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  1. Vandyn

    True Detective

    Season was good (not as good as S1), ending was clean. Almost too clean. For an investigation that seemingly spans roughly 4 decades, for it to turn out that 'simple' seems not only that it was a complete waste of time but that the director was trolling the audience. Throwing out red herring...
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    Captain Marvel (2019)

    I think the average person going to the movies is going simply to be entertained. Most don't even know what the opinions are of actors behind the characters and even if they did they could give a damn.
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    Everquest - 20th Anniversary TLP

    I wonder if they would be open to longer unlocks on Selo (2 month?).
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    Frozen 2 (2019)

    Pretty much. I understand not wanting to spoil them and we try hard as hell not too. It's not that easy though, especially in my case where she was an only child. The good news is the 'Frozen' phase lasted about a year and then it was done. My kid is such that she will consume something to...
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    Frozen 2 (2019)

    This works when they get a little older say 9-10 yrs old. When they are like 4-5? Very difficult if not impossible because unlike boys, most little girls bring their dad's to their knees. The way I handled was I went to see the movie once with her. That didn't stop her mother taking her two...
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    Everquest - Selos Server - 20th Anniversary Casual Server

    So speaking as someone who hasn't seriously played EQ in probably almost 10 years, what's the optimal leveling path (zone wise) for Selo? Or does it even matter?
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    The Netflix Thread

    I think there is another one on serial killers in general which include Dahmer but can't remember the title. The biggest WTF to me in the Bundy story was the circumstances of how he escaped the first time (where he jumped out the window). They let the dude just walk around the courthouse, no...
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    The Netflix Thread

    Not sure how many are into documentaries but the Ted Bundy tapes was pretty interesting. Amazing how much stuff people got away with due to lack of technology (DNA) at the time.
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    Frozen 2 (2019)

    Daughter was hardcore into the first movie but she's preteen now and I feel (hope?) she's beyond it now. Even if it's not as good Disney is still going to print money with this movie.
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    Everquest - Selos Server - 20th Anniversary Casual Server

    I may jump in on this for the nostalgia (been a long time since I played EQ). Key question if whether the wife would join me for a duo. Rule set would work for us considering we don't have that kind of expendable time anymore.
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    Barry

    It's a very good show. Kind of went darker as the season went on. I can see S2 basically having him try to preserve his relationship with the girl while getting dragged into killing people (I'm sure Fuches plays a major part in that). Similar to Dexter though I can't see the girl surviving...
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    True Detective

    Great episode. I didn't even consider that he might have messed around with Dorff girl but it makes sense. Would also explain the no marry/kids angle (at least to that woman).
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    True Detective

    1st two episodes were solid. At the end of ep2, is he staring at (what was) the house the kids lived in? Everything links to the little girl I think. Still too early to form any conclusions though.
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    The Netflix Thread

    Whoever thought of the concept of Prime is a genius. I can't think of many more investments or 'subscriptions' that you buy into that basically pays for itself within the first month (especially if you do any kind of online shopping on Amazon which most people do). Prime video and Twitch are...
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    The Netflix Thread

    Netflix/Prime/Sling are the 3 main tv providers for us (no cable) with Netflix being 65-70% of what we watch (it's the only thing my daughter watches) so dropping it isn't really an option. Now if it goes higher (maybe north of $20 I may reconsider). We also watch most of the things you...
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    The Netflix Thread

    It's gotten to the point where Netflix is about the same thing as a premium cable channel like HBO/Showtime (maybe even moreso due to content) and it's pricing has finally caught up with those channels ($15 for HBO example). If it keeps going higher I can see more bitching though.
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    Bird Box (2018)

    Agree with the earlier comment that this movie would be better if it had came out about 10 years ago. Never a fan of 'end of the world' movies without at least some sort of attempt at explaining the reasons behind it. Biggest facepalm moment was actually the car scene to the grocery store...
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    The Last Kingdom

    As much as Alfred's wife (Aelswith?) is made out to be the bad guy in the end of S3, it makes perfect sense especially in the context of the time period. She sees Utred as heathen, basically the devil or a servant of the devil despite all his accomplishments. It is incomprehensible to her...
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    The Last Kingdom

