BruceVC

Wow you guys are really dismissive of Isabella, I'm sorry you misunderstood her character that badly

Gorgon, I said this in the past and all the pro-Putin members on this forum dismissed it but Putin didn't want to escalate the conflict because of the punitive economic steps taken against Russia. Wars are just too expensive to fight for a country like Russia and I don't blame them for backing down. They had the capability to invade Ukraine and I doubt the West would have intervened militarily but the sanctions would have got more extreme Sanctions do work and can be implemented to avoid military conflict

It's a troll rating, for the quality of your troll post. You're getting better, 7/10 might get trolled again. What double standard? Can you precisely point out where I A) said I didn't like Isabella, and specifically stated it was because of her sexuality and B) praised a man for having had sex with too many women to count such that he has acquired all known STDs and only has months to live due to the syphilitic abscess in his brain? Because if you could, it would go a long way toward making your post approach the borderline keeping it well within the realm of invalid ad hominem. And don't make up some fallacy like "Isabella only has sex with men to use them to further her own grand ambitions, showing how foolish men are and how brilliant women are for taking advantage of all the resources at their disposal" because it's very blatantly stated that Isabella just ****s attractive people because she wants to. She's a hedonist, not some kind of entrepreneur building a mercantile empire spanning the seas, one blown load at a time. <===Isabella would almost certainly laugh at that one. Her own friends in the game make jokes about the same subject. The game's writers of her make jokes about the same subject in her dialogue (the itching.) Or are you saying she couldn't possibly have any venerial disease after copulating with uncountable numbers of people she doesn't know (on a whim, at that,) in a world where condoms don't exist? I have to be honest but nothing you are saying makes me think less of her even if it was all true. And as I said the STD aren't an issue because they can be cured

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/25/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html Wow this is interesting, the Russian parliament revoked the right to use troops in Ukraine This is good news and reduces the risk of the conflict spreading

True dat

Would you consider yourself a verbose person?

It's a troll rating, for the quality of your troll post. You're getting better, 7/10 might get trolled again. What double standard? Can you precisely point out where I A) said I didn't like Isabella, and specifically stated it was because of her sexuality and B) praised a man for having had sex with too many women to count such that he has acquired all known STDs and only has months to live due to the syphilitic abscess in his brain? Because if you could, it would go a long way toward making your post approach the borderline keeping it well within the realm of invalid ad hominem. My bad, it seems I did misunderstand your criticism. But I don't think STD would be an issue as they have magic which I'm sure can cure that type of ailment?

I've never played any FF games, what would you recommend for the PC. I like an interesting fantasy RPG setting

No, no, it's always. We started wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Gulf, Panama, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya... Oh wait... But in the end it was for their own good, right? I knew it !!! I always suspected that Serbia was behind all those conflicts, working surreptitiously to manipulate the USA in doing its nefarious and diabolical bidding. People talk about the Illuminati but I say nay, we should be really concerned with the Serbinati, they are real and powerful and there influence permeates all aspects of our society...and you have confirmed it !!!

Cats hunt - its what they do. They're obligate carnivores and as they can't produce etinol, taurine, and arachidonic acid IIRC and they have to get it from the flesh, organs and/or bones or prey. Or cat food. But while you can take the animal hunting out of the cat food, you can't take the animal hunting instinct out of the cat. But murder is murder, and what about the long term psychological consequences when Kitty realizes all the lives that he/she has ended? Just because Kitty is an animal this needs to be considered...don't you think? So you're suggesting that cats abstain from hunting... ...and thus go blind and die because they can't synthesize proteins they need from eating plants? And what about plant murder? Why is that bird okay to save, but not the grass. WON'T ANYONE THINK OF THE GRASS? Yeah we should consider the feelings of grass, good point I am quite sure Bruce was joking. I certainly hope so! I am joking but obviously not about Pet Psychics and Pet Psychologists, they really exist and people utilize there services

You missed the beginning, Austria-Hungary invaded(annexed) Bosnia. What do you think Franz Ferdinand was doing in Sarajevo, where Princip offed him. Sarex why do you Serbs always want to start world wars?

Okay but I thought you didn't particularly enjoy discussing these issues?

I think it's you who's being pedantic. I asked two simple questions and you've overreacted to those questions. Seriously, look at your posts. Your first post didn't even answer my questions and went on a wild tangent. And you're still going on wild tangents. And I'm not saying anything about what I want. This is not about me, but you. I'm asking you two questions. But nice try with the dodging and weaving and trying to put this back onto me. So in summary: Try and answer the questions. m'kay. Okay I apologize, yes female gamers need to be asked and incorporating the female opinion into this discussion is better than just the male opinion. But the male opinion is still relevant

I'm not suggesting anything about women gamers. Where have I said anything about what female gamers might feel? Can you point that out please? And I'm not asking about true objectivity? Where did that come from? Also, I don't know what the difference between objectivity and true objectivity and does it even exist? All I've said is perhaps it's better to ask women about how women are portrayed instead of asking men on how women are portrayed. And you still haven't answered my questions, so I'll ask again: 1. Wouldn't it be better to get a women's perspective on the issue on how women are portrayed and what they say in a Bioware game than asking a man? 2. Wouldn't you agree that asking a woman is better? You are being pedantic now with what I am trying to explain, yes I agree women should be asked But obviously if you are going to ask women what they think about how women are being portrayed in Bioware games we have to assume they are female gamers. And you seem to not like the word objectivity, what is a better word? Why do you feel the need to ask women gamers, I agree with you but why the issue with objectivity..would the word "informed" female opinion be better"? So in summary, if you are saying you want women to comment on Bioware games they would have to be female gamers who have played the game. Not sure why you are concerned with the words "female gamers"

