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Reply to Not acceptable and not much you can do about it. in Everything Else Elemental Forums

[quote who="Cauldyth" reply="70" id="3483066"] I guess it depends a lot on one's definition of morality, which is where these discussions often derail. But as an example, monkeys will show empathy and compassion to each other, even if they weren't raised in part of the "monkey community" (couldn't resist using that phrase). They're just naturally inclined that way, as are we. They're also naturally inclined to band together and then beat the **** out

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[quote who="the_Monk" reply="68" id="3483064"] Just to veer somewhat back 'on-topic'...... Makes one wonder about any real need for future 'privacy legislation' when at some point the 'drones' mentioned will be pre-programmed with default 'morals/ethics' code and with the ability to learn (build on that) will be able to make 'judgment calls' regarding privacy etc. on a case-by-case basis witho

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[quote who="Cauldyth" reply="66" id="3483050"] There's plenty of scientific evidence to the contrary. [/quote] Now that you mention it, I do remember seeing a show that attributes empathy as an innate trait that separates us from the apes etc. I guess I can't feel too bad about using anecdotes after all. :D That's also the word I should have used in my contradictory post above: empathy doesn't need to be taug

Reply to Not acceptable and not much you can do about it. in Everything Else Elemental Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="57" id="3482889"] You weren't 'born with it'. The only thing you're born with is 'animal instinct'. Common sense, human nature, morality, and all the other equivalents are LEARNED either by association, education, experience or trial-and-error. A willingness to be a part of [your] society determines how closely you follow its rules/ideals/mores. <br

Reply to OTF Political, Religious, and Inflammatory Threads in Everything Else Elemental Forums

Necro a sticky? I'm not well versed on PC, semantics, or etiquette, but is that even possible? :D Usually I get yelled at for creating a new thread- and then sometimes for a necro when something is still relevant, so I can't win it seems.

Reply to Not acceptable and not much you can do about it. in Everything Else Elemental Forums

Not much you can do with a cowardly populace that would eagerly give up liberty for freedumb.

Reply to OTF Political, Religious, and Inflammatory Threads in Everything Else Elemental Forums

[quote who="GoaFan77" reply="161" id="3137032"] The last thing any company should be doing is having representatives take positions on issues that could make its consumers angry, assuming said issues don't directly impact its business. I remember a while back Frogboy (I think) said Stardock would stop using either Fedex or UPS because they pulled advertisements from Glen Beck's political shows, supposedly in support of free speech or s

Reply to player rage from in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I think there's probably some merit to that study, though I would say it's not exclusive to video games at all. Something about society in general that cannot accept losing or failing at anything. It's a completely foreign concept to me, and seems unhealthy. People always need a scapegoat, something or someone to place blame, in everything, not just gaming. I always crave a good challenge, and in modern video games it's often hard to come by. With Civ V, I can only pla

Reply to Lesson on what not to do on Twitter in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! -Friedrich Nietzsche

Reply to What Age of Wonders 3 has Taught Us and What LH Can Teach AOW in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

[quote who="DaveDash" reply="57" id="3460696"] There are just too many things missing from AoW3 that I enjoyed in FE:LH, such as the whole empire building component. [/quote] Take a look at Endless Legends. Personally, I'm burned out on the whole empire building thing... way too many hours of civ I guess. Watching some pre alpha videos of EL reminded me just how much. Maybe if it's done differently, but I admit it is a bit refreshing to have a game w

Reply to What do you like LEAST about Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Initiative system (the way it's implemented) and some of the alternate victories.

Reply to What’s parts of Legendary Heroes do you find the most fun? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Questing and custom units/factions/sovereigns!

Reply to No ultimate technologies (infinite technology trees) idea in Galactic Civilizations III GalCiv3 Forums

Something like this would be great! I'm getting ready to play some of the legendary classics that I missed back in the day... MoO2, SMAC... and what draws me to them is the way tech is handled. "Uncreative" from MoO2 and random/blind tech in SMAC. Hope to see something cool implemented here for GalCiv3.

Reply to Looking for career advice in Everything Else Elemental Forums

Whew! Glad I didn't try to get into the gaming industry, I did take some programming courses to try and follow in my father's footsteps, but was twice as good at math & science than language and communication on SAT's lol. (Was never very in touch with my feelings or able to express myself well). I think Einstein had a similar problem and was considered quite crass- not that I would compare myself to him or anything! That probably came off wrong as well...

Reply to Jam With Me! in Everything Else Elemental Forums

[video]http://youtu.be/dPH_4uWsLGU[/video] Ah it does work (didn't show up in preview post). Anyway, I'll jam with you, although I'm no Eric Clapton. :D

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nvm not working :D

Reply to Thinking of cancelling my pre-order in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

I can't really see why anyone would proudly display such trinkets made from the blood sweat and tears of Chinese sweatshops tbh. I'm not "old school" just old, and while having a physical manual is nice, you can do much better by taking the .pdf to a Kinkos or whatever and print your own larger font manual (like I said, getting old). Now, having our entire library of games being centralized, controlled and overseen by Dear Leader Gabe and too-big-to-fail Steam is another issue en

Reply to Music Feedback in GalCiv III Founders GalCiv3 Forums

I actually enjoy both metal and classical, often a mix- youtube yngwie malmsteen or uli roth playing with orchestras. Always thought 'Night on Bald Mountain' would make for a great heavy metal cover. :)

Reply to Gamasutra talks to Brad Wardell about the Stardock Staffing Company in Stardockians Elemental Forums

Surprised that I get to be "first", but let me just say, that is really awesome. :)

Reply to What's Your Wheels? in Life, the Universe and Everything Elemental Forums

About to celebrate my 5th year anniversary of being free from the "joys" of car ownership. :D All that wasted time and money when I could be playing on the computer instead... ;)

Reply to Frogboy Appreciation Thread in Legendary Heroes Elemental Forums

It is very much appreciated [by] me! Put another way, I had closed out my bnet account with the D3 fiasco (compare with how Elemental was handled lol) but am very excited to support Stardock in the future and am looking forward to GalCiv 3 and also the collaboration of Mohawk. You've definitely earned a fan here, and I've really been enjoying FE/LH. I have no idea what the above drama is about, but I think many times criticism is thrown out without any putting things into co

Reply to [1.5 Beta] [Bug] Disappearing tame beasts with beastmaster trait in LH Support Elemental Forums

In case this helps bug hunting, apparently the town militia decided to confiscate my pet bear for recruitment. :D (Town has not been attacked, so not sure if it shows up in tactical battle)

Reply to Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 1.5 changelog in LH Support Elemental Forums

Same here. Continued on from the game that kept crashing, and so far so good! Thanks guys

Reply to Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 1.5 changelog in LH Support Elemental Forums

Any chance in getting that 1.5 beta early? :D I just wanna play... crashes have me hitting a brick wall. :(

Reply to Soren Johnson launches Mohawk Games! in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="20" id="3415036"] It's code name is Mars and it's an RTS.[/quote] Buzzkill! Ah well, probably still be interested to see what comes out of this considering the big names involved. TBS always seems to be superior in the "strategy" department while real time has to limit the amount of depth to make it playable and action-y. Maybe this time it will be different? :D