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I'm really not sure, I have noticed some dynamic changes in fauna, for instance when you kill wolves you'll see a rise in the deer population but i've not seen much beyond that.

Wasn't it Obsidian whom expanded on Revan's strategy, in that his war on the Republic was only targeting non essential structural assets, so that once he had conquered them he could quickly turn the Republic into a war ready state to be used against the true Sith? It was I believe Malak whom, because he was a brainless cackling big bad (the usual Bioware antagonist) disrupted this plan, damaging and alienating useful planets and assets for no real reason. Kreia also refers to her one time pupil as the burning heart of the force, or some such flattery if I recall correctly. It certainly does not seem that, dark or light side of the force, Revan was treated with anything but respect.

Smart move by Mr Urquhart, never alienate those whom you may work alongside someday.

We have always been at war with Eurasia!

Unless Obsidian have been bought out by Ubisoft as part of their San Francisco studio? If so will they all have to dye their hair and crawl up their own rectums?

Oh, I always thought that the gentleman was imitating a pirate, ala Long John Silver. Apologies. I don't remember how the Half Orc in Saradush spoke, it's been a long time since last played and I didn't particularly reckon much to the expansion.

The news that South Park has gone to another studio for the sequel is rather harsh, I massively enjoyed the Stick of Truth and thought it really was one of the best translations of one media type into another. Obsidian hit it out of the park, as a reward they get cast aside, very harsh. Still I suppose they're used to the knocks.

Poor old Djikstra, the man just can't catch a break. Edit: I assume the Wolf school gear will be in four parts, normal, enhanced, superior and mastercrafted like the Cat, Griffin and Bear schools gear.

I'm never going to finish this blasted game. I wouldn't mind playing as Djikstra however, if there was a non Witcher focused sequel.

There is footage of the character using the Pip-boy to equip various layers of armor and browsing through his weapon list. Pity, ah well least said, soonest mended.

This is the problem in my opinion, the game being designed too much around what the developer expects the protagonist will see and use, rather than what is authentic to the setting, the situation and the character. It also aids the undervalued internal consistency of a setting to have a world where logical constraints are placed upon what may occur, and aids that setting when the fantastic arises to enhance and affirm the verisimilitude of the mundane and the otherworldliness of the supernatural. It is quite easy to spot when divergent paths are found through options taken or not taken, as we will invariably talk about the game, and our unique playthroughs will prompt discussion and possibly replays. I'd prefer multiple playthroughs to unlock all content, areas and plots barred to me because of my choices in dialogue or character creation etcetera. The world feels more authentic and reactive, the work that the designers have undertaken appears more personal, and i'm left thinking that the choices I make are acknowledged and reacted upon logically.

I guess you didn't watch the footage... Must have missed that portion. Edit: Still can't find any confirmation of whether they'll be using the pipboy to hold your inventory etc, rather than serving as a mapping, status and organisation tool like in the first two games.

Meh, nothing really blowing my skirts up, so to speak. Hope that the inventory and everything else is not controlled through the pipboy again, most idiotic, illogical and unintuitive control scheme i've ever seen. Might purchase after a few years with all the dlc, and when mods have rendered the PC version playable.

Male, female, personally i'd be happy for a simple well made protagonist. Let's face it usually the protagonist isn't of either gender, they're a cardboard cutout supermodel with generic lines, a few customisable barbie doll options and not one hint of any kind of personality, stance or individuality. Indeed many games prioritise playing using your imagination rather than having a personality (which one doesn't really need the game for,) as it usually barely reacts to the player except for a few token barks. Let's face it the state of protagonists is, irrespective of supposed virtual gender, abysmal. You are lucky if you get the usual Bioware idiot, spouting sub par Joss Whedon squeeing humour, with any dialogue option you decide on leading to exactly the same outcome except for a little flavour text. While blindly trudging on through a cliche, nonsensical plot without complaint, choice or any real control whatsoever.

In my eyes it does not really matter whom is guilty, merely that the approach to determine that guilt has been from all accounts faulty, unprofessional and lackadaisacal. If the young man is guilty of rape then of course he should be serving jail time, and if not then his accuser should be serving a spell behind bars. Rape is a serious accusation and should be treated seriously, with the rule of law in mind and evidence prioritised, not a trumped up court without any real legal recognition. It demeans a process that the civilised world should ideally cherish and hold to the highest standards, and not allow to be degraded, our ancestors fought and died for these rights.

