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pipebomb_phil posted...

yet they don't throw a fit about physical trading cards and mystery toy boxes

To be fair, those physical items still have a value and can be traded/sold for something. The typical Magic the Gathering booster pack is about $2.50 to $5 maybe depending on the set but certain rare cards were worth well more than that.
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gguirao posted...

Yes, and I don't blame them for it.

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Jen0125 posted...

i like historical memoirs a lot

Not exactly historical but I enjoyed Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. It goes over why different regions in the world are now at different development level despite some having a headstart over others.

There's also The Circle by Dave Eggers which given our society nowadays, I can almost imagine it being an alternative version of how things could potentially be.
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I had played the PC port but wouldn't mind replaying this if it comes to PC and with more reliable connection with friends. I thought the way Dark Souls III handled it made it very reliable.
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Would the mods even have their own "trouble maker" list of sort? Seems more effort than it is worth to keep track of the usual trouble makers. Applying the same treatment to everyone is the more efficient route regardless of how that person reacts to said mod.
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wwinterj25 posted...

On that note I actually like Cucumber in water

I was surprise how much of a difference it makes despite being so subtle. Cold cucumber water is surprisingly refreshing.
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synth_real posted...

Baldur's Gate 2. I've never replayed an RPG as many times as I have that game

That one is a very close second or third for me. Baldur's Gate II is up there along with Planescape Torment and Deus Ex. I should do another playthrough but am not sure if I should use the GoG version or Enhanced. On another note, my "to replay" list keeps getting in the way of me ever finishing my Steam backlog....
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Can't say I do. I can only guess it relates to medical treatment of some sort?

EDIT:Huh, I kinda guess right. Come to think of it, I have seen the word before when giving blood donation.
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Having played neither games, can one even say Breath of the Wild or Persona 5 is objectively better than the other?
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Probably Deus Ex. Kinda funny, in the multiple times I have played it, I never tried an aggressive guns-a-blazing approach. Anything but stealth feels unnatural.
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Well this is going to be a bit confusing since there already exist a character named Valkyrie. I don't recall her given an actual name in the movie and was simply referred to as Scrapper #142. She's A Valkyrie but wasn't named Valkyrie I thought.

Can any Marvel comic gurus shed light on this? Is Tessa's version replacing this Valkyrie or a completely different version?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_(Marvel_Comics)

http://marvel.com/universe/Valkyrie#axzz53isIUHIy

EDIT: Looking at it a bit more, I guess it won't really matter. Seem Valkyrie is more of a title than a name? So there can be multiple characters named Valkyrie?
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InnerSpace posted...

I was digging the Shadowrun vibes

Shadowrun did came to my mind as well when I saw the trailer.
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Google Calendar and Google Keep has been sufficient so far for me. Of course getting myself to actually input a reminder is another thing.....
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Just finished it last night, I definitely like the fantasy twist to a typical good cops, bad cops, gangster, and secret organization type movie. I do hope a sequel will come out that expands on such a world. Whether or not the sequel should go into details about Ward being a Bright, I don't know. I wasn't too surprise but it felt a little too last minute to matter.
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I'll say no. At the end of the day, it is up to the consumer to read up on said information or not. If a game already have questionable system requirements, story, gameplay, etc. etc, prior to release, I feel withholding that information until the release isn't going to be any better or worse compared to releasing it early.
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Dynalo posted...

InfestedAdam posted...

Now I am actually confused. What is the $15 per month for? Your actual auto insurance or your gap insurance?

Gap insurance. Actual auto insurance is like 85. 100 combined, Then tax to bring it up to around 110 a month total.

That makes a lot more sense now, thank you for the clarification. $15 a month for the coverage you described was just baffling but $85 sounds a lot more reasonable.

EDIT: I need to stop skimming. Went back to read what you posted earlier and now see where you mentioned $110 a month with $200 deductible.
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Dynalo posted...

From the 2nd to 3rd year they will buy you a new vehicle or give you the original cost of your vehicle + 6% if they can't replace it with the same make, model, and year. So basically, since they'll never find a brand new version of a 2-3 year old car, you just get the cash (or a new vehicle worth less than that amount... So just take the cash).

After the 3rd year, you automatically stop paying for that insurance (which is around $15/month), and your vehicle is treated like any other insured vehicle now - if it gets totalled, you'll get the current value of it.

That sounds extremely generous, practically too generous. Which company is this? Like with any business, there gotta be some sort of profit for them. I wonder if they only cover areas with very low accident rates, or have a very small client base and said client needs a perfect record.

With the way you described it, you will pay only about $540 over three years. During the first three years you'll get back the amount you paid for the car, after that you'll get back just the market value.

