The Thought Police - Orwellian Community "FTW".

These past couple of days, an interesting (if sad) event happened on our DDO forums. It started like this:
A gamer site published an article with wrong information about the game (wrong info given by turbine), information that they obviously didn't give a shit about double checking. It's the typical "shove it up the ass and take it as it is" type of articles. Among the laughable were these pearls:

- A poor NPC had her name changed from Delera to Deleras (probably by lack of reading comprehension from the article writer or because he purposedly left out the (')
- The screen shots have mixed in scenes from necropolis, Gianthold and Wizard King but hey... all good... they published Turbine's blunder...
- They say that Delera's Graveyard and the raid "The Vault of Night" are new quests... how about 2 years old "new" quests?!

Now comes the fun part of this thing. It seems the article writer didn't like a bad comment about his "dear" article and went after the person that posted it, trying to defend his article. Now, this is absolutely ridiculous. What's next? We're going to have a mob of angry article writers coming after us because of bad comments on their shit? Can't take the heat, don't post to the public, you morons.

Anyway, our dear community, being as volatile as a fart, decided that after the news of Mod 9 being released, would shift from witch hunting those who said anything good about DDO and start witch hunting those who still keep their not so optimistic view about the game. This community has a long standing tradition of witch hunts. They like to mob upon those who have different views and either chase them out of the forum or getting them banned for whatever reason.

Everyone has different views, personalities, opinions and one thing this Orwellian community doesn't like, is people that think different. They tackle on those who have strong opinions as if they're demons from hell, flame them, bash them, denigrate them to no end and then expect to be praised as saviors of the community. God Forbid that you're someone sarcastic or straight forward, you're crucified in public, shamed and bashed because you dared to be different from the lamers that haunt those boards.

In case you're wondering, I'm talking about the European Forums.
There's a nice Orwellian Thought Police in there composed of the usual trolls that like to call the people that are different "trolls". Don't try to be different in this place, you'll only get yourself killed by the angry mobs of trolls that are out for blood. They take a sick pleasure to making you look like a piece of shit, maybe because, they are the pieces of shit for not accepting that people are different.

They wail about how much of a good community they are when in fact, they're just a bunch of holier-than-thou assholes waiting for the next victim to fall into their hands. Inquisition comes to mind when I read those forums. They like to announce how tolerant of different views they are, yet, you post something different from the masses and you get attacked by them, they have no tolerance, they have no qualms in making you look like a retard.

Posting in a different tune to that being played in these forums, means you're a public enemy and should die. I know of at least 6 people that were either chased out of the forum or got banned because these retards spammed the GM's with "plz ban" mails. And what amazes me even more, is that the GM's did it, they gave into the wills of the real trolls and banned the people that were different.

Sarcasm, irony, wittiness, all this is frowned upon as if it's the swine flu and people with such things in their personality are chased around until they're dead.
Amazing community, isn't it? And let's not mention the elitism that is rotting around inside these people to the point they consider that if you don't have 999999 kinds of different pots in your inventory, you're a piece of shit that doesn't deserve to be in a party. But hey... they toss shit about WoW elitism... and fail to see the shit on their knees and how they are exactly the same shit, if not even worse.

Nowadays, people without greensteel weapons are considered gimps, pieces of shit that are good for nothing and shouldn't have a place in parties or raids. People without pots of this and that, are useless tards, people without this and that "clicky" are useless, people without UMD so that they can spend their time and money healing the asses of the elitists are useless. Well, flash news, retards: Want a nanny, rent a fucking cleric hireling so that you can get your elite ass healed.

These people have forgotten what it is to start out a game, they thing everyone has 3 million platinum in their bank and can buy everything and anything without a worry. They moan if a poor newbie cleric doesn't have enough scrolls. WELL, GIVE THEM TO THE CLERIC THEN, BECAUSE YOU ELITES HAVE MONEY ROTTING AROUND.
This USED to be a good community, now it's just a trash bin full of rotting shit that doesn't interest anyone.

My word of advice to those coming to the European Server: ignore the forums because you'll only find shit in there. Those who dare to be different are drowned in a sea of shit, those who defend newbies and that people don't have to carry 999999 pots/clickies/weapons/etc are killed. And if you find such individuals in the game, run from them like the plague otherwise you'll be ridiculed, bashed and worse.

My words to the community: take your fucking cocks out of your own asses and shove them down your throats so you stop vomiting the shit that should be coming out of your asses. Accept that people are different and fucking hone your retarded reading comprehension, stop chasing people that are different you xenophobic jerks! Open your fucking eyes to the fact you're nothing but a pile of elitist shit, thinking you're so great... yes, you are... a great shit, a bunch of trolls and flamers that like to pose as saviors. Fuck you all and die in a pit of tar so the world is better off without your fucking rotting genes.

DDO - Europe Community: how a decent community turned into a pile of elite shit and a veritable Thought Police. Sad, but true.

Turbine and DDO - How to make shit out of a great game.

