I absolutely agree, the icons next to section headlines were a good idea, making a fast scan go quickly. With the new oversized price bubble, it distracts from the flow of the content and forces the eye to dart back and forth much more than it should: and breaks if you offer something over 4 figures. The simplicity of…

I absolutely agree, the icons next to section headlines were a good idea, making a fast scan go quickly. With the…

I was thinking about commenting on this as well. The change to using the Green balls on some of the prices throws off the lists at the bottom a lot. I have a hard time looking at it and figuring out what I’m looking at. I mean, it’s doable, and I’m sure I’ll get used to it, but it’s not nearly as easy to read as it…

I was thinking about commenting on this as well. The change to using the Green balls on some of the prices throws…

As someone who has only been playing since the full release, I don’t understand what the whole fuss over corpses and heart-attacks is all about. In all my 76 hrs. of play-time so far it had never even crossed my mind to turn off those features until I read people referencing the backlash they caused during Early…

I actually read it the other way around. Where because you chose a class you can’t play badminton and thus you’re an inconsiderate, pompous individual with no respect for the enchanting sport.

Gabe Newell should run for president because you can’t run for a third term.

I envy your innocence :)

I would say that everyone at Valve is a gamer. We love games, and there’s no reason we wouldn’t want to make games.

to save you the trouble of googling it, commenters

That twist in the story was the strangest of all. Jamie Walton appears to be doing good work, and I’m not sure how she got caught up in all of this.

There’s a whole lot to unpack in here, but this part in particular

Patrick, this is a great article. I was watching this thing unfold from NeoGAF and had no idea what was happening or why. I heard about the infamous college paper, but felt that since it was on her LinkedIn, it was more of a nonsequitor.

So wait, they’re angry that unnecessary objectification and sexualization is being removed from their games, so they’re accusing one of the people who works on the games of... sexualizing and objectifying characters?

This article was awesome. Don’t have much more to say.

Fair point. As we always say, pre-order every video game you can, especially the ones that require heavy use of online servers.

If you couldn’t answer that question before this article, there’s literally no point in asking it here.

I just feel regret for the lost reflexes of my youth. I played the hell out of Starcraft, and stopped when I finally got a connection where I could play people online and realized I wasn’t any good. Then tried SC2 and realized I’ve only gotten worse.

It’s all XCom 2 for me these days.

And also, the government is not a business and should not be run as such. Consider the implications of the “savings” generated by using a different water source for Flint, Michigan...

I see absolutely nothing to “defend”. Why anyone would need to justify the way they play a game, especially a single-player title, is beyond me. To me, the developer’s original design is always nothing more than a suggestion and a gaming experience is what you make of it.

Save “scumming” was how I got through many games. Only recently did I learn there was a sneery condescending putdown for “saving often and reloading when things go badly.”