Wrath of Dagon

That combat looks really boring, of course it's the stupid zombies again, the worst enemy in ME. Combat they showed before looked much improved, though I can't say exactly why.

Absinthe is not a hallucinogen, that's an old wifes' tale. Like I said, alcohol would be illegal if it wasn't so established in Western culture. I don't know much about pot, but I suspect it has long term effect on the brain since pot heads have that look about them.

You could turn off auto aim in ME. I played as a soldier and used all the guns except pistol. The AR and shotgun were pretty different, although you could get by with just the AR. The sniper rifle was pretty cool to use on the rare occassion it was actually useful.

Haven't been illegal? Depends on what country you're talking about. Hallucinogenic drugs have not been acceptable in Western culture until recently, although they haven't always been illegal. They were outlawed because of the harm they were causing. I'm specifically talking about opiates here, I'm not sure about other types of hallucinogens, but it's all part of the drug culture so far as I'm concerned, and destructive.

I don't think there'll be new DLC monthly. At most they'll do what Bethesda has done.

Alcohol and tobacco have been established for a long time. If they were new substances, they'd both be illegal. In fact, it's been tried.

Junkies are the most pathetic people you could ever meet.

I'n not sure who you mean by "the US". Opinions differ. In general professional sports are not regulated much, unless they do something wrong, which may be the case here. In more general terms, since professional sports are a monopoly of sorts, they need some kind of supervision. Certainly a real monopoly is always heavily regulated, like the old AT&T before it was broken up.

It means they don't have to compete like regular businesses, since that wouldn't be practical for a sports league. The flip side of it is there's no market discipline to make sure they behave.

Yes, that is a wonderful use of taxpayers money. It is, they have hearings like that all the time. First it's a fraud against the public by fixing games, second NBA has an anti-trust exemption from the government.

You can have household pets, but they have to be edible. Edit: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/natio...lanet-eat-a-dog

If your motherboard dies and you replace it with the same model or very close to it, that's also fine - I've done this. You have to call Microsoft's activation phone line. Apparently you're kind of at their mercy at that point. Plus I'm not sure you'll be able to find the same model in a couple of years.

They should have Congressional hearings into this.

Just a short rhinoceros ride from Capetown.

You can stow away on a tramp steamer.

Well, actually I was reading some stuff Spector said, and apparently it is mostly a kiddy game, although he's trying to make it fun for adults also. So may be Wii was a good decision, but I don't think the game will work as either it'll be too complicated for kids or boring for adults.

Sure there is, you can move to Zimbabwe.

I've bought the OEM version and it's a lot cheaper than retail, but before I install it I was wondering if it's really legal. So I read some stuff on the web and found this from an MS mod: OEM versions of Windows 7 are identical to Full License Retail versions except for the following: - OEM versions do not offer any free Microsoft direct support from Microsoft support personnel - OEM licenses are tied to the very first computer you install and activate it on - OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard - OEM versions cannot be used to directly upgrade from an older Windows operating system -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums...b3-cc55cf7b9231 So I guess it's OK, you just have to hope your motherboard doesn't die.

Specter said the game was supposed to be for 360, PS3, and PC, and then they decided to make it a Wii exclusive. Big mistake IMO.

Yes, cars are expensive too, therefore I should just go out and steal one. Also I don't think you need a lawyer if you go through the lottery like you're supposed to. It's not like Mexican immigrants aren't able to fill their legal quota because of cost.

GTA used to be ostracized for its realistic depictions, but now according to the link in the first post, it's now considered cartoonish. Do you feel that MW2 will always remain a "serious and realistic" depiction of the situation? The link is a gamer's association website, the guy normally defends games like GTA. Now he's forced into a rather inconsistent position of being shocked by MW2 while defending GTA. Doesn't mean MW2 hasn't hit a new low, although WILL is right, it's in a close race with Dante's Inferno.

Speaking of immigration: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...er-adviser.html I wonder if Labor learned this trick from Democrats or Democrats from Labor.

Again, where are you getting that information? The game is a work of fiction. Also, are you against the "Black Hawk Down" games? If not, why? They are much more of a "realistic portrayal of events which actually happened in a real-world setting" than Modern Warfare 2. Do you play as a terrorist in the "Black Hawk Down" game?

Fantasy/abstraction vs realistic portrayal of events which actually happened in a real-world setting.

Yes, but the context is a little different there.