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a Master Ninja said:
Sure.

Swag Grab Bag consisting of random video game related tchotchkes I've accumulated. Numerous platforms and consoles respresented.
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sounds like fun :P
 
neoanarch said:
no problem. grats paper.


I should buy one for my pc anyway I could probably use it for SF4, what was it that I needed the charger kit?
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No Charger kit just charges it over the USB, doesn't provide any connection. You either want a straight-up USB 360 controller, or a wireless base for the PC. They can be hard to find, but occasionally you'll find them bundled with a wireless controller. From what I hear, they are very rare in the wild to find by themselves.
 
neoanarch said:
no problem. grats paper.


I should buy one for my pc anyway I could probably use it for SF4, what was it that I needed the charger kit?
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you want this

it comes with the receiver you need (and is the only way to buy it retail now since they discontinued it separately)
 
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Up for grabs I have a copy of Far Cry 2 for the PC, to the first who can answer a rather simple question correctly.

The lead designer of this game made some widely circulated comments on conflicts in Bioshock. What were the three fundamental problems he gave with what he termed the second contract in the game?

Just a note, this is obviously a used copy, but I received it used and have since installed and uninstalled it multiple times with no DRM issues. It also does not require the DVD to play.
 
Peronthious said:
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Up for grabs I have a copy of Far Cry 2 for the PC, to the first who can answer a rather simple question correctly.

The lead designer of this game made some widely circulated comments on conflicts in Bioshock. What were the three fundamental problems he gave with the second contract in the game?

Just a note, this is obviously a used copy, but I received it used and have since installed and uninstalled it multiple times with no DRM issues. It also does not require the DVD to play.
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First, this contract is not in line with the values underlying Randian rational self-interest; ‘helping someone else’ is presented as the right thing to do by the story, yet the opposite proposition appears to be true under the mechanics.
Second, Atlas is openly opposed to Ryan, yet again, as mentioned above, I am philosophically aligned with Ryan by my acceptance of the mechanics. Why do I want to stop Ryan, or kill him, or listen to Atlas at all? Ryan’s philosophy is in fact the guiding principle of the mechanics that I am experiencing through play.

Thirdly, I don’t have a choice with regards to the proposition of the contract. I am constrained by the design of the game to help Atlas, even if I am opposed to the principle of helping someone else. In order to go forward in the game, I must do as Atlas says because the game does not offer me the freedom to choose sides in the conflict between Ryan and Atlas.
 
smurfx said:
First, this contract is not in line with the values underlying Randian rational self-interest; ‘helping someone else’ is presented as the right thing to do by the story, yet the opposite proposition appears to be true under the mechanics.
Second, Atlas is openly opposed to Ryan, yet again, as mentioned above, I am philosophically aligned with Ryan by my acceptance of the mechanics. Why do I want to stop Ryan, or kill him, or listen to Atlas at all? Ryan’s philosophy is in fact the guiding principle of the mechanics that I am experiencing through play.

Thirdly, I don’t have a choice with regards to the proposition of the contract. I am constrained by the design of the game to help Atlas, even if I am opposed to the principle of helping someone else. In order to go forward in the game, I must do as Atlas says because the game does not offer me the freedom to choose sides in the conflict between Ryan and Atlas.
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Excellent! PM your address and I'll get it out by Saturday at the latest.
 
I would submit that if someone is complaining about the fact that you don't have a choice in following Atlas' advice/orders that they didn't finish the game.
 
a Master Ninja said:
Eh, just found something else.
1019 Memory Card for the Nintendo Gamecube.
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I'll take it, assuming the guy who asked about it not working in some games isn't actually claiming it :3

My card has been FUBAR for a while, so I'd love a new one.

Edit: Of course, I just now realize that the post for it was almost a week ago. Whoops! Oh well.
 
smurfx said:
First, this contract is not in line with the values underlying Randian rational self-interest; ‘helping someone else’ is presented as the right thing to do by the story, yet the opposite proposition appears to be true under the mechanics.
Second, Atlas is openly opposed to Ryan, yet again, as mentioned above, I am philosophically aligned with Ryan by my acceptance of the mechanics. Why do I want to stop Ryan, or kill him, or listen to Atlas at all? Ryan’s philosophy is in fact the guiding principle of the mechanics that I am experiencing through play.

Thirdly, I don’t have a choice with regards to the proposition of the contract. I am constrained by the design of the game to help Atlas, even if I am opposed to the principle of helping someone else. In order to go forward in the game, I must do as Atlas says because the game does not offer me the freedom to choose sides in the conflict between Ryan and Atlas.
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Wasn't that the point, though, that you were unable to choose sides? Isn't the "would you kindly" line basically mind control?
 
Monroeski said:
Wasn't that the point, though, that you were unable to choose sides? Isn't the "would you kindly" line basically mind control?
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Not to thread jack, but I feel compelled to answer:
Yes, you're mind controlled. But the complaint isn't with the story and explaining why you MUST do everything in a predetermined fashion in a game that touts itself to be about making choices. Many critics of the way Bioshock was done cited that the only real choice was whether to kill or save the little sisters.

Basically, what the guy was getting at was that, unlike in Bioshock, I think you can do whatever you want whenever you want in FC2. Be good. Be evil. Save person x. Kill person x. Ignore person x. You're free to choose.

All of this is conjecture... and I'm probably talking out of my ass. But that's how I took it/understood it.
 
I've got a couple of things to give away...

- A Nintendo USB Wireless dongle

- A Greatest Hits copy of Final Fantasy VII. (Please note: This game is in BAD shape. I bought it from a pawn shop for $10. The discs are scratched to hell and the jewel case is cracked in many places. I thought I could take it somewhere that buffs discs and then play it after finding a PS1 memory card. Finding a memory card proved difficult and I bought a PS3 and downloaded the game from the Playstation Store. If someone here wants to give it a shot, its yours. Just know that it is what it is, which is why I'm giving it away and not selling it anywhere.)

First 2 to state which one they want and post a music video featuring the lovely Scottish lass in my avatar gets 'em.
 
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