Author Archives: baudattitude

On The Evolution Of Gaming Skill

Posted on November 24, 2016 by baudattitude

First off, I want all the credit for not spelling “Skill” with a Z at the end.  It took some self control. Carrying on, then. While I have been playing games since the glory days of the arcade, and an … Continue reading →

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Have We Gone Too Far?

Posted on November 22, 2016 by baudattitude

…maybe? There was a bit of a rambling rant here about what the existence of this item means for us as a species, but I couldn’t make it funny and eventually took it out back and shot it.  It was … Continue reading →

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I’m not meant to play Overwatch

Posted on November 19, 2016 by baudattitude

So, let’s get this out of the way: I really really really want to like Overwatch.  I love the visual style, the character designs, the overall cheerfulness of the thing. And, in the last couple of years, I’ve gotten over … Continue reading →

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A Bloodborne Primer

Posted on October 31, 2016 by baudattitude

That’s a bit of a misleading title, because this isn’t really a primer. A few days ago, I talked a friend into trying Bloodborne, and watching him play through the opening bits made me want to play them again.  I … Continue reading →

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Busted

Posted on October 31, 2016 by baudattitude

Look, Peach, you know I’m always coming home to you but sometimes a man just has to have his Nep-Nep time, you know what I mean? I’m not the world’s biggest Mario fan but this may have been the single … Continue reading →

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Hobbies

Posted on October 27, 2016 by baudattitude

One of my many hobbies is giving people bad life advice. Fortunately my friends and family have learned to ignore me.

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OK, NOW I Beat WoW

Posted on October 26, 2016 by baudattitude

…OK, still not really, but I did finish one of the big parts of the Legion expansion, the class campaign.  This is a fairly long affair, largely because there are some mandatory timesinks in the middle – you need to … Continue reading →

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On Level Scaling. 

Posted on October 24, 2016 by baudattitude

So, I promised everyone a rant about Legion, and now that I’m at level cap, I have one to share.  Let me provide some context first.  I had a friend over on Saturday, and convinced him to give Bloodborne a … Continue reading →

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I’ve Mended Something, Redux

Posted on October 22, 2016 by baudattitude

I don’t have good luck with PS3s.  It’s surprising, because that generation was known for Xbox 360s exploding and PS3s were considered to be fairly stable, but I’ve had the drives go out in both a 60GB launch model and … Continue reading →

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On the Benefits of Lacking Shame

Posted on October 21, 2016 by baudattitude

I’ve been employed in the tech industry for the better part of the last three decades, so you might imagine that I work with a whole lotta nerds – and, to be fair, I do. Some of them are kind … Continue reading →

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