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Jack Thomson.

Then he would fail at suing all the people who used bad words at him and got disbarred.

That really should speak for itself.

And....win!

Wow...great find, Kali.

Also of note: the thread on the Blizzard forums where the Mod posted his name has been closed and deleted on the grounds that (get this) you're not allowed to post a person's personal information on the forums.

That's way more ironic than RAAAYYYY-ay-AIN on your wedding day.

Probably as much insight as I do at my company (i.e. not much, since I'm a cubicle monkey).

Just as an example, a whole bunch of senior management at one of my divisions, out of the blue, were shown the door today. Nobody saw this coming to the point that a big spur-of-the-moment meeting was called and everyone in the building not on vacation showed up.

If NCSoft were to decide tomorrow that they like the cut of Blizzard's jib (they'd be insane to say this, but roll with me here), I don't think there's anyone at Paragon that could foresee something like that.

Sure, Castle could come in here and say, "We're not doing that," but in the end it would just be hollow words.

This is not a jab at Castle or anyone at Paragon...it's more a jab at corporate life. We're just cogs in the machine, baby.

I'm not sure Castle has a say in that matter. That would be for someone at NCSoft to decide.

But I'm hoping the rest of the industry is watching the kerfluffle and thinking, "You know, that isn't such a good idea."

I can guarantee that if CoH ever did this, I would out of here. Love the game, but not that much to have my privacy invaded.

B-b-but...if those jacktards weren't anonymous they wouldn't have done it, right?

Right?

I mentioned earlier that Fark.com has (over the past week) linked to two videos where a WoW player is threatening her former guild for kicking her out. I can't supply the links because she drops F-bombs every other word and I'd rather keep my account here in good standing. If you have any doubt that this person is unstable, the videos should be easy to find on Fark.com and going to their video links page (they were up in the past two weeks -- one had a headline that was something like "Isn't this a darling little snowflake?" with the SCARY tag).

Those are the type of unstable lunatics that these sorts of games can attract. And that's precisely why I have no urge for my real name or any sort of real information about me to get out on the internet. I don't use Facebook. I have a LinkedIn site that I never update (work related thing I had to do). I even wrote DVD reviews for awhile and used a pen name to do so (not a lame pen name like "Moriarty" like they have on AICN, either).

1) Welcome back.

2) Two friends of mine were pretty "meh" to this whole thing until they found out about the dubious Facebook connection. They just canceled their WoW accounts. One is going back to that Spreadsheets in Space game and the other is looking for a new game (just sent him the link for the free CoH trial).

Well, tearing something to shreds is what the shredder is for. But then I don't get any exercise.

Remember, if you want abs like mine I'd advise eating more and trying not to move around so much.

I tear them to bits and throw them in a plastic shopping bag, which is then used when I empty the litter box. If anyone manages to use something like this to steal my identity, I'll at least be able to confront them in court and let the world know that this person sifts through used cat litter for fun.

This would be my biggest fear. There was a story a couple of months ago about a guy who got "stabbed" in game in Call of Duty, tracked the guy down, and tried to get revenge in real life. Apparently, he was just as bad at stabbing in real life as he was in the game, so the intended victim is going to be okay. But that's not the point. There's some SCARY people out there.

I could easily post some very NSFW (language) links to WoW people threatening other WoW people on the internet. That stuff scares me.

The Internets. It's Serious Business.

EDIT: Please note that I should be thanking Blizzard for saving me the $100 I'd have otherwise been spending on Starcraft II and Diablo III.

Except the randomness of drops WAS actually broken and some of us muttonheads worked to get the Dev Team to take a closer look at the problem. And then when the closer look yielded no results we pressured them to keep it up until the bug was found. Considering that the bug had been present for a VERY long time, it wasn't an easy one to find.

Oh, don't get me wrong...a tank is truly awesome, and when you combine that tank with bubbles and rad debuffs, he SHOULD never be defeated.

My group was a little tentative at first, but once everyone realized nobody was taking much damage, the TF was a piece of cake. (There were a couple of mishaps along the way, but it happens.)

Typically I tell the person complaining about things like this that they're free to leave the team.

Just a quick note:

If anybody feels any sort of pangs of in-character guilt about taking these resources with them when they switch sides, please feel free to e-mail them to me.

I have no guilt.

Or shame.

That is all.

Yeah. Definitely can't forget about that.

The opening narration was gone, which was awesome (and has been pointed out by several).

The addition that I liked was they showed the events to Detective Bumstead's revelation as to what's really going on. In the theatrical release he makes a pretty big leap in logic, though he doesn't quite grasp all of it yet. In the director's cut, we see a few scenes that were left on the cutting room floor, and it allows you to follow Bumstead's progression.

Great movie. And visually one of the more interesting films anyone will ever see.

Seconded. One of my favorite movies. And the Director's Cut adds some fun stuff to it.

If you have bought or sold something, it is no longer a "bid" and it sits in storage. All bids will be canceled. (I don't know if listing fees are being returned, since that is not in the FAQ.)

I think being a veteran of the game I generally know which arcs have Elite Bosses in them and which don't, but that doesn't help newer players. I'd support some sort of a warning, perhaps something similar to what Mission Architect does.

For the off topic part of the discussion, not all EBs are created equal, and the same goes for characters. There are going to be some EBs your controller or defender can absolutely destroy, and there's going to be a few that give you fits.

ESPN's "30 at 30" series dedicated one of the episodes to that whole story, and it was rather fascinating. Gretzky wasn't exactly free of blame in that whole scenario -- he essentially forced the trade. Yeah, the GM got all of the blame, but there was definitely blood on the Great One's hands (which he admitted in the various interviews).

If you can find a rerun of it, I'd highly recommend it. Actually...so far I'd recommend any of the "30 at 30" episodes.

AND, GO BLACKHAWKS!

And a hearty pat on the back to the Flyers. It was a great series.