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It's a nice door!

Looks a lot like doors you might actually see.

Great mech. I like how the size and bulk gives it a real intimidation factor.

Yeah, I think the tracker was just dropped after the forum update. I guess we're back to using this forum (this topic in particular) for things that used to be covered there. (That's the way it was before the tracker.)

I think this is the first time I've actually entered the raffle at the "last chance" announcement. Need to stay on top of things better I guess.

I had a good bit of fun with this game back in the day, but even as someone who was into MMOs, I was already old enough at 13 that it was competing with World of Warcraft for a money and time subscription from me. And well, WoW usually won out. Plus there was little enough content that I didn't feel like I was missing much by only playing for one month every few. I liked what was there, but there just wasn't enough to hold my interest for long.

I really like the article. Seems like it makes something nice to show a general fan who doesn't quite "get" the whole "Bionicle" thing.

I dropped my vote for Bionicle. I wouldn't be entirely displeased with Castle, but really, it should be Bionicle. I just hope I can afford it when it comes out.

Gotta go fast, I guess.

The early 2000s cut-off was a bit of a surprise for me; I went in expecting to at least vote for Exo-Force. I ended up voting for Bionicle and 2 Castle subthemes. (Although my choice of Castle subtheme would be the 2007 fantasy one.)

The dragon does look good, but I think I prefer the skeleton dragon from last year.

The statue in the village set reminds me a lot of the one in the old islanders theme. I used to have a catalog with it from my brother I would look at all the time as a kid.

I don't think I'll be picking any of these up. Either still getting last years sets or saving up for a big ticket item.

Wow, this set is beautiful, and it's even taller than the original city. The full street layout kind of makes me wish I had picked up the docks. I can't really afford anything right now, but once I do get some money, I guess the question is: Do I get this or one of the modulars?

On 11/27/2020 at 8:26 PM, Chronicler06 said:

Been back at LEGO Worlds, and I have just unlocked the last of that game's achievements. I have now officially unlocked every achievement of every Lego game (at least among those currently available on Steam), a goal I had set out to accomplish nearly three years ago. And today just so happens to be my birthday, so that felt especially satisfying.

Congratulations on accomplishing your goal! I know doing stuff like that feels good.

Lately I have been playing Hyrule Warriors as well as playing my favorite tabletop game online at Dominion.games.

These actually look pretty nice, like something you can wear to show your enjoyment of the franchise while still looking good. I might get a pair of the shorts or pants if I can afford it.

On 12/30/2020 at 2:06 PM, Lenny7092 said:

Lego sure looks to be artsy with real world stuff. Why not focus on the themes more often? It used to do that in the past two decades. Just wondering. Anyway, those plant-based stuff sure look authentic.

I think the idea is to appeal to adults, who may not necessarily be fans of LEGO already. Just look at the descriptions in the article, listing benefits that I'm sure most LEGO fans are already aware of.

 I think these sets do that job pretty well, along with just being good sets in general, giving a nice-looking display model as well as an above average number of parts for their price. And many of those parts are quite interesting.

Not too thrilled about a Police Station honestly, but at least from a visual perspective it is very good, better than the last two I think. I love the little news stand.

I believe they have their own Roku channel that collects many of their TV shows and short videos together.

Welp, I've dropped in and donated a little like I said I would. I'll keep the stream on throughout the day when I can, but I probably won't be active in chat.

I haven't really been watching BZP streams since they moved to Twitch, but I may tune in and donate since they money is going to charity.

Well, I would have preferred a statement of support for her, but I guess a response like this is to be expected from a company that's scared about how that could affect their income.

I would be interested to hear how Warner Bros distributes those royalty fees. I have been buying Harry Potter sets with the expectation that JK was receiving a cut.  If that's not the case, I may have to reconsider my purchases. 

But overall I'm very disappointed with the way this article was written as framing her as "tweeting some very hurtful things against minority groups" when her statements have been very much in support of women's and gay rights.

Actually, my memory was a little shot on that last one. It wasn't unblocked on our computers, at least not for long. But we figured out how to install VPNs on the computers to get around the block. And with the great power, Slither was what most people chose to play, along with a few of us playing Town of Salem. Eventually we got into trouble for naming ourselves after our teachers...

I'm still pretty much playing the stuff from my last post. Right now I'm trying to play through the Wonders of the Ancient World scenario in Civ V as Darius.

If nothing else, it makes a pretty cool LEGO themed coaster.

This is a pretty cool idea. I think I'll grab a pair of the jeans for sure. Maybe I'll also get the fanny pack for the memes.

On 9/2/2020 at 8:17 PM, Mushy the Mushroom said:

Just Slither. The happy little snakeworms are quite relaxing.  

Haha, I remember playing that one back in the day, mainly because it wasn't blocked on our school computers.

As for me well, my friends have gotten me back into playing League of Legends...I'll say it's much more fun when you have friends to play with.

For a more single player experience though, I've also returned to playing a little Dragonfable. I even bought the 2016 Artix Entertainment calendar...thinking about actually hanging it up.

Amazing creation. I'm glad I'm not the only person who can see Kalmah having a peg leg.

On 8/20/2020 at 11:00 AM, Sir Kohran said:

 

 

There were three years there, longer than any other island or place AFAIK. How much more time should have been spent there?

Was just going off what people said above. That's not where I would personally want to see more time.