Posted 09/05/2008 at 08:52:15am

Now, I know this is before alot of you were even born, but...  Back around '90, there was this miniatures/board game from FASA called Battletech, though most of you would remember it better by its electronic versions - Mechwarrior.  FASA released an expansion back then called The Clans, with all new tech, better weapons & equipment, and better pilots or mechwarriors than what the game had previously.  Two things happened.  Most of the existing players jumped on the bandwagon to use the new toys, with most of the remaining players whining about how the Clans were too powerful a factionand it was unfair and no fun.  A few of us did neither.  We adapted our tactics (read - USED tactics) and continued to kick ass... names didn't matter!  That's how I play pc games today.  I want to be challenged and surprised, and not just by uping the number of monsters while cutting down on the amount of ammo.

 If the game is "too hard" for you, practice!  Adapt your play style and find a way to win.  Just stop whining...

John

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Posted 08/26/2008 at 03:22:28pm

The bare bones of it is that, with an ecomony in the dumpster for the forseeable future, Blu-Ray is just too expensive for the average movie buff when compared to the alternatives.

John

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Posted 08/25/2008 at 02:16:30pm

My group of PC users beat up your Mac users... then took their women to the prom!

John

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Posted 08/07/2008 at 04:36:04pm

You should be careful who you dis about the right to "flame" the government. I only spent 6 years serving in the Air Force as a security specialist, but I did my time.  Have you?  I've earned the right, in fact it's the duty of every American, to call our government to the carpet when they go too far.  If you want to stick your head in the sand, singing "la-la-la-la everything the government does is right", feel free, but don't expect everyone else to see it the same way. At one time, we had the best government in the world, but now the jury is out deliberating on that.  If we do not keep the government working for us, we will no longer have a government worth having, and this will not be the best place in the world to live anymore. 

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Ben Franklin

John

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Posted 08/05/2008 at 01:40:32pm

Only after getting the anti-Mozilla types first... :D

John

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Posted 08/04/2008 at 11:36:57am

"Identification Papers, please!" anyone?  The greatest damage of 9/11 isn't war or increased costs of oil or anything like that.  It's the loss of our personal rights and freedoms to a government that is out of touch with the public, and a public that continues to allow it all to happen.

John

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Posted 07/31/2008 at 09:31:45am

The subtle ads wouldn't bother me at all, as I doubt I'd notice during the heat of battle, and I don't have issue with advertising in games if it helps keep the costs down.  However, like mentioned in the article, the first time my gaming adrenaline is interupted by "a word from our sponsor", they will get the complete game mailed to them in the ashes of whatever they were trying to sell me.

John

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Posted 07/31/2008 at 09:07:06am

 Get over your hate for all things "not part of the 90% norm" and unwind a bit. My Firefox 3 had the same issue as well for a couple days. I just accepted it and moved on, knowing it didn't affect the balance of the universe or the air speed of the yellow tailed swallow...

John

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Posted 03/21/2008 at 09:28:00am

So you've never heard of the Galactic Civilization series? Granted, they may not be "top shelf" console games or "big name" shooters, but they do make several different games that have very high quality and excellent playability. If you like space games or the Civ series, these are excellent examples. So, yes, he does have the right to make a statement on the subject. John Try to be smarter than the object you're working with! It will make things easier, and might just save your life...

Posted 02/26/2008 at 09:16:38am

It's beta alright... Broken Enough To Aggravate... Can't get past the initial page from the link, keeps erroring out, or just hanging without loading the next page. At least it's not killing my pc in the process... Ooooh, I got a first... John Try to be smarter than the object you're working with! It will make things easier, and might just save your life...