Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20180827202615/@comment-1496755-20190723201707

Yeah, having tolked to hundreds of strangers over the last two weeks, it feels pretty lonely too - they are all just people we meet for no more than half an hour before they depart (cause the academic year begins in September).

Never doubted you. Knowing how meticulous you are makes me even more excited for that fateful day when you reach Quake 2 :P

Oh, I didn't know about 1.05 and 1.05a, but I'd surely love to add them to the collection, even if they are a buggy intermediate thing or a small hotfix (and it would be most helpful if you know where these patches can be found). Completeness is important - that's why I also keep some of the more obscure versions of Commander Keen or Doom/Doom 2, some of which were barely even touched by the fans at the time (due to being quickly superceded by much better and more stable versions).

TES is a nice example of a scaling power fantasy - you get more powerfulm, but so do the enemies you face (and the complexity of the dungeons). And if you choose one of the thieving classes, you'll never be that powerful, but have to constamntly adapt and survive against all odds. Just like a real thief/rogue would. Wow, unexpected realism!

I did find a standalone 1.01 shareware (why are you calling it shovelware?) - in fact, one was included on the 1.01 CD for some reason (pointless in the presence of the full version). It would be great if we could somehow find out what changes exactly were made in 1.07 and 1.08, but I doubt it would happen...