Gromnir

can't read... would it be possible to re-post the text? am honest curious to hear what is the response to the seeming numerous xbox bugs/glitches/freezes that peoples is having. pc game bugs is kinda expected, but this is the worst xbox 360 experience we has ever had. HA! Good Fun!

can't play due to freezing. finished the tutorial with sunny and am heading back to talk to trudy in goodsprings. freezes between the campfire where we makes healing powder and the saloon. no problems with other games. it is a freaking xbox game, so am not sure what the problem might be. cleared the cache, but otherwise am not certain there is anything we can do... other than wait for a patch. *shrug* ain't THAT a kick in the head. HA! Good Fun!

Any, you know, whatsit to back this up? Evidence? I note a startling lack of successful distance selling firms based in Albania rather than the UK, for example. Because the Uk has both legislation and a reputation for upholding it. And nothing better to do. sure... not that you need any... if you thought 'bout it. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2010/ most is multinational. the ones involved in actual manufacture has production sites worldwide. is no national brand for multinationals, not in any genuine sense. more proof? we mentioned motherboards already. taiwan does not rate high on national brand scale, but many o' the top producers o' motherboards (asus, msi, etc) is from taiwan. as little as 20 years ago we woulda had difficulty convincing people from our parent's generation to buy anything from taiwan... but heck, we didn't even know that asus were taiwan for many years. micron memory, the folks that makes our crucial ballistix memory, they is headquartered in boise, idaho... and we didn't know that 'til we looked it up a couple minutes ago. *snort* as for your legislation observation... duh. some nations is notorious with tariffs and other ploys to makes domestic products more appealing, but that sure as hell ain't gonna mean that the tourist industry for albania increases, and it doesn't complete stop distant deter distance purchase neither... the seller needs maybe find a different consumer if the uk is gonna be inegalitarian 'bout trade, but that is the advantage o' the developing world economy... new options become available daily. you is not paying attention if you honest believe that distance purchase has not substantial increased over the past decade (although some industries has been notorious difficult to expand.) and for chrissakes, have you ever heard o' a retailer? if Gromnir goes to newegg site we is not dealing with albania, taiwan and chinese laws regarding trade... and we don't care. regardless, even if you point to tariffs and such, the reason for avoiding purchase o' a product from Albania doesn't have much to do with some sorta generalized National Brand confidence regarding products from albania. if some small manufacturer in albania makes excellent and low-cost prostate probes made for some sorta specialized medical procedure, then you thinks American medical industry is gonna avoid purchasing just because the probes is made in albania? 'course not. is an increasingly antiquated notion you is holding onto. ask self, how many o' us has resisted the urge to purchase a blu-ray or dvd 'cause we didn't know where the disc were actual manufactured. HA! Good Fun! ps we do recognize that walsh weren't talking 'bout tariffs and domestic trade protections, but as that is the genuine enemy o' opening up international markets we decided to ignore the union jack waving.

have always wanted a voice like Robbie Robertson's. unfortunately, we sound more like jason bateman... slight deeper. go figure. HA! Good Figure

statistically relevant numbers o' people visit sweden 'cause they thinks swedes make good furniture? bull. *snort* HA! Good Fun! ps even if you believe such nonsense, is LESS true today than ever before... and is increasingly less true daily. Gromnir can log on and order a motherboard from taiwan, an end table from sweden and a waterford crystal decanter from ireland... all in a matter o' 15 minutes. never have to leave our office.

a "national brand" is an anachronism that will never again be relevant... save for in reference to the occasional internet poll or list. HA! Good Fun!

I don't know. Maybe you're right but BG II was developed in the same time frame of DA2. how so? bg2 were released late september of 2000. bg1 were released late november of 1998. two years. da 2 is getting less development time, and there has been far more expansion content released for da than there were for bg. da is also a multi-platform game that includes console development. am thinking you is greatly underestimating the task before bioware to be getting da2 released q1 2011. HA! Good Fun!

never existed. you express a mythical and expensive conceit that is embraced by fans rather than by developers and publishers. quality is important 'cause it impacts current and future sales. some developers is more concerned with long-term goodwill o' their fan-base... because that impacts sales. is perhaps ironic that the individual developers who pays greatest lip-service to the false idol that is "Game Quality" is frequent the ones least able to deliver... and we ain't just talking 'bout tim cain. HA! Good Fun!

we didn't say anything 'bout reducing budget. bio has less TIME. to get me:fereldan made in time for the Q1 2011 deadline, bio had to trim the fat... and the pc staples seems to be deemed fat. HA! Good Fun!

