5001

Hanzii thinks I’m a sociopath.

5002

This is very disturbing. Based on his posts, I like Hans; and based on his post, I also like [K]erzain. The cognitive dissonance generated by this revelation is excruciating!* Please – kiss and make up before I have to pay for therapy.

  • Actually, I had the same problem with Lum and Lizard King.
5003

We don’t need to make up, I don’t think there’s any tension between us. Chill. And if there is tension then my processors aren’t interpreting it correctly, lending proof to his theory.

5004

Xbox support guy, did I really need to spell Socrates for you? C’mon now.

5005

Maybe he just wanted to know if you spelled the name with c or k…

5006

Seriously though, it’s a phonetic name, just spell it how you say it, “So crates”.

5007

Damn comedians.

5008

How does he know you know how to spell it correctly?

5009

That’s spelled dollar sign, zero, kay, are, ay, tee, ee, zee, six, nine, dash, lowercase ecks, uppercase ecks, lowercase ecks, dash, four, two, zero, correct?

5010

No, it’s K!d S0cr@t3s. Seriously, guys.

5011

Whee, my pulled tooth developed a dry socket, which gives me the excuse to…

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5012

Are there any games who’s online player interactions HAVE been rated by the ESRB? I’m thinking no, so warning me about this every time I play an online game seems redundant.

5013

As long as their are naive parents who don’t realize how shitty their kids behave over voice chat, it’s necessary.

5014

I get the feeling these same shitty parents wouldn’t understand the context or true meaning of the warning even if they bothered to take the time to read it in the first place.

A better warning would be “WARNING: Your child is going to call people sexual and racial slurs, and repeatedly be invited to orally copulate with adult manchildren in their 40s.”

5015

This is likely an accurate assessment of the situation, and I will forward the suggestion to the ESRB.

5016

I’ve realized in the last few days that I’m probably just about done being a regular reader of Bill Harris’ blog. Which is sad since I’ve been a follower of his writing since the GoneGold days. I came to terms with all the stuff about his kid years ago (and there sure is a hell of a lot of stuff about his kid on that blog), but what really struck me recently is that his gaming interests no longer have very much to do with mine. The games he plays (when he actually writes about games he actually plays) are not the games I play. His perspective on gaming is heavily influenced by what he has fun doing with his kid, whereas I have no children. And now he’s decided the console gaming is dead and will be replaced by “mobile gaming” and sees that in everything. Mobile gaming is obviously increasing in importance, but the gaming world has plenty of room for different approaches and the growth of one is rarely the death of another.

There is no fault in any of this, as we all change over time. It just feels like the end of an era.

5017

Say what?


5018

Voice chat banter is always hilarious. At two different times I had straight roommates who played various CoD titles. One was a football player, and one was a fireman. They would alternate shouting “FAG!” at the screen followed by a “I’m SO sorry!” shout to me.

“DIE YOU COCKSUCKER!” “THAT WASN’T DIRECTED AT YOU!”
“EAT SHIT FAGGOT ASS!” “IT WAS IN CONTEXT!”

Both really nice guys actually.

5019

I have Dead Rising, Dead Space 2, and Dead Island on my wish list. There must be something wrong with me.

5020

Demon’s Souls maybe?

Once you eliminate voice and text chat that disclaimer doesn’t really mean much.