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And now we have the intellectual justification for Pirating, I was wondering when someone would make a similar argument. But you are still still stealing and breaking the law, but if you sleep fine at night thats good news Ah, but I didn't break the law. I downloaded a copy of something I already had the right to use for single person licensed use. I didn't make copies of it beyond that, never on sold it while retaining a copy myself and did not allow others to make copies; I never even installed it on multiple computers that I own myself. All I did was treat it exactly as what the publisher says it is, a licence to use rather than a physical good. And spend about five days downloading the thing on dial up. That's the goose/ gander thing. "It's also funny that most publishers argue that they are selling a service, not goods....right up until the moment you want them to act as a service provider. Then they treat your purchase as if it was goods, not a service" pretty much sums it up to a T. If it's a licence then it's a licence, both parties get the benefits of it being a licence as well as the negatives. You cannot have your cake and eat it too- though if you've got good lobbyists and a few pet politicians- or corporate lawyers- you can certainly try. Good lord my ellipses are starting to get ridiculous. I see what you are saying, I apologize. You weren't Pirating and I can't see an issue with what you did

Hi GD Welcome back, how was the camping trip? I've never had a bad one but this one was great! Beautiful place and I had it almost all to myself. Unfortunately I had to cut it short for work but that's how it goes. I was thinking about going back weekend after next but I'm going to be real busy and may not make it. I'm meeting with my partners tomorrow to discuss a new bid and I've still got two full time projects now. But getting to just pack up and go is the one upside of not having a family to look after. I'm divorced with no kids (other than a dog who is convinced he's smarter than me) so there really is no reason not to. Thanks for the update, if you don't mind I would like to ask you some questions about your camping trips. The reason is I am fascinated by the concept of people just living in the wild or getting away by themselves for a few days. My parents were divorced when I was 4 and even though I saw my dad every second weekend we never ever went camping as he is a businessman and we always did things in the city. Subsequently I have never been camping in my life, I have spent 1 night in chalets overnight but thats more of luxurious accommodation and not really "roughing" it. So thats the context to my questions, I am not being nosy What food do you take and can you hunt and fish if necessary Where does your much loved dog sleep when you go camping, I assume you have a tent How close are other people to you when you go camping? Do you miss seeing people or do you prefer being isolated What is your routine on these trips? Do you wake up at 6 am and then go hiking or do you fish. Or are there other activities Finally if you are by yourself what would happen in an emergency, like you break your leg? Sorry to bombard you with all questions, anything you can answer would be great A lot of your questions really depend on where you go. Most of the parks here in Tennessee are not big or wild enough to really worry about getting lost in or really being concerned about safety. My cell phone worked the whole weekend at Old Stone Fort. In some to the big national parks like Great Smoky Mountain, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Moab, etc. it makes sense to take extra precautions if you are going off the beaten path into the back country. Most require you to check in with the ranger station and let them know where you are going and how long you will be. Since cell coverage in big parks is sparse I carry a satellite emergency radio beacon called a PLB. It's like an EPIRB you would find on a ship only it's meant for land use. It's small, a little bigger than a cell phone and if you get injured all you have to do is activate it and wait. As far as animals go in this state I'm bigger and meaner than anything I'm going to meet. Out west that would be a little different story so I'd probably not bring Tommy if I were going to Yellowstone or somewhere like that. I'd take other precautions too, carry a pistol and a can or two of mace. One interesting note, my carry weapon it a .45 derringer and I know it would not stop a charging grizzly but a can of mace will. Some parks have designated camping areas, some don't. Some allow hunting and fishing, some don't. You pick your destination based on what you want to do on the trip. As far as hunting I'd rather not do that on public land. And I tend to avoid Wildlife Management areas during hunting season. Too many people out there who shoot first and look second. Hunting accidents are beyond rare in actuality and firearm hunting season is short. I prefer archery hunting, the season is longer and you find a different sort of hunter out there with you. I love fishing and 90% of my camping trips revolve around that so I usually pick places that have interesting fishing like the Duck River this past weekend. As far as rouging it goes, most parks have improved campgrounds with bathrooms and showers and picnic areas available so I would not really call that roughing it. Old Stone Fort does allow primitive camping so I picked a spot on a bluff over the river and backpacked to it. They don't allow open fires in the dry season so I brought a portable single burner propane stove for cooking and as far as food I kept it simple, instant oatmeal, instant coffee, vacuum packed meals, etc. Plus six pounds of dog food in premeasured serving bags. I cooked three Speck I caught Sunday night with mushrooms and onions. Good stuff! I have two tents actually. An 8x8 4 wall and a small 2 man backpack tent. I took the big one when I went to the park down by Pascagoula last November because they have designated campgrounds. For primitive camping I use the small one because the big one is not practical to carry. Tommy sleeps in it right next to me. After reading Hurlshots RV experiences last summer I've been thinking of getting a pop up trailer. Maybe sometime down the road. You should give it a try. I much prefer primitive camping as far away from everyone and everything as I can get. I only saw two other people all weekend once I left the parking lot , and they were canoeing down the river. I live in a very rural area now but even out here there is still the odd street light. If you get far away from electricity the stars in the night sky are the most beautiful thing you will ever see. That alone makes it worth the trip Thanks for the detailed response. You have explained a lot, it sounds very appealing and a really good way to get away from the big cities. I can appreciate how the view of the stars would be vastly superior in the wilderness and well worth the trip