What about the experienced game designers that embraced the change? Jokes aside, designers don't decide what's popular or what can make money, which is the one and only point of this change - someone thought this way DA would be a better cash cow. Nothing to do with creativity. Also this way its more easily adaptable to consoles, which is again the same thing - more moneyz. am suggesting an alternative reason for the consolized changes we sees in da2: time. da2 development is relative short, and many o' the streamlining efforts is intended more to save resources than they is motivated by creativity or a genuine belief that such changes will create more revenue. bio is trying to cut fat from da so they can get the game released Q1 2011, and if some stuff many o' us view as pc staples can be cut, then so be it. HA! Good Fun!

no mistake. am fully aware that european and english is cultural rather than genetic. so what? 'course maybe you is talking to somebody else. HA! Good Fun!

we know what you mean warning: pg-13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15qc3_joy5A always brings a tear to our eye... 'members our time in southie. HA! Good Fun!

Freaking 'A' I'm not European. mk lumped England in with the rest o' enlightened europe, so we were willing to accept his misguided proposition. am apologizing if we offended any o' you snaggle-toothed plonkers with our flawed characterization. HA! Good Fun! ps mk might take note that plonker is not censored.

But I'm glad you came to your senses and admitted it! ... am not sure why you thinks our links is irrelevant. you suggested a difference 'tween euro and American free speech. we agreed that there is a difference: the US is more protective o' free speech rights than is virtual all o' europe. is bbc and international commentators who back that position up... as opposed to mk's gut level p and enis testing. as for our admissions... we admitted that you were dazed, confused, or complete ignorant, when you suggested some wacky correlation 'tween drunken uk college students being banned from future US travel, and your inability to say p and enis on the obsidian boards. many euros such as walsh and mc seem to understands that your rant 'bout freedom o' speech and p and enis is misplaced when speaking o' a privately owned and maintained message board, but if you wanna continue to expose your ignorance, we is more than willing to drag this out indefinite. keep up the good work. HA! Good Fun!

surely you can see the correlation 'tween a drunken uk citizen (ironically named luke Angel) being asked to stay outta the USA following an email tirade in which said bedfordshire resident threatened the President, and your inability to say **** sans censoring on the Obsidian boards. ... no? HA! Good Fun!

again, just 'cause mk is kinda slow to make connections, Gromnir has provided many links regarding how Free Speech is handled in the US and how educated folks outside the US compare the relative free speech protections o' the USA and europe (and sweden in particular.) free speech in the USA is offering citizens and the press freedom from government interference. free speech clearly is not meant to compel private citizens to endure offensive speech in their homes, business or places o' worship. actually, from a legal pov, it don't work any different in sweden either. however, Americans IS protected from government intrusions on their liberty, whereas swedish folks is apparently preoccupied with p3n15. here in the USA people can criticize muslims and jews and nazis and aliens from alpha centari. we can wear jackets that says "F&@% the Draft" when we walk into government buildings. burn a cross on a neighbor's lawn and you can gets thrown in jail or fined for trespass and other stuff, but NOT for hate speech or hate crime. sweden does have pretty expansive protections for freedom o' the press, which is why your example o' assange (the hacker and possible rapist) is noteworthy. even so, the Aftonbladet were fined in 2002 when some arguably racist yutz posted some ire-inducing messages on one o' the paper's message boards or chat rooms. the "racist" were posting from an American server, and his message were okie dokie in the US, but as the message violated sweden hate speech laws, Aftonbladet were libel for the publication. sweden has some pretty substantial free speech laws... compared to the rest o' europe. sadly, such swedish protections typically pale in comparison to American provisions. mk wanna argue that Americans is prudish 'cause the first baptist church o' Stillwater, Oklahoma doesn't let him spam 'em with p and enis references? fine. argue that those darn Americans is a backwards and prudish lot and at least you gotta silly but arguable point. the notion that Obsidian should be compelled to allow you the use o' their private owned and run board to promote your message (regardless o' whether that message is offensive or just plain inane) is incomprehensible to Gromnir. perhaps you don't understand the meaning o' "liberty". mk feels some sense o' national pride 'cause he can says p and enis on the ikea site? great. too bad you can't use " insulting language or behavior, whereby a person insults another by means of offensive invective or allegations or other insulting behavior towards him." you also is not protected when causing "agitation against a population group, whereby a person threatens or expresses contempt for a population group or other such group with allusion to race, color, national or ethnic origin, religious faith or sexual orientation." sssssoooooo pretty much half o' the stuff posted on the wot board is not actually protected speech in sweden... but you can says p and enis. congrats. HA! Good Fun!

