I'm really liking Neverwinter thus far and this is the second beta weekend that I've taken part in. It feels much newer and more polished than STO does and I love the combat system, especially on the melee classes (Guardian fighter being my favourite, so far).

However, for all it's strong points I can't argue with Geo's problem. The character models are certainly not the best looking.

Awww, that sucks you didn't like it. I honestly have no idea what to expect. However, since I'm pretty sure it's free-to-play, I'll definitely give it more tolerance than I would a full-price game. Of course, it's also possible that PW knows this and skimped on game design and execution, so we'll see.

Thankfully, we have STO regardless!

it finally came up i played for 30mins over it ugly toons are a huge deal breaker plus its fantasy I was never gonna play it anyway

No idea, but I'm going to be at work for a while, so I can't go home and try mine out.

If it isn't showing the Play button, that likely means it's waiting on notification from the server on whether or not there's an update. That means the most likely culprit is the login/update servers on Perfect Worlds' side are sluggish, probably from being bombarded by everyone trying to log in.

can anyone help I'm tryin to log on NW and i cant get past the log in screen it just hangs here no PLAY-ENGAGE button

Listened to the "shipboard concert" last night while working away on the forum event. Made for good listening - thanks, Ras! :)

Thats me in SimCity at last woohoo!!!

Anyone that wants to add me, sparkz88 on origin :)

I'm on as well. Haven't had too many problems. Just trying to be patient. eel free to add me on Origin. GannonMT21

May have to play some STO and let the servers catch up in the meantime.

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Bioware has a pretty good track record on inclusion. Lucasfilm, on the other hand, does not. It's also, as a licensing company, notoriously bitchy about what does and doesn't belong in a Star Wars story.

Lucasfilm may not have a history of inclusiveness but Disney is more LGBT friendly (for such a family-oriented franchise) and has been for some time. Let's see if the puppet masters can be bothered to light a fire under BW.

Bioware has a pretty good track record on inclusion. Lucasfilm, on the other hand, does not. It's also, as a licensing company, notoriously bitchy about what does and doesn't belong in a Star Wars story.

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I had not realized they worked on "Mass Effect" too.

So I think that, sooner or later, SGR's will be commonplace.

Bioware worked on ME but not this branch of it, this studio has no record in this sort of thing, they are located in Texas.

Salve omnes!

Before I post another poem it is time to get you started on basic vocabulary and grammar.
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Wheelock's Latin

Chapter One

Verbs; 1st and 2nd Conjugations

mē - me, myself quid- what

nihil- nothing nōn- not

saepe - often sī- if

amō, amāre,,amāvī,amātum - to love, like. amābō, tē - please

cōgitō, cōgitāre, cōgitāvī, cōgitātum- to think, ponder, consider, plan.

dḗbeō, dēbḗre, dḗbuī, dḗbitum- to owe; ought, must, should.

dō, dare, dedī, datum - to give, offer

errō, errāre, errāvī, errātum - to wander; err, go astray; make a mistake, be mistaken

laudō, laudāre, laudāvī, laudātum- to praise

moneō, monēre, monuī, monitum- to remind, advise, warn

salveō, salvēre- to be well, be in good health

salvē, salvēte- hello, greetings

servō, servāre, servāvī, servātum- to preserve, save, keep, guard

cōnservō, cōnservāre, cōnservāvī, cōnservātum- to preserve, conserve, maintain.

terreō, terrēre, terruī, territum- to frighten, terrify.

valeō, valēre, valuī, valitūrum- to be strong, have power; be well

valē, valēte- good-bye, farewell

videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum- too see; observe, understand.

vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātum- to call, to summon.

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Are we getting the back row on the bus to?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/ea-disabling-non-critical-simcity-features-to-address-server-woes-6404970

Granted, these are not really features I care about. But it demonstrates that EA will realistically not have this game up to snuff any time soon.

On a completely unrelated note, I LOVE the Teddy you're holding in your avatar!

I had not realized they worked on "Mass Effect" too.

So I think that, sooner or later, SGR's will be commonplace.

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Additionally, they're doling out refunds. Right after the game got pulled, and found out that EA was removing features from the game to increase server stability, I contacted Amazon customer support and got a full refund.

Where did you see they were removing features?

It sort of makes you feel like BW is swinging the "carrot in front of our faces" to just make us keep waiting. Our community has a history of being make to wait for a lot of things so it's just the status quo continued. Thanks for sharing the links, renegadejtx. The article was a good one. I guess flirting with npcs is the easiest thing to do and makes it look like they are trying to make good on their promise but like the article said, we are having to pay for the privilege and you can't even access that until you are at max level so it's most disappointing to say the least and quite offensive because it's just more of the same. I often wish I didn't enjoy playing the game so much so I could just tell them where they could stick it and be done with it but I am addicted so guess I'm going with more of the same. :whistle:

Amazon just pulled the download version of SimCity from their website. Additionally, they're doling out refunds. Right after the game got pulled, and found out that EA was removing features from the game to increase server stability, I contacted Amazon customer support and got a full refund.

This game has been an unmitigated failure. I know some people have gotten to play, but on the whole this has been completely unacceptable. This is the first time, in my life, I have ever returned a game for a refund. I don't think I'll be buying another EA game any time soon.

I highly recommend that, if you haven't purchased this game yet, you do not do so. It simply does not work. Additionally, if you bought your copy through Amazon, you can get a full refund.

Cascade 4 music set is available for download at: tinyurl.com/b9vbh6m


Photography by yours truly.

4 - Transcension Mix

I was recently reading about the upcoming release of the Star Wars: TOR 2.0 expansion and its inclusion of "same-gender romance" (“SGR” as Bioware puts it) in the game. It would seem that a paid package with special emotes will give players access to one single planet that exclusively enables "SGR" content.

As "straight" romance exists throughout the game, needless to say that this confinement to one place in the universe for a gay character to indulge in romance infuriated me, as I imagined it did many of you. I hold the opinion that whatever good intentions the developers at BioWare claim to have for the GLBT community, the planet Makeb only lends credence the status quo in the real world, where once again political correctness outweighs consideration for the human being.

All that being said and with respect to this playlist I share with you here, I am again reminded of why music means so much to me in the first place, and why melodies and lyric help me to chill the f&*# out about these things and remember that it’s going to be OK.

I feel the songs selected here speak to our experiences, the universal experiences that every human being shares on some level through every intimate relationship, of happiness, passion, and trial.

Save taking advantage of weakness, right and wrong are irrelevant. What truly remains within all of us is the real human connection that shall always resonate light-years beyond any moral stigma.

Enjoy, and thanks for listening. ;)
Steve

Lol I'm US Mtn time should be on around 8 your time,