an MD working on my PhD, so I don't have too much time playing games, but I play Dominions since the first version.
I just got my copy of Dom3, and I hope I will spend many happy hours with it after I finish writing my thesis:)

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Hey, welcome on the boards László. :-)
If you can, come to the Dominions IRC channel -> #dominions on the gamesurge network, we set up blitz games there all the time [TCP/IP]. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

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I guess I'll join the party. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I'm Michael, 34, from Germany, have worked some years for gaming magazines and later switched to online community management/development (been doing this for over a decade now). A few years ago, Gandalf Parker's posts about Dominions on Usenet roused my curiosity about the game, but when I picked up D2 when it came out, I didn't have enough free time to dedicate to the game. Today I finally got my copy of D3, and I've spent most of the afternoon reading the manual and playing the tutorial -- and I can feel the addiction creeping all over me and my spare time already. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif So, hello to all of you!

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OCM? Ive done some of that on low levels. a couple decades of MUDs, and now Ultima Online free servers.

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I'm a 48 yr old retail analyst from New York area. My start in gaming was with old Avalon Hill boardgames. Played and painted a lot of miniatures (ACW, WWII, Ancients and yes, Warhammer).

Dom3 has a real fantasy miniatures feel. The guys I played miniatures with would try to create campaigns to play out on strategic maps to generate tactical battles. This game is like the best version of that ever made. Now if only I could pick up the sprites in my hand, feel their weight and admire their paint jobs http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

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Welcome lads! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

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I'm Doug... and feeling sort of like a member of AA...however.

Recently converted to Dom 3 from Dom 2. Typically play with Unwise and 1000 yd stare.

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Hello, my name is JT and I am hardly a stranger on the Shrapnel forums so many of you might already know me. I spend most of my days in the realm of Space Empires though. I am 18 and currently going to college at Dakota State University. Just got Dominions 3 today and am installing it as I type.

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nice to see you here CW..

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Welcome aboard!

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Hi

Visited these forums for the first time about 1,5 - 2 years ago, when I played Dom2 daily. Tried Dom3 and looks promising. It doesn't offer really anything new compared to Dom2, but then again IMO there never really were any big concerns.

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Tervetuloa, tervetuloa! It seems we Finns have started our annual migration to the comfort of our computers.

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
...it really is cold outside [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Cold.gif[/img]
(I know it's going to get about 25ºC colder, but still.)

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We have how many Finns here now?

*counts*

Right, time to overthrow the current administration here, lock JK and KO up someplace where they can dedicate all of their time to tweaking and improving Dom3 and...

Hey! What do you mean I get locked up with them and not getting out before you all have a comprehensive Dom3 database?! No way is-

*is dragged away*

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Anyway, welcome to all the new people here. Once I get the game and start cracking on the DB projects, I'll be the one you all can pester for trivia on units, sites, weapons and so forth. Will need to do a few Faerun maps as well...

Edi

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I don't need to migrate, since I live in a symbiosis with my PC. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

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Finns are totally extreme, most of them are playing comp games I bet. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif
I remember that in CoD or CS [FPS games] most of the players were from Finnland if we talk about Europe. They just play too much! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Get that game, Edi! We miss you.

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Combat Wombat - I don't think we'll see an Invasion mod for SE:V any time soon with you playing Dominions 3 all the time http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Hi all,

Glad to meet you all. I'm 24 year old biochemist, currently live in London. Played Dominions 2 a while back during my studies (guess what I've been doing http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif). Loved it as it reminded me the old gaming days. Just ordered the D3 and can't wait to start playing, well, at least I have the demo for now.

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Hey all,

nice to meet you. I'm a 24 year old law student in Nashville, TN. Never played Dom before last week, but so far I am loving it.

