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| News Comments > On Sale |
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Re: On Sale |
Mar 9, 2013, 10:25 |
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Should work fine using an encrypted tunnel or VPN in another county. Google it; I'm sure you can find such a service for free or very cheap.
As for GMG: I can't buy anything from them because my bank and credit cards all register them as an online gambling site. Apparently those are illegal (wtf?), so they won't authorize a purchase under any circumstance. |
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| News Comments > Deus Ex Movie Details |
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Feb 21, 2013, 20:11 |
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| Blade Runner is not really cyberpunk, aesthetics aside. Certainly, theres nothing cyberpunk wbout the source material. And if you guys had read the actual interview, you would know that the writers specifically did reference Gibson and Stephenson. A direct-to-movie adaptation would suck horribly, so the fact that they're avoiding this approach gives me some optimism about the project. Here's hoping this movie won't suck like every single game movie ever. |
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| News Comments > Morning Mobilization |
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Re: Morning Mobilization |
Nov 26, 2012, 18:57 |
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| With keyboard docking stations, mice, and even MS Office, tablets really are a viable option for school. I do a lot of online school, plus I deploy and/or am required to travel on short notice; a tablet with accessories would really lighten my load compared to my laptop. |
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| News Comments > Czech President Pleads for Jailed BiS Devs |
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Re: Czech President Pleads for Jailed BiS Devs |
Nov 22, 2012, 11:46 |
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| Completely agreed; BadIronTree is correct. You can't take photos of sensitive military hardware, period. This isn't hypocrisy; it's about lives and military effectiveness. You SO NOT have the right to photograph military bases because it can provide adversaries, enemies, or terrorists with information about current operations as well as potential vulnerabilities. If you don't like that, boo fucking hoo. Cry me a river and tell me how you're being oppressed because you can't help others to assault the military. |
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| News Comments > Deus Ex Film Director & Writer |
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Re: Deus Ex Film Director & Writer |
Nov 16, 2012, 11:56 |
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| This won't work. The entire point of Deus Ex is the choice that the player has in determining outcomes. People need to understand that adapting games to film doesn't elevate either artform; they are already distinct, complete media on their own. |
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| News Comments > Primal Carnage Free DLC Today |
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Re: Primal Carnage Free DLC Today |
Nov 15, 2012, 15:30 |
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It's a simple game, to be sure, but I'm having a blast playing it. It works great as an asymmetric shooter you can jump into, play around for half an hour, and jump out of again. And with the new DLC it's been getting, it's ony getting better. Maybe someday it won't be as rough around the edges.
But seriously, why complain at $15? |
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| News Comments > MoH SEAL Consultants Reprimanded |
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Re: MoH SEAL Consultants Reprimanded |
Nov 9, 2012, 22:34 |
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Ah. How much experience do you have looking through EO/IR cameras, trying to discern everyday objects from weapons? In time-critical situations when troops have been in contact and an error in judgment will result in lives lost? Because I have plenty, myself, so I didn't want to embarrass myself if you had over 800 hours of combat flight time or something.
Anyway, the Apache video demonstrates - assuming the context is correct and WikiLeaks isn't lying with their commentary - is an unfortunate but completely understandable mistake given the situation.
As someone who has worked with those types of aircraft and ground forces extensively in various operations, I can attest to their professionalism and the seriousness with whic they assume their duties. AVOIDING civilian casualties in Afghanistan was our highest concern; to the point where we regularly risked the lives of our own before risking shooting or bombing the wrong person.
