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  1. Phazael

    Wasteland 2

    Most of the story is recapped, either in chat with people in the Ranger HQ or the actual intro movie itself. And really, unless you are playing on the higher difficulties, the only thing you need to make sure is to have each gatekeeper skill in the group (Computers, Lockpick, ect) and to not...
  2. Phazael

    Ex Machina

    Awesome movie and I think the story was relatable, so I give it a pass as the weak link in the movie. I have seen other material from all the parties involved in this movie and always enjoyed their movies, and this one was no exception. If you want an action based short attention span popcorn...
  3. Phazael

    Bloodborne

    How much of that is the memory leak bug where they don't execute their specials, though? Even without that, for me so many of the boss fights are more about guessing right on the twitch play than actually knowing the reads and attacks. There are also a shit ton more one hit kills on the bosses...
  4. Phazael

    The ethics of stealing video games

    Yeah, I am not going to lie and say I never pirated anything in my life, but the last time I did that (other than to try something from a company that has burned me before) I was ramen noodle eating poor in college. My wife works as a software developer and is even more against piracy than I...
  5. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    for cooperating and not stonewalling like they were supposed to........
  6. Phazael

    Bloodborne

    You guys seriously never grinder for levels or flasks? Or did everyone but me here use the storage cheat before it was fixed?
  7. Phazael

    Bloodborne

    I am going to disagree with several here, having just blown through DS2:OS again from start to finish, and now starting BB fresh. The lack of build diversity is killing me. Basically, you can make other weapons work, but the Axe and Ludwigs outclass everything else by so much its just...
  8. Phazael

    What's the worst movie you've seen at the theatre?

    I've seen 17 of that IMDB list, 7 in theatres. And whoever said Josie and the Pussycats probably did not get the giant rip it was on pop culture, but even if you still hated it, it had De Jour:
  9. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    Not to derail this salt tossing war, but I really hate the constant stadium name changing that goes on. Makes me really appreciate Lambeau Field for being the same place for decades. Even though I am not fans of those teams, I really didn't like it when Candlestick and Mile High had their...
  10. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    Well, cheating is something you have to stomp on. At the end of the day, rapists, child/wife beaters, and so on still entertain people on the field and add to the "any given sunday" mystique. If it ever looks like people are looking the other way with cheating, then the fans break faith and it...
  11. Phazael

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    It also sounds like you get upset and take personally things that are essentially out of anyone's real control. Getting upset over a traffic accident ruining your travel plans is one thing, but the way you put it sounded a little self centered. You are also not fully settled in, by the sounds...
  12. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    Well Brady has gone all in on this. Goodell now pretty much has to make this stick or the other owners who pressed for this will roast him alive and he will be done. If he were smart, he would have made the punishment for conduct detrimental to the league for covering up. As it stands, if...
  13. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    Colts balls were also tested as a control and found to be just fine. Plus the balls WERE intentionally deflated by the equipment guys after the refs checked them, so that whole sideshow is entirely irrelevant at this point anyhow. Also, if Brady is going to get the suspension knocked down...
  14. Phazael

    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Yeah given Brads track record, I fail to see how anyone can even endorse this even if it were modestly presentable. This guy has trashed so many people's livelihood to feed his drug induced dirt biking hobby time, I refuse to give him any support. Watching all the bandwagoners jump back on...
  15. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    This, pretty much. Brady got busted for it and was likely being watched because of all the other envelop pushing shit the Pats have done over the years. Without that prior history and without Brady cockblocking the investigation, he eats the 25K fine the league rules mandate. What he (and his...
  16. Phazael

    Wasteland 2

    While the ARs are the dominant weapon in the game, there are reasons for having at least one SMG and one or two sniper specialists in the group. Having one or two mele guys helps a lot, too.
  17. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    So basically, the same song and double down dance Bellicheat used when he got nailed for spygate? Yeah, Colts asking the NFL in advance to check the balls and then getting busted is not collusion. Its called "We know you have been pulling this shit all year, so now we are going to be ready to...
  18. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    As I said earlier, it is not the crime but the cover-up that gets you busted. If he is allowed to attend training camp and pre-season meetings, four games will not be that severe. I am sure the Cheatriots will be just fine exiting his suspension at 2-2. I really think that Bellicheat and...
  19. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Drop rates seem lower with this version. I remember I farmed the shit out of the big black muppet monsters in the water basement area of the Dragon Shrine and had piles of Dragon Bones, plus the water zone before Undead Crypt dropped tons of Twinkling. Both dropped a lot less playing this...
  20. Phazael

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Sounds like a number of factors: Dog Died- My wife was absolutely nuts for a year after her dog passed away. Moving away from home- Much harder on women, who often like to keep close with their families, than men and you already pointed out that she has not made new friends. This pretty...
  21. Phazael

    Dark Souls 2

    Yeah the durability patch needs to happen in the PS4. Its literally impossible to use certain weapons due to it. I wound up sticking with the Grand Lance this playthrough, despite really wanting to use a couple other weapons, due to it being the only good weapon with high Dur. Even then, it...
  22. Phazael

    The Tanoubliette: Pussy Hurt and Delusions or TTPHAD for short.

