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I said this to you before Bruce, but I'll repeat myself. Brian Williams. UVA rape scandal. The media doesn't have the best credibility, and shrieking about how a group of butthurt anons on teh interwebs are behind a vast conspiracy to keep women out of gaming isn't going to help that. It's an insane narrative, as the fictional Law and Order episode showed. Okay but those are isolated examples that I wouldn't think detracts from the support mainstream media still receives? And I assume its still important to get the right message across about GG , that requires media ?

Sure, I get that idea of yours is part of the new breed of suggestions that would make Romance more realistic and meaningful and that should be included But why would you want to kill the person you are having Romance with, it sounds strange ?

Do they have forums? Bruce you should create an account there and ask them if they'll have romance. I just checked the forums and people are already asking about it Yeah but Bruce is a promancer's pro. If anyone can successfully lobby for it, that would be Bruce. The promancer army is legion, our tentacles permeate all gaming mediums Also its actually a normal question to ask for Romance in a RPG, remember you guys with your aversion to Romance are the exceptions..not the norm

Bruce, that's just a silly question... Is it..why do you think its silly? Because of course I only date Batgirls, silly. Five months to ComicCon! I wished I lived in a city that had events like Comic Con...you are very lucky

Yeah its a brilliant idea especially if you are the experimental type like me

What about The Thing? Would you date him if he promised not to stand on your cats ?

Bruce, that's just a silly question... Is it..why do you think its silly?

Manifes would you date a girl that looked and dressed like Batgirl ?

We have this pizza franchise in South Africa called Andicious 24 which is a 24 hour pizza takeaway but you have to choose your own ingredients. This can be a little daunting as its possible to pick toppings which neutralize each other...take a look at the menu, its quite exciting. http://www.andiccio24.co.za/a24-menu.html Sometimes I get pizza from them, last night I selected these ingredients Mozzarella Gorgonzola Chillies Roasted Garlic Pesto Bacon Chourico Pepperoni Egg Bananas Jalapenos Mushrooms It could have been a disaster but it really worked

Guys I admire your equanimity in response to the fact that GG doesn't have the support of the mainstream media but how do you imagine GG will progress without this type of backing, doesn't it limit your influence or do you prefer operating on the Internet only?

There are different degrees of sanctions that the West could apply but they are concerned with it hurting the average Russian man on the street and then Putin using that to his advantage ..." you see us Russians are indeed involved in an ideological conflict " But it may end up like that anyway

Can I be QA for you guys? Are you a writer Wafflebum? I imagine writing for Romance must be hard because the easy to please people like me aren't the ones who will complain....and there will always be that view from some " this Romance is juvenile" I know Namutree has created Mods before and he was talking about possibly creating Mods ?

@ Zora You are a very smart guy and despite your annoying assumptions that I am a troll I enjoy seeing you debate with people But dude, you are on the wrong side and this debate with Gromnir highlights it. Gromnir is correct but I think you guys are getting far too technical and most people wouldn't be following this debate or maybe they may not understand it Of course the Russian economy is suffering and the insidious effects are still coming but we can't claim some kind of Western ideological victory in this regard, no the Russians are completely responsible for the slowdown in there economy as they didn't diversify enough from there reliance on oil and natural gas to ensure a varied economy...we all know this and yes technically you cannot blame Putin for this But countries in a global world also need to operate in international financial circles and ensure they encourage foreign investment. Russia has become a very risky investment destination for all but the brave fund managers. The West could increase the level of sanctions but they don't want to be seen to be provoking Russia But my point is really it makes a person sound either blinded by fanatic loyalty or very uninformed to say " The Russian economy isn't suffering at the moment " and I don't consider you either of these so there is no need for you to argue about it ?

