Found that out on the wiki. Playing a mage isn't really my style, so I usually opted for killing the kid. Or, better yet, getting his mom to knife him.

My Warden was an asshole.... but seeing your family home sacked and your family murdered tends to do that.

I have to admit. I had/have no real idea who Adam Baldwin is. Even after looking at his wikipedia page. At least he isn't one of the Baldwin Brothers... I'd hate to have to replace Billy Baldwin as "the fuckup". It'd just be a mess trying to find a new label to fit him under.

"You know why people can get away with saying stuff online? Because it's impersonal. Even if their name is revealed, who cares? What are you going to do? Report them to the police in their town? Run a campaign against them? Or - more likely - nothing?"

That one trash-talking American kid who got reported as a potential…

Since I no longer have a facebook, or a twitter, or a myspace (dead, I know), or a tumblr, or any other social media accounts of that nature, I can't really tell you.

I would guess that obvious criminal conduct is probably less frequent on sites where your profile is tied to personal information, but the I view the…

Well, my point is that we don't have a singular gaming community but several. There's no community-wide answer because there isn't a single community to appease, placate, or regulate.

What will probably end up happening is that the less desirable members of these communities will migrate to, and congregate in,…

Pretty sure the studies say otherwise. Anonymity may have created internet culture, but the culture of being a massive douche can live on without anonymity. Facebook being on of the best examples.

Community self-curating is really the only thing that has any affect on behavior. Problem being that there's no such thing…

Because Sam Fisher is James Bond so fuck character building, world building, and continuity amirite?

Seriously, I'm not over that. I'm over everything else, but not that bullshit rationale.

Well, another thing to consider with Conviction is that it's a really short timeline. I mean, just look at the mission locations Malta>Malta>Iraq>(Iraq flashback)>some 7 missions all in Washington DC. The whole story could've happened in two weeks.

I'm partial to the one with the national guard and the Japanese Onsen resort type mission. Being surrounded by hostile friendlies is one of the best ways to force the players to be stealthy... or, at least strategic.

Well, to save you reading my wall of text, I blame Conviction. Conviction was, insofar as violence is concerned, a hardcore title. Sam is a DOUCHE in Conviction. Although, he has his reasons, and I feel like the setup for the game justifies Sam's personality shift; he was not in a good place after Double Agent ended.

Th…

Well, they replaced everyone, didn't they? I think the nerdy guy was the same, and maybe Kobin? I'm not really sure.

Replacing actors does a number on taking the soul out of something. People have to grow into a character and that doesn't happen over night.

So, a few thoughts. I picked up Blacklist a while back when it went on a major steam sale (66 or 75 percent, something like that) and it turned out better than I thought it was going to be. Although, I can't help but look at it in a worse light after explaining it to a friend of mine and having him shoot back "so,…

We're not talking about the same things. At all.

What I care about are the discussions and crises that will further define whether online blog-based journalism can be seen as fully legitimate or not. The particular flashpoints that spark the debate are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, as are the avenues that…

If it was me or a family member, I would not be an objective commentator on the subject, now would I?

As for who it benefits, I'd say it clearly benefits the community at large; sunlight is a wonderful disinfectant after-all. And yes, I would hope to still view it as such; just as I view the Sarkeesian drama.

Yeah, some people are assholes. I don't think of it as a gamer thing though; douchebags come in every flavor.

While the story that sparked the issue may not have been particularly biased or circle-jerky, I have to say that I'm happy that the issue was discussed. Even if some or many discussions went to some unfortunate…

Interviewing someone =/= having a beer with someone =/= sexual intercourse with someone.

There's a reason why journalists have historically relied on ill-defined "sources" for their information. If you have a relationship with the subject, any relationship beyond a professional one, then your objectivity should be…

"You think news journalists don't know politicians"

But they shouldn't. At least not personally. Not if they want any credibility when it comes to reporting on those people. Unfortunately, they all do. The nerd prom really needs to die.

You sure he's not just a Shirou fan?

Yeah, it's a little rough. I think the context for that one was... Giovanni accompanying Red while pretending to be an old man. Red defeats the Magmar and goes on ahead while Giovanni decides to finish off the defeated Magmar with his Cloyster.

There are others, but that's the one that springs to mind.