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News Comments > Guild Wars 2 Stress Test Tomorrow

Turglar wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 21:54:
Cool so I only have to pay full box price to stress test their servers. Where do I sign up?

Yes, I am sorry. You will have to buy the game to actually play it. Sorry about the inconvenience. And it has always-on-drm, too. Damn you, NCSoft!




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Guild Wars 2 Stress Test Tomorrow

Aug 15, 2012, 06:40

News Comments > FDSL Enables Used Digital Game Sales

Esoteric wrote on Aug 15, 2012, 01:04:
Kosumo wrote on Aug 15, 2012, 00:55:
I'm going unemployed beggar, though will most likely end up a sex worker.

What weapons were you thinking of using? Cardboard sign mainhand, paper cup offhand?

Weapon? Well, the Fat Sword of Dil'Do from the Lands of Or Gaz Ma, me thinks.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

Re: FDSL Enables Used Digital Game Sales

Aug 14, 2012, 10:21

gray wrote on Aug 14, 2012, 08:04:
Looking forward to 2nd hand games on Steam.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 11, 2012, 14:52

xXBatmanXx wrote on Aug 11, 2012, 13:41:
If there were 10 armed citizens in there, I bet not ONE of them wold realize the other 9 were there. You have never been in a stressful/heightened situation. You tunnel, they would have eliminated the threat and a lot less people would have died. They all would have focused on 1 thing - the crazy man shooting people.

I carry everywhere. Did before I was a cop, will after I retire. I am a sheep dog. I watch over the sheep.
http://killology.com/sheep_dog.htm

When most people hear gunfire, they run FROM it.
When sheep dogs hear gunfire, they run TO it.

My mentality is necessary in an evil world. A sheep will never understand why I protect them under even the greatest of odds. That is why I am on this planet. To protect you when you cower in the corner. I just shake my head at the cop haters. You can hate all you want, but when you need help, I am the first one you call. When you mom stops breathing, I drive as fast as I can to get there to try and save her, putting in the back of my mind you fought with me last week, and took a swing at my head with a chair and threw you in jail. But now you need my help, I am going to do whatever I can to save your mom.....

Bats, if you're a cop, than I WANT YOU to be armed. But since you've been most likely in difficult situations, you do know that 10 guns in a room are 10 problems. And I am talking about a situation where at least one guy draws his gun, not one where all sit there, armed, enjoying some popcorn and a movie. A theatre with maybe 20 armed people is a disaster to happen, if only one of these guys is a looney. Bats, do armed people run away? Or do some of them turn into John Wayne wannabes who want to duke it out? And what is the outcome? Are these trained people like you who can assess the situation under stress? Most likely not. Which means: 1 looney with a gun, maybe 3, 4, or 5 other people drawing, too. And when the bullets fly, who will they shoot at? Only the looney who is shouting "I AM THE BAD GUY, SHOOT ME" or at everyone with a gun?

Again, more armed civilians is no means to stop lunatic armed civilians (or even veterans, like the idiot who shot the people at the Sikh temple). More of something that is wrong does not make it right, it makes it even more wrong. Police officers should be the only people to wear arms, everybody else should keep them at home.

But, guys, this is just my opinion. If you think else, it's alright to me. What I just don't understand is this almost "allergical" reaction to an idea like "keep your guns at home or at the shooting range". Different mentality, I guess. I don't expect North Corea and Iran to invade the US soon, so I don't think I need to start my private arms race.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 11, 2012, 14:42

News Comments > Diablo III 1.04 This Month

Oh, here come the statistics. While you're at it, why not compare crime statistics in an armed country like the US e.g. with its neighbor Canada?

If a gun is at hand, it's logically more likely to be used. For self defense, or for shooting a cheating husband/wife. No gun, less likely a murder. Sure, stabbing, strangling, but that's up close, it's something that puts the people off. But from a distance, with a gun... Easier done. Result: more dead people. But again, you want the gun, keep it. As long as you can remember, that the gun in your hand in a turmoil will always be looked at as a possible threat by other people, no matter whether you would use it just to defend yourself. That's what you know, not the other people that just see a guy with a gun.

