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Multimedia => The Wookiee Arcade => Topic started by: Ghost of QG on December 12, 2009, 11:49 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVr-hPkr9d4&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.gametrailers.com/video/star-wars-spike-tv/59817
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The trailer has been pulled from YouTube, but it's now up at the official site: http://www.starwars.com/video/view/000923.html
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man.... that's one big rancor....thing... :P
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Ya I caught this on Saturday night on Spike's VGA's. Sammy Jackson made some cool comments about hunting down anybody with a red lightsaber. 8)
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While I will gladly buy this game since I loved the first one.
I have to wonder if a sequel in some way cheapens the "light side" ending of the first game. The whole point was that Starkiller sacrificed himself so that the Rebellion could be born.
I almost wish they had made the sequel about Maris Brood and Rahm Kota instead - both of them are alive at the end of TFU and nowhere to be found in the OT.
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I'll pick it up....I liked the first game well enough.
I'm curious how the secret apprentice is still alive though.
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It looks nice in the trailer... or interesting at least. I didn't think FU was that revolutionary as far as gaming goes but it's fun enough so I'll check this out probably on sale.
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I hope the pc version of TFU will come with an open duel mode of characters, also the hsitoric misions.
As a continuation of the first parts most combos, force powers and abbilities must be taken for granted in the character.
I wonder if they launch a force unleashed saga after rotj, when Luke is a full Jedi Knight capable of defeating any sith. :)
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While I will gladly buy this game since I loved the first one.
I have to wonder if a sequel in some way cheapens the "light side" ending of the first game. The whole point was that Starkiller sacrificed himself so that the Rebellion could be born.
I almost wish they had made the sequel about Maris Brood and Rahm Kota instead - both of them are alive at the end of TFU and nowhere to be found in the OT.
I agree that the way that the first game ended really suggests they should move on with another character. I think that the next game should be Force Unleashed: Dark Empire. It could be an expansion of the DE series and you could be Dark Luke.
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Not sure if anyone's noticed or seen this yet, but on the Force Unleashed II website, they have enhanced the main page to be animated - Starkiller breaths, there are sounds of a locale/environment and a backdrop that all of us will find amazingly familiar...
http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed2/ (http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed2/)
Looks like Yoda might be involved more than just in the teaser trailer!
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Update to the website today..... 8)
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This comes out on October 26, and there's gonna be a dumbass collector's edition, too:
(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/1964/swtfu2x360celg.jpg)
The Star Wars Force Unleashed II Collector's Edition comes with:
* Premium Collectible Steelbook
* Exclusive In-Game Content
o Three exclusive challenge mode levels
o Exclusive Ralph McQuarrie concept “Deak Starkiller” skin
o Exclusive Lightsaber crystal
* Exclusive Mimobot USB Designer Drive Preloaded with Bonus Content
o Starkiller 2GB Flash Drive designed by Mimobot
o Digital art book, featuring insights into the art of The Force Unleashed II
$79
And I think Lego SW III: The Clone Wars comes out about two weeks before this, so prepare for some Star Wars gaming goodness in October.
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I could care less for those collector edition sets, but would like the steelcase to match my USE case. I still have a ton of other games (including that version) to play through so I'm good and will probably wait a year and pick this up for half price or so.
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Badass trailer for TFUII (http://Rep. Bob Etheridge, a Democrat)
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da-yum!
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Guess we now know how Galen could still be "alive".
I think it will work pretty well from a story stand-point. I'm looking forward to this game.
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Guess we now know how Galen could still be "alive".
I think it will work pretty well from a story stand-point. I'm looking forward to this game.
I read something somewhere that there will be an under-lying plot point in the game that you actually may NOT be a clone and you may actually be the original Galen brought back to life. So part of the quest is determining whether or not you are actually a clone or the original.
I'm really looking forward to this game. I'm definitely gonna pre-order the collector's edition so I can have the steelcase version to go with my steelcase USE - just like iFett said as well...
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He's No Good to Me Dead (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-07-22-starwars22_ST_N.htm) 8)
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Finally got around to playing the USE on my PS3 today. Um wow. Seems like a totally different game from the PS2 version. Just thought of the extra 3 levels, but this thing seems like it had a complete overhaul. Really enjoying it and may actually just cave and pay out full price for FU2 when it comes out.
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http://www.starwars.com/video/view/001076.html
wth don't tell me I'm first to see and post on the forum bout something new on TF2. :o
There is a new "trailer" with Starkiller meetingYoda on Dago, can anybody say Mad Max? Hopefully Big H can make this one along with the Arena garb.
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The front page has a link to the new gameplay trailer. Some mild spoilers, but I didn't think it was too surprising.
