Scythe

I'm sorry guys. I got half an hour into this podcast and realised I was listening to Chris and someone I do not care about drivel on about this guy's life story. It's a testament to the goodwill the old show built up that I made it this far.

I will not be listening to the joystick show any further if this is any indication of how the new format will work. 15-minute long interviews with uninteresting people does not a podcast make.

There was an awesome chemistry between Ludwig, Chris and Justin. Just because that format (What 'cha bin' playin', News, etcetera) wasn't particularly unique doesn't make it unentertaining. Please, bring it back.

I had high hopes, clicking around the site enjoying their sense of humour, until I came across the option to buy "coconuts", which can be purchased with real-world money and convey in-game benefits.

I closed the window and will never visit that site again. A real shame.

Yes. Yes you do.

007craft makes an interesting point. Is a demo's purpose to woo undecided buyers or is it fanservice?

I, for one, am looking forward to the demo so I can convince my GF that it's worth picking up. She and I had much fun playing Serious Sam co-op so I think it'd be a good fit, but we're going to have to wait for the later date until we can actually play together. I'm caught squarely between the "woo" and "fanservice" camps.

I wrote an in-depth review over yonder:

http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105022

Want the tl;dr? If you've got the hardware, and like the sound of GTA in the African plains, buy it.

--Scythe--

I'm an Australian and I just had an accomplice in Canada gift the game to me, at USD$50, and I transferred them USD$55 via paypal. They made a nice little profit and I saved a tidy USD$15, AUD$24.

Nice little scam. Here's hoping valve doesn't catch on.

Correction: "...damn mics of midway..." -> "...damn mics OFF midway..."

Please PLEASE stop turning your damn mics of midway through the 'cast, or find a more elegant means of doing so. Every time I hear that telltale "poc!" of a mic switch I know that someone's abusing a spouse, or coughing, or whatever.

Stop it, or I'll demand a refund on my subscription. Srs.

I'm pretty sure that'd be a Drenai thing, maybe their crashed ship? Or their outpost in the Outlands. Or something. Possibly...

At any rate, burning crusade looks to be more than your average "bit-more-landmass-and-a-few-extra-mobs" MMO expansion. I'll be picking it up.

--Scythe--

I was also expecting the Wii at about 330. That was assuming a straight USD->AUD conversion. We're effectively paying seventy bucks shipping. I'd rather order one from the US. Shipping shouldn't be any more than forty.

It's interesting that Blizzard already provides this functionality built into WoW's profile pages. A parent can set time limits on how much time their spawn can play WoW and lock this in place with a seperate password.

It's rather funny to hear the younger members of your guild say "Oh no! Parental lockout! Brb, getting mum" over ventrilo halfway though a BWL run.