Yeah, GOG really needs to get Microsoft to sign up! Microsoft made a ton of great games like the AoE series, and [url=http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/urban_assault]Urban Assault!

I assume that that was meant as a joke, but... I'd actually like to see that. (Despite what some would have us believe, by taking something she said out of context, she does in fact play games).

And now I'll get downvoted too! Yay :-D

From what I hear, Bethesda is busy building their own game client doodad like EA's Origin, so I wouldn't count on it ever happening :-(

No, it wasn't. The part about "ethics in games journalism" was a fig leaf (that's the most concise link I can find ATM, but there's plenty of other evidence out there) to cover up misogynistic attacks on Quinn by 4chan. (And later 8chan, since the early GGers got booted out. Yes, really, they got booted from 4chan.) Others, like TB, bought the fig leaf and really tried to make GamerGate about "ethics," but that's not how it started.

It's also worth pointing out that the very first use of the tag was Adam Baldwin, linking to a video (which, unfortunately, no longer exists, so it's hard to prove at this point) which attacked Quinn with things that were known to be false even at the time.

Honestly, if you want to talk about ethics in games journalism, you really need to start a new hashtag. GamerGate is rotten to the core, and always was.

And now I'm really going to be downvoted.

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Edit: I feel I should point out that there are some errors in that article I linked to, but the overall gist is correct (much like Anita's videos, not that anyone bothered to actually watch them before condemning them). I feel I should also point out that there are good people involved in GG, it's not just the harassers.

Also, I emphasized a bit I meant to the first time around, but forgot.

I'll take your word for it I'm probably not correct as I've heard everything after the fact I wasn't there from the start only read from news articles and the various comments they perpetuate. So I got the gist and from all the comment storms I see around it I can't see much positive. I think even if you made a new hash tag the same people would continue the babble there.

There are broader issues that we all need to be aware of. Treat people nicely, act honestly, don't lie and finally.

Take a review of recommended games as that. Just a list of games that people might like.

The unforgivable thing that totalbiscuit has done here and should be derided for is that out of all the games on this list I own all except for two and those two are not cheap enough for me yet.

That is a crime and he should be shouted down for it. :)

Curse you, TotalBiscuit! ;-)

I think nobody answered these questions yet.

Yes, the game has an active pause, just hit a space key.

No base building, no gathering resources, no economy of any sorts. Also no exploration and no trading. Before missions you get some points to customise equipment of your ships. The game is all about real time battles and tactics (and replaying missions ;) ). I'd say that there isn't an awful lot to micromanage, you don't give orders to hundreds of units. You command a fleet of capital ships, which means that you command a handful of units, you focus on battle and managing subsystems.

You really shouldn't. As with anything, look up the source of anything mentioned and make up your own mind aware of the larger context things took place in. Lots of timelines out there link to archived versions of the pages that set the whole thing off, if you need a place to start. I even made one myself that includes historical context as far back as 2007, though i eventually quit updating it. Again, though, all of this stuff should really go into the appropriate thread rather than sidetracking a promo thread just because TB happens to support this-or-that (which undermines his taste in games in the minds of some, apparently?). I'm sure people in the linked thread would be more than happy to provide you with several instances of journalistic impropriety to get you up to speed.

I contacted the guy heading the new expansion team regarding this. He said he'll pass the message along. Its was 4 months ago. He said M$ probably doesn't want to split the community further and the divide was too great already. Kinda filler since AoE2 is discussed on Steam, AocZone, Heavengames, Voobly AND like 10 or more regional language forums.

Sounds reasonable. /s

Exactly. I mean its almost as sensible as peer to peer multiplayer and command lag in menus on AoE2HD. (/s as well)

Why isn't peer-to-peer sensible?

You might want to read this thread again, because there a plenty of postings doing exactly that. It's just that the few negative postings stick out more, because they get an emotional reaction from you.

Well, TB actually only pointed at good games, the discounts came from publishers and developers. So technically they should be shouted at.

Is TotalBiscuit a gamer ?














Really ???

I think I meant a different MP system. Anyhoo, 1+ secs of lag ain't good.

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I'm not exactly an expert either but peer-to-peer doesn't seem so bad to me. Anything that causes 1+ seconds of lag is totally unusable, of course.