first of all, you is a bit late with the P and Enis clarification, but thanks for the info... and proving our point 'bout trivialities. type p3n15 and "forum" into your favorite search engine and you will find dozens o' American fora that allow the term... but so what? is not a meaningful free speech issue, and it sure not have anything to do with threats o' violence 'gainst the President. mk might be unaware, but threatening elected officials in sweden with physical violence is not protected in your homeland. publishing state secrets is also illegal in sweden, so am not sure of your point regarding assange, who is being prosecuted in multiple countries for hacking. assange has fled many different places. the fact that sweden might offer him a safe haven is hardly something to be proud of, but is historically consistent. am recalling that more than a few ww2 war criminals fled to sweden. as for the rest... nice rhetoric, but no substance... which is what we has come to expect from you. generalizations 'bout the evils o' American media and government is hardly convincing. we provided cases showing how free speech is handled in the US. we also provided American and international articles identifying the differences 'tween American free speech and the euro/swede ideal. and most damning o' all, you still wanna ignore that your initial post were complete off the mark and pointless in regards to free speech. "I see a clear difference between how Europe (or at least the Nordic countries, Germany, France and England) and the US behave in regards to this subject and I am genuinely interested as to why it exists." the writers at the bbc, cbs and elsewhere also see a difference. they recognize that the US is more protective of free speech than most other western nations. maybe you should actually read the links provided... you might learn something. we learned origin o' p and enis, but you has learned nothing. sad. HA! Good Fun! ps

the mako is mindless and frequent tedious, but it is harmless. the hammerhead, on the other hand, adds genuine gameplay. the problem for some folks is that the gameplay added is closer to the adventure or platformer end o' the spectrum. we don't mind the hammerhead missions too much, but we don't feel that skipping over rivers o' lava with a bouncing car is particular fun neither. as for the sentinel... it is unfortunate, but tech armour becomes useless at higher difficulties, so the sentinel has a potential pointless power. on the other hand, warp and overload is near essential powers. we almost always play the infiltrator, but if bio balanced out tech armour for more challenging difficulties, we would have a tough choice 'tween infiltrator and sentinel. HA! Good Fun!

'cause they is more concerned with where and when they can say P and ENIS? throw a tantrum 'bout trivialities while losing sight o' the big picture? we thought that such silliness were a mk characteristic rather than a swede thing. perhaps we were wrong. another couple articles identifying the difference 'tween euro views o' free speech and American. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2005Jan28.html http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/18/...in5319877.shtml HA! Good Fun!

