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The history of postal service gives us a rich narrative on the efficiency and organization of budding empires. From the Quipu's of the Inca's to the Pony Express, delivering messages is nothing to make light of.

Ubisoft have never disappointed me, then again I don't buy their games on release. Well I'm keeping them on the list because I hate that I need Uplay even when I buy a game on Steam.

Rationale discourse on current events and putting them in the context of comparable historical scenarios, of course.

Uh huh, well it sure got you sore enough, the sulky last line is a touch. As I wrote, the games weren't dead in that you could not play them or find them if you were really that inclined. Not that it being dead in that way is all that bad anyway, mind you. And yes, it was trendy to hate on them, which is why doing it isn't a hipster thing to do...which is what I posted a while ago. So why did you get sore about me getting sore about people that get sore about Bethesda, again?

I wasn't really all that much in agreement in the first part, with all the Daggerfall stuff, but once he brought up Roberta Williams I perked up. There was an attempt to kickstart a documentary on Sierra On-Line a couple years ago. It failed, and I was very disappointed. We need more books and documentaries on the history of gaming. It is rich and fascinating stuff, but I can count the amount of decent books on one hand. It's a crime that the history of Sierra On-Line is not well documented. As for actually playing the classics, I'm not sure if that is needed. It is enough for me that so many games are clearly inspired by the classics.

I never said Fallout 3 was an excellent game, don't put words in my mouth Bruce.

Yes, well good for Obsidian and their bank account and all but this whole "they saved FO!" argument for gratitude to Bethesda is old and seems to be based on this being necessary for the good of the gaming community or something grander than that. As people have said, the games weren't 'dead' in the some way some abandonware titles are or something like that In what way were they alive? Interplay owned the rights, they aren't exactly developing real games anymore. The franchise was going nowhere. I'm not actually a huge fan of Bethesda. I don't finish most of their games and I don't think they can write their way out of a wet paper bag. They are just another game company with good and bad qualities. I only spoke up here because people were bashing them for bizarre stuff, like ESO and Fallout 3. It is so trendy to hate on all these companies and it it super repetitive. You are kidding yourself if you don't think that is the case. But hey, enjoy having every thread turn into a rant against the big bad publishers and wistful memories of the glory days.

It would be fine if we didn't have New Vegas? I disagree, since it was a great game. But it was also Obsidian's best selling title, which has helped them stay a financially fit company, which put them in a good position to launch a successful kickstarter. This stuff doesn't happen in a vacuum.

Yes, Fallout was alive and well in the capable hands of Interplay before Bethesda forced them to give it up. Fallout Online was clearly going to be a smash hit. We do not get a New Vegas without Bethesda. So which would you rather have, Interplay's Fallout Online or Obsidian's New Vegas?

In this case, I think you're being the 'hipster' when it comes to hating on Bethesda for being a AAA garbage peddler or whatever. Isn't all that uncommon or against the grain. Also, what's hilarious about that LoL post ? Mildly amusing, half expected it to wander off into deep Troll territory though. The PA comic is about as dull as I've come to expect from them though (oh look Tycho's using a thesaurus!!) Ok Mr. Apathy, I guess I'm the hipster. I'm sorry you couldn't find any humor in the LoL parenting advice letter. That's actually tragic. Get better soon.

I don't know how you can see those pages of the Collector's Book and not want it ASAP. I want it as early as possible, and definitely before I play the game.

So I guess this open letter was posted to the League of Legends forum, and it is the most hilarious thing I have ever read: Penny Arcade already did a comic that summed up my reaction to it. Oh boy. The comments are just as rich. Edit: Make sure you read some of the comments that are hidden because they have been downvoted. They are the sane people. http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/bEhf1EPt-open-letter-to-parents-of-league-of-legends-players

Wait, so is Bethesda now a bad guy? I didn't realize they are on the EA/Bioware/Ubisoft list, I'll have to pencil them in. It's tough keeping track of this hipster hate stuff.

You could say the same thing about people who say they earned a purple heart but didn't. Or people who claim on their resumes to have worked for IBM, but didn't. No, the IBM one would improve your credentials. What I am saying is it does not improve his credibility to be on the helicopter that was hit, at least not enough to warrant the risk of lying.

It doesn't even make sense that Williams would intentionally lie about being on the helicopter. The actual narrative is compelling enough without him embellishing on it. It is much more likely that he has a bad recollection. If he was actually attempting deceit, it would be a pretty poor attempt, as the story was quite easily revealed as inaccurate. As for holding people to higher standards, as has been stated, our 24 hour constant update newscycle has pretty much killed high standards. There are places to go for better research and analysis, but they don't get the ratings.

Thank you very mutch ill give it a shot why not might get ride of the couple of have. Psst, he was talking about his poop. How dare you sir!

There is a difference between being ignorant and being deceitful. I expect my news reporting to have a fair amount of ignorance, as we all should.

I thunk the Brian Williams suspension is ridiculous. The guy was in a helicopter flying around in a war zone 12 years ago. It's not like he was back in the States sitting in a studio. Try to remember specifics about what you were doing 12 years ago, it isn't easy. He interviewed a helicopter crew an hour after they crashed while they were still on the ground repairing the thing. He didn't need to make up anything for that to sound impressive, it already is. It is clear that he struggled to recall the full story and he apologized for it immediately. I don't get why this is a big story, and I certainly don't think a suspension is appropriate. So seriously, try to clearly recall the events in your life from 12 years ago.

Yikes. You look like you are running a pharmacy.

I'm actually not even a big fan of ESO as an MMO. I think it is a very good game that excels when it is being like the Elder Scrolls games, but struggles when it is being an MMO.

Yes. It's way better by every quantifiable measure. More people, more crafting, more land, more quests, more items, more monsters, more...you get the point.

I'm enjoying it. You really need to take your time and read through everything to get a feel for it. It's definitely a different sort of game, reminds me a bit of Space Rangers.

I think you might be missing out on something if you really like the Elder Scrolls games and don't give ESO a chance though. It can be played solo, but the world is much more alive with other people running around in it. That was always a bit of a rub for me with the Elder Scrolls games, the people in the world never seemed very dynamic. Other than that, it really does stick to the ES formula. You can even go around pickpocketing and killing NPC's now.

Why? It's better than Skyrim.

I'm actually expecting them to try and drum up attention for their launch of ESO on the consoles.