How is it that after so many generations of people fighting for freedom of everything they can, they still just file in line to do what the next guy or gal tells them to? We held our special elections yesterday for mayor, and ended up with one of the most corrupt businessmen in the city.. I’m going to try to breakdown why this probably happened (in my own thoughts)..

First here were our choices..
Tom Richards (Dem), who used to run RG&E until he sold it off for a nice fat severance (I read 24 million dollars), leaving ~200 people jobless. ‘Nough said…

Bill Johnson (Independents & Working Family).. This guy ::sighs:: He was our former mayor, who thought it would be smart to purchase a ferry to run from here to Toronto, CA. The ferry first crashed on its maiden voyage out of a port in Australia, then crashed again in NYC. We sold it, not once, not twice, but three times, buying it back for more than we sold it twice (this means we lost more money). And then he had the audacity to say that he would purchase another ferry if it were privately invested if he won this election… Yeah, he came in second in the ballots – go figure..

Alex White (Green).. I’ve met Alex, and I’ve spent time getting to know him (prior to his campaign). He’s a highly intelligent person, who probably would have done more for the city than any mayor we’ve had in the past 30 years. This was the only one actually giving ideas and suggestions that would help build our city back up into the colossus that it once was. He went live on the net to campaign, allowing free and open suggestions and questions, without any bias, and answered honestly, without pause. Another plus? He didn’t slander – at all.

Out of the three candidates, Alex was the only one that would have brought real change to our city.. So why did Mr. Richards win? Well let’s look at the psyche of a voter.

Voters are more likely to vote for names that they have heard more. Alex wasn’t as well funded as either of the other ‘big dogs’, and didn’t get as much coverage. Johnson and Richards were both on every other commercial in this city. Richards and Johnson were both well known prior to the election. My grandmother (Dem) said something that irked me, but goes with this.. “Not too hard of a choice.. Guy [Johnson] who wants to bring another ferry, guy [Richards] who was in office with Duffy (most recent mayor), or a nobody [White].”. Obviously, she didn’t do her research on White, and just went off what others said.

A voter, especially the older ones, are diehard party voters. Since there was no Republican candidate, I assume that the percentages were split between mostly between Richards and Johnson (Based on talking to Republicans, my estimate is ~ 63% Richards and 35% Johnson, leaving 2% for White. A greater percentage were against Johnson as mayor again).

The main point of this post, is to try and rattle you out of a state of disillusion… People need to stop following what everyone else says and does and think for themselves….

Fallen Earth is a post-apocalypse based game. Those that have played it may classify it as a Fallout copy made into an MMORPG, which isn’t entirely false. The game although having been out for over a year and a half now, is still rather clunky to play. The actual game engine they use is outdated, and can cause severe video lag spikes in the game. The trailer videos for this game are graphically enhanced, as the graphics in-game on highest settings do not even come close to what they make it look like in trailers.

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Overall, this game rates around a 6 for me. I think it definitely has potential if the developers worked out the core issues, and either went with or redesigned the engine they’re currently using. Also, I understand from a sales point of view that micro-managing your character(s) keep a member playing, which in turn continues to generate revenue, but come on.. The amount of mindless grinding to get ahead is ridiculous. And if you have no vehicle and your waypoint wasn’t set, you could find yourself wandering aimlessly through the wastelands trying to find where you’re supposed to go – which sometimes isn’t bad, since you need to collect so much “scrap” and what-not to craft anything you need, or to just make a few extra chips so you can purchase the manual to learn how to craft the upgrade.

If you enjoy post-apocalyptic games, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy this. However, if you have a short attention span or you get upset quickly over little things, you may want to stay away from this game until they work out most of the kinks. Also, if you do end up getting this game – there is an in-game item giveaway over at Alienware Arena. Enjoy.