I've pre-ordered the collector's edition from Amazon....Lord only knows when I'll get a chance to play it. :D
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Story seems interesting and makes Vader look even more like a sadistic prick.
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Downloaded and played through the demo this morning. I've seen all this stuff before but it was nice to actually play through it. Really dig dismembering the Stormtroopers and can't wait for more. 8)
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Same... I thought it controlled a little more smoothly than TFU 1, which was awkward. I noticed distinct differences in the camera, in grabbing objects... They improved some of the more annoying features of the first game.
I played the demo on medium and blew through it though so I'm hopeful that the rest of the game isn't quite that simple.
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In case anyone hasn't stumbled upon these 2 TV spots (they're somewhat hidden on the Official Site):
"Walls" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59-AyD2za1g)
and
"Snow" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA_13_QD8KE).
I love the "Snow" spot WAY more, it's so epic. We've already seen Vader get kicked around in TFU I, but I have a feeling that TFUII takes it to the next level. I'm hoping for a far more epic duel between Starkiller and Vader this time (judging by the trailers, Starkiller fights Vader to defend Juno, who, in one trailer, is being Force Choked by Vader).
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I picked up my Collector's Edition TFUII this morning at Gamestop - I'm downloading the Collector's Edition content and the "Maulkiller" character now.
I'm too lazy to look it up - were there any other pre-order bonuses if you ordered the game from somewhere else? And if so what were they?
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Not sure and I honestly don't care to even have the steelcase at those prices. I hear the game can be beat in 6hrs and it's been getting some pretty mediocre reviews unfortunately....Shame.
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I got my copy today from Amazon. I've only played the first level but the gameplay is pretty solid on it.
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Here is a question:
Does anybody know if there is a downloadable demo for pc? What´s the link?
Well, as there is not a thread about the story (photo novel, comic version, etc)
The game posts an interrogant
-Maybe Starkiller from tfu2, is Galen Malek himself resurrected; like Palpatine in Dark Empire (as the clone Emperor)
-If Starkiller from tfu2, is not the resurrected Galen, Darth Vader keeps the former Starkiller alive or sleep with cryogenetics, and he´s preparing a clash between this former Galen and tfu2 Starkiller.
For these hypothesis, we should assume that Starkiller from tfu2 is the perfect clone from the character, as Boba is respect Jango, while Vader got lots of substandard Galens (force sensitives), which Starkiller from tfu2 killed in the final levels of the game.
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Well, I played through the game and I've seen both endings.
Which ending is the canon this time?
I almost want to say that the Dark Side ending is, but I guess I'll have to read the graphic novel to know for sure.
Either way, I'm fairly disappointed with the game. It didn't take anywhere near as long to finish as it should have.
I'm only a casual game player so having to finish all of those ridiculous challenges to unlock the achievements is just added gameplay that I'll never take advantage of. I would have rathered gotten the duel arena like in the Wii version.
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Which ending is the canon this time?
The Light Side ending is the canon ending.
In addition to the game being too short, there wasn't anything over-the-top or new to this as far as gameplay, besides 1 extra lightsaber and a dash more of violence. TFU 1 (to me) was just an excuse to add a new chapter to the 'Star Wars' galaxy, I don't think they cared much about making a stellar videogame. If anything, the cutscenes in both games combined are probably longer than the amount of gameplay you actually get.
The story itself is getting too drawn out, in my opinion, the story should have just ended at TFU 1. Cloning Starkiller (we don't even know if he is a clone) just complicated the story and stretched it out. I honestly hope a TFU 3 isn't made, they can just end with Starkiller and Juno disappearing into the galaxy, and we can just assume that Vader escapes Kamino (if he could free himself from the operating table, he can do it again this time).
Although I am interested as to whether or not the real Starkiller (the template for the clones, which is pretty much a corpse) is still on Kamino...
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Since the Light Side ending really doesn't resolve the issue, it kinda stinks that there won't be a TFU3 - but if this is the kind of game they're gonna pump out, I really don't care either that there's not a TFU3.
It would be nice if a story exists that Lucas allows Dark Horse to do a concluding graphic novel to the story so there's at least an ending.
Obviously Vader somehow escapes from being imprisoned on the Rogue Shadow under the watch of Juno and Starkiller.
Maybe with the Light Side ending we're just supposed to assume that all of the other Starkiller clones that Vader sends after you were essentially abhorrations/mutations so perhaps the Starkiller you're playing as isn't a clone at all.
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Obviously Vader somehow escapes from being imprisoned on the Rogue Shadow under the watch of Juno and Starkiller.
Actually, Vader is still left on Kamino when Starkiller leaves. The shot of Starkiller leaving Vader in the dark room is on Kamino, because you can see the fluorescent white hallway right before the doors close. I don't get why they left him by himself when they had made plans to take him to Dantooine, but oh well.
