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    Things that instantly kill your interest in a game

    This. OT: I generally give a fairly lenient chance to most games, even those I wouldn't think I'd be interested in. I am a bit notorious on my "Do everything, see everything, kill everything." game ideology, though, so if a game punishes you at some point for missing something earlier on...
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    How much cash do you have?

    Maybe about 5 dollars in assorted change in my wallet. I don't carry cash, and when I get any (tips, repaid loans from friends, etc.), I dump it in the bank ASAP. This is why I started going cash-free about 10 years ago. While it may not have been DVDs exclusively, physical cash tends to burn...
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    The reason you still have your old system

    I keep all my systems; games themselves on the specific platforms didn't prompt me to do so, I simply couldn't bear to part with them when I was younger, then opted to not part with relics of my childhood, and now continue the trend out of habit, if not nostalgia. Most of them are packed away...
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    so its 5am, why are you up at this time?

    While this is two and a half hours after the fact, it's still only 0100, here, and I just barely got in the door from work. 0500 isn't an unusual time for me to be awake, though, on an intermittent basis. Especially considering I've not slept for even a minute in the past 55 hours.
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    Diablo 3 "Always Online" Requirement Helps Fight Hackers, Says Blizzard

    That is certainly true, and while it doesn't affect me, I can definitely see the reason some are rather distraught by it. It nixes out a gameplay mode that a good handful would make use of (whether it's because of inability or exorbitant costs for internet access in "dead areas", traveling...
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    Diablo 3 "Always Online" Requirement Helps Fight Hackers, Says Blizzard

    Right here. [http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27387874231&pageNo=1&sid=3000#16] As I'd mentioned earlier, it was some time ago, and Blizzard is thoroughly well within their rights to change the game plan. It is still disappointing, though, when it was made clear the option would be...
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    Diablo 3 "Always Online" Requirement Helps Fight Hackers, Says Blizzard

    Double post. Please ignore my sudden inability to adequately operate my mouse.
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    Sony: 3D Gaming Has to Be Really Good, or People Won't Care

    Really depends on the subject matter at hand...if I watch an over-the-top, Michael Bay-explosions action flick, then, sure, I can definitely tolerate some monolithic home theater, since it'll add to the experience. I treat 3D the same way I do buying BluRays vs. DVDs. If I'm going to buy...
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    Diablo 3 "Always Online" Requirement Helps Fight Hackers, Says Blizzard

    Touché, sir. Even still...it's something that would be expected, given the genre, and the fact that they made very clear ages ago that it would be there. I didn't suggest that you said either; nor did I. I won't put words in your mouth, show me the same respect. I was very specific about the...
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    Sony: 3D Gaming Has to Be Really Good, or People Won't Care

    No. In those examples, watching them in 2D would be like enjoying them on, say, my setup (42" LCD, 5.1) as opposed to a higher-end entertainment system. Not that that's how I specifically feel about 3D in general, but it's a better baseline for contrast than the Mute button. 3D can enhance...
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    Diablo 3 "Always Online" Requirement Helps Fight Hackers, Says Blizzard

    It isn't a matter of entitlement, it's a matter of them removing options all the while casually assuring everyone they're still there. You're not going to succeed in making anyone believe the game still, realistically, has a single-player element if it requires a constant online connection just...
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    Poll: What will you be buying in November?

    Uncharted 3, Skyrim, and Assassin's Creed. As they're already pre-ordered, if Collector's Editions are announced, they'll immediately be marked.Already have my Uncharted Collector's marked; still have to swing by the store to shift my Assassin's Creed over to the limited; Skyrim remains a...
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    Your personal quote

    I've been working in kitchens for 14 years. I'd suggest the relative state of my sanity as being non-existent. Consider yourself cured.
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    Your personal quote

    And now you'll never know!
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    Your personal quote

    That's fantastic. OT: I say "Give me strength." far too often for there to be room for much else, and that one's definitely not the product of my invention.