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To be fair to Bruce not wanting Biden/ being relieved he isn't president is not the same as being happy Trump won. He might well prefer if some milquetoast US Keir Starmer equivalent or establishment republican won instead of either. Yes, it retains its same value. Which was an absolute refutation of your claim. It wouldn't matter if repeating the same thing doubled the value of your gaslighting though, since its value started out at zero. I mean really, you could just have dropped it. Not like I actually care, and it was an easy enough thing to miss. Tripling down, though, that is definition gaslighting. Ah, curiousity, the mother of speculation/ 'just asking questions'. Yes, you do have to come up with some kind of evidence of degeneration, when the source of your 'curiousity' dates back 8 years, two election campaigns, nearly 3 years as president etc etc and cognitive issues are almost always degenerative. Or, alternatively, suggest how it isn't degenerative in his case. Again, he was tested for anxiety and depression as well, does that mean his doctors think he's depressed? Doesn't seem very likely. You only think taking a MoCA is 'curious' and the other tests aren't because the MoCA reinforces your preconceived notion, and the others don't. As always, the only disorder you've shown actual evidence for Trump having is... being Trump, which everyone already knows about. (Said it before, will say it again: Trump speaks how people think. That is one of the reasons a lot of people like him, and relate to him no matter how silly it may seem for some random blue collar worker from Milwaukee or Toledo to relate to a 'billionaire'. Most people in the public eye train themselves for years to not speak as they think since typically a Trump like politician would fail instantly. Not speaking the same way you think is what the more, hmm, politically aware/ educated set tend to expect and will find any deviation from that unusual. But unusual does not in itself imply a disorder)

Must have missed that, or I would probably have picked it up for that price. I do remember decent Stellaris/ CK2 newsletter deals though, so I agree they definitely have them.

During Donald's second term, he has: Pardoned approximately 1500 people who stormed the capitol Signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship, while also telling the lie that the USA is the only country in the world that does this. (It was blocked for being unconstitutional.) Signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. (Coincidentally, his campaign took $75mil from fossil fuel interests, and the new energy secretary founded a fracking firm.) Signed an executive order putting a pause on all US foreign development assistance programs Signed an executive order to end DEI (I know Bruce will probably approve of this one because every time someone links to a study that proves that systemic racism definitely still exists, thus necessitating things like DEI, he'll just go hmm agree to disagree) Appointed a secretary of defense with a history of allegations of sexual violence, alcoholism, workplace misconduct, being sympathetic to neo-nazis, and a white supremacy symbol tattooed on his chest Talked about the possibility of running for an unconstitutional third term Signed an executive order banning trans people from serving in the military Signed an executive order to restrict gender affirming health care to people under the age of 19, against the advice of current research on the subject Blamed a crash on 'DEI' while an investigation was still ongoing Appointed as secretary of health and human services a man who had part of his brain eaten by a worm, who has gone on to misinterpret a bunch of studies to perpetuate harmful stereotypes around biological differences between black and white people Empowered ICE to act with almost no oversight, leading to a number of false arrests and unchecked violence against legal immigrants and US citizens That was just January. It takes a mixture of stupidity and evil to look at this current administration and think 'what a relief we don't have Biden.'

Ok! I decided to do a patch notes deep dive and…. It’s fixed! This can now expand your under 50% life a bit, I think.

I did walk around a little before heading to town. I think a big part of it is narrative baggage from being part of the earth directorate. Like I can be a criminal who doesn't like the earth directorate and takes nothing serious. yet they decided to make me captain? Just in my mind you have to be a leader of some sort for the story to make sense. If you had been just a regular soldier it would feel a lot more natural. Starting off important takes something away from these types of games imo

Omg omg omg omg all hands on (steam)deck, this is the captain, ready large screen docking stations! This is not a drill!

My Watcher of Caed Nua and savior of the Deadfire Archipelago volunteers. He volunteers as tribute! (And so do all of his companions and sidekicks. They don't get a choice in this matter. Voluntold is the term for them, I think. Yes? Yes.)

Not sure I can add much other than I think, like most things, it's not one thing but a multitude of things. Also test scores have meaning but often times aren't really applied or interpreted very well when discussed in the general public. I think this includes using test scores to the exclusion of other measures when discussing success metrics.

Same. Seems like whenever I come back from the AXL boss battle there’s stuff growing throughout my entire bass that I’ve previously chopped down and I’m certain I’m not away from my base any longer than an in-game days worth of time. Very frustrating.

sameeeee

im having the same problem. already tried to reload the game couple time but still cannot talk tohogarth

it would be fantastic if it were true, 'cause then the solution would be simple. gonna guess the real solution is less straightforward. HA! Good Fun!

Probably played a bit less then yourself but not by much. Eh, I do struggle to get into the world and story so far, but otherwise it seems like a substantial upgrade. Hopefully it will click for me soon.

Good Morning to everyone, I had pre-ordered the physical edition of The Outer Worlds 2 - Premium Edition for Xbox Series X and upon the completion of the Prologue (the Quest “A Cause Worth Killing For”) I am not obtaining in any case the Pre-Order Bonus Items (the unique objects included in Commander Zane’s Anti-Monopolistic Battle Pack). Instead, I am only receiving the Premium Edition Bonus Items. Maybe I am mistaken and I missed something or is this a technical issue? I am even offered by the game the ironic Flaw “Consumerism” because I bought the Premium Edition, xD. Thank you everyone for your time and your helpfulness .

