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    LOL Token character: Hi, my name is X <CHARNAME>: Huh, that's an odd name Token character: I didn't like the old one it so I made it up <CHARNAME>: Um, why? Token character: Well, cuz I'm a tranny and also a really special snowflake That's pretty much how the conversation goes, "very organic" indeed. Do people you know tell you about their sexual orientation/identity literally after the first ****ing question you ask them? As it stands, the sole, defining trait of the character is that it's trans. And a priest vendor. It's not just us saying this now, btw. It's Beamdog too, given that they have all but admitted that the character was included solely for tokenism purposes and are committing to "expanding" her. You mean before or after the writer came out and said that if people didn't like her [politically charged] changes to established characters they could deal with it, and the CEO accused critics of being "small minded"?
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    I'd say "don't let the door hit your ass on your way out", but this isn't my first rodeo and I know we won't be so lucky. Yeah, you and me both pal. EDIT: you had to wait until the second post in this thread to yell for censorship? Tsk, tsk. Losing faculties?
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    Nonono, they are doing it "responsibly", you understand. They aren't Wikileaks. When was Bruce appointed as head of ICIJ and why didn't I get the memo? Ah, but who cares...
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    Yeah. Not cool. I'm guessing the original versions were still outselling the EEs after all these years, and we can't have that.
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    Yeah, I have to agree with that. You know you've failed when actual transsexuals show up to tell you that you done ****ed it up with lazy-ass writing whose only reason to be there seems to be using them as your personal soapbox. Most worrying of all seems to be Oster & co.'s take on criticisms, and how weak their grasp on the issue is -- they seem to be content to lump it all together as "misoginy/transphobia" and chalk it up to a GG conspiracy. Maybe it's a Bioware thing? The hubris, I mean... I've long settled for opinions which I know reflect my own biases, which works well enough when looking at games. Be sure to tell me if you ever find a truly unbiased opinion, though... My opinion, which I know you didn't ask for: the writing is weak. Railroading, flimsy motivations, badly set up scenarios. These issues all existed in the original BGs to a certain extent, so take it as you will. The identity politics posturing will bother you the more you read about it outside of the game. It is grating and immersion breaking, and the rewriting of old characters to give them "way better personality upgrades" is unforgivable, but it doesn't warrant giving the game a 0 on Metacritic. Area and encounter design seems to be good so far as is the atmosphere, and the visual and VO bells & whistles are all pretty good. I'm playing on Insane (bonus dmg disabled) and while I had no trouble at all in the initial dungeon, I've had my ass handed to me a few times after that (though I can't be sure of the extent to which SCS is responsible for this). I haven't found any gameplay balance problems due to OP items or spells yet, and the inclusion of such feels to me exactly like it did in vanilla ToB. I don't agree with calling this a mod, unless you also consider ToB a "mod". I'm not having problems with the difficulty resetting itself and haven't tried playing online, which seem to be the most severe issues affecting people. It isn't a flawed gem... it's just flawed. That being said, no reason why you can't have $20 worth of fun with it. That's more than I can say for a lot of the shovelware being pushed out these days.
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    That would require the ability to laugh at yourself -- something these people have shown a distinct lack of. Considering that the writer in question is a Sarkeesian fan, that could be taken (and therefore would be taken) as taking a potshot. Also: How To Shoot Yourself In The Foot (lol) Sigh. I've made a deliberate effort to avoid the GG drama, but it seems to be everywhere now. Me, I'm having fun so far, haven't found any glaring technical issues and the quality of the writing seems to be about on par with the original BG1. I suspect people often forget to take off their rose-tinted glasses before talking about it. Some stuff does seem forced -foreshadowing should be subtler- but nothing that has managed to seriously erode my suspension of disbelief. I'm not very far in yet, though.
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    Yep, content needs updating to mesh with "modern day gamers" and "sexism" has to be fought everywhere. Because **** internal logic, down with the patriarchy, privilege something something. They had a thread over at BD discussing this too. Barely made it to page 2 before it was shot down and offenders were dealt with. You know things are ugly when you're told to go to the KKKodex if you resent someone else's political agenda being shoved down your throat. And now I'm probably treading on thin ice myself because badmouthing other companies is a big no-no here at Obsidz'... So in other news, I'm playing through this. Installing some mods (SCS and tweaks) broke tons of strings and now items have random and nonsensical names and descriptions. Hasn't affected dialogues, so...
