Gorth

Almost finished an old game of ME2 (just a few loyalty missions before the IFF thing), so I can take that particular (renegade) Shepard along for a ride in ME3 with the latest DLC's (including the new 'Citadel'). Other than that, some Warlock - Master of the Arcane and Europa Universalis (cheating a bit this time, manipulating the save games to change the dynasty, now King Gorth II of Denmark).

I noticed that you failed to address the actual issue. If we assume that a margin for error has been left to account for the variables that you mention, do you or do you not believe that games cause ADHD? What was the actual issue? Whether games cause ADHD or not. We need a sarcasm tag I wonder if people will realise some day that video games does not "cause" anything other than bad health and a lack of social skills. Possibly, it exposes latent traits, but I seriously doubt it's the root cause. Dumb people will act dumb when playing, people with violent dispositions will still act violently etc. Now, if we were to talk about the genocide and mass starvation of brain cells stemming from social media on the other hand?

For those who like grand strategy, I can also recommend "War in Russia" (also available from Matrix Games download page for free somewhere). It's been a favourite Gary Grigsby game of mine since dawn of time, running on my dos emulator on the Amiga. It was called "Second Front" then, but is essentially the same game. Now off to study that other thread with already funded games, still available for pre-order. I might just catch up on Shadowrun yet. Elaborate! Sell this game to me Commissar Gorth! A picture is worth a lot of words... Product Page Also see the free War in the Pacific under product suggestions for some of the biggest, baddest Pacific theater on a stratregic level to satisfy all your medal collecting itches... as for WIR (War in Russia), it's a strategic level war game covering the period from September 1941 to August 1945, covering central Europe to the Urals. Western Front and Africa (later Italy) is only handled on an abstract level. You need to pump resources into them to prevent them from collapsing. Weekly turns. You control HQ's and units on a corps/army level for logistic and operational purposes. You assign (and reassign) units on a divisional level to various corps's and armies.. You can play either German or Russion (or both). You control production and reinforcement (including who gets the new fancy Panzers and when), as well as airforces, air operations and assign commanders. Supply lines and levels are critical and entire sectors are won or lost depending on whether you can do the "cauldron" thing on your opponent. Actually, there is a lot more to it, but if you can get it to run on something like dos box (doesn't run natively on 64 bit I've discovered), it's a treat.

I noticed that you failed to address the actual issue. If we assume that a margin for error has been left to account for the variables that you mention, do you or do you not believe that games cause ADHD? What was the actual issue?

Well, they are changing the country even as we speak. In fact that is the Democrat plan for taking over, which I believe will be disastrous. I wonder how the Swedes would feel if they became a minority in their own country. About time the Scania, Halland and Blekinge got liberated from Swedish occupation and freed from the cultural oppression exerted by the regime in Stockholm...

Decided to splurge a bit on Shadowrun, got myself the $75 (+$10) preorder. I now have an excess of goodwill Also got the basic package for Xenonauts (X-Com was a major disappointment for me).

For those who like grand strategy, I can also recommend "War in Russia" (also available from Matrix Games download page for free somewhere). It's been a favourite Gary Grigsby game of mine since dawn of time, running on my dos emulator on the Amiga. It was called "Second Front" then, but is essentially the same game. Now off to study that other thread with already funded games, still available for pre-order. I might just catch up on Shadowrun yet.

Yes, I was saying it requires Steam to play. Gorth was concerned that it required more, like how Ubisoft titles launch from Steam and then make you sign into Uplay. At least that was the impression I got. Yes, that was something similar I was worried about. The text was a bit muddled on the product page

What did we want?

No idea if it's good or not, but I bought the Citadel DLC to satisfy my curiosity I think I may have to finish that game of ME2 (and continuation of a ME1 game) I started last year and then play through ME3 again some day.

Hmm... saw Sleeping Dogs (digital edition) on sale for $10 on GG yesterday. Thought about buying it, but I couldn't work out if the DRM meant you needed an extra account somewhere for activation besides Steam activation. In the end, decided it wasn't worth the hassle trying to figure it out

Long may it continue Sounds like a very different tune to the one from before you changed places. Disgustingly positive

You are *so* going to notice the difference in the "perceived" laptop speed when running SSD vs HDD. For that alone, I would pick the one offering SSD. Also, I wouldn't touch Windows 8 with a fire poker (even when wearing asbestos gloves). If looking for new OS, consider waiting for Project Blue (the successor to Windows 8.).

I think we already have more than 1 thread on the subject already...

A contradiction of terms? Playing a bit of Warlock - Master of the Arcane. Just wanted to test I got my backups restored properly after re-assembling my PC. Suddenly it was 2:30 in the morning. Damn, the game is addictive.

Trying to figure out where I want to go later in the year, probably August, for a bit of leave (a week or two). Currently it's a toss up between Cuba and California. Might be worth checking if I need to prioritise the order of visits, if the US Immigration is considering me a "hostile element" if I were to visit Cuba some day as a tourist. Might just want to visit California this year to be on the safe side.

I usually skip the 'respectfully' part and just campaign for abolishing the concept of "marriage" altogether as a civil status (somewhere on one of the first pages of this thread I think)

What is too much? Just a question raised by the Carmageddon developers. Is there a limit to bad taste. I say bring'em on, lets grind the little buggers into a red paste Looks like it's a line they wont cross though.

Spent most of my Sunday moving PC parts from the old to the new case. Almost finished, except I couldn't remember how to shortcurcuit an ATX powersupply, so I can test it before switching it on (not to mention, I need the power to start pumping cooling liquid around, so I can test for leaks). Feeling sore all over because most of the day was spent exploring a multitude of awkward work positions. At least the end result is looking nice, getting the cables sorted out, the cooling hoses rearranged, the radiator is now *inside* my PC and just a few specks of dust here and there. My old PC could send a vacuum cleaner into fits and running away screaming. Dust monster from hell...

A "bit" would be an understatement. I think I've heard "on hold" tunes on the phone that were less bland than that. Second one was good though

...and here I thought Americans were migrating to North Korea because their leader is so much better than the current incumbent

Sorry. not this time I still regret not pledging for the Shadowrun game, but I honestly forgot that one when it was getting close to its Kickstarter deadline. This one however, I'm very skeptical about the entire concept. I see nothing so far that screams to me "I must have this game!". So I'll wait and see what my Wasteland 2 pledge results in and then judge inxile on those merits

Yeah, such a thing would never happen... damn conspiracy theories

Same here. I haven't played anything of Brian Fargos (that I remember) since the original Bards Tale, so if this gets off the ground before I get to play (and determine I'm happy with) Wasteland 2, then it will be a "retail" purchase rather than a pledge.

Yeah. Surprised myself that I haven't fried more hardware over the years. Not for lack of trying (which is why I know how long an i7 processor runs without any cooler attached at all...)