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I was considering getting DS3. I'd originally planned on playing through the entire souls series - I finished DS1, then got about halfway through DS2 before getting fed up with Black Gulch. Also from what I hear it gets fairly spidery (both DS2 and 3) and I am pretty arachnophobic (had to give up on Bloodborne once I got to Nightmare of Mensis).

Also I thought about getting MKX but apparently it's still a complete trainwreck and isn't discounted at all. This might be the first steam sale where I buy literally nothing.

DS3 sounds a lot more up your alley than DS2. DS3 is like Dark Souls The Greatest Hits, with a style very akin to Dark Souls 1 and Demon's Souls. Much more manageable than DS2, as well. And as far as spiders go, there's only like one enemy that really resembles one, and it's mainly just in one spot and not necessary to beat. There are these weird limbed monsters that look like the Gaping Dragon, but they're only in one small area and can be easily ran past. To my memory, if you have issues with spiders, these two slightly-spidery examples can just be run past, unlike in DS2 where there's a whole area of them.

If you enjoyed DS1, I'd definitely say give DS3 a chance. It's a return to form.

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Side Note: The guys reading this thread and sending me threatening insults on Twitter and elsewhere, please don't waste both of our time. I'm going to continue to share my concerns about this.

If you wanna disagree, you don't need to try to get rid of me; you can kindly just offer your own views in the thread. Thanks.

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@truthtellah: I wouldn't jump to conclusions and think you can speak for everyone. The majority of voters voted for this, obviously things will be hard and uncertaint to begin with, but to assume that those same majority now would like to take their vote back seems very... i don't know? Naive?

Considering it was a narrowly-passed referendum, it isn't untoward to think many would see the disastrous fallout of this vote and realize this was a misguided move. More people especially realize the importance of it now, and any second referendum would likely see far greater turnout and an overturning of this. Only need a million or so to realize the mistake of this vote or another million to participate.

Frankly, it's in the best interests of all major parties to undo this. Even UKIP seem a bit taken aback by the actual reality of it.

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I see some people seemingly trying to claim that, hey people who voted leave were "tricked", or they fell for some kind of con. If only they could have been convinced they voted for the wrong outcome. Doesn't sit well with me.

Yeah, it's really unsettling how the "Leave" campaign was basically built on a pile of lies and they had no real plan for what was to come if it passed.

People are now waking up to find their country falling apart, their economy sliding toward a recession, and none of the selling points of Leaving actually panning out. It's why you've got angry guys freaking out that they're not immediately halting immigration and acting like the referendum meant taking back their country from Muslims, Polish, and anyone not English enough. Some people are attacking and harassing random victims and protesting for some kind of dramatic shift in the demographic structure of England.

And many are lamenting their vote and complaining that they weren't given all the facts. A lot of non-bigoted people were genuinely sold fantasies by politicians and media that this wouldn't take a big toll on the country or inconvenience everyone's lives. They thought it wouldn't pass or it'd just send a message of displeasure. Politicians like Farage and Johnson were lying through their teeth. People thought it'd get more money for the NHS or give the country more bargaining power with the EU. But now they're finding it is actually happening, the NHS is actually going to be losing money from this, the UK has to now figure out a messy and expensive transition process, none of the political leaders want to actually initiate Article 50 and they all clearly don't have much of a plan, and people have lost a lot of money and stability they thought was there just a week ago.

The UK has shot itself in the foot, and a great many were misled to the true impact of that action. Now it's just a matter of figuring out if this can somehow be undone or the painful transition made more bearable for people.

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@spaceinsomniac: I don't believe Trump could ever become the Democratic nominee(at least not since the 50s), but on the simple matter of if I had to choose between Trump or Ted Cruz, I already realized in the primaries I'd rather have Trump than Ted Cruz.

Cruz is a horrific man who is like Trump in many ways but more "traditional". He lost to Trump due to Trump simply playing Cruz and Republicans' own recent game, but far better. The classic "Have I got a bridge to sell you!" salesman has taken over the Party. If I had to be in such a dire scenario, I think Trump is someone who at least cares deeply about his own well-being, and I do not think he would approve of mutually-assured destruction. Trump can't even imagine the possibility of harm coming to Trump. I don't believe Trump has any firmly held beliefs, political or otherwise, on anything besides himself. Cruz and his father seem to genuinely believe he is destined to be part of the Biblical Armageddon, and I think Cruz might destroy the world, thinking that he was some kind of savior. He strikes me as a man who would press the button with a self-assured smile.

If Marco Rubio was the GOP nominee and Trump was somehow the Democratic nominee and there were no third parties, I would probably support Rubio. I could see him getting some experienced advisers and being a mediocre Republican President. One new war, tops. His term in office would probably be a bit like George H.W. Bush. Losing 2 supreme court justices would be terrible, but at least we would likely still be America. I could not live with Trump or Cruz winning, but I could live with Rubio winning.

