Everything posted by Hurlshort
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Movies you've seen recently
Kick Ass 2 - Well, they really lived up to the cliche of sequels sucking. It just lacked all the charm of the original.
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Sleep : How much you have ?
7. Because I need my sleep if I'm going to deal with 180 freaking middle schoolers.
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WTF is wrong with Obsidian?
Speaking for me personnally, I think I would prefer a limited inventory that would force me to filter what I loot at all times. No more hoarding of every single weapon or armor I find. You could just do that yourself. I don't bother picking up every xartrip spear and leather armor I find. I don't feel the need to force others to play my way.
- Petition: Remove time limit for forum post edits
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Journalism and bias in the gaming industry
Yeah, I had a few friends in college get media badges to E3. It wasn't exactly hard to get one. Still cost too much for my money.
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What are you playing now?
I skim the books, but I still read through a ton of the lore, particularly letters. I eat it up. I absolutely love the world Obsidian created, it is way better than Tamriel and the Dragon Age one. I'd probably say it in of par with Forgotten Realms for me.
- Job-Hunting Advice
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Journalism and bias in the gaming industry
My friend I'm sure everyone appreciates your insight but haven't you realized this thread isn't really about journalism ( well maybe it once use to be )...its the eternal battleground on these forums where we debate issues of SJ ...and we love it despite the heated exchanges I stick with the topic, feel free to do otherwise. Heh, welcome to the WOT section. We don't limit ourselves to bourgeoisie concepts like thread titles. Down with conventions!
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What you did today
My wife and daughter are in Disneyland for a cheer competition, so my son and I loaded up the RV and we are now surrounded by redwood trees. Thankfully we still have wi-fi.
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Journalism and bias in the gaming industry
The US census is actually pretty odd, there is a a box for Hispanic/Latino and there is a box for White Hispanic.
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Journalism and bias in the gaming industry
He's hispanic not white. Hispanic is not a race. Hispanic refers to a racial grouping that covers many different counties. Seems a little nitpicky to get on about it. Saying hispanics are not white is like saying that slavics are not white. If you're going to be that specific about it then you shouldn't use white but anglo saxon or germanic or aryan or whatever denomination they consider to be "white". I'm not going to profess to know how it works in Europe with all the different ethnic groups, but that isn't how it works in the US. Being Hispanic or Latino makes you part of a minority group, and you are not identified as part of the white majority. It is a general term that covers a bunch of Latin American countries. If you want be specific (and really, you are the one who got up in arms about it) then you would say Mexican American (or wherever his family is from.)
- Job-Hunting Advice
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Journalism and bias in the gaming industry
He's hispanic not white. Hispanic is not a race. Hispanic refers to a racial grouping that covers many different counties. Seems a little nitpicky to get on about it.
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Job-Hunting Advice
I would move out of California. I only stay here because they pay me better than anywhere else in the country. Also Sacramento is still reeling from the recession, and it isn't going to get better with the drought. You'll have a better time finding a job in a growing community. Do you still get $900 a month anywhere in the country? That will go farther outside CA.
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What are you playing now?
I really enjoyed the first half of Blackguards. I wonder if Blackguards 2 is much better? I hate to get the sequel when I didn't finish the original.
- My biggest complaint about Pillars of Eternity? I miss the Magic Missile.
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The Sausage Thread - a ShadySands joint
Hah, I always assume the gastrointestinal cost of those street vendors is too high, glad to hear you survived.
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What you did today
Are you yelling at kids to get off your lawn as well?
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What are you playing now?
I haven't played it either because I was so turned off by the Beta. I keep telling myself "Just one more patch and then Ill play" but I know the dark truth...Ill probably never click the play button once. The PoE Beta revealed absolutely nothing about what is really great in PoE, and that is the fantastic character development and story. You have to start from the beginning to get a real feel for the epic that you are thrust into, and all the companions are just generic until you actually recruit them and travel with them a bit. The demo never appealed to me either, but it is not a real reflection on the game.
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The Sausage Thread - a ShadySands joint
That's like comparing beer to wine. They are simply different.
- WTF is wrong with Obsidian?
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What are you playing now?
It might be a good idea for my next playthrough to not have everyone start off in ranged combat. Actually I could see just having two or three PC's making combat a bit more exciting, since you would really need to utilize all the skills available to get through tough fights.
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What are you playing now?
I've had some fun watching a Spider Queen and her brood burn in a wall of flame.
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WTF is wrong with Obsidian?
No clue whatsoever. Yeah you really enjoyed it. lol. Anyway you're alone in that. Or youre simply not a fan of crawlers. Either way you're really challenged when it comes to separating the objective from subjective. Just lol Heh. MMX had a very well done combat system. But not much else. Actually it was a disaster overall. It's only worth playing for its turn based combat. Well I'm glad you enjoyed Grimrock. As I said, I did as well, it was worth my money. Not quite sure why you are comparing a crawler to PoE, but enjoy your time on these forums until you eventually wander off. 15 hours is a very good amount of hours for me on a budget title. I have more games then time.
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Journalism and bias in the gaming industry
If there is any position in the world that has always been a part of the Patriarchy, it is the Bishop of Rome.