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Ha. Gotta love the multiplayer sometimes. Joined one lobby where we were all vanguards, one from each race (asari, krogan, drell and human) and none of us were going to change (it was only bronze). Match lasted 13 minutes. Had another match I was thrown into just as it was starting, but it was silver when I'd searched for bronze in order to try out the graal spike thrower on my krogan. I had no equipment or anything, but fortunately I'd brought a basic SMG as a back-up (because the shotgun was pretty lame in MP) and it was 'only' Cerberus. On the other hand, a guy quit/dropped early on, leaving three of us from wave two onwards. In the end, I got to be the big damn hero during the final wave (with our luck making it the friggin' 4 objectives task) as the sole survivor. Although, because I had no med-packs left, extra caution was needed because I had a pack of about 5 Nemeses freakin' stalking me, hunting me down with an Atlas looking to finish me off. I was a Krogan running from Nemeses. NEMESES! In the end, we managed to get full extraction by kiting the enemies one way, and dashing round another. Score!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/06/get-elected-think-like-penguin Funny but insightful (tragically).

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Got this stuck in my head thanks to Chuck and had to go find the actual song. Not the usual sort of thing I listen to (being a combination of other tracks) but I really like it.

Well-written and directed popcorn fluff.

And since I don't think Dean linked it on here... Robert Downey Jr. teaches maths

I couldn't pick between them...

"Stay out of rhythm, stay alive."

New Ben Folds Five track. http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/05/check-out-ben-folds-five-do-it-anyway/

Wished they'd learnt how to balance the sound levels a little better though...

I stay behind after every film just in case someone is recruited into The Avengers. Sadly, Crimson Bolt didn't make the cut. I missed the Avengers one because of needing to pee (and it being mid-credits, damnit!), but I'm supposed to be seeing it again with a friend tonight.

Oh, man, I did so well at this last year. To my predict-o-machine!

"Why couldn't you put the bunny back in the box?"

"I am singing at the party. I am singing, it's my time to sing at the party. Everyone is dancing, happy party."

I'm not a huge fan of Jack Black so it was OK for me. Probably not if you hate him though. It did take me two viewings to like Napoleon Dynamite though. Gentlemen Broncos had its moments, maybe I need to give that another shot...

That is strange, because I liked Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre but was a little let down by Gentlemen Broncos.

That's where the game would benefit from being a bit clearer how it broadcasts these things. Unless you're buying the more expensive packs, you won't get the better weapons (ones that are good even without upgrading).

I guess it can be frustrating if you don't get the classes you want, since the game isn't upfront about how they classify 'Uncommon' and 'Rare', thus helping you decide which packs to purchase, but I think there's enough variety that you'd find something worth playing. I don't have all the classes I'd like, but I have 4-5 different characters I enjoy switching between. Would get stale just playing the one class.

Screw progression, I just enjoy the combat. I play for fun, not unlocks (although, they can make for nice surprises).

I think when they said the 'extended cut' stuff would delay other DLC plans, it probably meant singleplayer stuff (perhaps another team is doing multiplayer?). The general mood seems to be that no one cares about story DLC given the current state of the endings. Not that everyone agrees, but there's also the fact that the EC probably does need to get squared away first.

http://fronttowardsgamer.com/2012/05/01/mass-effect-3-dlc-rebellion-pack-info-leaked/ Interesting if true. Of course, dose of NaCl and all that.