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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.

The only thing sadder than terrorists winning is the political opportunism this attack will spawn. Or has already spawned judging by this thread.

Similar requirements to Assassins Creed Unity. Not a good sign.

I heard this argument a few times and I never understood the logic behind it. If 'assault rifle in every home' didn't turn back US army in Iraq and Afghanistan then I think it's safe to say that civilians cannot oppose modern military forces in open conflicts. That's why people turn to terror for their violent policy changing.

There is no need to pull 'creative' card to find holes in your argument. Original Tomb Rider was very successful and serious case can be made that it was both better received and more profitable than the reboot.

Not standing idle is far off annexing territory. During the orange revolution Russia managed to restrain itself and eventually Ukraine peacefully flip-flopped back to their sphere.

The problem with STALKER wasn't that weapons don't hit targets but that AI clearly cheated. Your opponents were in no way bound by the same rules regarding bullet ballistics/grenades/emissions etc.

No it doesn't. That's just a western European view of things and not always shared by other participants of the conflict.

Tradition is a powerful force. This has nothing to do with tradition but with it's historical usefulness. Modern application of torture goes all the way back to Algerian civil war when it was very effectively applied by French paratroopers.

The problem is not that women didn't play a role in military history but that some people twist and bend that role so they can portray it as uncommon combatants rather than victim or camp-follower.

It's not so much about which skills are used but to what extend they effect the gameplay. That's why we used to talk about tactical-RPGs and action-RPGs. But that was back when RPG term actually mattered and could be defined in some way.

If it held for a month then it has done it's job. Publishers care most for the early impulse purchases.

I didn't say they weren't torture but that they are certainly the milder version of it.

I'm all for hyperbole but your definition can be applied to any form of imprisonment. In fact mental suffering can stem from any kind of punishment. And yes - torture that rarely leads to permanent physical damage is milder than examples historically practiced.

It's wasn't so much about the experience being newer but the alternatives being no better. As for RPGs - for me they started rolling downhill when the gameplay and mechanics design got 'refined'. No developer wants takes risks anymore and I fell that for the last decade I have been playing the same three games with slightly different skins.

I really doubt that. Torture has been fundamental in fighting insurgencies for decades. Pretty much any country facing a serious terror movement will do the same.