So I buy DragonAge: Origins. It's a fantastic game and I'm very happy with it.

I've put about 9 hours into it so far and I got up to the first camp.

So...what, £34.99 retail price isn't enough? I probably wouldn't be so annoyed if I hadn't sat through and listened to this bugger for 5 minutes before realising I can't do anything for him until I fork over real money to EA. And more to the point: this is in the clean install of the game. DLC to me should be things like an afterthought - "you know what would have been cool?" sort of idea.

The fact he even exists in the game means that it was part of the original. Yes there's 60+ hours of other stuff which I will do instead, but I honestly don't get why EA felt the need to keep this cheeky bugger, this salesman in the game.

Just to get one thing clear: expansion packs such as Shivering Isles and Half Life: Blueshift, I'm fine with. But...this? No. The sooner devs realise this is a completely asinine stunt to pull.

Damn you C-Lee!

Okay, so 5 random facts about myself...let's see.

1. I have a degree in Psychology with Law, that I'd dead proud of. My dissertation was on Loneliness and Internet Usage, which I was proud to have shoehorned some psychoanalysis (which my department hates) and still got top marks on it.

2. I have well over 200 games, including downloaded PC games from Steam, so now I'm sorting out which ones to throw out. I've decided on these so far.

3. I'm currently learning Japanese. ぼくはすごしわかります。

4. I always have really bizarre dreams. I love recalling them from time to time.

5. My favourite band is Edguy.

Reet, I'll choose my next tags in the comments when I'm done scheming. Mwahahaha.

Lil experiment I've been putting off for a while. It's based on the Six Degrees of Separation and what I'm asking is simple:

1. Bookmark The Foreign Grounds.
2. Go into the forums.
3. Sign up.
4. If you find it as awesome as I think it is, post a blog about it.

Using the SDoS we hope to get a nice big pool of members who are handsome and/or pretty. The more awesome you are the better, which accounts for all people who've read this blog. (^_^)

In other news: I forgot the clocks went back an hour today and now I'm all confused. More punctual than usual, but still confused. >_