Assuming my math is right, if only 1 out of 64 customers get into an accident in those first three years, the insurance will kinda break even. 64 x $540 = $35,000. 1 out of 64 is 1.56%. I honestly can't tell if that seems too generous of a count.

Dynalo posted...

Jen0125 posted...

i'm pretty sure you have gap insurance. which is a bit different than just auto insurance.

It seems to be more or less the same thing, but the specific name (at least that my insurance uses) is "Waiver of Depreciation Insurance". Which sounds awfully fancy.

And yes, it's additional insurance on top of my regular auto insurance.

Now I am actually confused. What is the $15 per month for? Your actual auto insurance or your gap insurance?
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Monopoman posted...

I guess Wal-Mart is in the same boat but I shop there like once every few years.

I think it depends on the location as well. One Wal-Mart I shop at does check receipts at the door. Another Wal-Mart I uses do not.
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Dynalo posted...

If the loss or damage happens within the first 24 months from the date you took delivery of the auto

So what happens if the incident occurs after two years from your purchase? Do they just give back less?
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TallTamryu posted...

Gameplay-wise it's pretttty good. Story and world-building? No, just no.

I was just about to ask that. If I disregarded it as a Fallout game and just see it as Skyrim with guns or generic wasteland game, is the gameplay enjoyable?
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Mead posted...

That is literally what they have to do unless they actually have reason to think Im stealing.

As BADoglick suggest, being so bothered by something so trivial is not a cause for them to think you're a thief but at the same time it personally would make it me wonder, "What has that person got to hide that they can't spend several seconds for me to just take a glance?". Some nuisances are simply too minor to bother wasting my breath to complain about.

Not directly related but If I don't have the time or patience to spend several seconds for said attendant to do his/her job, I have other issues to deal with. It's like me having to spend another minute at a stop light because the car in front of me took too long to move. Is it annoying, yes. Is that one minute wasted going to ruin my day, of course not. I'll be a liar if I say I perfectly use every minute of my day and can't spare that minute.

Mead posted...

from my perspective you have to personally draw a line somewhere. Otherwise theyre gonna be patting you down before they let you leave their store.

I blame the thieves whose actions may have resulted in these checks being done. The store has every right to limit loss of profit from the actions of these individuals. I wouldn't even consider this "invasion of privacy".

MannerSaurus posted...

If someone that isn't law enforcement tries to pat me down, I will unhinge their jaw. That s*** isn't going to fly. Not to mention, I carry a pistol 24/7. Some minimum wage worker touching a loaded gun attached to my body is ALSO not going to be happening.

I doubt it'll ever happen but what if by some bizarre chance it becomes a nationwide store policy and must be done in order to shop there? It is a private business so they have the right to refuse us if we don't oblige. On another note, a few stores in my area do have security guards checking the receipts and bags/cart. Would you be opposed to them doing a pat down?
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GeoMaggs posted...

They just quickly scan the receipt and do a cursory glance into the cart. What's the f***ing point.

My guess is to catch the dumb thieves who make it too obvious. For example, having too many items in the bag/cart compared to what is listed on the receipt or obviously having $100+ worth of items but less than $20 shown on the receipt. No way will they have time to one-by-one check-off each item.

GeoMaggs posted...

Plus, there's nothing to steal after you leave the checkout lanes anyway, and there's usually someone else checking the cart while you put items up to scan.

I think it is more so for folks who use the self-checkout machines and attempting to sneak in some items with the ones they're paying for or not scanning all the items properly. I have read of stories of people re-scanning the same cheap item so the number of items scan matches the number of items in the bag despite there being a difference in cost.
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Mead posted...

Sure and it is the stores job to manage that issue, not paying customers

They are managing said issue by ensuring to some degree the items in the bag/cart makes some sense with the items/price listed on the receipt. Our only contribution to this is to wait a few seconds while someone take a glance at our receipt and bag/cart to keep us honest. I care not what losses a store might incur from theft but I wouldn't want such behaviors/action to be rewarded either.

Mead posted...

. . .wot?

Unless I misunderstood what you meant when you said,

Mead posted...

Thats my receipt they can get their own if they like looking at them so bad

what option is that going to leave them then? Just let you walk out the door without being checked? That may not be an option on their end regardless of your grievous with it so if you are so adamant about them not looking at your receipt, do you prefer them obtaining a copy first before checking your bag/cart?
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Mead posted...

Thats my receipt they can get their own if they like looking at them so bad

You very much prefer said attendant at each door go about obtaining a copy for each individual receipt prior to letting you go? That's going to add more time than the few seconds it takes for them to glance at your receipt.

Mead posted...

Its my stuff, I already paid for it

Yes but how do they know you didn't sneak in some other item along with the items listed on the receipt? Much like anything that adds another step to what we gotta deal with, I blame those who take advantage of the system. In these cases, probably sneaking in expensive items along with the products they bought.

