Recent content by Levethian

About 2-3 months ago, for about 3-dozen hours. Thundergod's Vigor. That was my 1. Great that they're making Legendaries easier to find (although them being only slightly rarer than rares sounds like they've gone too far the other way). It's too late for me. Already kitted-out from the AH and...

I think the base drop-rates were created assuming the use of the AH, which is why my level 60(p4) Barbarian has found *1* legendary item, ever. And a poor one at that. Using the AH made the game boring for me once level 60 was hit and inferno completed. I lack self control, but I'm also...

Ultima, System Shock - ah yes. I think distaste for Origin arises because EA are reputed to be a bloated, creatively bankrupt swarm of corporate suits with the artistic integrity of Macdonalds. Valve has a business and creative ethos that commands (more) loyalty, and Steam Sales are scrummy.

Hrm. With your emphasis on the presentation of violence within games, are you suggesting that if violence was depicted in a 'properly realistic' manner akin to the suicide clip, it should disturb me? For me, knowing that something is fictional is the critical distinction - context, not so much...

I am desensitized to fake violence in media, because I've had lots of exposure to it. Numb, bored. I am not desensitized to real violence, because I've had little exposure to it. Sickening fear, revulsion. Perhaps the problem is identifying the minds that can't process the difference...

Surely people are naturally wired to fulfill our biological imperative: to breed. The failure to do so is tantamount to nature selecting certain genes for extinction, and understandably causes the base reaction of ridicule or rejection within others. It's total bollocks of course. Our stupid...

Seems naive to hope that natural rules will wither with the application of societal rules. The male biological imperative is to spread their seed (hence 'stud' = fulfilling natural imperative = kudos). The female is tasked with selecting the best seeds and nurturing her babies (hence 'slut' =...

Probably because it is a breed apart from the 'generic' war-simulation games that crowd the FPS market. Agree with the FO3/NV comparison in terms of not enough changing. Nicer AI, some better characters, environments & quests, sure. But the core mechanics are the same, and still unrewarding...

Hrmm. I thought the vehicles handled fine, and found the UI to be decent. But there is very little that is explicitly different from Borderlands 1, which I also found boring. So I found this boring. All wallpaper, indeed. Many things in life are, and many people buy into them.

I suspect that the Euro was a much stronger currency in November 2011. Dawnguard is £14 (?18) in the UK, which is 40% price of Skyrim at launch.

Diablo 3, Torchlight 2, Grim Dawn, Path of Exile... sheesh. Cluster-fuck of click-fests. I don't like that Diablo 3 doesn't trust the player with character attributes or skill-points. I found Torchlight 1 boring (after 30 hours). Probably Path of Exile (immense skill-tree) over Grim...

The horror. I still don't know what touch-screens are for. Tablets makes me feel so old.

Immortality, invincibility, thanks :) Making me 50% better might just tip me into 'average'. Meh.

Curiously, this thread makes me want to play Skyrim again. No.. must wait for expansions & mods. Relevant: Slags off NPC's/AI and explains why they're so disappointing. "It's because Skyrim makes you expect more".

Narrative pacing & great story don't really mesh with multiplayer. So nah.