BruceVC

That menu looks amazing, I also would have ordered "nose to tail". I have never had pigs ears before, how were they?

Sushi for supper, yummy

CDPR never ceases to delight with its value adds for its fans, I'll be buying a hardcopy of this game for sure

sure there would. 'pon reflection, is probable an excellent barometers o' mod success. Gromnir tends to be adversarial and uncompromising. if we were looking for mods, we would want ones who didn't becoming gibbering nutters in the face o' our colorful posting style. that being said, we wouldn't normal have brought the tn conflict up at all, 'cause as you note, we has conflicts with many boardies. however, as we said, the rant were complete unexpected. were notable 'cause it were unprovoked. as such, we didn't get into it with him at the time. it were strange. HA! Good Fun! I generally enjoy our debates and I find your opinion on many topics interesting, of course I don't always agree with you but that doesn't mean its not entertaining. But I really try to not take debates personally or get emotional , I can have a heated discussion on one topic then move on to another topic with no ill will.

Truer words have never been spoken. This is the most offending thing I have ever read in the internets! How dare you say to someone, whose only dream is to be a mod, his dream is the reason he should not be elected!?! How dare you sirs!? How. Dare. You. " whose only dream is to be a mod "

Funny how Sarex is the common link in both discussions, tells you something about his debating etiquette And I find funny how many people from another part of the world think, they know better about what's going on in Ukraine, because Fox News or some similar "news" said so... So in your opinion only people who live in a particular country can give an informed view about an event or situation in that country? You do realize there is only one person on these forums, as far as I know, who lives in Ukraine and has commented in that discussion and its not Sarex? Only one reply to this, because I do not want to derail thread and I never talk about politics on internet. The fact is that the far away are you living from the place of conflict, the more skewed the news are, that is the fact, because like it or not, US, EU and Russia all have their own political and economical agendas in Ukraine and most of the medias are far away from independent on covering most of what is happening, including most of the medias here in Slovakia. Another fact is that Ukrainian citizens, (it depends not if they have Ukrainian, Russian or another nationality), know the best what is happening there. But you still have to cherry pick these information as well, because some of them are doing propaganda of their own side as well. The situation, as always, is not Black and White, it is in thousands shades of grey and both sides of the conflict believe in their own truth. That's a good post and this will also be my last comment because I don't want to get accused of derailing the thread despite the fact several of us are discussing it ( Hi Hiro ) I agree with most of what saying. But don't underestimate the accuracy of reporters that are based in Ukraine and are reporting for international news channels and there reporting contains the same information. Surely you can see there must be truth to what they are saying?

Quite right: since this is a game, there's even less (reasonable) obligation than usual to have to "interact" with NPCs than usual, eh? Look at you Barti, catching me out with logic Fair enough, but what about missing out on side quests or content related to Romance? Do you really want to deny yourself extra gaming time just because of an aversion to Romance, if you think about it honestly Barti you will realize I'm right

I don't post in that thread anymore and I was responding directly to a comment from Mamoulian if that's alright with you?

Malc you have to admit its always better playing an RPG where you can explore the various Romance arcs? Nope he doesn't. Planescape: Torment Arcanum of Steampunk and Magik Obscura Vampire: Bloodlines To name a few. An engaging story does not need active romantic pursuits for the protagonist to engage in. Romance does not make writing engaging or good just by being present. Good writing is what makes writing good. Ideally, if the romantic arcs were well written and did not take away resources from other aspects of the game, then, if they weren't forced down people's throats, one could make an argument that it is always better to have more options. But it is not better to play a game with crap on the side just for having crap on the side over one that doesn't have that. After all, most of us here enjoy a good steak, none of us though would ask for the cow to crap next to the plate. (yeah I know, terrible analogy. Just pretend it was said by Al Pacino or someone else who can get away with saying anything in a movie.) I didn't explain my point properly. I'm not saying you have to have Romance to have an engaging RPG ( but I do think it enhances and makes party interaction more significant ) I am saying if an RPG offers optional Romance its better to partake of them than to ignore them Let's try another analogy... Would you in real life take part in "optional" romance with someone who is not attractive for you or would you rather ignore it? But we aren't talking about RL and Romance. We are talking about an RPG and deeper interaction with party members through a Romance arc