For the past 3 years, I've been a player of a MMO called Dungeons&Dragons Online - Stormreach. It is (still) a great game but soon enough, it's going to change into just another boring, stupid, retarded, clone MMO. I love the game and it hurts to see it going down the path of death and demise.
Why? Allow me to explain.

DDO is based of D&D and it used to be a good game. Hand made dungeons, good quests, interesting stories (if you don't mind reading), instanced dungeons (no need to camp), party required like in D&D, NO MANDATORY PVP. Also, it (still) features the active combat system.
Unlike Neverwinter Nights or traditional D&D, DDO doesn't have perceptible turn based combat. The dice still roll and you see them roll, but there's no pauses.

The combat is active and unlike 99% of the MMO's out there, you don't have to click a monster and then watch as they take turns and hit smash a few hotkeys with skills.
No... in DDO, you have to actively fight, if you let go of your mouse, you stop attacking, if you turn your back to an enemy, they'll have opportunities for back stabbing and better chances to hit you and do more damage.

Now... skip to about 1 year ago and here comes barbie doll Kate Paiz and gay hubby Fernando Paiz and they have all these marvelous ideas to turn DDO into a barbie version of WoW.

They started by introducing a gay class called monks... you may say "monks rule" but I say "the way they were made in DDO makes them useless and an offense to gay people".

Then, they introduced something called "crafting"... this "crafting" is nothing more than run a bunch of quests to get a stupid amount of ingredients so you can go to some altar, put the stuff there and make a "blank" (a base weapon with no effects).
Then, you need to run a raid some 9999999 times to get all the ingredients that you need to make the highest enchant that you can on the blank (I remember I needed 48 ingredients just for the last tier. There's 3 of them).
Again, you grab these ingredients, put them in altars and they turn into other ingredients that you mix wit your weapon. They call this... "crafting". I call it " Stupid idea that only barbie could have".

Onwards...

Here comes new content and they introduce "crafted armors"... crafted my ass, because you go o quests to get random runes THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT EFFECT THEY HAVE, put them in another altar and pray to everything that you got the right rune for the effect you want. If you're unlucky, be prepared to run the quests 9999999 times until you get the fucking rune.
They call this "crafting", I call it "fucked up lottery idea that came up in a slow sex night between barbie and ken".

Onwards again and the soon to be DDO: Eberron Unlimited.

DDO is P2P which means that 99% of the retards, morons, jerks, noobs, kiddies, etc, all got filtered by the monthly subscription.
Now, DDO is going F2P and here comes the flood of retards towards a game where the community can price itself (the european at least. Seems the US community is pretty much a puke) on being mature and the average age is 30 (yes, THIRTY).

So, what are we supposed to do with the flood of WoW kiddies and retards that have no idea the kind of community they're getting into? Simple, tell them to fuck off the moment they join the party and go like "1 |33 1337. I pownzors, bla bla".
When they go like "I know it all, I be no noob", just shove them with questions that only a vet would know after playing 3 years, rub the shit answer they give you on their faces and make them eat the pile of shit that is their ego. Then, kick them out of the party and add yet another name to the blacklist.

I can see the morons asking about PK and I'll have the deep pleasure of telling them that if they want to PVP, they have to go to one of the taverns that have the brawls and arenas. Other than that, get lost.

On the other hand, I'm going to turn off the retarded feature that Turbine added: a way to invite random people to PVP through a menu. Please Turbine, shove it up Kate's ass and tell her gay husband to push it up good. There's a lot of games out there that cater to PK retards, we don't need another one.

So, onwards...
Included in this "great change", comes fluff stuff... like auto-targeting...yes please, I need to kill the Orc, but since the lever is closer, my character is stubbornly going towards the stupid lever while my head gets mashed by the orc. Yes, Turbine, smart... as a damn pool full of diarrea.

Also, we're going to have a shit called Dungeon Alert... which is oh so great because the more enemies you have after you, the slower you get. It makes so much sense doesn't it? "Oh, there's so many monsters after us, let's go slower so we may do some sightseeing..." HUH?

Grazing hits are another fun thing. So you have no muscles or coordination but hell, you eventually manage to kill the monster by giving it a nasty swine flu from swinging your weapon around so much... hurray?

The "best" out of all this is the SHOP! Yes, one of those nifty F2P shops where you buy all those nifty comodities *cakle cakle*.
The only decent thing is that F2P gamers are limited like the shit to the places they can go to unless they buy them... still, I see myself mutting the general chat for the good of my mental sanity.

Kate and Fernando continue to have a fucking diarrea in their brains as they announce that future content will be based off what the store sells. So, having seen most of the contents and taking a few wild guesses, I suppose all new content will be potions, lotions, tea, coffee, biscuits and cakes... hah! Just about your average grocery shop... only 20x more expensive.

Also, they want to introduce an armory like the one in WoW. Yes please, all we want is for retards to poke their fucking noses into what we have so they decide who to hack next. Thanks!!