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Wow, really?
That makes absolutely NO sense.
Why would they leave him on Kamino? Especially when Juno specifically says to Kota about how they're gonna send ships in all directions so the Empire doesn't know which one to follow to find Vader....
*sigh*
While I had fun playing the game, I kinda wish they had just left the Force Unleashed story alone with the first game now....
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Because they didn't. He's in the cargo hold of the Rogue Shadow.
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Because they didn't. He's in the cargo hold of the Rogue Shadow.
Whoopsies, sorry. I thought it was Kamino, because you can see a white hallway and black/red screens, similar to those on Kamino. That makes more sense now, I was wondering why they would leave Vader on Kamino. So I'm wondering what's up with Vader's escape now, because he's supposed to be taken to the Rebels' base on Dantooine, but in Episode IV he doesn't know there's a base there... I'm guessing a TFU 3 in the future.
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My guess, story wise, is that Boba Fett intercepts them and frees Vader before they make it to Dantooine. They never discussed the location in front of Vader.
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I'm guessing a TFU 3 in the future.
Didn't they bring in a new head of LucasArts and he turned around and cancelled EVERYTHING that was in development - including The Force Unleashed 3?
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Oh, really? Oh well. At least now they can't mix up the storyline anymore. But I do wonder what ends up to happening to all those TFU characters.
I wouldn't mind seeing a story based on Maris Brood... ;)
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Force Unleashed 2 character pack, Endor DLC out today (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/14/force-unleashed-2-character-pack-endor-dlc-out-today/)
As if to apologize for the poor reception of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, the newly released character pack and Endor DLC are a mere 80 Microsoft points ($1) apiece on Xbox Live. Similar DLC packs for the original Force Unleashed were 800 MSP ($10) each. And no, the lower price is not a mistake according to Major Nelson. The DLC should be available on PSN when the story updates later today.
The character pack will allow you to play as Luke Skywalker clad in Dagobah Training Gear, Obi-Wan Kenobi in Clone Wars Battle Armor, Darth Malak (from Knights of the Old Republic), Han Solo, Lando Calrissian and Admiral "It's a trap!" Ackbar. It also includes new costumes for Starkiller.
The Endor pack delves into an alternate timeline, where Starkiller fires Ewoks as the rebellion launches its final attack on a -- GASP! -- fully armed and operational battle station. Let's face it, the only thing more cathartic than annihilating Ewoks would be some "Torture Jar-Jar" DLC.
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Wow - cool - I guess I'll have to jump on getting both of these packs ASAP - I don't really mind spending $1 on each - of course, these add-ins should really have been there if you bought the $80 version of the game (but I digress...)
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Targets in my area have started to clearance out the collector's edition for both 360 & PS3 at $55ish. Still a tad to high for me considering I just want the tin case and the game.
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(http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/1-08/011PittComicCon_WitwerInterview01_TN.jpg) (http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/1-08/011PittComicCon_WitwerInterview02_TN.jpg)
Recently our own Jim was at Pittsburgh Comic-Con and got to talk with Sam Witwer some about his Star Wars tie-ins, including his work on The Force Unleashed. It's interesting I think how there was so much cut, kind of like a movie, from the games. :)
Read the Interview Here (http://www.jedidefender.com/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1303172652,28554,)
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I though it was funny how Witwer commented how taking Vader captive was a terrible mistake for Starkiller and Juno. Maybe Vader uses the force to blow them out of space and escape? Now that's an idea. Hopefully this whole storyline gets wrapped up in some way.
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Found time to finish the light side version of the game yesterday. Ya it was short - and I don't quite remember Starkiller having that big of a boner for Juno in the first game, but it was still a decent game....seems that's really all he cared about in this game mostly - didn't really seem like he cared if he was a clone or not IMO.
End of the game felt like Super Mario Bros. Lost count of all the platform jumping on Kamino. They really need a better voice actor for Vader on the next one.
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End of the game felt like Super Mario Bros. Lost count of all the platform jumping on Kamino. They really need a better voice actor for Vader on the next one.
What? Chad Vader isn't good enough for you? Seriously, unless they changed things up, after hearing the Vader voice in the Chad Vader videos online, Lucas hired that guy to voice Vader in stuff like the Video games. I know for a fact that he was Vader in the first game, it didn't sound to me like they replaced him for the sequel.
I think he does a pretty good job.
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Ya sounded like the same dude from the first game and I just don't care for his impressions. "I will always haunt you as long as Juno is alive" or whatever his last words were. Just leave him a mute and I'll be okay. :)
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Considering this Starkiller is actually a clone, don't you think it sucks for the "real" Starkiller that a clone got his girlfriend? He probably turns up as a Force Ghost to haunt clone Starkiller for the rest of his life.
