Let the Holidays Begin

So today would normally be a Reader Post, but today isn't any regular day. It is the start of my holidays from the blog. Yes I know it hurts and I know people will say how will I survive without it and can't you just take 30 minutes out of your day to write your blog. I would say to that "do you honestly think it only takes me 30 minutes?".

No I have shopping to do people to see and I just don't like to be on a schedule for things when that is the case. I like to have my posts up and going by 9am everyday and I just don't think that is possible during the holiday season.

So with that I hope you all have a safe and Merry Christmas or whatever other holiday you choose to celebrate or not. Also a very Happy New Year as I will be back after I have recovered from that wonderful Holiday.

Hopefully will see you all back here reading for another year of Gaussafication.

CO-OP Insanity

So today I decided to rant about something that has the Starcraft II community at least a minority of them up in arms. This sentence

In the future, additional commanders will be offered for purchase, but as the first commander being added to Co-op Missions, we’re giving Karax away absolutely free to all Legacy of the Void players.

Yes that is the one. This was said in the Karax release article which can be seen by clicking here.

Now why has this got people going crazy? Well it is the fact that Blizzard is going to be charging for future commanders. They believe since they purchased Legacy of the Void they should be getting everything for free from now on. This with already the fact that the Nova missions would be additional cost people are borderline insane. Now I have a problem with DLCs which should have been included in the release of a game. Legacy of the Void is a full game. There is a 19 mission campaign, a 3 mission epilogue, a new coop mode with exclusive commanders, and the most anticipated multiplayer RTS revamp. That is a full game. This also isn't a release that is happening right away. This is something in the future.

If you want to keep playing Starcraft II for years especially having the multiplayer continually worked on it has to have money to pay for the developers. It is as simple as that. They aren't charging you for new units, these are fluff things. These are things that are just extra and therefore should be a charge. Think of it like a Store mount or pet in WoW you can use them in your adventures but do they really serve any purpose besides fluff? No not at all. So don't get yourself going crazy over something so non important. If this was a a new multiplayer unit only people who paid would have access to that would be a completely different story.

So take a deep breath and everything will be ok.

You Shouldn't Have

Well here we are yet another Wednesday and getting closer and closer to Christmas. With Christmas comes things that I enjoy in the world of being a gamer. So what better idea for a list than that? Well there isn't so let's just get to it.

5. Realizing Games in 2016 Are Closer

With Christmas comes the end of the year. With games marked for 2016 it is that tick of the year that makes these games that seem so far away seem so much closer.

4. Talking Gaming Lore With People

You tend to be around people with similar interests around the holidays. Sometimes with people you haven't seen in awhile and it is always fun to talk gaming lore from the things you have been playing during the year. I am guessing that the Starcraft ending is going to be a big topic this year.

3. Have Fun With Holiday Themes In Games

I love when the games I play do something special for the holidays. Especially around Christmas time. I take this stuff seriously so don't mess it up for me.

2. Wii Sports Tournaments

I don't know about all of you, but when I am with my family for the holidays Wii sports always happens. My family is pretty competitive and we always play for bragging rights.

1. Playing That New Game

You know it never fails. I always have a new game around Christmas time. Be it one that was given to me as a gift or one that I bought myself. New games and Christmas just go hand in hand.

There they are my favourite things about the holiday season. What are yours? Let me know in one way or another.

You Fail At In Game Christmas Themes If...

So here we are the second to last Fail Day before Christmas. What does that mean? Well that means a lot of games are putting up their in game Christmas decoration this week. So what better way to celebrate this other than explaining how everyone fails at it.

You Fail At In Game Christmas Themes If...

• There are no snowballs involved
• The game doesn't have awkwardly placed Christmas Lights every where
• There is not a way to wear a Santa hat
• There are not pointless special gifts for everyone
• You don't have holiday themed skins
• There are no reindeer in some form or another
• There is no snow anywhere
• No one anywhere makes a "Do you want to build a Snowman?" joke
• There are still no snowballs
• The event is lazy and doesn't have a special name.
• There is no Santa Claus equivalent person around
• There is no reference to "The Grinch" in anyway shape or form

And Finally

• You don't participate

There you have it this week's edition of Fail. Hope you all enjoyed it and will try to enjoy all the in game stuff the next couple of weeks.

Greatfather Winter

Happy Monday all. If you were not sure Winter Veil starts on the 16th so what better time to share my favourite Warcraft themed Winter Veil song. So as always a thanks to Cranius for his wonderful contribution.

 

Still can't help but sing along eh?

Ask Gauss

Sunday! Here we are another end to a weekend and another week closer to Christmas. Yes you are allowed to enter panic mode of not having anything done. Ignoring all that is is Sunday so why do we do what Sunday's are for an answer questions.

Do you think the Remake is possible for 2016?

No not at all. I think we would be lucky if we saw it in 2017. The games needs to be built from the ground up and there is no way they would be releasing it without it being perfect in their eyes. Sometimes companies release things when they aren't ready to hit deadlines, but this is the one game that I never see that happening with. There is way too much riding on this game being the definition of perfection. The shit storm if it isn't will be next level insanity.