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Welcome, both of you. Now where's Gandalf when you need him? Hm, found it any way:

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...brr, too true. A real life example for all of you who still hold to a delusion that the Gandalf's quote is just a joke:

I'm currently at work, on saturday, because I should have my master's work ready and finished by monday. And what do I do? Mostly I'm trying to figure out how in the hell my archers armed with mere daggers managed to kill several prot-30 Dai Onis in melee in my first Dom3 2-player MP. Not that I'd have any complains for the heroics of my sween man-eaters...

...oh well, should actually do something productive... :E

And there are a lot of Finns. Yet I haven't played against a countryman since Dom1 days, so maybe we aren't that numerous.

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I'm back, just ordered Dom 3 from NWS Online...i loved Dominions 2 and am looking forward to this baby!

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Just turned 26. I earn a living in marketing/marketing consulting in the North Bay Area, California, USA.

When I'm not playing computer games (not much into console games except Final Fantasy) I am a rabid fan of the California Golden Bears college football team (known as Cal), which was my alma mater, and who happen to be a top 10 BCS team this year, with a shot at winning the Pac-10 conference. I attend all the home games.

Been playing since Dom II. I'm a fan of the "good" (give or take) nations such as Pythium and Forges of Ulm (and now New Faith Ermor). I sometimes wish there was a clear Gondor-esque nation of "good" guys in Dom, but what makes the game great is the unique mythos, so maybe I should watch what I wish for. I admire the series for it's complexity, and am ok with the dated graphics, but wouldn't mind an awesome cgi intro showing five or six of the nations battling/sieging/doing what they do. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I'm loving DomIII so far and am looking forward to trying more diverse nations. Love the tactical discussions and wealth of advice here on the board.

So that's me.

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Hi to all,

My first post http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Well, let introduce myself. I'm 31, born in Poland (in Swinoujscie - an island, that probably why I like so much R'yleh...) Now, I'm living in France, working in Navy(R'yleh again)...

I began on computers in 1983 with Commodore 64, then Atari ST (Ahhh Dungeon Master...) In 1995 I turned on PC, ah the Civilization series... I liked alot Xcom serie, Flight Simulator, Ultima VII and VII 1/2... and Doom I and II... I also like wargames, both comp. and boardgames...

The ulitimate fantasy game for me was definitly MofM or Master of Magic. (ahhh the Zombie Mastery spell) Since Mofm I just didnt liked all fantasy strat games up to Dominions.

Now, with Dom3 I will probably go for a no life period...

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Welcome on the forum lads! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

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Hello everyone. I am 36 and live in Mobile Alabama (USA). I am married and have a 6 year old daughter with twins on the way. I am a hospital account manager currently meeting the Electronic Medical Record needs of 74 hospitals in the North East and Midwest part of the US.

I have been gaming since I was about 10 years old and prefer turn based strategy games, although games from the Total War series hold my attention as well.

As for hobbies, I travel weekly so they are pretty well limited to the occasional game and designing my own turn based game called "The Chosen" as well as visits to the gym.

I am extremely impressed by the forum and the international participation it seems to foster as well as the variety of its members.

Cheers everyone!

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Hi. I recently turned 25 here in North Carolina, USA. I made the huge mistake of picking this up two weeks before finals. The demo caused me to put off a term paper and since I just received the full version, it appears as if I won't have it ready for this evening either.

Thanks!

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Hi, I am a 23 year old female part time student/LGBT activist. I live in MA and generaly play a lot of various games. I love turnbased strategy games more than real time ones. I played the first Dominions but not the second and I recently bought the third and ike it very much.

I am a fan of Helhiem (Valkyries!), Machaka (Spiders!), and Caelum Middle and late (Flying People!)

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What is an LBGT activist?

