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Quote from: Zai on July 07, 2010, 01:01:02 pm

Quote from: Mr.Person on July 07, 2010, 12:59:06 pm

I'm not going to get a golden wrench, and I'm ok with that.

Same. Though I am taking advantage of increased drops.

This.

They blew up that van.

Quote from: scriver on July 04, 2010, 10:06:19 am

How contemplative.

Seriously.  Y'all know there are resources for this kind of thing, right.

Wikipedia mentions its influence and criticism and all, but not much explanation on what it is.

Quote from: Cecilff2 on July 02, 2010, 02:06:13 pm

Quote from: Diablous on July 02, 2010, 01:05:46 pm

Just finished my pacifist run. Was kinda fun. Was kinda suprised in Sector X.

Spoiler: Sector X 1.6 Pacifist Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I knew Asha wasn't exactly the most mentally stable Komato, but he blew himself up because I didn't fight him?! The guy needs help. Well, needed.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The guy had an image to uphold.  You shattered it by not even allowing him the dignity of a second fight.  Of course he didn't realize how much everyone actually hated him, but he's made it clear to you and all his associates that he was going to be the one to bring you down.

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Fun fact, Asha completely refuses to dodge Shotgun(and Bustergun) shots, even though he is in fact fast enough to do so. I don't know if other Assassins are capable of dodging the Shotgun or not, but Asha is too proud to dodge the weakest weapon in the game. You'd think that if the only thing he wanted to do in his life is kill you, he'd dodge when you shoot at him.

I also find the story of how he lost his arm hilarious. For those who don't know, he lost it when he chased some Tasen Elites into an area he hadn't mapped. He then became too hyper during the battle and teleported himself into a wall, destroying his right arm. Those Elites must have died laughing, if not from laughing too hard in itself, then when the enraged Asha came to his senses and blew their heads off.

Who thinks the highest kill ranking should be changed from "One woman army" to "That time of the month"? Or is that too inappropriate?

Quote from: Jimmy on July 02, 2010, 06:42:04 am

No. Insurance companies pay for the drugs, not the R&D. The company sells them at a higher rate in the USA than in Britain.

Britain's public health care system subsidizes the cost of the drugs, and the amount they're willing to pay is determined by the government. The company selling the drug must either agree to accept that much or the government won't pay for it. This forces the company to negotiate lower returns on their product than in the USA, where multiple buyers and consumers accustomed to paying high rates for pharmaceuticals mean they can charge higher amounts for their product.

Capitalism at work!

So we get drugs cheaper due to our non-capitalist system?

Works for me.

They still have high enough prices to make a profit, clearly (or they wouldn't sell drugs here at all) so what's the problem?  In any case, Britain has a fine R&D section for drugs.