To make all this long shit short: Kate and Fernando are completely fucking up theg game because:

- they have no fucking clue about what D&D is,
- they have no fucking idea of what the community wants and so they only spit out rotten shit out of their hmouth,
- they're fucking sad because they're delusional and think they're doing oh so much for the game (yes, you are, you're fucking it up and signing a death sentence),
- they must think this is WoW with different races
- they have no idea about the age of the community
- they think all the 15 year olds will come to a game with no boobs showing.

HAH!

Americans talking about Europe - A must see!

Tonight I stumbled upon this treasure: http://www.seriouseats.com/talk/2009/07/what-to-eat-1st-time-in-paris-1.html

Basically, you have a bunch of americans talking about France... which basically brought tears to my eyes because it's hilarious from being so ridiculous. Within these comments, some tell you how to find cheap food, others throw you into the expensive stuff. But what really got me going, were the comments about French (and mostly European) habits.

Are you ready? Let's check out what is being said. (Quoting from the source)

For breakfast, keep in mind that the French do not really go for the American style bacon and eggs routine.

People, people... not all of us dump 3 tons of fat into our stomachs right at morning. The only ones you'll find with such disgusting eating habits, are your predecessors in UK.

Every time I have been in France (or anywhere on the Continent, for that matter), the hotel breakfast was what I think of as standard "Euro" breakfast - some cereal, some granola, some yogurt, some cheeses and meats, bread and croissants, and fruit.

My dear, that is HEALTHY food and it's good for you... and yes, it's what we eat in Europe for breakfast. Much better than your bacon and eggs *puke*. Ever wondered why you americans are drowning in your stupid fat while we, europeans are slim? Or do you need to purchase some more IQ to figure it out? USA = the country of the "healthy burger" (read, a burger with a bit more lettuce in it... yes, I know... it's retarded...)

Make sure that you advise your server of your food issues before you order as the foods you list all are common on French menus and could come out on a set menu. If your French is not good, you might want to have someone write out your exclusions for you before you go so that you could hand the list to the server.

Best way EVER to get looked at as if you're completely mad, a lunatic with no brain or IQ... and also to be the laughing stock, called the usual "turists are so stupid" and then ignored because you're not even worth the trouble.

few words of practical advice: if you ask for 'un cafe', you will get a small shot of what is basically espresso - not a cup or mug of coffee.

Just because you people think that coffee is composed of 5 litters of black water from the dishwasher after washing the dishes of 3 parties in a row without changing, doesn't mean that we, europeans, will think that shit you people drink is coffee.
An expresso is EXACTLY what you were given, not a huge mug of served water. We don't drink mugs of coffee. And by the way, did your body manage to contain the caffeine? Or did you go hyper from a simple expresso? HAHAHAHA...

Cafe au lait is only served at breakfast time and if you ask for a coffee to drink WITH your midday or evening meal, you will get a very strange look and possibly be ignored.

You will be ignored, laughed at, pointed at, called yet again "weirdo" and ignored. Who in the fucking hell drinks coffee with their main meals? .... ah yes... americans... well, we all know they're weird so they don't count.

Parisians typically do not drink or eat as they walk - this is very unusual

Not everyone likes to look filthy when going on the street. I've never met more filthy looking tourists than the americans. They look filthy, their shirts are the tell tale of how they walk and eat and they smell. Washing, roll on and deodorant... no?

it has phenomenal prepared salads, breads and all other goodies. It's not really French food - it's actually more British

Way to mix mediterranean food with UK food, no? Ignorance is a bliss, I suppose... but then again, an american asked me if Portugal was in Africa... another didn't know where Spain is... another didn't know which sea was between both continents... ignorance? Downright lack of education and CULTURE is more like it (your latest top 100 books stinks).

I would like to say that I've been to USA although, out of it. I was in New Orleans A great experience with great people... but... I must say that New Orleans is to USA what Amsterdam is to Europe, so I wasn't too freaked out ;)

Michael Jackson - Enough already.

So... Michael Jackson is dead... yes, dead, cold, rotting... can we stop the fuss now?
For the past two weeks, we've been bombarded by the media with all kinds of useless news, rumors, theories of conspiracy and pink fluff about MJ.

It got to the point that I loathed going to my usual news sites because I knew that I would get the latest snippet of MJ crap punched through my eyes even though I was already fed up to the core with all these pseudo-news about him.

Theories about his death (he was a drug addict, what did people expect?), about his kids (not his anyway), about his family (who cares?), how he was so great or so rotten (I vote 100% on rotten, about his debts (who gives a flying shit about it?), about the tearful fans (please get a life), etc, etc.

I managed to watch that goodbye joke on TV for about 10 minutes and I had to turn it off before my brain went into a seizure, my IQ dropped below zero and I got blinded by all the ridiculous and tackiness of the whole thing. The golden coffin was the most tacky thing ever, the flowers were gay (no offense to gay people), the 10 minutes I watched were brain torture set to drop anyone's IQ below the scale.

And, after all the chemicals and plastic that he pumped into that body, I wonder if he should be buried or just dumped at the nearest recycling unit...