Been lazy to update

My list of DS9 episodes but needless to say I'm on season 3. Also trying to finish more games in 2011 but I've only managed to finish 2 so far. Almost done with Alan Wake, that is a hell of a gripping game.

Deep Space Nine

Rewatching DS9. Will keep track of my progress here.

S1E1 - 12/04/2010
S1E2 - 12/05/2010
S1E3 - 12/06/2010
S1E4 - 12/06/2010
S1E5 - 12/10/2010
S1E6 - 12/10/2010
S1E7 - 12/10/2010
S1E8 - 12/10/2010

Star Trek Online Still Sucks

Was playing some Borderlands last night but the folkl I was playing with dropped out after about an hour and a half so I thought I might see if Star Trek Online has improved over the past few months. I have the scamlifetime subscription that they insisted you could only get before launch but now blimp it all over the place so I can pop on whenever I want, which is not very often. I tried out one of the new diplomatic missions which, while a nice change from the arguably non trek style balls to the wall combat missions of yor, was seriously disappointing. The game interface and interaction engine was simply not designed for non-combat content. It wasn't designed for the sort of explorative non-combat content the Star Trek universe deserves. They also took the complaints about scanning for anomalies to heart. Prior to some patch you looked for a flashy thing, hit F, it scanned. Now you look for a flashy thing, hit F, and do a super tedious minigame of match the waveform!!! Great! They took a tedious aspect of the game, and made it even more tedious. Needless to say I pew pewed some klingons for a bit, got bored and went to play Global Agenda. Which is pretty fun, it's sort of like future Team Fortress.

The Singularity is Near

I recently finished up with F.E.A.R. which was entertaining and creepy, if a bit "by the book" scripted. Since I recently re-upped with Gamefly I just started playing Singularity. I have to say so far I'm really digging it. I'm real big into anything that delves into alternate history so the story behind the destruction Katorga-12 and Element 99 is drawing me in. A couple phases between the 50's and 2010 and the recon team has turned the world in to a devastatingly different place. I'm only about an hour in so I'll report back when I have played more.

GoG, ye are a cruel mistress

The buzz was abound the net this weekend about Good Old Games closing. Turns out it was all a PR stunt designed to build buzz on no budget. I suppose in that sense it worked, as they can't keep the site up from traffic right now, and every gaming site (and some non gaming sites) were talking about the abrupt closure. I keep all the exes I buy from them so it wasn't a big deal to me either way, DRM free so there was no concern on my part there. As a business built on fierce consumer loyalty this probably wasn't the best move, but it does show some gusto. The fact is they slapped us in the face and said, we are not corporate troggs, we are gamers like you. Guess what if we shut down, all your exes will work forever.

They did come back with Baldur's Gate so I expect most will forgive their sins.

Rogue Wallet Replaces Entire Batch Of Bad Wallets, Stuns Customer - The Consumerist

Rogue Wallet Replaces Entire Batch Of Bad Wallets, Stuns Customer - The Consumerist

I've been in the market for a new Wallet, I know who is getting my cashe very very soon. Impressive customer service in an age of corporate ruthlessness.

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