mikeeegeee

I really don't understand the hype for this one. As someone else mentioned, feels quite reminiscent of Spore.

I've had a gaming PC for about four years and I've downloaded 83 games through steam, a couple through Origin and a few through GoG. Never had a single problem where I needed to tinker with things to get a game to work.

I have a GeForce card, an Intel processor, and a nice mobo. Maybe that's why.

The only issue that matters is the environment. Sure wish more people could see that.

Fuck everything.

Surf maps in Counter-Strike

I think the most important piece of information (for most folks) from this update is that the entire game is being ported over to Source 2. As far as I know, it's the first major use of Source 2, and the way Valve are hyping it up sounds pretty significant.

Apparently, it will scale quite well, even better than Source. They've gone on record to state that the game will run better, even with all the new bells and whistles, on older machines that struggled to run Dota previously. It also creates a framework that seems to be extremely customizable, inviting all kinds of mods and custom games to be developed.

Definitely an exciting time to be a fan of Dota, but I'm also really intrigued to see what Valve can do with Source 2.

Exclusivity should be phased out.

@gregorygold said:

I think you three hit the nail on the head for me. I am personally a huge, huge fan of the show. I think it aims to achieve something that no show has ever done, and it succeeds tremendously. It is a documentary-esque cataloging of municipal society. If the question has ever crossed your mind why the neighborhood down the way is fucked up, or why people in your city are always getting the short end of the stick, the answer is very complicated and long winded. The Wire succeeds in putting society's ills under the microscope. It masquerades as a cop show, but really, (sorry) it's a show about people.

And it's smart, and assumes you are, too. It doesn't beat you over the head with plot points; it expects that you pay attention. I found that to be very refreshing.

Ultimately, it's not an enjoyable show in the traditional sense. There are no perfectly good characters to root for. You will probably hate every character you love at some point during the 5 seasons.

It's a hard show to recommend at times, because while it works okay on a season to season basis (hard to believe the hype after one, or even two seasons), viewed as a whole, it transcends anything else I've seen. Truly monumental. It brings a lot of clarity and understanding to American cities.

Dumb phone / flip phone forever.