    He is immune to both logic and ideas. He lacks the former and he gets all of the latter from his chosen idols. This is really why I have him on ignore. Its not that I disagree with him. Its that he simply cannot see past his idolization of certain people long enough to either accept outside...
  23. Phazael

    What's the worst movie you've seen at the theatre?

    I am sort of a connoisseur of bad movies and worked as a theatre manager for a while, so I got to indulge my hobby a bunch. As for movies I actually paid money to see in a theatre, there are five that stand out as the worst of the worst: Leonard Part 6 - Bill Cosby at his finest. Hardware-...
  24. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    The real issue here is integrity. If they do absolutely nothing, then they send a clear message of "cheat to get a title if you can, because there are no real consequences to getting caught." which in my view already happened the year they caught Seattle's entire backfield doping and let them...
  25. Phazael

    Bootstrappers guide to being successful.

    Depends on the company and the culture. My wife's company keeps trying to shift stuff to India and some eastern European shithole, but it always backfires and ending up costing them more money to fix the fuckups these people cause. The only people who come out ahead are certain execs who get...
  26. Phazael

    Bootstrappers guide to being successful.

    That's good, but at some point even non managers are forced to deal with conflicting goals/opinions in a work environment. Sadly, being the more likeable guy who can communicate their point better will generally win out over the Asperger guy with flawless logic.
  27. Phazael

    Bootstrappers guide to being successful.

    Well, the basic truth is that eventually advancement in a field ultimately means being in charge of other people. That means leadership skills, which means social skills, which means the ability to bullshit on some level. It is rare that the best workers make the best managers, in fact it is...
  28. Phazael

    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    Well, I think the impact on the game was likely minimal (and many other teams do similar things), but it is never the crime that gets you. It is always the cover up. And if Tom was non-cooperative with the investigation, then the Commish will very likely make a big example out of him, just not...
  29. Phazael

    Bootstrappers guide to being successful.

    The next time you guys joke about making her a Mod, I want everyone to remember this thread.
  30. Phazael

    who is the best rapper in the wu-tang clan?

    ODB, not even a contest. Dude made anyting he touched more awesome by proximity alone. Exhibit A:
  31. Phazael

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    It is. Whedon said it as much himself in interviews. Plus the dude has been bending over backwards to suck blue hair tranny cock since they made him a priority after the first movie. He is a genuine feminsist forced to play ball with Wu Trans Clan because he works in entertainment and has...
  32. Phazael

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    PS- They could not do the go into space thing because then the weaker characters who cannot survive in space become even more useless. At least the city thing gave them something to do. Also, if you let Vision, Ironman, and Thor engage you in open space with no civilians to protect, that fight...
  33. Phazael

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Movie was good, but it was not up to the level of the first. In fact I would go so far to say it was barely in the top 5 of MCU movies, behind Guardians, Winter Soldier, Avengers 1, and IM1 (only barely here). We might see it a second time, but the wife and I are actually more interested in...
  34. Phazael

    Science Ethics and Racism in Drug Enforcement Thread

    Umm I am almost scared to ask, but what is candling?
  35. Phazael

    Science Ethics and Racism in Drug Enforcement Thread

    Maybe rename it to Defining Ethics.
  36. Phazael

    Science Ethics and Racism in Drug Enforcement Thread

    @Cad- in my view, ethics lapse the more focused on basic personal needs an individual becomes due to circumstances. I think the bulk of non sociopathic people would agree that torture is bad, but the minute 9/11 happened and a bunch of sheep felt fear, they justified it in their minds and over...
  37. Phazael

    Science Ethics and Racism in Drug Enforcement Thread

    Why is that a stretch? Just because the majority of people do a thing does not magically make it ethical. There have been plenty of accepted practices that the majority engaged in over history that have been later shown to be reprehensible when examined in hindsight with a critical eye.
  38. Phazael

    Science Ethics and Racism in Drug Enforcement Thread

    I understand your point, but realize that valuing life is something that has been proven to exist in most higher mammals with social structures. I think what you are talking about is hyperbolic victim culture tropes. At a basic level, human beings do not want to see others suffer, but often...
  39. Phazael

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Well as more or less a kept man, I can say that I consider it important to be involved with a career (even though the wife makes way more) just so that I feel like a worthy partner. There are trophy men out there, but they usually end up kicked to the curb for handies in the parking lot like...
  40. Phazael

    Science Ethics and Racism in Drug Enforcement Thread

    Yeah I will +1 this.