Unpopular opinions! V2: I Don't like half life edition.
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[QUOTE=Bordellimies;43927109]I'm all up for letting others live their own life as they please, but even if they would be prepared for the consequences, if their beliefs include harming others/forcing their belief on others (not influencing, [B]forcing[/B]) then I think they should go fuck themselves.[/QUOTE]
Indeedy. Really, I just used psychopathy for lack of a better word when I was trying to think of the opposite of pacifism, because in a way, we're all a little psychotic. I mean, if you show me someone who said they never wished harm onto another person, then I'll show you a liar. But we also have our reasons.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;43926775]The way highschools work around here is that students have considerable opportunities to try and learn what they want, and avoid things that they don't think they need, because most of the basics have already been covered by junior year. I'm proposing making classes that cover things like that be elective courses so a student can take them if they're interested or feel they want to go into that career field, but avoid them if they'd prefer to take more courses in an area that's actually relevant to them. I very explicitly said I think it should be available in an elective course:
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My HS.
English (one track) - English 1 (World Lit) -> English 2 or Honors English 2 (American Lit.) -> English 3 or AP English 3 (Brit Lit) -> English Class of your Choice
Science (one track) - Integrated Science (Lots of different things, geology, weather, etc...) -> Biology or Honors Bio -> Chem or AP Chem or AP
-Math (two main tracks)-
Algebra 1 -> Geometry -> Advanced Algebra 2
Honors Geometry -> Advanced Algebra 2 -> Pre-Calc with Stats
History (One track) - World History -> Civics/Global Studies or Honors Global Studies -> US History or AP US History
World Language - French, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Arabic and a couple of others for at least 3 years.
Plus you need 2 years of PE, and one semester of Health. (PE is Freshman and Sophomore years, health is Freshman year)
As well, there is a requirement for at least a year's worth of art/vocational classes (Can be taken care of Freshman year).
The rest of your classes are electives. Art, music, and any additional classes in those types are electives. There are 6 class slots a semester. A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Each of those are split into 1 and 2 blocks. So Monday for example would be A1 -> B1 -> C1 -> D1 -> E1 -> F1. Tuesday is G1 -> C2 -> D2 -> B2 -> A2
Some classes, like AP Intro Physics only meets on say A1, so they meet only two days a week. Each day either has one, or two classes missing.
[QUOTE=Blazedol;43926961]I think people should be able to believe whatever the fuck they want. Whether it's evolution, creationism, Islam, Christianity, pacifism, psychopathy, etc., why should you or I give a shit?[/QUOTE]
1:I wish that people weren't so stupid. It is inconvenient for me.
2:I do not like to see stupidity.
3:Irrational 'beliefs' are stupid. Furthermore these thoughts are shared and they multiply.
4:Therefore it would be nice to get rid of Irrational belief.
5:Criticism is made for getting rid of the irrational.
conclusion: criticise.
[QUOTE=Kentz;43921656]Age of Empires is terrible[/QUOTE]
For reference what do you think is a good rts then?
I like and use Windows 8.
as a student of English literature with friends who study philosophy of language I think that people who pick up on grammar mistakes and pronunciation issues really incessantly are dumb. the whole point of language is communication, so if they've communicated what they were trying to, language has done its job. I tend to stick to my grammar quite closely but that's only because I've had it beaten into me. You are literally making people think you're a knob for no benefit.
Also as a single person who's only romantic involvement is melancholy drunk-sex, I like Valentine's day, as much as it's a commercialised mess of a holiday I've seen some really sweet stuff come out of it and I think it helps stop complacency in a relationship. I think 'Anti-Valentine's!' events are way more obnoxious than straight up Valentine's events, because if you were really 'anti-valentine's!' you just wouldn't address it. I'm not a practicing Jew, but I don't spend 8 days in late november- december time telling people how I'm not observing Hanukkah.
