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Weekend Confirmed 146 - 2013 begins, Dishonored, next-gen predictionsBy Jeff Mattas, Jan 04, 2013 11:00am PST
Weekend Confirmed is back for the firs episode of 2013! Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, and "Indie" Jeff Mattas are joined by Nikole Zivalich this week to talk about games like Dishonored and the brilliant new indie title, Hundreds. Much of this episode's discussion centers around predictions for the future of gaming, including possible next-steps for gaming hardware and peripherals, as well as what sort of changes might help reinvigorate the MMO genre in the coming years. Finishing Moves wraps up the show, followed by a WildCard edition of the post-show NFL TailGate.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 146: 1/4/2013
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So we had a small fighting game conversation centered around SFXT.... Guess what like I said I'd believe it wouldn't be at Evo after they officially announced it not being there. Guess what they never officially announced it because its at Evo.
This segment has been brought to you by Mysssss was right;)Jan 09, 2013 3:16am PSTSo we had a small fighting game conversation centered around SFXT.... Guess what like I said I'd believe ... : Mysssss
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So you were right and I was wrong. It will be at Evo this year. How it will fare competition wise. Last y... : Mr.RGP
Always with the for now comments, lmao. It's a capcom fighter it's high quality it's made to last. Like I... : Mysssss
JEFF C, YOU NEVER WATCHED BUFFY?!Jan 07, 2013 11:29pm PST
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For the record, Buffy seasons in order of quality (from best to worst): 3 2 1 4 5 7 6 Seaso... : MHSilver
You need to swap 3 and 2. 2=one of the best seasons of any tv show bar none. 3=the beginning of the end... : DevSword
You both put Season 6 at the bottom? It's near the top of my list, for the Bond villain argument alone! :... : CruelLEGACEY
Season 6 is heinous. You've got Dawn at probably her most annoying ever. Buffy's whole melodrama about : DevSword
I'm just going to do this in bullet form since I'm sick and can't be bothered to go into much detail. ... : MHSilver
I am surprised you don't like the villains of season 6 though, considering they are Joss Whedon's most ov... : MHSilver
me neither. : CampKusoge
I don't really like Whedon so I don't see the big deal in not watching his stuff /shrug : Rvancetal
Microsoft sold another 1.4 million Xbox 360s this year.
But no really, they're in a huge fucking rush to start losing money on hardware again with a new console. I mean, they can't launch the new Xbox fast enough.
*rolls eyes*
Jan 10, 2013 4:12pm PSTMicrosoft sold another 1.4 million Xbox 360s this year. But no really, they're in a huge fucking rush ... : MHSilver
By: JazGalaxy x Show Full PostBioware is getting a bad rap in getting compared to The Walking Dead.
I keep hearing, and the Jeffs were both guilty of this, people comparing Bioware games to The Walking Dead unfavorably, citing the fact that the walking dead allows you to make "grey decisions" and Bioware games force you to make black and white decisions.
I have a hard time wrapping my head around this.
When I finish a bioware game, I'm usually about 75%-80% good. My character is almost always "grey" with a slight leaning toward "good". This is because I never subscribe to the black and white sith/jedi, open palm/closed fist/ renegate or paragon concepts they present to the gamer as OPTIONS. Instead, I face the situations as I really would in real life. If a kid is caught stealing an apple, and the good option is to turn him in while the bad option is to let him go, I choose what to do based on my heart. If I think the kid had a good reason, I let him go. This may give me "bad karma", but in the way I play these games, I do what I do and let the game judge me accordingly. I am a good guy, to me, regardless of what the world thinks. Isn't that the definition of "Grey" decisions?
The problem with Bioware games, is that players choose to min/max their gameplay experience so they can play it once as "evil" and once as "good". That is A way to play the games, but I would argue that it is in no way the way Bioware intended the games to played. In fact Jade Empire was specifically against that ideology.
I don't understand or endorse the praise The Walking Dead is getting, because all it seems to do differently is take away most of the gameplay that other "moral choice games" feature and thusly remove the temptation to min/max and powergame. Should games get praise for removing gameplay in order to "save us from ourselves?"Jan 07, 2013 5:42pm PSTBioware is getting a bad rap in getting compared to The Walking Dead. I keep hearing, and the Jeffs we... : JazGalaxy
By: BaileyAU x Show Full PostJeff C talking about those glasses reminded me of the leaked Xbox 720 strategy document that showed augmented reality using "Fortaleza glasses" and Kinect V2. I think it could be really cool to see 1:1 full body motion control with augmented reality.Jan 04, 2013 4:12pm PSTJeff C talking about those glasses reminded me of the leaked Xbox 720 strategy document that showed augme... : BaileyAU
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I can see it now- You flail your arms while Kinect turns your motions into a jerky mess and the glasses g... : Videosta
Love the optimism :) : BaileyAU
I thought the Google glass enthusiasm to be kinda strange. The HUD on almost all first person games are ... : Chazster
Google glass is really just an awkward step but I think Jeff was correct in his enthusiasm. It's not mer... : Runnermatt
I did not mean to knock against the concept for Google glasses. I was just pointing out that we already ... : Chazster
By: nOnions x Show Full Post4K on the next-gen consoles won't happen. Look at the PC what huge amount of GPU-Power you have to throw at 4K to run games with high framerates. So....not gonna happen. 4K ist still years and years away because for TV you need new codecs beyong mpeg4 and the modulation methods. I dont know why everyone is hyped for 4K. The switch to 4K is still 5-6 years away because no TV station can afford it to send 4K now. Not economical possible with todays technology (new codecs needed).Jan 05, 2013 4:56am PST4K on the next-gen consoles won't happen. Look at the PC what huge amount of GPU-Power you have to throw ... : nOnions
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When it comes to Mass Effect and how shamelessly overt it is as far as 'good choice' vs 'bad choice', I would be ok with it if Bioware had bothered to make it rewarding for players who went with their gut instead of just min/maxing for points.
My Shepherd reacted as I would in the situation he was in - skeptical and aggressive with people he didn't know/trust, totally loyal and supportive to crew mates and friends. I didn't think long and hard over every decision, because the answer always seemed obvious to me.
The problem is, that playstyle FUCKED YOU OVER, because Bioware for some moronic reason decided to tie in-game abilities and conversation choices to playstyles that read like hilarious characters.
I'm not ashamed to say that for my second play-through, I tampered the HELL out of that save-file to ensure that I had EVERY conversation choice available to me. If you want me to role-play, then don't funnel me down your bullshit white-hat, black-hat paths.
