I owe someone my life (not literally). When my life was going horrible and everything was stacked against me, I hadn't like drunk anything for quite some time before the incident (like maybe a few hours) and had talked (and I admit, cried - I didn't cry in public though, so it's not like anyone saw me crying or anything) a lot. I was so thirsty, I didn't know what I was going to do in my life.

My education was on the verge of ending and my future which I had planned so carefully for was disappearing (all because some kid decided it would be funny to report me for harassment, despite me being innocent and having witnesses saying I was innocent). However, after about 45 minutes of begging (and lots of crying), and claiming how I was innocent (which two witnesses, one of whom was a teacher, also said I didn't do anything), but he wouldn't listen (he just forced me to sign papers without reading them, which I refused to do since he wouldn't let me read them).

Well, in the main office (after this had all happened), while waiting for my parents to pick me up from school, two girls entered the main office (they were office helpers). I know what your thinking, and yes, they were hot. I was like dying of thirst (not literally), one of the girls had just gotten out a water bottle, and I asked her if I could have a drink (I know, it must sound weird), she said yes, but that it wasn't water, it was Kool Aid. And she gave me her water bottle. Her act of kindness had made me realize that life goes on. That girl saved me and showed me that life still goes on and there is still decency in the world. I don't even know her name, but I am eternally grateful for what she did. I don't know how I could ever possibly repay her.

I think the moral of the story is that being kind, perhaps even if it is such a very small thing that you probably don't think is even important, can mean the world to someone else. I still remember that, a month and a half later, it meant the world to me. Not because I was thirsty, but because that girl had shown a complete stranger (me) such kindness and asked for nothing in return. In other words, she showed me that there was still decency in the world.

Please tell me I'm not the only one here who prefers quality over quantity when it comes to gaming. I prefer games that last forever (such as everything by Blizzard Entertainment [since Diablo] and everything by Reenactor Entertainment), over franchises and companies where people stop playing and talking about the game immediately after it's release and a new game in the franchise is immediately announced upon the release of a game (such as Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, Left 4 Dead 2, Electronic Arts, Command & Conquer [since Westwood went defunct], Star Wars games, etc.). I can see the logic behind why companies release games in such large quantities (but have little or no real quality or innovation in them), it's because they earn more money off of 50 little games that die a month after it's release than they do spending the time, money, and effort to make a really good game that blows everyone's mind over the course of a few years. There is an old joke about LucasArts and how they have a status quo of 20 Star Wars games a week (while this may not necessarily be literal, it isn't far from the truth). While it is true that some of these "all flash no substance" games may be quite enjoyable, they won't last forever like those by Blizzard Entertainment and Reenactor Entertainment. Electronic Arts is one of the worst when it comes to releasing a bunch of games. Now then, before anyone points out that EA is a publisher and doesn't generally make games (they just use other companies to make them for them, which is how they have so many), please keep in mind that they are (both de facto and de jure) dictators over those littler companies that they own. In fact, I own the 2001 Electronic Arts game, Sub Command. In fact, Electronic Arts is so bad about putting quantity ahead of quality that they put on the box (before and during the game's release) that they would shutdown the multiplayer in December 2001. Now that is just pathetic, and not just because you should never shutdown multiplayer, but also because they planned for the game to go under prior to it's release. Then, they went off and made a sequel, I mean really, what the hell! So, does anyone else here feel as I do?

I received a 30 day Xbox Live Gold membership for my Xbox 360 from someone as a gift, but it won't let me play Halo 3. It says it gave me 30 days of Gold membership when I input the code, and it says Gold member on my account on both Xbox.com and on my Xbox 360, but I can't play Halo 3 multiplayer (it says "you must have an Xbox Live Gold membership to play this game on multiplayer or an account with multiplayer capabilities", or something like that). I just entered the code like 5 minutes ago, could it be that it takes a little while to reach the server or something? It also won't let me put stuff in my Halo 3 fileshare, it says that I need Xbox Live Gold or Bungie Pro (and I just got Xbox Live Gold). Anyone know what the problem is and how I can fix it?

My lord you want a lot of things lol. That's cool, who doesn't?

I want to be out of debt, and I really need a steady income right now. I also want my girlfriend to make an easy recovery from her neck surgery.

THEN comes the material things :P

Like, a new lap top, I had to sell my 360 but I'd like to have another one, and a Playstation 3, the new iPhone, I've always wanted an '85 Monte Carlo...that's all I can think of right now.

trust_nobody

I'm terribly sorry about your girlfriend and her most unfortunate neck injury.

I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.TheZ3nMan

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

So, what in the world would you like to have? You can list every single thing you want in the world, or you can only list the things you really want, it's up to you. Feel free to include notes, links to official websites, links to places to buy it, pictures, etc. Please don't go off and try lecturing me about how I don't have StarCraft II on that list, the only reason I didn't put it is because I already have it (pre-ordered). I'll start by posting what I want:

Sole Survivor (PC)
Reenactor Entertainment's first game, Star Trek Universe, is the best game of all time. Let's see if their second game will be just as good.

