Everything posted by Hurlshort
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Guild Wars 2
It will be a good deal easier to craft when that market is running consistently. SadExchange you might want to try to mix it up a bit in between story quests. A little bit of WvW, a little bit of exploring other race's area's, and you can keep it very fresh. I gained a couple levels just exploring all the starter towns and Lion's Arch.
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Guild Wars 2
The levels have been flying by. I was questioning their level 80 cap, seemed pretty high for launch, and the original GW only went to level 20 so I thought it might not work for them. It was also a bit slow at the early levels, at least it felt that way because most games really fly through the first 10 levels. GW2 instead evenly paces all the levels, so going from 21 to 22 took about the same time as going from level 2 to 3. This really keeps the experience smooth, I don't feel any grinding at all.
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Xcom
I wouldn't really call the AI brilliant in the original. I remember quite a few suicidal sectoids. I'm also not sure how the console development makes the AI dumber. I have many concerns about whether they will utilize the PC fully, but AI is not one of them.
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Xcom
Watching a video of a turn based game sounds terrible to begin with. It needs a demo to really give the feel of it. I'm just going to buy it though, I trust the developer.
- What are you playing now?
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SW: The Old Republic Part 4
Single player content not being a priority anymore. I would of said that PvP and group PvE would be the focus more than class content now that it's F2P. But my knowledge of MMO's is pretty poor. Pretty much every MMO has to continue developing PvE content and expanding the story, regardless of f2p. It actually provides income for them, because they sell it as an expansion. They put out a few new areas, raise the level cap, etc. Now I'm interested in how the individual stories will be continued. My guess is those won't get much attention, instead focusing on one large story for each faction. But that remains to be seen.
- SW: The Old Republic Part 4
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The Secret World (MMORPG by Ragnar T
It's a shame because it is a really interesting game with a great setting. But the content is limited, I felt after a month of play that I'd done a large part of what was offered, and so I didn't keep my sub. Hopefully they can keep the doors open and add some content down the road, I can see myself returning to it eventually.
- What are you playing now? Part 3'ish
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What you did today
Definitely a crazy move by the Dodgers. Hopefully the Giants just keep winning series, they still have the better rotation. The Dodgers just took on over 200 million in contracts.
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Guild Wars 2
It is much better than Guild Wars.
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Guild Wars 2
Bit of a rough patch for launch, I haven't been able to log in this morning and it seems like a widespread issue.
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Guild Wars 2
I'll be on Crystal Desert. I believe you can meet up with folks regardless of servers, at least eventually. You just have to friend them or something. The exception is WvW play. https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/a-world-of-choice-the-regions-of-guild-wars-2/
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The Dumb States of America
That is a pretty easy number to reach, just sitting in my classroom has exposed me to a few thousand people in different financial situations.
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The Dumb States of America
We have a lot of experts on the US here, but I wonder how many of you have really travelled across America and met these people below the poverty line? I have.
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The Dumb States of America
Wow, you actually believe this, don't you? Ignorance really IS bliss! If I told you that 10% of the population in the US are not even food secure, would you believe me? 10% isn't 40% though, that is what I'm getting at. I totally accept that 10% are struggling to put food on the table, and that is unacceptable. But that article was misleading.
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RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS!
I imagine many people prefer playing it on Steam and not worrying about whether they can get the older disced version to run on their current rig.
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The Dumb States of America
That article doesn't really establish what that 0.3% wealth that the bottom 40% share looks like. These aren't people living on the streets, they are people with food, clothing, shelter, cell phones, cars, TV's, and a bunch of other nice things. So excuse me for not weeping for the inequality of wealth in the US. This is coming from a guy who lost his shirt when the housing bubble burst, by the way.
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What you did today
Make sure you tag him so he doesn't get away again.
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What you did today
Angel Pagan has been a blast to watch lately, he's like a man possessed on the basepaths.
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What you did today
Thanks for all the birthday wishes guys. It was a good day, the students were great, and for dinner I had this Papa Asada thing. Basically a grilled potato with steak, cheese, corn, and anything else unhealthy you can think of. It was delicious, but I probably need to wait a year before I eat another.
- What are you playing now? Part 3'ish
- What are you playing now? Part 3'ish
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What you did today
Today is my 34th birthday. It's going pretty well, having a good time at work and everything. It's a bit odd this year though. My family is not talking to me. A few weeks ago, my mom, dad, and two sisters told me that they have a problem with my wife. Basically they feel she is rude and does not help out at all at family events, and is ungrateful. They said that she needs to change or they don't want her at family functions anymore. I was devastated. Their complaints are all very petty things, like she doesn't help clear the table after dinner. I tried to convince them that maybe they just need to ask her for help, and let her know when she says something offensive, but they are unwilling to do that. I suggested family therapy, and they all scoffed and said my wife is the one with the issues. It's pretty messed up. My wife is great, by the way. She amazes me every day with the stuff she does at work and at home. I'm pretty sure there is nothing she could do that would make my mother happy. I told my family that and they said they wanted to take a break. So yeah, I'm probably not going to get calls for my birthday from them. I did receive a card with a check from my parents, but I disposed of the check and the card just says 'love Mom and Dad.' I kind of feel any further communication needs to have a mediator, a third party to help give perspective. It's weird, we do have two kids and I just can't imagine that my parents are willing to cut off heir relationship with them because of this. It makes no sense to me. It's been eating me up for a couple weeks, but at least I'm back at work and I can focus on that.
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What you did today
Disney World has a bunch of different areas that are not within the park itself, which I'm guessing your resort is part of. Usually you take a shuttle or something into the park. There are also water parks that are separate as well. You are closer to Epcott actually. This is a gigantic area, by the way, the size of a large city.