TheMightyEthan

Yeah, I always do the "what I want to do" playthrough first, but then after that I did other runthroughs to see how things turn out differently if you do.

This. I'd be okay with random crew members dying, but I don't want any of my squadmates dying.

Hatch is a lady-killer.

No, they're mono-gendered. http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Asari

No, because it was on the PS1, and I did not have enough room on the memory card.

That's not actually accurate, that gets back to what I was saying earlier about the FCC reclassifying the internet. Previously, the FCC had classified ISPs as something else (I don't know all the legal specifics) which it did not have the authority to regulate, and so when it tried to regulate them the court said that they can't do that. Now the FCC has reclassified ISPs into the same grouping as telephone companies, and they do have the authority to regulate that classification. So unless and until the courts say that that is an improper classification, the FCC rules will stand. And it is unlikely that the courts will do that, because the FCC has broad discretion to classify methods of communication.

Unless you're a gunner. If you're a gunner and you get hit by a product grenade just keep shooting like nothing happened. 50-60% of the time you'll kill the tank that hit you with it, and they'll only kill you about 15-20% of the time. My hypothesis is that if you keep shooting like nothing happened they assume that they missed or it didn't affect you, and so run away and hide.

Haha, are we in a Steam gifting war now? Don't make me gift you Civ V. *Edit* - Also, Dirt 2 is freaking gorgeous. PC truly is God's platform.

How can you say that getting rid of traffic checking was a good thing? That was a major mechanic. Also, Crash Mode and Traffic Attack were two of my favorite modes, and neither one really made it into Paradise. It was like the devs went "What does Ethan really like about our games? Let's take all that out."

Similar thing happened to me in Tales of Destiny. There's a ring that you can put on any of the companions, which lets the 2nd controller control that companion in battle. So my friend and I were having an awesome time playing through the game together. Then the jerk up and turns evil and leaves the party, taking my motherfucking ring with him. I didn't play the game for like 2 years after that.

Yeah.

Next up, Dirt 2.

Yeah, as I understand it these regulations preserve net-neutrality for "land-line" type connections, like cable, dsl, dial-up, etc, it's only wireless providers that can prioritize content. Which actually is better than where we are now, where any company can prioritize all it wants, regardless of the connection type.

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Wow, you're very angry.

Added The Witcher. Thanks Dean.

Thanks Dean.

Here's my understanding, and this is in very broad strokes. Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong. The FCC has a congressional grant of authority to regulate interstate telecommunication. It must exercise its power in accordance with statutory guidelines, but it has a lot of leeway in deciding just exactly what to do in a given situation. It had previously classified the internet in such a way that it fell outside of the FCC's power to regulate (I believe, but am not sure, that the FCC had said that ISPs were not common carriers). This new FCC regulation reclassifies the internet so that it does have the power to regulate it (again, I believe, but am not sure, that they've reclassified ISPs as common carriers), and then does go on to regulate the ways in which ISPs can limit access to their networks. The process for the agencies promulgating new regulations is arcane, and I'm not going to go into it here, but once the regulation has gone through the proper process within the agency (in this case the FCC) then it doesn't go to congress to approve it, it just goes into effect automatically. Now, people could still challenge the regulation in court on the theory that it violates the FCC's statutory authority, or if congress really doesn't like what the FCC did they could override the decision with a new law, but unless and until one of those things happens, the regulation has full effect.

I'm stubbornly refusing to buy it, because of my above post about already having too many games I'm never going to actually play.

I'm confused by this poll. The guidelines don't have to go through congress, do they? I don't know about the FCC specifically, but most agencies have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations within their area without congress having to approve each new set.

On this I will not budge. I will hold the line.

But it ruined the series. My favorite racing series of all time. OF ALL TIME!

So, now that I've finished the demo, I can safely say that it's just as heart-hurty as the original.

I don't like how they changed the aiming reticule. In the first one it was actually projected into the world, so you could see it move as you pointed it at different surfaces at different distances from you, but now it's just a sprite on the hud. At least it's still different for each gun though. And is it just me, or are the skin textures on the necromorphs much lower resolution than they were in the first?

STOP RECOMMENDING IT! I have too many games I'm not playing already.