alanschu

I don't think the Governator has time for movies anymore

"Well you better just start dealing with it [Lancer]" Much like how one thread tried to incorporate Star Wars quotes while staying on topic, I'm going to start the same thing with Aliens :D I suppose it's not really an RPG, but I did enjoy the old Aliens game for the Apple II

Agreed. I think Jedi Academy was a bit of a reaction to fans that were a bit disappointed that they couldn't affect Kyle's decisions like they could in the first Jedi Knight game. It was still fun to go nuts with a double-bladed saber though :D

Any bug that doesn't break the game I can actually live with. A lot of them make me laugh actually. Like Atton one time started doing some quick sitting and standing when I was talking to him one time, and looked like he was getting a real work out. Sure it'd be nice if it wasn't there, but it was entertaining in its own way. As for not buying games, I do tend to limit myself a bit more than in the past. I bought SH3 after two patches had already come out, and even Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory had a patch out by the time I bought it. Although Splinter Cell is a very polished game IMO and I don't recall any bugs, even non-breaking humourous ones, in the single player at all. It's coop was apparently buggy, and while they did patch it, my roommate and I are having problems maintaining connection on the last level (and only the last level) which is frustrating. The only real beef I have with the game is that in coop, sometimes I feel it's too picky about a coop move. Sometimes you HAVE to be standing for it to enable properly, and sometimes you HAVE to be crouched. A bit too picky at times. But crazy enough fun that I can let it pass.

Baley, it might have had something to do with the thread getting moved. In any case, I'd probably say Gran Turismo. I couldn't possibly say Gran Turismo 2, 3, or 4, since I find the games to basically be Gran Turismo. Not much has changed in the series IMO. I prefer the original.

It's better, but still not quite there. Keep it up chump. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm not the one that had trouble understanding anything. If you can't understand that, then I'm not sure what your point is. Unless perhaps you're trying to be "funny" or "insulting." I wasn't flaming you. I was just stating a fact. SoE had no reason to lash out against Mothman, because Mothman wasn't being a total ass to him.

Slammed by the fans? When? The USA Today article didn't mention the fans being overtly upset. And as you indicated with mkreku's hyperbole, there's always two sides. There's going to be Ken Griffey Jr. fans that were upset that he vetoed the trade with St. Louis and whatnot, and there will likely be a case where people will be upset at him vetoing this trade, given San Diego's recent slump. Also, he's not being threatened to be punished. According to Bruce Bochy, Nevin understands that he'll likely see reduced minutes, given that he's struggled since coming off the disabled list (3-17 and 0-5 with runners in scoring position), coupled with a pair of hot hands in Xavier Nady and Mark Sweeney. Both players are hitting the ball much more consistently than Nevin. Despite this information, Nevin still wants to stay in San Diego since he's been here for so long. A classic case of a player getting screwed! He's at a team he wants to be at, to which he proclaims to be "its biggest fan." Must suck to be him. If it isn't "any job" then why do you compare it to "any job?" Sure there's the recognition, but if they just loved playing the game, they wouldn't have a problem signing the original deal by the league. In fact, they could have even been smart about it and made sure that ticket prices are also capped, so as to keep fans happy as well as make sure the owners aren't making fat coin. When a player leaves a city that loves him and wants him to stay because that team can't afford him, I question how much it is simply for "the love of the game." I have an immense amount of respect for players that honour their contract, like a Michael Jordan who could have EASILY held out for more money, and likely have gotten too, but didn't. The best player in the league wasn't even the highest paid player on his team, and he never made any fuss about it. You've already said that it isn't "any job." And besides, in any other job, if the employee isn't performing up to the expectations of the employer, he's just flat out fired. Perhaps offered a severance depending on the situation. The employer certainly doesn't find a different place to work for him, and certainly does not continue to pay him his salary after he's been let go if the player hasn't been hired somewhere else yet. I'd love to get fired from a job and still make the 6 or 7 figure income simply because I still have a contract. Fortunately though, the new CBA does allow for this agreement. Teams can buyout the contract, freeing the player and the team of the relationship. No you don't. You sign a contract, as Judas stated, for a duration and money. If it was specifically for a place to work, then trades would be null and void since the contract would clearly be only for one specific organization. If players signed to play in a specific city in their contract, they could not be traded. Apples and oranges. Players that choose to not play in the NHL can still play professional hockey. Which is why your analogy is silly enough as it is. Pro sports is NOT like any other business.

