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Re: How Many?

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From: Albert Conklin
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:48
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reborn rolla wrote:
> "Dawn Tamokus"  wrote:
> 
>>> Dawn Tamokus wrote:
>>>>>  Hours do you play Thief or it's fan missions? I play about 3 hours a 
>>>>> day average. On weekends about 8 hrs. a day. Only the good missions 
>>>>> though.
>>>> I play seasonally, Fall and Winter.
>>>>
>>>> Been doing that for a few years now. Fall and Winter seems like a great 
>>>> time of the year to play Thief and its many missions: the days are short 
>>>> and the nights are long and very dark.
>>>>
>>>> :D
>>>>
>>> Nice concept. Doubt I could go that long without playing, but wrapped up 
>>> in Bioshock now which is completely different except for safe cracking.
>>> Albert
>> It keeps all the sneaking and looting and zombie-baiting and blackjacking 
>> fun and fresh! :D
> 
> 
> 
>    Worst part about Thief fan missions is not knowing what's around the next 
> corner. Instead of hiding in a dark alcove cause you hear a bunch of guards 
> or bots, I save my game and do a suicide run into the next section to see 
> where all the action is. Sometimes failure is only one guard. Why wait for 
> the action?

  That is where the "portable" eye comes in hand. I don't use it much 
and usually reload after using it in case I really need it.
Albert
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:48:29 -0500
From: Albert Conklin <aconklin@satx.rr.com>
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