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  1. Yes, I'm sure the sixteen year old gay kid getting his head cracked open in the high school men's locker room after gym class only needs to be educated about why the jocks are uncomfortable with his existence so he can coexist with them peacefully. ??? Um, There are other measures to make them coexist peacefully without diminishing both the gay kid's and the jocks' point-of-view? Punishing the jocks for violence is one example, because they agreed not to do it in the school grounds before they enrolled. It also acts as a deterrence for people who will try to do the violence thing again. Thus, the gay kid and the jocks coexist peacefully, even if they don't like each other
  2. True, but still, Obsidian made a very large game (60++ playtime hours) in 18 months, so I think PE deadline is not too ambitious or something And Gamebryo is not inherently "buggy," there are other relatively bugfree gamebryo engine games you know It's just that sandbox games are inherently buggy.
  3. I mostly commented on this statement, it sure sounded like you put homophobia above all, but good to know you're not that kind of activist
  4. No, what I tried to convey is there are many, maybe "better," reasons to ban a country from having Olympics other than not accepting gays. No, please re-read what I said: "Lol gay activists and their sense of entitlement. They think accepting homosexuality are the pinnacle of mankind achievement or something, and you're somehow condemned if you don't like them. Funny how that fits the definition of bigotry." I said that (most) gay activists are bigot themselves, because they themselves can't tolerate people who oppose them. Doesn't have anything with Iraq. And Iraq war is declared over in 2011 btw, so it's not "long over." And the destabilization in Iraq is still felt until today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23590938 Yes, I'm fine with both discrimination and anti-discrimination, because I learned not to give a ***k as long as I keep surviving. You are entitled when you think your cause are something more important than other things. I don't have problems with accepting gays, I have a problem with people labeling it as the most important thing ever, ignoring other issues.
  5. Just because they don't like gays? Really? You know that there are more horrible things than not accepting gays? And why is United Kingdom allowed to host 2012 Olympics? They invaded Iraq under false premises too, and oh, colonialization and mass-starvation in India? Are they not worse than not accepting gays? And why is China allowed to host 2008 Olympics? They didn't have the cleanest human right records (Tiananmen) after all, and far as I know, they don't like gays too. Lol gay activists and their sense of entitlement. They think accepting homosexuality are the pinnacle of mankind achievement or something, and you're somehow condemned if you don't like them. Funny how that fits the definition of bigotry.
  6. Well, Fallout New Vegas was developed in 18 months and it wasn't really stable, but it's certainly possible to develop a large scale video game in 18 months. Add 3 months for QA and beta-test, and another 3 months for post-sales bugfix, voila! "But Obsidian reused Bethesda engines and assets, while they started from scratch in PE" Not really, Unity is pretty good out-of-the-box and quite versatile in multi-platforming (Windows, Linux, and Mac). I doubt they modified much from it, like Bethesda with Gamebryo. Also, like other video game developers, I believe Obsidian uses concurrent pipelining, so the writers, the programmers, and the artists work concurrently in those 18 months. Each departments have 18 month time to do their job, definitely a time enough to develop an RPG.
  7. How can you be not dissapointed in ME3 after seeing the Reapers saved the Citadel for last? HOW??? jk, I think DAI looks great too.