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    And because I always have to be that guy: https://www.gog.com/game/baldurs_gate_siege_of_dragonspear Hey, it's something at least...
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    Well, I could go on a rant about anti-consumer practices, convenience, control of my purchases and so on. Otherwise, I could refer you to Zoraptor's (and other's) well-reasoned and articulate posts on the matter. But odds are that this is all old news to you and nothing is going to help you understand (not necessarily agree, mind), and per your own admission, it wouldn't help anyway, so any such effort would be about as pointless as your own post...
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    Yeah, as others have said, Steam is a big no-no for me. I'd love to support Obsidz, but much like with Dragonspear, I'll only buy it on GOG. I've used Steam in the past and have other games I really like in there (Alien Isolation for instance), but I'm just not adding any more titles to the list.
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    Good post. Meanwhile in Yurop
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    No, more like the "nothing better to do but to whine over a single word" type. Not a lot. You guys seem to feel you have the word "rational" on lockdown so I just wondered how other world event play out in your heads. Yeah, it's not really my fault that you throw words around without knowing what they mean. I didn't quote myself to define "rational", I quoted a dictionary. What you said is *wrong* based on the universally accepted definition of the word. Take it up with the English language. Send me a memo when they change it so I can adjust my grand proclamations accordingly, okay?
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    The distinction you are making is false: there is no difference between "wrongdoers should pay" and "wrongdoers must pay" in this context because the framework that will make them pay is man-made. It is not fair for wrongdoers to hurt others without consequence, so we punish them. There is a conscious decision to act on that unfairness of life. Gfted1 simply considers that's as far as people should go trying to correct the unfairness of life, but no further. His reasoning: "life is unfair". It's plain that this is not a reason, but rather a statement of fact. Why bother having laws at all, if some wrongdoers are going to get away? Life is unfair regardless, you know. The fact that some wrongdoers will get away with murder is irrelevant. They are not getting away with it because we let them, they get away because man-made systems are not perfect. This imperfection is not a valid excuse not to try and make life as fair as possible for everyone with the means we have. Again, why expect wrongdoers, including yourself, to pay, if "life isn't fair"? Life is as fair as we make it. Why would you regret getting involved, anyway?
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    Oh, I get it now. You have me pictured as one of those frapuccino-sipping, lumberjack beard-toting Twitter "liberals", right? Your constant tilting at windmills makes sense considering that. For the record, I find both practices barbaric. What does that have to do with anything, again?
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    You keep using that word, I don't think it means what you think it means: >"life is not fair" >wrongdoers must pay because IT IS FAIR DOES NOT COMPUTE I would understand if you said you intend to get away with murder, because life isn't fair, and all that matters is what you can get away with. At least that would be internally consistent. But fairly punishing wrongdoers based on the premise that life is unavoidably unfair and therefore it constitutes no defense makes zero sense, sorry.
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    Er, no, rational is not in the eye of the beholder, like, at all. In fact, the scenario you are describing very much describes you acting irrationally -- out of rage and a desire for revenge, not based on any remotely logical reasoning. Logic would dictate that, if your children's welfare is your top priority (as it should be), depriving them of their father to fulfill your desire to off the guy out is the worst path to take, both for you and your children. Especially since you admit you'd gladly accept your due punishment! I'm having trouble understanding your position. You literally say "life isn't fair". And then you consistently claim that wrongdoers must be punished for their deeds, even in extreme cases like the one you described, and even when other solutions beside punishment may exist. Because... it's only fair that they pay. So which one is it? Life is not fair except when it is...? I'm all for an orderly society, but revenge isn't a requirement for order. And it also doesn't redress past offenses.
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    The only one pontificating here is you, "unforgivable" is an absolute term. I'm looking at the issue from an utilitarian pov. Fairness is irrelevant, but I get the feeling you haven't experienced exactly how unfair life can be, despite happily pontificating about how immutable this sad fact is. You're proud in your selfishness, we get it, idgaf personally. At least be consistent in your selfishness and admit that confining people and throwing away the key is wasteful of your precious tax dollars.
