GeneralGrey

I'm having a bit of difficulty articulating my thoughts on this article. On the one hand, I certainly see the value of raising and discussing these types of issues. That's how we learn and grow as people, as a community, and as a society. On the other, I simply don't enjoy this form of content on this site. And I suppose I'm not meant to. It's an article asking me to look at something I don't want to look at and to think about something that I don't want to think about. Basically, to be perfectly blunt, this sort of thing is not why I come to Giant Bomb.

I come to Giant Bomb because it is the most grounded, fun, entertaining gaming site that exists today. It's a site that talks about games like real, knowledgeable people rather than as high-minded arbiters of good taste. As such, these articles (or more accurately editorials) create a bit of a disconnect between me and the site. Are they interesting? Absolutely. But they're not fun, they're not entertaining, and they certainly aren't grounded. Consequently, I find myself actively disliking them. I can't and don't fault Patrick for writing them, posting them, or defending them. I just don't like them.

I guess the obvious response to that is: "then don't read 'em." Or, going further, "if for whatever reason you do read them, then don't comment." Sure, that's one option. But as a user of this site, I feel that it's my prerogative to post my opinion about its content. I recognize that I'm one of many and that a bunch of other people may disagree with me. That's perfectly fine. I have nothing but respect and admiration for the Giant Bomb team. I just wish that Patrick would lighten up a bit on this sort of thing.

Anyway, that's just my 2 cents.

Been messing around with the Alpha on Steam for the last couple of days. It's pretty great, particularly for this stage of development. I have a couple quibbles, but I'm quite pleased with the purchase.

Very excited at the prospect of being able to cross all of Tamriel in a single game, though I'm reserving judgement until more details emerge.

Mysticism? But how are we to honor the gods if we have no ceremonial pots to draw pretty pictures upon?

I concur that a settler must be produced, lest we become complacent and stagnate. Expansion is an imperative. Gerst-MANIFEST DESTINY!

Similarly, I believe that pottery is the way to go and we should make every effort to ensure that the culture of Gerstland is the very pinnacle of sophistication. That said, I would also support the recommendations of the honorable Red12b, and encourage examination of a technology-centered approach. We must not allow ourselves to be eclipsed.

Long Live Gerstland!

This is pretty brilliant. Please count me in!

Not sure how I feel about this yet. It's probably for the best that they're not retconning the whole thing - puts all those people screaming about "dangerous precedent" in their place. Still, I can't currently see how any amount of additional footage could cure the stupidity of the final choice.

I really think that this article represents the tone that all sides of this debate should be striving to emulate. Well done, Patrick.

I had a fantastic time playing through SWTOR basically as a single-player game. There are at least two fully-fledged Bioware RPGs in there (Empire/Republic); 8 if you count all the classes (which I personally don't as the vast majority of the time is spent on faction-specific quests). That said, once you hit 50 on both sides, there's not a whole lot left to do right now, particularly if you're not interested in the large group operations. The PvP is decent but nothing special, the flashpoints get old after a while, and, given the length of the game, it's pretty painful starting an alt if you've already gone through all the faction quests.

Fortunately for me, I received my subscription as a gift and don't have to make that renewal decision myself. I'd be pretty conflicted. Certainly worth the initial investment, but I'm not so sure about continuing it.

As for the companion email, I don't really see what the big deal is. Sure it's silly, but gross? Gotta disagree.

I'd love to join. Gamertag: GeneralGrey