BruceVC

Excellent, thanks for responding. I am trying to understand your perspective so please work with me as I have few more questions before I get to my final point I know you have children, I don't know if you have a daughter. But lets say hypothetically you have a daughter and she's 11 or 12 and is active on a website for people her age. Its very innocent and they discuss things that girls her age do. One day someone on that forum makes a post " My Ideal Birthday Present" and all the girls start discussing and chatting about there perfect present. She even calls you over to give you some hints for her b-day with comments like "daddy look what this girl is getting...hint ..hint ". Its really good fun and very sweet. Someone, with a nickname like "danthedashing", then makes a comment that's say " I know what all you girls really want for Christmas, you want to get raped" ...but he then says " just joking, I'm just Trolling" and puts a big smile at the end Your daughter is obviously upset and comes to you. How would you deal with it? This website does have Moderators and posts can be reported

QFT. I often say to people "no one can define my RPG experience for me" and what one person enjoys or likes to be included in a particular game doesn't mean another person will want. But there is no right and wrong, its a personal choice

Hi Ros, you've been very quiet lately. Is it because you studying and are you still seeing that bar lady?

Interesting so despite the fact that comment would be very offensive to many people you personally don't see it as big deal? And if I understand you correctly the reason you feel that is its just words and may not mean anything but bluster or some misplaced attempt at humour?

I want you ask you and others a simple question, do you think for example someone on...I don't know lets say RPGCodex logs on to there forums and during a debate about the objectification of women in video games says "that Saarkesian women has a big mouth, I know what would sort her out. She should get raped" Do you think people should just ignore that type of comment or do you think that person should get banned? Or some other way of addressing that comment?

Not the wheel per say, but the whole game. Also it's counter intuitive for PC players who use the keyboard to select which dialogue they want. It's not a big secret that the dialogue wheel was created to make it easier for console players to select the dialogue. Yes, there are several people here who play on PC and enjoyed DA II. You can use the numpad to select dialogue options. I also find it odd you're suggesting that PC players only use the keyboard as opposed to constantly clicking on small areas with a mouse. I thought DA2 was a good game, not great but entertaining enough and I played it on PC...as always. The issues I had with it weren't anything to do with the dialogue but the reused dungeons and monsters just appearing out of the air

International treaties don't infringe on national sovereignty because... You say so? Let's take Spain as an example: The list of treaties it is a party to is long and each limits its sovereignty to a degree. You've referred to Westphalian sovereignty, but ignore the fact that the very definition of that concept requires absence of external interference in national affairs. Being party to an international treaty is allowing external interference, as each treaty restricts the ability to make sovereign decisions. The European Union is the result of a series of such treaties, treaties that were entered by member countries voluntarily and without coercion. Do they limit certain aspects of sovereignty? They do. Do they abolish it, as you constantly state? No, they don't. Each member state is free to exercise their sovereign rule, but is bound by laws and regulations it voluntarily accepted. Furthermore, the EU doesn't micromanage countries. You're only partially correct when you point out that legislation of the EU affects other member countries. It does, but the implementation of EU legislation in any given member country is left to the national parliaments. Furthermore, the Court of Justice is focused on Union law, not national law. It interprets treaties and passes rulings on the Union level, it doesn't micromanage national courts. Similarly, the European Court on Human Rights is a court specifically intended for appeals in cases where human rights might be violated, as was the case with the Tysiąc case. Last, given that you're quick to flaunt your time of living on the Iberian peninsula as some sort of credentials for understanding the EU, it's puzzling you think having an education and mentioning it is abhorrent. It isn't a dodge. You've been constantly redirecting the discussion, making irrelevant points. Again, the subject matter is not Ukraine joining the EU, but signing an association agreement, yet you're reframing it as if Ukraine wanted to do the former. Furthermore, your point is somewhat inconsistent. On one hand, you're complaining that the EU destroys national sovereignty, yet at the same time you're complaining that the EU did not impose solutions across the Union to fix the inequality problem. I say, it's convenient. You're treating the EU as a federation whenever it suits your point, like when you complain that the EU is not fixing the inequality problem. Given that poverty and inequality levels and cicumstances vary by country, the EU can only do so much. National policies are the crucial element of targeting it, as one overarching policy that applies across Europe would be either too generic to be of help or force countries to adopt policies not suited for their individual circumstances. What works in Sweden doesn't have to work in Germany, Italy, or Spain. It's interesting that disagreeing with you automatically makes me an ignoramus, because I happen to not share your opinions about the Union. Yeah, I must be intellectually dishonest. Totally. Except I'm not the one claiming that living in the EU since '86 gives you grounds for speaking about it, except when someone else claims something similar, then it's "What does it matter how long have you been living in the EU." Did I say it's not strategic? No. I said it wasn't as strategic as Germany or Poland, which were to be the primary battlefields of World War III. In their relative strategic importance, Germany and Poland trumped Yugoslavia because they offered what was effectively a highway straight into the USSR, owing to the lack of natural barriers. And yes, I use a loose, broad definition of what constitutes the eastern bloc. It's just as warranted as your alternating treatment of the EU as a federation (whenever it doesn't do something you want it to) or a Union that encroaches upon national sovereignty (whenever you want to bash it). I never said Poland was neutral and I never stated Yugoslavia was not a strategic country. What I consistently said was that Poland was pursuing a policy of non-alignment with any of the two superpowers it was stuck between (the wording might be off, but that was the point) and that it is a better example than Yugoslavia because the circumstances in which it existed are much closer to the ones in which Ukraine exists. But, of course, instead of actually reading the point, you're focusing on nitpicking and twisting words. Yes, the EU and Russia aren't the Third Reich and the SU, but that wasn't the point. You're constantly moving the goal posts around and twisting the argument just to appear right. Tagaziel I'm really enjoying your posts and I'm learning a lot or at least getting a different perspective