/rantJan 07, 2013 10:49pm PSTWhen it comes to Mass Effect and how shamelessly overt it is as far as 'good choice' vs 'bad choice', I w... : MHSilver
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Ugh, Catherine.
Honestly, I think that game only appeals to people who borderline fetishize Japanese game development and aesthetics, or those who lionize quirkiness simply for the sake of quirkiness.
"This game is so different from everything else out there, who cares if it's actually good or fun!"
I'd be interested to hear from those who think I'm wrong, and hear why they like it for the gameplay, etc.Jan 09, 2013 4:32pm PSTUgh, Catherine. Honestly, I think that game only appeals to people who borderline fetishize Japanese g... : MHSilver
By: PawelPoplawski x Show Full PostMore on the reselling used games topic - IT business is becoming more and more service-oriented, and the same tendency is visible in gaming industry. Sony acquiring GAIKAI, NVIDIA presenting lines of server components designed to deliver streaming gaming, and I bet new offering from Microsoft (I hesitate to call this "console" as I bet it would be platform+services+box) would include something similar.
Game become a service.
Being a PC gamer, and buying most of my games via Steam, it seems to me the most natural thing that I am buying a right to use a service called "game". The terms on which a game is licensed to me + the price + the experience makes the overall offering which is appealing to me (then I am paying the license fee), or not (then I wait till the next round of Steam sales ;-)).
Disadvantage of not being able to resell the game seems to be counterbalanced by the lower price (usually PC games are much cheaper compared to the console versions), and most of the time it is fine for me. It saves me the hassle of auctioning the DVD, and posting it afterwards.
Seems that at the moment, in this area console market is still in the 20'th century ;-)Jan 10, 2013 4:40am PST
Well Garnett you wanted a lower price point here's your case study. Does sly cooper outsell infamous, or uncharted (originals not sequels obviously) by what lets say double or 1.5 at least. Sound like a fair comparison point? You get a couple million extra consoles in the wild and a known commodity.Jan 10, 2013 3:34am PST
By: RudeAnimat0r x Show Full PostJust a quick comment (hopefully) on the first segment.
As primarily a singleplayer gamer I don't really care about publishers extending my experience to keep the game in my possession. I've bought exactly two pieces of singleplayer DLC the entire generation (BioShock challenge rooms, which were awful and the wonderful PixelJunk Monsters Encore). The bottom line is, the games that I've found to be truly great, or at least interesting, have remained on my shelf. Stuff like Red Dead to Skyrim, and on to Binary Domain and even Alpha Protocol. Multiplayer and extended value just doesn't really get me excited. Most of the time I feel like I have gotten the experience that I wanted and that's enough for me.
Simply put, make games that are good enough to keep, and I will keep it.
Also, make you games cheaper if you don't want them resold. I have over 100 DVDs and BluRays, many of which I rarely watch. But, I don't trade them in because I know they are worth almost nothing, even immediately after release. If I can turn a game that I enjoyed but didn't love around for $30 off the next $60, I'm going to.Jan 09, 2013 11:33pm PST
By: PawelPoplawski x Show Full PostThis is yet another time I have heard about how much better The Walking Dead delivers on the promise of "choices with real consequences" then the Mass Effect series.
I have just finished my playthrough of The Walking Dead. Sticking to "this is my story" way of playing I do not intend to replay it to check other storytelling branches. But I am a curious person, so I have checked walkingdead.wikia.com to find out what have I missed.
Guess what - not much. Mosty extra dialog lines.
Each time the story branches it quickly goes back on the track. In Ep. 1 you choose to save Shawn, and leave Duck to the walkers? Well we will need Duck later on, so nonono Duck will live anyway, and Shawn will die. In Ep. 4 Ben is dead, and there is noone to fall into the alleyway, so Kenny can commit zombie suicide? Fear not - Christa will be boxed in the same alleway trying to retrieve the radio - Kenny will die trying to help her. And the conversation with the Camper/Stranger near the very end? You didn't sack his wagon in Ep.2? Doesn't matter... his reaction is the same!
And the ending.... well there is only one...... not even in different colours....just one.
Does it make Walking Dead less impactfull? Not at all, few times I was nearly crying, burying the boy who starved to death, next to his beloved dog almost made me stop playing.
So what is the difference? The promise, and the context.
It is easy to agree with the fact that in the face of zombie apocalypse the fate is predetermined. Everyone will die, and you can kick and scream in disagreement, but it wont help.
This is what you expect from the Walking Dead franchise.
Bioware's marketing has created huge expectations (maybe not even consulting the designers), on which they simply couldn't deliver. Aditionally over the course of the adventure player is tricked into believing that Shephard can make a difference. Hence the disappointment.
Ancient greek Moira helps modern game designers :)
One wants a real "story that has been tailored to how you play"? Then one needs to wait for AI to happen so it can create the story on the fly, or somebody would need to crowdsource the plot creation for a game (sounds Molyneux-like, isnt' it?)
I liked the honesty of Eidos people when at the end of DeusEx: HR they have implemented the autosave right before the final decision. It was an invite "Go ahead, make your choice, then reload, and check the other outcomes, those are there for your enjoyment and curiosity".
Personally I was OK with the original ending of ME. I have interpreted it the same way as I have interpreted the case of Walking Dead - hey solider boy, you can do whatever you wish, shoot as many...whatever you shoot... as you wish - the cogs of history are turning, and you won't change that.
Hey... isn't it what most greek tragedies were about?
And many of the Shakespeare's plays?
Nothing to be ashamed of :DJan 08, 2013 4:35pm PSTThis is yet another time I have heard about how much better The Walking Dead delivers on the promise of "... : PawelPoplawski
By: JeanLucAwesome x Show Full PostThere's a few games I replay all the time.
Ocarina of Time is just one of those games, I'm not really a Zelda superfan I really only loved OOT and Majora's Mask. I think they're perfect games, I had to of went through Ocarina of Time at least 7 times. The atmosphere, the music, the dungeons are so good and it's always a blast.
I'm the same way with Mega Man games. Those to me have infinite replayability.Jan 06, 2013 12:04am PSTThere's a few games I replay all the time. Ocarina of Time is just one of those games, I'm not really ... : JeanLucAwesome
By: Rvancetal x Show Full PostHaving listened to the response to my post a couple of things.
Never considered how that name sounds in other peoples heads so it was funny hearing Garnett try to spell it out (in my head because I know what all the parts mean it is R-vance-tal).
Secondly I see where your problem comes from with the Game Over concept but I guess my problem I still have with your problem is "Game Over" is never the reason I stop playing a game. If anything Game Over is something that drives me to power on and when I reach natural stopping points I put the game down for the day.
