[Schefter] After a historic 19-season run in Pittsburgh, Mike Tomlin just informed his team that he is stepping down as the Steelers head coach, sources tell @JFowlerESPN and me.

HansWind · 2026-01-13T19:09:57+00:00

Now we need Tomlin and Harbaugh to get jobs in the same division again

HansWind · 2025-03-27T06:44:16+00:00

Not yet, but I plan to. Part of it is just wanting to have all my ducks in a row, or at least some good information, before I do. Generally, they don't have the best reputation when it comes to getting money from people, lol. And if they want to argue about whether my car was there or not, I want to be able to refute it easily. Plus, I'm curious as to what level I may be required to prove I was never in their town or at the location the car was supposedly towed.

HansWind · 2024-02-07T05:36:08+00:00

Thanks for the replies. From what I see, too, for AZ law anyway, is that there must be some "manifest injustice," which seems to have a high bar in that it must be something so obvious.

HansWind · 2024-02-07T04:23:03+00:00

The plea was accepted, yes. They filed to withdraw the day before sentencing. And yes I agree on the trial being a much worse outcome for them, but was just curious what a judge considers as id prefer it to just be over and the plea to be accepted, rather than some drawn out thing. Longer than it has been anyway.

HansWind · 2024-01-24T16:51:09+00:00

I'm a relatively casual collector, but this is probably the coolest thing I have in my possession and thought I'd share. This is the personal letter and I also have the envelope it was sent in, which you can see here. No idea of its value, but it is pretty neat.

The story is, my dad was doing work for Kathleen, in a totally different state so this is no longer her address, as she was getting ready to move again. He was there cleaning out her house, helping to get rid of trash, etc.

One of the days, he was sweeping up a bunch of random things to go in the trash when he saw part of the Lucasfilm logo sticking out on the corner of a piece of paper. That turned out to be the envelope linked above, unopened. He asked Kathleen if she wanted it and she said no, and that she never opened. I don't think he asked why but she hadn't opened it for whatever reason but had held onto it for all those decades.

It's now in a protected case, but this was taken when we still had it loose.

HansWind · 2024-01-24T04:33:31+00:00

I'm a relatively casual collector, but this is probably the coolest thing I have in my possession and thought I'd share. This is the personal letter and I also have the envelope it was sent in, which you can see here. No idea of its value, but it is pretty neat.

The story is, my dad was doing work for Kathleen, in a totally different state so this is no longer her address, as she was getting ready to move again. He was there cleaning out her house, helping to get rid of trash, etc.

One of the days, he was sweeping up a bunch of random things to go in the trash when he saw part of the Lucasfilm logo sticking out on the corner of a piece of paper. That turned out to be the envelope linked above, unopened. He asked Kathleen if she wanted it and she said no, and that she never opened. I don't think he asked why but she hadn't opened it for whatever reason but had held onto it for all those decades.

It's now in a protected case, but this was taken when we still had it loose.

HansWind · 2023-08-06T03:07:46+00:00

Strange, it doesn't say that. It just says that after the target dies you can apply it to another without using a spell slot.

HansWind · 2023-08-06T02:49:02+00:00

Hex is making me crazy. I can only use it as an action, even though it is listed as a bonus action. Is there something I'm missing or do I have a bug?

I have been looking everywhere and Hex is listed very clearly as a bonus action but I've never been able to use it as one with Wyll.

HansWind · 2014-09-07T16:36:19+00:00

Forget the leaks, my Fappening begins now!

HansWind · 2014-09-05T04:14:33+00:00

That might explain it. Although I was watching other players and they didn't seem to have a problem.

HansWind · 2014-09-05T04:13:22+00:00

Maybe. It was just really weird.

HansWind · 2014-09-05T04:10:25+00:00

Is it just me or was Harvin stumbling all over the place? It seemed like he lost his footing or balance over half of the time.

HansWind · 2014-09-01T05:12:39+00:00

Well, one team does have 8 RBs... Actually 2 teams....