Ackuron (PC)
This is Reenactor Entertainment's other upcoming game.

Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360)
I saw the trailer of this game two days ago on Hulu while watching Babylon 5. I have wanted it ever since.

Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox)
I have the second one for Xbox 360 and it is awesome.

Xbox Live Gold membership
I'd like to be able to play Halo 3 (and other games) online. I'd also like to access other features that only Xbox Live Gold members can access.

Sony PlayStation 3

Nintendo Wii

Nintendo GameCube Modem Adapter
So I can play GameCube games online.

Diablo III (PC)
It's by Blizzard, so it has to be good.

StarCraft: Ghost (GameCube)
It's StarCraft for the GameCube, what self-respecting StarCraft fan doesn't want this.

Mythos (PC)
Flagship got flagshipped, but I'll try this anyway.

Torchlight (PC)
These Blizzard Entertainment rejects are on their way to getting rejected (for the fourth time: Condor Studios = defunct, Blizzard North = defunct, Flagship Studios = defunct, Runic Games = TBA). Let's see how they go about getting failing this time. The only reason I want it is because the company was created by people who got fired from Blizzard Entertainment (plus Hellgate: London was actually kind of fun, it's a shame they it down when the company went under).

Zombieland (DVD)
Zombieland is the best movie ever.

Halo: Reach (Xbox 360)
Halo 3: ODST is awesome, let's hope this is too.

Halo Wars (Xbox 360)
The demo is alright.

Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)
Yet again Capcom took out the best part of Resident Evil, horror. While this game doesn't have zombies and isn't a survival horror game (it's survival action now; check Capcom's official website if you don't believe me), the demo is alright, so I guess I'll try it (despite it not having zombies or being scary).

Halo 2 (Xbox)
The only Halo game I don't own (other than Halo Wars, but that isn't by Bungie anyway).

StarCraft: Ghost (Xbox)
The Xbox port of the GameCube game.

GEnie membership
I always wanted a GEnie account.

Star Wars: Force Commander
This game is quite fun, despite what that one review website said.

Sony PSP

Pandora

Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
I already have this for Steam, but I want the Xbox 360 version so I can play with Tabitha Wright.

Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
Despite my previous statement about how I probably wouldn't buy this game, the demo changed my mind (and so did two of my best friends who kept saying that the demo is awesome, leading me to try it). Thank you Tabitha Wright and Brandon Burke for convincing me to try the demo, hopefully we can play the full game together sometime.

Aliens: Colonial Marines (Xbox 360)
I canceled my PC pre-order of this game shortly upon recieving an Xbox 360 from my uncle, Prime Minister Jonathan McDonald of Jonathanland (Jonathanland is an independent country in North America), and my parents, who chipped in to purchase the Xbox 360. I am going to get it for Xbox 360 instead of PC now.

Aliens versus Predator 3 (Xbox 360)
I canceled my PC pre-order of this game shortly upon recieving an Xbox 360 from my uncle, Prime Minister Jonathan McDonald of Jonathanland (Jonathanland is an independent country in North America), and my parents, who chipped in to purchase the Xbox 360. I am going to get it for Xbox 360 instead of PC now.

Singularity (Xbox 360)
This game looks like it may be interesting.

Heat Pal
I would really like a new Heat Pal, I have one now, but it is really old and kind of smells bad now (because I lost it several years ago, only to find it inside of a large sealed chest inside of my room a couple months ago).

Aliens versus Predator 2 (PC)
The first game is quite fun.

Beach Spikers (GameCube)
Have you seen the cover?

FreeSpace 2 (PC)
I'm a Descent fan.

Descent IV (PC)
I'm a Descent fan.

DUST 514 (Xbox 360)
This looks awesome (it's a shame it's in the EVE Online franchise instead of being it's own thing).

Star Trek Online (PC)
Star Trek Universe by Reenactor Entertainment is the best MMO of all time, let's see if this third-party game is even a fourth as good (which is highly unlikely).

Stargate Worlds (PC)

Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)

Jumpgate Evolution (PC)
Everyone hates this game, because they think it is a sign that NetDevil might turn gay and shutdown Jumpgate. However, I will try it anyway.

Microsoft Windows Millenium Edition
I want a Windows Me.

Nintendo DS Lite Browser (DS)

P.N.03 (GameCube)

Resident Evil 2 (GameCube)

Resident Evil 4 (GameCube)
They took out zombies and they changed the genre to survival action, those bastards!

