see, my first reply to you, but it’s about business practices I wont support. Lack of customization won’t stop me from playing and enjoying a game in and of itself.

no, bad business practices are a perfect reason not to support a company or product. The only way companies stop using profitable, but shitty business practices is when they become less profitable than more consumer friendly policies. It’s a bit of tilting at a windmill since the vast majority of gamers have shown…

because i usually only want a specific skins, and would rather not waste my time with a pointless grind. If you’re going to sell cosmetics for real money, let me buy the cosmetic, not the RNG loot boxes.

Are you missing the whole limited time thing I said? I have money, not time. Keep all of the earned in game lootbox stuff, its great for people who have time. But instead of selling RNG tickets, which is a business practice i will not support, they should just sell the cosmetics on their own. They wouldn’t have to…

I’m well aware of the benefits of monetized cosmetics. I’ve seen, and played, enough games that withered and died due to a fractured playerbase to never wish that on any game. That doesn’t change that I think selling lootboxes is a horrible system which I won’t support.

Thats missing my problem. I want to buy the skins I want, not a chance at the skins. Sell me the skins for whatever price they deem appropriate, and keep the lootboxes as the level up carrot. But when time, not money, is the limiting factor in your gaming, as it is for me, rng lootboxes as the only option for…

It’s the business model i dislike, i think loot boxes are shit frankly. Time is my limiting factor not money. I’ll happily spend more money to get skins i like, but taking the time to grind for it, well that’s not really in the cards for me. As to the specifics of why it bothers, as i said, because it shows me they…

I’m of the same opinion as the OP, and for me at least, it doesn’t matter that it’s purely cosmetic, it’s the fact they gamify compulsive behavior in an effort to drive engagement, rather than via engaging gameplay. It’s a principle thing. If Overwatch let you outright buy the stuff you wanted, I probably would have…

Add in an automatic replay, with assistance from the league office, and they might actually have a good system...so no, that idea won’t go anywhere.

heh, I had no idea there was a sequel to the original movie, which I also haven’t seen. Although, it probably means this theory can get the Old Yeller treatment now, since I can’t imagine they would recycle like that.

They mentioned they passed the turing test in the early days of the parks creation.

Here’s my macro and micro theory. Whats really happening, the board is looking to create replacements. A manchurian candidate type situation, create undiscoverable androids under the corporations total control. A suitable goal for any dystopian mega-corporation with shady motivation. Ford, nee Arnold, is their…

thank you! I find the idea of accusing anyone of cloning Blizzard to be laughable. Most people will admit that Blizzards M.O. is ‘borrow and polish’ which is just a slightly more polite way of saying ‘clone and polish’.

Oh God, that sounds absolutely horrible.

protip, if everyone thinks a word has the same connotation, maybe not the time to be a pedant. It’s quite apparent to just about everyone else that the term ‘police standoff’ has a specific meaning, one which involves conflict, noticeably lacking in this context.

There is no disagreement though. He told them the conditions under which they may enter...ie told them you may enter when you are legally clear to do so. The police then proceeded to go about getting said warrant. This is working as intended, no disagreement, no conflict, simply proper, legal procedures.

You’re totally reasonable on this one. In the battle between sugar and vinegar, sugar/ketchup will always take the youthful lead, but age and improved palettes typically push the needle towards the vinegary versatility of mustard.

No reason to do it the real way for most applications. Throw some sugar on the onions, cook over med-high until a fond develops in the pan. Then deglaze and repeat until they’ve hit the appropriate point. Ends up with 90% of the delicious for like 10% of the work.

This is correct, my daily commute goes by my city’s largest hospitals, so having ambulances with lights on is a fairly routine experience. its a high volume area and they always come to a stop to, seemingly, ensure a clear route before going against the lights.

I’m guessing, since it was a place for troubled youth, you potentially may have already been victims of abuse, god if so that makes this all somehow even worse...but my guess would be they were aiming for promoting the resident’s developing a healthy relationship with their own sexuality. less about sex more about…