It all comes back to compartmentalization. I am aware when I play that there are things in place because it is impossible to program to infinity, you guys yourselves mentioned that when you run out of HP there is little to do to "get around that". The narrative of the game in my head is therefore created out of successful plays through an area and by the time I am past that part I was dying at it is already in the past in my head and I don't care.
It is one of the unique aspects to the flow and storytelling of video games is that they have to make way for mechanics to disrupt flow and depend some of the player to put the pieces together.
Jan 08, 2013 1:16pm PSTHaving listened to the response to my post a couple of things. Never considered how that name sounds i... : Rvancetal
Hey Jeff, I've got a little thought experiment for you:
Imagine that just today, you're playing the original Super Mario Bros. for the first time in your life, and you have no prior experience with the franchise, you're just plopped into world 1-1 with no knowledge of the game other than go right and save a princess.
You quickly learn the basics through trial and error, burn through all your lives a couple times, discover a couple secrets along the way, but despite spending all day with the game, the farthest you can reach is 8-3. The dreaded Gamer Over screen pops up, and you walk away from the game knowing you're gonna have to start all the way back at 1-1 the next time you play.
Would you call your experience playing Super Mario Bros a waste of time?
If so, why? If not, why not?Jan 08, 2013 1:25pm PST
By: Rvancetal x Show Full PostMr. Cannata Monster Hunter Tri was the version that was made more 'accessible'.
I never have understand what is so alien to grasp about that series, not being your cup of tea is one thing but they present the game in a very easy manner to jump into.Jan 08, 2013 1:23pm PST
By: Cham Sonar x Show Full PostHere is something I did in an MMO 13(Thirteen!) years ago:
I started by creating a new character on a different shard than the one I had already been playing on for a few years. Rather than start completely from scratch, I was able to choose for my new character to have Archery proficiency at 50% and the combat damage multiplier skill "Tactics" also at 50% proficiency. I was then able to choose one of about a dozen cities to start in, and so I chose the island city of Magincia where I knew everyone was meeting.
I begin with a basic bow(not cracked or weak or minor) but just a bow, and some arrows. I made my way to the meeting spot where about 15 other players where hanging out wearing all the same shade of blue, top of the line armor and carrying top of the line weapons(except for 1 or 2 magic items, these were nearly all player-made). My friend, who was a member of this guild, met me and provided me with a top of the line player made bow, a good amount of arrows, and a basic set of leather armor.(All of which I could equip and use within minutes of starting the character).
Once we all gathered one of the players opened a gate and we went through one at a time to find ourselves immediately in one of the game's most dangerous areas surrounded by Ophidians and Terathans that could have shredded me in seconds if I was on my own. Despite most of the other players being at 100% proficiency (max level) for their various combat skills I was able to contribute quite well by standing back out of danger and firing on the targeted and already aggro'd monsters with my bow. Unlike in level-based MMOs, my arrows(fired from a character less than half an hour old) were draining about 10-15% health per hit. At no point was I a burden and I was able to hang out and enjoy the guild event as the first step of my membership application process.
By the way, for those not familiar with Ultima Online, we were not on a quest or a game-driven raid. In UO, every dungeon and continent had areas that were more challenging than others and you just simply chose where to go based on how many people were with you. Two or Three? Shame Level 1 with Earth Elementals and Scorpions. Three or Four? Shame Level 2 with Air Elementals and Water Elementals. A Dozen? Blood or Poison Elementals on level 4.
MMOs need to be skill-based again(the above example illustrates how perfect the system was), they need to contain non-combat related skills and professions capable of making money. In UO, you could play for years and amass a fortune simply through mining and smithing, or lumber-jacking and carpentry. This brings in a lot of unique gamers(*cough* girls *cough*) that wouldn't normally play MMOs and it actually sets up the chance for you to really feel like a hero. One of my favorite moments was coming across a Player Killer chasing down a miner who was trying his hardest to make his way to the safety of a nearby city. I managed to stop the Player Killer from killing the miner (only because he escaped while the PK was handing my ass to me) but it felt so much better than stopping a warrior from killing a hunter who would been able to fight back. On top of this, if the Miner had died he would have likely lost 10-30 minutes or more worth of ingots while in nearly all other MMOs my sacrifice would have meant someone would have lost a few minutes travel time when the spawned back at the nearest city.
Lastly, like someone below already sorta mentioned, MMOs should get rid of quests. At the very least they should be cut down considerably for only the special high-end situations and maybe a brief tutorial. Personally, I can see the appeal of quests when they keep you motivated to keep playing by giving you purpose, but I never felt that I lacked purpose playing Ultima Online for the five years that I did. Imagine how great the mechanics of an MMO would be if all the time, money, and talent that when into creating the hundreds of simple to elaborate hours long quests was focused entirely on just making the game better. We'd have more skills, more crafting items, more transportation options, and a much better focus on guilds and other social mechanics. I'd easily sacrifice quests, even the good ones, for an overall better MMO.
One last thing: UO had player controlled boats, dozens of different clothing and armor options with dozens of possible shades, and it had cartography, Seriously, that game came out 15 years ago!Jan 08, 2013 6:51am PSTHere is something I did in an MMO 13(Thirteen!) years ago: I started by creating a new character on a... : Cham Sonar
By: HockeyJohnston x Show Full PostJeff C thinks 'game over' is archaic, but what about 'YOU DIED' in Demon's Souls?
It's the same thing! And it's a thing people *love* about that game. Maybe it's not so archaic?Jan 05, 2013 12:25pm PSTJeff C thinks 'game over' is archaic, but what about 'YOU DIED' in Demon's Souls? It's the same thing!... : HockeyJohnston
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The You Died screen in Demon's Souls is the third most awful thing about Demon Souls. It's indicative of... : SinisterInfant
To me, the idea that 'game over' is supposedly archaic is inseparable from what The Walking Dead represen... : CampKusoge
If I remember Jeff's opinion of Demon Soul was he grew to appreciate it, but I am not sure he loved so I ... : spidlb
I think it's clear at this point that the key to making money on Football games is to pick against Garnett, lolJan 07, 2013 11:42pm PSTI think it's clear at this point that the key to making money on Football games is to pick against Garnet... : MHSilver
So darksiders is awesome but it reminds me of a huge flaw in the Zelda games and this game on general principal. The problem being you play through 1/2-3/4 of the game before all the systems in the game really click with you. So there's this awesome game with little replay value, and you really aren't unlocking your potential until the end.