I am also playing Saints Row 3 I am enjoying the completely gratuitous and overdone nature of the game. I thought I would get bored by it like I did in SR2 but so far so good

Hi GD Welcome back, how was the camping trip? I've never had a bad one but this one was great! Beautiful place and I had it almost all to myself. Unfortunately I had to cut it short for work but that's how it goes. I was thinking about going back weekend after next but I'm going to be real busy and may not make it. I'm meeting with my partners tomorrow to discuss a new bid and I've still got two full time projects now. But getting to just pack up and go is the one upside of not having a family to look after. I'm divorced with no kids (other than a dog who is convinced he's smarter than me) so there really is no reason not to. Thanks for the update, if you don't mind I would like to ask you some questions about your camping trips. The reason is I am fascinated by the concept of people just living in the wild or getting away by themselves for a few days. My parents were divorced when I was 4 and even though I saw my dad every second weekend we never ever went camping as he is a businessman and we always did things in the city. Subsequently I have never been camping in my life, I have spent 1 night in chalets overnight but thats more of luxurious accommodation and not really "roughing" it. So thats the context to my questions, I am not being nosy What food do you take and can you hunt and fish if necessary Where does your much loved dog sleep when you go camping, I assume you have a tent How close are other people to you when you go camping? Do you miss seeing people or do you prefer being isolated What is your routine on these trips? Do you wake up at 6 am and then go hiking or do you fish. Or are there other activities Finally if you are by yourself what would happen in an emergency, like you break your leg? Sorry to bombard you with all questions, anything you can answer would be great

I like it, its very difficult to dispute "lawyer logic "

I dunno, from what I've seen of the series, I think it's all right. edit:... and I was beat to it! @ Nep I tend to agree with GD on this point, I fall firmly into the absolute love of the Game of Thrones books and TV series

Nope our scores are almost indentical

Well done France for passing the first part of a law that allows Gay Marriage, a progressive and legally challenging step to make. But important and necessary

Hi GD Welcome back, how was the camping trip?

And now we have the intellectual justification for Pirating, I was wondering when someone would make a similar argument. But you are still still stealing and breaking the law, but if you sleep fine at night thats good news I am opposed to Pirating on any level under any circumstances, I think there is a false and trenchant sense of entitlement from many people that Pirate and I've heard every excuse for this form of theft, I once had a guy say " I Pirate because the Developers made a bad game and by Pirating its going to teach them a lesson to make a better game " The main reason people Pirate is because they can and there is no legal consequences. They choose to do it and not pay for something that someone else has worked years to create

wait, it's not a standalone game? I really want to try it (mainly because of this comment, "Zecorian's Demesne (the final dungeon of SoZ) was a brilliantly designed masterpiece by Jeff Husges, that made great use of exploration, stealth, traps, puzzles, conversations, customized combat AI, and devious boss encounters. I think it is a shining example of both strategic and tactical role playing") but I can't find my NWN 2 CD anywhere... None of the expansions are stand-alone. Also, that comment is in error. Most of the SoZ dungeons are very small, but numerous. Zecorian's Demesne is not the final dungeon of SoZ, though one of the "end-game" ones. It's a small dungeon, though quite difficult (probably one of the more difficult things in the game). The final area of SoZ is indeed longer though and quite nicely designed, both visually and game design wise. Especially rewarding is that you can sneak through the entire thing. But if you're after hardcore dungeon crawling, SoZ is not really the game to play. I really like the campaign but most dungeons are very small. Hells Bells Star, you have a way of dampening a good party, I was really enjoying the thought of Zecorian's Demesne

You funny Well said, well said. I salute you sir !!!