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    Uh-huh. I hope you don't use that magic 8-ball to help you guide your financial decisions. If only because you are probably playing with someone else's money.
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    I dunno, maybe? I couldn't honestly say NEVER. Perhaps in some future, circumstances would "force" me to commit robberies to feed/support me and mine? I can only hope that if that day ever comes that there are people that pat me on the back and tell me its not my fault. I'm a victim of circumstance and am not accountable. If that's your thing. I'd rather have someone like the victim try to understand and perhaps help me out of a criminal lifestyle, preferably without any falsely ingratiating back-patting. Accountability has nothing to do with it, and unlike physical goods, empathy isn't in limited supply. Yes, technically it may be possible to turn your life around without anyone's help. It's also technically possible to deadlift 1000 lbs - doesn't mean it's easy. If only because it's cheaper in the long run to have a criminal rehabilitated into a well-adjusted member of society than indefinitely imprisoned and/or bouncing around the judicial system, everyone who pays taxes should be for this stuff in principle. Again, it's one of those ridiculous strawmen in the shape of "but the left would have you think that..." without actually anyone on "the left" seriously suggesting that accountability doesn't exist, that the perpetrators are in fact the victims, and any number of other absurd, misattributed exaggerations. Is it right? Is it even possible? That's a much more interesting and, *GASP!* constructive discussion than yet another rehash of the same worn-out clichés.
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    Then I guess you are pointing and laughing at the victim, too: Good thing you're not a criminal and will never be, right?
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    Seriously, stop. At this point it's abundantly clear you aren't even remotely interested in facts, not even those from the sources you provide yourself: IBTimes: The Newsweek piece: The article also discusses harsher measures by Canada and Australia but that doesn't matter because they aren't Yurop. It also mentions the cluster**** that is the EU due to having a million different laws, security services and watchlists. Nothing new here. The only fact-based argument remotely resembling the picture you've been painting is with the "Aarhus approach", but that's a) in Denmark, not Netherlands and b) only for people who haven't committed crimes, as per the IBTimes link which you obviously didn't bother reading completely. Yeah, enforcing laws is usually a priority of governments. At least with the small fish and blue-collar criminals. Besides, the guy in Netherlands has been released, even though he has to report to the judge weekly and cannot leave the country. You blew this out of proportion to make it a sort of cultural priority across all of Europe, which is ridiculous. But hey, at least you've made me waste a good 30 minutes on your links (bonus points for including some behind a paywall) and writing the reply, and it's not the first time. That was the goal, wasn't it?
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    Are we talking about Finland or Netherlands now? Are you aware that different countries have different laws? You tell me how many native European IS fighters have returned to their respective countries and are living the high life off the teat of the gov't instead of facing prosecution, since it's you making that claim. Perhaps if you have concrete evidence that Finns have been indeed fighting with IS you should contact the Finnish police. Evidence, mate. Not "speculation". edit: "contintents", lol
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    Apples and oranges much? Fighting foreign wars unless you are integrated in a foreign country's military is hairy business. If you are a national of a country where it's illegal to get involved in a conflict your country isn't a party in, you are obviously going to face consequences. Not to mention that the PKK is a terrorist organization according to the EU. On the other hand, generally you cannot try foreigners for fighting in a civil war in their own country, though in some cases they may be charged with war crimes, being part of terrorist organizations, etc. Netherlands is a part of the US-led coalition to take out IS, but there has been no declaration of war, and therefore its status as a party in the Syrian civil war is unclear, though I'm guessing the government would say they aren't. Hypocrisy in foreign affairs, news at 11. BTW, who are these former IS fighters that are being "rehabilitated" instead of facing prosecution? Where was this discussed and by whom? Or is this also "speculation"? Seriously, you are playing so fast and loose it's not even funny.
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    You aren't alone. And I suspect their "metrics" on the matter are the real reason they are pushing another overhaul of crew skills (and crafting) less than four months after the whole system was revised.
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    AFAIK, bug reports aren't handled by CS, proper. If your ticket was reclassified as a bug report by a CS rep, it's basically CS saying "we can't (be arsed to) fix it, hope for a future patch that addresses the problem". Considering the huge bug backlog, and the conspicuous lack of comment on the matter in yesterday's stream, I wouldn't hold my breath. Sorry.
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