Orogun01

Of course nobody noticed, who the hell goes into a brothel to look at carpets? ...Nevermind that

Me big comic book nerd, me thinks they raped canon = movie sucks.

Depends in how you define identity, if you think of it as what makes something either the same or different then awareness its not a prerequisite and you are actually born with a sense of identity. Self aware means that awareness of oneself's ; although they describe it as if it were the cognitive equivalent of free will. But one can be without being aware (self deluded/ignorant)

You believe them?! what kind of lawyer are you? Now get in there and pull the truth out of them

The reasoning behind it is that those gangs try to reach the communities, build a support base for their operations. Plus there it's the fact that there is no other way to really leave the gang. Although the most likely reason for the expansion of gangs on the States its the size of the country and the sheer amount of drugs it consumes. Speaking of which do you happen to know which are the illicit drugs most consumed in the UK? I'm going to go on a limb and say MDMA.

What about temperament? Different children have different tempers, part of their nature and quite possibly the basis of their identity. Methinks you are replacing identity with self awareness.

Congrats Ros' , did you get a bat with your new promotion?

Only problem it's that ME is supposed to be an RPG and somewhere between the sequel and the bioboards we have forgotten about that.

Oui?

I'm so looking forward to this! There better be a sex scene.

There's been a few shows on the tv, dealing specifically with the subject. The rest I know from research and a few elements from the underworld with who I associate regularly (regularly is such a strong word though) Most of the high activity gangs right now are those vying for control over the I-95 highway, and control over the influx of drugs over the country. Most gangs right now have the model of an enterprising company, competition is absorbed or eliminated. They have highly ritualized codes of conducts and behavior, such as the famed blood in blood out. Although some of them seem to take a family friendly stance, making a family is one of the acceptable ways to leave the gang. The other hotspot for gang activity is the area of Florida and their connection with the I-95 and the ports. I know that a lot of chapters from the major players are located here and there were the Colombian organized crime, which were specially vicious. I'll see if I can find you some links, here is something to get you started http://prisonoffenders.com/latin_kings.html

With the legion it's more of a visual aspect, the great structures of Orzammar reminiscing of the wall. Donning the black, armor of the legion being fully black. Plus the same sense of impending doom in their structure, say their "dead" as members of dwarven society to join the ranks of the Legion. Damn fantasy games have to go and have a bunch of dragons to kill A rose is a rose is a rose. Google it. Maybe i'm seeing the close similarity because I read both Martin and Gaider's Stolen Throne. They are call man-eaters. Hive mind begets intelligence. So it matters if their subjugated underlings are dead or alive if they both have them? Broodmothers reproduce through parthenogenesis, like the asari. The old gods of DA are the elven pantheon and like the old gods are probably based of Celtic deities. The number 7 held as symbol of perfection and it's featured heavily on fantasy. Yep, now find their equivalents in Dragon Age, like I asked. There's some magic. More low key, but still there. IIRC Samwell went through a magic ritual and failed horribly and the castellan of Storm's End died to some magic by Stannis's witch on call. I don't think he is a plagiarizer, but like fans his prose draws heavily on the subject of his affection. I just think that the sources of inspiration for a work shouldn't be obviously present on it. And on to the subject of this thread. Tolstoi is the best

Yeah because the Pope didn't like nobles dying, and that rule that only knights could engage other knights. But **** the peasants they can go in and die first for their betters

I understand your point allow me to contest it by saying that a lot of these gangs have reached levels of organization that go outside of their state. Their chain command's structure code of conduct reflects that, if you need a good example look at the Latin Kings. Irish gangs in new york later became the Irish mob, and heavy migration was a mitigating factor. Once a gang grows larger in power and numbers it begins to change structure, to try and maintain control over each chapter. Whilst I don't know what you mean by diversify; I have a passing notion. These criminal groups deal mostly on a main product (drugs mostly) but also deal in human trade and other venues.