Life is indeed not fair, which is why any judicial system should be, it's a shame such a travesty occurs on the anniversary of the Magna Cartas signing however. However if proven innocent one hopes that the young gentleman will be adequately recompensed, and have the opportunity to bring civil suits against those whom falsely accused him and conspired to try and redirect (if not ruin) his life. This would hopefully make an example of the liars, dissuade anyone else thinking of doing the same, and encourage only real rapes to be reported thus boosting their legitimacy, and not sullying the waters for real victims.

Apparently the Philae Lander from the Rosetta mission to examine a comet has "woken up" and started transmitting again, probably due to the warmth of the chemical reactions that are occurring as 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko moves towards Sol, and the increased radiance. Dr Matt Taylor and his team are extremely excited and this could herald even more discoveries on the nature of these heavenly bodies. Another important step for mankind reaching out amongst the stars, and let's hope this time small minded cretins on Twitter do not dictate how these pioneers have to dress.

It's a worry, and having children whom will soon enough be attending university i'm sympathetic to your wariness Kaine, but for the life of me I can't see how one could avoid such a situation without inhibiting ones enjoyment of those years. Of course you could see those years as simply work experience, study, work and not really have the time to party, but I wouldn't want to see any young person lead such a joyless existence. All the advice I can offer is, find good friends whom would not perform such base actions. It's certainly a messed up situation however.

I'd definitely be taking action against the counsellor whom advocated a false charge of rape being the best action, the college has obviously swung from one extreme to another, and this young man has paid the price for thier incompetence. Hopefully he is vindicated and the school is forced to implement new, more balanced procedures.

Just completed the DRM quest, quite well implemented really, I expected it to be a lot more clumsy. These little sidequests are really of the most fantastic quality.

But in this case, the guy never dated his accuser. In fact, it seems that she initiated oral sex on him while he was blackout drunk. What preventive measures could he have taken to stop from having his girlfriend's roommate performing oral sex while he was passed out and accusing him of rape two years later? Simple, have a fit for purpose system that would dismiss the case as spurious, treat the accused as innocent until proven guilty, with all the benefits of the law behind him, and lastly prosecute the young lady making the frivolous accusation and forcing sex on the unconcious young man. To make such false rape accusations and call into disrepute legitimate cases, well this must be judged harshly and prosecuted accordingly, so that the real cases are not tarnished by liars and abusers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Az2BvTcshg

Not much is known about the other schools really, except for Cat which consists of psycopaths who were cast out of Kaer Morhen. I'd say that the ideal method would be to make ones own. Edit: I was really surprised by Emhyr turning against Letho, he was such a useful tool, one explanation might be that Emhyr will reform the school, but with new masters and patronage under the Emperors thumb. Sweep all of the past away. There is also Gerd of the Bear school on Skellige, of which we know nothing about except for a quest or two on the isles. Speculation on other possible Witcher schools on the CDPR forums: http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/29485-Witcher-Schools-Fan-Edition

Well I see two solutions: One, make a game set in the Witcher world, inspired by the novels but with a different protagonist, a sorcerer or sorceress (may be too overpowered,) a Special Forces member, a Scoiatael commando, a Dwarven mercenary, an Order Templar or whatever. Some may object to not playing the titular character, however i'd say the world and the characters in it are rich enough to warrant their own series if it's made well enough. Two, use a Witcher from another school, Cat, Bear, Viper or a newly created school. Ciri would definitely be overpowered as a protagonist in my opinion, she has almost an unlimited power over time and space, however with far off exotic schools free to be made one could even see female Witchers. Edit: Whichever it is however I think CDPR really need to work on their RPG systems, make a cohesive ruleset that fits the setting, and affects and is affected by the gameworld. With a high enough level cap to not have each game resetting the protagonist.

I'm quite fond of Geralt myself, and like him for his flaws, his temper, his brooding etcetera. Then again I like the Dashiell Hammett archetype that he is based upon, the hard boiled Sam Spade or other Noirish protagonist. I'd still have preferred to play as Letho however, as he's a far more interesting character in my opinion. Criticism: I need a shipwright to repair my boats, and perhaps use of the Aard sign when launching to set the boat on its way, the outboard motor response is way too dissonant.