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@SPT:

:spam:  ….   he just ranted about something =.=
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The OP does have a history of spamming the forums for posting bonus points.

That guy is not goodlooking enough for Tom.

That is where my response came from.

As I already said, instead of you being happy that they are happy together, you judge Dustin on his looks.   It also sounds like you are judging Dustin because of his age.

Actually, there aren't as many separate studios as there were even 5 years ago.  There have been a lot of mergers and sub studios created.

I can believe that studios like BelAmi paying big money for their "actors", especially the big name ones.

Dustin Lance Black is his name.

YES, they are still together and by all reports, they are still extremely happy.

You comment is pretty shallow. Instead of being happy that he makes Tom happy, you're making comments about his looks.  We could flip it around and say Tom is golddigging an Oscar winning multi millionaire.

The point the other poster was making is that you have to have both the PS3 and PS4 to play your already owned PS3 games.  The same with Xbox.

Micro$oft and $ony are both still putting out games (ie: the new Grid game) only for their previous gen consoles to keep us attached to them.

I honestly think they are doing in cynical way to justify (called artificial value inflation) the £50 price tag on the latest gen games.

@nob86:

Can you post the pic without the annotations? Who is he?

He's in at least 2 torrents here;

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I think most guys (gay and hetero) compare themselves to other guys in the gym.

In Scotland we're still waiting for marriage equality.  Even though it was made law back in Feb 2014, the SNP are holding it (and countless other things) hostage for a yes vote for independence.

We're gonna just have the paperwork change from civil partnership to marriage.  That'll cost the same as a full marriage ceremony as the SNP view equality as a cash cow.

Vac-u-loc dildos/toys could solve your problem.

Mount the base to the wall, bed post or whatever, then when you're in the mood, you can grab your favorite toy and add it to the base.

Satanism is a real religion.  In many countries, it meets the same legal requirements as traditional religions for the purpose of receiving the benefits provided by the state for religions.

Correct, it has no effect on anything.

Thanks.

Yeah, live yeast is a PITA to buy for some reason.

I don't like baking with spreads so I use butter, but I haven't used lard in many, many years.  I guess I'll give it a go.

http://instinctmagazine.com/post/luxembourg-gets-marriage-equality

Luxembourg Gets Marriage Equality!

Jonathan Higbee | June 18, 2014

The European country of Luxembourg will soon provide marriage equality to its same-sex couples. In a vote of 56 - 4 (an overwhelming majority!), the Chamber of Deputies approved the legislation on Wednesday. The vote came after a last minute campaign titled "Protector of the Child" failed to garner enough homophobic support, despite the new law also providing for protections for same-sex adoption.

Luxembourg's openly-gay Prime Minister Xavier Battel cheered the new law, which goes into effect January 1, 2015.

The small nation joins fellow marriage equality EU countries including the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, France and the UK.

A factual correction;

The UK does not have marriage equality.  Only England and Wales does.

While Scotland has passed the law that makes marriage equality legal, the ruling party is holding it (and many other things) hostage for a yes vote for independence from the UK.

Northern Ireland and the various small islands have voted against marriage equality.

I can't let this discussion go on without saying this;

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Could you post your recipe?

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/06/18/us-gay-porn-star-dies-aged-36/

US: Gay porn star dies aged 36

American gay porn star Cameron Fox has died, Falcon Studios has confirmed.

Fox, whose real name was Shane Eugene Davis, entered the gay porn industry in 1999, aged 22.

He was originally from the Texas city of Tulsa and began his career as a Falcon Studios model.

Fox left the industry in 2006 after appearing in close to fifty adult films.

During his career he won two awards.

According to Tulsa World, Fox died on Thursday 12 June.

Cause of death has yet to be revealed.

I'd love to see it when it comes out.

An American style RPG for those tired of the Japanese RPGs that dominate the xBox 360 line up.

Those of you that played Gothic on the PC in over the last 7 or so years, will know this game.  It was originally called "Gothic 4 - Risen", but due to a legal dispute the name had to be changed to just "Risen".

