My personal suggestion for having fun with online, ladder play is to not chase a high ladder ranking. Instead it's the fact that you have to start with zero gear, zero levels every six months. Person… (View Post)

This is correct. BG1 opens with a bloody death cinematic. And BG2 opens with a cinematic about kidnap and torture. The whole series is very grim in its main plot. (View Post)

I can see why some folks won't buy. I'm going to prepurchase here shortly. Once it comes out, I'm happy to online play with folks on hardcore mode if anyone is interested. I'm also happy to respond t… (View Post)

I'm all for trying the less radical solution first, forcing filibusters to be costly, public events. Maybe that will be good enough. But if it doesn't work, I do think Democrats ought to consider aba… (View Post)

I understand this fear, but I think the House and the presidency are sufficient checks in the long run. Not to mention the Supreme Court, which doesn't have to be a conservative majority forever. Yes… (View Post)