Both Mordin and Legion, as mentioned in posts above, caution the gifting of technology to those who haven't earned it.
While the Cerberus members the Illusive Man gave Shepard were more sympathetic to the rest of the universe, while still understandably concerned about humanities place in it. The Illusive Man himself and the actions of Cerberus in ME1 seem, to me, to be Earth First.. and let the xenos burn. And my Shepard doesn't like that shit.
I was more torn with the Legion loyalty quest choice.
Comparing the $239.99 cost to the various other monthly rates ($9.99/mo at the yearly, 12.99/mo at the 6 month etc) the time investment you would have to sink into STO is quite significant to 'get your money's worth' (so to speak). Heck, it would take you 16 months paying the basic $14.99 per month to end up with the same tab as the lifetime subscription. At the yearly rate that inflates to 24 months! Now, while most MMOs that aren't Tabula Rasa will still be around after the 12-month mark, the audience for them by this time has almost always condensed down significantly to the devoted. Can you say with any reasonable amount of certainty from only playing in a beta where the true endgame doesn't exist (and really, that's where you will end up spending most of your time likely in an MMO) that you want to invest time in the same game over the next year and a half? Certainly if you have the money to spend on something like this it's your choice. But that much cash, on an unproven game is still a great leap of faith.
I can't deny though that some of STO is tempting. New and shiny MMOs often are. I've dabled for 3-4 months in far too many over the years. But I've been WoW and MMO-free for 30 days and counting! I'm hoping not to have a relapse when Cataclysm comes out. Thankfully I have games that actually have endings to look forward to (Mass Effect 2, Heavy Rain etc etc) in the very near future to keep me from temptation. Then again, I'm sure the bill for all those games will come up to something comparable to the lifetime subscription and not yield the 100 days+ /played that I've accrued in WoW over the years on my main. Damned if you do, damned if you don't I guess.
Prototype got me fuming as I bashed my head against the wall time and time again in the last boss fight. Fortunately when I threw my controller it was at a nice soft couch. And then I played some Flower to calm down .
An inFamous sequel would have been nice, but an official mention of Sly Cooper 4 would have been even sweeter. Even if it's teased in-game in inFamous.
Photoshop members of the Giant Bomb crew into Persona 4 Endurance Run moments.
Alternatively, find the most bizarre energy drink that has not been featured on the Bombcast previously. Winners must mail in their product to the crew so that the rest of us can enjoy listening to the tortured taste test that follows.
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