And do I view the GWOT as us vs. them? Yes, yes I do. That's what war is, and especially in this case, considering the tactics and goals of terrorists and Islamist governments, and their facilitators and sympathizers. |
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| News Comments > MoH SEAL Consultants Reprimanded |
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Re: MoH SEAL Consultants Reprimanded |
Nov 9, 2012, 21:29 |
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You can't be an ethically-minded person and do what Manning did. Nor can you apologize or justify it; it was just plain wrong. He didn't release them because he had some great concern for some great evil being perpetuated; he released them because he was disgruntled or had some anti-American feeling that took hold. He didnt have any knolwege that anything wrong was going on, or else I'm sure he would've released the damning documents themselves (which don't exist), rather than entire databases full of classified information. There are channels in place for whistleblowers to expose misconduct in the military, including classified channels which do not reveal our secrets to adversaries.
Regardless, releasing classified documents jeopardizes the mission by revealing our tactics, sources, future operations, the extent of our intelligence, our capabilities, etc. I guess if you think it's cool to put US military operations at risk, or put Coalition lives at greater risk, you can turn Manning into a folk hero. You'd have to hold a sincere belief that al Qaeda and the Taliban remnant are morally superior to US/NATO forces to do so, however.
As for the political side of your argument, I could not be less interested in discussing it with you. I'm neither Democrat nor Republican, and it's foolish to think that misconduct occurs on just one side of the aisle. |
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| News Comments > MoH SEAL Consultants Reprimanded |
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Re: MoH SEAL Consultants Reprimanded |
Nov 9, 2012, 12:45 |
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The SEALs should have sought the proper clearance from their chain of command and Navy public affairs before consulting, plain and simple. What they did was reveal their TTPs - many of which range from merely sensitive information all the way up to Secret and Top Secret. They deserve the Article 15s they were handed.
Being an Air Force enlisted aircrew operator myself, I wouldn't dare do what they did. I don't want anyone who shouldn't know our procedures and tactics to get a hold of them; it could help the enemy in very meaningful ways.
And the soldier who released buttloads of CLASSIFIED information to Wikileaks did it intentionally with the harm of hurting the US. It was an act of treason, and the sheer volume of information released warrants a heavy prison sentence, if not death. It is not comparable to what the SEALs did, and they received more than a slap on the wrist. |
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| News Comments > StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm "99% Done" |
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Re: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm |
Jun 16, 2012, 11:35 |
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Wings of Liberty did have all three races; it just had one campaign. And that one campaign was longer than the original StarCraft campaign.
I was as shocked as anyone when they announced they'd be splitting the game into three installments, but honestly, they're doing a bang-up job so far in delivering content for the cash. I'm no Blizzard apologist (I'm not bashful in my criticism of Diablo III's DRM and World of Warcraft in general), but I don't feel fleeced by their treatment of StarCraft. |
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| News Comments > etc., etc. |
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Jun 14, 2012, 08:00 |
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Sadly, you're totally correct. Hell, since the dawn of man people have been interested primarily in nudity and violence for entertainment as well as life in general. Look back at Shakespeare, ancient Rome, or Greek tragedies for proof of this.
We may not be able to change this basic fact, but I don't have to celebrate it. I like violence and sex as much as anybody, but there's a point at which it becomes obscene. I often recall watching that old Saints Row 3 preview video in which the presenter giddily showed off how you can knock anybody in the crotch in the street or slap them with a big purple dildo. At what point did this become "cool"? Or even tolerable? |
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| News Comments > etc., etc. |
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Jun 14, 2012, 06:51 |
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I think you guys might be missing the point. Other forms of media (TV, books etc.) have established that they can handle subjects such as rape, mass murder, crime, etc. with maturity and subtlety (though they often fail, and should be criticized for it appropriately). I don't know that video games have proven the same.
That's not to say that I don't hope they do someday...I suppose recent entries like Deus Ex come close, but the fiction in even the best game worlds is largely garbage compared to the best that movies can offer. I for one am sick to death of constantly slaughtering everything in sight; successful independent developers seem to have caught on to the concept that games need a shift in focus. I just wish the AAA industry could understand that.
