JediMasterChief2

Honestly, I don't see the point in discussing it any further. If it happens, then that's great. If not, oh well, life goes on. Maybe someone will create a different SE using completely different methods than what the SE team has used since Morrowind, maybe not.

In response to post #39479635. #39479960, #39480990, #39481605 are all replies on the same post. I just gave you your first kudos. I'm tired of all the fighting, and glad others are, too.

In response to post #36205495. #36206170 is also a reply to the same post. I tried posting a logical explanation for why mods aren't loading properly in the beta (heavy changes to the ESM/P file formats, as Bethesda has alluded to), yet, no one really seemed to care, and continue to say Bethesda is lying on this regard. I think they're telling the truth, but, their refusal to elaborate on what kind of changes they made to the files has people jumping to conclusions. I'm sure once further decoding of the new ESM/P files is done, and FO4Edit updated in response to said decoding, mods will be working just fine again. Even then, mods are not officially supported yet, and this is a beta.

Has anyone ever thought about that maybe the reason mods aren't loading is because of changes to the ESM/P format that makes mod-made files unrecongnized by the new update? I think something similar happened in Fallout 3, which rendered mods made with an older version of the GECK for that game non-functioning. It would explain why loose file mods still work, as well as merging mods into an official file. After all, mods are not officially supported yet.

In response to post #36170555. #36171990, #36173870, #36176205 are all replies on the same post. I think the "phoning home" thing is just going to be what the old version of the Skyrim Launcher did, which was downloading mods from the Steam Workshop. Though in this case, it would be from the Bethesda site instead of the workshop. I'm not too worried about that. I'll start worrying if mod disabling makes it out of Beta.

The solution to that is to deal with it when we become directly threatened. Otherwise, becoming involved too soon will drag us into conflicts that we could of avoided altogether. Sometimes, getting involved from the get-go isn't the best idea.

I just said for the world to stay out of this situation. I hate the idea of countries snooping in eachother's business. It only leads to trouble, because people overreact, sometimes violently, to cultures which are different to there own. The only politices people should get involved in is domestic affairs. International affairs only cause war, at some point or another, because people have not reached a point where they can seamlessly accept other cultures. Edit: I think you misunderstood what I meant by "Isolationist". What I mean is something like the Isolationist policies the United States had for a long time until WWII. I didn't mean completely stay out of politics. I mean just stay out of foreign affairs. In an ideal world, if every country kept to themselves for the most part, besides fighting in self-defense, then the amount of war would be reduced (some dictator may still want to conquer the world every now and them).

Honestly, I say the world just stay out of it and let them fend for themselves. The problem would eventually sort itself out (whether it be one side it destoryed, they somehow come to an agreement, one side leaves the area, or some other scenario I can't come up with). I'm an isolationist at heart, so, my opinion is most likely biased. I would like there to be a peaceful agreement, but, thats likely not going to happen.

In response to post #15900280. #15907070, #15908730, #15919430, #15957195 are all replies on the same post. If they got rid of free memberships, then i would probably go elsewhere. As much as i would like to support the nexus, some of us just don't have the money for a yearly subscription. If i were in a better financial state (not to say its bad right now. I mean better as in rich with plenty of money to spare), then i would glady donate.

In response to post #15636620. I second this.

Maybe someone got banned, and decided to hack the site, either themselves or from hired help (if those are the right words to use), to get payback, and/or to gain access to downloading again, since non-members can't really download much. Maybe an IP ban list is in order, to block certain banned members from doing this sort of stuff (if thats whats going on, of course)?

Greetings. I was wondering, out of all of the Counter-Strike games, which one is the best that includes offline AI bots? I was looking at Counter-Strike Source, but, I'm not sure if it has bots or not. All I am sure of is that the first game doesn't have any bots, and that Condition Zero was the first to include them. Edit: Nevermind, figured it out for myself.

I'm not sure if the retail versions of UT3 require Steam or not. Actually, all versions of Dark Souls use GFWL drm, including the Steam version. None of the versions have stopped working, though I hope Microsoft has a plan in place for when the last bits of GWFL go offline. I guess I'll have to look that up. I know all versions of Dark Souls, including Steam, require GFWL. I was originally going to switch to retail because I wouldn't have to worry about it being connected to Steam as well. But, since the Marketplace shut down, Microsoft said you could not buy new games, which I assumed includes the ability to activate retail games online. Existing games work, but, ones that have yet to be activated, I assume, won't work now. Thats how I interpreted what they said on the Xbox site.

In my opinion, I feel the representative form of democracy is easily suspectible to corruption. I feel an Athenian-style direct democracy, including the requirement by law to participate in votes, combined with limitations on those who can easily influnce the masses (organizations, coperations, the wealthy, the famous), would be less suspectible to corruption. Direct democracy alone would be just as bad as a representative democracy, because people would just be influnced too easily by those who have methods to communicate and manipulate the masses (advertising, most notably). Yes, it is indeed mob rule, but, which is the lesser of the two evils nowadays, being controlled by the minority or by the majority (assuming that majority isn't being manipulated by a minority)? Also, political parties should be abolished.They only divide people and create a group mentality amongt the members of that party. In fact, any group formed for solely political purposes shouldn't be allowed, and those formed for other purposes should not get involved as a group (but are welcomed as individuals). In politics, each should be his/her own, with their own ideas. The only group there should be is every citizen living in the country, all united to work towards a common goal, but, yet, each is still an individual. Personally, here in the states, I believe the states should either all form one country (a country with no states, I mean) or divide and become 50 or so smaller countries. Anything in between creates a group mentality, therefore, destroying the individual thought process. Maybe it is because my Asperger's Syndrome gives me a unique political view that is so different from the rest, that my ideas for government are so, what you people would call "out there", But, I have never conformed to mass culture to a degree that I lose everything that makes me unique. This is my first post in the debates forum because normally I get upset just by reading them (for those of you are familier with AS, or even have it themselves, it is easy to to emotional about certain things).

Alright, thank you for the info. Does the retail version of UT3 require Steam. If it does, I might as well buy that on the Steam Store. I know the retail versions of all of the older games don't require. I try to avoid using Steam if it isn't required as much as legitimately possible (I have ARMA 3, Skyrim, and New Vegas on Steam, since they all require it. Since the GFWL Marketplace closed, I have to stick to the Steam version of Dark Souls, since I assume all disk copies have been rendered useless).