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I didn't do anything except state what is, nothing more. You my dear sweet friend are the REAL gamer. ^^ So thank you. :thanks: short,sweet and to the point Kudos' for you This is personal belief as much as it is learned behaviour. You deserve kudos more than I do Dezi - I've rightly given you kudos, so thank you so much. :D short,sweet and to the point Kudos' for you And now rob_b, you're entering in my friends list. This is for what games are intended to be. Kudos too. :thumbsup: You deserve kudos more than I do Fifoo. You have squarely hit upon the troubling aspect of this. For, though I have blocked several people for the very same reasons, each one slightly diminishes the hope of finding gamers who merely wish to play and treat each other with respect. It's as though that medium is meant to be a quagmire of low behaviour. I absolutely agree with your sentiment that winning doesn't have to serve as sole or primary reason for having played. I'm a former tournament badminton player & coach (among other sports). It can often happen that recreational or lesser skilled club players, thinking their level too low to hold my interest, will shy away. And, you know, those are the matches that can mean a great deal to me. By playing together, and possibly even losing to them, we remain colleagues in sport. Fun and shared experiences being the order of the day rather than just keeping to one's clique. You know, in truth, badminton players tend to be social and accepting of how a match may go. We may start a match as complete strangers and yet by its end, leave the court as friends. This to me..gosh..I'm welling up..but this is of so much more value than mere victory. I am able and can win. I have earned my level and know this. But, can I earn your friendship. This is becoming a ramble..but as I am already on badminton, I hope the members here will forgive a tiny deviation. During the years when I used to play at my old university gym, among the more recreational players was a fellow who was really challenged. He tended to play men's doubles and often would be defeated by other teams. Aside from being of cheerful disposition, open to well meaning suggestion or tips, there was something other about this man. At some point during the evening he would try to return a smash while performing a cartwheel. Umm, yep. That's not badminton and the chances of such a stroke working were next to nil. The years went by and he perservered with his unique shot attempt. We thought him mad , but accepted him nonethless. Would you believe that one day, against one of the gym's best players and biggest smashers he performed his cartwheel return to perfection and scored a winner! I tell you all action on every court instantly stopped to give him a hearty cheer for having achieved his goal. And everyone ran up to celebrate the triumph. This is sport. This is the sort of camaraderie...we took pride in him that day. Not that any of us would ever attempt to duplicate the feat mind. But,I long to find this in world of gaming. Where I have found it is here at Nexus. A place of creative intellects and well meaning colleagues who seem more interested in sharing and shared experience than domination or persecution. On that note, I will end this ramble. P.S. Rob_B, know that your kind words have brought another of my smiles to the fore. Please accept my thanks for your aptly phrased comments. Aww I didn't mean to bring tears to your eyes. I'm sorry =[ People deserve love and friendship more than anything... You all deserve a hug. *hugs all of you* I'm just another person in the world who happens to like games, nothing more. I'm glad I was able to make you smile, it means more to me when I do since I believe I don't make very many people happy. I was able to help Herc make one of her dreams come true, and I wish she could share it with everyone. But seeing as copyright laws prevent that, she can't and that makes me sad. I wish there was a way I could show my gratitude to all of you - I don't have much, nothing but love and friendship to give. And now I'm welling up...gosh I cry at the darndest times lol. Please know that you have my friendship Kitten. =)

Welcome to the Nex Grimples ^_^ Please enjoy yourself, and don't mind me - I won't bite... hard... <.< >.>