I just see anti and pro-valentines day ideas as stupid now. It's just a time period in which i get more shitposts than usual on social media sites. Then again: most posts are shitposts on social media sites.
People who argue that something in a sci-fi game/movie uses an impractical design are silly muthafuckas.
[QUOTE=Skyward;43929257]People who argue that something in a sci-fi game/movie uses an impractical design are silly muthafuckas.[/QUOTE]
I don't know. If it's a ridiculously impractical design it can ruin the immersion sometimes because you can't help but think "Why would they design it like that?"
[QUOTE=Trainbike;43929343]I don't know. If it's a ridiculously impractical design it can ruin the immersion sometimes because you can't help but think "Why would they design it like that?"[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I can see that point. I guess it ultimately depends on the type of sci-fi. Obviously I'd want my hard sci-fi to be more rooted. But stuff like Titanfall for instance I don't mind a little rule of cool because it's not trying to be believable. So I'll accept the impractical looking armor and Titans.
Rust isn't too bad of a sub-forum
It's definitely good as a containment board, that's for sure
Not all "slippery slopes" are fallacious bullshit.
[QUOTE=Fosax;43929411]Not all "slippery slopes" are fallacious bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Some of them even see use as ramps for Olympic skiers.
[video=youtube;qnW80rbHmc8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnW80rbHmc8[/video]this instrumental reminds me of the feeling i get when the internet is pissed about something
I like Ted Moseby, and he gets way too much criticism. There's been legitimate reasons for all his relationships not working out. Also it's not his fault he can't get over Robin, and he's doing everything he can to get to fix it.
[QUOTE=flashn00b;43926023]If any upcoming PC game needs a TF2 promo, it's [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdbJQyGaEE]Age of Wonders 3[/url].[/QUOTE]
The TF2 promos were always a bad idea. Please don't.
"Dead Space (1,2, or 3)" and "scariest game(s) ever" should never go in the same sentence. The Dead Space franchise is the least scary series of horror games I have ever played. The games try [B]so hard[/B] to scare you, that it actually becomes funny (see the opening of Dead Space 2). The games constantly shove gore, quick time events, cheap jumpscares, and monsters in your face and expect you to [I]be scared!!![/I] It's not scary, it really isn't.
[QUOTE=Lordgeorge16;43932855]The TF2 promos were always a bad idea. Please don't.[/QUOTE]
While one can dislike such marketing methods, it's hard to deny that it guarantees some day one sales.
[QUOTE=The golden;43934940]It encourages people to buy games on day-one without waiting for reviews and being responsible consumers. It's horrible business practice just like pre-order bonuses and should die off and never return.[/QUOTE]
IMO pre-order bonuses weren't that bad as a business practice back when it was things like posters or keychains and other physical odds and ends like that. It always felt to me like an actual bonus, as in it felt like an item that you got on top of what you bought as a free addition and not an item that felt like it was cut out of the main product or quickly slapped together simply in order to generate more sales. All this pre-order DLC shit we get now is super shitty, it straight up [I]feels[/I] like a boardroom full of businessmen said "What can we use to get more cash from gullible people?".
Plus it just fosters this feeling that you're not actually getting everything you should have in your game, this goes double for separate pre-order bonuses for different retailers/websites because even though you got your bonus thing, whatever it was, there's [I]still[/I] other bonuses that you didn't get and wont be able to get now unless they decide to sell it to you later down the line. That's just ass. Pure ass.
Macbooks genuinely are worth the money.
On the topic of Japanese games being ported to PC, I'm genuinely curious if our rights to complain apply just as much as it does with western developers.
While I admit that ClaDun X2 may end being the worst ports for years to come, one also has to realize that Japan knows pretty much knows fuck-all about PC gaming (with some exceptions). Because of this, I'm curious if complaining will only end up barring us from getting newer releases because we've talked shit about their Steam debut. I know it sounds like i'm promoting a very toxic opinion on buying video games, but at the same time, it's way too easy for Japanese developers to lose faith in PC gaming over their first port.
