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It beats my dad's method of teaching algebra. He would make his own home made algebra/calculus problems, assign them to me as extra homework and expect them to be done before he came home from work. It wasn't my favorite thing in the world, but I never had to pay attention in math class until I got to college. I do think repetition is important. My father used to scoff when he saw me just reading a math book trying to understand it. "You have to practice again and again, then understanding will come." He had me draw things out, recreate functions by hand etc. I think he was right to an extent. I used to have many EUREKA! moments while mindlessly solving problems. It would have been more interesting if I had cool dragon art and video game mechanics behind it though.

I also am not that excited for item durability. If it must be included, restrict it to non-magical items only. Crafting in general is something I don't usually bother with, but I understand why people enjoy it. I just hope the best crafted items in the game don't overshadow any unique magical items looted from enemies and dungeons. I really miss the stories behind a lot of the IE magical items and hope to see more of that in PE. I prefer the BG2 crafting system, where legendary weapons are forged and upgraded by a master smith after the player runs into the unique parts. Forging 100 regular swords so I can forge a sword +1 and so on, is not my idea of a fun time. Though I doubt this will be the crafting system in PE. I don't like playing packrat, holding onto every crafting item possible in hopes that it is a part for something.

You'll start dropping subtle hints if you think it's bad or good right Alan? I remain pretty optimistic. I think Bioware is putting more time into this one and I am usually entertained by their games. I'm curious about the whole Maker, Old Gods, Flemeth, Morrigan, Fade backstory that's going on.

Nice presentation! I thoroughly enjoyed it and am excited for what's coming.

Primm is real!?

I was expecting more Jeff Daniels and John Goodman. Anyways, I like spiders. My parents used to plant sunflowers in our backyard and these big spiders would make nests across the flowers. As a kid, it was simultaneously creepy and fascinating.

I have the first one, but been too scared to play it. Yes, I am a wuss.

Anyone see Man of Steel yet? I was really excited for it, but it was underwhelming. It felt like the pacing was all over the place, with the latter half being one long repetitive action sequence.

Have a safe and fun trip Hurlshot!

Watched Man of Steel. I was looking forward to it, but it was surprisingly underwhelming. The pacing felt all over the place, and I was actually nodding off during the latter half because it was just one long fight scene with the same stuff happening over and over again.

I actually didn't watch any E3 presentations and just read various articles, so you probably have a better sense of it. Yes, I do prefer what Sony is offering over MS. I let friends borrow and play my PS3 games all the time. What MS is offering just sounds too restrictive.

Seems like Sony made a splash at E3. It seems like when the time comes, I'll purchase a PS4. I mainly play on PC, but do enjoy some action game franchises on console. I usually buy used games for console, so it looks like PS4 is the way to go for now.

After viewing the two trailers, I would have to say I'm looking forward to the Witcher 3 more. I really enjoyed the previous game except for the combat which felt more like rolling around and running in circles than what I'd imagine a true master swordsman with magical abilities would fight like. The blocking and parrying felt very laggy and unresponsive and I would usually just spam magical attacks to get a lot of the fighting done. But that's really my only complaint. I loved everything else about the game and I'm curious how Geralt's personal quest with Yennefer and The Great Hunt will relate to the overall political scene and war. If CDP can give me the freedom and atmosphere of Skyrim along with a good plot and better combat, I'll be happy. DA3, I can't really say. The trailer didn't excite me all that much. While I thought DA2 was a good game, it was also entirely forgettable. From the trailer it looks like you'll be gathering different forces in order to stop the big bad that warps in from the Fade or something. I hope its really not that generic and there's actually an interesting story behind Flemeth, Morrigan, The Maker and the Old gods. Gameplay wise, I hope they bring back the wider tactical view again. The one in DA2 was awkward and it seemed like the 'improved' something that was already good. I would even prefer they implement something like SWTOR, where the player can determine how much the camera pulls back and up. However the DA1 camera was perfectly fine imo. There are some aspects of of DA2 combat that I liked, such as the various cross class combos and the various options for tactical control. I didn't like the weightless feel of combat, PC parties and enemy parties having totally different skills, and especially HP bloat on certain enemies, the latter two making combat repetitive and dull. Please make the overall world feel believable. Kirkwall was really the worst. I would murder people in the Chantry building on a regular basis (why did so many of your enemies want to meet in the Chantry?), the city didn't change at all during the 10 year period, and of course all the reused areas and ugly low res NPCs standing still, doing nothing. Make me want to invest emotionally in the world please.

Very entertaining. Please continue!

I thought Ubisoft was getting praise recently for doing some cool stuff. Farcry 3 Blood Dragon and an entirely new pirate based AC game for example.

I wish you luck in getting to sleep. Have you tried reading an accounting textbook? Always worked for me. Now I listen to audiobooks. The narrators usually have nice soothing voices that lull me into slumber.

The closest term I can think of is reverse pyramid training. I bought a pair of these http://www.adidas.com/us/product/training-adipower-weightlifting-shoes/DA847 and am anxiously awaiting their arrival. Currently doing Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 rountine, but I eventually want to transition into a olympic lifting centric program by the end of this year and I'm hoping the shoes will give me better balance at the bottom position of the squat. Other than that, working a nice job and generally having a good time.

Wow. I've had my share of bad break ups but it is usually fixed by heavy drinking and complaining to friends until they can't take it anymore. Well, I guess if it works for you.

Great idea. I remember him ranting about the werewolf in VtM. Good times. He never struck me as contrarian and I enjoyed his posts. Thank you for the pictures. Nice to put a face to the name.

Nice to see you're taking a break from Anthropology to regale us with further adventures.

I questioned the whole dimension hopping thing too. I couldn't imagine why Booker would think the original deal in another alternate would hold, once they went into another alternate. The whole point seemed to be they would snag the gunmaker in the alternate dimension, bring him back to their timeline and get going. Elizabeth even mentions that she isn't sure whether she can bring them back, which shows their intent, but once they crossover, they seem to stop caring.

@ Amentep, I understand where you're coming from.

You should play all of them. By the time you're done, PE will hopefully be out. They are all excellent games.

I agree. I loved the atmosphere on Alderaan. The music was really nice too, a nice mix of soft yet powerful. I liked it so much that I wanted to explore the whole place, promptly ran into an Imperial encampment and was quickly killed. Fun though.

FInished it and enjoyed the story and atmosphere more than the gameplay. I found most of the special abilities redundant and only ever used shock + headshots while on an advantageous perch throughout most of the game. I'm not sure I quite understand the ending. Great game though. I enjoyed it as much as Dishonored.