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[MaximumZero]

I got a 100 on an ethics paper. I....I....don't know how to react to this.

How about a fistpump and a woo?

[Jopax]

Opening tubmlr freezes up Firefox.

ARGLEBARGLE!!

[Graknorke]

Opening tubmlr freezes up Firefox.

ARGLEBARGLE!!

Stop opening Tumblr?
Who even takes Tumblr seriously. It's not as if anything urgent happens. Chill and wait for someone or other to fix whatever incompatibility issues there are.

[Lord Shonus]

I've seen that same problem on quite a few blogs. That's what finally made me switch to Chrome.

[Akura]

I'm kind of getting the feeling that Ender knows exactly what hes doing... I'm afraid they might ruin the entire plot.

I agree with this.

Spoiler: Wasn't the entire point of the plot...(MAJOR book spoilers) (click to show/hide)

...that Ender didn't know the war was for real? In fact the only reason they used a fake training simulation as the real deal was because they didn't think a prodigal child like Ender would be willing to wipe out an entire sentient species, not to mention sacrifice his own men like that, if he knew he was doing it?

Also, I had one hell of a deja vu moment while typing that.

[Scelly9]

Yes.

[Neonivek]

I think I finally understand what is wrong with Free-To-Play MMORPGs.

They are just one huge advertisement for the very game you are playing.

You logged in? Well look at these products, maybe one will be interesting to you.
Did you die? Well if you paid for this item maybe you would have lived
Did you get an awesome item? Well it is probably part of the store.
Did you get a chest of wonderous items you cannot open? Well I hope you buy from the store.
Tons of items as part of the game's metagame that you cannot store? Well why don't buy a bank extension.

It is just constant and unending sales pitch and advertisement. Where the game elements are intentionally stacked to convince you to buy.

[Graknorke]

I think I finally understand what is wrong with Free-To-Play MMORPGs.

They are just one huge advertisement for the very game you are playing.

You logged in? Well look at these products, maybe one will be interesting to you.
Did you die? Well if you paid for this item maybe you would have lived
Did you get an awesome item? Well it is probably part of the store.
Did you get a chest of wonderous items you cannot open? Well I hope you buy from the store.
Tons of items as part of the game's metagame that you cannot store? Well why don't buy a bank extension.

It is just constant and unending sales pitch and advertisement. Where the game elements are intentionally stacked to convince you to buy.

It's fine though, since we live in a world where everybody is so used to shit like this that they just tune it out.
Yay advertisement saturation!

[Neonivek]

It's fine though, since we live in a world where everybody is so used to shit like this that they just tune it out.

When I am thirsty no one walks up to me and asks me if I want to pay for this drink. When I am hungry no one asks me if they want to buy their burger.

Advertisement when I am playing normal videogames are not intrusive.

Free-to-play is intrusive. It pushes the advertisement into your face and tells you that the game you are playing is incomplete, incomplete because you could have bought their DLC.

[Furtuka]

THE HECK JUST HAPPENED TO THE WARRENS OF ORIC THE AWESOME?!

[pisskop]

WTF

[Dutchling]

You lose your right to bitch when play free games, you know :p

[MaximumZero]

You lose your right to bitch when play free games, you know :p

Even if they're "allegedly" free. I mean, you can ignore the ads and keep playing, or you can go play something else. Or, you can even go play outside or whatever!

[Dutchling]

But there are people outside D:

[Sirus]

WTF

I know it's YouTube, and Poe's Law is a thing, but MY GOD the comments!