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Do you have any game-themed clothing, jewelry, or other accessories that you wear/carry everywhere? I only have one item, a recently-obtained Bioshock-themed ring that says, “A man chooses, a slave obeys.” I also would like to craft a choker like Elizabeth’s in Bioshock Infinite, but make it reversible with the cage on one side and the bird on the other. I'm also in the process of teaching myself art nouveau and deco design so that I can make my own tattoo, not necessarily Bioshock-themed, but with the same overall flavour. What about you? Do you wear anything to express your video game fandom? @killamch89 @DylanC @Alyxx @kingpotato @skyfire @The Blackangel @Executor Akamia @Aerielle del Rosario

I kind of feel this way every day now when I read the news.

When you put in a new game for the first time, are there any pet peeves you have where you’re instantly annoyed, and thinking, “How will I ever put up with this?” Like for example, I get irritated by fonts I find hard to read, controls I find really unintuitive (especially when the trigger key is R2 instead of R1, but not for what seems like a good reason), and confusing menu navigation. And I get really peeved by unwanted or intrusive HUD/quest displays. Like in Dragon Age Inquisition, that awful quest box that appears on the right-hand side of the screen and just … stays. What about you? What drives you crazy the instant you see it and potentially annoys you for the rest of a game?

I noticed @The Blackangel created a thread for worst dressed characters in games, so I thought I'd make one for best dressed characters. Which characters in games do you think have been the most fashionably attired? I realize this is a woefully cheesy pick, but I am fond of Morrigan's somewhat silly revealing outfit in Dragon Age Origins. It has a kind of elegance to it, and suits her--and I always get irritated at the comments from other characters trying to tell her to replace it.

Oh, it is the hotkeying I can't figure out! For some reason nothing will map. I have no idea what I'm pressing wrong, but I'm on PS3, so you probably can't help there.

Playing a mage in Dragon Age II, I was running around in what looked like a bathrobe with a codpiece for half the game. That was pretty bad.

If you are planning on purchasing a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Scarlett, how long do you intend to wait to do so? Will you buy the console right away when it releases? Will you wait a few months? A year? Several years? Since I have skipped a generation (PS4), I will probably not wait long to buy a PS5 after it comes out. Once I make a space for it in my tiny home, I will wait for the initial price drop, and then get it immediately. What about you? @killamch89 @kingpotato @The Blackangel @DylanC @skyfire @Executor Akamia @Alyxx

@killamch89 was telling me about laptop cooling pads, and it got me wondering, does anyone know if there are cooling pads for consoles, or if one can just use a laptop cooling pad for a console? We've talked in the past on another thread about ideas for keeping consoles cool on hot days, but I don't think anyone brought this idea up.

Wasn't Morrowind an open world game too? I agree that Skyrim's dungeons do seem more streamlined--and I find the menus likewise. I didn't know you can change spells on the fly in Oblivion. How do you do that? I have been opening the menu each time.

@The Blackangel How did you actually figure that out? By the third exchange, I'd have been assuming the problem was somehow on my end. The whole ordeal would've made me super angry. @DylanC I just hope it won't like ... get worse over time, like Fallout's issues. But I think that has to do with how Fallout save data accumulates, and hopefully Oblivion doesn't have that issue. Skyrim doesn't seem to, or if it does, I've simply never gotten a large enough save file for the game to start breaking.

Thanks! I like that it can also raise the keyboard/screen.

It's really interesting how the way we see ourselves impacts the characters we create, even if they don't actually look like us.

Oh yeah, in a mulitplayer game that'd be terrible. One more reason for me to mainly stick with single player games, lol. Because I mix up controls constantly between games.

Regarding death to vegetables, which veggies are your favorites to murder and devour? :)

I have something like this, but it usually happens when typing. I think it's the result of branching thoughts and hyperfocus issues, but I am not sure. It makes me anxious for professional reasons, because I am always afraid that these errors will slip past me at work.

Best TV show or film you've watched this year?

How would you order all you've played from best to worst? I hadn't thought of that--that new features might render some old ones incompatible, so they get sacrificed.

Can you share a screenshot of what you like about the textures?

@DylanC @kingpotato Wondering if you have any input on this topic :) @killamch89 I always wonder what makes developers drop features from previous games that actually were pretty great.

Okay, good to know, lol. It's one of the worst features I've ever encountered. I figure I'll just work on getting some kind of charm spell instead.

So far all I have is the skeleton you get when you start. It is hard to know what to spend money on, since it seems like there is a lot less loot in this game than in Skyrim, so I have just been saving up all my money aside from what I lose buying repair hammers.

I think I will grab one of those. It can get really hot in the room where I work because of where my window is positioned. I'm sure my laptop would appreciate the cooling pad whether I'm gaming on it or not. Are there any in particular you recommend, or are they all about the same?

@DylanC I forgot to tag you on this.

No, I didn't even know about them. Looks quite useful!

5 foot 5. Ultimate average. I don't know. I keep trying to figure out if 5 is average, and if so, what is average for swimming? Maybe I'm a 3? I escaped a rip tide once--without knowing what I was doing--so I must be adequate! Borderlands 3.