One thing I'm sick of is everyone saying, "Game X portrays women badly," but in fact, usually Game X portrays everyone pretty horribly. Everyone, especially gamers, should be up in arms over the assault on the senses that the AAA industry has become. |
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| News Comments > Skyrim and D3D Antilag |
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Re: Skyrim and D3D Antilag |
Nov 27, 2011, 19:09 |
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I really don't understand the bitching about the UI. It's easy to use on the PC, and much better than both Oblivion's and Morrowind's. Much better than Fallout 3/NV as well. It's great how one can quickly equip and navigate menus without moving the left hand.
My biggest complaint is that sometimes it still prompts you for a yes/no answer that requires you to click "yes" with the mouse instead of just pressing "e" like some other options do. That, and I miss being able to instantly equip items with the number keys, but the favorites menu is definitely welcome. |
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| News Comments > The Fighter Collection Plans |
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Re: The Fighter Collection Plans |
Nov 14, 2011, 13:13 |
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| This sounds cool; I'm currently training as an MC-12 sensor operator and will soon have to coordinate with JTACs, A-10s, AC-130s, AH-64s, etc. in real-world, deployed missions. JTACs here are a good, professional group of dudes and I'm glad they're finally represented in a game. |
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| News Comments > Skyrim Wallpaper; Soundtrack Preorders |
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Nov 3, 2011, 15:09 |
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Not to mention, huge Hollywood composers like Hans Zimmer have done soundtracks for games (Modern Warfare 2, I believe). I think we'll start to see much more bleedover once we get into the 2020s. Games have become hugely mainstream, and they're only going to become moreso as many of us enter our 40s next decade.
But yeah, Soule is brilliant. I especially loved his work on Oblivion and Supreme Commander. Sometimes I listen to the SupCom theme in my car, lol. |
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| News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs |
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Re: Morning Legal Briefs |
Oct 24, 2011, 20:54 |
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| Why all the Pentagon hate? They're essentially on the side of keeping an open, free internet. Also, the Pentagon doesn't go around chasing down music and movie pirates (people who STEAL, remember?), lawyers and civil channels are used for that. Finally, there wouldn't even be an internet without the Pentagon. |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Re: Op Ed |
Oct 5, 2011, 19:53 |
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Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Oct 5, 2011, 17:53:
Draugr wrote on Oct 5, 2011, 16:49:
I can't help but think of how many more books I would have read and languages I would have learned had I been born before video games were invented.
Probably none, if you think about it. You would've found some other trivial pursuit, most likely. And books aren't necessarily the best way to pursue your time, either: as games become more complex simulations, there's no reason to think they'll be a 'lesser' form of media than movies or novels.
That said, everything in moderation. These days, I'm lucky to have a few hours per week to play games, and it's just a fun way to let life's problems go away for a bit. One can't study and learn all the time, after all: everything in moderation. |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Oct 5, 2011, 15:14 |
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Hmm, this is interesting. I've been serving in the Air Force for the past 7.5 years and gearing up for my second deployment this year, and I maxed out all the tuition assistance the Air Force will allow me for the previous fiscal year (in 2012 I will get my second and third degrees). Furthermore, I was married for about 6.5 years and despite being a loyal husband and amazing provider, my bi-polar, manic-depressive whore ex-wife decided to divorce me (now I'm in a wonderful, serious and stable relationship, however).
I am also a gamer. Always have been. I don't have the time to play like I did when I was a kid, and my tastes certainly have evolved over time. I also read a lot, including two of Mr. Bennett's books (non-political histories of America). Sadly, despite being presumably the model citizen he would have us all be (excepting the fact that I'm an atheist), he chooses to lump me (indeed, us all!) in with reclusive loners and non-productive idiots.
Fuck you, Mr. Bennett. |
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| News Comments > Dead Island Film Optioned |
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Sep 28, 2011, 08:14 |
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| The whole zombie phenomenon really overstayed its welcome about five years ago. It's so mundane now, and it never really was compelling from an intellectual standpoint. |
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