I was a conservative for fifteen years, but I no longer recognize the philosophy I once believed in today’s politics. Age and communication and... living... have led me to now be very liberal, yet I cannot help but hope that, even if I still believed everything I once did, I would be horrified at what the conservative…

When I was a teenager, I was the poster boy for “the smart kid who’s rubbish at chess.” But now, reading this and looking back across twenty years of board, tabletop, and card gaming, it’s like I can see chess with fresh eyes, and appreciate its many parallels to games I have been able to play well. Perhaps at some…

If I could star this one-thousand times I would. As someone who cares about design it hurts my heart. Don’t confuse your players for too long un-necessarily, but at least give them a little slack to figure things out for themselves before you start barking at them to pull out a torch or press freaking “up” to climb a…

On another note, I work at a company with a development staff about... 1/2 the size of Bungie, and it is incredibly, frustratingly difficult to coordinate different teams and departments of a development house even half this size. It’s especially hard because you have to strike a balance that leaves people enough…

I work in professional software development (business software) and while I agree that the Destiny 2 team has made some mistakes, and they need to do better, and the game’s direction is in trouble, I fully understand and sympathize with the difficulties and challenges they face, because they’re identical to those you…

Yes, that is how that situation will play out.

This surprises me not at all. I’ve never been able to understand how a lot of people play with games muted. In my case at least, losing sound results in a sudden and dramatic dip in ability, and I feel disconnected from the game, as if I were playing it via some kind of prosthetic.

Honestly, there are only about three sorting methods you would even want, and the game has exactly none of them. One: Alphabetical, so that I can remove duplicates. Two: By level, so I can see what my highest possible light level is. Three: By type and then level, so that when building a new loadout I can see what my…

This may be small potatoes, but why is it there are like four sorting methods for the vault, none of which is actually useful at all (what does “default” even mean?), and also, why does my vault reorganize itself randomly when I add or remove anything?

I kinda think that if you don’t want people singing it in songs, don’t put it in songs. But don’t put it in a song, then get offended when people sing your song.

Very concise. Erm, so I would guess.

Honestly? I’ll take it. I’d rather have a competent person in power whose policies I disagree with than an imbecile whose policies I support.

Please have a costume where you’re old with a kickin’ Japanese beard and moustache. That is all.

Get fame? Pretty sure that never happens. But I’ve certainly been witness to someone trying to ruin somebody else over a vendetta.

Shouldn’t we just... not disbelieve them at first? And then wait to hear more? And then make a decision? I tend not to just take anything anyone says at face value. People have agendas, some innocuous, some sinister, some they’re not even aware of, and it affects what they tell people, and how.

I only have one question, since this topic is not especially in my wheelhouse, but... what is your definition of unfounded? I I go to half-dozen people, ask them about someone, and they all tell me explicitly that something happened to them, but ask me not to publish it, that doesn’t scream “rumor” to me anymore.…

So, my friends and I are looking for a Clan to join, and we’re all straight white guys, but we’re honestly wondering if we may end up trying to join a clan based around minorities or LGBT or something just to avoid this kind of thing. If you look, you can find clans that cater to pretty much everything, so for…

One thing I appreciated about the game is that it did not sugarcoat Oda Nobunaga’s history. Some people seem to admire him for rising up from relatively humble beginnings to incredible heights, but he was also a cruel and ruthless man responsible for countless atrocities. Many other figures of the era could be…

To be fair, a lot of people who have never been on the receiving end of racism (understandably) may think “race issues are just class issues.”

Saying “I don’t see color” is one of the most asinine responses to people thinking you’re racist ever. Like, is anyone going to believe that? Of course we all see color, of course we’re always aware that we’re different races. Acknowledging that is the first step toward learning to appreciate one another for who and…