My biggest gripe about Dragon Age 2 has to be the agro/threat system where it involves enemy Rogues.
More specifically, they completely ignore threat from everyone and will attack the weakest party member randomly.
At one point I had only the tank and my mage alive in a battle while the other side only had 2 Assassins left. My tank was doing all she could to keep her threat up while the mage's AI was set to Passive and did absolutely nothing.
A while later they went into Stealth mode and Backstabbed the mage.
WHY? SHE WAS NOT DOING SHIT!
But she survived, so I thought they were going to go back to the tank.
I was wrong. They stayed on the mage, reducing her remaining HP to zero in seconds.
WHY?!?
That's a major reason why I'm not going back to DA2. Every single time I see the game's icon, I recall that moment and get irritated.
Why bother having the threat system when there are enemies that ignore it?
Worse, those are Rogues who can turn invisible and there is no way I can break their Stealth mode.
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I know. The only way to deal with them is to kill them first and disable them as much as possible. It's just that that is so hard to do when I'm on Hard mode.
So this journalist is saying that netizens are sexist.
But what has struck me is how criticism of the female candidates has been based on them being, well, female.Except this journalist is both twisting and omitting some facts.
For example, Ms Tin is not just attacked for being young. She is dismissed as a “gold-digging”, “sexy xiao mei mei” (Chinese for little sister) who is “act-cute” – to describe her in some terms used by netizens.
Another new PAP female candidate, Foo Mee Har, has been the subject of controversy for being a new citizen. But she has also been criticised as being a pretty but empty-headed “flower vase”.
Similar disparaging remarks have been made even about the looks of female opposition figures.
Lina Chiam, from the Singapore People’s Party, has been called an “aunty” and “Ah Soh” for her dressing and the way she talks, while Hazel Poa, a candidate from National Solidarity Party, has had her looks jeered at.
Like how the same netizens also love Lily Neo and Sylvia Lim, especially for the latter's recent speeches (you can find those on Youtube). Not to forget, Eunice Olsen didn't get this much flak either back when she became a NMP.
In addition, most of the flaming on Foo Mee Har is focused on the fact that she was not a Singapore citizen till 2008. That's only 3 years ago. That's so frickin new for someone who's trying to be a MP!! Furthermore, since she's been here since 1989, I'm not sure I can trust someone who has rejected citizenship for almost 2 decades before accepting it just 3 years prior to joining the PAP.
Can we be sure she's going to be dedicated to her duties to Singapore?
Worse is that she's not the only one. Dr Puthucheary also became a Singapore citizen the same year! And his excuse for not serving NS like the rest of us? He saved kids' lives for 10 years and that offsets this fact. Right. So what about Singaporean doctors who also served NS?
The fact that he responded so defensively on the media to the point where no form of word-twisting could prevent the negative reactions from many Singaporean males proved he was not particularly talented in the job he's trying to get.
Finally, there's the question of what happens if there is serious diplomatic trouble between us and Malaysia, as neighbours tend to have. Will we be able to trust our own MPs then? Oh wait, we don't even trust our own MPs now anyway. Never mind. Forget I even asked.
Back to the original track, that there has been almost no flaming on any of the non-PAP female politicians in recent weeks.
Yea we're totally sexist... and even racist. On EDMW, the name that's used to refer to our current President is "prataman". That's amazingly racist, but nobody cares. Why? Because the boss of Hardware Zone (HWZ, the website where EDMW is) is an Indian guy called Vijay. If we're actually racist, we wouldn't even be there.
This article saying netizens are sexist reminds me of those African-Americans who scream, "RACISTS!!!!" every time a non-African-American offends one of them.
What netizens are doing to these candidates is nothing compared to what was done to opposition leaders in the past. Compared to lawsuits, bankruptcy, exile and imprisonment, an online smear campaign doesn't do a thing.
And you can't blame netizens for not stopping the flame on Tin when we see things like this animated gif:
Doesn't this fit the definition of "acting cute"? One look at this and I doubt I'd vote for her. I'm sorry but I just can't.
And then there's also this:
Yea, Singapore's healthcare is totally affordable... post-mortem.
If a Singaporean doesn't have a degree, he'd better not get any serious illnesses.
To make things worse, here's an excerpt from a recent speech she made:
http://www.pap.org.sg/articleview.php?id=2746&cid=23
This is not a new topic. Besides studying whether the gap is widening, it is more important to find out if the lowest-income group is able to get by and not fall into the vicious cycle. Many people are complaining and blaming the government for this problem. But is this really the responsibility of the government? I don’t think so.
According to her, the government is not obligated to remedy the issue of the widening income gap. Yep, she actually said that. I applaud her metaphorical balls wholeheartedly. Those aren't mere manly balls; those are manly balls of steel. That's probably how SM Goh found steel in her.
I think the PAP is just using her as the replacement lightning rod because LKY is getting too old for it.
The Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts tells her to "shut out the noise and focus on the task at hand."
Yes, pay attention by all means to the feedback that is given by others, particularly if it is constructive feedback on how we can improve ourselves - we all need to do that, not just the new candidates.
He's got a point, which IMO was very obvious right from the start. It's the internet. They shouldn't even be reporting on online forum discussions in the media in the first place.
As for the girl herself, she's going to get the last laugh anyway. It's the PAP - they never lose. She may be getting all the shit now, but in the coming years she's going to get paid S$15k a month and maybe in 20 years, even get a shot at Presidency.
Who knows?
Everything the PAP says is doubted by the people. Seriously, everything. Everything done by them is perceived as some way to suck money out of the populace, and it's always to PAP's benefit.
