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Been playing it for a while now. Apparently no russian gun shoots straight; except for the bad's guys. Overall is like Fallout but Russian and uglier and without character progression; but the guns are nice. STALKER is ****ing awesome. Atmospheric like no other shooter I've played. Go hunt some bloodsuckers at dusk, or explore an old underground lab -- Fallout 3 is like Sesame Street in comparison. Vanilla gunplay is not very good unfortunately, which is unforgivable in a FPS. The stealth component is a bit off as well, but the game is extremely easy to mod, so these shortcomings aren't such a big deal. I recommend getting a few basic mods, even if it's your first game -- a ballistics mod and one that gives the guns their real names are good places to start, but there are also some texture mods that make the game easier on the eye. Or go all the way and get the excellent Oblivion Lost. (warning: your saves won't be compatible with that one!) edit: I just realized you were talking about Fallout in general, not FO3 specifically. The point stands, though.

Heh, AGW doesn't need to exist for it to be used as a political pretext. Remember those Iraqi WMDs? Yes, I'm wearing my tinfoil hat at the moment. Also, you have claimed to be a scientist. You should know that consensus isn't part of the scientific method. The fact that you don't know which way to decide probably has to do with you not being part of the multidisciplinary teams that work on this for a living. Too much PR and hearsay, too little actual science. Most scientists actually need this thing explained to them in detail, and even then, they would need to defer to other scientists' expertise in matters that are outside of their field (mathematicians don't need to be experts on the role the oceans play in this...). This reminds me of that one time I read how some guy who "held a degree in Biology", assured the audience how the people in some pictures had been killed with WP ordnance. Scientists are, ironically, the priests of our time.

Hmm. Well, I can't argue with that. I think it's implied, however, that the "PlayDate" is very much a living person?

Discriminating against fat people now, are we? Tsk, tsk. Shame on you. Anyway, they really need some sort of staff approval for profiles: http://join.gamecrush.com/index.php?option...0&Itemid=56 http://join.gamecrush.com/index.php?option...9&Itemid=56 http://join.gamecrush.com/index.php?option...0&Itemid=56 http://join.gamecrush.com/index.php?option...7&Itemid=56 Otherwise this will accomplish little other than being an even bigger lol mine than it already is...

To be fair, that's not safe for anywhere. No point in flagging it, really. More \o/

There is no such thing as a "closed system", much less when we are discussing monetary transactions. I mean, if the charge $8 for 6-10 minutes of CONVERSATION with a girl you'll NEVER get to ****, can you imagine the economic repercussions elsewhere? Can you!? edit: oh, camgirl websites. But at least they show you the goods, if nothing else.

To you it may be sad... after some number crunching, to me, it's quick and effective! At any rate, you can't pay for DLC with social skills and a nice smile! Take that, suckas!

I don't like where this is headed.

Can you explain this a bit more in detail? Can this bill really force people to get a private medical insurance? And, not being American myself, I have no idea of the extent to which the Supreme Court allows its rulings to be influenced by (partisan) politics and public opinion. If it's not mostly unaffected by that, what's the point of having such an organ to begin with, and by extension, a Constitution? Imagine if they put forward a bill that forces Americans to own a gun... Yeah, cool. You do realize that if the US start enacting huge cuts on their defense budget, it's not the US that will no longer benefit from their defense umbrella, right? Actually, having each rep be answerable to his electors directly is WAY more "democratic" than having MPs vote en masse one way or the other because they only have to worry about the party's official line. Read the votes as you will.

So, Israel's latest secret weapon is a "lard impregnated Muslim exploder", huh?

Didn't horse armour at least make horses tougher? Other than making them look retarded (ze goggles!), I doubt this will have any actual in-game effect. Maybe it makes enemies more likely to fire at your squadmates instead of you? I know I would...

I tried this in my last go, and after comparing I think he's the best choice. Anderson obviously can't fill a councilor's shoes, and seems to have trouble getting anything done -- the man's a stiffneck and inexperienced to boot. On top of everything, he doesn't seem to be particularly thrilled by his new job. Udina on the other hand is extremely conservative and cautious, but I remember hearing that he actually gets things done no matter the amount of people aliens he pisses in the process. And he's clearly a political animal... edit: me fail English? That's unpossible!

No, because this is an extension of an existing mechanism. Add a few terms and shazaam. And frankly nuts to your point about hypothetical newbies. I contend there are constantly new people here, and if there aren't then Obs may as well pack the whole thing in. We fail. The existing mechanism is in place overwhelmingly for smileys, and not to enforce a certain posting style. Further, it's optional, and in the cases it's not, it causes problems (auto-substitution of (r) for ®, for instance). I don't see the point of a gimmick that's bound to cause more headaches to both users and admin than it will actually help prevent.

Yeah, but defenestrating random mercs makes up for that, big time.

I don't mind the tattoo, but that face spells "wide-eyed innocence" to me, in ALLCAPS. Cute, though. One day, I'll get around to posting my femShep. That day, you will know fear.

If the internets didn't have Google, I'd agree. But you want to force-edit people's posts, to make the boards potentially more understandable to hypothetical newbies that may or may not have basic reading comprehension skills necessary to interpret context AND for whom asking what the **** does X mean is too much effort. So, sorry old boy, but I don't like it. There are better things to add to the boards, such as flash/YouTubes embed support in posts, a spellchecker, class-level dependent titles that work, PS3 gamertags, user blogs, etc. And if it ends up being added, it should be toggleable, to minimize possible inconvenience.

Why not? It's not like you are funding development. Just wait until people whose criteria you respect play the game, then make a decision. What's the worst that can happen, a game that you have no interest in? I really don't understand this cult title consecration thing. edit: oh, right. It's another Krezack post sponsored by Absolut.

The story progresses very little indeed. ME2 focuses on environments, organizations and characters. Most of the time and work in ME2 is spent either on recruiting people or fixing their personal problems. In contrast, in ME1 you recruited everyone in "act I", except for Liara, and spent most of the game saving the world. I can't say I have a problem with this setup, as some recruitment missions are really good -- or maybe it's just the music direction that makes everything so much better. But... just what do they need so many characters for?

It's made out of people.

I thought you ALREADY were a PhD. I feel cheated. ;C

Is this in relation to that .45 ACP construction appliance you posted in the other thread?

Source? http://www.pcguru.hu/pcguru/hirek/a-biowar...ss-effect-3-ban Yes, err... thanks. Also: J

Which is false, and I'm going by the links you provided: The problem lies with processed meats and saturated fats. So, go with lean meat. That's about as fair as reducing a vegetarian diet to soybean and lentils. The "optimal healthy amount" varies wildly, if we are talking about lean meat. I'm on a strength gain diet, and not being very fond of supplements, I need all the natural protein I can get -- >100g per day. So, my "optimal healthy amount" can be more than what you suggest, as long as I'm not eating red meat to the exclusion of other protein sources. I also consume white meat, fish, seeds and plenty of vegetables and fruit. And I'm both more fit and healthier than some health nazis I know. Oh, almost forgot. I'm also much less stressed about this... We're just talking man. Nobody is flinging poo (yet). Live and let live, as far as I'm concerned...

Source?

Dogmeat's crazy HPs was a bug with the scaling system, IIRC. So, the best thing about Broken Steel is actually... a bug.