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*shudder* Come on be a team player and a realist Part of Bioware games are about the Romance options, its inevitable. The debate is not about "will there be Romance in DA:I " but rather " what type of Romance and how will it be implemented" And that's a huge part of what thousands of fans, like me, enjoy about there games

I'm a bit leery of what they've shown of the combat. Looked a bit too much like DA2, but slower when the one thing that made DA2 combat shine to me was the responsiveness. Now if it's slower with the same depth... yeah, not good. Well, we'll see. Nep don't forget the importance of an Isabella type character in DA:I ...we both appreciate the aesthetic appeal of such a person in the party

I hope Bioware does implement some sort of nudity. It can only add to the realism and immersion in the various Romance options available to the player. It will also enhance and add excitement to your Romance decisions Wow DA:I is shaping up to be an amazing RPG, they really seem to be addressing everything that was lacking in the previous games

" The omnipotent Gorthfucius passed his judgement. Women wailed and sadness reigned and the world knew that the days of the Resident Evil franchise were numbered as the great oracle only spoke the irrefutable truth "

Done

I saw this and its a bizarre ruling by the courts. This decision will be appealed in the Malaysian court and this decision has been hotly contested by moderate Muslims in Malaysia

Right, chief. I didn't say they have none, if you read what I wrote. It is entertaining to watch you lot argue some of the time though, even if neither side really changes their stance as a result of it. Ah but Malc most of us don't argue, we debate and discuss "Discussion is an exchange of knowledge, argument is an exchange of ignorance"

"I don't think drunkenness, fornication, and fat people are the way to sell the benefits of free democracy to deeply conservative folks"... That's funny

Congratulations on finishing it, specially since you were playing it at late hours. Every time I tried doing conversations got longer and I would wake up with a note under me that said "you have slept for 8 hours" Edit: since you seem to be in the mood for CRPGs how about going from the nameless one to the living one? (they really need to have more variety) go load up Arcanum. Arcanum is far fresher in my memory than Planescape was. My original run of Planescape was in my Assassin/Rogue days, where my Arcanum run was fully in the midst of my Mage days. Since I still play Mages, I'd probably just end up playing it exactly the same way. I'm thinking about doing Drakensang next. I hope you aren't disappointed with Drakensang, I was

Yeah, I loved climbing those high spires and taking in the panoramic views of the various cities

Not this bollocks again. Not everyone reading this forum regards the arguments or the people behind them as pointless. _If_ you do, perhaps you should switch on. You might learn one or two things. I know I have. I agree, I engage in debates not just because I like debating but because I believe in what I post and I am interested in hearing a different perspective if I am misinformed. I have learnt many new things on these forums and I believe I'll continue to do so in the future

Bangers and Mash for supper tonight

^^ that's what defeat looks like. Savour it. Actually I agree with lickety around this debate. Both Alan and Hiro clearly are prepared to go into much detail and use links and quotes from previous comments. You have really believe in your point and be prepared to spend time to engage further in this type of detailed discussion