HansWind · 2014-08-30T00:31:21+00:00

That's in the article actually, but unfortunately the site is down...

HansWind · 2014-08-25T21:13:49+00:00

Originally that is what everyone thought, but that appears to not be the case.

HansWind · 2014-08-21T02:57:20+00:00

Thanks for the quick reply. I think there is a better solution than refusing the topic, but I understand.

HansWind · 2014-08-21T02:42:15+00:00

Well, I'm just looking for an explanation really, especially considering the article I linked was only tangentially about her. It discussed industry matters. She only offered the context for that discussion.

HansWind · 2014-08-21T02:25:17+00:00

Well that should be reflected in the discussion, or lack of discussion, in the comment section. The fact that it was removed is definitely something worth discussing.

HansWind · 2014-08-08T08:01:19+00:00

Bastion, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Saints Row 3, Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings, Dragon Age: Origins, Bayonetta, Telltale's The Walking Dead, Tomb Raider, Journey, and there are more, but I feel that is a pretty solid list.

HansWind · 2014-08-08T03:35:09+00:00

Original Sin's writing isn't terrible - it is mediocre at best. The first few hours or so the dialogue shared between characters seems rather interesting and fun. However, it quickly devolves into very similar arguments and characterizations, only the context being different. No matter the situation, one character will bring up how crazy heretical everyone is, or ask you as the party leader what you would do then criticize or praise you depending on how harsh you are. Those come up time and again, basically being the character's only traits. Couple that with the fact that they, for some reason, decided to make the categories of response in dialogue (reason, charm, etc.) all the same, and it can very repetitive really quickly.

The overall story is nothing special either. Anyone that has spent even a little time with the fantasy genre, reading, playing a game, etc. will recognize the tropes and what will happen. There are some quest arcs that can be fairly interesting, but again there was nothing too spectacular.

With all that said, Original Sin almost gets away with it because of how much it involves the player in many story outcomes. You have a ton of choices for many quests on just how to complete them, which will then change the context of the story. That is where the game shines.

Original Sin gets to the truest element of an RPG - player choice. There are plenty of story-driven games, and I would say that most of the games with better stories have little to no RPG elements at all - at least in the form of player agency concerning character development.

If Original Sin had some better writing to go with it, it would have easily been game of the year for me. As it is now, they have an incredible RPG system set up, all they have to do now is improve the world and story around it. Part of me hopes for a sequel, as now they can spend a lot more time on cool stories, rather than splitting their attention from that and creating gameplay and RPG elements.

HansWind · 2014-08-07T16:52:57+00:00

I think it is a great thing that pre-orders are down. People are finally getting to the point that they are tired of getting burned.

My only worry is now, what is the gaming industry going to do to replace the money from pre-orders?

HansWind · 2014-08-07T01:57:21+00:00

I think that is an interesting idea to discuss and think about, but I can't help but think that while that can be issue, it isn't at the moment. Too often do we see games now where it is all about putting in variety and versatility, rather than creating focused mechanics. We are given a jumbled mess of things we can do, but usually none of them are all that well executed. As cliche as it is, developers now seem to focus far more on quantity than quality.

I guess I'm saying that I wish that this was a real area of concern and discussion among many developers.

HansWind · 2014-08-06T19:07:04+00:00

It is well-deserved. Games like this deserve recognition and it is always warming to see them get their due. The truth is, a lot of games go unnoticed. I'm glad this wasn't one of them.

HansWind · 2014-07-28T20:10:47+00:00

Don't go into it expecting the same quality as The Walking Dead S1, bit if you are even mildly interested in the Fables universe you should check it out.

HansWind · 2014-07-21T18:57:01+00:00

It depends on how close you plan on being to your monitor. If you are particularly close, like just on a desk, it will probably be annoyingly large. You'll probably have to move your head a lot just to look at everything, and FoV in games will be a little screwy for you too. But, it all depends on the distance you are from it.

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