Back on the Trump vs Cruz vote though, I would likely have to choose Trump and then move out of the country after the election. I would probably weather a Rubio Presidency and just look to the next election. Honestly, if Rubio was the GOP nominee this year vs Clinton, I think he could have won. Dynamics would have been quite different than this deeply worrying time.

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@rich666 said:

I'm a chef, so I have little time to pay atetion to much outside of work. Is this really what the modern psyche has whittled the choices down to? Fucking disgusting... God Bless America... From an Army veteran... what a shit show...

There was a decent bit of excitement for Sanders in the Democratic race, especially from Americans under 40, but since Clinton got the most delegates and it's now down to Clinton vs Trump a lot of people are feeling like just voting for the less awful choice. It's a terrible election year. Polling generally shows that Clinton is unpopular but Trump is historically unpopular, especially with PoC and women. So, this mainly seems like an ugly march toward an eventual Clinton victory.

Clinton was at least expected after 2012, but Trump is just...

America really is troubled. With everything going on, 2016 seems like just a slow trainwreck.

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Hey now, taking care of a kid isn't so bad! Really difficult and changes everyone involved's life, but being a parent or guardian of a child is worthwhile.

Though I definitely appreciate people recognizing when they feel they're not ready or simply don't want a child. It's a serious commitment, and electing to not have a kid is an important choice for many to make today. We need both.

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@shindig said:

Yeah, it's not a mandate for bigotry when you vote leave. Some unsavoury motives might be there but, frankly, a bigot's not going to follow through on them

Bigots won't follow through? People should tell that to Jo Cox.

Farage laughed today, saying Leave won "without a bullet being fired", while a Remain advocate's blood is barely dry.

I know some may not like that many people may have emotions around this disaster, but all of this, all that these people have done, has a real impact on real people's lives. Millions of lives have been derailed by this reckless mistake. Young people's future plans as Europeans. People's jobs across Europe. People's access to quality healthcare and education is threatened. Immigrants have to live in greater fear of reprisal and being kicked out to assuage ever-growing xenophobic fears. LGBT people are now left in limbo on whether EU equality measures will still apply in England. A friend of mine was alerted that she might lose her job and may have to move to another country just to have her marriage still recognized. And my Muslim friends are now unsure if they'll welcome in Britain anymore as the country now shifts even further rightward.

It is not a weakness to actually care about what is going or the impact it has on people's lives. It is possible to discuss issues that exist with the European Union, a certainly imperfect union, while still acknowledging the great damage this action has done to Britain's economy and especially young people's futures as British people in Europe.

You can understand how war and unaddressed problems have left many desperate for change but disagree with this horrendous action that is likely to tear the United Kingdom and the European Union apart while simply adding new problems to the old ones. The European Union has existed for a reason; the United Kingdom has been a part of it for over 40 years for a reason. The witless and cowardly David Cameron played chicken with people's futures and let the union fall. That is a disaster that will hurt countless people now and in years to come.

Conservatives in Britain have already said today that most of their promises about what would happen after a Leave vote aren't actually going to happen. The NHS will not get millions of pounds; it will likely face new cuts instead. For now, immigration will likely not be formally cut down outside of citizens' own efforts to make immigrants and refugees feel unwelcome. Britain will almost certainly have a worse economic relationship with Europe moving forward, costing everyday people money and grief for no real gain but the warm glow of having shot your foot to spite a stubbed toe. Scotland will now have more reason than ever to pursue their independence and leave England to its rightward descent. Northern Ireland may even follow shortly after. And the United Kingdom Leave voters tried to "take back" won't even exist anymore.

Actions like this have consequences, as we've already seen bits of on Friday, and this will impact the rest of our lives. That fact matters, and if you can't understand emotion around such a disaster, that's a shame. People will be living with the fallout of this for years to come, and it's essential that we face that fact now so we may possibly mitigate the long term damage and, if we're fortunate, even make some good out of a terrible situation.

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Proto-fascism sure seems to be hot with some gamers these days. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised after the last few years of hateful nonsense, but it's still sad to see.

Many young people are misguidedly following in the footsteps of the old to repeat the same mistakes again, and many others are going along, seemingly unaware or unconcerned with the potential consequences of sharing cause with recklessness and hate. It's going to continue to cost us all as it has in Britain and may soon in America and across Europe in the years ahead. We can only hope people will learn from history and slowly but surely overcome the enduring ignorance and racism being passed down. Our futures depend on it.

2016 is already one heck of a year, and we're only halfway through.

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@diz: You replied to my comment, not the other way around. I didn't look up stuff to refute some comment you made; I explained what I meant when you complained at me. I have no beef with you, and there's no reason for either of us to waste our time on this.