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Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgendered

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Nice. In Sweden it's called HBT. I have a lesbian friend. I wouldn't say she's an activist, but she's quite into HBT stuff. I have learned a lot about HBT from her and believe that I have made away with most of my prejudice and misconceptions thanks to her.
Unfortunately she's not a dedicated gamer and would probably not like Dominions http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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None-gamers?
I'm sorry?
Not in my bubble!
*A crack appears in the Solid Admantium bubble*

Oh, and welcome SoaviFox http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Thankees. Lol non gamer. I do not think I could date a girl who was not at least into mario style games. And I think the ancronym HBT works much better. I keep meaning on trying to find how many girls are into strategy games and how many HBT people are into gaming in general.

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My wife tried it abit. I was going to comment that your race preferences match hers. Especially the spiders. And she also liked Rlyeh.

But now she is more into console games like Mech Warriors

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Thats cool. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I am a generalist gamer. I play lots of games. This is one fo the many. I tend to be drawn more to games I can mod and make things for.

I never really got into the mech warrior games myself though.

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Hehe, nice to see a woman who enjoy playing online games. My babe just hates everything related to gaming. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif
This Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Transgendered activist thing is a bit too hardcore here in Hungary. People are not very tolerant in this topic here. [I guess no wonder, since for example anti-semitism is also very high in the country..]
I don't care about these things anyways, it was just a note. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

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People aren't very tolerant here as well, so its no surprise http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif
We even have one or two antisematic groups >_<

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Tolerance? Where???

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*Looks around* I could have sworn I saw some.

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Hello mortals,

I am Migaaresno, Patron of rabbits, Eater of cheese, Devourer of Apples, God of Word and Text, The Evil lord.

The Forum warrior is a pretender forum god trying to banish all other pretending forum gods to become a truth forum god. The Forum warrior is mighty strong in his own topic, Whitin his dominion order and reason prefail. His only weakness is its unequalled ability to spell everything wrong. While not as strong in grammer as other pretenders, he is still a force to be reckoned whit.

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Devourer of Apples! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

Welcome, and thanks for the laugh!

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that is pretty hilarious XD

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Yep. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif
Welcome aboard, Migaaresno! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

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Welcome Migaaresno! That was a very original introduction! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

And in fact, I think I'll make myself a forum god decription as well:

Edi, Keeper of the Database, Archivist of Dominions, Cataloguer of Sites, Patron of Mapmakers and Modders, the Unforgiving Lord, is a forum pretender god trying to banish all other forum pretender gods to become the One True Forum God. He is a mighty wielder of the word and steeped in the lore of Dominions, for which he is revered. His bane is the Clock, which doth not give him enough time, and despite his power, he is consistently stomped flat in multislayer games.

(Well, all two of them that I've taken part in anyway and those were in Dom2 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif)

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I guess I shall get into the fad. IT amsues me.

Soavi, breaker of games, explorer of magic, is a forum pretender go trying to banish all other forum pretender gods to become the one true forum god.

Typos 3
Game Play 1
Creativity 3
Time Drain 1
Magic 3

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Ive had one of those for a long time. Possibly from Dom1.

Gandalf Parker
--
God of Mediation, Ally of All, Explorer of the "Weak" Tactic,
the Lord of Randoms and Surprises.

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HoneyBadger, Lord of the long sentence, demolisher of threads, eater of what have you got? He Who Has No Icon, But May One Day Have An Icon, who dwells among the Finns of Shangri-La is the first Polypal Daddy from which a whole lotta mothers have sprung. He has grown for ages in size and power and has spawned all good ideas known to exist, and many which remain unrecognized. He is the Dominions 3 forum, it's reason and it's fate. HoneyBadger is mostly immobile and does not communicate in any comprehensible way, although it may seem like he does at times. A constant smell of oranges and ginger surrounds him, from the lotion that he wears. The Polypal Daddy spawns several Polypal Threads each month.

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Thise one wins. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

And BTW, i stole "devourer of apples" from sombody els http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif

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I am but a badger who strides on the shoulders of giants. I couldn't have done it, wouldn't have thunk up the idea, without loan of your wit, Migaaresno, so thank you both for your compliment and your wisdom.