Do you ever think we will see the UED again in Starcraft?

Well I believe if there ever is a Starcraft III the UED will have to play a big part in it. Especially with the way the Terran is now. There really is no real Terran threat besides them. I know everyone loved the UED from Brood War and I was among them. Just like everyone was glad to see Stukov in the Heart of the Swarm Campaign. They even hinted during that campaign about the UED returning. It will happen in some form even if it is in one of the mission packs. The only way we will get a massive UED story though is if there is a Starcraft III.

What is with the themed weeks?

Just happened to be that way. It is not going to be a thing or on purpose from now on.

There they are the questions for the week. Hopefully you all got something out of it. Thanks to everyone who submitted a question this wouldn't be possible without all of you so once again thanks. Enjoy what is left of your weekend!

Evil or Not?

So here we are another Friday, another Reader Post. This one comes to us from MikeToss and his views on how Kerrigan might not be as bad or as evil as people think she is. I know I have been thinking about this since I have completed the campaign and as is the case with any lore I love opinions on either side of the coin. So have a read.

Well I guess there is last thing to say. Like already said Kerrigan story has always been to me more tragic one than a one about a villian a woman who was drafted into one of the cruelest soldier programs ever and experimented on zerg because she was psionic. When she was freed she had a chance to be happy and maybe do things other than being a heartless killing machine. But she was betrayed by her superior.

She became the queen of blades somewhat shallow villian who just killed, was cruel, manipulated because she could but had a few moments when some humanity surfaced some times (SC1 Z4 and BW Z5). On top of that there is the fact that she killed 8 billion people.

Then comes the Hots she goes after Mengsk wanting revenge for his deeds. Kerrigan is not exactly evil in the game she is just willing to do what ever it takes to win damn the cost and Furk your mercy Kerrigan is not cruel out of spite and she isn't completely unjustifiable either for her "work must be understood as a means to an end for in fact that is the only way by which that end can be properly accomplished, the end is both good and moral (and it really was) and" that "end" is her goal. Kerrigan is willing to do brutal actions in a fight where odds are stacked against her. Wouldn't you do what ever it takes to win and achieve that end that is good and moral? Wouldn't she? (we know that end is good and moral).

Then there is the epilogue Kerrigan is given a chance to become a Xel'naga Did she deserve that fate that we saw in the epilogue and in the final cutscene? Well with me it is not the question does she deserve it Kerrigan said that she had too much blood on her hands and this was her chance to wipe some of it off that by becoming a Xel'naga some of the sorrow and destruction can be repaired and undone however little however late.

So that is one opinion. I am still on the fence with the whole thing, how about all of you? Have a good weekend and think about it.

Remake Is Not Remastered

So all that I have been hearing about since we got the first look trailer at the Final Fantasy VII remake is how they are changing things. When we were originally told about the remake they said some of the gameplay elements would be changed. Now to me this makes sense. There is this avid group of players who are all over talking about how the game is not going to play turn based. Do you know why turn based is not being used? Well it is an old mechanic used and in a much more high paced gaming world this type of style doesn't apply to the modern fan.

So if people can accept that they take it as they are ruining a game. All they ever had to do was just update the graphics. Now if you were not sure that is the difference between a remake and a remaster. For example X and X-2 recently went through the remaster stage and we have heard XII is also currently heading in this direction. A remake though changes gameplay elements. Like say the battle system. Maybe a scene will be filmed differently and end with the same result. These are the things you have to get through your head when you hear the word remake.

Do I think they will change major plot points? No I don't think so. I think they will make things mess better with the other Final Fantasy VII games, but other than that I don't think so. I feel like they will go a lot more in depth because the voice acting option gives them this ability to make you feel more for the characters you will be playing.

This game won't be the same as the original. This was never the intention. What it will do is give the modern fan the chance to be part of the story we all fell in love with back in 1997. If you don't like the new ones gameplay you can always still play the original. Don't feel cheated because you are not getting exactly what you want, because rally that is the sense of entitlement you have been ragging the current gaming generation on.

No Longer Talk, No Longer Laugh, Cry Or Get Angry

So after seeing "the trailer" their has been a few things on my mind. Be it from the endless amount of complaining I have seen about it not being turn based to what scenes from the original I am looking so forward to see in the remake. With jsut the opening from the game I can already tell this is going to be something I am going to love. So for the list here are my top 5 scenes I cannot wait to see in the remake.

5. The Golden Saucer

You know when you first arrive to the Golden Saucer and how epic and amazing the entire atmosphere is. Well that's exactly what I am thinking is going to be even more epic the second time around.

4. Cid's First Flight

What can I say I love Cid. When he is bitching and complaining the entire time and then finally gets his chance in space. Well this is just something else on another level. He gets his dream and everything else is history.

3. Finding Vincent

So there is this guy chilling in a coffin. What is he doing there? Who is he? How mysterious? Well it was all that when played it before how much more dark can they make it this time around?