So what would I like how about they get the game out earlier and rather then work on sequels, work on getting 2-3 dungeons out for dlc every 3-6 months that would be awesome treating it somewhat like WoW just a single player game:)Jan 08, 2013 4:25am PST
There's a old saying "if you come at the champ you best not miss." Well Sony and the vita missed. Now Pokemon X and Y. That's not the big deal what is worldwide release in October. Now that's how you finish off any chance a contender thought they had:)Jan 08, 2013 4:19am PST
By: tamsinj53 x Show Full PostPlease please stop saying asynchronous when you mean asymetric!
Asynchronous play is at different times .. like PBEM.
Asymetric play is when two players have different views/abilities or similar.
Grrr! :)Jan 08, 2013 12:44am PST
By: fooyee x Show Full PostPersona 4 is so damn good. I remember playing it on the ps2 and thinking how it's use of a Time Limit mechanic totally worked for the game. Other games that use a Time Limit fail state are usually frustrating as hell and yet in Persona 4, it really does add tension. I never actually failed from time running out in Persona 4, but I always felt it looming in the distance.
The game also gives insight into what it's like to live through the Japanese high school experience, which is great because it shows players another point of view like any good RPG should do.
For me, I'd love to see a game like Persona 4 that reduces the amount of dungeon crawling and purely focuses on the character interactions and the world you're in.Jan 04, 2013 5:02pm PSTPersona 4 is so damn good. I remember playing it on the ps2 and thinking how it's use of a Time Limit me... : fooyee
By: RedSwirl x Show Full PostOn the problem of all games being either $60 or $15, there definitely needs to be more variable pricing. More importantly, developers and publishers need to be more realistic with sales expectations.
First of all, I think Jeff and people like him are addicted to the $50 million production value game. That's like being addicted to moves like The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. A lot of them maybe great, but they aren't the only great movies/games. I think this is definitely more true of games, where it seems production values have almost no effect on how fun they are, just how pretty they look and sound.
Secondly, publishers need to realize that every game is not going to sell 5 million copies. Last generation 5 million copies was considered exceptional. Even 1 or 2 million copies was usually considered extremely good. 5 million used to be a number associated with the likes of Halo, Zelda, or Final Fantasy. Expecting your average action game to do that much is just silly in my opinion. Publishers I think need to realize that, reign in the investments they put into a game, and maybe market them specifically towards the hardcore audience.Jan 07, 2013 7:49pm PSTOn the problem of all games being either $60 or $15, there definitely needs to be more variable pricing. : RedSwirl
Regarding "push X to be awesome"
I'd prefer to push X to be adequate or passable at best, and have being awesome require a little more finesse than just pushing a single button.
Just a thought.Jan 07, 2013 6:25pm PST
By: Ghostman2k78 x Show Full PostYou guys brought up The Walking Dead game- just wanted to say that I never would have played it if I hadn't heard about it on this podcast. Thanks! You also briefly mentioned projecting your personality into the game. I had an experience with The Walking Dead that I've never had before. I played the game, then watched my girlfriend play the game, and after she finished it we discussed the choices we made, and had an inciteful conversation that told me more about her, and told her more about me (and then I felt bad about myself). I'll try to tell this story briefly. Spoilers (maybe), but I'm only gonna mention stuff from the first episode.
I can't remember his name, but at the beginning of the game you briefly go to a farm and stay with a senior man and his son. At one point the senior man is trying to dig into your past, and he asks something like 'Where were you headed?' I answered with 'WE were going…' So then he asks 'Who were you riding with?', and I reply with 'Nobody'-he takes this as if he caught me in a lie, which wasn't at all how I meant it (I knew I'd said 'WE earlier, so I said 'Nobody' as if to say 'Nobody worth mentioning', or "None of your business'). Long story short, the old guy really annoyed me. I felt like 'hey, I just helped your son out of a crappy situation; be thankful and leave me be.' But he kept probing me, which eventually left me feeling very unsympathetic when bad things happened (don't want to say too much).
When my gf played this part she answered all his questions without holding back, and felt more like 'Thanks for letting us stay here, and I understand you wanting to know who is under the roof of your barn, so this is who I am, and this is what I've been through so far.'
We discussed this part of the game over dinner, and it soon turned into a (heated) general discussion on whether it's better to be completely honest with people you meet, or to hold back a bit so they don't have 'ammo' to later use against you. As she spoke to me it became so clear that how we played that game is pretty much how we live-I don't tell people anything about me, while she is an open book.
I could say more but I'll just end by mentioning that, like in the game, my girlfriend 'took note of what I said'…and I realized that maybe I said too much.Jan 07, 2013 8:57am PST
By: Piloups x Show Full Post(french listener here, sorry for the bad english).
I keep thinking about how multi-support is a big deal on the MMO Market. Most of the best selling and succesfull MMO's are compatible on both Windows and Mac and I think it is a pretty important feature.
I am in the very same case as Nikole, playing on a Mac because I simply do not have enough money right now to build a decent PC and as an avid MMO player, my choices are pretty limited.
Sure, there aren't so many "Mac gamers" out there but still...(and then again, steam has done A LOT in that regard).
The social component of those games is one of the main feature and you'd want to play with as many friends as you can.
The fact that for example WoW or GW2 are available for Mac has 2 main consequences:
-The games are available for me, so I will buy them.
-I can play with my buddies so we will both be playing more of the game and have more fun.
I'm not sure if I make any sense to you guys but to me, the next successful MMO must be available on both PC and Mac.Jan 07, 2013 4:54am PST
By: FupaTroopa x Show Full PostHey, I've been listening for a long time but never posted a comment before though after listening to the discussion on used games I figured i'd like to chime in. Please be gentle.
I agree with some of what you have said regarding games having a price point between $60 and $15 it should certainly happen.
The problem I had was with the problem everyone seems to have with forbidding used game sales in one way or another. (I definitely agree with, I think it was Jeff here, that said they are doing it the wrong way they should be giving us something as well not just taking it away. Case and point steam)
If you are buy the game for $60 and enjoy it that should be fine. I don't understand the mentality where you think it should be there responsibility to keep the game off the used game shelves. You have bought there game, you have enjoyed there game. If someone else wants to have the same experience they should have to go through he same process. It would be as if movie tickets after you see it on the big screen you could sell it to a friend.
These are some of the things that are keeping game prices high. By removing the ability to resell games they aren't trying to charge customers more they are trying to increase their customers.
As I said in the beginning it does come down to maximizing profits and this in the end is what they are trying to do of course.
