Recent content by Orbert

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    Is it just me or is liking games not "in"?

    It's always been "cool" to be indifferent to things. If you care about something and like it that means something you like could be open to criticism, thus questioning your taste. It's much safer to just not like anything and hate everything, that way, your ego never has to be challenged!
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    What really is a RTS game ?

    Okay, so if strategy is in everything, does that mean everything is a strategy game? I think RTSs are games where the focus is on the overarching strategy you use, rather than the details of individual battles. In Starcraft, for example, you can lose individual fights, but if you chose an...
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    Is D&D and other tabletop-RPGs "unpopular" with girls?

    My group was like 4 girls and one guy. With my friends, the girls have always been much more reliable than the guys.
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    Who was the last enemy you killed?

    One of the little minion guys on the lava level of Torchlight.
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    Poll: I was thinking about the smoking Warnings (Smokers and non-smokers included)

    Well one thing I don't think smokers realize is that the smell extends well behind where they can smell it, because they are used to the smell. It goes well beyond where you see it dissipate too. Most of the time I can smell smoke I can't actually see it with my eyes. Another gripe about...
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    Poll: I was thinking about the smoking Warnings (Smokers and non-smokers included)

    Yeah I think the idea is to get on your nerves. I really, really hate smokers, and I give the dirty looks. It's like every time I have to walk through someone's fucking smoke cloud I have this guttural hatred that rises up. Smoking when any one is around is one of the most obnoxious, rude...
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    LoadingReadyRun: Toothy Smile

    That was hilarious. I laughed pretty hard. I'm sure my neighbours heard.
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    Happy music

    Sigur Ros has pretty much made the happiest album ever: Takk. Which is weird because their other album ( ) is incredibly slow and dark. But yeah if you want to hear something really happy and still good art listen to Takk.
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    ok...this just trips me out..

    It failed to get William Blake, and the Abominable Charles Christopher from the webcomic of the same name.
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    The Most Depressing Book You've Ever Read

    A Complicated Kindness Agh that book was difficult.
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    Escapist News Network: GearGasm 5: The Perspectiving

    Man, I totally thought of this a few months ago. Haha.
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    Trading card games

    You definitely have to do a lot of prioritizing in MtG! Sometimes there will be a key exchange and if you don't play the cards in just the right order your opponent will be given a huge edge. It's awesome when you see exactly what you need to do and then play four cards out of your hand and a...
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    Trading card games

    I've never played Duel Masters, and I played the Pokemon one when I was like, 10, so... we kind of just made up the rules. I have however played a lot of MtG, and from what the OP describes, he's concerned with the limitation of the hand. Well, I think that's because MtG is largely about...
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    Poll: American or British Comedy?

    Both have their good ones. I find the best parts of American comedy is the Adult Swim shows, but they have some fine comics too. Mitch Hedberg! Too bad he's dead, I never would have gotten tired of his bizarre and awkward delivery.
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    Poll: Why are video games getting so easy?

    Most of the reasons have all been covered above: more mass appeal, no need for constant coin feeding, technological improvements, but the big one for me, and the reason I'm glad games have gotten easier, is story and atmosphere. I play video games for the same reasons I watch a movie or read...