No the USA needs to address the concerns around Prism But we shouldn't be naïve and think that every other country doesn't also use almost every means at its disposal to spy on people in the interest of national security.

Doesn't make you creepy, but it does make me question your taste. Or would, if I didn't already. For the record I have no idea if there is such a thing as an "advanced prostitution " mod. I was just making a point. I don't like blanket generalisations about people when you have no idea why they choose something in an RPG and that's what Auxilius was doing when he suggested that people who use Adult Mods are creepy.

mmmm..the Chinese and they have done it before. What is my present for answering the question? Hacking computers to spy on people? North Korea, Britain, Russia, France, Iran, Syria, ... to name but a few. LOL, NK doesn't even have internet. You, dude, should watch the news more. USA has the largest spying program in the world as it has recently been revealed. Every country tries to engage in cyber espionage and cyber warfare to a certain degree, its effectiveness is determined only by the investment they can afford to make. The only reason the countries like Russia and China don't have the equivalent to the Prism program is because they haven't committed the necessary resources to create it and most of the programs that Prism monitors actually were designed in the USA so its easier for them to integrate Prism into these programs

I'd dislike this post if I could. Bad Bruce! I wasn't suggesting he take supplements. That's why I said " he looks good " . I see how my post could be misunderstood as its like I'm suggesting he should get bigger, my bad In fact if he took anything to try to get bigger he would look probably unnatural. But to be honest, I can't comment on other countries, in South Africa almost all body builders take steroids, and I don't mean protein shakes. I mean illegal steroids. Its very common and one of the reason I don't want to do weights but stick to cardio as I have bad experience with how people achieve there build All my good friends use to take steroids when they use to do body building say about 6-8 years ago , they use to look really good and could happily take there shirts off and people would stare. I would always admire how they looked and told them so but the narcissism associated with this type of training use to concern me. It was never enough for them and they always thought they could look better. They would also judge other people who did look good but according to them were "small" The good news is they have all stopped and now they do normal weights and cardio if they still go to gym.

Well... First: putting sex and violence on the same level is a logical fallacy. Violence is a power fantasy while sex is a basic desire. Second: violence serves a purpose in video games as they provide obstacles. No violence, no video game. Can't say the same for sex. Third: there is a difference between nudity and prostitution. Fourth: peer pressure. Your friend walk in your room seeing you shooting bad guys, he will want to join in the fun. He sees you watching badly rendered characters in the nude, he will want to get you out of the room. Fifth: as far as violence and sex are part on our life, one is frowned upon while the other is healthy to have. Therefore, vidoe games are naturally accepted as a way to get the satisfaction that comes with violence without harming anybody. To kill for entertainment is harmless. Sixth: we're talking about a RPG where the focus is on story and characterization anyway, not violence and sex. Seventh: many people asked for the possibility to have a Pacifist Run, as they considered this more satisfying. I can go on if you want. "Yeah, right", indeed. Nah, adult mods are just part of the RPG experience the same as any component like a long list of spells or the ability to choose 6 races. Or any of the other things I mentioned like if you want to destroy a village and slaughter its humanoid inhabitants. You are one moralizing and suggesting that people who like Adult Mods are creepy, this means nothing as you aren't in any position to tell someone else what there RPG experience in a game should be and you have no idea why people use adults mods. Sorry PS I generally use the enhanced prostitution mod's in games like F:NV...I hope this doesn't make me creepy

