Strangely, it's the Republicans who are doing more for Space these days than the Democrats. I expect a GOP Administration in 2016 might actually be quite positive for NASA.

Please expand, or are we evacuating the conversation because we're on the verge of defeat in this little verbal (or textual, really) joust?

You can't advocate an open and voluntary society that is also 'watched, trained and regulated'. That's like saying we should make participation in the legal system a 'professional and social organization' rather than something all citizens are automatically part of and expected to adhere to.

Sera is portrayed as a lying hypocrit who steals and cheats while condemning the Lords who do the same thing. She has no ideas about the intricacies of politics, and actually displays little regard for the common man's welfare throughout the adventure. Every time she is given a taste of power or trust herself, she…

That looks pretty good/

Dragon Age speculates on what a fantasy medieval Europe would look like with different races and magic and dragons and in the Southern Hemisphere, sure. The author has an obligation to present a world worth consuming. That world certainly does not have to be as progressive or more progressive than the real world,…

Are you seriously arguing that the living standards of a mage in DA, especially from what we saw first hand in the circle in Origins, are close to what a slave was in real life? Also, any citizen can be conscripted by the chantry in times of war, just like any citizen can be conscripted by the wardens in times of…

I don't understand why a game cannot simply present the world passively, without executive judgement. Simply set the game in a racist or transphobic world, and then allow the player to have the same viewpoints as many of the NPCs. No moral point, no oversight, no 'deeper meaning'. Just the option to present an…

I think Mages are treated by and large extremely well in Thedas in the circles. With the exception of Kirkwall, they are housed, fed, clothed, and treated decently. In a country in which there is no welfare state and the majority of people are poor peasants who have to till the fields to survive, the mages get the…

When you pick an option in RPG dialogue, you're not picking it for your real life self. Is everyone who burns down the village in Fable an evil psychopathic murderer who should be locked up for life? RPGs are about fucking ROLE-PLAYING, and unbelievably, you can roleplay as a racist/sexist/homophobe without being…

EDIT: Also, Bull wouldn't be being an asshole on purpose, just out of ignorance.

The story really picks up after the 25-40 hour mark (depending on side quests). Seriously I was rather shocked- I quite liked my crew by the end.

Dragon Age 2 characters were more playersexual though- Anders isn't really 'gay'. At most, he's bisexual really. And his terrorism is justified by those who support mages, which is iirc the majority of the playerbase. He's hardly the DA equivalent of Osama, at least not unless you're Jihadist yourself.

I thought the post was definitely interesting. I found the fact that he changed the script after feedback to be a bit weird though- what if Bull reveals Krem's sex to be female *because* he's a bit loud and brash and inconsiderate and doesn't think before he speaks, even though he's a great guy. *That* would be an…

What happens with the Oculus Rift and virtual reality seems to be as follows- a user on the internet gets super hyped about it. They go to a convention and wait in line for 5 hours to use it- hyping themselves up about it along the way. They play it for ~10 minutes and experience the new feeling and the technology. …

There are no vaginas depicted.

Varric's chest hair is attached, it seems, to his outfits. Rather than as a part of the core model, perhaps.

The way he talks, he must be overcompensating for something.

I'm pleased the characters at least have slightly yellow teeth again. So many people complained in Origins and so they were all pearly white in DA2. Capitulating to the tumblr crowd who can't stand their waifus not being physically perfect was a bad decision.

I don't particularly support Gamergate and have said as much here before. I just think this is a stupid reaction, and shows how some idiots on the internet can actually affect things negatively in real life.