Resident Evil Zero (GameCube)
The GameCube remake of the first Resident Evil is the scariest game of all time, let's see if this is any good.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (PC)
I beat every single simulation in the game when my uncle, Prime Minister Jonathan McDonald of Jonathanland, let me borrow his copy of the game. However, once I graduated from Starfleet Academy and went on to captain my own starship (not a simulation), I got owned on the first mission (several times). I got the spacebourne entity's attention, but then those damned Klingons come in and one of them always makes the sun go supernova long before I can catch him (he's like 30 minutes away at maximum implulse, and if I go to warp, it takes me away from him (and I never did learn how to manual warp). If anybody knows how to beat the first non-simulation mission, then please tell me. So, I really want this game so I can finally beat it, and so I can play it's multiplayer (which I haven't tried yet). I'd also like to try it on the hardest difficulty (I did it on easy when I borrowed it from my uncle).

Star Trek: Starfleet Command (PC)
Starfleet Academy was so good that I feel the need to try out another Star Trek space simulation game.

Star Trek: Klingon Academy (PC)
Starfleet Academy's dark twin, Klingon Academy. I'm worried this might suck though (since in the first game you have tons of options to choose from in both simulations, post-graduation, and while at the academy), yet I'm not sure there will be too many options in single player (since for Klingons there is only one option: fighting).

Star Trek Starfleet Academy Expansion: Chekov's Lost Missions (PC)
The expansion pack to Starfleet Academy. I can only imagine what wonderful new missions there are.

Star Wars: X-Wing VS TIE Fighter with Balance of Power (PC)
The original game is awesome, I hope the expansion pack is just as good. Before you go BTEV (inside joke), please note that my club is recruiting pilots, so if you want to fly for the best club in the Week of War (and you play either Star Wars: X-Wing versus TIE Fighter or Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance), then feel free to send me a PM here and ask if you can join Godz Minnionz.

Sun Solaris 10
I want to get a Solaris operating system.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time w/ Master Quest (GameCube)
I want to try this game out again.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GameCube)
This game is awesome.

The Sum of All Fears (PC)
I used to have this game, but the CD broke.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear (PC)
I used to have this game, but the CD broke.

Planet Hot Wheels (PC)
I used to play this game with my uncle, Prime Minister Jonathan McDonald of Jonathanland, all the time.

MechWarrior: 3015 (PC)
Please don't retcon the MechWarrior/BattleTech franchise.

Multiplayer BattleTech: EGA (PC)
I want to play this so bad.

Multiplayer BattleTech: Solaris (PC)
I also want to play this.

Multiplayer BattleTech 3025 (PC)
I also want to play this.

3 Xbox 360 controllers
I only have 1 at the moment.

driver's permit

driver's license

Tabitha Wright's forgiveness
I am truly sorry for that arguement we had, your right, I should be more open minded. I was a jerk, please forgive me. I hope Tosha forgives me too. You can view the Tabby's UGA profile here: http://ugalliance.ipbfree.com/index.php?showuser=7

to graduate from high school

Lil' Chubs
You haven't lived until you have tried one of these. This is the best food in the world, you can buy a 24 pack of them here: http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Links-Original-Canister-1-625-Ounce/dp/B000GW67JK

It said that in a message in which I didn't even use HTML...

PC Advantages Over Console
* PC lasts forever, unlike consoles which usually die when their successor comes out. This also means that the games last forever (just look at StarCraft: Brood War, they still sell that in stores after 11 years, millions of people play it online using Battle.net daily, it has an awesome ladder and stat tracking system, it still gets updated, and it is the best-selling video game of all time [excluding World of Warcraft]).

* PC has free online play (unlike Xbox Live).

* PC has several features that consoles don't.

* There are more buttons (i.e. like 40 keys on a key board + mouse + joystick).

* Quality is always improving (instead of having a fixed limit on how good graphics can be).

* Patching/updating games is a lot easier.

* And several other good features.

* There is no need to have a television with certain cables to play PC games (or a TV at all for that matter).

* You can mod games (without breaking the law).

* It's easier to get tech support for a PC game than it is a console game (since usually console game errors are caused by problems with your console and/or the game disk/cartridge).

* You can modify your PC more than you can your console.

* Opening up your console (usually) voids your console's warranty, but opening your PC doesn't void your PC's warranty.

* It's not illegal to mod games.

* You can't get your PC banned.

* PC's are generally more reliable than consoles (i.e. PCs can't get the Red Ring of Death).



Console Advantages Over PC
* You don't (ussually) have to go buy upgrades and whatnot all the time to get a smooth gameplay experience.

* You can trade in console games.

* It's a lot easier to return a console game to a store than it is an opened PC game.

* Not all computers run all games (and not all games run on all computers).

* New consoles (ussually) cost less than new computers.

* Console games are generally cheaper than PC games.

* Most PC games don't let two people play the same game at the same time on the same computer together (unless it's a hotseat game), but you can do split screen on most console games.

"You have exceeded the daily limit for topics posted in a single 24 hour period. Please try again tomorrow."

I got that message yesterday (November 14, 2009) at about 11:00 PM (on the official Bungie forums over at Bungie.net), and now I'm getting it again this morning. I wish Bungie would remove that stupid topic posting limit on their official forums.

Anyone else notice how some of the songs in Halo 3: ODST sounds like the music in the 2006 movie of the year, Casino Royale?