I think it's unfair to simply dismiss the man without really looking into his body of work. The author admitted that he only read two of his novels, and that he dismissed Executive Orders as simply about "us"-vs-"them" type of story. And you have it right, the later Clancy novels are all about the volatility of…

It's the least I could do for him, and thanks for the sentiment.

As with real life, it's really easy to categorize good and evil when the people who do this are not involved in deciding that action, and that they're looking at the situation in an overhead aspect.

I'll avoid the political discussions on Tom Clancy because I don't think that is the main point that this article is pointing out to. Without a doubt, Tom Clancy games contributed a lot to the transformation of the video game as an activity that involved more than just mindless button pressing. Rainbow Six's tactical…

My statement still stands though.

This is probably me being a fan, but you need to add The Hunt For Red October in that list. I'd also add The Cardinal Of Kremlin, but that novel is not as technically intense compared to his other works. I'd say that one is more in the lines of a straight-up espionage story. But yeah, I agree with your assessment,…

When you're looking for attention on the internet, classy goes out of the door.

I have to agree, unfortunately. I liked the early Clancy novels, but his later efforts with his co-authors did not really captivate me compared to, say Rainbow Six, Clear And Present Danger, and Without Remorse. Dead Or Alive was ok, but I admit I only picked it up because I was intrigued with Jack Jr. working with…

That's not him being sidetracked, unfortunately. That is simply the nature of his work. He was one of the foremost writers in the techno-thriller genre out there, and that's how he became a celebrated author to begin with.

These are all good selections! Here's my honorable mention, though.

3) The variety: In Baldur's Gate II, you can solve a murder mystery, try to defend a city from wild animals, convince feuding families to kill one another, join a guild of vampires, and meet a talking sword. In one day.

I think it would only be fair to mention that there is still some login restriction in place after the patch. Just so people won't get this notion that everything will be right immediately after the patch. Here's the link.

John Cygan is in this game? Solidus shows his approval.

I know. On the flip side: I'd like to think Valkyrie Profile as a dirty little secret that only a few of us really appreciated, which is absolutely fine by me. Like that funny story only you and your best friends would know and laugh with, while drawing weird looks from everybody in the room. And that you won't mind…

I logged in just to say the same thing. Cook in a decent quantity, over the weekend if possible, and reheat before mealtime.

Sorry to hear about your login issues. I think I heard a blip somewhere that they are planning on adding servers, but don't quote me on that. If you can, try to log in during off hours, but I can't guarantee that it will work. Suffice it to say, our server woes are due to the very high volume of players.

This is what I've heard as well. Lately all I'm getting is either errors, or actual access, no queues. So I'm not really sure myself, hence the question.

I'm actually wondering about this. Did they explicitly say that they removed the queue system? I was getting hit by the usual errors up till last night, and I do admit I haven't been queued into a server since early access.

Disclaimer: I was not a legacy (1.0) player, managed to get in the beta phase 3, open beta, and launch. My only other MMO experience is with FFXI up to Treasures of Aht Urhgan.

I'm taking the same stand as I did with the Ben Affleck/Batman announcement: cautious optimism.