Either way I love the show, it's certainly been entertaining me for countless years now (god looking back now how long has it been Garnett?). Keep rocking on. Love you.Jan 04, 2013 5:50pm PSTHey, I've been listening for a long time but never posted a comment before though after listening to the ... : FupaTroopa
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It is not the same as selling someone your movie ticket - there is a lot of overhead for movies in the th... : b3thousand
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By: DeschainVox x Show Full PostRe: Garnett's Finishing Move question - I don't play anywhere near as many games as many of the gamers I know. I'm fairly selective in what I choose to play, but what I play I will play repeatedly. The original Deus Ex I've played through completely at least 5 times, probably closer to 7 or 8. Over the holiday's I replayed Half-Life 2 and the episodes (probably 4th or 5th time for HL2 proper). I'm currently working through another run with Alan Wake. I played Dishonored 3 times last year.
Why? For many of the same reasons I rewatch a movie or re-read a book. One, it is a known quantity. I tried, for example, to play Max Payne 3 (I've played Max Payne 2 at least 3 times) but for whatever reason that game failed to hold my interest. It just didn't feel like a Max Payne game to me. But when I pick up Half-Life 2 I know exactly what I'm going to get.
Two, it is a familiar world, characters, and story. Sure, new experiences, like Dishonored, can be great. But if there isn't anything out that meets my somewhat limited gaming interest, I like revisiting old friends and stories. My like why, when I get together with old high school friends, the same stories keep getting re-told. Remembering where you came from can help you understand where you are.
Third, I tend to be a game finisher. I don't like to start a game and not finish it; unless I've already beaten that game. So over the holidays, if something had come up and I didn't get to finish my replay of Half-Life 2, not that big a deal. On the other hand, had I picked up some title I'd not played before I would have been much more driven to finish it.
I get that I may be missing what others would consider great games, but I would rather spend my time (sometimes, at least) with a game I know I will enjoy playing. As for the objection that this is different than a movie, I agree. Movies are much shorter (typically) and therefore less of a time investment. If I watch a new movie and it is bad I have given up a couple of hours. If I play a new game I could spend 10+ hours with it hoping it gets better. Therefore, replaying a game, for me, makes more sense than rewatching a movie (though I do that too).
But it seems to me that I'm odd in this regard, based on gamers I know. Very few replay games at all and the few that do are mainly doing so for achievements. So I suspect Garnett is in the majority but I also suspect as gaming tech stabilizes (lots of people do not replay Deus Ex because of dated graphics, etc.) more people will replay older games.Jan 04, 2013 9:05pm PSTRe: Garnett's Finishing Move question - I don't play anywhere near as many games as many of the gamers I ... : DeschainVox
By: evil_superstar x Show Full PostJeff C brought up the idea of a combat-free MMO, and the first thing that came to my mind was the boardgame Diplomacy. Even though it's set in WWI, the game doesn't emphasize combat, but rather interacting and negotiating with the other players. Maybe it could be an MMO where players deal with a combination of espionage, mystery and detective work. There could still be combat, but on a rare occasion, rather than the main mechanic advancing the narrative.
On a different note, my dream setting would be an MMO set in feudal Japan (I'm quite nostalgic for the "Oriental Adventures" AD&D expansion...).Jan 06, 2013 11:42am PST
By: BadWolfChicken x Show Full PostWith the discussion on how publishers use multiplayer as an incentive to keep gamers from trading in their games, it makes me wonder what if two versions of each game was released in stores.
For example; Tomb Raider which is just the single player for a cheaper price, as well as Tomb Raider with Multiplayer as a separate product for a higher price point.
I think this would be great if only to show how well the cheaper single player version would sell on release.
Side note: Jeff Cannata asked "What if pre-orders offered the game at a discounted cost" steam has been doing this for year Get %10 off if you pre-order now, which is damn awesome.Jan 04, 2013 9:48pm PSTWith the discussion on how publishers use multiplayer as an incentive to keep gamers from trading in thei... : BadWolfChicken
By: spidlb x Show Full PostI still say I think Garnett's problem with $60 games is still half wrong. Games outside of COD or first party Nintendo games drop in price very quickly now. Yes, I do think offering games at varying prices is a good idea, but I don't think the general problem is as bad as Garnett points out.
I don't participate in the used market so I don't really care if Sony's restricts used games.
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By: sebec1000 x Show Full PostI find when publishers talk about used games its pretty disingenuous. The fact is that the number one problem for them in the used games market isn't ebay, or Amazon, its Gamestop. And yet every time the preorders roll around they always hand Gamestop the best preorder bonuses. Then the day comes around for me to pick up my game and the reminder on the phone is telling me about an extra 25% or 50% or whatever is I trade in some games at the same time. So which is it, are used games the enemy and should be combated at every turn or are those same retailers your bread and butter?
Nicole brought up the best point for me in the whole thing, I lend my games out to my friends and vice versa. Having a game tied to my machine will be a big problem. But it all comes down to this, either both the new consoles will have this tech or neither of them will, because who is buying the machine that restricts your games?Jan 06, 2013 8:52am PSTI find when publishers talk about used games its pretty disingenuous. The fact is that the number one pro... : sebec1000
Ughhh!!! Used games talk soooo BAD... Just stop THINK about this for every 3 used games purchased that's 1 new game sold. Every used game is produced by a TRADE IN. GameStop is not a pawn games traded in are moving back into the games economy, it's not like the money is going toward "rent" or "groceries".Jan 06, 2013 9:40am PST
By: ninjaworm x Show Full PostAs a long time MMO player I've given a lot of thought to the kind of MMO I'd like to play, and after listening to your segment on MMOs this week I decided to throw it up here.
I'd like an MMO set in the Game of Thrones world, where the objective was less focused on theme-park events like dungeons and raids, and more on the kind of political conflict over territory that takes place in the books. Players could chose to represent one of a number of factions and fight over land, castles, and titles. The most dedicated players and guilds could rise to be the kings and queens of their respective faction, giving them control over tax rates, war declarations, treaties, hiring NPC guards and merchants, and other powers. Smaller guilds could control smaller land holdings, keeps, towers, and villages, with the key being that not every guild is it's own faction, but numerous guilds belonging to one of several huge factions. Castles, keeps, and land could all be conquered and taken by another faction through Aion style timed sieges.
Rather than just being an entirely PVP focused game, there would be many elements to running a kingdom that would require the help of PVE focused players. For example, repairing castles damaged in sieges, equipping NPC guards and armies, and feeding those same NPCs would require a large player base to obtain the supplies. In this way even lower level or peace loving players could contribute to their faction (and make money) through crafting, mining, fishing, farming, or adventuring for materials. In return the big guilds who ran the war efforts of the faction would have an incentive to protect the "peons" of the realm, lest they defect to a faction that would treat them better.
For the combat I'd like an action combat style, similar to TERA but with more precise control. Something like the combat in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, but with some special attacks like TERAs to keep things interesting. Finding some semblance of PVP balance would be key, while keeping all the classes fun to play and viable in PVE as well.
