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This is a civil rights movement. Ask yourselves whether you want to be the open minded fellow who believes no one deserves discrimination and prejudiced stereotypes, or if you want to be on the other side of the fence. I've spent a lot of time studying civil rights movements. Years of my life, actually. It's a subject that gets my blood up, because I can't imagine why anyone would stand against the ideas of equality. People point to religion, to human nature, and to the survival of civilization in order to justify their discrimination. But there is nothing civilized about contempt, intolerance, and standing in judgement of others.

But homosexuality cannot be purely genetical either since natural selection would have killed it eventually. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If it's a dormant trait that appears in 10-15% of people, then it would not be difficult for it to survive. Also, being gay does not mean you can't reproduce. But seriously, if you don't think genetics have a bit to do with it, why do you think people choose this lifestyle? It's not a few oddballs choosing to be different, it's a big chunk of the population. 10% isn't a tiny number. Why would 10% of the people in this world choose to be discriminated against and treated like second class citizens?

Make up your mind, is it a choise or what? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Genetically, it's a dormant trait that can be triggered. That much is scientifically shown, but what triggers the trait is a bit more unclear. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to that. The Catholic church has accepted this scientific fact, although it doesn't accept the lifestyle of course. There is a ton of literature out there on the subject. Here's a site that seems fairly impartial to me: http://www.societyandgenetics.ucla.edu/mothernature.htm The choice isn't about being gay or not, the choice is whether you accept being gay. Many gay people who have tried to live straight lives will tell you that they felt they were lying to themselves. The choice is whether they want to be happy, or they want to conform to "normal" sociatal standards. Again, I think it takes quite a bit of courage to choose to be themselves.

McLaren just demolished that guy. Hip checks are not easy to do, but that was just an unbelievable hit. I'm not a big fan of hitting, I get hit too much in my own leagues, but that one gets my utmost respect.

That was my first reaction...but after reading the review, I see the point that GLAAD is making. I don't have any interest in seeing the movie. It looks like a lame romance movie, and I avoid those types of movie as often as possible. But there is a double standard here. The one character is being labeled a sexual predator by Gene Shalit. Every other review I've seen paints this as a tragic romance. But to say that Jake Gyhhenal (or whatever the spelling) is a sexual predator because he pursues Heath Ledger is a total double standard. When a male pursues a female on screen, it's called romance, if it's male on male, it suddenly becomes a criminal issue. A couple guys here seem pretty freaked out about a gay man hitting on them. Let me ask you this, if a woman you find unattractive hits on you, do you feel the need to bash her skull in? Seriously, no one is forcing you to sleep with them, so relax. I'm completely comfortable with my sexuality, so I don't see what there is to get worked up about. Also, if you think people choose to be gay, you really need to think about what a difficult life it is. Statistics show that 10% of the population is gay, so I really doubt there are just a ton of people who enjoy being discriminated against. It's a tough life to lead, and anyone who chooses it has my admiration and support.

Yeah, that news post was from September of 2002. Maybe if we do an online petition we can get Firaxis to aknowledge there plans. Honestly though, if Pirates did well financially, they probably will go forward with a new Xcom. It seems like Pirates did good, but it's hard to tell in this day and age.

It's true that he wouldn't be branded a sexual predator if Heath Ledger's character was a woman. I'm glad they are taking him to task on this. Homophobia is a serious problem in this country.

Monkey Island 4 (The Secret of Monkey Island?) was 3-D. It's about 4 years old now. It was a decent game, very good graphics and all, but it got bogged down. It was like they drew the gags out to give you a full 30-40 hours of gameplay. The original Monkey Island was perfect, and it was only about 6 hours long. When you try to drag the same jokes out for 30 hours, they don't do well.

I'm a part of ALFA, which is a rather massive recreation project for Faerun. They have about 12 live servers now, with a few hundred active players. You can actually travel from server to server, as if you are travelling across the realm. It's a heavy RP group though, and they ban people pretty fast if they mess around in game. They are already working hard to be set for NWN2. You can check it out at www.alandfaraway.org

This is what you need to do...wait until it's your birthday in August, then ask for gift cards to EB games or Gamestop. Take those, and your old Xbox in, and trade it for a new Xbox360. There ya go...at least that's my plan. Consoles aren't as good as PC's, but they have uses. My Xbox is also my movie player.

The BF2 server is a lot of fun, although a lot of people have trouble running the game, and a few just aren't interested. I think most people here probably own NWN. We could set up something right now if we wanted to. The forum is excellent because you can log in anytime of the day and comment about different stuff. A PW can be tough because it's hard to communicate with someone if they aren't at their computer exactly when you are.

I don't know how you can really compare these two. They are completely different in every aspect. Do you want a shooter or an RPG? I enjoyed Fable...it was a fun little story. People have way to many expectations.

