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BruceVC

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  1. There are many different female characters in video games and even in Dragon Crown they all look different, The sorceress is not a norm is an extreme, and she doesn't represent all women anymore than Super Mario represents all men, they are cartoony characters, not an example of how looks or should look like in real life. I find her to be over the top but I also think that people reactions to that game is even more over the top, that's why I defend them. Okay I see what you are saying, you are defending the principle?
  2. Hi Alan Sure but surly 10 hours is too short in any respects?
  3. Yeah, you make some good points. Prism could become very intrusive and used to profile certain demographics only or people who just have a controversial view on politics.
  4. Biggest steaming load of bollocks ever. Do you know what policemen will tell you to do, if you are apprehended by the police when you have done nothing wrong? Don't tell them anything. They just want to ask you a few questions! They don't think you did it! Oh, it'll be okay! No, don't say anything. Any and every innocuous, innocent, even noble thing that you do in your life can easily be turned into something scandalous, incriminating, sufficiently suspicious, when under the close eye of people who are trained to look for suspicious things and have some reason, whether right or misguided, to think you may be suspicious. Why should we now live our lives by the maxim that "you should live so cleanly and unambiguously that no amount of secret surveillance upon every aspect of your life will incriminate you, and if you don't, then it's bloody well your fault that they're now probing up your buttcheeks"? It's nonsense. As for the story itself, I don't think this comes as a big surprise to anyone who knows a little bit about these issues. And talk of wiretapping, Homeland Security, etc. has always been in the air. But the media have shot this one out of a cannonball and it may well become an overwhelming issue. You make some good points, but the purpose of Prism is ostensibly to prevent Terrorist attacks. No one is saying you can't have other things wrong. For example lets say you didn't pay your full tax, I doubt the NSA cares about this so this you wouldn't be arrested due to the Prism surveillance. In summary the main debate is should the NSA be allowed to monitor social media in order to prevent terrorist attacks? I feel they should be allowed but the risk is what if they decide to take the mandate to other aspects of your life...like the Tax issue. Then it would be getting out of control
  5. Guys this is a really big story, I'm surprised that our American members haven't commented more. This could seriously undermine the Obama presidency. I see now that the whistle-blower has just admitted who he is. He is a 29 year old Computer expert. His name is Edward Snowden and he worked for the NSA http://uk.news.yahoo.com/prism-spying-whistleblower-goes-public-210653346.html?.tsrc=yahoo#htsZp2B I wonder if the will be charged like Bradley Manning who was responsible for the Wikileaks USA diplomatic cable scandal leak
  6. But that's the thing, Dragon Crown is an extreme example of how women look in games. I don't see it as the norm Many people like myself who argue around the importance of the aesthetics of female characters don't expect or want Dragon Crown characters just not a Cadegund similar look. Someone like Isabella would be more than suitable?
  7. Good review, thanks Astiaks The reviewer says the game will take 8-14 hours to complete, isn't that very short?
  8. I'm gonna shock the whole forum, even though I'm defending Dragon Crown, I also think they are a bit exaggerated, but for me it's a non-issue, I'm not gonna make a big deal about it and I think that the ones making a scandal out of this are a bit immature (PA, kotaku, the escapists,etc). And who knows, maybe their gameplay is great and it's a very entertaining action, and while the art is a bit over the top, sexual themes are already regulated by the ESRB and not every game should be E for everyone in order to achieve mass audience appeal. That is a surprise, why were you arguing that you felt the Dragon Crown interpretation of women is normal and acceptable then?
  9. Well the good news is that its on CNN and Sky quite regularly so you haven't been neglected
  10. It is a Zombie killing game but apparently its much more than that. Its suppose to be really good http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/06/08/state-of-decay-still-coming-to-pc-but-not-soon/
  11. You are right, I feel bad now especially since I'm watching the flooding of the Danube on CNN How is everyone that is being effected holding up?
  12. Point to raise about Obsidian: every single female in the Fallout New Vegas arc is a completely identical C-cup. It's a little immersion breaking. But it's about as close to asexual as you could get without having to explain yourself in the world building. It doesn't have to be, I used certain adult mods to change this part and certain others of F:NV.
  13. Perfectly. Fusion has been blowing things up since 1950s.You can disbelieve it all you want but it won't make hydrogen bombs any less deadly. Ever heard of JET?Most popular fusion reactor of our day. I don't know Felithvian but it sounds like pmp10 knows what he is talking about, its probably a good time to admit you are wrong? I think it's a better time to admit this entire thing has been a faintly sordid attempt to get attention. Somewhere there's a mummy and daddy with a lot to answer for. I don't think he is trolling, I think he believes what he is saying? But I'm probably wrong
  14. Is that Philosophy or just good old weed talk?
  15. Return of spawn copies. http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/10145834 Not bad, although its not clear from this video how long these "groups" last. I presume your friend must be logged in at the same time every time you want to play the "upgraded" version, and every game played has to be with him/her? Drowsy its easier just to buy the game, trust me
  16. funny But I agree, I don't mind the NSA checking my social media communication. Anything personal and secretive I wouldn't use the Internet for anyway
  17. Perfectly. Fusion has been blowing things up since 1950s.You can disbelieve it all you want but it won't make hydrogen bombs any less deadly. Ever heard of JET?Most popular fusion reactor of our day. I don't know Felithvian but it sounds like pmp10 knows what he is talking about, its probably a good time to admit you are wrong?
  18. Good call my friend, that makes sense. I have always enjoyed Philosophy but I never studied it so my interpretation of it is limited
  19. Okaaaaaay, glad you cleared that one up I would like someone more intelligent than me to debate this topic with you as it has huge potential to be esoteric but interesting
  20. Sup All I'm sure most of you are aware that recently documents were released that the American National Security Agency (NSA) has been using an advanced form of surveillance called the Prism program to gather raw data of communication of people living outside the USA or people in the USA that chat to people outside the USA. This would mean any social media data transfer going outside the USA can be monitored http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program) What do you guys think, is this too intrusive and a case of big government involving itself in things it shouldn't? Personally I don't have an issue with it as I believe you can't demand your government do everything in its power to protect you from external and internal terrorist threats but then say you want your communications on the Internet to be private. But I would like to hear others views
  21. The world is not an amalgam of objects in space; it is a heterogeneous series of independent acts - the world is successive, temporal, but not spatial. Would you agree, incidentally, that mirrors and copulation are abominable, because they increase the number of men? Woah no idea what you said or mean, are you actually speaking English ?
  22. Holy Smoke and you live close to Poland !!! That should be considered RPG treason !! I hear what you are saying, I am probably bias as I loved the Witcher series
  23. I think that is relevant and would create a certain view that isn't what you and I may interpret from a movie or game.
  24. Please don't point out the logical flaw in my post, you bad boy If anyone doesn't like The Witcher its because they are American, everyone knows this and it has been scientifically proven through comprehensive polls on the Internet?
  25. Grats
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