History/Back-story - This follows 10 to 20 years after Gothic 3.  The game when giving the back-story, just refers to Gothic 3 as "the last adventure" or "the last time you were in these lands".

You play a completely new character, which is normal for the series, who is traveling on a ship that sinks and you get washed ashore on an island with a fellow female passenger and some dead crew.  There are storms that are over taking he mainland and you and the others on the ship were hoping to get away from the storms.  While the island has it's usual amount of rain and small storms, it's nothing like what surrounds it.

SAVE OFTEN

Combat - Not only do you have to hit {duh}, but you also have to block your enemy's attacks.  Add to this, your enemies won't just fight you head on, but they will run around you and attack you as they circle.  The best thing to do is to back them into a wall and then beat the crap out of them. Of course, if they are way over your level they will just push you out of their way.

Classes - There are 3 classes; fighter/thief, warrior/some magic and mage.  For the most part, the first 2 levels of any skill {except fighter/thief can't learn some types of magic}.  Your class also depends on what armor group you will have access to later in the game.  Your class will also determine where you are supposed go for your starter "town", but you can disregard that if you feel brave.

Karma {good, bad, or ugly} - Your actions do have a bearing on how various people treat you, but it's not too bad.  By the time it really matters, you will have your own places to sleep and other traders to use.  Even if you go te bad guy route at the beginning, you can still do good things the rest of the way through.  You aren't locked into only bad quests and vice versa.

Money - Money is extremely rare until you no longer need money {last half of the last chapter}.  You have to buy everything at full price, but the traders will only ever give 20% of the value unless you piss them off, in which case you will get less or they will refuse to do business with you.  So be very cautious with your money.

Weapons - You can use any weapon you want in the game, when you get it.  The game does limit you to a small selection of weapons in the 1st chapter and adds more in each new chapter.  To use crossbows and bows, you need to buy/find arrows and bolts.  Weapons and armor do not decay.

Armor - You get your castaway rags to start the game and then about 1/3rd the way through rest of the chapters you are allowed to buy better armor.  With the exception of a soft leather helmet in a chest, there are no mobs armor pieces you get in the game.

XP - To get the most XP possible, always go back and talk to everyone involved in a quest and exhaust all possible lines of chat.  You do have to be careful of what you say to them as you may piss them off and they will refuse to speak to you further, but this is rare.

Skills - I highly recommend maxing out the skills that allow you to make your own things; ie prospecting, smiting and alchemy as they can save you lots of money because you don't have to pay the high prices and make you tons of cash.

Overall - If the game was delayed and worked on for another 6 to 9 months, I this could have been a great game.  Of course it in no way compares to the greatness of Fallout 3, nor could it due to it's design.

For the most part the story line is very good and the game has some famous actors doing the voices.

Overall, I'd have to give it a 5 out of 10.  This mainly because I hate boss battles in RPGs that are nothing but retarded mini games and not combat based.

Fallout 3 is made by Bethesda, who also makes the Morrowind series.  This is also the game that is the reason the "bridge glitch" in Oblivion is still there.  Bethesda was more concerned about getting Fallout 3 done, that they couldn't be bothered to fix a 3 year old known bug in Oblivion.

This is a true RPG.

NOTE 1:  I have played this game completely through 4 times and am currently on my fifth run through. My first go was on the PC and the rest have been on the 360.  I also have the Operation Anchorage download from XBox Live.

History/Background

In 2066, China invaded Alaska and took it from the US.  The US fought back and won a couple of years later.  In a move to prevent China, or anyone else, from taking Alaska again, the US forcibly "annexed" Canada.  This of course leads to World War 3.

Artwork/Visuals/Music

As you would expect, everything is pretty much destroyed.

Animals have mutated into some interesting, if not down right dangerous, creatures.  The only animal not to mutate into something else are dogs.

There are 2 types of humans, normal and ghouls.  Ghouls were affected by the radiation poisoning and many are pretty old, in some cases more than 200 to 300 years old.

Everything is based on the US in the 1950's, but with a twist.  The cars, buses and whatnot are all rocket powered.  You will distinctly see 1950's Cadillacs but with a rocket engines, as well as various other brands of cars.  The clothes some people wear are distinctly 1950's as well.