This comment was edited on Aug 11, 2012, 14:53.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Diablo III 1.04 This Month

Aug 11, 2012, 03:41

Graham wrote on Aug 11, 2012, 00:13:
How fucking dare you? Seriously, what is this?

You come on this board, in this space, and claim to be enjoying yourself in a game that we don't approve of? Fuck you. Fuck everything you stand for. This game didn't meet the expectations of the thin edge of the wedge, and for that, it's a failure. Despite the fact that it set record sales, and despite the fact that enough people are still playing to bitch in an epic fashion, you're WRONG WRONG WRONG.

And you're a horrible person for having a good time with it, you filthy fucking casual. Your entertainment is invalid. Your joy? Non-existant. From now on you'd better fucking check in with us on how to feel before you feel it, lest you post something here that we don't like. THEN... THEN you will see what a stern talking to really is.

Exactly. The neighbor's girl (3yo) is happily playing with dog poo, so let her! IT'S FUN! You might even want to join her!




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 11, 2012, 03:37

Agent.X7 wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 18:15:
To be clear: I do not think that a concealed weapon would prevent situations like the Aurora, CO theater. By the time you grab cover, assess the situation,

And that's where most people would fail. They could not properly assess the situation under stress, so they would likely fire at somebody else (especially if theses guys are ALSO armed!!! and therefore possible threats), and off goes the chain reaction leading to chaos and mayhem. More guns in the hands of "regular" people are no solution to the threat of crime, they are a threat on their own. It just doesn't work.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 11, 2012, 03:31

News Comments > Diablo III 1.04 This Month

Agent.X7 wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 17:18:
Oh, look, a quote from the nambi-pambis at guns-scare-us Brady Campaign!

Yes, people declare the bloody end every time something happens with guns. Crazily enough, it's never happened. Oh no! The assault weapon ban was lifted! The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Mass murder every day of the week....oh, wait, it didn't happen. BUT IT COULD HAVE!

Give me a break.

Here's your break.

Dumdeedum

End of break

Okay, keep your guns. I don't want them and never wrote I would. No need to get your panties in a twist. But keep them at home or at the shooting range. That's where they belong, and nowhere else. Oh, and thanks for not in any way understanding or showing a sign of understanding of the psychological aspect of "the gun in my hand is just for defending myself, CAN'T YOU SEE THIS?" situation. Now go on, fire your guns. It will make you feel better, like a real man.

This comment was edited on Aug 11, 2012, 03:38.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Diablo III 1.04 This Month

Aug 11, 2012, 02:24

Also, this patch includes changes in the RMAH. People from countries outside America and Europe can buy unlimited access to the player database via the RMAH. WIN!




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 10, 2012, 16:35

Agent.X7 wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 15:23:
I carry a gun every time I go to the theater. And the mall. And the grocery store. And...

Funny, I've never made the news. Oh, wait. Maybe it's because I'm not dumb enough to carry it around in the open, in a theater that JUST EXPERIENCED A MASS SHOOTING. Derp.

Imagine that: everybody in the theater is armed, and one guy starts shooting. What could be the result? EXACTLY: dead people everywhere, innocent people shooting at other innocent people. Remember: the gun in your hand, of which you know that you would only use it in self-defense, is a threat to everyone else who sees you with a gun in the hand. The other people don't know that you would never shoot at them except to defend yourself.
Everybody armed in a complex situation like a shooting in a populated area/place would contribute to a massive bloodshed, shooting at whom they would identify as a possible mad killer, with the innocents being the one to suffer the most.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 10, 2012, 16:31

nin wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 14:34:
I actually like QOS better than CR, which to me was too slow in parts (look! they're playing cards! wooooooo!)...

It looks like the film due this fall ties directly into the past two, and is a continuation of the same storyline...