12 for Charisma, thats blasphemy !!! I would have thought you were at least an 18

Do you imagine that ? Lest say we have a situation ... 3 weeks before PE ending and game is about to relese : And Avellone or Sewyer in "Update 1376930" No Anger option. Your character will not have an anger emotion as possibility ... becouse we discoverd that baing angry at someone is not so funny and the anger mechanics and expierience for playing this type of person is simply exaggerated by most players. We also worked on Friendship and respect as an "option" but we decided that this will brake immersion for the game and in general is only for ego-stroking and if you want to make some friends go outside for example a park. and 1 week before reliese "Update 1376933" Yes we add two handed- fighting, we add posibility of having two spears the same time, two pistols at the same time. Wewe also add 20 more levels to mega dungeon and make very big stronghold (with armie and possibility of economics). We also dismisst an option for "sadnes" in game. The Gods forbade people to be sad becouse it interfere with their "SOUL-Based" big plan. We also dismist a sadnes becouse the "sadness" mechanics are mosty exaggerated by most (who want to be sad ?) but we add 20 lore levels to mega dungeon to make you happy ! YeaY !! Last update "Update 1376934" HI California ! and the rest of the world .... We have finished ! YEAH ! Big WHOOOO! We ad and option for a player to have a DOG ! Huraay! We also give you some information about Aumaua ... yes they can have two two-handed swords at same time. And we add nev "Orlan" special abilytys. We also removed the whole "Talking" part of the game. We discovert that there are no need for characters to talk. You can simply join them to your party by giving them 50 gold. You are still able to make "Battle-orders" the best part of talking part of the game. You can still make orders like "Give me that ****" or "Healer ! Healer ! i need Healer !" we also add 20 levels on mega-dungeon and make a "Crafting ability" Yeah ! We removed "talking" from game becouse we discoverd that most players exaggerated this type of mechanics. We also discoverd that it was not so funny. We discoverd that if you want "To talk" in a game you simply can go to other room and talk to you mom or dad ... mayby call to some friends. We don't need such a minor addon in our game ... But we have 80 levels of mega-dungeon ! yeay lest be happy ! Mayby im also exaggerating in my ironic joke but i believe you got the point Your post made me laugh

http://linuxgamenews.biz/2012/11/01/an-interview-with-chris-avellone-on-project-eternity-a-word-on-romance/ FYI that took me 5 secs to find on google with the search terms "Chris Avellone romance interview" Thanks for this, but we know that this is just his opinion and it doesn't mean Romance\Sex is out of PE. I still am waiting for official confirmation from Obsidian which we will get

NO ! If romance will be left out wats next ? Friendship ? Anger ? aaaaah You have raised a good point, we take the risk of possibly removing other forms of party interaction and emotion if we remove Romance. The game may become too clinical, which would be horrible

Judging all TV shows like "Here comes Honey Boo Boo" or (Insert Jersey reality show) is just plain stupid. I do have to chastise you for not including Dexter on your list however, that show is excellent. Most of my time is spent studying, working out, or other things, so I have a hard time catching most good television programs. The only thing I loyally watch is Doctor Who. Seriously whats the purpose a show like "Here comes Honey Boo Boo" ? I could only stomach watching it for 20 minutes, it made me nauseous

I've noticed on quite a few forums with some people deriding TV shows in general, probably due to reality TV, but there is an abundance of good shows to watch. I have a tendency to focus on a about 5 or 6 tv shows every week as they air, and then catch up on other shows with a series marathon during a week or weekend when they're nearing or finished for the season. I did that recently with Spartacus and did a Season 3 marathon and watched it over two nights. My next marathon I started this week is Once Upon A Time as it's nearing it's season finale. I agree, we are spoilt by choice on TV series You are one of the few people I know that also watches some of the unusual shows, like Once Upon a Time Oh I think you may have missed one. Have you seen Justified? If not please watch it. Its the best "cop" show I have ever seen and my 3rd favorite TV series of all time

Buy over 9,000 nega-copies of PE just to spite them!

That interesting, I was always under the impression the main reason for Beta testing was to report bugs to the Dev's. But I have never done it before so what you are saying also makes sense.

Either way, I couldn't give a ****. In fact, I think I'm at the point of giving negative 10 ****s. Whatever happens, the fallout is sure to be spectacular. That would be an egregious mistake if Romance is left out. And if that happens I'll....I'll...I'll sulk, yes I'll sulk. So THERE Obsidian !!!!

An impressive list, I loved Banshee. I recommend it to all, its very violent and HBO really knows how to create a prison fight scene. The albino in the prison must one of scariest antagonists I have ever seen. " hello my friend, I have missed you"

"you're basically one of the most charming, strongest and intelligent people alive on the planet" You never know, Kaine may be

@ Malcador I know all this information can be a little daunting but allow me to let you know whats relevant and whats nonsense. I don't want you to worry about anything unless I tell you its real. . By the way whats with this terrorist plot thats was stopped in Canada? Something about an attempt to blow up a bridge

I am one of those people who have absolutely no interest in Beta testing a game, in fact I can't understand why people would do it as I believe it ruins the excitement when you play the full releases. But of course I appreciate people that do Beta test and allow for the game to be more stable