Recent content by darkorion69

Only two gender identity choice being possible in this study makes this too exclusionary for its findings to be accurately representative of the gender division in gaming. It is of additional concern that only core gamers were defined, whereas non-core gamers were lumped together; again in an...

I have extensively played League of Legends and the Elder Scroll series since the original Elder Scrolls: Arena. I have not had the pleasure of trying DoTA 2 unfortunately. I think the terms dumbing down and streamlining represent a question of value on two fronts. Firstly, is it good or bad to...

There will likely never be a WW3 in a model resembling WWI and WWII. The reasons are many and varied; but the most obvious one that comes to mind is that war must be perceived as more profitable than peace for conflict to become a viable option. Contained conflicts (such as in Syria) are the...

Pacific Rim is not an original movie. An original movie cannot be directly ripped off from an anime (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and rate the term 'Original Film' in my opinion. I suspect this film is reliant on anime nostalgia and tropes and that it will primarily draw the action movie audience...

I took the ending of ME3 to be intentionally 'open to to fan interpretation' assuredly to maximize the potential for any particular 'Shepard's Journey' to be compatible with the conclusion of the trilogy. When I do not like any element within a game (even the ending) I simply substitute what...

Gamers are consumers. We choose to buy games and accept the potential risk that we will not enjoy a particular game. If we do not enjoy a particular game (for whatever reason) we are allowed to voice our discontent both in word and deed. I do not think anyone is saying that ME3 Fans should...

People in high school likely prefer their own private world within their chosen music over dealing with the unsatisfying social atmosphere that is high school. Plus hipsters/juggalos/twilight kids can compare music and pretend that different musical tastes make them cooler than the people that...

Tamriel is culturally stagnant in my opinion. Racial equality would be very long and hard road when there are perhaps hundreds of sentient species. The closest thing to racial equality is the existence of The Empire. In the Empire (theoretically) all citizens are legally equal. Personally...

Black Ops introduced Combat Training, Theater Mode, Wager Matches, and an in game currency used to purchase weapons/perks. Black Ops featured more balanced game-play than many FPS titles. It was new player friendly enough to convince even me, a long-time FPS hater, to try and enjoy a type of...

Bullying will never stop. One of the negative aspects of human nature is a desire to control others by asserting social dominance over them. The best you can do is not bully anyone yourself, and if you know any bullies personally, refuse to be around them after telling them that their behavior...

Drinking a Dr. pepper while listening to Zero Punctuation in the background, love Yahtzees voice.

I set up on a beautiful beach that had a wonderful seaside view and surrounded myself with those little tiki-torches. I felt safe and sound even at night, until a swimming creeper made me homeless :(

Add together consenting adults and negotiated inequality with a clause that says you can stop BDSM play at any time via a safe word and I say it is fine. I myself prefer to be the center of a V Open relationship with possible room for more lovers for anyone in the V, so the idea of threesome...

I would remove his skeleton and dissolve him with a strong acid. Then I would vacuum seal him and launch the container into space on a random trajectory chosen by a computer. Barring long range telepaths that can communicate with what amount to a Wolverine Slushie at best, he would no longer...

Companionship, conversation, and sex among many other things. I offer the following, but reading your posts I fear that your judgmental attitude towards relationships, women in general, and the arrogance of your youth may prevent you from being able to understand what I am trying to get at...