    Just finished all 3 seasons with the wife and we love it. I'm very fascinated with the time period and the show does a great job accurately portraying it. Acting is very well done. Can't wait for season 4.
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    Sports Entertainment

    That sucks, another piece of childhood dies. Iconic moments are 'put that cigarette out' and when he confronts Hogan when he's revealed as the third man (bash at the beach).
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    Death of a Game - Everquest franchise

    This has always been my issue the countless times I've revisited the game since I initially stopped playing in 2004. Since then the only driving force for me to load the game up is nostalgia. That literally lasts 1-2 weeks and then it's over. Then the realization comes that I don't know have...
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    2018 Christmas game key giveaway

    I sent over Grid 2.
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    Twitch.tv

    I'm not the biggest Ninja fan but I'll give the guy credit. From a business perspective he has monetized his popularity to the point where he has broken beyond the gaming/twitch realm. I'm trying to think of another pro gamer that became as mainstream as he has (there may be one I dunno)...
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    Hearthstone

    It's almost like someone in the back office of Blizzard had this revelation that says 'ya know, Druid ramp up is bullshit'. Leeching poison nerf is a big dagger to Kingsbane Rogue.
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    Death of a Game - Everquest franchise

    Yea but how long ago was Vanguard? I firmly believe that a game like EQ cannot exist in the social environment and the state of the PC gaming industry is in today. There are no artificial roadblocks that you could put up that will not get bypassed fairly quickly. The average gamer (PC or...
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    2018 Christmas game key giveaway

    The Van Helsing series is also good. I have Victor Vran but haven't played it yet.
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    2018 Christmas game key giveaway

    Check pm's, sorry for the delay.
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    2018 Christmas game key giveaway

    Check pm's.
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    2018 Christmas game key giveaway

    Either that or Freeloading Cuck Gaymer.
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    2018 Christmas game key giveaway

    It's that time of year where I'm gifting out a bunch of duplicate keys that I've gotten through the year. Note all of these are from Humble and are steam keys unless otherwise noted. Others can also use this thread to giveaway any extra keys they have. First come first served. I'll update...
  31. Vandyn

    Epic Games Storefront - A Good Incentive for Piracy

    I'm not going to say it's insignificant because it's not. But saying a game distribution platform is going to make Valve look over it's shoulder simply because of Fortnite also isn't completely accurate either. It doesn't feel like that long ago when EA announced Origin and how they were...
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    Epic Games Storefront - A Good Incentive for Piracy

    It might eventually but it'll take awhile. Steam has upwards of around 100 million users and they are not going to magically disappear from the platform if some small time dev decides to jump ship. You have to wonder how much business sense that makes, to shut out basically 90% of the market...
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    Epic Games Storefront - A Good Incentive for Piracy

    Competition is always good. The issue is for a vast majority of PC gamers, we are so invested in the Steam ecosystem (game libraries, workshop, etc.) that it's almost impossible to fully get into another platform. I have a decent amount of games on Origin that I've gotten for free at one time...
  34. Vandyn

    'Tis The Hat/Avatar/Shoop Season!

    Yes plz and thanks.
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    X4 Foundations

    I've always been into the X series (never played rebirth due to the horrible reviews). I put a lot of time into X3. As with any X game though their history with bugs at launch means I would wait until things are mostly patched before jumping in.
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    Making a Murderer (Netflix) - New info

    I just finished S2, I'll agree that Zellner is a little wacky but she knows her stuff too. There is no doubt in my mind that if she was his lawyer for the trial it would of been 'not guilty' or hung. I look at this case the same way I look at Peterson in 'The Staircase' in that it is more...
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    Artifact - The DOTA Card Game

    How long does an average game take? For all of it's warts one of the more positive aspects of Hearthstone is that usually games average 10 minutes which lends well to mobile.
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    House of Cards

    Finally finished this and worst season by far, it isn't even close. I can imagine how frustrating for the actors it must be for the script to constantly reference Frank every 5 seconds but literally cannot show Keven Spacey's face or voice in any capacity, even a flashback. You knew it was...
  39. Vandyn

    Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

    Good points. I've was old enough around that time period (early to mid 80's) to really understand the fear that went around with AIDS. Mostly because at that time there was very little known about it. There was always a story that circulated around the time of middle/Jr. high where some guy...