! I hope not! I need my liver! 6_u That was very funny, but I'm stoned..but I'm sure its still funny

I really like The Newsroom. Wish they hadn't changed the intro tune in season 2. Season 1s was way better. ACN would be the news I'd watch. As I mentioned I love The Newsroom but if you asked me what I found unrealistic is the way that they are all so witty and clever, no one is that clever all the time

No never I have only played F03 and F:NV

Huh. Well alright. Yeah it has sentimental value for me, I took a 15 year break from gaming and only started in 2007 again. So Fallout 3 was the first post-apocalyptic game I had ever played, I had never played Fallout 1&2 so for me it was ground breaking

Is it a RPG like a journey based RPG like BG?

Okay I am about to snack on something utterly decadent and delicious...3 year old Cheddar cheese. It taste heavenly, its has a very nutty rich taste that permeates even small pieces. The real question is " what do you eat it with" and even though ideas like Hamburgers or toasted cheese may sound delectable the best way to eat it is plain on a good biscuit that complements the taste and a little onion marmalade that you spread on the biscuit. The only thing that would taste better is 4, 5 year or even older Cheddar. But I have only ever eaten 3 year old Cheddar. So I can only imagine what older Cheddars must taste like

Okay, guys .....Hurlshot "didn't say FO3 was an excellent game " !!! ( Happy ) But I think it was an excellent game, lots of side quests and an exciting world to explore , 80/100 for me

Yes, well good for Obsidian and their bank account and all but this whole "they saved FO!" argument for gratitude to Bethesda is old and seems to be based on this being necessary for the good of the gaming community or something grander than that. As people have said, the games weren't 'dead' in the some way some abandonware titles are or something like that In what way were they alive? Interplay owned the rights, they aren't exactly developing real games anymore. The franchise was going nowhere. I'm not actually a huge fan of Bethesda. I don't finish most of their games and I don't think they can write their way out of a wet paper bag. They are just another game company with good and bad qualities. I only spoke up here because people were bashing them for bizarre stuff, like ESO and Fallout 3. It is so trendy to hate on all these companies and it it super repetitive. You are kidding yourself if you don't think that is the case. But hey, enjoy having every thread turn into a rant against the big bad publishers and wistful memories of the glory days. I agree with Hurlshot on this one, FO3 was an excellent game. In fact I have enjoyed every single one of there games but especially the Elder Scrolls. I have yet to play ESO but I am still very keen to play it

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but GG is about to become even more reviled by the general public You guys made it into a 2 minute slot on CNN International on the Kristie Lu Stout show this afternoon. I am no fan of GG but the hyperbole and bias shown towards GG made me cringe, its was very one-sided and myopic Comments like " GG is this realm of hate " and Wu was interviewed where she said " dozens of women now live in fear and can't leave their homes and are considering leaving the gaming industry because of the hatred and misogyny directed towards them from GG " ( or something similar ) Thanks goodness they didn't go on for too long because I was literally waiting for someone to say " GG is the anti-christ "!!!! You guys needs to realize what an utter, irrefutable and horrible disadvantage you are at because you just don't have the media behind you....its a real problem when only one side controls the message that most of the mainstream public see and are influenced by

I have to admire your dogged determination Bruce. However it is more likely I will win the 12 million dollar lottery than Sawyer and Co put romance in Eternity. I don't even think they will do it in Eternity 2 to be honest, no one involved in the project likes romance in RPG's I am the eternal optimist my friend, the eternal optimist

I wasn't worried about quality of an expansion in a least until you said that. Now I am. Darn. Fear not; Bruce is just (jokingly) pushing his pet project. Almost everything that has been said by the devs on the matter of the expansion is in my post. Yeah I'm just joking, no promancer expects Romance in any expansion of PoE 1 Realistically the best we can hope for is Romance in PoE 2

I have said this before and I'll say it again, you have a real ability to describe a game in a way that is objective, sincere and yet still very exciting. I read your reviews of a game and if they are positive you have generally convinced me to purchase it ..you make me want to play a game and thats a rare talent Yes you should be doing reviews on a professional basis