Checking the receipt isn't 100% fool proof but it might catch the occasional dumb thief who have $100+ worth of items in the bag/cart but less than $20 or too few items shown on the receipt.

Nightengale posted...

Usually have attendants watching the transactions take place on their own screen

Depending on the store, some of those self-checkout areas have 8-10 machines and only one attendant. Large stores like Wal-Mart would probably have to have a second or maybe even third attendant and I doubt they'll do that.
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supergamer19 posted...

I think it would have worked better as a short season of episodes.

I would have preferred it as a series too. The usage of fantasy concepts in modern day settings isn't new but it doesn't seem to be done often either. Woulda been nice to expand on such a world.
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I'll inform said cashier of their mistake. I had a cashier once forget to charge a second bottle of $15 whiskey (it was Jack Daniels) and simply told her she forgot to scan the second bottle. I had already saw the price in the aisle and it was only discounted down to $15, not two-for-one. I figure correcting her is relatively harmless and if its a regular bad habit of hers to miss items, it'll catch up to her eventually.
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EvilMegas posted...

I didnt mean it like i was attacking you, I just wanted to know why. Its hard to convey tone.

Hah, I guess I went too far in explaining myself then. I didn't take your question as an attack. I simply thought my use of the word "personally" confused you in thinking I saw it as disrespectful to myself, which it isn't.
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EvilMegas posted...

How is it disrespectful to you?

Sorry, I have been using the word "personally" a whee bit much to just refer to what my stance is on anything.

I don't consider it disrespectful to myself but I do feel it is disrespectful to what this country stands for as a whole. For all the wrongdoings that is allowed to continue I still feel we're better off than most in other parts of the world and that in itself is something to be grateful and respectful of.

That's not to say this justifies the wrongdoings though. Those issues should still be addressed but I feel some are approaching this with the idea of "two wrongs make a right". Which is why I also feel the kneeling acts are drawing attention away from what said players are protesting for.

All this being said, I do feel them kneeling is at least drawing a lot of attention. Had they protested in any other way I feel it would not have draw in as much attention and I told this to my coworkers who are against them kneeling. Some do not like it but at least it is drawing their attention.
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ChaoticKnuckles posted...

Why do people keep saying they arent doing their jobs? They still play the whole game, its not like theyre kneeling and then sitting on the bench and refusing to play.

ChaoticKnuckles posted...

People with an audience are some of the best ones to speak up for those that otherwise wouldnt be heard.

Touche. Personally I do consider what they're doing to be disrespectful but it is still within their rights and so long as it doesn't interfere with the game itself, it's fine.

My only concern with all this though is I feel it draws more attention to what they're doing than what they're protesting for.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

My Nexus 6P with the screen off for 2 hours 51 months

Doctor Foxx posted...

It kept shutting itself off at 60% when I needed it to navigate back roads and that was a pretty sorry adventure as a result. It wasn't the only time.

Wowza. Don't think mine is that bad yet. It is draining faster than usual but not to the degree yours is. It does shutoff when below 20% if certain apps are running though.
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InfestedAdam posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

My 6p has the bad battery issue at this point. 8.1 helped a little, it's still very quick to drain and shuts off above 40%. Entirely too unreliable.

I have been noticing similar issues and it's been a little over two years now. It seems to drain faster, even when not in use, and despite being around 20% sometimes it'll shutdown if certain apps are running.

On another note, I had thought about changing the battery myself but after watching a video of it I think it might be too involving for my capability. I wouldn't mind taking it to a third party repair store and have them do it for them though if I just bring the parts.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

My 6p has the bad battery issue at this point. 8.1 helped a little, it's still very quick to drain and shuts off above 40%. Entirely too unreliable.

I have been noticing similar issues and it's been a little over two years now. It seems to drain faster, even when not in use, and despite being around 20% sometimes it'll shutdown if certain apps are running.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Bluest dull panel in a modern phone

My brother-in-law and a friend both got the XL and the blue tint doesn't seem that notable to me though I don't doubt it might stick out like a sore thumb for some folks. I was tempted to get the XL especially with their 24 months 0% interest plan but I want to drive my Nexus 6P into the ground first.
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Lokarin posted...

I thought that did get a remake, but it's possible it was just a Steam-enhanced port like they did with Baldur's Gate

I think it was just a port of sort, nothing on the same level as Baldur's Gate Enhanced. There are however mods to improve the game, resolution, etc.
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rjsilverthorn posted...

Arcanum

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura? Yes please!
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After rereading some stuff about DA: Origins, I definitely need to set aside some time to replay. Think I might just go with an arcane warrior tank in my next playthrough. I heard that build might be boring since it is mostly auto-attacks but at the same time seem when built properly, they simply can't die.