No, nin. That's exactly what it's not. It is a whole new story, no continuation of the storyline.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 10, 2012, 16:30

The Half Elf wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 14:15:
Had a Bond urge and watched Casino Royale (seen it before) and Quantum of Solace back to back. I liked the first one, and really like the continuation of the store, but did anyone else not enjoy Quantum of Solace besides myself?

After the really good CR, QoS was a huge letdown. One of the worst Bonds imo. The new Bond will be an original story btw, maybe with a few unused elements of Ian Fleming's work, but that's it. It will be interesting to see what the producers and writers came up with.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 10, 2012, 13:15

NegaDeath wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 13:05:
nin wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 11:20:
We seriously need drug testing here...

No good, the drug test kits are made in China. It's a plot, a plot I tells ya!

Here you go, bud. Take my spare tin foil hat and sit right next to me!




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 10, 2012, 11:31

nin wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 11:20:

The chinese government hacked blizzard's servers? Really...some of you guy's just really make my morning

We seriously need drug testing here...

Of course not. The Chinese government paid for every account they gave to their imprisoned gold farmers, making ActiBlizz "leally lich".




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 10, 2012, 04:41

Kajetan wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 04:37:
El Pit wrote on Aug 10, 2012, 04:05:
China is ...
What China? The official chinese government? Or just some chinese criminals?

Both.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 10, 2012, 04:05

News Comments > Diablo III Patch Info Incoming

Rigs wrote on Aug 9, 2012, 19:36:
I'm just gonna go on a hunch here and assume that the 'hackers' were, oh, I dunno, Chinese maybe? How long is this country (and the world for that matter) going to put up with these bullshit games China is playing?! If we kept getting caught with our virtual schlongs in the honey pot, so to speak, how long do you think they would put up with it before using it as an excuse to start a war, maybe with Taiwan? Yet we sit back and just zip our fly's back up and say, 'Oh you crazy Chinese! Always into something, eh?! Silly, at least use some lube next time, huh?' ....
=-Rigs-=

China is using professional hackers like Switzerland is using its banks: for crime, for theft. But since China (and, to a far lesser extent, of course, Switzerland, too) is the last real economical super power at the moment, every country wants to befriend it. India and Brazil are up and coming huge economies, but at the moment it's China that the US dollar, the UK pound, and the European euro depend on. China knows this and bullies everyone and their mother. I don't see a way to change this, unless India and Brazil break through and become the big players in the market even sooner to rival China. Up to then, China can more or less do what it wants.

This comment was edited on Aug 10, 2012, 04:41.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Diablo III Patch Info Incoming

Aug 10, 2012, 03:11

News Comments > Diablo III Patch Info Incoming

NegaDeath wrote on Aug 9, 2012, 18:56:
Apparently Blizzard's network was hacked and they're recommending users change their passwords. Doh.

source

AHAHAHAHAHA. It's also up on the ActiBlizz website:
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/securityupdate.html

"What, your account has been hacked? You must be an idiot. It cannot be our fault. Buy our authenticator! Or use the mobile authenticator app and give us your mobile number. It's safe with us!"




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

Re: Diablo III Patch Info Incoming

Aug 9, 2012, 10:51

News Comments > Dungeon Defenders Patch & Free DLC Released

I know ActiBlizz sold like a gazillion copies of this game. I wonder how many people are still playing it after one playthrough.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

Re: Dungeon Defenders Patch & Free DLC Released

Aug 9, 2012, 04:04

News Comments > Steam Adding Non-Gaming Titles

I really like the game, but uninstalled it when they started to release 300 MB huge patches on a bi-daily basis. They sort of took the steam out of Steam for me when they started this. I didn't get the impression that the game was severly broken, so why all these huge patches so very often? That's not support, that's annoying.




Consoles? I owned two: a Pong clone and an Atari 2600. And that's it.

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Re: Steam Adding Non-Gaming Titles

Aug 8, 2012, 15:43