Yes, I'm Still Alive,

and really have nothing to say. Nothing interesting has happened, my life still is(and always will be) sub-par and...


Yeah, I'm going to rant now.


I've been posting on Gamefaqs(yes I have an account and an urge to interact with morons, apparently) and I've been seeing a lot of arguments about priced DLC and how most of the time it's "locked on disc". Normally, this wouldn't be a major thing to me, but the majority of the people posting about it are fucking idiots. It's pretty much common knowledge that Microsoft set a requirement for all dlc to be priced and has been known to refuse to let free dlc be released and any free dlc that is released was either the result of a drawn out battle between MS and the publisher(s)/devs or a game doing so damned well it wouldn't really be a big hit to release some free dlc. Apparently, people don't understand this has been a normal practice in gaming for quite a while now and how similar tactics have been a part of business as a whole since like, forever. They'd much rather call the devs and publishers evil, bitch about it on a forum they most likely don't monitor and then call anyone who calls them on their stupidity mindless sheep and 'white knights' because apparently; presenting even a semi logical counter argument means you're blindly defending the publishers/devs.

Apparently people also don't understand that they're not being forced to buy optional dlc and that even though ten bucks is overpriced for a pack of skins/new models; it's still not a lot of money, even in this economy. Even when three dlc packs containing skins/new models cost ten bucks each it's still not that much; even for someone who's poor especially if you have a basic understanding of how to budget your money. Even then, you can go out and mow a few lawns and earn sixty bucks. But no, people want to bitch about how optional content is priced and can't seem to grasp that gaming is big business these days and that's how business works.



Fucking people these days have no grasp of hard work, it's all about goofin' off; playing with their damned cell phones instead of working and feeling entitled to free stuff instead of paying for it or earning it.

I didn't just make a joke, that was serious. I'm a lazy bastard myself, but I don't act like I'm entitled to free shit unless it was guaranteed as free with a purchase of something else or for signing up for some service or unless I actually earned it; in which case it's not really free.



Thank you internet, you have managed to make me feel old; again. Seriously, I swear I'm not old; sure I am a couple of years away from hittin' thirty but that's not old, no matter what those brightly colored JRPGS say. Mentally, I may be a bit like a crotchety old man, but that's personal preference, not age. I've never liked raging parties, I can't stand techno(You'll forgive an old man if he's misinformed about what's big in music these days, won't you?) and I'm not "hip" to what's in style, but I'm young at heart; I think.

Ugh...

Wheeeee, it's time for a "My Life Sucks" post! Oh boy, oh boy, what is it now, family drama? Something about the majority of the human race being fuckwads that don't give a shit about anyone but themselves? Nope, it's my very first post about how I suck! Ooh, this'll be great, I'm gonna love typing this!


So yeah, I feel like crap. I'm lamenting the fact that I pretty much completely neglected to lay the groundwork for some sort of future life that I would be exceedingly happy living about seven or eight years ago. I made no plans and I have absolutely nothing to show for it. I could've applied myself and wound up with a career that I love and some sort of life. I didn't really make much of an effort and now I'm stuck doing odd jobs and bouncing from various jobs that usually seem more permanent when I get hired. Either I get laid off because of cutbacks or some shit, get fired because I don't function well with moronic assholes who could be replaced by chimps that would do a better job or I quit because of them or a jackass boss whose stupidity and assholishness would wind up screwing me, or someone else over big time. I'm incapable of ignoring it because the last time I did, I started having stomach pains and I don't want to wind up getting a goddamned stress ulcer because of that shit.

So, I'm stuck with a crappy life, trying to find a steady job that won't force me to deal with assholes I'm not allowed to beat senseless and no prospects for a better life. I've come to accept this and that just depresses me. Yes, I know I can take an online course or something along those lines and take a step to better my life, but it's to damn late for that. I don't really have the skills to warrant making a huge effort and by the time I developed any, it'd be too late. Anything to do with any sort of college courses would be a total waste. I don't have the money to survive and try to better myself and I've always been a fan of surviving. My best bet is to hope I get over this whole having morals and being a semi-decent human being thing and manage to get a job that doesn't require a lot of skill.




So yeah...I needed to vent. I've been holding onto that for quite a while and I just couldn't deal with not saying something about it any longer. I'm not going to wallow in self pity and despair and go all emo, I just needed to get that off my chest so I can maybe stop dwelling on it so damned much.

Not Dead...Yet

I'm still alive and kicking, I just haven't had much to post about, plus I've been playing Fall of Cybertron a lot, too. Speaking of, the game is awesome, I personally like that the chapters focus more on a single character than three you can choose from. The story itself was great, especially the ending that leaves it open for another sequel to continue the story. But let's get to the best part of the game; Grimlock. Grimlock is awesome. Playing as a fire breathing space T-Rex is awesome. I like how they handled the Dinobots as a whole. Grimlock is still a rage fueled crusher of Decepticons but they didn't turn him into a stupid death lizard like the old cartoon. Instead, he keeps his intelligence and just has massive anger management issues. I like the fact that he has to build up rage to transform instead of being able to do so whenever he wants. It keeps his segments from becoming "transform, walk towards goal while stomping enemies to death" cake walks. I like Swoop, too. I don't know why, but giving a fire breathing space pterodactyl a Brooklyn accent just works.

Other than that, I really don't have anything to post about. Capcom is making Ace Attorney 5 and Phoenix returns. I'm trying not to get hopeful about this because AAI2 was never localized. There's a very good chance this won't be released outside of Japan.

That's it for now, maybe I'll something to post about in a week or two.