2. Red Sees His Father's Sacrifice

You know a certain someone's death seems to get all the credit, but this to me is one of the most heartfelt scenes in the entire game. To realize what his father did when this entire time what he thought of him is some next level stuff. Even more so in my mind with better graphics and vice acting.

1. Aerith Death

Was there really any doubt to this? This is not only one of the most iconic scenes in the game itself it really is one of the most iconic scenes in all of gaming. Seeing it remade is going to make the feel train moving.

There you have it the scenes I am most looking forward to in the remake. Obviously I am looking forward to everything about it these just happen to be my go to. Do you have ones you think would fit better? As always let me know.

You Fail At Complaining About "The Trailer" If...

So here we are on yet another Fail Day. On a day that you would think people would be rejoicing about, but instead they are complaining. They are complaining about anything and everything. Final Fantasy VII is getting a remake in case you have been living in a box for months now. Also this past weekend we got the first trailer for it with some gameplay footage. That hasn't stop people from going off about it, so that is where I come in.

You Fail At Complaining About "The Trailer" If...

• Your first thoughts were "It is not turn based?"
• That was followed by "Where is the flower girl?"
• You don't like how they are using the same voice actors as Advent Children
• You are asking why they just didn't update the graphics
• You are complaining it is only the first chapter of the game in the trailer
• You didn't getting feels seeing the Avalanche crew
• Now you are not thinking about the tower climbing scene
• You keep saying this is FFXV part VII
• You are refusing to play it because it is not the original
• You keep making up things you have "heard" they are changing
• You keep going off about how they changed things and it was worse, but have mentioned nothing of the better
• You are going on and on about how this is no longer a service to the people who have waited for this remake
• You are part of the endless debate about the cross dressing scene having to be removed because of how it offends transgender people

and Finally

• You don't know the difference between Remake and Remaster

There you have it this week's edition of fail. Hope you all enjoyed it and see how stupid some people can be.

"The Remake" Trailer

So you may have been living under a rock for a few days, and may not have seen this. Even if you have I know you will watch it again and again. The first trailer to the most highly anticipated remake in the history of gaming. I am sure I will be talking about this for a few days, but have yourself a watch.



Yes like the Nerdgasms commence

Ask Gauss

Sunday! Here we are on yet another Sunday wondering ourselves away about what we didn't finish this weekend. Also comes the time where I am supposed to pick some questions for the week to answer on here. So I should probably get to that without too much more babbling.

Why do people always use the phrase "this game is dying"?

Well it is simple. They probably don't want to play the game and are trying for some reason or another to get people to understand. They talk about how a game is too difficult for them or that they have no friends that play it or some person said the game was bad so they just say it is dying. Or they just want people to play another game, the one that they want to play. WoW has been dying for countless years now. Yes the sub numbers have gone down, but it is far and away the most played MMO on the planet. Forums for games are always filled with this game is dying crap and really you shouldn't really believe any of it, because most of the time it is just people ragging and looking for attention.

Did you see the new Uncharted 4 cinematic?

That I did. Always great to see Nathan Drake in action even if he is getting his ass handed to him a little. Every time though makes me feel like March is just so far away and I really don't like wishing my time away. I am sure everyone who is an Uncharted fan though has felt the same way since the announcement of the 4th game. For those who haven't seen it here it is



Are you taking a Christmas Break from the blog?

I will be, but at the moment not sure of the timeline. Don't worry I won't disappear without a trace.

There you have it this week's questions all out there. Hope everyone got something out of it more than the wasted time to read them all. As always thanks to everyone who sent something in. I know lately I have been extra slow in responses just been outrageously busy so thank you for your patience and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Calia Who?

So something interesting is happening in Legion. People are dying new people are warchief and countless other things. Then you realize one of everyone's favourite lose ends to speculate on has been solved. That being the fate of Calia Menethil the crown princess of Lordaeron has return. In a way that has left many disappointed. So for this week's Reader Post I chose Krazyk thoughts on the matter when we were having a discussion about what it could mean for the future of Lordaeron.

I don't really care what Calia's motivations are in the lore. I'm talking about introducing the character from a storytelling perspective. A character whose only importance was literally because her last name was Menethil. She never showed propensity for being a Priest in her other appearances, and was just offered up as political piece during the Second War to marry Deathwing. 

She has nothing else to her character. Does anybody really give a shit that Calia Menethil apparently is a Priest and wants to be a random NPC follower? There is no other reason to care about her other than her name. For all the bitching that the community incessantly do over the rights of Lordaeron or  the guilt or innocence of the Blood Elves during 5.1, what's awesome is having those moments so the discussion can occur.

Having Calia return so the debate over Lordaeron can re-ignite. Especially with Sylvanas becoming the Warchief, which is still insane and hard to believe. I don't see how they make Sylvanas the leader of the Horde in the same expansion they finally introduce Calia and instead of taking advantage of the very obvious narrative of fighting over Lordaeron, decide to do the opposite and ignore it entirely because Calia wants to apparently be a nobody priest. Whoop de fucking do. Then don't even make the NPC Calia Menethil and make it somebody else.

