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Nov. 20, 2009
  • slyngelag edited their list Completed! and added 1 new item.
    This is a list of games I have completed. It is by no means exhaustive but will be updated as I play.  As of October 13th, 2009 Dates are noted so I have the slightest idea when this stuff happened. I only very rarely complete the games I play. Because of that it is a special occation when a game keeps me comming back until it is completed.  I tend to go for games offering a ...
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Nov. 11, 2009
  • Hahaha. Awesome video XD 
    1 week, 3 days ago
  • good question. so far I haven´t been able to spot any listing of the actual set bonuses short of un- and reequiping items and checking the difference. mind you ive just been looking at tooltips, not actually examined it (i dont have the game with me atm either).   as a side note I am also not entirely sure how it figures what is and is not part of the same set. ...
    1 week, 3 days ago
  • @cap123 said: if the dog had a companian quest, or romance options(!), then i'd pick him but yeah, he's cute and that's about it. " it is so rare these days to have "lol" actually mean that the writer laughed out loud. Thank you, my good man for making this one of those few precious moments. LOL :D
    1 week, 3 days ago
Nov. 9, 2009
  • 61. skags don´t open their mouthes often enough
    1 week, 5 days ago
  • slyngelag replied to the topic game that has taken more of your tme in the PC board.
    currently I much prefer borderlands to fallout though really, those two games i play(ed) for two completely different reasons. Fallout was about explorations and story. Searching every area for hidden stuff and trying to pursue every side mission.  borderlands was just awesome fun, macabre shotter action... if a little rough around the edges when it came to bossfight design.  The fact both games are set in a visually similar setting and includes ...
    1 week, 6 days ago
  • /agree  I find them painful to watch so I don´t. I can totally see though, why other people might find it fun to both make and watch these.
    1 week, 6 days ago
Nov. 5, 2009
  • slyngelag created the new list The top game subjects between my friends in 2009 with 28 items
    Only a handful of my friends are someone I discuss video games with. This is a list of the games and game related subjects we spent the most time (in our minds at least) discussing artistically, talking rumors about or just ranting/raving about in 2009.  The amount of time spent talking about a game does neither necesarily mean it be the "best" or the "worst". Neither does it necesarily mean it was ...
    2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Added by slyngelag on Sept. 16, 2009

The lack of a persistent, unified and collected achivement system on the PC is appalling. Sure Steam has some achievements but including achivements in your game is not mandatory so most don´t bother. Even games who has achivements on their 360 counterskrew(!?) I think we can all agree on Games for Windows Live not at all being up to snuff on game catalogue nor application quality and design. What is wrong with them? How hard is it to "copy" the already very successful Xbox Live system? Why does the GFWL client make so little sense when the company making it has already proven it knows a thing or two about online game communities on their console? I mean, our GFWL ID is in actuality already an Xbox Live ID already so what is the problem?
 
And now Blizzard is going to start sporting their own achivement junctions for only their own games. I thank whatever maker there might or might not be for Giantbomb and their efforts to unify all these in one place. 
 
It´s not that I am a huge fan of Microsoft or Apple or Sony or Valve or anything, but I feel by now if the PC wants to be a viable game platform, not just in the future but in a sense in the present too, we have to have the same sorts of unifying community systems in place as the consoles has. Either Steam learn some tricks from GFWL or vice versa. I don´t care (except Steam games are more expensive than Direct2Drive games, at least in Europe) as long as we get such a system that unifies PC game enthusiasts.   

Such a system might even alleviate some of the piracy issues. At least from the people who cares about achivements and bragging rights. Sure it might move us towards an end to games beingg played offline at least with achievements activated. Personally I would love to have more achivements in PC games. Might make me spend more time on the games I buy or even buy more games. 
 
Giantbomb, you seem to have figured this stuff out. Can´t you beat some sort of sense into their heads? :p


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Completed!
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The top game subjects between my friends in 2009
a list of 28 items by slyngelag
I give up!
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Ryan 9 hours, 57 minutes ago
Awesome Yelp review typo on local burger joint: "Nothing spactacular. Ambiance leaves a lot to be desired. Prices are ok and god is so so."
Brad 10 hours, 54 minutes ago
There are multiple delicious-smelling things going on in the kitchen here.
snide 17 hours, 1 minute ago
The reason I still believe in PC gaming? I've played a dozen LFD2 pickup games now all with great people using voice chat and teamwork.
Jeff 18 hours, 38 minutes ago
My new power to change the GB homepage's tagline at will is surely going to lead to ruin.
coonce 19 hours, 17 minutes ago
new frontdoor looks sweet!
Vinny 1 week, 1 day ago
So easy to join! RT @jeffgerstmann: Square's new Scientology recruitment video. That guy looks so calm and in-control! http://bit.ly/3OtQH2
drewbert 1 month ago
But of all the level 20 support gunners, Roland was the best.