The music in game is played by radios dotted around and your "Pipboy 3000".  The music is blatant 1940s and 1950s on GNR Radio. They are real songs from that era.  The singers include; Bing Crosby, The Ink Spots, Billie Holiday, just to name a few.  There are other radio stations that play different stuff; ie the Government propaganda station.  Listening to the radio gives you a lot of info that is very helpful in game, so listen to it, especially GNR.

There are some flaws in the game, where you can see under rocks and in dark areas, you can see the seams where they joined the bits together.

Game play

I found game play to be very easy and straight forward.

The controls make sense and there should be very little to no confusion as to what what you need to do.  Just check the manual to see what buttons do what.

There are various difficulty settings, which like most games give you more or less experience points.

Out of the box, the game has a cap of level 20.  This changes with an expansion pack download in March.

Be careful how far you follow the main story line, as the game ends without notice and can't be played further. This too is solved by the March expansion pack download.  So if you play the game before then or don't want to get the expansion packs, do all the side quests before getting too far into the main quest line.  I usually stop after doing the "Tranquility Lane" main quest section, then finish all the side quests and clear all the areas and do a lot of exploring.

I highly recommend that you explore the entire map.  You will find some very weird and wonderful things on your travels.

You can play good, neutral or evil.  It's all up to you and your actions effect your karma rating.  This of course affects how people treat you and which humans are your enemy.  Unlike older RPGs, there is no setting to say what type of character you will be when you make your character. Your in game actions determine that.

Mobs/Monsters/Enemies

While traveling, you will run across all kinds of people and animals.

Most animals will attack you unless you have the "Animal Friend" perk. The Animal Friend perk only affects certain types of animals, though it does keep some dangerous animals from attacking you.  Death Claws {strongest animal in the game} will always attack you, regardless.

Named animals {dogs with names like Ginger, Girlie, Rex, Spot, Sparkie, etc} won't normally attack you, depending on your karma rating.  If you are friends or neutral with their owners, then the named dogs are friends/neutral with you.

There are also some named "enemies" who depending on your karma rating, won't attack you.  As an example, there are 3 named Super Mutants {Orcs} that will help you if you are a good character or attack you if you are an evil character.  If you have a perfect neutral rating, they will ignore you.

You will always have a group of humans that are your enemy, depending on your karma rating.  As expected, playing an evil character makes the toughest human enemies.

If the person/animal is blue on your radar/compass, then they are friends or neutral to you. If they are red, then kill the fuckers.

Death in game

As with all true RPGs, when you die, it's game over or start from a saved game.

The game assumes you want to use the last saved game, but you can override that and quit or use a different saved game.

Armor/Weapons/other gear

As always, you get your basic kit when you start the game and easily get more gear as you go.

You can use any gear you want at any time, except for Power Armor.  To use Power Armor, you need to have special training which is given in one of two quests.  I think there is a 3rd quest that gives you the special training, but I haven't done that, so I can't say for sure.

When you level up, you can put skill points into the various skills.  It's best to stick to one type of weapon and build up that skill.

Named items are the best of their kind in the game, so always keep them if they are suitable for your character.

Repairing Gear

You can have one of many shop owners or traveling merchants repair your gear.

The game offers the Repair skill so you can repair your own gear using gear you find on the ground, on enemies, in lockers and whatnot.

Repairing your own gear has it's ups and downs.  Say your gear is 50% damaged and you take a piece of gear that is 50% damaged.  Ok, you would think that combining them would make your gear 0% damaged still.  Nope, there is the some sort of factor {I haven't figured it out} that makes your gear end up 25% damaged still.

I mentioned that named items are the best of their kind in the game.  Well, when repairing stuff, be careful not to use them to repair another item or to make space in your inventory.

Crafting

There are some items that can be crafted in the game.  You buy/loot/steal the schematics and then get all the parts to make it.  You will need a work bench that some people will let you use or you can find them dotted around the game.  If you play a good character, you can buy one for your house.

