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His biggest weakness is definitely the colloquialisms, no doubt. DREWRULESWOT! Send a noteboard - 10/03/2014 08:38:19 PM

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"Yeah" was used so often and in such incongruous positions. And seeing the Parshendi use words like "upgrade" to refer to the change in their abilities was just absurd.

It's hard to get a grasp of the "tech" level, so to speak, when he uses modern language in a seemingly standard fantasy/late medieval civilization.

Here's to keeping the spirit of Wotmania alive...cheers to RAFO
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