*chuckle* we were hoping you would ask... http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/hist...03_0015_ZO.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/hist...91_0397_ZO.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/hist...15_0568_ZS.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/hist...05_0377_ZO.html http://supreme.justia.com/us/432/43/case.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11254419 "The United States stands apart from many other Western democracies in priding itself on a near absolute commitment to allowing freedom of speech." http://jurist.org/dateline/2010/05/germany...-of-privacy.php "Europe and the United States share many legal principles. But they differ as regards notions of privacy and free speech. While European media outlets have been prohibited from publishing truthful information that the courts have found to be irrelevant, the American press has not faced such a restriction." etc. want a few dozen more linkies from the bbc and elsewhere? we woulda' provided more, but is pretty much a Given that the US is far more protective of free speech rights than is virtual all other western nations. we wouldn't thinks we would have to provide evidence on such a well-known and fundamentally inarguable proposition, but mk needs to be shown that fire is hot and water is wet? fine. you got it. have fun educating self. ... "Feel free to find a big European company board that doesn't allow me to write a P with an ENIS at the end" as that is an english word we can see how you is kinda limiting right off the bat... and we doubt that ikea and the ship building companies that comprise sweden's notable international corporations probable don't have open message board posting. ssssooooo, again, give us some examples. inability to use p and enis is what concerns you in reference to free speech? HA! well, as J. Harlan once observed, "One man's vulgarity is another man's lyric." but you see, while mr. cohen could wear his jacket emblazoned with the message "F@#% the Draft" into a county court house in LA w/o fear o' govt. interference, nobody (other than mk) would assume that the administrators o' a privately run message board should be compelled to allow such a posting. again, use your brain for 5 minutes and consider the consequences. St. Mary's Church in Stillwater Oklahoma decides to have a message board and mk believes that he should be able to spam 'em with P and Enis references? why? but still, this is all beside the point as you Complete fumbled with your original post. raise Freedom o' Speech and American in reference to a privately owned and run message board is the result o' your ignorance. once you recognize that point you will maybe be able to back out graceful... but we doubt it. HA! Good Fun!

If it's only down to private property rights, how would you explain the difference between the rest of the world and America? 'cause is a false comparison that you ain't supported with any facts. oh, and don't use some insignificant fringe euro developer to prove your point. small indie developers, whether euro or american has gotta be more flexible and understanding o' their potential customers. folks like bioware (non-USA) is gonna be much more careful 'bout censoring as they gots more exposure and more potential harm can be done. so, find numerous similar messageboards used as advertising (rather than complaint/feedback) and show us difference 'tween american and euro. in any event, YOU is the one who is avoiding.please return to the genesis o' this disagreement. have already forgotten the drunken limey threatening the President with extreme violence? free speech rights has zippo/zilch whatsoever to do with your perception o' censorship on a private message board. do a little research; USA free speech rights is more expansive than similar euro protections. must be our morals. HA! Good Fun!

To me it is not obvious. All these boards, in different countries, are roughly "advertising" (as you put it) for these various companies. Why is it OK to write **** on an advertisement in Sweden but not in America, if it is completely unrelated to American moral standards? What drives them to censor their own board? What are they scared of? Note that I am not claiming it to be written in law either way, I know they're 'voluntarily' censoring us (which you laughably refer to as their "liberty" to do so, unless you can find a place where self-censoring isn't allowed), just that it is what I believe Obsidian conforms to: they are scared of what the general American consumer thinks of them. so... what was your point? am suspecting you didn't have one to begin with. *shrug* a private company, without any government interference, chooses to run message boards promoting their games free o' the taint o' profanity and pr0n. has nothing to do with Americana or morals. it sure don't have nothing to do with American Free Speech law as the First Amendment is a grant o' protection to private citizens 'gainst the threat o' GOVERNMENT censorship. you know, once you realized that you were talking nonsense you coulda' simply stopped. HA! Good Fun!

They're not compelled.. yet they do. Ever wonder why? no. seems pretty obvious why they would. as we noted, these boards is a source o' advertising for Obsidian. am fully cognizant o' reasons why Obsidian would wanna keeps things pleasant. duh. and in any event, there ain't no rational connection linking American free speech protections which is meant to insulate citizens from government action, and the behavior o' Obsidian on their private boards. is complete unrelated. HA! Good Fun!

actually, you is wrong. as a government actor the White House has far less latitude to censor than does Obsidian. is numerous reasons that the White House could still enforce rules that might limit some free speech, but govt. actors need to be overcoming pretty significant legal obstacles that Obsidian would not face. schools has been the early battleground for determining the extent o' freedom o' speech on government run websites. schools is finding out real quick that they gotta be very careful 'bout how they present their messages to the public. am hopeful that hurl is not teaching his students wrong 'bout free speech. HA! Good Fun!