You do realize of course it isn't about "the internet" and actually about connecting to their servers, which might not be reliable and will definitely shut down eventually. Always online anything is a dangerous road to travel for preservation of media.

Yeah. I'm a PC only gamer so in this case it matters not at all to me personally, but all exclusives are annoying and all 3rd party exclusives are REALLY annoying. No one should ever defend it in my opinion.

Dragon Age Inquisition's super repetitive and lame MMO style quests are already causing a backlash against the game from RPG fans. That backlash is only going to grow. Eventually it will be like Oblivion, a game called a classic when it came out but now remembered as pretty weak.

Yeah I agree. I am mostly a film guy too, so when I see shooters try to make their cutscenes into movies it's just grating. However something like Fallout: New Vegas setting me down in a world I can mess with and create my own stories in? That's great.

He's right and wrong. Games should not be a place for cinematic storytelling, which is where so many games fail. Games however can be a powerful and unique storytelling medium in other ways, for example playing different factions and their morality against each other in an RPG, or the wonderful visual and abstract…

Well, yeah... I'm complaining about it... "Jesus this is an MMO without the other people WTF"... etc.

Am I the only one who played 10 hours and then got a refund? This game is an offline MMO like Kingdoms of Amalur, not a tactical singleplayer RPG like the first two were. Every single quest is a boring slog. I couldn't take it anymore.

It actually is an MMO in every way possible without being multiplayer.

I agree, and I fully support her right to say what she wants. However, some of the language from BOTH sides definitely gets way too generalizing, inflammatory, antagonistic and vile. Just like in politics there are people eager to get attention and money on both sides by being exaggerated and refusing to see grey…

It's common, accepted and taught in every college in the country. If you're surprised by it you haven't been paying attention, or critically thinking about advertisements.

I wish sometimes we could allow for arguments against female promiscuity without being all "WELL IT'S OKAY WHEN MEN DO IT!" Maybe the person making the argument against promiscuity feels that way about both sexes, you know? Maybe that person feels like both genders should chill the fuck out with the casual sex.

Compliments are good, but focusing solely on looks is a bit weird for many, so it's probably safer to not do it. I wouldn't call you a jerk for telling someone they're beautiful politely, but it's usually better to focus on hair, outfit or something else like that. It can come of weird and creepy otherwise, to some…

Indeed, being in the situation helps tremendously. I worked as a bartender when I was 23-24 and suddenly I knew what it felt like to be constantly objectified, hit on and even groped. I did not like it (at least, not after a few nights!).

Spot-on.

In my experience relationships mean talking about pretty much everything and having no secrets or shame, so of course crushes are discussed. I would feel weird if my partner didn't want to divulge such trivial information.

Well I thought I used an obvious joking tone, it's not really that big a deal.

Indie games are mostly niche but if you add up all the niche audiences together, niche audiences who refuse to game on PC (which is a lot of people), then you end up with a sizable group who are looking to your console first.

I like a few indie games quite a bit, but the hype around them is what's overdone. They're niche titles for niche audiences, but the gaming press like to pretend everything in gaming has the potential to be mainstream. It doesn't.

I don't think you understand what objective means.

I'm saying everyone's views on peoples' looks are subjective. I don't know why this would be a bad statement, it seems pretty obvious to me.