BruceVC

Nah, I fail to see how wanting my females characters to look aesthetically pleasing is silly or unreasonable. I would argue you are in the minority in wanting ladies in PE to look like tin cans?

As for the other discussion; It doesn't matter when or how retraction will be. There will be civil war anyway. Both Iraq and Afghanistan have fundamentalist, hostile fractions of religions and beliefs in one country who hate each other. And now also ample terrorists who just like to add to the chaos of all. It doesn't matter if 'we' stay or leave, it'll be anarchy anyway. Even in non-occupied countries like Egypt once the dictator fell and all should be better things are worse than ever. And does not helping Syrie due to the black mark left on the west due to Iraq/Afghanistan help? No. But they just fear interfering due to getting more flak like that, and thousand of innocents die. It's a mess out there. And there isn't any way to fix it up... :/ You do make some good points of problematic Middle East countries and the conflict that we now see after the Arab Spring but its not all doom and gloom. There are several cases of successful transitions of countries in the Middle East that have implemented there own versions of Democracy. Algeria, Morocco and Libya are just some examples. And as I tend to mention Libya is how the West can intervene in regime change with a positive result, in other words the country isn't worse off after the Western intervention like we see in Iraq. Its all about how you effect regime change

Send in a Navy SEAL team. Yes that would be effective but the logistics would be very difficult to do every time there was a target. There have been over 60 drone Strikes alone since 2012, imagine trying to send in the SEALS every time that was necessary. The Pakistan government objected vociferously when Bin Laden was killed, what would be there response if Special Forces were sent into there territory just to kill a Taliban leader? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attacks_in_Pakistan

Carpet bomb the area with Nitrous oxide? When everybody is sitting down giggling, go around and ID those of interest and do whatever you need to do (while the rest is laughing at the hilariousness of it). Ok, maybe not practical, but sometimes you need to think outside the box "Gorthfucius"

Maybe this sounds a bit naive: Getting the coalition forces out of Afghanistan entirely? At least the US & co. can make that choice. Okay that would work but there is a timeline for this already, end of 2014 The USA and its allies would have pulled out already but these things take time. You also don't want to give the impression that the coalition is running away like they did at the end of the Afghanistan\USSR civil war. You don't want a country that is completely destabilized politically and fundamentalist groups come to power and then are able to prosper and grow. Like the Taliban did originally in Afghanistan. So until the USA pulls out of Afghanistan surly it has to target certain people with drone strikes as these people are responsible for attacking there forces? It is a military conundrum and there are nuances to this debate and how the USA and its allies conduct themselves

It's a lot more complicated than that. Drone strikes tend to have **** accuracy. So even if you're gonna manage to kill the target, so do hundreds of other people in it's vicinity. If you kill some taregt in Afghanistan where dozens of families get killed too, it tends to shatter entire communities that eventually will turn to radicalisation. This news of course is being spread around the entire Muslim community on the globe, and being perceived as an attack on Islam as a whole. Of course it's easy to say "Well **** them, bomb them into pieces too", but a) not only is this kind of thinking just wrong, but b) also turns into a "national security problem" for the countries that do these attacks. So expect the rapidity of these revenge attacks soaring as cowardly drone strikes continue. At some point, we're gonna have a global Israel/Palestinian situation here. A perpetual war machine that will beget more revenge attacks which will beget even more drone strikes ad infinitum. Okay I see what you are saying, to be honest I did think that drone strikes were able to reduce casualties by being more specific but I am not an expert. I do agree with your point that any innocent killed does fuel the "anti-Western" sentiment. But here is the question, if the USA knows that there is Taliban leader in a village in western Pakistan that is directing attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan how do you suggest he gets killed?

