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I've been watching episodes of "The IT Crowd" Pretty funny, but the first episode of the second season had me hyperventilating with laughter. Very good stuff.

I only fight 1 in every 5 battles in the TW games

Bethesda is a very smart company when it comes to business operations. Interplay is pretty much the exact opposite.

I turn left.

MMO's take years to develop, so they should have been able to show some sort of progress by now. According to the lawsuit Interplay has been twiddling their thumbs for awhile, which isn't hard to believe at all.

I said the constant suing is sickening, which is hardly whining. They are both pretty standard business lawsuits, they aren't frivolous. The first one, the MMO, was a contractual situation and Interplay knew it was coming. The second one has Interplay attempting to make money off Bethesda's product by releasing a 'trilogy'. What, do you want them to just hug it out? Bethesda is running a business here.

Fighting can be turned off. It is alright, I've never been a fan of fighting to begin with. I wouldn't call it terrible, in fact I can see where some people might really enjoy the new system. It's a lot less about button mashing than back in the day.

I think the board play will also be a big adjustment, once I get that down, I think I'll have more luck setting up plays from behind the net. GM mode rocks.

I actually bought the Fallout Trilogy recently, and I had a completely different box cover from the ones shown. In fact, when I first saw it, I was shocked because I thought it was a bit early to put Fallout 3 in a combo pack. I had to look closely to see that it was Tactics as the third title. So yeah, it is misleading.

Not believable at all.

I think I prefer the Be a GM mode in NHL10. It's like the franchise mode, but really beefed up. They did a good job with it. You still get to play the games as well. It was tough making some of the trades, but I'm trying to match the real ones right now. Vancouver wouldn't take Erhoff though, they were too close to the cap, so I sent him to Nashville. The draft was pretty cool, you get phone calls with trade offers and everything.

NHL10 is fantastic on the PS3. I'm not saying it isn't on the 360, I'm just saying if you switch platforms, you won't be missing out. Not that it matters right now, my internet is terrible, so I couldn't play co-op regardless. I went through the draft process, managed to go 2nd, but I think I'm going to restart and choose a team, I don't want to play for the Canucks. Also, the GM mode looks intriguing. I'll have to pull off the Heatley trade though.

Nice work GD, you old dog you

I hope to be playing NHL 10 in a few hours.

7 Pounds - I cried like a little girl. It was good.

It should remind you of Predator.

I always played Red/green when I was into Magic in High School, but I think red/white fits me well enough.

If you can, try to play through book 1. It is do-able around level 15.

I thought about that, but Hades is a genuinely nice guy no matter which alt he is using. Sure, he's stubborn, but LoF is condescending and lacks any humility or introspection. Hades is nearly the opposite. I am concerned that we haven't seen him around lately though.

I thought this should have its own thread, and Deraldin rose an interesting argument: The big issue I see is that developers have to go through different steps for each platform, so it makes sense that consumers pay for different copies for different platforms. Unlike movies and music, where you make it, then you put it into the correct media format, which is a relatively cheap part of the process. If you release on the 360, PS3, and PC, you are actually developing three separate titles. Sure, there is overlap, particularly with the 360 and PC, but it still requires a lot of resources throughout the life of the project. As for RPGMasterBoo's piracy argument, no one has claimed that companies are tanking solely because of piracy. That isn't the point, the point is if you enjoy something then you should support it. Again, they are games, if you don't have the money, then you aren't going to die without it. We can argue about the bottom line impact of piracy all day, but it doesn't change the fact that you are taking something that a group of people poured years of their life into without their permission.

The internet isn't any more anonymous than the real world. You can make the personal choice to be a good person in both spheres. It has plenty of meaning to the individual, and it shines through to others. Maybe we should move this top WoT. Should we take a poll on whether piracy is ok or not?

Well, before you deal with healthcare insurance, you have to fix the legal system as a whole. Without gigantic lawsuits, insurance wouldn't be where it is today.

My sweaty muscular body is glistening in the sun and I throw a coy look at Lt. Bodgers. Dang, that's why you won the writing contest.

Yep, MMO's are really tough to download, particularly after the first year or so. They just keep on cramming stuff into it.

RPGMasterBoo, did you happen to notice this is a game developer's message board? You might not want to defending piracy here, it's like arguing for counterfeiting money while in line at the bank.