The more schematics you have for a certain item, the better the item becomes when you craft it.  Also, the higher your Repair skill is, the higher the item's rating is.

There are some items that can be crafted that don't use schematics; ie Wonder Molerat Meat.  You need to find the place where the scientist is and read his journal to find out how to make it.

Houses

You can only have one house in the game {there are 2 to choose from} and it depends on which way you decide to go.  If you are evil, you get a penthouse suite in Tenpenny Tower and if you are good, you get one in Megaton.

You will either need to disarm the bomb in Megaton or blow up Megaton. Either choice you make, you will need an Explosives skill of at least 30.  Once you do the deed, you will get the house in which ever place.

As I mentioned earlier, you can buy things for your house from the local sales person where you live.

There are also NPCs that will let you stay with them and have a bed and a place to store your extra gear.

Healing

Besides the normal health damage, there is also radiation poisoning.

You can heal health problems by sleeping or you can buy "Stimpacks" or buy the medical kit for your house.

To heal radiation, you either buy "Rad-away", have a doctor heal you or you can buy a medical kit for your house and use that.

Using drugs other than Stimpacks, Rad-away or RadX {reduces radiation poisoning}, causes you to become addicted.  Addiction causes all drugs not to be as effective or last as long, plus it reduces your normal stats.  You either need a doctor to cure you or you have to buy a science kit for your house. The science kit can also make random drugs for you @ 1 item per day, but it can't be used again for anything until it's finished making the item.

Also, eating human flesh and "strange meat" {same thing, different name} will make you addicted. Not only does it cause the problems noted above with drugs, but it also makes other types of food/water give you less healing.

"Caps" {actually soda bottle caps} or Money

You get money in al the usual ways; looting, stealing/pick pocketing, from various containers, etc, etc.

Until you get a decent Barter skill rating, you won't make much money in the game.  There is a level up perk that you can get that gives you 25% off at all merchants.

There is also "Pre War Money" in the game that I haven't found what it is for other than to sell to merchants.  But with other factors {see below}, it does seem like it has a special purpose, as in some sort of quest.

There are a few side quests that give XP, money and a couple that also give karma.  So save these items and use them only for the quests.  Hell, if you see them being sold by merchants, buy them because you will make a hell of a lot more money than you paid.

Another thing to do to make more money and get better repairs is to invest in the traveling merchants' shops.  You need to go to Canterbury Commons and talk to Uncle Roe to do this.  I've been told that you can do all of this through Billy Creely in Megaton as well, but the dialog never comes up.  If you invest 700 caps {200 then another 500} into each of the traveling merchants, they will have uber repairs {Wolfgang the junk merchant has the best in game} that only you can beat if you max out your repair skill.  You will also get a discount at their shops.  You also get a map of their trade route, so you know where they sell stuff.  It should be noted that all 5 times I've played this game, one of the traveling merchants dies.

If you are a good character and are nice to Gob {ghoul bartender in Megaton} he will give you the best prices in the game, though he doesn't have much money to buy things from you.  You can also use him to judge your karma rating.  Here's what he says and their meaning;  "see ya soon, buddy" or "see ya soon, turkey" = good, "see ya" = neutral and "don't hit me" = evil.

Side Quests

Getting side quests depends on 2 things, your stats and your karma.

As an example, you can't get "Strictly Business" {slaver side quest} if you are good. Only neutral and evil characters can get that.

If you are evil, good NPCs won't talk to you.

Karma rating isn't the only important part, some side quests depend on your speech and Charisma stats.  If you can't convince the NPCs to trust you, then you won't get the quest.

Some quests are killed by doing other quests and exploring.  As an example, the Vault Tech headquarters quest is killed if you go into any of the vaults {other than 101, of course} before you do this quest.

Some quests are only found out by listening to the radio.  Whenever you get near a radio tower, check to see if you pipboy gives you a new signal.  You may {most likely will} have to turn on the tower using the switch next to it.

Expansion pack downloads

There will be 3 in total, at least that's what all the various sites say.  These will only be available on XBox Live and they will come once a month, starting last month {Jan 09} and finish March 09.