Greetings, Watchers, We’re excited to announce that a new public beta will open on November 5th for players on Steam and Xbox PC. This beta introduces a major new way to play the original Pillars of Eternity: Turn-Based Mode. Fans who enjoyed experimenting with Turn-Based Mode in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will find familiar ground here, but with key improvements shaped by your feedback: Unbound Turns: All turns are now influenced by a character’s overall speed, improving the value of Real-Time with Pause attributes and mechanics. Smarter Free Actions: Actions like swapping weapons, drinking potions, or enabling modals are now free actions. Each free action is limited to one per turn per type for balance. Faster Pacing: Combat lethality has been significantly increased for both enemies and players to keep battles tense and impactful. Mode Flexibility: You can choose Turn-Based Mode alongside difficulty when starting a new game — or swap freely between Real-Time with Pause and Turn-Based Mode in the game options. We’re also investigating a direct HUD toggle for even more convenience. As this is a public beta, please expect bugs and ongoing adjustments. The beta will run for some time as we continue to roll out updates and prepare for a full release. We’re also excited to share a special message from Josh Sawyer, the Game Director, with his thoughts on what Turn-Based Mode means for Pillars of Eternity and how community feedback helped shape this update. Your feedback will be vital as we refine and polish turn-based mode — we’ll be collecting reports, issues, and suggestions from the community throughout the beta. Thank you for helping us continue to grow and evolve Pillars of Eternity. We’ll see you in the beta on November 5th!

It's all your fault Hurlshot.

Diane Ladd

I went straight form playing the Outer Worlds DLC (Murder on floaty planet) to playing OW2, so it wasn't much of a transition. I also didn't run right to the town. I explored the landing pad and cracked some shellfish first. Otherwise I'd probably agree that it throws a lot of story and people at you early on. I'm pretty comfortable at level 8 now. The perks are pretty dang cool. The weapons are nice and the inventory and crafting is a good upgrade from the original. The exploration is improved with a lot more verticality and movement (jump boots!) I hate my hat, but I keep it on because it gives me great bonuses. I'm stuck at work and can't wait to play until I get home, so typical Obsidian game for me.

Have tried both with Battle Net Launcher (refunded already) and now Steam. After install, when trying to launch the game it will sit showing "Running Install Script ("GamingRepair.PROGRAM") for almost 5 minutes, then go away and say that the game is launched but nothing shows. Going into Task Manager shows BootStrapPackagedGame and TheOuterworlds2 as background processes that are using no cpu. Already ran full file scan. Event Viewer shows a WER report for XboxPCGamingRepairFailed (full text attached). ow2crash.txt

Same for me. I'm on Steam and the bug's still there. Inez doesn't show up even after the patch and after I cleaned up the area of drones. I have the quest in the diary, but I only see this and can't even pin it. I really don't want to reload an old save, as I really progressed into the planet because I didn't know of the bug before.

is a cartoon, but nevertheless, the displayed situation aligns with what we witnessed. evolving student and parent behaviour explains the capitulation, but it don't change it. is doubtful anybody is satisfied with the conclusion that decreases in overall student performance is the fault o' misguided parents and recalcitrant students. today we demand less from students... save for in mississippi? ... there is an obvious follow-up query, no? HA! Good Fun! ps removed the image to reduce our clutter.

Question for the Obsidian developers on the new turn based mode. I have just started a play though and just began act 2. If I install the new turn based patch will I be able to use try the new turn based mode with my current saved game or will I need to start a brand new game? Thanks.

I've dabbled my way through it now. It's a very odd feeling to play. It's got got an interesting story and some characters I would like to know more or have things happening with. But, you don't actually get that much engagement with the characters apart from a lot of fetch quests. It's got a really atmospheric downtown section of city.. that has almost nothing to actually do in it. The representation of Clan Disciplines is yet another weird blend of I both like parts of what they've done and loathe other elements. So it's a lot of disjointed sensation. But the combat mechanics annoy the bleep out of me, and has pretty much nothing positive for me to say about it. Plus, the way they've done the ending is disconcerting. You have all sorts of build-up on characters reacting to your conversation choices throughout the game "was irritated by that" "was pleased by that" "found that interesting" kind of thing going on, and then for the whole last sequence you have no engagement with any of those characters and there's some arcane logic of which one of 6? endings you get depending on some combination of those results, but no real suggestion of which did it. And apparently, a couple pretty much overwrite everything else you choose to do. And the ending themselves get presented in this incredibly shallow "60 second review of the aftermath" with no interesting details of surviving characters you met along the way.

On the north east side of Cloister there is a "Mysterious" safe by some ship wreckage that requires you to either find the three parts of the combination or be an ex-convict to open. I (and quite a few other players) have scoured the area and can only find 2 parts of the combination on datapads (8 and 5). there is no sign of a third part anywhere. Are we all just blind or is there no other part of the code? Maybe they forgot to add it to the game or it's unintentionally hidden/glitched inside another asset or something? If It was just me that couldn't find it i'd just put it down to me being stupid and blind, however it seems really weird that the only mention of this safe and code anywhere online is a sub reddit and everyone there is saying that they can not find the code either. What else would be helpful if is there is anyone who has the ex-convict background that has been able to get into the safe that way if they could let us know what's in the safe and whether or not it is worth actually persuing or if it's just filled with generic loot.