I remember when Species5478 posted this. It ran so truly to the point for me. I debated an answer to its question, but left it at the time. In the meanwhile, I had my own situation to live through. Here is one sample from just one person with whom I must coexist, if that's what it is. I've editted bits for the sake of propriety, but the text is there. 'as u can c the (group to which they belong in caps) are still here and i don't need u i said sorry get over yourself...IM STILL RICAN STILL SEXXXY AND STILL RICH (I hadn't asked and what it had to do with anything..) all i wanted was u simple b_tch u f_cked up don't forgive me lick my b_ll So what happened? This person requested to play Saints Row2 with me in co op mode on Xbox Live. Ever the optimist, I consented. However, I was careful to state my preference to not chat verbally while playing beforehand. They eventually grew restless about this and sent umpteen letters urging me to speak and do other things (you can imagine what). I thanked them for the game and took my leave. Well, that only convinced this person to inundate my inbox with pleas (to play with them again) and even rather nasty comments by their supposed girlfriend that she was woman enough for him. And on and on. I just sat back and smiled at the amateurish tactics being employed. The person would insist that they would never write to me again, etc., but somehow my inbox would receive either pleas or nasty jibes; anything to have me accept them again. Today, I wrote the above quote back to them. It made no impression. They insisted that I was bitter and angry and that it was my fault for declining to speak with them. I suggested they not flatter themselves overly. It goes on. Interestingly, however, I've never seen women behave or choose to twist the experience of gaming in that manner. I leave it to you to ponder whether it reflects on some inadequacy those males may have with women when off-line. In answer to Species5478, I would say to make your own choices. Don't let anyone impose their idea of how gaming should be experienced on you. And for me, I keep mine in reserve. -Kitten P.S. And furthering what Species5478 said about kills. This person is ranked high in solo play, but perhaps plays on Casual Difficulty. In my game on Hardcore they had to be resuscitated quite a few times. Hmm... P.P.S. Sorry, and I know it's vain of me to mention it, but it seems that with this post I am now a Veteran here. I was happy to have made my hundredth post, not realising its significance, when the changed dawned on me. So now I am beaming and feel happy, even though I would wish the occasion wasn't marked by the nature of this particular post. Still. If you could see my smile.. : D This person you speak of... he sounds extremely insecure and quite immature. I should know as my girlfriend's online brother treated her in this manner, except it was over his love for her of all things... Anyway, this is very disgusting behaviour. It sickens me to hear when some stupid d!ck treats people like poo just because they don't give him the attention he apparently "deserves". And this behaviour seems to arise even more aggressively towards women than men - especially if the individual expresses interest in the woman (this is referring to a heterosexual male - I've known women to treat other women this way if they are bisexual/lesbian). This causes pointless drama, and needless stress. All you can do is block them and hope they don't hound you from a different email address. And if they know where you live, you better hope they don't stalk you... I don't believe, without a shred of doubt, that girl gamers are more sensitive - it's apparent male gamers tend to take things WAY too seriously. As I stated before, I play games because it's fun - I would much rather have fun than to always have to be the winner. I don't have an ego to maintain, and anyone who knows me well enough can vouch for that. And I'm sure you're smile is pretty Kitten :] Keep posting and soon you can change your title to something of your liking ^^

I generally keep my distance with the strongest bow/arrow combination I can get. I use an enchanted long sword or katana when enemies get in my face, coupled with destructive magic. I use summonings to aid me in combat, as well as illusion to paralyze and/or silence opponents.