Well most of the organized crime families began as gangs of immigrants and I think you may be right, from what you describe they could be a rise in gang trouble. Which if not properly addressed could turn into organized crime. A lot of gangs that have begun without political support eventually become large enough to be considered organized crime (e.g. Crips and Bloods), although they have not reached the same heights of power as those who do. The power of demographics, if the drug/human trade, extortion and prostitution become lucrative it may prove an attractive options to disenchanted immigrants and those simply driven to the extreme. I would say that input from organizations in the States may help, both the DEA and FBI have a long history of fighting organized crime. Nevermind that they were formed practically for that purpose. Even though the situation may not be the same their experiences may help in responding appropriately. Now of only you could get governments to listen to reason.

Why, exactly ? Most reasoning behind the snipers capture and kill is that while most soldiers can't really say in the chaos of battle who they killed or not, a sniper has a clear view of his target. I guess that there is some feeling of dread and resentment against them because of their will to kill. Seems that Emperor just expanded that to include pilots.

I AM NOT RUSSIAN, I am American but my descendants come from IRAN. And your avatar it's from Argentina, you sure you're not related to LoF?

Challenge accepted my friend Legion/Wardens: Fight the clear infestation of the darkspawn. Made from conscripts and volunteers, some with a criminal record. Night's watch: Defend the kingdom against the Whitewalkers. Made from conscripts and volunteers, some with explicit criminal records. Dragon Age: dragons thought extinct until the beginning of the Age (ergo the name), 3 dragons total, so far. Oh, yeah you can shapeshift into one. Song of Ice and Fire: nobody bothered to check their pants to see if they were boys or girls. Or maybe they realized that dragons went on a rampage every time they tried to. Granted, still obvious inspiration it's obvious. Now we are arguing semantics I did say that DA was a bad copy, who the hell has just two groups vying for the throne? 5 much better. A rose by any other name ehhh, what the hell are the Ghouls then? fellows who just decided they liked the Deep Roads better? Darkpsawn: Capable of high levels of intelligence (I know the Architect wasn't all that smart but it still counts, don't you think?) Corrupted humans?Asexual reproductions? HUMANITARIANS?( I don't know what you are on but I want some) I doubt that the process of becoming a Broodmother is asexual. It's late can I sleep on it and get it back to you in the morning? ...Faith of the Seven = the Seven ...Old Gods = Old gods mercenary companies: the Brave Companions, the Second Sons, the Stormcrows, and the Golden Company. no magic in Fire and Ice, probably why Gaider had to go and equate to the middle ages church. Albeit one of the most interesting points in the game, and the most underdeveloped. I don't even know why you argue this, Gaider himself it's a professed fan of the series and used it as an inspiration for dragon age. Also SoF&I>DA PS: Simpsons did it.

Been waiting long to use that pic?

It's not a demo, it's being released via torrent, I think it qualifies as pirate. If it's actually made by the dev team, power to them for trying to get indirect feedback. I do think that those guys know what to do with it, although I doubt any publisher would approve of a move like that.

apparently a preview build of the game has been leaked http://www.gamepur.com/news/3947-deus-ex-h...rent-sites.html anyone cares to give it a whirl?

If only, the landscape feels 100% like Africa. The situation however feels like a game afraid of being too graphic, which is part of the reality of Africa. Anyways just finished Fable 3, and i regret every minute that went into that game. The beginnings where rather lackluster, I don't get the need for every game these days to be a social hub for random strangers to pretend. Every second I kept playing on the hopes that it would get better, it didn't. Not even the screams of villagers running away in fear were able to soothe my boredom. Plus the second part of the games it's even more horrible, took every bit of fun that the first one had and changed the mood completely. They destroyed everything that made Fable 1 fun and called it a game. Not everything it's bad though, solid voice acting, the weapon morphing feature it's rather intricate, got a few laughs (although the real life references can get tired; a bailout really? ) I don't see these series going anywhere but back to the beginning, if they have sense.

Them too, and I just like the Legion better. Specially since saying that the Wardens are a bad copy of the Watch would actually be paying them a compliment.

ROFL. Yes. Very discretely put. I think. What specifically? I assume you don't just want a general country brief. Since we have been talking about gang culture on the isles, how about the circumstances surrounding it. We have romanticized our organized crime on the states with all the Hollywood exposure, but aside from neo-fascists punk rockers gangs and a ****ney loan shark I haven't seen that much crime on media. At least not on this side of the ocean, so I would really like to know.