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DarthOrc, I know you're more than one person on the same account, but I always read Golem when you post "we", lol.

And that's still not true for all games, unfortunately. But Bethesda got the hint and tagged it into their games. Dishonored, Fallout, Skyrim, I wish they could find a way to patch Morrowind and Oblivion to do the same thing. It gives you the best of both worlds, the gamepad for controlling and the console commands with the modding community for everything else in the world! I forsee Wolfenstein being that way and their new horror-survival game (both look amazing!). With that said, I think it's the wave of the future. So many console gamers are getting fed up with non-upgradeable equipment and stagnant peripherials that they're willing to spend a little extra cash on a gaming PC. Even if you don't drop the money for a powerhouse, you can get a lot for your money if you buy from the right place. $1000 dollars can get you a beautiful machine, drop an extra grand and you're a "True Gamer", throw down some more if you can spare it and you won't have to upgade components for several years.

The gaming industry is finally slowing down the constant upgrades as there's only so much you can move froward with in most departments anymore. Until 3D gaming becomes a standard (which I will never play as such), graphics can't be pushed much more. Processing power in a standard (new) PC is currently above the industry requirements for games coming out over the next two to three years. Always drop a little extra cash on RAM, it's cheap anymore. I have 32GB of RAM on my new computer, I won't need that much for at least five years.

I just realized I'm ranting off-topic here, I apologize. CRAFTING! YAY! ESO! YAY! GATHERING! YAY! EXPLORATION! YAY!