Coldhands

Well, that's cos it wasn't the violence that was so gut wrenching about that scene. Similarly Ned's Death wasn't shocking because he got beheaded. It was shocking as we wouldn't have expected that character to die. Similarly there wasn't much expectation that Robb would be killed, at least not in the manner that he was. Then there is also the in universe logic which dictated at the time that guest right should mean safety. The show addition of Tulisa being present also apparently heightened the drama.

Mostly too cinematic for me, too many plots cut (even from early seasons) to make way for long, long shots. I was complaining about this to my gf from season 1, but alas she watched so I persisted. I can see why it appeals to others but it's just not the style/format I would have gone with for this story. It's difficult as it's essentially a high fantasy with a very dense, lore rich story, so it's difficult to hit both marks in a different medium. It was already diverging long before it passed the books and for the most part these changes were not entirely satisfying, minor changes like character amalgamations (Donyal Noye & Gren for example) certainly paid off and I had no complaints with. However the early Mance changes, the changes with Robb & Tulisa/Jeyne etc, none seemed to work for the better and in many ways actually takes something away from the original character. Last season was funny, it was just, funny, I laughed a lot. On the upside, Winds of Winter Due next year!!! We've got the Ramsey vs Stannis Battle, the Redwine vs Ironborn (& possibly Euron) Battle, the Battle for Astaphor as well as more information on fAegon, The Dornish Master Plan & the Maester plot amongst others. We also finally get to find out (hopefully) how Jon will be resurrected, what Jagen Hagar is upto possibly and quite frankly loads of other stuff. I'm excited as much of this stuff was either cut or is very likely to have different paths to reach conclusions we might already know.

When you go back to the lobby menu there is an option called purchases that allows you to buy ammo

It's definitely avoidable. It's also the entire reason some people play. I haven't played computer with my RL friends for years. This game has brought many back to play, but it has only reminded me of how different I play to them. They don't even consider what they are doing as griefing and in this game there is an argument to be made, most people engage back with them and seem to be looking for the same thing. They are also indiscriminate when it comes to people getting caught in the crossfire. Everything not a Blue Dot get's shot at. When playing solo have had almost entirely positive experiences. I fully expected the troll mentality so I always load into the area next to the one I want to be in. To make it even easier if your not sure, just choose either New Hanover (east) or New Austin (West) and head away from the Pink Dots to your chosen destination. When I have come across people i've often got a nod or a wave, i've held continuous aim at a few people who seemed mostly to want to come close just to say hey before going off about their business. As most others have said, it actually doesn't have to be a big problem. But I understand the desire to not have it be a problem at all. I do think they could do away with the more humiliating ways of killing other players, I can understand why it annoys people, teabagging wouldn't be a thing if people didn't make it a thing. Philosophically speaking does it matter if it's only pixels if the specific intent is humiliation? Hog-tying should go, or maybe only let it activate if the person is a red dot or something.