Her reappearance should have very obviously been one to throw more fire onto the rising tensions of the HvA again. That's her only purpose as a character at this point. She has nothing else of worth to care about.

Quite the take indeed and for those curious this is what I responded about it

The only thing making her important is her last name. So this whole arc actually feels a like it fits in nice and appropriately to me. She never was an important character. Her shining moment in the spotlight was almost having to marry Deathwing. She never did anything interesting. She never wielded any power that we saw. She was never an important character, people just latched onto the idea of her coming back to try and retake Lordaeron largely because they wanted the Alliance to have some sort of legitimate claim to the kingdom. I myself even thought this way at one time, but the more I thought about it my opinion changed. She hasn't done a single thing to earn a big fanfare for her return to the lore like the likes of Turalyon orAlleria. And lastly, we all know she's ultimately not getting Lordaeron back for the living. 

There you go plenty to think about on the weekend now!

The Best Of Times

So the last couple days I have been talking about all the bad things that can happen to Gamers this time of year. This doesn't mean it is a bad time for us. What it does mean is there are things that we would like to avoid. With all the bad though comes a lot of good. When you were younger there was nothing like opening that new game and the anticipation in wanting to play it. I may have poked fun at having to sit through people who think they are amazing and are completely awful, but you would be hard pressed to beat those times when the non-gamers who know they are awful try their best to give it a go.

These are some of the moments I love. When people who are not gamers embrace the spirit of gaming like the rest of us. When they sit back and try new things for whatever reason. It doesn't matter that grandma is playing Wii Sports. What matters is that she is up there and trying doing something that we will all be able to talk about for years.

Also a great way to see people's competitive spirit come out into the lime light. There is nothing better than pumped up non gamers trash talking each other like they are the shit. Makes me actually feel sad for all the toxic players existing in the multiplayer atmosphere nowadays. If only those people could think how much a waste of time their attitude is.

So ya I may have been poking fun at some of the things I wish didn't go the way they do, but that doesn't mean I would change anything. The holidays have there good and the bad, but if I have to deal with the bad to have all the good I will take that every time.

Also gives me plenty to talk about!

Ya...Thanks

So here we are the second day of December preparing ourselves for the Christmas Season. With that season comes a lot of fun times for gamers and then their are things that you really don't want to deal with. This week's list is all about those things gamers hate during the Christmas Season. So here we go.

5. Explaining Why You Game

This is always a not so fun thing. People never have to explain why they watch a TV show or play cards or do countless other things. If you are over the age of 20 but you spend time gaming though you have to play 20 questions more than you ever should.

4. Influx of Idiots Playing Multiplayer

So with the season comes lots of time off for the younger crowd, which seems to bring the idiots with it. These players are not always bad players, but there is always an influx of players raging, trolling, and anything else you can think of.

3. Less Time To Play New Stuff

Well during the season you tend to get all these amazing new things to play, but the problem is you have a lot less time to actually play them.

2. Gaming With People Who Don't Game

So you are over at friends and families and then you have to game with people who think they can play something when they really can't. You have to struggle and painful watch as you believe your horror will never end with their noobness. Oh I can hardly wait.

1. Game for the Wrong System

So you are all excited you open your gift and it is actually the game you asked for, but whats this it is for the wrong system...

There you have it this week's list. What other things but you about the holidays? As always let me know in some way shape or form.

You Fail At Being A Gamer During The Christmas Season If...

So it is December and I am now allowing myself to think about Christmas. I tend to block out all things Christmas till the 1st and not because I am Scrooge or anything like that I just think everything has its time. So Now why not do a Fail Day with a little bit of Christmas swing to it.

You Fail At Being A Gamer During The Christmas Season If...

• You have a list of games a kid wants that must mean what all gamers want
• You are leaning towards getting an xbox one
• You are taking the hispster looking guys advice on game choices
• You don't realize you will have to play some Wii Sports with the family
• You don't think you will enjoy your Wii Sports time
• You don't understand the "YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS" card in Cards Against Humanity
• You don't have extra controllers which can be "worked in" by your younger family members
• You don't hide any games that have very important save files in them
• You don't buy Christmas themed skins
• You hate Christmas themed World events in games
• You don't save Metzen the Reindeer
• You don't play the Greatfather Winter Song repeatably

And Finally

• You think there is no time to game

There you have it this week's edition of Fail. Hope you all enjoyed it and are well on your way with your Christmas stuff. Enjoy!

World Of Thrones

Happy Monday! Well if Monday can be happy let it be a happy then. As most of you know I am a big fan of A Song of Ice and Fire or to non-book people Game of Thrones. Now there is always plenty of Game of Thrones openings for different worlds especially in gaming. When I came across this one of Warcraft Universe be it unfinished currently doesn't mean it isn't worth sharing. So I present to you Marc Ottensmann World of Thrones



And now I cannot wait for the rest to be finished

Ask Gauss

Sunday! You know that day at the end of the weekend when you are starting to realize your weekend is about over and you got nothing done that you were trying to finish. Well it is that day. It is also the day of the week where I answer questions sent to me throughout the week. So while you are wallowing in self regret let's see what the questions are this week.

