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  1. Shmoopy

    the ecological fallacy and identity politics

    Good thread. I'd add in 1st World Privilege. These people LARPing as Communists or Nazis have never had to deal with hunger, war, or disease. If you are a goddamn US College student you are more privileged than 99.9% of humans in history.
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    XCOM 2

    Finally finished this. Was a real un-fun slog at the start but once my guys finally started not to suck was kinda surprised how fast I reached the last mission. 24 hours played to finish it on normal. Anyway, if anyone picks this up I highly recommend downloading the mods that either increase...
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    Total War: Warhammer

    Uhh the learning curve definitively isn't "low". I'd say manageable without being ridiculous. But start with Dwarves I agree with. Definitely the most straightforward race to play. I never played a TW game before and I finished a full Dwarf campaign solo, a full coop campaign with a buddy as...
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    FAPIC - "An epic based on an inspiration"

    Steam Direct, Early Access, and similar quality level to Air Control: Reviews are amusing:
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    Second Life 2.0

    In a browser?
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    StarCraft 2

    Great stream. Definitely worth watching a few games.
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    Starcraft: Remastered

    Wait, so what does it look like in ultra-wide? Can't believe how far behind Blizzard is on this. D3 has a bunch of broken UI stuff in 2560*1080 starting with the title screen...
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    XCOM 2

    Finally started this. Uhh holy shit did they up the difficulty compared to Xcom 1? Just on normal and got full party wiped the first mission after tutorial. Google searched and there's dozens of threads about "can't finish first mission". Lol. I'm all for difficulty but at least don't front...
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    .GIF - Jiff or Giff?

    Do any of them say JitHub instead of GitHub? :lumie:
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    This line was always out of place because how does a hatched Uruk-Hai know wtf a "menu" is. Did they have restaurants in Isengard?
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    Lawbreakers PC multiplayer FPS

    Its basically Overwatch but with Unreal Tournament 2K gameplay. Super high skill curve compared to OW due to pure speed of the game. If you liked Titanfall you might like this since some of the classes are super mobile. Anyway, the market is saturated right now with competitive F2P games. I...
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    .GIF - Jiff or Giff?

    - gift - gif - Graphics Interchange Format The creator of .gif said its pronounced with a "j" but the Internet has corrected him.
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    Battletech

    Dude what a bunch of horse shit. If I lived near any Harmony Gold employee I'd burn their house down. Seriously fuck off with these 30 year old bogus copyrights on mech designs that are nothing like the current ones.
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    PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

    EA are fucking morons for not being on Steam. No Steam for me = no sale. The last thing the world needs is another goddamn installer....
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    Titanfall 2

    Not sure why they would release this near BF1. Dumb decision. Anyway, very different games: + BF1: slow, many players, anemic guns + TF2: fast action, fewer players, AI bots, pretty much every gun is viable
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    Destiny 2 - Clan Link 1st Post

    This killed D1 for me. Why??? E3 2017: Bungie Confirms Destiny 2 Is 30FPS on Xbox One X - IGN Your choice is 30FPS on console on hackers on PC. :(:eek:
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    Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition

    Welp, finished it after 86 hours with 1 aborted party maybe 6 hours in. Thoughts: + base game mechanics, combat, graphics, world building are all fricking awesome + the log SUCKS, way too little info, near useless for many quests + many of the puzzles are just way too abstract - instant Google...
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    Board Games

    Oh damn. Official Bob Ross boardgame. Game Preview: Bob Ross: Art of Chill Game, or Happy Painting in the Almighty Mountains | BoardGameGeek News
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    XCOM 2

    Picked this up on summer sale. Next in game queue after I finish Divinity Original Sin. Loved Xcom 1.
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    :smuggly: Ruthless move by Valve. :smuggly: More than 40,000 Steam users were banned the day after the Summer Sale | PC Gamer
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    House of Cards

    Finished Season 4 and disagree with above comments. Really liking that:
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    Better Call Saul

    Haven't posted at all in this thread. But been watching this since the start. Nice slow burn show. Really well done in every way.
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    The Handmaid's Tale

    Just started this with the gf. Both really digging it. Never heard of the books but Margaret Atwood must be one kinky bitch. The morality lessons have all the subtlety of a sledgehammer, but as Juvarisx said above it is beautifully shot, sets, and costumes are great. The "sex" scenes are...
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    Camelot Unchained

    I could live with the dated world graphics. But holy shit everyone has 7 health/mana bars? Imagine a raid healer interface.:eek:
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    Camelot Unchained

    I missed it. What did they do? :(
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    The Rise and Fall of Command & Conquer

    On a side note, holy shit the production values of this YouTube channel.
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    The Rise and Fall of Command & Conquer

    This documentary is must watch if you were into the Command and Conquer series.
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    Cyberpunk 2077

    Yeah, this game is gonna have to be played on PC. I did Witcher 3 on Xbox One and kinda regret that I did when looking at the PC videos. In my defense, never played a Witcher game before and no idea how epic it would be.
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    Wonder Woman (2017)

    Feminists are pissed because Wonder Woman is "fat shaming" by product promotion of protein bars. :smuggly:
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    Battletech

    Terrain, LOS, movement, cover, knockdown, melee, jumping, initiative, delaying turns, and mech warrior special abilities are all equally important. There's a lot of cool electronic warfare abilities. Sensor lock seems mandatory if you want to reliably hit sprinting targets. Indirect fire and...
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    Battletech

    I'm in beta. So far seems like combat is like X-com, but with mechs, but more complex combat system. Combat system is actually quite a bit deeper than the PNP board game (at least the version I played a long time ago). These vids should give you a good idea. There's always a bit of luck...
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    RIP Roger Ailes

    ^ lol he looks exactly like a Fallout character. Gotta admit though, this guy put more MILFs on TV than anyone.
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    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

    This would have been better done as a Netflix series.
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    Divinity: Original Sin 2

    Same here. I dropped the ball on not Kickstarting this. These games are an homage to Baldur's Gate and Ultima 7. Only thing I'm looking more forward to in the near future is BattleTech.
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    Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition

    Turns out Telekinesis is the most OP skill. TLDR: if you Telekinesis a chest onto a victim they take 1 damage per pound the chest weighs. With Telekinesis 6 you can throw a 4000 pound chest 20 meters for 2 AP...
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    Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition

    I'm late to the party on this, but holy shit great game. Been staying up waaaay to late. Just finishing up the first area. Enjoying this more than Pillars of Eternity or Torment. Both great games but this is so unique in many ways. It reminds me a lot of Ultima 7 but with actual good tactical...
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    Eight Values

    Pretty sure their definition of Liberalism something like Classic Liberalism - Adam Smith, John Locke, etc.. Classical liberalism - Wikipedia Google Political Compass and there are many attempts to map the political spectrum on Social and Economic axes.
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    Eight Values

    Got Liberalism as well.
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    The Metal Thread

    Goddamn that is some great covers. Some old school metal dudes playing on it too. Drummer was on a few Death albums.
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    Got a bunch of keys/gifts/discounts that I have no interest in: + 25% off Torment Tide of Numenera. + David full game gift. + Half Life 2 full game gift. + Orburon key. + The Black Death key. + Corporate Lifestyle Simulator key. + Three Zed Dead key. + Huntsman The Orphanage key. + Reverse...