If we are just talking funny video games, nothing can beat the original Monkey Island and Sam n' Max. There has been a real lack of straight comedy games. I hope we see a decent revival wth that Bones game and the new San n' Max, but the most recent Monkey Island make me feel that the genre is dead. As for RPG's, Minsc and Boo are probably the best comedic pair out there, although I never played Anachronox. I thought KotOR had some great comedic moments as well. The funniest part of Fallout were the special perks you could choose.

Ah, 36, my bad...I don't know where I got 43.

If you honestly want to find the worst CRPG of recent years, you need to find a game that no one liked...even a little bit. Morrowind has a huge fanbase, whether you like it or not. So does Dungeon Siege, NWN, Diablo, Gothic... The only games on the list that really fit this concept are: Ultima 9 - It actually destroyed the entire Ultima fanbase. PoR2 - Destroyed its fanbase. Dungeon Lords - Destroyed a famous author's credibility...and had no fan base. Lionheart - Destroyed SPECIAL and pissed on the Fallout legacy.

What about that game called Lionheart? That got really bad reviews, was buggy, unplayable from a gameplay perspective...and it actually had some decent potential. I don't think an action RPG that gives you mindless action deserves to be called the worst CRPG. It says right on the box what you are getting, so don't be shocked. BGDA, Gothic, Diablo 2, Sacred...all pretty honest about what you're getting.

He's still putting points on the board, so I think someone will pick him up. It is pretty sad, but his salary is just too high. Mogilny is 43, sheesh, and he's still scoring. I wouldn't mind if the Sharks grabbed him, but we really need defense, not another scorer.

I actually just printed this out and I'm now using it in the classroom in place of our boring textbooks. The children are learning, and that's a magical experience.

Didn't I just explain this? Of course KotOR I was more balanced, they had years to develop the game. KotOR II was done very quickly. Considering the time constraints, we are lucky we got the game we did. It was a solid story with fun characters. It wasn't as balanced because that was clearly not a priority over story and characterization.

Let's have some realistic expectations though...game developers need to prioritize this stuff or they'd never finish any games. The priority in KotOR I and II was to tell a good story with interesting characters, and I think they knocked that out of the park. They also put a ton of attention into the force powers and having a variety. They also have a huge amount of different items to manipulate. Balancing combat is a difficult task. They did their best, but it wasn't as important as telling a good story. Personally, I'm glad they made the choice they did. Also, Obsidian managed to make KotOR II under a very short timeframe. I think they pulled off a very solid title considering that.

I agree with that wholeheartedly. I bet there are plenty of ways to make the game more difficult. Don't upgrade weapons, play a pacifist, or just don't level up. Hammer and Sickle is super hard. I'm a wuss and save at almost every turn, and it still is amazingly hard. It's not impossible, it just requires a ton of strategy to be succesful. I recommend it if you're looking for a challenge. I'm playing on medium difficulty, but hard is like ironman, so I'm sure that's crazy hard.

Wasn't there already a game that came out based on Vampire: The Requiem? I could be wrong, but I know there was a previous Vampire game before Bloodlines. I think it sold pretty well. It had a Dungeon Master utility that unfortunately didn't work at all. Anyways, I'd love Obsidian to do a sequel to Bloodlines, but it probably depends on how well the original did. It was a solid title, so if it didn't meet the sales expectations, then I doubt we'll see a sequel.

Why bother covering up your tracks? CoF is of age, it's his personal computer...he shouldn't need to waste his time hiding it. Sometimes my wife notices my porn searches, but she can't say much until she puts out more.

I just go there to see the portraits I have access to. I think I post once a year. There are actually some pretty decent fellows in the technical help section, but the rest of the forums seem pretty overpopulated and unimportant. Not that we discuss important topics...it's just less crowded here. Crashgirl has an awesome avatar. It's definitely JA2.

Thia game is pretty hard, but the storyline moves in a very interesting fashion. I think I'm doing quite a few things wrong. I have one soldier who can sneak around an entire map knifing any troublesome troops, but I don't think that's the moral high ground. I just finishisd a pretty gory mission. Someone spotted my sneaky gal. She got a couple kills, but when she turned to run, she took a burst in the back and went unconscious. Fidel was nearby with his light machine gun. I thought he'd be toast, as there were quite a few people in between him and my downed soldier, but he managed to burst his way forward and pick her up. Just then, re-inforcements popped in. I had my other two guys in good position, and they took out most of a squad with grenades. They were hiding in a two story building, and quite a few enemy soldiers took position below them, but I trapped the doors and they weren't coming up. Fidel ran up and threw some dynamite in the window. This took out half the squad, but it also opened up the flooring and allowed my two guys above to rain fire down. Only problem is I got ambushed on the next screen...we'll see if I can survive that.