No points for me

As long as I get to killz0rs peeps I don't care. The murder simulators have built up a lot of rage in me. Now where did I leave my plastic bag???

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24870 http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24847

I don't know... Imagine playing KOTOR if every voice was the Microsoft Sam voice.

Games were also made for joy because they didn't cost 10 million to make.

I'm listening to this It's pretty catchy actually You just need to make it through the beginning dialogue, just like in Sir Mix-a-lot's Baby Got Back

Don't forget that some of the mass-murder simulators also double as diplomacy simulators!

If it was purely a love of the game thing, there's plenty of alternative places to play hockey than just the NHL. If it's also just for the love of the game, I doubt they'd hold out to begin with. Michael Jordan never held out in basketball, even when he wasn't the highest paid player on his team (like 94/95 and 95/96). Trades don't have to suck. If trades absolutely sucked for players, then why would players demand to be traded? Often time a trade occurs because a player is not fitting into the system of a particular team. If that player's not fitting into the system, I highly doubt he's having a blast playing for that team. Just like Hockey Players aren't traded to the NFL. You're still playing in the NHL when you get traded. And it still doesn't change the fact that if the player feels the trade is unfair, he doesn't have to play in the NHL anymore.

That's where we're going with all of our murder simulator time ^_^ Lets get somewhere else first in the meantime

But you said it was crap treatment because they have to leave their city and all that stuff. Relocation is EXACTLY the same. I go to work in LA for a company because I like LA. But they relocate to Bumsville, so if I want to keep my job, I deal with it. If the player doesn't like being traded, he should quit pro-hockey, just like I quit my job in Bumsville. No they don't. Why would someone bash someone for getting a no trade clause? Maybe you have retarded fans, but I know of no one that has ever bashed any player for wanting a no trade clause. Furthermore, you make it sound like trades are only evil to players. Many players ask for trades. And in many cases trades turn out for the better for the player. Anson Carter used to talk about how in Boston the coach would joke about how if they didn't play well they'd be traded to Edmonton. When he actually was traded to Edmonton, he loved the hockey atmosphere and enjoyed his stay here. Just like being relocated in a job, players are not forced to go through with the trade. If the situation is not one they want to be in, then they can quit. Obviously something is keeping them around, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's the money.

sorry. Because he's not being a d!ck to Eru. Happy?

Penguins in the Arctic? As for taking over other countries, we shouldn't have a problem...as long as we focus on a country that doesn't have video games. Our exposure to the murder simulators would enable us to conquer virtually any piece of underdeveloped land in the world. In fact, I'd wager that any armed forces that haven't yet used the murder simulators wouldn't stand a chance. I've killed so many people I'd make an ace Sniper. Just give me an AWP and I'd blast so many of the foreign army's troops they'd think I was wall-hacking.

Because he's not being a dink to Eru. On topic: glad you had a good time Eru.

I remember in one of my psych classes putting an electrical transmitter on the tongue of a blind individual that was attached to a special camera. The brain was able to interpret these signals in such a way that the person was able to detect what was in front of them accurately. It was pretty neat. Someone else tried a similar idea by putting it on the forehead of an individual that was completely paralysed below the top of her head (not sure why she still had feeling there, but she did). It also worked with her, although with prolonged exposure, the effect didn't seem to last. The scientist theorized that the tongue is sensitive enough that it doesn't acclimatize itself to the stimulus, whereas the forehead does.

I really like the lip synching in Source!

Meh, he wouldn't need to be murdered then. He was already knocking on death's doorstep.

Agreed. Perhaps Space Bunnies Must Die would be more appropriate.

I didn't really mind Alien 3 as it was the first Alien movie I remember seeing. I vaguely remember my parents watching Aliens on Superchannel, but the stuff like the chestburster scene scared the crap out of me. I didn't "really" watch it, but I did remember the end of Aliens. Fortunately, my parents taped it..and I remembered it being on tape and found it in like 1993 or so Hudson was great, Vasquez (whom James Cameron must have liked, since her actor was in T2 as well) was a tough character woman. Gorman, the newbie Lieutenant. I really, really liked the soundtrack of the Aliens movie too. The excellent drum beat when Ripley hijacks the APC to extract the marines is perfect, and I can still play it in my head today. "Game over man, Game over!"