  8. DA2 and like almost every RPG ever. Why single it out? By Morinth choices I meant choosing Morinth over Samara. She's totally psycho, and you lose lots of contents in ME3. No, suboptimal choices are more common than you think, In FONV I could pick the wrong perks, skills, side with Elijah, choose to lock myself, or stop nuking factions even though I missed 2 bonus dungeons. In MOTB I could let One of Many to devour
  9. Bioware's gay characters are mostly fine, except Cortez, god I hate that man. He's so tacky I rolled my eyes to Utah and back. I mean: - He replayed the death of his husband in front of his commander and in public space too, with no earphones. If that's no attention-wh*ring and forced drama I don't know what that is. - You can only be nice and be nice to him. Why can't my ass**** renegade Shepard mock him because he's such an attention wh*re? - He never failed his job. Although being an attention-wh*re, he will suddenly die at the end of the game because you ignored him. - All other NPCs have this obsession of praising him when he was just doing his job. "We can't make it without Cortez" "I don't know what I do without Cortez" etc. It's so jarring when other team mates are rarely praised for doing their job. When was the last time Garrus was praised by other team mates? or Ashley? or Jack? This is the weakest of my complaints though. I think for the next game Bioware should avoid gay Marty Stus and just continue making normal characters, which happened to be gay, like Leliana, Zevran, or Samantha. Also, on Mary Sue and Marty Stu topic, Bioware should allow players to make more stupid mistakes, more Morinth choices. This humanizes the protagonist and make his/her story much more compelling. DA2 was boring because the choices are so balanced, Hawke can never screwed up so bad he lost everything. And no, Hawke did not lose anything when his kid brother died, he didn't contribute to the story much anyway
  10. I played Dead Man Switch for a while, aaaaaaand... it was okay I guess. The story isn't really reactive I think, it's quite linear and my race and class of choice is only acknowledged, but not affecting the story. Shame. I think the combat is quite broken in normal difficulty. Tactical RPGs are supposed to be challenging even in normal, but my physical adept troll slaughtered anyone with ease. That katana is plain broken, the AP reduction effect is way too frequent. Also, there's no concept of "speed", even my "slow" troll could move as far and as frequent as everyone, steamrolling everything in his path. But maybe I'll play later in very hard. And oh God... that gratuitous Japanese that bar owner spout is so tacky.
  11. Obsidian used to be a Fallout game developer, until they took an arrow to the knee? I can not best you!
  12. True, Moffat didn't really develop the Eleventh that much. Contrast that to: But maybe I was too hard on both on them, I do still look forward to watching the 50th anniversary and Christmas special
  13. They did that with Matt... aaaaaand... it wasn't good. I dunno, something about Matt is off. Maybe the subtlety.
  14. I don't mind replaying PE in 2032 with updated graphics, 3D models, unofficial bugfixes, and nude Cadegund. So yeah, PE should include modding capabilities, mods are optional anyway. At least as moddable as Bethesda games (which executable can be extended even, crazy o.O)
  15. Genocide? Rape? That's grand, but when done mindlessly, randomly, or without hatred, they're boring. No matter how sadistic or shocking they are. Let me take an example of evil done right from real life. This ordinary guy: turned these: into Why? Simple, it's hatred. Hatred drove him to make Americans suffer, to force them to see what it's like to die and labeled as worthless collateral victims. What it's like to die while doing mundane activities and what it's like to die because of something that's totally not their fault. To be fair, the kid has a point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deh_Bala_wedding_party_airstrike 3 souls vs 50++ souls? A strong point even, and that's why his hatred is even more compelling and feel more personal. His hatred also raise many questions. If the US government is responsible for these civilian deaths, are Americans also responsible for that too? Considering that Americans themselves are also the ones who elected their government and pay taxes to support their actions, evil or not. Now that's evil. That kind of evil is personal and makes you contemplate long and hard on the reasons why. Why did NPC do evil things to me? Why did Obsidian give these evil options for me to use? While evil actions may come from good intentions, I do hope that PE gives evil choices with high-octane personal hatred: hatred of neighboring cultures, hatred of other races, hatred of law or lawlessness, revenge and vengeance, etc. You would be surprised how shocking a simple act of evil can be. Obsidian of course, have a great track record of delivering evil choice. The evil ending of MOTB, for example, is simply brilliant and seething with personal hatred. After all you've been through, you actually deserved it.
  16. Worry not sire, Obsidian's companions are easily dismiss-able even though they are about to pour the hearts and tears. Just select "Let's talk later" or "I don't have time for this."