On the flip side, I know a game like DA:Origins can take awhile if I try and do everything. Maybe I'll just do the DLCs first for the bonus items and get start a new game. Based on the stats of the bonus items from the DLCs, are they only overpowering at the start of a new game when your stats are lower?

ParanoidObsessive posted...

WarGreymon77 posted...

ME3 had that issue too. I was a little miffed that my Councilor Anderson decision made fuck all difference in the grand scheme of things.

Hey now, picking him let you stay a Spectre in ME2 - a crucial advantage that helped you in precisely one situation that you could overcome without being a Spectre anyway.

To some degree I felt disappointed that being a Spectre seem so special in Mass Effect but all that kinda got tossed out the window in ME2 and ME3.
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Though I feel it being a private business should have the right to refuse service, I feel that can potentially be a slippery slope for other issues to arise. It's only a bloody cake and not some essential service like medical treatment.

Not exactly apple and apples but how would folks respond if a Jewish restaurant gets flack for not having pork on their menu? As tolerable as some Liberal say they are, I feel some are just as equally bad as some Conservatives.

If they are going to go bankrupt, it should be from the lack of business due to their stance and not because they were fined to the grave.
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faramir77 posted...

They both suck to watch at a professional level.

I do enjoy watching creative plays or maneuver that normally would not work at the professional level.
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GameReviews posted...

It depends what type of cop and the situation. For example, I'd expect a homicide detective on an active case to conduct themselves differently than a traffic cop issuing a speeding ticket.

This in my opinion. Different situations calls for different attitude/approach. I can only assume/hope social skills are part of their training. At the same time I can understand cops have their own lives and possibly families to be concern about. I wouldn't want them approaching every situation like they're walking on egg shells only to get hurt in the process because said culprit was a real threat.
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argonautweakend posted...

i like both sports

And to add to this, I only pay attention to the major games (i.e. World Cup, Superbowl, etc). I don't follow any teams/nation and only care about seeing a good game.
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Japanese curry three times a day doesn't sound too bad.
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Krow_Incarnate posted...

Machete

"Did you know the human intestine is ten times the length of the human body".....
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Lordgold666 posted...

Fuck no, theyll cut me the moment i shut my eyes

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I could but this topic reminds me of the Poltergeist clown. That I would actually find a bit disturbing.


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Thank you for the very detailed insight, ParanoidObsessive. Pity the three games don't connect that well. Despite whatever issues I had with Mass Effect 3 kinda making your choices in the first two games not matter, DAII and DA:I seems to take the cake in the regards.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

(And honestly, the whole "Dragon Age Keep" thing is pure bulls***. They easily could have incorporated Varric's whole prelude and presetting story flags into the game itself akin to how Mass Effect: Genesis worked

I thought that was strange as to why that wasn't incorporated into the game.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

About the only reason I can't say that DA:I is the worst BioWare game ever made is because Mass Effect: Andromeda exists.

Funny, I added that to my Origin wishlist since it is also on sale but am hesitant to get it. I might just do it for the gameplay someday and hope the story is at least tolerable. I can't recall if it was you or someone else that blamed the fans for how DA:I and ME:A turned out. In that the developers tried to half-n-half it by doing a new thing while trying to introduce old elements as well. But instead of best of both worlds we get some abomination of the two.

I'll admit, after ME3, I wanted more adventures and whatnot with Sheppard but can understand that would just restrict the writers on what they can do. Kinda the same for DA2. Refocusing on the Grey Warden would just limit the writers on where else they can take the story to and with such an enriching world that they've created, it would be a waste to not pursue that other content.
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That bad eh? Kinda thought Inquisition would be a mix of DA:O and DAII.
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Thank you for the additional responses. Is the story told by Verric via Dragon Age Keep sufficient then to catch me up with the story? For the most part I do recall what happened but just kinda felt I should at least hammer out the various DLCs/expansion before I move forward. Of course I could just go backward later and finish Awakening last.
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I personally would prefer adoption anyway if we both agree on it and can financially and emotionally handle it.
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FantasyFreak999 posted...

Letters From Iwo Jima

Speaking of war movies, I'm reminded of My Way. I thought that was a really good one and based on true events.
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Anisoptera posted...

Name one foreign movie where the main characters aren't white that is good.

Singham, Battle Royale, Ringu, War of the Arrows, and The Thieves are some films that come to mind that aren't martial art orientated. Of course good is relative. Rotten Tomatoes has some of these at 70-80% but I personally enjoyed them. Battle Royale I thought was a good watch but probably not something I can stomach watching twice. Feels like Hunger Games on steroids. There's also the original 1998, The Ringwhich I personally never saw but have been told is much better than the 2002 version.
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