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[hiroshi42]

I dunno, I found the whole article fairly well written and entertaining.  It reminded me of the first few -dozen- forts.

[Mishrak]

"10 Hours With Dwarf Fortress...."

That's like spending 5 minutes learning to drive stick and then rage quitting driving for good because you ground a few gears.

This.

If she really wanted to write a comprehensive article on trying to learn to play DF, she would have done the due diligence to it.  If you really want to poke at her or at the Ars Technica community, go join in on this challenge.  http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=123408.msg4067171#msg4067171

[Mekboy]

To be fair, I think this is a fairly good example of most people's first attempt to play the game.

[tolkafox]

I got happy when she said the game was released.

Then I realized she has a degree in 'applied physics' and not 'unapplied physics'.

What's next? A philospher reviewing the game?

[Lich180]

What's next? A philospher reviewing the game?

Actually, I don't know if that would be awesome, or terrifying. Kind of like a psychologist doing a review, but with even more crazy.