Wow that is something very different. Looks really interesting

Here's the exact phrase Al[sic] it takes for Islam to be threatened is a teenage girl with an opinion. Note, however, that his reply didn't quote the video. He simply clicked reply to a series of replies to which one 3 levels deep made reference to the video. Commonsense (as opposed to "common sense," if we're wishing to be pedantic) is overrated. Proper usage of words goes a long way, however. Islam is a religion. If he's referring to the governments and societies, it's best to be clear when stating that. Especially given that equating Islam with the countries is precisely how stereotypes perpetuate. Well, at least you're willing to acknowledge your own misuse of stereotypes and assumption. So I'll give you a bit of credit for that. It should be noted that I made no qualification for where I was referring to people. That's something you (and arguably he) did. I'm referring to ALL Islamic people, and as stated made no such distinction (at any time) to the geography that I was referring to. Unless you're purporting that the Islamic people that send their Islamic little girls to schools in the Islamic countries (only to be attacked by Al-Qaeda) or not Mulsim.... Or does Malala not have Muslim parents? ----------- Or are you just arguing for the sake of arguing, --------- Let's just be honest here... both of us are. And he probably is too. Or are you genuinely attempting to educate me on something? (I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you are not trying to educate me to equate "Islam" with "All the countries with a large Muslim population" because that's an awful thing to try to educate me upon). ---------- because your quote here comes across as a bit childish. eg. I'm not going to answer your question until you change your stance. na na. Why not just answer likety-split's question? ---------- It totally is childish. As is his response to me about how I didn't answer the question when I was pointing out that my response had nothing to do with the [new] question he was now posing (by which he continues to evade responsibility for his usage of the term Islam). I didn't just answer the question because it deflects away from the actual issue I am addressing. "Al[sic] it takes for Islam to be threatened is a teenage girl with an opinion." All it takes for Al-Qaeda to be threatened is a teenage girl with an opinion. All it takes for alanschu to be threatened is a licketysplit with an opinion on the Islamic religion. All it takes for licketysplit to be threatened is an alanschu with an opinion that his comment is silly. All it takes for Hiro Protagonist to be threatened is an alanschu with an opinion that Hiro feels is childish and unnecssarily unconfrontational. All it takes for America to be threatened is a black woman with an opinion (that she should be allowed to sit in the front of the bus). All it takes for ALMOST ANYTHING to be threatened is SOMEONE with an opinion [that challenges the status quo]. Feel free to fill in the blanks (that is, the capital letters) and it's a silly statement of the obvious that has the unfortunate implications of stereotyping an entire religion and all the followers of it. And you're living proof that it's a problem since you knew specifically what he was referring to. And yes, I stand by my statement that callously using the term "Islam" when referring to a specific subset of the religion is irresponsible, and helps reinforce negative stereotypes and is frankly part of the damn problem. As for the question, as hopefully my point and reasoning for engaging with him is NOW PAINFULLY clear, here it is: Women in counties that have large Muslim populations are generally mistreated in that they do not have (what I consider) many of the rights, privileges, and (most importantly) protections that I feel they should have. I think that the countries have a long ways to go, and in some cases (such as Pakistan) have regressed for a variety of reasons. Now, disassociate the religion from the culture. Are women treated the way they are in the Muslim world because of the the Quran? Or are there other cultural aspects that may be contributing (even more so). The actions of many of the countries in those regions come across as very different than the descriptions of the Quran that I am familiar with. While the Quran does have some problematic elements in it, with regards to wives (distinction: not all women) being placed under the care of husbands (distinction: not all men), it's actually pretty explicit on how men and women are seen as equals before God, and has a pretty strong history (especially at the time) of enabling women as well as advocacy for equality between the sexes. Some confounding variables, however, are that many of the countries with large Muslim populations suffer from cultural challenges with respect to their traditions as well as their government types. No country in the Muslim World is considered a Full Democracy, with most being considered Authoritarian or Mixed Regimes. Though I'm speculating at this point, I'd wager there continues to be cultural influences that continue to undermine women, as even North America and Europe still find themselves suffering from a lot of problematic issues in terms of gender/sex discrimination. Okay I think I get what you are saying? Basically you don't like Gypsies and think they are after our jobs and want to influence our established Western lifestyles? Or am I misreading your posts....

I know that wasn't meant to be funny but the way you said it was funny

OMG !!! You have never played the Witcher ??? Okay you need to rectify that and soon. I was under the impression that in the Terms and Conditions of this website you had to have played Witcher in order to join as a member, but I may have misunderstood something

I enjoy Mob series. Good find and the next season of Boardwalk Empire is also showing so we have some nice choices in the genre

I watched the first episode of the 3rd season of American Horror Story, it appears to be more outlandish than previous seasons but is shaping up to be just as excellent

QFT

Why in the hell would you not peruse GOG? Yeah, why would any gamer not want to use GOG?

Because you made a blanket statement against an entire religion. I could claim that all it takes to send male gamers into a froth is a young woman claiming that women are poorly represented in games. Just see the ****storm that gets pulled up there. A teenage girl with an opinion can freak out a lot of people regardless of whether or not they are a follower of Islam. I agree that there is a level of sexism and discrimination in certain gaming communities. This needs to be discussed and rejected. So this is also a campaign for equality activists, like me. But I also am opposed to religious fundamentalism

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/10/confirmed-grand-theft-auto-breaks-six-sales-world-records-51900/ So this is really interesting, GTA V has broken 6 Guinness world records !!! These include the fastest game to reach 1 Billion in sales revenue and the game that has generated the most revenue in 24 hours. We done Rockstar !!! You should be proud of yourself and all the hard work

Your opinion is deeply flawed, you are suppose to hate AC3. Everyone knows that? I think you need time to reflect on what you saying and then repost

Because you made a blanket statement against an entire religion. I could claim that all it takes to send male gamers into a froth is a young woman claiming that women are poorly represented in games. Just see the ****storm that gets pulled up there. A teenage girl with an opinion can freak out a lot of people regardless of whether or not they are a follower of Islam. Then how do you think, in general, women are viewed in Islamic countries? I've travelled and worked extensively in the Middle East and it is a fair statement that most Muslim countries follow a certain view of Islam that would be considered conservative to most of us. There is room for improvement around many social issues like womens rights. For example in Saudi Arabia women can't work or even drive a car. But then in UAE ( Dubai) women can work and you can buy alcohol. But then you get an interpretation of Islam from certain groups in places like Pakistan or Afghanistan that is just medieval and unacceptable. Where women shouldn't be educated and should have no rights at all. As I mentioned this needs to be addressed and condemned. I have come to realize that sometimes we need to just leave certain social fights until a country is ready for the changes. So in Saudi Arabia most of the women seem happy with the status quo. And since Saudi Arabia is a friend to the West we need to be cautious with insisting on changes or trying to enforce our way of life. I believe changes will come naturally in most places