  17. It's not removed, it just works differently now due to the way the new quest marker system works. The correct format is "movetoqt [QUEST ID]". Thanks, I missed that one )
  18. It's probably because Skyrim has about 185 versions of the same "My ancestor/my friend/I lost/left his/her/my [quest item, likely an heirloom with sentimental value] in [generic dungeon], please help Mr. Adventurer!" fetch quest. I prefer fetch quests that can be handled rather painlessly, ideally without leaving the overworld, such as simply running an errand between two towns. To top it, Bethesda is so evil they removed "movetoqt" cheat in Skyrim. What the hell, Beth?
  19. Are you implying that healthy, strong-willed and independant woman is inferior to chauvinistic male pigs just because of pregnancy? It is horrible how Obsidian forums of today reek with patriarchal misogyny. Are you doubting biology and physics? Pregnant women just can't move much in battle due to the extra weight and awkward shape, have you seen pregnant women sprint and win? Pregnancy is a considerable handicap in battles, especially if you're fighting many enemies (both men or women) in their prime. Not to mention sudden illness like vomitting and mood swings. Definitely not good for decision making.
  20. It sounds good on the paper, but wait until the game is extensively delayed and go over budget because Obsidian have to prepare: - speech when PC meet them for the first time. - speech after PC met them for the first time. (I mean, it would be weird if NPCs keep saying "Hi!" "Good Morning!" to you repeatedly right?) - speech after PC get "friendly" with them. for every lowly NPCs. Oh and? Those speech? They have to change according to the story too. So three sets before the city is bombed, three sets after the city is bombed, three sets after PC destroyed the bandits, etc. I think NPC as exposition machine is an acceptable break of reality, because they are supposed to be a source of glance-able information. Extra paddings like "Good Morning!" "Hi!" are simply distracting when the next 50 NPCs will say the same greetings to you. Their job is simply to drop information, and quickly move on. Also, if the NPC is being secretive, the developer will waste so many resources just to get their simplest point across. PC: Hi! Can you show me the way to Farm A? All NPCs in town: No I don't want to rat Farm A's owner to NSA agent like you. Go away. PC: But I... I was... I was told to help him. All NPCs in town: No, GTFO. Then players have to read confusing road signs just to reach Farm A.
  21. I always thought that the joke marriage in Fallout 2 is the best. Your spouse will always cling to you (can't be dismissed) and she/he WILL and WILL die in the wasteland because she/he is so weak. Not to mention they are so lovey-dovey to the point of silly. Other than that, I guess romance is fine, but I don't think most people will appreciate realistic romance because IRL romance is very complicated. I mean, I don't want to figure out why [virtual female A] is mad at my avatar all the time, even though we're a couple. Is it because of what I said? Is it her period? Is it because she wants to break up? Or other reasons? Baaaaah.
  22. Don't worry OP, PE can be modded. Besides, I think the hardest difficulty + Expert mode will accomodate this
  23. Nope, I grew up in the States. I can hear somebody crying over their shattered Bulgarian(?) fantasy Me. Just kidding, anyway I forgot to ask earlier, What are the main difficulties and challenges that PE possess for concept artists? Is it the details and varieties that Mr. Sawyer and other writers set? Or is it something else?
  24. Only two tablets that can be used for productivity: - Any tablet that runs Windows 8 (RT is good, but x86 Windows 8 is the best) - Galaxy Note series ...because they have... PENS. *cue hallelujah There is a cheap Windows 8 tablet like advertised here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86JMcy5OqZA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgu9uo2UpPg This tablets can run x86 apps and can be used with stylus, mouse and keyboard. Pretty productive, and pretty good alternative to high-budget MS Surface Pro. ...but sadly it's not available in my country yet, so I have to go with Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, quite cheap and very useful in taking notes and sketching. Samsung provides good note-taking software. other than those, tablets are just media consumption device, so don't bother.
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