By establishing those as the base setting for the game you'd have conflicts in place to keep the hardcore crowd, who tend to burn through game content, active and playing. From there start adding variety in the form of more traditional theme-park style events: dragons like TERA BAMs to fight, group and raid dungeons, lengthy multi-step quests (think Everquests 'epic' quests), ship to ship sea battles, etc.Jan 06, 2013 4:54am PST
By: SinisterInfant x Show Full PostAll games are better when played with people you know, but MMOs live and die by my ability to play with people who don't suck. (not just suck at the game but don't suck at being people) WoW is crazy successful not really through any bit of design or some ground breaking game play but because it percolated for so long as the only arcade style MMO and made it easy for the massive community that exists now to germinate and maintain. In fact I would say that the community is keeping itself and WoW alive now long past the quality peak of the game. Jeff hit it on the head when he said that Blizzard doesn't know why WoW is successful. They keep focusing on changing the mechanics more then actual player experience when the real amazing advances they have made are their group finder and raid finder tech. The tweets from their design staff seem so confused over trying to manage player reaction to their content, then just making sure players just have access to that content.
New MMOs have such a huge focus on world and mechanic design and very rarely engage the community they are going to need when constructing their game. The big sin that SWTOR made was doing a great job of engagement with their community in the beginning and then completely ignoring them after launch.
The biggest reason that F2P is great for MMOs now is that it gives them the ability to exist for a while in near profitability while they build that community they need to survive. Then once that community arises the micro transaction economy is a direct pipeline into that community to deliver content that is laser focused on their desires and priced according to that demand. Another SWTOR sin in that all their micro transaction offerings have been more about Star Wars then about the needs and desires of the player base.Jan 05, 2013 6:46pm PST
By: SinisterInfant x Show Full PostGarnett's math seems wrong. He seems to think that the conversation is "Our game isn't going to be "successful" at this price, so we should be pricing it lower." No, the conversation is "It cost us X to make this, and we are expecting it to sell Y. There is NO way we make our money back at $40 so the price HAS to be $60 for us to even have a dream of making our money back." The consumer and the consumer experience in relationship to cost never even enter the conversation. If you have ever attended an investor meeting at any company this is how they report. They have to show stock holder's and investors that the concern of the company is increasing value of the company and not whether the game is good or if they are charging to much for the quality of the game they are releasing.
That is the real disconnect. It is between the success of a fun game and the effect that this has on stock price, which is none at all. Investors don't know from good games or bad, so when a studio get's closed up after the launch of their most recent game, it's really just about the economics of investor confidence then anything to do with the quality of the released game or the pedigree of the design team.
You guys....Economics is depressing.Jan 05, 2013 6:38pm PST
By: RomanMF x Show Full PostThe television talk was a bit interesting. 4K's biggest issue is delivery. Having the TV means nothing if there's no pipeline to deliver content. RED's 4K server is too proprietary and SONY's is deprived of content/expensive and time consuming. None of these recent trends have caught on. 3DTVs were a bust and so were SmartTVs and for the similar reasons. No one wants to wear glasses to watch TV when they don't have to and SmartTV apps are slow, buggy, and unintuitive. No one uses them. Take a look.
Cable companies haven't even delivered on the promise of proper 1080p, 4K is mountains off. The networking pipeline isn't even there yet. People don't have the network speed to download 125GB+ (and that's a modest starting point) files in any reasonable type of timeframe.
The front end is ready for 4K, but the backend isn't. It's years behind. Games running in 4K... big fantasy. They barely run in 720p! How many people playing high end PC games are playing them at that kind of resolution on their PCs? Or even half that?
As a photographer/filmmaker, I dig the idea of 4K. I've shot my fair share of RED and it's definitely a clear upgrade in the cinema, but at home? TV industry is in shambles, companies will have a hard time selling people on a new TV.
Jeff is also smoking when it comes to Google Glass... that is way off. Expensive as hell too. That's like a generation away.Jan 04, 2013 6:51pm PSTThe television talk was a bit interesting. 4K's biggest issue is delivery. Having the TV means nothing if... : RomanMF
By: dstiglitz x Show Full PostRE: Skylanders... I hear you Jeff. What if another publisher, say a publisher with an unmatched stable of beloved cross-generational characters and blockbuster story telling history, that appeals especially to kids, were to create a Skylanders-type game system? And what if these characters would have their own story worlds but you could also then take them and play/create in an open world like Minecraft - combining and switching out character attributes, story settings, vehicles etc.? Why the possibilities would be infinite!Jan 05, 2013 7:13am PSTRE: Skylanders... I hear you Jeff. What if another publisher, say a publisher with an unmatched stable o... : dstiglitz
I personally feel that fighting used games is a mistake in the first place. Publishers need to put themselves at the bargaining table and negotiate a slice of the action.
The Catwoman DLC fiasco might have been a complete royal fuckup, but at least it was an effort to get Gamestop to cut them in rather than just punishing and blaming the consumer.Jan 05, 2013 3:45pm PSTI personally feel that fighting used games is a mistake in the first place. Publishers need to put themse... : CampKusoge
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Kendall will continue to be based in Hong Kong in the newly created role.
UBS has been a dominant force in Asian ECM, ruling the region's league tables in six of the past seven years. The bank took back the top post in 2012 after losing it to Goldman Sachs Group Inc
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This year, UBS also worked on $15.5 billion worth of ECM deals in Asia ex-Japan and also led the region in estimated fees, earning $223.5 million, according to Thomson Reuters data.
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Thank you, Katy! I really need to hear this. I feel like there is a rock in my stomach for ending the visit that way.
Thank you, Katy! I really need to hear this. I feel like there is a rock in my stomach for ending the visit that way.
I don't think you could ever be an asshole. You are defending your kids and she is the one being a jerk. Don't ever let her make you feel bad for doing the right thing. Your kids, your house, your rules, plain and simple.
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B, seriously don't think I like your MIL. Ice water being bad for you??? How does that even make sense, its just... cold water?? Who in the world tells their grandchild that they are going to have a heart attack at any rate and the situation with the room, NOT cool. You are much more patient than I. She sounds like one of those 'its ok to treat kids in a way different from how you would want to be treated' people. If I ask to be left alone I expect to be heard and I don't think it is any different for a child, how ridiculous of her
Oh, for FFS! So ice in water gives you heart attack, but ice in soda, liquor, etc. doesn't? So, does eating ice cream or popsicles give a heart attack or no? Why isn't everyone in this entire country dead by now? What a load of bull doo-doo!
