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The Charlie Sheen comparison is an odd one, since his reputation was trashed publicly for a number of months when he went off the rails. The difference is he hasn't been accused of the same crimes and he never had much of a stellar reputation to begin with. Bill Cosby was America's Dad, he had a lot higher of a perch to fall from. But yeah, lets make it about race.

I enjoyed all three of Nolan's Batman films. I just think they could have all been 30 minutes shorter. The last one probably could be an hour shorter.

What is 'do right' to you ? Every single game company is trying to release a title that pleases their audience. It isn't like they put a game on shelves, board up the offices and rush off to a tropical paradise to live off the profit for the rest of their lives. (although I think a few of the kickstarter folks may have done that, particularly the Space Quest guys. ) That doesn't mean they can't fail spectacularly. But to assume they are intentionally trying to anger their customer base is unrealistic. It is a balancing act. Every company is attempting to maximize profits.

I don't think you really understand what fraud is.

So I guess when I buy season tickets, and my team puts most of the same players out there every year in the same arena with the same concessions, that is fraud? edit: As a San Jose Sharks fan, I might actually agree with you.

The Kirby game? If it was based on the fountain of youth, then I would imagine it was referenced. That is where Ponce de Leon searched for it.

Kind of weird and random, not really interesting or news.

Yeah, see this is what I'm talking about. This is irrational and hyperbolic. Don't get me wrong, I love my smaller studios. They tend to produce games with more personality, more charm, whereas the big studios with their giant teams lose that in their quest for the biggest explosions and highest resolution facial tics. I'm super happy that the industry is at a place where both the independent guys, the medium sized guys, and the big guys can co-exist. But every one of them is trying to do right by their customers (ok, some indie folks might not fit that ) and every one of them is trying to turn a profit.

It's supposed to be the Gulf of Mexico. I'm doing a little Age of Exploration project with RPG Maker 2k3.

I stormed out of a Ford service department today. It was pretty cool. I took my two cars to a new shop (actually my old shop) and I think I will be happier for now on.

Critic can refer to any reviewer, regardless of positive or negative feedback. For the negative nellies on the internet, the word dispraiser is probably a more fitting one.

You asked what the difference was in the two strategies and what their ultimate end-goal is for those strategies. I gave you an answer. You respond with sarcasm bordering on a strawman. I'm disappointed in you, Hurl. You're usually a better poster than that. My apologies. I suppose I am just tired of the constant 'EA is teh evil empire' talk we get on here regularly, while CDPR is a bastion of maturity and integrity *winks at mkranky* I just see them as video game companies trying to turn a profit.

I ended up buying like every RPGMaker thing through the humble bundle for about $16. It's overwhelming. Came with a ton of assets too.

So CDPR is a benevolent company. Wonderful.

I'm not praising or vilifying them. They are just a video game company. My post was in response to this: I'm simply saying that, when it makes good business sense, they have no problem releasing free content. As an aside, how is the DLC that CDPR is releasing any different than the multiplayer that EA is releasing? They are both free, they both require infrastructure to maintain. I believe you can still make purchases for the DA multiplayer though, which would seem to be a wiser business decision, but I am sure some will see as avarice.

I'd probably define a game like Deus Ex as mature, in that it tells a fairly adult story without relying on the standard action pieces of the rest of the genre. Although, really, in the end you are still relying on fighting and blowing stuff up to get through the story. Maturity is overrated anyways. Games can be about the fun, nothing wrong with that.

How the heck do you complain about Will Smith, a legitimate actor with tremendous range, when Jared Leto looks like a keebler elf with a drug problem?

It fleshed it out a bit, at least taking away the whole 'trapped on the planet' ending. It's still pretty open to interpretation.

It's best to just think of Gromnir as a lawyer. That explain a lot.

In Search for General Tso - This was a very entertaining documentary about the history of Chinese food in American culture. It has a wonderful payoff as they track down the original creator of the dish.

I have no idea how that relates to tipping. Legally we have to provide a safe place for a transgender student to use as a changing/restroom. It does not require a separate facility, but is more an issue of scheduling and access. We haven't had any cases at the middle school level, but at my wife's High School, they simply give the student access to one of the designated staff bathrooms as well as changing after everyone else has headed out.

This is the same company that released an extended ending for ME3 free of charge. Of course it isn't simply an act of goodwill, they are running a business, but it is in their best interest to keep the majority of their customer base happy. Weighing that against cost and profit is obviously important, they want to stay in business.

It's typically just a double of whatever the sales tax is, at least in my state. I've been out to dinner with math teachers, they calculate the crud out of that thing. Me, I just round up. edit: Crazy thing is they tax tips in the US for waiters. Not sure how it works, exactly.

15% is low, 18% is average, 20% is high. That is the standard rate pretty much across the US for waiters. I tip everybody. Masseuses, bellhops, maids, concierges, bartenders, waiters, taxi drivers, dry cleaners, etc. Granted I don't go out often, so I try to do so with class. If you don't want to tip, stay home and service yourself.