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    Back door bandit Member Apgad's Avatar
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    Anyone had a chance to have a look at this yet? http://earth.google.com/rome/

    From what I've seen so far it's pretty amazing. I can see many hours of not working ahead...
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    Really nice. That leave me wondering if exist an online game like 2nd life or something, but related to ancient Greece or Rome.
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    I keep using RTW controls to try to move around the city! Double-clicking doesn't get you there any faster!
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    Looks like some of the old shots from Rome Reborn 1.0 (only watched the vid, didn't download.)

    They're up to 2.0 now and looks very nice so far:

    http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu/gallery.php

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    Quote Originally Posted by Praetor Diego View Post
    Really nice. That leave me wondering if exist an online game like 2nd life or something, but related to ancient Greece or Rome.
    Well... there is Roma Victor. http://roma-victor.com
    Its not exactly Second life, but still its a realistic MMORPG.
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    Quote Originally Posted by emperor77 View Post
    Well... there is Roma Victor. http://roma-victor.com
    Its not exactly Second life, but still its a realistic MMORPG.
    Hahahaha! I went to their website and it says that it is a "historically authentic game". The thing is that, even before going to their website, one can notice a mistake. What I am talking about is the fact that the title of the game is "Roma Victor", whereas it should be "Roma Victirix", since "Roma" is feminine. That's a pretty bad mistake, and I am wondering as to how an entire game can be "historically authentic" if even their title is ahistorical. I wonder where they got their historical info/advisors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Apgad View Post
    Anyone had a chance to have a look at this yet? http://earth.google.com/rome/

    From what I've seen so far it's pretty amazing. I can see many hours of not working ahead...

    Magnificent. I wish I lived back then...
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    Magnificent. I wish I lived back then...
    I'm sure you do. Think about what you said for a moment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hax View Post
    I'm sure you do. Think about what you said for a moment.
    What? I don't get it? What's so funny?
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    Think about it. There's nothing funny about it. It's just rather...unthoughtful.
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    wasnt one of the original reasons for Google making Google Earth to provide satellite imagery for games?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hax View Post
    Think about it. There's nothing funny about it. It's just rather...unthoughtful.
    I gotta agree with Hax on this one. Be careful what you wish for! Only the most hard-core Roman historian could bear a life in Rome. Antiquity, or the Roman Empire/Republic is fun... for a couple of weeks, or maybe a month. Then you begin realizing how bad you're craving for a computer (EB!), good book, a cold refreshing soda, soft & comfortable bed, no lice, non-spoiled meat, friendly people, sweets, a bath/shower, fresh clothing, television and just easy, comfortable life of a 21st-century American in general (supposing that you are an American, Pontius Pilate). Life in Rome was not all that glorious, rather the opposite and neither was it all about the Roman Military and Lorica Segmentata (), which you wouldn't really get to see as much of anyway.

    Seriously, Americans have the easiest lives in the world, with Swedes probably being the runners-up (or even sharing the first place). I've been to almost every country in Europe, talked to people from Sweden, lived and still live in America (about 4 years now) so you can trust me on this.
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