Bridget, I would've been SO tempted to say something along the lines of 'He's only 5. What's your excuse?'. It really does sound like she was trying to antagonize him. Does she act like she otherwise favors the other two kids? I'm just wondering if there is something in their dynamic that leads to these situations.
Christina, good luck on the u/s. Everything will be okay.
OMG I love that you and Kai looked it up and saw that drinking ice water isn't going to give you a heart attack. That is just plain crazy and even crazier that someone would tell that to a five year. Five year olds shouldn't be thinking about a freaking heart attack.
I am glad that DBF is on your side this time. I mean it is HARD to have guests. It's hard on everyone and it's a relief often when they leave. But why would she insist on being in the room with him when it's clear that loud children bother her? It would make sense if she would have just left him alone until he was calm and played with one of the other kids or watched TV or something.
I'm another in the camp of your house, your rules. I just cannot imagine a guest coming into my house and trying to say tell Cosmo she cannot be on the couch. I did have to get on guests about not giving the dogs table scraps....they do get some but I limit it so they don't get sick. I also did have to tell MIL that she cannot be spraying perfume in my house. I felt kinda mean about it but my bathroom smelled like that icky perfume a week later.
B, ugh. Thank goodness your MIL is gone! That woman sounds like a nightmare. And given all that you put up with, I think you really showed some reserve. I'm proud that you spoke up when you did.
I just wish I lived down the road so I could bring you some pureed soup. I'd promise not to put any liver in it, if I did.
L, Soren's hair is adorable. I love it when they're shorn that close to the scalp. He looks like a baby all over again.
Chrissy, it sounds like moving in with your mom wouldn't be a bad deal. How far is she from your work? How would it work with your kids coming to visit?
Xtina, good luck today with your u/s. I hope you find a good strong HB, mama!
Bridget, you couldn't be an asshole if you tried. I agree with the others, you are a saint for pulling that visit off as well as you did. She was being rude to your son, who is only 5. I don't know why people think children don't deserve the same respect (as in space when they're upset) we'd give adults. Whatever needs to be talked about can be done when everyone is feeling calmer. You did well, and I'd expect her to apologize to Kai. But that's just me.
Good luck on the ultrasound today Christina! KUP!
She called HUD and talked with Renee. She's worked with her for years and I have dealt with her as well in the past on behalf of some of the mental health clinic's clients. That's the beauty of a small community-you really get to know the workers in various programs and whether they're competent or not. Renee is top of the top. She informed Mom that I could stay there up to 6 months, paying the rent, and Mom would get her HUD again as soon as I moved out. What I'm not clear on is Mom indicated if I stayed over that (like for a year), Mom would lose her HUD forever. I don't think Mom thought to ask Renee if she could re-apply. Mom's under the impression she'd lose HUD for her entire life. I cannot see how that is possible. What if I bought a house and had my mom move in, but I died? She'd never, ever be eligible for HUD? It's a really scary thing if that's the case. I'm going to have Mom call Renee one more time. I think she should be able to reapply. She could get social services to pay her rent while she's on the waiting list for HUD. I think.
L, I love Soren's short hair! What a doll!
Christina, let us know how the u/s goes!
Myles, I'd love a copy...can you share stuff on iTunes? I am not down with the kids when it comes to the technology!
Chrissy, I hope you get something sorted with the housing. They've introduced something over here called "a bedroom tax" where they are charging people if they have more bedrooms than people living in the house. Everyone is complaining about it. The conservatives are really butchering the welfare.system over here and it is the poor who are suffering the most. But the queen is getting a 6 million pound pay raise and we're paying the bill (£10 million) for Thatcher's funeral. That's the way of the world though, right?
Oh, Suja, that is why Americans are fat, according to her, because they put ice in everything. Mmmkay. She does seem to favor Savana but Savana is the easiest child so that makes sense. Kai can truly be difficult. He is argumentative and sassy. But he is also incredibly sensitive and smart. I think she likes to look down her nose that I do not rule with an iron fist the way she did/does but for eff's sake, she needs to look at the uninvolvment of her son in the raising of his kids! I think Kai truly suffers from that.
It was just neverending, to be honest. Last time she was here she had a fit that I let the kids eat potato peels because they are "disgusting and dirty". So this time she said she was going to make au gratin potato so I went ahead and peeled them for her. She came in and said, "Why did you do that? The peel is where all the vitamins are?"
I explained to her that the last time she was here she said we should never eat the peel so I thought I was doing the right thing. She said she talked to some really smart friends who changed her mind. I guess I am not smart enough because I told her the same thing. She also told me kids they should never put honey in their tea (after they told her that I put honey in their tea). Frowned and nitpicked that I let Sawyer walk around and eat, kept encouraging the kids to eat after they told me they were full and I excused them from the table.
One night, Sawyer was eating seaweed snacks, his fave, and she asked if she could have one. He said no. She took one anyway. He yelled at her. She told him he must share. Took another. Took another. All the time telling he has to share. Again, it's like she's antagonizing them! So finally I said, "This isn't the best time to teach sharing." and she said, "Oh you are right. It's too late in the day." And I said, "No, the best time to teach sharing is, like, five." And she said, "O'clock?" and I said no, years and she was totally appalled. Not to mention that I'm 38 and I freaking hate it when someone besides my kids takes my food. She asked. He said no!
She for sure does not think that kids deserve the same respect as adults. The kids and I had a discussion today about how adults are not always right. It stemmed from them telling me she said no honey in their tea and why did she say that when I say honey is good for you. I told them that since I am their mom, I get to make those decisions but that if they ever come across information that leads them to believe honey is not good, or anything else that they have learned from me is not right, they should let me know and we do research. And that when they grow up they will probably not do things just like I do. That is the joy of being an adult is that you get to decide. I encouraged them to question any information they receive from me or anyone else and that I will always help them find answers. I thought that was better than saying, "Your gma is WRONG!" lol
The thing that gets to me the most about her questioning everything is that we are happy! The kids and I are so content doing things the way we do them. Why change what works? I have never had anyone say a negative word about my kids-outside of her and dbf.
Yeah, zero calorie ice makes us fat. How do you not laugh at that?
Next time she comes, you take the kids and move to that hotel. It's gotta be better than this load of crap.
It ain't easy, man. I don't know what I'd do without you guys to vent to. I really don't like to vent too much to dbf because it's his mom and that can't be easy for him. He just ignores her. I didn't come vent while she was here because she used my computer every day and I was paranoid about leaving a window open on accident or something.
I just keep trying to look at her as a little old lady who doesn't know any better. And the kids truly love her so that is the most important thing. RIGHT/??