Everything that I knew about Bethany drew me to her, and everything I didn’t know I wanted to know, which made me long for her. She was like me in a way - a loner, but yet had friends to hang out with every so often. And so she understood me, which is why we had been friends since Elementary. She was… perfect. On nights she didn’t go to work - she worked the evening shift at the grocery store - I would every so often look across to her room, and watch her talk on the phone, or read her books, or lay on her bed watching TV. I wouldn’t say I stalked her - I didn’t exactly follow her everywhere she went, that’s totally creepy. But I would watch her, nothing out of the ordinary, I just simply admired her from afar. It was one Friday evening she stayed home, I was outside doing yard work, raking the leaves we didn’t rake from last fall, and I could hear her music from her bedroom window. It was a warm night out so she had her window open, and I could hear "The Diary of Jane" by Breaking Benjamin playing. That was one of my favourite songs from that band, and it made me feel all the more relaxed, knowing Bethany at least listened to the same music I did. I got finished raking the leaves in our backyard when I heard her sliding door open and close, and she stood there on her back porch, smoking a cigarette. She had dyed her hair a dark cherry red colour, and had pink and white streaks going down the side of her front bangs. She was wearing black eye shadow and black mascara, and had a nose ring on the opposite nostril I had my own nose ring. I never really noticed it before, but she had a cute looking mole on her upper right lip, it was kind of sexy if you looked at her the right way. Bethany looked beautiful sitting on her back porch, smoking her cig in slow long puffs. I didn’t realize I was staring at her, because she noticed me and asked if I was okay. "Oh, um, yeah, I’m cool, thanks," my voice cracked as her voice made my heart skip a beat. "No problem Eric," she smiled. With how I felt toward her, it was a little more awkward to talk to her, yet I don’t think she sensed the slightest bit of shyness in my voice at this moment. "So I hear you’re going to Lindsay’s party on Sunday night, right?" I asked trying to make small talk. "Yeah, but I have a concert I’m gonna be going to, and I’m not sure if I’m gonna be going or not," she replied with a slight air of disappointment in her tone. "Oh, well that blows. I heard it’s gonna be kick ass - Lindsay hired a DJ to spin tunes for the party," I said half-heartedly trying to sound enthusiastic about it. "That’s cool. Well, I better go inside, I’ll see you later Eric," she stood up as she took one last drag of her cigarette and threw the smouldering butt on the ground, smothering it underneath her flip-flop. "Okay Beth, I’ll talk to you later," watching her go back into her house. I couldn’t help but notice her behind jiggle a bit as she walked, and the sight turned me on, I wouldn't deny that. I stayed outside for little while longer, relaxing on the back porch and watching the evening sun set. It was a magnificent sight, all the pretty pinks and oranges and blues merged into one beautiful astral canvas. I hoped Bethany was seeing what I saw, because it was the most stunning view I had ever seen. It made me wish I spent more time outside... instead of playing Xbox Live... The sun had set by now, and it was starting to cool off. It was still warm outside, but I decided to back into the house. Mom wasn’t home, she was working the late shift at the hospital, my older sister Jenna was out with her boyfriend, and Sabrina was talking on the phone with her friends, as she usually is. I walked upstairs, well, the few steps you take to go to the slightly higher floor of our house. I could see my faded "Keep Out" sign on my bedroom door, the lamp on my desk was on and shining out into the hallway, and my room was typical for a teenage guy. Clothes were strewn about my floor, the covers on my bed were misaligned and hanging slightly off, and there were various empty chip bags and pop cans laying on the floor. My room was a mess, but I didn’t mind it. And what I really enjoyed about my room - my window to the outside world was right across from Bethany’s window. I almost had the layout of her room mapped out in my head, except for the few details I couldn’t see. Her bed was positioned against the wall very plainly, her oak dresser sat next to her bedroom door, and her walls were covered in a diverse array of band posters, hand-drawn artwork, and pictures. I could pick out a light pink colour to her bedroom walls, which I thought was cute for a girl who was always dressed mostly in black and other dark colours. I looked over to see if she was in her room. She wasn’t so I decided it was high time to start my late "spring cleaning"… I was a very bad procrastinator during my teen years, sometimes chores wouldn’t get done until countless hours after mom had asked me to do them. I went into the kitchen to grab a plastic garbage bag to store my collection of pop cans and chip bags, and I glanced across to Bethany’s window as I came back into my room. And what I saw, I’ll never forget… This all I can post - the rest is unsuitable for the forum... ~Rob

There's an Emo Girl hidden inside me. She just doesn't like people to see her. Aww, well, she doesn't need to be afraid - people here don't judge, and if they do, she can count on me to protect her. You have my word. BTW, I can't post much more than this, as my story isn't really fit for this forum (hence the warning I gave).

Are you into punk/emo/goth/hXc women...? Because she likes blood, gore, zombies, ghosts, vampires, and everything macabre... >_>''

That happened to me once before - I was in Oblivion and killed a Dremora archer, and when it was limp, parts of its body started rolling away stretching its body and looking very weird. o_O For my funniest kill, I used the highest level of the "Fingers of the Mountain" spell and blasted a group of several weak creatures a couple hundred feet into the air. :P

(The following is an excerpt from a longer unnamed story I'm writing at the moment. It is written for a more mature audience, and therefore reader discretion is STRONGLY ADVISED!!) I have never really been good with the ladies - for every girl I’ve ever liked, I was far too shy to even say “hi”. And most were turned off with the way I looked… I wasn’t “bad looking”, it was just the fact I had snake bites, an eyebrow piercing, a nose ring, and I wore dark eye shadow. I was a freak, and still am. The only girl who seemed comfortable enough to be able to be seen talking to me was Bethany. She was beautiful. I don’t think I’ve seen another girl who was as beautiful as Bethany was - silky brown hair that came just a little past her shoulders, the most stunning blue eyes, like the shimmering sea, even more gorgeous than Taylor’s (Taylor apparently was the hottest girl in the school, but I couldn’t see what all the guys seen, she wasn’t much to look at, in my opinion). But boy, did Bethany have curves… Most of the guys at school always talked about how big Bethany’s breasts were - she had to have been at least a DD, maybe almost an E cup. Living in a house with three women, I usually tended to be a good judge of how big a girl’s breasts were, being familiar with cup sizes and such. And whereas I was the chubby kid in the class when we were younger, she managed to gain a bit of weight. It wasn’t a bad thing, I mean she did have wider hips than most girls at school, and weighed more when it came time for our bi-annual weight check in PE. But in my honest opinion, it suited her quite well. And maybe I did have a wet dream or two about her before… I mean, who wouldn’t? Even some of the bisexual and lesbian girls said Bethany had a great body, despite being what people call “over-weight”. And I was falling in love…

