Hey Stephen. I'm doing alright. I've been playing the Secret World closed Beta. And, it looks like a Beta is what will be released. No surprise there, it is Funcom after all. I'm still glad that you took over as EIC, you're doing a great job. I definitely like the fact that you've split up stories by subject matter.…

BTW, Mike, all three intros are the same until you answer the door. The Dragon Faction does have one very important distinction that makes it better. Two words: Mystic Blowjob. I've already said too much. ;)

I couldn't agree with you more, man.

I would say, it's fine. But, to keep your life stress free, don't talk about it. It serves no purpose.

That will be a very fun project. I look forward to seeing it. :)

That's very cool, but I still prefer the Sentry Paintball gun based on Team Fortress 2.

I have ad block on my browsers, but I used to whitelist Kotaku since I like the site. But, they've gone too far, so I took them off the list.

One thing about the article, and one about the ad. Hey Kotaku, allowing ads to actually block your stories has forced my hand. I wasn't using ad blocker on your site because I wanted to help you out by clicking on an ad once in awhile, but this goes too far, so I've put your site back on the ad blocker list. That's…

That is true, but I can give a bit of anecdotal evidence here. I used to play WoW (for 5 or 6 years, I didn't count). Anytime a new game came out that I was interested in, I would go off and play it for however long, but I'd leave my subscription active in case I got a bug up my ass and felt like playing for a couple…

No, I don't think they will. I think that the WoW players that are excited about Diablo bought the 1-year subscription that came with the free copy of Diablo. So, even if they aren't actively playing WoW, their subscriptions will remain active.

I never have preordered, and I never will. It's a stupid practice.

Hey, if I bent the way you do, I'd also probably hide behind a wall of text filled with rationalizations as well. You seem to put a lot of passion into hating Bioware, a kind of hatred that betrays that it's something that you also hate about yourself. If it gets you through the day, fine, just never look in the…

I'm a professional artist as well. If I feel like doing different drafts or deciding that a mistake should stay because it actually feels better than my original intent, that's my call. If I bend to someone's will to change what I know to be in line with my vision, then I have no integrity. If you make changes that go…

That's not how games are made, man. There are several writers on every game, not just one. It's not a book.

Hey, you on the high horse, if you don't like piracy, don't do it. If you don't accept legit reasons for doing it, don't do it. You are responsible for your own actions, but you don't get to dictate what anyone else does or the reasons that they do it.

Twitter is a window into what people are actually saying when they're in the middle of a road rage rant writ large. It's first impulse thought that's actually followed through.

Personally, I'm disappointed that they folded to the whiners at all. I would have preferred that they held onto their artistic integrity. Go ahead and hate it, but it is what it is. Changing art after the fact reminds me of George Lucas and everything I don't like about him.

A gamer is a gamer. Just because he may lapse from gaming from time to time doesn't make him any less a gamer. Call him annoying or a douche, fine. But, don't accuse the guy of being a fake gamer as he's not.

A woman sexualizes herself and then has self-esteem issues about her decision? Nope, couldn't see that coming. Never happened before.

You would have had a point had the DLC they released to expand the story not be free. But, it is free, so you don't have a point.