Suja, I had to laugh at that. And I also said, "Kai and I researched and we found no reliable information stating that was true." and she was like, "Well it is."
She also once told me to let Savana cry it out and don't comfort her right away because that is how babies excersize their cardiovascular system.
And that I shouldn't put spinach in my smoothie every morning because...???? something strange I cannot remember.
I've always known that spinach (along with broccoli and other green things) is eeevil.
My great grandmother used to believe in all kinds of nonsense. Something about certain foods being hot and shouldn't be eaten in summer, others being cold and shouldn't be eaten during the monsoons, and certain foods that shouldn't be eaten together for various reasons. But, she was born in the 1890s.
OMG B. I mean that is the kind of stuff one thinks in their head and than goes home to their little old lady friends and is complains about how the DIL does this wrong and that wrong and is crazy. Normal people don't say that all out loud! Maybe 1-2 things but not all it.
Gah, at least there I'm lucky in that people don't generally argue with me about things like that. They know I know how to research and will send them all sorts of links and articles. LOL
Mine actually tried to tell me once that second hand smoke wasn't all that bad. I only sent a few things that time because I didn't want her to feel too guilty that she affected DH's health that much. But really she did. And I know she thinks I'm a PITA and overboard on food safety. "oh we always did it like this and nobody died". Well yeah maybe not but I know that you all had a lot more "bathroom issues". At least MIL has the good sense to not tell me how to run my house.
My MIL thinks it's ok to leave a pizza sit out over and snack on it the next morning. I'm pretty hardcore about hot foods kept hot, cold foods kept cold, 2 hours out if weather is normal but if it's hot, you have much less than two hours.
Just two weeks ago she had a stomach bug and after not eating for a few days decided to drink a big glass of milk....and that causes issues normally. I kept telling her BRAT diet. She drinks a glass of V8 fruit fusion.
I do love her but she has some ideas that drive me crazy.
Bridget, you poor thing. You really are amazing to handle all of that with such aplomb. I'm glad she's gone and you can relax. And you did nothing wrong. Poor Kai and Sawyer. I love how you handled the ice water thing with "let's look it up." That was my favorite response to dd1 about everything -- saved my butt from arguments a whole bunch of times.
As far as old people believing weird stuff -- when I was pregnant with dd1, my ex's grandma was very outspoken and always giving me wacky advice. When she found out I was going to breastfeed, she told me it was "nasty" and "bad for the baby." I asked if she thought formula was better, and she said no - I should feed the baby Eagle brand condensed milk! She said that's what she was reared on and it worked great for her. Well, the lady did live to an amazing 97 years old, so maybe I should have listened to her. But can you imagine feeding a baby condensed milk????? That stuff is like frosting!
Bridget, Mizzle to the Izzle to the Lizzle! Your MIL stories just freaked me out so much that I just Snoop Dogged for a second. It takes a lot to do that to me. Fa'shizzle.
I have had to talk to my kids about grown-ups not being right all the time, too. And especially my dad, that they should pay attention and follow the rules, especially safety rules as they know them, and not disregard them just because he is doing something or says something is okay. I point out that my dad may not be familiar with a lot of the safety rules, or doesn't pay attention to things like signs saying "Keep Out of Water - Dangerous Bacteria Content" as he wades in, and they should do what they know is right or check with me or their Dad. Meanwhile, we don't ever leave them alone with him.
If I had to choose between formula, breastmilk, and condensed milk, I know which one I'd be drinking!
The ultrasound tech had no better luck getting a heartbeat than the midwife did, but at least this time we could see why. Apparently this child enjoys doing flips. For twenty minutes the poor tech was trying so hard and the baby would stop (to suck on thumb, etc) for like 2 seconds, than back to flips again Everything looks perfect though and he/she is quite an active little booger
Awwwwww. Xtina, I'm so glad you got to see your little swimmer. Yeah, if s/he's flipping around like that, s/he's got a heartbeat.
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Christina that is great news!! yay for your little gymnast! When are you due?
Bridget, your mil stories make me cringe, and also make me think that we have the same exact mil. *shudder* Mine definitely thinks children are second class citizens. I still fume when I think about her selfishly waking my 18 month old child, who was jet-lagged after traveling over 18+, just so *she* could eat. So selfish. So glad your mil's visit is over.
And I too have told G that adults make mistakes and adults don't know everything. When he was having the problems at his school, I reminded him that yes even adults have to follow rules. Oh and we have since moved G to a new school and it's a much better fit! *knock on wood*
Chrissy, good luck on moving in with your mother. It seems like the best deal for you. Is she in the same town? Will Bobbie move in too?
Our camping trip was so much fun! DH found this place in central Florida that has natural springs. It was so beautiful and about 20 degrees cooler than here. We rented inner tubes and jumped into the cool water and floated down the springs. It was actually hard to get into place, I am sure people were having fun watching us decide how best to enter the water! ha! It had this rock ledge that lead off to the water, so in my first attempt I plopped down near the edge, and asked dh to push me off into the water. *kerplunk* dang that first hit of water was cold. Then G jumped in with his life vest in-meanwhile squealing with delight and little bit apprehension "oh it's soooo cold, ohhh" After our first fun, we laid in the grass and dried off, while our social butterfly son made friends. But not friends his own age, they were a group of five 30 somethings. G was wearing his Lightning McQueen swim trunks, so when we went down the springs on the 2nd run, G started yelling "my friends".... they all turned and yelled "Lightning McQueen!" as we floated by he chatted with them all and they told us "you got a great kid there, he came up to us and started talking...so what are we going to talk about??" LOL!!! I swear he is going to be an actor or something. Help us.
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What's not in Instinctive Choice. Instinctive Choice does not contain fruits like apples, vegetables like carrots or grains like corn. Although carbohydrates like these are used in dry foods to form the nuggets, they are not necessary in canned foods. Instinctive Choice gives you the ability to feed your cat closer to how a feline would feed in the wild.
Instinctive Choice does NOT contain corn or corn gluten, wheat or wheat gluten, artificial colors or artificial preservatives.
What is in Instinctive Choice. Because modern house cats evolved from desert felines who acquired fluids primarily from prey, they naturally have a weak thirst drive. Adequate water intake is necessary for a healthy urinary tract and other biological processes. To suit their needs, Instinctive Choice contains chicken broth along with high-quality proteins from organic chicken, turkey, chicken liver and shrimp. We added omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, taurine, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Taken all together, these ingredients satisfy your cat's instinctive and nutritional requirements. To top it off, this succulent meal has a savory flavor that your kitten or cat will love. With Instinctive Choice, you can finally give your cat what she truly craves, with the water content and nutrition she needs to thrive.