“Of course it is possible for children, even those who are not immunocompromised, to die from complications of the measles. But not that many.”

Refutation of point 1:

Problem with the AIDS vs. Measles binary: AIDS is very hard to get and there is no vaccine, while measles is very easy to get if you are unvaccinated.

This meme is 9 years old.

One? I'd buy one for all the shelves at home and at my office. 

So, why would the pull strap or button or whatnot for the ejector seat just launch one seat and not the other?

64 yr old was British, that was his hard Brexit.

Just throwing this out there, but if it were my likeness they were using to sell men’s underwear that have “Long D” on the label, I don’t think I’d put that much effort into stopping them.

In fact, I’d probably buy one and display it prominently in my home or office.

i will try. This is not an all-encompassing list, and some of it is bound to change eventually.

I am so completely done with this absolutely fucking moronic, misguided horseshit crusade against Epic.

Look, I get it, the Epic store has a long way to go, but it’s been around for FOUR GODDAMN MONTHS! Valve has had 12 YEARS to develop and build up Steam to where it is now. Yes there are things the Epic store should…

Nothing justifies a death threat, or any threat really.

These mechanics are specifically designed to exploit unstable/impulsive people like this guy.

I do it just to irritate folks with post histories like yours—as it’s almost exclusively the “defend my right to be an asshole” types who feel the need to tone police others. ;)

Loot boxes and the like very clearly play on the natural human tendency to assume that our luck will turn if we try “just once more.” For folks with gambling/addiction issues, that compulsion can be incredibly powerful.

That said, the game doesn’t force you to spend money; whether it’s a hand of cards, a round of Keno,…

I never would have guessed that someone who spent $2k on a gacha game would have poor impulse control. 

This right here, “ while over a dozen followed former BioWare boss Aaryn Flynn to Improbable, a technology company that recently announced plans to develop its own game.” is what is in important. People make games not companies. What magic Bioware had is gone, but I look forward to seeing what Improbable and other…

Other than Frostbite, Bioware seemed to be their own biggest enemy on this one.

Don’t get me wrong, EA sucks, but from reading the article, this really doesn’t seem like EA’s fault. EA set a hard deadline, but it really seems like the problem was a lack of leadership within BioWare.

Nice job as always, Jason; thanks for confirming a lot of what we all feared. A game that was rushed out and built with a toolset that at the very least wasn’t an ideal fit. And not learning from Destiny’s missteps because they couldn’t talk about Destiny is pretty galling.

Also in the “I am about to read this but need to comment first on how I’ve been desperately waiting for Jason to make this article” boat.