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8 hours ago, Freddie Mercury said:

One of my favourite Freddie Mercury anecdotes.

[Boredom]

1 hour ago, VICKSUN said:

Well I hope it works out for you man. I know writing ain't easy. Gotta put a lot of time and discipline yourself for it.  What genre is it under if you don't mind me asking? 

It's a sci-fi, but not hard sci-fi like spaceships etc, more of a thriller based in a scientific future. Ryan Rinsler is my pen name. 

[Female Gamers: Are they too much a distraction for male players?]

1 hour ago, DiamondDave said:

people would think she was a little boy because of her voice and say things like "Come back when your balls drop"

Classic

[Things you once believed about the game that ended up being untrue?]

Maybe 7 out of 10 of these this guy says "it's a given that" and guess what, he was wrong.

 

[Female Gamers: Are they too much a distraction for male players?]

 

If I remember, @BelleStarr is a lady gamer. What do you think about this? Personally I think it's funny how kids put their bow tie on and try to act cool in front of a random gamer just because they are a girl. You're at level 99/100 on a shooter game kid, you're never gonna look cool. 

[Red Dead Redemption's full map returns in Red Dead Redemption II]

6 hours ago, #SadCowboy said:

So wait... That rumored leaked map was the real deal then? If I remember correctly, it showed the whole upper part of the map there. 

It was legit but I think there's a large section that was missing. 

[What will you be carrying?]

3 hours ago, VICKSUN said:

I really hope we have the option to use a branding tool on people. I would have so much fun with that.

[Boredom]

3 hours ago, VICKSUN said:

You are writing EIGHT novels all at once? How in the sam hell do you do that!? I tried writing a book once and gave up after 5 chapters lol

Ha, yeah it's quite a challenge but keeps the mind occupied, ya know. It's a series of 8 so one at a time, but I have to know and follow the plot for all 8 as I'm writing. Fun!

[Explain your username]

Just now, CMcC said:

"C Mc C"  is a nickname i acquired many moons ago.  I am Scotts-Irish so also popular at the time was "Mc" (Mick) or "Irish" .  The letter of my first name is C.  McC is the beginning of my last name. 

I always thought it stood for Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

[Is there a food thread?]

16 minutes ago, BropolloCreed79 said:

That's 16" of greasy goodness.  You're gonna need a bigger box.

Just do what I have to do when I've finished urinating — fold it and bend it as many times as you can until you can manage to fit it back in. 

[Map Size]

Nice breakdown of what we know about the map:

 

 

[Is there a food thread?]

From my calculations everything on this particular page will fit in a medium-sized box and can be posted to my home address which I can provide you over private message. TIA

[What are you most excited for in RDR2?]

8 hours ago, Jman said:

if I kill everyone in a small town say 20-30 people  will they respawn new people in that town?

That's a good question. By the sounds of the direction they've taken with this game I would expect either a lot of new inhabitants or for it to remain empty or quiet for a long time. Gonna be fun finding this kind of stuff out.

[What will you be carrying?]

1 hour ago, CMcC said:

Long range rifle - something with a scope.

shotgun

couple of revolvers

either the hatchet or a knife. 

Also

[What will you be carrying?]

Throwing knives were always a favourite of mine in RDR1. Stealth weapons all the way for me.

[Things you once believed about the game that ended up being untrue?]

I could reel off a list longer than my arm for GTA but I'm struggling to remember anything that was leaked about RDR2 that hasn't come true. Maybe battle royale mode but that seems more of a decision not to do it than a false rumour. 

[Explain your username]

3 minutes ago, NthnButAGoodTime said:

Occasionally hearing someone call me Nathan over a game microphone reminds me that I was wrong. My name is not Nathan...or anything close to it.

😂😂😂

[Map Size]

9 minutes ago, Lonestar said:

Anyone else shocked that the map for the game was actually leaked? That's gotta be a pretty big deal over at Rockstar HQ...

Yeah I was skeptical at the time just as everyone was. Never thought it would be legit. That just doesn't happen.

[Any word on Rob Wiethoff?]

11 minutes ago, Lonestar said:

Wiethoff confirmed

 

Jesus who is still asking in October if John Marston is in the game

[How do you think ammo will be supplied in multiplayer?]

I've no idea what you mean by ammo boxes  [oh you mean in RDR1 online - I didn't play it] but in GTAO you can just buy ammunition through your inventory and fill up your entire gun collection within about 20 seconds wherever you are on the map.

[Red Dead Redemption's full map returns in Red Dead Redemption II]

3 minutes ago, Archbell said:

Rockstar have already confirmed we'll be able to travel by train, handcar, stagecoach and boat as well as by using a Fast Travel mechanic.

Yeah there's a fast travel thing in the camp via other characters I think. Can't remember but it's in one of LKHD's vids.

[Money, sex, and player homes]

You'll be able to buy things, don't worry. That's R$'s biggest form of turnover - people not being able to buy things in game and having to buy shark cards.

Personally I don't think we need the Westworld level of gratuitous adult material in a video game. That's not what I play games for. Few bare chests or whatever is fine but a full blown orgy just seems like a massive waste of time. 

But I do agree with you about the double standards of gore vs sex, as does George RR Martin:

[Explain your username]

2 minutes ago, NthnButAGoodTime said:

Mine is lifted from the refrain of a piece by a poetry collective formed in the waning years of the prior century which was comprised of Dall, Deville, Michaels, Rockett, Bombilla, and Carretero.

The verses depict both the lament and joy of the working class man as he devotes the entirety of his days to grinding labor whilst he dreams of the release of celebration upon his work's end. While not explicit in the wording, one can draw the implication that the desired recreation achieved as a result of the intensity of his toil is only sweetened by the stark contrast between the dueling yet collaborative tasks.

My choice to select from this composition reflects my own elation upon the arrival of the time where I can lay down my burdens and responsibilities, and can bask in the abandon of my choice of diversionistic pursuits. Additionally, I desired to illustrate my intent to focus on joviality and ribaldry, when employing the selected username, and shy away from more sobering points of focus.

The choice to remove the vowels from the first word, both the O and the I, was my cheeky attempt to separate my use of the verse as a name from the British influences on the culture preceding and proceeding from the era from which it was derived, by having the chant of "oi" excised from the conversation. Though I can appreciate the value of and enjoy those Anglo-centric artists, I chose to celebrate the distinctly American brashness that accompanied the artists at that time.

[Explain your username]

Mine is literally my name. 

[Boredom]

I'm still playing BF1 every day or two. I'm also in the middle of writing 8 novels so that's keeping me occupied also.