Funny how Sarex is the common link in both discussions, tells you something about his debating etiquette And I find funny how many people from another part of the world think, they know better about what's going on in Ukraine, because Fox News or some similar "news" said so... So in your opinion only people who live in a particular country can give an informed view about an event or situation in that country? You do realize there is only one person on these forums, as far as I know, who lives in Ukraine and has commented in that discussion and its not Sarex?

we didn't realize bruce was so passionate about the Jesuit order. in any event, am thinking a good rule-of-thumb is that anybody that wants to be a moderator is likely a poor choice... not that we believe that bruce were seriously nominating his self. HA! Good Fun! Yeah, I have no real intention to be a Moderator on this or any other forum

But people having issues with you is something I would expect you are use to Gromnir ? Don't worry Gromnir people also have issues with me, I believe in life you can't please everyone. Especially when you base your comments on forums on your principles

Excellent decision, TN is a reasonable and interesting member of the community and I'm sure he will do the forum proud You should make me a Mod, I'll ban anyone who doesn't care about SJ issues

Okay I'll spend more time looking at other games to make additional selections. I'll PM you and Gnostic now with my email address

Sounds good, my GOG games will be IWD2 and Anachronox I've never sent gifts in GOG before. What other details do you need? My GOG account name is BruceVC-SA

Okay count me So lets just go over the overall structure of the bet one more time so everyone is clear. If PoE is released by the end of 2014 them Prime wins and he is entitled to one game on Steam ( or another distribution system like GOG) for less than $30. Also a public statement on these forums acknowledging this is expected But if PoE slips this release date then Gnostic wins and exact same conditions apply. Is that right?

Funny thing is I just added this game to my game list about 10 minutes ago, so it does work. I initially had a problem, try logging onto Steam again Barti?

Grammar police anyone?

Yes BruceVC, can I interest you with SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition which cost $19.99 on GOG now? As it is on GOG you need not worry the Origin **** up ever Thanks for the offer but I am a little confused what I would be agreeing to. I do think that PoE will be released on schedule. So who am I taking the bet with? Oh I also don't mind Origin so no issues there

Funny how Sarex is the common link in both discussions, tells you something about his debating etiquette

But then it doesn't work like that does it, and I already explained it, but you are being intentionally daft to confuse the topic. Well I'll explain it again, devs have salaries, they are paid by the hour, part of the money made from the game goes in to covering the cost of the next game the rest of it goes to the CEO to do with what he will... wait no scratch that, all the money goes to the CEO and he decides what he is going to do with it. At least that is the case with big companies which I already said I was talking about. Wow Sarex, you really don't understand the structures of your typical business do you? You seem to think that all companies have to worry about when calculating if a product is profitable is : Sales - salaries of Devs- CEO Salary - " cost of next game " Almost every single company in the world wants not just to cover expenses but to be profitable, but before they can determine profitability there are long list of expenses that could include Salaries of developers Salaries of non-developers which would be admin staff Rent of property or bond payments Insurance of all office equipment Software and hardware maintenance Bonuses Overtime Office expenses such as phone lines Marketing costs Travel costs Distribution costs All these factors come off the total sales so course Obsidian has to not only cover all these expenses but also show good net profit so they reinvest in staff and grow the business

I would strongly prefer a symmetrical arrangement. How about both of us buys BruceVC a $15 game now, and he buys the winner a $30 one when the wager is decided, assuming he agrees? Then we can all gloat/sulk about it together. I agree BruceVC will you take it up? It is not like you get the prize right away, your anticipation is if you get the prize for free or not. The truth is I do agree with Prime that the game will be released on schedule. So someone else needs to take the bet

You're welcome, though I think I need to mention here that I've never been a member in a gym in my life, I hate gyms, though I know what you mean. Oh, do you do your weight training at home?

Thanks Woldan, I was hoping you would respond because I know you are informed when it comes to anything gym related

So I have been at gym every day for the last 8 days with no break. I normally go 4-5 times a week, I know its best to take a break. So my question for those that go to gym is how long do you train consistently before taking a break and resting your body?