Have you been laying an Overwatch?

Sadly no. Didn't get into Beta and for some reason could not log in to the open beta event lat weekend. I have heard so many great things about the game though. A few years ago I played a lot of Team Fortress 2 and it seems everything good like any Blizzard game has been transferred to their title. I look forward to playing this extensively in the future when we finally have a chance to get our hands on the release version. To everyone who is part of the beta just realize I hate you.

Do you think Protoss is in a bad spot in Legacy?

Right now it is a different game for protoss players. I find myself being rewarded for being overly aggressive early and punished by any race other than protoss for not playing that way. This is not to say if I don't cheese I don't win. Just seems that I am always having to punish someone or try to survive until I get the required units out. The colossi nerf really hurts against terran and the roles seem to be reversed as far as HotS and LotV. That is to say it is Protoss who has to survive the mid game. While zerg seems to have an edge early game that I believe needs to be fixed some how. I am not saying nerfs need to happen I am saying it could be a nerf or for some pro finding a way to punish the 3 hatch opening without putting yourself significantly behind. The game is still new though so this is to be expected so I am far from worrying about the matter.

So how was your Thanksgiving?

I am sure this is a troll, but it was good back in October

There they are the questions I picked for the week. Thank you to everyone who sent something in as always this couldn't be done without all of you, and to those still waiting for a response I will get to you don't worry.

Don't Mess With My Monitor

So here we are on Black Friday. Also on Friday we have this thing called the Reader Post. Where I pick a post for the week written by one of you to be showcased for the week. Now all this week you probably noticed all the Not My Turkey Day posts. If you didn't then I am really not sure what you must have been up to. With that in mind I wanted to post something to do with Black Friday. When I came across this picture sent in from Crispening. With just one tag line and I couldn't help but share.

"No one is getting my new monitor but me"

Good Luck Crispening! Everyone else your weekend before things get back to normal.

Not My Turkey Day

So when making this post I am surprised this is only my 4th Not My Turkey Day Rant. So maybe it doesn't both me as much as it should. I know it bothers me less now that I am not raiding in WoW 3+ times a week. I don't have to worry about cancelling a week's worth of raids because you have to prepare to go somewhere one day, go there the next day, eat too much the next, then shop for 4 year old items that you have to line up for hours for, then hear about all the things you lined up for, and then here you bitch about how you bought things you didn't even need.

Yes that really is what this week is all about. Today being the only real day that actually matters, but it turns out it isn't the only day that I am supposed to care about. I am not hating on your family or friends. Hell I am not even hating on having to change my routine. I am hating on the fact that I have to hear about them both endlessly like it is the only thing I care about.

Did you have a good holiday? To me yes is a pefectly acceptable answer. I don't need you to go on and on about every little thing that happened especially if it is holding up my gaming time. I also don't need you to tell me and then be distracted so you fuck up and I almost feel bad for calling you a special kind of stupid.

This is what this week turns into. Something that I have to recognize and pretend to care about more than I should have to because of "reasons". I am not heartless I care that you had a good holiday, but that doesn't mean I need to hear every tiny little detail from every single American person I know like it is the be all end of my existence.

This doesn't happen for any other holiday, which is why it is even more fucked up. Is there something in the turkey that does this? Or maybe it is spending too much time with people you hardly spend time with that makes you want to just let it out and tell everything like you are a girl with a box of wine and some tissues.

Oh yes I cannot wait for it to be over.

Not My Turkey Day Notes

So here we are in the middle of the week. The week itself being known as Not My Turkey Day week. There is plenty of things to go on and on about. I decided to go with the most notable things which happen this week and for the most part starting today and lasting till Sunday evening. So here we go

5. Declaring People Missing

How many of you have ever played an MMO? I am assuming most of you have. We all have those people on our friends list that never seem to log off. Whatever it is they are always around even if they are just sitting in town somewhere. Something weird happens on Not My Turkey Day. They logoff. The logical conclusion is that they are celebrating, but no one ever makes that conclusion. It it always about them being kidnapped or were they killed because you just can't picture them not being online

4. Better Competition

With many people off and doing their turkey things the player pool tends to get better. The ones who are online are the lifers or happen to not be celebrating Not My Turkey Day. This tends to reflect in the player pool being a lot more competitive because of people avoiding this time and people just not being on during the period.

3. Longer Queues

With the player pool being smaller it is also noted that queue times starting today tend to be quite longer. Just means that you are better served playing with friends. Hope you have some.

2. Catching Up With Randos

So come holidays you always tend to get random messages. Be it in game or text messages. These tend to mostly be from people you got the same type of messages from the last holiday.

