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The county I live in is going to start to license stores that want to sell tobacco. $400 for the license, then $200 per year after that. The funds will be used to help keep minors from having access to tobacco.

The morning news did interviews with stores selling cigarettes. One said "This is discrimination! We're a minority! This is a hate crime!"

Persecution, ur doin it wrong.

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Also, a small MMO note. I realized something, WoW is mirroring FFXI when it comes to expansions. Both had their best one (FFXI's ToAU, WoW's WotLK), followed by one that changed the world (WotG, Cata). FFXI's went back in time to a war-destroyed world, WoW's went forward in time to a dragon-destroyed world.

I bet I was the only player sad to see the new login screen this morning. Come back, Arthas! You're much sexier than a silly dragon with an ugly jaw and an annoying voice!

It's really hard to take Deathwing seriously as a bad guy. He looks silly. He sounds like a whiny kid. Maybe once we kill him, the Lich King can raise him as a cool frost wyrm. :P

Date: 2010-11-23 08:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
Agreed, on all of this. I can much easier relate to someone like Arthas than I can a giant dragon-god thing with an oversized jaw.

I think this feeling could be remedied by showing more of Deathwing's backstory, personality, and motivations in the game (which it seems they do not want to do) or by reading the novels...

You shouldn't have to read a book to be up-to-date on game theme! Or if we do have to, the book should at least be well-written. c.c

Date: 2010-11-23 08:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] veloxe.livejournal.com
This is why I didn't like the Dragon Age Origins: Awakening. They brought in a bunch of every characters and story arcs that were explained only in the books (from what I was told) and it just makes the game feel thin and lacking. I'm all for books based on games but they shouldn't be mandatory reading to understand why a big bad death dragon is coming to steal your cookies!

Date: 2010-11-23 09:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
100% agreed!

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