It's a slow degradation of modern mentality - not just in the US, but everywhere in the world. And those immigrants are, for lack of better words, wrong to emigrate to N. America. As it stands, specifically here in Canada, 1 in 5 people are landed immigrants, and wish to become Canadian citizens. And now our government wishes to tighten immigration laws and make it harder to be a Canadian citizen. Immigrants also strain the health system as they're not used to N.American culture.

Me too :D We're both eager to find out what's going on.

Wow! The plot thickens... And don't worry about Ch.4, Sometimes short and sweet works :)

Which, theoretically speaking, is the only way to get rid of the ideas that other nations have about us. Although as you said, it interferes with our basic rights (in this instance, freedom of speech), and therefore is a controversial move. The best thing we can do is to continue to ignore the media whenever they bring up topics like these and instead research this ourselves or find published reliable sources for the info. The media has only as much power as the consumers who buy their merchandise give them. Without support from consumers and money (which they get through the consumers themselves), they can't last. It sounds harsh, but it isn't breaking the tight to freedom of speech. That does work - theoretically. Until people stop being gullible and believing everything the media tells them is true, the media will continue to influence society's values and morals. Which is to say people will continue being idiots. :closedeyes:

I agree, for I also see if people simply accepted the differences in others, regardless of gender, race, creed, religion, or orientation, then this world would be a much better place to live. However, someone always manages to throw the monkey wrench into the stew, and creates conflict as a result of jealousy. With that said, there won't be a time - no matter how far into the future one goes - that there will ever be equality amongst people. All we can do is simply move on past those would seek our demise. To strive for the greater good, instead of becoming like them. There will always be two sides of the fence - it's up to each person to make their choice whether they want to live in peace or live in chaos.

Hello! Bonjour! ¡Hola! Guten Tag! Buongiorno! Bom dia! Goeie dag! До свидания! Καλημέρα! 今日は! 今天好! (These all mean the same thing BTW) :P

Well, that may be the case, but who has the $$$ to afford PS3? 15%. That's how many people have the kind of money to afford a PS3 AND the setup in order to play it with decent quality. And less than that 15% is how many people can afford to play at max quality. I've had my 360 for 3 years now and I'm satisfied with what it offers. But then again it's one man's opinion.

There is of course some logic and truth in that statement, but on the other hand you can't just run through life never planning anything at all and never trying to better yourself. When you stop caring about the future you end up sitting in the middle of the floor with a stomach full of pills and razors poised against your wrists. You have to have hope and something to look forward to! I forgot to mention that while you can't predict what happens in the distant future, you can still plan for the near future and hope your plans work out alright. Thanks for putting my brains in place Herc ^^

Granted but your monitor fries from so much raw power... ouch :( I wish I had a '67 Shelby Mustang GT 500 :)

WTF? o_O Why we need to learn about LSD...

Ban Monolithic for having a German commander as his avatar <.<

You guys suck - the main reason why Xbox 360s fail is because of aggressive playing and/or carelessness. :closedeyes: When someone takes care of their things, those things last a lot longer than if you didn't take care of your things.

People waste time thinking about the future - what good does that do when you CAN'T predict what the future holds?

No you're not the only one - this is superb work if I say so myself, even speeding through what is here already. Keep up the good work Shoren.

rob_b, Well met indeed, my friend, I must say I like your new signature... it says so much, and so much truth. I hope we run into one another a lot more often... I look forward to seeing you. Storm Raven 8) Thank you Storm ^^ And sorry I haven't been online much, I've been busy modding, and doing nothing... :ermm: *cough* So um, yeah... : whistling: Heh How's life for you my friend? :)

If it's now starting to be a possibility of robotics being able to be controlled by the human brain, then this is quite plausible. I obviously would object to the use of technology that would allow for mind control, but if this is how gaming will go, so be it.