1. Black Friday Sales From The Comfort Of My Own Home

So I guess it is a big deal to line up way before the sale happens to get some sort of door prize. I prefer just to sit and home and look at the sales online and not get trampled, but hey that could just be me.

There you have this week's list. What do you plan on doing the rest of the week? Or what are you looking forward to or not looking forward to?

You Fail At Not My Turkey Week If...

So here we are the week of American Thanksgiving or how I like to call it Not My Turkey Week. Now I know over the years I have made it a point to continuously poke fun at how this week turns into an absolute mess for all things gaming. I also know that every time I do this my hate mail becomes that much more enjoyable to read. So why should I change anything? So that is why I bring you this fail day.

You Fail At Not My Turkey Week If...

• You have no idea what I am talking about
• You think it is selfish of me to want to actually game during this week
• You don't think the whole whole is laughing at you on Friday
• You don't think I will not mention deep fried turkey while BMing you
• You think raids should be canceled for the entire week
• You think having a holiday on a Thursday makes any sense for planning
• You are actually right now thinking for reasons Thursday is a good day
• You don't realize not everyone cares it is Thanksgiving for you and should adapt to you
• You are wondering why I am not posting ROFLBear videos this week about Mr. Green
• You think now is a good time to level cooking
• Insert Refugee joke here
• You think I care to see a pilgrim cosplay in every game I play
• You use this as an excuse for not getting crap done.
• You are posting pics of you gaming when you are spending all that important time with family

And Finally

• You think I don't find this amusing

There you have it this week's edition of Fail. I can already feel the rage burning inside people!

Team Battle

So here we are yet another Monday feeling all well and good about everything. Might also be recovering from the Overwatch weekend or maybe just were playing something else and didn't have a chance to check out the new Carbot Heroes of the Storm video. Well then that is why I am here to save the day! Have a look and enjoy!



And now doesn't that bring back memories

Ask Gauss

Sunday! Yes it is here and your weekend is coming to a close. Whatever shall we do? Well it is simple isn't it? The same thing we do every Sunday. Answer questions sent to me throughout the week! So here we go.

Do you feel Legacy of the Void is not new player friendly?

I think the changing of the macro mechanics leads to quicker play. Yes with the game being new and MMR being reset it makes it very difficult for new players not to get steamrolled until everything evens itself out. Now I know people have been saying it is really unfair to expect new players or returning players to play with over 100 APM. Again this isn't actually needed. Is Starcraft harder than your average game? Of course it is. It requires skill and practice to get your skills where they need to be. Mulitplayer really isn't for a casual player unless you are part of the lower leagues. People should accept that not. Not everyone is going to be a master or grandmaster player. It just doesn't work that way.

So it is over. What was your opinion of the Telltale Game of Thrones?

I have yet to play the last chapter, but I have enjoyed it. I like how it connects to the show without being part of the show. It feels as if it is in the same world, which I think is important. Just like their Walking Dead games have done. When everything is connected it feels more real even if neither will probably directly reference the other.

Have you been Cho'Gall infected?

Sadly not has of yet. Haven't had the time to play Heroes

There you have it this week's questions all answered. Hopefully you all got something out of it. If not then really I cannot do anything about it.

Too Soon...

Friday, which if you are from around here means it is time for the Reader Post. You know the post of the week where I leave it to one of you to send something in which you would think everyone would be interested in. Well this week I chose a rant from Ravenmoon. Now I will say I think this rant is rather early since we don't know much about Legion yet. But if it comes to pass then it certainly has a point. So will leave you with that, enjoy!

Amidst the information packed expansion, lore, zones, grand scale invasion, and what seems to be the start of the massive legion plot, something I think they and us have all missed and will become quite painfully clear once the news is digested... is the big hole where OUR night elves should be.
Where are they? and why are they absent from their homecoming? Why are they not taking centre stage in the narrative? ... this is their land, they're most familiar with the territory, secrets history, every other one of us [horde/alliance] is blind in comparison and they are the leading race against the Legion .. shouldn't we have been seeing Tyrande instead of Varian in that cinematic?

... most followers of the lore will begin to notice this soon... how would night elves like Tyrande Whisperwind, Mordant Evenshade, the priesthood and druids and those who've been around for 10,000 years - and lead the world twice against the Legion ...

Tyrande's homecity is Suramar, she'd know it so well.. you would definitely want to see their reaction to seeing it was saved, and delight to see survivors thriving and that turned to horror when they learn they opened up to the legion after standing against it for nearly 10,000 years .

Why is it Varian leading the charge and not Tyrande ? I can understand Varian being in the thick of it, not expecting to comeback and writing to his son, but on the ground, I would expect it would be Tyrande and our night elves marshaling and leading the factions against the Legion they know so well on HOME turf they know so well.

It's a huge omission - what have they planned? or did they actually forget? I was a bit surprised they used Dalaran and not some campaign to reclaim Suramar after which it becomes a night elf lead neutral city they launch the final thrust against Gul'dan and the legion from...you're going to read and play Warcraft story and wonder why our night elves are not at the centre of our offensive.

