Alright, this is just something I feel like ranting about
I get so pissed when people place themselves on a pedestal and view themselves as being "holier then thou". I'm pretty sure just about every one has had this feeling every now and again, but it's starting to drive me mad. How can people really see themselves as being above or below anyone else? I'm not a "religious" person or anything, but I'm a firm believer that we are all equal in spirit. Sure you might be privileged, have a lot of money, or maybe you're just a damn hard worker who earned what you have. Yet that doesn't place you above anyone else.
I bring this up because I work at Walmart (wooohooo) in the receiving bay, and I have a manager who isn't even a year older than me. He does everything in his power to make himself feel bigger by putting us down and forcing us to do more then our fair share of work. He talks down to us and constantly makes snide remarks, and now that he's been elevated yet again in position we only see him when he wants to feel important. Thanks to him being such a #$^@&@, I now have two bulging disks in my back that have a strong chance of becoming herniated. I have to go to the doctors tomorrow to see how bad it is and if it is in deed work related (it is). I know it is because for the longest time he would make us do a little "game" he liked to call "character building".
That's where one or two people get really crappy pallet jacks (not electric) and pull ALL the heavy pallets. I mean, some of those pallets can weigh over a ton each. So thanks to this little prick looking for some kicks, I'm paying for it with a messed up back. Sure I can go try to get workmans comp, but this doesn't change the damage that was done by some kids ego.
I mean really, is it so damn hard to treat other people like PEOPLE? It would be a bit different if we were all machines (like we should be ^_^), but the simple fact is we aren't. We all have emotions, spirits, and somewhat fragile bodies. To just treat people like their subhuman for your own amusement is both morally irresponsible and sensibly irrational. Especially if you're in a position of power. What the HELL ever happened to Morale, or LEADERSHIP qualities? Nowadays all you need to do is suck so much @#$%& that you drown in an ocean of you know what, and BAM...promotion
WHAT.....THE.......
Whatever. That's just how some people are I suppose. It just really gets my goat.
Thanks for reading, I'm flustered again so I'm gonna go play some tower defense >_<
"So, about that game Borderlands. What's the deal? How could there possibly be "87 Bazillion Guns, and what the heck is an RPS?" Well, these are just a couple of the things I hope I can touch on during this brief review. For your viewing pleasure hereis a quick montage I managed to find, but if you just want my thoughts on the game then you can skip on past it.
Borderlands is the love child between Role Playing Games and First Person Shooters, affectionately delivered to us by Gearbox. Rightly nicknamed the "Shooter-Looter", this game has a TON of both. Right from the get-go you find yourself with an interesting array of weapons to play around with, some of which you'll prefer over others based on your Character. The game has four main characters to choose from, and each comes with their own set of skills for you to unlock as you gain levels.
- There's Brick, the big muscled tank who flies into a rage and pummels his enemies to bits with his fists. This big fella also specializes in all things explosive, so get ready to rock the house with this guy.
- Next up is Mordacai, the Hunter. With his deadly hawk "Bloodwing", this loner makes for one seriously accurate sniper. Also good with revolvers and melee attacks, Mordacai will surely have you seeing blood.
- Then there comes the beautiful Siren, Lilith. This little bombshell can slip into another dimension, moving quickly and becoming invisible to those around her while simultaneously damaging them. Cute, deadly, and ruthlessly efficient with elemental weapons.
- And last but not least, my personally favorite....Roland the Soldier. This Ex-Crimson Lance makes good use of his Sentry turret and heavily favors assault rifles and shotguns. The only real healer in this game, Roland is always a welcome member of a party.
Throughout the game you're guaranteed to find a plethora of all sorts of weapons from one of the various weapon groups, such as Revolvers and SMGs. Each weapon is unique, though many of the weapons do look quite similar. The system that borderlands uses takes all sorts of parts and slaps them together to make a unique looking gun with unique stats. The only thing is that some of the cosmetic changes can be as small as a different trigger to as obvious as a new scope. No matter your level, you'll always be eager to find the next best weapon.
On top of having a sometimes overwhelming amount of weapons at your disposal, Borderlands also has Grenade Mods, Shields, and Class Mods
Grenade Mods dramatically alter the way your grenades work, such as sucking health from enemies or splitting into multiple grenades upon detonation. Shields are something you'll quickly come to love, since they're the only thing between you and an onslaught of enemy fire. And lastly you can find Class Mods to help further define what your character does. These usually give you some kind of benefit plus give you a bonus to two or three of your chosen skills.
As you advance through the game you're going to run into all sorts of enemies. Borderlands randomly generates the creatures that will be fighting you at any given time, and the spawn points actually make sense. Skags will typically come out of skag dens, bandits and soldiers come over, under and through whatever buildings are around, while zombies rise from the ground and crawl out of water. In this game there are technically 2.5 playthroughs, and with each one the enemies are all slightly changed, renamed, and scaled to accommodate your level. This ultimately provides for a bestiary deserving of any RPG, and full on mayhem deserving of any FPS.
Although Borderlands is a thoroughly enjoyable experience, it does have a few shortcomings. Even though there are a near infinite amount of weapons, many of them will look and act very similar, and you end up selling 90% of everything you decide to pick up. Multiplayer co-op is fantastic, but Multiplayer Vs. is easily dominated with the proper build or with the use of Specials. There is just about no interaction with NPCs (as per traditional RPG fashion) and the game isn't very story oriented. Lastly I'd like to make a personal observation, that some people might hate and some people might love. I for one hate it, and it's that Borderlands is apparently very easy to Mod.
Yet despite it's drawbacks, Borderlands is a game that keeps sucking me back in. I just want to get around the next corner, I just want to kill that last SuperBad Alpha Skag, I just wanna collect one more Orange gun. Even after completing the game, finishing all the side quests, and maxing out all your weapon proficiencies...you're still left with a very challenging shooter that is quite unlike any I've ever played. Never mind when you go at with some friends, then the game becomes a whole new animal ^_^
In days gone past the world was mine, from energy within to the currents without. Life had a solid purpose of ethereal spiritual direction, constantly influenced and provoked by the energies called forth. Days slipped forward into the inevitable future I had already created for those around me, unwavering faith of self driving me perpetualy forward.
I was riding the wave.
Higher and higher the energies brought me, untill they lulled me into a sense of complacency. Stronger and stronger they became, yet equaly I became weaker and steadily more confused. Life drew from the chaos of my soul and manifested it upon me and those I love, day by day. Deeper into the depths of spiritual decline I was ruthlessly dragged, drowning in my own faith of the powers of this universe. Slowly I would drift into an energetic slumber much like that of the average person, a state I once so powerfuly feared.
No longer did I have the control I once so comfortably enjoyed. People expressed their false sense of superiority upon me, and the systematic progression of everyday living carelessly marched on. Life had left me on the side, or had I left it? Yet even as the powers I so dearly loved seemingly faded from my soul, I could feel them burrow deeper within me and continue to grow. This feeling of weakness consumed my mind and turned my thoughts against me, but never truely stopped growing. The power to change reality should never be forotten, lest we fall into the routine of mechanic convenience and systematic obedience.
The All Consuming Current. It is with us every moment of every day, here and in all subsequent planes of existance. It is the flow that moves people and all living things in the direction they need to be headed. Despite how powerful and absolute this force is though, we humans have the inate ability to redirect this flow, even to halt it at our will. Life is a constant ruthless game of spiritual chess, played even by the most spiritualy inept people on the planet. Safeguard yourself and focus on the things that are most important to you, and NEVER loose sight of your vision of the future. You are vital in the recreation of the way we experience life, and without your unique vision we will all loose a little of our ultimate potential.
