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Every Time You Vote Against Net Neutrality, Your ISP Kills a Night Elf
Perhaps one of the more overlooked problems that could arise out of a bad Net Neutrality decision is the impact to online gaming. In fact, any interactive communications could stand to take a dive (VOIP, streaming video, etc) with the advent of Net Neutrality legislation. RampRate has an interesting look at the possible fallout and where we are headed. From the article: "What will be murdered with no fallback or replacement is the nascent market of interactive entertainment - particularly online gaming. Companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Sony Online Entertainment, and countless others, have built a business on the fundamental assumption of relatively low latency bandwidth being available to large numbers of consumers. Furthermore, a large -- even overwhelming -- portion of the value of these offerings comes from their 'network effects' -- the tendency for the game to become more enjoyable and valuable as larger number of players joins the gaming network."
Maybe then he'll do the dishes, or shower.
As long as the kittens are spared. I don't feel bad about ISPs killing our Night Elves.
----- You know you have ego issues when you register a domain in your name.
think of all the stockholders not profiting from the extra fees paid by MMORPG addicts for preferential routing to tonight's server
+1 fashionably cynical
No!
And I think I am speaking for all the people who don't want the WoW Hordes invading Real Life.
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
40+ hours a week? The horror!
I have seen the future, and it is inconvenient.