Jadedmeister, I can't comment on the Netherlands but in South Africa we Pet Psychics and Pet Behavioral experts ( Pet Psychologists ) who do claim to understand what is going on in the mind of pets. So don't dismiss the fact that pets have feellings and thoughts too that correlate at times with ours

And considering nearly half the gaming community are women, wouldn't it be better to get a women's perspective on the issue on how women are portrayed and what they say in a Bioware game than asking a man? Wouldn't you agree that asking a woman is better? Okay, so you suggesting that women gamers may feel that the comments from Isabela might be inappropriate on some levels? In other words we need to get a women's perspective in the interests of true objectivity? The problem being you guys have chased away most female members from these forums so we are only left with active male members

Interesting post. I know you know this but within the Sunni dominated Western friendly countries in the ME like Qatar, Jordan, UAE and Saudi Arabia there are people who fund the likes of Al-Qaeda. But the governments of these countries are opposed to Islamic fundamentalism because they have been targeted themselves and these countries have helped the West in there fight against the more radical Islamic element. But if these countries were seriously threatened by an invading ISIS force I am confident the West would directly intervene. If not due to political alliances but in the interest of oil security which makes sense

I would like to see women answer this question to get their view on this. Even better, ask this to women in real life Bruce and see what reaction and answers you get. Once you have this, you can tell us how you went from a women's perspective. I look forward to your report and results on this. We are talking about an RPG and how the sexes are portrayed and the dialogue lines they can use. This is not RL, I would think this would be obvious my friend

Yeah its a great game, I played it for the first time about 18 months ago..plus it offers Romance

But that's because both Isabella and Merill are idiots. Or maybe Isabella is a non-idiot (but not smart, either; I mean, just imagine the sorts of putrid ecosystems she's carrying around down there,) sadist who wants to encourage Merill's idiotic behavior in order to savor the terrible consequences. Agx I want to ask you and Calax something and be honest with your comments. Why is it when we have your archetypical male character who espouses all "male" characteristics like being overly sexually confident we don't feel the need to raise or discuss this but when a women character does the same we consider this lascivious and worth commenting on? Double standards? Are women not allowed to say things like "I want to bed every man who can help me with objectives in life" without us being concerned about these comments I don't consider either of you guys sexist as I've read your comments on SJ and equality issues and I think of you guys as liberal. So my point is more of a general one In summary I think unnecessary attention is given to Isabela's comments because she is a women making them and a male character acting the same way wouldn't get the same criticism

Yeah I'm relatively impressed with some of the lady NPC that can join your party, they aren't an Isabela but there backgrounds and objectives look fun enough I'm playing through DA2 for the first time and Isabela... is kinda one note to me.... Everything is "Sex" or how important she is. And overall her 'long term' goal is kinda boring as well. Sure, she can be hilarious with Merill but other characters have more depth to them. Although they don't seem to have the depth that was put into the DA1 companion. Her liberated and sexualised personality was one of the many things I liked about her, also those pirate boots...yes those pirate boots There's a difference between liberated and sexualized person.... and "Basically only talks of sex for the whole game" But that's not true, she also spoke about her aspirations to get her own ship and return to the sea and she supported Merill . She also discussed what her objectives were. I am not nitpicking but there was more to Isabela to just sex talk

I'll certainly be buying it. BioWare games have always given me my money's worth and then some. I think possibly this is because I try very hard to enjoy games on their own terms as the games themselves present them, instead of forcing them to stagger under the too vast orb of my own expectations or marketing hype. Well said, that summarizes why I am seldom, if ever, truly disappointed by any game. I look at games in there own context and also I ask a simple question " am I entertained by playing a certain game". If the answer is yes then the purchase was worth it. Of course if a game like BG3 is ever released then I would expect it to live up to its predecessors

I can add two more people to your poll who vowed never to buy another Bioware game again, one is Majek. And the other one I won't mention because I don't want to hold him to his vow if he relents and decides he wants to purchase another Bioware game People should be like me, I never say never. I use words similar to "unlikely"

Its good that you moved so swiftly to prevent said murder, what would happen later when kitty gets older and reflects on its life. Imagine the guilt Cats hunt - its what they do. They're obligate carnivores and as they can't produce etinol, taurine, and arachidonic acid IIRC and they have to get it from the flesh, organs and/or bones or prey. Or cat food. But while you can take the animal hunting out of the cat food, you can't take the animal hunting instinct out of the cat. But murder is murder, and what about the long term psychological consequences when Kitty realizes all the lives that he/she has ended? Just because Kitty is an animal this needs to be considered...don't you think?

Yeah I'm relatively impressed with some of the lady NPC that can join your party, they aren't an Isabela but there backgrounds and objectives look fun enough I'm playing through DA2 for the first time and Isabela... is kinda one note to me.... Everything is "Sex" or how important she is. And overall her 'long term' goal is kinda boring as well. Sure, she can be hilarious with Merill but other characters have more depth to them. Although they don't seem to have the depth that was put into the DA1 companion. Her liberated and sexualised personality was one of the many things I liked about her, also those pirate boots...yes those pirate boots