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Kerbal Space Program just launched after 2 years of early access.

Arguing that technology is imperfect doesn't help your point. Eventually we will get to a point when some sort of c-section birth will be possible for MtF transsexuals.

Interesting concept - but I have one question: How do you imagine realistic combat given a typical fantasy setting? Most RPG games will have you fighting different monsters all the way from common rats to dragons. Combat systems tend to be designed to ignore the most obvious combat factors like enemy numbers or relative body mass.

I'm surprised it took Valve this long to implement. TF2 hats have been a thing for how long now?

Positive initial reactions don't guarantee future income. HBS lost a third of it's kickstarter funding between Shadowrun Returns and Hong Kong.

Unless Obsidian goes under due to other projects at least one sequel/expansion is pretty much guaranteed. The real question is how much of this audience they can keep.

Larian also hinted that game sales were far less important than luring investors for the future. I imagine the same will hold true for Obsidian. The real success of PoE will be measured by what (if any) development deals Obsidian signs in the coming months.

I didn't have this type of bottom in mind. There are worse jobs out there and most are even mostly-legal. But I hope your 'nothing illegal' stance doesn't go as far as no-lying in CVs and interviews?

I can't speak for California but where I live fastfood is still quite a way from the bottom. And I wouldn't pay attention to any reasoning from HR. In my experience employment selections tend to be totally frivolous.

Lower your work expectations to the absolute bottom-tier. Or work for free and hope you meet someone that will take pity on you. This sounds harsh but honestly without skills, experience, money or connections those may be the only options.

You forgot the second charge of impiety. Turns out that ancient Athens was lacking in religious tolerance.

There were people unimpressed with it from the very start. They were just drowned-out and even censored for quite a while.

I never understood the problem people have with BS jobs. It's a natural consequence of economic system geared for overproduction. By all accounts the olden days of regular unemployment were far more straining.

It doesn't. Most people know nothing of it and do just fine. Gaming history is only of use to a designer if he plans to milk nostalgia or take risks in their design. Most developers have absolutely no need for it.

In case anyone was still interested in the current happenings: Ukraine troops retreat from key town of Debaltseve

You do realize that ceasefire was made only now so to save Ukrainian army from a major encirclement? If there is anyone who can't win militarily it's Ukraine.

And what would you call Ukrainian economic situation then? Last I heard they were even worse off.

I think it's a dominate behavior among players. We're well conditioned that way. But that's exactly the problem. Interesting decisions have disappeared from games as they didn't fit neatly into one-dimensional alignment bar. And it's mostly due to our gaming habits since the mindless chase for rewards has long ago overrode any notions of role-play.

I'm pretty sure that's just some players choosing munchkining over role-playing freedom. The real problem with all behavior-meter systems is that mixing your choices amounts to neutrality rather than bi-polar disorder.

For the GPU enthusiasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spZJrsssPA0

It's also not meant for distribution in the west.

Do you really believe that or did I miss a joke? They even managed to quote Irving in that article.

They do work but predictably they are discriminated in the job market. Given equal social security it's no wonder some will prefer it to seeking employment.

That's not always the case anymore. Some newer games scale badly with resolution and won't provide playable framerate on lower-mid GPUs.

All they had to do is pretend for one day that terror doesn't work. And we couldn't do even that.