Just for the record why do you consider discussing a pertinent and interesting real event in the world a trainwreck? If you disagree with what people are saying please say so

While this act definitely was cowardly, so are the drone strikes that kill thousands of innocent people and shatter whole communities abroad. This kind of radicalisation won't stop as long as the US and her lapdogs allies stop with this nonsense. The difference of course is that the latter doesn't get any media coverage, hence no outrage. But that doesn't make in any less wrong. As I said before, Imperialism is always going to bite you back in the ass. And as "the war on terror" will continue, so will the rapidity of attacks in Britain & Co. I don't consider the usage of drone strikes as a form of Imperialism, by definition Imperialism is the concept of trying to extend your countries power and influence. Drone strikes are suppose to be specific attacks against legitimate military targets in countries where you can't send ground troops in like Pakistan. Saying that I do agree drone strikes are being used too quickly and they causing loads of consternation as countries feel there national sovereignty is being violated but end of the day the Americans aren't saying " hey there is village of people lets just kill them all with drone strikes". One of my main issues with terrorist attacks we see against Western countries is the complete indiscriminate attacks to kill anyone even if they aren't involved in the political decisions of that country. I know innocent people have been killed in drone strikes but its not the same thing as some of the terrorist attacks we see.

The one thing that really irritates me is when people get the opportunity to live in a foreign country and a better quality of life yet end up hating that country due to political reasons and decide to commit acts of terror. " Down with the UK and its foreign policy decisions" Yet they live and prosper within the social framework that the UK provides. Then the obvious hypocrisy from this cowardly attack, "an eye for an eye". So who are they going to blame for the tens of thousands of Muslims killed in Syria? Surly by there logic someone has to be held accountable as Muslims are also being killed in Syria and other places around the world in sectarian conflicts. Or does an "eye for an eye" only apply if a Western country kills Muslims?

Sorry to hear that Astiaks, my thoughts are with you.

This is a barbaric and reprehensible attack and as usual the speech from the extremists explaining why they did it makes no sense. Its amazing how people who commit these acts are so concerned that the media gets there message. Its almost like they enjoy the media attention

Yeah I'm just having some fun I only play PC games but end of the day your choice of gaming platform is up the individual.

I know I don't care what anyone else uses as a gaming system. I don't actually care what *I* use as a gaming system so long as it works and I'm playing games I like. So you are admitting you are selfish , where is your empathy for all the people that own consoles and are subsequently suffering?

Schadenfreude. That is totally uncalled for and utterly insulting! We are not like that. We are just arseholes. Funny

Come now Gfted don't you think any extra vegetables and fruit should go to Woldens family and friends? Besides how can you guarantee the freshness of the products when they arrive in the USA?

We don't want to deny people true gaming excellence, thats why we care

I hate to gloat, but you are right it does feel sweet

A good post and I agree with most of it, but I would say that the next paradigm shift in PC gaming is going to be technologies like the Oculus Rift and games that support it.

I agree, well said my friend. " Down with all stinking consoles, lets burn them at the stake " !!!!

That is true but Sony's gaming division is under huge pressure, Sony really needs the PS4 to be profitable http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/123869-Sony-Posts-2013-Profit-Expects-to-Lose-Less-on-PS4-Than-PS3

Thats not the purpose of armor. I like the artwork, the proportions are a little off and as someone already mentioned the shoulder pads are way too big, but overall a lot better than what I've seen in in most fantasy games. You are right, but my understanding of this topic is what should female armour look like in PE. Not what is realistic, I guess we need to find a balance so that my female party members don't look like walking tin cans.. I like the armour that Isabella used in DA2.

I like it. The shoulder pads are a bit much but not too bad and isn't a woman-only problem. Pretty damn good in fact. I don't really like it, it does nothing to accentuate the aesthetics of the female form

I just finished Saints Row 3, its entertaining and good fun. I spent about 58 hours playing it so well worth the money. I would rate it a 70/100 I am going to play the new Devil May Cry now and then I'll move onto Fallout 1

We get Warthog in South Africa, its similar to Boar but not as aggressive or big. What specific animals are you allowed to hunt in the state that you live?

Congrats Hurlshot. I would love to come, thanks for the invite. Its not often you meet someone on the Internet who is prepared to invite people who he only knows on forums into his private home. I am impressed. Don't worry I am exactly the same in RL as I am on these forums so you won't be surprised by any weird behavior( unless you think my forum behavior is weird ). Just send me a PM with your home details. I don't need accommodation as I'll check into a hotel in the area. I look forward to meeting you and your family