To me, purchasing a Japanese dev's steam debut is nothing more than a double-edged sword.
[QUOTE=Rantosaurus;43933654]"Dead Space (1,2, or 3)" and "scariest game(s) ever" should never go in the same sentence. The Dead Space franchise is the least scary series of horror games I have ever played. The games try [B]so hard[/B] to scare you, that it actually becomes funny (see the opening of Dead Space 2). The games constantly shove gore, quick time events, cheap jumpscares, and monsters in your face and expect you to [I]be scared!!![/I] It's not scary, it really isn't.[/QUOTE]
People go on and on about how Dead Space 3 ruined the series because it wasn't 'survival horror', but none of the Dead Space games are survival horror games, they're action horror games, you have far too much health and ammo for it to ever be considered a survival game.
Also Dead Space 1 was scary for the first 30 minutes and a couple of jump scares after that. Dead Space 2 had one scary moment and that was when there were no necromorphs at all.
[QUOTE=flashn00b;43934617]While one can dislike such marketing methods, it's hard to deny that it guarantees some day one sales.[/QUOTE]
I don't want to come off as mean, but why do you post all of your TF2 opinions in this thread? You do realized there's a whole tf2 subforum on this site do you? Because every other post on this thread from you is something about "tf2 should add this promo" or "tf2 should do this."
[QUOTE=Outro-intro;43935893]I don't want to come off as mean, but why do you post all of your TF2 opinions in this thread? You do realized there's a whole tf2 subforum on this site do you? Because every other post on this thread from you is something about "tf2 should add this promo" or "tf2 should do this."[/QUOTE]
Well, the thing with Age of Wonders 3 is that it's a sequel to a 12 year old game, and as much as I love Age of Wonders, I'm concerned that it'll become one of the best games nobody has ever played. I want to see Triumph Studios succeed with AoW3, but it's hard for them to do so when you realize that their other franchise, Overlord was met with mixed reactions.
As for selling a game on its own merits, there's a reason why review sites have a "Best Game Nobody Has Played" feature when doing their Game of the Year awards, because there are games that are genuinely worth your time that simply [b]can't[/b] sell itself on its own merits.
[QUOTE=Rantosaurus;43933654]"Dead Space (1,2, or 3)" and "scariest game(s) ever" should never go in the same sentence. The Dead Space franchise is the least scary series of horror games I have ever played. The games try [B]so hard[/B] to scare you, that it actually becomes funny (see the opening of Dead Space 2). The games constantly shove gore, quick time events, cheap jumpscares, and monsters in your face and expect you to [I]be scared!!![/I] It's not scary, it really isn't.[/QUOTE]
The eye poke machine in Dead Space 2 was pretty creepy. Especially if you messed up.
[QUOTE=Rantosaurus;43933654]"Dead Space (1,2, or 3)" and "scariest game(s) ever" should never go in the same sentence. The Dead Space franchise is the least scary series of horror games I have ever played. The games try [B]so hard[/B] to scare you, that it actually becomes funny (see the opening of Dead Space 2). The games constantly shove gore, quick time events, cheap jumpscares, and monsters in your face and expect you to [I]be scared!!![/I] It's not scary, it really isn't.[/QUOTE]
They aren't [I]scary [/I]games, but 1 and 2 were some of the best survival horrors games to come out in a long damn time.
Obviously not the best ever made, sure. But given the direction the genres been going (As in a straight nosedive to the ground), they're pretty much shining gems in a sea of feces. And survival horror mechanics aside, they're at least fun to play and had great settings and aesthetics.
[QUOTE=Bradyns;43928045]I like and use Windows 8.[/QUOTE]
I use Windows 8, and I don't really like it or dislike it. I just tolerate it.
The market for New York tap water to make authentic NY pizza is rather disgusting.
[QUOTE=MrFishcake;43935365]Macbooks genuinely are worth the money.[/QUOTE]
how?
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