Diogo Ribeiro

The date didn't start out too well. They went to the club and did some dancing, but C.J. wasn't up to snuff; his morning spent on pimping and drinking didn't left him in tip top shape. But it was when they disagreed on how the night should end that he threatened Denise to do what he wanted, otherwise she'd taste his shaft. Unfortunately for her, he meant the metal shaft of his pistol.

Using a Shotgun against police helicopters. Crouch, aim, fire two shots then roll to the side. Rinse and repeat. Boom.

I have no qualms with the moderators themselves. However I have seen a fair amount of users having a particular attitude, and posting habits to go along with it, that went against forum guidelines (admitedly, some more blatantly than others) more than once and went by unchecked. Why this happens I have no idea, and I'm left wondering what exactly the definitions of "trolling" and "badmouthing other companies" are in the context of Obsidian's forums. A shame that since I think you're a fine (and I'm not talking about yout tight buns) user and would be a welcome addition to the intelligent debates that often spring up from the chaos there. To each his own.

Of course; that particular part of the post was about our opinions. Trolling may be restricted here but I've yet to see it being moderated to any meaningful degree. And by meaningful I don't speak of a "Memento Mori" tagged to a post preceding the lock of a thread, either. You were talking of how some perceived issues (profanity) with posts made on the Codex, coupled with their lack of profanity filtering, led discussions into being schoolyard brawls. Likewise I indicated what I felt happened here using your formula.

There's also a difference between saying something surrounded in subtle trolling and saying the same thing surrounded in profanity, and if you're following the origin of our exchange you should note that my point is that the attitude behind Shadowstrider's quote is the same kind of attitude that gets expressed here; criticizing the Codex or any other place for doing something which is a common occurence here only because it may be peppered with profanity doesn't make it better. I want to think you're more perceptive than that.

Examples of this, perhaps? On the contrary, I find the amount of time, press and effort surrounding the site is a perfect example of why 'free for all' forums work just fine in their own environment and with their own rules. Would they work if they were moderated forums which enforce given sets of rules and behaviours like the Obsidian boards? Probably not, but quite probably neither would the Obsidian boards if the same rules and environment that exist in the Codex were promoted here. But none of that is particularly indicative of any failings of the forums themselves, but rather of trying to submit them to different hierarchy and rules. You're describing attitudes which are prevalent all over the net on a myriad of communicational channels, and are not exclusive to the Codex. You're free to associate the use of profanity with a lack of language or conversational skills but I see no reason as to why one must lead to the other.

But then it would just be you and Llyranor relentlessly exchanging avatars... Where would your glory be if no one saw you two do that?

Funny, neither am I. Still funny, I didn't said it was boring. Is this the right time to remind you that the context of my post in regards to NumbersMan was dealing with the deficiencies found in certain types of discussions rather than where the discussions themselves take place?

So are you.

Discussions are often fun because among other things they promote challenging established opinions and thoughts; not because someone throws f-bombs around or because someone is using their softcore version of insults that elude moderating guidelines. I'd argue it's more fun to convey someone's ideas trough posts which find themselves dumped into a myriad of any of the afforementioned things without resorting to them, but like many other things it's subjective. Childish bickering + mellow moderating guidelines = Kindergarten snoozefests.

But being told by someone that your points of view could also be considered as stupid or completely lacking in taste in a subtler way is? You're focusing on their use of profanity while missing the point of the post.

"I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Which is only a more direct way of saying something that's often expressed here as well. Only difference is that here people try to mellow it somewhat so they won't get moderated.

San Andreas for PC. It's being a great ride but I'm coming up with some technical issues like sound just being rubbed out, character dialogues just skipping and some or other framerate issues.

I'm interested in Call of... Er, Lovecratf's Green Thingie (can never spell it right), even though I have read very little of the original works. However I'm more interested in the game because of the way the interface was desgined; apparently it's less intrusive than other shooters and allow for a better seamless experience between player and gameworld. Shooting horrifying creatures is just a bonus.

That would be fun but no; the game just lists all the possible ranks and highlights in yellow the one you achieved.

Sounds good. For some reason, though, I looked at a couple of screenshots and the hint of intense strategy involved made me freeze.

After considerable sleep deprivation and furious playing, I have managed to reach the end of Pirates! Yaaar! Or at least one of the endings...

I recommend extinction. Oh great strategists educate a strategy neophyte on how good Hearts of Iron is. It's one of those cases where I'm somewhat tented to try the game even though I am not a great strategy fan or gamer.

So not all would be bad?

yup.

Ha. I investigated some port towns to see how much soldiers they had, and then recruited several seaman. Land battles and pirate attacks ensued, followed by turning four port towns into English colonies.

Still hooked on Pirates!, but just gotten Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Social life levels plummeting. Fast.

Not entirely sure about Tigranes' idea, but I think he's suggesting the use of Spore's procedural content to handle combat, or other types of interactions, in a roleplayng game.

While most of the games I like can be found in some genres it is difficult to choose one or other genre itself as a favorite. I could say my favorite genre is the computer roleplaying game, but then I find elements of roleplaying applied to other games like Deus Ex or Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and I like those hybrids, sometimes even more than standard CRPGs. On the other hand, I wasn't much of a fan of strategy games but then I enjoyed Starcraft and the recent version of Sid Meier's Pirates! - the later with some roleplaying elements as well.

I'm confident we'll make a good job; or at best, a job we will enjoy doing