The thing about competitive trash-talk is that it comes in “levels.” Those levels are divided into what’s appropriate amongst friends who know each other well enough to be able to accept a barb without taking offense, mixed groups of friends and acquaintances where more care is warranted, groups of strangers where…

I think a great deal of the souring on DA: I was likely due to the fact that at first blush, it appeared to be an SP game that got the feel of an MMO right...

...and then the realization that the content was about 20% core awesomeness surrounded by 80% fluff (that war room table left me feeling so pissed off that I’ve…