So what do you think? Is this something to worry about or should we wait and see? Guess we will all just have to wait and see. Enjoy your weekend everyone!

New Game Smell

So Christmas kind of came early this year for gamers. We had Starcraft Legacy of the Void and Fallout 4 come out the same day. So that attitude of non-gamers about gamers wasting their time is all over the place lately. What people fail to realize is gamers like anyone are excited with something new. Do you look at people weird when they drive their new car around the block? Do you call people crazy when they want to give you a tour around their new house? Do you not understand when people talk about a new job? Do you just accept that people have to wear new clothes? I could go on and on, but in every other situation the world accepts what people do.

Then we have gamers. I have read quite a few articles about people not understanding why adults spend time away from loved ones when they get a new video game. They go on and on about how these is what is wrong with society. On the other hand if I had just picked up a new set of golf clubs and wanted to go golfing that would be perfectly ok. Or if I wanted to go watch a movie at the theatre or watch the new Game of Thrones all would be defined to be within the norm.

This is what is wrong with non-gamers. They refuse to accept that gaming itself abides by the same rules as the rest of the world. It doesn't mean you are an immature adult who doesn't care about what they should be doing. It doesn't mean you are ignoring the rest of the world. It means you are excited to do what is new like any normal human being would do.

As a test the next time someone you know is excited about something new that has nothing to do with gaming chirp them about it and see what happens. You know what will happen, but really this whole anti-gaming movement seems like a dinosaur world, and sometimes it just pisses me off.

What's With The Weird Look?

Well here we are middle of the week and thinking about the list I will be doing. Truthfully though this list has been made for awhile in the anticipation of the new Fallout game. Now obviously last week was taken by the new Starcraft game Legacy of the Void, but that won't stop me from making this week's list of my favourite Fallout moments before the forth game.

5. Coming Out of Vault 101 - Fallout 3

This got you a little bit of everything. A bunch of worldly first which was eventually capped by seeing the sun rise for the first time.

4. Meeting the Master - Fallout

So not only is this "thing" creepy in appearance but it talks in multiple voices as if he is a next level Cho'gall. One of my favourite villains of all time.

3. Charon's Contract - Fallout 3

So you get this ghoul out of a bad deal and watch him shoot his previous employer. Something which wasn't only awesome, but slightly terrifying

2. Guardian of Forever - Fallout 2

So this is a special area you can find when going through a weird rock formation, but the most interesting things are what is inside. You are transported back in time to vault 13 the starting point in the originally game and are part of the series of events which started the series.

1. Blowing Up Megaton - Fallout 3

This was my number one before I even put some thought into this list because there is nothing like sitting back and watching a mushroom cloud in awe. You just don't do that very often do you?

There you have it my favourite Fallout moments before the 4th game. What are your favourite moments? As always let me know one way or another.

You Fail At Legacy of the Void Multiplayer If...

So here we are it has been a week and it has been fun. There is much to learn with the new units and the new macro style in Legacy of the Void so let's talk about how people are failing at it.

You Fail At Legacy of the Void Multiplayer If...

• You keep trying to 6 pool
• You ignore all the new units
• You lose to 1 base plays
• You keep trying 1 base plays
• You haven't tried any tournaments yet
• You complain about a low league placement when everything adjusts itself quickly
• You have yet to realize how many units have actives
• You remained yourself "llllllllll"
• You keep complaining when your old strats are failing
• You suck at micro
• You don't understand you have to play through the pain to learn
• Lurkers
• You ability to split seems to have the same ability as to run right into a bunch of banelings
• You keep complaining about your teammates
• You always forget detection

And Finally

• You have ladder anxiety

There you have it this week's edition of fail. Hope you all enjoy it or learn something.. Happy Laddering!

Cloud Storms Into Battle

So you may not have heard, and if you haven't well this is going to be a great way to start your Monday. Cloud Strife himself is going to be joining Super Smash Bros. lineup. Yes you have heard that right and you are not dreaming. So yes I should be sharing a machinima of some sort today, but how could I when this news is upon us? I really couldn't could I? Here is the announcement trailer for it. Enjoy!



Just a wee bit pumped are we?

Ask Gauss

Sunday! Yes here we are ending our weekend and raging that every store we go to is full of Christmas things. Oh how it gets me in the Christmas Spirit.

How have your Legacy of the Void placements gone?

Well let's just say my teammates haven't been the greatest. Four times so far I have had people on my teams who have played less than 50 games in their career. Now you could say this is just a new account, but then you should have seen them play. That is the way of it though. You get lucky some times, but it will all even itself out in the end in my mind. Hopefully everyone else's matches have gone pretty well.

Have you played any Fallout 4 yet? 

Not as of yet. Plan to do a lot of that this week as I have been pretty busy with Starcraft. It is after all one of my favourite series of all time so always put the time in it first. That doesn't mean I don't think Fallout isn't worth the time I know it will be awesome. Just has to start by taking a backseat.

