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Kirk Hamilton
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Bloomington, IN, so, a reasonably small town. I was in a gifted program for those grades and for some reason we were on a schedule that lined up with high school, rather than with other kids in our grade. It was one of the weirder aspects of the program, definitely didn’t make it easier for us to fit in. The kids on Read more

In grades 4-6 I rode the bus with the high school kids, and it was certainly a learning experience. The smell of skoal still takes me back... Read more

It’s really good on a normal screen too, FWIW. But yeah, I hope it comes to consoles at some point in the future. Read more

Yeah, it definitely requires a more (fluid? reactive?) way of playing. Read more

Nice - that at least sounds like a more balanced/intricate way of doing it. Read more

Ah, got it. I got a semi-decent one pre-ROI but my palindrome beats it. Would’ve been cool to get one with a great roll, though! Read more

The gun in the most recent video is an Eyasluna, more or less a legendary Hawkmoon. It was a drop in pre-ROI crucible, when it was possible to get a roll that had enough range to actually make the gun competitive. I don’t believe it’s dropping at the moment but the crucible vendor Palindrome is pret-ty close. Read more

We’d love to at least post audio to YouTube, but at the moment we’ve only got the time and resources to do the regular RSS audio podcast. It’s also tricky since Jason and I are in different parts of the country, which can make for an awkward chat show. It’s definitely something we’d like to do, though, and we do post Read more

I had seen people saying that but in my game, the Robot still had its broom. (This is the robot in the hallway between the main area and Amanda/DO/FWC, yeah?)

Yeah - I went ahead and replayed the first level and added a video of that instead. Gives a better idea of what it’s like to play the early levels. Read more

Sure - I meant more a real “named” character. Someone who’ll have some sort of character arc. I’d love to know more about what those sorts of people get out of Westworld! Hopefully it’s something we’ll see more of in future episodes. Read more

I’m sure I’ll have more to say about this show as the season continues. Some other scattered thoughts and nitpicks: Read more