I don't think it could, who said I'm being anything as fancy as an arbiter, it's an easy and simple observation to carry out, at least when it's preachy people, like some here - see the cheerleader for example. Not really an attempt to dictate things with people, either, it's just fun to wind people up, you have to admit. Also, has the forum software changed - keep seeing non breaking space elements "the cheerleader"

Your post made me laugh

Come on Nonek, you are too bright to try to convince anyone, including yourself, that what you mentioned is anything remotely similar to the bigotry that many groups receive that I am referring to. And its not just words but how they are treated and how they perceive themselves. I really don't feel I should give you examples because its pretty obvious if you just look around the world at cases of discrimination I'm sure you have been the victim of verbal abuse because you look rough and you're large as you mentioned

That's good to know, I also have never felt that. But of course we both are white, heterosexual males who have never really been on the receiving end of the type of discrimination I am talking about that can and does impact the dignity of person.

I agree, also in Bethesda games they truly embrace the concept of a sandbox game set in a large open-world RPG where you can basically travel anywhere you see. You can't expect Bethesda to have every part of the world populated with something to do

IMO they are coming from a place like RPGCodex where "trolling" has its own definition and meme where it is both acceptable and encouraged, and they got butt hurt that outside "trolls" are seen as horrible people or according to this study psychopathic sadist. It like arguing about what is "cool", you will always upset several niche communities. RPGCodex, hah, softy noveaux trollites who can't stand the heat and need to get out of the kitchen whenever there is some real discuss!on that isn't scaled to their level. Usenet, bro, where trolls were trolls and moderation wasn't in the dictionary. Well, except in moderated groups, of course. (Yeah, some trolls are horrible people. Some people are horrible people. It's sheer inevitability) They should make me a Moderator of RPGCodex, half the members would be immediately banned and most of the other members would be on there last warning. " I'll bring order and respect to that cesspool of Internet forum social injustice" Why do you hate free speech so much? I don't hate free speech, I welcome and encourage free speech. I am opposed to speech that is synonymous with discrimination or bigotry. In the South African constitution we allow free speech but not if it infringes on the dignity of the person. Its not an unreasonable expectation

Ukraine doesn't want to be independent, they want to align with either the EU or the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. This is there choice because they believe it will give them greater economic prosperity. And I agree it would as opposed to them operating independently in these troubled economic times

You know the rules Walsie, we never agree with Zor under any circumstances..ever You've raised a good point but I would argue that almost no Western government would have such a total disregard for there citizens wishes or be happy to unleash the level of violence we have seen to stop protests In the UK I remember that story during the student protests where the police pushed that guy, he fell on the floor and he died of a heart attack. There was a massive investigation and inquiry and if I'm not mistaken some police officers were charged

Let it not be said that forums don't help us to solve complicated ruminations

I love the logic of some of your comments and insight, its irrefutable. Certain people must hate debating with you I'm still hung up on how many L's are in his name. I see two. Sometimes one. C'mon, which is it. its 3 isn't it ?

IMO they are coming from a place like RPGCodex where "trolling" has its own definition and meme where it is both acceptable and encouraged, and they got butt hurt that outside "trolls" are seen as horrible people or according to this study psychopathic sadist. It like arguing about what is "cool", you will always upset several niche communities. RPGCodex, hah, softy noveaux trollites who can't stand the heat and need to get out of the kitchen whenever there is some real discuss!on that isn't scaled to their level. Usenet, bro, where trolls were trolls and moderation wasn't in the dictionary. Well, except in moderated groups, of course. (Yeah, some trolls are horrible people. Some people are horrible people. It's sheer inevitability) They should make me a Moderator of RPGCodex, half the members would be immediately banned and most of the other members would be on there last warning. " I'll bring order and respect to that cesspool of Internet forum social injustice"

I love the logic of some of your comments and insight, its irrefutable. Certain people must hate debating with you

Nude mods is first, then romances will follow. You guys are right, Mods can add some exciting enhancements to Romance options so those are good suggestions. I never understand this aversion to adult mods in RPG. So its okay to kill children, use magic, slaughter hundreds of humanoid creatures and other humans, summon demons and basically commit gratuitous acts of violence with your party but the thought of your characters in a party experiencing nudity or sex is somehow considered profane and perverse Yeah right.....