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Considering this Starkiller is actually a clone, don't you think it sucks for the "real" Starkiller that a clone got his girlfriend? He probably turns up as a Force Ghost to haunt clone Starkiller for the rest of his life.
Well - from the Dark Empire series, we learned that Palpatine had been transferring his consciousness from Clone Body to Clone Body.
When playing the game, if the main character did indeed end up being a clone, then I always thought it was possible that the consciousness of Starkiller from the first game had transferred itself to the clone you were playing as.
However, taking the Light Side ending of TFU2 as "canon", since we never really see a "perfect" clone of Starkiller, it's still entirely possible that you weren't a clone at all, they never really answered that question 100%. Vader tells you that you are a clone, but his last taunt aboard the Rogue Shadow isn't about trying to make you think you're a clone anymore, it's that he'll always have power over you as long as Juno lives.
Did the novel (or comic, if there was one) ever definitively answer the question of whether or not you're a clone in the second game?
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Did the novel (or comic, if there was one) ever definitively answer the question of whether or not you're a clone in the second game?
No, it didn't. If anything the comic book went off on a tangent - Boba (keep in mind the comic is from his POV) finds out that the mad scientist who is creating clones of Starkiller is also creating clones of Boba. So, clones of a clone, if that makes any sense.
I think the people who wrote the comic gave up on trying to figure out whether Starkiller was a clone or not, too. ::)
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Finally played through the 99 cent Endor level...not sure why I had to pay for that, but wanted to check it out. Felt kinda wrong killing Chewie/Han/Leia for some reason just like killing Luke and Obi-Wan in the first game. Does Lucas approve this stuff?
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Finally played through the 99 cent Endor level...not sure why I had to pay for that, but wanted to check it out. Felt kinda wrong killing Chewie/Han/Leia for some reason just like killing Luke and Obi-Wan in the first game. Does Lucas approve this stuff?
I'm not sure - I think the DLCs are more "Infinities" type material, so while neat, they don't really matter on the grand scheme of things because they have absolutely no affect on the Star Wars universe, they're more like "what if" scenarios.
I doubt Lucas had much to do with approving any of those Infinities comic versions of the OT either.
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LFL approves EVERYTHING they put out... GL has little hand in anything, and it's all just cash grabbing. That's why, to me, EU will always be a thing you just pick and choose what you like... It's just BS. I doubt he's even as involved as people claim. I think they like to say that so it seems more "important" to the fans and they then jump on it more... To me, there's so much inconsistancy, stupidity, and trampling going on outside of the films, that it's just not worth trying to differentiate it anymore.
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Before the first Force Unleashed game came out, I remember seeing a documentary or quick clip where they showed George involved in the approval process for the concept of the game and how he was looking over designs and approving/rejecting stuff just like he did with the PT.
I think for something things they do get him to give a cursory "ok" just so they can say "George Lucas had a hand in the development of this project" and like Jesse said, so that fans might jump on it a bit more.
I think in the beginning of the EU, he was a lot more involved - with stuff like the Thrawn trilogy and Shadows of the Empire, I'd like to believe that he was pretty heavily involved - especially since SotE is considered part of the canon.
When it comes to TFU and TFU2, I think they wanted it to seem like it was a multi-media event just like SotE since it bridged part of the gap between EP3 and EP4.
When it comes to other EU stuff like the NJO, that stuff I don't even bother with since he could easily trash all of it by coming out with another trilogy set 20 years after ROTJ that contradicts everything released in the EU post-ROTJ, probably only honoring the Thrawn trilogy stuff.
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I'm to the point I'd totally believe if that turned out to be a publicity thing though too. I just picture Lucas rolling around naked in piles of cash and not really giving as much of a **** about SW as they claim.
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So I finally got to the end of the game for the Wii, and WTF am I supposed to do with Darth Vader? How do you beat that guy?
I have looked around online but can't find any good walkthroughs for the Wii version. Everything is all "platform-jumping" and that gets you nowhere on the Wii version cause there's only one platform and if you jump off you just die everytime.
Tips?
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I think you throw the Wiimote into the TV.
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I'm good, finally beat that bastage last night.
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I think you throw the Wiimote into the TV.
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I still dont have this and Newegg had the collectors edition for $20 to and I missed out. Durn. Next time...
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I got the collectors edition of this earlier in the month. I started playing it yesterday and I beat it today. Now I understand why this game didn't get much love.
And at the end of the game all that damn platform jumping really pissed me off. It was that hard or anything, just annoying as hell.
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I got the collectors edition of this earlier in the month. I started playing it yesterday and I beat it today. Now I understand why this game didn't get much love.
And at the end of the game all that damn platform jumping really pissed me off. It was that hard or anything, just annoying as hell.
The fact that it ends open-ended without another planned sequel is also really annoying.