So how about that Starbucks cup?

Ya no not touching that.

There they are the questions and the answers for the week. Hope you all got something out of it in one way or another. Try to enjoy what is left of your weekend and not rage about the Christmas stuff being thrown in your face.

About Ready To Get Out Of Here Cowboy?

Friday! Which means Reader Post and this Reader Post is going to contain some spoilers for the Legacy of the Void. So if you don't want any of those come back and read this after you are done the campaign. So this week's post comes to us from Mossie. It deals with Kerrigan's ascension and some confusion with it. So have a read and here it goes!

So I see a lot of people complaining about how in the epilogue, Kerrigan goes and turns into a Xel'naga, despite not having the Purity of Form that the Protoss have, which was a key part in the cycle of rebirth.

Or did she?

From multiple parts in the Campaign (Paraphrased, because I can't remember the mission names):

Karax

"I believe that the Keystone was designed to be found, and put together, by those races intended to find this place"

Artanis

"The Xel'naga made all life in the universe, and two races would naturally ascend to Purity of Form and Purity of Essence. They would then come together, here, to ascend to Xel'naga."

Artanis

"The Xel'naga would not interfere, until it came time for the Ascension"

And from the Blizzard Lore Panel

"The fact is, Zerg are unable to infest Protoss because of the incredible strength of Protoss psionics. The Zerg hive mind is a crucial part of infestation, and the Protoss have either the Khala or the Void to keep the hive mind out.

Beyond that, Protoss genetic material (or as the Zerg call it, essence) is simply antithetical to the Swarm. They just cannot use it."

So what is this saying?

Its saying that Amon's interference was done because he wanted too destroy all life in the universe, and needed a body. He was responsible for raising the Zerg + The Protoss into the force we know and love, not the Xel'naga, choosing what he thought to be the most viable candidates for Purity of Essence + Purity of Form. But he was partially wrong, part of which is PROTOSS GENETIC MATERIAL CAN NOT BE UTILIZED BY THE SWARM WITHOUT SOME CRAZY GENE SPLICING

I honestly think the campaign was hinting towards the fact that the protoss are not the race that is purity of form. What's more, the classic swarm is not purity of essence.

Why?

The TERRANS found, and assembled the Keystone. Not the protoss.
Kerrigan was deinfested from the Amon-corrupted swarm, and when she rejoined it was though a merging with the ORIGINAL, PRIMAL ZERG.

Together, this means that the TERRANS are the race that is purity of form, not the protoss, and the only Zerg who are purity of essence are those untouched by Amon, the PRIMAL ZERG.

And since Kerrigan was a hybrid of Terran and Primal Zerg, she was able to ascend to become a Xel'naga.

So what do you think? This really is exactly what I thought during the Tomb level when Artanis was reading it. She already was the Hybrid needed. Enjoy your weekend!

Void Campaign

So here we are the Thursday after the release of Legacy of the Void. I am going to give my no spoiler review of the campaign since I have completed it, but if you aren't interested in any of that you have been warned.

Well what can I say there was many up and down moments of the campaign. There were moments of feels and there were moments of triumph. There was also quite unexpected moments that one who has played through it would be willing to give me the jaw drop on. I enjoyed the story and the epilogue although would have liked the epilogue to be longer than it was. Made sense to have it set as three missions for the 1 for each race concept, but it felt rushed for what we were doing. The core missions though were well placed slightly more difficult than Heart of the Swarm and the story progressed well.

Like I said it gave you all the things you want in the story. I know some people are going to be upset they didn't deal with certain things how "they" wanted but for a story as per Blizzcon which was in place since 1998 they did a very good job at bring it to a conclusion.

Can't really explain more without spoiling so I will leave it into that as I head into the mulitplayer fun, which I know will take up way too much of my time.

My Life For Aiur!

En Taro Tassadar

So after playing a bit of the campaign well there has been a little bit of a shocker. With that in mind though I thought for this week's list and sticking to the theme of Starcraft for the week I would list the best deaths in the series thus far.

5. Admiral DuGalle

The death that ended the Brood War story and had a heartfelt letter being sent home to his wife. Not only one of the best deaths, but one of the best moments of the series.

4. Arcturus Mengsk

Well we all knew it was going to happen eventually. It is like that guy who you know has something coming to him and you jsut want him to get it. You know like Joffery in Game of Thrones. Well when this finally happened it was quite satisfying.

3. Fenix

He didn't get a fancy cutscene or anything like that, but still one of the most likely protoss out there that you just felt for. That and the fact that it was betrayal well that says it all.

2. Tychus Findlay

You went through all of Wings of Liberty with Tychus and Raynor, but I don't think anyone expected the way it ended until it ended. RIP Tychus.

1. Tassadar

Was there any doubt? He gave it all just so everyone else would have a chance at life. We are still fighting for what he gave us a chance for. En Taro Tassadar.

There they are my most memorable deaths throughout the Starcraft series before Legacy of the Void. Just have to prepare ourselves with what happens during it!