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I've been fighting that a bit with the impending release of Pillars of Eternity. I'm unhappy with everything else because I know it is just around the corner.

I waited until I was almost 21 before I had my first drink. I still drink pretty infrequently, it is rare to have anything during the week, but I've come to appreciate the way different alcohols can compliment food. There are some meals that simply shine when paired with the right drink. I'm also fascinated by the whole brewing process, and I love trying to pick out the different flavors and aromas that go into well crafted beers. It can also be plenty relaxing. Oh, and apparently drinking red wine is like exercising, so drink up.

If anything, DA3 made it pretty clear that Bioware was still in the drivers seat. They took all the criticisms of DA2 and made massive changes to try and fix the IP. You can argue that they simply went in another bad direction, but they definitely were given the rope to overhaul the game.

Na... they aren't going to regroup anything. EA is where good studios die. EA has been cannibalizing game studios for about 20 years. Bullfrog, Origin, Maxis, Westwood, and many others. Bought by EA, used, abused, eaten up, discarded. We'll see the same happen to Bioware in a few years. Maxis has been with EA for 15 years, and the Sims was developed under that partnership. I'd agree with you on the others, but the EA/Maxis relationship is a tough sell in teh EAvil Empire argument.

Pretty crazy that there were three Warriors in there, two former ones in Lin and Ellis, and then Curry.

Finished up my taxes, I owe a bit less than last year, but it still sucks. Also briefly entertained the idea of writing a beer based story, where different types of beer play certain roles and have characteristics. A BEERPG, or maybe a PnP type game. Of course that would mean Pub 'n Paper. My central characters will be Porter, IPA, Hefe, and Amber.

I wish politicians had a high burnout rate. They seem to stick around in their jobs forever.

One time I joined up with a guild in an MMO, and over a couple months I realized that the majority of the members were on disability and seemed incredibly unhealthy. Of course they were zooming by me on the content (even during my summer break!) so I ended up leaving, but it was hard to see people so utterly involved in a videogame that they neglect their health. Limits are important.

Awesome, I've been waiting for it to get stable. Looks like it is close.

I disagree with this, there have been a number of small team success stories in the last few years. You don't need Minecraft numbers (which are frankly insane) to make it.

Independent developers already have way more tools at their disposal than they ever did in the past to spread the word about their product. Do you really feel like there are a bunch of amazing independent titles out there that are not getting exposure? I'd even say the next great author or musician has it way tougher than the next great game developer.

Independent developers really shouldn't rely on game journalists for anything. Sure, it is nice when they get a mention in the popular press, but word of mouth is way more important for someone without an advertising budget.

To be fair, that building is just awesome, and if I saw it I would be compelled to buy Ice Cream no matter what the weather was like.

A little late to the party. How does that guy keep getting his projects up? Doesn't KIckstarter look at them and notice they are ridiculous? He tried to raise 5 million for a farm.

This is confusing. If I'm quoting someone from outside or posting a screencap, will blurring out profanity or substituting for say <bleep> be considered "a workaraound"? No, because you are editing out the vulgarities, instead of putting them in a picture or substituting a word for a number. That being said, posting a profanity laced tirade with a bunch of bleeps in it is totally unnecessary. It's really not confusing, have a mature discussion and don't post garbage. Not that I speak for the moderators.

Sometimes I'm looking for a bit of socialization, sometimes I'm not. The reason I tend to like MMO's is because they allow both in the same world, and every once in awhile I will find myself in a very natural group, where I'm out fighting bad guys, and I run across another person doing the same, so we team up for a short while. I've developed a few friendships this way, in fact I've had better luck with that than seeking out any type of guild or community for a game. But as Oerwinde said, now that I have kids, most nights I would prefer a single player game where I can just escape and relax, without any pressure from other people.

Robocop - The new one. It was not that good. Everything looked cool, but it was just meh.

What's your beef with the strip? The locals usually stay away from it, it's really for tourists.

I'm curious about that. I know you need a permit or something to panhandle in California, like you actually get a time schedule and everything. I'd bet it runs the same way in Vegas, since I've seen different people in the same spots a few times. I actually avoid walking the strip when it is busy, I'd rather take a taxi two doors down than fight the crowds. edit: I should probably clarify. I enjoy my wife in heels. I enjoy my wife being happy in Vegas. Walking the strip in heels is a great way to make the wife unhappy.

Good job Cant! I've lost about 20 pounds in the last couple years, it has been nice. I was feeling really wiped out energy wise, and then I started running most days, and now I feel way better. I even ran every morning in Vegas on my last vacation, it was fun jogging along the strip early in the morning with nobody but other joggers and homeless people.

It was great to see him return to the role in the new movies. He seemed ageless.

Or it could just be a game in February. I do think the dubs will take a few losses going forward in order to rest their key players. Curry really doesn't need to play every game if he is having any ankle issues. He spent his first couple years struggling with health, I don't want to see that repeated.

Pizza in general is fairly lacking in the Bay Area.

Didn't millions of people petition for net neutrality, while a bunch of big corporations spent millions trying to strike it down? I get being concerned about big government, but I'm plenty concerned about the practices of Comcast as well.

People are cray cray.