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Norrathian Pizza Delivery

Posted by Zonk on from the elves-with-pepperoni dept.

Eletido writes "SOE's newest massively online role-playing game has now incorporated the ability to buy Pizza Hut pizza from the in-game command prompt. From the site: 'You're in luck - pizza is just a few key strokes away! While playing EverQuest II just type /pizza and a web browser will launch the online ordering section of pizzahut.com.' Never has gaming been made so easy." Commentary available from Grimwell.com.

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  1. But not very easy by Uber+Banker · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I live in central London (one of the highest density places in the world) and am unable, to buy Pizza Hut pizza because (all the areas on the website claim to but telephone operators deny it) they fail to deliver to my area. Friends in other areas on London also experience the same problem: more areas seem undeliverable than deliverable.

    Nothing like advertising on London regional channels when you rarely deliver there for a waste of money. Everquest, well I don't care, now a Pizza Hut clan on Counterstrike, well they'd be the terrorists with bellied which ran slowely and couldn't think straight from constipation.

  2. would be cool by rogabean · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When I first saw this... I thought to myself this was the coolest feature I've ever seen introduced in the land of Norrath (EQ1 player almost 5 years.. moved on to WoW)... but then I just saw all it does is open a web browser up in front of the game... not so cool anymore. Would have been nicer as an "in-game" window.

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  3. An alternative by MisterMoney · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Open the damned browser yourself and go to your favorite pizza place's site.

    Pizza Hut
    Papa John's
    Domino's

    If I didn't list your favorite, I apologize. You can probably find them by clicking HERE

  4. Weak + Lame by MBraynard · · Score: 2, Insightful
    First, this is less about adding a feature to the game than it is about getting a new revenue stream from Pizza Hut. Just as easily could have been dominoes, etc.

    Second, it's not nearly as sophisticated as it could be. It could log your street address and credit card, and has some feature to specify what you want so you enter it all into the command line. Like /pizza large .5 pepperoni 1 extra cheese dietpepsi.

    Instead, what they have now takes even more keystrokes. /pizza is six keystrokes. alt-tab to browser + favorites button for pizza hut is two keystrkes and one mouse click. Maybe one more click if you don't have a browser open already.

  5. Re:Why isnt that in-game as well? by EnronHaliburton2004 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    typing their CC numbers to the lady there

    It sounds fun, but I doubt that the in-game security is enough to handle valuable information like Credit Cards.

    And for added bonus, CC numbers in-game are handled by ChoicePoint, a proven leader in information extraction and loss.

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  6. Re:Retarded. by PedanticSpellingTrol · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wait, it just takes you to the pizza hut ordering page? lame. Soe should already have your name, address, and CC# on file, it should just automatically place an order for Pepperoni Thin Crust.

  7. Re:wow by macdaddy357 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Make sure you let them know they need to come to the basement door, or your mom will tell them she didn't order any, and send them away! Also, how much food is Pizza The Hutt going to waste because gamers though they were only ordering imaginary pizza for their imaginary friends in the game?

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