Each expansion will cost 800 Microsoft points {about £6}.

1. Operation Anchorage {already out as of this writing}

This expansion has it's own quest that uses a simulation based on the US invasion/retaking of Alaska.

At the end of the mission, you get some great gear and I do mean GREAT.

2. The Pitt {end of Feb 09}

You are given a quest that sends you to Pittsburgh.

3.  Untitled as of this writing {end of Mar 09}

This will increase the level cap from 20 to 30 and allow you to continue playing the game, even after you finish the main quest line.

It will also fix some of the bugs in the game.

The bad bits

Fallout 3 seems to suffer from the same problem as Oblivion, with the bridge bug.  Obviously they learned their lesson from Oblivion and didn't make any important NPCs on bridges.  I found this out when I was being chased by some Talon Mercs {I'm playing good} and I jumped off a bridge and they followed.  They disappeared into the rocks below and were still shooting at me, even though I couldn't target them because they were in the rocks.  This isn't the only example of enemies falling into the scenery, but it's the only issue where they had guns to keep shooting at me.

Bobby pins are used to pick locks, yet they are extremely rare and break easily.  Not all merchants sell them, in fact most don't, but those that do only ever have 1 to sell.

There are several cases where you get bad karma even when you take things with the owner's permission or take things from your enemies.  The old guy in Tenpenny Tower gives you his key to his safe {if you do the dialog right and have good karma} and tells you to take it all because he's too old to need it anymore, but you still get bad karma for taking it.  Similarly, killing the cannibals in Andale gives you bad karma if you take anything from the town or breaking into the shed and basement, which you have to do to find out they are cannibals.

In Big Town you have to use "pick pocket" to give the NPCs gear so they can protect themselves from the slavers and super mutants that constantly attack them.  If you get caught, they will chase you and end up getting killed by mobs in the area.  Defeats the purpose of the whole thing.  If you don't give them the gear, they die in the next raid anyway.  Catch 22.

In Little Lamp Light when you get the quest to trade stuff for fungus, you have to do each trade separately, there is no option for a "here let's trade all I have", like with other traders and quest givers.  If you do the Andale quest, you end up with 120 strange meats to trade and it takes f'ing ages to do all that.

Speaking of LLL, why do "strange meat" and human flesh have different names when they are exactly the same thing?  Is it to limit how much you can trade in LLL?  Also, the Pre War book quest only rewards you for books with a value of 1 cap, while it won't take the books valued at 5 caps, yet they have the same name.

I do feel cheated on the final "expansion" pack.  It should be free, as all it does is extend the level cap and make it so you can continue playing after you finish the main quest line, there is no content change/additions.  It also fixes bugs in the game.  Why the am I paying for bug fixes?!

UPDATE

DLC 3 was called Broken Steel and they added more game content.  Actually, they took what was supposed to be the 4th download and included it in the 3rd.  This means it was more than just a bug fix and raising the level cap.

There are 2 more downloads that have been announced for this summer;

DLC 4: Point Lookout is due on 23 June and is set in a seaside resort.  From the trailers, it looks very much like Deliverance meets post apocalypse.  This will also be the first expansion that you can leave and return before finishing the main quest line of the module.  Another change is that your henchman and dog can't follow you.  They have to wait at the transition point in the DC ruins {main game play area}.

DLC 5: Mothership Zeta is due out at the end of July.  This will take place on a spaceship, in case you couldn't guess from the name.  As with Point Lookout, your henchman and dog are left behind.  Like with the first 3 downloads, you must finish this entire module before you can return to the DC ruins.

Bethesda says to expect even more DLCs to come before the release of "Fallout - New Vegas" next year.

FO-NV is according the Bethesda, not FO4, but a completely separate game, based on the FO series.  If that makes any sense.  I don't really get is since the only difference is that that FO-NV take place in Las Vegas, not DC.  Anyway, who knows.

There's also talk of a Fallout MMORPG. However, at the moment that seems unlikely since there is a dispute over some part of the contract.

NOTE: DLC stands for "downloadable content"