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@Gibbeynator

Why did you put it back on after the *ahem* incident earlier this year?

@stiqlol

Actually, the non-USPS postal services (FedEx and UPS) are noticeably more efficient and don't bleed money.

I would like to actually see any concept art they have for the other design ideas. Those are always interesting to see what was rejected on their way to the current design.

@donndarko

I'm just gonna guess and say it's so that you have a reason to play the actual game.

With every Vita story Joystiq posts, I die a little inside knowing I don't have one.

@xreadmore

You're paying for the DLC. Anything the premium Elite service does is just bonus material. Don't you lie to me.

@Shadowbender

While I agree that the quality of a game shouldn't live or die by the bugs, I'm having trouble with the "How epic" part. Clearly, you love Skyrim, as does most of the internet, given its current priapism for the game, but as someone who never really fell in love with RPGs as a genre, Skyrim really isn't anything special. I can honestly say my jaw did not drop the first time I looked across a valley. I was honestly slightly disappointed with the battles with dragons/trolls/giants/etc. (That could just be because Hollywood and Lord of the Rings has put my expectations of epic battles with mythological creatures in a different realm, but I digress.) Overall, I just feel nothing towards Skyrim. Personally, given my tastes in games, I felt like I was just going through the motions. Go here, get this, kill this guy, fight this dragon, rinse, and repeat. That just wasn't all that fun for me. The only time I even came close to thinking "How epic" was when I figured out how to basically goal line dive people by ramming them with my shield at full sprint. And that was just hilarious, not really epic.

It might just be that Bethesda did all parts of the game well, but there was always one game that did a particular aspect better. Portal's dialogue, for instance, trounces anything I heard in the hours I played Skyrim. The set pieces of Uncharted exceeded those of Skyrim. The voice acting in Batman entertained me more than that of Bethesda's so-called "epic."

Then again, I also didn't "get" Red Dead Redemption, but that won a ton of GOTY awards too.

@TehPeanut

Yeah, I hated how good the voice acting was and how memorable the characters were and how enjoyable the story was to play through. I hope no one gets rewarded when their game does those things well.

@The Pork

I think "competent," to anyone with a quarter of a brain, doesn't mean "We agree with it" in Joystiq-isms. It means "Holy hell, who knew the AP knew anything about games and didn't just elect what got attention by putting Call of Duty and Battlefield first and second!"

It seems they actually thought out what was good about the games and what was bad, weighed that, and made their selections accordingly. Doesn't matter if it is opinion or not, it can still be considered competent/incompetent.

@DeathBeforeDawn

Well, for the most part. Every once in a while, one pops up and reminds you that there is still evil in the world, and a truckload of puppies drives off a cliff while children weep.