I'm not saying whether this is true and neither am I qualified to even imply it. I'm just saying they've lost the trust of just about everyone. The only reason people still voted for them is because they're convinced they owe them their lives since LKY was the one who made Singapore what it is today.
That the PAP has a great track record is no longer something I truly believe in. People should visit wet markets more often and notice the old women who pick up unwanted vegetables from the sellers. It's a sight that many locals don't see because they now only visit supermarkets and it's a sight that reminds me that there are more poor people in Singapore than what everyone else believes.
This place is turning into what Hong Kong used to be - full of gleaming towers and broken dreams, and the locals are being cheated and bullied by Chinese immigrants who are used to a more competitive environment.
I'm not saying Singaporeans should learn to lie, cheat and steal like them. What I'm saying is that they cannot be trusted to the same degree as natives. Hongkongers have learnt that a very long time ago, but have never been able to completely avoid falling for their tricks.
How long before Singaporeans wisen up too? How long before they learn their lesson from the many mistakes they made, like the Suzhou Industrial Park and the numerous middle-aged divorcees forced to pay alimony to their Chinese wives, and realize they are more cunning than they seem?
Do they think cunning people behave like those guys on TV? That they always have that sinister smile and look at you funny? No man, they smile at you with utmost sincerity and can be very polite and thoughtful, sometimes even complimenting you for things they think you'd like to believe you are.
And that thing about them accepting lower pay and that Singaporeans should also whine less and be less fussy about salaries is utter nonsense. Where do they live and where do we live? How much do they pay for their homes and how much do we pay for ours? Where do their parents get their medical care and where do ours get theirs?
Most importantly, how many actually want to be citizens?
Ask any person who has frequent interactions with foreigners here and any foreign workers on this island, and you'll find that the common consensus is that most foreign workers in Singapore do not plan to stay here for the rest of their lives (just like certain MPs-to-be before they were invited to go into their current line of work). In other words, they have no stakes here and never will. Therefore they will never have the same level of expenses that we have. Ergo, they can easily accept much lower salaries without much hesitation.
How's it fair that the locals have to accept the same salaries as they do?
Yet, from the employers' point of view, how can they resist paying less?
Apparently that forum that was aired on CNA featuring a members of the various political parties in Singapore was, in a way, rigged.
First, as has been reported on this website, the host insisted that all participants should fulfill three criteria: they should be a member of their party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) and an office-bearer, and eligible to stand for election.
Its justification was that it wanted participants who had a stake in the coming elections, an unstable line of reasoning since all members of political parties have a stake in elections: the winning of seats in Parliament is one of the key tasks of a political party.
No doubt, the criteria set by CNA were designed to keep from participating in the programme the SDP’s Secretary-General, Dr Chee Soon Juan, by far its most eloquent and compelling advocate.
However, the SDP complied with CNA’s criteria and appointed me to represent the party, and I considered it an honour to address my fellow citizens on what the SDP is able to offer the nation.
Prior to recording on Caldecott Hill, I asked the CNA executives if both the PAP participants (yes, the PAP was allocated two places, the opposition parties only one each) met the criteria set by CNA and I was assured that they did.
The PAP’s representatives were Josephine Teo, MP, and Finance Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam. It is curious that while other forums have included rank and file PAP MPs, this forum, the first to feature the SDP, caused it to send a cabinet minister.
No matter. Having led on the SDP’s Shadow Budget, I was eager to debate Minister Tharman, a call that many netizens have made since our Shadow Budget was published.
I had asked CNA for the names of the other participants; this information was not given to me. So, I only found out who the PAP reps were on the day. The following day, I checked up the PAP website and found that Josephine Teo meets only 33% of CNA’s criteria, ie she is eligible to stand for elections. She is neither a CEC member nor an office-bearer within it.
I telephoned the same CNA executive who had refused to give me the names of the other participants and was first told that Ms Teo was an MP. I reminded my interlocutor that this met only one of the criteria.
I was then told that the criteria only applied to the opposition participants. I reminded her that this was not made known in advance and reminded her also of her reluctance to reveal the names of the other participants. Clearly, they did not wish me to query Ms Teo’s inclusion in the programme, since she did not meet the criteria.
And the PAP sent two people there while all other parties were only allowed a single representative each.
Why is the PAP resorting to dirty tricks these days? Where is their integrity?
The Malaysia My Second Home Programme sounds great. Too bad I can't afford it yet. I need a monthly income of 10k MYR and liquid assets of 500k MYR to qualify.
Constructive criticism:
How can there be constructive criticism when most Singaporeans aren't even aware that there are problems, when even negative comments on certain Facebook pages regarding Singapore politics are being censored?
HoN 2.0 arrives at Garena! Free of charge I think but I've been too busy to try it. It's got an in-game item store so it's most likely free.
Apparently those power-saving fluorescent bulbs are much more dangerous than incandescent bulbs when both are broken. When an incandescent bulb breaks, all you need to worry about is how you can get all the broken glass out.
But when a fluorescent bulb breaks, there is also the danger of mercury poisoning.
It seems that the mercury vaporises when exposed to open air, so it's recommended that the shards and whatever traces of the white stuff are removed asap when a bulb breaks. Meanwhile, the room needs to be aired to get rid of the vapours.
Unless you're in a windowless office.
Confucius said, man who walk through airport scanner sideways is going to Bangkok.
So strengthening you hip abductors will reduce knee pain. I managed to find a few forms of exercises designed to train these muscles on Google and I'll probably try them... someday.
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